, 1865-08-30

SUPERIOR CovEr-Jxfgc Tan II. M9gias.-A
suit was commenced In chancery by Bridget Sim
mons and Others againss Mary Rogrrs and others.
The plaintiffs are alleged TO bc heirs ut law ol John
Smith, deceased, who Is represented 10 have died In
ssn FEanc,sco during August Of LAST yesr. It Is
cueti 10 cne Phillip Rogers certain decd Of trust,
ing to him forty acres Of land to secure tho
o 5s p
iheEr natural guardian, Rogers Was appointed
guardian ef sls eonplainaantf: and 70 as,el untii
Aton7o il1n,llson recovered judgment asasnst tl,e
derenaed John Smith, and under an execution
bought the Aforesaid land. AItetward with the
iend 10 hiulsen, Rogers il charged 10 have on hi.
hamilton e sssiea to IN ihe oe;.lae.te q .sis
Rogers, rs guardian, took possession Of certain
ee ss poss ss tas sas !, a T. H.
tnts-his hcirs,at. .laW-hays appropriated to them.
thf ssnis es1f ncsa 70
payment 10 Hamilton. with a' requisite lakes. The
tcmpl2tnan.s ask that defendants be required to
e1's, lso he aisbassementa; md further that icy
b. compelled to 1n1nish 10 plaintiffs conEeJance
tses was eom1aeneed By William II Emerson against
The Chicago end Northwestern Ratlroad Company,
to recover damages Laid At $50. With the e1csp
ton Of the IF1etps for summons, no papers were
Catherine Rleonla commenced . suit at:alnat 8.
D. Mc1aiu and Gus'avus +. conden. 10 recover IN
TO be vn1ued ut $500.
c1acu1T CoUn7-D6or< Judge Z. s. 'ysu1uns.-
p The esse Of the city Of chicseo agafnst Andrew
Cony, the defendant took an appeal from decision
Of Justice Sturtcv1nt, causing him 10 be dned S.
ard costs. upon charge q yaganey on The ssih OF
In fffe 7hNYnAj Nr4f
Conway, m appeal was taken by defendant from
decision of ja:ticc I. b. Brown. Il lie case the
gu. under which he plaintiff received judgment
for 3l6 and eUets.
sr1c1pr OF An UNKNOWN NAx.-Abont hslrpast
twelve O'Clock yesterday afternoon. some residents
In the vicinity ii the western approach 10 the 1ean
dolph street bridge herd the report Of pistol but
paid no paruculnr attention 10 II Two hours after
wards, wonnn having oecas1ou to 80 under The
Sidewalk discovered 1n1n lying On his face On the
ground. She called police officer. Who proceeded
ug him upon his buck, discovered that pistol ball
had entered hts 1ett breast The pIktol small one
Of The Smih MGss sn fa1t.esn, was lying on he
entity about twenty years OF age, and German: lie
was drrsscd in The Uniform Of inentry soldier,
dark hluS goat light pants woolen ehitt and ns9Ean
eboes. The body NaE Conveyed TO Inc city dead
house, where the Coroner will hold an luque<t this
forenoon.
BoAnp OF EpCcA7soS.-The resular meeting Of
The BoArd Of Educatton paa held LAST evening In
the roons Of the Board On laSalle street, the Pres
dent Inspector, G. n. Holden, In the chair. There
were nlso present Inspectors Erentano. Felesuthal
Foster, Gail!ord, Leasits, Steele, Tfnkham and
11r minutes Of the last regular meeting were
rad and on motion app royed.
The CommIttce on buildings and Grounds re-
nsne for The new sehool houfe IN District No. L.
Ar. Steele moved the adoption Of the report
Carried.
that the renovation at The yarons Schools would be
completed By the time Of the opening Of the schools
struct,on reported through Mt Steele their recon-
mendatIon that tnstEuction In geography beetn
With the nth grade IN the .grnmmnr schools. and
i. 81. Fsfes 2,s eeaepan e
Peissncrs German Grammar for the German school,
and the inaue5sa,iou Of special conversational ez.
Mr. LcasItt, Of the Committee On Rules and Reg
uatIous reported lengthy amendment TO The rules
gore,nlns The action Of The Board, which, atcr dig
cufHion, were adopted, With occasional amcnausnts
| and ai1cz eone further discussion, the Board ad'
| 1outntd.
Az TxpksrHvEo cuAnaE-The report In ont
paper ofa few days ago, that Major Deeses ofthe
Sixteenth Illinois cavalry, chatgcab1e with ths
| los Off number Of men al Cumberland Gap by hii
ditobedienee Of ordert. had no foundation tD fact
II IL veil csab1lshed ihst no prders were received
by him to fall b1ck, and II any such bad been sent
they could mol have reached him as the enemy was
Thst no ruch edisobedIence" was inferred Al
headquarters may BE- seen from the following com
p!imt n1ar3 letter ffum Maj. Gen. Il. y. John2on
Aisjor Eeeres' Dis1siou Commander:
l.. "HEApQcAn9EEs CAy4lRr n1r1a1os,
s1EIDnlk TExSkssrE,
"PUlAsz1, Tenn, July 8, 1855. J
"Maor G. Il Deezes, 18Th Illinois cs,alsy. present
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