The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-03
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BsEvET COLONEL ]. W. ScULLY, captain ani
assistant ouartermaster in the fourth military dis
trict has reached the city, and is stopping at thu
| st. Charles Hotel.
| CIsTERN in the rear of a residence on Carou
de'et street, near Girod, burst during the severe
ram Storm on Monday, with a report as loud as
that OF howitzer, the water and slaves 1yiur
asunoer In manner alarming to behold. No one
mss nyuIeu, fortunately, but buggy standing
near by narrowly escaped demolition.
- FIRST DISTRICT CoURr--The jury in the First
| District Court yesterday found Sam Henderson.
| Mary johnson, Louis Watson William Tucker and
| others guilty of larceny, and Judge Abel re.
manded all OF them to the Parish Prison to await
| sentence.
Louis Pichet for assault and battery. was fined
$50 and costs.
Albert Lindsay was declared not guilty of
larceny.
Waller Semms was found guilty of being a
dangerous and suspicious character, and remanded
for sentence.
Naras or ANy s2SrtSs1 one rs sese, dollar s.s
which occupied the judges attention from ten to
three, and which amounted to nothing.
FIFTH DISTRICT CoURT.-James A. Rsynor.
president of the New Orleans, Mobile and Chat
iD the Fifth District Court
In the matter of the application of the New Or.
leans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad COMPANY
to obtain the title to and right of way upon lands
IN THIS application described, in accordance with
the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh aud eighth sec
uons OF an act Of the General Assembly of the
slate OF Louisiana, entitled " An act relative To
the New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Rail
road Company. corporation of the State of
Alabama, and authorizing and empowering said
company to exercise and enjoy its corporate
powers and franchises in the State of Louisiana -
approved August 8, 1858.
The petition sets forth that applicant is BODY
corporate duly organized under and by virtue of
an act OF the Legislature of the State of Alabama
entitled An act," etc., recognized and approved
by the Louisiana Legislature, and intends 10 con.
street and finish railroad as provided in act of
incorporation. In pursuance of which act an.
plcsDt has surveyed and located the line and pro.
posed route through the parish of Orleans.
That the land described in the application ia
necessary and convenient and will be required
for the uses and purposes of applicant, for con.
structDg, maintaining and operating the railroad,
and in accomplishing the object for which appli.
cant was organized.
Further, that the lands of which applicant seeks
to obtain the title, and over which il desires the
right Of way, are described in the body of the
application; but they are too long and too nu-
merous for our columns. The names OF the own.
ers are as follows
r. Desbon, j. Grillier, - Radoyich. Louis
Mestier, p. Poursine, John Lsmbias, J. e. Eys.
lsndt, +. l.. Msilloux. Mrs. Durand, H. Samory,
george Puehller, N. Ensemsn, VIM. Hillinghurst
Joseph Ssutra, - Duvigneaud, Cy. Gsyoso,
h. Rabasse, Andre Escsvon, Camille lViavant'
Alfred Jacquet, CASHIER c. Pierre, P. A. Osborne,
); b. Plsuche, Emmanuel Peraudet, Joseph Oster,
Charles Diets. j. Haer nd Gaspar Burtett; sew.
eral pieces of land on the Michoud plantation,
near Chef Menteur; several pieces belonging to
parties whose names are left blank in the ap-
plcaton 5" piece supposed to belong to W.
walsh another, section on the Little Rigoets,
supposed TO be owned by the heirs of deceased |
John Egerton, and piece belonging to Margaret |
Jane Courtensy.
All these pieces Of land and sections are situate
On or near Bayou Savage and Lake Catherine. |
The owners Of marsh lands in the neighborhood |
ll do well to look into the matter at the clerks
lffice of the Fifth District Court.
Applicant prays for a hearing. after which to be /
'ndowed with a perfect legal title and ownership |
q and to the lands enumerated as above.