, 1876-09-27
THE LAW.
Tho First Methodist Church Asks
for Relief.
Record Of Judgments and Flew
Suits Filed Yesterday.
Proceedings Of tho suproms Court at
Ottawa.
CHICAGO.

TIE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH III CouItFs
Although the ecolnplaints over tho Phillips md
Evans tax outragca have nearly ceased, the
Trustees Of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church madc last effort ycstcrday, by filing
bill In chanecry, to redress their grievances re-
ecye,l at tho lnnd. Of Ed Phillips. The bill sets
out that tic church IL private corporation or
Eauizcd for benevolent nnl missionary puypoG-
ca. aul owner Of the Methodist Church
B]ock,n and tile land on witch It
stands, on the southeast corner Of Clark
and Washington strccts. The fire Of October,
1871, destroyed the old budng and new one
| was erected when materials and labor were
| hiyN, at cost OF Slo5,000. The two toner
| floors Of tho block are rented, and the whole
Inco,nc tncrcfrom Is devoted to public charity
III supporting II minister or aiding other
churches. No commission crcn Is paid for col
lrctlng the rents, mud no individual profit y
derived thcrcfrotn II IL claimcu therefore, t!ass
by the terms oi Clap. 1a', Sec. !, paragraph.
oi tlle lsuylsct, Stutuses.
In 1873, directly aftor the erection Of the
building, 1t was assessed ut $40 01o which value
was continued ou tho baaks III 1874. In lS75,
howcycr, EI Phillips raised the assessment to
$40, ,O0D. The State Hoard nf Equalization add
I'd their 81 Dcr rcnt, aud taxes amounting n ,so 70
$5,13D were levied on valuation, Of Slit, ,soo
Tic C.anlbcr of Commerce IA only uGsesscd at
$0ONUO, the Reaper Block, SIX t!n,cs the val,;u
The Me,host ill., cf,Te annunt aosk, ani j 'ns ths
tiat q discrimination lns been made against It
mulclousiy. When application for Judgment
on the delinquent tax-lists was matle 70 :. the
obicvt}uns, but they wcru overrulcl, md 1n,lg.
nlent for ST, ,7t0 given ugalnBt tic cturch It II
nov asked that the collection Of this Judgment
may be cn1o!nea; that the County Trsasnscr'
l.. L. Hulk, who Is nlale defendant, be re
strained from selling the church property; aud
tlut II tho whole property DO not exempt from
taxation, that 30 much Of tho tax 10 Is Unjust
be set aside aud declared void.
Alexander D. barbour was tho only unfortll-
nate Il, scarch of IL legal blacksmith yesterday
! to break his matrimonial cloins,
! stcbbiina from Laura ]. Strbblns on account O.
her adultery.
,, The cascs Of Royal liill and 5oM MeKeshp,, :,
! Va. Thu baltimore. Plttsburg g. ChicaEu RaIl
way Company uro act for Anal lcarng os
, Thursday, OFT. t., bcforu Judge Blodgctt, II
which till.c arguments will bn heard III tl
', rlanccry proceeding 10 reform THO contract
= sued on.
usITEp STATES COURTS.
I'D. Harvey, Assignee of the franklin Bank
flied bill asallst Ellzabeth and Martin Hast
c purcalaso llioucy Of Lot U in Ilurllimt's snbd
G Vision OF part of the N. Z. corner Of the p. Il .
}, i,ocE -, In tho Canal Trustees Subdivision
y the W. u Of sce ~ 81, Il, Or N default OF ~
= be sold.
David j. Tllom4s, for tho use Of Joseph nn
s1u" o Mnn sass SsS1EE Eamoy S to5 %f ps
c rirs Fire Insurance Company Of Chicago.
" CIRCUIT GOuET.
lin. Ills wife, ". II, w. Cllshna
10 10 ani sl vic, .: r.. Bowen aI,d vie; !,
ps;Oy a' 4 oas!Sy 1 oiEs Eaga' h90' l. 5oI:'csso ~
on on I4ots i, :, i. MD i, IN Whteomb y Warner
suhysi9n s Of Tue e. s Of ths i on W. 4 i u
in parE, iu.yIx trontage oi eoO feet on bota OPT
tn Parkway aud Vinccn,ics aycnuc.. These pre-.
- tsas uru bounded by Fnrty-sixtla street, Fort
u, u, seventh street, Vinecnncs avenue, mud op!!
10 ea.t end Of ios !, fronting On yas gurcn stre,
~, ~ embracing past of lilo norti. slo Of the ea
unfor ei iSe ~'e u ~ 4s s fset % rpa front M
he fractional sec; ld addition 70 Chicago, thu sal
cr. belaY Situated on tile south side Of Van Bur
street between 6tato strict and Wabash avcn1
THE CALL.
nd Jupon GAnY~.eD to ~, IS, 8i SO, IS, 50
ed elusive. No. 03, steyens u. Park, on trial. >,
m Tia ~ 70 ~ !Io 14o, LIS III to lsi, incusI'
sh- JuDoE Moona-49, a, aud Is. No. Al, ~
sly SHALL W. Peek, Ill trial.
ct- Jupon Uoori-1Ua to 1856 Inclusive, except
lou aud l70, No case On trial.
JuDuR McALLisrrn-137, 1870, 141 to 100
elusive, except ia, No casr on trial.
for JuDaE FAitwELr-Golteral business.
JUDGE WlLLlAMs-Qenora business.
nil IuDuMESTs.
II BurfNtoH CouUr-CDSFEsaloSk-Il. j. Chr!
Int pph ". Frp,,ca Week, William vogt, and Fs,
''As srIck Michel. 81. Dt1,
Js,pas UAnfHK, Irving VI. Charles 4. Kessl
avs ssc pysF " Lawson A. o'lbsTt ,'sat|a "
up- ", MfchscI Bfuui $4lB. IS, md same sat!snea
s1asi Mye' y II 9enn;na y; wlm y H. ~ j. sM4y GaaS
EijrcA mud Jnn,ss q. roxxens, S3lh 5h.-J.
hat Ssryy =. n9ysrt hs1ici H. i'HlslEsy ooE wifi
tue Hoyu W. Thulas +. bAilry, Ss:itj ns. Will
or Ta.e = a. w. 7 enon hsq,s ss sss a.'s.,n,, a.
cen tris. otr,. ~ Thu Chicago mud Northwestern IL
thu way teMpnty; verdict. e. 'ooo, nua uo''on
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