, 1874-08-05
THE COURTS.


Record OF Business TRANSACTED Yes
tcrdnY.
l..,., THE n1oE MANnAMus oABR>
|''' In tho nandamua case Of r. .. Rice against
tho Doard Of Trade a lengthy demurrer. WAS filed
yesterday to tho answor Of, tho Board Of Trade.
Ipasmuoh as noithor party would bo satisfied
! with anything loss than doorea Of tho Supreme
Court, and In order to aayo time and labor
| In arguing tho caso here, an hgroonont was
made by which tho demurrer was ovorrulod,
q dooroe pro torma entered for the dofond-
anti and an appeal At onco takon to
tho Supreme Court. Inasmuch as tho
bills for intunctions hlod by Lyon and Brine,
Rico's partners at tho Same timo, prosont nearly
| tho same points as tho petition Of Rico, it WAS
also agreed that, II tho Supreme Court decide
ali tho main points in question, thoBo bills wore
to abide the result, and Hsand.by tho decision tn
| the present CASE.
BILL 70 ENFoHcE THusT.
Edward N. Larmon fled bill in tho Superior
Court yesterday againat Floyd Higgins, susan
IL Higgins, ". o. ueacook. II. Fl. Baxter,
Alexander Martin, G. L. Woo1man, the Union
Mutua Lifo Insurance Company, and T.,
! D. Boone, 10 declare a deed absolute
ton it's face q: mortgage. Harmon states
A,at, in, 1870, Higgins being indebted
to him IN the sum Of 81, 1,550.s8, gave him docd
OF lot IL, Block %, in School Section Addition,
to q soure the payment Of that amount, his vito
tosni ug in the conveyance, but subject, however,
to rust deed for 49, O60 to I. l.. Courtney. Tins
trust .lood being unpaid ut maturity was fore
closed, and bought III apparently by John Morris.
aud No rria tho next day conveyed the property
to susm, M. Higgins. Complainant alleges that
tho coma lleIalion Of the decd, stated 1T 81 $50,
oamo wholly from Floyd Higgins, and not from
amount, and tho whole operation was q echomo
to save the property from tho claims ct Higgins
creditors; that, on tho execution OF the doed to
| Airs. Higgins, tho decd to him became operative,
and valid lion On tho promises tho Bnnlo al
though Higgins, aud vito had, subsequently, to
said consoyance, re-exoonted tho doea to him.
.tngty aaks That his deed may be treated as lion
on tho lot, paramount to any claim on tho part
s,of Higgins and wife, or any persona claiming
sander them; TINT tho olains Of tho other do
,fendantH may also bo held subsequent to tho
.,lion Of this decd, and that the laud mey be sold
TO pay tho amount 1t WAS givon to secure.
MIXED UP ARFA1h.
". ]. Gallagher ti1ed . bill IL tho Superior
/ A. lGllIs and 8. J. WaIkor for an Injunction md
/ acctN1nt. Complainant statos that Bomo years
ago no made thros naortgagea to Ellis, convey
m paynaI1t m of S2o.ooo a pnrt Of those uotes woro
| paid, and boforo tho otlera camo duo ho sold
tho land to Samuel J: Walker for about e3a, 900,
! subject ~ tho iucumbranoes. Ho subsequently
! Ing thou to DO FREQ from inoumbranco. Aftor
Walker took tho land he, persuaded
Cameron TO- .tnko' up The UNPAID
notes and 4aod 'them until ho conl;, pay thom.
1t ts alleged bat thero waa only $4,000 duo +;
that 7. A. Rid. lo paid Cameron $4,000 by Walk.
er's direction, sso bo applied on tho mortgages,
and that Wnlko.' subsequently paid rho ron,ain-
dor thus relea ng the en 51 o how
ia throatenng to soll the promisoa. Complain
ant therefore aAIas an injunction and an account
to ahow how n1attlArB stand.
THE oHnAr wEs1'ERN INSURANCE COMPANY.
]. Tho report ct tho Circuit Weataru Insurance
Company. fled With the Register goatorday,
| shows on hand: 49,.
July 129. 20
Received. 2o,es9.7o
Total ~ 70 70
Dlabursea. ','-o.'o
Balance.
A dividend meeting will bo held shortly, and q
diFidond Of nbout a5 par cent, deolarod' "haeh
| will about exlauat tue assets. .
| THE LuMBEna1AH g IfsuRANoE COMPANY.
The Assignee Of tho defunct Lumberman's In
aurauoo Company fled his. report yesterday
showing tho amount on A.Vqs -.
DISBURSEMENTS. .....,..,......+.....'..- 1'S'eA
....s2l, 5000
DANKluPToY 1rEA q.
A discharge waa aauod 10 Cha Ties Robinson.
In the matter Of Isidoro Borns ,teln OF al. an
order waa entored allowing tho As ulgnae to soil
the stock for 40 cents On tho doAax ct the in-
A dividend Of ~ por cont was de- 'lared In the
mattor of Foster, Nosenthal 4 Co.. | Nd alvl.
dond Of Ii per cent to those who hayo not a. yof
supghron COURT IN pn,Er.
Charles O. Ashley began . suit ngai ~ 4elte
rothnohtld and ". +. aray, claiming s5, eoo.
Tho Central Nst!ens nsnS 81 Son snoa Honry unl"
Il. X. Boil filed petition .against Il. ".
Springer, ]. II, Pike, and Patrick Power, Tor q
mechanics lien to tho amount Of q 400 on TUG
block Of stores ainatcd on tho northeast corr \ot
I OF Michigan ayonuo and Thirty-Arst atteet.
z. II. Hunt nlod petition against William
| Goldto, E. r. Dove, at al, to enforce meeAnn-
ics' uen tor q o. on tho block on the north
N. il. Sargent, 7. +. studloy, O. E. Sargent
a1u g. \. gibson brought suit for 81, 500 against
William F!uoggo sued Frank Parker in trcs-
pass. laying damages at $1,000.
Gustav sohnlto bogan suit for 2,0o0 against
tho City Of Chicago.
paas agaiust Allan Warrou, laying damages at
W, +. ooolbau9h and Marcus Q. stearns
brought suit against ". D. Ewing W, r., Ilay-
lou; and j, j. Eayhon for rent. OF tioir stors,
Nos. 3i and SO Madison Atroot.
J0haH Marks began suit hgs!nst Samuel
Stafford and John Murphy to rooover IS, 900 for
beng thrown from ldh Wagon by defeudaut'a al
logged caroleAHueaH.
1. II. Follansbeo commenced IN aution against
q. !. Adams, claiming $4,000.
CIRCUIT C0uRT.
4. +. Dlaaop began Hnit against the socoud
Burlioa l. Aioul suotl s. Il, Chitds for 81, 900
TIE cpuNTY COURT.
! In tho matter Ut tho estate Of Thomas Dewitt,
grant of administration waa na'a 10 bridget
Dewitt, undor ali approved bond Of 100000.
Al't'la J: stnrtz waa appointed ashntnatrasrl4
OF tho estate Of Antlreaa ssurtz, pnder al ap
| ryru II hand