Year: 1868

Judge Gilbert of the Kings County Supreme
Court sitting ut Special Term yesterday, appointed
Messs Thomas knselia Anson T. stevens ana SiehoIss
for lands 20 be taken for the Sackets Boulevard
and accompanying improvements


The United States District Court yesterday
tried the of Charles sagory agt j. Fritz Wissman
administrator &c. OF Frederic wissman deceased. The
iaters lifetime the amount OF his bond for
s2OOOO and the amount Of judgment OF state court in
consul Of Frankfort and that the State Court had
Jurisdiction. lie also set up other pleas, which were
pain was entitled to recover and the jury found
diet for the plaintiff for SSS,sI999


In the Supreme Court Chambers before Mr..
Justice Ingraham, the motion 10 make permanent the
Injunction against the issue by the Chicago and North
Western Railroad OF the dividend Of ten per cent in pre-
those stocks was argued yesterday Mr. Rapao for the
plaintiffs who are holders OF both bonds convertible into
violation OF faith 10 the holders OF bonds the corporation
having announced that It would issue preferred
ers since the value OF the privilege OF conversion
duced the volume Of the preferred stock was increased
creased the amount OF the dividend TO be paid on pre-
ferred stock before they received their dividends This
possible should tho profits OF the company ever DO
less than 10 per cent on the whole stock, common and
authorized issue stock only authorized such issue for
for construction purposes or the payment OF Its debts
proper and money could not be paid the legal ana
equitable wSy ToGd be to Issue M s% stock % 70 % or





burden and injury all other interests in the company
Mr. Tilden the defendants. contended that majority
of the stockholders in favor OF this issue; that the
acts OF both Wisconsin and Illinois fully authorized such
an ISSUE and that the courts OF this State had az any lae
no Jurisdiction In the matter the Company being easily
able evade their control by changing its officers lho
Court reserved Its decision


In the United States Circuit C0urt yesterday
Judge Nelson rendered the following opinion IN the eel
ebrated OF the United States agt. The Stanshlp
Meteor, which vessel had been condemned py Judge
Belts for an alleged violation OF the neutrality laws


THIS il an appeal In Admiralty from decree Oh con-
demuation libel OF information for the Violation OF
the neutrality laws OF the United states we nave eA
amined the peadngs and proofs In the ease anu nave
been unable 10 In the Judgment OF he Court pc
low but from the pressure OF other business nave NOT
found time TO write large the grounds ana reasons
for tho opinion arrived at We must, therefore, Tor te
be content with the statement OF our cohcslohs
the matter Although negotiations were commenced ana
carried on between the OF the Meteor ana agents
of the Government OF Chill for THO sale Of her to the lat
fer with the knowledge that SHE would be employed
against the Government Of spain with which Gnu was
nj war vet these negotiations failed and came TO an end
from te inability Of tho agents to raise the amount OF
tho demanded and II the sale OF the YES
sci I'm its then condition and equipment TO the Gillian
Government would have been violation OF our
neutrality laws, OF which 1t Is unnecessary TO
expiess any opinion, the termination OF the negoa-
lion put an end TO this ground OF complaint.
q Tho furnishing of the vessel with coal aud pro-