Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1872, Page 3

e THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 187. STATE INSURANCE COMPANY. Some More of the Officers of the Concern Pumged. Tow the Claims of the Policy-Holders Wero Dought Up by Them for the Trust Company. Iir, Perkins’ Interviews with Charles Smith Concerning the Funds in Geo. C. Smith's Bank. ‘[he exemination in the case of the Slate In- ce Company was resumed yestorday after- moon, before Register Hibbard. George W. Dfedullin said ho had been o Director in tho Company ; hed purchased cleims for J.B. Smith; purchescd them from difforent parties; William *Bross sold his claims for $500; was under the impression that he bought the claim of W. W. Kimball; Chauncey Bowen bought Eeith Bros.’; did not buy Boardman's claim ; the claims bhad been adjusted; the claims were for losses in tho firo of Oct. 95 didnot recollect of any case.of loss outside of the big fire ; did not purchaseany claim for J. B, Smith about which there was any doubt; was not an official or stockholder 1In the National Loan and Trust Company; did not kuow of any arrangement between Smith and the Trust Company mado in advance; his ‘business with Smith was net arranged yet. Cross-ezamined: Purchased claims for him- self in Jenuary and after; mads no representa- tions to Governor Bross as to the condition of the Insurance Company at the time he pur- chased his claim; saw no statement of the rein- gurance m the Toutonis until April; made 8 mental estimato that the amount of the insur- nnce in the Teutonia emounted to about a mill- ion and a half; =il the books containing the re- insured policies were turned over to tho Teuto- ‘mia: there were some twenty-gix books ; he paid for the policies parchased, and was_reimbursed by 7. B. Smith for all the money paid out. Te-dircet: Dealt with brokers and with the ovwners of the policies in purchasicg them. Cross-examination resumed : he actnal amount reinsured in the Teutonia was sbout £261,000. By the Register : Generally took the policies; most of them were adjusted before he bought them; surrendered the policies and proofs to the Company, and got due bills for thom ; could Dot eay that ll the duo bills were dated truth- fully; never remembered noticing that the due bills were not dated the day they came into his possession ; they might have been ante-dated; lhm:ght all the due bills were passed over to Smith before Nov. 18, 1871; thought the due bills were trutbfally dated; thought thero was a8 difference of a few days in some of the dates; did not know the exach dates; was.not positive about the dates; all he knew was that the transactions took place in October or the beginuing of November, 1871 ; never purchased any due bills after January; ‘went away between the 1st and 15th of Decem- ber; stopoed purchasing about three wecks efter the fire. e JAMES VAN INWAGEN said he was Secretary of the State Insurance Company at the time of the great fire; continued to be Secretary up to the fime it was put into b ptey ; knew that certificates of indebted- ness_were issued to J. B. Smith; knew that Bmith aflerwards transferred his claims to the Trust Company ; purchased claims for Smith smounting in the sggregate to §100,000; was au- thorized to buy them by C._M. Smith and perhapa by McMullin; gave his individual checks in pay- nient; supposed Smith paid the money; never * knew of any of Smith's claims being paid by the Insurance Company; had no personal knowle edgo of Smith's turning over the claims to the Trust Compsny; did not know what he got for them ; poid 10 cents on tho dollar for the claims P d ; deelt with the owners of claims; never held out to owners that he was purchasing for the Insurance Company; gave a check to k. M. Hoadley, who surrendered his claim; did not Jmow if he bought Page & Epra‘:fiua‘s, Alfred French's, Alfred §. Trudy’s, Spauiding & La- monte’s, Lyon & Healey’s, or William Bross' claims; thought ho bought W. W. Kimball's claim; told Kimball that the eafe could not be opened for & week after the fire, and that affairs were in mixed & state for him to give: proximate idea of the condition of tus company; told everybody the same; nover told anybods they were surrendering to the company ; told persins wanting to sell that he was author- ized by Suith loé‘:&y 10 per cent; never had any ronnectio: with the Loan & Trust Company ai &0y time ;there was no doubt at the timo the cleime wen bought that the Btate Insurance Compeny *as iasolvent; it met the fate of all the Chicagccompanies; did not know of anyun- derstandingbetween Smith end the Trust Com- pany that heshould buy claims and turn them over to the Gmpany; did not know of any un- derstanding hat the Trust Company ehould set theclaims 6T \gninst depositain the bank ; didnot know that wa to be done, or when it was done ; mever assente to that charging up; did not re- member whenthe Trust Company charged the claims up; rewined with the Company until May: handled 10ne of the assests; helped to gettlo up thoaffairs of the Company; mever o of any of e money of the State Insurance Company goingo purchase the claims from the origital ownersr anybody else. oss-Ezamind : Began to be Secrotary in March, 1871; tht was after the change from the co-operztiv to the stock plan; had charge of the business znerally, but not of the funds; Ar. Johnson w2 bookkeeper, Mr, Wetherell ad- juster, Henry Wmarth policy clerk, and Mr, ‘Goodrich surveyr of risks; the amount of risks outstanding on l books amounted tosome mill- fone of dollars, elusive of the risks reinsured in the Teutonia ;he loss on their own business was £600,000 or 20,000 ; the amount Feinsured was over four mibns ; while he was in the oftico there was nrecord kept of the amount re- fusured in the Tatonis; supposed safter the fire that the loseenn the “policies reinsured by the Teutonin wasrom one and a half to two millions, but learrd aflerwards that it was only £200,000 ; did not nowtill after the fire that the Teutonia had retirl theState Insurance policies, end ieened its ownnstead ; did not think after the firo tho Compay would bo able to pay moro than 10 or 15 per cat ; the assets of the Com- any after the flre-cre sbout £400,000; did not believe the entire .mount could be realized ; urchased one sing: claim for himself ; thought e bought it from fr. Spalding; it was during the winter; bougk no other claims, except those for J. B. Smit. By the Kegister : Signed the certificates as Bccretary ; signed tem sll; the policics pur- chaged for Smith hebut in the safe of the Com- F2n¥ ; Smith directf or indirectly presented the plicies for cancellaion, and got due bills in- 8tcad ; all tle due bils, a8 far 88 he knew, ex- cg:b 2 very fow whic. wore ante-dated after tho 2def November, wep trathfullydated; had no daibt that Smith's due-bills wore = correctly daod; they were pubstantially dated when isswed. except, penaps, from three to fivo; thee ho wes _requeited to date the 2d of No- venber, that being ‘he day the Receiver was &ppinted ; was cetain none of them were datd in December; mnone of them iers antedated more thay six days ; took an_assign- met when the polici:s were purchased ; dated the ssignments truthfully. NOTMAN C. PEREINS recolzcted having besn appointed Assignee in that ase; had somo recollection of it; tlie ques- tion ¢ set-offs in baukrupt cases was pending In theUnited States Courts shortly sfter ho was sppoited; the decision was published in the papertin June, about two months after his