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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11
Post Once Espionage

We sceit stated in tho New ORLEANS piper,
tina, Mr.. y. p. BLAIR, mad agent was arrested
in that city on the 2?ih nit. by the nited States
Marshall, in virtue of warrant issued ON the uf
fdaut of. J. Mccormack, charging him with
opening letters in the post office contrary 10 the
laws of the United States.
Mn BLAIR is the agent Of the Post Office De
partment who recently caused the arrest Of Nh.
u. ". EEepAIJ. then Postmaster at New Orl-
cans. on charge Of having purloined money
from letters passing through las office. In the
course of the judicial examination al MIR. Kendall
which resulted in bis being held 10 bail for trial
the following testimony elected;
IsNAH GREEN testified Mail agents carry
KEYS Ia open mail bags. They have, he believes,
access 10 them al all times. They opan letters
and employ decoy letters"
GroRGF WHITMAN, Il mail agent testified
Has heard frequently of mail agcnts opening
letters. Has consulted the Department in r,.
gard 10 the opening of letters; they dc not ap
prove ii. bu, they want il. There is no authori-
" for opening letters 10 learn the secrets of Pc,
iiicians. The Post Office Department docs not
authorize the opening OF letters
But" Mr.. Benjamin suggested winks at II -
Witness Yes. suppose that /, the word
few DAYS subsequently, 10 the above exami-
nation, upon the opening Of tho Circuit Court for
the district os Louisiana, JadSc MeCALEB, in his
charge to the Grand Jury, took the opportunity
n c,uci late such laws of Congress for the pun
i>hment Of crimes aud offences Us were likely to
b. presented 10 the consideration of the jury du.
ring the present term of the Court, and, amongst
others, examined very fully the laws regulating
the CARRYING Of the mails, &c, and especial, an
act entitled IAN act TO reduce into one the
raI nets establishing and regulating the Post
Office Department."
This act prohibits (~eid the Judged any per
son employed IN any of the departments of the
post office estahl >hment from unla wfully detain-
ing. delaying or opening any letter, packet, bag,
or mail Of letters With which be shall be cntrust
ed or which shall have come Is his possession,
and which are intended 10 be conveyed 10 post,
and declares That il any such person shall So
crete embezzle or destroy any letter or packet en-
trusted 10 him. even where the same shall not
contain say security for or assurance relating to
money, tie offender shall be fined not exceeding
thlee hundred dollars or imprisoned not exceed
ing es months, or both, according TO the cireum.
stances and aggravations Of the offence. And
ii further declares that where the letter, packet
bag, mail of letters secreted, elnbezzled, or
destroyed as aforesaid shall contain any bank
note. or bank post bin. biz Of exchange. or prom.
isory note, or any Other valuable document spe.
Gifted in the act for relating to the payment OF
money. tho offender shall ON conviction, be i'm.
prisoned not less than ten years nor exceeding
fweniy-ope years.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11

Many wonderful doings of the late hurricane
which has swep; the western country have
been recorded. bat the following in Cass county
Missouri, beats them all The Cass county Ga
=ttte snys:--"The door of the house first blew
open. then was uuroofed--then almost evey log.
even to the sills and sleepers, were torn from
their places and fell. and piled up in grea. eonfu-
sion around and over Mr.. Young and wife who
remained in The house, and strange TO say, were
neither of them. ar" happy TO learn. serious
ly injured, though considerably bruised and
hurt. The step-son of Mr.. Young young man.
when the door blew open, ran out, and finding he
could not stand threw himself on the ground at
the foot Of locust tree. clinging TO il with his
arms, and the wind raising him from the ground
and threshiDg him Gil the while, bruising him
considerably but not dangerously. In its course
after passing the house, tore down all the fenc-
ing Ga the farm and destroyed fine lot of tim
her. Mr.. Young had two horse wagon which
vas carried. ~ be has every reason to believe,
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11
CITY AND sTiTEDEPsRTMHNT.

