The New York herald., 1878-03-03
SUMMARY OF LAW. CASES.

The hear.ug in the case Of X. N. Pratt, engineer on
the steamship Columbus. VINO is charged win selling
smaggled cigars. yesterday adjourn until FRIDAY
next.
Mr. Adam stonwasser charges his wife johanna
With various acts OF adultery IN Bivaria. he states
hrs wie is now In Bavaria. and ON application Of his
counsel Juuge Dononue, OF the Supreme Court, has
ordered service oi the summons be msdo by pup
lie .iion.
Dcunis Shea, boy now fourteen years old, his
parents oeing dead, was gwen ~ charge Of tho New
York Cathoc Pruteciory aud IS LIVING wnh =. O. San
leld, ut wcstlelu, Allegheny county Pa. Michael
Shea an uncle Of the boy seeking obtain charge
OF him. He Yesterday Obtai0ed from Juugc Donu-
Lue u writ oi habeas corpus directing the Catholic
Pro, eciory produce III. boy 10 cvur tomorrow, at
which tinr incrc All be u he r,na ~ tie case.
in the matter oil the legal controversy as ~ whether
tue lax Collector o. Sn~.in kichn ,ud county sn nlI
have the rigut sell iDe live stock vi John Bvnucr
the dcftuIiug fugitive banker the facts oil wben have
been puDIshod, JuAgc Dononue gram, an order yes
trrday directing tue Tax Collector 10 surrsndur tho
property The Shrri aud tnAt II be the latter
Tor the benefit 0i William A. ScUtt Co., tue JuG:-
menL creditors rnis order, howevar, Is not aito-
gcther pcrcmpsory, II beiug The result Vi cOnprv-
mise u, tween the pHrtic-.
In Common Ple's, SPECIAL rerT, yesterday, Judge
Rovinsou made 0ruor .pp0in.Iug William j. Valei.
tine guardian, bosh vi tue pcrsos aUa property, oi
Chant, Enzi D,vvc, sio uaying been ueG,dr.d " a
connissiou insano 10 be incapable tskiL
her person or property, although she nas occasional
In tue divorce suit brought by Henry Z. against
Mary +. Ovsrin piaiatn moved before Judge Koon-
so. Sux error Court, Special Term, tor leave uo
supIleincnsI c"npaIut. There are crvss charges Oi
auuitvry tue Cas, sDd tho plainn w. 'nts ie To
set up no aai,tonsi siicp toh oil msrfi-gc Ny the
de-, nd ut Subsequent 10 tna wan ann I...v- Va
grau,..d MN by tnc .ourt.
soiah Guam ram nss bceu sppointed rccetvsr OF
the assets oI tho nru OF Grern.cti, Morris CO. Ny
Judge koDinsou, vi the Cour. Ui Common Peas.
Cusfn Uersin says he has securities amounting to
$500, ,0oO deposited win the irm secure loans
tue amount vi 49,, ,OOO anu. tnat these securities
have In xcu WIN others and rebypOtnccated.
The only surviving partner, Warren Il. Gicenlca he
says, IL Il ibhrm ~ 20 pe unaUe To wilma up tue
lalrs OF tue nrn anu CnanUcraiu's iarse inLctcs
entitic u M To ve chtrustcd whl tnat iu,y.
Judge RouinsUp VI tIc CouIt vi Common Pl:as.
has granted leave tV tbe trustees vi FRS Baptist
Cnurcn o Harlem 70 chnngo Inc name TO tnst oi the
Mount Morris Baptist Church IN New YORK. The
change was asked Tor on Inc ground thai IN lSIs
known as an isolated village, Uut has outgrown al
reosrapnyaI recognition as such, Is a part ol New
York. aud the cnurcn as now named : irsQuentI ~
con .oupdcd with Tue Fist baptist Cuurch ot New
York.
La the Un,,ca STATES CIrcuu Cour. yesterday Judge
Beneuict nod bri.f sivn and from the
Grand Jury several Dis vi lndtCtmeut among wlicn
"A Indict nent againJt Anton Miller, Custom
House broker, VINO " charged with maktug false
entries, and 4 W. Baxter, iudIctcd under the o.
Transacted, aud Court was adjourncd to the llin
iusL
Juigc Blatchford gave clsIon Yesterday IN an
AstuIiHity Cas', nismIssns tIc hUtl with COSTS,
tuu case II fn0nss Au,thy ani ,D s,csmtus /. C,.
uiII. IL appc rec surpsy usu engtsru Jnc tug
TO tow his canal Doal Fay scvent street, Norih
RIVER, 10 south AmDvy aba back On the way The
Canal boat was sunk by ice, and murphy hoeiieu the
Cahil ~ recover ior tne d,mages sustained.
in Tue supreme Cours Chan'Dsrs yesterday an ad.