The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-08

AAPiu f."ASSOCldt0 CuS-
toe Nelson' IN delivering the opinion in
favor OF the quicksilver Mining Company
to-day, said that if the Court for the north
ern district of California had CONFIRMED TO
the mandate of the Supreme Court in en-.
tering the survey, this contest would have
been then closed. 1t appeared from the
opinion that the California Court was in
haenced by a law of Congress which al.
lowed appeals from surveys in private land
claims
The altering of the line fixing the boun-
dairy in dispute was wholly unsustained.
If it was competent to change. one it was
competent to change all. The merits of
the case. apart from the boundary, did not
enter into this opinion.
TIE court to day ordered that the decree
Of the District Court of the United States
of the Northern District of California, in
the case of Fosset, appellant, against the
United States, is reversed, and the cause
reman1ed to the said District Court, with
directions to enter decree conformable to
the survey approved by the Surveyor Gen.
eral December 20, 1860.
Justice Clifford, who alone dssented
from this opinion, said the property was
worth $2O,0OO,OOO
From letter from Attorney General
Bates and the legal papers and other docu-
ments accompanying it, which were COM
municated to the Senate to day, relative
to the bequest of Commodore Levy of the
homestead of Jefferson to the United
States, it appears the property includes
Monticello and 100000 real estate in
New York and $4,000 in stocks. It is
bequeathed in trust for an agricultural
school for the support and education of
warrant officers of the Navy. The case
having been taken to the New York Court
of Appeals, Attorney General Bates sus-
ponds any recommendation at present,
but is disposed to look with favor upon
the assumption of such trust for merely
charitable objects.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has de-
termined to issue to parties ,referring
them, 1910 bonds bearing interest from
the date Of subscription, thus avoiding the
necessity of paying interest from March
as required under former instructions.
This amendment attends to all agencies
for the sale of this loan
WASHINGTON. April The select COM
mittee on slavery will report bill on the
establishment of Freednen's Bureau.
While Gen. Grant was at Fortress Mon
roe, preliminaries to a satisfactory ex-
change were concluded and approved 10y
him.
1t is understood that Mcdowell will re-
ceive command.
la the compiling up of amendments to
the banking bill, it is likely to be killed Or
sent back to the Senate
Mr.. Howard, surveyor of customs at St.
Louis, testified to-day before the Blair in
vestigating committee that Michael Pow
ers, special Treasury agent, formed Gen.
Blar's celebrated liquor order.
The national banks have been authorized
by Secretary Chase to receive Subscriptions
to the 104O loan also a depository for
all government moneys received by inter-
nal revenue for communication under the
draft.
The Senate Military Committee have
determined, by majority vote, to post
pone the case of Gen Schofeld's confir-
nation
Gen. Sickles soon leaves on an impor-
tant mission with which he is entrusted
by the President.
The House Post Office Committee will
have special meeting to morrow for the
the purpose of considering the Senate bill
providing an overland mail service to Cali
fornia. The Postmaster General has asked
that Immediate action he had upon this
bill, also that ne may be enabled to make
the necessary arrangements for carrying it
into effect.
The He5'odys Alexandria dispatch of
the 4th says, q brief visit to the Army of
the Potomac resulted in the discovery of
nothing new 1t rained there most of
the last ten days The camps ave in
most horrible condition, and it will take
four weeks of sunshine to dry the ground
So a. to allow any part of the army to
change its base The reorganization of
the'alE,y is nearly performed and troops
are becoming reconciled to the new order
OF things
NEw YORK, April 5-An order from
the War Department allowing thirty days
furlOugh to Eon commissioned officers and
privates who tiesiro to enter the military
school at Philadelphia, when character,
conduct, and eapability OF applicants such
as warrant their immediate commanders
to recommend them for commissions in
colored regiment.
WASHINGTON, April 5.--Judge Advocate
Holt has report d against the House bill
taking from the President the power to
summarily dismiss any officers without
trial by court martial The Senate mill
tary committee have also reported adj
vetse!y to ths bill.
New York, April "A Washington
special says the House Naval Com,nittee.
Vice President and one or two members
OF the ways and means committee leave
Thursday for St Louis and Cairo to ex-
anime sites for western navy yard, and
also leading western interests now appli-
cants for Congressional bounty.
Special orders from the government
are being carried out, that general hospi-
tails here provide for the reception OF the
wounded men from the expected battle
That success is anticipated is shown by the
TACT that arrangements are making to- re-
ceive the wounded of both armies
WASHINGTON, April 5.-[Special to Cone-
mercim The National Bank bill will
probably fail in both Houses, unless the
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