SPECIAL CoURr OF APPEALs.-For the beneht
of those interested publish the following FUR
nsbed by the Clerk OF the District Court OF this
city.
Tie Judges Of tLe District Court, directed by
law 10 be held al the Court House in the city of
Lyuchburs. viii hold Special Court OF APpeais
at said Court House in said city, on the Goth
inst. IJune) for the isiil of such cases of Ap-
pea n. have been sent TO the District Court at
lynchburg, from the supreme Court Of Appeals
pursuant TO law. For tue information of
.ators. the CLERK gives this notice of the
time 81 holding the same, and gives copy of
dc Docket of the causes sent from the supreme
court Of Appeals at Richmond as toilrw-- viz:
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11
COMMERCIAL.
Bynchburg Market, June 9.

ToBAcco i spectionz this week 1914 hhds.; GORE
spending week lat year SOC hhds. Marke, cnninues
animated Tor all einds. with sales of Lncs cnunann.
- so 10 - good % 10 - %; fine manufacturing -
To 50 Leaf common 10 miIIfng s. To -: good 10
In" tenn AZ End .h'rning 9 10 90 25. Mannflc
~ ing. good fac $40 50 s20; fae 800 to
~ 80
r.ora.-Sap-rfiae sio 50 te sll; Fnmily sl 5o.
!, 20 Efr rel nd 81 lite
Cohs-sl l0to ~ IL per 'a.h" Of - he.
WI. T. SMITH.
Commits sion Merchant.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11

4 story has been abroad published of the de
parture Of certain parties for Canada for the pur
pose of fighting duel. The sf'ir, it seems, grew
ont of a dru<cn hrawl one of tie partes,at least,
being in a state of intpxicati,n when the insult
was given. Tne Tribune learn, the following
particulars
"On Saturday night last a Young mana son
Il highly respectable parents, sanvwhat known
a. fast young man. FIX Ii. was in one
of the rooms Of the Shakspear Cluh House in
Broadway. near Eighth street. While there a
Young lawyer named BE, who was quite
manner that he had better pay Up his club dues.
or words To that effect. III resented the in
suit. aud we understood denied that he WAS in
arrears BE reiterated the Substance Of his
first remark. Subsequently Iii sent hal
lenge Ia Re, who accepted il. TIC prrmi
naries It the duel we're settled, aud On MONDAY
last the principals, accompanied by their respcc.
tive seconds and surgeon, left by the Hudson
River Railroad on their way To Canada, where the
affair was to have taken place, DIS second :
Mr.. J--sM. Pm and B--e's Mr.. Nh.
The surgeon is A---d G-s. NJ. d. II +,
understood tina, the action taken by III has
received the fullest communication of his father
If it be that his son be hroDgh, To the city a
corpse we shall be much mistaken if the parrut
docs no; suffer slme Iemarss.
ruE DruI al,aded to abavc. !. said to have
been attended by fatal results. MIR. Lenyen
worth. the challenge. 10 the duel! We hear. has
been Killed in the encounter. It's also lumorcd
that the ether party, MIR. Breckenridge. is Sc
verely injured.
+. :. Later accounts state that neither party
was seriously injured
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11

LATER From KANsAs.-:The correspondent Of
the ST. Louis Republican. from Whitehead. Kan.
sas. May 24ih. says, that the Riotas, Mime
Coatees and Camanchees, are assembling at Ash
Hollow, to the number of 3.OO0. for a fight with
the L. ;. Troops. They laugh at the /. ;. o.
diers, and say they would fear twenty IA m.uu.
taineers more than tie whole ofihs,u. They have
stolen SO horses from Fort Laramie, and =
mules from Fort Kearney. J ha soldiers {: For;
Kearny narrowly escaped difficulty with The
Cheyennes Indians by refusing 10 give up ,be
body of woundnd Indian who del II tie fart.
The few who are in charge Of Laramie and kear-
nev are in state of the keenest sppr-heusiv
and most painful suspense. They fear that tie
Indians. who are gathering about them in such
numbers ard with no friendly feeling may wiP-
them oil out, hy way of getting their hands IN re
fore the new dctachments reach them.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11

