, 1873-01-28
1g1,at Constitutes lIaTriagc---
Tie Nellie Port Case.
p.rnuptcJ Mattcrs---Ae:icns Against
Yarions Corporatioas.1 =
Genera. Notes ffrom AL the coures-"'
New Suits.

et;t,,teg . legal mlr111ge IL lue OIntEU osAtes,
x,s Yesterday concluded, aad the mass OF oyi-
;:c,ca. afiiarits, and other papers. and author1-
-. that have accumulated during the trial,
h,,5ed over 20 Judge Farwell who announced
-. intoat;oa to dire into the matter immedi-
..e1r so Is to give his opinion promptly aa
.ox.;;Ie. The counsel for the plaintiff male q
s.,enrons effort, on behalf Of Ills fair client,
~ show that, where q man and woman
,eta each other to DO husband aad
z-;fs. before living together, and then commence
.,;ia ei open and uAcoacea1ed union. the woman
ta.r1nc tho name Of the husband, and being re-
,,enized and introduced within the circle in
r,Ich they were known Is u.an and wife, a
n,,rrac. OF ciTil marriage has been completed.
peo,oied from the celebrated Nathan case, in
the Second Brewster, which, he contcnded, an
rl7 sustained his position !; aud he supported
r;s authority with various Others, all tending to
shog that the for1na}ity Of a ceremony in mar
,is-e. which originated with tho clergy, who
r,ie it one of the chief means Of
binding parties to their church, md
bringing up children in their faith, was not
,-csssarv, but a mere strengthened outgrowth
9ft.bit that had lasted for generations. Rul-
ias= in our country, in England, Ireland, and
sctlard, wero cited in plenty to estnblish this
pos:icn, vlch the counsel declared was actually
nrsla:;eable. He then proceeded to show how
The requirements Of the lar in this case had
Teen met. Tie woman had declared, upon her
c.,:a, that the man now dead promised her mar
..sso before she went to live with him, and there
-: abundance of proof that she had
txca admitted as his wife, treated
= his wife. introduced rs his wife,
rent down to tho grave ho still aeknowled sed
Ter as his wife, md never breathed a word TO
discourage that belief. It WAS not until he died
,hst this had been disputed. Then, and not till
sfen the family Of the dead man stopped in and
;soclai1ned her everything that WAS rile. They
7a2tcd the property. This was the gist Of the
EEan=1t.
For the other side, counsel uade use Of au-
:ao.itiea aud language Just as convincing, hold
1g that the contract claimed to have been
nsao BY the parties was not sufficient
sad that the Court must pronounce the woman
.oih:cs more than the mistress Of the man now
ieai-a question Of considerable importance. he
ca:yely said, to large proportion Of our poru-
ta:>u. The facts have been go often before the
rabllc that no further notice OF this is nec-
essazy until the Judge renders his opinion
BANKRUPTCY MATTERS,
The petition of Governor Bross for sot-or
against the Lumber1uan's Insurance Company,
u bankruptcy, WAS yesterday dismissed, the Pc
stioner waving his right, and paying the de-
E.nd Of the Company in full, end taking his
LANCE for dividend with other creditors.
Leave was yesterday given to R. E. jenkins,
Assignee in bankruptcy of Harriet E. Collils, to
rel the stock and fixtures, valued at s., 600, at
70 cents on the dollar, for cash, to Joseph Childs,
G this city, that being the mos: favorable offer
r.de after dl1;gent efforts to do better.
Tho petition for the adjudication Of Abram
Ttaac;aco WAS yesterday ordored dismissed ua-
t*s objections ase filed in ten days.
Leave was given to the Marshall, yesterday, to
Ill tie stock of Solomon Rothschild ct al,
lsrsrupts.
GENERAL NOTES.
The widow of railroad brakeman, named
Eolt, is being heard before jury in Judge
Por:er's Court, in claia against the Home Life
Insurance Company OF New York for $4,000,
.ade1 lifo insurance policy. The defencs is
s.t the policy was issued upon fslse represents
igos. The particular misrepresentation al
ssed viu only appea- in the course Of the trial,
a. it IS understood that they consist Of state
3ect that the applicant was in good hcalth,
slereas ho Was suffering from disease at the
...aa he was insured, and in his giving his occu-'
:et;on IS that OF q conductor whereas lie fol-
S7ed the infinitely more dangerous, business Of
:-Eenan: wherefore tie defendants claim that
Se contract is void
Il 1869, Jeremiah II. Dayliss and others ex-
:sszged Lot 10 in Block 5 OF A4hland's Second
4:htion with alra. e. 4. Miller and husband for
los1 and 2 in Canal Trustees Subdivision
q Section Z, Township 39, 5educting from the
rice paid as the difference between the values
':e eun Of $50 for tnxes then unpaid, the
iloant Of which Was unknown Subsequently
ias OTHER parties interested with Baylizs made
e:oyoyance Of Lota and to him. and he paid
= Tie taxes, about 3l30, which he now prays
lie Circuit Coult to declare lien On Lot ~.
Charles po..tre yesterday commenced suit
ssscicst tho Chicago d Northwestern Rail- DAD
! C,apaoy fer $4,000 damages for injuries in
g,sed BY locomotive OF the Company on the
l!h oi June, 1872, At the corner OF Halsted and
;a15op streets. The Plaintiff claims that the
.Seent was Eolc}y owing to the negligence OF
r co@p.nE's servants, AID to the fact that the
E:s5o'ive xas being driven faster than the
teed allowed bv the city ordinances, which Linz |
sfach speed to SIX miles Per hour. /
Eliza, the e.ecutrix Of John II. Hughes, yes-
E:a:! filed hill for the appointment Of q Re- |
a7e- 10 tho steam tug Ada Allen, for account |
rsyasainst Daniel Boyle, for decree direct |
= boyle to hold said property in trust for COM
ss;aaat, and james McQri-11, re7crsiopasJ
sHass OF the same, as assignee Of John IL. |
ssss;tes. and for IN injunction restraining
aooSs IN the further management of the tug.
Ase:ond Injunction against Piper & Co. was,
sasin against cutting ice on the rights Of the
snSp!ainant in tho Chicago River. The injunc-
sa differs from tho others in that it specifies |
=, :: months Of January, February, and March,
.s'5 as tl1s tina during which it is to remain il
siss.::icn.
Gsorge s. Bowen, the holder OF promissory |
sse sse of the Riverside Improvement Company |
= Hs2,145, indorscd to him by the payee, John
lIts L Co.. aad anosho. OF sl,47225, irdorsed
!the payee, Stephan Wilkes, yesterday CON-
saced suit agaiast the Company for the re-
ssery Of the amounts due, with interest.
lotion for new trial in Il. B. Lewis ct al. Y.
:: s:Nchigan Central Railroad Company, for the |
sosery Of the value of wool, alrendy reported
she time OF trial. WEB yesterday overruled By
:ge Bodgett. aud judgment given upon the
@dic. for the defendant.
1.e Illinois Central Railroad Company yester- !
=! commenced, in the Circuit Court, a suit Of |
E:s1ent from twecty-four acres OF land in |
sFse Park lin the northwest fractional quarter |
ssction 13), against James Purcell
..!adge Rogers will call 49,, 50. Sc to IS inclu |
s1.e. Judge Porter 104 to 112 49, 119, 122, 129,
- LIE, 117. 12s and l29. Judge Tree will COM
sesase the trial OF 723, Crilley Y. La1ued.
J.: las trisl Of George Driver, for murder Of his
p' ppse' vii take place on the conclusion Of the
s!ss trial now proceeding.
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