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interest
Tho Court inshucts tho jury that II they bereTo
from the evidence That the room On State street de-
as charged in the Indictment and the defendant aided
Or assisted in operating and keeping such house. then
he Is; i keeper Of gsng house within @ R1 the meaning
He VAS fined 800, Us prescribed by thelaw for
the first offence. It is probable that the case
will be taken to the Supreme Court.
INSURANCE COMPANIES m BANKRUPTCY.
The Assignee Of tho Lumberman's Insurance
Company, in bankruptcy, was yesterday directed
to give up the pron,isory note Of Geo. F. Foster,
for ST, 200, secured On property in Evanston, on
payment OF the debt, in order to remove the
cloud On the title such proceeding, however,
not to affect the right OF foster to set-oG
against the Company for any claim he may have
under policy Of insurance.
1t appears that tie Garden City Insurance
Company is suing the Commercial Insurance
Company in the Circuit Court, and that tho
amount Of debt has not Lee1 ascertsiaed, where
fore, on the petition Of the former Company,
leave VAS yesterday given to prosecute such
duo.
The Directors Of the Lumbernan's Insurance
Company, having passed q resolution at their
regular meeting on the 1st March, 1871, reducing
annum, and the Assignee OF the Company since
it's bankruptcy having computed suca interest
at that ratio without the authority OF the Court,
his action in 80 doing was yesterday finally 6anc-
toned.
BLASTED LIFE.
Edward Francis relates q melancholy history
OF his marriage experiences. Ho states tAat ho
was united to Frances Scott in 1860 that it
CANE to his knowledge, within the past four
weeks, that his better half had fallen into dis
reputable practess, such as going away nights
during lis absence, and drinking, gambling, and
voreo, in ealoons and places OF evil
resort, hack-ridjng with known bad char
aoterB, and so forth, whereupon he abandoned
her, and she proceeded to open and conduct u
houee Of the worst character On South Clark
street, where che now is earning the wages Of
sin, and living on the similar earnings Of othern;
that she ia confirmed and una1terable in her
vicious COURSES. He does not say what drove
his Nifo to these wrotchod habits; whether it
Was Ignorance, Inherent wickedness, despera-
ton, home misery, or loneliness, or neither. It
remains for the wife, in her answer, to tell the
story. People do not so wrong without cause,
and there are always two sides to 3 atory, as
Court records too often prove. But these mex
full and tender Homogeneous, soon pass away and
ore forgotten; for the lost woman rarely comes
forWa1d to tell another version.
MERCANTILE TROUBLES.
s. Goodspeed d Co. have obtained an attach
ment against Burton Brothers tI Co., Of Erie,
Penn, for 81,522, being the price Of 1872 tons
750 pounds Of anthracite coal bought and paid
for by tho plaintiff from the defendants, which
the latter Lave failed to supply.
Leopold Rothschild has obtained an attsch-
ment In the Superior Court against A. j. Ulman,
Of Baltimore, for debt Of 23b5.69, alleged to be
due BY the late firm Of 8. J. Ulman ct al, Of
which the defendant is the surviving partner.
An action in forcible entry and detainer,
Ingall d. Jones {263 West Randolph street),
appealed from Justice Austin's Court, was yes
terday entered in the Superior Court.
4 PRETTY BUT NAUGHTY TRAVELLING coMpANIoN.
Caroline II. Franks recently obtained, by
writ of habeas corpus, custody Of Viola Ernestine
Franks, the issue Of her marriage with Edward
s. Franks, and she now sues for divorce On the
ground OF her husband being in the habit Of
travelling about through Illinois, Wisconsin,
Missouri, and other States OF the Union, with =
naughty siren known as Ellen or HELEN Carnes,
the two living in q state Of intimate relation
.hip incompatible with the parentage Of Viola
Ernest1no born in lawful wedlock and ties to
another who does not travel, but stays at home
il company with a marriage certificate. Mrg.
Frank, left her GRANT husband as soon "a his
peccadiloes came to her knowledge. She is unable
to tx the exact dwelling-plaoo of Ellen or
Helen, as that haartless charmer eeens to live
only on the wing with Ler married paramour
These little occentrioities Of husbands aud faith
ers sometimes prove expensive though, let them
seem and sound as delightfully."- wicked as they
may.
8LPPERY BANKRUPT.
81. z. Hubbard, bankrupt, yesterday arrested
to prevent his leaving tho city during the pro-
gress Of his examination, vas brought before
Register Hibbard in tho morning to DO examined
under Section &c as to the disposition OF bis as-
sets, but, after the parties met in consultation,
it was found desirable to limit the
inquiry to matters connected with late sa1es Of
tho bankrupts stoc., with the view of discovering
If possible, whoae goods among the stock sup
Piled by creditors had been. sacr!iced. Having
got out Of him al he seemed able or willing to
impart, tho counsel proposed to adjourn until
to-day, which was agreed to- Hubbard will
meanwhile be hold under sufficient bail.
PARTNERS DISAGREE.
Another partnership row i; swett and Harvey
cannot agree. Squire Harvey sues for an in
junction restraining his partner hereafter col
lecting or receiving any Of the debts or moneys
owing to the firm, or applying any Of the funds
to hia own use. or signing the firm name 10 ~ to