New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-17


Tho following y Of DeceYbee II: ~
No. 304. Desmase 70. Uaited StateA-
\ Appeal IRON the Court of Claims. Th'
i question In this oaso . - - the domiollo. o
the appellant in October. 1858, the timo o
the purchase Of tho cotton, the proceeds O
which are the ssuhjeot Of the controversy
At that time q Landry, in Louiaiau9 th,
place Of tho purchase, was within ~ Con
fedarats lines, and New Orleans, whore, .,
resided, was within the Federal lines. Un
I'll tho breaking out Of the rebellion
Desmase resided in New Orleans, aad whel
the cotton WAs p0sohased ho Wss living q
81. Landry 10 agent for tho Confsderat,
States In the purchase of cotton. The gov
er4ment claims that upon these faets, tn
Judgment against the appellant must b,
affirmed. The appellant clAims that Their
!. no proof that he was in the city Of New
Orleans when It vas captured, and that hi
retidenoe y not material. Dursut ant
Horror tor appellant; Solicitor Genera
Phillips for governments.
UalseA Bsaees Circu1e Court.
| Presentation. e. c. Billings, Distric
Judge.
United States ". Jos. Tujsgue.-Plea o.
/ not guilty on Indictment for passing, etc., u
counterfeit note. Bail fixed at el500, with
Baptiete 40ulonous % bondsman.
n. 8. Hedrick W. New Orleans CONNER
| cisl Bulletin Printing Compa1y.-On mo
ton of James Buckner. Jewell and e. E
Norton, assiguees, ordered to pay &504 80
ton OF the extravegant charge of $345 o.
| or show cause, December 81, Why they
should not be punished for contempt.
John Zshn, tutor. Va. 0ermania Life In
s snrae Company.-Verdict for plaintiff tor
Mrs. L. Thrasher 70. Z. n. Gamer
PLAINTIFF to produce in ten days the tran
script IN the case of the executors of Boyle
W. Tarasher from the district court of
Madison parish.
Supreme Court.
State ex rel. Eugene Seube W. judge of
the Superior District Court-Rule to show
cause Why . mandamus to grant an appeal
and writ of prohibition against further in
terfert noe with relatOr's concert saloon, on
Charities atreet, hxed for December 19, 1876.
SaDerier Criminal Ceurs.
PLEADED GUILTY.
B, SSssrr''ns concealed veap'n'-wi'liau
Assault and battery. etc.-Louis Laser
esky. Assault upon Officer A. r. Henry,
December 6.
Carrying concealed weapons-William
Bibb. One week Parish Prison.
Assault with dangerous pon-Thomas
Mslloy. Motion for . new trial and arrest
Of judgment refused!
JURY FOB JANUARY.
, Tho Jury commissioners were ordered to
draw 400 jurors to Do returned on the first
Tuesday in January.
Elrse District Csurt.
State We. Martha Johnson.-Assault and
battery. Sentence OF three months.
Second District Court.
Suecessioas Of Maria Frost and Coquil
Llado opened. 80
Lizzie, Alice Dennis and Felix Herman
ask to be emancipated.
Fourth District Court.
Adjourned ON motion of Anthony Sam.
bola, Esq, in respect to the memory Of
Joseph Octave Chalon, Esq, late chief
deputy clerk of this court. - 80.
Second JuAseial District Court.
State vs.. Charles Clinton State, Auditor;
Antoine Dubuclet, State Treasurer; r. George
DetlOnde, Secretary of State; and Charles
w. Lowell, Speaker of the House of Repro.
sentatfves. Information for misdemeanor
in Office, while msmbera of the Board of |
under act No. 3, approved
snuary "a, 1914, 1undlng August ~. 1874,
i've warrants drawn by Auditor Clinton, in
favor of George C. Benham. $3i, 500; E. w.
Devices, $27 500; C. w. Lowell, $I4,27s;
s, Mathews, "a, 500, and J. H. Oglesby,
e33. 4O7 80; amounting to $l3S. 557 80, know
og the same to be Illegal and fraudulent |
,laims against the State. Information filed |
n Superior Criminal Court, July "a, 1875,
md transferred from that court to this. |
The case was dismissed December Is, ON |
notion for the counsel for the defense, hsv- |
ng been fixed for trial, the State having |
70 proof, and the defense beng ready for |
rial.