, 1876-12-22

| wife Ellen and one Jacob Schiume1a in which h
tells how his wife outwiited him. He says that j
ls6s he Owned Lot 10 Of the ASSESSORS Subdiyisio
| of the E. u OF Block 20 In Brands Additio
to Chicago. then worth $4,000, includin
| house thereon. lie was at TINT tim
! IN business in Montana, and, being somewhat Ehor
! OF ready money, made arrangement with Jaco7
Sehimmels, whom be supposed to be faithful
friend. to convey the property to him by way o
| security for any advances he might make 10 Mrs
! Noessner. Schimmcls, however, failed to adyauc
! any money, but Immediately, at Mrs. Nocssncr'
| request, conveyed the whole property by qu;
claim TO her without consideration. In 1870 th
| Woessuer received s., ooo cash for il from tht
! city. She theEeupon invested 5000 ia the pur
chase Of Lots 81 and 81 Of the Subdivision Of ,hs
$; !: ct Blocks So and ST Of the Division Of Sec.
| -, 20, Il. and S, 400 more in the purchase ol
! Lot Is. Block I. Of Burrows Addition IL Chicago,
she then ts 'GaEhs esfk tue o't a. 0uis at moved
6oos and learned what had happened. ]
compelled to surrender the land, showed what she
bad bought instead. and sctnally induced him 10
build an addition to the house. She put $500 into
Atout 81, SUI still remains unaccouuted for OF the
| s., 900. For the past two years Mrs. WorssueE
has refused to live with complainant recognize
! that his rights may be recognized, and She De
| compelled 10 reconvey the land to him.
DON'T LET HER GO.
William II. Taylor, Euu1et 4. Thomas Charles
! E. Ta'}madge, and .: L. Barnes have such dec D
] interest IN Amelia NJ. Haywood, Of yalpara,so
that they cannot feel reconcled 10 her sudden de-
petition for writ Of ne cxeat ~ prevent her
leaving this State. They state that IN
September Lust she bought Q. Them bin OF nilli-
merry goods 10 the amount Of $500 81 on the usual
credit She has been m,lliner ut Valparaiso, had
purchased OF them before. and was owing them q
balance Of $lS5 q, and They fel1 full conddsnes
ceised the last goods she Immediately sold out the
stock for $3.50 cash and chattel mortgage for
S450 more. aud made arrangements to 60 10 Cali
fornia She is at present IN ihis city, and pet!-
toners assert that she be allowed to go they will
lose their debt she has disposed Of
the ehatiei msftsase 4n. al5sady They there,
TO induce her to remain ere little while longer
until she makes some satisfactory arrGDRen,ents
about her little Indebtedness. The writ was issued
bond for 81, 500 being fist given By the petition,
ers.
TIE CHICAGO ALCOHOL WORKS.
IN the case ct rhe United States vs.; The Chicago
Alcohol Works, H. j. Pahlmap. and y. G. Rush
10 condemn tue property OF The company for nou-
payment Of about $50, 900 taxes. Mr. Il. 5. Mon
davit denying that the Judgment Of seizure was
nlade on any actual proof OF Delinquency. It was
also alleged that tue assessment was made on In
formation without indictment, and for pecuriary
and personal purposes.
Judge Blodgett said he would allow the motion
to be entered, but would not set aside 'h. 5udy-
general in lts allegations. He would, however,
allow the motion to be entered 50 to give the
parties In opportunity to lie heard.
DIVORCES.
Sarah i. jordan filed bill yesterday against her
husband. F. {. Jordan. charging him with adultery,
and praying for ii separation.
Nellie 4. kinch represents that her husband,
Thomas A. k,nch, is y man OF ungovernable tenn
per, accustomed TO pounding her, and frequently
threatening to kill her He has also failed 10 pro-
vide for her support. that she has been obliged
to leave him. and she wants the right TO make The
separation legal and final.
ITEMS.
The case Of William BUSH VS.. j. II. McTickeE to
recover damages for al alleged infringement. Of
plulntlh copywright to play ealledi Zip was
yeslerduy dismissed BY Judge Bludgett for want Of
In the case OF Henry n. Hyde against George ).
