Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-31
LAND DECISION.
THE CHoUTEAU CLAIM DECIDED ADVERSELY

BY THE CoMMIssIoNER-GENERAL
WAs6IsGroN, Jolly 80 The Commission
er-Geueral of the Land Office rendered de-
cision to-day in a private land case involv-
ins the title to large tract OF city properly
in the CITY OF S.. Louis The case came be-
fore him on specification by the attorneys for
Chas. p. Chouiesu and Lewis Joseph Main
vile for approval of what is known as Sur
vey 1909, which includes tract of land two
by forty srpents in area, of which applicants
CT aim Snership by virtue OF q Gomez ssion
made by the French government in 1888 to
Joseph Calve whose legal Representatives
they claim 10 be. Il appears that other per-
sons claiming to be the legal representatives
OF Joseph Calve are in possession of tract
oil land similar in extent in another part of
the city, which was located as a concession
Of the French government to Calve by the
survey known as survey 1888 taken in the
early part of the century. The Commissioner
decides against the approval OF Survey
1909. He says: "The records of this
efice show that the claim OF
Calves legal representatives,, based upon a
concession for possession and cultivation OF
a tract of land located in survey 1888 prior
Bates in his report of February 2, 1916, aad
confirmed bv an act of Congress approved
April 49, 1916. Ii is clearly not within my
power 10 reverse the action oil the recorder.
At all events, his action was confirmed by
Congress, and is conclusive upon this point,
1t also appears that survey 1888 has been
decided by this Office TO be the correct leca-
ton. This decision, made about ten years
ago, was not appealed from, aad has become
fasl. Aside, however, from any views as.to
the merit. OF of the case originally, am not
sati-fied that / have a right, as Surveyor
| general e1 oficio for the State of Missouri, or
under aDy atute applicable or ordinary
rules OF practice, to now entirely reverse all
action b I'D, and the decision msds on the
premises by my pred'c cessor. The application
of said survey 1909 is therefore denied. !"
CAPITAL POINTS.
| WASHINGTON, July 13.-The Hill investi-
CATION was resumed this morning, and the
| Supervising Architect examined 1T length
| 10 repard 10 elevators Tor public buildings.
| No new facts were brought out.
The Treasury reserve, which is steadily in
creasing, to-day amounted to $l47, ,74l ,268.
| The issue of standard silver dollars for
| the week ended July 28sh, $3.50 ,494; CORE
spending period last year, $751; .499.
In the District Criminal Court to-day
Judge Wylie rendered a decision overruling
| The motion to quash the indictment in the
Kellogg Sar-route cases.
Surgeon. General Hamilton, of the Marine
Hospital Service, received a cable from Ha-
vans stating that the Merida, from Vera
Cruz to New York, leiteleven cases Of yellow
fever at that port. The steamer was disin-
fected.
By direction of the President, q general
court martial was appointed to meet at Var-
couver barracks, Warrington Territory, Au-
gust Bob, for the trial OF Second Lieuteuan,
Samu-l Robertson, charged with duplicat-
ing the pay account for the month Of June
last.