, 1873-06-10
Tho Loss Of tho Sca Bird.-.Tho 0wnors
Petition in Admiralty for q
Limitation Of Liti.
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cation.
The Cheney Oase----The Judge
: Thinks Delay the Wisest
Course.
Criminal Court Itonls..--Bankruptoy
Notes.-The Courts Condensed.

In the Unitod StatcB District Court, tho Good
rich Transportation Company and Abort q.
Goodrich flo petition In admiralty. In thor
petition they recount tho circumstances Of tho
total destruction by fro Of thor steamboat "goa
Bird" which occurred on the morning Of the
9th April, 1868, in Lako Michigan, wlll1e tho yes-
| sol was of tho Port Of Waukogan and within
United Statos maritime Jurisdiction, on hor way
from tho port Of Two Rivora, Wis., to Chicago,
with cargo Of goods md passengers two Of
whom wero tho only souls aavod On board.
Petitioners c1aim TINT tho fire, and consequent
loss Of hfoa and cargo, were occasioned without
thor neglect Or dosign; that about tho 1et OF
August thoy aavod from tho aunkon wreck
tho fron-work Of tho vossol, and ita
aafo; that about the tat day Of April, 1870, tho
following pefHonH brought suits agaiust tho
Company for damagca nl1ogod to have boon s,,e-
tanod by loss Of lfo Of tho parties whoso ostates
thoy represent, In the Circuit Court Of Cook
County: Hattlc f., Administrative Of tho estate
of 14uoien T. Gaylord in tho United statea Cir
cult Court Prescott W. Boynton, administrator
Of tho estate Of John 6oronaon; Froderika ad-
| ministratrix OF the estate Of Nela 4. Nelson
| Dornarl EhbcrH, administrator Of tho estate Of
HenEy PfeIifor; Michael Dr9l!ng administrator
| kon1. administrator Of tho oBtato OF Jamos ".
Leykom; Bophia helchon, oxccutrix OF the last
| will Of oharles Roichon; T. .Koasorulatsky, nd
| miniasrator OF tho ostato Of Caspar, Logro, Jr.
! Z. @. Shore, administrator Of tho estato OF
| Joseph D. Doucott; August Duago admin
tstrator OF tho estate OF Frederick nonning;
| John schnotto, administrator Of tho estate Of
Amos Meyer John Niokrchon, administrator, Of
tho estate Of Henry e. 5, Noiman. John s.
Koehlon, administrator OF tho estato Of Augusta
Wilde; Anthon Fucbs; administrator OF the
estate Of John Fuchs {; Wonzol 8chormoneck,
administrator Of tho estate Of John Niagara tho
first olevon deceased being alleged to havo been
pasBonEerB on the boat, tho last fivo boinK deck-
hands. These suits aro atill pending, and In ad-
dition to theso, petitioners bcliovo that suite will
boat, for tho recovery Of damages by parties
| whoao goods and merchandise woro destroyed,
wherefore they ask that they may be
entitled to the benefit of tho s!;,., ast Of
Of slip owners. and that tho value Of their
interest in said steamboat, her engines, boilers,
etc.. and her freight, thcn Eanding at the time:
Of tho fro may DO appraised that thoy. may pay
Tho samo into the Registry Of tho United States
District Court. and tint 4 n.onition may issue
! against all persons claiming damages Of any kind
hy reason Of said fire, citing thom to appear be-:
foro said Court, mnko proof Of their respective
demands, and that tho Court doolaro the limit Of
tho owners liability, md upon thcir paying said.
amount into court decide said ownera exempt
| from further liability; and TINT the Court make
distribution among tho parties proved entitled
to share in aail amount, nndrostrain all persons,
including tho plnintiffa in the salts above do
acribed, from further prosecuting suits against
petitioners.
THE CHENEY CASE.
| Tho Cheney case waH up before Judge WILL
iaus yontortlay. Aftor Bone littlo argument be-
tween tho counsel. during which Mr. WhitohouHe
offered to accept Mr. Fnllere Stimulation, and
decided tbnt in Wow OF the peculiar Importance
OF tho case ho had bottor continue 1t. Ho, ao-
| cordingly, ordered n r1lc on defendants to have
tho evidence closed by tho 1st Of October nost,
| and stated that 1lo would sot tho caBo for honr
ing as soon after MS possible.
| CRIMINAL COURT ITEMS ...
