, 1873-05-24

/ wv AA3pt MakH JGHttluHy QUHGuuGus 1EU UUAk-
plainsnt {!lod blll for tho specific performance
Of bond made OIL tho 2lBt Of September, 1871,
by ono John Davis, now docoaaod, for tho COLI
xeysneo of twenty acres Of land at 400 mn Gere.
nronsrv IN sss II 5 49, h,Fs SnFod ~ II 119 o vsw m Mf y
| 100000 Tho bond provided that payments woro
to BIO naio In certain inHtallmonta mid that upon
| tho paymonta boing maao at tho titnoB mon!on-
| ed iu tho bond, decd wns to bo made by
mont becoming duo or tfio 2lst Of September,
1879. Remington failod to ,nalso Payments
according to tho tertnH Of tho bond, although
constantly urged to do 30 by Mrs. Davis. widow
aud oxooutrix Of the Into John Davis. III Bopten,-
Ootobor, 1879, bennington alotl bill for specific
performance OF this bond, b!!t 1t waH tllsmisBod
by Judge aary Tho present bin wns tllee BY com
viz alleging that an exonsion was malo Of tlio
payments mentioned In tho bond by Mrs. Davis,
until tho suit Of Thomas md Norris, affecting
tho titlc to tho land was tlisrosod Of. Tho proof
tho bill, that an extension was got. THO first bill
WAS dismissed OIL tho ground Of variance. md
with regard to tho present ono Judge Gary Baii
M he must digmiss for tho ae1no reason, although
he would withhold hls decision until thin morn
ing: Moore Il Cnuliold and ". IT, ELLIS for conf
rlainant: spairord, MoDaid & Wilson for do
fontlnnt.
STATEMENT OF THE GREAT WESTERN INSURANCE
COMPANY B ASSIGNEE.
U. W. Upton, AsBlgnGo OF tho oBtntc OF tho
Hreat WoBtern insurance Company n bankrupt,
filed with nogHtor Hibbard, yesterday his ao-
count up to date. Tho caBh receipts from April
II, the date Of Assignoe's appointment, oonsist-
ing OF amounts received upon notes, from tho
Ha'e Of tho office ofreots, OH account Of stock,
pronniums on policies, oto., amounts to. $15,-
027.75+ AGainHt this amount arc placod the dis
bursomonts, consisting Of sundry oxponsoB
amounting to s9l5.82 !, paid 9: W. Upton opor-
TY1nn nF3p nit, Gfntn
s967.o2; Unitod States N1arehal Campbell,
s5aA.25 Register Hubbard, 971o0; 8. N. Mil
lard,, la4r attorney, s37o,; Office rent s15oi 8.
s72.oe; 9. y. Upton,, travelling expenses;
go7:8 ?. g. Gardonor, bookkocper, s3,2l9.7s;
tormau, and Doutell 3 Waterman. ST. 46o. 40;
aso of oa st oFa b a"ps as banr Iagsg e
ahead Of tho bnlanco as shown by tho Assigueo'a
statement Of the end Of April last. Tho As
signeo submits statement Of the whole ostato
OF tie bankrupt, Of the property recovered, and
Of tho property, outstanding, aud tho cause Of
it's being outstanding i and alao such debts aud
claims aa are yet undetermined showing mort
gages and truat doeds in hands Of tho Assignee
amounting to s274, PIC: 60; unpaid promiums,
o claim bey ~ u owe ' tho oe oegss gssfa noEns %
never having collected tho policies which
they offer to surrender, amounting to about
s11, 900; supposed list Of stockholders,
ffty-throe Of whom, in the Eaatorn States, hnyo
ffty-one in Michigan; tho quits against stock
holders in other States boing postponed until tho
presont cases arc concluded. The statement
also givoa LIST Of notes in tho Company's favor
which aro In the hands Of collectors,
=. In tho matter Of tho Union Lithographing
Company, the first mooting was yeatordaY held
at which Il. Z. Jonkns waH appointed Assignee
= The eamo gentloman was appointed Assignee Of
the estate OF J. Smith Il Sons, of Lo1nont, the
first meeting OF wloso creditors MAS also hold
yesterday.
