, 1877-11-15
THE COURTS.

IliE tUUttlS.
A QneatIon Of Practice in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
1hsurnncu y,rf,tors-lt1corl Of Judgments,
New Suits. tbtvnrcrn, Etc.
Judge nrum,nond decided rather important
question a. Ia the effect ot a composition In
hankruptcy. Eng1o g. Livingtton. tankrupts,
prupo4cd coinnusition to their creditors 10
nay a5 per cent Of their unsecured liabilities.
They flad eomc scc1rcd creditors, but nothing
wns said as to them. Ihc meeting Ut their
creditors took place, and the proposition was
accepted. Ttlcreupon .1uige Btodectt, un appi
cation from tho bankrapts. made II. order slte
charging them from rcrtaIn liabilities,
naming their creditors, ard inc!usl-
ing among thcin Mrs. Lord
one of tho secured creditors. IL whom vas
owing slo,000, secured by real estate. In tho
statement of The bankr,ipts made 10 their crc'l-
| itors at tho composition meeting, they stated
| there wras this fncuMlrancc III ccttafn rcuI es-
tate belonging to them, but there was nothing
In tho case to show tho value of the real estate.
1t was claimed on the part of the t'ankrupts
that The order OF tho District Court really dis
charged tlrn from any liability wtieI, might
he due after c1lIausttng the securities that tho
! creditors OF tint c1nss ltad.
| Mrs. Lord then took the case to tic Circuit
Court, aud Judge Drtnmond yesterday held
|
t proposition tnhdo by tho tankrupts. Or accepted
4! by tlcir creditors; TINT the elect Dt what
took place lid not release tho fmakr.ipts
from thcir< liability upon any BALANCE whirll
might bid tic to tho secured credit Drs 1ftcr tho
latter had exhausted their securities. md that
II It should turn cut that Mrs. Lord, after avaI
inG hersclf Of tho full value of the seeur!ttcs
which she had, slnnl t,c still unpaid, thu bank
rtlpts would hr Liable fur tile balance due. but
| whether for the whole amount or for such prD
rata share ns they Ind Offered their othcr crr-
itors thc judge did not decide. 1nasIn!'ch az
thcrc was reason to believe that the effect OF
the ortlcr male by the District Court might bc
construed as dlscharging tue bankri1pts frunt
tllc balance which might occon,o tlue to Tic
tics. the Judge made at, order directing tint Tho
ou,cr Of tic court below sI,oul.l be modified tu
| that respect 80 as to state tue lncts.
| THE STATE SAVINGS.
| In the Stntg 2ayfnEN Bank cnsc, the Receiver,
L. h. Oils, filed petition yesterday setting out
that nc Ind on hand *tIl,0W OF Gont!s Of tic
South Inrk with per crnt tntGrcst, wllich Spci,
haa hypHtssatsa " tue Gaaitsn 1a pp u q
anvings l>ank IL tllo amount nl 81, 100. TIA
tlcs,. was incurred ftr money loaned, MD ft1
due the Ill Inst. The Receiver thtuks thu bonls
worth more taan par, md has advertised ft'r
bids fur them. Tlie only n,1swers lie la+ 5c-
cetycd we're two, ono al q l4.l0o per ct!t ana
nnc n. 0511S pc. cent for *l5,0O0 worth Of the
bDI,fjs.
Un hearing tho pctition Judge NttIan,s orr
dcrc1 the Receiver to sell The btrlt 1T the t!cht
prcc lIe ru1 ret, whether nt the tTso o!itrel or
for more II hc cut get It, and on OF the pr'',
cccils to pay the clal,u ot tile Catdtan Sat!onul
Bank Of Commerce.
Washington Jones was candidate for divorca
1oturs ycatcrtIay, teeausc lb wife, Nancy, rat'
nwny lruuI litu, somu four yxnfs uEa.
Bertha D. B.s, aIsp i willing 10 enjoy 1ife
without llushand lhrinsS nude such pttor So.
lection viii. Iacob 5est. iIe IS III the habit ot
lar,s plcrc VI fur.!turc nnd a'so tn.lul.cs in u
rather lou f1cc u;e oi batl whisky, to tic seri-
ous 1a'nageof Ills temper.
