The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-15

WASHINGTON, April H. 1878.
Highly Important Decision OF the SUE
preme Court-Its Eject.


Highly Important Decision OF the Sue
Preme Court-Its Eject.
very important case was decided in the su-
preme Court to-day, and one which, on account OF
~ lOng tendance, has got national reputation.
1AesIcgislature of the State of Louisiana granted
charter to an association of butchers giving them
INC exclusive right to slaughter cattle ana sell
aneat In the city of New Orleans for the next
:1Wenty-fve years. Other butchers IN that city
CONTESTED the right othe State to enact such egs
'7atiOn and brought suit against this company oe-
claring their charter void under that cause Oh the
aFst section OF the fourteenth amenameht
70 the constitution which declares tnaS
NO state shall make or enforce any law
which shall abridee the privileges or lmmuhi-
sies OF citizens of the United States The decision
or the Supreme Court to-day. delivered by Mr. JUS
slice Miner was that this constitutional provision
was for the protection and benefit OF the emancl-
pated coiofed race and was not intended to inter-
fere with State regulations. III the plain
tifs have privileges they are sucn as ae-
pend on citizenship OF the state ana not
on citizenship of the United states" THIS
decision was concurred in by Justices Miller,
-Ciinord Davis, Strong and Hunt, while the Chief
Just>re and Justices Field Swayne and Bradley
dfsse ntad. This decision virtually disposes OF the
case OF Mrs. Myra Bradwell, of Illinois, who claims
the same clause OF the fourteenth amendment.
The Government and the New York
CcntraI-The Company to he Proceeded
Against Criminally.
Collector Bailey having telegraphed to Commits
siOner Douglass this morning that the New York
Central Railroad Company had sued him, and were
about to replevy the goods seized by him, the
Commissioner replied as follows:-
WASHINGTON, April IA, 1873.
J. M. BAILEY. Collector OF Internal Revenue, Al
bany, New York.
Retain possession OF the property OF the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company,
distrained by you. If you have already adjourned
the sale, sell on the adjourned day, otherwise pro-
Crowley has been directed To- defend YOU and pro,
coed criminally under section siXty-seven OF the
act OF 1866, against all persons who Interfere with
]. Il. DOUGLASS, Commissioner.
Visitors Mt the White House.
There was very large number OF visitors at the
Executive Mansion to-day, many of whom called to
pay their respects and nearly all who were present
had interviews with the President. Among the
callers were Vice President Wilson, ex-senator
Wade. Senator Sargent and others There was
reference made by all these gentlemen to the
prevailing topic Of Indian murders, and the Presi-
dent was asked for additional information but be-
yond that already published there are no details.
The President also received call to-day from the
soldiers and sailors orphans, who make II the
custom to pay their respects to him on Easter
Monday. The children were received In the East
Room, and all shook hands with the President.
Appointments by tho President.
The President has appointed Egbert G. Samms,
Of Florida, to be United states Consul at Stuttgart
Alexander Clements, Consul at Aux Cages; Gen.
eral Byron to be Meter at the United States Assay
Once, at Charlotte, N. C.
Public Land Omccs Discontinued.
The President to-day issued an order dscon.
tinuing the East Florida Land district, and con-
solidating IL with the Tallahassee district: also
order disseminating the land Offices at Council
Bluffs and Fort Dodge Iowa, and the land districts
Of the same name, and transferring sheir archives
and business to the Des Moines district. These two
land districts are discontinued for the reason that
nearly all the public land contained In them has
been already disposed Of.
ROgerski's Murderer Sentenced.
The Court in General Term to-day overruled the
motion tor a new trial of Tom Wright, convicted o
the murder or Rogerski, the peder, and Wrigh
was sentenced to be hanged on the 3Oth OF May
The prisoner denied that he killed deceased, bu
Judge McASthur said that the Court satisfied
! with the verdict
Treasury Balances.
The balances in the Treasury at the close OF bust
ness to-day were as follows :-Currency. 81 13,, 235
special deposit Of legal tenders for the redemption
Of certificates Of deposit, SIS, 100000 coin
legal tenders outstanding, $685., 4oo,aos.