New-York tribune., 1869-04-16

yorL. Col Moore, Private Secretary to Mr.. Johnson
when President is sent to Missouri and Col. Nor
row also on Johnsons staff, Is assigned to duty ID
California Paymaster Ihrie, special pet Of Presl-
dent johnson, and upon whom the blame of the tenn
porary retirement Of Paymaster-General Briee was
charged is banished to Alaska; Col Gibson, since
the war in charge of the Referred Claim Bureau
here is ordered to Washington Territory.
Care was taken in making the assignment to BRING
near home those Paymasters who have been ior
long time on duty on the frontier, and replace then
with Others who have been stationed IN the STATES
The colored people are preparing for grand ceie-
bration of the anniversary of the Emancipation
Proclamation tomorrow.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
1t was stated at the quarterly communication non Oh
the Grand Lodge l. o. o. +. of the District OF Column
bia last night that President Grant has issued an
order directing the heads OF departments 10 give
leave of absence to all clerks and other employees
who desire TO participate in the semicentennlal an
niyersary of Odd Fellowship in Philadelphia. -
The National Academy of Science met IN pnbllc
session at IL o. m. to-day. Prof Henry IN the Chalr
prof Pierce made some remarks touching the paper
read Wednesday morning by Prof. Lesley, IN which
the theory of the shrnkage of the earth was brought
forward. The geological evidences OF the shrlnkage
as pointed out by Prof Lesley are so strong as to
lead him to inquire whether not the cooling OF the
planets was not directly affected by this shrnkage
He thought was and Rr0ceeped to tstaG has
that this was a new evidence introduced
by means of geological -. Investigations IN
proof that the time of the rotation of the earth had
decreased even within historic recollection. The
first paper on tidal researches read by Prof. W.
Farrell. Prof F. F. Chase read the second paper on
tidal rainfall, in which the amount and phenomena
of rainfall at Greenwich and Philadelphia were COM
pared. DR.. Walcott Gibbs of Cambridge, one on the
product of the alkaline, nitrites upon uric acid and
its derivatives. Prof Pierce, superintendent Of the
Coast Survey, on inversion in algebra, upon which
remarks were made by Prof. Alexander OF Princeton.
The Supreme Court to-day rendered an opinion IN
the case of Samuel j. Randall against Judge Lincoln
f. Bingham who debarred the former from practice
in the Supreme Court of Massachusetts,. 1t is held
that Judges not liable to suits by private lndi-
Viduals for their judicial acts such prosecutions
would interfere with the dignity and duties of
Courts, The judgment OF the Court below was
affirmed.
A number of decisions were delivered in the Su-
preme Court of the United States to-day, among
The United States plaintiff agt. John Kirby ct al
Certificate OF division Of opinion between the Judges OF
the Circuit Court of the United States for the District OF
Kentucky Mr. Justice Field delivered the opinion Of
the court answering the question certified in the mega
tive This suit involved the obstruction or detention OF
United states mails the carrier having been arrested
a criminal charge The court held that while the law
provided for cases Of wful detention or obstruction
S not S S U Of tbs
mails should interfere with the course OF justice IN
criminal John l.. Reside, appellant agt The
United stafes.-The facts as follows: Reesde had
contract for carrying mails IN Arkansas, Mississippi,
law authorized the Postmaster TO curta or dis
continue the service, but owing to the secession move
ments the ordered suspension only
OF the service though the contractor asked for diScon
tinuance for the reason that II the service was
merely suspended and he held responsible, he
would be obliged to keep his teams. &C., in reserve
at large expense The suspension OF the service not
applicable to the terms OF the contract Justice Nelson
delivered the opinion of the Court reserving the judg
ment OF the Court OF Claims and remandlng the cause
with directions TO enter Judgment for the plaintiff In
conformity TO its opinion.
There is as yet no decision in the Legal Tender
case The Blair election case is continued for fur
ther adyiscmcnt