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AxxArol1s, OCT. 5Tu. 1873

ANNAPoLIs, OCT. 5Tu, 1891.
! This morning, according to a pre-
vioas arrangement made between
counsel, Mr.. Writ, on behalf Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com psny,
at the opening of the Chancery Court
now IN session, called the attention Of
the Chancellor 10 the case of the in.
junction at the suit Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Rail Road Company, which
the Counsel for the Canal COMPANY
had set down for final hearing at the
present term Of the Court.
Mr.. Writ said, that as the discus
sion OF an important case, between
the Bellona Gunpowdcr Company and
the Baltimore and Susquehanna Rail
Road Company had already been
commenced. he would not press for the
hearing Of the case between the Rail
Road and Canal Companies, until the
conclusion Of the argument now pend
ing; but that he wished to ascertain
whe Their it could be arranged, that the
Rail Road and Canal case would GER
tainly be taken up next. The Chan.
cellor said, he considered the case to
be so important, that he would with
pleasure take It up at any time agreed
on by the Counsel, lin preference to any
other, and would for that purpose. even
suspend an argument actually begun,
and postpone any other business, which
The positive rules Of the Court did not
prevent. TWAS then arranged by the
mutual consent Of Counsel, that the
hearing should be deferred until the
conclusion Of the pending argument,
which will probably be terminated on
Saturday next.
The Counsel attending for the Canal
Company we're Messrs. Writ, Jones,
and a. G.. Magruder-Mr. r. s. Cox
was prevented by illness from attend
ing. General Mercer, the President
Of the Canal Company, was also pre-
sent. The Counsel attending for the
Rail Road Company were Messrs. Ia
ney, Gwynn, Johnson and Latrobe,
The discussion Of the case, will pro-
badly be commenced on Monday next.
Mississippi and Lake PoncharfrGin
Canal. the Philadelphia Ga
zette Of Saturday we copy the follow
ing paragraph.
We understand that our enterpri-
sing fellow citizens, Gen. Cameron anal
MIR. M'Cord, have proposed to cut the
the Canal between the Mississippi and
Lake Ponchartrain in the short time
Of four months-on terms that are con.
sidered equally advantageous to the
/ contractors and the New Orleans
Canal aud Banking Co. Itis supposed
The cutting of this Canal will effectual.
~ drain the swamps in the rear Of New
Orleans, and thereby materially i'm.
prove the health Of the city--the level
to be thrown on the upper aide Of the
Canal will protect the city from future
inupdation from the effect Of any
oTevice above"
Itappears from the Charleston news
papers, that the cousiitutionality Of
the Tariff laws is TO be brought before
one If the State tribunals. IN the form
Of an action If trover, 20 be brought by
the importer Of some goods, against the
collector If this port, who retains the
goods. and refuses to deliver them, IN
less the duties accrued On them, under
the Tariff act q 1899. be frs, paid or
secured 20 be paid. Thanks 10 the
95ih section Of the Judiciary Act. pro
tectsd, and 50 10 speak. re enacted by
the last Congress. u any Court Of thc
State Of SOslh Carolina can BE- found
J wiiful enough 10 decide against tbc con
stiiutionslily Of the revenue Jaws, a.
they stand, !, will cnly be to have tie
decision reversed BY the Supreme
Court Of the United States. A differ
ent event ef such a suit. Mould be, IT,
eject, az abolition of the Union.
INm. InL
. The ciyil authorities O( Norfolk have
traoo.ed n ouayaotios an that mart na