np- powntent; had an interview before the decision %as mde with George C. Smith, President of the Tret Company, sbout getting the money on deposit in the bank; Smith smd tho bank bad, b the advice of counsel, purchased claims and intended setting them off Bgainst tho deposits; called _ after the detsion was rendercd, and eaw Charles Bmith, tpresenting George’ C. Smith, who had one to Zurope for his health ; told him Judge rummad’s decision was against ect-offs, and if they i not pay over tho moneyho would have to_ o to law to recover it; the monoy was not paid iver at that timo; they did not refuse fiatly to say the money over; they expressed their willugness to waive their set-off claims if they coul¢go in with the other creditors and get 8 pro ralahare of the dividends, Cross~mimined: Had fileda ‘Eeremp:ox: order on the bank an etition for a e on George C. mith to pty over the money; there was no de- cieion in tie caso, but on Aug. 3, therc wasa bout $15,000, being 48 por cent of the ount, th bank retaming about §110,000; if o clais priaonted by tho Lrust. Comprny nere sllowed, the$110,000 would cover wi entitled to an & dividend. 4 . THE REGISTER SAID ~fie was led to infer that many of the claims wore g:p\flninn, by which the bank paid over to him 1t was s0ld in Decomber, January, and February, and that the dates were fraudulent. From what per- sons eaid in his oflice ho was led to that infer- enco. If that could be proven it would bo im- portant. M. GOUDY SAID they could, at the proper time, produce the poli- cies transferred, and rebut thal inference, AR, SMITH THREATESED to sumr jon anothersquad of witnesses, who may ppear Lo-day, THE LAW COURTS. NOTES OF INTEREST. Messrs. J. V. Farwell & Co. yesterday filed o pelition for the bankruptsy of Thomas H- Mahon and Jacob B. Kennedy, carrying on busi- ness ot 844 Milwaukeo avenuo, they being creditors on an account amounting to $326. The statement mado by the debtors themselves i8 to the effect that they commenoed business on tho 8th Juno Jast, with & capital of $4,500; that they now owe £13,000 ; that the wholo property consists of their stock, which cannot exceed £5,000 in value ; that this large doficit on a trad- ing of six months has arisen from personal and Dbusiness expenses ; that they havo sustained no 1arge or nnusual losses ; that thoy are also carry- ing on business at Waterloo, Iows, managed by ono Huecbron, which they havo supplied with $6,000 worth of stock, from which thoey have received about £3,000 in cash, and of which they now have 1,200 worth, or there- sbouts, remaining on hand; and that the books donot show the paymentof any considerable sum of money that would account for apparent discrepancies in the cstato, A warrant was is- sued for tho seizuro of tho banlkrupts® propert, and an injunction restraining any meddling with any other property, not coumerated, which may ‘befound to belong to the parties. Nichols & Co., finding it hopeless to continuo doing business in the real cstate and loan line, a mujonty of them, mamely, Nichols and Fitch, potition for a dissolution of partnership, agaius Tiio minority, or 3. W, Hedonours, The. pare: nership was entered upon_on the 16t of Decern- ber, 1871, Nichols snd Fitch_boing already in business together, and taking in Hedenburg as a third party, but réserving to themsolves all in- terest in cortain real estate_contracts, namely with Georgo Whipple 8s to Norwood Bark pro- perty, with J. M, Chapman as to lots in Pharo's Subdivision in Section 12, Town 33, Rango 13 north, and with Edwin Pardridge as fo other lots in the same subdivision, Tho partoership ar- ticles provided that the business was to continue for two years, that profits and losscs were_to go in thirds, namely, onc-third to each, and that ncither partner was to draw out more than £2,000 per annum. As_prospects wero not cheerfal, and the objects of the partnership have not been, and do not seem likely to be realized, namely, the $2,000 per annum to which each partner was limited, the original firm have discovered thet £8s sou woro s about the best policy to bo pus- suel The Great Western Telegraph Company was yesterday the recipient of the following favors at the Lands of the Commercial National Bank: In the Superior Court; suit in assumpsit, on & note indorsed by S. Reeve, for $3,000; same, §1,000, indorsed by D. A. Gage; same, ‘81,200, indorsed by D. A. Gage. In the Circult Court; same, $4,600, indorsed by S. Reeves and- D. A. Gage; same, $1,400, indorsed by same; same, 700, indorsed by ssme. Thero was no sitting of the County Court yos- terday, The Court will sit to-day. The rooms are now warmed comfortably, animmense heater having been put up; and what with the radiant countenance of the new clerk, and the radiance of the new stove, tho place is as radiant, alto- gether, as such a tumble-down wreck of a skele- ton barn can be. Readers who watch this column will applaud the jury in the Eclectic Insurance case, reported in yesterday's TRIBUNE, who yesterdsy morning returned a verdict in favor of the needy widow, and in accordance with justice, and all that is right, generous, and honest. Judge Booth was clearly on the same side. Cheered and_invigorated by their first plango into Iaw, the Messrs. Hirsch yesterdey took an- other plunge, entering suit_against the samo offending Bouth Chicago Turn-Verein end its agents and abettors, in trespass, laying damages of §10,000. John Charter, tobacco manufacturer, on the information of Judge Glover, District-Attorney of the United States, yesterday confesed judg- mont and paid & fine of £200 into court for neg- lecting to affix revenue stamps to four packages of tobacco, Tho noise caused by the passageof persons over the stone corridors leading to the United States Courts having proved too much for tho ‘proper trangaction of business, matting was yes- terdsy laid down. The first meeting of creditors for tho appoint- ment of an Assigneo in the matter of the Union Lithographing Company, in bankruptey, did not tuko place yesterdsy as intended, the papers not having been served. essisurs Babeock yesterdny commenced suit sgainst Mossieurs Page, Peck & Hill, for_me- chanic’s lien on dwellings erected in East Iins- dale. e rocord of mew eults in tho Circuit ourt. Judgo Porter has been driven, by the abomin- sble effluvia {from the drain beneath his Court, to take refugo in s room st the opposito side of the City Hall, formerly occupied by Judge Jameson. A number of prisoners wero arrnigned in the Criminal Court, yesterday, whose names will bo found in the proper place in the record. An interesting examination took place, vester- day, in the matter of ihe claims of the National Insuranco Company against the State Insurance Compaxy. Allen, ‘Coryell & Co. last night obtained a writ of sttechment against Campbell & Murray for o dobt of 1,065. The German National Bank wants satisfaction at the hands of the Adums Express Company, to the extent of $6,000, in assumpsit. Liouis J. Steinitz is being sued by Bauer & Co. for a piano, valued at $520, hired before the fire, which was destroyed in the October blaze. The city hos commenced suit, in the Superior Court, sgainst Timothy Wright and Artemus Carter, on debt, $9,000. Charles Turner, charged with selling liquor without license, Will be tried at the Criminal Court to-day. The other liquor cases are set for to-morrow. 