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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-13
u S. SUPREME COURT pEeis'o"'
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paid.

C.x nnG City fsoSHs
Paid.
y,,-,s. important decision q 'Oo'"'
10 ror. matters. that has eve.
- ,h., OF the Supreme court OF tns
80 -. S,,.es ahou, four weeks ago. It
81 r,,,etnberel that III those palmy
- running along from 1852 till 1857,
,.nn,v and city bonds were issued for rail-
,o,s street, and other purposes By the
hnoar.is OF thousands. Hard times came
on and ray day came too. The bond max
s,s we're not 20 6ush - they thought they
woald be. aud therefore sought to STAYS ~
n, day Of paymsnt. and some there we're
ia, d.sermined upon rspudia,ion out and
AT, The Courts Of this State AMI the U.
Circuit Cour. for this District sustained
counties and corporatiansin their attempt
:, dodge the responsibility. Judge Grant
sf.hi. city was OF the opinion that the de
cissn of these Courts would he setaside "
.,.v 4 Supreme Court. and backed hi.
,,,aion mos, y.lisntly from the beginning
and fnally tie highly important and lima
see,.on wa. rendered as below. We dsvot
OH entire available space on this page Q
The DsuacaAr this evening to its publics
lion. believing that so highly important
document should 10 generally circulate
and thoroughly psrused by the public.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-13
DR.. s. /. Tobias

Pulnonic Life Syrup, for the Cure
Asthns, Liver Complaints. and 0snsal Debility.
For several years have bseo urged b. hnd fsiende.
Who have used. and been benefited BY. my Life
Syrup, to put II up for gsncso sale but nv know
the large expense, now that the country d AoeAsp
with Patent Medicines, which attend the same. FOR
years past was reluctant 20 do So the capital
quircd would BE- large and did not wish to custail
the operations Of my Venetian Linlment business.
But. thanks to the gsacsous public. Who have appre
ciated my Venetian Lniment, en- now able 20 do %
medicine The fousdat'on 0fmy success attribute
to at1cndtne 70 the mAnuhctase Of every drop ny
sei and shall. dc the came In regard % my Pulmonic
but act on the LuuGs and liver With astouisAise o.
feet Price 70 cents Depot No % Certlandt Street,
New York. near Jefosy City fssyy. Sold By the
Deueetote Al 0ooFokeeDefo
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-13

The CuNAfrvn BAIsAn
10 Warranted. IL used ae.
eordine 70 DlrsetiOne. 10
Cufs in all cases, Coughs,
Colds, Croup, Whooptn9
Cough, Asthma. and all
affections oftheThroat and
Lupgs.
Msdame Zadcc Postes'e
Balsam II . purely veget-
able Expectoeant, prepar.
Cd with greet care end eel.
entihc skill, from . eombi.
nation Of tAe bes< ssma1aao
the vegetable Kingdom aSs
fords.
IL re0edtal Q1Al1oieD -
baooa0 IL pOjkogeDa 49,
The healthy end vigusoae
circulation Of he Blood
oagUQ1A Re Lena
ls o01ivsao th6 muscles
and aeoieeathe ekln 70 pos
form - dut1ee Of og1le
ting u 49, u tAe eysoogA,
andtA gsatly tlRUwt1Ro9
the VoS1e OSkotnaos Ron
She safshee Of he body.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-13

Cost!venees 10 aggravated by
The nsc Of strong purgstises. The only rational
treatment 10 gentle laxative and tonic IKE Dr.
HAxnisoss PKRlsfALsro LoxrSays. These never
weaken but gradually restore nsture. They remove
Oppression, Dissness, HI adarhe. and evefy form Of
Indigestion also. theonly psoper remedy for Piiss,
either bleeding or othepviee.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-13
LEWIS 81 CO.'S
ILLUSTRATED
MONTHLY FAMILY JOURNAL,
For the Mutton !

