Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-24

tutes no defense to the suit brought by
private individuals whose property has
been injured. The Judgment of the dis
tr1ct supreme court is affirmed. Opinion
by justice filed.
AN EMBEZZLER DISMISSED.
The president to-day appointed Edward
NJ. Evans postmaster at Vinton, Benton
county, Iowa, vice Wilkinson, dismissed on
charge of embezzlement of postal funds.
CASES DISMISSED.
In the court of claims to-day petitions
! were dismissed in the cases of the st. Paul
q Duluth Railroad company and the Flint
d Pere Marquette Railroad company.
decision was also rendered by the
| court to-day in the municipal bond case of
howard county, Mo-, plaintiff in error, VS..
| the Central National bank, of Boonville.
IN error, to the circuit court of the United
States for the western district of Missouri.
This was suit for certain bonds issued by
| Howard county, Mo-, in aid of branch of
the Tebo Il Neosho Railway company. The
county disputes the validity and legal au-
thority OF the bonds, on the ground that
| the road eventually built with their aid.
was not branch road. but only an unau-
| thorlzed extension of the main line This
court holds that the road construct
ed through Howard county was, within the
meaning of the statute branch of the
original or main line, consequently the de-
Tense cannot be sustained. The judg-
meAt of the court below is affirmed.
Opinion by Justice Harlan.
| A decision was also rendered by the
court to-day in the swamp lands case OF
Mills county, Iowa, plaintiffs in error, VS..
/ ~ D. p D..
company ct al, and the Burlington &
Quincy Railroad company. These were
suits relating to the validity of a compro-
mise agreement made on the 9th of Oc-
tober, 1868, between Mills county, Ia, and
the Burlington & Missouri River Rail-
road company in reference to
certain lands lying in said county,
claimed by the county as swamp or over
flowed lands, and claimed by the railroad
company as railroad grant lands. This
court holds: First-That the county could
not go back to the act of congress of 1850
for the purpose of showing that lands were
disposed of contrary to the trust created
by that act, that being a matter between
the United States and the state. Second
That, although, after a compromise was
made, the suit then pending was submitted
|
county, that this did not ebrogate the COM
promise, as the parties continued to act
under it, and the decision of the state court
in the present case was not repugnant to
or in disafirmance of the decision of this
court. DEGREES affirmed. Opinion by
Justice Bradley.
THE FORGERY OF PATENT DISCOVERED.
The forgery of patent was discovered at
the patent Office to-day. The circumstances
connected with it are as follows: On June
8, 1878, a patent on nut locks was issued to
W. Sutton, of Purdy, Tenn, now of Para
gould, Ark. Recently Sutton transferred
to P. j. Bennett and F. Al. Threadgill, OF
Little Rock, for consideration of $4,000
what purported to be patent for nut locks
on Jan. s, 1883. The documents, together
with the letters of transfer, were sent to the
patent Office to be recorded. Upon refer.
ence, it was readily ascertained that
no potent was issued to Sutton on Jan. s.
1888. An investigation showed that the
patent was not genuine and that in order
to make transfer Sutton counterfeited 6
patent head and forged the signatures OF
Alonzo Bell, assistant secretary of the in
terror, aud E. M. Marble, commissioner oil
|
, a seal of the patent Office, which together
with his original specifications he attached
to the fraudulent certificate, thereby max
ing it appear that the patent had seventeen
years to run. The fact that the seal has
been removed from the genuine patent
renders it invalid. The case will be
promptly prosecuted.
| BIDS OPENED.
Twenty eight bids for the work of i'm.
proving Hot Springs creek on the Hot
Springs, Arkansas, reservation were
opened at the interior department to-day
The awards will probably be made this
week.
TIE REBATE OF SNUFF AND CIGARS.
The following telegram embodying in.
structions which will regulate the enforce
ment of the provisions of the new internal
revenue act, with regard to rebate on
cigars and tobacco, was sent this after.
noon: @. Hartzon, collector of internal
revenue, San Francisco. Rebate will be
allowed on the tax paid on imported cigars
and the tax paid on Perique
tobacco. Peddlers of tobacco may claim
rebate as dealers. Inventories may be
prepared and labels afixed at any time
before May !, but witnesses must count
and examine the packages on that day and
see that the inventories are correct. Serial
numbers of snuff stamps may be omitted.
Labels should have the name of the owner
of the goods, whether they are IN his own
district or elsewhere. If manufacturer
he is also dealer, and has claims, one as
manufacturer and another as dealer, and
they can be consolidated. If either claim
is less than SO it cannot be
allowed. Where small stamps for
five or ten pounds or less are
found on packages weighing ten pounds
or more, the fact should be explained on
inventory. Instruction No. on form 149
has been so modified as to require rebate
labels upon each package of snuff and TO-
bacco only when the package exceeds one
pound in weight. Where packages of one
pound or less are inclosed in boxes or other
cases, the label must be affixed to such
case. Signed, b. @. ROGERS, Deputy Com
missioner"
| EX-SENATOR KELLOGG GIVES BAIL.
Ex-senator VIM. Pitt Kellogg visited the
court house to-day to offer bonds for his
appearance, to answer an indictment
| against him for cOrru pity receiving money