New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-12
NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY,

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| Barataria plantation for the use and benefit
! Of Mrs Henrietta A. Ross. now Mrs. Stack
| house, and administered the same for her,
| and made advances upon her account tor
| the running OF said plantation.
1t appears that the plantation lost money,
and the s,lit is brought to recover the al
legged deficit.
Fifth District Court.
Jane. 81 Cooley, the Deputy Sheriff Of
the Sixth District Court. has entered suit in
this court to recover i've hundred dollars,
for alleged Inconvenience and damage, etc,
occasioncd BY alleged unnecessary delays
on the part of the Orleans Street Railroad
Company. Petition alleges that the cars of
said company are not run according TO law
The suit of John A. Walsh vs. the city Of
New Orleans. in WHICH it is sought to re-
cover the alleged contract price for ditch
ing. etc, done within the limits of the city
of Jefferson previous TO It's annexation 10
New Orleans. has Deen taken under advise
ment by Judge Coo.ey
Az,,na Leigh, widow Of Samuel Leigh. IS.
kniclerbocker Life Insurance Company Of
New Iork.-Tn recover amount of policy ON
life of Samuel Leigh. who died u the parish
of st. James. August :, 1870.
Claim Is resisted on :le plea that one of
the notes given for payment Of premium on
policy was unpaid at maturity, and conse-
uuently the policy was made null and void.
Mr.. Leigh had effected Insurance on his life
to the extent -; $40, 900. ii various com.
panie>, which, "" believe. Wc:- st:II in
force at the time o.. his death.
seventh District Court.
Hickey 81 81. -. W ). Pil--Thi. case
was reported in "ur Fridays edition, TO-
.ethcr with the opinion u: Judge Coilens.
givin. jud.mrn. III :avor of defendant.
MeSsls. Hays and New, 'ounse. for plaintiff.
have applied for 4 n.~ trial, on The grounds
that the decree Of Vie court vi til" parish OF
East Baton Rouge. ~ pursuance OF which
the land in contv"".:S" 'FvaA sold - null
and void. not being II accordance with
article l:s. of the constitution Ot the State.
and thu. law Z" .ag... the same into effect.
Article II. referred 10. read. as follows:
All lands sold in purSuanc" OK DEGREES OF
courts shall De- divided into tracts OF from
ten t" fifty .cve..
second District tOnrs.
Nr-.rs. Elmor. and George Dufour. Sons
and heirs Of th.. late Cyp.cn DUt"ur. who
died without making viii. hsv" applied
to thu. second Di.t:i., Court tof succeSsonst
on their own behalf. and on that OF their
tw" minor brothers. ;I,cac. and Albert. all
til. Issue. of III. marriage with Louise Don
net. deceased. 10. ii. appointment Of APP
praserS I" make Al inventory "f their
lat her effects.
The co,lr. appointed !. l.. Levi. and J..
Bavon appla.r... aa,i Mama Du:oU. A. an
dcr-,Ttev.
The yranimo.:r.. ~: :h. Two minors has
asked for th- t.,or-hip sle lady ia 4tI"--
ton is Madame A..e.e kcu4urtte.
Commissioner Welier's Court.
-Four OF III. c:.~ -: th. steamer Welcome
sued fox wages. The CAPTAIN denied The
debt. bUt .ac., i.s!nt.tt exhibited labor
ticket - evidence t.!,t A. had performed
thu. service. Judgment w.> gwen for 1ifty
cents ~ each claimant. making Two dollars.
whic!, the captain pad. together with tive
dollars Couvt !c"..
United >tatrs Circuit (Oart-Ilen. W. b.
Woods. Presiding.
Steamship Morgan W. Steamship Merri-
mac.-ihi, case was argued AZ great length.
being tn. second day " trial. II was not
concluded AT tn. sd lou.nment OF the court.
Steamboat Saratoga Va. FOUR hundred and
thiytvei.h. bale. %. ,"t.on.-Thl> was
an appeal on .. contract -; freight. The
abuv. quantity of cotton ~as shipped from
Shreveport in ISbr. :" B. +. Flanders. at
=. ~ per bale. ami marked w. tx. Glll. The
usual bills OF iadin-: we.r given. Upon the
arrival of the cotton Mr.. Flanders demanded
it. but refused {" pay thr charges. The an.
swer il mat Gill. = citizen OF Texas. owned
three. hundred ani eighty b,cs y. the cot.
ton shipped: that Il wa- p.aceG on board the
boa, against his will. and that he was not
bound to pay the amount claimed in the libel:
and that til. cotton was torcihiv taken from
hi. plantation by one TurnbUll. treasury
agent. as confederate property: that said
proccedin: was ilIega. ana fraudulent. and
il. does not feel nihsrl: bound by the un-
warrantah!c proceedings y: :.c treasury
agent.
The ,u.,-ion nov a. whether there was
any obligation 10 pay ..,. charges. or
whether the Treasury Department has a
right I" enforce them.