Thc.sasds Of f.nes in the cty and co.,s,y: hay.
long 1et the want OF an illustrated ouInai ~
eonable price. and equal 70 any this continent Is
this end We have engaged good srisss ne nssrar
department. will Be Of the features o. INC Pspe
and Ne eAall publish nom tine to tlmo. on9'n ~
Tales. Sketches, &C.. By the leading wr'sss OF M
country.
T@lO 10 No LOTTERY.
scribe, ana wiu heip 10 ~ lorward 70 seceees6s
Issue. eAsap ana saiasSis Ilinssssssd Jaany 1Sss
nal, aad give. . sAeaa SensGo ~ ouo
eeribers Vim nes have 70 vsit y .nGs
taey havs lsenisD -. ~. e,s ~
The pape WIN b we'll worth - e esalesl " -
visS .snSsss iscn Ia ,S'cSS. asd he Desaisn1
are equally dissrib1ted 1hsoush The oes hsnersl
thOooGnA Iumbefo.
n tAsss sA"1M y - thsssssd ssoso ,sesaved g
the eaas day and dsts, che letsefe wn ~ 49,: ~
reg.lesiy - thsy eo1e 10 hssd end IN q tnS
book e rsGsla rceaHsn = spsss1 e - 10: ~
pu6ish - Ss1Ss 81 ths ,s,sos hat afs sasie1 q
the pssoio10. b - INV Ysax Hnas u AAAsssAA
-. nd b ~ ety and county papsn.
Tho fDl1nBfD1 ppa~s~-~w Sl b &loeg1b0eo0:
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-13

Price, %, so, 4 Is Cents Pr Bottle.
Ths Best. cheapest asd most e6eetual Remedy ~
Coughs. Colds. &c, the Weeld has ever produced.
Purely Vegetable, c0ntatos no MINERALS.
OF other DELETER1OU5 DRUGS.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-13
TO UNG MI EN-.
MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY
And the Happiness Of True Manhood.

An Essay for Young Men on tho Crime Of Solitude
and the Physiological Errors. Abuses and Diseases
which create iapsdimsnts to \ MARRIAGE. with sars
means Of Relief Sent In sealed letter envelopes.
free Of charge. Address Dr. J. 0K1LLlN HOUOh.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-13

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ane7dAUE 00. Nm o.. Pr0Vi6uaeo. ri.
New Course Of Iscisro6, . delivered at IL Kew
York Moesum o. Anatomy, embracing the subjects
Hsw 70 i've - vhst 70 I've Sbs. YsasA. Masosi61
esuss 81 S;:estio. sstsIs.ee "a Ns,vons i,.es:
see accounted fof; Marriage phIlosvphlcally con
sidered "a.
forwarded - pasoee unobe b aeDsoa q rseoape -
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YonG 4u.Drn OF ARfAfonY AM oumsn. 90
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copies, i've ........ ~. -
:" twenty .,.;.; :" 1870
rsssoes sett'ng up clubs pill b souuso 70
:. Address LEWIS = CO., Il Mercer 81. n. r. ssx
Write the address slain. Giving township. county
aad seass Money ~ Draft. Puei once oedet regis
tered 'et'sr. Or expsess, may b. cent q our nsk.
REFEaESCES.
Law Stockwell, Treasurer Of the HOWE Sewing Ia
sCo ~ eeoadway, New = or.
go - ~ SssSsiSss2 q =: SsS t.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-13

HOFFS MALT EXTRACT BEVERAGE OF
HrAlm. ParscRIRKp PuysicsASs n NRw Yonx
AND ~ WnTKns srArEs: II Is q wellknown
fact that most OF American physicians prescribe this
healthful beverage q well pleasant
remedy for dyspeptics, debtated, consumptives
valescents invads, and weak persons, especially in
consequence of the recommendation Of the report
the New York Academy Of Medicine with the names
Of the Professors Fordyce barker. Van Buren,. James
known Or. r. Comstock, OF 81. Louis, who recon-
menda II to his patients IL his practice The eminent
ply scians Drs. Crane and White, OF New York,
wrote 10 Mr. Hot, 5s2 Broadway, New York, the fol-
lowing letter 1--WE have used Hoh's Malt Extract 10
practice and the results have been such To fully
Justify the claims made for 1t feel certain that
ls destined TO supply want long felt"
DIR. Blecken, of Redwing Min. wrote II saw
| by the papers that the genuine Eof's Malt Extract
has been introduced in America this is acquisition
| OF the greatest Importance for consumptives. NJ
uncle NJ d. Ssndersieben, fprussian Counsellor o
Medicine, w-ote about its wonderful efficacy h
had prescribed II at st Paul and obtained the hes
resnlts: wish TO try 1t with one Of my medica
| friends. DR.. Cane. who Is suffering from pulmonar
consumption, with spasmodic asthma" please, there
fore, follows Orderly Sold at Druggists and 0rocers
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-13