THE RECENT RAINs.-rhe recent rains visit
ed South and North Carolina. Georgia. Aiabsma
and Louisiana, Virginia, Maryland. PennSy,ya-
hin, New York and most of the Northern States;
lasting in most eases from one to two and three
days. falling steadily and soturating the earth
ahundantly. The papers from various points
speak of these rains in most cheering Il grateful
terms Well does the Baltimore Patriot iemalk
ny, as a people, have reason To be- thankful for
this inestimahe blessing. lie who 'tempers the
wind to the slorn lamb, saw our wants, and With
hencvoent liberal hand supplied them. In
onr own Immediate vicinity We have factoring
accounts Of the young crops since these rains
Vegetation is putting forth luxuriantly in all liz
reotions. Fruits, flowers. vegetables, and all
which spring from natures lu>uriant lap prom
Use an abundance The upprehens ous of famine,
short crops. high prices Ne, fen the, iuture.havp
been dissipated, and persons not only feel
confident in hope but gratefui e. Dressings Gus
bestowed. Who can compute the va'ue If these
dj>tlijug dew>! Millions of god cannot com.
rGre with Gods abundant showers"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11

Some one was telling san about the long witty
Of thu Mud Turtle; y e. said sam, Il know all
about that, for once found q venerable old fell
low in meadow who wae - old he could scarce
y wiggle his tail, and his back carved ttalera-
DIV plain considering all ihiog-l lhese words
Paradise. year |, Adam'
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11

NrucKY.-Ihc Winchester Nv fbr,.ii.
gives u graphic account If The Democratic ca
y,ntjan at 0yiugsyito nominate eaud. -.
tal Congress, u Ia All,s,.Ils district. Ih'C ~
mjttee on RESOLUTIONS WIS first apPoints3,ool Il
TER dinner thy reported SERIES which fai!e# e.
endorse the admin s;ratiuu Of Franklin Prroe, il
bong known tina, w. Snataa tho llto mrutaar
and candidate fHr r.=e,rclioo, dnc- nj nike Ill .
administration. B#f're proceeding 70 ''.e,Ja1E
Wh.tlhcr. al y! son county, u'taf,i atas..a't "A
emphaljcall, ,n3 rising the Administrations. rnl
madee >reeeh in support of tho sam. sa.n &ar
shall. Of Maysvilie. made y .peech in reply. Il.
regarded the resolution a. an attempt II d,ta'
stanton. far resolution, hay,vaf. pa ,ed. FL"
Convention tAcn proceeded % nomtnnle. iarro
counties voted for Stanton, and three for VT
taker. which, upon the basis previously adopted,
gave Stanton the nominatioa. hr having - vata-,
aul Whittaker Il. \ good d al OF row then
en>ued, and some personal responsibility oef. d,
doors" was talked II, on the par; II Or. Marshall
and Mr. Ne,bilt. The Chairman refused t.,
decide that any one WAS unn.nnirl md ha#llv
the Convention adjourned to the first Moudlh in
June. What vii BIZ doae thcn. romans IL be
seen.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11
Barnum's Baby Show

