, 1863-02-18

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E, sbimmens ct ais. This is an action upon
bond given by defendants forthc purpose ofre-
leasing property upon which the plaintiffs had
acquired ! lien By creditors bill and injunc-
tion filed and obtained in previous chancery
suit. The bond was conditioned to pay any
amount which might be deemed By the court
to he due by defendants in the suit alludedto.
In October, 1862, 4 decree by the Uni:el
States Circnit Court, Judge Drummond pre-.
sipfng, was obtained for about $500. The
plaintiffs herein now bring this action against |
the signers Of the bond for the amount of
such decree, alleging that the penalty named |
in the bond is $1,000 The defendants con.
tend that The sum mentioned is only &, 900,
and H. e. Miller, Esq, who drew the bond, |
was produced Us witness TO testify to the !
latter figures. The only feature Of INTEREST," is |
the difficulty Of determining whether t1co or
tn WIS originally the intention. The case Is |
still pending.
Ed Smith and E. a. storrs for Plaintiffs,
Horne ard Miller for defendants.
CIncU1r CouRr OF Cook CoUSTY-B.}ore
Hon, judge alanic37r-The Court was en-
gagged yesterday in the trial of No. 707,
Shiycrs ys. Buchanan ct. III. An action Of
trespass. It has no public interest. Julia A.
Simons, by Storey, her attorney, presented a
petition setting forth her wish TO enter di-
yorce suit against her husband, Charles R.
Simons, but that she was without means to
pay the costs Of said suit. Wlcreupon the
Court ordered that she be allowed to COM
mcucc and prosecute The action in .fo,u,a
1'auf7tsts.
COUNTY CouRr-Bjore Hon. J. 4. Brad*reu.
| In the matter Of the estate Of Benjamin F.
| Brown, Of Lcmont, Nathaniel ]. Brown is ap.
| pointed administrator, with bonds fixed ut
$4,000. The final accounting of the admins
tration Of the estate Of the late s. Lisle Smith
was made yesterday The total assets will
scarcely cover the widows award
Mrs. Nancy Sutherland, widow of Capt.
Mason Sutherland, las filed her personal
executorial bond for $4,000, in accordance
with the provisions OF her late husbands will.
THE MAsQCERADE.-Thc Masquerade at
Bryan Hall last night, under the auspices of
the Turnyereln Association, was the most
brilliant affair Of the kind ever originated in
i hundreds upon hundreds were unable to gain
admttance into the hall. From fiyc to eighi
t hundred masks were upon the floor, represent
: Ing ngcycryconccyablc nationality; clowns, ,harlc
auius, yiyandicrs, bird sellers, sailors, pages
ings, queens, wlitcwasAcrs, soldiers, students
BARRIERS, hunters, knights templar, dancing
. girls, Esquimnuxs, ,sultans and snltanas, Arabs
Indian chiefs peasants jockeys butterflies don
keys, parrots, horses, in factan endless NUN
! bcr Of characters, human and brute. Tht
l beautiful, ridiculous, graceful, ugly, horrible
, and elegant, were mixed up In one moving
mass, gaudy with brilliant colors, and whe1
in motion presenting I'LL the beautiful combi
;, nations Of the kaleidoscope. The dressc
- were exquisite, and nlany Of them Of the rich
II est anu costIiest description. The hall va
= resonant with drums, trumpcts, tambourincs
and castincts, while many Of the dancers, n
:, they flew through tue measures Of the walt
zcs, svnt ont shower of silver tintinabula
- tions from liny bells depending from firing
. and flouncc. A very powerful orches
tra furnished excellent music and the dane
= was prolonged until 4 late hour. The cvenin
+" was partially devoted to some beautiful
~ tab!caux arranged with great care and taste
- Taken Ill in all it WAS probably the MOS
- bri!Iiant atI:.ir ever given in the city and VI,
- carried through with zcst and eclat whic
=, peculiarly obtain with the Germans. 4 rcpc
~ 1ition of would prove All immense success:
- We regret that the latcncss Of the hour pre-
= ycntc more detailed notice Of the fct.
- MARROW EscAPE,-Nr, II, L, Prcntiss, dc
- fnr business for Ncssrs. lIoyt. Pierce & Co
>, Of Chicago and Mr. ". G. Wing. doing bus
-. ness for L. F. Croskcy. of the same ulac,
~ came vcry near being drowned in creek, o
Rock River. in Wisconsin on Saturday nor1
he ins. They had been 10 Coal Valley on bus
IN ness and were returning. The rain of Frid,
ut had greatly swollen tho streams, and SO n.
1y idly that a ford which was safe one hor
IN would be impossible the next. They a
m t.mrted TO cross The creek 1--WE think IT
.- called Coal Valley Creek, and IN ! nome,
nv they found their horse swin,m,np and 4,
~ carriage sinking. The checks rc;ns mr.
~ vented the horse from making muc,, ,,r.
-, cress. and the ton Of the tnrrv heinz n
n. there was great danger Of drowning. II
-, gentlemen succeeded in clearing thcmsc,r,
hc from tic buggy and struck ont for Tho sbor
49, Crc evan, In onc s1,ore ,c, o,a to +bs ,t,,o
-A' o"~ ."0' ''Ae oA.e ~ NV o'4e
as Unable 10 help each other, or do anything
a, | sare ,he team c.tb looked ant for rrm1,,
81 49, o' -
he one. Mr. Ireutiss reached The house Of N
l. | ceorro Ercnc- ard efr yv;rr That ~ A.
IL s A''" 49,. "A"o 49,. "a -
Il Robert Gregg where each were kindly care
IS. for.
a. In t1.e meantime 41c hrrcr ,,,, .,,,;1e
md w,s carrfcd down hv ne r,D,a - nr..as
lie The horses broke away from II and s7ra,n +
~ shorc. Int becon,inr cntano3ed in Tho 1,r,cs
IN onc If thcn was drowncd The brrov ~
ch harness was rcscucd the nex, d,v Inf s1,oh
ed lv ;n;urcd
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wo.,;nn ~ t,a .. n,-as..- ~. a. a13ou,n' !.
". ns,,'.,, ons. n pnee.ofs VI 'he Meste'
dc s1 oes ~ sus A"icheroocSer Lnc ans
3D. :, ,,A,e eonps' Aclo 1e" evenings since,
-, f. 'o"nson occupied Inc chair, and 7. B. "a
nj 'ei vas alFon''co secretary:
-. A1tef Tue passage OF several resolution
~ pertaining 10 the management Of the otiat