New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-24

mind Of which 1t ought be the index dozen negroes
and negresscs, I'LL evidently the offspring venerable
curlyheaded pair that formed feature of the cortege
walked In the middle of the street. behind the midd
wagon, where the eye Of the master could them
Well might he be careful OF this black crowd for each
member of it worth than his three wagons and
six oxen and bed and bedding and three old chairs and
dinner pot and water pail all put together Ills dozen
cden and dozen negroes were indeed fortune and
began to envy the condition of the who with such
wealth. possessed wife who would join him in pulling up
his Alabama stakes, and, the bright negro had it,
"migrate'i with him to Texas.
Some time since in passing through Georgia. we met
twenty families most Of them mailing from virginia
and North Carolina and numbering about one hundred
whites and eleven hundred negroes all bound for Ala
bama. We have doubt that half of these in
Texas and that the other half will be in New Mexico
California within the next two years What mpels these
people forward thus? 1t is not desire of gold They go
not in search of comforts the better things Of fefor
these they leave behind them with certainty of finding
deprivation in their place. They go because it is their
destiny to accomplish the destiny of the great West
AssAuLr.-C. H. jenkins will be examined the 3Oth
by Recorder Caldwell on charge of having some days
ago committed violent assault with Ratchet upon the
person of Francis Bennett The attack made in Poy
dras street and the wounds inflicted the head and
face, and were Of dangerous character
Wilson $40 for threatening to break down the house
Isabella Jenkins Perdido, and also with having in
suited the said Isabella in an outrageous manner.
AN OurRAeE--A fellow named Daniel Mulhoand was
yesterday brought up before Recorder Caldwell.
charge of beating Joe slave the head with stone
and seriously injur'ng him. Ills examination post
poned and he ordered find bail his appearance
to
ALLEGED DESERTIoS-Ihe three seamen William Dishy
Z. f. Woodward and Edward Dennis charged with having
deserted from the ship Charles Croaker, yesterday
brought before Recorder Caldwell for examination Co
sci commended that the papers produced by the
insufficient to hold these it not appearing
therein that they engaged to to NewOrleans
or to particular place but to Southern
ports This it commended is null inasmuch the
statute expressly requires that the destination
should be distinctly specified in the shipping articles by
which sailor is bound for voyage. The Recorder will
more fully inquire into the subject this morning.
FlfrH DISTRICT CouRr-Forfeure of Charter by an In
surance Company ?. Marion rs Planters and Mer-
chants Insurance Company
The petition in this filed the ID inst. Pc
titioner represented that the Sth umo he obtained
judgment against the Planters and Merchants Insurance
Company that H. fa was issued and returned by the
Sheriff nua bona. Petitioner showed by the charter of
the Company that this fact being evidence of insolvency.
involved forfeiture of it's charter contract rights
He therefore prayed the Court to declare the charter
forfeited.
The up for trial the 10th instant. when
judgment entered by default, and the 2lst plaintiff
filed supplemental petition, praying for the issue Of
writ of injunction forbdding the Sheriff to sell certain
assets advertised for sale by action to place
23d instant. writ accordingly issued continue
in force awaiting the confirmation of the Judgment of
the 10th.
Yesterday the came for confirmation Of the
judgment when Judge Buchanan rendered the following
decision
The Court considering the provisions Of tho 10th
ton of the Act of 10th March 1913 and the evidence
tuced in the it is adudged and decreed that the
said Judgment by default be confirmed; that the
charter of the said Planters and Merchants Insurance
Company be declared to be forfeited and that the
creditors of the Company be requested to
the Court fit and proper person to act receiver of the
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