, 1873-11-19
Supreme Court Decision Relative to IN.
functions III Tax Appeals.
A Mail Robbcr So1lt to tho Pcni-
tentiary for Oilo Ycar.
Bankruptcy Maitsra--"Tha Criminal and
County Co,lrts---Hno Courts
in Brief.


nul IN his mill Rt tho tno Of Tho insurance.
STATUS OF THE FRANKLIN BANK.
From tho scheduled nadc by the Marshal Of tho nE-
Beta and liabilities Of tho efuuc Franklin Bunk, II IL
ascoralnel that tho total claims Of credorn agasnEt
tho bank are sal7 G5o4s Of which os2o9 ia hold
by savngs dppositors s9 by general depositors
and $34, U3323 by banks mud G.nlcrs. Thu largest
claim Is that Of thu Commercial National l}ank, for
Ssaol but 1t holds So GOO worth Of securities. Tho
smallest claim IL 10 cents, and tho number Of creditors
nbout 940 most Of whom, Of courac, aro residents OF
tho city, the officers Of tho baak asserting Claim to
s083,0G.
Tho cash On hnnl is $3,5O471, including reyanuo
atampu and postal cars bills receivable, $l31
including $4,000 from benjamin Lombard. : Tho
Library OF the bunk III apparently not very valuable.
amounting to only s15276. Tho fixtures, deposit md
blank books, checka, noies, stationery, otc foot up
I'll 9602, embracing also revolver, bacRingsIool,
soap, boermugs, and hatcheta. There is $200u
due open account Of sG4s3 on policy tn tho
Imperial Fire Insurance Company Of London. Tho
real estate is caimed to hs worth s12e 908, and
@ Of IT, III pa pp aea 20 as
Ing u the items .aa tho lark claims " to hnvo essets
THE suPnEatE couET ON TAX Appl-A1.s.
The suprene Court Of Illinois, III tho cnAra Of John
junction asked 10 rcssrai thu collection Of certain
ta1ea assessed III Cook County, Oh the ground lhat
opaion II Tue Court ts Is aubstantay ] Il ioiowa:
No sre asked to mako "a order On tho Cook County
Court to allow IN appc md III TIE meantime to grat
isfy tho judgment against these lans II ta to be
considered III Application for aM order for super-
l. he ac y a h e sa
tho amount Of tno Judgment for trxes. That
can alono hs granted IN auc under that act. LII
nn application @ at ths present term for snpersedeaa
Sous tho Tisht to wit Ct error in al civi cases
where tho. Judgment or decree iB final, thu right
to have such writ VI error made sperseacas Is nut
constitutional right md tho Legislature may im-
pose terma upon which it slla 10 granted. 10 laso
such writ Of error ,nado supcrScdcas ls not
lako such order iu THU ease. Az to tho appliea
tion for injunction, a only necessary to that
the Court has Jurisdiction to grant III original
injunction III case. Tint caae s conclusive {
Wpoa neh gu thsys s ae es G ss T.
would DO On unieard-of PRACTICE to grant " injunc
ZION such case without n framed ia
auother name. Tho motion is denied.
tiona for ,nandanus against NJ L. II, wallace County
Judge to restrain collection Of county taxea. Alao In
syatnst tho sane Also, in sase u John Il Bryant
H. against The People on relation Of Julian humseS
COMPLICATED AFFAIR.
Jerome j. Deart1Blcy hlcd rouulinoua bill Of con-
seott aad Henry i. dase beardsley alleges thst u
Of tho north half ct Block OF Eheleln Addition to
Dayton atroet tho defeudanta agrcelng. to nnish
pantng Tue building thSreon and repair se o asphs-
. mortgage for f4,so9. payabc IN one, two, and
three years assume I'LL incubranco for said to
be due Oct H. 1875 and couveyto tic dcfendans tho
north Is feet vi Lot II, Block 10, IN uuudeys Sub
division q Pine Grove, which ho considered worth
Complainant aleges that he Immediately paid tho
800 and conveyed tho property OH ha part but COM
% hat the avs M
that hero are judgment liens thereon lie Ing taken
possession Of Tho promises, and 1nado valuable i'm
rental value for tho asme length Of time.
