The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-11
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A special from South Bend, Indiana
says the Kankakee Valley Draining Com
pany, yesterday received a set back from
the Circuit Court of st. Joseph county
from which II will be difficult to recover
This was upon an injunction issned by
the court over a year ago, restraining the
company from acting in that county, oI
this injunction the county filed its ASSESS
ment for record on August llth, and its
deed Of trust Tor about forty thousand
acres Of Kankakee lands in that county
which brought the company in the con.
tempt Of the Circuit Judge, Hon. Thos. s,
Saniield, having been interested and pre-.
ViOusly employed in cases involving the
questions in the case, appointed n special
term, and Hon. Jno. Petit, of LayiAyctte,
one OF the Judges oi the Supreme Court,
presided in his place. The case Of u, 8,
May Catnd up on tho contempt, and an at.
taChment was ordered, which was served
only on l.. A. Cole, Attorney for tho
Company, and e, q. McCalium, It's Secro.
tary, who were ordered to purge them.
themselves Of contempt, which they failed
to do, and tho court ordered that q
schedule ofthG assessments of benefits and
damages filed for record by the Kan
kake0 Valley Draining Company by
aud through It's officers and agent
in the Recorders office Of 81, Joseph COun-
ty upon the first day Of August, 1871, and
by said Recorder recorded, be and is
hereby consideration and jugdmGnt Of
this court, held void Tor naught and no
effect, as to and affecting lands in 81. 10.
seph county, Indiana; and Il Is further
considered and adjudgcd that the mort
gage caused to be filed Tor record in the
Recorders office on the 18th day OF Au-
gust, 1871, and recorded by the Recorder
Of said county, be and is hereby held for
naught, void and OF no effect, and that
the sum is not q lieu or an circumference
on said lands, so by schedule aforesaid as
sessed. Cole S McColum were ordered
TO pay the costs Of attachment, and an
alias attachment was ordered for VIM. q.
Hannah, late President of the company,
and to j. G. Geidden, It's Vice President,
returnable to tho next term Of the Circuit
Court, fixing their bail to be accepted by
the sheriff, and tho injunction was ordered
continued in full force until further orders
of the court. This order cuts off M rs,
sessment OF over $3G0,000. 40.
The Lawrence (Kansas) yOurnGl Of the
9th inst contains the particulars OF the
killing of his wife and child by Or. Il. i,
March, followed by his own sell-destruC.
tion. DIR. March lived about six miles
from Lawrence, on the Engoria road, and
was dentist by profession. II appears
from the statements ol several members
Of his family that at about five o'clock in
the morning, Mary Watkins hearing
some unusual sound In the Doctors room,
went in and found him lying on the floor,
with his head over pan, bleeding very
proIusely from wound in his neck. On
the bed lay Mrs. March, also bleeding
prolusely, and near her their little daugh-
ter completely covered with blood. BE.
lore medical aid could be obtained all
three were dead, The deed was done
with q razor. Mr. March had been par.
TALLY insane for some time, caused by the
death Of his father. lie had always been
an exceedingly kind and afIeGtiOnate
father, and was much loved by his family.
DR.. March was thirty.iour years of age,
his wife thirty.sGvcn, and his little daugh.
ter eight,