The New York herald., 1878-03-26
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WAsHIxGroN, March 25, 1873.
THE yIoBrDA rELEGRAPH oAsE-DECIsIoN OF
THE SUPREME COURT IN FAVOR OF THE

WAsHIxGroH, March 25, 1873.
yHB yLoBrDA TELEGRAPH oAsE-DECrsIoN OF
THE SUPREME COURT IN FAVOR OF THE
WESTERN UNION.
A law case Of exceeding Importance, inasmuch q
Il revoluionizcs the relations Of the States toward
each other the Of their control Of telegraph
corporations. decided to-day by United States
Supreme Court II s the suit OF Pensacola Tele-
graph Company against the Western Union Company,
which came up on appeal from the Circuit Court and
was argued here by Senator jones' Of Florida, such
was the interest taken IL by the people OF that
State.
The facts presented to the Court show that the ap
pelsnt company invested by tho State of Florida
WITH the exclusive right to operate a telegraph line in
the counties of Escamba and Santa Rosa, and that
the Western Union Company, organized under the
laws Of the State OF Now York. extended lines into
OF the counties named, erected its poles and
wire along the line OF the Pensacola and Louisville
Railroad Company, which carries the United States
mall, claiming the right to DO so under the OF
Congress oil 1885, which empowers any telegraph
pany to construct ana maintain lines OF telegraph
along upon any military post road Of the United
States.
The appellant contendsd that tho Pensacola Railroad
line was not a post road within the meaning Of The
oct oil Congress, and that the said could give
to foreign corporation the right to invade the privi.
legcs granted by the State law The decree adverse
this claim OF the Pensacola company made by the
Circuit Court having Jurisdiction Of the Northern dis.
rict Of Florida and affirmed by the Supreme Court.
whose decision is substantially as tollows:-
Tho state law In question is certainly in con nct
with the legislation OF Congress- far oonf fsrs
exclusive rights upon the Pensacola company, and TO
that extent u 10, therefore, imperative against
corporation OF another State availing iisclf OF the
privileges OF tho act Of Congress. Such beng tho
Casc The charter Of the Pensacola
does not exclude tho Western nion company iron,
shc occupancy Of the right way oil the Pensacola
and Louisville Railroad Company undor the arrange
tho Western Union ana the railroad corporations.
Upon the principles OF comfy corporations of ono
State permitted to do business another state
unless they conflict with the law or unjusty
into which they come. No citizen ot State can on.
Join fo cgu corporation from doing business In that
State Until tho state acts In It's sovereign capacity
individual citizens cannot complain. The State
determine Tor itself when tho public good requires
tuat its implied assent TO tho admission shah be
drawn.
The dissenting opinion read by Judge Field,
who was quite emphatic In stating his disagreement
with the opinion Of tho lower court
COUNTERFEIT OF THE NEW SILVER DOLLAR
The new silver dollar hos been already counter
feited and the imitation Is perfect TO DEFY dc.
lection unless compared directly with ono OF the
genuine coin. Tho chief difference Is the slightly
smaller ssc Of the counterfcit II is thought hero
which In turn were made from the genuine pieces.
Hence when the silvcr. which Is poured melted into
tho moulds cools IL shrinks, leaving the discrepancy
spoken or Tho coarse engraving OF tho original
sissshe oovnssr1ssts, the plaster Of Paris mould