New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-10

BY TELEGR APH


Is / E l. E u Il "A ! II .
WASHINGTON.
Another Cadetship Seller.
WASHINGTON, November "a Washing
ton special to the New York Herald says
the sale of cadetships is one Of the matters
to be Investigated at the coming session OF
Congress. Congressman StOwell. Of the
fourth Virginia district. is charged with
receiving $1,000 for the last appointment
made by him to West Point.
Revenue Districts Consolidated
The President has directed the consolida.
tion of the first and second Virginia internal
revenue districts, retaining as collector OF
the new first district, George s. Richards,
late collector Of the second district.
Appointments.
James G. Ramsey has been appointed col
lectOg Of the sixth North Carolina district.
The President today appointed Augustine
A. Fletcher postmaster at Marietta. DE
Also signed the commission OF Timothy IL.
Scanlan, to be postmaster at Houston,
Texas.
United States Supreme Court Decisions.
The Home Insurance Company vs. Morse
and another. error to the Supreme Court Of
Wisconsin.-In this case the Home Insur-
ance Company of New York complied in
writing with the statute of Wisconsin, by
which, among other things, it agreed not to
remove any case commenced against it in
the State courts to the federal courts. but
upon the commencement Of the present
case it. nevertheless, moved for the transfer
to the federal court. The court below re-
garded the statute and the agreement "a q
ground for the denial of the motion.
This court reverses the judgment based
upon that theory, and holds that neither
private citizen nor a corporate body may
barter away substantial rights, and that the
company was entitled to the removal, not.
withstanding the State law and the con-
tract.
Mr.. Justice Hunt delivered the opinion.
Mr.. Chief Justice Waite delivered a dis.
senting opinion. in which Mr.. Justice Davis
concurred, holding that the State had pow.
ers to enact such . law, placing foreign and
local business corporations in the same pO-
sitiOn as to the State authority, and to make
all doing business in the State amepable to
the came tribunals.
Pollard vs.. Bailey, assignee; on error to
the District Court for the Middle District Of
Alabama.-In this case the court below al.
lowed recovery against stOckhOlder OF
an insolveut bank, without reference to
! the question of property.
The Judgment is here reversed, the court
holding that each stockholder is liable only
proportion to tho whole Indebtedness that
his stock bears to the whole capital.
The Chief Justice delivered the opinion.
IN the case of SprOO) VS.. the United
States. the Supreme Court today affirmed
Judgment OF the Court of Claims. hold
ing that the claimant, a Confederate citizen,
gained no title to certain cotton by pur.
chase from an agent OF the Confederate
States, because those States were without
J corporate power to take, hold OF convey a
valid title to any property whatever, and
that the claimant was chargeable with
notice of the reasonable intent of the sale
| by the Confederate government, to wit: To
raise money tor the purchase OF munitions
of war.
Mr. Justice Miller delivered the opinion.
Mr.. Justice Field dissented, taking the
| view that the pardon OF the claimant rein.
stated him in all his civil rights and gave
him the assurance that he should stand in
| the courts Of his country in as good cOndi.
| tiOn as any Of his fellOw-citizens who had
never sinned against the authority Of the
government.
Ship Belle of the Sea vs. johnson and
! another. from the circuit court for the east.
| ern district of Pennsy case,
| which was to enforce bOttOmry lien.
| the court finds that there 10 no evidence
| of actual payment as claimed by the own
| ers, and that the chip was clearly not dis
! charged from the lien unless there was
| actual payment of the bond, or unless the
libelants agreed to pay it and took the
freghts, the general average and the insur'
4 ance exclusively for their reimbursement
Decree affirmed. Mr.. Justice Strong deliv.
! cred tho opinion.
Boeby VS. Griswold, error to the Supreme
Court Of Montana.-The Chief Justice de
liyered tho opinion in this case, affirming
the Judgment below, holding that in an
action for the recovery Of personal property
1 if the court is satisfied there can be no dc
livery Of the property. the judgment may
be absolutely for the payment OF value
and that such . judgment is equivalent &C
the finding that there can be no delivery.
Lyon vs.. Pollard, from the Supreme
Court of the District Of COlumbia.-T Thi:
was case involving Mrs. Pollards rightt
as superintendent of the st. Cloud Hotel
in Washington, and the Judgment was II
finding that there was error in the ruling
below in not granting the prayer OF the de
fendant there tPollard); that if forme1
notice of discontinuance had been with
drawn, the second notice was a renewal o
it. Mr.. Justice Miller delivered the Opin
ion.
Mr.. Justice Field, in dissenting, from III
| opinion of the court in the Spratt cOttol
case. holds that the Confederate govern
! ment could acquire and transmit title {
property, and cites as authority two case
in which the United States filed bills in IN
High Court Of Chancery in England claim
ing property of the Confederate goyeynmen
by right Of capture.