, 1877-12-02

Torrey, filed voluntary petition In bankruptc
week ago, but failed to pay his fees, -: $
| that his petition was not made publ
Until yesterday. His secured debts are S35l
and tho unsecured $3.50. Besides this tlcr
are liabilities OF the firm OF 4. :. Wadhafl 1
Co. to the amount OF SIS. on which hc Is liablt
There are no assets. The case was referred t.
| the Register.
The lrm Of William Van Alstync Il Co. hat
| their affairs probed somewhat thoroughly bi
lore Register Hubbard. There were oealer6 =
! boots and shoes at No. III Franklin street, L
this city, and it Is alleged adopted the sone
what well-known way Of getting rich by ouvln
goods and not paying for them. lllelr good
when made I'D were sent to George f. Gore {
Co., ant sold at auction. After extending thel
credit business as widely as possible, they sud
10 the asylum for alI crooked men, on the othe
side Of The Detroit River where they still lire
Their Assignccis anxious to know whether the!
left any tangible property or franchises oeh;n'
them, and, order to satisfy us curiosity. LII
begun an examination into their affairs.
THE PICTURE GALLERIES.
i tour among the picture galleries and ar
stores yesterday afternoon failed to develop any
thing worthy of srccial mrntion. Here AM
there u few new pictures found i place on tn
line, but, as they exhibited no striking points,
is not worth while to dwell on them. O'Briel
| promises All exhibition that will be well worth!
Of the attention Of the public. Thursday o.
Friday next he Mil place On view number Q
si55 pfx pantea 9y aff Rario sta3ls Nea "1s |
| Meeting with iiizzio,'' gained for him y rcputa
tion not only III this country, bnt in Germany;
| Charles Rode, Of the Brooklyn Art Gallery, will
havea sale commencing Tuesday, at No. 81 STATE
street, VI copies OF old masters and origina
| works by promising young artists IL Muil1ch
Paris, New York, and Boston. The many friends
of Miss II. L. S. Burt, formerly teacher III tlle
| public schools Of this city, will b. pleased tu
| learn that she is making rapid progress in her
| art studies. Miss Burt has recently executed
| several very clever crayon portraits OF proml-
nc1lt Chicago people, aud gives promise Of doing
| SOME excellent work III future.
RATHER MINED.
| Leila Bryant. Salie l.. McCainpbeIl, and Pat
| tie 3. Bryant fled bill in t'ie Circuit Court
ance Company, ". II. Wells, Andrew Pearson,
and James n Bryant, IN hopes OF Obtaining
] some light on their financial difficulties They
state that their mother Sarah ". Bryant ill her
lite before lcr marriage owned large amount
Of property worth over S50, ,0o0. She married
James l.. Bryant in 1SI5 aud put all her proper
ty IN her husbands hands to be invested short
II before her death in 1855. She and her nus
baud had u settlement Com claimants charge
that with her money he purchased the II. II Il
OF the E. Il of the north 100 feet OF Lot
OF Block IS, in the Original Town Of Chicago,
on Randolph street. The title 10 the land was
taken il, the name OF John 7. Lowell, brother
OF Mrs. Bryant, III trust for her and her heirs.
LII January. lcbo LcFesi conveyed t9iS properly
to Bryant, aud it was understood between them
that the lot WAS to be held in trust for com"
plainants. Soon after receiving the deed, Bry~
amt. IS charged, III violation OF his agreement,
mortgaged this land to Henry T. ISLAM ior
9,0oo, payable May II, lS11. This mortgage,
about year after, was transferred to the Char
ter Oak Life-Insurance Company, and also tho
insurance policies on tue buildings. Prior
to this assignment, however, Bryant
decided this land to his children
during their lres, subject to his own life estate,
and to their heirs per stripes, and If any chilli
died without issue tie survivors were to take
his share The improvements were destroyed
III the great trc, md the Insurance Company
collested tie INSURANCE anl applied it Oil their
debt, leaving slo,ss5 still due. IN May, 18Th.
property for tue benefit Of lis creditors to u.