p,..,,,,,,.. x,.t,,aho,.,
90, 80 ..aS',.o,a :; -,
VI -, Ia, W. 80, ,La fii,a;,
80 ,o'~ VI - i fr,.,n tho post, '''''7
d. - ;ilra, aro b.o,,,,h, i; ,vo o,.a. TN,
a., ~ al I'll, a,,;saJ GA aro iahoiIaJ
.,w,s ;, ",,irlots NJ as ,bev chance a. Le
Tho aro recommended generailv Inv their moth
or. who ocopny tbeir rloces on The exb;bitinp
,er, vii n cs,sc;,,,. nr;da eyidon. in man
ner and lca.Irs One Gnc rttlc follow two ,ears
If ,,e vas nttired IN fail HIGHLAND c.st,,,,a mad
anneared Ia enjoy the whole affair nnaznplv.-
one sinrnlar instance appeared of child four
veors md 2 months old. waiphine - nanuds-
This WIS Miss Helen Eckhart, from Easton. Pa.
The Obesity of thi, Young creature is most nnnat
nral
Another unusual sight was that Of n lttl, Girl
named Phnbe Ann Baker who pa.ses.ed a bosom
prclnatnrely dryelopnd
The curio.itie. IN tabylom were quito nninrr-
nus and not III. lp,.t 5u.picil,lils was II vogfa-
fnl Jersey Blur. Master Edward Waiter baker
two yenrs of are. and who weighed about fay
hounds.
This is the most ridiculous thing tint / ever
10 another. at boats all the shanghai shows.
some Of the babies crow, ani others are nnrs-
ed by their mothers and such scene was never
before presented in New York
The platform of the babe. was crowded by
femal,s to the Inconvenience of sight seers Bar
mum came along. and ascending the steps. said
Ladies, the old ones are very interesting. but
the Indies and genilcnfn wish 10 see the babies
II this request, then, tie elevated platform was
eeaf.l.
The exhibition consists of 100 single babies
and II twins. triprt~ md fat children. OF the
total number, there are seven sets Of tripletS
and eleven sets Of twins.
TRfIIETs AND TWINS.
Mr.. J. L. Sprasnc and his wife, Of Donbnry,
f. ,ltfl al
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11

Fatal pUGIlSrIc ENcouNrER.--IastF Friday
forenoon. two men named John McGarty and
Daniel Connolly had fist fight ON Staten Island,
Y. Y. in the course of which Connolly was ~
badly beaten thai he died in oboatton minutes -
NcGartv WAS arrested.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11
.1iOsst.iIN eNllCPrt

'7HV5a'asa: Vs'tS's r T''7t MN ! 'I''II9
of til, city will hold Monthly Concern at = o.
clock ! oeslav night, at the ID stree. Methodist
Church. according To adjournment. 1t viii not
fail ia br AN occasion Of great interest to all tho
tricads of tn cause. me ] ct
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11

DER LEGATIONS ~ EuRorE.-rhe Washing,
ton star SAYS that il i understood taa the last
Liverpool steamer brought dispatches from all
our European Legations. Our affairs with the
continental Governments are understood h DE
going on prosperousy! Judge Masons recent
soiaurn at Nice has greatly improved his health.
Mr.. Belmont was in Paris at the latest dates
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11

TN Atlanta lntcllgencer. after expressing its
opposition II Coy. Roeder and his policy and de-
claring thai il cpuntenanocdby the Adminjstra-
Ton, the South woall have caaso for most serious
complaint, proceeds to say:
W. can now state upon the highest autheri-
tv-that Of n distinguished funetinnary of the
governmental that Rceder has not been sent buck
10 his post Us Goyeror of Kansas, irodd he
b., under day circumstances. This j. gratifying
intelligence to Us, for we admit that had General
Pierce have given wav, in this particular case, to
tho rage Of the Abolition party, excited by the
loss of Kansas 10 the tanatleal crew, we should
have lost much OF our regard for his tndcPrn-
acnoe. and have had our confidence in the up
rghiuess Of his purposes in a great decree de-
stroyed."
II wall be borne in mud that General lrrrrR-
SOY DA,Is. Secretary Of War, recently passed
through Atlanta, on hi, way II Mississippi. We
are, therefore, not cf To blind cunisctare. as 10
nhois That .highe-t authority
Bltin the n,an Tine GOV. Recier is specch.fg-
ing in the North Of his intentions in regard I"
Kansas, in hs.fll ignorance Of the docalitatory
designs Of the administration. How is il!
COLONEL SrrrTor declines the Office of Gov.
ernor Of Utah, and BRIGHAM YopNe is again de-
handing re.appoinlment. Il seems almost lilo
to invoke, II any territorial matter, the earnest
attention Of an Administration which has proved
delinquent ia reference 10 the Territory ef
Kansas, aud vet the unieniatle excellence 4
CeL Sr.rfoEs appointment affords hope that
similar discretion may be cvincoi IN the new nom
nation. ono thing AZ least, ought to be taken
a,.-ettcd.- BmeuAM AorNe is not again t. hr
trust ed. lis Re appointment woald be hoih
Disgrace and a danger; disgrace because he has
again aud again, in his official communications,
treated the general Government VIII insult aad.
cautln'lY, and danger bncal.c il Is aisay-d#n.
< r,4, &C. tsposc delegated paSer whcte. as N
the hands Of DaI5lAN AovSe. it cannot go 80.
Jet Ia supervision and cont
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-11

