New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-20
THE COURTS.

Yesterday was the first day of the Febru-
ary term in the United States district Court.
In the libel against the steamer Great
Republic by J. NJ: Thompson, the libel is
dismissed, the. release bond Cancelled, the
defendant paying costs"
dered to be sold by the marshal within ten
days notice.
Joseph {. Gilmore, Esq, was admitted to
practice.
In the United States Circuit Court, the
grand jury not having agreed upon any
bills, will meet again to-day.
In the suit of Bouisson against the city, in
the Sixth District Court, plaintiff sued the
city, as legatee of the city of Lafayette, for
City Surveyor, in order to lay off some I'M
improved property. Judge Cooley said:
have not been able to discover under
what law the city of Lafayette was indebt-
ed to the plaintiff. He was acting at the
time as Surveyor under appointment of the
Council, and there is no evidence to show
that this work was anything extra beyond
the duties which he undertook to perform
when he accepted the office
was extra, must take it for granted that,
being in the line of duty generally per
formed by the City Surveyor, it was per
formed by him as City Surveyor, and for
the salary attached to the office IT, there
fore, the city of Lafayette did not owe him
anything. the city of New Orleans does not
owe him anything, and there must be iudg-
ment in favor of defendant.
Alfred E. Billings has entered suit in the
Eighth District Court against William
Weber, praying for writ of injunction for
bidding Weber from interfering with petit
toner in the possession of the office of Re
corder of the Fourth District. Petitioner
AYERS that the Office has been declared
vacant by the City Council, and he has been
commissioned by Governor Warmoth.
Judge Dibble has ordered that defendant
show cause on Saturday, the twenty-fourth
instant, why he should not be enjoined and
restrained from interfering with plaintiff in
the possession of said Office.
On motion, in this Court. Of Rufus
NAPLES, attorney for the city-that the
mandamus issued herein has been made per
emptory, and that the respondents, the
Ship Island Canal Company, consisting of
John Lockwood, r. y. Harrison, Jam S
l.. Thompson, L. p. Stearns, Samuel
Bridges, George f. Booth, and John V.
Douglass, refuse to obey the mandamus-
it is ordered that attachments issue for
said respondents, and that they be brought
into court Friday next, the twenty-third of
February, 1872. at 10 A. NJ, to show cause
why they should not be punished for CON
tempt of court.
The ease OF Mrs. Henrietta S. Morft vs.
Josephine Fuentes. in reference to some
lands in the Third District of this city. the
title to which was given by Daniel Clarke
to Commodore Porter, of the United States
navy, has been fixed for trial today. Mrs.
Myra c. Gaines is called in warranty and
appears in person.
In the case Of Thomas Duffy, suing Phila-
dephia Fire COMPANY No H. to recover the
value of mule said TO have been killed by
collision with the compauy's hose carriage,
defendants have filed an answer, DENYING
that any damage was caused plaintiff S
mule, and furthermore, that at the time OF
the collision, the plaintiff vehicle and ami
NAL were not standing in proper position
on the street.