National Republican., 1883-10-11
THE COURTS.
MAndamus on the Secretary OF the Navy
Other Legal Business Transacted.
THE SUPREME coUR

THE SUPREME COURT
The proceedings of the United States su-
preme court yesterday were as follows:
On motion of Mr.. p. Phillips, John G.
Winter, of Waco, Tex, was admitted to
practice.
No. 997. The board of liquidation of the
city debt, appellant, VS.. the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad company et al Motion to
advance granted.
No. l6. Louis II. Mahn, appellant, VS.. H.
Harwood & Sons. Passed.
No. 19. Sarah A. Clayton and Richard
Mackey, plaintiffs in error vs.. Sarah A. Clay
ton, &c. Continued.
No. 10. David H. Linebarger ct al, plaint-
ifs in error, VS.. the board of commissioners of
Jefferson county. Dismissed with costs, under
the nineteenth rule
August Gallun ct al. Argued and submitted.
No. 21. The city of 0pelika, plaintiff in
error, VS.. Richard G. Daniel. Submitted on
printed arguments.
No. 90. Nathaniel Collins ct al, plaintiffs
in error, VS.. Joseph Fabian OF al. Dismissed
with cost under nineteenth rule.
No. %. G. Il. Hovey ct al, appellants, VS..
A. r. Mcdonald ct al Argued.
No. "a. James W., and Priscilla D. Lowell,
appellants, VS.. The st. Louis Mutual Life 1n-
surance company ct al Passed.
No. 25. Exparte In the matter of Samuel
d. jackson, appellant. Dismissed with costs
pursuant to nineteenth rule.
No. 81. Oliver, Finnie & Co., plaintiffs in
error Vs. The Rumford Chemical Works. for
use of ]. N. Payne OF ux. Argument conf
menced.
Adjourned.
MANDAMUs AGAINST SECRETARY CHANDLER
W. w. Warden yesterday obtained writ of
alternative mandamus against Secretary
Chandler to compel him to examine title and
pay certain moneys under the,act of March 3,
| 1881, which appropriated 100000 to enable
the secretary Of the navy to establish at the
1sthmus of Panama naval stations The act
recites that President Hayes recommended
| the appropriation of 100000 for like pur-
| pose, and an appropriation was made; that
| Secretary Hunt declined to treat for the
Chiriqui property; that Secretary Chandler
has decided not to revise the determination of
Secretary Hunt; not to expend the appropria-
tion, but to submit the whole subject to con-
gress at its session in December Mr.. Warden
| asserts, though Secretary Hunt recognized
him as the sole attorney for the owners of the
| Chiriqui property, nevertheless he listened to
| noted blackmailers, voluntary Intermediates,
&c, who sought to prevent the payment of the
money appropriated to the owners; that the
house of representatives called for all re-
| ports, maps, &C., on the subject but Secretary
| Hunt withheld some that Mr. Hunt took
the opinion of naval officers in preference to
tne opinions OF law otncerS, &C. that Secre-
| tary Chandler, while accepting the argument
that the act intended to apply to the money
| to be expended, and that the acts of his pre-
decessor are not binding upon him. neverthe-
| less now declines to take the other steps re-
! quired by law to make perfect the possession
of the United States. He contends that it
would amount to positive injustice to again
| refer the matter; that Congress has no juris-
diction, the parties having acquired vested
rights which congress cannot constitutionally
deprive them of.
ANOTHER LIBEL SUIT AGAINST MRS. POWELL
An action for So, 900 damages for libel was
commenced yesterday by Nathaniel King
against Julia A. Powell. The plaintiff says
that the defendant said that she had caught
plaintiff committing adultery with Annie
Boston. She repeated this assertion several
times to and before good citizens, and the
plaintiff feels that his good name and reputa-
tion is injured. This suit grows out of tho
recent suit for criminal libel, tried in the
police court, when Mrs. Powell was charged
by Mrs. Boston with uttering libelous and
defamatory language.
OTHER ITEMS.
The case of Charles Walter and others for
an injun ction against the dairy of Frank X.
Ward to compel the latter to subside tho
noises and abate the alleged nuisances, was
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