could not enforce BY execution, but they 70
back Of that and recite the issue Of the
bonds, aud the vote Of the tax to pay them
BY the county, and pray for this writ 70 en-
force specifically that contract. And in the
opinion just delivered 10 10 Iceland o b
che ebjsst Of the writ - safseoo ~ iudes
msne Of he court, By isvyine Tie tar. s'ss
Prsrjded IN the contract"
So that it 10 clear, that beth The plaintiff
in his information, and the court in its epin-
ION, consider the writ in this case % in the
nature Of bill in ehaneery. enforce spscif.
ic performance Of . contract.
AID that 10 precisely what il 10. Was il
ever heard that saoh bill bosssly ascil-
larry 70 judgsmeot . lAv, and b only used
for the purpose Of enforcing . judgment for
damages, for failing to pay . note or bend
The Obligation Of the supervisors to lew
tsis tau, il il exist at eli, 10 % perfect 10 r.
gard to bonds on which there 10 no jude.
mont, - il 10 whore judgssns hes bsea
rendered end this duty can % we'll b en-
forced BY mandamus in the one case - in
the other. II 10 this duty which 10 sought
to b enforced in the present case. II .
mandamus 10 liable to issue without the
judgment, how can it be said to be an
incident to the Judgment, and part Of that
suit,
But il I m mistaken in oil that I have
thus far been saying. there is another prop.
osition, supported by uniform current Of
authorities, which would preclude the issu-
ing the writ Of mandamus in this case.
That is, that she writ is never issued 70 4
party whom it would expose 70 inpsison-
meut OF other serious damage fer obeyine
It.
have not time to quote from the au-
thoritles on this subject, bat they are nu-
merous and without contradiction.-(See
The Queen ~. Sir Gilbert, 10 Modern r..
Is; The Queen vs.. Justices Of Middlsssx,
Perry and Dsvideon's R., 400; King ".
Dyer. 2 Adolphus 1 Ellie; People ". Gill;
man, 8 Gilman, 24s Ex-parte Fleming, 4
Hill N. 7. sci; Railroad Com'rs W. Com
missioners Of Wyandott, Z Ohio State Rep,
27s)
The cases before 40 haze been arsusd
with great zeal and ability on both sides,
ana ceuosel fos the relator were chsllenged
TO produce 3 single reported decision ia
which mandamus had been issued to par
ties who would be subjected 10 danger, to
expose 81 or to suffering, BY obeJ ing its order.
90 such case has been found and feel
su.mo1'1ed to say mono can he found. With
al sns respect which have fnr this court, |
ana io- my brethren Who diffsr with me.
sskr the liberty Of saying i, hes no risht to
%. .s'os All precedent. and disregard Is. |
tabl'.hed rules in the belief, how ~, A.
denuy entertained. that is dor. ~ ~.
cause ofjus,ice. =" 'n'
The Chief Justice coscur natal. :.
the vi-~s and wholly in the conclus;nn. :. -
my brother Miller. vi
,oncuv-R Grier.
D. ". MIDDLETON.
q 5. Z US
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-13

ID r. u A M Il s.
xSssvlv n Jamss' Lsas Heapises. Oss1sa
HsSss Street, Nsw Orlsoas, II.
Est J b IL HI 4 In 1850,
AID located IL Chicago for The last si1 ysars,
HAS REMOVED TO
no. % RANDOLPH STREET.
Chicago, I'LL,
Nearly opposleo his Old O0cos
Where hs may b consulted upon the trsslnsnt
Or CkroMtc. SMer cosftOl
SNphtlts6c, Scs.O1ssl0sss,
And oil
DloOd and Skin diseases I
And Dia0rdoea a. n
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-13

