Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1881, Page 11

—— INSURANCE. Targo and Small Company Fric- “tion, A DMagnificent Increase of Capitals, a Further Foreign Poars of : Invasion. WMasonic Interference for the Co- operative Companies. The Changeable Companies~Cot- ton-Transit Losses. Boomerang Legisiation, Bpectal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, NeEw Yonr, March 23.—Thu proaress of the fire-insurance company, like the course of trua love, does not always run smooth. Thera I8 considernblo friction among the dif- forent offices, maluly between the lurge nod small companies, In the practieal conduct of the business. The big companies want to put on the serews in forms of polley, rates of commisslons, privileges 1o pollevholders, and varfous other matter$ conneeted there- with, but they are not &0 anxluus wbout rates, Tho old zame which has been prace tleed here in New York for several years, by which tho large companies take all the good zitks At tho best rates they can get aud throw off the poor ones on thelr smuller rlvals, Is belig extended all ovor the United Stutes at this time. Tho mammoth companies. by virtuo of thoir enormous lucomes, manage tholr business npnn & low ratlo of exponse: while the diminutive companics, which, on a $200,000 capltal and o halt mililon of total asscts, arc runnimg an agency business on a high ratio of expense, are unequaily matehed. Tho fortor can atund n logs of 100t 1 per cent mors on their receipts than tho small companjes and yot work outa veator profit. Like everything ‘vise, tho firee nsurnnce business tends townrd enlarged cotn- panles, and enormous capltuly capable of finne dilng tnrge risks upon n smull compnrativo cost ©f expenses. INCREASE OF CAPITALS ‘The long heads of thd business have for some time past reallzed that in the future race the companles having the Ilargest cup- itals must win, and those which are con- ducted on the basls of theold-time capltals of $200,000 to §5)9,0 0 must lose caste and linal- 1y go down. More than & year ago some of the best managed and most prosperous coni- panies begun quletly to incrense thefr cap- itals by bona fide payments of additional cash. The Germanin of this city Inerensed 1ts $500,000 capital to an even million. Then the ancient Insurance Company of North Amerien ran uy Its splendid 000,000 cap- ftal 105,000,000, The Hanover Inereased Ity capltal from S500.000 to S1,000,000, and, to prove how capitailsts appreciato successful management, tho *opt! " on thix increaso o - stock wero gold by tho olil_stockbiohlers at 17, Now, it I reported, the GermunsAuierlenn, oue of tho most prosperous of the lnrge com- unies, will shortly incressu its capltul from 1,000,000 to EL0OM0W, und 1t stock In an- tcipution probubly of the increase, has ul rendy advanced to 187 In opea wirket. Tho fever has spread to Ilartfonl, where tho old Poanix, nntto be ontdone by jts w York brethren, hus voted to double fts stock, tnnking 1L 2,000,600, and the JEtoe, of the same city, in order to outsbine the Phiindeliphin miitunath, Is on the ey of un_Inerenss ob Ity capltal to o round £5,000,000. When that 13 accomplishied tho Bt wiil posscss tho_ Inrgost paldsup eapital i ho world.” The compnny now onjoyliug that dis- tinetion §s the Guurdlan, ot London, which bus E100000 pald up, equul vt eurrent rates of sterllnz exchuuge ta $1,810,00, The "Hoston companies also huve tho game fover. The Man- ufuciurers’ bus resolved to wld 500,000 of “now pRid-up eapitul to [t presont funds, and (ke Wishington, of that clty, wiil probubly follow Fult. Other companied are agitatiog ueimilar increase. FEARING FOREIGN COMPETITION, The bottam facy for this movement for an focrease of presens capitnls Is the growing fear of Ameriean underwriters lest the forelgn companies now here, and the others expeeted to arrive, whil slowly but gradually monopolize the cream of the business In this . country, The returns show that the for- elgn companies Inerease thelr receipts yenr by year, while the Awerlean companies either lose or remain statlonary, 'To state the case preeisely, the forelsn companles galn abaut 73 per cent of what the suall Awerlean compuanieg lose, and tho mummoth domestlo companies the batuiice. Even tho Home, ditea, nnd others feel tho forelyn competition in al- snost every quarter. They probubly do not four 1t, but thuy realize Its presence, and the move- meut to fncreaso thelr eapital 18 fn tho nature of u rmpnmuun to resist thom. In ono particulnr tho forcigners lwvo a doojded wivantage. Thoy wre ablu to cotdict thetr business on the_eredit of largn sub: ut unpitld cup.til, While I 1his " country tho advertised eapital Just bo pald in {n_cash a8 a condition of "existence. e fear of forehrn competition4s most severoly fell, however, in tho madest F200,00) compunies which abound In this ity and tho Enstern States, Jlere espechul- 1y thero is o pusitive batred of these compnules, and were It oot for 1 strong meresntilo’ spirit suppurting tho fureignors, the loents would r|rrm them frum the State by tuxution laws aud othor burdensome measures. A LEGISLATIVE hUMbpua, A few years ago the loeal companies, under the lead of the Buard of Underwriters’ Com- wittee on Law aud Leglsintion procured tue passuge of u Jaw which, it wes supposed, would severaly cripple tho Euglish and Ger- 1oan compantes, Its object was to prevent these compnnles from taking large lines here and relnsuring the excesses over the sums they were willing 1o retalu (n Buropenn compas nies bot known on this slde. Asun ilustration of how tho business wns manuged, it I3 known that tho Liverpool & London & Globo furmerly wrote as bigh as $100,00 on # swglo Tisk, and relnsured u certidn proportion of thiut sum o the JAnchor of Moscow, lussin, Tho Guurdinn of Loudon retnsured tn the Sun Flro Othee, und 80 on through tho hst, ‘Iho Now York loculs tuougut that this Antlfelnsuranco faw would duninish the incomn of the foreign coin- ‘unis 50 low 18 o Increuxy tho revonue of the Ameriean compuales. This result was partlally veulized. The forvign compaiies recouped In otber quarters what they Just on the luss of re- jugured hnes, and the” Ameriean companiea wned nothing. On tho contrary, It lus just con dicoverod that s liw bud u booineiung alroet. 1L Hus driven thonsands of rieks ubroud and compelled merchung to sonl to Europe an femenyu sum ln mominms which formerly padd Auxes hero, I tho siglo ftem of patrol ex- penses the decrensed Incomo from thy furoign. ars hus incronsod the taxes of tho local com- punles. The forelgnurs uro 18 fut uid Kiiey is cver, whilo tho domestles ure pryfug thelr Lills, If o movement wero mudo now to reseind tho Jelusurmnece uw 1o serlous opposition would by ltored by the very compunies nost earnest wnd encrgotic In L support two yoars ugo. THE LATEST FORKION ARNIVAL 1s the Fire Insurance Assoclation of London, already domielled tn Chiengo, aud ere long destined to operate In sovoral of the Western States, This Company has pursied the most extraordinury conrse festablishing lts busi- ness lu this country evey recorded of i fors clgn company, A treaty was negotlated In Loudon (secratly, o course) ‘by which the Cowpuaay reinsured tho risks of tho Little Ho. vere of Bnston, snd made nu- arrangement with Mr. L, H. Wettiman, the Presidunt ot tho Rtevere, 1g represont the COmPANY U8 ACricall Unuger, ‘Ttils procecding would huye caused surprisg to the undorwritaig frkteraiiy A0 the Compuny ros insarud hud buen the Etunof Hartford,or Frunk- lin of Pollidolptin,or uby othor prosperous conts pany; but that the Litdo Luvers stould