WILLIAM MARS.-AIthongh the Ca,'rEo Re
cords of William Mary College ut Williamsburg
Va. imperfect that full Est Of Alumni
cannot be made ont, some glorious names have
been preserved. such Theodore Bland, PrYtun
Randol PHI, Carter iraXlon, George y ythe, Thorn
Jefferson, John PAGE, Edmnnd ltandoph
james Monroe, John Marshall, james Barbour
Philip i. Barbour, Wm. i. Giles, Benjamin
Watkins Leigh CHAPMAN johnson. John Ram
dolph, Of Roanoke, spencer Rome. Iitfleton W
TazeweN, Nm.C. liycs. phn j. Cfttcnarn
VIM s. Archer John Nelson, john Tyler, Vim.
field scott. Whal a galaxy, What other moth.
Il can point 10 such jewels
tn RASNLR PGEClNor.-Iho Laurel Creek"
precinct, IN Nichola. county. is elained ~ the
banner precinct Of the Stat, having pacd l27
votes for Fouruoy for Wise none. The coan
ty gave 80 majority ;or the American tick
ct
Tae WHEAT Crnp.-We leurn from the ban.
vile Register that the Wheat crop in that section
of the Staie bids i, 10 be at least average one.
= he Young corn also looks ina honri,hing randi-
ton ~ince til recent rain.
ForHtHor JGlN.-Ihc ri,ltns of ictcrs6ur-,
Of the approaching ith. Mr.. Thomas $. Gho~ao :
H., orator nnPomtod,aad Mr. Wm. II. Iemoiuo
rtala9.
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ERUPrioNs Of the skin, Botches. letter. and
sIs.s- hunt ~ easeajefei 10y sep, we'd state
me Blood hetdert al P4re, t4i al trse Gisarr"ra
be eject, VII ai,a.rs. CARnR's SPASIsH Nix
rrrE Po>ses-c, II" pfer i.lat, - the Br,d "a.ca
has lever se"n anpr ac FL by et,n # 81
rurs Iris prompt. p#sr't4 aud Ell -as.eu,. =. i.
Il
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ROANOKE COIN YVg.{sESEs

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per par; a.'N"1,4' cs'' PsrF7uaa-- -.atsi tor ari
ing a'i ira ding 81 >"iHn- ua3l'.a Al chung" "n
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Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-03-22

D-The Reading Gazette says that gen.
teman lately stepped into that office and en-
quired for Lebanon paper. One was han
ded him. After scanning its columns, he
threw it down with a disappointed air and
exclaimed: "Well, some one looses by
this: I was trying TO find out the name Of
some lawyer in Lebanon, whom l might EN-
ploy TO attend to some little law business
there that requires looking after immediate
ly; but it seems the Lebanon lawyers don't
ADVERTISED can't find the card OF single
one OF them IN this paper. Does any one
live in this age Of universal newspaper cir
culation, stupid enough to believe that there
is no use in adverlising?"
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-03-22
House of Representatives

