Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-05-04
virginia Relieved from Military Rule
Lates, News by the Atlantic Gable.
An Irish Cardinal Denounces Fenians,
WASHINGTON.
Adjournment of Congress-General Jordan
Observation-Disclosures of Gold.

Adjournment of Congress-GeneraI Jordan
Observation-Disclosures of Gold.
WASHINGTON, May both Houses
will adjourn from Thursday to Monday for
the summer capitol arrangements.
The Secretary of the Treasury has di-
rected the Assistant Treasurer at New York
to sell one million Of gold on each We'd
nesday of the month of May, commencing
May 4th. The first and third sales on ac-
count of the sinking fund, and the second
and fourth on account of the special fund
-four millions in all. Also to purchase
one million of bonds each, on Thursday
the 18th, and Thursday the 10Th, for the
sinking fund, and two millions each on
Thursday the 9Th and Thursday the 18th,
on account of the special fund, or six mil
lions in all.
The Supreme Court of the United States
has decided the case of the United States
against Edward Paddleford, appeal from
the Court of Claims. The appeal brought
before the Court a claim under the captured
andsabandoned land property act, of March
18th, 1868, for half the proceeds paid into
the Treasury, of twelve hundred and nine
ty three bales of cotton, captured at Savan-
nah and turned over to Treasury agent,
and sold under that act. The Court says
in conclusion: Iffollowing that at the time
of the seizure of the petitioners property,
he was purged of whatever offence against
the laws of the United States he had COM
nitted, by the acts mentioned i'm the find
ings, and relieved from any penalty which
he might have incurred, it follows further,
that if the property had been seized before
the oath was taken, the faith of the Gov
eminent was pledged its restoration upon
the taking of the oath in good faith. We
cannot doubt that the petitioners right to
the property i'm question at the time of the
seizure was perfect, except as against the
acts Of the military commissioners, and
that it is made absolutely perfect by par
don, notwithstanding the seizure, bat it
has been suggested that the property was
captured in fact, if not lawfully, and that
the proceeds having been paid into the
Treasury of the United States, the petiti-
toner is without remedy in the Court of
Claims, unless proof il made that he gave
no aid or comfort to the rebellion.
The suggestion is ingenious, but we do
not think il sound The sufficient answer
is that after the pardon no offence connect
ed with the rebellion can be imputed to
him. If in other respects the petitioner
made the proof which under the act en-
titled him to decree for the proceeds OF
his property, the law makes the proof Of
pardon a complete substitute for proof that
he gave noaid or comfort to the rebellion
A Observation-Disclosures would, as it seems
to us defeat he manifest intent of the proc.
lamation, afd of the act of Congress which
authorized Nunder the proclamation, and
by the act thu Government became a trus.
tee, holding the proceeds of the petitioner,
property for his benefit, and having beer
fully reimbursed for all expenses incurred
IL that character loses nothing by the
Judgment, which simply awards to the pc
titioner what is his own, These views re
quire the affirmance Of the judgment o
the Court of Claims, and il is accordingly
affirmed.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The United
States Naval Court convened at Yokoha
ma, decided that the Bombay violated al
rules of steamships and navigation i'm tn,
Oneida disaster.
The committee on territories. of the Sen
ate submitted report on the bill orga
nizing the Territory of Oklahoma, consoli
dating the Indian tribes under a Terrtori
al Government. The bin is drawn up il
conformity with Choctaw, Chiciasaw
Seminole and Cherokee tribes.
Candy has issued an order relinquishinl
the command of the Department of Vir
ginia and orders his subordinates to repor
TO General Mcdowell, commanding I'll,
Departmental the East.
The District Attorney-Generalship o