, 1862-10-24
LAW INTELLIEENCE,


UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURr-Before |
Eon. Thomas Drunanaond 56s aud 57.-
Chancery; Denison Ct al. vs.. Chicago Re-
tlnory Company, consolidated. No. Glide
1anlt as to E. r. Kellogg, clerk assesses dam
ages and Judgment. No. 159-Admiralty on
motion Of libeIlants' proctor leave given to
amend libel, and thereupon decree is ordered
for S215-25 and interest from Dee. II, 1858.
No. 40e- -Chancery; masters report Of sIle
Eled and confirmed, unless cause be shown to
the contrary by this morning. No. 471-
Chancery same order as in No. 403,
The court was occupied during the greater
part Of its session yesterday with No. 462-
Charce7y; John E. Marshall Us. The Marine
Bank Of Chicago. This was IN action OF five
drafts drawn By Atacklot d Corbin OF Da7en-
port, Iowa, on the Marine Bank TOT $500 each,
in Illinois currency, dated April END, 1851,
payable to the order Of the complainant. De-
mand for payment was made on the 7th Of
October following, aud "stumptaiV' WAS
rendered BY the Bank and refused, whereupon
this bill was filed in Chancery. The court
ordered decree for the whole amount claimed.
For complainant, Geo. F. Bailey; for defend
ent, Hon. g. " Fuller.
C1ncu1T Counr OF CooK CouSrF-BJox
Hon. George .Maniesre-No. 410-chancery.
| James T. Soutter ys. Daniel P. Rhodes, exc
cutor OF Stephen 4. Douglas, Adele Douglas
| ct Ill; foreclosure Of mortgage 1or Sl1 900 On
"Cot:age Grove property Of the late Mr..
| Douglas. Bill taken as confessed and reference
to master to take pro5f. No. 43o--chaacacy.
James Z. Sanger Vs. A. G. Pearson and ". v
Dena. Bill for an injunction, argued and
hearing continued to Saturday morning.
SUPERIOR CorRT-B.tore Hon. Issu Il. Htg-
! S;ns--Thc case oi City OF Chlcago IS. $. Linl
ct a1-action on an official bond is still on.
Amcng the important legal points male b5
the counsel in the summing up. WAS the fol-
lowing:
TITS alleged by the city that the amount O.
tue whole deficit Of sir. Lind as Sewerage
Commissioner is about Sc, 600 The suretie:
on the bond now In suit arc said to be liable
for about SIS, 900. OF this SUN $35 ,00) wa
drawn from the Narine BanE On various check
made against the Sewerage account. Mr
Walker. for the defendants, made the poin
that the law presc1ioes the exact form Ii
!. | which checks ehall be made, to-wit: draw.
to order of the party to whom the payment i
made, and having the specific amouats t
which thsy are 10 be charged, specified in th
check; and that the set being public on
the bar k had notice, and therefore the check
so drawn were not valid, and the bank had n
= right to pay them, therefore the bank Is RI
; sponaible to the city, but the city having Sc
tied with the bank, and released it: the su1etit
are also released.
Nj. Aver. for the city, denies that the r
n lease to the bank contemplated any discharg
. of tie securities on this bond, or that 1t w:
In any sense broad enough to cover any sue
release.
- EXCITEMENT IN Corros Goops.-Eor a fe
j, days past our dealers have been overrnn wit
trade, and have again advanced the price G
al Kinds Of cotton goods, In consequence
the steady advance In the Eastern marke
4e The advance within 4 week In New York b
~ = been two to three cents On prints, and fro
4 one md half to two cents in this market.
II. NOVEMBER ATLAET1C.-The A1Ant
id Monthly Tor November, Wilson'S '*Lfves Of ]
to | linois Oficers,n and Beecher's Eyes y,
T. Ears,' are among the late arrivals 1t Walsh
corner Madison street and Custom Hou
e Place.
t.. |
H. LITERARY" Biographical Sketches Of
he inois Ofhcen,' - engaged in the war against t
r. rebellion Of 1861, BY James Grant Wilson,
il ss1e b McNally d Co Sent to any part
a as The country by mail for fifty cents.
s9 ~, REHkARsA1.-The rehearsal for Niedcrme
Of G's hass ~m take place this evening At
~. past O'Clock, precisely, In the church OF t
IN Holy Name, cerner Of Superior and Wolct
- streets,
et1 Nor1c1-If the writer Of the comnuni
" ton signed &c. C. R." will cali upon ,
" Postmaster, that Officer will answer his
~ quixies.
lot ~1he AslAatie Monthly foe Nevsah
aes and Loroon Art Jo1I8al for October, ht
,et, been received BY McNa'ly d Co.. 81 Dssfbi
treet.