New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-27
MURDERS AND DISASTERS
STRIKE OF THE CARPENTERS
sJOkEslN THE SUPREME COURT
MOVEMENT, 0F CAPTAIN JACK
ncManos,s ADDRESS
THE NEW FRENCH MINISTRY
OFFICIAL REPORT Of CARIlsr BurcHealEs
WARRINGTON.
The President q one 60 HnrrlsburG-L0uls>
lana supreme Court Decisi0ns-fm.
portant Decisions in Cotton Cases-The


lana supreme COurs Decisions-fm-
AtOcha Case.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-A signal office has
been established on Pixies Peak.
The special agent to Idaho reports that
two tribes are off their reservations. but
seem peaceably disposed.
The President has gone TO Harrisburg, to
remain until Wednesday night.
The Attorney General has received dis
patch, stating that the Supreme Court of
Louisiana has just decided two contested
office cases, under the intrusion act. and
that in both cases the legality OF those
holding office under the Kellogg govern.
ment was sustained.
The Court of Claims has rendered the
following judgments for cotton seized by
General SherNan's forces. at the time Of
the capture of Savannah, and sold by the
United States: In favor of William Bat
tersby for $S7 ,Ol4: in favor OF William
Battersby and Andrew Lowe for $39i0; in
favor of William Battersby and Ociavius
Cohen for 1881; in favor Of William Bat.
tersby and the executors Of Thomas
ter being the largest single jud g0ent
ever rendered by the Court OF Claims.
Battersby is an alien subject of Great
Britain, who has resided for thirty years in
Savannah, Georgia. The other parties are
citizens Of Georgia. The cotton claim case
of William =. Miller, another British sub
iect. was dismissed on the ground that the
cotton for which he sued was purchased by
him oxtside of the Union lines. and IN
violation Of the regulations. then in
force. Judgment was rendered for
sl5555; in favor of Charles Greene. of
Savannah, also British subject. The main
question in the case was whether an alien
domiciled during the rebellion within the
insurrectionarv States could be guilty OF
the crime of treason against the United
States The decision Of the Supreme Court
last term decides this question atfirmatively,
but also holds under the same decision that
aliens thus guilty of treason by failing to
observe their obligations of qualified allie
glance were included in and pardoned by
the Presidents amnesty proclamation OF
December 25, 1868. A decision was rendered
in the long pending case OF Eliza j. AtOcha
Administrative of Alexander j. AtOcha, de-
ceased. Atocha was native OF Spain, but
was naturalized citizen OF the United
States, who did business as banker in the
city Of Mexico, and was expelled from tha
country during the revolution OF 1859, which
overthrow the government OF Santa Anna
The United States having by the treaty o
Guadaloupe- Hidaigo assumed the claims Of
| presented his claim for losses caused
by his expulsion. and it was reject
ed by the commission appointed to exam
inc such claims. subsequently. in 1863
Congress referred the claims to this court
| which now renders judgmen. in favor o
| Atocha for S207 .407 81. being the balance o
the So, 225 900 provided by the treaty for th'
payment of the claims OF citizens OF th'
United States against the government o
| Mexico, which now remains unapplied. t
| that object. Judgments were also rendered
| for $92,593 in favor of William W. Cones
| Of Memphis. for cotton seized by the gov
ernment. and in favor of Harvey &
Levizy for $l2,3O6 foc work az
damage in building bridge for the gov
ernment at Rock Island. In the cas-
of the executors of John J. Piatt, CLAIM
| for supplies furnished the army, the cOur
| found that tho government was justly in
| debted to Piatt to the amount of Sl3l 30.
bu, was equally divided upon a subs'
| quent question, namely, whether paymen
OF part OF the debt, under a private act {
| Congress, does not bar a recovery for th
| balance now. Mr.. Piatt, after pressing hi
claim for many years. died in the debtor
prison in this city.
The court, after hearing the argument
the Hot Springs case, adjourned till ne1
| Monday, when adjournment will probabl
be ordered until October.