, 1874-11-19
THE COURTS.
Record OF Business TranBa ctel
Yesterday.

plvoncEs.
Aahtoy Sawyer filed hia bill against his vito,
1Iyrtta asking for divorce Oh tile ground Of
deBerllon.
Edward Edwards complains that hia wifo, CLARA
Augustn, llas boon uulaithrul, and 10 therefore
asks for divorce,
II Tho,nas johnson haa only remembered tho
alage, "Whero ignoranco is bliss. its folly to DO
wise" ho would probably at tho proaont time bo
IN comfortable framc Of mind. a woman, aa
usual was tho cauee Of Ills trouble. DsinE, as
ho states, al1oadS midway In the Journey Of
his lilo. aud having devoted tho earlier
pnrt OF his life to tho caro- Of
holplesa mother, ho decided to take wife to
cheer his own declining years, and met bis iato
when 10 behold widow, Mrs. Albcrtine O. ual-
verson, aud, uumindful of Wollcr'a t"chl lymoso
caution, le mado her Mis-. Johnsoh, Five
months OF married lifo suflcod bin, and he ce|o-
brated tho last anniversary Of Washington's
birthday by bidding her q Qnal fa1owcll, leaving
her in possession Of tho house and furniture
they had formerly owned. Soon after tho mr.
riaSo, IohnAon atatea, ho uotined aundry
1iltlo inaccuracies In The accounts Mrs.
johnson gayo Of the circumstances
attending the doath Of her formor husband.
Sometimes she called him Carl, willis ut other
tmcs. rendered forgetfnl by grief, she foudly
apos.rophizol lin under tho namo OF Oe.
Now, johnson did not feel any very lively inter-
ost or concern whethor tile name WIS Carl or Jim
Bludeoo, but certain other circumstances mado
the matter look serious, and, utter dilisont it-
quiry, Ao was made sufficiently miserable BY
learning that she had bud o husband, who hnd
left her III Norway Oh account Of her nldellly.
lie, however, gave hcr 81 mouth, hut she,
feeling u.asntlsted, ahscoaded, aud cano to this
county, bringing child whose paternity Ia not
known. Soon nfter arriving here she hnd au-
other child, Which she left ut tho FounaliuG's
uunc, wlere it now il. Johnnon states that ho
il employed Oh plght-watohman in tho Chamber
Of Commerce, aud is necessarily nbsent from
homo fra,u III ilo afternoon until tLa noxt
DINING. During lia absouce. le alleges, his
w1fo cheers horBelf with tie company Of
persons Of both Hexos, whose occupation ID
variable and uncertain, but concerning whoHe
chatactcr and reputation there is no room for
doubt. Two Of these male companions arc
charged with tho grosseBt breach Of friendship,
aud tue complainant, tile one dream of hia lilo
vanished, asks tlnt lo may be rid Of the ono
who haH cnuHed Linn 10 much shame aud mlYnrv,
aud lloncoforth ho will dedicate hi. days to tho
care Of her whose Kindness las horne With HIM
30 tong, aud whose affection IL unquestionod.
JOURNALISTS BERy1OEB.
A Jury In tho United atatos Circuit Court do
s2O week. Tho caso OF T. ". Goodlue VI. D.
| u. Brooks. Proprietor Of the Western Iailtcdy
! Revie.u was brought by tho plaintiff to recover
e361 for scrvcos aud expenses incurred while ia
| employed in tl,e Reuto.o otieo AZ correspondent
| but no sntary WAS liked. When lla left, Brooks
| allowed $40 q week tor salary. but clnlgod 81
per week for board, 4 difference Of omulon
arose lhereupo'l, mud Jury sottled 1t by giving
! GoodAua $3.50, or about @aD u wcok.
