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northwest Of this State, also to correspond
and use his influence with the II Congress-
men and to United States Senators, to elimi-
nate the amount that may be required to pro-
cure deep water on the bar Of Galveston
harbor, from the river and haIbor bill, and
that the amount required be made a special
appropriation. II was further resolved that
the Mayor and President OF the Cotton Ex-
change correspond with the Presidents Of all
the produce and cotton exchanges 10 other
cities and States soliciting their aid with their
representatives in Congress.
KINGSTON, November Io-There was
terrible row last night in the Victoria music
hall. An ex.member Of the Salvation army,
who was intoxicated, entered the hall and
struck several individuals. Captain Thomp-
son, aide-de-camp to Major Moore, COM
mander for all America, undertook to quiet the
disturber and was knocked over and choked
on bench Then four policemen entered
and arrested the young man. A small riot
followed. The crowd surged and pushed
about the hall, and the officers Of the peace
and Of the army we're surrounded and kicked.
One was knocked down and with a prisoner
scuiiled on the floor. The disorder was fear
full. The police eventually retired without the
prisoner and found difficulty in forcing a pas
sage through the mob upon the street.
WASHINGTON, November Io.-The follow
ing official order has been made: It appear
ing that certain persons have been practicing
systematic frauds on ex-Union soldiers and
their widows and orphans, or other heirs, by
making false representations concerning pen
sion claims, and extorting illegal fees for ser
vices pretended to have been, which were so
promised to be, rendered, and this depart
ment having reason to believe that some post
masters have been aiding these fraudulent
agents by furnishing them lists OF names Of
ex- Union soldiers and others supposed to be
entitled to pensions, and also by distributing
their unaddressed circulars among that class,
therefore postmasters are forbidden to furnish
such lists, or TO distribute any circulars Of the
kind indicated unless addressed to some indi-
vidual and prepaid as required by law.
w. A. GRESHAM,
Postmaster General.
WASHINGTON, November I0.-A decision
was rendered by the Supreme court OF the
United States to-day in an important Mercer
colony land case, William c. Walsh, Commits
OF Texas against William Preston. This was
suit originally brought by Preston upon an
alleged contract between the Republic Of
Texas and one Charles +. Mercer, by which
the latter agreed to bring into Texas a large
number OF emigrant families and set them up
on unoccupied public lands, and the Republic
Of Texas agreed to give Mercer and his asso-
ciates, by way Of compensation for this work,
go acres Of land for every family thus brought
within its limits. The court holds that mas
much as there is no proof that Mercer ever
brought enough settlers into the Republic Of
Texas TO constitute a shadow OF compliance
on his part with the terms Of the contract, the
State OF Texas is released from all obligations
which the Republic Of Texas may have
assumed by virtue Of such contract and that
the complainant has no valid claim to equit-
able relief. The judgment of the United
States Circuit court was reversed and the case
remanded, with directions to dismiss the bill.
The opinion is by Justice Miller, Justice Har-
land dissenting.