, 1876-08-27
Weekly Budgets OF socla.
Notes from Racine and
Kenosha.
Hebdomadal Gossip from Wauke'
gan, Aurora, and the
Suburbs.
WISCONSIN.
MHW WAUKEE.


OF Wisconsin has just issued writ to the Sec1e-
t2iy Of State, Peter Doyle, commanding him to
revoke the license to do business in this State
Of the Continental Fire Insurance Company,
and a notice has accordingly been served upon
all agents Of the Company in the State inform"
ing them that the license of the Company mas
been cancelled, and warning them to
DISCONTINUE TAXING BUSINESS
for the Company. As the Company IN question
is one Of the Oldest, most powerful, and wealthy
Of the insurance corporations OF the East, anu
transac5s large business here, the matter has
created not little excitement The facts con"
nectcd with the decision Of the State Supreme
Court are as follows:
Ara condition Of t1ansacting business in this
State, insurance companies are required to enter
into m agreement not TO take any suit commenced
arainst them BY citizen of the State into Fed
vral Court This agreement is made under law,
viz Chap. 81, laws Of 1879, enacted BY the State
lccislature, providing that in the event Of fire.
infnr1rct company doing business in the State re,
Hoytpc suit to Federal Court the license shall
i. SO revoked and making 1t -...
THE IMPERATIVE DUTY OF TIE SECRETARY OF
STATE
to1ke the necessary proceedings for such revoeal
4 caBe has been taken to the United states Su-
preme Court covering these questions, for the pnr-
pcse Of deciding the constitutonality OF this law
and and the Court decided both aneon
the law when the Supreme Court Of Wisconsin
took the above action.
4 Ar. Drake brought snlt against the Continental
COMPANY to recover q loss which the Company con-
sidercd it had grounds for resisting. This suit
14s REMOVED TO 4 FEDERAL COURT
By the Company, being advised that the law and
agreement were void, as aforesaid The COMPLAIN
nnt Drake then went to the Supreme Court OF the
State under the law so declared unconsttutional)
and asked for mandAmue to the Secretary OF
,$tSt% h kS@1,f
TIC sute Of Wisconsin ean prevent =
foreign. corpora.ion- appealing from r. a
yet the Legislature Of Wisconsin, which has the
inherent. sovereign right to give license to for
eign corporation to transact business within lts lts
bo;ders,-and state the terms upon which 1t will
permit ench license to exist, has also the power,
upah the terms Of said license being violated. to
anhnl 1t at pleasure. The decision, Of the United
ing thaze powers
seems 10 have been regarded By Drake's counsel as
applying to the case, but counsel for the Sec
refaTyf State, on the contrary relied on 1t Us the
principal feature Of the controversy, arguing that
the Law under which proceedings were had.
1nW,-need not be obeycd, and carries no penal
tiesc. 4 few days ago the State Supreme Court de-
cided that the Law standing on the statute books
must be obcyed. and requiring the Secretary Of
E1xte toproceed as above stated.
In the cafe before the State Supreme Court,
1.-THE COMPANY WAS NOT MADE PARTY:
itaelf from the assault that was intended to and
did deprive it OF its franchise. The State Of Wis
.onsin ex. rel Drake against Peter Peter Doyle,
cafr, and the Company. not being party. had no
power to appeal. On Monday, therefore, the Hon.
Matt Finch. counsel for the Company, left for
Of State to consent to writ Of error to the United
states Supreme Court on behalf OF the Company.
The result has already been tclegraphed to Tuz
TKIBrsE.
RrNoUs BUR1ALs.
The Rev. A. 4. Hoskins. pastor Of Asbnry
Methodist Church. who il one Of the most straight
o; his discourses in a ding~dong style quite re-
freshing TO witness, tteated his audience last Sun
day 70 a candid, inner-view Of the economy
Of display made at modern funerals, on the
ground that the fashion set by the few who are able
'tose who are struggling to keep up respectable
appearance. lie said that '*poor people ought to
know tits disgrace for an honest be poor.
whilst the other hand, death is dishonored and
Gad Is s'nned assinst by inerrring IN expenditure
dc epseached hea1thy sermon.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Avery important improvement is to be effected
on the brick block at the corner Of Broadway and
glaphic and Engraving Company: The block is to
btx1chult new stone fronts put in. aud the entire
etr1cture raised The total cost will be $12 600 TO
uuid whitehead works on Broadway, long an
eyh&ar4:,. have been rcdtted for the occupancy Of
Clinton Brothers, OF Fort Howard, manufacturers
Anew hospital is to be erected on State street,
the wards to accommodate eighty to 100 patients
The building will be three stories high exclusive
oi.a basement, the whole to cost $40, 900.
Plymouth Church is to be improved consideEa-
bly, There il to be new dais in place Of the pres
PLATFORM to contain the desk. organ, and choir
$1h ha Ax.nAM and
the steps outside, which are quite feature Of the
cxeriuT, rebuilt in substantial manner. The
walls are to be refEcseoed
residences.
WHISKY Or ICR-cREAM.
The use Tor abuxe} OF whisky at the Poor House
neyez appears to be settled to the satisfaction OF
unY body Accounts have from time to time been
presented for supplies Of whisky that indicate the
e$eE.-thst Il, if the ordinary amount
p67y IL required to do the business There
exp1anation Of the distinction Of this whisky.
Me1lca1.use were alleged. but the doctors evi-
dence rather proved the other side OF the case.
ThEu-it appeared the harvest hande were led on
whisky, (which no one l'rctends to believe Alto
gather an uneasy feeling prevails that this whisky
question 1s one that better not be too cloteJ m
qnised INTO Mr. Perriro is the Only man who erer
csp1e ncas to satisfying the claims OF all parties
liz is die man who suggested resolution that pro-
fldEA the WHISKY men are allowed ali tue WHISKY
they want, .1A.e temperance men shall be supplied
freely with &c -cream-
:~,: pLCckr ENTERPRISE,
Themsnaecrs OF the Cream City llor*e-Railroad
Company are about tho most ahead citizens OF
Milwaukee. Not contented with proving that run
nipg mile or more uphill! fs not only practical
but payin. speculation, they have now planncda
northern branch Of the grestest Importance,
perein. distant and popnlous part Of the city
never yet approached By the horse-car, and pro-
slaing route to distant points OF great interest
The project is to reach the State
fair grounds By means Of an extern
Eien from, the Division street terminus of the
E5tt Water street track, MP Chestnut street. and
NinnchaEo and vlict streets Amy one the least
acauxintcd with the topography Of the route wil
at once wonder how it il such deaseIy populated
AMI important district has been long neglected.
The linz cannot fal to pay itsexpentes all the win
ter und In the summer its receipts must inevitably
belarger than those Of any similar undertaking in
the city.
- FROM TIE BLACK HILLS.
Two sons OF AID. kittredge, suruamcd E, y.
and c. T. respectively, have returned from the
1lacx Hills. They sive :n interesting account Of
this fight with the Indians in which they engaged.
some particulars OF which hare already appeared
in .T11E Tn1ngSE, They left tue H,lle on the Tih
tust-.at 8 o'clock a. m. The first night out they
were attacked In camp, IL miles from the point Of