The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-24
TIE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Facts and Comments Floating
Around Washington Yesterday.
Full Text Of Raum's Decision IN the
Tobacco Cases The Lottery Suit
Before the District Supreme
Court General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. % Tho following s"lf
explanatory telegram WAS sent by ne oom
missioner OF Internal Revenue to-day
To Nj. Marks Collector. Now Orleans:
Altar due consideration am safisiied I'M,
II would be proper 70 ,eeaso w lIernahsm h
Hrothrr. They have filed IN this "illee stin'i-
Iations releasing all claims 70 damages; YOU
xrill rplaass their tobacco nj tho cost Oh bhiIeu
states. Messls Mayer Bros, No; loWell,
Ilirkpntrick \ Co. and Ihos WIZ nave ny
taleu,anh applleh for tho release OF their
nroperty and waived oil claim for damages
IIpon their fling written waiver OF damages,
Won will release their property ~ Inc coat 81
}he United States. Black lat tobacco, IN
hngahaada md bales, has been put mp for for
aim trade for years. When intended for
nonanmption II must be put up IN legal pack
aces III II tobacco mandatory and properly
stamped. sec 10 fraud Or disposition 70 y
olata the law on the part OF these parties.
GREEN u. RAuM, Commissioner.
mur ,arrrny srIrr Against TuE rosTMAg-
TER GENERAL
IN ira meeting 81 tho District Supreme
Court general term, this morning, Hon.
Thps W Barclay. ono OF the couhsei lof M.
a. nauphin, requested the 0oult 10 Wltnholn
anv decision upon the demurrer to tho Dill
against Postmaster General Key, "A counsel
mo,nentarlly expected u dispatch from MI.
Moulton which might dispose OF tho bill.
They were just informed OF the exact vote In
fhe IouIainnn Constitutional Convention on
the Louisiana Lottery matter, they also de-
sired Ia make some amendment To the blii.
.tndre q. A. Ray objected TO the proposed
delay' Tho Postmaster General had do
INJURED To the bill as IL had boon prepared, and
desired q decision thereupon, alter Ih9 a.,
m,lrrer should be sustained complainant
should amend The amendment changed
nothing. since the Postmaster General by
demurrer, admitted the legal organization 81
the company. .,, a.,
act al amending the bill would dispose Of the
ruIe to show cause, and In practice amounted
10 Il dismissal at the bill.
Judge Bartley referred to the section 81 tha
statute requiring the Postmaster deherai 10
instruct pOstDa7ters, and ~ execute the
law, and again requested delay
Chief Justice Cartier. after consultation
with the other Judges. answered we VIII
not delay decision"
aYo,ir honor, we dismiss this case"
Chief Justice Cartier: "Oh. well. that DIS
poses of tho matter
Judge Ray. The rue on tho Posl master
General 70 show cause Ia then. OF course dis
Charged 49,,
FTa which the court assented. This SIS
tains fra action III the Postmaster General as
the case now stands ~ ~ now understood,
however, u now bill will be iiled and Ju-
dicial decision sought upon THO constitutional
opinion Of the court, has not yet been proper
ly brought before the court.
consul. RECOGNIZED.
The President has recognized Jos" u. Maria
Almaria3 as consul 81 the Republic o. Mexico
at Rio Grnnde City, Texas.
DECISION AFFECTING THE RIGHTS or
ALIENS IN REAL ESTATE.
Tho United States supreme Court rendered
a decision to-day IN the case OF VIM. y. Ihll-
4 hI.,.trn IT.
ern District of Texas, which was y suit to re,
cover possession Of ii quarter OF league OF
land In Wharton county IN that State. rms
court held that q sale Of land In Texas pre-
vious To separation from Mexico by citizen
of the State to nonresident alien, passed
title from the vendor. and the purchaser nc
uuired a defeasbIa estate IN tho land, which
he could hold until deprived OF the property
hy tho supreme authority, upon Official ascer-
tainment OF the fact OF his non-residence and
alienHge and announcement of d private citi-
zen. Judgment OF the lower court affirmed.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION RELATIVE TO TIE
ENTRY OF PUBLIC LAND.
The Secretary Of the Interior to-day ron
uersa ii decision OF Importance 10 all pur-
chasers of public lands by private entry,
holding that whenever. prior 10 paCshling' IL
il discovered that land previously offered and
entered as agricultural Is really mineral III
its character, the entry must ba Cancelled ana
the land reserved under laws especially appll-
cable to mining lands. The ISSUE was pre-
scented by the case OF Smith Sooggin vs. Chas.
L. Galoer ct al, involving title to tract OF
1000 acres Of land IN Camden, Ark.
APPOINTMENTS by THE GOVERNOR.
WASHINGTON, Dec. oh G. 9. Atwood
has beon appointed internal revenue gauger
for the Louisiana district, and .. w. McDer-
med storekeeper and gauger Tor the Second
District Of Georgia.
Hayes Tied Down at Washington.
philadelphia Times.l
President Hayes couldn't get away from
III. to to PhilaAnI-