New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-15
WARRINGTON.
Naval Steamer at sam FrancIsco-Mixed
Commission on British and American
ClaIms-Cases Before the Board
Meeting in Behalf of Boston.

Commission on British and American
CIaims-Cases Before the Board
Meeting in Behalf of Boston.
WASHINGTON, November l4-Fhe United
States steamer California arrived at San
Francisco yesterday, from Panama. She
will be the flag ship Of the North Pacific
fleet, Rear Admiral Pennock commanding
Governor Cooke has called meeting Of
this Territory in behalf Of Boston.
The mixed commission on American and
British claims has made the following
awards:
Seven thousand four hundred and forty
two dollars in gold to be paid by the
United States to Great Britain IN respect to
the claim of Thomas Mcdonald for injuries
to his dwelling house, fencing, land, gar
den. etc, in Atlanta; Gor timber cut, and
two bales OF cotton and other property al
legged 20 have been saken by shorman's
army.
-Four hundred ana seventyons dol
lars in geld on the claim 0f John Ka. o
tor SwV horses, % saddle and brid! =,
alleged TO have been taken by the United
States forces in She Shenandoah valley in
1864, and burning stack of hay at the
same time. Jhe counsel for the Gni-
ted States unsuccessfully resisted this
claim, Oh the ground chat General Sheri-
dan executed his raid as a lawful act of
war in the enemy's country; that the prop
erty was not taken under d Hequsition and
with an implied promise Of payment, but
was captured from the enemy, perhaps de-
strOyed and perhaps appropriated. 1t was
all of a character which might and Ordina-
riIy would be useful to the enemy, and
therefore legitimately subject Of either cap
ture or destruction, and for which the claim
ant an enemy Of the Enitei States by his
Slomicile. ean make no reclamation before
the commission. Che claimant had been
been for Swenty-three years permanently
domiciled in Virginia.
One hundred and fifty dollars in gold on
the claim of John McCable, for property
alleged to have been taken by troops un-
der command of General Sherman in HIis4
sissippi, in 1861.
Five thousand six hundred and ninety
eight dollars in gold on the claim of Tim
cthy Dowling, for injury and destruction
of his house while in possession of
the military force of the United States.
. Seven hundred and seventy dollars in
gold on the claim of George Adam. The
claimant was domiciled in the United
States since 1850, and had declared his in
tentiOn of becoming citizen. In 1859 he
occupied fifteen acres of land ON Missionary
Ridge lying between the opposing forces.
He claims for the value of house, stable,
corncrib and certain personal pt toperty
alleged to have been taken by tho United
States.
Three thousand and ffty-six doIlors in
gold or the claim of John Turner for house
destroyed during McClelIans retreat in
Virginia.
Thirteen thousand nine hundred and SIX
ty-nine dollars in gold on the claim of John
Burnside, for mule, carts and harness
taken by the military in Louisiana in 1862.
Seven thousand five hundred and sixty
dollars on the claim of Michael Gary, for
cattle furnished to the United States on
the requisitiOn of the commissary of sub
sistence, November, 1868, in Louisiana. His
claim was for $4,000.
The commission disallOWed the foIIowinp
claims:
Francis Allsop, who declared himself
native OF England, and resided in Missouri
and Illinois since 1861. He claimed for his
personal injuries and expulsion from his
house by federal troops $4,000, and for
property taken nearly $1,000 more. The
offered no proof.
John n. Trask, for farm rent on the road |
leading from Washington to Alexandria, |
damages to premises, the entire claim being |
Tor 1900 but it was declared to be not |
within the Jurisdiction of the commission. |
Lucy j. Park, who alleged herself the |
widow of British subject, claims indem- |
nifty for the destruction by United States |
troops of a clearinghouse and one building |
in Tennessee, and for -four, corn, etc, al |
legged to have been taken by United States |
troops The evidence was insufficient, and |
besides. the widow, by her own admission, |
ia citizen of the United States.
John GummeF who claimed $1,000 fQt sad