, 1874-12-09
Attempt to Enjoin tho Collection OF
South Town Taxes,
Applications Made Yesterday for
Divorces,
Judgments and New Suits.


or tho Town Of South Chicago, frat gives
elight geographical description Of tho looa!-
tion Of said town, thou pleasant, but
rnther lengthy, history Of the, creation
of town officers. and tho u1atner md time
Of their election. -vouchsa1ug In paaginS tho
Information that he, tho complainant, pays his
taxes,-a fnct which will bo duly appreciated in
these titnca Of taS-f1G''tlng.
At tho town. meeting hold lant April It was
voted to tasso s]5, 900 for current ex1enscs.
,Tulv 81, 1871, the Doard OF Town Auditpra cst1-
mated The current town exponscB at $25, 900, and
pcrtltied to d prior indabtcdnoss Of $40. 900.
This a,nount with tho $4,000, or 81, 900 III all,
was certified to Tho Bonll Of County Commits
sioncrs as tho amount nuoensnry to bo
rntscd for tho present year. The County
Commissioners rofuaqA to ellow such
an amount to be extended on tho Tax COLLECTORS
hooka, and ixcd the nmo,,ut 10 bc levied at
$500 Of which 1900 war 10 bo applied on
old dobls.
To tllis tax complainant obtectH, alleging that
tho Ss3, 600 hxod by the County Commissioners
wns no part Of tho as5000 levied by tho Town
Board, but was m independent Bum evolved
the from theiunet consciousness Of County Doart
It clainling to havo tho power to assess tho
amount Of taxation for tho Towu Of South Chi
cago. Complainant also claims that tho law
which purpora TO vest this power in tho County
Comnasionesaisn unconstitutional aud void: +: tint
that Board has Jurisdiction over town onlcor9.
and consequently that any collection b. Eyaos
would 10 void. It is aso claimad that II tho
Counts commissioners hayo the rowor to FIX tho
amount 1t cannot exceed VI, ,5IiO. and that any
assessaseut for old debts is illegal; thes, more
over, tho assessment by tho Town Board is also
void; that tho I.tter Board could only nleot
sen-nnnuallg md auait liz accounts, and that,
not having hold itH meeting at the stated time,
sill proceedings done tlereRt are Illegal. Lnatly.
il is alleged tAnt nu certificate Of the nature Of
tho domand or assessments waH evor mado aud
Alod with tho 0leri. .aa ro4uratf by la~.
Complainant thercfotn talla fur m injunction
to prevent tho Gle!k from extending. or tho
Town Collector from collecting, any taxes undor
this nsseEsrlaut.
LET rnosE HousEa ALONE.
Anron Root fled hili Yesterday Ill tile Circuit
4. Hartman. and CllarIes Koruoohan. to prevent
tlcm from interfering with the houaon Nos. IL
and IL Fourteenth Btroet, or the property tbore-
IN. Koat says thu: In SeItembor. 1879, 1e mud
II. +. Van Nortwiek aold to .. II. I1pmoB AMI
Theodore sce!y the horsoa Nes. III and 10
Fourteenth street, together with large number
Of horses, carriages, blankets, harness, AMI
slclelR thereili contained, and took bRo]; aB Cast
pagmept a o',attet mostgaao on tho rroporsy for
*1o,5l5. tho mortsaee containing tha usual pow
crs of sale, ote+ About mouth aso, tho intnsoat
on tho notea giyo3 not having baou pal6, cont
rl2inant, who hua b}ughs ont Yum Sortwlo:'s
Interest, toos ,poszees.oa, aud advcrtisnd tho
prasniaca for sale for to-day. Aaout /. wcel ago,
Hartman. rs Constable. aud pretending to hara
M execution asai,aL HrmcH and Seels, asacl
leave 10 levy oil the p 'perty In tho hoNaos
