The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-01
Court of Claims.

court OF C1alm4s
THURSDAY OCTOBER 2b.--The court met at Il O'Clock
The Judges all present.
MessIs. Thomas u. Baild. Andrew Wylie, and +. W.
Rque appeared and were sworn attorneys of this court
Judge Scarborough delivered the opinion Of the
IN the James Mccormick NO 50 the law docket
that he petition Of the claiant is defective innot setting
forth the contract which the claim Is founded and ia
stating the action OF Congress thereon required
ly the act Of Congress establishing the court Until the
pei.n Is amended the court viii not make an order to
take testimony.
Mr.. Stewart in No. 90 the gen raj docket (tha
Of Mary Reside executx Of James Reeide moved for
commission to take testimony nesrogatories flied in
The clerks Office and asked leave TO amend the petition
o the claimant; which is granted by consent of the
Solicitor, the case was entered on the law docket
The argument in The j. h Rogers No 81 on the
law docke-the Cherokee claim adjourned from
Yesterday was resumed by MIR Rogers The Solicitor
followed in behalf Of government and lad not concluded
his rtmaI SKIS when the court adjourned
The case OF Letitia Humphrey and others mo- 2 on
The law docket will he open for argument tomorrow
Adjourned.
TIpAY OCTOBER 2G--The court met at IL O'Clock The
Judges were all resent.
Messrs. John ). reven, ir John r. Hilley, and John
A. Linton, of Washington appeared an were at
torneys OF this court.
The argument in the Of J. X. Rogers was closed
this morning and the submitted for the decision
OF the court to whether testimony be taken
II is claimed hat the petitioner 'and Cherokees, resid-
ing in States east of the Mississippi, numbering lib
persons according to the taken by the Indian de-
larment in 1851 entitled by the treaty OF 1885 aud
supplement thereto 10 their propnrtionate share per
OF S5o 947 10 and above the Of S914 026
H. found due per statement of the accounting officers
o. the treasury and the settlement made by Congress in
ls5i in pursuance Of the principles established by the
the 18th and 18th article Of the treaty of 1885, and
amounts in the aggregate 10 se2,625 ~
Mr. Badger stated TO the court that the Of ietta
Humphrey set apart for argument at this session.
rot quite ready, and asked for its postponemen unu
tomorrow; whereuron adjourned.
SATURDAY oct. 27.-The court met q. IL O'Clock The
JUDGES were all present,
H. Tie Gaze Amanzon Huston, of Texas--Alexander
H. Erans. ESQ, for the ciaimant-Judge Gilchrst deli
dido anrgl n.
for mail service performed in Tie state Of Texas after
the period Of apnexation and after The letting 1916
when the mails suddenly increased to
weight The Post ciilce Department had no power &c
hquidate The claim The court decided the to be
within the jurisdiction Of the court, and ordered the
In The case 0. NJ. G. Emery Of Washington Judge
Backiord delivered tie olinion of the court This Il
clam for labor &c. in ha Hing marble to be used in the
construction Of the Capitol extension, and amounts to
the OF 50 3J5 The decided that the petition
i defective and until II il amended order will be
made for taking testimony These cases were submitted
without argument
The case Of Leti,ia Humphrey apart for this day
vas taken up-C A. sherman. Esq. u Washington, APP
ptafng for The claimant II is claim for damsges I'M
der provision in the ninth article Of the treaty
cineed between the United states and spain the I'D
day Of FebruaIy, 1872 arising Of the invasion East
Florida IN tic years 1912 and 1913 the destruction
u the property Of the Spanish officers and citizens
siding there by the military and naval forces Of the
tned States. The provision alluded TO reads
'Ihe United States will abstraction To be made
"r the injuries, IT. any which by process Of law, sh be
cNiabried 10 have teen spanish oncers
and Spanish inhabitants by the late operations Of the
American army in Florids.r
Nj Sherman had not concluded his opening argument
when The court Adjourned.
MONDAY, Oct. 2o--Thc Court met at IL O'Clock. The
Judges all present.
Francis H. Iavicge Fsq., 81 Baltimore appeared and
nae sworn attorney Of This Court.
Mr.. Sherman resumed his argument in the Of Ie-
itia Humphrey and others tho Florida claim adjourned
from Saturday and had not concluded his remarks
when the Court adjourned at till TO morrow at l.
o'clock.
We understand hat the claim of the officers and crew
The brig General Armstrong l. SGT for argument the
10Th ,f Noy ember.