, 1864-05-08

taincd couple ofhorecs. Fortunately the eulfnal
grunc ior H. th,rd dstiie and the re dsa dspsl
euishng The hIe il less than half an hour. It
impossible to tell the exact loss sustained, for ii
deleoine the pfoeea. oF smoking. md i ia no M
n1T sss 9fif hat has been
amount ID fully covered b. insurance, Ths origi
Of tho connasrauon also u uncertain. The build
6at n esabsSmessusw w0 Of Oss3sG ths as
ares appeaf GeqHenuy to occur almost from spou
| MEETING OF CHICAGO BANKERS.
Tho Currency Question-Greenbaeks ldopte
| Is the Basis.
Pursuant to private call, meeting OF the oans
eFs Of this city Wns held ut the Sherman House
room NO ., on Saturday evening last which wa
well represented BY the banking interest. Th
meeting was privste, and reporters were excluded
mat the discussion In full cannot bs given to th
public. HoI. ]. T. Scammon, o: the Marine Dank
WAS called to the cha'r, and L. J. Gage, Esq.,, VA
'ia app9inteI th Secretary. L. the c!ly per> 81 th
MeesrH scomrnon. poo1itsle, Stur1cs aud Other,
having taken decided grounds a:ainst the reeen
,bsg en ap 1os GSesa dsn @
having been lost By only ! smsll M majority IL
Subsequently, however, Nr. coo'b.ash udaresset
the folly Of the bankers attempting to stem tht
aoodt,ae 81 RnblIc opinion By 1efnaing to MAKE IL
1hesoa Tender Notes ths basis oi al transactions
not eentro1. and II they stood in the wsy Of ths
1card OF Trade and the p:trlotic sentiments or ths
sy Sso & soosssRs ;sssR! g,
Fcsdy to commence on Monday next-the aoone,
the better. This miscellaneous currency Thish % Il
snS snSa! NJ ovss The had got 70
tuIit. They sd,oasa1ed Soe oahhe5 Wthent mus .ns
Occupying 1sS ~Gss 'Se pos9s es W
10 hold The eycs of the Waole .esy eepntss a.
. West and NORTH q US were looking TO us for ded
tainty on what gruonG they stood~Vhetssr L. for @ .,
against the people. uc then, In order to test III
tense ofthe meeting, offered the following Fesolu.
Rac'red. That on and s,ter the--of-
psr unds. Unicd ss:tes note asSs Nstion an
deemed n Legal tender notes in the city OF Chicago
nnsy; Thereafter. for the present. solvent New
E1eM1d l, espk notes, and the notes Of such ot6el
saa Iowa md Yoff State 6anf nose ae taal' aaa
spen Illinois banks a. arc not Eeasened II ches9:
States Eotes, National Bank notes. nnd Puch othcr
! notea a. are Aspar In Chfc7so sha1i be- paid m
ehscss O. IN settlement Of balances hctwcen banks
| Alter The ADORE resolution was put to vote. I,
Vas carried, and aflerwurds declared to be the
was considerable discussion as to he sse on wSic
The resolution should take effect. The Nationaj
ha1kers were strongly IL favor Of the date adopted
advocated the 18th Of June, and was iubseousntS
fssoseo, r. ~ a. compromise, that 1t take ciec: Oh
1,n All
=, Rfso'ted. Tliat On md after Monday, Mar s.b,
the selling rites Of exchange on New Yofk shal bs
Pet cent prem, for miscellaneous currency.
1he meeting then nejoufnel.
TaE SMALL Pox CASE IT CouEr.-rn the Cir.
cult Court. on lest Thursday, was commenced the
case Of Jscob RosgJ and Wife asaInst Frederick A.
Oe"a!d, and which resulted on Saturday il YER
dict for the plaintiff Of ti5o. It 1. novel ac.ton
or As plaintiffs counsel contcudt5 a new applf.
eation Of estab1iehed sud well dcnued p,iucIpies.
It yrs IN aetltn brought under our 8 atute by the
and for her bene6t, to recover, ngaiust defendsnt
damages sustained by her from the dean OF xhs
nasoand sssloned BY the act OF defendant. The
ant was The owner Of the house No. II IilwauEee
esenue. md accustomed to rent It: thatit had he.
come ana was infected with small poI, and tie de-
communicate the dsesee, and lis 1nfecijons x.
nctsr was inapptcciable on inspection or by the
Senses and there was nothing In its Appearance to
RSfssa Tasf a e. s e tg. sse
IN Jnly lsea applied. md, without any notice. in,
hoaae 10 Ct se ssep99 e tho oeeea
Ss ;aeStas 1, snS isssa. tss as'sss:ss sss:ss.
she aa fhs RR1s%'is Rno@ l. opsS sSa tas
him notice tnomston o The Infectious oa.itp guisp
oi the honee, hut EltIed and omitted 60 to d. anaa
1snce aa concealed the Act tha
the premises the eh jaS, and assrvsps on g,
a n august IN consequence OF the conta5ion ID The
Is da sns aso s eb!'a RE- and died soon inter-
n To- this @ declaration the defendant pleaded mot
soi ybe ,id Siadoae9gsnt to The commencement Of the
Mho thereby NECESSARILY became paftv to tbos ssit,
Ihe g snte eeGupled IN its thai lnoat ii Thursday
sbe piasn of 1 tRe % nn ssstturna Tie se1c.
aItoIneys Tor plaintiff were John Lyle Kue and q q
W; A Acolehons; fc1 defendant. ". x. McAili.tsr.
