, 1873-09-02
THE COURTS.
Several 1njanctions En1oining tho
Issuing Of lax Dccds
Procured.
Tho Hyde Park Assessment or lS70..s
Singular Allegations Ms to Diyor-
sion of Money.
Divorce Petitions---Not Single Docroo
of Divorce Yesterday.


Of Divorce Yesterday.
Gordon 8. Hubbard, Jr., yoatorday prayed for
IN Injunction III tho Circuit Court restraining |
Conrad nincho pulling down aud destroying cor-
tain waste and vator pipes, and preventing cer-
tain improvements on tho Conrad Block, Nos. 354
snd 1886 North ayotiuo, complainnute' property.
Complainant Bl.ows that lie latoly purchased said
premtsos md finding them IN n dirty and dan-
gerous state us regards necessary accontnoda-
tions to preservo health, hc proceeded to make
tho improvements referred to, whtol, said Riucko
poremptorily stopped by interfering with the
wo,kmon md destroying their labor. The tn-
junction Issued.
Ja1nca II. Bryant yesterday petitioned the Cir
cult Court for an injunction perpotuhlly restrain
ing tho isHno by Joseph Poilak, County Olcrk,
Of q tax decd to AshAol Gago. tho latter having
threatened to apply for the Same on tho ground
TINT tho tax sale has not boon redeemed, tho
property having been sold on the 7th OF Sop
tember, 1871, for unpaid taxos for 1870. amount
ing to S174. Complainant shows TINT, on hear"
Ing Of tho causo. ho objected to Judgment
and his objections wero Sustained and Judgment
refused; yet said property ,cas sold at q pretend
ed tai sale on the date given, to defendant Cage
entered, 1t WINS an error aud an ulogalty md
should be Reversed md ho obtains his inJunc-
tion, pending hearing OF the cause. Tho prop
orty consists of sub-Lot 2 Of Lots and and
40 inclusive, Of Block 3s, Original Town Of
Chicago.
Henry Brooks, owner OF Lot 1, in Lyman's
Subdivision. of part Of the southeast fractional
quarter OF Sec. g In Township 88. II, yo6torday
obtained an injunction reatraning the iasuing Of
n tax deed to William N. Butler OF Horny II.
Gngo. Complainant af1irmB that only corner
Of Ills lot touches Hyde Park avenuc for tho i'm
proyomont Of which " a largo and uujustEflahlo
tax was levied in 1870, yet he was taxed at tho
same rate as those who benefited in much
greater proportion, By their lots fronting entire
" on said avenue. Ho showH, also, that cortaiu
lots, having the advantage Of frunting the ave.
nue., wero not assessed at all {; and TINT pro-
vious assessment had boon levied for tue same
improvement, the money derived from which,
inatoad Of being implied to said improvement,
was expended BY tho Town Commissioners to the
buying Of town lotH Ho claims that tho pay
ments made on that assessment Bhou1d have
beon credited on the new assessment, and shows
how these objections wero made at the County
Court and sustained, mud Judgment refused,
whereby the above defendants have become ptir-
chascrs Of his lind; wherefore he prays relief.
DIVORCE PETITIONS.
Dorothea LoBHips petitions, IN tho Superior
Court, for divorce from her husband Charles
charging him with such cruelty that she frequent
" boat, chokod, and kicked hor, and TINT hor life
with him became moro md moro unboarablo and
miserable the longer they lived together. Fl
naily defendant is charged with oroWning his
folly and wickednoas with adnltcrous Practtces,
tho painful consequences Of which to tho wife
are duly get forth. They wore united on tho I'D
Of May, 1870.
Norbert G. Damon yesterday filed bill in tho
Circuit Court for divorce from lis wife, Gala Il.
Damon. The marriage WAS barren Of Children.
Tue wedding took placo Oh the 2lst Of December,
1869, and tho husband charges that hls wife ran
nway from him oil the 2lBt Of April, 1870, just
where el,e now lives, and files the usual ntldayit
Tor notice to be served on her by publishing the
application for divorce in au obscure llttlo Cool
County village weekly paper. Tho last tint com
dnvit, ia that she was living III Indiana, bu
where she is now, or what she is doing for liy
ing, Tho depouont eayeth not.
Singular to say, there were no divorce docreeI
entered yesterday.
IN DASKnuProy.
The voluntary petition of John Y. Whiddcn
Of the city Of Rockford, ILL.,, was yesterday 70
ferrod to Register Hibbara.
the adjudication OF Matthew G. Wi:L;.:: claim
ing as creditor for $C20, md charging tu4t th
debtor executed ohatsol mortgage for y, 500 +
James A. Holmes, with intont to delay lin credit
show cauBo iHBncd.
Charles E. Wiawall yesterday petitioned 70
adjudication of Moses 0hrstein, being, with III
firm, WiBWall, Nazro & Thompson, creditors to
m unpaid note Of sC48; and alleging that tn
debtor has suffered his property to be taken b
legal process, with intent to delay aud hinde
creditors. The usual rulo to show cause Wa
iHHuod.
il. Johnston i Co., Of New York. yesterla!
petitoned for tho adjudication OF Mcl3aln Il Co
claiming Us creditors on an unpaid note Q
s25o and a'sgnE tha the o,fes d;btss
ern cities and that their only aaasts constgt Of
small stock of hats, caps, furs, md such Like q
their store, 56G State streot, worth not moro tha
io atssr Gssd ot deesss faSs % Hss ds.rs
~as entered and issued.
Il. Z, jenkins was yesterday appointed b
the Court Provisional Assignee Of tho estate {
D. j. David at nj.
BANKRUPT INSURANCE COMPANIES.
The insurance Assigneea In bankruptcy has
change; Mutual Security, aG5. .4o1. go on hand
Groat Western, $685. 3205 on hand.
Mr. Upton, Assignee Of tho Great Western II
Burance Company, in bankruptcy, reports th
he has compromised with Iowa atockholdors c
IN indebtedness on stock Of s15,8oo. at an ave
Ego discount OF 98-100 por cent.
THE COURTS IN BRIEF.
Gould, Hume l. Co., Of Wisconsin, lunb
dealers, yesterday commenced suit in the Unit'
States Circuit Court against Thomas l.. KEN
supplied and not paid for; md Marshall Ha
ria commences similar suit against the san
defendant, also for $4,000.
Judge Tree has returned from plenaa
sojourn at Saratoga, entirely reouperatod, L,
much benefited by change and rest.
Mr. Gross, Clerk Of the Circuit Court, b
returned from Manitowoc, whore he has be-
for few days rusticating.
Jacob Johnson, owner OF tho schooner z.
Portch, yoatorday commenced suit in the Unit
Btates District Court, admiralty side, against
r. Holt, Uri Dalcom, and Jamos 9. King. I
s702.23, being tbs freight from Ocopto, wi
to Chicago, Of 218, at fest OF lumbor and 900
lath.
Anton, Jacob, and Loronze Kakuska yestord
commenced suit in thu Circuit Court agail
John Moroya aud Joseph Stetek, In debt 81 ,0(