, 1874-04-21


4 suit OF somowhnt peculiar character, nrtBtng
from tho gront fre, Is NOW on honring boforo
Judge Rogors. Tho auit il brought by Wright
Brothers, WHO before tllo fro kopt livery stable
OIL lilo southeast corner OF North State md Kn-
2io atrooB, against tho Chicago 4 Northwestern
Railway Company. Tho Wrghts aslcgo TINT, on
sunlay night, Oct. 8. 1871, when tllo fro waR
raging around them, thoy Ind IL very }argo quan-
tity Of horaos, carriages, alelghs, robes, lay,
oatB, etc., In their stable. Thoy think they
would 1ayo boon able to sayo good portion II 1t
had not been for tho fault Of tho Company,
which had largo number Of barrels Of kerosene
oil slowed in It's warehouse Immediately
opposite their Htablos. This oil caught
fro and exploded, dronching their building.
brenking in windows, md Botting everything
immediately In blazo, aud rendering it impoH-'
slble to curry anything away. Even though tho
!isl,mcnt thoy maintain that, NJ the dofentlnnt
had moro than tho legal quantity OF nvo barrels
of oil on ita promleoB, and aB this oil yras tho
immediate cause Of tlloir loss, 1t should bo hold
liable for tho whole darnage, VI wleh ia claimed
ants have filed tho ploa Of general isss,o only,
md their line Of defonBo is not known. MosBrs.
swott aud LeMoyno appoar for tho plaintiffs
md tho Hon. Lyman Trliinbull, y. G. Cook, mud
McasrB Willard aud l1nrrison for the Company.
will probably occupy nearly wook.
TROUBLE WITH A NNEwER.
Louis G. lIuols flied IL bill aganst tho legal
representatives of his deceased partner, John L.
certain contract. Huok stateB that Inst July,
reaizing t1,e uncertainty of human lifn, ho made
mn agreement with Miller BY which tho roal es-
tato Of tho arn1 was not to 10 1nldo liable to
agreed that tho survivor should have tho right
to buy it at 10 per cont less than the cost price.
purchased by. tho remaining partner. in
Of dsah l. at dr vno;
n piece Of property belonging to tho firm OH tho
corner Of Eighteenth and Canal streets, OF by
200 foot, and valued at SIC, ,205.39, aftor deduct
| ing tho 10 por cont aa agroed. The personal
property was estimated at ss1 ,o59.o2. Deceased
plainant Ia anxious to hayo tho contract carried
| out, and purchase this property, but sotuo Of
AfillerB heirs arc minors, and canuot givo legal
! consent, and he, therefore, seeks the aid Of u
court OF equity.
PARTNERSHIP TROUBLES.
| Herbert g. Sanborn has filed a bill to divorce
| himself from hiH partner Samuel Harris. san-
| born atates that on soptombor Inst lc ontored
manufacture and sale OF u certain kind Of Htean,-
! engine, Of which Harris was tho inventor. COM
planant was to pay $4,000 for IL half right in tho
patent for tho States Of Illinois, Wisconsin,
the $4,000, and also 5000 additional for i share
in some tools. lie thon nsliod for d decd
| of conveyance Of tho patent right. Harris
told him that tho decd had been sent
| to Washington to be recorded. This
satisfied sanborn for time, but ho llas recently
asccrtained that no sucl, docd WAS ever sent !;
| that tho business. instead Of being prosperous,
as Harris had represented. is rcalay losing un-
dortaking. He therefore asks d dissolution, a,l
account, md IN injunction to prevent Harris.
partnership property. Tho injunction waH
granted under bond for $4,000.
| ITEMS.
Tho case OF Paul Schoeppe, alias ]. D. Solu-
lonberg, WHO wants habcas cornus, will co}no
up this morning before Judge Williams.
Mrs. Dopuie, who saed Shipnan Fox for
$4,000 damages to her character, recovered a
! verdict for 2100.