CRIMINAL. COURT.
john Reed, charged with attempting to conf
init q burglary and with malicious mischief OH
tho store Of South Side druggist, pleadod guilty
TO the Inter indictment, md was romandod for
sentence.
Two alleged thieves, named Thornton and |
burns, failed to make an appearance and their |
bail WIS forfeited.
Another forfeiture was had in tho caao Of tho
three bailed-out prisoners, O'drady, Flynn aud
MoNamara, who wero charged with assaulting
ing ., q confession from him. Tho facts
Or ?. the n case arc such as to causo rogrot |
to pail at ALL. They, it appears, suspected Smith
Of having stolon from thom tho sum Of S23. |
with vioY Of saving legal expenses, thoy called |
upon 1 Smith while he WIS working at raising
# stealing. Ho deniod the crime, when they in
'lBted on confeBslon, whether lie was guilty or t
10. Finding him tardy at confcasng they be-
;an pummelling him with their fists, then kicked
nm, thon ,belaborod him cruelty with a barn
1orod him to undress With thoir assistance lle
stripped to tue akin, aud they improved tho on
'ortun,ty BY lashing him about the body with
somo lnths and shingles. As soon as this
y traces, which thoy tied together, made a nooso
It one end, which they adjusted round Smiths
1ock and hanlod him into n1l-air, and only lot
II m,im down whom he WAS in IN inanimato atato.
lnos . a1a they went through his pockets md took
ap tue climax OF their cruelty, they had Smith
rrested OH d charge of larcony, and 1t was while
'mith was undergoing examination TINT tho
Dove faots were elucidated. Tho statcs Attor-
ey soon had the brutes arrested, ind thoy were
eoasod only after finding 81 1,000 bail apiece.
Ills they yesterday forfeited.
THE COUNTS CONDENSED.
Horace Q. Gi!lott files h,a bill in tho Supreme
'ourt to establish and confirm his title to tho
.ots Nos: 20, 80, 81, and 50, in Block of Nc
90. 6, 7. so N, r. IA Z. Of p. IT,, and iii Of
.ot 90, Block 4, same addition; alao au llndi-
idod 9 Of Lot 4, in Block ., in same addition.
ounty Court administratrx Of the estate Of
40 late Patrick Mack under bond, to DO up
r0vcd, Of $4,000. |
Daniel A. Dickinson ct al. file prmcipe in u.s.
AAloA' a6htuht de0Fbb Il. HeB9, III tic SuporIOr |
onrt damages, 9G,UO0.
sla John Belloy tles prmcipe, in tho Superior
ourt, against Samuel Solkey, in ploa Of trcs-
aga On tho case damages, s10,0 ,000.
Phillip Hicks tlles his pracipo in snit in
:: Coulson, laying damages at So. .G00.
III, Iho case Of Hall Y: koso Hill 4 Evanston
DAD Company was tried in Judge portor's :
ourt. Yesterday. This is suit brought by '
aintiff to recover dividend OF 20 per cent de-
ared BY the Company, which tho defendants
FUSED to pay on the ground that the shares !
q 90 by Hall we're fraudulently issued by tic
1lcerB Of tho Company.
John ". Hedenburg flies his bill in chancery,
tho Circuit Court, against Kyler ". Jones, Il, !
htch he asks that defendant may bo docrooi to i
'eoiacally perform q written agreelnent, by '
hlch he agreed to convey TO certain parties, by y
good and sufficient decd of conveyance, the N. 8
acroa OF subdivision Of N. 120 acres OF s. ". y
Of soo: 29, 7. 10, N. R. 49, z. Of 8 P. H.. OK
pting the right Of way Of tho Northwestorn
omiees. "~
In the Circuit Court, Addison 0oodell, sollsok z
Warren, aud ErastuH Marsh flo thor bill G
a!nst Al. +. Lassen, q pawnbroker, who has L
lHgl Room No. 5. in flnir hnj1Hftr nr lin nnr h