New-York tribune., 1873-07-22
WASHING TON.

/ THE BANK OF NEw-oRLEANs-A TEDIOUS LA" SUN
| WASHINGTON, Monday, July 81, 1878.
Col Chares Case receiver OF the First National Bank
Of New-Orleans has just arrived, and reports 10 the
Controller of the Currency that he has received inte
gence from Messrs. Jevous Ryley, hs solicitors ID
Liverpool that the House OF Lords has recently decloed
the last OF series of chancery in his favor thus
securing $4,000 to the fund for the gen
eral creditors OF the bank 1t appears that when the
bank failed some years SINCE sundry creditors who
had bought its bills the Bank of Liverpool sought to
secure OF their claims in full by instltuting
proceedings In chancery in England by which they ed
up pendente lite and hoped finally to secure in payment
OF their claims 100000 to 100000 then deposit In
the Liverpool Bank upon assumption that there had
been specific appropriation Of funds pay the several
bills they negotiated The receiver after
fu consideration OF the facts however concluded that
the suits ought to be defeated, both because these
facts did the theory OF specific appropri-
National Bank to make such appropriation In time
insolvency He resolved, therefore contest the
ana dld So Inc decision oi the Vice-Cnancelor was
adverse u him. He appealed, and some two years
since the Lord High Chancellor and three Judges with
him sitting pronounced elaborate opinions reversing tho
VceChancelors decree, and decreeng the money 10 he
pad to the receiver All but two Of the claimants
stood upon the advice of the Hon j. p. Benjamin.
mery a United States Senator, now pracGicing bar
rster and Queens Counsel IN London appealed TO the
House Of Lords, thus placing S5OOO or the fund In m
with costs, and the receiver afer contendng
Il
| England, is finally completely successful
| MISCONCEPTIONS REGARDING TIE PUBLIC DOMAIN
| Commissioner Drummond has nearly completed
of article lately published claiming that grants
OF lands already made viii wholly absorb the entire ara
BILE portion OF the lands yet undspOsed Of and that
matter of fact the public domain of the United States
has been exhausted The Land Office is bestowing
full attention upon the matterOn OF the influence
such "a statement, If uncorrected, might have
upon Immigration While the statements Of
the article in question assume to be
founded on the last report Of Gen. Drummond,
4; Is fact that the tables which the winter made
his compilations omitted from that repert ac-
count of great which had been discovered in
them she tables, which assumed to give the number
disposed cf in each State aud Territory by sales
by grants runang through the reports OF
the Land Office FOR several Tears They were originally
prepared chiefly from estimates by FORMER Commits
siORer the time Of their first appearance the
acres sold sad granted in each State were added
each year. hit offset given for patents Cancelled
she sales showed much greater area than tue stSe
contained. In the estimate attempting 10 prove hat
the arabic portion OF the public domain rs e&hausteu,
water areas sage deserts, aka plains, am mountains
thus causing serious misconcepon OF the land remain
the Land Office VIII show large areas OF public lands
yet fer sale at the minimum price OF 81 % per acre
THE CARL voGT CASE.
The Attorney General will send his opinion in regard
TO the Carl Vogt case to the State Department
row. The case submitted to the Attorney General Is
this Vogt, being PrussIan subject is charged with
Whence hc escaped to the United states Orr Govern
inert has extradion treaty with Belgium, but has
tries a citizen for an ofanse committed outside her
territory. She now asks tnat the United states
deliver Vogt trial ia Prussia. Judge Blatchford
decided that he should be returned upon the execution
these the Stale Department asked the opinon OF the
Atoruey-General upon the claim made by Prussia II
is believed the Department that the opinion Will be
adverse to the rendition Of Vogt.
The ORANGES INVITED TO STATE THEIR CASE.
Senator Window in behalf Of the Senate Committee
Transportation has addressed letter TO the Masters
Of all Oranges asking that persons well acquainted
with the wishes of the Patrons OF Husbandry
may designated by the Oranges to meet the Senate
Committee times and places to he designated ana lay
their before the Committee for its information and
| guidance.
NATIONAL BANK DECISIONS.
An crept into paragraph giving ruling
Of the regard to the taxation of deposits
in National banks. National banks permitted to
exclude disbursng officers balances from their duabe
deposits as stated only deposits the credit
a'ti, rYIed that tionai hanks NOT maSing a daiIy
statement of balances Of deposits. may compute their
average deposits by averaging tne weekly balances Of
deposits.
wAsHINGToN NOTES.
The Attorney-General is understood TO be greatly
annoyed at the constant kilograms him 10y GOV.
Kellogg Louisiana There questions before the
department concerning his Governmen tat present and
the frequent dispatches from Kellogg designed
Impression that the Attorney General ia IN
slant communication with him, while the TACT ls II
! very One-sIded cOTTesp spOndcnce.
Commissioner Drummond. Of the General Land Office
has rejected the adverse claim of C. Jackson and
to the application Of the Tiger Silver Mining Company
for patent On the Tiger Lode 1aYapa County, All
The following have been appointed storekeepers OF
Internal Revenue: Webb w. Casio With Indiana
William H. Hovey. LIST Wisconsin; George W. Face, I'D
Kentucky.
The commission of Paul Dahlgren, as Consul General
at Rome has been signed by the President and for
warded 10 this city.
Secretary Robson and Attorney General Williams are
the only two members OF the Cabinet In the city.