, 1873-04-21

only nsmo " whie, II transae.s @ @nua.ness, anu y "
State. Let Judgment DO outcrcd for plsiniG for tho
amount duo OIL tho notes.
WHEN COURTS ACQUIRE JunlBnIoTIoN.
Tho Supreme Court Inns dotlnotl tho law as to
tho time that Courts acquire 1urlatllotron oyor
appeals from JllsticoB, in Rozol,n O. lydor, i'm
| pleaded, Y. Morltz Meyer, as follo'Ys
III. M aSsn St ore' q rSsns r'a no
fss.ns sppsalsd % s the ID 4 Apr ias ier bod en
t 3 GoF To Ss 5s, wss d s hs sS M Il 2sp of @
o,ico Cd tho ioth lof April and on I.hat day
n,, Cent IN made tn On sgs r'' on for bs an so d ni
April the Court tanaaed tho appeal because tho order
bad not been tismisaed Ths was error III Tl9 o oourt
M Hr IL tns nppea took the @ cs.o 70 o Hpri torn,
which did not commence until Tho 18th. Tic statute
ong soSes s s e ha s o
term aer tho appeal or "t aomo snbacq"cnt tcrn'.
| TIE COMMERCIAL.
| Tho Assignee Of tho Commercial Insurance
Company hold an examination Of Witnesses OH
names Of tho Stockholders who hnd engaged Iii
| the questionable transactions charged In con-
ncction with th!a Company, aud for further
not n on all 10 wasea ho I thinks o as OBJ. @
tainel tho cluo to ono Of tho matters Of unccr-
tainty which will enable him to follow up his In
yostigations with bettor prospects Of succeaa.
Tho officials and olllcoholdcra Of this defunct
corporation, wllilat conttoouBly anxious to throw
oil Tho light roasibo on tho subject Of inquiry,
haro unfortunately forgotten Just thoHo namea
and circumstances TINT are necessary to Nttain
| the endB Of Justice. ..-.-.-
James A. Smith brings action In tho Circuit
| Court against Ro1nnna Scott, Mary and john II,
1loss, Ellen =. nnd bernard L. Ferguson, Martha
and Eugono yoge, sadio I. and John Nfnttocks.
and Henry ". 1InrrIs. Complainant haB boen,
| anco March, 1868, Trustee OF MI eatato placed
In his hands by Jaeob Harris for tho sole md
separate, uHo Of his vito, Margaret Har-
ris. after wh9ao G9 dosth complainant Waa s
the boneGt Of tho heirs"at-law Of Jacob and Nlar-
| gnret Harris, aa Boon as tho youngest hcr-nt-
! law should attain hlH majority jacobs object
in placing the land in complainaut'a trust WAS to
| provide for his wife, whom ho was nbout to DO
divorced from. Margaret Harris Is doad,
tho youngest Of tho heirs-nt-aw has now attain
cd his majority, and they seek to havo tho prop
erty solod, and tho proceeds divided amongst
complainant doubts whothor ho can proceed up
on tho division requested, as 1t Is doubtful who
will be ovontual1y tho hofrs-at-law Of tho still
living Jacob. Complainant wishes tho Court to
settle this question, and also to decide wllether
lo ought not to have somo remuneration for at-
tending to tho estnto.
THE WEST SIDE ELECTION.
Tho case Of tho People Y. Amborg OF h., to
argument before Judge Williama on Saturday,
but tho counsel for Mr., Amberg was not pro-
parod to proceod. Ills Honor aaid he was an1-
ious to do Justice In tho matter. He thought 1t
wrongly grantod and would cause plaintiff con-
siderable. dangor. The case, was one Of
public intoreet, and no would like 1t to
be fully argued before rendering a decision. He
sble, as the mattor Of the aeaossulent was highly
important He thought that Mr.. Amberg's
counsel should bc posted by that timo.
Counsel for tho defendant statod TINT point
motion with the election Of tho Commissioners
Ho understood that one Of the officials Is hostile
to dofendnnt, nnd refuses to exhibit tho record
Of election. He wished to readthe bill before en-
tering upon tho case.
His Honor said ho could SEQ no harm In con-
tsnulng tho case no one could bo specially pre-.
juticed by his 80 doing. He would have to do
cdo upon tho case almost Immediately after
hearing the argument, and proposed continuing
| 1t until Tuesday.
Aftor somo discussion, it was decided to pro-
coed with argument this morning.
IMPORTANT EJEoTMENT sU1T.
An important eioctmont suit was on hearing
boforo Judge Hopkins and jury in the Unitod
George A. liibbe v. Samuel Ditto and Amos
Dunno This Is tho same plaintifr as in other
large. cjoctmont suits nlready reported. The
land involved consists OF the southeast quarter
Of Soc. 10, township 10, range 3. Tho henr-
| ing will DO resumed this morning. The evidence
Of the original owners as to thoir having sold the
| land to liibbo was put in. The further partieu-
| lars OF this suit have already been glvon.
BANKRUPTCY NOTES,
An order for dividend mootlng wns made on
Saturday III the luattor of Jonathan DUFF OF al.
In tho matter Of G. Louis, the order Of dis
misHal WAS made absolute.
Tho ARsignee'a report OF sale, rs ordered. was
on Saturday filed mid confirmed In the eatato OF
Wnl. D. Forbes ct al.
IN the matter Of standlah ". Cornish, the Court
on Saturday made an order for tho aalo OF ix-
SNFYr Il utr t%~a$+, L.
Judge Dlodgott returned OIL Saturday from Pc
| trip. MI. Eradley and lii. Coles wore Of tie
party, aud nlso returned in good bodily preserya-
tion.
! In tho United States Circuit Court, on Satur-
| day, on the Chancory sido, Biahop, master, re-
ported in tho roforrel caso Of Mary 0. Ton-
Broecke Y: Augusta .. Barnett ct al., Audins i'll
favor of tho plAntiR for 50, ,G97.71, duo on trust
| decd aud notes.
The Aaaigueo Of tho Home Insurance Compa-
ny has reported to tho Assignee The report
shows an unaltcrea state Of nifairs, the fgures
| being almost unchanged from those alroady pub
I liahed In THE TRIBUNE.
| In tho matter Of George YanDoman ct al. tho
| examination of Phillips Brothors, Respecting
| whom thore has beon 30 many orders, took place
on Saturday. Tho facts arc Of interest only to
tho Assignee.
Tn the matter OF Fnssott, bankrupt, r. E.
Jenkins was OIL Saturday, oloctcd Assignee.
- y low days bnck, j. III. AdRitt huod David NJ.
CATO, 100000 damages,
William 7. Camp, on Saturday. enterod contos-
sion Of judgment against Theron 8. Norton, in
the Circuit Court, for s22, 10000.
suit, III caso, in tho Superior Court, FOR S15,O00
darnagcg, against tho Chicago, Daavillo 4 Vim
| comes Railroad Company.
Before Judge Williams the case of Valentine
| Haas v. City Of Chicago camo mp. 1t will bo ro-
| monlbored TINT plaintiff asks for NIL Injunction
to restrain tho city from arresting him on
charge Of making an addltion to wooden build
ing within tho fire limits. Con. Stiles, City AT
torney, -Bpoko Of the suit rs a quas-crimna
| ono, md tho Judge took tho matter under ad-
Sieomont.
| Tho Criminal Court Grand Jury brought iii 90
| truo billa OIL Saturday.
I Tho caso Of tho People V. Palmer Coln, and
| Alexander, for conspiracy, went 10 tho Jury OIL
Saturday, anil vordct OF guilty waa returned.
III the casc Of Alexander, tho Court decided 10
grant now trial,