The Portland daily press., 1883-11-08
ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Arguments Made and Submitted and Nu-
nerOus Judgments Announced.

Arguments Made and Submitted and Nu-
mer0us Judgments Announced.
WASHINGTON. Nov. Tin the Court of Com
missioners of Alabama Claims in case 1885,
Thomas Nickerson ct al.,vs. the United States,
oral arguments were made by the Hon. @. L.
Russell OF Boston in favor of, and Walker
Blaine against the allowance of amount claim
ed to have been paid for premiums in gold by
were argued and submitted: Nos. 750, 751, 756,
$780, 761 765, 776 7S1 1888, 785, 7S9, 791, 792, 1885,
947, 94S, 949.
The following judgments were announced:
No. 3254-Fernando Bearce, 1855.
No. 255- Horatio Howes. administrator estate of
David Howes $255.
No. 4256-S stephen Howes, deceased, S511.
No. 3257-George E. Ryder, administrator estate
of Christopher Taylor, $z55.
No. s297--Luther Eldridge, s255, with interest
No. 7I3 Betsy Pearce, administrator estate of
Charles II. Pearce, $500. with interest from June
No. 31i-silas S. Young, deceased. administrator
estate of Alfred Adams. $316
No. 311-Mary N. Adams, executrix estate of
No. Bill elisha S. Bruck, dismissed.
No. 314-Leonard Ware, $633.
No. 800 Hiram Baker, $316.
No. 459-Abel Storey, administrator estate of
No. 2lSf-William R. Lavender, deceased, ad..
No. 1898 Joshua Baker, deceased, and Nelson
ss1e. g. ''''-'' '''' 0'''''' - !" -'
No. 56o2-Henry G.. Hawes, deceased, executor
estate of Joseph T. Hawes, deceased, S633, with
interest from May "a, 1861.
No. 56O5-Sumner Albee, administrator estate of
George G. Ryder, surviving partner of George G q
Elisha II. Ryder, ,copartners, $3l6, with interest
from May "a 1861.
The court further awards to the owners of the
brig Panama. viz, Sllas 5. Young, administrator
estate of Alfred Adams, deceased; Leonard Ware,
of Abel Storey, deceased; Vim. r. Lavender, ad-
ministrator estate of James h. Lavender, deceaseds
Joshua Baker, Nelson Baker, administrators estate
of John w. Baker, deceased; Henry G. Hawes, exc
cutor of estate of Joseph P. Hawes deceased, and
Sumner Albee, administrator estate of George G.
Ryder, surviving partner of Geo. G. and Elisha II.
value of eleven-sixteenths Of the catch of said brig
Panama with interest thereon at per cent per
annum from the Oath of May, 1851, to the 3lst of
March, 1877, which sum and interest is to be re-
ceved and distributed by the owners, according to
law, among the respective parties entitled thereto
in their due proportions.
No. 752-Executors estate of Gardner Colby, de-
ceased, $277, and No. 7S7, "A. l.. Lawrs nee Edward
S277, with interest at 4 per cent. from September
No 754 Charles F. Baker, 1926, with interest
from Dec. A. 1868.
No, 771-yames W. Converse, sl,122, with in
No. 759-wm. Hilton & Co., 1864, with interest
No. 7a2-RideOut 3 Roberts. s1,ess, with IN
No 79s-Henry o. Roberts, 1924, with interest
from Sept. 12, 1868.
No. 797-Executors of the estate eff Walter
Hastings, deceased, $1,935 with interest from June
No 957-John Colley, surviving partner of Good
win & Colley, 1913, with interest from May 20,
1864.
No 1155-Richard f. o. Hartly and Alonzo
Hamilton, $S 991, with interest from July 8, 1864
No. 75O-John Pickett, surviving partner of the
firm of r. & j. Pickett 1928, with interest from
No. 7S5-yohn 1. Priest, 1,o24. with interest
No. 75i- Benz. F. Delano, $40, with interest
from June TO- 1868.
No. 760-Solomon Fuller, surviving partner of
the firm of Cheney Co., $3.50, with interest from
July /, 1864.
No 761-Francis C. Belman, S3,199, with in
terest from Sept 20, 1858.
No. 765-Samuel G. Currier, $3.50, with interest
from Jan. 81, 1868.
No. 776-A. G. & S. H. Whidden, 81 ,o1s with
interest from Jan. 26, 1894
No. 781-Tristram Scammon, S206. with interest
from May 2, 1864.
No 783-Stephen B. Peach, $40; VIM. W. ovan,
Jr., $40, and John @. Peach, $40, with interest
from Oct. 81 1868.
No. 1911. G. Thacker & Co., $33 E. with interest
from Jan. %. 1868.
No. 79l-Andrew j. Brown administrator of
Thos. j. Dunbar, deceased of the firm of 7. j Dun
bar & Co. $3,472, with interest from May IL 1864
No, 792-Henry W. Burdett, $403, with interest
from Dec 21, 1858.
No. 947-Samuel B. Pierce, j. Homer Pierce and
Samuel Quincy, surviving partners of the firm of
,. .. Plerce Sons Co., 81 ,299, with interest from
July ], 1853.
No. 796--Martha A. Tyler, Administrative of the
estate of John Tyler. deceased $202 with interest
| from July "a 1864.