8. F. Wright, conservator for Lewis Dutton, yestorday commenced suit against George W. Clark, in assumpsit $10.000. In the case of Von Schaack v. Tho Northorn Transportation Company, arguments are to be heard this morning. A test liquor case will come upin the Criminal Court this morning at 10 'clock. D. 1. Eldred, s juor inTudgo Portar's Court, was yestordsy fined for being absent. Judge Blodgett continuing indisposed, Judge Drummond presided in his stead yesterday. CIRCUIT COURT CALENDAR. The following is the trial calendar in the Cir- cnit Court, so far a8 made up, to last night. The numbers are given in the order s they are at present arranged, but a8 somo changes may be made, we drop tho calondar number, and give the term number only. 54—Ames v. Goldsmith ; 88—Clifford v, Allen ; 115— Gaslord v. Goodrich ; 182—Sampson ¥. Miller } 230— Enutson, C, P. & S, L. R. R, Co.; 230—Goodwin v. Valling ; 353—Tucker v, Avery; 208—Patterson v, Boll; 606—Handley v. Drandorff; 513—Zahnen ¥, Norton ; 527—Keegan v. Ames ; 533—Alton National ‘Bank v, Haskell ; 710—Storey v. Sherman ; 767—Farn- ham v. Bradley ; 798—Kain . McCarty ; 806—Jott v, Snoderass ; 827—Budinger v. Michigan Central B, R} 863—Tally ¥, Lizotto ; 812—Sullivan v, McCanx ; 901- ) Federlein v, Excell; 030— weldon 833—Allen v, Merritt; Picree 940—Phillips v. Tracy; . White ; 950—Livbenstein v. Abrahamss Johnson ; 956—Stein V. Elapy Carroll 053—MecAllister v, ch ; 957—Forestho v. ‘ooper v, Felsenthal; 969—Brown v. 0—Neilson v, Jacobs; §7i—Weikman v, John- son ; 980—Hessert v. Holbrook ; 981—Wall v. Higgins ; 984—Langrafl v, Stowe; 986—Ames . Keegan; 987— Hill v, Pi $89—Griftin v,"Schleisinger; 992—Re W, R. B, Oo,; 994~Schiffer v, 0. & N. 1,002 Mantenack v. Kuhnj 1,003— Woods v. Eelly; 1,05—Fisher v, Illinois Cen- R, F; 1,013Fredericks v, Everhart; 1,013— Schillo v. Littlo; 1,014—Kerlin ¥. Dankert: 1,015— Hanlon ¥v. Abbott; Michigan Central R R; 1,021—Lovering v, Wheeler; 1,022—Towne v, Howlsnd. _ 1,026—Carlion ¥, Hogt. 1 ickinson v, A. & P, Telegraph Co. 1,935—Mc- Nellis v. Loeb, 1,037—Beidler et al. v, DeWolf. 1,040 —Coolidge v. Preacott et al. 1,045—Stew v. Land- graff. 1,046-0sgood et al, McEenzie etal, 1,030— Garrabrant, 1,040—Breidt ¥, Trusx v. Davis, 1,054—Crawford v, Dietwig et al, 1,055—8utherland . Dyer, 1,057—Holmes v. Fruit- port M. & 8, 8prings Co, 1,059—Caso v. Lavis. 1,061 —Trovis v. Swan. ~ 1,003—Bloom v. Warren, '1,004— Burger v, Turner ot al, 1,065—Bryan v.Stenguist, 1,066 —Richardson v, Palmer, 1,071—Spalds ¥, 3l 2 1,073—Burdick ‘et al, v, Jontgomery, 1,678—3urphy ,00—Miller v, Chicago & Alton Railroad '1,081—Gillica v: Achert ct al. 1,035—volf tain et al. 1,086—Britain v. Wolf. _1,087—Hewitt v. Anderson. 1,088—Cook ct gl v. Rochl 1,001— Baumgarten pt oL v, Parker, 1,002—Schubknocht v. Boeso ctal, 1,003—TKelsey et sl, v.Tacques ot ol, 1,008 —Godfrey et al, v. Chicago & Northwostorn Railway Company. _1,09—Iuges et al. v. Deckwith et al. 1,100 —Clar] armon, 1,119—Jadéon v, Stewart. 1120 —Jacques v. Weller. 1,121—Quimby v. Linton. 1,122 —Trade v. Bteiner, 1,124 Kolly v, Batler, 1,135 —Diesell v, Scanian,’ " 1,1%—Bisell v, Duimo ot al 1,120- et al, Vo Givins, 1151—Williams v. Dran, 1, Middleton et =l _1,135—b: 136—Tobi v, MeFarlan. 1, G 5 1 v, Aimundinger. 1,153— valkor. 1,170—Smith £ al. v, Jillictte, CcKindley et . 1,165—Noutrand v, Winchell, 1,166—Bakker v. mball etal. 1,167—untet al, v. Martin ctal. 1,160— Armistead v, "Demuth, 1, orrison v, Guth, 1,172—Gross . Kaiser. ' 3,177—Corrigon v. O'Kecfo, 1,180—Sturges et al, v, Lissborger, 1,10—Contincatal Insurance Company of New York v. Hotchkin et al. 1,191—Van Keuren ¥, Hockaday ct al, 1,192—Smith v, Holtzman, 1,198—Edler v, Lentz, 1,206—Lederer cf nl: V. McDonough, 1,208—Hill v. Newman. 1,2i1— Gilmoro et al, v. Barry. 1,216—Corlics v. Yott. '1,220 —Davelin v. Fowler. ' 1,931—Verschoore v, Grundics etal. 1,220—RKingetal. v, Boll, 1,323—Follansbeo ct al. v, Smart, 1,286—Doylo v, North Chicago Railway Company. 1,2%—Vanblaricum v, Tascott ctal, 1,261 —Hooper ot al, v. Lewis et al. _ 1,232—Custer v. Kim- ballotal. 1,23¢Teary v. MeEwen. THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. [Judge Drummond.] BANERUPTCY—3,128—Munn, Norton & Scott; rule entered calling on Assignecs to show cause why the property mortgaged to Jesse Hoyt should not bo sold to satiefy said mortgages, 2,163—>ahan ot al.; rule to show causo, warrant of seizurc, and injunction, NEW. BANKRUPT. Thomas H. Mahan and Jacob_ P. Eenncdy, on the potition of Jolua V. Farwell & Co. ~Teuncy, McClel- 0 & Tenney, attorneys. NEW sUTTS. 9,585—Adam Tysklewicey v, steam bargo Monitor; livel for wages, $152; Win, H. Condon, proctor. 3,596 —LE. Olson v, Same, Eame§84; samo proctor, 8,557— Oscar Bergstrom v, Same ; same, $109; same proctor, THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. [Judge Drummond.} CrANCERT—654—Bond ct al, v, Edwerd ot ol ; dis- missul on motion of complrinant without prejudice, Law—005—VanSchuak et al, v. Northern Transporta- tlon Company; jury waied aud causo submitied to ourt, . ST suTTS. John ‘D. Easter, Elijah H, Gammon, Charles W. Mareh, Wm, K. Marsh, Ralph Emerson, and Wm, A. ‘Talcott v, John H. Ellward and Wayland S, Goodhue ; iufringenient of an_improvement in grain and grass barvesters; West & Bond, attornoys. Charles ¥, Mat- ter and Frederick Haddick, of Bufalo, N, Y., v. Jos, ‘W. Taft, Frederick Schwab, and Hy. G. Abbott, of Chicago; infringement of en improvement in picture frames; same uttorneys, y D. Tenbroecke, of Tortland, State of Maine, 3 Chas. Barnet, Chicago and Lyons Limeand Stone Co., Richard C, Akerly, John G. Rogers, Levi D. Boone, Geo, M, Frink, John W. Bennett, David G, Hamilton, Francis C. Peabody, Hy. M. Frink, Harriet E. Ben- mett, Robert Alsworth, and Michael Ward, all of Illi- nois, bill of foreclose mortgage on Lot 10, Block 10, in Union Park Second Addition to Chicago, to secure a note of $3,000; Paddock & Ide, attornoys.—George E. ‘Walker v, Home Insurance Company of New York ; transcript from Superior Court ; Paddock & Ide, ot~ torneys,—John Charter ; information of infringement of Internal Reveuue laws by neglecting to use tobacco labels ; Judgo Glover, District Attorney. THE SUPERIOR COURT. [Judge Porter.} LAW—2,279—Proat . Stephens; timo_to plead to demurrer extended thirty days, 3,610—Mortimer . Godfrey ; default and judgment; $648.51, Cauffman v. Wing ; dismisced by plaintiff, 3,134— Rocher v. Commercial Insuranco Company ; defanlt oud judginent, 1,105, 2,572—Pafer v, Morrls ; judg- ment, $383,53.” 5,742_Hobmes v, Gard; dismistéd by plaini 68— Hamlin v. People’s Insuranco Com- ‘pany ; motion to sct uside jndgment sustained, 2,057 Henize v, Commercial Insuranco Company ; default, 3,007—Schureman v. Same; order. 8,000— Seavey v. Same; samo _ord Schure- man v. Sumo; samo order, irmyer v, Same; dcfault and judgment, $4,236.66. J T74—Rimball v, Tropell, dismiesed by plaintif—Otto TFischer v, John Souerbry ; leave to fils mandate from Supreme Court, and cause Tedocketed. 2,009—Tuylor v. Chicogo & Northwestern Railway Company; finding for defendant and judgment; appeal bond $400, and bill of exceptions in 20 days. 2,192—City v. Smith; appeal dismissed at defendant’s costs, with procedendo for want of prosccution. 9,185—Vood v. LoBean; Jury polled ; throo jurors absent; verdict chauged in form by Court for plaintifie ; damages for Wood §45.50, Buchling $50.88, Wm. Crewes $15.87, and R. Crowes $47.13; motion for new trial, and in'arrest. 