, 1870-11-22

be confirmed Mr. Justice Field delyered the
opinicu OF The court Dissenting, af. Juasice
TA1 on RAILROAD sosps
The United StAtes Circuit Court, Springfield,
ttales IS. John ". Bu1ne, and after taytng tuil5
eopAlteEed the case, which was reserved TOR the
tu'pcse OF careful examination, have, Al the
Of the Internal Revenue Bureau: Bonds i1sued
BY elites OF town 70 aid in the construction Of RAIL-
roads md 70 purchase stock therein. ate not con
esclRe only Of functions Eu1ct{ belonging to them
n tndr ordinary aoFs1nraeata and municipal g.
sssap nx 1 Il fae sse a1 rete = promissory nosss, 70
s,onsl ps5t sasrsot Tie ss1pon: ~ psf: of the
7n1 NAVIGATION Hws-
The SeerrtarT Of the Interior has sddrcssed
letter to the Secretary Of the Treasury stating mat
on the Arknnsas Rtrer, and asking whether the
Commerce ard Navigation laws extend to the Iu-
dian Te1rtoFy. The Secretary Of the Treasury H.
seiic..or ct ne treasury aRd decided, ihe Treas-
urJ Department colcurr1ag IN the decision. that
ths s!eambeasi az !: oMaed @ entirely hJ ;he cess9- @
tory only. ard does not FORM connecting link
with olhes uues Of travel, the ownefs OF the
steamboat would NOT be subject 10 these LAVA
SKw oRlxAxe nHANCu xrST ARot1suEp.
The Treasury Agent In charge Of tbs branch
mint at New Orleans, haa, By direction Of me
Congress having failed 70 make an appropriation
| for the continuation OF the institution.
1 MISSING MEDAL DISCOVERED.
The Star sasa on the I'd Of March, 1867, Con
a1c.s appropriated :, o91 for ! gold medal % BE
presented 70 Cirrus y: Field, npon completion oi
gold. wei2hing some three o. leu: oou.ds, elahor.
a:tl, carved and mounted. sad enclosed tn .
pss1 esss S.r171cts ssnted sn eth ssls s:s
1ets retsIy a. 81 ouGaa; sas e Teasu,. receives
ths Etds, trum the min, and sent ii Presideai
lug made, NJ. Johnsou stA'ed that he had Re
auyted It 70 the Treasury Depattnlent. Sotu!ns
Wa ntsliy believed shss Tue medal nsd beef
stolen. Coogtess, tht'efate. mads an5tner Up
psoptta'lon Of ~ lou for duplicate, which WI
fxo. 1t now tn'ns ou, that the original medal VA
returned 70 the Treasury Department b. frea!dcn
| johnson, after he had received II, aud the mes
sens er rave 1t 70 Assistant Ttc1su.er Turtle, wht
locked It up IN his private SAC, and never hear
| the charge that II ha1 teen sto.en or that m ~
ptopnston tad been maize ioE = neg one. y
when III. Tuttts inquired Of Gcaetal Skinner VII
Mr. Field d1 not call for hts medal. Genesl
hts,inF ali tne taciitn ,he case, and Vii, re:ai
the medal until so1uc deposition Of It Is made
= Ho71cR OF CONTESTED klrc1ros.
Cocgreszman John cessns, who was beaten
the late election " Denlam!n F. MyeFa, Uem'
| c1At, In the Sixteenth Pennsylvania District,
| 1&fG HQG HuHcNHCG3 Hl9 Q&fEfm&Q$uCQ u E1J{6
Mye.s' seat tp the FortY-ssc coud Cougrcss II
Democratic majority rclurt cd WAS onjTl5. Cesst
: | claims he can prove that mose tnat 40 It]eg
n | yeiea were caat for Nycfs by wnrkmeu tempof
si'y employed on the XcConuelsvtlie i PItsGuvl
:, | Rnt!toat, noE building through Bedford aud So:
eret Counties. Cessna, havtug prepared
Papers, has served notice OF his intended coute
+ On Myers
# 4 JUDICIAL POSITION.
:. Last spanR, Ehta Chief Justice Cartier Of Il
u Enlted States Court for the District Qf Column,
r decided to resign and reiire from the bench, b
position VAS GtIeret by the rreAlLeut to Sennt
iraEc, Of Missouri. and /. vas the Presidents
| tfnrfn1 tn rntkc TINT sn,ointn{enf This wfntt,
f. Senstor Drnte ia uoyF here irving II obtaln +
= niImrnt OF the nrc,nise but the Presfdept fnts