, 1874-01-10
THE COURTS.
Chicago Gases at Springfield.
Tho National Lffo Insurance Com
pnny in Trouble.
Bankruptcy 1temB.. Suits.
Bur1.rME COURT DOCKET,

SUPREME COURT DOCKET,
Tho following II Tho docket Of the casea from Cook
County now rcndlng In tbs Supreme Court for tho
Central Granl Division:
40-Tho Pooplo ex rel. D. J. Small =. George IL
uuntoon.
4a-Wtliam Droas '. Hermann Idoh.
47~-Jomos II. Adsis Y, same.
4o--Ths People OK rol. Dayton 8. Morgan v. Her
mann Leb.
5o-~namil.on II. warath '. P. n. clenry.
&c., II. l. l. P. 1salroad Company " Tlio Town Of
Lake md Zenas Coemnn.
o3-Raph staskwcatler ct al. Y. tho American Bible
socicty, implcaded,, etc.
68-Ohrlatopher Rafferty, '. Tho People, etc,
l3o-1ohn Y. Farwcll ct 81. v. Tho City Of Chicago
155-Ohambor Of Commerce Of The City Of Uhtcaao y,
Patrick McClsary, Co!lecto] ictc.
15o-Chicago Plow oon,pany v. Ncrmann Ltc,, and
2i9-u: ii. Hughe. Y. Rlehara Washington, e.-
oll1uAao rAx CAFES.
No. Hamilton II. Walrath y. r. II. Clcary. This
is brought w tcat case, simply to tost tho validity
what Ia known the railroad grub lpw Of 1861 it Is
claimed by appellant that The law was ,1constitu.
founded. II is further claimed Tint the Inv was M.
uued by tho Constitution Of 1870, uut that it had
eeS xe tsas " no less an yo different s"e'
Al. Il. Adats '. 1iermaun Leb mud T. II. oloary.
These two cascs 1ro brought solely to toa tho validity
aasessn1ens among tho several counttes os the Btae
aud Of county bonrs to cqua1zo among the clasrcs
pronery, etc H. thes several eonnos Il is ouimea
Ihe ipeople etc. y: = 8. saonon, "as made upon
wttoa 5st TIN n' s a
H. o rss for scr sassSe sns aP
shnlonts aud cnecks which tho 1aw han set every
Department. It IL also claimed TINT tho laws nro
ample to secure tho desired cuds, hut lavo been
cnfor ed.
co1nb!uea all the points named III rolution 10 Nos.
Y, ~ 60, and cxhibita tue certificate of Tho sato
Auditor "a evidence thnt the levy Of State taxcs for
8aio Treasury than te appropriations made by law
and maintains that % tho Constitution Of 1910 pro-
copt npon appropriations mae by la, this certificate
shows tho iegality Of tho sats taxca ordered to 10
loyiea atd collected by the Auditor.
In a1l these cases Edward Roby, Eaq., OF Chicago
appears for tho appellants while tho Attorney General
represents tho appoeea: Tho State Auditor has re-
Raaso napp sl sssst hs ss
oral.
Tho case Of tho Chicago plow Company " Hermann
aro in tho hands Of tho nrn Of Bennett KretInger
Johnson Of Chicago. The Court yesterday allowed
these cases to stand at tho foot Of the docket for nrg.
ment.
THE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DEFuHcr.
The Attorney -acneras. J. K: E.sull, fled hill
pany which lns llcen doing lie insurance business OH
IN original bas!s for the past ycar or two The bill
seta oat that tls company wss engaged III tho instr
charser In September, by reason Of various losses
which 4 haa sustained i became inaovot mud i 70
porsonn assured In tho Company. amounting to
nont no9t;e sltoo' The Company has Put isTgs
is rceovlng little or no Income, aud tho expenses Of
tlo Company, including salaries Of officers, rapid
Y cxliAsting tho remaining funds Uy not Of tho
ttElICTll Assembly Ill rGfErEuCG thu
companies 1t ia provided that when tho actua funds
9t my Ute insurance company doing business in this
It's policies according to the conbned experience"
cs or AcpaFy s fae m Of nerat g With Interest re-
new policies nu ta funds layo become equal to it,
adjudgel this Company to DO wanting soveney on tho
abovo basis, aud notified to dsHconinue. Ths Com
pany, howsvos rroseased TINT 1t would at nuke
up IT. capital md nssos by assCRsment the stock
holders but ia alleged that 1t has continued to isse
policies aud s now doing while has not ,naae
provided tat when it shall appear to the Auditor that
the assets Of COMPANY are no! sufficient to Justify ts
fact to tho Attorney General wozo duty II shall DO to
apply TO the Circuit Court OF the county where the
Company has It's principal. oll'ea: for rule
business Should not be closed, - mud I'd
the Court ehnll decide such question. Ths Auditor
Inade an examination Of the affairs Of tile National
Life insurance Company lust December, aud cou-
clnacd that its carinl aud asscts unpaid, aud
that tbs interests Of tho public required that should
bo closed. The faot was com nunicated to tie Attor-
nry-deneral, and he has accordingly brought this
s,lit. He therefore nsha that the ead Company may
be enjoiied and restrained from continuing to do
bkinesa, OF from isauing new policies, or using any
appointed. TINT tho Compsny may DO dissolved, and
nsaps the COM
psny. aatmipg tho amount Of two policies duo on her
solvent. It as refused 10 aks the customary asscss-
ment on the death Of memher that benR tho way in
rsa %hte .hs anoamt Of y tho oey is ceecsd Shs
becn loaned to tic officers Of the Company and with
out any security, and aso asks that Injunction ay
be issnol uAd Rncesvcr appointed.
Doth cases were brought up Immediately yesterday
before Jm'ge Williams, aud Nirk Hawes, Of the law
% pnn Gf y 1aSss W spnsd @ cessr under
the complainants, and +. G. Asay for the Company
Denjaluln Lombard was tho President Of tho No
Vice. Preslon i, H. Briggs tue Treasurer, and II. g.
Teed the Secretary. These with the exception Of
Tse ' the officers of The frankn bank md II
nank The co,npnnyH office WIZ at Nos. u md 80 Van
nnreu street Just over the Old oticc Of tue Fraukn
Bank. Tho Company had advertised isalf ns doing
most hourslng busfuesa. and published large eight
!ge paper, or circ'lar, showing ia terms mud succcAs,
Tue method was to cl.argo small fce, uhous $40.
to enter, and I'M ANNUAL assessment, and a1so,
Oh the death Of member Of q csasa, every other
nelnber thereof was taxed Il certuin s'all sum, 81
tho ages Of the members tho number n class Icing
limited to 5,00U, and earh member waa to receive as
%any dqsrs at DEATH there wssr neneers @ n hs
its face, but ahide frolu the constant annoyance Of
belug constantly ashesscd, it wuH flnl thas III e1-
tiyn sersy, slan tbs wel-cstaelishcl ordinury way
OF q fixed annual payment.
JuDnE F4n~ELL
will begin the hrst day Of mkt term {Jau 1o Tho
call of tile chancery doeket not calling on any day
mora thn twonty,so casss, ana will dispose Of CAUSES
In their order Ra they arc called.
UNITED STATES COUNTS.
Robert Mitchell begun suit for $loo0o against A.