The New York herald., 1872-12-21
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
Importation Of Spirits from a Bonded
Warehousc-Foreclosur OF n Mortgage
on Ebony Chattel-Outside Spirit Ar
r0uCcments.

Importation of Spirits from a bonded
Warehousc-ForecIosu OF n Mortgage
on Ebony Chattel-Outside Spirit Ar
arrangements.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 90, 1872
No. ss. United States vs. Bennett ct al. error TO
the Circuit Court for the Southern district OF Ohio
also, No. 70, Same Vs. Same; No. 80, Same VS..
Crane ct al, and No. 81, Same vs. Crane
ct al.--In the first OF these cases, which
presents all the questions raised by the others,
the defendants were sureties on certain ware
house transportation bonds, conditioned for the
transportation OF spirits from bonded warehouse
in Grecnvnle, Ohio, to o bonded warehouse in
Boston, and deliver them to the Collector OF the
district within thirty DAYS. There being failure to
penalty, the full value OF the taxes on the
liquors, winch they paid. The government now
enly G e ss esns a
at ''1h' the S'N date OF the he bond. % The '' d.
fence was that the statute under which
was repealed On this plea Judgment was for the
defendants, and the government maintains here
from maintaining suit for breach OF the condi-
ton Of bond given before the repeal was enacted.
The bond being voluntary and not in itself illegal,
the action for It's breach may still be maintained.
j. ID. Cox and II. 8. Barnett for plaintiff In error; c.
H. Hill and G. II. Williams for government.
No. 75 Tawer vs. Reach ct al.-Error to the Su-
preme Court OF Texas.-In this case the defendants
be paid in the common currency OF the country
circulating at Its maturity, for piece Of land and
number OF slaves. This suit was upon that note,
and TO foreclose the mortgage. The defence was
that the common currency'' referred to In the
note was Confederate money, and that 1t was.
therefore, void, and that 1t was also void
as portion OF the consideration being for slaves.
The District Court OF the state enforced the con-
tract and rendered Judgment OF foreclosure, hold
ing that the note should be paid In the currency OF
the country at the present time 1he Supreme
Court OF the State reversed that Judgment holding
that the contract upon the note Is void under the
laws OF Texas now in force. The writ OF error
seeks to have the >, rule s,u,. Of this Court
sh jurisdiction in the Court to review
the DECISION ,si9 below It ~, Is ,o,nna, maintained
tuition, prohibiting State from making any law
which shall impair the obligation of contracts and
Gd L Is
that the injustice OF allowing the purchaser TO
keep the property purchased, at the same time set
tract Is 30 monstrous that the Court will strain q
point to correct 1t. G. w. Pascha for plaintiff III
error; defendants not appearing
No. II. Garubart ct al vs. United States-Appeal
4 from the Circuit Court for the Middle District O
| Alabama.-Ths was on information seeking the
% o. 81 Hsed e s % Sss
payment OF taxes, and for being removed without
permit or bond and for not being stamped &C.
the Court below condemned the property, the
the decree being as for default; and 1t here in
sisted that this was error, inasmuch az the claim.
ants filed an answer, which was stricken out on
motion OF the District Attorney and they were de-
MED leave to amend and refused further time to
| plead.
appear from the record for what cause the answer
was stricken out. 1t should be considered by this
Court as having been because 1t was too late, or
for some other good cause within the discretion OF
here. J. N. Noble and N. r. Chapman for appellants
&. II. Hill ana q. II. Williams FOR government.