The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-10

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planin, this Of course, including the accumuaiions
In the case Of Mr. Henry Bischor, charged before
United States Commissioner Osborn with issuing papers
purporting 70 be United states passports It esab-
lshed to the satisfaction Of the that the
papers issued by Mr. Bschon were intended ana
were never used as passports, but only papers Of
idenncaiion given 70 parties requesting them Tor that
purpose. MI. Bischon was consequently honorabiy
discharged. 80
Mary Cullen. as ADMINISTRATIVE OF her husband,
John Cullen. has brought q suit against the Twenty
third Street Railroad Company recover SIS, 900 DAM
ages Tor the death OF her husband, caused. ~ al
legged by the negligence OF the defendants employees.
She states in her complaint that March 81 1875 ono
OF the horses attached 10 broke loose and al tho
corner Of Twenty-third street and Fifth avenue ran
against plaintiffs husband, who was walking on the
sidewalk, knocked HIM down and killed him. The
trial Of The case was commenced yesterday before
Chief Justice Curtis IN the superior Court and is de-
tended on tho ground OF conributive negligence. Mr..
Hugh Coleman appears Tor the plaintiff aud Mossrs.
Flanagan and Wright for the company
Patrick Duny, tried aud convicted at the Court Of
Special Sessions OF keeping disordcry house and
sentenced 10 the Pententry for one year yestcr
day brought before Judge Donohnc on writ OF habeas
corpus Colonel Fellows his counsel asked that he be
sn 10 the
District Attorney Lcary Judge Donohue took tho
papers
yesterday bcioro Judge Donohuo in Supreme Court,
Chambers, IN tho SUIT OF Donohue against Cady The
property OF the plaintiff sold for non payment OF
taxes and lease was delivered TO inc purchaser The
plaintiff offered TO redeem, but the Clerk OF
fused to accept the payment and tho matter came be-
tore the Court on motion to compel hun 10
the taxes. IL was claimed by Mr.. John Townshcnd,
counsel for the plaintiff, that the requires the
tees Of sale 20 be published ten times, but that only
nine OF the papers were IN tho English language and
one was Ia a German paper IL urged, on the
other hand that the law did not require all tho notices
To be published IN English papers, and that the action
should be for ejcctmcnt Decision reserved
Tho SUIT brought by Mrs. Ann voss against tho
Third Avenue Railroad Company, which has been
on trial for several days before Judge Lawrence,
OF tho Supreme Court, was concluded yesterday
and resulted Ia verdict tor S. 500 for the plaintiff.
As stated In the HERALD at the commencement OF tho
suit Mrs. Voss was getting OIL the at l09h street,
whom the conductor, ringing the bell too quickly,
caused the horses to start premaurcly, throwing her
down and thus severely inurng her. The suit was Tor
900 damages Notice gwen that an appeal
would be taken.
Mr.. William J. Best, Receiver Of tho Mechanics and
and Tradcsmcn's National Bank, recently sold some
properly in this city and Brooklyn belonging to the
bank. Fault was found with the prices obtained Tor
the Brooklyn property, and an application was made
yesterday 10 Judge Donohuo 10 set aside that sale
Very contradictory afdavts submitted as to tho
value OF the properly some claiming that fair pricos
obtained and others that no.hing value
was realized. Alter hearing Mr. Frederick Smythe for
the Receiver, and exJudge Johnson and Messra. Mann
Parsons Tor the purchasers Judge Donohue took the
papers Tor EXAMINATION.