New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-30
THE COURTS.

second District Court-succession Suits
Since the first instant, the following sue
. eessions have been opened:
d, G.. Osborne, Annette ROuede. Anna
Margaret Hohsbert, Jean Raby, Theodore
Brunlng, Henrietta Lavergne, widow of C.
8 Olivier, Walter Sebastian, John b. Lepretre,
William K. Miller, Martin e. Massett, James
G. Bell, Addison Gage, John Slidell, Agnes
Avlotte, wife of j. NJ Antiques; Austin and
Ofney Ross, Elizabeth Huth, Alphonsus M.
n. Burke, Adrian F. Demsey, Marie Louise
Lacard0line, alias Langville, Jacques Tout
saint, Matthew and Augustine Bardiette, his
wife; Jean Miller, Annie. Lee, wife of VIII
liam c. Lee; Marie Catherine PQirot, widow
of Sigisbert Poirot; Susan Lind, widow of
Joseph Mathis, Jean Lechs, Louis Centlisre.
The above SUGGESTIONS, with the exception
of that of Mr.. John Slnlell, already re-
ported by us, do not involve large amounts
of property.
The following suits have also been in
stituted:
Mrs. A. Caller, tutrix, vs. Mrs. E. Burthe,
administrative; E. r. Poole undertaken, VS..
Lawrence p. Hill, tutor; Mrs. Jules Arnault
VS.. Edward Buison; Ines Sbisa, wife of
anthony Sbisa, Us Christina Plannellas and
Joseph Plannellas, her husband.
Sixth District Court.
Judge Cooley opened his court yesterday
morning for the hearing of an application
for writ of habeas corpus, fled by Juniata
de C. Cajal, formerly the wife of General
Hugh j. Campbell, but now divorced, who
prays to have decreed to her the custody of
her two children, aged seven and five years
respectively, which she alleges are illegally
detained from her by defendant. The case
came up and was continued.
Eighth District Court. ~
Judge Emerson has rendered an opinion
-. <Icc IF <hu2 <o4c f{so ,.ofo RI faf
CD. Bragdon VS.. James Graham, as fol-
lows:
The relator claims his salary for the quar-
ter ending june thirtieth last. His preten-
sions are resisted on the ground that he
failed to perform the duties of private secre-
tary from the twenty-sixth to the end of
that month, during the temporary absence
of the Governor at Pass Christian.
The position of private secretary is not
that of mere clerk or secretary attached
to an Office, but that of attache to the Gov
errors person, removable at ks will, and
expiring on the occurrence of vacancy in
the Office of his principal.
Some portion Of his duties may as well be
performed without as within the limits of
the State, and during temporary sojourn
of the Governor beyond the State boundary
eating with the acting executive.
The relator has never ceased to be the
Governors private secretary and as such
Is entitled to his salary.
Let q peremptory mandamus issue as
prayed for.
In the case of Francis Frilot VS.. the
Crescent City Live Stock Landing and
Slaughterhouse Company, IN which an in
junction was sought to restrain the COM
pany from removing their grand slaughter
house from the east to the west bank of the
river, Judge. Emerson has granted the writ
upon the plaintiff furnishing bond of five
hundred dollars The case will come up on
its merits at the regular term in November
next. E&
Judge Emerson will hold no session in
this court until Tuesday, September 5. :