, 1873-04-25

books and all memoranda OF hla business trhns-
actions wore destroyed in tho tiro, and lo cannot
speak with absolute certainty upon THO subject,
nnts 13urkhau nay bo examined to show exactly
how complainant stands with thonn, antl that in
Junction to atay proceedings against him upon,
and TUG furthor negotiation Of, tho note may be
granted.
ANOTHER CONTESTED 1nuarEEsn1p.
1et another application for d writ Of quo war-
ranto has beom inado, Mt tho Criminal Court,
nnv,ising arising from Illinois State township olootionH.
Iho complainant this ttmo is q .N1r. John II.
township 90. In his declaration ho AYERS TINT
10 wnn OK tho 12th day Of April inat. oliglb1o to
1ln oh.eo Of School -rrustoo Of Township 88; tint
70 Joh'1 II. Ely who Ia and Inns boen for yoar past
Apr to he ees tha @ on sat"ray Ssy tho In is I'LL Il
April, nt tho school-houao In District 6, Town
ship SO, lsango Il, Cook County, nm election
would DO hold for tho Trustoes Of schools; that
tho eloetora mot 1t tho place dosignnted, found
Il locked, ,got the 10y, opened II md
complainant Irustco. At tho time, thiu
election WAS proceeding another waH going on
for the semo purpose at the honao OF James II.
Ely, and tho pnrtios running It nvor that tho
originally y-ntondod meeting waB adjourned to
Ely's house, and TINT o notice to that effect had
boon posted OF tho achool-hosao. Complainant
notice notice Of 81 tito @ postponemont. toompiainant also
holds that tho alleged adjournment was ilega1,
aud that tho object Of moving the place Of cleo
ton from tho echool-houae to Ely's dwelling
employed ag t by tho south parf' commaaonors, mi
| whose work brought them directly In front OF
Ely'B house; TINT, ut tho election at Elyb, tho
original TRUSTED, George ". Wait, waa ro-oleotod,
and refuses to givo up tho place to complainant,
7r1+FS lint
promises for tho People Of tho State OF Illinois
to show eauHo why loavo should not DO given to
! place m injunction on tho return Of @ quo war
ranto upon tho relation Of Lowia against Wait
for usuIIping and unlawf,1lly holding tho Office
aforesaid,
Judging by tho abovo, Lewis has very strong
| grounds Of contoHting tho cloction nB tho law
| With regard to tho postponoEnont Of such elco-
| tions ia explicit, nllowing nostponemont ct
woek, to bo determined upon BY tho trusteos or
| voters present, said postponed meeting to tako
place at THO ealno placo aud time OF day as the
original. Mr. Lewis caBo ia In the hnnda OF
| Willott l. Herring.
| TIGHTLY LooEED-up SECURITIES.
In the Circuit, Court, G. Wendle Deauo brings
suit against Josiah Grout, Jr.. and Austin i.
| Wescott. Complainant nyors that, In 0ctobcr,
Of this city, the sum Of $4,000 agreeing to pny
| him therefor, on the 9th Of December, 1872, tho
sum of s2, 110, giving as aeourity the promteaoIy
noto Of $4,000, signed BY himsolf md indorsed
| Ac1A
property Of Ills own Of considerable value that
tho conveyance was made by decd absolute, but
under the understanding that only mortgage
was mennt; that, at the time Of making tho
,ritton contracts, q deed was executed
| by PriniIo, consisting .of cortain articles
Of agrooment In tho nature Of q defoasanco;
TINT the noto became duo and WAS extended BY
demanded paymont, one Diaboe told complain
ant Bisbee'B brother-in-law would lend him tho
money at 10 per cont, wherowith to pay Prindle !;
that Gront, Nsbees brother-in-1aw, supplied
tho money, got hold Of tho debt and tho socurl-
ties therefor, md now refuaes to accept payment
or give up the property. Wherefore complains
ant as]ss TINT Josiah Grout and one Austin WcB~
cott, who clhins to lavo au interest In tho prom
ises mortgaged, may DO brought before .. court
to the lauda In question.
| c., D. d Q. Il. II. CONDEMNATION OF LAND.
1n tho Circuit Court the Chicago j. qroat
Wcatorn Railway petition to condemn aalip of land
tho 1 il Of tho n " 4 Of Sec 29 Township %,
Of Rango 10, Z OF sd ?. H., said strip Of land
lying parallel to and adjoining to the right Of
WY now owned By tho 0hicngo, burlington &
tfea represent that tllsy iayo "a interest t6oren
viz: Geo. Willard, J. D. Woodward, Enai}iuH s.
Albro, Gertrude and Charles Z. Dix, Alden G..
Millard, Edwin J. Dickson. They also sock to
condemn "trip Of land running through tho Y
of Range 13, e Of Sd P. NJ, said strip OF land
being parallel to land adjoining tho right Of
way now oMrcd by the aaid O., B. = Q. r. +. /;
s, strip q la'a 60 feet IL T. Tdtl, tanning
Of SEQ. 2s Of Township 30, N Of Range IS, Z Of )
P. H.. Baid "trip Of lind lying parallel to and ad-
joining tho right Of way Of said G., 3. L @. Il.
B., and strip Of lnnd GO feet wide running
slip 50, N of Tango IL, Of Cd principal meridian,
parallel to right Of way of said c., b. l. O. II. Il.
Tho following parties represent that they hayo
IN intorest thorein, viz: John, T. Matthews,
ator, Wilbur F. Haven, Margaret Robinson, and
Levi P. Morton.
| ACTION Fon THE 1oss OF WIFE.
a worry interesting case was begun In Judge
Campbell suoa n druggist named Fredizko for
Of the lattors assistant. Tho declaration states
that, on the 2Sth Of juno 1872, Johanna Camp
boil, wife Of plaintiff visited tho defondant'a
htore, No. 472 State street, and asked for wood
biuo, stating that eho had purchased Of it beforo
the fire, but had not succeeded i'll coming acrous
any since. Tho clerk by mistake gavo Tho NO.
man 20 conts worth OF tho root Of yellow
died thin IN hour. The evidence Of tho dhuga-
ter Of tho deceased, and of DIR. Bon. g. Miller,
who participated In conducting tho post norton
examination, occupied tho greater part Of tho
day.
| THE COURTS IN Dn1EF.
Lydia Kavanagh was appointed adminiBtratrix
Of tic estate Of the lato Charles Kayanngh, under
bond, to bo approved, OF 100000.
Bridget Doyle and AdoIpho Horsk were doc1ar-
cd to be insane ut tho County Court yesterday
! morning.
An order Was Issued ut tho County Court con-
flrming tho assessment roll Of tho Village Of
JotIorHon. except 80 much Of It aa is contained
Judge Porter rushed through tho cascs Bot for
yesterday, and got through them by II o'clock.