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U. 5. COMMIS SSIoSER's OFFICE. Before S RArELJE,


Esq Commissioner


On the examination of Capt Sherwood, of the
bri. Emily charged cruel anI unusual punishment 10
John Thompson. OF the ii appeared he caught
e man violently BY the necke also seized him BY the hair
quantity OF which ne pulled b the roots. The Captain
vas held TO ba the OF $780, and the complaint, the
same charge against Nh Kennedy the first mate wa dls-
missed.


COURT OF COMMON Pleas Bsf5r- Judge IsGLIs


The People rs. Peter Duffy.-Action to recover
$500 on Bond given IN 1888 thai Dennis DAILY would
ct fo the spice OF one year thereafter provide for the
maintenance of his WIFE SC. The tried IN this
Court once before and for Plaintiff, but appealed
th.CouIt Of Errors, and sent back In 1884 Daily (who
as owner and OF brig trading 10 the West ln
dies married young lady IN this city named Elizabeth Du
~ In May 1888 auohewoman arrived IL York made
oath before Justice Hopon that she the lawful wife Of
Daly having been married laudcame 10 this quarter OF
the world with him. and settled at Granville Nova-Scotia
there they had several Children and that Daily had deserted
her and her family. Having finally obtained information
OF him. she came hut he had refused 10 AID her, although
she was in destitute circumstances. At this time Day had
TWO children by his second wife and kept house IL Suffolk
street. his wes mother living with her and All respectable
AID apparently re off DAILY arrested aud the defend
ant "a dry goods dealer Grand street, signed the bond III SUIT
that he would maintain his first wife Da and his second
family left the city and the bond forfeited The first wife
returned oher family NovaScotia The court charged
that wife coming abroad claim upon heI husband
under the statute although be may have another family here
aud can be compelled the best OF his ability TO MAINTAIN
both The question for the Jury TO pass upon from he te


oony proo of the actual wedding ceremony is not ueces
sarv) whether the first married TO DalY or not and
if So that he refused provide sr her after the bond had been
given The Jury, after being several hours had not
agreed whenthe Court dourned and sealed verdict is TO be
rendered this forenoon.


COURT OF SESSIONS. Before the RECORDER and


Aid. scoLEs and LEE James IL W HITTING, pT District


and r. Esd,


TRIAL FOR sDEMEANoR-PRoCURING ABoR-
rlos-The trial of Napoleon Lo-eaux, Catarine Costello,
alias MAXWELL and Cat4rine Geeta Indictment for
nissnesnor producing a'ortion on the person o Lui-
ma AIarache the 18th February, 1919 resumed and the
ex animation o complainant also Ieaumed nnd at length Con-
cuied Several other Witnesses Were examined aud he FRO
secution rested.


Thomas Warner Esq opened for dcsnce-more especially
for Madame Costello. He conended that indictment de-
rC;ive.


j T. Brady, Esq urged similar objections.


The Court cverulel Ill the obctous, ard said the case
must 90 the Jury wO the judges OF The ID" Is Wsli
as Of tfe facts of the Case.


The Court tooi recess until O'clock Z NJ


EVENING SEssloN.-At half past 5 O'Clock, the
CoaT; r-sum the al on h te =, IA =, esT S M wa
what ne expected 10 fov 20 so" as ne con-


tended the ia:,ty Of the CHAR as, f E,


s4ne-n>a.--s----x.


FRom TEyas-Bv an arrival at New Orleans
we have Galveston dates TO the 18th inst. The
news, however, is unimportnnt. President Houston
has ordered court martial 10 convene ut Washing
ton on the 20h inst, for the trial OF Commodore
Moore, Capt lothrop, and others -


Mr.. Todd bearer of dispatches from the United
States government to the American Charge dat
faires, arri, ed at Washington the 18th inst The
Houston Telegraph says these dispatches relate 10
Annexation, and are favorable to the project.


The u. :. man-of-war schooner Flrt, Capt. DG-
Wis sailed from Galveston on the 28th ultImo on u
cruise-otficers and crew all well. She expect
ed TO return in few weeks.


The Galveston Civilian of the 28th says YES
sci arrived Yesterday from Corpus Christi, Which
port she left on Friday. All was tranquil in rela-
ton 10 the state Of the negotiations with Mexico;
that is, il reported aud believed that an arlns-
ricc for some definite period had been agreed upon.


Parts of wreck supposed TO belong 10 the schr
San Antonio, which was lost III September last,
have been found on the shore of ST. Joseph's Island.


Gen. Murphy, our Charge at Washington comes
out in the Vindcator denying that he had confirmed
the statement with regard to the Annexation OF
Texas to the United States.


1t was reported at Galveston that Capt Hays hod
met party of Siexicans, west of the Nucces, and,
after short engagement, killed and wounded seve-
raj, and took five or six prisoners. The prisoners
were sent to the seat of Government at Washington.