The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-06
couHT or CLAIMS.

appointed postmaster, IN the place Of Thomas H. Austin
... couET or CLAIMS.
Taesday, Fsbrrary 5The lnet eleven o'clock
The Judges were all present.
The opinion Of the Of James II. Lindsay
c. The United States delivered BY Chief Justice Gchris
which is decided that, the omissions in the evidence
which reference made, supped, bill viii be sub
nittsd Congress Cor the relief Of the petitioner.
The opinion Of the in the Of Sturges Bennett
Company The United States ordering testimony Be
taken, delivered by Judge seATbargh, Judge Black
ford dissenting.
Chief Justice Gehrst delivered the opinion Of the court
in the Of J. D. Besagrsnd The United States
thorzng biz favorable to tbs claimants be reported to
Congress-
The following named gentlemen we're appointed eosnHis-
sioners take testimony te used ia this court:
Soutb Careliaa.-Jsmes L. Gsnlt Charleston.
HiscOn.in.-- Richard L. Reed, Mineral Point
Nr observation-disclosures r. Chase, Conway, Coos county.
Aiataaa.-E. Hult Russell county.
Gsorgia.-Thonas l. Ross, Macon.
OAso.-wliam :. C. Otis, Cleveland
Nassaol assss.-ThoraSs Il. Stetson, New Bedford.
Asi~s.--IchAbod d. Bartlett Bangor.
OkiO.-JosePh d. Crane Dayton.
The argument the q JOHN Ericsson The United
States tsdjourBed fru the 18th umo resumed
this morning BY John O. Sargent, esq Of New York, who
bad concluded nj. Argument when
The court adjourned til eleven O'clock Tomorrow.
The following opinion in the Of Samuel n Puckst
The United States delivered BY Chief Justice GBehrt
on Monday last
The konOra5s Coat II CIa.. At Haskisytga ety. "a he
B,-trtaf u Colas@bia
The petition o. Ssmnel N. Pucketl citizen n Rankin
coanty IN the State Of Mississippi respectfully represents
tr-c q land TO wit The southwest quarter and the
half Of southeast quarter section eight the southeast guar
ter and the half o the northwest quarter section
al o. section twenty northwest quarter section
the south bali and the lotheast quarter of
the northeast quarter aecton thrtyone township eleven
range eleven in Neshoba county Ia said State That
% fSs vss ssss 81 q s d a. os is Sss
With your petitioner and John ;. Gooc bis seeures
or ne sun y ten thousand sT bandred and dol
lars and ortons cents payable to the United States At
tEo and three and that psoper, Subsequent
70 ne purchase became JON, psrtne, vita The aid John
Harris, who register o. the lard Office At Co
situed he United states district oSurt A. Jackson
Mississippi, upOn the three proissory notes above
obtained aEsnst The sid John ii Reharasos your
petitioner ard John s. Gooch, for the several q
nit. Psttoser az, st he pad Ire srsoans n one Of lie
said Judgements and full and ali the ether two
adEnsns and perhaps small portion % te debt Of
the oher sdgmen Petitioner Gays that the wbols
50 paid BY him about the Of I've thousand collars
and that the (asr pay ing sussD passed TIE
treasury q The Uhed States a. your pstirassr Is norm-d
and bssyes and that suhsguent the payment u the
odd Re prosperity q sy asr rs il as Il.
property u other persona and that Wiley r. Harris
sad title 70 sas asd ard sop.sqse5,y no title could pas.
made without any notice % defect Of ts and under
By the Unied marshal that be woud make
ral wholly ed . comply With the conditions d ale 10 sT
scutng tide 70 the land herein described the time q The
sale thereof q sny other time thereafter your petit
Thercfors this petitioner that the consideration Of IN.
promisory herea described has totally failed ard
says ths. be bssvss he l. entitled and demands, res
thst - 70 Of and from the United
the n hve thousand dollars with interest from Nav
SAMUEL NJ PICKETT, Claimant
This cain ~ SUBSTANTIALLY actioa against the United
States for had and received ID appears the pc
ition that the United States srsha for the district Ms
ssppi sold oetsn fractional sections q land situstd 10 Ne
Harris John Echardsan Tor the sum 81 $40 SO an
The eApan and Gooch sureties FOR Richard.
", tie claimant becsms partner with Richardson 10 the
perchase ard signed prpssory for ssrs
70 The United States Salts nstuted upon the notes
and Judgments obtained thereon against the makers the
doe ucadng interest and eaats The claimant psa
0o0 which passed into treasury a the
I'd States and subequest 70 the q The Money
sscertsnsd that TIE lands od the property Of Hsrs
fact belonged other persons and that Harris hsd
any title them, ard consequently, title cuud pass by
virtue q the sale BY the United States The sale made
ihoa any sny defect IN the title and under
hy the marshal that be would make title future
tire. which, however, has nnt been done
The esmsnt alleges that ne e The notes hs.
totally ed and that be entitled 10 recover Of the United
states the sun ~ IS 900, with interest.
The By the msr~hs that he -oud make title
vss IL % 1aars 20 p ne y. .
furnish u bis personal liability IN suit against himss
they bind the United Sases 1.-The steps ont u his
osi daty and does what the Law has given him suthor
ne afed party look n him Coz redress he l. The
mere minister o. the law erecute the order ~ the court
40 dee dcbafge n his duty does reqnrs than
should give N purchaser sir opportunity d evan
nng snd infocnnF themselves Of the ard ccndon
o The property offered for srieTh- ovtc agr Whest
co. sS Nor upon udics sale, which presume this "a