, 1874-01-24
THE COURTS.
Real Es.ate s1lit-.Alleged Malicious
Prosecution.
A Multiplicity Of Now ssaits...Bankrupt-
cy HENS.
TIE DANKR m COURT.

Tho Central National Blnk. The Irhaors
National, and tue Fourth National Bank oaol
filed q bill against r. n. Qlcary, Collector OF
South Chicago to obtain IN injunction nCa'nst
him from aollIng thoir property for taxes. Each
bill sotB up that tho complainant Is corpota-
tlon croated under an not Of Congress, OF 1864,
callcd the National Banking Act and that, undor
the "aet to provide for tho assessment aud col
lection ot taxes IN tho shares Of capital stock
in banks, oto.," S'ato. county, aud town taxos
for 1873 hive lntoly boon loviod on all the earoa
OF their capital stock. said Iaxoa boing a. tho
rate Of 10 42-100 mills on tho dollar Of the as
eessod yaluo Of tho shares. Cloary has b war
rant for tho collection OF eaid taxes. and thrcat-
cus to colIoct tho at.m, wherefore thoy pray
for an inIutctiou* Tho stockholders arc also
aasesscd Tor the stock hold by cach. Complains
auta avor TINT tle not to assess capital stocl ia
void, boing unconstitutional, becauso-flrat, tho
lowed Il, tho abeeuce Of said stockholders ro..
siding tn places other than tho Hald Town Of
South Chloago, aud no Jurisdiction was OBJ
tanned hv thoul OF Of tho shares held By them:
contrary to tue Constitution. Of the United
statos and tho National banklng Aot fourth
ticio Of tho Constitution Of lllinois.
Tho taxea OF tho Central Union bank are
e1,004.79, mud the stock is held by thirty-oight
persons. ln various States, William T. Entlicott,
lilo Inrgost holder, having gG4 shares. s1,o9l.7l
is tho naount OF tho Tux assessed against tho
stock Of tho Traders National Bank. and It's
o. lsutler having Old shares. Mary Il. :Iurn1ooy
mud T. r. Tal.natl, oach 800, John Mattocks
nud J. @. Ellsworth, each 10 shares, aud t: !.
Iurnley 40 aiarea, The Fourth National Bunk
is assessed s1,095.o3. It's stock is in the hands
Of forty-niue parties, George Taylor. as Trustee,
holding 800 allares and CharlcB L. Williams, OF
Connecticut, lao sharcH.
$4,000 WANTED,
patrick Fitzgerald began suit against Francis
in the Circuit Court, 70 recover Lho comfortable
fortune of $4,000. Patrick snya that on tho
9Th day Of July, 1872, ho was engaged In work
ing for the defondauts, and, among othor duties.
rick ia thor quarry at shormnuvillo. While do
ing 80, the derrick being weak, foil aud prokc hs
log. BY reason Of which he became eick, sore;
and disabled. md was permanently injured and
time. to wit, hlthcrto. He therefore aska that
tho eef ,ndants maya Obliged to pay tho dunn
ages, which he claims amount to $10,0Q0. :,
4 BSAnL.
Anna, Maria. Elizabeth, Michael, and Potter
Schroeder filed n bill against Catherine Schroeder
to correct q mistake. Complainants state their
uncle Frederick being indebted to their father,
John schreiber, conveyed to him q one-fifth in
toreat which he (Erelorlck) owned in certain
and throo other brothors the romaipder., The land
waE in trust for the payment OF debt, and,
when Frederick paid It some time after, l.o ashed
o rccanvevancc Of tho Property. john attempted
to rcconyey, but BY mistake included his own
Frcdo,icl'a own portion to him. Frederick
subsequently, sold his interest, auppoa-
Ing it to bo only one-tlfth. to Cath
crino schrclher. john died in 1879,
his ,hl1dlonr, tho compIainants, and not knowing
TINT he had previously conveyed it to Frederick.
Complainants. therefore, bring suit against
Catherine, who proteuds to own tho two-afthss,
was decided to her through Frederick by mis-
take.
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.
William Bonner commenced suit yesterday
Davis, for malicious prosecution. Plaintiff
states that, on tho 9Th OF thus month, Davis
swore ont warrant, and had him arrested on a
charge Of larcony, and brought before Justice
discharged. Bonner thinks there was no probable
castso for Huch proceeding, and therefore COM
moncei suit 10 recover damages ngainst Davis; ;
ps1ling also n capias against Davis, SO that he
may 6o held to bail, which was granted or Bon
ner fling d bond In tho ponal stun OF $780,.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
James ". Virtue commenced an action against
Reuben p. Layton in assumpsit, but the amount
Is not Htated.
Jnl,n Eaton and Edward Fl. Cole brought suit
for $1,000 against Maxwell, Wheeler l. Co.
gASEEurTcY ITEMS.
Louis Speidor and Edwin uoola filed petition
against Alfred j. Cos, Isaac ". Henderson, and
William G. Dwight, bookbindcrs in sais city.
Petitioners state that tho debtora owe tio.,
S2,3S8 on pronissory noto, and n largo
amount on account, making 2l5, 5,17330 III nil.
Non-pnyment Of the note and tho giving Of n
mortgage TO dofrnud creditors aro the acts OF
bankruptcy alleged. A rule to show cause for
Jan. 81 was issued.
Augustus Labor l. Bros. of New York, filed
petition against Edwin L. Gowon.. claiming
sl,o1s.2s due on p5omissery note. L IL
to take judgment by dotault againat him
Tor tho sum OF @30,600.. and to issuc
execution on 700 shares Of stock IN the Gowan
Marble Company, aud which iB now advertised
for salo Jau. so. 1 rule to chow cause Feb. 2,
was made.
1.-The Manufacturers' National Bank filed =
petition In bankruptcy against William e..
Murray, a commission merchant. The Company
claims $4,000 duo on an nnpala note which Inns
boon duo since Sept. II. The rule to show
cauaa ia made raturnable Jau. so.
The order of dismissal in the caEo OF E. Il.
Noyog WAS made absolute.
The Assignee of Sherwood & Austin was
authorized to Aell tho dcbtors' stock at not less
JoLn Samuel was adjutcated bankrupt by
default md q warrant iseucd rolu1nable Feb.
Ii per cent WAS declared.
5UrEnfon COURT IN DnIEF,
G. Laghtmeyer brought suit for il, 900 against
Jncob We'll and B. ". Phillips.
Herman Eisohcnberg began an action against
Tue German Newspaper and Printing Company to
.eeoyes $1,000.
The German Nntional Bank sued John II.
Burkharlt for g., 600.
Could Dros. l. Dlbblo began al action for
$1,000 against Charles L. Ertz, W, 4. Spencer,
md JoHeph 4. ariswo1d,
Tito Commercial Loan Company brought suit
Tor $4,000 agninat W. W. Airport,
George Chandler, as Assignee Of the Lunar
Insurance Company. commenced suit againat
q, E. g. Daniels to rccovor $4,000, aud anothor
,ganst T. Is. Daniels for 81 900.
The WauIeHha National Bank recovered julg-
ncnt by confession against Samuel J. Walker
Tor $3, 205.12.
J. Heron Osossman sued Joseph CaAiN for
e1,500.
btIlman Danforth began suit against Jane :
Forsyth Clement r. Periolat, ]. X. Forsyth. @.
6. scharlan, 7. n. Bradley. and Robert W.
smith, laying Ais damages ut $4,000.
A. L. Winnie, for tho use OF tho Union Ma
:ionai Bank, brought suit for "a, 600 against tho
3ccoud Presbyterian Church.
Richard Alton sued Leonard ". Volk and John