, 1864-02-08
Law INTELLIGENCE.
Record Of Cases In thc Law
COazTtse

The argument on the exceptions to the assess
nvrt roll, in the Superior Court, was deferred yes,
tcrdny, In consequence Of the sickness Of Judge
Wilson. AID nothing of interest transpircd there,
II The United States Court the cotton case before
mentioned, has not yet reached conclusion; the
Circuit and Recorders Courts were not in session,
End altogether there Sas dca.th OF Interest and
items In tho law department generally.
UNITED STATES C1neu1T AND DISTINCT CouEr
-RttoFe Ntn. 1Aot'cs Dt1smn'ond, Judge.- CON-
x6-Woodward ct al vs. the Illinois Central R.
Il. Co. On tHs1.
= Evans vs. palrymple ct al. Rnle to plead
- e":j @n. $: 1. ~. Beatic & 11cceary, S., ia on
recocnisance dismissed as to McClcary, cognisos
he having paid the amount Of the conditonal judg.
1a ezaaetry
65C-Iialstead vs. Warner ct nj. Default and de-
cree, aud reference to Muster TO compute the
:s3rottef ". pasllastSoa ct al. Time to take
proofs extended thirty days.
A Fool AND u1s MoxEY.-A night or SO
ago eomc soldiers Of the t7th Illinois, accompanied
BY en officer bearing the rank Of Captain in some
other regiment, paid ysIt to that palace Of virtue
on tho West Side, popularity known as Mother
Whittal's resort. Shoulder et-sps, attcr having
spent very conyivta evening, retired to rest, with
come $3.50 in his pockct-book, which, strange to
say, was mfnns before morning. Our young friend
communicated his loss to his hostess, who was
mighty indignant that friend OF hers should thus
be robbed. Had he the money when he eo.eted
her house: Saplency replied that he had certainly.
Consequently, Mrs. Whlttal, with Solomonic wis.
dom, concluded that II must" haye been stolen
by ono Annie, kitchen maid IN the establish.
ment. So fndefatisable WAS tho worthy female IN
her efforts to effect tho restoration Of the cash,
and so great WAS her vlruous indignation that he.
"good Iame'' should be SMILED, that
late on Saturday evening she proceeded
to the Second Precinct Police Station, and
lodged her complaint sgainst the miserable Annie.
She wonld have called before but on the preceding
day she had been otherwise engaged, indeed in q
manner vcry unusual 10 Mrs. Whiital, for ahe had
been paying her debts. which liquidation had been
Effected to the amount Of $fsl. A curious coinci-
dencc certainly. though Of course 1t could have no
connection with the robbery in question. The Of
Tended female remarks that shc is specially unfor
.ruatc in the number Of robberies committed in
her house By "unpuncipled domesttcs,' y forgetting
however that It IS where the dead horses lie that
the yultIres gather together. Her military victim
will, Of course, never zee his money again, as he
necessarily breads the atten dent e1pose, but he
may learn 1eseon from the affair, and II he must
leave his Houey at home.
A SUSPECTED SIR DRoUdHT TO GRIEF
Saturday morning, young man named Coleman
L. II Ni1ltnmson, whom many Of our citizens Will
remember. was arrested on the suspicion Of being
an cmissary Of JEFF Dayis, and m accession to
the CLIQUE around tho secesh organ. lie was, prior
to the breaking out Of the rebellion, in.thc employ
Of n. B. Keen, bookseller on Lake street, with
whom he renamed until short time previous to
tie commencement Of the war, when he left the
city AID removed to Memphis. He subsequently
Joined the guczillss under command OF the notorl-
ous Forrest. On tie 10th January last he return.
ed to Memphis, where through the influence anu
percussion Of friends he was Induced to avail him.
self Of Gcn- Grants amnesty order No. 10.
having a desire to come North,
he procured the necessary passes and
started for this city, where he arrived on the
ed ult. True to the banelul principles lmbibed
during his residence In the South, he Ignored, In
conversation with Mr. Keen last week, tho oath Of
allegiance. alleging that he had neither taken nor
read it. However, this statement was proved
false, by The document being found on his person,
In subsequent conversation with the same gen
tlemap, he expressed himself opposed to tho
Union in language similar to the frothy leaders Of
the Richmond Wig, and declared, among other
than to be again in the saddle along with Forests
dragons; that the South could neTer be conquer
cd, &c. Deeming him dangerous to the interests
Of the Union, and probably rebel spy, he was ar
rested and committed to jail, and will be turned
over to Gen. Orme for further examination.
PRoF. II cCoy, TIE ELocur1oS1sT.-Pro.
AmaEa Accoy, Of Washington City, late Professor
OF Rhetoric and Oratory in the Dallston aud Al
bang Lew Schools, is In the city, En- route to NIL
waukee where he will deliver his beautiful lecture
on the euhject Of the Presidents Proclamation OF
Emancipation. He addressed large audiences in
st. Louis for several nights Last week. He should
be engaged to speak here on his return from Nil
waukce. He has promised to make few remarks
before the Union League, at Warmers Hall, on
Monday night, at the conclusion Of the speech Of
E. A. StorTF, Esq.
From several notices Of Prot. McCoy's address
On The Proclamation OF Freedom, we make the fol-
lowing extsacts from the Cincinnati Gazette, which
deyotes column and half to the subject:
It was on the occasion Of Its delivery before the
Great Western Sanitary Fair at Cincinnati The
G1eets eays:-
Major General Neeley, Gen. E. ". CAN'T. Qate an
officer in tho rebel armyA Edgar ConkIing, Esq,
and other officers Of the sanitag ,Fair. One hun.
appeared On the stage and opened the exercises By
singing. fn conjunction With Nj. E. NJ. Powers.
!he patriotic song. .We VIII stand b., the flag"
then introduced to the andlcuce. His eubIect was,
THE EMANCIPATION ENocLANAT1os.
In discussing which he vindfeated the conflsca-
ton act. establlehing, by Overwhelming arguments
right md good policy ot the President In iasuing
and enforcing tie same. In The ontset the speak,
er propoEed aiHply to argue bis subjects, and dis
claimed sny Intention, eTen If be were able, 10
peal: but as well might Jenny Lind, before begin.
ming her eon-fr]1 md witching songs, dlsc!aim all
intention Of charming her hearers Eloquence Is
existence, e md he cannot open lis Month to speaE
with out an unutstaEahle manifestation Of lis s-
cirating presence. For nearly two hours he en-
chained the audience in ;;ell.arransed and e1,,
practical poiEts concealed with tho great ptoc1e
nation. At this late hour We cau do his address
no justice in report, and will only attempt brief
outline Of his argument.
ME1EoRo1oG1cA1~--Th following Is the
record Of the week ending Satur-
day. February G., 1854, as kept By T. Nottrum,
druggist, No, 199 West Randolph street. The
temperature Is tnken in the shade. The direction
md force OF the winds arc given approximately,
With the baroet1ic attitudes, the small letters be-
Ing the initials Of the words "hieh," sbreeze,r
= gentle" "reering," "ratn,'' ssnow,'' .'moIst
and 'dry'':
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