The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-07
Tie Case Of the Texas Murderers
in the Supreme Court.
THE RAIDER MoSBy AS A DuELLlsT.
He Challenges q Yankee Sheriff
in Virginia.

and In some parts professed TO give the exact Ian
guage employed to express the views OF our govern
ment on the Cuban question. The character or tho
note, as thus represented. was most extraordinary
"a a diplomatic document. IL represented sicKIes
az accusing the Spanish government OF countenanc-
Ing 'horrible atrocities" "cold-blooded murders
and assassinations" and other enormitie5 that
modern civilization could not tolerate. 1t made
Sckies call Spain poverty stricken country and at
the same time delivered sort OF Fourth OF July
Grafton to the venerable Serrano. The document
altogether was remark cable for "nifalutin'-yery
unlike Sckles' style and certainly highly inappro.
pirate In diplomatic paper. With a view to
ascertaiuing the genuineness OF this alleged note
your correspondent to-day called at the White House
and laid the document published before President
Grant. who. after running through 1t In his sharp
quick manner, remarked that 1t was evidently
bogus that although all the oficial Information on
the subject had not yet been received, still there was
doubt that Minister Sickes had not employed
such extraordinary language In his negotiations
with the Spanish government. The President fur
Their stated that all the information on this lmpor-
tant subject would be given to the public on the
meeting OF Congress and then the country would
have an opportunity to Judge fairly. This means or
COURSE that, accompanying his message. he will
transmit to Congress copies OF all the correspond
that has taken place during the Cuban-S Stokes
negotiations.
Secretary. Boutwell, TO Speak In Philude iphia
on Saturday Evening.
Secretary Boutwell, has informed the Republican
state Central Committee OF Pennsylvania that ne
Will speak for them at Philadelphia on Saturday
evening next. Arrangements are being made there
for grand demonstration and Mr.. Boutwell,
cannot speak In the open air 1t ia probable tho
Academy OF Music VIII be secured for him. Hts
speech expected to be the great effort or the cam
pagn on the radical side
United states Supreme Court.
In the Supreme Court OF the United States to-day
was argued the case OF the Mayor ana Aldermen or
the city or Memphis and the Memphis Gayoso Gas
Light Company versus Thomas Dean. The defend.
ant fled his bill In the court below as citizen OF
New York. The latter was large stocknoder In
the gas light company In Memphis. a corporation
chartered under the law OF Tennessee. The plain.
tin, contend that the claim by the defendant OF an
exclusive grant In the original charter was wholly
unfounded.
Thomas w. Clark OF louisiana and Anthony POL
lock, or Washington, we're admitted 10 the bar.
In the matter OF Benjamin Brown, Eli Wood. John
Haliigan. Granville Rooe, William Andrews and
Philip Stnemeta. w. w. Boyce asked leave 10 file a
motion for writ OF habeas corpus In their cases.
Tho motion was directed to be argued on Friday
next. The prisoners are charged with murder In
Texas In Juno last and IL Is alleged they are now
being tried by military commission.
A Fashionable Wedding In Washington.
Washington was aslta.ed to-day by q fashionable
wedding. The parties Major Hill, OF the
Ordnance Department, and Miss Kate Ramsay,
daughter OF General Ramsay, In command OF the
Arsenal here. The ceremony took place at the resi-.
deuce OF General Ramsay inside the Arsenal
grounds. There was large number or prominent
persons present. among whom were the President
and Mrs Grant anu several members OF the diplo.
matte corps.
Duel on the Tapis-,fosby, the Raider,
Challenges Colonel Boyd, OF the PennsyI.
vania Cavalry.
A duel Is IN prospect over ia Warrenton Va.
between Colonel John Mosby, the famous rebel
guerilla, and Colonel William BOYD, or the Twenty
1rst Pennsylvania cavalry. The latter IS sheriff OF
Fauquer county. Va, BY appointment OF General
Canoy. but is bitterly opposed by Mosoy, who has
used every effort to obtain MS removal Mosby, It
is said, caused very grave charges be preferred
against Boyd, and an investigation was ordered
by General CANDY. Colonel Lee made an examina.
tlon, which resulted In favor OF Boyd. Last Satur.
day Mosby and Boyd met. Boyd approached Mosby
In threatening manner Mosby said, 'Sir, I am
unarmed and smaller man than you, but am Will
ing TO meet you where life can be perilled equally
against lfe.n 1t is alleged that Boyd, instead OF
attacked tho Confederate chteftain in unjustia.
able manner. The result has been that Mosby has
challenged Boyd and latter said 10 be in trou-
BILE about second. The people or Alexandria are
much excited over the analr.
The Secretary of War Authorized 10 Suspend
Business transactions with Fraudulent
Claim AgeRts-Opiniou OF the Attorney
General.
Attorney General Hoar has In response 10 letter
from General Sherman Secretary OF War, OF the 10Th
ultimo delivered an oficial opinion touching the
matter OF the suspension OF certain claim agents
from practice In the War Department, under an
order issued by the Secretary the 18th Of the
month, which the Attorney General says appears 70
have been based upon Information contained in an
Official report by Brevet Colonel r. J. Dodge, June
IA 1899 wherein the parties named in the orfclal
order are charged with practising fraud upon the
United states aud individuals and Win violating the
rules OF common honesty In the prosecution OF
bounty and pension claims OF colored soldiers or
their legal representatives.
the Attorney General understands the subject sub
nited Dy the Secretary OF War for his consideration
10 be whether the Information contained In Colonel
podges report warrants MIN In denying the parties
access to the department agents for the prosecu
ton OF claims, In connection WITH which the Secre
tary OF War Observes
for granted tbs scss. Pyss s5 not it, sS
testimony Of less degree than would be expected ia
case the parry indicted and prosecuted crmnaly
The opinion states that doubts having arisen In
behalf OF some OF the parties concerned, as TO the
existence OF the authority thus asserted IL s deemed
proper TO take that subject under consideration
also, as naturally involved in the other. He
then refars TO the opinion OF Attorney General
stanbery OF October s, 1885, wherein the conclusion
arrived a. was that the secretary had no legal
authority 10 exclude authorized attorneys aud agents
from collecting bountcs and that In the presen.
ta,ion and payment OF claims the claimant may act
by attorney. That opinion, the Attorney General
says goes TO nfiirm the general right OF claimants
TO transact their business with tho department
through tho medium OF claim agents, when NOT
restrained by statute, together with the correspond
Ing general rgat Of their agents TO prosecute before
the department the business entrusted TO them by
their principals. or the correctness OF tina view
there can Ds no doubt ana, as a general rule The
Secretary OF War cannot preclude Two posses
aors OF sheso rights from tho enjoyment OF
tnem. But the point now presented it, whether
the Secretary may, in his discretion, pjclne 10 recog-
nixe an agent suspend the transr ton OF business
with him Tor frauds and fraudueuy PRACTICES bs such
agent In the prosecution oil on.sms before tue de-