THIS statement to tho incumbrance GU tue prem
ses he bought was false, Bccsdsley ayess and there
waa tncumhranco due In October, 1878. but ono o
yoos overdue With interes. Mt 70 por cont WHICH ma.
he nha ray this together with tho accrued interest.
They also refuse to convey their proposy unless be
ss' st. s5 55a'sa oean n ssr Gf sas ss' st aS,
could and expected to havo obtstnod : lonn
70 H. iasas!a er!ss 10 % anaSe now 70 % So and
insists that would DO inequttabo to conlpel him to
:: In September lust, he aud iofondanta mado new
@ s @ e 5 hs ., s
IN e1tenBion Of the $1,000 !ncunbranco for two Oh
ne droyo properly W s a. Saaton II, M | Of ssod ana tie
payment Of $3.Eoo In three inatallMcnts. Blu
second agreoent and notified hin, that he must pa,
the =, 600 incumbsanco duo Nov "A, and tho yeari
extension. Thtnliug tho bargain appeared + litt
too much oncsded, complainant laa not!aod defend
ts a e aas 3 ths na
respectfully asks tho 5000 lie has paid, and claims tim
It would be unjust to ALLOW them to enforce their con
trnct after such lachcH. Scott and GaCo aty refuse
give up their Of the bargain surrender the Sco
In consideration whereof, Beardeley inyotes the ali
cancellation Of thu frat contract, restore the $751;
Pfopetty the e2nivale1t nnd tue ana sse
Ropp1Na TUE NAILS. e.
In the United Staten Circuit Court this morning, be
tors fudge nodue Samuel an EisDn aetta t for Ut
counts one for talng letters, and the other tor et
sgaeting money from lettor zone time lat July
carrier Mo sabseqnently acknowledged the faet to
friend telling where the envelopes could be BE- found
confessed the whole.
NJ Ison + ysnng s sS as 'egt out;
week old. The eo'insal for tho pr.loaer INTRODUCES
hts fatheE his phyaietsn aud eonraao %ho had bse
character. Tho Judge, in delivering tho Rentenct
sai that the necessity Of safety to society require
It va probably tho prisoners hf4t ori1no. rIo ID
provided that. for the first otfsnao. th9 pnihhme,.
b. nS to s lof bo
and tn view Of the mitigating circumstances, lewuu!
!nalct comparatively light punishment sn1l seI
fenced hini, thorsupon, to tne Of $50 on tho hr
count and to imprisonment ut Joliet for ono year.
hard Labor, on the second count. Tho ans was su
Pended however, leaving tho year Of hard labor W tl
buni1hluent Of taking S. that boug tho sum nRucd
tae aeconi count. Thu third co,,ut, charging IN n
NEact1on Of Is, Nna dismissed,
BILL roll nELlEF.
6smael oilofaus, hunably complaining, hled hi
q tho Superior Court against Horny Mnnenoyor an
wife and Hugo Walter Complainant statoa that LII
nomeyer aud wife made . truat decd to said Walter
seoa1e sotne notea payable to Joseph Hchlernisza,
Planant also alltgca that subsequently la became Il
hona nde holder Of one Of said noeA for The 6n
70 tho Trustee, tie noo not Aying 6oen rs,d, to II
The property securing the noto, but Waller refuse
saEtng hs bad been requested by Llnnsmoyer not
sail IT. Not fosnng willing to luse thiA uu sud bui,
unable to persuade Waltar 10 do llts duty, qiioks
sskA court Of equity to remove tho 1ruasos and d
point xuotler who viii Bxeouto tile trust.
ABATnAcrIN1 i DECREE.
About threa years pK0 GEAca loy8 obtained toc1
AGainst let A!thlass lord for separate .lausDull<
md siso humnnY, Chs Slecrea iul1t,ad aco