New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-06
THE COURTS.

THE COCRTS.
eighth District COurt-Suit for Damages
against the septeIine Oil Company-The
Fourth District Recordership-Suit
against the Crescent City Slaughter.
house Company.
John T. Winston has entered suit in this
court against j. p. Cross, manager OF the
Septoline Oil Company, claiming damages
in the sum of $500 for an illegal attachment
and injury to his credit as commission mer-
chant and grocer.
On motion OF Attorney General Belden,
nr0eeedipg against A. E. Billings under the
intrusion act, IN the contested Fourth DIS
trict recordership, the default taken some
DAYS since has been confirmed, and Weber
has thereby been reinstated 10 the offlce.
Counsel for Billings will, however, take an
appeal, claiming, furthermore, that the con-
frmation of the default is of no avail, as
there had been no special term of court ap-
pointed, as required by law.
In the case of Weber VS.. the city of New
Orleans, praying for writ OF injunction to
restrain the city from paying to A. +. Bill
ings the salary which he claims as Recorder
of the Fourth District, contest to the right
of which office is pending before this court,
Judge Emerson, in refusing the appllca-
ton. remarked that Billings was de facto
Recorder, and therefore entitled to the sal
ary of the Office, and if it should hereafter
be proved that Weber was legally entitled
to the Office he would have his recourse, by
claiming the salary from the city" The
rule was discharged.
Francois Frebor VS.. Crescent City Slaugh
terhouse Company.-The defendants in this
case filed an application for appeal from the
Judgment rendered under rule nisi, on the
twenty eighth of August, 1871. They aver
that said Judgment will work injury to de-
PENDANTS and that said decree, besides be-
sr on orders
execution of certain work, and the estab-
Iishment and maintenance of ferry across
the Mississippi river, all of which Is errone-
GUS. both in law and in fact.
The defendant has applied for suspen-
sive appeal from said decree, returnable at
the next term Of the Supreme Court
Judge Emerson has continued the apph-
cation until ten o'clock to-day.
Sixth District Court.
The case of Mrs. Juanita K. Del Cajal,
divorced wife Of Hon. Hugh j. Campbell,
State Senator, claiming the custody of her
children, Willie and Juanita, was to come
up yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock,
before Judge Cooley, under writ OF habeas
corpus.
The case was not tried, from the fact that
since the above writ was applied Tor. the
children claimed by Mrs. Del Cajal have
been returned to their mother.
Mrs Del Cajal, who is a lady of fine ap-
rpearance and neatly dressed, was present
In court, accompanied by her little son.
We understand that Senator Campbell
has employed counsel to dispute the posses
sion of said children. For the present the
application for a writ of habeas corpus viii
be dismissed.
second District Court-Last Will and
Testament of Hon John SIidell-Inven-
tory of his Property.
Thomas Allen Clarke fled yesterday in
this court the following will and testament
of John Slidell, which, being duly proved
by James n. Lea and Francis II. Hatch,
was ordered to be deposited and recorded
in the Office of the clerk of said court
The will and inventory were contained In
a sealed package, sealed with green sealing
wax, and bearing the following superscrip-
ton:
'This package contains my will. 1 do
not wish it opened in the absence of Andre
Deslonde, Jr., T. A. Clarke or my wife.
The presence of either Mil es s sT@ETI
"New Orleans, August 81, 1861"
Here is the will:
This is my last will and testament, writ
ten, dated and signed in my own hand
writing.
l revoke all testamentary dispositions pre-
viously made. leave to my sister Ann an
annuity of six hundred dollars, payable
quarterly. i leave to my wife, Mathilde
Deslonde, all the corporal moyeables Of
which NAV die possessed, without reserva-
ton or distinction, authorizing her to take
immediate possession of them for her own
use without inventory or control of any
kind. ! do further leave her an annuity Of
five thousand dollars, payable quarterly,
and also the slaves of which | may die pos
sessed, but without the power OF selling any
of said slaves, unless they themselves may
desire to purchase their freedom
These requests are not III any manner to
affect the donation of $50, 900, made to my
wife by my marriage contract. L desire
that the sums becoming due to my wife, by
virtue of my marriage contract, be palu ott
of the surplus revenues OF my properly,
and that the annuity shall IN the mean
while compensate the interest thereon, To
continue however, without deduction after
said sums due by marriage contract shall
have been paid. l make my wife, Andre
Deslondes Amier, and Thomas Allen Clarke
my testamentary executors, Jointly anu
severally, and dispense my said executors
from the obligation Responsibility OF max
ing an inventory of my succession, releasing
them from all and every responsibility for
not causing the same to be made. lnclose
herewith an inventory OF my properly,
made by me in April, 1861.
This inventory will, with reference to my
land book and account book left with my
agents, Messrs. Clarke & Bayne, show with
sufficient exactness the state of my affairs.
1t is made for the double purpose Of saving
the trouble and useless expense of judicial
proceedings, and of showing that the lega-
cies have made are very largely within
the limits of the disposable share OF my sue
cession. / repeat that l wish no recourse
to the tribunals of Louisiana, except for
purposes where their intervention shall be
Absolutely indispensable.
JOHN SLIDELL
New Orleans, August 81, 1861. e.
also release nv wife from all and every