The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-16
LOCAL ws.

Tine hocx-islAsp BADGE csss-we mentioned last week
that 'ns 'ehAe chamber was occupied by the Supreme
o0ui' Anu &c hoeee paragraph going the rounds which
states that The Supreme Court had engaged hearing
an argument on motion Cor injunction the
United states the Railroad Bridge Company and the
ROCK Island and Chicago railroad The above statement
originated IN an error which IL proper The
case has been heard by the Supreme Court
the Supreme Court at any time occupied the Senate cham
Der.
The cause referred to pending before the United States
circuit court Tor the district Of Illinois bill filed in that
court IN November last. for hearing before the
Hon. THOMAS Drummond, Of that district early in De
eemoef, ana vas postponed stipulation between the
parues providing that il should be heard before his
honor Mr. Justice Mclean the city OF Arlington
saturday. the z4th Of February On that day the parties
peaed before his honor in the appropriated the Su
preme Court, and the hearing down for the
place on the next succeeding Saturday The then
opened p Mr. Hoyne the district attorney Of Illinois, for
the United States and by Mr. Norman b. Judd of Chicago
for the defendants The hearing then adjourned till the
following tuesday when the courtroom being occupied in
the hearing of before the Supreme Court Mr. Justice
Mclean by the courtesy of the President Of the Senate
permitted TO sit in the Senate chamber justice OF the
Illinois circuit The argument then continued
part OF the railroad companies by Mr.. John o. Sargent
and ON "wednesday concluded by Mr. Reyerdy Johnson
the same side, and by Attorney General Gushing for the
United States.
There questions of and interest
in the case The first regards the right OF State lay
its highways through public lands Of the United States
which have been reserved time for special by the
President and the second touches the right Of the United
States az proprietor and possessing the power Of
and navigation, to interfere, without special
Of Congress in the premises prevent the erection OF
bridges over the Mississippi where they may be deemed
distractions.
Judge Mclean took the papers the case and reserved
his decision.
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILRoAp.--The official report of
the business of this road for the month Of February
been published which shows the for the to
have been follows.
~ Main s,a o stem n Wash c Dr. Totals
For freight l65,a65 "a 1892 90 l63,32s Is
ls5,44l 81 sl,4sl 40 2ls,so3 os
As compared with the corresponding month Of 1884, we
have the following result Decrease, the STEM
passengers lis s and freight 500 sol 49, while
the Washington Branch there So 63
leaving the total decrease the receipts of the entire road
81 for the month"; compared with the
pondiBg month of last year.
The srAvE ANT BARREL mAcmsE.--The Metropolitan
Fair at the Sn ,nian Institution closed Wednesday
evening last o. the most interesting and useful articles
exhibition utchinsons patent save and barrel ma
chine 1t thus noticed by the local reporter of the Sen
tinel:
The machinery consists OF cutting not less
than twenty thousand good in hours,
and have been informed by the gentlemen exhibit
ing it, Messrs Hutchinson and Company twenty
thousand be cut by it within that period of time
stave onter jonting thousand slaves; crozer,
crozng fifteen thousand staves and headcuter cutting
trimmer thus finishing the heads and slaves from the rough
block, in and with precision truly astonishing.
The machines made of ron and well fitted with the best
used them that they easily kept in good working order
No machines at the fair have undergone thorough
animation by mers cooper and other practical than
these
The work with these machines may be done by boys"