, 1874-06-04
THE COURTS.



A bill Of sotnewgas peculiar character WAS
filed yesterday in the Superior Court by the
Rt~1sov. Thomas Foloy. Acting Roman Catholic
Bishop of Chicago, and tho Doncdiotino Order
Of Chicago. It appears tLat Bishop Foley's
predecessor, llolling as bishop, Lot and tho
s. II foot OF Lot ., Block az, Of tho Canal
TRUSTEES Subdivision Of the 3. ". fractional Il
Of Soo. 8, 30,1i, conveyed thom to tho Bonu-
dictino Society Of Pennsylvania, In trust TINT
tho Boneaictiuo Fathers should occupy tho
premiaes for religious or educational purposes
iu tim advancement OF the interests OF
tho German Catholic st. Joscph's Church, Of
Chicago. III case tho Bonedicttno Fathers should
cease to roatdo in Chicago, aud occupy tho prom-
iaos az aforosad, they should rovort to tho BIs-
op. It was, however, provided that the Fathers
should shayo tho right to plolgo tho land
to raise money to improve 1t with
buildings, and II tho laud should rovort
they slonll be entitled to t4o value of tho i'm
proyononts erootod previously. Tho Donodlc-
tiue Society erected buildings worth $160.00o,
which wero NIL destroyed by tho groat
fro Tho Bouodiotino aooioty trauafor-
red tho land before tho fro to the
Dcncdictinc Order Of Chicago, a body Of tho
| Bame character III tho former. The latter Or
ganization now claims that, by reason Of tho
lots above montionod, by roason Of tho change
in tho character of the city. havo become utterly
unfit for place for q church and school. Tho
Fathers lavo bought large tract Of land, where
they purpose building, II thoy can procure tho
/ means. They, therefore, ash that tho two lots
above described rnay be sold, nnd the proceeds
turdod over to DO uaod III tho nov building, in
trust for the sau.e objects and under tho sams
! conditions as they held the land.
ul1Ls FoA spEC1F1o pEnFonsfANcE.
Samuel B. Finley and four others filed bills
yesterday III the Circuit Court against Joseph
,Mlltbergor, Jesse Embree J. 2. NJ. Carr, George
missioners Of the City ol. Chicago, Tor specific
| performance. Finloy alleges that in 1867 Wilt
bcrEer, then tie owner Of lao acres in the N. u.
( Of section 15, 81, Il, sold tho same to George
| ". VERIFY for 9a8 ,0o0. Yorboy mada suhdtgis-
ion Of tile lard. and sold complainant Lota u aud
22 in Block T. for s6G0, giving nino years credit.
Verify waa Wnable to naAo his payments to Wilt
berger, and tho 1and waB subsequently sold to
Embreo for sb1, $50, tho latter agreeing to carry
alleges that he has always been ready to pay tho
interest when duo, and the nEinciI,al when ho
| should laye decd given lin, but tho notes
Lave l1 never bcen presented, and ho NOW thinks
thoro iH gigantic swiudla pomewlero. His
| prayer, therefore, III that Embreo may be com-
from all inuunbrnncc. The allegations in tuo
otllor bills aro similar. James 4. Templeton
f!a,.ns !, ho.s @ 81 a N 80 ~ Block e; D. Hanger,
anl D. Y. 0ilkoson, Lot 181 in tho same block.
| D1LL TO REMOVE CLOUD.
| Another phase Of the peu1ty, Weeks i Co.
trouble waa displayed by bill aled yesterday in
Bulkoley and ]. @ Caldwell. Grand nliogos Tint
| Mrs. Laura II. Penny, in 1873, gave Gouol al
power Of attorney to 4. III. pouny to tako caro-
| Of hor estate. He vrongfully mortsagod Lots
! ~, !, and 4 in Block q Of J. ". Davis Addi-
note for $4,000 to J. G: Caldwell, tho money to
| be used in paying tho indebtedness OF tho firm
of Penny, WoohH l. Co. Caldwell failed to pro-
cure tho loun OF e3,00u, and Rlso refused
to return tho note or trust decd or an abstract
Of title to tho property which had been placed
il his hands. Complainant alleges that 4. W.
Penny masie All unauthorized uHo Of tho power
OF attorney, mud that tho trust decd is tlttcrly
void, and only cloud OH Tho tito to tho lund
ingly askh TINT deorec may bo rendered in his
favor, aat this blemlsh on his t.tla c,earel OH.
| HEAVY SUIT AGAINST THE CITY.
Mrs. Marion Manger began suit yesterday
as Sl6000o ske il Ito forttli.ata or unfortuata
owner OF tho Metropolitan Block, OIL tho north
west corner Of Ln3aio nltd Randolph strocts.
aud, as alle states through her lawyers, Law and
haa damaged her profits to tic large amount Of
s2oo. o.o9o, both W }ossonng permanently the
value u tue real os.alo aud by diminishing the
number Of the tenants.
| CONDEMNATION GhBEa.
| Suits wero begun by tin city for assessing tho
dn1nagos 1ur opening m alley from Eighteenth,
atreet through Block s, \bBassors Division OF
s. ". tr. II of Sec. g. 90, IL another for OPEN
ing III alley from Ywonty-thira to Twenty fourth
stroets, botWeen Indiana and prairio avenues ;
QUO for openiuB an alloy FROM Twenty-soconti
| 10 Twonty-third Btroets, between Michigan aud
| 1s'<liann avenues ono for extending ali alloy
| from Twunty-third Btruct to tho guuth limo oi
| Block 81, Canal Trustecs' Subdivision Of ". u
OF Sec. ~, through to Twenty-fourth Btroot, rid
another Tor nlen!ng un alley betTeon Third
| ayenuo and btato strcpt, from TwoitA street
! to Fourtees,th street.
| TIE HOME lNBURANCE COMPANY.
Tho following is the rapport Of tho Assign GO Of
| the Homo Eige INSURANCE Company:
nalance hay $35, ,9aa. .t9
E1psusey, Including disiiunds.
Haiance'."..... .oo2 SO
UNITED STATES COURTS.
| Margaret kuight filed q bill against George ".
Ennory and Martha u. Ennory to forccloso Il
mortgage for 800 on Lot q, iu tho west half OF
Lot T. Block 22, OF tho wost aide Ut tho Illinois
| Central Railroad, III Paxton.
BANKRUPTCY tTElIB.
JnlnoH 6laW was appointed Provisional AS
| SEneo OF tho estate Of j. AZ. Assay.