, 1874-04-04
THE. COURTS.
MIR: Benjamin Lombard Makes
Another Appearance.
Another Batch Of Dover Suits IS. Bankruptcy
ltoms.
Judgments and New Suits.
TIE NATIONAL LIFE.

petition WINS filed yesterday by Kirk Hawea,
she Receiver of tho National Lifo.1nsuranco
Company stating TINT many Of tho polioy-holdors
Of that Company had neglected to pay their as
sassmenta and duos. Tho Recover, has Bent
notices to all tho delinquentH, notifying thom
that unlosB tho unpaid aaaoasmonta are sent In
within thirty days from tho tlmo OF aending tho
rotico their polioioa would bo doo1ared void.
Mt. Hawes therefore asked for an order allowing
euoh forfeiture, which WAS granted by Judge
Williams.
An arrangement has been mado for a very nd
vantagoouB transfer Of tho policy-holders Of the
National lifo into an Ohio Mutual Company Of
similar character without extra ohargo, but
those who arc In arrears to tho National 1ifo
will not Bio permitted to change except by pay
Ing tho regular inttiatory fees amounting to
about e25. All, therefore, who dosiro to bcnofit
20 mako any claim on tho National Lifc, must
hurry up, or their policies Will bo forfeited un-
conditionaily ind absolutely.
POOR DEN.'
II Benjamin Lombard supposed when he
ohungod Aasigneos that he had mndo his condi-
ton any more easy ho will be aware Of bis uaa-
tako soon. a bill was filed yesterday by Homer
Cook, his Ass,gnoe, in tho United statoa District
Boutt, againat William Arnold and vito, Edward
e. r. Hendriokson, Low sanderaon, J. ". Ella,
q. P.Whitcombe, q. I. Rico. Hiram J. Thomp-
sou, II. ". Gay, and May "A. Lombard. Tho As-
stgnoo statos that in 1873 Lombard was the
md i il Dorrion County, Mich. Among other
+. q. Wright's Subdivision OF Block 1bs, School
Section Addition. DoeirouB Of putting .thoae lots
Thorc they would 40 tho T1 m1at COCO no conveyed
nominal consideration 6f 910o,0 though, rs
the Assignee charges; for no renl consideration
Roas Rons e?e Io,aS II SsRssTe s 1s9 I mas
:, In fractional Section II, addition on tho
Most Bido Of Wabash avenue, near Van
Buren street,, md caused this to bo
pon7eyed directly to Arnold, who gave noto for
$11 941 .46 to Leach. Tho remainder OF tho pur-
chase -monoy-about e7s, ,ooo--was paid BY as-
suming three mortgages. In June. 1873, Lom-
bard conveyed largo trnora Of land in Borrien
County to Arnold, all appearing to bo for valu-
Rblo considerations but; as Cook clargcs for
prctonded amounts, no money over being paid by
Arnold. Cook therefore alleges that these tranH-
Iors wero made by Lombard with q Wow to de-
fraud his creditors, and hence are void and ho
hBSH that they mny he sot aside, and the title bs
docreod 10 be In Lombard, subject to, the claims
Of his creditors.
DIL1 FOR INJUNCTION.
Rudolph E. Herder filed bill yesterday In
the Superior Court aganst tho Chicago Artificial
HOFFMAN, Jacob Dost, and Charles Bost, Jr, to
restrain them from decreasing tho capital stock
of tho Artificial Stono Company. Herder states,
that the entire capital stock Of tho Company is
@loo. .0oo, divided into Aooo aharos Of 4loo each.
S5o, Julius: T.. Hoffman 250, and ,O.. G. Hoff-
man, In trust for the Company, tho remainder.
The Bests hayo onlypaia 70 per cont on thoir
s1oo while tho others hayo Paid IN full CON- o
from; Charles Dcst, yr.,; ia, more. than
Dompany, but, Notwithstanding tlis,n mcoting
sof tho Directors has boon hold, and o resolution
passed to decrease tho stock from 500, COO to
420, 00O. Herder inBsta TINT as lie ID ono OF tho
Directors ho WAS entitled:to ten days. written
notice of such meeting, which he has not re-
peiyod and hence ho claims tie meeting was lr-
Regular md ita action void. Tho result OF such
n decrease moreover, could it 'bo maintained,
ksould be inoquitable ns it would wipe out noar-
~ all Of Charles Dost'e debt on unpaid stock,
aud reduce tho value of complainant's subscrip-
ratio. 10 therefore asks an injunction TO pre-
won't the Board Of Directors from carrying their
resolution into effect:
* DOVER SUITS.
Sarah J. Campbell, widow Of James B. Camp
bell, commenced nine petitions against various
parties for dover. Il bill was filed against Jabez
Mueeelwhito for dover In part OF the undivided
~ Of tho 8. u Of the s.. 6. Il Of Soc. 10, 80,
Ill., Tho defendant claims to own Lots1, q, and
In Block OF Morgan'a subdivision OF part Of the
Gust So 8-100 acres Of tho above tract !. Another
suit was against John Baumnnn, who owns Lot
in Boone's Addition in the =. q. II OF tho east
;03 81-100 Of the above south hali Giles Miller,
another owns Lots2i ~ ~ hook &
:B1-100 acres. William B. Bherrod Lot 22,
Block 4, of Mary Smiths Subdivision Of dillem's
Subdivision OF Lot Of the above 8 ~, Michael
Harold qwns, or claims L9s ,aot noSk ~, ana %
Morgan's Subdivision, etc. Andrew Doig owns
80, S3, 81; IS, and so, Block 4, Morgan Sub
division. William q. Boomer claims to own
aota and Z Block 2, ia ?: Maokintoaha Sub; b;
Subdivision Of the above mentioned 8: y and
Michael Cahll claims 602-10 foet Of Lot I, Block
I. in Mackntoshs subdiyision,: DO; and James
T. Campbell owns or claiIna, certain aota IN
II. Baker, who claims Lot "a III Boone'a addi-
zion IN tho Bame tract, is made defendant.
, NEW STREETS;
J A petition WAS fled in tho Superior Court by
Washington street toHor1nan ayenile; another
for opening Arnold street from Twonty-sixth to
Twenty-soventh alBo ono for. Widening
the alley running from BlaokhaWk street
to the north line Of Lot 163. Buttertiolds
Addition another for widening State street
from Jackson to Harrison !; another to ascertain
tho damages for opening Calumet avenue, from
'Hhirty-third street aud still anothor for open-
ing Wasthonaw avenue through MARY Smith q
Bubdiyislon Of tho 8. i. Il Of Soc. 12, SO, Is.
% BANKRUPTCY 1TEMH.
An order for creditors moeting IN the case OF
>. o. Morper waB made to be hold May y, -
A similar order was mudc in tho naatter Of W:
iu.tLe matter Of Bcnjn Lombard, petition
:was filed by tho Aeatgnoe to be allowed to COM
proiniae O Judgment against Rodney N. Whipplo
Dor a7,S70.8s, Tor 81 100. A rule was made on
nll'partieB to ahow cause April II, why such pc,
tition should not bo granted.
-. PERSONAL, -, <t-.~~- ,
Judge BurnB, who has been aiding In dispoa-