New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-01
THE COURTS.

Great gloom and regret peryaded the
Courthouse yerterday in consequence of the
fearful death of the Hon. A. Is. Long, the
United States District Attorney. That I'M
fortunate gentleman had won the esteem
and friendship of every member of the bar.
of every Judge, and everybody else en-
ployed in the courts. through his unvarying
kindness and aenality, his liberal views,
and the ability and strict and lofty integrity
which he manifested in his practice.
The proper steps will doubtless be taken
to-day by the members of the bar. to make
a demonstration BETTING the sad occasion,
and the high and noble qualities of the
deceased.
After the meeting of the Eighth District
with arose and announced the death of MIR.
Long On motion of Mr.. Beckwith, the
court adjourned in respect to the memory
of Mr.. Long. until Wednesday. Judge
Dibble made some appropriate remarks
respecting the sad end of one who was a
refined and courtly gentleman, and an orna
ment to the bar.
Fourth District Court.
The Hon Judge Theard now holds court
daily at l0Le A. NJ, for the purpose of hear
ing rules motions and exceptions. This
course will also greatly facilitate counsel in
fixing their cases, filing answers, preparing
defaults, etc.
Fifth District Court.
Judge beaumont was sitting yesterday on
the trial Of the case of Patrick Higgins VS..
C.. C. Haley. The matter in litigation is
concerning some printing and stationery.
In the Eighth District Court, Judge bib
BILE was listening to the celebrated case in
which Isaac and Boehler are suing for the
recovery of five thousand dollars in green
backs, which were taken on the person Of
| Isaac when arrested. charged with being i'm
plicated in the Wicklitfe affair.
We notice the return of several members
| of the bar among them Mcssrs. w. b.
| Koontz and Elliott, Given Campbell, +.
Bermudez and others.
The SlaughtcrhOuse Case.
Judge A. X. Belden left yesterday for
Washington City to join Judge jeremiah
Black in representing the State in the
| Slaughterhouse case, which comes up III the
Supreme Court of the United States on Fri
day next. Attorney General Belden has
appointed Judge Black to represent him.
Motion for New Trial.
Assistant City Attorney NAPLES has filed
motion before Judge Dibble, of the Eighth
District Court, asking for new trial i'll the
case of Il. Lafon VS.. the City Administrator
| of Finance, which has been fixed for argu-
ment tomorrow morning. This is the case
in which Judge Dibble recently decided
| that the blue checks, or old Metropolitan
warrants. were receivable for taxes and
| licenses by the city
An Injunction Against a Weil-hnown
Grocer.
| James II. Crippcn. Of the firm OF Pack
| wood Brothers & Co., wcllknOwn and eX-
tensivc grocers. Camp street. has applied
| for an injunction before Judge Dibblc, ask
ing that X. r. Pank wood of the said firm,
be restrained from interfering with him in
the management of the establishment and
from proceeding in suit before the Sixth
| District Court. looking to a dissolution of
the said firm.
He alleges that George II. Packwood OF
the firm. succeeded to the interest of w. II.
Henning; and that X. Il. Packwood owns
one fourth of the establishment, and himself
one fourth.
That on Saturday last. Il. T. PackwOod,
in the absence of G.. II. Packwood, applied
to and obtained an order from the Sixth
District Court. Judge Cooley, appointing
| him receiver and manager of the firm, upon
the ground that it had been mutually agreed
that a dissolution of, partnership should
take place.
That the allegations upon which the
petition is based are not true, and that Mr..
H. T. Packwo0d is not able to take charge
| of and conduct "a concern like that of Pack
wood Brothers g. Crippen, and that unless
he is restrained petitioners will suffer
irreparable loss Judge Dibble ordered
that the defendant show cause on Wednes
day next why the injunction should not ISSUE
IS prayed for. The petitioner also asks
shall be transferred to the Eighth District
Court, and that all that has been done BY
that court shall be got aside.