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

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WAsHlsaroS, April Associate JUS
toe Nelson, in delivering the opinion in
favor OF the Quicksilver Mining Gomnanv
to-day, said that if the Court for tia North.
ern district Of California had conformad -
the mandate of the Supreme Court e an :.
tering the survey, this contest would have
been then closed. It appeared from the
opinion that the California Court was in.
faenoed by q law Of Congress which al
lowed appeals from surveys in private land
claims saaf H
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
remanded to the said District Court, with
directions to enter decree conformable to
the survey approved by the Surveyor Cen
eral December 20, 1860. 81
Justice Clifford, who alone dissented
from this opinion, said the property was
worth $40, 100000.
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 $4,000, 900 real estate in
New York and 500, 900 in stocks. t 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. s<c - s.
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. g.i IA lai- .sel
WASHINGTON. April The select COM
mittee on slavery will report bill on the
of Freedmens Bureau.
While Gen. Grant was sat Fortress, Mon
roe, preliminaries to satisfactory ex-
change were concluded and approved by
him. 's
1t is understood that Mcdowell will re-.
ceive command. .aa Eat. io ssHtasg
. In the compiling up of amendments to
the banking bill, it is likely to be killed or
sent back to the Senate. 49,
Mr.. Howard, surveyor of customs at st.
Louis, testified to-day before the Blair in
vestigating committee that Michael Pow
ers, a special Treasury agent, formed Gen.
Blairis celebrated liquor order. d s.f .s...
The national banks have been authorized
by Secretary Chase to receive subscriptions
to the 10-4O loan; also depository for
all government moneys received by inter-
nal revenue for communication under the
draft lo soiYras SD 40 gszi - 1s1isp.4 I
The Senate Military Committee have
determined, by a majority vote, to post
pone the case Of Gen, Scho6eld's confr-
nation NJ ia 81 IS seeoN 6T3 N
IS Gen. Sickles soon leaves on an impor-
tant mission with which he is entrusted
by the President. 7et /" 80 7 q T.
The House Post Office Committee will
have a special meeting to morrow for the
the purpose of considering the Senate bill
an overland mail service to Cali
fOrnia. The Postmaster General has asked
that Immediate action be had upon this
bill, also that he may be enabled to make
the necessary arrangements for carrying it
into effect.
The Herald,s Alexandria dispatch of
the 4th says, 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 are in
most horrible condition, and it will take
four weeks of sunshine to dry the ground
so as to. allow any part of the army to
change its base. The reorganization of
the.almy is nearly performed and troops
are becoming reconciled to the new order
Of things AZ ~ eA0F Risse i9i8
New York, April 5.-An order from
the War Department allowing thirty days
furlough to non commissioned officers and
privates who desire to enter the military
school at Philadelphia, when character,
conduct, and capability Of applicants such
as warrant their immediate commanders /
to recommend them for commissions ID !
c0lOrsd regiment IS t. sss.a zax
slsI WASHINGTON. April 6.-Ju1ce AdvncatA