On the 2lS: ul;., IN animated discussion
arose in tie House Upon tho proposition to
incorporate tic jackson Seminary.
The two sections oi the bill which called
forth tie discussion are here set ont as found
in the Senate bill to incorporate the insti,u-
;ion and they are as follows:
SEC. .. Chas. Willing, Christopher ].
Houls. II. Il. NJ. Williams, Michael T.
Keeper, JOHN NJ. Chiyinglon, and others,
now or hereafter to DC associated with thc,1.
fare named as corporators,
SIC. /. Said seminary shall be subject 10
the supervision and control of the Missouri
Annual Conference Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church IN tie United States Of Amer
ic-, and the SAID Annual Conference shall
have the power TO appoint visiting COM
mittce, OF not mere than five members which
visiting committee shall be eu:;!lcd TO SIT,
deliberate and vote with the Board Of Trus-
tees at their annual meetings; and said az
nual Conference shall have power TO deter
mine how long the trustees OF said seminary
shall hold their Offices, and also 70 elec. their
successors,
Those who advocated the passage o. TIE
bill did so for educational purposes. not be-
liev;ng that the Church mentioned, is hostile
to the institution OF slavery. Those who
opposed it rested their opposition on the al
legged ground, that the church named, was
unfriendly to that institution and that its
ministers are sent here to interfere with il,
and that they ought not to be trusted with
the education Of the rising generation in
slave State.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-03-22
UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS,

Great Washington was number one:
Then senior Adams next came on.
Jefferson made the Number three
Then Madison the fourth vas he.
Monroe the filth just here came in
Then sixth an Adams came again:
Then seventh Andrew Jackson came:
And eighth we count Van Buren's name
Then Harrison made number nine
And tenth John Tyler filled the line.
Polk was the eleventh as we know,
The twelfth was Taylor in the row.
Fillmore, the thirteenth, took his place.
And Pierce is fourteenth in the race.
Now let us stop until we see,
Who our next President will be.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-03-22
RAILWAYS.

The Louisville Journal contains a con-
densed statement (taken from an article in
Hunts Magazine) relative 10 the number OF
miles Of railway now in operation upon the
surface ol the globe. The total is estimate ed
at AO344; of which 1920 are in the E4s-
tern and 23,324 are in the Western hemis-
phere, and which are distributed as follows:
In Great Britain, 1874 miles; in Germany,
5,340 miles; in France, 2.4S0 miles; i'll
Belgium, 532 miles; in Russia, 422 miles;
in Italy, 10 miles; in Sweden, 75 miles; il
Norway, AZ miles; in Spain, 90 miles; in
Africa, 25 miles, in India, 100 miles; in the
United States, 2l ,52S miles; in the British
Provinces, 1927 miles; in the Island of Gu,
ba, $50 miles; in Panama, so miles; in South
America, go miles.
The longest railway in the world is the
Illinois Central, which, with its branches
is 73l miles in length, at cost of fifteen
millions of dollars. The number Of miles
ofrailway in the United States exceeds the
rest of the world by the amount Of 2,7l2.
The total number Of railways completed
in the United States is 27l; the number IN
the course of construction is ia; the mum.
Der of miles in operation, 2l ,52S, have been
constructed at a cost of $6l6.166 1888
The number ol miles in the course Of con
struction is 1918.
The State Of Massachusetts has one mile
of railway 10 each seven square miles ol
geographical surface. Essex county in
that State has one mile of railway 10 each
three square of surface.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-03-22
Claims Against the United States

One ofthe best laws the late Congress pass
ed, was, "An act 10 establish Court for the
investigation of Claims against the United
States" twill take much troublesome work
out orthe hands Of Congress, where ricl
swindlers always thrive, but Toor claiment.
never get Justice. The President has ap,
pointed, under the law, the following COur'
Of Claims:
Judge Gilchrist, of New Hampshire
Judge Isaac Blackiord, of Indiana, and Jos
II. Lurnpkin, of Georgia. Montgomer,
Blair, of Washington, Solicitsr,