The Robert R. Kirkland

KIEKPATBICK, District Judge.

The libel in this action sets out that in the year 1892 the steaming Kobert E. Kirkland was owned by the National Dredging Company of Wilmington, Del., and that on October 12th of that year the said dredging company entered into an agreement to sell the said tng and other property to certain parties, whose names are not given; that the libelant and one Scher-merhorn were the agents of said parties, with the power to make payments, and receive (he said property, and receive bills of sale therefor; that afterwards the said tug was delivered to libelant and said…