New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-13
COURT RECORD.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER -, 1873.
United States Circu;. Cour,

United States Circuit Court.
The following is the order of J nd ge Weeds.
from the minutes of the court:
In chancery-Frank A. Ames, Samuel l..
Post VS.. New Orleans, Mobile and Texas
railroad Company ct al.-This cause was
submitted to the court upon the bill, petit
ton, answer and affidavit fled with the pc
tltlon, and upon consideration the court
orders:
That the said plaintiff have leave to COM
pete the whole, or SO much thereof as may
be practicable, of the railroad of the New
Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad Com
pany as extends from the crossings of said
railroad on the Bayou Lofurche, at or near
Donaldsonville, in the parish of Ascension,
Ia the State of Louisiana, and the town OF
VerniliOnville, in the parish Of Lafayette,
and to put the same in order for operation
and use. And the cost of the materials,
supplies and labor, including the iron rails.
shall DE charge in favor Of the said
trustees IN their accounts with the said
company under the deed of trust, and they
are authorized to borrow money or &c create
debt for the purpose. But a full report
must be filed at every rule day of the con-
tracts, progress of the work, costs and eX-
penses, as to show the court what has been
done and is proposed. Exact accounts must
be preserved of all acts and doings, and
vouchers LOT every expenditure
The court reserves to the defendants and
to any party interested as bondt older or
morsagee to file objections to the accounts
and TO move for the revocation Of this oF-
der upon petition showing the objections
and interest of the petitioners.
W. d. WOOD,
United States Circuit Judge for the Dis
trict OF Louisiana.
December 5, 1873.
Superior District Court.
Robert Ray VS.. Charles Clinton, State
Auditor, and Antoine Dubuclet, State Treas
urer-Injunction made perpetual Salaries
OF constitutional officers to be paid before
all other warrants except those issued to
the Charity Hospital, Deaf, Dumb and
Blind and Insane Asylums.
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Com
papy w. S. Observation-Disclosures that
letters patent Nos. 1850, $50 and PSI are
good and valid and the property of plain
tiff. Injunction issued against S. Mendel-
sohn for Infringement; that plaintiff srecov-
er profits and costs, the amount to be de-
termined by r. Ii. Shannon. master in
chancery.
First District Court.
TRUE BILL.
State VS.. Captain Evans-False imprison-
men..
State VS.. Manuel Police del Nodal-Horse
stealing. Plea of not guilty.
State VS.. Henry ColeInaD-Assault with
intent to commit murder Plea OF guilty OF
assault,
State VS.. Henry and Francis Jordan-As-
sault and battery. Plea Of guilty OF as
sault.
State VS.. William J. Mccall, Dan Carr
Second District Court.
Successions OF Nayier DrolI and Paul
Bloch opened.
Fourth District Court.
David Fisher VS.. William Bogel.-Suit for
damages for $500 for refusal Of defendant
to furnish plaintiff with Il glass Of soda
water, on account of his color. Defendant
denies that plaintiff asked, or was refused a
glass of soda water; also, that the stand was
sub let to w. w. Chapman. against whom
the action should be brought. Defendant
asked for trial by jury, which failed to
agree, and the matter is to be decided by
the court.
Fifth District Court.
Henry Silver Va. Isaac Landmore.-Peti-
tioI alleges defendant borrowed OF plaintiff
Sl2Q, agreeing to execute his note of Si25 at
ninety DAYS. Instead Of this he signed the
S4iS
transaction to plaintiff, who was ignorant
of defendants first name, and who would
not have loaned money on such terms.
Wherefore he claims Judgment for sl25.
G. Cavaroc Il Son VS.. w. 2. Harper ct
als-Petition sets forth that the sheriff. on
writ III tue case of Daniel & James d.
Edwards VS.. Fairbanks 81 Gilman, has
seized and taken possession of, and adver-
t:sed for sale. all the sugar and molasses
contained in the refinery of Fair banks &
Gilman; that this property does not and
never did belong to the defendants in that
case, but was always owned by petitioners;
that they notified defendants of that fact;
that defendants disregarded that notice.
and unless restrained will sacrifice said
property and damage petitioners to the
amount of at least $40, S62 30.
Wherefore. prayer for citation of defend
ants. and setting aside of the seizure; that
the property be decreed to be petitioners;
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