2,837 Foncelot v, Fulton Firo Insurance Company; judgment $2,713.50, *2,846—Samo v. Commereial Insurince Com- pany. 2,400—By agrcement, uppeal dismisscd at de- fendants costs, 2,1%6—Watt v. Engel; verdict for plaintiff ; dsmages §39.96, and motion for new trizl, 3,543—alcVeagh v. Pearson; on motion of plaintief sci. fa. diemisscd ot defendant’s costs, 8,324—Butler v. Hobertson ; dismissed by stipulation at ‘defendant's costs, 3,378—Degenhardt v, Lender; motion by ‘pluintiff to strike pleas of Bender, Paul & Mathicu, for ‘Want of affidavit of merits denied, sud cros3-motion to filo in five days granted, ,206—~Thayer Furniture Company v, Seelye; jury trial on issues of certain de- fendunts, and jury fo separate by sgreement. [Judge Gary.] Craxczny—Buchler v. Haneen ct ol; Master's ro- port filed and confirmed, and decres appointing Com- missioners. 1,010—Herlig v. Merz et al; decreo o rale. 1,140—1ay v. Leedon; Ieave to amend bill. 965 —Eent ¥, Kent ; reference to Magruder, 970 a—Clark ~. Clark; decre of divorce, 6283a—Bartony. Odlin; ralo on P, Adler and Mary Odlin to plead, ctc., ex- tended thirty days, 863—Hemmingway v, Smith ; de- creo eatablishing title. NEW SUITS, 41,636—Vilmington Star Coal Company v, Hart & Co.: assumpsit, $000; Lyman & Jackson, attorness. 41,637—Germanis Lodge, No, 12, 0.D. H.S,, v. R. Xrouse, Henry Lamparicr, and Jonas Thesen ; confes. sion of judgient on o note of $300. 4L,Y38—Julins and Herman Batier v. Louis S. Stefintz ; asyumpsit, $1,000; Benford B, Purry, attorney. 41,639—City of Chicago . Timothy Wrighit and Artemus Carter ; dobt, $9,000 ; 1, N, Stiles; attorney. 41,640—The 'German ' Na: tional Bunk of Chicazo v. Adams Express Com- pany; assumpsit, $G,0005 Ward Sunford & Kobldaat, attornegs. 41641—Regina Mayor V. 14 Guthman; yelition to reestablish déed of trust destroyed ; Rosenthal & Pence, attor- noys. 41,649—Hirsh ot ul.v. South Chicsgo Turnve Tein et al. ; trespase, $10,000; A, B, Jenks, attorney, 41,043—Traver v May et al, ; apreal, 41,641~Commer- cial National Bank v, Great Western Telo- Company ; _ dechration in assump- 3,000, $1,000, £1,200 5 65— William M clarating ina nofo of 41,646—Samucl F. Wright, conscrvator of utton and George VW, Ciark, Jr.; nssurcpsit 41,645—Alten, Coryelt assumpsit, $5000; at- THE CIRCUIT COURT. {Judge Booth Fahrenking v. Ecl Company; jury returt ecaled verdict: *We, tho jury, find for the plaintifs tho full amount of the policy, 1,000, and interest from tlie 19th day of April, 1872, to and_including 11th December, 1872, at 6 per cent, 70, amounting in the wholo 10 $1,043.50;" defend~ ant moves for o new trial, and in arrest of judgment, 1,573—McDonnell v. Brady; appeal dismissed, procedendo for non-compliance with rule, 1,150—Stur- gis v. Lissberger ; rule on_defendant to plead in ten dayaby n, 6,11§—Kehbolz v. Mahon; Charles Peck Juitifies in open Court. 2,918—Edler v. Schmidt; rule on defendant to filo bond in sum of $700 by Saturday mext. 2,96i—Davis v. Allen; _dismissed by plaintiff, — John Marova v. Anton Kokuska et al. ; cace Testored, rule_on tho plintif tofile new bond and lcadinga in 15 days, 908—Hanser v, Town of Hyde Park; jury trial; verdict assessing damages at $375,44 and police, 2,360—Pick . Connell ; personal default and judgment for §9,165. 918—Datlin v. Smith; ap- ‘peal dismissed for want of prosecution, and procedendo, —Clark v. Riversido Improvement Company; on motion of defendant, exccution stayed 10days,” 1,097 —Scott v, Rinng defanlt, and judgment cutered through $nadvertence, Nov, 21, White; jury trial, not coneluded Call=-§75 to 380 nclusive, Judge Tree) Lav.—3,047—Handley v. Gras Judgment of Sept. 20, 1871, Jury trial, 340—\Vunderlich et Dot concluded. [udge Faruell) CrANCERY.—709—Bordall v. Shortall et al; leavo to smend bill fnstanter by making now defendants, and summons to them ; rule on other defendants to plead, efc., by first day of January term, 54—George v.Cath” eritlo Faulks Wilson ; decree of divorce, NEW SUITS, 5,185, T. Nichols ct, al. v. J. W. Hedenberg, pe- tition to disclvo _parinership; Boekwith, Ayer & Eales, attorneys, 5,156—Walter S, & S. V._Babeock ¥, Willidm R, Page, Clarenco J. Peck, Fred. W. Peck, and T, C. Hill; petition for mechanic's licn on Lots 17 and 18 in Block 17, Section 6, Town 88, being East Hinsdale, for £45,51. 5.187—Julla Ann Burns v, Jobn Burns] divoroe on the ground of desertion. &,183—John Aar- vin V. Mary Jamo Marvin; divorco om ground of " desertion, = 5,189—Peoplo of Thomas Ol . 3 tax_ appeal. 5,150—Same v. Chas. T. Whittlese: land, Martin Andrews, Hugh Maher, Hy. H. Honore, B. L. Honore, and Wm. R. Page; same. 5,191—Samo ¥. A Judson Smith, D. Goodwillie, Martin Andrews, and Hy, H, Honore} same, b _Same_v. Gabriel Gunderson, T. Gunderson, Mariin Oleson, Ola Oleson, Leveret T, Gunderson, K. K. Forrast, and Y Lutheran ‘Church, G,195—Samo v. Hy. M. Shepard and Esther T, Rutter ; same. 5,194—Patrick Dunne and John F, Scanion v, Geo, L Cross, Wm, B, Champion, Wm. Mehrle, and United States Mortgage Company ; potition for mechanic’s lien on_ Lot 6, in Bussing’s Subdiviion of Block 10, in Wolcott's Addition, on North Clark street, cast 'side, Detween Tilinois and Indiana streets, for $536 ; Round. treo & Mcilugh, atiorneys, 6,195—Johm Marova v. Anton Kakuska ¢t al. ; notico of motion to reinstats cause : Mathew Marx, atforney. 5,196—Thomas & John D, Tully v, George Carnoy & dichacl 0'Connor 3 tition for mechanic's lien on the southeast quarter of t25in tho cast part of Eilis® Addition, for $663; Runyan, Avery, Loomis & Comstack, ottorneys, 6,197 —Wm, J, Guon’ & Thos. Delihart v. Dennis Luby ; as- sumpeit, $500 ; M. A. Rorko & Son, attorncys, 5,198— Commereial National Bank v. Great Western Telegraph Company ; dcclaration on assumpsit on a Dotofor $4,000 ; J.'A, Keeper, attorney. 5,199—Samo v. §3mo ; same for $1,00 ; sanleattorney. 6,100—Same v, Bame same for §100 ; samo attorney, Lav,—857- e Life Insurance 944—Wickman v, 3 deerce restoring 32—Lusk v. Carter: al. v, Sunith } Jury trial THE CRIMINAL COURT. [Judge Rogers.] Triars.—Michacl Finn, malicious mischief; found ilty; $25aud costs. John Horton and Joseph Pa- cey, rot ; nollo prosequi entered, Andrew Wilson, clicating; verdict guilty; motion 'for new trial John F. Cook, larceny ; verdict not guilty, "ARRAYGNMENTS.—Lena Badger, latceny ; County Jail 10 days, Joln Johnson, larceny; Gounty Joil 80 days. | Buppose, Row, that 3ichael McDonald, lorceny; County Joil &0 days, William Murphy, Jarceny: Houso of Correction 90 days, Wuliam Summerfield, larceny) County Jail 20 days, George Swith, larceny; Reform School 18 monthe, Jumes Weetbrooke, lurceny ;- County Jail 20 days, Fritz Wreger, iarceny ; Couuty Juil 20 days. B e CONTEMPT LITERATURE AND ITS SOURCES QOF SUPELY. T the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Sm: A fow weeks ago & policeman of this city, while attempting to arrest a desperado in one of the innumerable sinks of iniquity which everywhere abound, was shot dead. The mur- derer was immodintely captured, indicted by & Grand Jury, and put on trial for his life. He ‘was poor, but had friends, who raised the sum of $1,400 to procure a lawyer, obtain witnesses, and defray the expenses of his trial. The case wag & most aggravated one, and occurred ab & timo when deeds of violence were comuuom, and eoveral other murderers were in jail awaii~ ing their trials. A great oxcitement took place; public meetings of citizons wero called; Vigi- lance Committees were appointed to inquire into the cause of 80 much crime, andto ascer- tain why somo one of the perpetrators of the numerous murders was not hung, The clamor for blood was most intense, and tho public press | scized