Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-01

Candy thinks that when the avenues
of escape are closed and their supplies
cut off or abridged, they will come in.
The comptroller of the currency to-
day notified the secretary of the treasury
of the issue of six hundred thousand
dollars in national bank notes during
March, and the secretary will tomorrow
call in the balance of the three per cent.
certificates remaining unpaid, which
will finally complete the retirement of
the whole of the forty-ive million of
dollars of three per cents, as provided in
the act of July II, 1870, which author
ICES the issue of fift 9{our million dollars
- TIE Ti1,s'0eas,l sanafa s, Texas, committee ON
TRANSFORMATION ST 2lSS be- to the seaboard
will meet at tie Fifth Avenue hotel,
New York, Tuesday, April Sth, in order
to consider the subject Of railroad postal
car service, and to hear statements.
The senate was not in session this after
noon, the senate chamber being used by
special committee appointed to investi-
gate certain intimations made by the
Cincinnati Commercial and Enquirer as
to the use of money upon senators, to
secure or retard legislation. A large
crowd of visitors were in attendance, and
much interest is manifested in the testi-
mOny given by Mr.. Halstead, editor of
the Commercial, and Mr.. COcErill, editor
of the Enquirer. Eight witnesses were
examined, but the testimony failed to
show any corruption. The house spent
the afternoon discussing Mr.. Pillars bill
to abolish capital punishment.
Important Decisions of the United
States supreme COuFts
WASHINGTON, March 31.-In the case
of the city of New Orleans against Myra
Clarke Gaines, from the circuit court of
Louisiana, the appeal sought to reverse
the decree of the court below in favor of
Mrs. Gaines for S125, ,266, as rent and
profits of lands belonging to her, which
had been in the possession and use of
the city. Mrs. Gaines brought her action
to reeeTer possession under former de-
cisiOn of this court in her favor on a
general question as to her rights. The
report of the master to whom the case
was referred was in her favor, and the
court entered a decree thereUpon. Ac-
cOrdingly the court directs the affirm
ance of the decree, disallowing excep-
tions thereto.
No. I6S, Barry Us. Barney ct dl.-Thisi is
an action brought by Barrett to recover of
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express company
damages alleged to have been done to
the building in which their Office in San
Francisco is located, by the explosion of
Ditro-glycerine, which caused so much
CONSERVATION a few years ago. The
question was, whether, as common car
riers, they were liable for having in their
possession the fatal box, and conse-
quently for damages done by
the explosion to other portions
of the building, than the rooms occu-
pied by them. The decision below was in
their favor, and it is here affirmed.
The court says that if express carriers
are chargeable with the notice of the
contents of packages carried by them,
they must have a right to refuse to re-
ceive packages unless their contents are
known. 1t would be unreasonable to
require them, in that case, to ac-
cept as conclusive in every instance, the
information given by the owner. They
must be at liberty, whenever in doubt,
to exact the right of inspection of the
contents as a condition of carriage; but
a doctrine which would lead to such a
course of business would cause incon-
venience and seldom accomplish any
good. Fortunately the law is not so
unreasonable, and does not enforce such
doctrine; and the conclusion is that
| the carrier is not chargeable with
the notice of the contents of the pack
ages, and should not, therefore, be held
| liable for an act done without his fault
No. 163, State of South Carolina ca.
| rel. Wagner as. the treasurer of Charles
ton county-The question in this case
was whether the tax-officer was bound
to accept the bills of the bank of South
Carolina in payment of taxes, the alle-
cation being that, by its charter, the
bills of the bank were to be receivable
for all dues to the State. The county
treasurer answered that the bills
were issued in 1851, and were in
aid of the rebellion, and were, therefore,
not legal tender; and secondly, that
the clause of the charter under which
the payment was rendered had been re-
pealed. The first question was found by
| the jury in favor of the bank, but the
court held that the clause requiring the
State to receive bills for taxes was sub
sequently repealed. This ruling is sus-
| tanned here and the judgment is af-
| firmed.