The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-07-13

,nent r,,instatetl. Affirmed.
The decree OF the Supreme Court, en-
forcing the ordinance of the City Coun- i
eli in reference to the erection Of
wooden buildings in certain specliieo
portions of the city, puts an END 10
three years. litigation upon that n'atter'
The Court DEGREES that the City had the
mower to enact an ordinance defining
the limits within WHICH, wooden bolla-
ipgs should not be erected. The oecis-
ion, being in favor of the City, calls 1or
the tearing down of some twenty
wooden houses. The Mayor and City
Council will, no doubt, grant Il reason
able extension of time, in which the
persons interested may arrange to erect
new buildings, or to rent others nnii'
in compliance with the law. |
Saturday night, about one O'Clock,
the steam saw and planning mill OF
4erspach 4 Herring, located miles
above town, was discovered to be on
fire. and was destroyed, together with
| about two hundred thousand feet Of
lumber. The engine, planning machine
and other machinery are badly dam
aged. The loss will amount to So,5oo,
zone of which is covered by insurance.
rhe fire, Mr.. Gerspach thinks, origl-
nated from the furnace.
i The Judges Of the Supreme Court
nave been very industrious in the dis
charge of the duties imposed. a num-
| Ger of decisions were rendered on Mon
day The opinions read by the Court
nave been received with general favor,
aud with comments from all sides,
very Mandatory of the members OF the
Court. Tho TELEGRAPH is pleased to
add it's mite. to the weight Of opinion
IN the same direction.
i Judge J. G. Egan, Assistant Attor'
ney- General OF the State, is in town
He represents the Board OF Liquidation
. III I, case brought before the Supreme
: Court, by Il. j. Forstali to compel the
Board to fund certain Levee Bonds
Judge w. W. Howe represents tht
, holders OF the bonds. The cs,se "a'
Argued yesterday. We understand tina
, the amount involved is about one mil
e lion dollars. ...
: Mr.. A. G. futile, of Nicksburs, wh'
visited our city on Tuesday in connec
Clon with Il table of distances, fares an'
l. other useful Information for The patron
u Of the Vicksburg, Shreveport y IeNa
Railroad, met with tine success, tn'
speaks in the highest terms of the gen
y ,tlemanly treatment he received IRON
= our merchants. The showing made b.
our business men ON his card reflect
great credit on their business enterprise
i T. The members of Ouuchitt Fire Com
IS p.,ny, No. l, and of Monroe Hook :
J. Ladder Company will give II bs'skt
j. picnic at the P,,rgoud Mounds
Il Wednesday, the 18th, to which the
l. friends are respectfully invited. tn
a occasion will no doubt afford enJo!
ii ment to all who attend.
'e All the applicants for license 10 Pf;'
tee law, whose names were publ'she
m last week, were admitted to the Bar L
e. the Supreme Court The followir
named gentlemen have since apple
L. and been admitted: james Jet1'ri
10 and j. II. Thornton, of Rapides, Al
ne j.. A. Cotton, OF New Orleans.
III,
|ly| We submit a summary of the deci
I'd. ions rendered, so far, by the Supren
,n- Court. We hope to give the decision
. to be rendered hereafter, II more crit
ent cal examination but, this week, it h
been impossible.
The stage for Bastrop, rs we are
!. formed by Mr.. Dobson, will leave No
'' roe daily upon the arrival of the ira
=" in the afternoon, and not, as formerl
= lin the morning.
.th. N~A half sheet is rendered necessal
lin this week, by a heavy press of work
and attorneys and their clients. We sh
or tissue full sheet next week.
JACOB LEVY. wM. B. CLAIR
anu EvY h CLARKE,