wpon the occasion to visit upon the Courts; from the highest to the lowest, their strongest condemnation. The State’s Attorney was denounced, the counsel for the defence held up to scorn, and the law itself pronounced o dis- grace. Twenty-four hours’ time was all that ought to be granted to & murdorer, and then he should be prepared to meet his God. ‘When the trial of the murderer came on, his counsel moved for a change of venuo, in accor- dance with & statute which had been in existenco in this State for more then forty years; in which motion it was alleged that the prisoner could not have s fair and impartial trial in this comty, on account of ' the excitement which had been raised and the prejudice which existed against him, and the Court was asked to send the case to somo adjoining county, where this prejudico did not exist. Thecounsel for the defenoourged, first, that the prisoner was entitled to this upon the rincimu of justice and fair play, and in- vokcg in_his favor the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United Siates, which ex- presaly provides that, “In sl criminal proseon- tions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of tho State and district wherein the crimo shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be i formed of the nature and cause of the accusa- tion, to bo confronted with the witnesses against him, to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assist- ance of counscl for his defence.” Also, the Ninth Articlo of the Bill of Rights of the Con- stitution of the State of Illinois, which is almost idenfical with the provision of tho Constitution of the United States, except in the place of Stato read counfy. But the application was re- fused, and tho prisoner ordered to immediate trizl. The trial proceeded, and the defenco offered to show that the murderer was, at the time of the homicide, mad with liquor. ond that all of his brautal passions aroused by the demon which ossessed him; but this evidence was excluded. o was convicted, and sentonced to be hung at a very early day. . 1] His counsel conscientiously believed that the prisoner ought to Lave had & chauge of venue; that ho had been convicted improperly, and con- trary to the law of the land; and, procuring a copy of _all the procoedings, Gubmitied them ta the tSupremo Court—the _ Court_ of lnst resort—for their opinion. Every step in the case was watched by the guardians of tho la, tho newspapers, with most- commendable vigilance; snd, when it wass learned that » supersedeas had been applied for, o announcement was received with a roar of bloquy. Such n thing was unparalleled, and ought not to be allowed. It was now high time for the peoplo to rise in their wrath and put o stop to such & procceding. Frequent meetings of the Vigilanco Committee were held, sud money raised to investigate tha causes of crime, and finally it was decided that whiskey was the root of all evil; that all "of the murders which had occwrred in our midst had been committed by persons under the influence of liquor; and that we had altogether too many saloons, which were kept open night and day, and they ought to_be abol ished. This may s¢em strango, s we havo only sbout o thousand five hundred scloons, and they bring in a good income to the city; but so this Committee decided. And forthwith a great commotion ensued. The Chairman of the Com- mittee—the man who raised thoe Committee— demwred. Ho wasaleading German; was op- posed to murder, but believed in the divine right of free and unobstructed tratlic in whiskoy, lager-beer, ete, ; and, if that couldn't bo allowed, in this “Land of tho froe, and home of tho Draye,” he would resign._ And resign ho did, and retired to private life in disgust. Tho newspapers kept on the even tenor of their way, however, and denounced_tho Courts and the law. Ono newspapor—edited by tho coolest and most experienced men of their class —thought that all was now lost ; that the $1,400 which had becn raised would buy off the sent- ence: and that the Judges of the Supreme Court wero 8o vonal and corrupt that Rufferty, the prisoner_in question, would be granted a new trial, and would escape cot-frec. The langunze used was plain and unmistakable, and was fo the ejject that the entire Bench could be purchased for 81,400; and that such a Court was not en- titled to the confidence of the public. This was_ the ~exact import and _ purporb of their language. They may deny it if they wish ; but it was just exactly that, no more and no leee. The Judges of tho Supreme Court heard the roar without, but calmly took up the cato submitted to them, and decided that the Court below had, in the trial of the case, com- mitted several errors, and granted the super- sedeas, sot aside the verdict, ordered a_change of veue, and decided that, on the trial of & murderer, it was proper to show that the prisoner was drunk,—not as any justification at all, but merely to show his condition. _Tho Court then turned their attention to tho editors who had 5o grossly insulted thom, and, to main- tain the dignity of the tribunal over which they presided, cited them to appesr and answer for their contompt. o The editors conld offer no justification what- ever for what they had done, but took the position boldly that, as the Court was o publio institation and the .‘rna&fs public officers, they had a right to criticize their action 8s_they smw fit. But the Court took a different viow, fined these leadors of public opinion $100 and $200 re- spoctively, and ordered tho same paid into the Public Treasury. Which they did, and departed “without delny.” Returning to their homes, they retired to their sanctum sanctorum, snd poured out their very souls in an agony of con- tompt. The opizootic was nothing to it. _Chief Justice Lawrenco was & hoary-headed old vill- ain, o tyrant, despot, and scallawag, 8 creature unfit to appear in decent socioty, and ho ought to bo impeachod and deposed. [T gociatas, who hed joined in the opinion delivered him, were all of the same ilk; but those who dissented from him were the peers of Mansfield and Marshall, and ought to be cherished like “hunks” of ‘gold. They called npon all the world and tho rest of mankind to come to the rescuo. Thoy commenced tho publication of a weekly edition of contempt literature, filled to overflowing with sobs and tears. Their breth- ron heard their crics, and, like the followors of Potor the Hermit, resolved to rescue the tomb in which; the Freedom of the Press had been 'laid from 'the hands of the sncrilegious infi- dels. They poured forth from tho forests of the North and the low-lands of the South. Unkempt and pncombed they came, o huge and straggling mass. They poured over Lombardy, Prussis, and Bohemis, cspecially Bobemin, snd faltored not at pathless deserts and burning sands. Trey were bound tq regcuo their_brothren from contempt, snd, of course, Dothing could restrain them. Their ‘cries went up from all the earth. Let any one who doubts this read tho last supplement of contempt-litor- ature published by the Chicego Etening Journal. The fishmongers and graduates from the Bow- ory can_now retire, for mever have they boen excecded in Billinsgate and vulgarity. except by these enlightened journalists in their denuncia~ tiou of the Judges of the Supreme Court. But to be serions: What is it that these edi- tors and publishers claim for themselves ? They claim tho Tight, whilo a case is pending in Court, and while a prisoner ig boing tried for his life, to ridicule