Ieager. Charles E. Robbins, and bruno Wheeler,
prnpv,etors Of the Herald Company, OF this city, a
agai,ts, the defendants for S., 900. Hyde brought
suit for SlOO 600 damages for libel in charging him
with bisan,y and With defrauding ! woman out OF
gave verdict for S.', 600, none Ut the defendants
be1us present ut the trial.
To-day is the last day Of service to the January
term Of the Superior Court. There viii! be no new
luw calendars. Judge Gary will go on frsa No.
1Our where he left Of.
judges Farwel. Booth. Rogers. and McAlister
met few moments yesterday afternoon 10 consid-
er the question to who had the right appoint
employees in the Recorder 3 office. As, however,
all Of them were busy. they adjourned without do
ing anything in the matter, agreeing u meet Sat
urday morning at 10 o'clock.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
Peter e. Brooks, Jr., began suit in debt for |
81. O0d against Norman c. Perkins.
The Connecticut Mutual Life-lnsurauce Company |
dled till agai9st Charles 2. bruner, Sarah L.
u. Lea, to foreclose mortgage for $40, 200 on |
Sub Lot I. III the subdivision Ct original Lots L. -
J. and part OF in Block :.3 Of fractional Sec. Is,
Addition 10 Chicago, being known Is No. 1 Park
'uw.
Aaron Jackman, Jr., of auckland County. n.
K. hled bill against c. G. Chase, / II. Adams;
Mary L. Ncsmitil. II. e. Chase, j. Il. Stevenson,
Josiah bacon. i. i. Marsh L. u. hayward, I.
g. FxsSod ih II hard Saas5*oa Woe n t. Fotcf ea:
.. Till;nghast.- and $. II. DuHield. to fofeclose
rust deed for Sc, 900 on Hooks : and Of George
i OF sec. u, ~. 13.
BANKRUPTCY MATTERS.
A discharge from his debts was yesterday granted
In the matter Of Creeier Clarke s. Co, the AS
ignce, William 7. ESan: filed petition eetting
mt that De Wit {: cresicf, one OF the bankrupts.
lad some real estate in Cook County subject to two
judgments for abont IS, 100, which ought to be
old. Judge Blodyett entered all order On all per- |
nw S JAM or q I @ TN soud Gn td
old free and clear of all incntnbacce
An order made Tor the examination OF Louis
souan before Register Grant on the ed inst
The creditors Ut George A. Wheeler j. Go. yes
criuy agreed to accept composition Of il per
ent cash which was offered by the debtorE
a composition meeting was 10 have been held
in The of K. lhilpson, but the
ebtor abandoned the undertaking. tu compromise.
The creditors OF Lowell Dalspn held meeting
nd agreed to accept composition Of 22 per cent.
his will be payable one third in cts, onethird
q six months, and tae remainder in twelve months.
'hc deferred paymcnfs are to draw per cent in
.rcst and are to he secured by notes guaranteed
Y lohu .. Waterman.
The composition meeting in the case Of Alden
Aiiard was adjourned unti! Jan. =, 1877.
SUPERIOR COURT IN BRIEF.
Eliza M Hatch began suit fur ST. $40 yesterday
ruiuss l.. {. Pitner.
The Canadian Eank OF Commerce commenced 4 |
ut to recover SIS 600 OF 4. {. Calkins and Homer
/. Fisher
j. Il. Fox sued E. y. Siegcl=on and JOHN b.
hields fol- 81. 500.
j. L. WAYNE i Son, for the use OF Henry Lewis
a1., Assiynecs. sued j. u. CasEelt aud ". 4. |
ross to recover 81, UGo.
Henry Harris and EenjaE1in HussaG brought fnit |
II ST. 600 against john s. Barnes. |
George S. Peppers began suit against Parker r !
lson. Ginning, s., Ouu.
Kuana Higgins sued Elijah and Amanda Stone
u s., 600.
Goudy s Chandler sued A. 4. Rankin, D. Il.
rearly, II. ". NcFaddcn, s. {. lacks, Francis | :
armed, nnd S. ". Ransom for 81, 0o0. {
IL 3. Eastman brought suit for 81, 300 against
cnrr \. Johnston |
Natthias Schaub began an action in debt against
eurv f,a1fauhun ind Lewis 4. EEuWu Clainiug |