M, ns 81 natase o. ne evidence offered ths triai
q tacse OF aettoD: Medical testimony was given as
70 @ 1ne @ ,acs Of infection and Its existenee. The
pIoved S ~ 10 ,hs o
and It was show that In the same mont6. and h..
ole nad oeSsased & entered the premises young adv
esses e sn' q r..eoa 5Ge3 8, Saa sp; aI,a
shortly before occurred IN an adio:ninS isS
WA 91nD ES1ds1se sSd g he PIT
pox IN the place, which defendant claimeii w.s
t;n defence to ne action But for the plain.
c1eoio'e and was ineonsietea., and tho verdict
secms to fqs'7io this view Defendant also clained
loes occasioned by the dcatn, and es the WIDOW ~
tnlE eass almost Immediately alter the loss Of her
husband took another husband, she had rcally lost
no more than nominal ja1nsger. IF they found tor
Tue latntti The case was very earnestly contested
snd assned Ths Court. In substance charged that
1nhctio4 in tho house, lnosinrit himself and ths
teceaeed Wnsl want Of II aud would not have rrnf
"a ae hsd hesn n5u.med q + and the Injection
To- deieneant vas liable. And us to the damages,
aEuua other thiles, that the marriage OF the nlsin
t'd with the cotplalntiG was to be taken into the
account.
Tue srH1So TnADE.-The epriox trade is oncn.
generally IN Chicago. Our Wholesale mercAsuta
arr busy night and day, and with their present
force are hardly nblc 10 iii the orders which uter
alls ponr In upon them by every mali, and to wait
upon INC customers which flock Into their stores
rom every railroad tain. Very few OF the tuer-
eaans Of sn5 Of the cities which In an
e. Era bounded By the Wabash. the Ohio aud the
=; think Of visiting the eeaboard to lay
sn4cs aet ed oGks hese IN ch,ce3o arc magnificent
which the Wanta OF al that fertile rc9ion can be-
sngp'ied. On os favorable terms o. iu New YORK or
tDg taeir journeys OF o thousand miles for gooIs
which can be as cheaply furnished at homess We
nTo G1ad to note this fact It Ii an element in the
prosperity and future dcat1ny Of tbis ereat citV
which VIC shonld ever strive 10 cncouflec ana foss
ter. 1A1 'os~
i u ALEC an encouraging geature OF thu t,ada of
Gnlcago tnat II Is established Upon 4 healthy fnnn.
oAuGn. N anls regard we are long vavsN in ad
Snncc ol The Eastern citsea. Our MerchAnts aei1
LOT cash exclusively and make NO bad debts. Thev
tan. therefore. and do cell cheaper than New York
merchants The men who psy for their goods a.
not charged IN extra ave or ten per cent psodt to
na:aneo he accounts oi thoee who do not This
1s INC reason Why our merchants arc abe to sell At
latss nre per cent less than those OF New Yosk
Mlth freight added. When direct trade between
lineage nd hnIope shall have become 1ualiJ as
tahllehsd the wholesale trade OF this city viii as-
sumo au!l greater proportions, and ouf merchants
be able to offer still bctter Inducements To the1r
caetomczs.- ~ >Ao''
A1lxaKD R1oT.-on Saturday afternoon ua.1l-
son Newhan, g. 8. Butter and:uen.y KnIpp, vsre
charged. before Juttce Crown, with riot, uo3n the
sSoDgsi9t Of Joseph Eesk. seloon teeper on
hanoolph street. Tbs circumstances OF tho case
were briefly as foIows: Messrs. Eewhall & 6icIi- |
Ing hare the !s5slng Of the building on the nosih-
occupied by Mann d pyche, a. drug storn. |
Ana 6y Joseph Beck as saloon These partfes
held ea:ea uftheir respective premises M IA thn
nrst o. this month, tsom which time Mann L Dyrhe
leased both stores, subsequently suhlc.Mnr fhs
premises occupied by Mr. Becs. to Mr. Corh1n a
ctgsr merehant. Beck wishing to keep posseas1on |
OF tbs store, refused to remove Ha waa In
debtsd to Newhall & Sterling to the amonnt or fSn
ior one months rent, Aud tits sru he re.c.rn In