huve hoon v s tho moilimn, for an eatrance to this country I8 rumurkublo Indged. The Com- l:lfl ‘s record Tor tho pust three yoars, ss showt v tho ollicktl rocords, 1 us follows Act Ly Erpen- Avcta. b Income Year, 8 0 L4 | § 84,518 9,084 | 10,484~ 107,870 1] e BR018 Div nunul Tluwe! ho Prosident (¢ to bo congratulated, e would buve found it dithonit to keep the Revere allve unutbur yene without curnlng g dl‘:luul. uud now rejolces in the fat position of &0 Bughsh Manuger. Tho Compuny itsolf [s & Now o, buving Leoll orRanized Ono Your ngo, and only recently it addod i udditional E100, 10 s paid-up capital to omabio it 'to extond the busineos to America. It Is un offshoot of tho vodon & Lonoushlro Life-Insurunce Comis THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. MARCH 26, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES 11 pany, which was formorty n sort of appendngo of Tho London & Lancnshiro Flm-m:urunm trfl'lnvnny. and it wia nnt unthl thosa twins dlse solved purttiership that tho 1PiresInsurance Associatlon wis organized. L A BTANDARD POLICY FOIM AGITATION. Sineo the fire-durance companles doing husiness in Mussnehusetts have agreed, with- ontan exeeption (wlthowgh some of them Aid It under protest), to the new standard policy form Imposed upon thew by the Lezislature nl{ that State, it 18 begluning to dawn on the mhuds of the companies In New Yorle that they niay expect the sagis thing lhere. In- deedithe Insuranee Department ks in favor of At and a b §s now heforo tho Cominlttees ‘of the Leglsiature providing thatsuch u puliey tmny be enforeed by the Departin tpon nll the compani ftisn good moverm: The Mas- anchusetts form §a not fres from objections, in- asmuch ns It changus the conditfons of tho Ine AurAtice contraet i many fuctleulues, For muplo, under the ordinary ey, Auch nA yon uso in Chicago, probubiy non- pancy ol prenises insured with vitinto u polley. Under the Mussnchusctts form it s declared that non-oceapanes shull not vold a polley, ~ Under ordinaey [orms a eompaiy i the rhrht to cunuel at Ay tine and withaut notice, iy the Muasichisetts ror, five duys’ Botlee of ail intontlon to cancel 18 required, 1818 a popular uotion, tid ne saun as tho people gen - orally uhderstiung thomlvantises of whatisohittely univorn polloy, thoy witl beg for it 18 engeriy s children cry for sigar plims, The compitiles in this clty have n funey thnt ¢ MIOL Fedist au demand for this palioy, nud are preparing to sevnre n vofce in 18 prepantion. Tho Leyialn- tare will probably wmend the bill 6o ns to provent uoy onoe arbitrary power from using its dis- cration in un najust manacr. A COOPERATIVIZ VICTORY. Somo time ngo ex-Speaker Tusted intro- duced Into the Lower House of the New Yurk Legislature n short bill desluned to prevent the organlzatlon of codperntive mutual benefit fruudy umder the gulse of llte Insurance, ex- cepting under the supervision of the laws of this State. 1t was this bill wihleh the Deputy Insurance Commlssloner referred to before n committes of tho Connecticut Legistuture sonio time ago, und wanted to bet a hat 16 would pnss. Alus! for the sangulne MeCali, his bantllug tns been killed dend na Juliug Cwosur, uud that, tno, upon the moton of M. Husted, 118 putative author. The trlewds of tho mutual benotit soclutics stiered o bl row over the bill, and the Now Yorg Herald editorinly und othor wiso opposl it most_vigorously. Tho stites meat I mudo thit the: Masonle intlsence fnatly kilted t, dinated 8 a hign cookalorum among 1ho Musnoug, und, a3 tho bilt in_question renlly provented tho Staxons and othor benevolent socjoties from earrving - an tife-l Aehemnes ot tho nssessment pli der tho - supervisfon of tho lus e et ment, 1t ddn’t take tong for thie Musona thranghe out the State to-_concentrate their upposition” to the bifl upun M. Husted, and he withdrow It with an apology by moving that tho enacting cluse bo stricken out, TIE LAKE MARINE DUSINESS. The disastrous exporlence of most of the companles engaged In the 1 utarine busi- ness Jast season hus been generally adimitted, ‘I'he result Iy considerable surprise that the Greenwich and others wee going o try thefr luck ugatn. There is probubly no such tempting teade in the workd wnen rates are high ns the lake marine; but it is also true that thera I8 ho tradn whercin tho yesults aro so uncertain, I It were posalble to cent off the riaka abont tho B1at of August tho chances of profit would be measurably fnerenseld. Tho companies usunlly huve & happy experienco up 1o that time in taking prembns und fow losses, itany. Guderally thoy ary su far abead thoy aro encouruged to tey' 1t n little whilo longer, and thoy Keep on 1Rt some blustoring Septoim- ber duy w gale sweeps over tho litkos, i a win- £10 night wipes ont the profits of o Wholg sous RO re (% gerluns oppusition in the Direotory of one Now York compuny to turthor cxpori= ments in the hitko bushiess, und, it It {s persistod in at u loss unother year, It 44 prodioted that 1ho result will b a revotution in tho ottleial stwl of tha compuny. § CONCEINING TIft DRY-G00DS DISTRICT, Thoere Is n singutlar change iy the views of some compauies relntive to risks In the dry- goods distriet in this elty, Immedintely after the fire In Worth street In January, 189, there was o wholesule reductlon in lines throughout this seetion of the eity., "I'his was followed by n rapid Ineresse in rates, and ‘when tho revival of business began to swell tho demnand for Insurance the mer- ehants wera nnnhlo to obtain the muounts of in- suranco required to cover thelr stocks, ‘Two years havo pussed, and, with higher ratos, tho compunles buve genorally wade money In tho dry-goody distriot, lit the meantimo, tha risks in this quarter havo boon wondertully Jmproved, in_necordimee with the iidiest stnidurd of the undorwriters' vules, Tho wator-supply s ubun- ctlon OF tho mitofmut fire- g o tiroerisk (muensely which have bevn mukii district buve beg alizo thut oustho wholo fU 18 woll buitt und wolt eared for, ASw re tive lutely Ineceased thole lines on soveral s, und thoso whieh heforo 1850 toek 5,60 nt ot 80 i o 2,500, now tuko uneed rate, 'The limits nre nlso extended now vxtended toSpring street, and (he prospests of prollt ure encouruglug to tho doubters. . [y The ingurance this year or this season upon cotton In trausit hag been disastrons beyond previous experience, Thls statement refers to Southern railronds, and espeelally to the Svuthwestern Stafes. ‘The causes of theso inunerous fires nrv easily wnderstood, I'ho cotton 1s baled very fnp tly, and the bulgine of loose stuples | Inereased by trans- portitlon. Such roads as the International & Great Northern, St. Louls & lron Mountain, and Toxus & Puelfio enrry cotton als most fuvarlably un Hut-cars, on which they plle forty-iive to lifty bules, wherens they cun only pack titieon or twenty Lo n box-var. Thon theso rouas ull usu wond-burn ng locomotives, and tho spurlcs, fvg tn overs dicuuton, quickly ignlto thu cottun. ‘Tho rest i3 ensily toid, The Now Orleans msurance compinies tave boon tukine their doso this year insuring cotton transit risks, ‘Chey weed to compluin that Southeruoers wont North for Insuruneo and didu’t patronize outl- ern compithles on Southorn risks, It nppeurs that the southernors Kuow better. ‘Thoy ine surcd fn the North so loag us they coutd ablin policies, and thon llm{ sent o New Or- feans, Now the Now Orlenns compunivs wish thoy bad done otborwise, They buve beon vurned und scorchod boyopd preoedunt, and cotton trabalt ansurance” I8 natso populay ne tormierly {0 spite of the temoting rules offered, Ju s