, 1876-11-07
TIE COURTS.
Consolation tor Depositors in the
Marine Bank.
Tho Globe Insurance Company...A Bill
: for Specific Performance.
Record Of Judgments and New Suits...
Bankruptcy Business.

last two days which WIS concluded yesterday
before Judge RoEcrs. II was brought by II.
A. Bromley ngaInst James Goodwin, stock.
holder Of tho defunct Marine Company, 10 re-
cover under liability crcase1 by tic charter Of
the Company. Sec 10 ot that charter provides
substantially that tho stocklnldcrs shall be
Individually liable for all depoalts made while
they nre stockholders In tho savings OF trust ic-
partncut Of tlie Company, and that this
liability shall continue for slx months
after they have transferred their stock.
Mr.. Bromley had certificate Of
deposit for st2.00o In the savings department Of
the aarine Company. and, falling to collect that
amount from the bank, hc brought suit against
Mr.. Goodwin, q responsible stockholder. Tho
case was given to tic jury yesterday afternoon,
tho Judge charging them that tho defendant
was liable II to held stock. The defense was
TINT the charter was unconstitutional, and that
tho bank lad exceeded It's powers In some re-
spccts.
just tho samc questions wcrc raiscl about
ten days ago iii the c;lso Of
II. A. Bromley vs.. jerome Bcecher,
before Judge Booth, and the Jury found
eides the principle as far rs the Circuit Court lou is
concerned, and, unless thu Supreme Court over
rules tho !. case. number OF other sufts
Of like character will be begun BY trust
9g gsr dspo'ors w.t., TO- recover par Of
III tho beneyolentt fraud known rs the Marine
Comuany, which scanls to hayo been near kins-
man to Tire Ocean" accounts Of Briggs In tile
Franklin Bank. Several suits Of this cltaraetcr
arc now pending undetermined, tho above mcn-
toned case before Judge Booth bctug the first
which llas been decided.
n1LL voR srEcIp1u PERFORMANCE.
Robert D. Sheppard filed hl! Yesterday In
T.E
for specific performance Of a contract, Gem,
platnant states tlut on the 9th day AZ October
he sold to Slr. Letter the east two-thir1R OF Lot
7, Block 81, In the original Town Of Chicago,
known Is Lots Or sublots Q and 10 tn the Asses
spr's Division Of Lots and y, Block 81, In tho
original Town Of Chicago, on Madison street,
nenr Franklin. For this tho prlco agreed On was
Of wa,c was a, sa' h. s4go mhsn
n mortgage ior $4,000 ' On tic @
premises. 81. Letter has, however, neglected to
carry cut the eontTact, alleging that eomp1ain-
seeks to compel i specE1lc performance Of tho
agrcement, claiming TINT no gald objection Gun
lo made to tho title.
TIlE GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Judge Dfummond WAS engaged all day yes
terday In hearing petition for review In thu
from tho order Of jnigu Blod dgctt ID
jud'catlng tho Company bankrupt. The pctl-
Wo Guff G Il 'osdP so IL f. s 9s!bE bsrs, S cf st. sds G
0ut thlt lie was creditor OF tl!c Company to
tho amount OF sG4.04; that not ono-fourtsl in
humber and oMe-third fn nulolnt Of tho cred-
itors Of the Company had Joined In tho petition
SGT asldc. Judge Bolgctt ovcrruled thu mo-
stlan, AMI f.a largo llc1 petition for roviow,
on tic ground that the District Court Of the
United statcs erred In 81 declining to hear
tft4y II i'm
the petition nnd an,clltlcd petition; and IN rc.
fnAfng to grant tho prayer 1T petitioner IN said
petition mud aHlendcd pctltlon contained; and
In entering tho order diminishing the same
Tho arguments were concluded yesterday,
nhd tho caso takcn under ntlylscmcnt.
DIVORCE. ,
Lena Tsis licd d b!ll against her husband,
Andrew ]. iris, complaining that ho 10 drunk-
artl, and asking for a divorce.
Judge nrummond will bo in chambers to.tlay.
Judge glodgctt will not bc In cnurt to-day.
Julga Jameson has extended tho time to
plead IN common law easea until Thursday
Tic Superior and Circuit Courts will both be
open to-day, It nat being lawful holiday, but
no Judges 'Vill heprcsent.
Tho United States Circuit and DlstrtCt Clerks
offices will also to open at least part Of tho
day. ~,
UNITED STATES COURTS.
Tho Massachusetts Mutual tifc-1nsurnnce
l'arnres, fannIu j. barnes, Xicxasier Mcdonald,
an'l kichoias !: nappelyc. to forecloac trust:
tllu Assessors Subdivision Gi Lots and 2 Of tlo
City Of Chicago'a Subdivision Of the east irac.
tlolial u ot Sec. r. ~, Il. described " fol!ows
commencing on tho west lfnc Ut said sub-Lot
(which said west line IL tl,e nort anil south hnif-
seet|.,n ltac Of sat sec "a e. iect north q thu
southwest cotner I of satd sub,hos 4 tenea
to tho Intersection Of tho south limo Of
Harry avenue; thence cast on the extension OF
the south l.o ot barry avenue In . straight line
to l.ako Michigan; thelIcn southerly along low
wator mark to tlao Intersection ot i linc uraw1,
east and west 175 feet south OF and parallel to
tho aforesaid extension Of tho south lInr OF lar
~ avenue; thence west on sud intcrsecting !ino
to the plgre ot bcg!nning, being q. strip Of
aforesaid cxtcnslou oil Barry Avenue and extend
ing to Like M.ch,gau, Also, Lots %, 81, u, ~,
and 80 OF Culyer's Addition to Chicago.
NAhkRulTor MATTaAs.
James r. Hurt, lumber merchant, filed d
voluntury petition In bankruptcy yesterday.
His preferred md secured .lubts nfc sss, osIs ii,
tho securities being worth s41I2.O. Tue unse.
cured dcbts f"ot up $s) 1oato, md further
accommodation Or discounted papsz. The asseta
consist ot an cqulty Of redemption IL divers
pieces Of land worth sl1.sls, INT heavily mort.
gaEed li!is a'i T. nsst s;s si'ms9; aebts eiue On
made BY D. 4, lIoss i Co., pledged to s, ",
Kawson as collateral security for 4 iuan Of
County, Mleh!gau, In pateAt for Improvement
| IN apparatus Tor drying lumber, hut subject to
the right Of y. \: Ross 8 Co. TO use the sumo
| at Cnrul. Mlclt. The petition was referred to
the Register.
| Alexander II. FerT:er, Thomas E. Fcrricr, and
| James 4. blair, cnpartners IN the grocery busl-
moss ut No. 81 West Madison street as Fcrries
Bros. d Co., tllcd voluntary pptltton In bank.
| ruptcy. Their preferred dobts aro tl0O,
| tho secured dubts 3372l.G0, a,,d tho
unsecured t8,G72.74. tile assets con
stst OF cash, f603.80; bills and
notes Sl,8l70l; horse md wsEons, 1893; ma
chinery and fixtures in the stoso ST. null a7t,
| West Madison street, about 3480; debts duo III
open account and other cluims, =, geo; stock Of