, 1874-10-21

held. Ihe appointment Of Prof. atolfhorn in
Coneordis College was confirmed, and salarios Of
the Directors Increased to 81 200 Per anuum.
THE COURTS.
Record OF Business Transacted Ycstcr-
dny.
DAVID A. GAGE.
Corporation Counsel Diokcy yesterday filed q
bill OIL behalf Of tho city against David A. Gnge
and his wife to forccloBo the trust decd given by
Gago to George Taylor in trust for tho city to
SECURE $780,, 3,704, the amount OF his default when
City Treasurer. Tho land embraced in the deod
has nlrcady been repeatedly described, and ia
we'll known. Dofault has boen made In the pay
mont Of tho amount as promised.
A FA1TnI1Eas FRIEND.
Hszcu Cheney flcd bill in the Circuit Court
against Joseph White, w. II. swett, Elizabeth
3. Bush, and a. j.. Hammond, to rodeem a
piece Of property 23l feet front on Nineteenth
strcot by 10 feet on Blackwell street. Cheney
statos that como time In 1857, ho was tho happy
posseaaor Of this lot. About that time, Josoph
White, m old acquaintance and chum in col
lcge wrote him, Stating that hc had about
f3,500 he wished to invent in some Chi
cago land. Cheney replied that he
would sell ono-half OF bis lot for
inst that price, und White bought 1t, In 1850,
Whites confidence In the future greatness Of
Chicago bocame suddenly shaken, and he wrote
TO the complainant that he feared he would
never get his money back. To Choney, however,
The future of tho Garden City appeared ever
glorious, and hc told White that SO euro was he
Of tho value OF the 1aud that Le would deed his
own half to secure his Ss,50o. This WAS kindly
drnad. Years passed along, until 1864.
when Cheney bccame embarrassed, and
desired to sell tic land, but wau
dissuadel from his purpose BY White, who now
on, az the property::would doubtless increase in
value. III 1870 Cheney ngain desired to sell,
but White was not willing. The complainant
says that on these and many othor occasions
title to one-l,alf the land in trust. In soptsn,-
bor last, to mako long story short, Cheney
came hefe to BOO nho,lt the land, but was nston-
iahel to find TINT it llad been hold Ill 1879 to W.
H, svott, Of tho firm of 6wett 1; Crouch, WHO
had previously had leuso Of the promises. He
immediately started for Boston, :, whoro
Whito lived, to know tho reason why the do
fcndant profeHsod that he had dono no wrong
Intentionally, and would mako matters right,
Which, however, he has uevor dino.
Complainant claims that White has received o
large SUM from ronss, that tho property has
largely increased il value, and ID now worth
$1,000 or 5,o00, that swett, who bought 1t for
$500, Ind knowledge Of tho facts. and that
therefore psks TINT 1t lnay bo roconvoyod to him
OH payment Of tho amount actually due for taxes
aud interest.
sAM ASHTON AND HIS LITTLE Butt.
Although AIR. Samuel Ashton began suit
against tie Times some months ago, tlls mcntal
shock Of tho injuries done him, or tho physical
task Of drawing his doc1aratton,-for he wont on
tho economical plan Of doing his own work.
has caused delay until the present time i'll
presenting statement Of his grievances to tho
public. He claims that until tho 90th Of May,
1873, his general reputation for truth and
yeraoity was good-at which timo tho defendant,
~. g. Storey, published some articles advising
''incorrlgible oflico-baggar.' "a scamp" "a
man who is on the make," snd "a lawyer
Of inferior grade" and ''man Of inferior NOR
a1s." For thoso and many other like assertions,
AaHhton claims that he has suffered damages to
covering 1870 pages are employed in describing
the enormity Of tho defendants offonBes.
DIVORCES
Anna Holbeiu complains that her husband,
Henry Holboin, ia In tho habit OF "btcoming
bsanty .nd insanoly drunk" but that novortlle-
less lo is possessed Of abour $4,000 in lauds
and chattels. His la1runkenncas hho cannot longer
endure; his wealth she would not willingly re-
llnqu!ah; and uhe therefore asks that she mny
bo rid Of the former, and yet allowed to retain
some Of the attor. ..
Annie Baggs filed bill against JamoH Dages
for divorce.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
Ezra White flied bill against Charles g. =.
Holden, y. =. sherman, Harriet q. sherman,
Sarah j. Holden, Samuel Colo, and tho Com.
tnercial National Dank Of Chicago, to forecloso
a mortgage for eso. 900 on Lot II, and strip
IS, in Z. 4: Rogors Subdivision Of original Lota
and 2 Of Block +, In Duncan's Addition. Also,
the whole Of Block III tho Canal 1rustooa'
Sp1lyl1on " a. y 81 sao sf t1s s and tho W. Il OF tho
n fttrcv fTtYt