, 1872-10-28
WASHINGTON.


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WASHINGTON, l.. " w. <o'-1no ma1' 4
Supreme Court has just decided an important
question, affecting the religious belief Of wit
.,aseag The caee in noint yas an action for
~ neee0a I,se sat.zce ,,,.,,oa 49, ,,>;oot;on of
debt, where the oe1ence "aAeS tne opJect4ou y.
incompetency to q witness because OF his want
OF religious belief. The objection was founded
~, +ha o,d common law rn1e. as we'll as provis-
~ ~ ~ +ba Stata Constituticn. nroyiing that
ha1;af in the exietence of a God. with system
W fI,t,,re rerrnTd and nnnisbment. vas the only
.ar,,;s;ta II was shown 1,v djrcct Testimony OF
;rnneach the witness that 90 far as could be
.-a4haraa frono he oYnress;ons ha came within
Rot1, these limitations In rebuttal it was shown
t1,a+ +11a 1r;tneaa did not bnlieya in q personal
nnJ 1,,7t n,1C -, snnrnnoa snrit neryoling
n4,:ro 1uu: ~ 011' @A
,ra o,r, hold Tint ha,iof in nereonal God
was az not ON necessary. @ W and a that the witness. by
acano"ieps sin t1enr nr pnwar tu establishad lis
ero.nnetencv r. nn,,1e te testifv.
eo1Apeteoes ~ r,.x, .1es 4,Ess7ov oFr4cr
uxa t,a,,,a - re Commiss;oner WIN bas
heen @ awaQ An nearly fall summer making political
speeens, ua ~ t1,a sr1;y;ng 9o15;ars of 1915
en. " c,n1p a. ~ Ia 81 ~ ri Over % mn
i%l ~ tReea cIaa hove heen ed since the passase
VI tueao - - 3a1;ora1 tha nnn,}5ar Vii
OF tne act 5 anu IL ~ p9aloxsu sno - 10 ~
!aa 90 an aut m h
1a77o reterans IN = serrice of In insteed nf 6f1
do-s 90 ,a9g +fa nn,nbar ~ rana;nnora vii to
s1gmented tea '1e 4'01 ~ s'S1011o1'
roRsEv M pr,sa prAn our
Forne, ;n 1,;s preee to.dov 1notaa f,o,o .
,t+a- -rr;tta,, ~, 3;st;n 1n;e{od nao,bar ~ +ba
T1aan," aa fo11ora. & Taa raad ont ~ +ho
Rennblican marty. on the ISth Of October. for
-efns;nr 70 Fote toT Hartranft and m the 15th
bad nDto from fj,o Tea0na aslr;no mo to erh
a eas;h tha - 10 1afa n oo-ra;,
and in few davs smother ecnidinr ma haca9se
~ ha5 - fa;iaa 8. I ~ resnona e~' A-4o DsS<'o'0
10 this FornaT adds the following. "Onr
case is q little harder. Russen EFrett declared
ta1 may a nos aPaaG o
= donaI;on n nav tha axnenses ~ 11ns he Grant
. oasn uVnasion - !" paS 'oe eAPeA'e' " WIG o1"Ae
oA"'o1'' ,ns7rcr nosr RI scunnz
The stata Denart1nant of % the Fifth Anditor
f ~ ras,.- go ~ 1os+ ~ a1a1,5a -
s1a,e .n 10 rat?ar 70 senatnr schnre ond he ia
snearsr4 40 rES;1a " nf;niatar - Aa pa-f;., i1o
~ tar,;T;atrot;o,, ,,araro .,sra ai1".ra5
ne .ee s'iae1on 1na papetss H. "9ae a.'oMet ti,at
Genetal scnasz nas taatseiy Ill atteals W !ne
government, anu 19at LIS aGcounts Mele nos u
satisfactory condition, intimating- that he had
dishonesty used the government funds. Both
the Treasury and State Department, now admit
that the amount OF $500, said to be oyerpaid to
that gentleman he was fully entitled to
CLERICAL =. IAz1sEss.
The practice prevailing in nearly al the De-
partment8 here among CLERKS and officials OF do
ing but four or hye hours work day, has be-
Clerks frequently do not begin thoir duties until
10 o'clock in the morning, ana take from ON hah an
hour to an hour Tor lunch between ~ and L and
leave the once between ana .: commissioner
Leggett has Issued the 1ollo"l1g oraer IN the
Patent ohce, but neglects 70 eKpia!n MS absence
from the ONCE week a1ter Week eu1s so1a'ae1 1or
pontlcA purposes ,.--,-,.
SIX hours day ls Q enort Gays VOTE, yeti
am sof1y TO see Msposlllpnn ~ A4any o!1e91s a1
anu elapioyes III LIS Iateat onaee " uoAiauo tu9
government o. even q Pote1on ~ .na.
tames Iney rescn tneH ,te tooiaS q a:o
get ready 1or VOTE t.- ,a Mter ,,,ao - :
the morning, anu Plepare tot .easit 1e.o.e te
IN me evening, and nos saAo M; t1pn1
ha1 an honr TO an nqul % ~ runca ~ ~ a9. thaso 1s
ls an esu !nat ust 10 ~ ina nu aees VIZ
Pelslst IN " Aaost saso R;aso ~ tliGse aoao 5 -
austtlnus ano - =. to.7. rs
sna1 81 vi" 20 49, e. .ne n n a. ,.a+t<,
~, Ana tnat suey W NV a7'I ~ ;e
5eauy ~ ~ Iii r. f. r,1,f i; 49, ave er9' deV ~
11niass 1nncf more 1abnr ran te sccomplished IN
he ei1 t honra The the tine must be extended to
seven fonrs-
BONDED STEAMERS,
The Korntz line of gteamers OF st, Louis has
hondad nnder tha act al|oyinp The transnorta-
~ immortal merchandise direct from the first
mart Of antry. The ports named are New Or
feana Memphis. st, Louis. Evansville. Louis
NOTABLE CLAIMANT.