, 1876-02-09
THE LAW.
Insurance Ksports'-.Casos on Tria.-.-
Criminal Business -. Record Of
Judgments and Now Suits.
The Supreme Court Decides that n Brewer
-l1ay Treat His Guests with Beer.
And Also States It's V!ows on tho 0ulturo
Of tho Grape.
CHICAGO COURTS.

CElEAGO COUN D.
WHEN A CERTtohARt With BE GIVEN.
judge Drummond Was occupied ycatorday In
hoar'ng M application for certIoraH to tho
Circuit Court In tho case of 1gunh Doskowtz ct
al, vs. 1aaao Il. Baker ot ai., undor tho act OF
Congress OF hlasoh ,. 1875. It was urged that
tho gtato court lad retueod u allow the cane to
DO Transferred from tile stato Court to tho Fed
oral Court. It appeared In thu argument that
tho caso had beon to the Aupsnmn Court Of tho
State. ai.d mandate from That Court asoa Ia
tho Stat, Court III March, 1875. Thero had boon
two torma intervening, April md Juno, aud tho
application for transfer had not btau n1atlo til eto
State Court unlIl December last. twas admitted
that tho caBe could have been put nn the trial
docket to tho Juuo torn, hnl II that had boon
done Il would Lnvo bson tried by tho Court.
Tho net Of 1876 required that application for
trana'or allonl he uado before or at tho term
when tho caao could 10 lrBt tried III tho State
Court.
Judge Drummond hold that Il waB not COM
pesent for pnrt3ca to agteo to continue cas0
over term, or, what the Court regarded % the
aamc thing. to decline to place IL on the trial
calendar, and then make All application after
that torm to transfer tho caHo. Undor tho facts
tito case could hnyo boon tried at the juno tertn,
and therefore 1t VIM not within tho language OF
Tho net OF Cougecas. Tho application In Decem-
bor enmo too ,ato, and tho motion would hhyo to
bo denteu.
nus1t VI. STOREY.
Tho Jury in the libel caso Of William DuBh Ts.
Wilbur +. Stofoy. which has been on TRIAL for
throo days pass before Judge Gary, returned
vordict yesterday morning in favor Of tic plain
tin, and lxod the damages ut cont. Tho jury
woro Instructed that tho woEda "shyster." !"
snA ~ .vore tiapai,le huH
that tho platnttft was entitled to RECOVER II his
reputation Ind sustained damage,
TILE CRIMINAL CASES.
Judge Dloagott yesterday morning decided
tho motion 10 quaK1 tho indictment ngainst
Fcneratoin pilugcr for violations Of tue Ilauk-
| supt law In attempting 10 deiraud their crod.
itors. Tho Judge hold that tho counts In the
indictment wero all bad, not being specific
enough. and intimated that no Indictment could
10 found against parties 1n s,lch chnr9ch uptu
nftor tlloy Ind bcon ndjndIcated baukrupt,
though ho did not decide tic point.
The case Of Jameh Rivers, indicted for conn
| terfoiting nickolB. waA thon continued and con-
c!utlca about o'clock. 1t was then given To
tue jury, With leave to aoa1 their verdict.
! KI1RR III. HILL.
Tic trinl OF tho efcctment suit OF kibbe vs.
| I'LL wan resumed yeAtorday morning. 1nd tho
greater pars OF tho daY. WaH copaumed BY Mr..
Kotcham IN reading tho doposision Of Mrs.
| Q'llnra HArrall. through whom thn plaintiff
claims titlo. Il fow minutes bnfore adjnurulnent
Mr. IA. II. l,sbeo took the a.and on behalf Of
| Kibba. nnd bis testimony Will bn given to-day. ,
| THE uMEAr wSsnrEnN INSURANCE. COMPANY.
| Tho following IL an abstract OF tho monthiy
report OF G. ". Upton. Assignee Of tho Great
| Wostolu Insurance Company:
l.1.l,ce OF, hand Jan. ,e25
Collections sluce. 7,O2u
| si4.r4a
rpId on account Of dividends .,,...,,..,..,. 1910
| Dalancs. ............,...........9i37 718
| THE B1ArE INSURANCE. CONTRARY.
| Homer Cook, tho Assignee OF tiits COMPANY.
| a1Ho hed hla monthly report yesterday, shoH-
| ing.
balance, Jan. .l.....-.,............. ,9Sl
ls,iectit,ss 1HG
! Sc,O73
Disbursements ....,...,..,......., 1874
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