The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-13


day: Mrs. Catherine Burkhart, wife Of 8. A
Reech, and Chas. Dupont.
Third District Court.
+. D. Cretien, as attorney for o. Zangssi, flee
before this court yesterday motion, in which il
is alleged that his client is the owner Of lot OF
ground in the Third District, on GENTLY Road
near Bayou Savage The city OF New Orleans
has applied for decree recognizing its privilege
upon this property for drainage. Zangasi sets
firth that he has obtained from the Recorder
OF Mortgages certificate containing recital oil
an inscrlp. ioE Of mortgage for drainage taxes,
resulting from Judgment obtained in the late
Eighth District Court, and that Act 48, Of 1877,
exempts from such taxation all lands living north
of the M.tairie Ridge, Mariguy Avenue, Bayou
Salvage and Peoples Avenue. The Recorder is
ordered to show cause On October 10th why this
privilege should not BE- erased.
Andre llsud has filed q like application.
W. P. O'Hern has entered suit against the city
OF New Orleans, praying for writ Of ipj junction,
TO restrain the sheriff from selling his property
for city taxes. The writ vas issued.
Fifth District Court.
State OK rel Henry W. Soares vs.. the Hebrew
Congregation Dispersed OF judah.
In this case the relator sppl es to the court for
q msndamus to compel the congrega ion to re-
admit him as member thereof. la his petition
he AYERS that at q pre- GUIDED meeting Of said
present, for some reason unknown to him, he
was expelled thsrefrom, and all his rights as
member thereof forfeited.
About two months ago relator brought an
action in the Fourth District Court, and the
same was dismissed on an exception fled BY de-
PENDANT, showing that the court had no iurisdic-
ton over religious matters.
Rslator not being satisfied with the decision Of
Judge Houston, he applied to Judge Rogers for q
mandamus, and was granted q rule nisi which
came on for trial last week, the arguments taking
up fully four days.
Yesterday Judge Rogers refused the man.
damus, on the ground that the suit was still
pending in the Fourth District Court; new trisl
not having been applied for, the only remedy LETT
the reator being an appeal TO the Supreme Court.
This case is very interesting one, and con-
tain, great many new points in law, it being
the first case Of the kind tried in q court Of
justice. and will probably be taken up TO the
Supreme court.
Judge Whitaker has ordered venire OF Jurors
to serve the coming November term.
As mary imp0r ant cases will be disposed OF
during that mouth, it should be the duty Of cii-
zsns TO respond with alacrity.
Superior Criminal Court.
ARRANGEMENTS.
Stabbing-Juus Wilcox
Burgary-Alphons 5palI, alias Guinea.
Shooting With intent to commit murder-W. u.
Gernon.
Grand larcenv-wllis Patterson, Solomon
Carter, Geo. Griffia, Paul Toussaint, alias Flood,
Joe Scot
hUUDeFy-Wd. OAlu dHu JOHA LOW
Embezziement-TOm Lewis.
Assaut-Marshsl Kerr, Peter Leverdi.
Assault on member Of the Crescent City 70
lice force-E. Murphy.
Carrying concealed weapons Frank Aiken.
Jos. Maids N pleaded guilty, and was sentenced
to pay fine Of IS or FIVE days In the Parish
Prison.
Sam Manning suffered the same penalty.
BREAKING.
VIM, johnson and Henry Williams.
ACQUITTED.
John Harnett.
State VS.. Elias Gibson. Jury out.
The Grand Jury, after holding quite lengthy
go sion, brought in so Indictment against party
whose name was withheld.