, 1870-05-18
THE CAMPBRLLS COMING,
They Claim to Own the Greater Part
OF the City OF Louisvf11c-propert
Valued MT Over s75, COO, 900 CInEm-
From the Louisville Courier.

Valued nt'Over s75, ,0o0, 900 CIalm-
eds
From the Louispilk Courier.
For several months past vague report has
been going the rounds that the heirs Of Colonel
John Campbell, one of the first settlers OF
the tract Of land that was Laid oil into q town,
intend to institute suit to recover that part
owned By Campbell, and which they claim be-
longs to Them by inheritance. These rumors
have been laughed at, especially BY tho8s nov
owning, OF claiming to own, the property in
question: Until within few days past moth
ing;deanite was known in regard to the mat
ter and, in fact; the heirs had not revealed
themselves, and, consequently, the reports
thai have been put into circulation were With
out sufficient confirmation or semb1ance Of
truth TO- entitle them 10 . newspaper notice.
At last however, something definite has turned
up and the heirs, twenty-nine in number, are
On the eve OF filing suit Of ejectnent II the
Chlncery Court against some one OF those oc-
cupying the property which they claim. This,
we! understand, from one Of the heirs; him
self, will be done in few days.
In order to make test case, tho heirs, or
their representative, week or SO ago. leased
be tom down by order Of the city to make way
for tho wharf, TO o man named james, Mnl1ny,
who is now living in it. Yesterday Mulloy sent
the following notice to the Mayor
LOUISVILLE, fJ.. May TO- 1870.
Hon. Aaror.john @. Ea1sT and The Legal R.pss-
sentatirts of ds City u LoxixpAk: ::
"Afe notified to deast at once from tearing
down any buildings or wallis adjacent and
joining the building I am uDW occupying under
lease from Campben heirs, in tho city OF Lou
isViue,. KY, on BulIitt street, between Main
and the riTer Nos- 7 and s., you endanger
the lives Of my family and the. interest Of my
!ease and the property hold under the lease
from Campbell heirs JAMES MuILoI-"
When those demodshing the buildings come
to TINT in which Nulloyis living he wi1 refuse
to move out and they will have to prncura 5
writ Of ejectment to make him yacate. This
writ the Cnmpbe1 heirs VIII contest, and TINS
tho matter will ba brought before the courts.
Those claiming to bo the heirs OF John
Campbell are not his direct descendants, but
are mostly tie great grandchildren o1 lis sss.
ter, M1B. Beard to, whom be- In4de oyer AZ
hiH property HRS. Beard sold heE NE
estate to Fo1tunatus Cosby, and when
she died the nghtful heirz were infants,
and, consequently, the properly Wan5 n
toi; tbs hands Of nustees appointed by
Ca1nnha1l IN hia vii. It remained in tha hands
Of thase Trustees til the year 1862, when the
last one died, and since that time it has been
lost ticbt Of, The heirs in question declare
thrt fRar can show clean titles to all tho prop
rrty cIairncd. which is bounded about as fol-
ioF1a Rrrt;uninr at Second street End the
Efer. and running southeast to the corner Of
Preston. and Green Streets thenca south
ii Rrna5way. md thence down Broadway 10
tRe Ohio River. Tho property at the present
time, with the improvements, Is valued at over
eSnnsthiue new In thia e1trsordsnary ustte.
will probably b dsyeloped in taH daya.- :,