and malign the Conrt, counsel, and wit- nosses, to influenco thio jury éven in their vor- dict, simply becauso thoy print, publish, and circtllato a public newspapor, ° Let useee. What wauld be thought ¢f aman who should walk into ono of our Coarts, and, mounting one of the benches, procesd to baranguo the Court, call the Judge o _corrupt villain, easily purchaged for the sum of $1,400,— and call upon tho jury to brook no delay what- evor in dealing’ ont justice—(to erty say), bub geize tho prisomer then on trial take him ont of tho ‘‘fangs” of the law, and hang him to tho nearest lamp-post? This would certainly be freedom of eech. qaurge is noflffmbx Mesgrs. Wilson and Shuman,—but they print, publish, and circulate the same_speech Which thoir representative has just made, and direct their remarks directly to the Courtand jury, and call tho Judge corrupt, essily purchased at $1,400, and advise the jury to drag forth the Pprisoner, and then and there murder him, what and whore is tho difference? Would not this bs freedom of the presa? What these nowspeper editors who are making such aa outcry at the Ppresent timoare contendingfor, isunbridled licen tiousnoes of tho press—not freedom of the press. What they are contending for, and endesvoring £o establish, is the right of every editor of & pa- per, whether small or great, to libel and traduce everybody that he sees fit ; the right to meddle and "interfere with the business intorosts of every citizen who may reeort to any Court to have his difforences adjusted; the right to im- pugn the motives of the Judges who preside in our Courts ; and, in short, assuming themselves tobe tho Judges, ovorthrow every barrier, and m}filgumbo chaos, anarchy, and bloodshed, at will The utter and completoignorance which sach men exhibit of the true principle of govarn- ment, and tho utter indifference which they manifest to the rights of others, are but little abovo the statesmanship of a Camanche Indian. Last week's supplement of the Chicago Journal urports to contain the opinions of scores of en- ghtened journalists upon the all-important subject of Froedom of tho Press, in which not a single writer undertakes to state, with any fair- nees or accuracy, the action of the Supreme Court, or the circumstances under which they acted, but give themselves over unrestrainedly to insult and sbuse. Not one of all these edi- tors deals with the questions involved in a calm and dispassionate manner ; but, losing 21l con- trol over themselves, they * fall to cursing like & very drab—a scullion.” : To mix up filth and manure with printers’ ink, and then throw it into the face aud eyes: of the community, is considered by some Independent Journalism, Freedom of the Press, &c.; but it is Tnothing more or less than the lowest species of scavenger work. o0 Now, let tlns lawlessness and licentiousness continte, and war will become the natural state of man. Every ono will endeavor to vindicate himself and avenge his own wrongs. When ‘that time arrives that every editor of everycross- Tonds newspaper, and every swash-buckler and Pot-walloper connected therewith, can swagger around our Court Houses with as much im- punity as they now swagger around bar-rooms, then undoubtedly will the Freedom of ‘the Press ‘e vindicated and. the Golden Age begin. Tho manner in which Judge Lawrence and bis asso- ciates have been assailed by the Chicago Even- ing Journal, and otbers who have contributed to their contempt literature, is simply disgracefal. ‘They aro on & par with tlie French Communists. MaoNA CoARTA. A MAN OF NERVE. It is not the fault of the City Railroad Com- pany that ronghs invado its cars at night, to the great annoyance and discomfort of respectablo passengers. These characters are generally drunk, profane, end obscene, and carry things with & high hand, because no one has the temer~ ity to face them. Occasionally, however, a man of nerve and coolness undertakes to keep order, and succeeds in bringing tho cowardly swagger- ers to terms. An instance of this kind oceurred a few nights sinco. Three or four persons sat on one side of the 11 o’clock car, and & man sat on the other side alono with his thoughts and his legs, the latter reclining comfortably, if not gracefully, on the empty scat. Being nicely fix- ed he did not care to be disturbed without excel~ Jont reason. There were a dozen seats vacant when two roughs ontered the vehicle, and in order to cultivate a row demand- ed that the legs should be removed In reply to the command to “take down them legs,” ho answored, “Take them down your- gelf.” “Tgke down them logs or Il put & head on - you,” said the rough again, and the quiet man Tosponded, “Take them down yourself.” “T'll put a head on you,” said the rough. ‘That's what I'm here for—go ahead,” roplied the proprictor of the offending extremitios. The second rough ordered him to “‘take down them legs.” ‘“Take them down yourself, said he. * Take down them legs,” Toared tho rough, “or I'll cut 'em off yous: body.” ‘That's what I'm :here for,” said.the quiet man. The ronghs saw it was no uso, and began £o swear to each other at the legs and the man connected with them. They had not talked more than holf o minute, when the quiet man bent forward, and, addressing the roughs, said: £ Now see here, you fellows, if you two don't shut up immedistely, T'll pitch bofh of you out of this car.” They shut up, snd ho and his legs were let alono for the remainder of the journey. A dotormined man is o good thing to have on board a nocturnal car. e e A DAY'S ROBBERIES. Tho residence of Jsmes M. Ball, No. 53 Ash- land svenue, was robbed of $1%5 worth of cloti- ing yosterday. Clothing, which W. B. Stoops considers to be worth S50, was taken irom lus room, in Otis ‘Block, on Wednesday. A thief visited tho dwelling of L. J. Hauser- man, No. 503 Michigan ‘avenue, on Wednesday evening, and appropristed wearing apparel val- ued at $150. A. P, Thorp, of No. 82 South Halsted street, has less clothes than he had on Wednesday, & thicf having captured all the garments he could find in Thorp's room. The room of C. W. Jamer, in the building No. 117 T'wenty-firat street, was broken into on Wedneaday night, and an overcoat, which cost £40, is missing. The sleeping-room of D. L. Wills, at No. 176 South Jefferson stregt, was_visited by a burglar on Wednesday morning, aud $124 in cash wore abstracted from a buresu drawer. Mr. J. P. Ekstrom, of No. 110 Milwaukee ave- nue, left his horse and buggy on the corner of Robey and Walnut street, Wednesdsy afternoon, and tho police are endeavoring to find it. Burglars broko into the boarding-house of Charles Klok, Ko. 149 Eaat Indiana street, early ;iesmdny ‘morning, and ransacked every room. hoy secured about §150 in greenbacks, three silver watches, and a gold watch and chain, A barn in the rear of 737 Michigan avenuo was entered by four men_early yestorday morning. They threatoned o shoot Brad, Johnson, the coachman, if ho made any resigtance, and. car- ried off his trunk, which contained a wardrobe worth $150. e, WINNETKA, ‘Tho Winnetka Literary Soolety held a public meeting in tho Instituto on Wednesdey evening last., Tho exercises consisted of vocal and in- strumental musio ; & comedy in one act, entitled #Ici on Parle Francais;” and g * Pathetic Mu- sgical Skotch” (?) in which burnt cork was the Ehn'n ipal ingredient. After these exercises e inevitable dance followed. Taken as g ‘whale, the evening was pleasantly, if not profit- ably, spent by those who attended, ‘Winnetka