Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-03
nuprsmo uourt Proceedings

NAautNutpN, February - Samuel L.
Lowry lCnlnfvdl Was admitted Ia pn,
t,rc un motion ul Mra iclya \. Loeb
WnOd
No "a. Neal bow, plaintiff In r,rur,
w, liradish JohhHon, Ia cTrW Ia the
Circuit Court OF the United Slalea Inr
the District Oi Maine, This II an appeal
from a Judgment ot the Circuit Court.
awarding a. tho drlrndrnt In error the
aum Ot ta,Ga0 In satisfaction ot judy
ment obtained by him against Dow ~
thr rIzf DlstFICt Court ot New Orleans
fod Arfi y, is6s Az the onthreak oi
the tate war JnhuHnn Waa the owner "l
plantation dn the M,Sslssippi IiNcr.
infIy three mIlrs above New Orleans.
Ia lSl:, after the capture ut New Or
leans 10y the lc,lofa truopa, cufta,n
property nt Johnpnn, Including - hogs
hra,ls oi sugar and snmc table silver, wan
taken tom hlsplantation ior tho uso ot the
luitvj Stalca army hy ludufal Snldirra
acting under orlrrsol ih,sadiar General
Neal Dow prrarut plaintiff IA crfur
lnhuHnu brought suit in the state court
d. recover tho value ut gunlla,ulrl pIup-
cuy Gcnrfal bow d,d not appear To-
answer aud Judgment vent against him
hy dr.ault Johnson then brought suit
ln the United States ttrruit Count iuT
tho District IL Maine tu recover the
amount at his Judgments with ,"atS, Ia
lh,a sui he WaB suCrrssiul, WheroupOn
Gcncml Dow brought the case here nu
aNut ot error THIS cuurl holds that
tu otiycr 90 Hulltvt ot the army ut the
t.hitc,l States whilst la ncrylrc durlns
thc late war la u country Nh,,h az
knnWl,dgod the authority of The
Confederate UoNrfnmrul that II. In
the rurmy's country, was not liable tn
Civll action la the courts ni that country
iOf injuries rraultlng trnm acts ot vat
ufdrrrl hy him in his military character,
nor can be- be called on o. Justify or rN.
plain his military conduct in "a civil td-
hunal upon ANY allegation ot an Injured
party that the arts complained oi NrIo
not Justified lay the usrvasillrs "I wHr,
\ irlrral officer Ia an rncmy's country
u hmruahlu only Ia hla own govern
mcnt ani o. IT. laws administered
hy ils authority. \ rcaidrnt Oi
an cuvmy's county, whose property
" taken hy order IT Federal officer.
must appeal to tho military commander
or. II The wat n over, tn tie government,
anil has 10 other measure ~ rcdtvsp
The state cdutts. Nhich ate ALLOW ed by
The army IT occupation a. continue IN
existence IN the rncmy's ruuntry, aIe
sustained tnr the brnrnt II The people
at that country aud not ion the control
II the army ur It's officers aud snldl"fs
from these principles Il follows that the
Louis lana State court hdd no lnrls
d,tlion 0Yrr General nuN. aud that
the present snit cannot bc main
iainvd Judgment Il reversed with
,osts 0nd cause frmande,l, With
directions o. rnirr dual Judgment iur
the defendant ga The demurrer to The
rvp,i,al,0ns Justice Field delivered
tho opinion. Justices Clifford aud Miller
dissenting
The following order was announced
hy the court, That in all eases decided
pf,or O. the ist day vt January whore
~ petition Tor rehcaIing Is pending, the
mandate may issue after this date when
applird inT"
Adjourned until Monday, March lst,
Census Supervisors,
" M,sulN0ruN. February . Tie Sen.
ate has confirmed the iolloNlng. To he
SuprTy,sow Ol Lshsas rvnpsy
E,iwaFi A. How cli, thirl tii-tf,N Nm.
S,han, fourth district; wm, uaycs.
sixth district; J Simpson AttlCa,
sryrnth llslriCi, Howard X Miller.
eighth district, Alex, Mnnl0yk, ninth
4 striet. Dshiel :, hohnolal teulh dis
trlct Wisconsin. Alonso A, Loper,
hral district. David a, Wel.h. sccond
district Leonard tAttftlgr, thlrl tk.
uict TINS \. Alien, fourth district,
wcsl yigin.a. lohp u, LAl,llcS, sooond
district
Tho nominations OF census supervisors
conhnnrl to-day about 40 ot a total
aambeT al lSOl wont through without
debate, The remainacr arr yet O. be ~
ported from the CENSUS Commiltev. and
hsFg are .ndlcailans paal most ol ,hrm
wih ba hcA ~ ior some tlme With the
object oi torcinga more equal division
oi the appointments between the ts0
great polincal parties
Propos~is fhg nond.
wAsnlHarOS, February At h ex-
pocisd that the Secretary OF the r.ss-
pry Win to-day OF tomorrow sdyrftisp
ior ten nF clevcn millions oatztandlnk
per cen, bonds iaf tho SINKING taad,