THE La gALLE sTREEr TUNNEL.
| The casc Of tho Northern Transportation Com
pany ". Tho Cty ot Chicago ii on trial before
Judge Dlodgett:. The suit is brought to recover
| street tunnel III 1869. Tie Company claims its
| building on the dock On tic North Side was dam.
aged ny sottling; that tho nso OF tho dock was
iutorfo,ed with 30 that it obliged to rent an.
other place. md that it has suffered damages to
the amount oi $3.50.
| ITEMS.
Judge Jamson will Nov. 81. tako up tho OBJ
jectioin filed to the confirmation OF assessments
for beuotts in tho following cases: No. IL. aa2,
ayonue to Humlin avenue; 46. .252, Park avenue
to IIauu ayeauo; 49,2s3, Warren avenue to
Crawford aycnuo; 4G.a54. West Washington
| street to Crawford nyenno; aud 1885, Park
| avenue to Crawford avenue.
| UNITED STATES COURTS.
Ernst G. Gray flied bill aganat George Won
Ilollou and tile Hide aud leathor Bank Of Chi-
| cago, to prevent tho former f.om roceiviug and
tho Eltter from paying 9I,42G.20 tax OH its cap.
it'll atocli md franchise.
George W. parsony, OF New York. fcd bill
against Il. II. Whllier. Robert q. Wright, ant
Eliza G. aud Albert Sturgcs, to forcclo1e u trust
tcod for S2u. .00D Oh part OF tito $. ". fractional
| x Of fractional Sec. o. 50. II.
supEAfon COURT IN nn1EF.
William II. rark, executor. hcgan nsl,it ngainsi
acorre G, Smith aud chnrlcs NJ. Smith. claiming
\ $l5, coo.
Potter Palmer began suit for $4,000 asains
Il. Il. Clark sued Edwin Nicltcrson and Thoma1
CoIllstor fur 81, 1000.
Tho Peoples Gas-Light and Cokc Compan!
William IIrnt A,lsI G. A. Dny for $1,000
O. II. Mccormick began suit against Z. r
DoEe to recover S9bUt.
g. Miller to fesssxsa him from collecting lax O
e1,G41.97 loyioa RI Tux for 1878 Oh tho PEI sona
property Of the Sherman House.
j. a.. Tcrw,lljger began Ruit for 81 ,20
| against IaneH Molgan.
August Fischer commenced m action Ii
.tasraAs againHt Fritz Mau, laying dauugas |.
WllIinm W. orookor brought suit for sA,oo
! aguillst i. q, AloC0rtl.
l'.y s Co. sued George 9. AlneB, George G
Sherman, aud I. 7. Sherman for 81 sou.
Hotman Wendorr complains. TINT Mnurfo
Rynh b,ohe llA (palntlna'tn) eg an'l he thoIoi1,
obtained capius to l'4Buro Rynu's attendance.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Mar,sCnrono Weis commenced a suit In Tres
paus npail,bt Charles stensgrist, laying damage
at 81, 900.
samuel ". Mcconnell began a suit for %, on
aga,t,tt Lcvorott t. Subway.
Mprthn Gnylor commenced n suit In tyespaH
aeo,l.t the Pullman Palace Car Company, lu5
ing daiaaHes Ut So.ooo.
Ionis scLilli'n tud bill ngatnst Elias D. Sol
lcok and wife, FroomHn Campbell. aud 7. Il
Enlis, to foroooan trs,ss deod for sl.9ot.a7 .
Bib Lots 10 aud TO III CampLella snbl.ysiop {
iMock Is, in Morris Subdivision Of tho VIZ {
tl.s H. W. u Ut 500. II. 80, H.; anoher agalu.
hnu i. hiaelenn, i. Mae!eaM, L. ". GaNsl'le!l. i
/. Campbell al.d i. 4. Mckay, to foroeloAo
uust lu.d ior 81 ,C.,o on Lot is in Gampbei!
suLiivsson Ut tliy = W u Of Black &, IN itocl
wells A1ton; third against Exaeotl 1.t d.d + ~ =
Si,tlll ou l.ota IL, d5. aud a. In Campbcll's bul
| 1,YiAinn nj Lots 4 5, .. Z, u. Al,l II.