is a delightful little village, and dis- plays commendable zeal in its efforts to relievo the tedium of the long winter evenings by theso entertainments, litor: and social in gharacter, which go far to break tho ice of con- ‘ventionalism, Dr. James 8. Jowell, or L. H. Bantelle, Fsq, of Evanston, will lecture in tho Institato on the evening of the 25th instant, e Governor Noyes, of Ohio, has appointed Robert C. Fulton, of Urbans, as Judge of the Heaond Sub-Division of the Second Judicial Dis- trict, vice Ichabod Corwin, deceased. SPECIAL NOTICES. Unproductive Frauds. Imitations and counterfeita of an established, popular Testorative, although mischisvous in their direct offects, are indirectly beneficial in somo respects. They toach tho community to rate at its just valuo tho preparation that has becn similated and pirated. The roputation and sale of Hostottor’s Stomach Bitters, for example, have ‘boen groatly enhanced by the attompts that have boen ‘made to supplant it. The dapes of imposture who from time to time have been induced by plausiblo falschoods to try somo worthless succedsnoum for the standard tonio of America, havo invariably returned to it in an enthusiastio framo of mind, ready to champion its merits to tho utter- most, Tho warmest panegerists of its preventivo and ‘ourative proporties aro those who have weighed tho nos- rumts of envious adventurers in tho balanco and found themwanting. In a pecuniary point of view, all sttempts to undermino the popularity of this medicine have proved advantsgoous to tho propristors, and excopt for 0 sake of protecting the pablic the game of exposuro would not be worth the eandle. CAUTION! woesmmsims i uyers are cautioned to avoid the numerons Counte: foita and Imitations offered for salo. JOHN DUNCAN’S SONS, New York, Agonts for the Urited States. On Marriage. HAPPY RELIEF FOR YOUNG MEN: Remarkable Roports sent froo. Address HQWARD ASSOCIATION, ¥hiladolohls. Py, o s AMUSEMENTS. SCOTT-SIDDONS READINGS,. LAST APPEARANCE Of tho Great Histrionic Artist, TUnion Park Congregetional Church, TO-NIGHT. Mlichigan-av. Baptist Church, TO-MORROW INIC-EIT. Admisston, 75 cents, Rosorzed Seats, §1. Forsale for 150 Sonth Bldo, 3¢ Garpenies & Sheldents Book Stare, 8 Wabash-av., sdd Buck & Rayuer's Drug Store, co: Ma W or dison Stato.sts. For the Wost Side, at West Side Library, 239 West Madison:at.. and Bell's Drug Store, 435 West Madison-st, corner Sheidon. + LECTURE. T, DE WITT TALHAGE, OF BROOXKILTYN, WILL LECTURE IN THE THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ON THE WEST SIDE, COR. :msmxsmn AND This (Friday) Evening, Dec, 13, SUBJECT: “Rongh and Tomble Exgericacs i California.” Roserved Seats can bo obtained on tha West Side at ‘West Sido Library, 239 West Madison-st., and at Bell's Drug Store, corner Madison and Sheldon-sta. STANDARD HATL, coNcCcERrR™T FOR THE BENEFIT OF ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL, BY THE CHICAGO MUSICAL COLLEGE, At STANDARD HALL, corner Michigan-av, and Thir- tecath-st. (entranco on Thirtcenth-st.), TFRIDAY EVENIRG, DEC. 13, 1872, AT 8 O'CLOCK. Admission, S1. Tickots for salo at tho Collego Build- ings, 493 Wabash-ay. and 413 West Adams-st.; and at q ., and at tho door. il receive their tickets at ‘Hall, Friday morning, Dec. 13, at 11 o'clock. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Continued Success of the world-famed Miss Lydia Thompson, HER MAMMOTH COMPANY, ‘"Whio aro appearing bofore continunusly crowdod hoysss. This ovening and Saturday Matinco and night (aot- withstanding the unusual popularity and satisfaction given), last times of BIL.UEX BEARID, ‘Which must bo withdrawn to mako room for the new Ssl- van Burlesque, Monday ereniug, ROBIIN ¥EXOOD. Seats should bo secured in advanco, and thus avoid the rush at the box offica at the time of opening the duors. ATKEN'S THEATRE. BENEFIT OF LAWRENCE BARRETT ‘This (Friday) cvoning, Dee. 13, Shakspearo's tragody, in5 acts, Y OTEELLO! TAGO............. ++..LAWRENCE BARRETT. Saturday Matineo—Lawrenco Barrott as Humlot, last Monday—JULIUS CZSAR. McVICKER'S THEATRE. Friday and Saturday Nights, Saturday Matince, last ap- " pearance of MISS JANE COOMBS In the boautifal and fashionable comedy of LONDON ASSURANCE, Monday—~LADY OF LYONS. NIXON'S. LAST NIGHTS AND B) Btanda: IT OF I.eoc EEULdASOR. GREAT DOUBLE BILL, Jack Sheppard and Mazeppa. Saturday—Farewell Matince. Monday, Dec. 18—The real ' JAGK, and TEN SIOUX AND PAWNEE CH1. Ned Bu&llmn‘n grest drama, BUFFALO PILL HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE. TRandolpl-st., botweon Clark and LaSalle. MONDAY, Dea, 9, and evory evoning and_Wednesdny and Saturday Matinoes, firstappearanco of Hooley's new Comedy Company In Honry J. Byron's latest socioty comeds, entitled PARTNERS FOR LIFE! MUGGLES MYERY OPERA EOUSE, Monroo-st., between Ucarborn aud Staio-sts. 3 'ALO BILL, ! XAS in Aviington, Cofim & Kembles Hinsoes, K AT THE GREAT COMBINATION. First wock of the popular Comedian, BILIL.Y RICE, T trely wondorful Soug and Danco Artist MACKIN 2nd . MIL- o ILSON. Tho mn;?ldchnmcmflzer,zj. H, Ml N.” A now and varled pro 0. "Evéry ovenin and Saturday Matineo. e i g GLOBE THEATRE: Monday Evcaing, Dec. 9, overy night and Wednesdsy snd Saturday Matinces, MISS LELIA EBELLIS, The Fairy Star SAPPHO. Mr. and 3frs. W. H. Bllis, In their celebraled specialty, THE BELLES OF THE KITCHEN. Bobby Nowcomb, Charley Howard, Miss Lula Delmay, Biss Mary Blake, and tho Star Corpany in a New Bill; concluding with the Fairy Extravaganza entitled PRINCE AMABEL: OR, THE FAIRY ROSES. MYERY OPERA HOURE. GRAND MATINEE, FRIDAY, from 3 to 5, Spacch by MRS. STANTON. Dramatio Recitations by MISS EMILY FAITHFULL. Admission 25 cent TO RENT. CGENTRAL HATL, . Northeast corner Wabash-4v. and Twenty-Second-st Tho Iargest, best arranged, and farnished in thoctty, can mow be renfed for day or o¥ening cntertalnments, 17 ad- dition to the large supper-room attaohed, thero {a o ladies' orivate parlar, and also hat and closk room for gontlo- men and ladizs. ., A now dancing floor, 5x80 foct, has also boen con- itruoted aftor the most approvad Eastorn_modol, with & gapaelty for two bundred couples. Tho Hall is’beautl- fully decorated, and ssats camfortably 0 peopl! Torms aro 84 for evcning outortalumonts, &5) for danc- ini partlos, azcent on holiday ovenings, and $10a day for fajes lastink loogor than oo day. 1t 18 tho only Hall accossiblo by cars and stagos from all pagts of tho city, Partios desiring o rent will apply to WALTER H. MATTOCKS, 533 Wabash-av. EDUCATIONAL. KEMPER HATLI. A select school far girls and young ladics, reopons JAN. 1th, Tho elegant comforts, tho thoroughness of train- ing, and disciplino as to manuers and character, and tho superior modo and course of instruction hava attracted for ts patrons many leading peapls of Chicago &nd the Northwest. For particulars apply to GEQ. M. EVERHART, D.D., Rector, Kenosha, Wis. LASELL FEMALE SEMINARY, - AUBURNDALE, M ADVANTAGES: Unsu snd German. AIvs: views ‘Winter termn begins Dec. 12, 1872, CHAXL ASS, assed for Music, Painting, Fronch ‘borough culture; common sense life; true refinement, Christian we nhood. Address - - LES W CUSHING. 