Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-22
EsrA RTIsHFD MARCH 80, 1885, NASHN
WASHINGTON.
Brother.in.Law casey

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 2L-Tnere
was a brief discussion to-day in the excel
tive session of the Senate on the nomiDa-
ton of Col. Casey for United STATES colee-
torat New Orleans, bat no vote was taken.
Fire I'm Alexandria as7s
Va, Msrch ella por
ton of the building Of the Orange Railroad
Company shops were burned last night
Less $4,000. a8ua s. Frfr7
The Louisiana Troubles.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, March lathe circular
letter addressed by McEnery, of louisiana,
to the Governors Of the several States, ass.
ing them TO call the attention of their Sena-
tors and members of Congress to the con-,
dltion of affairs in Louisiana, has created
considerable comment here. The allusion
made in the letter TO the depressing effect
of the situation in Louisiana, on business,
especially at New Orleans, are confirmed
by advices from that city. McEnery's
friends have been urging upon the President
the necessity of calling an extra session OF
Congress to settle the matter. The main
reason urged is the condition of business,
which is NOT likely to revive as long as
there is doabt as to which GoverHment'
will be recognized. ,r7
Kellogg's friends have also been at the
WhitesHOuss, and they have learned from
the President that he does not intend to DO
anything but preserve the peace. He will
leave with Congress at its next session
the re possibility of settling the difficulty.
COnfseAted Property.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-An interest
ing decision in confiscated property case
was made here yesterday in the Supreme
Court of the District, in the case OF the
heirs OF G. S. Wallach against Van Ris-
wick. The facts are, that the property of
the late G. S. Wallach was libeled under
the coniscstion act, and bis life estate was
purchased by the defendant ia 1866. After
the return of MIR. Wallach, he and his wife
conveyed the property to Van Riswick in
fee simple. Two years thereafter Wallach
was restored to the full enjoyment of citi-
zenship, and he died in 1872. Suit was
brought by heirs to recover possession of
the property, mainly On the ground that the
estate therein of the defendant was deter
mined upon the death of their ancestor, and
that by reason of his share in the late rebel
| lion their ancestor was disabled by the
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provisions Of the act of Congress and the
decree of confscation above referred to
from doing any act which could legally
affect the reversionary fee in said property,
| To this bill the defendant demurred gen.
orally, and TO the question of the ancestor;
competency, the court decided that at the
time of making the above meHtioned
conveyance to Mr.Van Riswick, Mr.. Wallacf
possessed a reversiOnary interest in the
property; that be was competent to make
valid conveyance, and the bill being
brought upon insufficient grounds, must be
dismissed.
| The New Marrow Gauge R0nte.
The Directors of the Washington, Gin
cinnati and st. Louis Narrow Gauge Rail
road Company are now on the line of tina
road securing deeds of release from dam
ages from persons living along the line
They express the opinion that work vii
be commenced on the road this spring
From Harrisburg to Point Pleasant, on thu
Ohio river, distance of about $50 miles
this road will run nearly midway betweel
the lines of the Chesapeake and Ohio AM
Baltimore and Ohio roads, at about al
average distance Of fifty miles from each