The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-03

which acknowledged the authority oil the
Confederate Royernment-that Is, in the
enemy's country-was not liable to civil
action In the courts OF that country Tor
injuries resulting from acts OF war ordered
by him in his military character, nor can
he be called on to justify or explain his
military conduct in civil tribunal upon
any allegation OF the injured party that
the acts complained OF were not justified
by the necessities OF war. A Federal oth-
Ger in an enemy's country is amenaole
only to his own government and TO its
laws administered by its authority: A
resident OF an enemys country whose
property is taken by order Of a Federal
officer, must appeal 10 the military COM
mander, or II the war is over TO the Hov-
eminent, and has no other means OF re-
dress. The State courts, which are allow
ed by the army OF occupation to continue
in existence In the enemy's country are
sustained for the benefit Of the people
that country and not for the control Of
the army or Its officers and soldiers,
From these principles 1t follows that the
Louisiana State Court had no jurisdiction
over General Dow, and that the present
suit cannot be maintained. Judgement
was reversed, with costs and cause re:
manded, with directions to enter final
Judgment for defendant on demurrer TO
replicahons. Justice Field delivered the
opinion, Justices Clifford and Miller dis
senting.
The following order was announced by
the court:
"That in all cases decided prior TO the
1st day OF January, where no petition for
rehearing is pending, the mandate may
be issued after this date when applied
for"
Adjourned until Monday, March |.
HEALTH MATTERS.
The bill introduced in the Senate to-day
by Senator Harris to oincrease the efficiency
Of the National Board Of Health, provides
that the board shall report to the .Presi.
dent whenever any place in the United
States is considered to be dangerously in
fected, and after official publication ofsuch
report by the President. The bill pro-
hibits the transportation OF goods or per-
sons from such place into a State, other
than that within which such place is 10;
Gated. The prohibition continues until
the President proclaims the place no lon'
ger dangerously infected. The bill also
provides that the commanding officer OF
all merchant vessels entering any United
States port from any foreign port situated
between the parallels Of so degrees south
and 40 degrees north latitude, or upon the
Mediterranean, shall upon demand deliver
to the custom officers at the port OF entry,
a bill OF health such as the board may pre-
scribe, from the proper health officer at
the port OF departure.
Senator Harris also introduced joint
resolution authorizing the President to
call an international conference to meet at
Washington TO which the several powers
having ports likely to be Injected with
yellow fever, shall be invited to send dele
gates. The object Of the proposed con-
ference is TO secure an international sys-
TEN OF notification as to the actual sanitary
condition OF ports and vessels sailing from
ports under the jurisdiction oil such pow
ers. The bill and joint resolution were
referred to the Committee on Epidemic
Diseases