, 1874-03-11
THE COURTS,
Argument in the Chicago & Alton
Tax Case.
Tho Cowlcs Mncltino Suit--.T1lo Cheney
Matter.
Judgments, New Suits, Etc.


TAX MATTERS.
JUICES Dr,,mu,onil and Dlodgett were engngoa
yesterday III hearing tho motion for m in]'lno-
tion iii the case OF Morris X. Jeeup sgainAt tho
Chogo l. Alton Railroad Company. Tho bill
was brought against tho aforementioned COM
pnnS mud also all tho Collectors OF tho counties
thrulgh which Tho rond ran, to prevent tho Com
pan, from paying Tho taxcs aHsoseed by tile
Btat, Doatti Of Equalization OIL its Htock. Tho
sams questions substantially woro ralaod which
hayo bcou 40 often mentioned already,
no now points Of Importance boing
madl Tho complainant WAS represented by
Julg, pcckwitla aud Con. G. W. Smith, and tho
defo,tlautu by Attorney General Etlsall aud
hlesss. AtcCtcruand and Tuloy. Tho argument
will 10 concluded to-day.
In;lo Circuit Court tho Chicago T. Northwest
ern Hallway Company iilc1 bill againHt II. D.
Mile, for the usual injunction against oolcot-
sng txcs Oh Its capital stoclt. Judge McAlliasor.
of lin Supreme Court, issued temporary i'll
Junction under bond Of slo.o00.
III ho case OF Wilson Brothers against Cleary,
billto sot naitlo an alleged erroneous taxation,
Judg. Farwcll ordered sx-twontioths Of tho tax
to borebatod.
I'll. Danls Of Chicago also commenced n suit
ngui,bt both Clcary asd Miller for I'LL injunc-
tiou.
TIE CHENEY CASE.
Tie argument in tho Cheney case was con-
tinuel yesterday. It waH, howesor, interrupted
i'll tho morning 10 njlow Bishop Whttel,o,.ne to
giro lis Testimony concerning cortatn customs
Of tile Episcopal Church. aud especially Of tlliB
diccese, with refcrenco to certain services such
ns tho burial Eorvlce and fuulfly prayer. which
veto sometimes olulttct: Mr. Judd then re-
StI1hr1 nftnrr,ntl n nf,f1 will
conluuo it today.
SALOON -wEErEns' TROUBLES.
Jacob Lonz flied q bill aganst joint D. Long
aud Israel Epstein, to rostrnin them from Botpg
a saloon, No. sd Dcarborn streot. Complainant
states tint he sold to El'stoin S275 worth Of
goods, OIL the 1attor representing that he Ind re-
Gently bought ynid saloon OF Long. lIe nlso
took q Judgment noto for the amount for fur
tlcr security Wien the note foll duo, it was
not pail aud judgment was ontercd mp thereon.
Long lind also told complainant tint Epstein
owned the sntnou, aud that he waB responsible,
mud lad paid for tho saloon. When LEM came
to iBBuo tho execution. however. OH his judgment
lo was surprised to learn that Epstoln had Civ
Oh II mortgago on the saloon for 81 900, which
WIS uct recorded until shortly before complain
Gnt entercA UP judgment. Long has now takon
possession Of the property and throRtens to soll
it today. Complainant avors that tho mortgage
is fraudulent. md was given to 1efrnnd him out
or hts money, Epstein not bong worth anything
beyond iho val1o Of tho salonl,. He therefore
n"ked for an injunction, which was grauted It'll
dor bond for 5000.
THE cowLEB 1Ac,11SE CASE
benjamin llObillsnn, Que Of the defendants III
the suit of Edwin 1lolmos againHt 1loninsUn and
others, filed lis al,Hwer, alleging thmt he and
l4ol'nes wero pattnors that llo had faithfully
fulfilled his 1,art of tho coutract, aud denying
ench~ and every allegation OF frnud 1Io alleged
that he took tho stork. as cAarEctl in the BILL in
Lis own name, because complainant desired linn
to do So aud that, III reference to The land con,
voyea to his wife, ono-half was conveyed to conf
piMinaut, tho other lle himself took III his wife's
nano lIo also thinks ho linz uado Mi returns
OF tho money collected fast LIZ WIS practicable,
and ns far nH was necessary or compatible with
his own rights as partncr.
ITEM.
The Judgment entered Saturday il, tho Circuit
Court a.aitlaL N. S.::Doutun, G. T. Boutul, aud Il.
i. lIuylbut. by defendant, III favor Of Il. p.
Whitehead, for s!5,llO0, was yacated uni ypt
nsiao Monday by order of Court.
BANKRUPTCY ITEMS.
Creditors meetings were ordered for April 40,
i'll tho oaFeA of Dunn L Gould, WilliG,a Clifford,
John N. Weldon, and Allen =. Prior.
llobcrt E. Jeukns was appointed provisional
Assignee OF tho estato Of Susan Il. Davis.
Miles Amy was appointed provisional Assignee
Of tAe ostute Of Dleternlann & DlschoT.
SUPERIOR COURT IN NIt1EF.
George Woolley began suit fur 81, 900 against
thu Union 1lilo aud Leather Company.
lilo Superior Machine Company H.lcd Silas L.
Thoulas u. bottom suod George q. Kinney for
81 .5DD.
II. Ncstorrlols and Jollanna Eosterricls began
Ell action for S'3,oOu against Sophia Descry.
COUNTY COUNT.
Judge Wallace yesterday appointed Joseph L.
Gatzcrt Administrator ot tho oKtato of Norman
1,einscll. under all approved bond Of sd, ,l00 and
1lenlic.ta 1cinscll nas appointed guardian Of tho
minor heirs VI lloriiau llcinach, u,lt!or bond of
the SAME amount. which was also approved.
Sarah A. OYCTMOU WAS ainDintpl Guardian nf