The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-24
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the uss Of Mary Beckett who alleged 70 be the wife
Of Clement for shs purpose Of selling such property
under N execution against Clement The land in
question wss originally purchased In the name OF
Clement Beckett but Mary Beckett out Of her own earn
ues improved By erecting buildings thereon spending
ave or SIX thousand dollars for this purpose from her
earnings a washerwouan q the hospitals The Judge
said that, however worthless . husband may be.
I'll che earnings Of his wife are his, and are
therefore liable for his debts; but he held
that this principle did not apply 70 the present case BE-
cause Mary Beckett not in Law the wife Of Clement
the evidence showing that when they together, In
1885, both were ssvss and to the code Of slavery the
relation Of husband and wife was . strangeE Even
after both were emancpaed they continued 20 live TO-
gsther just nsy had done BEFORE no presumption Of
marriage arising ihcreom in this case the fact
Of their previous life explains the nature Of their rea
lions to each oshsE Both OF the parties in their
answers deny that they were ever married
subsequently, . the acquisition Of their freedom.
II, then uAEsiags prior 70 that was impossible
under the Iaw q slavery their relation each other
was only thst ~ eoncubInags and character has not
been changed sncs BY any act Of theirs. The injustice
thssstsnsd = b done 70 This poor woman and her
children BY ssuron the fruits Of her labor economy
mont Of the 49, - shrtsss and srning drons whom
father OF her Children may fortunately be aver.ed with
ont the volaoa q any OF the established rules Of law
The bill should b dismissed with costs.
Arrest for ReslstinR q Civil Process.
Lieutenant Cuumipgs, in command Of detachment
Of the Fifth Unitsa States cavalry has just returned 70
Richmond from King william county. whittier no was
sent 70 arrest the ringsads Of The party OF negroes
who threatened 70 kill Major Butts, Of the
Frssdmsn's Bureau, and who resisted the exc
cusion Of . civil process for their arrest. He sue
ceeding in anssting the man who led the
mob and Who resisted the civil officers When
found he behind fence, with loaded and cooked
muskst presented q the ohhcer in command He was
prevented from firing and disarmed He was then
taken to the Libby and confined await examination
before civil court
Protest Or virGiniR Loyal Leaguers Against
the Connrmation Of General milford In
ternal Revenue Collector.
meeting composed Of eight or ten negroes and few
white men was held At Of the Union League
in Richmond last night, ~ which resolution was
adopted protesting the Of hvs thousand loyal
leaguers against the confirmation Of General Milford
for the collsctorship Of the Third Richmond district
The resolution will 10 Of the Massachusetts,
Senators to be used against General MuIfords con-
nrmation.
Reported Release efla Portion or the Ken-
tscky Bourbon Cempany's Whiskey.
The Commssiouer Of Internal Revenue II 10 said, has
ordered the release Of quantity Of whlskey owned BY
the Kentucky Bourbon Company. Of New York, upon
which advances were made BY the Louisville bsnks
This action Of the authorizes secures the pay
ment to the banks Of the sums advanced.
The KeusMcky Delegatton.
The tssmeny in the Of the reprssea ;atves from
Kentucky has been printed. nis difcu:s 70 end 10 IL
any su1cent rsssons for denying admission 10 the mem
bsrs elect and they not admitted will be fair 10
presume thai thss wevs kept out from party motives
General Mowers Renewal Of Civil Onicers
In New Orieans.
Il 10 understood that upon the Issue 81 Genera Mowers
recent orders making prominent ofcal changes II New
Orleans Governor Fandes ,sgraphed &c General tran,
that some Of the removals nexpcdien, and soms
Of the appointments highly Objectionable and asking
that The order BE- suspended un, the arrival Of General
Hancock who hourly expected u v said this was
the only communication General Grant had received up
10 the time his action in the matter was taken
Weekly Financial Statement.
The amount Of fractional currency issued from the
Printing Bureau Of the Treasury during The week srdng
to-day amounted 70 $5l4ooo the amount forwarded
hence the period - follows:-To the United
States Depository q Buffalo, m r., $4,000 and 70
national banks and others. 4s14o10.
General Spinner holds trust Tor the national banks
according TO the ofneia report for shis week. $685..
es4, 100 Of which s3l0, $50, $50 Is security for
circulating notes and SIS. ool, ESQ for deposits Of
public monsya The national bank currency .ssusd
during the week S4sl2 and the total issue 70 date
10 Saol S3s67l. From this 70 be deducted the
rsncy returned. acudlng WORKOUT notes amounting 70
e6 237 5sS which ;savss actual circulation this
date s2so. 70s,o7S
The amount Of fractional currency redeemed and de-
stroysd during The week was &sl2 $40.
The total receipts from internal revenue for the week
"a IA Nm sls,ue shA
bsgnnisg Of the present rsca year. July l.
Treeps In DIissIssippi Cemplimeuted In Gen.
eral Orders.
Brsvst Major General Ord, commanding the Fourth
Military District has general orders, compllmented
the onhcers and enlisted men Of Company K Twenty
fourth United States infantry. composing the garrison
OF Pass Christian Miss, during the prevalence Of the
yellow fever in their midst last summer The COM
manding onicsr Of this company early victim 70
the disease
Proposals for Cenveyisx the Mail. 10 Great
Britain.
This afternoon the Postmaster General closed the re-
ceipi Of proposals for The conveyance Of The United
states malls 70 The Csitsd Kingdom. In accordance
with the provision Of the postal convention be.
tween Nc Vpitsa ssalal and The Cnted kingdom Of
Grsal Brsa& and Ireland coming into operation on
the iE Of January. 1855. "ssch once shall
make its own arrangements Tor the despatch
Of malls 10 the other once By we'll appointed
ships sailing stated days and shall u iu own cost
rsmunsats the owners OF such ships for the convey
Of the mails" These proposals. are for the con-
tract for one year oommsacing on me LIST Of January
nsxs The sucesssfu bidders for hs contract will he
announced next week.
The Indias Reservaslens.
Pursuant 70 the order Of the Presdsns the Commits
Of the General Land once has directed the with
drawa iron ell enry iscatos for the benefit Of the
saatss SIOUX indiana Of shs following lands situated
in the northsrn part OF Nsbraska, On The Nobrars
vsr:rswsship sh,rsyswo, north Of range FOUR ~sst
and section ssvsa, from sixteen V twsaty-sns. ssl
from twsnvs.shs 70 shirtythrss Of township thirty
three, aersh rasgs fcur vsss and has ordered the
restoration 70 prs-enpsios and homsstssd ssuy Of
sswaship thirsy-tvs. north Of range elk wsst which