New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-12

ITO THE HONORABLE E. H. DURELL.
L Judge OF the District Court of the United
States for the District Of Louisiana, sitting IN bank
The petition of e. z: Norton, of the city Of New
Orleans, herein appearing az the assignee IL b2nE-
ruptcg of the estate L. j. Phillips. bankrupt,
specially represents that among the assets surrel-
SAID estate in banEruptcy, there Is the foowine
described real estate, situated IN the state o. Lou
islans, in ne parish of Claiborne, to wit
The southwest quarter Of The northwest quarter
of section tweEtyforr and the northeast quarter Of
section I'VE nty three n township twenty OF range
nine west, excepting the northwest quarter OF the
last garter section; also, the northwest
quarter ofthe southwest quarter OF section twenty
TOUR, township twenty. ran go nine west.
Your petitioner further rept eeents that the here
inoefore desc-ioed real etate is as appears o.
record, lncunbered and charged with tne following
hereinafter specified mortgages judgments, hens
and privileges resting thereon to W.T.: .,oo
Mortgage IL favor Of r %. krous for SfOC.
And your petit Ipuer further represents that II %
impossible for him determine the validity o. ssId
incuiEbranee and the amount due thereon; tnat Re
car not ascertain the va ue OF said property py
agree men- between hmsalt and the creditors hold
the bankrupt act OF 1851 And that it is necessary
in order ascertain the value of said property, and
for the due, proper and speedy adT Illustration Of
said estate and for the interest of the creditors
therein. theteaid estate be sold at public auction.
free and clear of all !Dcum brances. That all SAID
judgments mortgages liens and privileges recorded
against said property be Cancelled and erased, 50
that your petitioner can convey clear ana uuic"
numbered title to any purchaser thereof, ressrving
10 said t. o. Krous aad to all other persons, all
their rights law the proceeds of the sale O. said
prouerty upon the distribution thereof.
Wherefore your petitioner pays that he may ce
ordered ana authorized to Sc SAID property above
decrl bed at public auction. free and clear from ali
lncuubrauc ! hat all said Judgments mort cages,
liens andpr vileGes recorded against said property
be Cancelled ana erased, that your petitioner
convey clear and urinCumbered title to any pu--
chaser thereof, re5ervlng to said T. o. kroCs, and
to all other persons, all the rights in lawto the pro-
ceeds OF the sale OF said property according to their
rank. and he prays for all other necessary orders.
Signed A. DEB. HUGHES, Attorney.
On notion OF a. DEB. Hughes. attorney OF Z. Z.
Norton. assignee, and upon suggesting to the court
that be has fled in this court the foregoing pet
tiou 1t Is ordered that f. o. krous, Germantown,
louisiana ana all other parties 10 interest. do show
upon the fourteenth day of May, A. D 1870, at
eleven O'Clock A. M before this court, why the said
petition should not be granted and said property
SOLD prayed for, ana why all membranes
corded against said property should not be car
celed and erased. And it is further ordered tn8t
notice OF this petition and order be served upon said
+. y. krous and al other persons by serving copy
thereof upon them, their agent attorney by
said e. E, Norton, assignee, publishing copy OF
said petition and order three times the New Or
leans Republican, newspaper printed in New Or
leans. the last publication to be made at least i've
Gays before the day OF hearing.
Signed April {, 1870
z. Il. DURELL, JcdCe.
Clerks otfice, New Orleans April G, 1870.
apl0 Il ny8 CHARLES CLAIBORNE. Ciert.