The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-12-16

houss Of worship. Several frame bulldogs on the
square between the church and Indspsndenss street
were destroyed. A brick house spanish street,
in which Mr.. DolmsD, French gentiemsn, Aad his
wife and daughter resided had the whole of one end
sS so the hssd Il was thought tia. she 1sud die,
but rhe will The large brick buildiug Of Mr.
A Giboney, at tho foot OF Independence street
pied IS store and warehouse, had the ronf crushed
In. and the south wall injured. small brick house
situated at the mouth of the creek, occupied
above stairs by Graham and Laudsmau cabinet ma-
kers. was blown to pieces and their loss in utensils,
cabinet ware, Sc, Is considerable. They saved but
few things Of any value. The pisnks on the bridge
bridge the two houses Of Mr. smp kins the baker and
conectioner, were unroofed and otherwise injured.
Fortunately. none Of his family hurt His less
in biz business the comfort of his family and the
psn,s Of building IL sad one On Spanish street tn.
blown out-bu his family received NO injury. The
row of brick houses on Main street. occupied by Mr.
iured The large brick buildinowned BY Messrs Sloan
Byrne had nearly all the zinc torn OF the roof but
sros Sssps "ss blown Mr. enc casson
brick building, the same square. recently
vered In, was torn asunder. The south end Of the
brick building occupied by Messrs. Garaghty Gale,
and in which the family OF Mr. Garaghty resides, was
much injured.
The south end Of the warehouse lately built by
Mesus Heller MsttiDgly was thrown down. On the
opposite side the brick owned by Mr.. Lacey and
Mr.. Il. Deane, and occupied by Messrs Lacey Gale,
Mr. msrchildon and In the upper room of one OF the
tenemeAts the Masonic Lodge, seriously In
jursd The gable ends OF the store and residence Of
Messrs Clark Greer also mi ared The tornado
passed up the river, blew cospsrs shop broke In
end of Col Sturdivants brick mill doing consider
able injury The tall telegraph masts each side of
the river mile above the city broken to pieces
We have not time nor room this week TO continue
account Of this destructive tornado. We will give
other items next week tits impossible to ascertain
each mans loss bat the aggregate is estimstsd
hundred tn ousand dollars Though there has been
onIy IT, two killed and trepty five wounded-yss Gsrss
number of persons have lost nearly ofvAlue
and destitute Their situation appeals strongly to
the humanity OF the people here and at distance.
Their wants must be supplied and they must be pro-
tected from the winters cold Though the casuity 10
truly amenable yet It Is the Of Being that can
not err, and to whose dispensatons must all
submit
The GREAT McDoNoGH WILL CASE, AT New
ORIEANs.-We before stated that a petition lad
been filed in the Fifth District Court, by Attorney
General Johnson, in which it is represented "that
the Selling of the real estate of John McDonogh,
deceased, was not by his will given to the execu-
tors, and that there is no at this time, except
the States of Louisiana and Maryland, having the
legal right 10 the sezin thereof, or to take charge
Of or administer the same"
On this representation, a writ Of sequestration
was prayed for, to hold the estate until the question
of ownership is decided.
The following is the order of Judge Buchanan on
Let this supplemental petition be fled and consid
ring the provisions Of the 274th article of the Code
Practice 1t is ordered eo that all the real estate
belonging to the succession of John McDonogh, de-
ceased be sequesred to the Sheriff of this parish
remain so sequestered until further order from this
Court. [Signedl A. BUCHANAN
December 9, 1850.
The order was subsequently amended by the
Judge, so as TO make writs of sequestraton issue
and be directed TO the Sheriff of the several parish
es where properly belonging to the MDonogh es-
tate is tsituaed. On the writ directed to Sheriff
Lewis, notice was given to the several executors
residing in this parish, who, acting on the advice
oftheir atornes, delivered up all the real estate
which had fallen into their possession, the revenues
of which will hereafter be collected and retained
by the Sheriff, subject to the order OF the court
appointed to make out an inventory Of the estate,
and the collectors heretofore appointed for the col.
lecdon Of debts due the estate will also be retained
-Ntw Orleans Delta, Dec. T.