New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-17

State Assessors for the city Of New Orleans.
yesterday made an application to this court
for writ Of mandamus, returnable on the
twentieth instant, to compel James Ora
ham, State Auditor. to issue to them war.
| rant for $1,000, which was cue to each OF
them on the first day of April, 1870, under
the provisions Of the act approved March TO-
1870. Cotton & Levy for plsintiffs.
The Great Jacs SON Railroad Case.
| State ex rel, II. s. McComb vs.. Jackson
| Railroad, City of New Orleans intervening.
La this case Mr.. Randolph moved that the
matter should be postponed until some fu-
ture time, and, no objection being made, it
| was hxed for Tuesday next, the nineteenth
| instant
Ia The case of the came parties, wherein
| the right Of the Governor TO sell the States
| interest in the jackson Railroad bonds, was
| brought in question, General Freeman
stated that he appeared on the part OF GER
| tain in'ervenors. and ask ed further time to
| hle his intervention. The case was con-
| tinued.
reN PRECEDING.
Charles Morgan, VS.. the New Orleans,
| Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad.-ln this
| case, which WAS fled Yesterday, plaintiff
| alleges that by certain acts of the Legisla-
ture and ordinances OF the City Council OF
| New Orleans, the Opelousas Railroad, of
which he is the owner, acquired title for
| twenty five years, from the tenth of July,
1925, to all that portion of ground in the
the port of New Orleans, from the Beef
Market to st. Ann street, i'll the Second Dis
| trict, fronting on the Mississippi river to
the wharf Of the New York mil steamers,
! the same being one hundred and fifty feet
| on the line OF the river, and extending back
| TO Levee street. By further ordinance the
City Council granted to the said road, an
| addition Of one hundred and twenty-five
| feet from the ferry landing on St. Ann
street, and extending down the river, and
set the same apart for the use of the COM
pany for freight and ferry purposes.
Petitioner AYERS that on Saturday night
and Sunday morning, the ninth and tenth
of April, 1870. the New Orleans, Mobile and
Chattanooga Railroad Company fOrcibly en-
tered upon the ground described, and with
very great number Of labCrer6, took up,
removed and destroyed various works
erected thereon by petitioner for the pur-
pose OF carrying On his business Of a COM
mon carrier. and proceeded to lay down two
| railroad tracks across the ground granted to
petitioner and continue to hold possession
thereof. in violation of law Claimant AYERS
that he hes thereby suffered damages in the
sum of 500 coo by the wrongful acts com.
planned OF, for which he asks judgment. He
also asks that defendants be decreed to re-
move the railroad tracks so laid down by
them, and that the possession of the ground
be restored TO him.
Miles Taylor, OF counsel for petitioner.
Seventh District Court.
a. Alexander VS.. Louisiana Petroleum
snd Coal OIL CompaDy.-Plaintif sues for
$500, being the amount of his salary as
treasurer of the company at the rate OF
$4,000 year. hountz & Elliott, plaintiffs
attorneys.
Supreme Court.
Escoubss ct al. VS.. Louisiana Petroleum
and Coal Oil Company.-The following very
important motion was made III the Su.
preme Court yesterday:
On motion Of A. N. & H. n Ogden and ].
ID. Hill, of counsel for defendants and ap.
pellees, and on suggestion to the court, sup.
ported by attidavits, that since the Judgment
appealed from was rendered, and after the
appeal was taken to this court. the plaintiffs
have transferred all their title, rights and
interest in this suit to one or more parties
and that it is necessary for defendants to
know to whom and for " hat price the trans
fer was made, in order to enable them to ex-
ercise their rights under article 1922 of the
Civil Code, of taking the place Of the pur-
chssers on paying them the real price of
said transfer, if they should think fit to do
so after being informed of the facts. 1t is
ordered that the plaintiffs file in court the
original or authentic copy of such agree
ment and transfer, with a sworn statement
of the real price or consideration Of said
transfer, or show cause, if any they have. to
the contrary, on Monday, the twenty fifth
instant, al II o'clock, 4. II.
The court took the motion under advise
mept.