, 1863-01-22

EiIcsc allotments oceuF. I suppose the money is
I DO not know how It Is With you. 1wili, however,
let you Know when We get money, md about what
time you can hayo 1t. aa soon as I can ascertain
il we get money Immediately, a. our next payment
w. 49, ! Rcspesstiuily hSts yoars, Ss A.H.Bornss
An Important Chicago Cnso Decided
by the U. g. Suprene Court.
City Of Chicago rs. allen Robbins.-The case
Of The City Of Chicago Us. Alien Robbins,
which was commenced several years ago to
recover Of him the sum Of fifteen thousand
dollars and costs which the city had been
obliged TO pay to one Willfam q. Woodbury.
for injuries recetrcd By him in filling into an
open area dug BY Mr.: Robbins while erecting
large iron front building at the corner Of
Wells and South Water streets, has just been |
decided by the United States Supreme Court |
at Washington In favor OF the city.
This cafe was first commenced in the Court |
Of Common Pleas, before the Superior Court
wns organized, and WAS, on the petition Of Mr.
Robbins, alleging that he was citizen of tho
State Of New York, transferred to the United
States Circuit Court, md was tried twice be-
fore Judge Drummond. At the first trlal,
which lasted for several days, the Jury stood
eleven for tue city and one for Mr. Robbins,
hut aftcr being kept together two full days,
filled to agree. On the SECOND trial the jury,
Under Instructions from the Court, found in
favor Of Mr. Robbins Exceptions were taken
to the instructions Of the Court by the coun-
rel for the city, and the case was carried to
the United States Supreme Court, and th7~c
argued by Elliott Anthony, esq.,, Ior the city,
and Samuel n. Fuller, esq.,, for Robbins.
The decision which has just been rendered
is directly contrary to the rulo laid down by
the Supreme Court Of this Suite in recent
case Of d similar character. The order ofthe
Court which was entered directs the Court to
amend It's verdict or issue rsnire ,ftteias dc
7.o,o-i. e., new trial to be had
4 PREACHER II TRouBLE.-A Campbellitc
preacher named William Hazlctt was arrested
on Tueeday night and examined in the Police
Court yesterday morning upon the charge Of
being au inmate Of house Of Ill famc. The
suspicious clergyman alleged that he wns in
the den to reclaim fallen humanity; but GER
tain circumstances strongly initiated against
tho theory. On his person, at the time Of his
arrest, was found memorandum containing,
among other notes, quite number Of scrip
tural quotations, followed on the next page
with list Of a number Of houses Of ill-repute,
with names Of inmates; also written paper,
not signed, recommending that the bearer re.
celye q license as an exhortar.
From the fact that this same individual Was
found some days since in another den, under
circumstances which admitted of no excuse,
and that hc figured about a year ago as acoua-
planning witness against dlsreputaDle house
where he had been robbed Of considerable
sum Of money, the Court held his case for an
other hearing,
banking hourr, j. h. Tiffany, formerly Of the
firm Of Peck g. Co., commission merchants,
| wcnt to the hardware establishment Of LARA
bee & North, on Lake street, and presenting
q check for thirty dollars, requested the money
upon it. The check was drawn by himself on
tue banking house Of ]. G. Conrad, and the
| bank being closed, he begged, as particular
| favor, and apon the strength Of old acquain-
tanccehip, that 1rcssrs. Larrabee d North
| would cash It, which they did.
The next day the check was presented at
the counter Of ]. G. Conrad, and vas refused,
for the very good reason that Tiffany had no
account there. A long search was Instituted
for Tiffany, but that individual could not be
found. 1t was then ascertained that he had
tlccccd Nolcott 4 Brothers ont Of twenty fire
dollars in q similar manner. he lad also ut
tempted the same game upon Aiken & Nor
ton, hut was unsuccessful. The city lctcc
tives were made acquainted with tho circum
stances, and after Il. vigilant search the.
became satisfied that Tiffany Ind absconded
EXTENSIVE FoHdER1Es BROUGHT TO L1GH1
Il An English1nan named Charles PeH hi
been arrested In Binghampton, New York
charged with having been concernedin In anuu'
bcr Of extensive fosgcrlcs In New York an
. ~,ze-. ncrr. IN the 4th Of September last h
presented forged check at the Bank Of Mort
American for q, ,2210, upon which he obtainc
the money, and on the 18th deposited anothe
] for 81, ,7c0 at the North River Bank. Obtain
7 ing certificate Of deposit for this, he eau,
to Chicago, negotiated with parties here, an
returned to ;Sew York for payment. Sine
t that time nothing has been known Of him
this vicinity. Hc is now held for examfn;
! tion at the Police Headquarters In New Yo1
s City.