The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-20

Inc war having closed, AIIer
learned for the first time what had
been done, End he then fled a petition
for review of the order of con-
domination The informer resisted,
but the court permitted the petition
to be fled, and appointed a Com
missioner, John d. Rowland, ESD,
the clerk, to take dispositions in Kir-
GINA. Mr.. Rowland found Mr.. Mil
Ter TO be a most eccentric old gentle
nan, about seventy s x years old, who
had been so closely shut up within
the Confederate lines that he knew
nothing whatever of the action taken
with reference to his bonds. Al
though a man Of wealth-being
worth some three millions of dollars
and residing but six miles from
Lynchburg, he had not been to that
city for fifteen years. He has be-
come quite a hypOcondriac, who be-
lieves himself subject to such bodily
infrmities as compel him to stay az
home. But, although quite hermit
ia some respects, he is surrounded
with every comfort, anc has all the
true Virginia hospitality. Ii was
shown, however, by an abundance of
the strongest testimony, upon which
there was no conflict, that Miller had
been uniformly loyal discountenanc-
ing rebellion, and refusing steadily
aud constantly to give anything in
aid Of the rebels, except such taxes
as he was compelled to gay. Upon
the return of the evidence, the Court
granted new trial "a the original
cause. The Government, satisfied
Al %bo Ian~oo bod hoou nj
tanned improperly, abandoned the
prosecution. The informors failed to
appear, and the Court, having no fur
ther control Of the money which had
been paid into the Treasury, could
only decree still in the control Of the
Court, awaiting the decision upon the
contest o. the informers, should be
paid over 10 Miller. This was done
yesterday, the amount being about
$4,000 As for the other half, Mill
er must now look to Congress for res.
titution, but. under the circumstances,
this viii undoubtedly be done.
An important question came up In
connection with a libel fled, some
time since. against an extensive to-
bacco estab lishment, at Bedford. The
libel was sustained, but after judg-
ment, a pardon was granted by the
President. The infOrmer. claiming
that his moiety, amounting to 81 500, |
could not be released by a pardon,
brought suit for it, upon the ground
that il had become vested Ia him
Upon a decision in the District Court,
an appeal was taken to the Circuit,
but Judge Davis, yesterday, decided,
without touching upon the main
question, that the suit must be in the
name Of the United States, and that a
scire facias could not issue in the |
name of the informer.
A judgment was taken. yesterday, |
against the steamboat Alaska, for |
1858. the damages claimed being for |
the destruction of wood boat, at |
New London, Illinois, IN March last, |
belonging to James and Lewis NJ. |
Barnett. An appeal was taken to the /
United States Circuit Court.
Rev. b. +. Foster, the State Libra /
rian, knowing that a new State House |
is Just now quite out of the question, /
has fitted up the two Legislative |
Chambers in quite handsome style. I
Nothing extravagant has been done, |
but the ceiling of the hall of the |
House has been repaired and stained, |
while paint and varnish have added |
greatly to the attractiveness of both /
halls. They look more light and /
cheerful. and upon the whole much /
more respectable than the exterior
does. The expense of the entire re-
pairs, however, will only be about
fifteen hundred dollars
L. Z. Mayer, against whose swim
ding schemes the public were eau
toned in telegram from Cincinnati,
last night tried his game upon some
of our merchants and business men,
with rather Indifferent sue
cess, but with sufficient to secure his
arrest and Judgment in Jail. l.. b.