, 1872-10-10
OUR COURTS.

OUR COURTS.
, Their Experiences in the Year After the Ffru
I Community.
Amid the pressure Of matters IN review Of tho event
ful year following the fire, The Law courts deserve
mention eFen II deferred to the obvious and
general facts. One thing Is noticeable In the busnes<
OF court that the disasters and troubles Of the
fire havo brought very little litigation, universal is
the spirit Of adjustment and oearanro. Hhan the
humber Of rcnstated cases Is considered tho aouns
Of new busincss Is wonderfully Hight.
Not scrap Of the records Of either Of the Courts Of
Inv and Equity were saved from the nl-deyouring
fire. When the Clerks met their chiefs for tho first
time after the great baze time lost IN usaless
I 1aaenting,. bat at work they wen. with q will and
within few days the courts were located. The in
convenience &. continuing the huacess Of courts Of
the records Of which material vestiss remained,
except its memory Is too apparent to require
| 1arging on the subject. The Judges wern without:
their memoranda. the Clerks had lost their min
ute books; and CALENDARS dookets papers ware all:
destroyed The magnitude Of tie loss might well have
been expected to have pnrayzed the entire machinery
Of the Law in the city and great part of the county
mRe M a the of our
trade also distinguished tho law, and there really
interruption ct business worth speaking of, the
courts which wore sitting actually resuming business
two days after the great combustion
THE couSrY COURTS.
| Ci4crit Court-Two ds5s AFTER the fire the Judges
and officers Of this Court established themselves In
the Rice JacRRor Building, of Despaiues and
West Randolph strees making shift with few deal
boxes and TALES and modest auantum Of chnirs and
benches. The business Of administering law and
equity was resumed Just fortyeght hours after the
ara struck the court House. These quarters wer.
dsyg' expesieuces In rpuahfnx it that those who e:
con1ree 10 mt IN With the discomfort viii not fr
uet thew reudyrd 10 the High School portion Of
which had been sat mart for the purpose On tho
p.rea for their reception they removed to that btid-
in1 where they h.ye since contryod to act along with
reasonable comfort Early in next Deceuber the
Clerks office will be removed to the second oor ext
north to Judge Jatneson,s Court The old docket bav
inc been destroyei to The hlaze, q new docket Wns
.nsde Of the new cases as thew c7e h. but the old
one has not been u,stored sutt y1s conuaenced In
this t:ourt forty-et1ht hours sfter The arn
uS1rED STATES oouHrg
The United Ststes Custom House, IN which the
united States Circuit and District Courts xero sfn-
ated, were not completely consumed before arrange-
elsewhere Negotiations were carried to q successful
ternnntion for the removal of All Unitad Statea o
to Congress Han adjoining the fremont HOUSE On the
South Sde thither tbs Courts proceeded In these
keen M some sort Of shoH untI Msy last When he
Renuhio lie Block on LxSaIlept between MadI-
son and Monroe streos which had been lease bv thn
Goye.pnent for occupation b. tthe Federal Offices
was declared ready, Ind thither the Hon Judges
nrnmnond and Biodeett. with their devoied sousd Of
nIared and vii moi s disturbed uptH the enor onE
hlocF whnaa fonndation il NOW being Dig for the nr
Fndcr,1 o6res ei1a in Tho fu1ear at tf1ne have ~
cn,na - hnh;tsb,a tearing ~
I1s S4rcyioT CoLYt-After rnther exciting contest
between hs avyers. - to where this Court should bs