, 1877-09-25
THE COURTS,

Now sutta Jutfxment1, Confeastons. Etc.
The defendants In the whisky caacs have, ~ II
well known, aled pleas sctt!ng up their immunity
fam forfctnFs OF pinlohmcnt through promises
Of the Government to that affect Distrct- Attar.
ney uangs and bis assistant, afr. Thompson. are,
however, ct tie opinion that this immunity Ia In
valid. They haYs died denuners TO those pleas,
and notice hhs been gtvon ttRt tho arguments on
these dcmusfers will como up tomorrow morning
h1sore Judge pFuunond.
Judge DlodRott yesterday ordered Grand Jury
to bo summonsd In the United Btates District
Court for Oct ..
Tho chaucsry sult Of tho Chicago 4 Alton Hall.
road Company ~. Louls H. Meyer and Samuel j.
:rilden, Involving somc 500, 600, was ycs.stlay
tsansfe!ted to tho United states Circuit Court on
y .Jadse % %%!s%: y:.ts,da, srented decree. OF
from George 4. kaltwss.er, for aesertton; Mary
caista TaGba from ifa ii. Tabbs on aeeoun1 of III
aduttcry: paai!na Lehman, from August Lab:
EaeHs Il ssSae ffen
uoti1so Schultz: aesostloa; md kate A. Reilly
BANKRUPTCY NATTEKs.
The banfrnpscy department Of thu United States
District Cautt va an1,usy, active yesterday.
AZ p':tonsi , - esnS ard sny y Ss q
secured debts aad $:ij, SO - j un.eeafea. ilis
assets eonlptlse y, 600 worth Of land, notes ind
Chlca " tis.: Machine CompanI. The psIilon was
referred TO Ilcgistcf libpar.l.
q ss1y Ts. sa sss
Co., c.. b. IT, following psfts.: Ms!xin. sisiSs't
~: ;zss;,s; ;f;;sss., sS;s s: ss e.
tisorss ] ". Hoffman. 81, COO; md ". i. Ftsfa'
Sa Ct eny !; shsxeS
aa3 ws F e'ss ''sas ". 'sss sppoatsa & e.
Al inyoantaty petition va. also aled agala.t tho
nss. :t k s5 south Gta' s'rysst oy ths fSf!ow.
a.rd s4:a. q; .nA Joseph = It{er.oa1 ss7o: "a:
note. u ths Fiji National UauE Il MIddletown,
Conn., aSo;x wth l1,snt 9'e T. ~ preference Aas
ltishard Martin Williams, Of sh!s city, hled =
voluntary pxlialon to bs declared bankeppt, li!s
lebts, all unsecured. amount TO g., ..3. AZ. No
a%s.st % beyond exemptions. lssfeFenee to Htb'
tleosRs u. Gross, manufacturer os eosatees II
LAG Michigan nsSnus, mud dolu8 business under
tns fEm uAn0 1f George u. Grosa & Co.. slso
xset me AK voluntary eaSassrp1e! ~ preferred
g. 400 60. Ths assrts con4l.t Ut cash, notea, &C.
counts. ele., worth about $500. Tas cass wa 70.
In ,hs case Of the Redae!d, bowen 4; Wslworth
Company, an order ws4 uads for ths a4la Of The a.
asossd ". campsell va. ya,se,day appointed
Ass,gnca Of bsrpsr j. Fo.rey.
The etcuitoss of j. =. Mead 4 Co. yesterday Ac-
cepted composition uf ~ per cent In cash.
The composition lnecllag Of aoldschMlt. Stein
= Co. wts po.lponed unstl 0:.D .. NJ. to-day.
Ths eou,Positloa meeting OF Henry =. Carter aud
r. l.. Warren IL vet for lU q. H. today.
UNITED sTATks COUNTS.
Tho ConnecltcGt MutuaI Life. In4utsncs Company
srphine KEau.s., ). Y: II. Coates, Frank Wsntsr,
john y. Gage !. b. Aastcn9 +. Knight, J, r.
Schmidt. cosnelua Condss. lester Il. ilasss, John
QFAham, aud II. J. Jphnson to gosecloss 4 mort
gaxe for r. loo Sub. Lot 3. anu the west ~ feet
In width Of Snb-Lut I af Lot Z, block ~. Ia tbs
Original Town oF I'hicuKo.
SUPERIOR COUNT IN HRlnr.
James c. Holland bexsa q suit by AttAchmant
yesterday against Joseph DaqYcana u recover
Martha 3. White began soit for 50, 600 axalnat
tho katioaAl Life. Insurance Company.
CIRCUIT COUNT.
Charles t.. EAstoh co'nmencea sa!t in trcapa&s
Yesterday &2alu1t Esedszic1 4. Nsla Dyke claim.