, 1876-06-15
THE COURTS.
Important Admiralty Opinion by Judge
Blodgett Concerning Tows.
Another Big Land-Snlt Dismissed
for Want OF Equity,
Miscellaneous Matters from the
Halls OF Justice.

The Hd1tlnG' elevator Chicago nsanAt The tug Howe
II appeared from the evidence that thc night Of
Aug. IL. 1H71, tho tug WAS goinE westward tltnng,
NclIH atsect draw, towing q scow, md tho floating
elevator was being pulled eastward through tho
same draw. The lug had proper lights, and the
elevator had ono light on tho etnrboasl how. The
tug passed thrnuR clear hut t1se rcow 1t was tow-
Ing cotlldea with the GcatIng elevator, sinking lcr.
The owners thurcof brought suit 10 sscpycs daul-
ages for sncb cultnion claiming IT wss due to tic
negligence Of tho tug,
Judge 1l0dgetl i,owcvcr decided that Under alt
The c!scumsancca tic inattny elevator VIA IN
fnu1t In moi having norc lights ami hctlcr unk-
ont. Eln should havs tA5.cn unnaual precautions
nj night md In misty wcahrr. THE tug was only
going at regular. ortinnry hpeed, and did all aIIc
could tn avoid eollHioi' Twas not necessary for
the acow 10 haSe light, m sils wns, a. II were,
part of the sus though thu catc would bc different
II the tow wa' sailiS s:a.e with reparate mean.
PORTER vs.. HILL,
Judge ,Farwell yesterday gave decision in the
which has been on trial before him for the week
lnst rn.t. 4 was suit In ctancGry brought by
Ing tic same laid wltel. was IN aI+pu.e IL tae
cd tlat o rhwcd Hill susno defects in Tho title ta
the land, ana that verbal contract WAS inaAe ty
saa Mi III ill., u W VIII o1ef hs sSms a,sr
cjaIms tIlat ll did acquire po.tcsrioa Of the laut
but ,1I rsfuss I'd % 10 %Gn.5y y., out h,s r. contrast.
Of some kind between the PARTIES, Int the evidence
vas very contradictory, In III. opln!un, howeset,
not hecn reluccd 10 writing, m required by tu
statute OF frauds. and II mt ellosn that there
had , been pastnsrsl,'p between the parties Tho
IN appeal wns taken. Mersrr. NhItc.Ile l. Lush
md Mccoy = , 5sait appeared for Porter, and W. H.
baFnnm for HILL -
Catharfne Drown complains that her husband
Lewis 1r0wn 10 mt all that he should be, for, IN.
ae7ote H. evennss ~ to kesins hcr ~ aroaaI u< tic
huuse and boating her until el1o conla not stand.
she nao charges him with being All habitAal drunk
ard, and therefore asks for divorce.
Saturday, and tlien auppre.scd ~ service" ia
sganst lis vic Matilda barbour lou. he carges
%t hvns ds'ssa h IT, The of ,s i % VIII
and G,1E 1n1nusE Il Informed that 10 lsas only
been rcsidcnt Of this country for fly months.
where he LEFT her Inst summer. 1ncompatablifty
ei dsnoslton and q desire Q re.enset she golayn
II hs s,2e m M p th'
Judge McA1tstcr ordered bpccIal rcniro 10 be
tssuca for twenty -four Jurors, tcturnabc Monday.
The closing arguments in the 1sser4Idc Improve.
ment G9,nrany eaass we're postponed scstcrlay
until ''''S n'1n1gi ns,Frn STATES co,n7s,
Jane, F. Wooimnn hcran n suit for s1n ooo
peaInst Ionnl i. Taylur. 'N~' WV
iThn f.,nn,rrclal Nntionn1 1,nnk ,,rourht sult
arainat IL II. II. cnsh,nam. claiming H. do.
- BANKRUPTCY MATHIS.
bc oHiMIr,ct n i"nErnnt vr.tnrIav '11fs sncn,nd
Gshts a1c 81 ai,I nnj TIA i1'n,ecnrci ~ :.
| tMe 10 Tho nsSpia eonsist at iantl wnrth
III, III. w. mn ~ nnen Account s:j 5SG H. ~
.xhich Ill ao7. Ii IN ewing Nv r. iicsInv: o1ro 4
r,',t 10 lnn shnrHs il fhc t,Iicoro pluulng Mils
thmnnnv of i'm nor r"iur nf SIti ni}n h.i,,r nnns
ftf,h interest md one share NJ tI,s Ruyol t;onrrs
siiyer Slinfnc Cotnnany. pns ynlur, xlOO. Thc
Joshua Norton, ID, WIS adiutfcatcl bankrupt
by default yestcr,ny nn warrant lasnei rcturna.
| ble July Ii before Register Grant, at Chicago.
An n4Hignce will he chusen at IL IT, III. day for
| the estate al Jacuh Welt
s,h ir.t ,is,,idor1 ,,antrr Thomas Tos a. ,r