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UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.


Decisions In Admiralty Cnses-To, ms Land
WASHINGTON, Dec. H. 1870.
Tho following decisions were made to-day In the
Supreme Court
No. 6s. Clarke ana Buckeye Mutual Insurance
Company Us. the steamer Admiral FaaYaout Ap-
peal rom the Circuit Court FOR the Southern
Dfstract or luirofs.-The steamer was libeed for
causing the destruction OF the canal boat Ajax,
while in tow by her down the Illinois
river on voyare to st. Louis. The Court
below found that the loss was occasioned BY the
collision OF the canal boat with the bridge spanning
the RIVER against which 1t was forced by strong
70 TIE unavoidable dangers Of navigation, aud the
libel dismissed. The appellant Insisted that the
aa no tns and na e
absence or special one had nothing to do with the
accident which It Is SAID, was occaslonea oy the
OF WAFER the river ut the time. Mr. Justice Brad
10y del vercd the opinion of the Court
No. 80. Hd,Ttck, administrator, vs. Neelep ct
a. Error to the Circuit Court for the Western
District of Teras-Ths was an action Of trespass to
try title, under the local practice OF Texas. to a
tract OF land in Falls county, OF that State. On
the trial the Court excluded certain deed offered
In evidence In deviation OF title. on the ground that
- 1t was made and delivered in pursuance OF de-
cree Of the United States District Court for the East
ern District OF Texas the decree was necessary to
support the Decd ana without proof OF it the deed
could not be received. THIS Court holds that. the
Zee OF lands was In the vendor, and as the power Of
his attorney to sell for him was plenary the decree
pIoyment The Court below erred, therefore. In ex-
Guiding the deco, and the Judgment Is revised aud
trial ordered. Mr.. Justice Davis delivered the
opinion OF the Court
Cases Nos 70-Pendsr0ast ct al us Steamship
Katoro'na, ana H. Fenaergast ct al. u.s. Steamship
General Custer, appeals rom the Circuit court to,.
the District Of Ma1Viand-were libes to recover for
advances on the credit of the steamers to procure
the necessary repairs and supplies. The District
Court sustained the lbcls, but appeal to the Cir
cult the DEGREES were reversed and the libels dis
missed The appellants insist that there was an ex-
press agreement for liens as security for the adj
yance5 and that stipulation which was made that
they should insure their disbursements means that
disbursements. In no other could they be in
sured. This Court sustains the view or the appel
lants and reverses the DEGREES OF the Circuit, re-
mandlng the causes to that Court with directions TO
enter DEGREES Affirming the DEGREES OF the District
Court Mr.. Justice CLIFFORD delivered the opinion.
No. 2l7. The United States Us. The Heirs or
Viou Appeal rom the Supreme Court OF the Ter.
rttorV or Neao Mer,co-Motion was made to ais
miss the appeal in this case the ground that it
was not taken within year from the date OF the
Judgment The answer OF the government was that
appeal was prayed for at the time the Judgment
was rendered, but, by clerical omission, no entry
was made OF 1t on the minutes. The Court review
1ng this and various other irregularities suggested
md that the prayer for an appeal was made by the
DisCrlct Attorney as alledged and that there Is no
GROUND ior disinsslng the appeal and the motion Is
dehled MI. Justice Nelson delivered the opinion OF
the Court.
No. SO. The Philadelphia Wilmington ana Battt.
more Railroad Company rs Trtne6le ct a. Error
TO the circuit court Jor The District or Ma,Waad-
This suit was brought by the defendants in error to
recover damages for the alleged Infringement of the