abave mentioned. While loot was Talking
with him, Snu1. entered tho l,ronaians through
a secou,l-story window, and throwne Tue tioorg
open ailoHel Hartman ant! alx other mon to enter
sud talte posscsslou, Mhefo they hayo bold high
carnival over einco. Complainant toara theaa
men, or some Of them, Mill hinder the sale to bo
made TO-DAY, OF nuke away with tho plupoltr,
aud therefore a6i.s MI injunction to preroAt any
lup!eaGaut ptusoediuE6. It was granted undor
q Loud for $500
AlInirG D. Myere EnyS that III Janunry. 1867
she ucatowed what CT affection she had to give
together With . good assortment Of furniture on
John r. Myers. .1oih,, sllo re, ,iosanta before
ehe became Mrs. Myers. waB yerT lMo1igal nf hin
caro- Of LEI for lilo remainder Of licr na,,lsnl
Life, and only bring ono 1 his three children
homo TO live. Aosvltnstaaling this, ho las
actually been human enough to waut to hnYo all
Lite, children ns homo, to hcr utter discomfort
and disgust. but Alnlira chnrges other
Offences which cannot 30 aaa.lv DO passed
by. Though John Man obtaining
good living ss a n:olaer lo euGdauly developed
n desire In horsananiI, An; a wish to no Oh tho
road, not na iliEhwaYHan or jociiey, but az
purchased tam md WaHun frum AiA wito's
earrings. But That Indy. though she could ou-
cure three oh1ld,cn Mt Il time, and tent1ster "a
husband, ut,elly failsl in patioucn wl,an she
pepaoa With abandoned women. Tnough rho
has once forgiven him TN promises Of rcrorn,n-
tion, e13 fees that further reconciliation is
nsa!cs ana impossible. end therefore asSH rur 4
divorce,
1souert Robson Erjnyon over All unfaithful
wife. and a&lss that tLeir patha lnay houcstprth
bo made TO divelEo.
17E,1a.
Il tho caso Of II. i. Darling ct nl. Va. A. II.
Miller, n. W. Hvmnn was appointed Noccivcr.
Iriaay is tho lust day Of selylco in tha Circuit
Court.
Judge D.umn,ond will ieturn tho Goth o. this
mouth.
EMITTED STATES CouaTs.
E. L. Wright, Assignee Of j.. s. Richmond,
began q suit ios $4,000 aeainst Lemnel stilk.
Tho Todd T. rafferty, Machine Company sued
". j, Towaesbury for 3, ,o0pt
BANKRUPTCY 1rE.1s.
Tho proceedings ssaust hveud TLargen waro
orucrcd to be illeimesoa. .,
In Tho nlat,or Of rc.eacs Mcguire, petition
was Gied aAk!nG that the building No. 133 A[teAl-
Ean avenue, known aa tho slaguifa Exposition
rosc OF ia may 30 best for h1a creditors. and an
o.lor wua Issued on eli interested rarties to
granted.
. OslAAles L. lalHGH Na6 uHpd :sAuV lol ulaU-
beying tho injunction to prevent h,in from col
Letting mooeys bnlongug to the bankrupt firm
OF Nathaniel ". TAYLOR & Co.
bupEnloE COURT N BRIEF.
Tho Elo:euco Sowing Machine Company began
Q suit ~ attachmsut ayalust W. II. Perry, claim
ing 1,3c0*
Eastman / hfosely commenced suit for
92,boo nga'nst tho Commercial Insurance Com.
pany Of st. Louis. and another for 81, 900 nesiust
the Atsns Insurance ComnuH; Of Now DREAMS,
Miles Almr sued John II. rorry for 81 l00O.
Horny Hehwald. kned Fl. r. nace Tor $4,000,
c1ncUlT COURT.
Tho Union Iohndry Worea commenced suit
In attaol1ucut against tho Chicago irou and Steel
Company, claiming 81 1,G27.
JosopL White began suit for e9, 900 agninss
William Kauthky, D. ". JantiuRou, and Joseph
Keitz:
THE COUNTY COUNT.
Claima against the following ostates yero Rl-
loved, Elas II. Johnson. a25; Thu!pas i,
Jo,,usun, $50, SuHannal, kenbor, 1885,; rat