Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-22

from the Treasury Department. and is OF
interest to river men:
"~WAsHINGrOS, November O. 1869.
"Ihe following rules and regulations
VIII hereafter govern the furnishing OF re-
lief to sick and disabled seamen:
list. A seaman, to be entitled 60 relief
from the Marine Hospital Fund. must
have served on q registered or Ii,ensaj
vessel ofthe United States. for at least
three months Just previous to his aprliea-
ton for aid, and mus have Maid L1z0staf
dues forthat period oftime.
I'D. When the Collector shall be sat
lsued that a seaman is entitled TO relief.
he VIII send him to hospital with a letter
OF inquiry, Form ~. aud uD0n the raeeU
Of the physicians Cerfiicats on SAID for IL
he shall, II the case be a proper e j. me
a permit. (Form p.
sd. In cases of slight disease. =, wbf.b
the physician does not consider y II i1 h
hospital as essential to cure, no permit
VIII De given. but payment ~ s- h. rrTs
for one prescription for the ma, ~ =,
exceed one dollar for each e lsa.
18th. When the phvsiee N sr,u cartfr-
that the disease Is probah ~ inar-sb1e noe
iatalh or that the pat-eT.E eanuor - o,-ad
within four months. o tina. wl4n curad
ne Will not be able e., resume bis duties as
4 sslIou, 4 PeE1lH may De given for q
period not 70 exec ed tWO months and a
copy OF said permit. tore-ber v-ifb 4 COM
OF b physicIUI's certificate. and tha col
lector experimentation in the casa. will
De I0rWar0eG at once 70 this Dapartment-
2sh. felmits for hospital relief viii
Iot De gwen for cases Of simple Eonor-
18th. No permit shall in any c,za ba ia
sued for aperiod TO exceed four months.
lIh- 80 much of existing regulations
Of the Treasury Department as conflicts
WIN the provisions Of this circuIar il
hereby resciuded.
"GEO. s. BOUTWELL,.
secretary Of the Treasury
The Cincinnati Commercial contains
me LoIAowlng decision IN reference TO the
owning OF e steamboat bv a married. v-o-
man: Judge Storrs disposed of a mo
non Tor a new trial in the ease of Ian
caster VS.. SchOttman. as follows. The
matter or fact, and on a question Of law.
The matter of fact related to the iu1Drqs-
sion on the mind Of the court-sO stronn,
-hey could not resist it-thag the DIainrff
lad united with her husband in the pur-
,hase Of n steamboat. and becoming tha.
nominal owner, he being at the same time
ne master controlling it. The anomaly
was presented of a married woman. who
IS the court was satisfied, had never adj
vanced the purchase money, becoming The
9wner of a craft Of this description. while
ne husband. for all practical PURPOSES.
vas held out to the world as the owner.
de was the only person who could mako
1 contract, the only person who those
wishing to engage tine services Of the b0aE
could look to for indemnity ia case OF a
violation of contract. The u was sat
ished upon this view OF the case. and taxi
ing into consideration the other nlcG.
which seemed TO be an irresistible cOucIu-
SION, that the wife did not advance the
money, they could not uphold such a
contract. The husband became indebted
10 a large amount. suit was brought on
the record, and the boat was attached-
and the only question at the time was.
who was the Owner2 They were satisfied
in law and equity il was the husband. n
the wife lent money to her busnand. OF
course he was responsible to her. but sba
could not cover up his default. or be a
shield to protect hun in a ease like this.
The motion for a new trial would be- over
ruled"