, 1874-12-31
Priority Of Distress Warrants in
Bankruptcy Proceedings.
Liltl0 J0o's Bill OF Particulars Against
Supervisor Scllar}k.
D1BTRERB WAnnANTH-rnE1n PRIORITY IN BANK
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clatmR Of D landlosd for rant 1t, a bankrupts o.
tate In tho oaso Of Antoine Gaydou, J. II.
Perry tllod petition claiming that ho lowed
distress warrant OIL daydon's property on tho
23d Of October, anu TINT tho petition In bank
ruptcy waH not 1od until tho 2ith. porrys
counsel, therefore, alleged that ho Ind prior
lieu On tho properly. emitting him to ha raid tn
full citing, also, in support Of liza viows, caao,
III 10 Jos}yn, 3 Bankruptcy nop., l18,. which ho
thought decided the point. The facts wore i'd
mittca by tho bankrupt's attorney, but
tho law was disputed md tho
case was referred to tho Judge, vito
hold that d landlord could not thus acquire
prior lieu. 60 that ho would have to 10 paid III
full. but that hia statua waa tho aamo as
plaintiff in MI attachment suit, and that ho
would not l,nye any prior lien. Tho petition,waa
therefore dBmissod.
LITTLE JOE.
Joseph Gruonhut, Town Clerk Of tho Town Of
South Chicago, filed D ]oug md rambling Pc
tition In tho Circuit Court, asking for mandamus
to compel John Hohanl, suporvlaor Of tho samo
town, to pay his half-ycarfa satary Of sG00, md
tho furtheraurn Of 5000 for contingent cxpcuscs;
tho sum OF 5000 to A. ]. Corrignn, !.
for services aa Assistant Assessor; and tho SUN
Of $3.50 for q Bafe purchased last spring for tho
pc1lcd to koop his town books where petitioner
can havo access to them; that ho bo compelled
to giyo an account OF alt monoys paid out, to
whom, md whom, and ordered to pay oyor about
$4,000 which Grucnhut claims has been paid illo-
gally on town o,dorB. pu1porting to have hcou
given for extra services to AEsegsors or Collect
ors. but which 0ruenhut claims were illegal aud
void. ind. in facs, actual gifts Of tho various
aums, ITO valno being received therefor not bo-
iDr allowed lty ln4r. Entitinunr rivnn n t}ot
statement Of largo number Of orders paid by
seEauk. and tho several items pald to
tho different Collectors nnd Assessors,
vssa veh au 70 vod das nms wsr9 hn fo5 e
h'lnlB have beon Illegally paid out, he Aas not
oyen boom paid Lis sa1ary, and TINT his onlco IL
suffering for monoy for daily expenses, where
1oto he wants Schauk to como down. Tho
been repeatedly Published, and tho reader is
spared further repetition Of them.
THE s1srERs OF LoNETro.
Tho case Of tho SiHtorH of Loretto vs.. THO
. valuable picoo of property formerly owned by
tho Sistors and which it ia ciaiusei tha Bishop
got possosMon Of by d forged doed,
came up, boforo Judge Farwol yestor-
dur morning OIL motion to strike from
tho files tho answer of tho BHllop. Ho hal fllod
an answer only alleging that there WAS no such
corporation aB' Eoat Of tho complainants, aud
thoy e]ainea TINT this Was in tho natnro OF n
plea in abatement, and that ho Should hayo
mcns, tho poipt WIS taken under adyisetnont.
DE FoNdE w. DE F0nGE.
Tho timo to finally answer in tho habcas
corpus case Of Nelson Do FosGo ys. Emo|fno De
Forge was yesterday extended by Judge Farwell
until tho last Saturday III Fobruary, III crler to
give Mrs. DO Forge tinlo to prove eoino of hor
allegations as to tho.bad character OF rr hl,H-
baud. sho Was also required to give bonds In
tho sum Of $4,000 to produce the child il. q1Ioa-
ficf7n NJ I'm 1HtrH HY al i'm, Jn
,nanded that Mr. Do Forge ai,onid Eiyo new
bond to coyor the costs, tho ono given having
boon informal in some reapccta, ana tho two
bonds will bo given to-day.
STOLEN PAPERS,
The lawyers who were yesterday ruled to show
cause why they should not DO punished for con-
tempt, yesterday purged themselves of amy in
tentlonal diarcspect by showing that they Ind
nisapprohended tho rule, snpposing TINT it ai-
lowed them to tako away papers OH giving n re-
capt, mud tho pIIocacdiuga we're ttaleuron dis
charged they, 9oweycr, being oblged'to pay tho
clerks foes fof making out tho papers,
DIVORCE.
Elloy Conely flied bill against har husband,
James Conely, asking for q divorce because Of
hH extreme cruelty and repeated adultery.
ITEMS.
Judge Booth will not have any court to-day,
but will hear motions Saturday.
Judge Mclsoberta will hear motions for now
trial,
Judge Jameson Will hear short Cases without a
jury.
THE UNITED sTATEs COURTS.
Fay l. Co. began q suit for $1,590 against
Geurgo G. Ames, George G. Bherlnan and r. r.
Sherman.
May & Meyer brought suit for s2,50o against
Solomon and Joseph larris.
George O. Marcy began M action against tho
Town Of Bruce to recover 90, 600.
BANKRUPTCY 1rEMB.
Engel u Livingston woro adiudicated bank
rupt. aud warrant isBued rottlrnable Fob. l,