reported ny nogood Juke thist u torman company wis olfered the risk (u tnls clty und dectiued 1, but the compuny’s ngent (- Now Orienns afrerwird (0ok 1L unknown 1o, the oitico in this ¢l vocolved i Now York i requeat for cuncellution was lssued. Detween the slow nalls hoingig the notice northwird und eareying the eun- cellation request sonthwand, sificlunt thuo vlupsed to porinit & BJ por ¢aut luss on the polley, ps MISCELLANEOUS TOPICH, Tha Intest Juy Gould rumor Is that e has insured nis lifs in the Equitable of New York for $100,000 upon « singlo cash puy- ment, ILIs known that he 13 now assoeluted in the direeting of the Moreantlly "I'rust Company with Honry B, Ilyde, President of tho Equitable Life, Mr. Walton "Uhomson, Sub-Mannger of the Queen Fire of Liverpool still lingors in this clty, nlthonzivly Is reporied ho contemplates an carly doparture, An assocluty munnger for Mr, Ross 19 thontionod, but 80 many 164 are conneotegl with It thut speoutation 18 usoless, The gussip about tho tormution of u now ocompuiy, to bu catled *The Vundorbilt,” with a 00,000 cupltal, I8 mere balderdash. Buch schome waa propussd to the Suhells und others, with u view of cnllsting the cuplial of Mr, W, 1. Vuuderbllt tn it, but the son of the Commodore diln't bite, ‘The propoant to raiso all tho tuxes required for Btato purpdses by a lovy on ¢orporations Lears beavily on the lire-imsurance companlos, and thay ure dtagtly resistiog i, A movement 13 ol fout bero 10 crush out the tendency 1o clunsces It Insuraies Tarins ovorrkd- {ug tho policy coydivions, “Fho stupdurd policy Jegistution will obvinte ‘ull 1o disadvantuges nrpng from patent foris, ‘l'huru HTO R few compunics remalning fu this clty which buye not yeu beon lured to Clileus, hut no wors unlikely to b thus lured thyn o Greenwieh, Jefferson, New York Flre, and othars of that ik, 1L wili be fun when tho Culs cugo buys got bold of tho North River, Broaks Iyn, Hevadway, Poter Coupor, aud Equitublo Fire Hicod. Yeaturdny thors wus . seusation (n thy clty GYOF i FEprt that o1e 0f tho big butolson C«m!i/ Istand bud beou burned. Tt arose from a swull firo, but the story wont sevoral dal puper re- purtens to tho Islund on speelul tral Bome atgusemont has beon creatod by the witndrawal of tho United Firomen's, of DPhilu- delphiv, from sl elty, und sholr subsequont resulution (o neeept risks by eorgospondence, Thero 15 n Vislblo upwird 1eadéney in rates In this cliy, and muny of the up-town visks wro NOW pylng u bealthy adwineo over lust your's prices, v Out of $209,000 Insuruive ou tho Dauville Tu- suno Asyluw, which lutoly burned, §20,000 wus pluved bege ul a frightfully ow pute for threo Veurs. Tonts of the @ino ofces fn Droadway have Leon udvaneed largely this your, which fgugreat tinrdship upon the amatler eompanies who rovel T ihetr el In costly ffios nircady toyond thoir means, _Want 1 to breome of thom “with a0 addition of £2.500 tneket an to thelr rontuls I one of those things no fellow ean find :;\ 0. VIRGINIA LIBERALS, Senator Mahone Indoreed by Mis Party Organlzatlon—A Liberal State Cone itlonn to Mo Called—Why Thero d Kouth. ew Vork Jeralil, Ricnstosn, V., March 23.~In pursnance of u eall lasued aume two or three weeks ago there 18 meetlng of the Readjuster State Commiitee in sesslon at the Whly oftiee to- night, “The maln abject of the meetlui Is to fix n thne for the holding of a State Conven- tion, and 1o lssuc an adidress to the Liberals of tho State, Gen, Mahone, who Is Chair- man of the Commliter, Is not vresent, and the meeting 13 presided over by Gen, Seth DBolling, of Petersburg, The meetine Is guits full, representutives belng present, elther in yerson or by proxy, from every scetlon of the S In addition to the routine business of the Commitiee it Is expected that actlon witl e tuken in regard to e recent course of Mahone In the Federal Senate, What this will bu ean be easily antielpnted From personal In- terviews had with the members by the Ier- ald correspondent this evenlng, “Without n single exception every member of the Comn- mittes strongly and enthusinstienily indorses Mahone, "The entire Liberal press of the State unaniimousty sustuing hils courae in the Senuto and pledges him n_argely-nereased support on the vots of 1870, when he was privcetiendly efected Senator by the peoples Members from the eastern section: State, the valley, the south slde, Piedmont reglont report large aceesslond from tho Democrats, who, now that the Funders are practically nbandoning thelr old pusitions on the debt question for one similar 10 the Readjusters, are ;inlu over o the Jal- ter, ns the purty that Iy destined to place the & on the road to prosperity, The present complaint, outery, and bhitant abuse of Muhone fs, they sny, nothlng more than a continuation ot that in- duiged in againgt him by the Funders for severnl years. Some of the members suu- [ that the Readjusters by allowed to do their own abuse of Mahone 1€ he deserves any, as he 18 responsible to them _nud them alone, ‘Che gratuitous abuse of Mahone In- creases his popularity with tho Readjusters and draws to then: Demoerats who i sick nud tired of Bourbonism, “This appears to bo the unstaimous sentiment of the Commit- tee, and thelr addresses when publlshed will hasten it. The Committee have dechded to hold the State Convention m- the City of Richmond on Tharsday, the 2d_day of June, The Convention 13 to consist of delegntes in the ratlo of Lo every 2,000 of tic vopulation. The. nddress will be fssued thoe duy after to- morrow, Muhone's organ will havea lending edi- forfal on the *Sotid South,” wligg the necessity for brenking it from a Southern and Demoeratle standpoint. After disc sl tho watter [o its bewrings on lmruo.s and sections from the standpoint judieated the arliele conclides thus: **‘I'ip South I8 suftermg from Federal laws of severnl Kinds that ennnot exist the mo- ment thut the party In power (no nutter whieh) has to look to this tlon for urae- tieal and essential support, These lnws could never have been passed had not hoth North and South been so truly “solid” But be- yomd the consideration of votes no farty would dare make or continne sectionnl lnws when polities and partles cease to be sec- tlonal, 1t Natlonal legislatlion is to be u hur- den or o benetit wo may, be sure that we shall cetb the burden wud the North the benefit ay Tong ng pirties and seetlons eolnelde so fatal: Iy sgninst us as at present; with equal cer (x\InLF we mny look for some falrness In the distributton of “both henelits and bug- dens - whenever parties have to” look to_all parts of the country for their eifeetiva constituents, Nor i3 1t necessary for anyhody, North or South, to do violencs to hls falth and principles bn bringing about a_consinnmation so_devoutly to he wished, No read Democerat need turn to o nominal He- publican, nor need any real Republican turn to nnowinul Demacrut. ALl thut I8 required i3 that the liherndism represented by Gen, Mulione und the Readjusters be ndopted and ulsvluyml by men of_all partles. So that a renl Democrat at the North may nothe forced to lilde liis true sentiments wnder the name _of Republican, and may assume Qs proper nmue and place in politles withonut ostracis, proseription, or inault; and so that o real Res publican in tho South sy declare himself according to his Tonest convletlons witlout loss of easto and without ineurring the hiss- ing and scorn of bis neihbors, All that tha sitittlon demands from North, South, East, ond West is that toleration i polities whicl obtating everywhere within our borders us to rellglon,” e e— THE TRIBUNE AND TIMES COMPARED. T the Lditor of The Chicago Tribune. BrenriNag, Ik, Starch 24.