New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-07
CIVIL NOTES.

Herman IIusch, pleading guilty to the forgery
Of Tor S3i5 sentenced TO State Prison for
year by Judge Giidersleevc.
Judge DonOhue, in Supreme Court, Cham
hers granted Yesterday decree Of divorce in the SUIT
Of Sadeha NJ Sherman against Charles sherman.
In the suit Of Ludwig Fritzel against Mary
Tri,zel for divorce Judge Lawrence has granted an
Tie ISSUES NV
In the suit of Christine Heinrich against
Herman God.ten for breach of promise OF marriage,
Tie jury, IN the Supreme Court, Circuit before Judge
Barrett gave yesterday verdict for plaintiff for
4 boy named John Spoken, age four, was in
Iurel in Walcotst. Brooklyn some time ago. by slide
arranged by tie Kuckerbocker lee Company. His
father brought suit the supreme Court in that city,
torccover coo damages. Yesterday the jury gave
Llm verdict OF 5000.
In the Kings County Supreme Court yester-
dav, Judge Gilbert granted the Application of tho Sea
Beach and other Coney Island railroad companies 10
change the proposed route Of the Sew-IorE and
Brighton Beach Railroad from Locust Grove TO
Brighton Reach. The comm 'sslOneIs 10 determine thG
IOIte are General John Newton Edward = SANFORD ana
John j. studWeil
Several suits by the United States against
Philip scAuiot Co. for violations 81 the customs laws
were compromised by the payment of $4,000. There
were three claimants for iufOrmcrs fccsIIerman BOas
John Flynn and Robert Teary-all OF them merchants
Of standing Judge ChOate placed the question before
Commi,sl6uc Lyman as referee, and testimony was
begun yesterday
In the matter of the Jonathan Tremaine
Wells unacy inquiry, Judge Gilbert yesterday extended
The Receiver Van sinderen TO put in his report
until March 10, and gave the receiver $500 and $3.50
for his disbursements. He also directed 10 hand
the keys OF No. III Maiden lane To MI Wells, and
accept his receipt therefor discharge from his
EpOnsiOillty as receiver
The contest of the will of Isaac Jacobs
begun By his brothers and sisters. before Surrogate
Calvin, was abandoned yesterday The testatOr gave
his entire estate, which not large, to Miss Matilda
Falcoustein, 10 whom lie had been bctrothed. Her
counsel BENJAMIN Steinhart, announced TO the court
that Tue lawyers for the contestants refused 10
because they were not PAD
Diana BanncsteT was some time ago adjudged
aluuatc. The decision was opened and new decision
Affirming her lunacy made last July. For some
weeks she was kept at asylum and was then trans
erred by Samuel Goodwin the committee OF her person
appointed by the Court to the custody Of her sisters at
slO a week. She now applies for the removal Of her
treated recovered her Judge Lawrence
yesterday reserved HE decision.
The proceeding of Police Sergeant Miller,
which has dragged along the courts seems to be
drawing TO close The sergeant has obtained an order
that his salary during the time IN which he was sus
pended be paid him. and that by the most formidable
writ known 70 the cOurts-inandamus. Yet yesterday
hr Aaelean counsel for the board asked suspension
Oh the writ because 10 directed that the payment DC
made from funds any Otner fund applicable
pay out OF wrong fund they may be indicted Judge
lawrence refused 70 modify his order