Judge Drutnn1ond will bo engaged with o pat
ent case to-day.
UNITED srATEs COUNTS.
Charles @. Walton began suit against T. G.
MoLaury, claiming $4,000.
| DANKNurTcy ITEMS.
| The Mechanics National Bank filed petition
againBt Charles l.. Nice, OIL II Judgment for
Sill, ,125. Tho bank charges Rico with suspen-
sion Of payment, aud also with diaposing Of his
share in a firm, OF which llo was member. Rice
tiled 4 confession and was atljudcatcd bankrupt,
and tho warrant made returnAblo AIAy 90, 1874.
In tic nlatter OF tho Germaria Insurance
Company tho Assignee filed report stating TINT
he ind ofrorcd for aale two notes OF 4. @.
Hesing, uggrogating $4,000, secured by 17o
sllaros Of the s'aG!s,z;el4'g Company, that
same, md nsk1ng that such salo be confirmed
| Tho Court granted tho order, mud commanded
tho notes and collateral to be delivered te
| Wigwall l. Thompson filed petition against
Mrs. ]. D. Williu1n1. claiming an indebtedness
Of si40. Mrs. Williams has abscondelt, at.d
allowed portion Of lor goods 10 bo sold OF
legal process. A rrlc to show cauBe April 3t
waa issued and a provisional warrant Of seizure
An attachment wau isguod against Franz
Schreibor.
IN tho matter OF tho Princeton Tanning tom
pnny, al, order for tue examination OF i. j
Cooper, q Director anl Supelinte1tlent OF t!'t
Company, was Ihnt1e to ta!;o placo buforo Nogis
ter johnson, April 81, at 10 oclocs
| SUPERIOR COURT IN nn1EF.
BENJAMIN AlwArd began a'slit III trcspasa fo
$4,000 against tho rcnnBylvania linllroal Com
patricl ]. Towle began anlt for s1,oo
ugainHt s. A. Lee and ". i. Tenplo.
Frederick Ayo sued Elsie Fischer mud Loui
Fisher for 81, 600.
". Q. GouaY and George Chandler brough
suit against Sumuel j. Walker, claiming 81 600
Lealder J. Mccormick commenced sui
against Samuel J. Walker aud II. II. Walker
laying damages ct $4,000.
Campbell Brothers filed petition against A
9. Badger for a mechanics lien 10 tho amount o
$l,010.48 OIL 20 Last Washington street.
| CIRCUIT COURT.
Andrew Lamportsdoorfor 1lled bill ngaina
Herman Jowiotl, Theodore Jowien, and Chuylc
II. Dnrnnm, to torocloBo mortgage for II, 30
OH Lot 81, Block 2, in Henry Aloyorhotf's Sui
division Of tho $. n of Block IS, in tho CAM
I'rustoob' snbt1lyision Of tho W. ~ oxcopt tho !
} !. X OF tho N. y. Il, and tho N. L. Il Of the
} W. q Of Soc. s, so, II.
II. E. Champion commenced suit for 81 90
!. agalllst G. A1uthison anl Alco Peterson.
THE COUNTY COURT.
! Judgo Wallace convened the April term OF hi
Court in tho new Court House, on tho Mort
!, Side, yesterday morning, and before procecdin
!. with the regular hrbineBs Mr.. Robcrt ". smit
: presented tho resolutions adopted ut tho moot
! ing Of tho Chicago Bur Inst Saturday In mo,nor
OF tho late Thomas J. Turnor, and, by ordor {
. tho Court, tlley wore spread upon tho record.
Ii tho matlor Ut the eBtate OF Jacob Endor
grant Of administration was Issued to Cathorin
:, Enlors, under MI approved boml Of SD ,e0O.
. j. scoley Wallace was appolMtcd adulnstratc
: OF tho estate Of Sarah NJ. Wallace, under nj NJ
proved bond Of 530, 900.
In the mnttor OF tho ostato of Frol y
| Knrafou rrnnt 0f administration WNH issued