3 FATRBANKS, MORSE %00 & WRST WARHINGTON-ST. SRV BUSINESS DIRECTORY. dvertising Agencies. H. 1. CHANDLEY & C0r B authorized to receive ads sortiscments for all Chicago datly papers at thoir lowest ratos; aiso for any newapaper or perfodical in the U, and fegoign conacrias. | |21 South Clark-st. itnks. SECOND NATIONAL, 63 West Washington-st. Rillinrds (Phelnn & Collender Tabie: SRERHANL MO EIMER & HART, 619 Statc-st. Blank Book Mupulncturcrs, Stationers, and Prini o] e AMERON, AMBERG & i4and 16 W. Randolph. R Ry 0., 137 4nd 139 Soath LaSalle. DEAN_BROS. & HOFIS. W. Washington-st. J. . MIDDLETON, 53 3ta Carringe: COAN & TEN BBDEK‘I‘.. cor. Annand W. Randolph. clcs, AJERICAN GLOCK COL L/ Wabasbar. ] Shina, G "y y e FS LN RBRANM £'C0 e 1 Wobash-av, Tery. HENRY SEARS & 000 1 5848 South Caanl-st. ental Depot. SAMUELS. WHITE, 1 and 15 East Madison-st. Lruggists (Wholesale). E. BURNHAD & SON, 157 and 163 Canal-st. ¥resc Palnters and (sinss Stainers. OTTO JEV.\;E & (id.,(fl and 81 RcFAglb[ i ins Fixtures and Fitting. H. M. Wil MAKTH & BRO., 80 to 3% VV.l‘bllkle. Hardware (Wholesale.) MILLER BRUS. & KEEP, 19 Lako-at, ton, Steel, Nuils, &e. M. GREENERAUM, 161 West mnéo&pme. -3 (Wholecanle and Retall). » 265 & uc3 Wab, & 34 W. Madison. Buc. Stark & Allen, 137 Stata-t. i C. C, WALLLN &'SONS, 53 South Canal-st. - Millinery and Straw Goods (Wholesale). WALSH & HI Tcuur’)(‘)i\, &il and 253 Wabash-av. 8, Etc. KENLEY & JENEINS, 31 Souti Water-st. aper Dealers. J.W. BUTLER & CO., 52 N Desplaines, and 225 Stato. BRADNER, SMITILECO?, 544 Wabash, CLEVELAND PAPER CO., 73 Wost Washingtos-st. W. C. CLARKE, 57 West Washington-at. IGKRERBOCKER, £ and 8 West Randolph. ITCH & CONVERSE, 13 and 14 LaSalle-st. ., 154 and 155 Michigan-av, i G NORTHWEST PAPER CO. OGLESBY, BARNITZ &£ COF Sand 1. W Pianos T o W. W. KIMBALL, cor. Wabash-av. atd Thirteanthsts i A. B. MEEKER & OO, a3 Wabashay. H. . AUSTIX &G0, ,"z.'x'x".'é’n’ i South Watar-t. ¢ , SYYDER & LE "m{m%‘n:x]fi?xgm:mm GEORGEF. BRIGHASLE GOy 11 Sthtoste Sates. DIEBOLD & KINZLE, &; Stato-st. HEBRING'S, 16 State, and cor. Tith snd Tndisna-av. HASKILN, St WJARTINE. ,“”fi"{"?’“j 4 Taket. hip Chinndlors & Sos 3 FINNEY, BROTHERS, 511 and 210 South W ator-st. GILBERT, HUBBA & CO., 25 t South Wg PURKINGTON & SCRANTON, 20t Sonth Wamar i Tags and Jewelletw: DENNISON & CO., 31 South Canal Trunks, CHAS. T. WILT, 14 Stace sad 5% Wabashar. ndertalker. SHELDON & DAVIES, 133 West Madison-st. c. RDAN, 112 Clirk, near Court Honse: S \VH.IGQ;!: 13 N, Clinton, noar Randolph-st. bi CRANE BROS. MItG CO-, 10 North« = Iy 10 Norths Jefferson-st. BANKING. SPECIAL AND PERPETUAL CHARTER. THE BANK OF CHICAGO. GENERAL BANKING AND SAVINGS BANK. onth Bide Office now open in our new premises, Cormer LaSalle amd Raudolphests, Exchange on all parts Bought and Sold. & = INTEREST ALLOWED ON SPECIAL DEPOSITS. Money sent by Telegraph to New York, Phijadelphia, Boston, and San Francisco. SAMUEL J. WALKER, Presidont. W.H. PARE, Cashier. J.J.McCARTHY, Ass’t Casher.’ West Side Omce nt b3 ot 1 o R (i SPECTACLES. MONEY CANNOT BUY IT! For Bight is Priceless!1 But the Diamend Spectacles -vwill Preserve It 1f yon_valno sour eyesight vse thesa persct fround from minate Cryatal pebics, maelted togethor, and Gerivo their name, **Diamond,” ‘on_account of thelr Hardness and Brilliancy. They will last many yearswithe outchange, and are warranted suparior to all othors in fandfactared b use. el & CO., Opticlans, New York. CAUTION—Nono genuino uhleta stamped with Gar tradomare, O g3l o 38 SIAYO £ T B LI 5 v, Jows clitrs and Opticians, urc solo dgents for Cbicagy, Til., frun whom nwy can only bo obtaiacd. No podiers ezt ployed. BUSINESS CHANCES. E-d EAST ST. LOUIS RAIL MILL FOR SALE. o propristorsoffor. for salo th aboro vory valuabl greports, situated oa tho trianglo formod by tho Ohlo & Sfiaiesippi, Vaadalia & Indianapolis, and St, Lonls rail- roads, iu fast St. Louls. 'Tho position of this mill for. business and its facilitics for procuring iron and coal, reuder it ono of the best, if nottho best locations in this. partoi tho conntry. St. Louis is confossedly now one of Thho cheapest pig-iron markots in tho Uaion.' The cost of lnmwmdni Ppig-iron to this miil Is only 70 cents per ton. Conl of the best quality mined in this region is_delivered daily I tho mill at a cost of 6i conts por bushel, or €L.L3; perton. An abundant supply of soft wator ffom, a nover-failing stroam that forms ono of the boundaries of tho mill land; immediato connection with all tho rails roads of lilinois and the States beyond, and with thosa of Missouri by a transfer boat, on which loaded cars como. into the mill-sard at @ costof 80 cents por ton freigats these form somo of the important advaatages of this los Tho buildings and machinery aro in excollent. » \with an abundance of businces from tho hbor. dug ruads, hoth for ro-rolling and now rails. The capacity. of tha mull is from 400 to & tons per we=k, doublo turn, and the sole reason for salo is tho inabllivy of tho ownors, 0 givo it personal attention. Vor particulars address GERARD B. ALLEN & CO., or ADULPHUS MELER St. Touls, MEDICAL CARDS. COBURN Ro. 185 West Madison-st., comer of Halsted-st., #58aded 2nd conducted by DR. J. 0. COBURN for tho troatment of chronic and privato discases in both soxag., DR. COBURN has threo diplomas from; the best Cole eges in tho world. 4 . DR. COBURN has records to pravo his extonstvo hospte tal practice, both privato and public. DR. COBURN has had more exporlence in tha trost- ment of prirato discases then auy physician in Ghicago. DR. COBURN cures tho warst, form of stricturo withe ont pain or catting, but with s new French Dilator, which over fails. The COBURN MEDIOAL INSTITUTE is conceded By all to boof first importanco aad & blossin ar. icted, whero all who are in need of medi for any dis0aso of & private matare can ca tho most sciontifio abd SKAIFaL. roataoaL LY, & DhysCian who i8 a regular graduate of medicine, both from Ameri- can as woll as foreign Colleges. DR. COBURN'S repu- “fation Is Union-wide, snd his edical Institats ia thronged with pationts from all parts of tha country for S RRata palors for ladies and _goutlem: d tho oparata parlors for ladios and gont an fincstin Otfoaco, * Noonola over scén but tho Docser. His Books ua Alalo and Femalo Discases aro sant fras foF two stamps, in scaled cavelopes. Office hours, 95, m. ta &p. m. ; Sunday, 3t0 4p. m. DR.C. BIGELOW CONFIDENTIAL PHYSICIAN, 461 Stato-st., Chicago, Ttis woll known by all roadors of the papers, that Dee C. Bigolow is tha oldest established physician In Chiceza who has muda tho treatmont of all chronic and nervous. diseases s spocialty. Sclence and exporienco havo made Dr. 8. tho most ronowned SPEC] T of tho orcd by tho press, esteemed of tho Bighest met tainments by all the B e medical institute th , b devoted TWERTY VEARS gslmxé;'x"m::i(n Eumc“fig o Wil enrg. peaitive NG T i SEPATATE PARLORS fot Indios aad xontisten GNDENCE’ Call: you oniy soo tho ductor. CORRESP CONITTBENTIAL, Kadreas su Bl Dr. O, BIGELOW, No. 454 State-sho - itk stamps, ia Norayi: Dr. Kean, NOC PAY 860 South Clark-st., Chicago, May bo confidontially consulted, personzly or by mal, fregof chargo ona m:hmmofinyr?ofnnnsdhl!;’u;:t; > . J. 0 onl clan I ranty chres or no pay. - Tiubber goods of el Mg T DR. E. A, BASSETT, 299 Stato-st., Chicago, i3 admitted by the profession, Prass, and pablio to bd the most ‘thoronghly” ualiied skilfl, and suceessfal physiclan in tho troatment of all tho disoases of his specialty. Nervous, chronic, and SDO- - clal diseascs of both soxcs.' Gentlomen, send for his med- {cal trastise. Consul freo and confidential. STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING. N OTTCHL. e . nal f the Fifth, : Dk, &:é'fl:? e g, T, 3, 9. betweon the. ursai dand & ps m. ISAAQ G, LOMBARD] Gaahlan, Chlassn, Dot b 1505 , &7 W, Wash, {Medical Institutgy