, 1873-07-01

road requiring tint tho groom fight alone should
ayo been visible there II , sl1o had oosn . steer
| cIprooity owners having charged tho Winona, in
the original suit, with striking their vosBel and
| damaging hor, tho Winona. ownera now state
TINT the Reciprocity, instead Of following tho
| land, about south by west, and tho lighte wcro
frat seon across tho mort bow, both reBgola keep
Ing OH their co,,rso until q moment before the
| collision, whom the Reciprocity ordered her wheol
hard down, and tho Winona did tho san,o, ex-
| pectiug to go alongside, whom tho Reciprocity
struck tho Winona forward OF tho fororigging,
carrying away her sa1, sonlo HtauchtonH, A. 1lb,
! eto tho total daniago amounting to a400. And.
eaid ianngos, thoy now pray tho Court to order
the Reciprocity to DO sold In satisfaction OF tho
| came.
TIE ARTIFICIAL BToNE PATENT CASE.
The Of the .c,sgo Gano hs
foro Judge Dlodgott, in tho United statoa Cir
cult Court, for Infringement OF patent for ar
tifoial stone.
Plaintiff proved the. infringement. and tho
substantial identity OF thu stone tho ingredients
being Portland cemont, wlite sand, Hag (cln-
doris Of irou), or, aa IN equivalent, gravel. Tho
original patont WAS made to Edw. Wastormayor,
and ho assigned the right for tho State Of 1lli-
nois, under tho patent, to tho Chicago Compo-
aition Granite Company.
The defendants proved thnt tho Chicago Com
position Granite Company wont into bankruptcy,
| Joseph E. Lockwood, Assignee, who took, by
tho Company iu Illinois under tic patent; and
that Joseph z. Lockwood sold aud made writ
ton assignment OF said right to Paul Rothbartf.
plaintin introduced, In rebutta1, evidence
4hoTng IL to aoa ths gn 9
Company, Of which he was an officer, to manl,-
facturo and sell tho stone.
The Court hold that tho Chicago Composition
asns GVmRsay 1s NOT not thG IT, 'n
Of tho torritory Of I'linois under tho
patent and that ho alone could maintain tho
suit and he was about to charge the jury to
TINT effect whom plaintiff counBcl dismissed tho
| nuit.
Tho evidence ss cinimca to hnye established IN
Infringement.
LOSING SPECULATION.
Samuel G. ComstocL has bcen dahbling unsnc-
cossfully in patcnt-purcllaHing. 1fe flies bill
with whom, aud some other parties, {ollow-com-
plninants in tho suit, ho purchased from ono
6luseor $40. 600 intorest in self-lohding OK
cayator." Complainant made, mud other com
plainants endorsed, his notes for 81 $3.50, which
Whitcomb got possession Of. and promised to
tic toy % had G purokasods fis wa was ID 1oppc, and yot
Whitcomb retained tho notes, contrary to equity,
and complainant Books to haYe the mattor HDt-
tod in tie Courts.
SELLING PROPERTY NOT H1H.
Chauncsy Lewis tiles declaration of covenant
broken, 10 Tho Circuit Court, againBt William
plainant ayors that IN the year 1860, ho pur-
chased from defeudnnt certain $50 acres Of
ground in tho Btato OF Iowa, defendant at the
time asserting that he had good title thereto.
Since the purchase, complainant has discovered
that tho land WAS the property Of tho State OF
Iowa, and he seeks relief accordingly.
MEoIAN1CB' LIENS.
Charles ". Da1ncer aud Robert s. Elder flo
petition in tle Circuit Court against Thomas
Wilson and George r. WORTH for mechanics
| lien Of S1,704.15 on Lots and 5, DucAnor s.
Morris Subdivision Of Original Lots md 8,
and north 4 Of Lot 6, Block 2. fractional Soc.
| IL, addition to city. William E. Fraser files o
siinilar petition against the sano defendants for
a52t.ol: J. s. Dassett Il Co. for S937.55; and
! William A.. FArbor for 81 ,067.30.
THE COURTS CONDENSED.
