The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-13

trict Of Columbia.
Associate. justices SWayne and MIL
Ter disseuted as to the question OF
jurisdiction only.
WAsHINGroN, April 12-The fol-
lowing nominations were sent IN to-
day: kL A ~
j. Lothrop Motley. Minister to
England: j. r.. Clay, of Louisiana,
Minister resident aad Consul General
TO Liberia; II. G. Kirk, of Ohio, M,n
ister resident to the Argentine he-
pubIic: S. A. Hurlburt, Minister 10
Bogota; Silas A. Hudson. colored, oi
Iowa. Minister resident to 6fuatemafal
r. d. Bassett, coIored, of Pennsyi-
vania Minister resident aud Consul
General 10 Hayti; George u. Curap,
Minister to Russia j g. Jay, OF New
York. Minister to Austria; Il. Z.
Evans. u. S Marshal for the Eastern
District of Tennessee; Peter Ii. Cas-
sell, u s Marshal Tor the Eastern
District of Osnnectieut; q. Jacobs
and Joseph r Kennedy. Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court, Wash
ingtons Territory; tJamess H. "A dilm ms,
u. S. Attorney for the Southern Ids
trict OF Minnesota; VIM. y. w hIpply,
Attorney for the Eastern District OF
WAsHINaroN, April 12.-The. Su-
preme Court O. the United States to-
dav disposed of the caseso of William
H. McArdle, the Mississippi editor.
who was arrested, tried, and sentenced
to imprisonment by the military au-
thorities. several years ago. on the
| charge of writing and publishing sedi-
1 m o rKzl M rlfafs hi Il
| had appealed from the Circuit Court
of the United States for the Southern
District of Mississippi, which had de-
MED the writ of habeas corpus. Chief
Justice Chase delivered the opinion OF
the Court, dismissing the appeal for
want of Jurisdiction
The cases of the United States, ap--
pellants. VS.. Albert L Mowry, Samuel
| + Morgan. Jonathan 2. Burton. Oil
Yer Il JeffFy, and Benz amin Higdon,
were appeals from the Court of Claims.
| The facts are briefly these: In 1851
the parties above named se7erally
supplied the Department OF MIS-
sOuri with mortar and tug boats,
railroad cars, horses, &c.
General Fremont was, at that time,
10 command of the Department, and
McKinstrP was acting. as Quarter
master. The charge of fraud having
been raised, the Secretary of War
suspended the contracts, and a Board,
under resolution of Congress, was
appointed to investigate the claims
The parties submitted their claims tC
the Board, which awarded certain
amounts, for which they receipted un
der protest. They afterwards sever
ally brought suit In the Court Q
Claims, which allowed them the re-
maipder of the money claimed undei
the contracts. The Supreme CouTt
holds that these parties having vol
unfairly come before the Board and
I receipied for the sums allowed, wer'
stopped from further claims. lU wa
not designed by the Government tina
nroceedinas should be commenced
in one tribunal and ended in another
For these and other reasons the court
i Justice Nelson delivering the opinion
, reversed the decision Of the Court o
Claims. and remanded the causes, wit
directions to enter decree dismiss
ing the petitions.
, In the case of the steamboat Bel
fast. B. G. Nelson ct al, claimants II
= error. versus Boone .& Go. ct al, l
error, in the Supreme Court Of Ala
hama. Justice Clifford delivered tn
opinion of the Court. reversing th
decree of the Courts below, wit
costs. aud remanding the cause, wit
directions to dismiss the libel. ca;
involved. The claims fer cotton 10
In trans sportutiou, and which ha
!, been insured by the owners, the Cou
held as against the Court below tn
the Federal jurisdiction in marit
and admiralty cases extends iro
s. the sea as lar. up the rivers as the
are navigable, Irrespective OF tx
water. fLsk .,1, IS
= plaintiff in error vs.. the Hartio
. Ere Insurance Company-ln error
the Circuit Court of the UnIt'
states for the District of Missou
judge Field delivered the opinion
the Court, affirming the judgment
said Circuit Court, with costs.
In the case OF. b F. Hal, ct a
plainfiff In error, vs.. George Cappe
in errer, TO the Circuit Court OF t
ie United States for the Eastern ID
trict of Louislana, Justice Sway
delivered the opinion of the c0u
d reversing the judgment of that cou
ed with costs, and remanding the cat
he for further proceedings, 10 conform
to the opinion of this court. Cert;
nh cotton transactions were involved
oi. this ease. IN which the British Con
-fe at New Orleans bore part. 1
r.,l- occurrences were In 1868. The cot
as was within the rebel lines. ltls b
ary that the Consul could not protect
re- by his official character, and tha'
not Consul engaged in trade had n
les rights in business during war Il
citizen Of the United States.
raj The President issued his proclal
and ton making exceptions as to parts
,al- Louisiana, and Congress passed q
,Ots relative to rebel property, and
Secretary Of the Treasury issued
apt. structiens pursuant to the stat
Ar that the military authorities co
3 at make no regulations nor grant
)in- PERMITS contrary to them. The
be- trscts involved IN the case before
ork. court were therefore valid, and
United States plaintiffs vs.. BeDja
Rossenburg: certificate of a dIvLi
der OF opinion between the Judge of
enc Circuit Court OF the United State:
. of the Southern District of New I
Tohn Chief Justice Chase delivered
9th opinion of the court, dismissing
1ght case for want of Jurisdiction.
! the The court then adjourned I
nent Thursday.
~ Indiana Legislature.
ateg. INDIANAPOLIS, April 12.-The