New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-24
LEGAL NOTICES.
UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COUKT
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
IN TIE MATTER OF JAMES EDWARDS :
Bankrupt
Ia IsankruptcY-No. Asst.

ITO THE HONORABLE E. H. ,DUEEI1.z
i Judge of the Dis riot Court of the unitea
States ior' The District Of LoIisiana-sltting III
The petit,on of e. E. Norton, of the city Of New
Orleans, herein appearing as the assgoes In BANK
respectfuly represents that, among tue assets sur
rendered by tho bankrupt, and belonging to the
ing described real estate, situated the State OF
Louisiana, in the parishes OF Union and Morehouse,
Alabama Landing, with the buildings and i'm
provements thereuo to belonging or in any wise ap-
y tSe nasr,sh of fInion beng the same nroneSty
purchase by James Edwards &nc u. H. johnson in
November 1885, tract OF lana coataining eighty
isb Louisiana, north of Alabama Landing. being
the same property purchased tor the nEta o. John.
tract OF land situated IN More house parish, Loui-
siana, containing about one hundred ana twenty
acres being toe northeast quarter of northeast
quarter and southwest quarter OF northeast quar-
ter section number twenty-three. township twenty.
three north OF range i've east, ana the southeast
quarter of northeast quarter OF section twenty
three, township twenty three. north OF range hve
east; twc-acre 10; and house thereon situated IN
the town of Marion, in Union parish, Louisiana.
TIE above property, with the exception Of last de-
| seribed tract, being owned IN common with U. T.
Your petitioner further represents that the said
record encountered and charged with the following
hereinafter sptched mortgages, Judgments, liens
Mortgage upon tie Alabama Landing in favor OF
o. II. Ovustreet, administrator of the succession
W u.
two certain promissory notes, signed by q. r. John
son and James Edwards copartners, given in pay
ment Of the aforesaid Alana IA Landing.
Judicial mortgages in favor Of Mrs Carone
Eewton, wife of alexander Marks, residing in New
Orleans. Louisiana. resulting from judgments OF
Eleventh udciai District Court for Union parish,
Louisiana. resting upon the estate herein surren-
dered in the parishes or Union and Morehouse for
And your petitioner further represents that it 10
for him TO determine the validity of said
incrmbranees and the amount dne thereon; that he
can not ascertain the value of said property by agree
nent between himself and the creditors boidlng sale
security as provided in section twenty Of the bank
rup act of Eel And Goat 1t is necessary in order to
due proper aad speedy administration of said es-
tate and for the interest OF the creditors therein
clear Of ali incumb rances. That all said Judgments,
mortgages, liens and privileges recorded against
SAID properly be Cancelled and erased, SO thst your
petitioner can convey clear and unincumbered
title to any purchaser thereof, reserving to said
d. b. Briggs, deceased, residing a, Camden. Arksn'
sas Mrs. Caroline Newton, wife OF Alexander
Marks New Orleans LGus an ana TO AL otneT
the sale of said property upon the distribution
thereof.
ordered and authorized to sell said property above
described at public auction free and clear from al
liens and privileges recorded against said property
be Cancelled and erased so that your petitioner
chaser thereof, reserving to said Q: Il 0yustrest.
administrator Of the succession of ID. Briggs, de-
ceased, Camden. Arkansas. Mrs Caroline Newton,
wife Of Alexander Marks, New Orleans, and
to all other persons all the rights in law to the pro
cees of the sale of said property according to their
rank. Ard ne prays for all other necessary orders
tSigned) A. DEB. HUGHES, Attorney
On motion of A. Deb. Hughes attorney of Il. II.
Norton assignee, and upon suggesting to the cours
that he has filed in this court the foregoing petition
it s ordered that q. ii. Ovustreet administrator OF
succession of D. b. Briggs, deceased. Camden. Ar
kansas Mrs. Caroline Newton, wife of Alexander
Marks New Orleans, Louisiana and all other parties
| in interest do show cause upon the twenty-eghth
day of May, A. D., 1910 at eleven O'Clock A.. nj, be-
fore this court why the said petition should not be
granted and said property cold, prayed for, and
why ali incu brances recorded against said property
should not be Cancelled and erased And it is fur
Their ordered hat notice of this petition and order
be served upon said o. H. Ovustreet, administrator
of succession Of d. B. BEgss, deceased, camden.
| Arkansas, Mrs Caroline Newton, wife OF Alexander
| Marks, New ORLEANS, Louisiana, and all other
| persons, by serving copy thereof upon them, or
their agent attorney, by said E. E. Norton, as
| signee, publishing copy OF said petition and order
| three times in the New Orleans Republican, a
| new spaper printed in the city of New Orlean s.
Louisiana the last publication to be made at least
| five days before the day of hearing.
| Signed May II, 1870.
! lSignedJ L. H. DURELL. Judge.
| a true copy:
| Clerk Office, New Orleans. May IL, 1870.
| myl4Is23 K LOEW, Deputy Clerk.