The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-05
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Jadgmeat Of the Supreme Court IN the Cali
foruia Land Sults-Che Case Of Judge
Watrous-The Svatew Consulate stcyen'
Floating Battery,
Our Special Warrington Despatch.
WASHINGTON, May 4, 1890

Our Special Washington Despatch.
WASHINGTON, May 4, 1890.
un CASE JUDGE wArRous OF nxAs.
The famous watrous impeachment will be revived
this session The House Committee on the Judiciary have
at Ieas thirty witnesses, Judge wasrous viii hard
pressed Although there has heretofore been failure 70
mako up case for tho Senate the committee seem 10
think thai the facts which will be developed on the
present occasion viii be sufficient 70 the result
long desired. Judge watrous himself, d understood,
deeres final action. he wsbss 70 retire from his po
milton - Judge, but viii not do ~ while charges
Of nature 20 grave are pending against him.
Im RxPoRnp DxAm ooMuI-cExHRAI HARRIS, AT JAPAN.
Al the in this correspondence few days
Of the death Of Townsend Harris Consul Gene
raj 10 Japan questioned, ID proper 70 state that the
fact announced by Mr. williams, Of the nrm OF Wet
more, Williams h Co., at Shanghai, 70 his wife, now In
Boston.
The swArow coxscIAn
william Breck Of Boston, has recently been appointed
Consul 10 Swallow, China bill n nov bsforc the
Senate, making the post nrst class Consulshp, with
sary OF four thousand dollars the II Singapore
and Hong Kong Mr. Brsck has resided ct Singapore for
two three years, and w1 requested by Mr.
ward 10 proceed to Swallow, under The treaty,
and represent the American government there, but
being his way homo he did not receive Mr..
wards dispatches He has Just been appointed above
by Mr. buchanan and confirmed BY the scnate. swasow
s In The Department OF Chaon the northeastern part
Of the province Of CANTOR, between Hong Kong and
Annoy and situated nj the mouth OF the Ham river So.
gar OF The principal sapic articles Of export, and
American cotton fabrics Of mports In the absence Of
foreign Cousus serious and fatal collisions hssgeen the
Chinese and foreigners Of different nations have occurred
and politically and commercially 10 deemed important
chat each Of the trcsty Powers establish Consu ss this
port with the least possible delay The British Consul
has already entered upon bis duties si Swallow.
prasos srrsx,u oorxr rm CALIFORNIA LAND
mo Supreme Court adjourned today AN next Dscem.
Der OF abou, seventy California lad adudicaed
<hrty where there vas contest OF TILE, decided
she ground OF fraud In the federal government
These Involved upwards Of million OF land
worth fifteen twenty million OF dollars, and included
ths Bplieo santaian case, this case being for ter
thousand acres In the city OF San Francisco, and
twenty thousand outside Of fs limits, estimates
% be about sIo COO The opinion Of the cour
In hs cass YES that The claimants showed legal t
nor record Of the evidence support Of The grant, ths
shs oAlnAah have equity for vast Of consideration
posssssuu and Improvement and that the evidence salts
ned the Court That claim fabricated In 1850 wsa
snsedassd and that was fAss and forged. The jadg
meus Of the District Court Of California and decision Of
the Land Conmk s,oners were therefore reversed
nm COTTON Trade Win sraoFx.
Mr. Baylor, late American Consul s Manchester, and
sseut of The Cotton Association Of Georgia. hes returned
20 s United sates with full powers 70 take the inisasory
stems 10 establish direct cotton trade tetwesn This ooun
ny sad Esrops. Congress has already psssed las
makiss Naoom In Georgia, port q entry, with We"
Of admitting such goods o. may come IRON Belgium
and other European states 70 be exhibited s the ooosm
plsssd mir In That city me AID Of the statistical ccs Of
The ssass Department WI probably be sought turtle
rance Of the enterprise, In which The Belgian Minister
fully eoscvrs and ssccrtasned from persons
rsnt with ue subject, that The Belgian government mo-
ouly willing 70 encourage the project but he's advanced
funds 70 Mr. Baylor 70 open central agency in the city
rur NATIONAL rSAscs.
ma rsoslVss Of The Treasury for the quarter ending
with March were nearly s12 100000, Of which upvrd'
of 900 we're from customs bali million from ths
hands, s7&o COO from Incidental and miscellaneous sources
ssss 900 Treasury notes under The sc Of 1851 an
sl,o1oooo from NE loan act Of 1su.
rhs erpeudres were 30 ss7 coo, q which sil.soo 90
were Tor civil and foreign intercourse and miscellaneous
psas % oo7 900 Tor the Department Of War, s2tf 90
for AaEayy Department, 81 .oo6 900 for The Indian Do
reau - peasicns and The remaining o. 600 for N
fnscres q Ne Subnc debt, she remburvsmens and pay
nsssa rrsssuv - sad Ne payment q rsxAs cred
sou -
m ued<al or Pnarmscopar Ccsveutcu hes adiourne
a. Previous 70 Ne adjcurumsai there vas discus
-, Sut no scssss, % wsssbs and mss~wss
Uscwxxxnota
Mr. Phelpa, member Of csngrsm from Missouri, Va
yesssrday nominated by NJ Strict oonvcnuon 81 Spring
nsh, b iAaf st.As, fov rs eisctcn.
George d. Nobls, of New York, Of the hrm o. Noble
rays noble, died here Ibis morning. mo Coroner
ury uss thsf he 70 h death By the improper MS
a opiatse.
gWmTY-sIxTH CONGRESS-.
vrnsr eEasfor.