New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-21
THE COURTS.

Yesterday was call day. and hence but
little business was accomplished
The Supreme Court read decisions on the
twenty-ninth.
This court will call city cases for the first
four days of the coming week.
The city of New Orleans, rs the trans
fierce of the late City of Jefferson: is sued
by Rufus f. Rose, school teacher, for
salary due him for the balance of the year,
he having been discharged before the time
expired. The circumstances OF the dis
missal were for an assault upon William A.
Lewis, employed in the Office of the super
intendent, the prOvOcatiOn, according to
the statement Of the plaintiff, being an as
sault by Lewis on the children of the petit
toner, summed up in the following charges
made by the superintendent:
That the said Rufus E. Rose. in entering
the said Office, being also the office and
place of business of the State Board of Edu
cation and of the Board of School Directors
for the city Of New Orleans, at the time
above mentioned, making it the scene OF
his cruel and brutal assault on the person
Of the said w. A. Lewis, committed an ac:
of indignity and disrespect toward said
board, indicating untitness to teach IN the
public schools of the State.
Juding by presidents heretofore estab
lished in the Sixth District Court, there can
he little doubt of a judgment against the
city.
In suit against the maker of promissory
| note in the Seventh District Court, the dc
PENDANT set up that he had signed dis
tillery bond in the service, and until
relieved from that bond he could not pay
the note. Notwithstanding judgment, was
| rendered against him. The amount OF the
note was $377l 81.
| Promissory note cases, as a general thing,
| formed the greater part of the cases heard
| in the civil courts yesterday.
The suit by way Of habeas corpus against
| the SuperiOress of the House of Good Shep
| herd, referred to in our edition of Friday
morning, resulted in obtaining possession OF
| the party sought, and in a fine against the
| superioress for contempt, in not Obeylng
| the writ, which was, however, subsequently
| RENTED.
The Judgment in another of the land cases
| lately pending in the United States District
| COurt-that is, the ascot Caleb Gushing
| against the United States-was lately made
| final. The decree is, that Gushing is en-
titled to patents for 2l22 e2-lOO acres,
| composed of lands enumerated Ill the
| schedule; that Gushing is also entitled to
recover from the United States certificates
of location for 64,l0l 33l00 acres. to
| be located on any public lands of the United
| States subject to private entry, under the
sixth section of the act of Congress of July,
| 1860.
In the libel suit against the steamer Bra
| dish johnson, libelants are to show cause,
| on the twenty second, why the libel should
| not be dismissed on the grounds filed.
In the bankruptcy case of Jonas II. Levy,
Anderson d. Dieter and Auguste De-
sOmmes. members of the firm of Levy &
| Dieter. Dieter. GOldstein & Co.. and A.
| Dessommes. Levy & Co.. the court sitting
| in bankruptcy Yesterday ordered that they
| be forever discharged from all debts and
| claims which existed at the time their petit
ton was filed, excepting the debts ex-
empted by the bankrupt act.
In the United States Circuit Court. in
the case of Mrs. Virginia Minor against by
mond and Lally. involving the sale Of the
Fairvew plantation, situated in the parish
of PaGuemines, the judgment was yester-
dav final. The court did not consider the
charge of fraudulent combination estab-
lished by the evidence, but considered the
sale mil '.for the want Of proper advertise
ment by the United States marshal in the
parish" The decree is that the complain
ant in chancery have judgment against the
defendants annulling the sale of the Fair
view plantation sold by the marshal on
execution in the case of Mrs. Margaret
Deas against Mrs. Moncure and others.
That the property be restored to the COM
plainant on refunding to defendants the
money which shall be due for purchase
price and improvements. That the case be
referred to the master in chancery to report
upon profits realized by defendants from
the estate.
In the case of the United States against
c. Cummings and two others of the crew of
the ship Chapman, charged with and true
bill found against them for revolt. in as
saulting the master. the jury found against
them verdict of guilty, recommending
the accused to the mercy Of the court.
The mandamus on Judge Cooley in the
Rabell lottery ticket controversy, was con-
tinued to the twenty-seyenth.