, 1877-08-18
THE COURTS.

Record OF Judgements, Now Suits bankrupt
clos, Etc.
Frank D. Zcigtcr Aud bill yesterday In the
Circuit Court agalust I'm Brown, +. D. Cossitt,
Dolphin X. Brown, md y. u. Lyman, TO set
aside cloud on tAu tttlo TO certain property
Iln says that on tho :9th al August, 1870, he
held tho titla III fco of thu following premiscs:
Commencing ut thu s. 4. coF1,cr Of tho N. E. u
Of Scc. 1, ~, II, running theneo west 1,4l8 ieot
thunee north II degrees rs minutes west, l,63O.5
feet to the south line Of tic right Of way Of the
Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy Railroad; thence
north 10 degrees Gust a!oug said right Of way,
1ss7 feet to the east limo Of sud scstiou; thence
south along section line I, ,O134 fcct to tho place
Of beginning, containing U7,7B acres, and known
~ lra browns Addition to La Grange. This
land had bcca conveyed to him by +, d. Coss.tt
for tue sole use and benefit Of Ira Brown, who
did not wish II IN Ills own name. Al Browns
request, un tho aforementioned day complain
an. mnds trust-lcctt tn this property 10 D.
Il. Lyuan to secure three notcs for 4,lA0.M
each. About the .0th Of Juno last bruwn asked
complainant " convey this land to ono Z. n.
AInDstn, but Ze!gler refused unless brown would
indemnity him against liability on the trust
deed aud notes he had given. and would also
puy hin Tor his previous survives a. trustees,
Buth these conditions Druwn declined to comply
With, an'l shortly after undo an agree
meat with cossitt that tho property
should DO sol! by Lyman a. trustee,
bid In by CossftL and afterwards conveyed
without consideration to Brown, or 10 whom he
might select. lymai aceordlngly offered the
lund Tor safe after duo advertisement, and II was
b!.l tu BY Cosstt for q, QUO. lcaying q deficiency
Of between $5,tU) aud 81, ,000. besides interest.
Complainant lails to sce any equity In tAlA u.
legged scheme for making him liable for this de-
f!rlcncy, and foF cheattng him out OF h[s com.
m!ss'ons, a,Id he asks that the sale may ba sct
fully ,nte,nniled for hEs liability, aud that the
property uay ,e sold 10 satisfy bis claim.
p3voHcEs,
Catherine Buell. Hleu till yesterday for d.
yorra from her husband. James H. Buell., Oh &C.
cuunt OF his drunkenness.
UNITED STArAe COURTS.
The Union National Bank began suit In re-
pleytn yesterday a4.uiust Tho'nus j. Kirk & Co.,
w. r. Kerr brought suit In eiectmeus against
tho south Park Commissioners. Claiming s1.om
damages.
BANKRUPTCY AAr1Ens.
Thonlasj: Kirk, Il dealer In IRON, nai1s, ETC.,
u No. 100 Laka street. went tn&o bankruptcy
yesterday. Ills preferred debts arc $l34.9l for
cured, sO5, !7uta besides td7a.si duo on accutn-
Modation paprE. Hts assets consist of tuterests
IN lunl. ya.ucl at $tl,5Oo; stock iu cash,
$-,Gf:bts trndu oil heavy hHFuWAIes etc., $o3.-
4a5.05; llorses, Cows, carsiages, etc., $i,:asDi
$2i, ,559.l1; aud engine, boiler, aud hoistlngaP-
! parutus. *4.0B.hn Thcro aru also Insurance.
policies to thu amount Ut &79,V00. The petition
| was referred ~ Register fllbbarl.
JusePh Sherwi0, tho wcil.knoxn packer, aud
member Of the l4se arm ef Itcll Il Shrrwin, also
went into bankruptcy. Ills secured debts foot
up 375,35O, the principal ones beilIg Sio000 10
4. C. Davis, Vi Boston; $1,000 10 tho Detroit
| Savings Hank; $Y,uLu to tbs Bank ol Montreal,
aud 81, 80 10 Z. Kuuals, ol kcnusiIs. The up-
secured debts amount TO fA3,055 U, OF which
quite number ars dnu 10 PARTIES IN liayrs.
Glaa3vw. LlytgpcuI. Antwerp. and other foxSlQn