Judge soorc VIII this morning render his !le-
clsion .rtltc motion OF tho lteerycr Of the f.
lclhy say{n.s Bnnk to rcstran stlfts by deposit
ora ayn!nst tho etnckhollcrs OF that hank.
bcfoc Judge Blolrctt fur this morning, hayil,:
bcc1 postponed yc8tcnlAy oil account Of The aD-
scnc OF Col. 1ngcrso!!, tho couuael for The de-
fctlants;,.
Forming call IN afl the whisky cnses II, whtcl,
+3mpro1n!ses have been rcfuscu to givc the lie.
,endanta nr opportunity to shuw What tllry
Wsh 10 d DO IT., IT, the natter an's get the c'acs In
i 4 np!: ptos.. was entered yesterday ly, the
United statcx Dfstrtst-AttUrticy III tho fotfuw-
luz eases: Elisha Sherman ct at:, Louis II.
i,sou an,! John Ford, r. W. Dickinson
lliekhahn: John Desmond. u: Il. Taylor.
q. y. rhelps, Jolln stcln!tz, Fred W!ttc, Alfred
wards, William Wolfe and j. II. itawc. alichucl
Butler, Eugrne u. Stoddartl.
Enrgc number u crftit,laa werc tIcfanftpd,
md a Judgment entered nvainxt their aufctiea,
1 UNITED STATES COURTS.
The affairs Of lhe tlmlh!o-tleat!r1 Chicago Fire
INSURANCE Company arc liiclyncycr 10 scsctt!cd'
The Assig,cr, Mr. J. K. Murphy, ''as large bns
io varies the proscrtliugs by beginning:
few dozen suits on tho hlt.or:n'!ss plan, Ii
l,opc of gettlME soinc return from son'c oi
them. Tuesday Wns ul,o VI t!aesu occasions,
md he l,eean over sixty 4lta acainst divers M
tortu,lates. tic mast al whom probably art
mpgcqntous. T's f,'llownE ary tI,e Ga1es y! =!
easo j. :i,ooo: +. 4. Albsrtsa,. ~ X.i'ey
Il. Daiiegoycn, Mary j.. Ba5tlctt. Wihrin,na
,e.s, Henry ,, to9!t: , +, \ eaer. Franz I;
.. II. Coo.nbes and ". II. lieafnl' Jacob Ebinger
. Henry Fischer, James FArrclI,. .1ol,n Fritz
: l.canlcr Fynesstsin. Alc Frank, Saney tileason
Sl4S Ssi$. its"ry i,rossi;si%;, j?Sa ea%{s:
, mann, Henry Hanson. Theodore jIol&lorl
Harry IIatson, t,enry Joncs, jo, *fG!c. !, M an.
!, John kruckcllern, Matthias L!lti., Ioi'I. G
J Long, Louis l.. Bean, Ernst I.eurposl, Pete
! MuIlcr, james Mrtahon,, E. Marclius. fh'tll
; Arany, Augnst Ncl!aus, Cornelius UI,.ntnll
!
Lurll!r i. Fortcr. Johil llaTru,ck. j. II. lta,l
tilEc, Ales l,alIclf, !. N. Rockwc!'. chrIsta'
, | ScliInalels, Christian HcEahkt, Fled SthwulntI
| Henry sehaar, Henry sctlwurE, Joseph sshu
nlac!,rr, August Surs, iIerlna,l Eogi, Alher
D Wtcfcls. Austin Wal,lr.n,,. .Jul.n ". Wirkncssct
Christopher Yuunk, Char1eh Schumacher.
: Philip lest brewing Company began sui
yesterday to rceovcr T., QUO damages from Fred
: erick Furthnann.
! HAkkRuPrCr MATTERS.
!. X. T.. jenkins VIVA Yesterday appointed Al
, stgneo nf Nrauyilc ". Alexander.
Tllv creditors vi I.apartc " Fnnck accepted
composition nf Is per cent, payable l3N pe
d cent in hyo mpntha lnh the remainder in IT,
= | months after tho confirmation vi tho eompos
!; t!un. tuo payments to t,e secured by tue bunk
!, rupas paper, guaranteed by Edward K0eh.
Tho seeunh dividend meeting Of Ah.es. sAes
man l. Co, IL set for 9 p m. to-day af1 tho tlnu
/. dividend meeting Of higgins q brand for til
: Ealne tine.
i! | CIRCUIT cOrAT.
i Charles A. Day tled Bill yesterday ogalus
d William II. Meai, John T. Cotroran, anil Grotg