, 1877-08-28
THE COURTS.
An Unusual Number Of Petitions
In Bankruptcy.
Record Of Judgments, New Suits, and
Other Interesting Matters.

machinery, stenm.pumps, etc., 1t Nos. 215 and
2l7 Lake street and No. 80 Franklin street.
Their liabilities, all unsecured, foot up &5s,-
23492. Their assets consist Of bills aud notes
To the amount Of s4,81s0e; stock In trade,
sl4,o 900; horse and buggy, so; open accounts,
about $4,000; and claim lor 9l,500 on an In
suraneo loss, Corncau owes s275, and has life.
insurance to ths amount Of $500. Tho pett-
tfon was referred to Register NIbbard. =,
Matthew Quest, torcler in Freeport, Also
throw up the qpougc, With only 81 ,3D Of debte,
Ills assets consist Of 500 worth Of cheap fcwefy
Ia his store It G. Stephenson street, Frceport,
tools and fixtures, $o5; buggy, so5; and policy
Of fre-insutancs, $500. The petition WAS refer
rcd to Registar Grain.
An involuntary petition was Also filed against
the Brown & Van Arsdalo Manufacturing Com
pany Of th!s etty By the following 81 t.s cred
ssaM; Rogers & c., sl,5o.ai; n. 8. Bouton
d Co., $l,0T2s0; y. D. Nmbark,. $473.17; ".
springer, SOS: Merchants' Savings, Loan d
aSs;. t1ea GSSisy bsfaa ! Fl Res.4a.ea asss Ct e s
E2.83; tue Norton Iron Works. q, 40; the CHI
eazo Car-Whscl Company. q ~: o.; the Cleye-
land Iron Company, $500; the Elk Rapids
hosoo ios Gofn FL sa ssaFs F'ts''t tss IL co M
pauy on the 11th Of JULY executed a chattel
mortgage to Louisa N. DeTcy on their building
to scsurs tl,s sun q $500: T., and on the SANE
tory stands, to secure q debt OF the COMPANY
to L. T. Van Arsaalc. Tho Prcsident Of tho
Company admits It Is insolycnt, and not able 10
pay moro than 70 cents IT On tho dollar. Ths case
Au involuntary petition was a1so 6lcd against
Joseph and Charles D. Metzler, dealers IN no.
tions, It No. 1853 Madison street. unlor the
nsne Of !; Metzler q Bro, Charles ?. Met
dsys ago, carrying all the available assets Of Tho
firm. The following are the pstlloning credit
ors, with tho amount ot ther claims: kobbe d
Ball es t9s Hatlopei ya sqspeqde. .,d6 G1a sq
John Pullman T. Co., Sic010; II. licnlcn &
Coz $275.n; FIcltmann d Co., s2Gi.o2; the
West, Bradley 4 Carey Misunderstanding Con-
panr, s35ao5; Ro.hschlla q Stew. sl59oi;
324.oe; Carter, Stewart 4 Co., SEA; J. Tom.
stein, hirsh 4 To-. s10s.94; ahi the Rubber and
Jsswelsy. cempaaay, sosaao It ,,.s y ena5E- ,a..
Cd sdneesa tsis :ss ssou. % s 10 Wnl. III e : Rs
property to avoid having Il attached on legal
process; that hcretotore, being In contcmpla-
lion Of benkrapteT. they gave four Judgment
with intent to give tbem preference, aud that
ON tho 1Uth Inst. they confessed Judgment for
aon,o $7,0oo in favor Of those parties. A rule
to show cnuso in ten DAYS Was issued.
hls sssets VI every description, died his eched-
ulcs yesterday. showing that he Owes 3l8, $3.50,
all unsecured. Reference to Register Grant 1t
Morris.
carpenters, having waitcd la vain four years for
tho long-delnyed revival In business, Joined tho
bankruPts. 1helr secured deGt. 40 s25,sss Il,
With $76 O0s Z worth Of securities. and the un-
paper. d this. q, 300 Is due 10 y. D. Kcrfoot
aud $4,000 to Phelps, Dodge d Palmer. Gus
sell has private debts to the amount Ut SSH
74.sd, With no asscts, and Cross has neither
s..et' nor liabilities Referred to Register lib"
County, tn his schedules shows ne owes s11,5o0
but has nothing With which to pay 1t. Refer
meinters 9TH q shc i frm @ Il F. Z. csnd. e., Of
This city, HeEo tho last to Ale their voluntary pc.
ttion . DO declared bankrupt; az Ths secured
ssts ~ aoa 4 ~ s tss 4hs
and Ferdinand &. Canda, and under tho name Of
II. R. rayson & Go. tnoy built tae Cairo & 1t.
which t4oy ssok largo amount q money: =.
Z. Cauda q Co. are car and bridge builders,
owning the works now occupied By tho United
States kolltng-stock Company. They got
but M wero anaoio to meet ths,r claims, md ii III
year male ; voluntary assignment to a. J.
Avcrcll for tho benefit Of their creditors. He
sold their property under the direction OF the
70 that tsS nov haI' 10 asse
Equitable Trust Company Of New London,
866,oO0, sccured; the Connecticut Mutual Life
insurance Company, I $3, QUO. secured BY Prep P,
Secured; s i1al[, Klmpark i c., sio,0oS; Da Da.
worth, Porter i Co., $1,000, partly secured !;
Portef, Bell 4 Co, Ptttsburg, sls,4T.u; tho
Hank ot Chicago, si2, 900; Ba!nune & Rehesd-
;sS; t;sss ss p@i,t Porter ess., Ca, ,1 t1litss
Tho Fourth National Bank Of Chicago,
81, 4,674.n; Hall, Kimbark 4 Co., 44, ,053.55; !;
Klmbark Bros. Il Co., s7,15l.13i ]. D. Lovings-
sosts ssa ss e:tt sSs3ss. tn and Wyi
icrred to Register Iihbaid.
Tho ucetine Tor tho election Of an Assignee Of
John F; Shields MAS yesterday adjourned to
AZ Assignee Will be chosen 1t 10 =. m. to-day
for Henry Il, Honoro, at tue same time for J.
II, G. Druhps, and et II o'clock for Louis Ro-
III Tho nrst d,rtdeud-meetlng of William G.
Deaksnan Is set for 9 p. n. to-day.
DIVORCES.
Gertruda Wiuchell Aled bill yesterday
against her husband. John z. Wlnchell, ehasR.
Mkiug for dlyorce,
To-day /. tho last Jay for ding trial notice.
for the September term Of ths Superior Court.
esss s*s as b Ss~
"" Judsa d. Soage.t WAS In town yesterday. and
viii not b. !n again for ten days.
J. j. McDesmiu ll1ed btll yesterday against
James II. and Matilda q. Wood. to soreeleaes :
mortgage Tor xe,30all on Lots and 2. Block
2, ,ia Cone & Wlco1'.'Aad'tion to the Town os
anprn1ox couRr m BR1xr.