, 1864-02-09
CHl;AGO Law iSsTlIUTs.
Annual Dinner,

The animal dinner Of this association took placo
last evening at the Briggs Housc. THE attendance
WEE }lrge and the proceedings animated. Indeed,
We doubt whether a reunion more thoroughly i'm
prcgrsted with the spirit of honest, hearty jolfy
and eodellowship has taken place In the city this
scatpn. Alter deliberate discussion Of the sub
stantin!s md Injuries, which sustained the sepua-
ton loEs sincc acquired by the cusas OF the Briggs
House, the gentlemen present passed By the easy
transition Of pudding, jcllies, nuts, raians, wine
ard cieare, TO toasts and speeches.
The Erst regI1ar toast was - The President Of
the United Statcs," which received al tho hono.s.
three rounds Of hearty applause, being gireu min
gled with expressions from various parts of the
hall, which sounded like wish that he might be
President OF the United States for four years to
CONC.
After the appropriate response of ssuail Co1un-
bia" by the band, the second regular toast of
"0ur Judiciary; pure, able md independent, the
eurest tulwark Of libcrty'' was responded to by
Judge Carr. The Judge ad,er:ed in an elo-
qrcnt uauner to the character for ability learning
and integrity which the Judiciary 0, the city and
state had eupporied hitherto, and expressed the
with That they Nigh. always sustain anch a char
acter as would entitle them to the sincere and
heartfelt greeting aEd applause Of their brethren
them on lIture OCCASIONS
Tie. third regula. toast .Ycs, @'The Law Instl-
eon ana IL an tas
the Chicago Bar"
This WIS responded to By James p Root, ESQ.,,
Prcsident Of the Association who dwelt In an eio-
quert manner upon the benefits which the body
polite derives from an able and learned Bar, and
tie Law Institute, and its splendid library.
Judging from tie applause he received, 1t might
hayo tccn Inferred that the Aezocatfon thought In
hearing him, they had struck the 7oot Of the mat
"The memory Of our brethren taken from US by
death" was then drank stanains and In silence,h
:oIeMed by approximate tnuaic+ After this camo
sp!a,ntiis and defendants; the g1let that makes
The il 70 rSnnd May thea5 courage nerer fail
Z. II. Mccomas responded to this toast In man
ner nt once eloquent and humorous He spoka In
ss lose ha as SsaeE that l vas
elso IL coed order, its water works running and
its Stones reacy to grind.
,vo!antecrtoasts salled up ". Dexter, III. Ayer,
1fr. Adams, Mr. Shcahau, Mr.. Bonney ard Mr.
Evans, in remarks alwa5s appropriate and ffe-
quenfly eloquent and witty.
At a eeaeonab1c hour, the company adjourned.
TIE POLICE CoEET.-Ycsterday, Us is usua1
with Mondays, WIS busy day at this establish
ment. The docket was IN unusually large onc
containing the namea ol nearly fifty offenders. The
majority Of cases Of course were simply Drnnks and
Disorde1lies, still there was unusually large pcr
ta cag ia IL S4a 0as 7sapgaanio s.enburr vas
charged with the larceny Of some $3.50 from Tho
mas Bryan. Ieputed1y Captain il the Federal ser-
xne aas IL wns d e. hs
particulars OF tho case substantially those pub
1ishcd II Mondayss Tn1nuSE. The sitl in defence
undoubtedly part Of the officers money, hut the
actual thief was the prosecuting Witness, Mrs.
dollar hS asr S, "a bgg sD IT, "a hf
Fearing detection however, the unprlnclpled wo-
man had charged her with tho offence. The story
was plausible one SO that Judge Mile! ordered
bound the twain over In tho sum of $50 to appear
d Confidence Cams Fru.trated.-A flashily
dressed Individual, who gave his name as James
Morgan. was charged with obtaining $40 from J.
II. Lanter, upon false pretcnccs. Tho COMPLAIN
mt, who is farmer from near Racine, arrived In
Chicago yesterday morning. EARLY In the alter
noon, q man accosted him On Canal street, intro.
ductng himself as an old resident Of that place,
row. row IN tR!s sy Sity bnynE hay or Goystnment ac-
~ ihe President oi The illizois Central Railroad
sf ,seT Se5e 1sanFg
Eote. Complainant could not change the bill, but
after somc conversation lent the men SO receiying
soaG On .se ban1 Of 81
the friends departed, arranging to meet complain
ant IN the evening. immediately on their leaving
tAe cntch YVES e1aulned, ana Of course was round
TO be forgery. Some parties who witnessed the
Transaction started in pursuit of the thieves, and
ntcr some little trouble captured the prisoner who
WIS bound o!cE In the sum Of 81, 900 to appear at
A .Lot!t,y Ssr1ndle.-James Ward was cha,sed,
nomfnally. with pedlng without license. Pris-
oner Travelled With a case Of mock jepelry, which
he disposed ofby charging ss cents for tickettho
number OF which the purchaser would not know.
This ticket entitled the buyer to the article in the
Gaze similarly numbered. The prisoner, who was
recognized By an officer present IS a pickpoeket
Was fined $40 and costs.
False Ir,prI<onment- Matilda Patterson and
Rachel Allen, two respectfully dresaed women,
from d man living at Woedstork 4 watch was
found upon the prisoners, who were arrested at
he Northweatern depot, but so money: They