The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-18
D-o-.-,rs az The SUPREME CoURT.-

D-.---.,z ~ THE svPEEaE CougI.-An-
drew Stewart IS. his eredliors.-ass. 1lrits,a
Psnasll. wife OF A. Stewart, appellant, JOIN
Pemberson. syndic, appellee-Lea' w mere sl
/ i i nrored that the husband has reetifea We
anaant OF the paraphernal properly ana as
nosed Of the same for his indisidul interest," Ing
wife has a legal mortgage on all the properly
/ ri the husband for the reimbnrsin5 o. LIE
| same and this mortgage exists independently
of anv registration and takes precedence 0!
conventional and judicial mortgages Of SUP
i seauent date, though The latter MAJ DC regis
tered. But while our reports are iu5i Of d1cI-
sIoos in which the privileges conferred oJ our
laws are extended 10 contracts made out OF Inc
Stale. we must YET construe each law. lo- o,'iy
with reference 10 the policy which diclssea H.
bnt also in connection with similar legislation
on The same subject In imposing sucn an IN
#cumbrance upon real estate as that which ne
eessarilv results from the legal and tac1t mort
gages the legislature evidently contemplated
the protection Of class OF persons who were
unable 10 project themselves. and whom, there
! fore. they were bound TO protect, and Il can
not be supposed these provisions were intend
ed to operate in favor Of the citizens OF other
States, whom il is no part Of the duty Of the
legislature To protect, at the expense Of incua-
befing the property of the citizens o. our own
The various articles of our Code relative to le-
gal mortgages, point clearly, We think, TO the
! case where the property which IS sought 10 be
subjected to their operation has been acquired
in this State, and where the debt also origina-
led in this State. Judgment affirmed
4. B. James, appellant VS.. WV Thompson.
P Labarre, sheriff the parish Of Jefferson, ap-
pelIee-Voorhies, 1.-THE sheriff in the eyer
else of a sound discretion, may in certain cases
levy an execution on property apparently be-
longing to a third person, where he has good
reasons to belieye that such property is held
for the purpose of sheItering it from The legal
pursuit OF the debtor in execution. But in
making such levy be takes upon himself what
ever consequences may flow from it. Judg-
ment affirmed. e.. 81 --@-. ~.~-a-
The Iss4NE AsYLUM.-The board Of admin
istrators of the Insane asylum at Jackson have
addressed their annual report TO the general
assembly. They ask for an appropriation of
thirtg-three thousand dollars for The ensuing
year-this amount being deemed requisite for
the payment ofthe current expenses. for the
completion and furnishing Of the central build
ing and the erection Of an infrmary, They
state that the central building is designed ex-
clusiVely for the use Of pay patients. The re-
cepts OF the asylum for the past year were
SAT- 10; and the expenditures $50, 654 50.
On the 31st December, 1855, The number
OF patients remaining in the asylum was 1873
OF which II were males and 50 females Fiji
tynine patients were admitted during the past
year. Twentyeight were discharged cured.
three were removed elsewhere, three eIoped
ffty-six died. One hundred and two patients
remained on the 31st December. 1856, viz:
49 males and 50 females. -Four ffths Of the
deaths which have occurred among the pail
ents were caused by diarrhea Since the estab-
Ilshmcnt OF the asylum 587 patients have been
received, 1872 have been treated successfully,
282 have died. 80 have been removed, and 50
have eIoPed. OF those remaining the prevail
ing form OF insanity is thus stated: Dementia,
43; hyPochondriasis. |; moral, 80; epilepsy,
2; periodical, !; meIancholia, 2; monomania,
l2; homlcidal, !; idjocy, 6; mania, 9; manaI,
/; senlle dementia, 2. Ten of the-patients are
under 20 years Of aye, two are between SO
and 70, and one is between 10 and 90. By
far the greater portion of them are foreigners.
- ~'HAA %3t4$' tDitCS 80, !dI4LE / -, otE many
Is, England, Russia, Canada, Holland, Hun
gary, s.. Domingo, Austria and the West In
dies, II; Louisiana II, Tennessee 3. North /
Carolina, South Carolina II, Tennessee 3, /
New Hampshire, Alabama, Virginia Indiana
and New New Jersey, each /. Laborers and .
servants compose the majority.
NEGRO SrEAL1se-A man who calls him
III f,y.;.t a1:a 4
erson, J was arrested on Friday last. esd OF
January, on board the steamer Evansville "
ing at the Memphis wharf, having in his pos
session three very likely young negro men.
whom he had stolen from H. H. Pipkin, esq,
a planter, who resides in the vicinity OF Red
Banks, IL miles west Of Holly Springs, Mar
SHALL county, Mississippi. Stevenson had also
stolen three fine mules from Mr.. Pipkin, which
be had sold to Mr. D. S. Wright of this city,
'or the sum Of 500 piece. From this cir
Mr.. Wright, I've learn suSpecting
TO be wrong, prompted the arrest;
and the white man and three negroes were
'afely ''nabbed'' by officers Grant, O'Haver {
md Aiken, and lodged in the calaboose. Mr.. !
Wright recovered the money he had paid for
he mules. By the evening train Mr.. Pipkin
accompanied By neighbor, John Wilson. Z
SO arrived, IN pursuit: and, on repairing to
he prison, at once identified the kidnapDer
md the stolen property. He returned with +
hem, IN custody of an officer, on the evening !
rain Of yesterday, and the negro stealer was
Of. ged in Jail at Holly Springs last night.
Stevenson is slender rather good looking
oung man; and, as we learn from Mr.. VIII '
on. was employed a few weeks, ago BY Mr.. a
'lpkIn as overseer. Before that time. he was
lot known to any one in Mr. P's neighborhood
Mississippi. He represented himself as for q
1erly from Louisiana, but more recently from '
llssourI, IN both of which States be said he
ad acted as overseer. After two weeks trial. :
ot liking him as an overseer, Mr.. Pipkin turn 6
d him of; and it was only week or so after
his that lie committed the daring theft for 7
'hlch he was arrested here, and which insures
i'm long and tolsome residence in the Mis- :
IsslPpl Penitentlary.
The negroes state that Stevenson enticed e
hem OF with the promise to take them to the .
1outh OF Red River, where he had a brother d
nd there allow them, as his servants to do !
rettv much as thew n1ease6. hrt h, wa, :: O