Oharlos Weed was required to stand his trial
before Judge nogers yestorday morning, on a
shnTse Of soaamt1g m ehansa S. To
!. atoly after the fire, by Weed and ono Garrity,
the latter OF whom, not boing bailod was sont
for tho offonco to tho pontentiary for yo yoars.
mon and Immediately aftor tho fire loft for New
York. At tho time of htH fret trial lo declined
to appear, and his bondsmon had tho utmost
difficulty in having him brought to this city
from Now York, tho Metropolis shyaters making
On arriving III Chicago Wood WAS again admit-
ted to ball. and yesterday morning his second
bondsmon found themselves loft III tho lurch.
Andrew kennody, cha,rged]. with solling liquor
without liconBo in tho Town Of Lake View,
pleaded guilty. Sentence was suspended.
i John OhlBon q ospectabo-looking farnor
from Evanston, was tried on charge OF Rteal-
ing . pocket-booh. containing $3.50, and another
continuing 92s. The prisoner accounted for the
presence of tho articles by stating that ho found
ono, and TINT ho supposed tho other Ibid boon
deposited in hia poclat by penltcntial
pickpockot. Tho only dotepae. urged in
and 0 number Of other highly respectable
residents OF Evanston, who testified to the
prisoners goneral high moral character. The
Jury, nftor having con1ultea together for ahout
an hour, decided TINT 1t WAS impossible for thorn
to agroe in tho case, and wero consequently dis
chargot.
GENERAL ITEMS.
John BainB mikes application In tho Circuit
Court for q writ Of capilsRgainst @. D. Genung
md John D. scanlun, againHt whom he is about
to bring suit OH plea of trospass for that
Genung employed scanlan who Ia @ Constable.
TO break into con,planants house, on tho eth Of
May last, and Glenn out md remove oil tho fur
nituro thorofrom, to complananta damage OF
$1,000.. The capias was granted by Judge Troo.
In tho Circuit Court John Baldwin, jr.. files
bis prnope md declaration in ojoctmont aganAt
ejeoting him from Lot 45, in William e. Dog
gott's subdivision Of Block as, OF Canal TruB-
Toes Subdivision Of part OF section 33, T. 20,
NJ, 7. II Il. OF 7. H., ana lays damagea as
8. n. Emmona alos a prmcpo in asaumpsit III
tho Circuit Court against Nelson Wost, Z. a
Austin, and William Ottaway, partners under
the firm namo Of Wost, Austin d Co.. da1nagos,
$4,000.
barbara Meditation nlca prmoipo IN assump:
! sit in tho Circuit Court against D. Green ani
} John Dooloy; damages, $4,000. .
Joseph Maguoro files prmclpo In troapasa In
the oase in tho Superior Court against John
Hunt2 damagog, 5000.
: III tho Superior Court, Mary Landwer flos
, bill in equity against Lowis Eclonberg for the
j partition OF Lot II, Block !, In E. B. McCagg't
Bubdivision Of out lot 10 in eubdlvision made by
tho Board OF TruHtooa OF tho Illinois i Michigan
Canal, Of tho s. y. Il of soc. g. T. 80 n, II. II
z, OF 8 p. NJ.
} payaon N. Doty brings suit in attachment II
tho Circuit Court ngatnst s. W. Gillespie, 3. a
+ Trowbrlage, md A. Wakoman, Jr.,, al residents
. Of tho State Of Now York, md indebted to hin
in tho sum Of %, 155.83 for sorvicos rendered.
In tho mattor OF II. Liebonsten OF a., George
: ". Campbell WAS appointed Assignee.
In tho matter OF Goodrich & Kirby, the ordo
I for diamissa' was made absolute.
, III tho caao Of sloan Y. Oossott, which ha.
boon on trial in Judge Woods room all laBt wook
III which plain.iR sought to roooyer damagca TO
alleged breach of contract. verdict was ronder
| I'd u. ,tu fo,1 $rw1 t1o