Another Hyde Park condemnation cnae ia
dragging it's weary length along i'll Jndge Woods
room.
In Judge Gary's room tho case Of Charles ".
Spear Y. Administrators nnd heir of the estate Of
tho lato II, 8. Haddoc1 is being tried. This IL
IN action Of redemption Of mortgage Of $a0, ,0oo
on tho property on the corner of Randolph and
Wells strootB. which WAS, before tho 1lro.' the
site OF tho Metropolitan Hotel.
Frances Provenchie flies q prtccipe In suit Of
treBpass, in the Superior Court, against Philip
Koch1er; damages, 81, 600.
Chauncey Lewis flloH prncipe in q suit OF
covenant, In tho Circuit Court, against William
Cox; damages, s2.000.
Tho County Court boing closed, the work Of
wolves upon tho Circuit Court. Detsy Ilolyerson
will appear tomorrow for examination MS to
tho proaent condition Of lor mentat facultiea.
III the mattor Of Samuel A.. Lock, bankrupt
an order was entored and certified appointing G.
". Campbell, Assignee.
George P. Holmos filos his nf1ldayit in the su-
perior Court for q writ Of attachment aRaust
Richard Holmes, Thomas D. Harlow, and -
Badger, who, hc alleges, arc indebted to him in
s1,B1456, and arc residents of tile ancient city
Of Boston, Mass.
Christina Ostor files hor bill in the Circuit
Court against Bernard Doetch, aud the unknown
heirs OF Matthias AronB, doceas6d, for tho specific
performance Of contract to convey tho west II
southeast quarter Of Section Q, II, II; also
northwest corner west a 18-t00 Lot !, north
west Il Section IL, II, 10.
Martin O'Ncill begins suit OF ojectment, in tho
Circuit Court, against Martin Cody, Of Twenty
fifth street, near the corner OF Wallace. for $500
damages.
Clifton Fl. Davis restores his suit against tho
city. which ho wiahos to pny him $4,000 for q
sprainod anklo alleged to have boon caused by
defective sidewalks, on tho Sd OF July, 1870.
CRIMINAL COURT 1rEMs.
Hans Lumm pleaded guilty to larceny, and
vas sontonced to fifteen days imprisonment in
the common Jail.
Thomas Maxwell. a boy yearu Of age, pleaded
guilty to stealing q Butn ct money, and was sent
to the Reform School for five yearB
Phillip Brown the saace..pan murderer, was,
aftor trial, found guilty Of manslaughtor, and
sontonco was fixed at five years In Penitoniiarv.
Particulars Of that elsewhere.
NEW SUITS.
TnK C1ncu1r CouRT.-7td7-Dameter Il Elder '.
Wilson Work ct q. petition for mechan!cs lion.
5soa-Millsn' 5, r E. frnser Y. Bams same. 6,5es-J.
8. Basaett Co. '. aaue sa1no.. 7,b7O-Willtam /.
Furber Y. Same: sa,oe. 7,57l-chriatina Ostor '.
Barnard Boetch and the unknown beirs Of Matthias
Arena, deceased: bill for specific performance and
general relief. 7,672-Cbarles ]. Euboa8 '. August
johnson ct a1 roreyin Of stock Of stationery ctgars,
ana tobacco worth $500. 7,673-Thomas Z. Bennett u
J, s. Davis, David a. Coe mud Frances 4. Hayden
aaenmpslt. $1,000. 7,615-Martu ONelu ?. Martin
Cody ejcctmeut, $500. 7,b7C-lsestorel cuae,
7b77-Nlam 4. Dodge ct al, Y. John L, Pu1len; a.
sumpBit $407,ao. 7.67a--chauncsy IswiH v. William
Cox; covenant, $4,000. 7,t70--Ramuel O. ConAock ct
al:y, ~. whAteomb; hlll. 7,tso-l-.Appsa. 7.bs3-
Restored case. 7,tBJ-lApera In tho lnatter or the
alleged Insanity Of uetsy liolyerson.
TnM nnno sur1n1oR rn James
Charles Z. WswMl ct a. Y. Z. Keyes: cEafnsaian Of