Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-01
Mise elIane0us Foreign News.

The government of Nicaragua has accepted
the conditions proposed by Germany.
1t is reported that the Montreal garrison Of
artillery is to be ordered to Halifax, N. S., 10
relieve the Royal Artillery, which has been or
dercd home 90 account Of the Eastern trou-
blcs.
Track laying on the Canadian Pacific Rail.
way is progressing through the Winnipeg re.
gion at the rate of three quarters OF mile
daily
Cardinal McCloskey has gone 10 Florence.
PROTECTION OF FISH AND GAME.-AtteH.
ton is called to the act of Assembly, approved
March 2lst, 1877, for the protection of fish:
THAT it shall not be lawful for any person to
catch or destroy, or TO take any fish 10 or from
any Of the waters of this Commonwealth above
tide water, by means OF any seine or net, or
trap Of any KIDD, or by any other means what
soever, otherwise than by angling With hook
aud line, fer six years from the passage OF this
act.
ANY person offending against this act shall
be guilty OF misdemeanor, aud shall be tined
10 the sum of twenty dollars for each otferce,
and shall be imprisoned till said foe is paid,
not exceeding thirty days. 10 addition to the
penalty above specified, the offending party
shall forfeit all boats, Dets, or other illegal con.
trlVsnce5, pay all costs ot suit, and the charges
lucldeot to the capture Of said illegal contri.
| VaDcas
Also to the act approved march 29th, 1877,
for the protection Of game, particularly to the
following provisions:
1T shall not be lawful to kill any robins be.
tween the first day of April and the first day
Of November of each year nor shall it be law
full at any time to kill or capture any brown
thrush, cat bird. cardinal or red bird, house
wren, orioIe, wood robin, blue bird, house mar.
tio or startling, or to destroy their nests.
1T shall not be lawful for six years from the
passage of this act to capture mockiDg birds, OF
to buy or sell the same, and both buyer and
seller shall be subject to the penalty imposed
by this act, and 10 addition, shall be fined one
dollar for every bird sold and bought
IMPORTANT Observation-Disclosures National
Baok of Sllem va. j. B. Snoufer, &c.-The
Bank purchased Sucuffar's uoto at twelve pei
cent. discount, and sued on it. The defendant
put in plea to the effect that the plaintiff was
banking association, created under an act OF
Congress, and had no powers except suoh as
the act gave it, aud that whilst the act gave
the bank authority to discount note, or to
lend money on note, at lawful interest, it
gave the bank no authority to traffic in notes
by purchasing them at greater rate of dis
count than lawful interest, aud that the bank
could not acquire any title to, and could not
sue 90, note so purchased. This plea was
founded on the authority of decision made
last September by the Supreme Court of Min.
nesota, which decision is said to be directly in
point. The plea was rejected as not making a
legal defence, Judge Bond being of the opinion
that the act of Congress does give the National
banks full authority to purchase notes at any
discount. The amount Of the note was only
81, OLA aud insufficient to admit an appeal
The question is OF vital Importance, aud may
be considered as settled. Salem Register.