, 1874-02-13
TIE COURTS.
The National Life Declared Bonk-
rupt,
A Decision ln tho Pennsylvania Case
To-Day.
Bankruptcy Itcms---New Suits.

TEE NATIONAL 11rE-INsunAacr COMPANY.
About month ngo. 1t will 10 remembered, n
bill was filed by tho Attorney -aenoral against
Tho National Life Insurance Company, in order
10 havo It wound up. No answor waa lllol, aud
Tho bill WIS takon pro confcsso.
Yesterday decreo WINS ontorcd by Jidgo Will
tamB In accordance with tho prayer Of Tho bill,
sotting out tl,at Tho Company Is o corporation
organized undor tho laws OF lilo State Of Illinois,
for the business OF nBurtg lives, in the nR1,nor
presurbed by tho not Of incorporation, and TINT,
became inBolvont, ami has aince 80 continued.
It has sustained fossos from t(enths Of parties
insurod to tho amount Of ;s120o00 !; that tho
Company has embarked n lnrge portion Of itH
funds III tho erection Of building In tllo city
which Is now in all unfinished condition, anil
yields no income and that thore III danger TINT
tile aBsols will bo wastetl ,n,ieas thoy shall be
kept under tho control OF tho Court It also mp
pcaring tl,at tho fn,,ts OF tl,e Company hro not
equal 10 tho valre Of tito policies. ,t,,d tint they
odght to be distributed to The creditors Of tho
Corporation.
Il il ordered that tho National Life Insurance
Company be declared to be ilsolvens. aud its
ciarod' 70 10 trust.iund for tho
Kirk Hainee. is also ordered to ro1natn IN such
Office, and to proceed to collect any and all prop
erty, nBsets aebts, n,,d offects belonging to tho
Company, with liberty to employ such servants
or agents rs mny be necessary, md With power
to employ necessary counsel, bring alid defond
suits, oto. Tho Company, its officers, servants,
and agonts, nre restrained from collecting nny
dobts duo tho Company transforringits aesota or
elsewhere, and ordered to make NIL necessary
conyoynnccH to vost the Company's property in
the Receiver.
NJ IN
sale, any or all Of the asscte Of tho Company on
Buch termn as ho shnll think best, and
to hold MI proceeds thereof, except Buch
as shnll hnvo been disposed Of pursuant to this
and papors Of tho Comrany, Hubloct to tho fu-
turo order and direction Of the Court, and Ee Is
aleo directed to close up with all reasonable
speed tue business Of tho Company, and account
from time to tlmc MS he may bc directed.
FOUL rLAY,
Joaorn NJ Brown, Of Washington, filed n bill
in tho Superior Court, yeslorlny, complaining Of
J. G. AfcCord. Brown atnteH that. III September
last, he and benjamin Bruce agroed to sell the
stock Of goS,ds n,is,. and oil book q debts in
tako rs payment lot on Canal street md
house ind lot on johnson place. the whole
represented to bo worth $4,000, anl unincuul-
bored, and to pay $150. Tho stools Of goods WIS
only worth S13OO0 and Bruce d Brown agreed
to pay tho romaining 1000 in four instal,nents.
Complainnlta gays bill Of salo of thoir stock,
and McCord gayo decd Of tho Canal stroot lot,
mud a contract to convey tue johnson place
house and lot; but shortly aftorward Brown was
surprised to find TINT thore was trust-tlced for
$1,000 on tho Canal street lot aud TINT it was not
worth moro thnn TINT. The other promises wero
also incumbered to the amount Of $4,000, tho
full yalue. Brown therefore, in view Of such
gross violation OF tho contract, aska that II be
Eoscinde1, and he be paid tho 81, 900 duo him.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Judge Blodgett will doliver tho decision on the
motion for new trial in the case Of the penn-
sylvania Railroad against Sherman ct al. this
morning.
Judge Rogers will giyo his decision on the mo-
ton to quash tho Indictment against 0ago this
morning at 10 O'Clock, III tho Criminal Court.
UNITED STATES COUNTS.
Tho Goodyear Dental V1leanits Company COM
menneil actiun against Oscar L. Snyder for i'll
tringement Of the complanant's patent rubber.
The Wisconsin National Bank recovered jude-
dnent against Samuel J. Walker for $32, ,2l5, Oh
two drafts.
BANKRUPTCY ITEMS. ',
Leopold J Zeiner filed q petition in bankrupt.
oy against jacob Motz, alleging all indebtedness
due hlm Of sl10.80. nis indebtedness III said to
be $4,000 and l.is asaetH 81, 500. A rule to show
CAUSE for Fob. q was made.
Frank Laler and Joseph Kreuser. Petitioners
claim sGG8.73 duo them OIL several notes, and
charge the debtors with attempting to mako Il
compromise. The defendants confessed thenl~
solvcH guilty. OF Tue aeLa cuareou, 11lu Wero hu-
Indicated bankrupt. George W. Campbell was
appointed provisional Assignee.
The officers Of the P. o. 3. Company wcrc Or
derea to produce tue books Of the Company bo-
fore tho Register forthwith.
Chapman l. jules were adiudicated bankrupt
by confession, md Il warrant issued returnabte
barch 10. D. ". Di]1man was appointed Pro-
viHionAl Assignee.
In tho mattor Of GoHhorn, Fontayne Il Co.,
Theodore 4. Hlngerlord WIS elected Assignee.
SUPERIOR COURT IN BRIEF.
David =. Hill and N. A. Williams sued jacob
l.. Stoyer for $1,000.
Consider II. Wiliott commenced m action in
assu.npHit against Garter II. HarriHon, claiming
$4,000.
Charles FltzslmmonH and Charles ]. Connoll
filed petition against John j. Btorrcr for q
mechanics lien to the amount Of 1,10G.34 on
the N. ". X Of the N. W. X OF Sec. s, SO, a.
The First National Bank Of Grand I1agon
against Thomns S. Dobbins, George S. Bowen,
John s. Wilcox, George Young. and Walter l..
pease.
Chur1cs D. Anderson and Cunningham Stafford
filed petition for mechanics lien against James
M. Bryant. Tho lien is asked to be declared OIL
the premises on tho northeast corner OF Run
dolph and Dearborn streets, for tho sum Of
&0,413.90.
COUNTY COURT.
W. sclmitz waa appointed to defend tue estate
Of tie late Norris Goidstoin againBt tie claim Of
Augusta Goldstoi,, adninistyatrix. 4 claim was
allowed aGa1nst tho ostate Of 3l,70l.48.
Amin Cooney, alleged to bo insane, WAS tried
ss to hsr mental condition by jury OF six, who
ordered her to DO sent to tho County Asylum.
IN the matter Of tho estate of Welig C1omons,
nl'as Clemeus Wollg, new boud was approved
ia $4,000.
John B...Doano was appointed guardian of
Charles r. Knapp, minor, under an approved
bond of 81, 800,
Jane Mecarthy WAS appointed canadian OF
Sarah Mccarthy, under an approved bond OF
$2,O00.
After d long trial. Augusta Waiter was adju-
dlcated the parent OF child which was brought
iuso court by Catherine P'ummer, at1tl was
obliged to pay $40 down IN cash, a,ld give bonds
for the payment OF 450 per year for each of tho
nino years.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION,
DANvILLE, Ill.,. Feb 0. 1874.