New-York tribune., 1882-04-18

Company which held S25O000 OF the bonds issued 10
aid OF the ship canal brought tho present SUIT ~ ga
for the purpos Of having the said bonds declared CON
situtionai regular valid and fundable. The supreme
Cont OF ouans h9Teye s bea tSat in sn action Of
this kind intended to settle tue question wnetner
Ded oHS NO we're better nosSn r as, bona de holder
than he would have occupied as first taKer % the t
decision the petitioner appealed rms Conr. mos % cor
the judgment OF the Supreme Court OF louisiana "a' @
rect because the state had perfect right when ~ pro
posed scheme for the cOmpromise OF It's debts 10 ny
what creditors shoud be included inc exclusion h a. @
petitioner does not deprive him OF any or hs rgh's
The Judgment OF the Supreme Court OF Loulsiaha "
A decision which involves welllfnowr parties and
large amount Of money was made by the Court To-Day
In the case OF Herman Blennorhasset W. A. stephens
and the Charter Oak Life Insurance Company against
Hoyt sherman. assignee Of b. +. Allen THIS was sur
brought by the appellants, as members ana ass u
the firm OF Alon, stephens Co., OF New foik
City, 10 foroclose mortgage given TO the
said firm by Il. i. Allen, who also one OF s mem
hers, security alleged indebtedness OF about
100000 Soon after executing the mortgage ~ f. AZ AZ
leu became insovenf and went into bankruptcy, ils
other than Allen stephens Co.. rcsists the f9oeiosure
part part OF an attempt TO defraad such other
creditors by corrupt transfer OF property Just previous
TO Insolvency This Court holds that the morlea,Se e,
which the appellants seek to foreclose Is fraud upon the
creditors Of Allen, and is void AZ common law and hat
the conduct Of the mortgages shows them to De without
Claim 10 the consideration OF court OF equity Inc de-
cree Of the Circuit Court Is affirmed with costs
The Otncr cases decided to-day were es i0uows-
No 23l-Charles Guiiet az. the City Cf BROOKLYN
Decree affirmed with costs
No 2J1-Thc city Of Hannibal, Mo-, plaintiff agt:
Thomas Fauntleroy. judgment Affirmed with costs ana
interest
No 2GG-The Swift and Courtney and Beecher Com,
pany agt the United States Judgment reversed ana
cause rcmanded.
No. 242-The City OF Manchester. Va, agt. o. A.
Ericsson Judgment reversed with costs, ana cause re-
manded.
No 1O2-Jacob ". Duncan and others egt. the Steam
ship Francs Wright aud others Decree Affirmed WIN
costs.
Noe. l ,217 and 2is-The Crane Iron Company and
Charles ;. Murs agt Amos uOagland and Others Com
mssiOncrs Rule show cause why dcfendGntS IN error
In these cases should be attached Tor contempt
granted. rcturnabe On Monday, April %.
No 1,22l-BlantOu Duncan agt. Slaughter W. Flckln
Dockeied ana dismissed with costs.
No. 5lO-Richard =. Alien agt. William n. McFelgh
Arguments submitted on motion TO diani5s OF ainru -
No. I7-Origiual EX-parte in the matter OF Roger NJ:
Sherman. Lave granted to file petition for wrls or
haDeas corpus and certiOrari aud rule 10 show cause
granted rcturnable Monday, April 81.
No. 3O7-Thomas Ludlow and Rogers and others aSt.
p. l.. West Il Co. Continued. -
No 1O-Orgiual. Ex-parte In the matter or Sanuel r.
Hoard and the Ceredo Cemetery Association submitted
No. 4OI-Tho 80. Louis Lawrence ana western kall-
road Company and others ag the Union Trust Company
Of NeW-I IOrk-AfllImed with costs per stipulation
Ne. 16-Orglna cXpaTte In the matter OF John A.
Mason pctitionerPOsponed unt after cases especially
assigned for to-day. -, ,
No 23-V X. stevenson ard others agt the Texas and
Pacific Railroad COmpany-Argument concluded
No. 2Sl-The City OF New-Orlcans, appellant, aSt.
Sohn 4. Morris aud others-Argument begun