—Wo take both Tne Tfl;“u 1 und Plnes at our store, and have, thorefore, good means of compurlig thelr ro- apective aud relativo morits. The Times blaws and bousts too miteh about its news onterpriso, and Tug Trinuxe not ecnough, The ve ts con- stantly tootlng Its horn, and tho other keeps too silont. The genernd verdicl, however, in this towin, among retlecting and uppreclative rondors, 19, that ‘P11 TRIBUNE, by far, (8 tho abler Jour- mil of tho two; ,thut It contung more news worth readlng, and it its news 18 much moro relluble and truthful, Tho arrangement of mnt- ter in ‘Tug Teinusg i3 fnr superior tathat of tho Times, Bvecy subject 18 properiy elissiliod, and tho rewdor kiows Just whero to look tor wont ho witnts to iud, The Tinics’ mutter yeems 1o by thrown together with a pltehfork sometimes. fho venemible cditor of tho Thned wistes too mueh of his nerve force fn trylie to be witty in his hend-tines, 1o sensationatizes bis bewdings up totho degren wt tho ridieulous, sud wustes uguch spuco needlesly, Lhoro I3 scarely suy comparison [n the scone and nbility oF tho oditorial pryes of the Lwo pit- prs, 80 e 18 THETRIBUNG jhoad of the Times I this respect. Tho edivorinl diszusslons of Tie TRIBUNE akoe ut least ton times tho npression on public oplafon that it nelghbor dovs, and thi 4 tho trite test af merit and bruln work. Wille I rend tho Phmes to ba nmused, 1 peruse THE TIRUSE to bo instructed, und thit 13 s the differenco botweon the two pipers, The cluas of peoplo whe buve no destre buyomd being amused prefor the Thie (o Tinz Tawne. those who desire (uots and fucus und somoihing relluble, ull give the preferonce to Tis Tt uxNE, which tnkegbold of all publio guestions with uarnestngss and sincority, i thiy nen- horhood THE CRIBUNE I8 constantly growing in popular ruvor und vsteenm, Yours, 016, Visnex, ——————— The American Dluners An Engllsh writor wha bas mado tho tour of tho Stited kives this nceount of the Nationul dinor: ‘The principal thing that charucterizes un Ameriowtt dinner s it ubudanee, Hugo Jolnts of ment uro Hot su cominon i tois coun- try ns In Englund, elghit pottiids of sirtom, or nn clght-pomut o of mutton belug caigilerea u tuirly larke jolnt, whilo the English sixtoen to twentyebatind ronsts aire pover seen n private fumnltics, 1ut outaide of the Klze of tho Jol evorything elso I8 il a4 Jarger proportion Sente,—targo dlshes oF yogehiies wid grout Vs rloty ol thon, lirge ples, iid i hugo tureen all oF wip—however [OW ure KO 10 SILat tublo. Anyiling jess than 8uch abindancy suvors, to most Amorienns, of st unel It in commoi to I.lmn'llruulnrk-‘(lmmlllji thuin,of Hnglish tbles, thut overyihiug secmod go soaut, * Suchu tiny tart fur thyee peoplol™ Ouo may wek, small s fe was, {F thory was ot move (i aullicieat, und Lu inswered 10 tho ntlirmuetIvo: but to those fies wuatomd 10 ¥eo pies made a foot In damete Whother therg iro 1wo or Cight (o eat it, the uy oritgo Boglish fralt-tart would hideed ook ver smull. 11y tho way, when speakisg of Amcriea + pios " 1 inean the urtiole pecnllse to the coun ey —ubLs dry INKDOWG 13 wo tnierstand then plea arain thelr pluce, and are & gruit ** st uon" - prmpkin wommonly pronaeed o punkin ') wnd apple plo iking the BIEITYs nithouh cocs i, sustasd, u pies dico all Tuvonts, s providing ror thoir tuble, the wass of Amerienns rurely conshiler waat gocs with whint ol courso thore are tha ouwnrvan fow who do) Exe cept the Yankes * pork und begus™ (hore sevins 10 ho 110 Vignd sa wodded Fo vegetable ns to e wpoken duck: und green Duiin” cte, Gunorlly speukiug, vegetubies wro chosen huphnzand, und B earrots, o drie beans, or bl ps w0 ns ofien Burved With pOnIEY 0A 6L RO nestion of 1 S aterind Htness ™ of thigpes seeni (o truuble Wo nverngo homsekeepor, Then,not only (8 the un- fttnuss ol curtaln vegetubles for e i meats unthought of, but 1hie vogetubles themsulyos wre served with sublimoe diveegard to hurmony, sid B0 peas und us|iigus, and sutimor squush und by Juwl 10 slx vegetnbles neu potatocs, eften find theimsolves chock o ono piute. From fou often servod at onoe, al sldured by uay but Ty (who ulfect English and French customs very muel) (o bo u vurs meun wort of divnor, Fous toad, In 80010 form or othow, uny luvarlably on tho table when in_ segson, uind more often than not canned, even in wini Hut altbough thoy NFO NOW 48 guncrully vituin nd potitoes are with g, Jam told thut twenss-lve years ugu they wore quite ruro, kud fow peoplo Bked thou. THHE COURTS. An Important Supreme Court De= cision Concerning Via« ducts. The City 1cld Responsible for Damages to Property by Thelr Erection. Judge Drummond on the Massachue sotts Mutuel and Alton Road Case. Ie Advises {ho Attorneys to Agree on Somo Amlcable Conrse of Actlon. Beveral Divorces Granted Yestorday==New 8uits) Judgments, Eto, PAY FOR DAMAGES FROM VIA- DUCTS. Tie Tainuss mado mention Inst weok of tho fact that the Kupreme Court bnd iven a docis. Ton In the casy of Rigney Chlengo, In which It held that thoelty waa responsivle to a prope crty=nwner for dumages to bia pruperty by rea- #on of tho construction of u vladuet. The opinlon, which [s by Justice Mulkey, will bn published in full fn to-doy's Legal Neics, to which buper Tiis Trinusy 1s indebted for tho follow- lowing snmmar This was an netion on the case, instituted Ly appellant ngainst uppolice in the Clreale Court of Couk Cotnty on the 14th duy of July, 1655, for the purpose of recovering duinuges wieged to Buve been sustalned by the plaintlit by reason of the coustriction by the city of o vinduet or bridye along [Talsted and ucross Kinzlo steeet nt thelr interseetion, sume 220 feet west of plajutit's premises, @onting on Kinzlestreet. Thuro witsa itk vn tho meris beinre the Court and n jury, resulting In n verdict and Judginent given for the defendant, which Judginent, on appeal, ivas Aflirmel by this Appeliate Court fur the Finst District, and the presunt avpenl is prosecuted to reverso that Judgment, he eyideice shows that appellant 1s tho mwner of & lot mmumi on Kinzie street, twenty- five reet in wiith und 100 feet in depth, un tho front pirt of which thore is o two-stor)y frume dwellig, and also unother ot the renr of it, and h by himself kud tennnta, been in tho paney of the premises ever since thitt tho defendunt construeted tho vinduet tion o 133, which eut off ull colnmunien- with Hnlstend street by way of Kinzie t by meuns of u puir of stairs at the « of thesw strects. Thut Hulated street 13 une of tho wain thoroughfaresul Chilcapo, and on which i operated u lne of horse-rnllway, af- furding communications with all purts of the tys that th rentrl valuo of the premiscs nut ovecupled by appellunt was by reason of the obe strnction rindiced from £ 0 montl to £33, and the property ltsolf which was worth before the anatraction over £5,(00, Was trom the samo chuso reduend to Lvo-thirds tn vaite, The rulug of e Court upon two instructions presonts the only questions arisiog upon the record for des terinluation. p itis not cinimed there wore nny omlssions in praration or presentition of the pluntiif'a that the proofs were In uny respect de- fective, if 0 recovery can by had at all on pldntlil*s theory of tholaw. Ou the other hand, L 1s not clafined or pretended that the plaintitt’a Poseesdion hus brew disturbed or thut any direct physicul injury hns bevn done to his premises by reason of the obstruction In question. ‘The gruvamen of the complininant's case is, thitt the defendant In cutting off bis communi- eatlon. with Hulsted stroet by way of Kinzie #treot