, 1876-05-06

lis ce1tlcation tho drawer w1s discharged.
poi,tln To tho defendant. It NOT ts sgrnt,
ns.ding 70 tho recent deeis!on OF tho Snprae Court
Wso ct ai u VOL ULengo Legal St,ss psgo iaa) IL. Il
waa ststed. and not disputed. that tho pa!n,iGs A.
tnrneya hal authority to ae 10 The Manic Of The Gsr
man-Amcrcan Yank, ~ well ~ III tLo namn Of u,e
rrcttnt plaintiff the real owner. Hnu It claimed
TINT IN amendment under the laws Of The State
tho tatne Of tho German American Bank u plnnlN
In lien Of lilo present l,lantln. And as decision
see q H. sn "a af1
ant thereby difoct aud allow an nneulnaen. ia thst
respect by ttrknE ont OF tho process and Flendngs
tbs name Of the ptoAen plaintiff and inserting In lin
thereof tho nane Of the uerma1- American uauk md
and againA aefendaut for $ss2.7d Tho amount Of tho
check and Interest," with coatn Of th,s suit To bo taxed
alossrs. Hitchcock d Dnpoe appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mosars. Do1tcr l. Smith for tho
defendant.
TIE MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
II seems that oil the creditors OF tho defunct
a[urcnDtilo Insurance Company do not fccl con-
tident that tho assignment recently made BIZ It
waa bona-ido and that they will bo trcatod fair
ly, although tic Auditor Boenls to think that tho
affair Is otng wound up economically and fair.
aeainst tho Company by John l.. Darnum on b.
half Of hlmsolf aud all other boua-fldo creditors
Of tho Company. Ite statoa TINT In December
1nHt he recovered Judgment for S1,05D.y5
ngalnat tho Company on which execution hos
been issued. but returned no property found.
The Company coased doing business in june,
1875, aud hes since boon pretending to telnsnro
.ts risks. Complainant, howoyor, charges TINT
It's officers while profoassug TO be engaged In
pa,ya asaeta mud oudoavoriug to hinder and
delay is creditors III enforcing thoir justclaimB.
1t haa very recently made q sranBfor Of all its
assets to Alexander Mccoy, but Darnum thinks
that tho lrnnHfer vGB merely colorado, md made
with iutuus to keop the property from being
seized by tho crodLUtB. He t4elororo asks for
full discovery Of oil facts connected With tho
assignment, nnd that tho assets go conveyed
n.ay bo made subject to tho lien Of his judg-
Application WAS at once made to Judge Far-
we'll aud, by agreement OF tho parl,es Frank II.
Folanabeo was appointed lloceiver uudst hopd
of S20,000. Follansboe Immediately qualified,
and Hot out to take charge OF the Compauy'a
assots.
ACQUISITION or SALVAGE.
Among tho numerous claims which hayo boen
lilcd agalnut tho proceeds OF the bark paranA
in the United statua District Court WAS that Of
Samuel Atwnsor, who put iu claim for $3.50
salvage for the tRe Of Hteam-pumps which wcre
employed Inst October in getting the burk OF
tho beach at Grand 1lnven whero she had gone
Ashoro. Tie cain VIVA referred by Judge Ulod.
gctt to Commissioner Proudfoot, who reported
tint the claim shonld not be allowed al salvage
Claim, because thcra waB a Hpocilo contract to
pay $50 day for tho uso OF tho pumps, whsther
tho yoade! WINS sarod ur not, Judge Dio5gett
affirmed tho Commissioners report, sud ordored
the claim to be paid out OF any surplus that there
might DO nftoc payng salvage clalmB and other
prior liens.
In the matter Of tho claim Of Crawford t.
aalvago. in towing the bark into port WHEN Hho
was WaterloRged outside the hRrbor. tho Com
In'saiouor atiylsed tLo payment of e250 only, %
itappearoj that contract had beeu originally
made for thnt ntnoant, Aud that tho aorvlce was
performed on calm day under no apeclAl peril.
Fo1 4 HOWARD.
In pursuance OF the recent ruling Of Judge
Drnmmcn1 In favor Of Iodgkns 4 Crane in ro-
gard to tho ownoIship Of about 9l0,00U OF per-
Boual property formerly belonging to Fox j.
Howard, but which lal Ieeu sold At
auction, Mr. Crnpe yeutorday flfeu a bond
In the SUN Of $4,000, and through Deputy
Sheriff Smith took posaosslon Of the property.
The property in question was originally cold to
Hodgh,ns & Crane, thnn resoli to Como &
Curkins, on the original bidders failing to nay
tho amount Of thofr bid Immediately, but Judge
Drumnond bold tlat the frat bidders, under tie
nlso decided tust no appeal would lio from
his decision. 1Iodgains & Cruus therefore wont
to work to get possession OF the property yos-
tert'ay.
1rEMs.
motions tor a now trial this morning IN tho case
OF Durna vg. The rittBbutg, Fort Wayne Cl,-
cago ltRilroad Company. Judge Drumtnond Will
then hear Trademark enao, and Judge Dlod.
gett will hear tho motion for new tr,sl Ia Btc-
sona w. The Lycomlng Fire. Insurance Com.
pany.
Judges Gary, Jameson. aud Booth will hsar
motions to-day. Judge Nogers will take 10 sub
mittod casos, and Judge Wllliums will boar the
argumont on tho asacsslnont Of damages in tho
1,QU9. mud fiji up tho intervals with divorce osses,
Judge Farwotl viii 10 occupied with tho con-
Ai0usst,ou OF tho Town-AaseHbor case.
Judge McAlHter will not be In court to-day.
In tho case OF II. II. Russell, tho proprietor
Of the hollow-tooiIl harrow, ugatnst p, II.
Decker and Isano q. Dyer for infringement Of
patent, AL ordar Wna tnRQe ThurBdnY bv Judge
ulodgest for temporary injunction to lasue
aRatuzt said parties, as agked III tho bull
UNITED STATES counTs,
Cynthia and john Il. Hart filed a bill yestor.
day IN tho uaturo OF creditors bill sgainas the
Globo Insurance Company Of Chicago, tho Fire
mans Insurance Company OF Chicago, George
4. Harding. and v. A. Turpin. Tho complain
apts sct ont thas some time ago they recovered
ttYn tNltyfnputN uua fnuk sH, fyII,.