New-York tribune., 1873-05-06
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Monday, May 5, 1873
The Court OF Claims today rendered only iudg
mentnamely, in favor Of Charles Wilson and others OF
Savannah for bales OF upland cotton taken by agents
OF the United states amounting TO s,0s1 Motion
allowed for new trial in the OF Marshall o. Roberts
and others of NewYorS against the United states-a
clam for more than 100000 a steamship
for carrying the mails. Argument commenced
the Governments plea 10 Jurisdiction in the Of T. j.
Kelley. involving the question whether parties relieved
by President Johnson's amnesty proclamation from
liability % seizure OF their property under the captured
and abandoned property act, bring suit after the
expiration OF the two years limitation prescribed by
said act This proclamation or amnesty was not made
until two from the date OF said act had expired.
mandate Of the upreme Court was filed. affirming the
gment Of this Court Ia favor Of A. Henry rendered
May %, 1871 for s12,348.
The Commissioner OF Pensions to-day announced the
following highly important ruling:
Section Of the act Of March 3. 1873, provides for
addition 20 the g Increase pension any IL is
consolidation OF Section OF the act Of July Is. 1885, and
Sections and OF the act Of July 2 1868, with On amend
TO the widow OF the soldier sailor for the chill
dren by former wife for the children by herself and
20 the widow Of officer well "a soldier or sailor
II also gives the Increase TO all the children under 10
stead OF all Dut one where there s no WIDOW or Whcre
has died remarked In other respects II embodies
the provisions OF the three sections named 10 Is proper
u the object of the section beld by
the Commissioner OF Pensions III Doth Houses OF Con
grets.
Senators Casserly and Blyard VIII leave Washington
tomorrow FOR Richmond Va, where they VIII start
on a tour Of inspection OF the line OF tho pro-
posed James River and Klnawha improvement
for connecting by great water-course the
Chesapeake Bay with the Ohio River. sena-
tor Casserly Is a member Of the Senate Committee
Transp0rtation Of which n sub-committee will at
during the Summer IN san Francisco and perhaps IN
Portland. Oregon. He and senator Bayard Will be ac-
cOnpaued by the United states engineers who haye
surveyed the proposed Line nd by Col arlington Pres
dent Of the James River and kanawba Company, ana
other citizens of Virginia.
Owing 10 the scarcity OF Arab horses IN certain parts
OF the Ottoman Empire, the Turkish Government has
forbidden the exporaon OF horses from Bagdad, SYRIA
aud Aleppo for the next years, 10 date from April
o. 1873 In consequence of the bad harvest that Govern
ent has also prohibited the expectation ~ all kinds OF
cereals from The districts Of ROustcAOuk and OF Widen
for three months from April y, 1873
Under the recent act Of Congress retiring naval officers
at the age Of CO years four VIII be retired
this year, namely: George f. Emmons, 10 August
ChaTlcs stcsGman, IN september; William Rogers Tay-
ior in November and Thornton jenkins, in December.
The retirement Of these officers Will promote COmmo
d0res John J. Amy, james Ii. strong, h G ParrOt and
Nm. Res nOids.
The Department Of state has received Information Of
the removal Of Mr. OKey TO Havana, that his case Is
deemed less serious than anticipated, and that all
proper facilities Will be extended 10 him.
Commodore Case viii sail from New-York, next We'd
ncsday IN u, Scotia to relieve RearAdmiral Alden ot
the command tne European squadron at Nice, June l.