New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-10
THE COURTS.

Yesterday the room Of the Eighth District
Court was foggy with dust, caused by the
presence of a number of uphOlsterers and
furniture men, who, under the directions
Of Sheriff Sauvinet,. were engaged in tear
ing up the old and dusty carpets, laying
and rickety chairs with some dozens of
others that locked as if just taken from the
warehouses of the furniture Dealers
In consequence Uf the dust and confusion,
Judge Dibble convened the court only for
a moment, and then adjourned until this
morning All this excitement, dust, and
consequent confusion were the result OF an
District Court on Friday by order Of Judge
Dibble, which is as follows:
"The Mayor and Administrators Of the
city of New Orleans having neglected to
complete the repairs and furnishing of the
rooms now occupied by the court, it is Or
dered that the Sheriff at once make such
purchases of furniture as may be neces-
sary, and to employ wOrkmen to repair
and fit up the court in suitable manner.
The bills for expenses incurred in com.
plying with the order will be made out
against the city of New Orleans, and pre-
sented to the court for approval"
The court now begins to present neat
and tidy appearance, and thanks. to the en-
ergy and determination of Judge Dibble,
the court will now be enabled to resume it's
regular business.
The remarkable delay in putting the
court t-rOom of this court in a condition suit
able for occupancy, has already retarded
the decision of many important cases, in the
result of which the public are deeply inter
ested; but now that the chief impediment to
the transaction of business in this court is
about to be removed, no doubt iAentertained
that the promptness and energy Of Judge
Dibble viii soon clear the docket.
United States Circuit Court.
In this court yesterday, Colonel A. p.
Field resumed his argument before Judge
Durell, in support Of his application for the
discharge Of David Fisher, Joseph o. Olivier
and Celestin Olivier, who stand committed
by United States Commissioner Weller on
the application of having murdered Judge
Lawes and Marx SchOnberg, on the eighth
of November last, near Donaldsonville.
After the conclusion of the argument, the
Judge took the matter under advisement,
and will deliver his opinion this morning.
Sheria,s Once.
Mr.. Andrew Hero, City Notary, was en-
gagged yesterday in taking an inventory OF
the effects of the Sheriff Office. He opened
in the presence Of Judge Dibble the two
iron safes that have been the subject Of SO
much controversy. As far as we are in
formed, there is nothing OF a very valuable
character in these safes, with the exception
of some bonds and notes, the property Of
litigants; but in saying this we do not speak
altogether advisedly.
Seventh District Court.
There has been filed in this court some
seventeen. supplemental petitions in the
suits brought by individual butchers against
the Crescent City Live Stock and Slaughter
house Company. to recover damages for the
loss of beef seized at the Cavaroc Slaughter
house last spring by the police and others
These supplemental petitions were filed at
the suggestion of the court and for the
purpose of giving the claims and the
amounts lost in detail