has deprived bln of a public right wbich ho enjoyed Jn connection with his préniises, and thereby juflicied upon biw an lxljm‘}' 10 excees of that shured by bim with the public generally, nuit It 18 Tor this excosy ho Beeks to recover, und nothiug piore, Tho fnstruction glyen for defendant denics the rlght of recovery for this excuss, and in o feet holils that whero tho foe of the streets I8 fn ihe municipulity, a8 In the present case, thera ean be no fecovery In any euse for nn obstruce tlon of this character, except where some direct pbysieal Injury bus boen dona 1o the plulntit’s brnibs cr this Instruction announces a correct prinetnle of law 14 the vital quesuon in this ease, and upou its o mination the rigbts of the parties to the p L controversy must des pemd. It 18 n well-recognized principlo that where n thing not malim in se s nuthorized to e dune by w villd aet of the Legishiture, and it Is perfurmed with duc enre and ekil), in strict conformity with the provisions of tho act, its performince cannot by the cominon law o mpde the growyd . of an - nction, howover ek one muy bo injured by it In all such cuges the statute sffords u complete Indemnity to those ncting under its authority, notwithsianding theinjury compiuined of would, fu tho sbsence ut tho stutute, bo actionable by the common law, g 1n the absence, therefore, of any constitu- tional provision on the subject, it would be com- setent for the Lexislatirs to authorlze Lor puls Jie uso, und the owner would bo without redrvay 80 £UF 14 uny commot-luw remedy (8 concornied, With a view of preventing great hurdships and abuses tunt might artse through inconsldernte {eglalation (n the application of thls uekouwl- edied Lu-lummu of tie common law, the [ewmers of the Constitution of 184 Inserted therein this expresd provision: * Nor stull siny man’s prop- erty b tnhen or upnlled Ll use withoitt 1ho eansont of his al Assembly, nor belog made to him” Tho substaneo of this provision s to be fousd {n the Constit tion of the United Stotes and in the Cone #titutlon of most, If nat all, of the States of thg Unlom. Just whut will umonut to 8 taking of private property within the nicanitng of this constitutional tihibition by often boen tho sub- Juct ot judictul tuquiry, und It (8 bhelloved that no Eeqerai ritle lmsf‘ut neun laid down by “whicl the s genorally muy bo Kurmavlzed, The enurts of flnal resort of gome of tho Stutes hond thint tho constitutionn! provision fn question ex- tends anly to enses of an actunl approprintion of privitta property by the Stuto, und that 1t kid no spplicntion whern the injury Is consequential rilthor than direet, ulthough It may hiave tho slirect eifectof lulmurruul Iy depriving tho owner b ita use, It uther courts of caunl reapectabllity, and 08 1t 14 beliuved with better reason, hold thnt the chungo of the grade of o publio bighway or tho erveddon of « publie Improvement of uny kind s uny direct physical injary ‘1o tho ritowing big proporty of ':krlwm« persol, by o by renson of “which he Iy sub- « of ity ordinury use and enjoy- aning of the Constitution, ‘They ure now, howover, the 1uost pobular of ull vegctubles, oxcopt potatoes, which are bora culled *irish potstues,” 1o distinguish thow frutn tho sweot csoulent, and _uro cooked 1t u vurlety of ways,—some, L thiuk, quito new to 1 English peoplu. e — Try tho Bhakers' Barsaparille, ftking of hiy |m-|mr|[v 1o tho extent of the dumitgy thereby oeennloned. Hut whutover may be the rule in other States, it cloarly npponts from . review of tho cued, ctial phydien] EY Lo Drivto property by Fenson of the erie- petraation, of opernton of o publie lins Lin or slong a publio strect or bigh- erohy {8 pppropriato use or cnjoyment W atertully interrupted, or [ta value substan= tlully hopuitred, wis regaded ws oo tuk ng of privitte property within thy meaning of the Con- #titutiun 1o the extont of the dumiios thercby oveastoned, und uctions for sueh lnjurles were unliorily sustuined, The constrtodon making un actual physical fuvusion of tha yroperty aected—hy st n ery casy exciuded” from tho benelits of the istitution ~mny enios of great bardship, for, uk ' tho proseat cnsu, 1L often hunbuned thut whily there wus ho getudl pbysioel injury to tho propurty, yetthe upproiaios o It Weeo s it ot wnd destroyed s Lo deavo It aluost valueluss, Under this conditlon of mlsirs, tho framers of the present Constitution, doubtless with i viow of mnving gepater security 1o privity rlghes by wifoedie veltot 1 Aueh cases af hards abtp, whiero fthid before been denil, declared theruln that ""»rlvnn.- property shall not be fukun ordfuntaged for publio use without just compeusion,” Tho vddition of the words “or damaged " can tundlly bo regurded us neeldental, or ns niy- ng bren bied without any delinde purpose, O tho contrary, wo regnrd thent as shaticant and eapressive of a detihento purpuso to chungo tho orgunle lww of the State, Nur wore they used slinply 1o conservo exist. I riglits, a8 B beon vuggested by counsal, UL tho contruryy [ our Judiement, they do- cluren uew rilo of eivil conduct, froin which spetig Hew rigats which did not exist under the Coustitntion af 1818, 48 we pave already seen, the provision I at Constitution exiended to all eiises whtpe the Injury 10 property was direct 4 phiysient, ws well us WHORs there wus i wul uppraprintion or tking. Tho vigits of the prople therafore, under o olil Constintion, wero consuryed just us wich Inone of these two chises o cuses s In the other, and were fully proteeted - boty, and to any that the words *or dusmny " wors mlded In’the now Constitution for Ho pirpose of con- svrvig pights pertuining o cltbor cluss is eqiviient sy g thess: words were added to vifeetiiite o purpose shst wus fully sccoms phstied under tho old Canstitution without thems or, i other words, 18 aquivilunt Lo saybug thut 1helr fusertion In tho new Coustitution wus almply sueriuous, 'hun s 10 bo numnuuux this conclusion, for the provisions in both Constitutlons ure in cifect the sume, with the vxeention of the uddi- tanal words in quustioa, Tho positiou of appelies, that tho tiew Constl- tutlon was mu{:ly lotendod to congervo exlving rlgciits, und that, thorelure, thure can bo 1o ru- LOVEES [ BNy case except re thuro hus been anwotuul wppropriution of, or a physheal njury ta, the plutntit’'s proporty, I8 Cotnded {n part upon eertaln vxpressions 1o bo found v mum 0f the cuses which huve arlsen nco thu udoption af the now Coustitution, whick il to preoguizo us stitl oxisting the old test that th fnjury wust budirect and physicsl whory thore hus bevn no aclual upumlmuuun or tak- iy uf the propurty, It s burdly uccossary to ubservo thut what is said fn un{ sy LpOl B muttor not necessurlly lovolvod In the declsion is pot to bo reganlod s nutboritative or b mu?. Buvh expresalons cun only by regasded as fudi- enting tho views of the members of the Courty 0 culnrly that of the writer of tho opin- matter which the Court Is not ree dently eannot judicionsly min ‘whiln thoy nra entitled o eiful on, they “ars nover uee #l 18 nuthorltative, Au oxamuation of tho It I8 helleved, will learly sbow that no ex- deciafon to that effect hus ever been made, pres ant oyen if wuch A easo could be found it must hnve been mode without due conslideration. and should not be followed, For to recognize sireh n rule woild, in effect, i we have already shown, ’b.l) o rene Inuperative a plitin provision of the Constitutio It 1s eonceded that somelittle confusion exiats with respect 1o thie use of tho cxpression “ piysical injury " lit connection with toe term property. Itut it 1s helleved this