, 1865-01-18
THE COURTS.

C1ECCIr CouRT.-A casc Involving ccttaln inter-
eBdng principles Of Law, and surrounded by SIN
enlar circumstances YVES mp for hearing before
thi. Court yesterday upon motion to strike from
the files certain pleas heretofore fled. The suit
was brought by uough & Kcszhaw agains. the
Wcstern Transportation Company upou the fol-
lowing statement OF facts, as appears from the dec
!srstion hled In The Superior Court at the septem
certain real estate pfsperty lots and IN block
In the Caral Trustees, Subdivision OF section -.
r.S, y; R: 4 E, With certain npgurtcnances,
the south branch Of the Chicago river, npon
Which were erected TWO packing houses and fig
tu1ee yalued at s1to 900.
the. "Fsicon" to said wharf. which vessel while
took fire and was destroyed, and also destroyed
rhst &C. 81 q u Re pae,ses Of
complainant Was accustomed solely 6J the negli-
eence Of the servant Of defendants.
Wherefore complafnants declare for $150 900, md
assess thetr damages at ,000.
Cpon filing the declaration Summons was is.
remove the cause to the Circuit Court of the Uni.
ted states, which motion was oyerruled. and de-
tendant was ruled to answer. The replication
ubatcment setting forth The statute Of limitations,
and was decided IN iavor Of the plaintiff. Defend.
ant Was then required 10 further answeE, and SUBJ
the plea IN abatement The case vas then heard
on demurrer and decided against defendant, who
theseupon asked for a change Of venue, which
was granted, and the case removed to the Circuit
Court for Cook county. Application yas made for
pieas died. II which j! was elailned. II T6ai he
Congressional act limited the responsibility Of
eh5poHnera: Yesterday motion waa made BY de-
fendant 70 strike1he plea from the file, upon the
ground that the rulings In the Court whence the
nFntNHirfH3 IN IN
Of the defendant. This motion was argued and
taken under sustsement, and will be decided on
Tlureday.
Afidavits were aled in the Circuit yesterday by
Michael Hainer, Mmil Zott and Edmann Gross
against Leonard Grover, lueian D. Grover and
Samuel Willard, setting forth substantially the
That On The 18th day Of January, 1866, the DE-
| PENDANTS wrongfuliy intending to imp1son the
co1nplainants, canaea their arrest and Imprison-
mcnt without authority, and so held them in con-
fncmcnt for thirty six hours, contrary to the laws
of the St4te Of Illinois, to their damage, % they
al1ece, Of 5000 each. The defendants further
imprisonment against the dcfendanta, and that
whatever Judgment they may obtain wfll be en-
dsngercd qnless The parties arg held to bail Or
fz 'p'e
nept which msy be % Obtained asinst the9. EN- 'fS Iii
was given and the defendants discharged. messrs.
Grover arc the proprietors ol the German Opera
troupe AT present performing IN Lnl8 CITY, anu
Mr.. Willard Is the constable who served the writ
on Saturday night az already reported.
Since our last rrpoEt fifteen persons have an
nouneed their intention Of becoming citizens OF
the United States, In the Circuit Court Of Cook
county. These were the subjects Of the following.
powers: The Queen Of Great BritiEu, g.; the King
q Pr9ssia, 4: The King Of sa1ony, 2; the King Of
Ravaria, l.
CoCsTr coEnr.-Lettcrs testamcn.,ry were or
dered to eeue IN the matter OF the estate ofJerger
Tolbcrding to Heinrich and Henry Hcgrche on d.
ing bonds Tor 81 ,4Ba In the matter OF the estate
Of John Larhner, lctters documentary were order
ed to issne to Mary ann Iarhmer on bond Of
$500.
In the matter Of the estate Of John Henry Peter
son, tmlnr letters were ordered to Issue to Chris
tlanA Peterson on bond OF 5000.
SCTERson CoUKT.-Tbe following cases were
yesterday dismissed: Elizabeth Dfennou against
Ann Delaney, in which plaintiff brought her action
to recover for Elandef.
A. $. Selles against Cora Janes. m appeal from,
against the appellant for go on proceeding 70.
The Mechanics Lien case on trial was continued
yesterday.
The case entitled the Chicago Ale and Malt Com
pany against Joseph Holmes, upon promfesary
note ol fl000 IN wh1enadetendant claims IN Offset,
An action Of ,aesumpsit, brought by r. S, Du-
bnque Co. against CluEk d Bros, IVES also dis
mfsted.
UNITED STATES Cornr.-The Court and Jury
were occupied By the argument of COUNSEL tn the
eli ctment suit Of Polk aguinst Cotgrone. The
matter Is etil1 pending before the jury.
resisting the enrolment, waa held to ball yester.
Gay By g. S. Commissioner Hoyne In the sum OF
S5o0 to await the action Of the Grand Jury Of the
United States Court