New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-20
THE COURTS.
The Lottery Company Pursues the Ticket
Vendors,

The Louisiana State Lottery Company vs.
F. A. Gonzales.-This company represents
that Gonzales is truly indebted 10 it in the
sum of $4,000 for this: By the act of the
Legislature incorporating petitioner. Of
August II, 1868, the company is expressly
granted for and during the term of twenty
five years, from the first day of JANUARY,
1869, the ole and exclusive privilege Of es-
tablishing and authorizing a lottery, or
series of lotteries, and selling and dis. losing
of lottery tickets, policy. combination, de-
vices and certificates and fractional parts
thereof, and said act further provides that
"any person or persons selling or offering or
exposing for sale after the thirtyfrst of
December, 1868, any lottery policy or com
bination ticket, devices or certificates, or
fractional parts thereof, in violation Of this
act and of the ri ghts and privileges herein
granted to this corporation, shall be liable
in damages in sum not exceeding $3OO0
nor less than $1,000 for each otftnse, recov-
cradle by suit before any court of compe-
tent Jurisdiction
Petitioner AYERS that all the requirements
of said act of the Legislature have been
COMPLIED with by this petitioner; that the
said F. A. Gonzales did sell one or more
tickets of the Royal Havana Lottery, a lot
terry drawn out of this State, viz atHavana,
Cuba, in direct contravention and violation
of said act of the Legislature and OF petit
toner's rights and immunities, and greatly
to the injury and detriment of its business.
and that the company has suffered damage
therefrom to the full amount OF $4,000, which
it Is entitled to recover.
A similar suit has been instituted in this
court by the Louisiana Lottery Company
against P. A. Desforges.
The New Vouchers in Court.
The State of louisiana eX rel. Henry ".
Soares, has entered suit in this court
against James A. Graham. Auditor. Peti
toner alleges that he is agent of fifty-seven
certain vouchers or certificates of indebted
ness issued to sundry persons, and by
them duly Endorsed. in blank, drawn by
William Vigers, Clerk of the House Of Rep
resentatives of Louisiana, amounting in the
aggregate to the sum of Sll .599 80: and
also agent of thirty other vouchers or GER
certificates of Indebtedness issued to sun
dry persons, drawn by Charles II. Merritt,
Secretary of the Senate, amounting to the
sum of $202l; that these vouchers were issued
for the purpose of detraying certain OF the
expenses Of the Legislature of 1871, ard are
approved by ehe proper committees of each
house, respectively: that the grand total OF
said certificates or vouchers amounts to the
sum of $l3,6l6 So
The relatOr AYERS that ne has applied to
the Auditor, and made repeated demands
of him to recognize relat0rs rights herein.
by issuing to him. as agent. certificates of
Indebtedness of the State, in exchange and
settlement of the vouchers to the extent Of
said sum of Sl3, Ole So
But the Auditor refused to cOmpl V with
the just and lawful demand of relator, TO
his great injury and denial of justice.
whereby he has suffered loss and damage,
for which the law affords relator DO sutti-
cient relief by ordinary process. and to
insure his right herein a wit of mandamus
is necessary.
Wherefore, petitioner prays that a writ of
mandamus issue directed to James Graham,
Auditor, commanding him TO forth with
comply with the demand of relator as set
forth in this petition. Petitioner prays
that this writ be served on the Attorney
General.
District COnrts.
1t is limited a suit for damages will grow
out of the circumstances that Mr. Nc knight,
who has the right 10 sprinkle the streets
with water, will not be let alone, notwith
standing he is covered by an INJUNCTION.
The suit of the two parties who severally
claim to be the relict of the late Walter Il.
Wheyland, is fixed for Friday, il the Eighth
District Court.
Messrs. William Baker and William
Mccullough, experts. have been allowed the
sums of $50 and $500, respectively.
United States District Court-Spanish
LHHO uTssbss.
In the suit of Mrs. F. E. Trudeau against
the United States, the complainant claims
from the government certain lands granted
to Jean Delazes on the sixth of May, 1904.
The court yesterday decided that the com
plainant was entitled to 467 9S-I00 acres of
land, recoverable from the United States in
kind, and 30,75S 2l-l00 acres for which it is
ordered certificates of location upon any
public lands be issued.
II United states Circuit Court.
An Injunction upon c. S. Sauvinet, Sheriff,
has been applied for to restrain this officer
from proceeding to sell the stock in trade
of John DAILY.
A decision was rendered in the case of F.
Cook and J. j. McComb against +. B. Ernst
ct ais. dire Getting an Injunction to issue, re-
straining the defendants from either making
or vending any of the cotton ties in the suit
1.-THE open slot. A similar injunction was
directed to issue against the remaining de-
PENDANTS, who include all the cotton tie
vendors in the city.
United States District Court-is Admiralty.
1t was ordered that the libel against the
schooner Prima Donna be taken pro con-
fessc, the parties interested being IN default.
Parties interested are to show cause, on
the twentieth instant. why the owner Of the
steamer Richmond should not have leave to
bond the same.
Richard S. Newcombe, of New York. was
admitted to practice.
The exceptions to the libels against the
steamers Indiana, Henry Ames. G. b.
Church and Dexter were all set for trial OF
the twenty-third instant.
United States District CGurt-In Bank
ruptcy.
In the case of Levy, Dieter and others. it
is ordered that the assignee pay Dieter $3.50
ont OF the funds in his hands.
Clerical Comments.
While upon the subject of charcery bills,
it may be well to notice the remark of
Prince John Van Buren,, who was retained
in chancery suit in the federal court Of
New York.
Said he after the clerk had read the bill
for three hours, Il have the honor to pre-
sent to the court the greatest web OF the
smallest spider in America
It is needless to add that similar i'm
preston invariably attacks reporters and
uninterested parties who are compelled to
read the documents, tor, as Remarked by
one OF the Bohemians, "Beiore you have got
to tie bottom OF the bill you're reading,
you ve forgotten what there Is at the top
In the United States Senate, on the four
teenth instant, Mr.. Kellogg presented the
petition of the heirs OF George cameron,
praying indemnity for spollatlons committed
by the French prior to 1901, which was Or
deIed to lie on the table.
He also presented the petition OF James
H. Hummel and William A. Bryan, pub
fishers of OR Home Jo,rpal, of New Or
leans. Louisiana, in favor of the bill before
Congress for placing type on the free list,
which was referred TO the Committee on