New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-08
CIVIL NOTES,

Mr.. Ficro. the new Assistant United States
Attorney at his office yesterday, preparing
10 assume charge of IT.
Judge Donohue, in Supreme Court, Clam
bers referred yesterday the divorce suit Of Priscilla Bur
beck against George Burbeck to Alexander F kershaw
The plaintiff and defendant were married last May! ana
the wife is not of age.
In the United States District Court yester-
day. Judge Batchiord took the admiralty calendar
large number of cases SGT down for different DAYS
during the term and the calendar Will be disposed Oh us
rapidly as possible
The trial Of the suit of Richard NJ. Hunt
against Marietta r. stevens, widow of PaIan stevens
rr s6 600 for services as architect the apartment
houee at Twent, -seventh-st and Broadway, aud on
building at No. 1i6G Broadway, was begun YESTERDAY
before Judge Sanford in Superior Court. Trial FERN
Elizabeth Leib has sued her husband, John
Ieib for limited divorce for abandonment and cruelty
and applied yesterday to Judge Van Hoesen for tenn
porary alimony pending the suit The husband denies
her charges and SAWS he has means to pay aillnonv
judge Van Hoesen directed reference TO william :
Kelley.
Judge Joseph F. DAILY yesterday granted an
order staying the proceedings in the suit OF Andrew
Stewart against Dr. NJ. NJ. Dunton, which was on the
point Of being tried shes jury. The plaintiff
charges DE- Dunton with causing the death OF his IN
FAINT in exposing il TO the fire when ii was bOn-ihe
child being apparently hfecss-So tat It's leet were
burned Tie child lived about eight months afterwards
The Supreme Court, General Term, has al
frmed the decision Of the court below IN the suit Of
risana issued TO pay for certain work, but counter
handed and then taken by of the trustees. They
passed through T. hands Of third prsoh 10 Az
CIV wa. not liable. James Il. Angel appeared FOR the
plaintiff; A. J. Requa or the defendant.
The suit of Henrietta Strauss against Noritz
JOSEF Atha and Louis Joseph is Oh trial before Judge
Van Hoesen. in Common Pleas, Trial Term. 1t grows
on OF Tic proceedings Of the fugitive Geiau,r Adol?h
L,yincer The plaintiff and the defendants trusted m,
The former with nj ot m0rie1Sr the ne
PENDANTS with SGl2s, pay foT H. LrvIuer detained
LIS, Is he pretended, to pay XcS ~tich he dd uo
INV ana the SUIT Is determine which Of the Innocent
person, bear The loss Tue is stan on NiIi"'
4 swayuc appear Tor plaintiff; Lauierbach SpingaIn
for defendants.
The suit Of D0nnclly against the Mayor, de-
cded Yesterday In the Common Pleas, General Term, was
the inst OF nine brOueat Ivy clerks employed by
Sulogate Tucker $50. under resolution authorz-
ling - 900 10 pay them. They continued woGdDg after
the appropriation was exhausted Hni about F-""'u
no authority tO continue the cui0JAcu AFTER The az
preparation exhausted and the efore the eiiy Wa
not Liable.
On the proceeding by certioTan by Captain
VIM b. Lowery TO review the action Of the Board Of
Police Commissioners in Diminishing him, the writ d.
rrctcd the Board 10 file with he petition and the
return il. The Commissioners failed to file the pc
uon and motion was made v At'id.H III S!p!t ine
Their returU. Iui5 opposed Oh the gOuud tHat TIE
R c. w vi" e H0 p matter boldn that il vas
question for the General Term To decide.
The appeal of Rose Mcdonald against Charles
H. Mallory was argued at length the Supreme Court.
General Term, yesterday. Her husband Wa fireman
Oh tie steamer City OF Waco ana vac burned of Gaycs
ton November 9, $50. Shc sued Tor SJobO ddnist
on the plea tLat beI husbands death casod bN che
negligence Of The defendant N mkng at Newfork, "a
deck load OF pcrOc an Sht vas delattd on dtInui
rcr at special Term the ground thar tine New YORK
WAS chief question discussed on The appeal The
Court reserved lis decision