, 1862-12-03
Law INTELLTEBNCE.
Settlement of tire Sutta Against the
ILLINOIS CeEtrAi Railroad for Dam
ages III the HYDE Rnrk Accident.

SUPRRloR1C CoURT.-RJore Hon. Fan Il. Hig.
gins.-Two important suits against the I'LL
nols Central Railroad Company, to recover
damages for injuries caused By the collision
at Hyde Park, last winter, we.learn, have been
amicahly settled; the company paying nearly
81, 600 to the Injured parties.
The trial of these suits, it was expected,
would occupy the greater part Of the present
term Of the Superior Court, aud the counsel
who represented both parties bad made ample
preparation Tor spirited contest. We feel
pleasure in announcing this result under all the
circumstances so satisfactory. We congrat-
n1ate the public, who are spared q pain
fal review OF terrible disaster the
tedious Investigation, and the company
for aH exhibition Of Iberality which goes
far to prove that, although destitute Of q soul,
It has ut least the elements OF q conscience.
which, if not fully proportioned to the inju-
lies they have sustained, is secured withou.
the expense or VexatiouB delays and hazards
Of Q protraCted litigation. Messrs. Clark,
Cornell q Norton, the plaintiffs counsel, and
E. =. Williams, esq, associate counsel, have
may well be content.
REcoRDER's CouRr-Rjore Hon. Il. S. IVtl~
son.-ln the case Of Stanton, under indict-
1nent for assault, plea Of guilty was entered.
In Conley ct al q noue pros was entered to the
seij ia On recognizanee- Geo. Stanley, who is
continuance, which the Court oyerEuled. 7 TO
cases Of ''threats'' against Hopper and Lyon,
were dismissed.
The grand jury brought in the following
| true bills:
| Larceny Mary Morrison, John Miller, Bar
ney Mallory, VIM. SpEague, James Law1er,
James L. Riggs, and Mary Nelson. All these
| parties except the last named were arraigned
and seyerally plead not guilty.
Committing Personal F5ozs1ee on d Police
RoTne5. The same aA parties % were aeu also % Il
| rape."
Catherine Jones plead guilty to an indict-
ment for larceny, and the Recorder in consid-
Grafton therefore directed that she should
board one day longer at the County Hotel.
Hans Martin plead not guilty to an indict.
ment for larceny. he was placed On trial
charged with stealing Sl7.00 from a soldier
Who Was intoxicated
Samuel T. Bronaou, also indicted for lar.
ceny, was tried and the jury failed to. convict
him.
READING FOE So1D1ERs.-The undersigned
who performs the duties of Chaplain at the
Marine Hospital, to both soldiers and sailors,
Without any expense to the Government,
would be greatly aided in his interesting work
By donations Of religious tracts, papers and
books, Tor distribution among the men in .he
different wards of the institution. Packages
designed for this purpose can be left at 2Gi
Illinois street, or at the Sanitary Commission
Rooms on Madison street, properly addressed
Friends Of morality and religion help.
J.H LEONARD,
Chaplain to Seanen.
The Prince de Joinvlle's article on tht
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& Co., 81 Dearborn street.
| HONE Fon TIE FRENpLEss.-The MONTH
i meeting Of the Board will be held at the Hom
this afternoon at o'clock, December Sd.
E. =. DICKINSON.
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CHICAGO COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, to get q thorong
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