The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13
WASHINGTON.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, Oct. IL. 1879.
MEETING OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME
coURT-IMPoRTANT POLITICAL CASES TO BE
ARGUED.
The United States Supreme Court will reasonable
tomorrow. The days sitting will probably De .
short one, decisions to be announced. and
the time is expected to be occupied in hearing
motions to dismiss and for postponements
The President being absent from the city. has sent
message to the Court by Attorney General Devens
expressing regret that he will not be able to receive
their customary visit tho first day of the annual
term but stating that it will give him great pleasure
to receive them after his return to Washington. NJ
any time which the Court may select.
On Tuesday the Court will commence tbs hearing
of arguments In the series of so-called political
cases.. which account of their public Importance
have been advanced. The first case to be
argued Ia the petition for mandamus in
behalf of the State of Virginia against Alex H. Riyes
Judge of the United States Court for the Western
district OF that State, who removed into the Fede-
raj Court the cases of two colored men indicted
for murder on the ground that they wero prevented
from having any colored men upon tho jury. 1t
will be argued by Attorney General Devens and Mr..
Willoughby, OF Virginia. for Judge Rives. and by
Mr.. Field. Attorney General of Virginia. and Judge
Roberts for tho State.
The next argument will be heard on petition for
habeas corpus in the of j. ID. Cole, the judge
Of Virginia State court who has been in
dicted in the United States District Court
for alleged violation of the federal statute of
March s. 1875. in refusing to put colored mon
upon the jury in a where coored man was in
dicted for murder. The principal arguments will
be made by Attorney General Devens and Mr.. Field
respectively for the United States and for the pc
f,vr vil1 hri,
ton OF the consntutionaity of the various civil
rights acts.
Immediately after these will probably be heard the
Of Streander The State OF West Virginia.
which is that of colored man who convicted Of
crime under o statute of West Virginia which
pressly excludes colored men from sitting on jures
tho contention Of the plaintiff in error being that
the said law of that State is unconstitutional At
torney General Devens and Mr. Willoughby
will appear for the plaintiff in error.
and it is understood that Senator Gordon, Of
Georgia, has been retained to assist the
Attorney General of West Virginia in defending
the SUIT. All the members Of the court in
town, and will be upon the bench tomorrow.
except Justice Hunt. whose condition. how
ever. is such as TO render it manifesty
inexpedent to postpone tho hearing of argument in
these and similar important with any hope of
his being able to participate IN their decision.
COUNTERFEIT TWENTY, NEITHER NEW OR
OR DANGERoUs--A RIVALRY THE SECRET
SERVICE DIVISION DOES NOT TOLERATE.
The Treasury Department, referring to the Phila-
delphia despatch of yesterday in which 1t was
toned that now and dangerous counterfeit $40
United States legal tender note had been discovered
by Dyes Detector, makes tho following statement-
This counterfeit has been examined by the chief
of the Secret Service Division. and it is found
style of note discovered in New Orleans
months ago. full description Of which was pub
lshed by the press at the time The note is the
production of o pen. and far from being danger
Gus, the work upon 1t is SO mean as to be beneath
criticism. To accept such q note genuine
would evince lack of ordinary care
amounting to rocklessness. Thus far only
Ave of these notes have been detected,
and each one has been diverse from the other In
many partic ulars. especially in photography show
ing conclusively the notes are not executed
by plate printing. Two years since. by
the same authority. the country was
startled ut the announcement of the appearance
Of new counterfeit fifty dollar legal tender
note in Chicago. An investigation was had.
and the note proved to be OF genuine Issue.
division is to give early and reliable in
formation to tho public OF all counterfeit
issues, and it has performed that duty properly
hitherto. and proposes TO continue in well doing.
Information from other the uttering
of counterfeit notes should be held in allegiance to
await confirmation from that bureau.