nrises nainly from the ambiguous churncter of the Intter term, and doubtleas uil the apparent contlicting expeers- fous to be found in the opinjon of the Court upon this subject tney he barmonized upon the theory that the term property in that conpection 18 used In different senses. Property o 18 ap- Proprinto sense menns that domain or Indefinit right of user and dlsposition which ane may Inwlujly exercise over purticuinr things or sub- Jects, und genernlly o the exciusion of all others, and doubtless this 1s subatuntinlly tho sed (i tho Constitsuon. y in gome uf the cuses, In connveton with the e; pression physical Injury, while at othor times it 8 probubly used in ity more npproprinte sense, as ubove mentio Tho mesning, thorefore, of tho exprossion ** physieal injury.” when used I connection wigh the term property, would in any case nee iy depend upon whether tho term property was used In the uno sunse ar the otber. To lllustrate: 1F the lut und bulldings of appelinnt are 1o be regirded ns property, and not merely the subject ot property., o8, strictly spenking, thoy nre, than there bus clearly been no physical [ijuey to Itz but If by property s meant tho rizht of user, enjoyment, snd disps tion of the lut and bulldliis, then' 1t I evident there hns been a dircet physicnl Interference with nppellant’s pruperty, and_when considercit Trom thin aspeet it muy nppropriately be suld the injuey to the properiy 13 direct and physical. Undur the Constitution’of 188 it wus easential 10 1 Flght Of recovery, ng we hive nlrendy seen, thut there should be u direct physienl Injury o tho encpus or subiject ot the property.—sich s overtiowing it, custing sparks or eladers upon It, and the ke, Hut under the present Constit tion It 18 sufliclent T thern Iy a dircet physieal abstruction or fnjury to the right of user or cn- Juyment, ll{ which the owner sustning some £ cinl peetnliry dumage, I eXvess of that snye talned by the pubhic genorslly, which by tho common inw would, in the absence of any cone stitutional or statutory provisions, give o right ol netton. Whilo it §s clear that the present Constitution was intonded to atlord redress i a certaln clusy of cares foF which there was no temedy under tho old Constitution, yet we think It cquilly clear that [t was not intended to rench evers posdiblo Injury thut might be oceasivned by a public lmprov There sre sarily ineident t eltics, 'l gre neces- f property in iy Lmpalir ti valuo tor which the Inw dues not has nitorded v Far | i el s Judl il Vil of nelguboring prope @ ense of damnunt e (i S0 un obstruction (n n publ nat practically atl or oy nefehborme Property g thereby (s varlue, 110 action will He. It ull cages to wartunt # recovers it must nopent there Bus been woino direct physieal disturbanee of u right, eltber publie or “private, which the plalntil enjoys in connection with bis property, and which gives tn It anaddittonsl value, and that by reason eprechy ret thut is clearly strent, IF 1t dues of such disturbunce he bas sustained n speefal damnge with respeet to his exeess of thut suetained umvnr(y in 5 tho publle zenerally, T the wbsence of auy statutory or coustitiutionnlprovisions' on the Aubject, the cammon law affonled redress fn all Such enses, and we huve no donbit 1t was the ins tention of tho framers of the present tunstitu- tlon o require compensation to be naac i all cuses where but fur konte lelslative enuctuient would ffe by the common inw, sonstrulng certain on for lujnrica rovements, in Which thro simie 1A that in our iz 0t thoroigh conskleration of tho question wyw down sith- stantially the same ruje here muounced, These gtatutes” requlredcompensation e e nnule where property wins * Injuriously _affected,™ whichi the English Courtd construe as synony- mous with tho word ** dupnged." The rule we bave adopted was nnanimoi sustal by the House of Lords in the ense of MeCarthy ya. Metropolitan Bonrd of Works, und 18 Lelioved to be Ji consonineo With reasun, JSustice, knd sound legal principies. Aud while it bas not heretotors been formu- Iated jn cxpress torms us now stated, yet the priuciples upon which the rule rests nre fully zycumur.vd fn tbo previous declsions of this ourt, In the lizht of these nuthorities, we are vlear- 1y of uplnlon that the Circuit Court crred i1 re- fusing uppellunt’s Instruction, and al« i giving Appellee’s, nnd for th ginent ot thut Court should ha reverseid by tho Appeltate Court, and for not do:ng £o tho Jivle- nient ot the Appeliate Court must be revérscd, and tho canso remunded with direction fu thut Court to reverse the Judiment of the Clreuit Cuurt, and remand the “cnuse for further pro- ceedings, 1 conformity with tho views here ex- pressud. Judgnent reversed, Justice Scotl dissents from both the reakoning and conclusion Sopted in this opinion, Hisun- derstanding is, thu opinlon of consistent cases vl this subjeet, CHIEF-JUSTICE DICKEY SAY! 1 concur in the genernl vicws exprossed fn bes balt of wo Court by Mr, Justice Mulkoy, und it 2o Judgment brsed thereupon, Home exp fons may need M expregsed) to preetude milsappreb < itatious (ot o, L wist tofny, huwever, that formerly my view of this subjict was thal n purchaser of u 1ot in u ety ur village—frontmg upon u street—took " the lnnd” subject 1o a right In the nuture of mn casement beld by (ho public to use the sireot, ani subject tothe rignt of the public to Improve tho sireet in munner deemed wise and proper by tho brop publle functionarics, and henoe, when any lmprovement wias mide, it wua nu damage to the rights of the lot-owner, for ho hud no right to buve the street remubn 113 origlnal condition, and no rignt to question the mudo in which the streot should he im- proved. Upon examination and careful retieetion, 1 have come 1o the conclusion thut this view of the right ot the publle in (he naturo of un ewse- ment 1 tho street needs gomo qualilleation, It seems mure rensonuble and cotionnng with tho #pir.t of vitr present Constitution to sy that the owner of such lot holds thé suuie, entowed with the benelts arisiye from bele ndjucen tho street, subject Lo such inconvenicnces s result from the uso of tho street a8 n highway tho public, hoid subjeet tn $ho Tight of 1ho pabe > Jmprove the Rnwo 08 i bighway In iy ury tud reasonible mode decimed wive uid cial to tho public by the proper public funetionuries, 1t )3 not y chango ot grade mnde a sireet wiilch may o effuct impale the valuo of the ot in Its viclnity, which Is 4 violytion of the rlihta of the proprictor thereol, such chunges 10 the SIreLt ns 1L INAY Temsomibly te supposed might bo nede for the improvement of tho pub- lie highway—the purchuse of & lot pon o sireot wust be assumed o buve consentod to—whon e purehnse wns tdo, "Flie mukitu of such cbnnges are, therefore, no Invusion of his right in that regard, Dut it cane 1ot bo assuined that the purchuser guye hls age sent to sudden and extpordinary chunges in the grada vl a publie higawi; Ay 118 uns reasonuble to supposo it r tho originul sule, or ments, would nuturally antlcipato mlsht by re: quired for tho fmprovenont of the publie high- Wiy T mnke such Iot chanies 18 an Invasion of the I3 tho wxereisv of a e hi, 1 the huture of an ent #poken of; and, I tho valuo of the 18 really and (o fuct Smonlred theroby (e8¢ tho infury to the lot owner 1s, i my £, 1 dinnusce, whien, Hader oie Consti- tution, st e compensited. Tho improves mont In tho ease nt Lur is, in iy Judgmont, oty uf thoso extriordhiaey chanzes which eannot be hwtully mede withont jnst_compensation 1o thuse Who sutler damage by reason of tho struce e, “I'ha right of action does