New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-09
COURT RECORD.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1876.
U,,red State. Circuit Court

U01te0 states SOuESs
V. H. Gill vs.. S. B. Packard.-Cause
ordered to be shown February ~ why the
case should not be remanded to the Sixth
District Court.
A. Eustis, assignee, ETC.. vs. j: j. !mhof
and i've others.-Exceptions fixed tor tine
n:nete enth instant.
A. Eustis and D. Urban, assignees, etc.,
Vs. eighteen respondents.-Exceptloas over
United States va. John Henderson.-Viol-
alton of revenue Laws. Plea of not guilty.
Bond of $4,000. John McGintry surety.
United States VS.. ". j. Behan and John
Thoru.-Same charge. plea and bond OF
$4,000. Richard H. Wood and Loving 1.
Murdoch. securities.
Frank F. Case Va. c. Weysham.-Ont trial,
and jury out, with permission to return a
sealed verdict. :,
On motion of Hon. J. A. Campbell, Ernest
T. Florance was admitted to practice IN the
United States courts of this circuit.
Western OIL Company vs. New Orleans,
s.. Louis and Chicago Railroad Company
Rule dismissed.
Superior District Court.
In re- Home Made Shoe and Clothing
Manufacturing COmpany.-On presentation
and reading Of the charter of the company
the order appointing the receiver Joseph
S. Priest was revoked.
In re New Orleans Mechanics Society
The petition of A. Rochereau & Co. alleges
thew are creditors of the New Orleans
Mechanics Society for the sum OF So 900,
with ten per cent interest thereon from
June IL. 1875: that they are the holders and
owners of two certain promissory notes tor
the sum of $4,000 each. dated at , New Or;
leans on the eleventh OF June. 1907, and
made nayable ono year after date, drawn
hv the said New Orleans Mechanics Society
~ ;ts own order. and by it Endorsed through
Williamson Smith, it's then acting president,
and bearing interest at the rate OF OF elgnt
per cent annually, from maturity until PAID
That in order to secure the payment OF
the said notes IN capital anu iIooa o1 %
also of attorneys fees in case OF legal pro,
ceedings to obtain the payment OF said
notes. which fees, fixed at five per cent on
fine amount claimed the said society pound
it.eif TO nav. the said Mechanics society
through its said acting president speclaily
mortgaged and hypothecated IN IasEI y.
Jonh Davidson. and any subsequent 1olue.'
ertv. binding itself not to sell, ailenato " 81
cumber the same to the pre]udlce VI .ne
mortgage thus granted. to w.t.
certain portion of ground, stua.1u
IN the First District of this city, IN the
square bonded by Canal, Baronne, Common
and Philppa NOW Dryadesl streets, meas meas
uring - feet front on fninppa NY ~ IN.
aQesi street. " OO AAASs. T-.:-o,
of the ground now occupied by the Cnivel
city of louisiana, in the direction OF Cana
street, by $50 feet in depeh' oet"eeA
A certain lot of ground, situated II
the same district and square, aesiena.e.
by the No. "a, on plan annexed " a ps 90
Of sale by the State of Louisiana 70 roy
A. Porter, passed in the ONCE Oh ~ w. "a a
Tallarie. late a notary in tins Guy VI a .n
twenty. fifth of May, 1850. Sa,0 :,; ~ 1no,
ures % feet inch front on PhinPPa 'ao,
Dryades) street, $50 feet on one sue a. a,
l5S feet l2s inches on the line OF toe Nv
%, and % feet inches in width IN tho ie'
On lot No. 81. ;r
Together with all the buildings anu III
provements thereon, rights, ways, &C.,
tudes, privileges and advantages tnereun'
belonging Or in any wise appertainlng. s.
Petitioners aver that the entire oe0t ~
which the said mortgage was executed We xa
$2o 900. represented by the two notes ~
$1,000 each, exclusive of interest, nei0 !
aforesaid by petitioners, and by two otns
notes Of like description and amount. 8,
That the contracting or creation OF I?
said debt and the execution of the sal
notes and mortgage % aforesaid were dul
authorized by . resolution OF the sal
society adopted on tho thirty. OF Ma.
1867 As the whole will more fully appe'
by reference to the two notes held 80 stor