10 sne teoefai courts Tor menoamua.
La order to prevent such conflicts IS
threaten to grow out of the matter before
u, in cases Of Concurrent jurisdiction ii has
been established as . rule that the court
which first obtains jurisdiction OF the case
shall have the exclusive right to decide the
matter in issue, and that any other court
which may have subsequently assumed 10
act in the matter must, when the fact Of
sa.s priority Of jurisdiction 10 brought to its
"'.raoon. proceed no further.
I'M: pr:nciple Is necessary, and Is rseog
",.ea IN eii courts; and when properly ap-
pneo IN tue spirit OF comfy which Should
actuatc courts, will be found sufFicient 10
prevent uuseemly collision beeveeo them
IL mas been rscogn' Isd BY sh;e coa,t "a e.
pestsdly % the rule which $3.50.
in matters Of concurrent Inn; !ss;.. ..'
between the State aud federal .s''s..
that citation Of authorities :; =
hardly necessary, but mention She'll
vs.. Bacon, 10 Howard, IS; Carol ". Tay
Tor, 20 Howard. 5eS; Freeman ". Howe.
"A Howard. 454; and Buck ". Goliath. 8
Wallace, 334.
This principle being conceded, and the
return OF the supervisors to the alternative
VIII OF mandainus, showing that they were
snJo,ned from lcvying the tax to pay these
bonds before the application was made to the
isdera! court for the writ Of mandamus to
compel them To levy ii, il would seem to
follow that tho dccrse Of the State court
must be respected, aud the return bs held
| sufficient
But here No arc met with another Of ,hcsc
judicial subtleties Of which the corporation
bond litigation seems 70 be the profit pa
rent.
We are told that the writ Of mandamus is
me-. = new or original proceeding, but is
iu,;sysy the ordinary exercise Of the court .
sIresd. IN soloeeiag . judgment q lev
ssndsssd for The psymeaN Of money !:
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Royal Havana Lottery Of Cuba.

DRAWN ONCE m sIvBNrRIN DAYn.
One Prise ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ee.eoe
...............ssss.. " wv
Observation-Disclosures. Wy00O
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-11

Corrosive sublmatc. from rx TO one dozen bottles
nay he required TO make permanent cure.
A remarkable instance OF personal beauty rcetosed
10 Lady dshsurcd BY tho favagcs OF frtghtfai
diecasc.
From tho d,anced sheets OF = new Medical work
called
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-11
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Feb. ll.-Wm. ii. Perry, mem
her OF the fire department, and driver Of the
Enterprise hose cart, started In response to
On alarm of fire last night about bafpas.
l /, when by accident he was thrown from
lis scat The heavy wheels Of The cart
passed over him, killing him instantly.
Z. =. Harris yesterday resigned his posi-
ton as chief Of the fire department. Mr..
Harris is 90 years old. and has been fire.
man - years.
A Washington snecial ssys: The Presi-
dents letter to Gen. Grant was delivered at
headquarters this afternoon, and the House
II tho instance of . on the Democratic side
has called for copy oft. which will prob
ably he furnished on "Wednesday -possblY
Tuesday. Tho President on the issue as to
the occurrences at the Cabinet meeting on
The 4th ms. supports himself with letters
from five members OF the Cabinet. The
Presidents letter Is long and bitter, though
said to be less severe than the one fur
nished on Thursday. He writes that he
regards Grants letter OF tho 2Sth about
obeying Stanton's orders, as insubordinate;
aud The General is roughly lectured for ex-
pressing belief that the President mean, TO
trip him into . violation OF law.
ihe bill relative to the Rock Island
bridge, passed by the House. is explanatory
and amendatory Of an &C. Of March last
IL was recommended by the Secretary Of
War, and has already been published.
The House bill extending till the Let Of
January 1870, Is she time for completing
the Dubuque 4 Sioux City Railroad. was
favorably reported fem the Senate Rail
road Committee
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-11
NEW YORK.

New YoRK. Feb. 1.-The decision in
the Georgia and Mississippi cases given
yesterday is held by leading Republicans to
dis ose Of the McArdle case and oil others
which affect the reconstruetion laws or
arise under them. The best lawyers In the
House we're FREQ to assert that II settled oil
questions rs 10 the attitude Of the Supreme
Court, present and prospective, toward the
secons,ruction acts, ana that no danger
need DO apprehended from that source.
Tho Presidents rejonder to Gen. Grant
reached tho army headquarters today.
1t is understood tonight that the Prssi-
den, declines TO make it public, but in an
aver TO the resolution which passed the
| House this afternoon, the letter will be read
tomorrow after the morning hour.
| A spscial states that tho President con
templates offering the mission 70 England
10 Gen Mcclellan.
An official letter received from Madrid
shows . misunderstanding between Mr.
Hale, Minister TO SPAN, and his Secretary
Of Legation, Mr.. Perry, and il is said that
the former will come home unless Perry -
recalled.
The same special states that the House
Committee on Appropriation reconsidersd
their action on the consular and diplomatic
bill, and resolved to report it substantially
as it passed last year. The appropriation
for the Greek mission has been stricken
out, but it Is understood that Gen. Butler,
when tho bill reaches the House, will move
to substitute Greece for ECUADOR. The
Committee will offer no opposition, and il
is thought that the bill viii pass.
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80
WISCONSIN,.