not depend upon the distuney between the fut aml the improvement, ‘il depunds npon The nuture sud cuunctos of the limprovement, sud upon thoquestion whether tlie hroporty' ot tha cinimant s matecially dame aged Ingnet, TEDERAL JUIRISDICTION, Judge Denmmond yestoridny morning declded the mutlon forun injuncton in the ciso of the Chilcuge & Alton tadiromd Compuny nguinst tho Sassachusetts Murual sife-Tnsurunce Company, ‘I'bo case enmo up by removul trom the Clreult Caurt of Wili County, and Jinlue Draimmand ros imundod L on the ground tbut ho hud no Jurisdio- tion, AR epneul wits then tnken from tat onder to the Supreine Court ot 1o Unlted States wid n supursedeas phtned on gving n bond fog 529, (), Bubsequently the State Colet peseiided 1 wrder of veoval und went i o tnke Jurisdic- thon uguln of the cuse, A motion tor lnjuueuon wiis Hieruupon mde beture Judge Drumimond und nrgucd ut lenyin Thursday, “Phe dadyo suld 180 cuso sl in precisely the vuing positlon us though noorder hid been nade remunging 1t from the Federul Court, becaue, MILHOMEN BAT ordur Way i, 1t wak Iu:’bumlml und faoffeet taken away uhd destroyed vy tho appeul which was ullowed, and o which n superscdess bond wus executed, That put un end to tho order of the Court remunaiig 1o ouve, orut least enspeadod 1L, and prevented unybody from procecding o the ussutnpuol that tho order wus i wifectunl and op one, Tt was not operitive, because It bud been pended under thy lnw by the uction of the rties and the Court, "Fho Supreme Court had tho purau . tht 10 decide whethor the cuso wid 1o blo or o, und 1t was fmaterinl wwliat the Cipenit ot decided, Thu cuse huv- g bren romoved by wa order of the Ete Court, thut Cutrt ought not to tike uny scilow tnull 'the question wus declded by 1o Bupretie Court of the United Btatea’ as W tho sullir of the Cireult Court of the United Btated jo remanduus the cuse. cuse wos diferent from oue whero took Jurisdiction of tho cusu und proceeded with Ity 804 thy quedtlon of Jurisdivton wus ralivd, verrules i !oukllm‘ l oy beudyeby, and the party who objected to It excepted to the opinlon of the Court. In such A case an that, tho Cotirt baving taken juriadietion of the case deelded It, snd, although ita decislon in tnking Jurlsdiction might be orroneous, the party whi nl?uetcd ta the Jurisdiction could not nvall him- aclf of the error of the Court, except after final deceee, and muet go to tha Bupreme Court of the United 8tates [n onler to rorrnet that error, It in the present ense the Court refused to trke Jurladiction of the ease, ind that was n final dirpunition of it here, and’ theretore fron tho order refusing to take juriadiction there was anappeal to tho Slpreme Court of the United Stutes, and the puriy hada right to take the thore on the onder refiming to take Juris- diction. It was. buwever, waplensant 1o fsane au injunetinn which might bring on an rpparent conflict hetween the State and Federal Courta, and ne the case would he rpeetily bronght up In the Unlterd States Supreme Coort an the quese tion of Jurlsdiction, thg, Judye thoweht the counsnl Gught to tiree B0 gome course which woulil obviate the nccensity for iasuing a format Injunction. The purties nppeating hnd a rignt, a8 an amply rudlicient bhond hud been given, to huve all proceedings stayed untll the Xupreme Court of the tnited Htales hud paseed on the uecatiun, but the matter would be left withont the entry of atny order for & few days to see If cotnsel contld not ngree In 8ome course Amicas 5. DIBAGREED. The jury in the malpractice case of Idn Bales sgalust the McChesnuy Brothars, tho tooth doc- tors, fulled to agree yesterdiuy morning, and were discharged. This war & suit to recover £5.000 damages for malpractice In pulling all the defeudant's upper teath without nny case, and tho poor girl shuwed that she tad splTered severely by tholr operations. The case went to the jury at 4 o'clnck 'Thursday nfternoon, and they strugygled with it ail night aud until yester- duy” noot, when thoy declared they eould not reich nny agreement, and wern dlscharged, Frant firat to [ast thoy stood ten in favor of tho Pplatntiff 1o two for tho Jefendants. ——— DIVORCES, Maria Hamllton yestordny filed o LIl against her hushand, Wiltiam Hamliton, stating that she was gnarried to him 1n 1865 and bas had “four chiiéren; that he hes been gullty of drunken- ness wnd cruelty nearly ever sines thelr mor- ringe, until she cnnnot live with him any longer. He Is 4 plumber, earniug $120 weak, end niso recelving 0 a month penslon from the Government, and she nska thut he mny be com- pelied to devote a part of his earnings, which hnve hitherto been kpent on whisky and wotnen, o the support of hischildren. Mury A, 3 Dean iled a bill for divores from Ernesi N, Dean, on aceount of his deseriion. Judwe Tuley sesterduy granted n divoree to Mary A, Baker from Jsmes E. Buker, on tho ground of desertion, pvdutdize Jameson granted a decreo to Jnmes Tavunuuih from M nry Covanaugh, on the ground ot deaertion, 1TENS, On the fth of Juue next Judge Jameson will et all pending chaneery cases begun prior to 1,141, and ull such vases as are not then at ne aud ready for hearing will be dismissed for want of prosccutlion inless good cause be shown 1o tho couttury by atidavi led. The third and tinal dvldend meetiog o the case of the State Hisuranee L‘umi;un 1s set fur Tueday, but will probubly not be held, o3 Judpe Drunmmond hus pot. yet”heard the petitfon of Tolmun & Kmg to set aride Judee Blodeett’s gr-ll‘z’-r 18 10 thie basls of assessment on tho stock- olders, STATE COURTS. About ten duys ago John C. West, a liver-plll man, who hind Leen sent to Jall by Judgo Tuley for refusing to pay his wife slimony, Dled n petition fur bubeas corpus in tho S.perlor Court, The case was heand by Judge Gary yes- terday morning, and tha petition diemissed, but leave wgs given 10 withdraw the papers. The petilon gns ngain filed yestorday. and anap- plicution made to Judge Smith, who lssued n writ returnable Tuesdny morning. Hannah L. Worthington began u suit for $1,300 aguinst Willlam Durna. Jacod Zaog commenced an_action I tresn agalngt the [linols Central . Rallrond Company luying dunnges at $15,000, tloratio 11, Huyden and Mallnda M. Vaughan filed i bill against Herbert Vaughan to foreclosy 1 worigage for 21,63 on Lot 23, Bloek 2 ol Ty- ter's a’\\lh(llh‘l!lm\ ol m{: fi 3p0f tho NV E. K of Sub he the N, W, 1, M, B0, M, ¥ ghit ault to recover £2.500 f Edwin Wulker, and_apother to recover $lisn) Ldwin Waiker, and C, IL. Forwell, i commenced an action in tres pass ngninst ¥ally und Emnanuel Goldstein, J. Q. Urunt, Juhn Murphy, and Willlam Terner, Iy~ o dnmagosat €600, Willinm S, Hrigirs flled 8 bIlL pgninst Richard and Margaret Live ?‘. Edward J. [lerbert, Jully A Hlenry P, Feederiek H., Murguret 1., and Willlam Heorge, Lymun Buird, Trostee, and W, I Beadiey wad L, H, Boutell, suceessors in trust, to forecluse n trust-decd tor £2.000 an Lot 40, nnd the 8. 