, 1872-10-27
WASHlNCTON..
forney on Ills Being Read Out Of
the Grant Party.
The Administration at Length
Does Justice to Schurz,
The San Juan Settlement,


Special Despatch to The CAtcaqo Tribune.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct 26.-The AIarv]an,
Supreme Court has just decided an importan
question, affecting the religious belief Of wit
nesses Tho case in point Was IN action fo
debt, where the defence makes the objection O
incompetency to witness because Of his wan
Of religious belief. The objection WAS founded
on the old common law rule, as well as proyis
ion in the State Constitution, providing that
belief in the existence Of d God, with 3 system
Of future reward and punishment, was the only
requisite. It was shown by direct testimony o
impeach the witness that so far as could b
gathered from his expressions, he came within
both these limitations. In rebuttal it WAS ahow1
that the witness did not believe in a persona
God, but only IN Supreme Spirit perrading
nature.
The Court held that belief in e personal Goo
was not necessary, and that tile witness. by
acknowledging merely the existence Of q su.
competency to testify.
. TIE PENSION OFFICE,
"no thanks to the Commissioner. who has
been away nearly (al summer making political
speeches, has shown great energy IN the settle
ment Of claims Of the surviving soldiers of 1912,
for pensions under the act OF 1871. Over 21. 900
|
of the act, and it is believed the number will
reach 10000 Should Congress pass an act dur
ing the coming session allowing pensions to the
1872 veterans on q service OF 30 instead OF 80
| days as now, the number Of pensioners will be
| augmented.
! FoRNEY ON BE1Na READ OUT.
| Forney, in his Press to-day, quotes from q
| letter written by distinguished member of the
| League, ns follows: st / VAS read out Of the
Republican party, On the 18th Of October for
rnfuairr tn vnta ffr HHrtrnr1ft and +ho1 i,
had note from the League asking me to sub
scribe for the expenses Of the late campaign,
and in few days another, scolding me- because
had failed to respond"
case is little harder. Russell Errett declared
that We may vote for Grant, but shall not speak
for him, and another communication asks us for
donation to pay the expenses OF the Grant
orators"
JUSTICE DONE TO soHuaz.
The State Department Of the Fifth Auditor
Of the Treasury have at last put slander to
silence in regard to Senator Schurz and his
account while Minister at Ber1i9:
day T after day to tor repeat the alan alander that Ts
General Schurz was largely in arrears to the
Government, and that his accounts we're not in
satisfactory condition, intmating that he had
dishonesty used the Government funds. Both
that the amount of $500, said to be ovarpaid to
that gentleman he Was fully entitled to
CLERICAL LAZEEss.
The practice prevailing in nearly all the De-
pertments here among clerks and officials Of do
ing but four or tiye hours' work day, has be-
come go general that attention is called to it.
Clerks frequently do not begin their duties until
10 o'clock in the morning, and take from half an
hour to an hour for lunch between Ia and /, and
leave the Office between and 3. Commissioner
Leggett has issued the following order in the
Patent Office, but neglects to explain his absence
from the Office week after week this summer for
political purposes:
Six hours day is q short days work, yet
aud employees in the Patent Office to defraud the
Government OF even q portion Of that
get ready for ' work ~ after tue ana IN
the morning, and prepare for leaving before
b az hour t. hour to luneR at noon 6 T6e
is an evil that must be stopped, and those who
persist in it must give place to those more in
dustrious and conscientioIs. It is expected
that al will be at their desks and at work at a.
ready to leave until s p. m., and that ak
honrs Of Office labor will be put in every day
Unless much more labor can be accomplished in
the six hours the time must be extended to
aeyeu hours.
BONDED STEAMERS.
The Kountz line Of steamers Of St. Louis has
bonded under the act allowing the transporta-
of imported merchandise direct from the first
part Of entry. The ports named are New Or
leans, Memphis, St. Louis, Evansville, Louis
vile, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh.
A NOTABLE CLAIMANT.
WASHINGTON, D; c., Oct, 26--The case of
Colonel Bailie Peyton, of Gal1atin, Tenn, dis
tinguished member Of Congress during jack |
sons administration, was before the claim Com !
mission to-day.
TROOPS IN SOUTH.
4 despatch from Montgomery says that troops |
are being quartered throughout Alabama On |
inquiry at the War Department it is ascertained
hat not moro than two companies have been
distributed at three OF four points in that |
State.
Bids for furnishing stone for the new govern
nent buildings at st. Louis, we're opened to-
lay. Some twelve or thirteen proposals were
eceived, most Of them being for granite or
with one for marble. The award will
lot be made public for several days.
THE SAN JUAN DECISION.
New YoRK, Oct. GA London special sayB
hat the names Of the Imperial advisors in the
Ian Juan award, On whose reports the judgment
fas based, are Grimm, Vico President Of the
supreme Court; K1epert, the eminent geograph-
II, and Goldschmidt, member Of the Superior
tribunal Of Leipsig. The referees handed in
heir reports four weeks ago. The reports will
lot be published. They cnarge England with
agueness in the wording Of the treaty of 1886,
nd state that the word 'ssouther1y" means the
hortest channel to the Straits Of Juan de Fuca
special messenger left Berlin last night for