, 1876-04-13
THE COURTS.
Heavy Verdict Against the City in
LaSale Street Tunnel
Case.
Record Of Judgments and New Buits...
Applications for D1vorcc--'lank-
ruptcy Business.

AUUuCMllUU9 lUE N4s0ICGAAeUduAs
ruptcy Buslness.
THE la HALLE a1AEEr ruHsEL-
An Interesting suit hAs boon On trial before
Judge nogers tho last fow days, involving tho
liability OF tho city for damagea caused by tho
opouiug OF tho 1.asalfo street tunnel. Tho euit
waa begun about two years ago by Julian 3.
who OWLS building OIL LaSatlo street,
betvcon Lake aud Randolph, against tho City Of
Chicago, lio claiming TINT Lis building bud been
greatly damaged by such tunnel, chiefly by tho
check 10 travel on Lssalto ctrocs, aud
tho consequent reduction In tho routa
which It pocessltatod. a general demurrer
was nlol, on tho ground Tint. evon though the
plaintiff was damaged, ho could not recover nn-
less Tho city bad boon guilty OF negligence.
Judge Rogers, however, hold that the city WAS
llablo for any special permanent damage which
tho plaintiff lad su6tninod, but that II WAS not
responsible for my temporary damage oniy
caused by the obstruction OF tho sidewalk or
otho1 loss, while the tunnef wns actually buitd-
ing. Tlo case was gtveu to tho jury
yostorday nftornoou after o protrae.ed trial.
and verdict was rendered about
o'clock, n1ing The damages 70 thu r1.us property
u s1a.e,u Tbs usual mnton for new t.ik waA naac.
others Of like character the city, shere arc
lareu number Of who claim they hAvo
t3keA1hEu 9eFlOu4 Aau41B8 ~ tnb hpufG-1AentlOlCl
tuunr though It be arest improvement 10 the city
D1y0nCEH.
uonorn 4. Graham flied hee bill against hor hus-
band, John UfahAn1. yesterday aaktnR for divorce,
account Of bis cruelty towards hoF and subsequent
dcEert31f. 80.
because her james has not treated hoe as tcndcry "a
ho ought.
ITEMS.
JutIge Dlodget discharged Lila Jury yesterday, and
until Tho May term Will hrar IN IAN, chacory,
aud admiralty, after disposfnR d some subInltted
Iudgo Moore MIL bo In court this afternoon al
o'clock to hear motions.
The Judges Of 70 snpafior and uEsuis Courts he'd
discuss soIno auni,dments to tho present criminal
practice. They, bowe,er, declined to giFe any in
PERSONAL
Tho lo9aa profession and aw reporters of tho differ.
ent papers arr much indebted TO NJ uenry =. stod,
the unitcd Btatos Distrct Court. tor his kndcss and
oblIging tompes ip accommodating the varnus parties
1orvas advancement.
UNITED sTA1Es COURTS.
Absalon Haas began sutt against W. HetrAntt's m
J. i. Conc began huit In c1ecsment against Daniel
Daily, laying lamstcs At 81. .c0o.
Ii. u. Clain Co sued William and Ernst Friend
oscr lead begin s,t for s. 600 saatn.. the Town
Of HONEYWELL, and tuothos for sA'ooo aaanat the Town
Caroline 9. wesaoro brought sus for $500 against
Ds1auu1,roY MATTERS.
George L. Tlldca. Of Elaa. nled d. yosunsaF7 pesl-
ton ID bank1urtty ye.scrd.y; H. debss 1a,s =. - so
sonal pronofty 10 ths amount Of tco56a and opo ~
counts si693a. 1bo petition Wa reforrsd to 1teaser
tloorse T: Kinner, of No. ,so sou.h 1eartt s.reet
also want Into voluntary bankruptcy Ills hsollltass
s ths s.s. ~ real d
| to Register Ht6Mr.l,
jameson. ' ''' ''t'''N''" *'>''s's' - ''4'& -
In tho c4sc Of II, ". wcaror h Co., an order wss
~ surxnIon % counT IN nn1Er.
Jerso spatdIn1 began snit by attachment against
/ tho Cedar Iuyet Lumber Company To recover
Tho Chatham National Bank began action for
iionry l;lspos began snit aH.nst tbo city OF Chi.
caRo, claiming sa0G0.
.s % s.sneo ssns' d a' T. @
bin, lor hiiln9 up tho paseut electric gas-ahung a
s an rsafS sS. Il iss .s ,..b.b uo
'0's'A ''' '''&S CIRCUIT coun4.
Eiuatuan Wright began a suit In rerIey1n against
rrss. Akns Walter eDoa and aeotss III" ;9
Eouln dearborn strcst valued Al si,oo.
1'S'" 'D' ~ oousrr COUNT,
,A ..,,.. ~ 1,'n no~1 1stia-x ~ .sr,trts.r..rn
In tne esaio o. toIh neyla o. nH Se
Mmo ESus ss'''''a - eH4ausn' A'''' "'''' DoA0
n s esase 0f 3 Lyo y, ss6s e re'e 70
In to cs.ate of syert Davidson letter stt"r, wero grant
81 70 r. T. DaV'asoa nnaet ,ae nonu 'oe st''''
5upax aAnr-ssa to "a. md ass to s1a tne,n.,.s.
suodE sAA1uH-tH.a@' on VITAL HeAt tAso VI e44'
H,aos. eity ~; lAn e. ~ a,
]upoE Moons-ne,ons 1.s .n ~ e r N. to-aa5.
! JUDGE MuoEih- .t1 ~ ts0: aac!us'fo. ..e
9gDas no1E-ss' case Abs and eaasoa'f Hos' 2''
1gp1s ~ ~ 70 aas NSs sS 1 o :s