16 of Lot 7 I . pnd S, M. Wil son's Subdivision of the E. 17 of Dlock 26 n Ker, i, 40, M. CRIMINAL COURT,. John Holmes was acquitted of the charge of mallcious mischief. Georgo Wallacr: and was remanded. Samucl Hardlug pleaded euflty to petit lare ceuy, and was given six months fo tue House of pleaded guilty to larccoy, Correetion, James Willlnms was tried for robbery, and the Sury was out. .l;lv%ml Milgan waos tried for roblery and ue- aquitied, Michael Foley wus found ymilty of horses stealluy, and was given two years In tho Peni- tentliy, 2 COURT. In the mutter of the eytate of Minnle Mueller. decensed, letters of administration were fssued 10 William Westphal, under bond for §400. In the mntter of the estate of Franklin Cham- berlaln, decensed, letters of admimstration wero igsued to Jnaies A. Chamberialn, under bond for 5,000, In tho mutter of the estate of Snrah J. len- nazd, len esiamentaey were issited 10 Cnrles F. Bennund, under bond for $10.000, - th tter of the estate of Miles O'Rellly, et of-administratlon were lssucd et O'Rellly, under bond fur $4.00), itter of the estate of Frederieh Toll, ——— ''ITE CALL TO-DAY. Jrpae Drusnoxn—Petition for review in the State Insuranco Company cuse, Jupar RLoturrt-—-No court. tnuk Gary—>Mations, Condemnations cases 4.010 and 15 on trlul, Junee Bsirti—Peremptory call of motions far new trial In terin Nos, 2,506, 2,402, 5, AN, 209, 2,40, by 2000, Junar Wintiansos—Motlons, JUBE JAMERON—INVures case: JUDAE UARDNER=DIvoree cane Junae loars—Submitred cusee, denar Astinosy—Feremptors eall of motiona for now tril. dunak FULEy—Divoree eases, Jrnne BarNun—Divoree cases, THE CALL MONDAY., JUnar DReststoNn—In ehitbera, Jupar BLovaeTr—No eourt, APPELLATE Count=No court until Tucsday, JUnar (ARY={00 10 170, No case on trinl, Junae BnTia—Prelininary eall 53 1o 6, clustve, Trind call 2,804, 281, DKE, D83, 282 No caso ontrind, Junae WinniasusoN—Aeslists Judge Gary. No cise on tril. : JtunKEnRs—030, 360, U, D4, 1S, 08, B0V, Nu cage on trinl, 1oNv—=No prellininary eall, Trinl HH, {‘.;I.. 21, 427, +N), i1, 3 27, 42, N oo call 10, 1 415, 445, 450, Ji TuLe JUnar $LARN N dunar Lomips—Set casy N u~Lontested motlona. No, :N. and Nos Bl LI, LIT4 LN, LIRL, L101, v b3t 1, ¥ 120, 1,215, 1200, 150, 1,25, 1, 124, o 1248, Juoag SlouaN—Noa, 713, B8, 074, 023 to 028, LU, m& J0i0, LUT LU, LU 1,000, L7 10 1,083, 1,080, 1,08 to 1,087, 1,124 1,11, und "Adupar 1Awis—No further catl durivg the tevm, bt will satst in diaposing of Judige Mo run's enll from duy to day, JunGm 8. Bueenion Covnr—Junan dany—Jacob Welg va. Abner C, Loomls, $283.54. Junan Bsurii=It, I, Paine et al, ve, Abner C, Loomis, $102.63, Junar WiLLIAMSON=Sarah Marple vs, 1L I3 1Hurd, ltoswell Guodll, Jawes B, Tyler, and E. Husking verdic, §1,29.2, and moton for wew I viT Count—CoxvessioNs—It. 8. Cormlok ot al, ve. Patrlok Miuogue, $1.108 L. Smlth et al, va, Govike Dorever, FHLT o et—— A Ministor's Attemps 10 Break F. Pittabury Coinmerciat. Tho Hov. l.{ujc‘ Bornil, who 18 confined I 1ho Rittunniog Jull swsiting sentonee, attempt- ed to wicape dundsy morning e wus - sldo tunikey, wnd wis perisitted to ko o nur' xlurl of the fuil, 1ie went (to i coll from whleh wo L;rtsmwr- exenped not Jous ige, und by piling rleks which "ho torv from tho wall, anl stonding thereon, bo succceded 1n toroiig his head sud shoublers through s window, In his efforts 10 push hiy way stil further, bo kicked over thu bile of brivks and was left with his tops duvgilng o the inside, uud found hlmseit po erless tu extricat plingelt, Waen discovered Doputy-Sueritt Honry, Morgau bl sotbisg on except his but, bo buving thrown his clotbin through the window bufore bis atiempt to ¢ cupo, Me- HR e ———— orstord’s Acld Phosphato s usoful 1 cerv- Howare of Buliations + ture, Dots or We * tlou, el RADWAY'S READY RELIEF, DR. RADWAY'S SARSAPARILLIAN RIESOLVENT, THE GREAT BLODD PURIFIER. Changes as Seen and Felt, ag they Daily Occur, Aft- er Using a Few Doses, irita, disnppearanco of weaknes holy, increase and hariliness of and muscles, ete, £, Strength lucienscs, Appetito Smproves, refs 18l for fond, o Nore sour eructAtions of watee brash, good digestion, ealm ond undisturbed sleep, awiken fresh and vigorous. & Tijsuppesrance of spotw, biotehes, plmplos: the Akin looks clewr aud heaithy: ‘the tirine chiunged frowm its turbid and cloudy appenranca 10 A elenr cherry or amber color; wiler passes frecly from the bladder through the uretbra without. pain or scaldings little or no sodlment; n0 bain or weakness, 4, Marked diminution of quantity and fre quénes of tnvoluntary weakening dischurges (f unticted in’ that way), with certalnty of per- munent_eure, Inerewsed trepgth exhibited in the recretinge glands, and function harmony re- stured to the several uriuny. v 5. Yellow tinge on_the white of the oyes, and tho swarthy, sattrun nopenrance of tho 'skin changed to's clear, lively, and henithy color. 6, Those sufferlig from weak or nicoratud lungs or tubercles vl realize great benoht fa expectorating freely the toigh phicgm or mucus from the hungs, alr cells, branebl or windpipe, tbroat or head; diminisbing the frequency o coughs seneral increase of strength throughout th systom: stoppiice of night-sweuts uad puins and feelings of weukness atound the ankles lega. sboulders, ete.; cessution of cold s chils, enso of suffocation, kurd brouthiiix and paraxysm of coughan I5Iig down or ariting i 1ho worning. Al thest distressing symptoms sradunlly wnd surely disappesr. & . AR duy after duy the SARSAPARILLIAN taken new sins of returnbig health will nppeat aathio blond improves (o parity and strongty isense wiil diminlsh. and wl forelyn and impure deposits, nodes, tumon, cancars, hurd luimps, ete., bo resolved uway, and the tnsound mude souid and healthy: ulden, fever fores, chronie akin discases, wrnidunlly dis L 8, In cusea'where the systein 1, Goad Ianguor, tesh an £ hns heen Ralle sated, ond Mereury, Quicksiiver, CorrosiveSub- limute bave necumuluted and bocomo deposited 1n tha bones, Joits, ete., Cnusing curies of tho wonos, ricketa, spianl_curvatures, contortlons, white awellings, varicose veius, ete., tho SAf- SAPARILLIAN wlill resolve uway these deposita and exterminate the virng of the discase from the rystem. 9, If those who are taking these medicines for the cure of Chronfe, Scrofulous, or Syphiliti disen: however sluw iy e tho cure, * fenl better* aud find thelr general health nproviog, thelr finsh and welshit inereasing, or even keep= f13r 118 own, 1t 18 i anre Alzn that the cure 18 pro- gressing. iu thesa diseuses the patlent either Rots hetter or worse,~the virus of the diseasy Is not fnuctive: If not arrested wnd driven from the blood, it will spread and continue to_under- uine the canstitution, A8 soon, ns thy SARSA- PARILLIAN mukes the patient “feer better,™ every hour you will grow better and Increase In benlib, streturth, und tlesh, Thoe power of this that threaten desth, na (o CONSUMPTION of the Ll.lngl and Fubervulous Phthisis, Scrotus Iu-sp'lvhllnl Diseases, Wastiner, Uexencrntion, and Uleeration of the Kldneys, Dinbetes, Stope puge of Water instantaneous relicf afforde Where catheters have been uscd, thus dolng away with the puinful operntion of usiny thesa instrumentay, dissolving Stone (n the Bladder, and in ull cases of Inflammation of the Blad= der and Kidneys. In chronic cases of Leucorrbeen and Uterioe. dlreases, Oue hottle contains more of the activa princts les of Medicines thau wny other Preparation, 'aken In Teasponnful doseswhijeothers require five or 8ix tiuce w8 much. 0. DOLLAR PER BOTTLE. . RADWAY'S READY . RELIEF CURES AND PUEVENTS holers Morbus, Feves m, Neuraicin, Dipbe nza, Sure Throat, Dimcuis Breathing. Bowe: Complaints, L00senens, Linrrben, Cholers Murbuys or penfol dis Shiances (1o the Luwels. arc sipped in 1o or 2 mine Wios by tuking Hudway's Rteady Ielef, No congese gon or wnfamunt wewknicxs o inssltude, follow the use of 1l L. Jiellel y 11 WAS THE FIXST AND IS THE ONLY PAIN REMEDY Temedy 8 fn discascs . ! | ghat fustantly stops the most excruemnting pains, sitays Intiammadons, and cures Congestlons, whcther of the Lungs, Stomacb, Bowols, of . other glauds or orrnus, by l)p]lflulon- IN FIROM ONE “TU TW TY MINUTLS. 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