New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-05
THE COURTS.
United Se0fpa CSrcyif Court.

United STATES Circuit Court.
| Charles Case. receiver, VS.. G.. T. Bcaure
Gard.-This case was continued until the
| tenth day OF March next, to enable the
| parties to file testimony.
Mary S. Shepard VS.. Gfr. and Mrs. Knapp
| This case WAS put upon trial. but not hay
ing been finished when the time arrived to
adjourn, was continued till tomorrow
| The petit jurors were discharged until
| tomorrow morning at eleven o'clock
! The case of J. ID. Van Benthuyscn. o1,
| fixed for Tomorrow.
Commissioner Weller. Court.
French bark Charles Auyuste Suit for
groceries furnished by Mr.. Fcryaton to the
amount of $500. Judgment was given
against the Vessel. and then the parties re-
lIcyed their feelings 10y a dialogue in French.
The steamship Tappahtnnock was sued
by two OF the crew. judgment for plain
'itfs. one thirty dollars and thirty three
cents. the other fourteen dollars and thirty
three cents. The plaintiffs were. however.
aJudgtd I" pay costs .or want Of anicablc
demand
Peter Reilly. mat" OF the steamer Nat
chez. was examined on a charge of assault
ing and beating On tie head Mat Anthony.
Il l;tboIer Oh the boat. The man had been
severely injured i'll the eye. but the ryi-
dcncc led the court to the conclusion tlIa;
the iljnry the result of IA fall with
which defendant had had no connection
The accused was accordingly discharged.
1t has been asccrtainci ,!lat the wound
l. likely to prove fatal
second District Court.
The last viii and testament. of Mary
Smith. which Wa, made before William j
Castcll. notary public. by the deceased
Il. sd ~, har nod l.
floor of ST Vincent de Paul Infant Asylum.
corner OF Rac" and Magazine streets July
30. 1870. has been probattA in the court of
sac'e->Ion> III this city. The vii! reads AS
follows:
Il was bern liz Wilcox roAntv. Alabama.
and am twcnty-one years OF age the present
month. My name is Mary Smith. am
the daughter ot John Smith and Matild:.
Smith. the latter born Matilda McRcynold>.
both Of whom axe dead.
l give and bcqucath al! and singular
whatever l may die possessed Of in m"v
ahlrS and unmovabic-, rights and credits
TO Elizabeth. O'ConncI!. known in religion
as SISTER Mary Agnes, and institute her .s
mE sol" h.is and universal legatec.
| hereby appoint said Elizahcrh OCnn-
nell. known As Sister Mary Agnes. rNccu-
t-iN OF MY last will and testament.
TN. viii "a> 81 .ncd III the presence ri
James :. Tarlet"n. Michael i. Luther.
George Farrher & Co. and j. Castell.
Third Di-tric, Corrt.-Thr state License
upon Banks.
State against Mechanics AMI Traders
Bank. Sam" Va. Crescent City Bank
Same W. Union Bank of Lou~!nn-Sa,ne
". Merchants :ianh. same v>. southern
Bank.-The sever;t! suits have been to re
cover for !icens" tor year 1870. far CARRYING
on the business OF banking.
1t was agreed by The seycra! banks that
:h.. cases should be t,ie.i together: and tllcy
admit that they are banking corporations,
doing business under The free banking law,
approved April 20. lSJJ3, and the subsequent
banklng laws :inendatoIy thereof: and that
all OF til" defendants HAY. been assessed
upon ti:.ir capita! and property as other
persoD,
Judge Emerson has. rendered Judgment
toy plaintiff III each case. The Southern
Bank has applied tor u new trial, which has
been refused. The Merchants and Traders
Bank has app":lca to tn. Supreme Court
sixth District Interesting to
Steamship Owners.
IN" British aud American Steam Nal;.a-
ton Company have brought sl,i; against
Mcs-r-. Sbley. Guion & Co.. of this city.
They st up that N"ssrs. Sibl.v. Guion Il
Co.. IL commercial ,irm established in the
city Of New Orleans. and composed OF
William c. Slblcv and Washington Dubrou,
"t New Orleans, and jshn =. Williams and
u. GEioH. OF the cT' OF New York. and
Harry I. Hays. the Sheriff OF Orleans. in
soiidc, are justly indebted 20 petitioners in
she full sum OF $4,000
sor this. to VIII: That the petitioners were
th" lawful and sole owners OF the steamship
Florida, her tackle. apparel furniture and
machinery. and that Oh Z: :.hou, june 4.
1900, the said Sibiey. Guion 4 Co., caused "a
writ OF attachment to ISSUE in the said suit.
entitled Sbley. Guion AZ Co. vs.. Fcruie
brothers y To-. No. y, :oJ Gi the docket OF
the Fourth District Court of New Orleans.
and under the said writ of attachment ,h-y
caused the steamer Florida, her tackle, az
parci furniture, machinery, etc. to be- AZ
tached and taken into the possession of ,h,
sad Harry I. Hays. Sheriff of the parish
OF Orleans; and .hat The said steamship
Florida thus attached. Wa. held under
seizure till July -. lSbS, or t..rcabou:s.
when the sa.i seizure was released, and the
said property restored to petitioners, IA the
whole will appear by reference to the pro-
ceeding> in the suit aforesaid, now of record
in tho Fourth District Court
Petitioners further show that at the date
of seizure aforesaid the enid steamship
aforesaid WAS lying N the por. OF New Or |
leans, ana was about t" sail for the port of
Liverpool; that quantity of freight had !
been en- ga ged lor the said voyage, and also |
a large number of cabin and s,eeragc pas. |
~cngers had engaged pas-asc and had pad !!
their passage money in advance, and ~ !
that tim: freight, were active and the ship
would have been able TO obtain !. full cargo
ana u .nil complement of passengers for
i-N'lPoo: ihat III consequence "i sald
~ 'c passengers "ho hah engaged
,iac.s ", IA s'.' '';raL ,, leSiSl'a 'hc.r
GA" ''o"ti''u INV PdSSdSt money