D. Dodd, aud Dold conveyed to u. !. Dudley,
as is ctaiIned in tr;ist for complainauts. In Feb
ruary last the Insurance Company advertised
IN s plopeEy 2 for eo :3e II andsr tn 'hSr W 5pa
its own agent, for $1,000, ,nd ii
October last tilcv sold it again luuer the SAME
mortgage to Andrew Pearson To-: So, ,0jo. Com
Dtai1ants claim that this lust sal: WAS il pur~
suancc Of !; prior arrangement with the Com
Dnny, by which Pearson WAS to only pay $40, ,0D
c.ash and have five years ii which to pay the
rest. They do not know how their title now
stands, but 2l1ege that the sale under the r.ort
gcgc WAS void, either beeause the mortgage was
c,usc The sale WAS tor iii Inadequate sum. OF
because the Company did NIT credit on the
mortgage the amount received from the lusur-
arce, and they ask tlaa: the sales may be set
aside and they permitted to pay the mortgage
and release the premises.
4 1ulLoSOruIC PRISONER.
q pro1nssin: young tin1ucier who was brought
I'D with 4 round turn and i p1ir OF s'colnc-
aongs - long before Ic had become life-in-
surance company rrcclscr. or even tic Cashier OF
IN F}+ frFf Ff frJtff TtIsf.I
giving dinner iy til. County Jail on Thursday
last. He told u TRIBUNE reporter that it was
the bu'l!cst dinner he had ever enjoyed OH the
last Thursday in November Of any year. II telt
you.s' said he, III YOU know what is good for
you, you'll steal something: or Till somebody,
ana get pat 1t, here. Great Casar, if III not
been found out, hau been let out OIL bail, aud
the old man had killed the lated, turkey
for his proligal soa. don't you think I
know what it would haze teen like! 1t
would hare been dark before dillncr was ready
ana the old uan would have sad, Light I'D tic
gas and let us have some light on the subject
and Id have be;f expected to laugh. Then |
some hoEling idiot would have tngdc joke
his Thanksgiving dinner, and some other howl |
inS idiot would have made another joke about |
the celcry-salary. you know; aud like Il not
I'd have been asked to carve tum o-backei |
chicken with blunt knife. Or, ii l hadn't
have donca You know how it is |
drinking Tom aud Jerry aud eating fried
oysters, and playing billiards for n1uncY with |
1nau wno could discount nc with both hands I
behind his bacK, ard like not buckiEg tiger
with claws two feet long, and I'd have Weakened !
up next 1nor.sin.. with head On us biz :s !
barrel, and fur Oh my mouth like the hide Of |
builI}o. Nothing OF that sort in here, Here !
all Is peace and qulctness, And when you want |
to begin your dinner you don't have to say |
Grace nor wait till every one has been hclpcl,
nor nothing, aud you might cut your mouth |
nobody but yourself would care i cuss. / tell !
YOU. Young man, If you knew What was good |
for you, you'd com: into this jail p. d. On
SAD STORY OF NERVOUS sUrr. !
Hc was supe ut one Of tile city theatre and |
q very nervous Young man, and b. hard study
he had risen i'll lis profession till be had bccI !
cast for the Important part Of jacques In s.Nlme
Biucqucvii)e: or. The Maniac Maiden's Cursr.',
It was Al. important part Of not quite one |
length, as follows: "Lnc-hcar The .vhcr:s
tE.nter JacYnss g.. throwing open Iot,r
the carriage is at the door.n
Inns part Snc young artist carefully committed !
70 memory, and rei.earscd repeatedly. Eyeit at
hs meals, or while lying III bed, or while walk
lne up and down the street. he was ever 1nur-
murlng to himself, - Madame, the carriage is at
.hc door,-Alailaue, the carriagc is at
TIC aoor," millions and millions Of times. ti;} |
II u last hc 1clt himself letter-pcricct iii his .,art
1nen horrld fear came orer him. lest he shouId
naake bun2le u the few words be had to saw
on 'ne stage. "supposc,'' he would say to
the madame is at the ,loor;' Or, Door. H.
madame 7 is at the earriaee;;' or Madame. The
door Is at the carTiage' or Door, the rar1;arre
Is at the Inadan1c,' or tCarriayc Tho tIor ;s 8.
the tnaaaiae, why, great heavens! nv nrn.
lesstonal career woutd be ended on it's