Bcloi.. Wis. Feb 0-Twenty- seven de
grccs below zero this morning.
Keokuk, Iowa. Feb. 1o.-Ten degrees be
low zero at q IN.
Dixon. H., Feb. 10.-Forty degrees be-
low zero al q Il IN, - at s n n.
nes Soines. Iowa, Feb. l0.-Twenty -four
degrees below zero al 8 o. m
Quincy, III, Feb. l0-Eight degrees be-
low zero this morning.
Rock Island, III +. b. 1O.--At the Rock
Island Arsenal Observatory, at Z a. m, the
mercury indicated % degrees below zero.
Milwaukee. Feb. 10--The thermometer
al Winona. MINI this morning indicated
AZ degrees below zero; and at Sparta, Wiz,
it was 81 degrees below.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 1o.-Thc weather is
intensely cold. The thermometer here a.
o'clock A NJ, was l6 deg below zero; a.
Winona. MIMI, 35 deg. below; at Madison,
Wis, "a deg below q. Hastings and Waba-
shaw, Mimi. Sc deg. below, and at St
Paul, 40 deg below.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-11

JOLIET. Feb. 10.-A fire broke out at
about 0 o clock on Saturday evening, IN
the trnssing department, In the west end Of
the cooper shop In the penitentiary. Loss
small and mainly in the burning Of the roof.
Cause Of fire:.unknown.
NATION, Feb. 10.-A fire this morning
broke out in Mitchell Brothers saddlery
shop, in row OF wooden buildings, on the
west side Of Broadway, destroying seven
buildings. The losses and insurance are %
follows: Parmelee l. Montague's grocery,
losss$l 900; fully insured In the Lumber
mans and Illinois Mutual companies.
The building was owned by N. Kinkle &
Co. i; loss 81, 200, insured for 81 900 In the
Peoria A Hasbr0uck, hardware store, loss
a 600, insured in the Illinois Mutual and
Peoria for $1,000; the building was owned
by T. p. Lane, valued 81 500; insurance
$500; Mitchell Brothers ssddlery store, loss
$500, insured In the Peoria for 81 600
loss over $4,000 insured in the Sang amo
for $500.
Fred Kingsley's bakery; loss $50 900. In
sured in International and Illinois Mutual
for $500.
George Goldgart's Dry Goods and Cloth
ing store. Not over $1,000 lose Fully in
sured in the Lumberman's ana Illinois Mu
tual.
Kemp Summerville & Co.'S saddlery shop.
Loss $500 The whole total loss was abou.
S2i 000-insuranee $14,000
Having no organized companies or fire
appurtenances. no effort was made to save
any OF the buildings
The absence OF wind ard o crust on the
snow prevented much heavier loss
Young Tom Neicnlf who swindied the
st Louis cotton apeculator out Of $4,000
about year since. died at Paris, H.. last
week He came home TO die, and getting
better. officers got after lin, when he took
To his bed and died.
l. has been very cold and disaereeabie
here for the past month and the ground is
frozen fifteen inches deep ST this time,
this morning, tile thermometer vas five dc.
prces below zero
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-11

