Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-18
PHIs. TENN. TUESDAY, APRIL 1s. 1882


ferees decided to report general 'disagree
ment" The Senate conferees yielded the
Senate amendment, which proposes the par
tial restoration of the frankiDg privilege.
The Lyneh-GhaImers Contest.
The House Republican caucus committee
are assured that by Wednesday or Thursd y
enough of their Republicans will have re-
turned to put the House again under Repub'
lican control. The Committee on Elections
will then bring up the Lynch-ChaImers con-
test, and the first strict party fight OF the
session be on. The threat OF the Democrats
to fiiibuster in the case may not be carried
out, because OF very general belief that
they do not have in it their strongest case.
/ The Southern members are unanimous IN
demanding that g stand be made on this
case, because it involves the whole
/ question OF contested seats lin the South
I that il, the fnality of returns of State
! the solid Greenback and Independent vote to
unseat Chalmers, and Greenbacker Lowe
will be seated in place of Wheeler, in the
Alabama coatest, by the same vote which
will seat Lynch.
Hopeful Finding DeLOng.
Secretary Hunt received dispatch from
Hoffman, charge Fefairs at st. Petersburg,
under date of March 3Ist, inclosing
letter from Chief Engineer Melville, dated
January 3lst, and written at a point on bis
way 10 the mouth OF Lena river, 333 miles
beyond Yskutsk. Hofimansfateat that the gov
ernor at this post appears to have shown much
good will in sending your orders OF January
18th to Melville. As the esafd had been
ordereS end paid for to Yakutsk, only the
speed with which it went through is quite
remarkable. Lieutenant Danenhower tele-
graphs me under date of January 2Sth
from Krasmoiarok, about 1900 versts from
st. Petersburg that he may be expected here
about April 20th Chief-Engineer Melville, &.
in the letter referred TO, says that he has
every reason to hope to find DeLong and his
people.
Important Decision by the sapreme
A decision which involves well-known
parties and large amount OF money, was
given by the Supreme Court to-day, in the case
of Hermann Blennerhasset, w. A. Stephens
and the Charter Oak Life Insurance Com
pany sgainst Hoyt Sherman, assignee Of B.
F. Allen, appeal from the Circuit Court OF
the United States fer the District of Colum-
bia- This was a suit brought by the appel
lants as members and assignees OF the firm
OF Allen, Stephens & Co., OF New York City,
to foreclose a mortgage given to said firm by |
Il. +. Allen, who was also one of its men, |
bers, as security for the alleged Indebtedness |
OF about 100000. Soon after executing the |
mortgage B. f. Allen became insolvent |
anu hcHt iutO UduhIuptCys 11i5 d-olBHcc |
in bankruptcy, acting in behalf OF
the creditors other than Allen, Stephens |
q Co., resists the foreclosure procee dings on |
the ground that they are part OF an attempt |
to dtfrsud such other creditors by the cor
rupt transfer of property just previous to in |
solvency. This court holds that the mort |
gage which appellants seek to foreelose is
fraud upon the creditors of Allen, and is |
void at common law; and that the conduct |
OF the mortgages shows them to be without |
a claim 10 the consideration OF a court of
equity; on the contrary, it clearly appears |
to be the duty of the court to take care that
they shall not reap the fruits of their fraud |
ulent practices. The attorney mortgage Of
the Charter Oak Life Insurance Company
stands in no stronger position. The decree
OF the Circuit Court is affirmed, with costs.
Opinion by Justice Woods.
Capital Brevities.
Rear-Admiral John Rodgers is seriously
i'll with Bright's disease.
1t is generally conceded that Bancroft
Davis will soon leave the state department
TO return to- the Court OF Claims.
Secretary Chandler took the oath of Office
as secretary of the navy to day, and at once
entered on the discharge of his new duties.
The report that the President was dissat-
isfed with the conduct OF the state depart
ment by Frelinghuysen is authoritatively
denied.
Secretary Folger has approved the appoint
mont OF Camden o. Z 5ckweIl, Of Missouri
brothsr- -in-Iavv OF stso stv erarfivi,
a. deputy y-colleetor of the port OF New
York.
A telegram has been received by the secre.
tary of the navy announcing the arrival of
the Alaska at Panama yesterday, from Cal
lao, with the family and remains of the late
General Hurlbut on board.
Hurlbut, the editor of the New York
World, has written asking to be heard in the
on Foreign Affairs have set next Thursday to
hear him. Shipherd will be kept here until
Hurlbut and Blaine testify.