, 1859-03-29

lon> W paragraph IN 0T1F Columns Testtsuat
morning, relative to the cluim set up. and pro-
ceedinys nlout to be instituted to recover the
alleged dover Of Mrs. Frances y. Nicoll Of
brooklyn, to-as incorrectly statcd by us-onc-
third of the annual income Of 1.-THE whole Of
Wolcott's Addition"
Instead of this, it IL upon one hundred and
fifty lots in Wolcott's and ono hundred in Kim
zie's Additions the claim Of Mrs. Nicoli bc'ng
for her dover in six cighteenths of the same
lots, Or rather to third Of their income. Prop
crty-owness exposed will be able themselves 10
discover the "infectcd district" By referring to
their title deeds in the light Of the following
statement.
In and about tic year 1885, Charles Butler, Of
New York city, mnde large purchases Of real
estate III Chicago. In the spring Of l6a. Mr.
butler conveyed m undivided onc~haH Of the
same to Edward A. Sicou mud 0rsalnus Bush
nell, ns Trustees for m association Of owncrs.
III the same ycar Nicoll and Bushnell declare
that they hold in trust G-l6ths tsix eiehtcenths)
q: the said undivided onc-lIa1f, for Edward \.
Nicu)l, Lis beneficial interest, the residue in
trust for other parties namcd.
In December, 1s42, Nicoll who was connected
with tue New }ork Life Assurance and Trust
Company, found Ills relations 10 that Company
under cloud, aud hc suddenly abscondca, ltav-
ing previously made Ill assignment to Abel 7.
Anderson, Of New York, Of the ci:ghtcent!ls,
to be sold to apply on lis Indebtedness to the
Company. In this deed Of assignment to An
derson, Mrs. Sicoifs name did not appear
hence as no purty Ia the conveyance, she claims
her right Of dover to thu san,e.
In january, 1916, Partition was made between
Cllur1es l3utler aud Orsa1nus Bushncll-thc lat
ter as trustee. Nicoll being IS non est inventns'
for reasons named, did not join in this partition,
which conveyed to the trustees portion Of the
luts in seycralty in lieu Of The undivided one
half. In 1s45, application Of parties in inter-
est decree was made in the Cook County Court
Of Common Pleas confirming the PARTITION
deed on the ground that Nieoll, having by con-
veyancc in l>43, ito wit f: tlc assignment to An
was merely naked trustee when the partition
was made.
Mrs. Nico', who, according to well accredited
runor, asserts that tic original investment by
tier husband WIS with money of her own, claisns
her right II dover in tue property conveyed by
her husband to Anderson ut the assignment,
which amounts to onc-niuth {hcr third Of six
ciylIiccntll>} Of The lots Conveyed by Charles
Butler, in Jan. Sd, 1s43, to Edward 4. Nicoll and
Orsunus Bushnell, the partition decd being re-
cordcd in Book uinc, ~ page two hundred and
forty Of the County Records, which, of course,
is the best reference to be given to ull anxious to
discover whether their own lots and possessions
come within the same.
Nicoll las not been heard from since he abscond-
cid 1s:.. u1,d is believed to be dca widowd. Tic
is about tftyonc years of age, the DOVER, if cs-
tablishcd, will exist during her life,
Mcssrs. Arlington d Peabody, Mrs. Nicols
attorneys, Oil Saturday last served, as VIC have
before stated, notices Of suits instituted upon
owners of tic property involved. As to the
amount Of the same, there are various estimates.
The cuse, and the points Of law involved, Which
VT do not venture upon here, have occupied
leading lawyers pro and con for some time past
4 LAKE STREET S1onE KoEnEp OF $5vv N
Goons.--On Sunday night last party Of one or
nurc Of the dishonesty disposed, though rroba
by nsore than one made Up the party, effected
al entrance into the clothing store Of lIawlcy
l. Eaton, No. So Lake street, and robbed it d
about $3f0 worth Of coats, vests, pants, shirts
csavats and other goods. Everything in tht
| store was orcrhuulel. Drawers were ransacket
1 }hn L.,
obtainca. Sot understanding the cornbiratio.
lack, the burglars lecampcd with tlleir booty
leaving the key in the lock and everything it
tl'c storc upside down. The rascals effected nj
entrance bs breaking light Of glass in th
front door.
ACCIDENTAL DEowS1Sc.-Thc name Of tn
man wl,o was found in the lake m saturday, i
I.G. Rcimcrs. His body wus identified On Su,:
street. She states that he left tue house Satur
day morning, about eight o'clock, saying tia
he was going over to tie lumber country, u
propeller, to find wnrk. Tie drowning WI
therefore evidently an accident lie is repre-
scented to have been worthy man. He had bee
married only two months.
| PrnE WArER.-Edtloys Press ard Tribune
The idea that want to present TO the people {
Chicago for their consideration is in regard t
our hydrant watcr-that element Which is S
natural and proper to our healthy existence.
would like to ask them if the water that VIC lar
been using and arc using. and, from present VI
pcaranccs, arc likely to Use, is good enough
lfit is nut goud enough, tlen think it is pr
per that some one should suggest reform
regard tp It. We all know how rcry particula
VIC arc III regnrd TO our icc being pure md
the very best qua!ity-tl,c Crystal Lake il
being preferred On account Of its purity, IL.
our river ice rejected on account Of its imrurit,
I five reject the river ice on uccount Of tl,r in
pure streams that empty themselves into
have VIC not greater reason to reject the waite,
. For the ice is but cungealed wafer throu.
| | ,ncans Of freezing. and this very freezing pr
| cess destroys 1aany Of the impurities containc
i in its uneongculcd or liquid state. Now wou
ask low much better is the water we daily NJ
hourly use than the rivcr wafer that VIC rcjc
when formed into iccs We all know that Il
city il drained into the river, mud that the rir
: e,npties into the lake, and, If mistake nj
t1Icrc arc great Hany sewers on the Sou
Side TINT run, or did run. directly into the lal
itself Now, with this state Of facts before Il
what is the effect. Why, il is simply this: Il
wind blowing from the cast or southeast lasl.
T.. the water into fury, and the filthy deposits Ia
ing around tic edge Of the lake and the nlou
q Of thu river nre thus stirred up, and the wat
consequently becomes very impure for miles r11
r. ming north and south, and should say from,
j. | mile 10 a nile and one-half running cast. l Il
licyctle present Water Works take suction fro
the very edge of the LAKE, md the consequcn
! is that we get the water ip this mixed up sta
l. a sort Of hnlf.and-balf way-haH mud, the b
d ancc filth.
u do not mean By this communication to censu
u our Water Commissioners, or nuy one else.
III tte* have done all that could be done under
er circumstances. but my object is to cause if P
a sbc an inquiring spirit, md to see If fsornc.h'
cannot be done in this truly important matt
Ut For ono, would suggest that large tube
n. run out into the decp. water beyond the imp1
Of line and into the clear, good, ldfaslioned L
r. water, suy, il you please, two miles, more or le
n rs the case may be, Then we will get water l.
III will please the eye and suit the taste and no
as ish and comfort the body. The next quest
of TINT would artse is. what Kind Of pipe could
h. laid 50 fnr out in the iakee think there mi
be ono made Of Gutta pcrcsla, or some sim
substance; but this part Of the Arrangement
o. lcarc 70 oldrr and wiser heads than mine
n make. think that il tclegraphic cable car
- laid under water. and messages TRANSMIT,
= through il. We surely can 1ay D pipe Of se
~ kind from the Water Works into the pure vi