Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-31
ALEXANDRIA. Va.
MONDAI. JAEUARX Il. 1870


STONDAI. JANUARY Il. 1870
Mr., MckENzIE.-I will be seen h@ reference
10 our telegraphio dispatches that hon. Lewis
McKep2ie, Representative from tha3 district,
whose sect was contested, has been admitted
az a membe, of the u. s. House o! kcpresen-
,atives.
IMPORTANT CAsES.-SeycTa! cases arising
under the CopGscation acts OF Congress OF Au
gust 1861 and July 1862, arc assigned Tor hear
ing in the Supreme Court 0! the L. ;. to-day.
The questions involved are OF much interest,
especially to the South. Two of them are the
cases in which the real estates OF T. i. Gar
nett, 10 the District OF Columbia, was condemr-
ed one relates to the real estate OF VIM. \.
McF cigh. which was condemned Ill the District
Court of Va, and one IS froi! the Eastern IBIS
trict Of Michigan, where = large amount 81
railroad stock in the Michiean Southern Eal!
road and the Detroit, Monroe and Ioledo hall
road the property OF Samuel Miller, welt
known citizen OF Lynchhurg, lrglnla, Nss
condemned ThcSa cases iaVotrc cons!dcra'
ton of al! the important qGc7lors that can
arise under these acts OF Congress. the chnn-
sci 70. the claimants made the points that the
proceedings unc3r these Get Wcrc Invalid. BE-:
cause the To;erty was 10; seized n such
manner as to give the u=,!;Gt Courts juTIadc'
ton, because the owners haI no notice. because
valid default: we're aot entered, ard because
there was 90 trial BY !urJ. he acts Of Con-
sssss Hill he assailcd % thc er2nn1 lbae ihey
are in conflict With the filth, 18th: an! eighth
articles OF the kn,cD1 E?rT!: Ct The C0n3iuulian
because thcT provide II "rGitiei PROSECUTIONS,
aud hacause he requirements ~ dne process
Of Law and tF.ai in the d.stE;os whers the Al
legged offences ver. committed, have n9s seen
observed. IN tic eases FROM to- nI>lric: Of
Co!untis and |rE;n4 i:T. Ii,r!, G2ohlns
scd Judge lhiris. ii l;?-;"f. -. 2i'n'H: 81
lie claiR:nt7.
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