, 1876-02-21
income Of $4,000 yoar. Ho thinka Of forming
toint-stook company 10 ns to conduct tho buni--
ness on largo hcalo and With tho advantages Of
adequate capital. and IL Of opinion that thorna
m1inna III IL


For some weeks lively controversy las hoor
goipg on between tho celebrated D. +. Allen and
| hts crcdtore who Aro scattered over the county
bo!woen tho Connecticut and tho Missouri, AZ tc
wbo should t,aso that grand houso at Der
sfolncs. which was built by Mr. Allcn about 4
year boforo be cAno TO Chicago, and wan doll
! cnted with such ponp mud mnEnifceuco. Tue
building and surrounding grounds are valued Al
atout e10o, 600, and would form 10 email a,1di
tion to the naasss Of tho hhnkrnps'a estate
Allen has boon fighting this claim, and alleging
that tho property could not be touched by lIIl
creditors, since 1t was ha homestead, anil d,
euch IVES sacred undor tho Inwa 1aw. Thoy, OF
tho otlscr hand. asserted that ho Ind changed hi,
place OF residence from 1uwa to IllinosA-fton
Dss Moinea 10 Chlcaso,-aud consequently had
forfeited hs homestead rigsts.
Alt. hilan rcslied to this, that ho lad always
lecn loyal cittzen Of thu Slate whero hls ca
feet OF prosperity 6cEan, md that consequently
ho was entitled to hold on to TINT a!OD, ,0u3 cot
tage. But an examination OF certain rrco ds
IN tho County Clerks oihen roreala domelliug
which appDars to upget Alr. Allen. and promises
70 swell tho dlridoutsa from hid estate. ~ tho
November election OF 1871. Mr.. Allen cast ballot
No. tl3 III tho Third procnct OF tia Fourth
AfRrd. Not having .ogisotcl. !e wAs forced to
swear in hip vote. Nothing could n,ore decisive
" prove that Mr.. ALIENS 1urmors IL al dofcosiyo
aaa II s:sn Il ieGn seax 9ason Of .as LIZ
llo hocatno u citixu,i Of Illinois. his claim to re-
tain a homestead ii Iowa must bo gtvcn up.
Alr. Aliens creditors will ploaso pags ,oso of
thanks to The TNtnrSE.
TIE COOK cocHrr NATIONAL.
1fr. 4. II. Uures. tbs Eecs!scr OF thB bank,
has ns last Flccecdel in tliscntauBling its con-
pIicatcd affairs, aud tnlkcs tho following sue.
c!nct statement OF ita condition
Cl7ms al i1ac cd fur which RecelYAs's cettth-
e1trs hIyG Fern lss1e1.. f33.79G
c1ans net adjusted, but supposed 10 bo
FaH4.s'stt 149SG3
osBd4o
A,scs-ca.h ii United ssstea Treasury.
NoHs, accounts. real esEa:e, etc., At enti.
nstod Snluet, si l:csclyerA Lands. 3ltfia
Excrss Of known liat!Ittcs over assets
~ l;essiyer hanta..: .:................a oaa.oo1
horssaens#, eie.. not lasI, ,429
Atscta til niher hands. being uptcE. etc, hesd
under discount aud rs collateral Estimated
sa4as.....' .'........"...........". 3H.o0t
Exccso Of undetermined liability over ao.
eeh not III le:EiTer'A cunrol ..........$ RTt,3I1
Total liability. valid aud dlsW'tea......... a.oo7o
Io'a at"ots at estimated t,,p.. 7t, 40
Total c1eess Of liability assets... 495ls
Tho notes and accounts arc In suit with fcw
tho es:inato. \ caim asalnst B. i. Allen. dcd
ln hankr1ptey for nbout Il ,0G0,U00 ia estimated
10 tho asaeta. This eatinate viii bo infected bY
The dtc.e1on at the C4utt Us to the validity Of Tho
mortgage gwen ny Al'en to Allen, Stephens i
Co., Of Now York, which is being contested, by
tho Assignee Of A1lcn. iu suit brought by tho
ChaFtar Oak Ltto 1naufauco Company, Ut Hart
ford, to foreclose the sa1,,e.
Tic real nHtAte is vafusl At low price, but it's
Character is Buct, and 1t In incumnDrcd that is
will not sell Mt tie valuation at present.
All money collected by tho Receiver, e1copt
for cuzrent expenses OF tho o[ce, IL reu1ttcd 10
tho Cnitcd statcs Treasury at Washington. Tho
Recetser makes monthly report OF aIl receipts
and uld1uFkHmGOtB lnfl rfar1Y r,Y
condition and changes to ths Comptroller OF tho
Currency.