Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-27


No. 524. James III. Miner u.s. Albert Heitmil-
Ter, was taken up this morning. E. G. Caring
ton, Esq. for the plaintiff; E. G. Morgan, Esq,
for defendant.
WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA RAILRoAD.--We
learn that the contractors on the Washington and
Alexandria Railroad have now about 100 men at
work on the line ofthe road.
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Department News.
ATTORNEY Generals OrrIcr-O Opinion, in the
case of the Estate of Madame Sontag Rossi.-Du-
ring professional visit of Madame Sontag Rossi
to the United States she invested twenty thousand
| dollars in stocks of the United States in her own
personal name; and, after her decease administra-
ton upon this property, as legal assets in the
State Of New York, was granted by the surrogate
Of the county Of New York to George Christ, Of
the city Of New York, the attorney in fact Of
| Charles Count Ross husband of Henrietta Rossi
deceased, late Of Vienna, Austria; !" the power Of
attorney referred to having been executed by
Count Rossi after the death Of Madame Sontag
Rossi, and giving to Mr.. Christ authority "to col
| lect and receive any and all money due to me in
any way, and TO sell any stocks standing in my
| name on the books of any company in the United
States, and the dividends on the same to receive"
Held:
l. This power Of attorney does not, by the laws
of the State Of New York, apply to the stocks in
question, which stocks, having been invested In
the name of the wife, and not having been reduced
to possession by her husband during her lifetime,
not, of necessity, money or effects due or grow
| ing due to Count Ross
2. In general, by the statutes Of New York, ad
ministrstion on the estate Of the deceased wife is
grantable to the husband jure mariti but that
rule does not apply here, because the distribution
OF the estates Of decedents is governed by the
personal not the local statute and depends in this
case on the lea domiciiii--that Ia, of Austria
8. In the present the rights of property ap.
pertaining to Count Rossi in the premises, If any,
must be determined in Austria.
4. Count Rossi, being a nonresident alien, ID
not, by the statutes of New York, entitled to ad-
ministration there, and not being entitled himself,
he cannot communicate any representative right Of
administration to Mr. Christ.
g. II Is doubtful whether the mere fact of
given dividend on any stocks Of the United States
being transmitted to the assistant treasurer of New
York for payment makes those stocks local assets
in the State of New York.
INTERIOR DEPARrxESr-The Bountyland Laos
Recent Decisions of the Commissioner of
Pehsions.-ln case Of person entitled to bounty
land under the late act, being insane, the appca-
ton must be made by the conservator or trustee
appointed by the nearest competent judicial au-
thority.
The rights of widow of deceased soldier are
lost in a second marriage, but are revived again on
the death of the second husband. II, however,
there be minor children living of the first husband
they may claim in right Of their father during the
second marriage.
| Under the act of 1850 only such were regarded
as minors as were under twenty-one years of age
at the time the warrant was issued. Under the
present act minority is reckoned prior TO the Sd OF
March, 1885.
power of attorney cannot be executed until
| after the warrant has been issued.
Tha ~. L -
within the provisions Of the act are widows and
minor children.
| In computing the time Of service, in no case Is
mileage allowed
| The Bounty Land applications Time of Lssu
ing the Warrants--Ihe Engrapings, fc.-It Is
now about fifty days since the passage Of the act
granting additional bounty lands to those serving
in the revolution, their widows and In the diff
| ferent wars since 1870. The officers of the PEN
sion Bureau predicted that prior to the first of
next month 100, 900 applications (which was deem
ed extravagant) would be presented at that Office
! To show that their estimate was not too high, we
will now state that up to last evening l0l 800 APP
| plicatons have been filed in that bureau.
II probable that the Office win commence the
issue Of warrants about the LIST of June next as
the engraving Of the plates is rapidly progressing
Already has copy Of the portrait of the Secretary
Of the Navy been completed for the 160-acre war
rant that of the Secretary Of the Interior for the
l20-acre warrant, and that of the Secretary of
War for the S0-acre warrant The portraits of
the President and others are still in the hands of
the engravers. The cngravings already executed
are greatly admired by all who have seen them,
and are proud evidences Of American skill and ge.
MUS in the department Of fine arts.
Clerical Chdnge.-Captain George Gum, Of
Maine, second class ($1, 400,) promoted to third
class, (sl ,e0o,) vice Colonel j. ID. Toll, Of Mchi-
gan, resigned
T. J. Albright, Of Pennsylvania, first class
$1,000 to second class, (sl,4oo,) vice Captain
Gum, promoted.
VIM. Z. Patton, of Wisconsin, a temporary
clerk OF the first class, to permanent clerkship
same class, vice 4. j. Albright, promoted.
NAVY DErARrMEsr.-7ne United States Sloop-
of-par Cydne.-The United States sloop- OF. war
Cyane win probably leave Boston to-day, for the
Gull, to join the force under the command Of Com
modore McCauley. The following is list Of her
officers
Commander, J. b. Wilson; Lieutenants. r. L.
Tilghman, j. N. Barney, J. G. Strain, John Downes !;
Master, A. NJ. DeBree; Surgeon, s. X. Addison !;
Purser, Henry Eting; Midshipman James O.
Walker; Boatswain, Mr.. Ray; Gunner, James d.
w. Clark Carpenter Charles Bordmsn; Sailmaker,
John A. Birdsa
Posr 0TrIcE DEpARTMEST. --Tnjury and Loss
Of Public Documents by Motive understand
complaints are frequently received by the officers
at the Capitol that public documents sent to var-
Gus parts Of the country in many instances fail TO
reach their destination, while, In other cases. they
come to hand in so damaged condition "a to be
almost, If not entirely, worthless II is represented
that the mails are not unfrequenty left on plat
| forms and sidewalks exposed TO the weather and
| to depreciation, and that bags containing public
documents are sometimes thrown Off of mail cars
and stages in 20 careless a manner az to make Il
impossible that their contents should remain unin-