The Professor Morse

This is a proceeding in rem. The defendant steamer has been libeled for an alleged maritime tort, to the damage of tho libelants’ marine railway. On the return of the monition the respondents appeared and took three exceptions to the libel filed in the case: (1) Because it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a maritime claim or lien against the vessel; (2) because the court has no jurisdiction to proceed against the vessel in the manner in which the same is sought to be proceeded against by libel; (3) because the alleged injury done to the marine railway and cradle, and the alleged…