New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-29
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON Monday. April %, 1878.
In the supreme Court Of tue United states Today, the
CheiJustice announced the allotment OF Jastoes which
remains unchanged, Justice Hunt being gncd % he
circuit OF Judge Nelson. Several decisions were
dered In the OF Ripley ACT. The Railway Insur-
ance Company Of Hartford II was held hat the Com
panys policy against the peuls travel by public or
private conveyance aid insure against CASUALTIES
when travelling foot. Ia the OF the Southern
Express Company agt Hlyer Co.. IL decided that
the City Of Mobile impose license express com
pames OF other states In suit OF the Pllhiers Bank
Of Tennessee agt The Union Bank OF Louisiana 10 was
decided that payment rendered during the IN Con
the Mutual Insurance Company OF NevY5rk agt Terry
that suicide committed by man perfectly insane did
day when It Will adjourn until Oct. % Judge Miller
Will sail for rope saturday.
The Court Of Claims to-day rendered Judgment for
S3Jo5 favor OF Eugene .ikeIman. subject Of Prs-
STA for loss sustained by the detention Of the Pussan
ship Essex NJ EewOreans under the order OF Gen But
Ter, suspicion Of containing contraband goods. The
Court held the United States liable the 18th article
Of the Treaty with Prussia which requires daH
ages Tor sucn deieutOns 20 DE paid Dy either nation
when bclligerent exercises Deliiserent privileges
ChiefJustice Drake dIssentod mainly on TIE ground
That marital law was supreme az that tline m Nrw-9I
leans and thar the vessel brought there with the
knowledge Of the risks incurred OF coming IN couhict
WIN the VIII OF me military COMMANDER LUIS c"hh
was referred 10 te court by special act OF congress
The Controller OF the Currency has declared a diY-
dend Of 80 per cent in favor OF the creditors Of the Una
dlHa National Bank Unada, Y. Y, and also DIVIDEND
OF IS per favor ~ the creditors OF the Scand
National Bank Of Chicago, payable soon "a the
schedule Of creditors can bee prepared and examined.
The Controller has also directed the receiver OF the
Eighth National Bank of Nsw-YOrk 70 make r"quls-
upon the 4narehOi er Of that bank To
supply the deficiency required for the il payment Of
the creditors small reqmsition II also 70 pc made
upon tie shareholders OF the Fdrmers and CitZenS Ma
uOnal Bank Of brooklyn for the same purpose.
The Secretary OF the Interior to-day decided In favor
the plaintiff the important and much contested
cases Of the keystone Consolidated Mining Company
al Tie state OF California, and Of Benjamin Sell
ling The State Of California both OF which involved
the question whether the grant 70 SAID State OF sections
aud &c FOE school purposes, Dy tue act vi MSrch s.
1855, included SAID SECTIONS when they were On mineral
lands.
The Postmaster ~ COlfax, a. informs the POstOnice
Department that he was compelled I'd Goe for his life
the OF cOOrod there, aud that he
took TO Alexandra all the and papers belonging
his Office He declines 20 any longer Post
master aud the Department. has issued orders dscOn
tInuing tue Ohcc a. CO.ia1.
l. Is thought, t5 afternoon, by leading members Of
the Supreme CJu,J Lar, that tne submitted to
the Court n conference last Saturday for the allowance
ara appeal the Warmn. louisiana ease. which
refused by Judge Dure IN the Court below, viii 80 over
until next term.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue will soon issue
circular requiring collectors OF internal revenue to
make TWO returns during the month OF May, from the
the 18th and from the 10Th 10 the 3s Ia order mat
the liabilities FOR the new bonds may De determined.
The odd Fellows OF the District Of Columbia celebrated
anniversary Of the order tonight with addresses
and