The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-16
NUMBER lO4.

between the cars and the platform. his leg torn in
q checking manner and other injuries inflicted,
and u was vi,h great difficulty he was rescued
from immediate death.
That in consequence of the injuries then and
there received, the pain and suffering he endured,
and the shock to his mind caused by the horrible
death Of his wife, he fingered only for fortnight.
That the injuries to their pareuts Of which both
died, was caused BY want Of skin, gross careless.
ness and negligence on the part OF said railroad
company in the construction Of their platform;
that the platform is unsafe, nconvenient, di0icult
and dangerous for passengers.
The heirs therefore claim damages In $50 ,000s
which accrued to their father during his lifetime.
from the tearing and msngling OF his BODY and
limbs. the loss Of his health, neglect OF MS pus'-
etc. That these causes Of action survive In the
persons OF his minor children, who have tnem-
selves suffered great loss and dam age IN .conse-
quepce of the terrible catastrophe, IN the loss Oh
the fostering care and protection Of their parents,
spd in being deprived Of the benefit OF their labor
and industry, support and education thus early In
lfe they being all very young, and one yet an IN
fant In being left orphans while yet on the thresf-
hold Of existence, and at period OF life when
most needing the kind Offices and the directing
hand Of parental care, and In other loss aud dam
age to large amount. Therefore pray for Judg.
ment according $50 Ot0 damages, and $4,000
virdictive damages for the gross neglect OF the
company. W. b. KooSrz,
JNo. F. ELLIOTT,
CorroN LEVY.
OF counsel.
JuRy CASES WILL BE CALLED on Saturday. 10th
December, Ises. in the Fifth District Court.
Twenty-four jury cases are pending In the Fifth
Court.
Sixth DISTRICT CoURr.-The quo acorTanto 10
sued in this court at the suit OF =. McCsrty JUS
tce of the peace, right bank, va. Isaac Claiming.
After argument Of counsel the court deciding to
dismiss the quo ecdrrdnto. at the same time stated
that the present occupant (Channing) Of the Office
had no legal right to act The judge recognized
the right Of the Legislature to suspend McCarty
from office, but intimsted that under the Consti.
tuition Of ls6s the governor would have no right
to appoint another justice Of the peace-that Of
ficer being elective by the people under the Con-
stitution.
u. s. DISTRICT CoURr-Judge Durell yesterday
called the attention of U. s. District Attorney
Torrey to the following letter. published In the
Picayune of yesterday, instructDg him to make
inquiries into the matter, and to bring II to tins
attention of the Grand Jury under the provisions
of The civil rights bill. The letter referred to
reads thus: .1 ir .f
wnLIANsFoRr, Points CoUpEE. La,
December l, 1868.
Mr. c. KOhn. New Orleans, La: ~ l
Dear Sir-The citizens at large have had q
meeting for the purpose OF considering the condi-
tioD OF the labor Of the country. We. therefore.
as a committee of three, have been appointed to
notify YOU that you are about to rent your land,
known as the White Place, situated on Bayou
Latansche, to parties who are obnoxious TO the
community at large. viz: Tounor q Co. We,
therefore. as a committee appointed for the pur-
pose, as above mentioned, request that the land
in question should not be 30 rented. We fnd.
from cad experience, that II Is bad policy TO rent
land TO the colored people where there are no
white persons on the place. IL is, therefore, the
wish of the community that no land should be 80
rented. You will, therefore, take due notice, and
govern yourself accordingly.
Yoors, with respect. f. N. loIsr,
III. W. CoYLB,
JAMES DENNIS.
U. s. COMMISSIONER WARRKS's CoURr.-Twc
minor cases. ons 10 reference to the United States
revenue, the other 10 q meeting on shipboard al
ready published, were up for hearings yesterday,
the commissioner reserying his decision.