WASHINGTON. Feb 1o--SENArR ME-
Ramsey presented the petition of citizens Of
Colorsdo asking admission as q State. Re
ferred
Ar. Pomeroy introduced a Joint resolu.
ton relative to the ocean mail steamship
service between the United States and
Cbins. Referred.
Dir. Henderson introduced bill to set
apart the Indian territory 10 Nevada ana
other territories; also authorizing the dis
tribntion of The surplus OF condemned p,or
erty among the Indians. Referred.
The Supplementary Reconstruction bill
Came mr.
Messr.; Harlan and Upton spoke in favor
81 ~ psvis secured the floor, but on mo-
is.a y, aAr. sherman the Senate went into
adjourned. s''o1 suo'' sesssoa
House Tie following hills and re.olu-
lions were introduced: Ia "a -. :,
L. q Eastern Division: \, ~ 'ne
commission to investigate tho ,,..s. 'oI =
account oil Indian depredaious: In ms on
Tor the expiration OF t;is,il,e, sr, n;osioe
bana; to provide far the crsdunl rs,rs IN
specie pay NEXT; 10 equaliza the ror,. 70
mace isir tic payment OF gold G,r ~. s ~
tirins Of United States notes. and : -. ~ -
tiona' banking system; in refercnc. ~ -.
continuance of the Freedmen's Rurss, =.
Texas; relative to the payment of n rs;c.s
to GRATED mer; relative to an sme,drr.,,,
OF the bankrupt lsw; to print lO.OOO srs,.
copies Vi the correspondence betvess ~.
President and Gen. Grant; reQueaeis. ~
committee on Reconelruction = rs.nse
Wnesner further legislation wss necescofv -
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-11
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l0-The House Judi
| cisry Committee resumed their In vestic ation
| OF charges against certain Justices Of the Su-
preme Court this morning. The editor Of a
Washington paper, who was before the
Committee. last week, appeared again to day.
aud said that he had determined not to an
swer any of the questions put to him by the
Committee, and the Committee having no
power 10 commit him for contempt without
an order from the House was compelled 10
suspend investigation for the present.
The subcommittee of the Reconstruction
Committee met this morning and continued
their examination Of Jerome Il Stillson.
correspondent Of The New York D-orf who
vas before them Saturday. No new facts
were oiiciiel. j Il. S simply confirmed
what h. has already published over his in
itials.
The Corsii,iee viii meet egain io-non
row, when it is understood General Grant
will be ready TO appear and testify
Ellison was found to be an uplmuorian.
witness, rs he bad no information on the
subject Of the correspondence between
Grant and the President beyond what has
been published.
Justice Nelson delivered On opinion in
the Supreme Court this morning on Missis
sirpi and Georgia reconst, uctjon cases II
will be remembered that last year these
cases were brought before the Conrt in thc
shape Of a bill praying for an ininnc,ion ~
restrain Andrew Joanson, Edwin y S,.r,
ton, q. s. Grant, Gen. Ord, and Gen pcr.
from executing the reconstruction l.rs
Georgia and Missiesipri, The case wss a,
gued at the time BY Attorney General Stas
berry. Judge Sharkey and others, AMI the
Court dismissed the bill on the grouod of
want Of Jurisdiction To-day Justice Mel
son delivered The opinion Of the Court, Civ
ing the reasons FOX dismissing the case. The
opinion was very elaborate. The ground
taken Is that the question 1t issue between
lhe PARTIES was purely political. and hence
the Cour; cannot take cogniz1uce OF It. In
is unanimous
Al uelesaton OF railroad men was before
VIC noose Fos' Once Committee today
u's,ng compensation for runniag postage
cars ., on The lending RAILROADS Of the coun.rv.
lGey informed The COMMITTEE that urlosa
sney were PAID Tor this service they would
" Obliged TO stop running hose cars. Inc
ommi'ee SAID they would cons,r win tie
Fos, master 1erersl on the suhisct
Inc .acago Journals Wps,inrfon ST sci.l
says, The President viii send Ia the SEN
a'e we name OF Gen. GEORGE n. Mcclellan
n . faw sa 70 England in place Of Adams,
.nsa"sA uays, He will not b confirmed.
s" no" NE President thinks hs viii"
"'a"s received at re O'Clock TO-DAY
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Dss MONIES, Feb. 10--In House ic- lay
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific X. r.
Bill, with Senate amendment, providing
that the Company shall be subject to legis
lative rules in regard to freight and passen
ger tariffs. was passed, yeas IS, nays none.
Also, Bill resuming lands granted TO Nc
Gregor Western Railroad.
Also bill resuming lands granted to the
Dubuque and sioux City r. r.
The Senate passed bill to enable al per.
sons over 81 years OF age without regard to
sex or color to be eligible to the practice OF
law in the State OF Iowa