The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-01


Noiaries appointed, 3ST; commissioners. 1872; re-
celvers in supplemental proceedings $50; general
signmens, 200: iusolvent assignments, %; TORE
tons, lol; lis pendsns flied. 1852; sher,f's
certificates OF sale, 49, liens, 776; changes OF names,
Ia pauper cases. 49, certificates Of incorporation, 242;
judgment hlod with law clerk, s4sl; orders nIed with
him. III grand jurors drawn, 500; petty jurors for
supreme Court. So75; Superior. 2 2ss Common Pleas
500: Marine, 3245; General Sessions, ], 700; me-
c anics hens llcd, ,034 deiec0ns OF mechan cs'
liens $780, equity Judgments entered, IA; protested
cecd,ngs 1856; rcfcreea reports fled 1885, number OF
orders, 1913 certorars S4 afdavits ~ Dol; oxecu.
lions, 3,43O; bonds, 1908.
SUPREME COURT.
General Term--En umeraled motions argued, 124;
nonenumerated 1885, preferred cases argued, lilo;
Special Term -Demurrers, 1873; ISSUES Of law md
TACT trled 203 settled III Same referred 80;
complaints dismissed by default, o. stricken from lhe
calendar, D.
Trial Tcrm--Causes disposed Of 1861 appeals to
Common Pleas, %; warrants issued, 100
Chanbcrs-Conlested motions, $3.50; OK parte or
dcrs, 9,iS4; amounts Tor which Judgment has
been rendered. not including costs, 81 253 80 ;
notes OF ISSUE hled, l, 48S; Judgments 1907, foes
paid 10 State Treasury, 1888 90; paid Tor putting
calendar to september S2l3 5l0 81 Tor 3,2!l
cases.
Cases argued IN General Term. 1888; disposed OF
at Trial Terms, 6l3; at Specia Terms, l5o motions
heard and decisions rendered In Chambers, g. 1863;
Laturailzcd 2,s57 declarations OF intention, 1850;
entered 5,53l OF The naurazed Great Britain
lurplsneu jill, UcEHidHy oUA, AusIElu oz
China A, Greece l. Russia 40, Turkey, Mexico Chill
ana Morocco each; divorces, 81 names changed, D.
COMMON PLEAs--GENERAL TERM
calendar cases, 652 disposed Of, 500 nclud-
ing appeals IRON Marine ana District Court) Trial
Term Calendar. 2,544 cases, OF which 600 were tried
ana disposed OF. Equity Term Calendar, 1bl cases,
all OF which called and ll6 tried and disposed Of
COMMON PLEAs--CHAMBERs.
Orders granted and entered, ll,326; contested
motions heard ana decided 1885, insclvent cases ad
judged 212 divorces, IS names OF persons changed.
rs; foreclosures, 2IS; attachments arrests and in
functions 263; number naturaiizcd, l. l25.
TIE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE.
Tho following statement shows tho amount OF busi-
ness transacted by the District Attorneys office our
Ing the year 1877, together with the work OF tho
Grand Jury and the convictions had tho Courts Of
Oyer aud Terminer and General Sesslons:-
Cases received. l,1oZ
Indictments found by the Grand Jury. ,627
Persons indicted. ., lfO
Gases dismissed by Grand Jury Asa
Convictions 90l
Acquittals discharges ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $40
OF the cascs received g. 73O Tor violation Of the
Excise law.
OF persous convicted 6 sentenced to State
Prison for life, 9SS TO State Prison Tor various terms
from to 20 years. TO pencntary for lie and 624 TO
pcnitentury from 10 days to years.
There bavo been no convictions Tor murder In the
first degree. There were for murder IN the second
degree, the penalty Tor which is imprisonment Tor
lie.