, 1874-01-31
THE COURTS.
Tho stato-Tax Question Again.
A New Set Of Bankruptcy Cases.
Now Suits In tho Different Courts.
ANEW rnABE or THE TAX CONTEXT.

NcW Suits In tho Different Courts.
ANEW rnABE OF THE TAX CONTEXT.
Tho contest against tho Htato board Of Equal
izaton haa taken now form. It lias boom nj
logod in noyoral bills 1od by various parties
against tho County Olork and Collectors, that II
tho taxcB we're lowed as proposed n multiplicity
Of suitB would result, md tho initiatory stop
las boon taken by Morris Il. Jcsup, Of Now
York, who yesterday filed bill agninnt various
railroad companies in this statc, III which llo IL
lcctors III tho difIorcnt counties OF th'a
Btato, who worc preparing ,r to lovy on
said Companics property, Tho Companies
tnatlo doiendnntH aro tho Chicago IL Alton Rail-
Company. tho st. Louis, Jncknonvilo L Ch!caEo
Nailroatl Company, anu the Alton l. st. LolB
Isnilroad CompAuy, and II. 3. Miller, Collector
Of Cook County, mud tho Collectors of VIII,
aran1 Liyinssfo, Loogan c4een sAnga
sl,uli, Wovalord, TazowoIl, Greene, Pike, 1T.
Clair, Mason, Mcuard, GUS, Morgan, mud Scott
Counties.
Jesup thcn showa tho organization of tho
Companies thoir capital, tho amount Of stock
held out Of the Stato. tho assessment Of tho az
sets Of the Companies by the various county
authoritios. and tho raising OF that assesBmout
by tho Stnto Doard !; also tho ta1atton OF tho
capital stock, franchise, etc., the salno ns las
been repeatedly stated iu tlle many bills horeto-
foro filed, ad especially III that brought by tho
Cbicngo, Burlington & Quincy halfway Com
pnuy In the State court. II IL claiuo1 that the
action Of tho State Board has produced result
unauthorized by tho laws Of Tho State. The
Chicago l. Alton Railroad Company had u.s.
sumed tho stock Of tho Alton l. st, Louis 1sail-
roal Company.
Jeaup il ito owner OF 500 shares Of tho stock
as such shareholder, he, OIL tho 18th OF january,
1874, applied to tho Board Of Directors mud ru-
qucstod thom to institute proceedings forthwith
to restrain tho collection Of said taxes, and roti
fed the Board not to pay thcm. Tho Board re-
solved TINT !" We fully concur With the views ox-
pressed by Morris X JcHup in iiH communion
tiou to tho Board rolasivo to tho illegaty OF tho
asseasment Of tho property, stock. and frau
chisos OF the Company aud the levy of tho taxes
thereon; but, in Wow of tho many obstacles in
asBeBsnent and loyy in tho courts Of tho State
of Illinois We cannot consent to take tho action
which NO are chilled upon by him to tnke, but
must lcaye tho Haid Morris X. Jeaup to pursue
premises" Tho Companyit is claimed still re-
fuses to act, and itB engines, cars, aud otllor
property arc in danger OF being levied on by tic
Collectors to antiBfy the taxes.
Complainant therefore asks TINT tho above
naned Chicago j. Alton Railroad Company be
restrained from applying it's funds in payment
at tho ta1os OIL any Of thcm aud that tile Col
lectora be restrained from collecting the taxes.
BlL1 TO ESTABLISH TITLE.
Charles W. Watson flod bill yesterday in
tho Circuit Court against William D, Long,
George s. Ropor, Lucy breckenridge, Stephen
I. breckenridge. William Breckenridge; I'heo-
NV 4 ana " u Of tie n = K (excopt tke N 10
nhous 100 acres, Tho 1nnd was bought Of nirus.
Martha Long, who had taken it BY devise from
her husband. Some doubts having arisen as to
hTre T0nr'H r,nyyar n anlt the 1nrf ar ,rroo
ceAo VIVA mado to test tho validity Of tho
will, and taken to tile Supreme Court.
Thore the suit was decided in favor
Of tho will Mrs. Long, died shortly after tic
on ler estate. 1t was also agreed that il Mrs.
Longs power should 10 conceded, the land
should bo BOLD to complainant for a24, 500, and
s55O0 was pn,d down ut that time. Complainant
.ut. and he be 4nvcutod VIII the legal title.
n4AHKnUrTCY ITEMS.
The Thayer dt Ioboy Furniture Company filed
Willard i. Wentworth Petitioners alleEs that
Willard and Charles D. Woodworth bought of
them furniturotd the amount Of s8,50i28, Which,
together with interest duo thereon, amounts
Wentworth, and ho also assumed the payment OF
tho dobts. II IL charged TINT Wentworth mado
over o debt due h;;m from Field to the firm Of
Field, Letter CoA to pay nn indebtedness duo
u
Wentworth has alab allowed Ills property to 10
.akos, on a Judgment and execution in favor OF
Cornelius Van Bchauck to the amount OF Il ,O03,-
50, aud, it il alleged. has also made various
,tor preferential pa ments TT, a1l J.. conyoyanees;
tlso all injunction to prevent Ian achuack's
Judgment being paid.
L. II. Bates l. Co., Of. 'cw York CITY,
lied petition against samue~ 3. Randall, A. s.
Alsord, mud JOHN r. Lillb,1rg OF Cambridge.
Henry County, Claiming . debt due them forr
goods sold to tho amount Of 92,G00.21. 1t is
alleged that the debtors made on assignment OF
oil their property on the 22d Of january to one
Thomas II. boanc, in trust for their creditors,
Bankruptcy act. Their debts nro about s22, ,0U0
and assets $13,500. It is also alleged that Il, S.
Afford has secreted q large part Of tho FIRMS
nssots, aud Is about to abscond. 4 rrlo to show
OF seizure, an injunction against Doaue, to pre-
won't him from selling tho bankruuts' properly,
and a warrant Of nrrcst agaiust Afford.
Van Setback, Stevenson l. Reid filed petit
that no be adiudlcatcd bankrupt for tho non
payment Of Judgment rendered in their favor
further act Of bankruptcy In making trans-
fer Of hiy stock III tho store 235 West Randolph
etreet to ono j. g. Whitoford, with The intent TO
delay the action Of the bankrupt luw. A rule to
show cause Fob. Q was Issued, and also Nh
order for tho dobtor'a examination Feb. 8.
Tho proceedings against Stephen ". Stryker
were orderoa to he dismissed il no objections arc
filed in ten days.
III tho matter Of 9. ". Andrews, an order was
made for hearing, mud creditors meeting to bo
held March u, at tho Regiator's Office.
Tho proceedings against john 3. Martin and
gideon TrueBdeil were ordered to bo dismissed.
Mark kinlba!I, the Assignee Of the Mutual Sc
cnrity insurance Company, was allowed, in nc
cordance with petition nlod, to settle claim OF
$1,000 tho Company had with the Andes InHur-
nnce Company, at 20 cents Oh tho dollar.
In tho matter Of tho Gar!ou City AIanufaotrr-
ing Company, an application was made by tho
Assignee to compromise all mortgages agniust
the bankrupt on renl estate, and D rule was made
for all parties oblcuting 10 the Same to show
cauae, by the 9th Of February why such stop
should not bo takon.
TIE REGISTER.
In the matter Of Dikerton. l. Jofrery, ladcs'-
fur doalorB tho first mopting Of creditors was
held yesterday, and y. L. llough, tho Provisional
Assignee. was appointed regular Assignee.