New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-23
resigned Acting Masters James Van BOskirk ana
Il nhert Y Hnllv have heen honnrahlY discharged.

resigned. Acting Masters James Van Bosknk ana
Robert Y. Holly have been honoraby dlschargeui
Our commercial agent at BaZe under date vi JIM
uary reports that the cholera has made lts apPea
ance there In malignant form; he also says Nc 10 az
formed that IT prevailed at ports and towns on va
coast Up to that date the disease had been colii'
to the blacks at Balize. A. Gu.
The Armstrong Foundry case pending IN lne gu
preme Court IS very strongly contested Nj. IL a, or
strong was the proprietor of foundery Ill Ne" c.
leans and manufactured shot and shell Tor inc Non
federacy at the time that Gen. Lowell was III III
mand of that city. Armstrong took inc 9a - con-
glance after New Orleans was captured, anu IN
tnued working his fOundery. which was IS
guently seized and condemned. The present Ga as
is an appeal from a Judgment Oh me mstnct of
States Circuit Court of the Eastern Ll sir c.
Louisiana. First: A few days ago htioiIo SS;etinn
Stanberry moved to dismiss the apPeee' roT I
that the should lie here on VIII %, oved 70
this he was overruled Second AflstroiIS lonJu W
fe a pea of pardon which the Attorney ,GeneTal re-
sisted. Leave given, after al I - ~ o
plea so that the case will now he head OH us
f. Iii come nm next week The Attorney General
rerresents The United States and the Hon
NJ Marshall appears for Mr.. Armstrong The
aase IL considered n leading one which must
decide the noInts: Frst-Whether a seizure and cap
tnre are the same. Second-Whether the property
liable to capture and prize embraces land beld by
nrivate title. Third-Whether property tainted by
The fguilty consent of the is relieved by his
pardon after condemnation and before sales fOnrth
Whether the citizen shut up Ill place occupied 10y
Confederate arms can be- responsible to the united
States for breach of municipal law under the com
mand of the military force of the Confederates: And,
Fifh---Whether the Constitution operates with lts
guarantees when the United States recover the city,
In the Supreme Court OF the United States to-day
the following cases were argued: =,
No e. MeGlynn, executor plaintih In error agt' Ma
No. GO. Steamship Adea and cargo, appellants aSt
Nos 20 1872 16a 1G4 l65 suchet Maman, second plaintiff
IN error agt the Alliance the Mercantile the Equitable
the Washington and the Boston Insurance Companies
The Secretary of the Navy, in view of the contem-
plated reduction of the naval and marine force, IN
accordance with the bills now before Congress and
the resolution lately passed 10y the House. that ~ Is
unnecessary to proceed further at present in build
ing equipping ships of war; today sent letter TO
the Speaker revising and reducing the estimates
submitted by him to Congress, and retaining oniy
such as were deemed essential TO the proper preser
walton of the property OF the government, Ohly
the appropriations are now asked when are
Indispensable ana without Ten The S SEIZE
tary says, in his communication, that the
Importance of placing Nayy-lards III condition IN
cases of emergency that may arise has been brought
TO the attention of Congress in his annual reports,
and his estimates submitted thcrewith. Appropria-
tons have been asked 70 place them IN proper condl-
ton. As Congress has shown disposition, however,
TO postpone to a future day the Improvement OF our
Navy-Yard, he submits the revised estimates as to
what is absolutely necessary. The estimates sub
mtted with the last annual report of the Secretary
amounted TO $i741lS3 %, and the revised estimates
to 1924 AS 03-a reduction of so 5G, 100 ~, or about
One-half
Liverpool of the wreck of two American vessels the
ships T. J. Southland, Of Richmond, Maine, and the
Thornton, of New-York.
The Postmaster-General has just maturcd arrange
ments for the regular conveyance Of mails twice
month by steamship from Baltimore via Havana and
Key West TO New-Orleans and back. The steamship
Liberty Leaves New-Orleans to-day, and the CUBA
leaves Baltimore tomorrow the 2od inst
Another arrangement has been made 10 carry the
mails four times month from New-Orlcans 10 Pen
sacOla. st. Marks, Cedar Creek, Tampa and Fort
jefferson. Dry Tortugas to Key West and back thus
giving Key West, which has been almost without
mail facilities since the war, six mails month