Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-19

cent internal revenue stamps, which II
main unused on July 1. These checks an
drafts can be used in the regular course G
business.
CHOLERA AND SMALLPOX.
report has been received by the ma
tional board of health, saying that tn
cholera which prevailed to an alarmin,
extent in China, japan and India som
time ago, has disappeared. A report ha
also been received that the smallpox i
raging in Rio de Janeiro.
THE LONGEVITY PAY ALLOWANCES.
Second Comptroller Upton has rem
dered decision on the question of tn,
longevity pay allowances in the army
which is in effect that these allowances are
to be comp Ited from the dates of accept
ance of appointments, and not from the
date OF the appointments.
AMOUNT OF BONDS REDRRMED.
The amount of bonds redeemed under
the circular in regard to prepayment OF
bonds embraced in the 12Oth call is 81.
513,550. This call was for $15OOOO 600
and the treasury circular authorized the
prepayment of the entire amount on OF
before to day. The call will mature Nav /.
STRAIGHTFORWARD ACTION.
Postmaster General Gresham r. day d.
rected in making the postofice appoint-
ments in Mississippi, that the recommend
ations of ex-Congressman Chalmers shall
be given no greater weight than may be
properly attached to them as recommend
ations of private citizens. An order was
issued to appoint Samuel Gregg to ST.
600 clerkship in the postotice department.
Gregg was endorsed by member of con-
gress from Iowa. To-day when the gen
tleman applied to take the oath of
Office, he was asked if his resi-
dence was in Iowa, to which question
he replied In the negative, adding that he
lived in Virginia. The matter was referred
to the postmaster general, who declined to
make the appointment on the ground that
the Virginia quota is now full, and that he
did not think it proper to credit resident
of Virginia to the state of Iowa, notwith-
standing the application was endorsed BY
an Iowa congressman.
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
First Comptroller Lawrence,of the treas
ury department. to-day rendered decision
upon the following case: In 1880 John
u l. OiAAon3 a S4l1LSA VI 4cuu6SS6e,omD
a Washington lawyer to prosecute
a claim against the government.
The claim was allowed, and in
1882 treasury draft was made to Pullian
and delivered to the lawyer. The latter
claimed fee of 1,500, and that the claim
be assigned to the German National bank.
which failed, and delivered Pullian's draft
to the receiver of the bank Pullian died
in Tennessee. An administrator was there
appointed to administer his affairs, and an
administrator also appointed in the Dis
trlct of Columbia. The bank receiver ap-
Piled to the first comptroller to instruct
the treasurer to pay the draft on endorse
ment of the district administrator, which
was refused, because the supreme court
had decided that in such case the payment
must be made to a Tennessee administra-
tor. The receiver then fled creditors
bill IN equity in the district against the
district administrator attorney and by
published notice, and attempted to make
the tennessee administrator party to the
draft. A. decree was made that. the re-
ceiver should endorse and collect the
money on the draft, retain $500, and pay
the residue in court for the Tennessee ad-
mini5tratcr. The decree was presented to
the first comptroller with a request
that he instruct the treasury
to make the payment. Judge
Lawrence decided that the legal
title to the draft is vested in the Tennessee
administrator. This was decided by the
supreme court in "Peters." A payment
cannot be made to receiver unless the title
of the Tennessee administrator has been
divested and vested in the receiver. The
legal title of the Tennessee administrator
has not been divested because he could not
be sued in the district, even if he were
found here, and hence cannot by notice
published. This was decided also by the
supreme court that by the decree he
could not take away the
right of the Tennessee admin
istrator nor give it to the receiver. The
possession of the draft here could not
change the result. Judge Lawrence adds
this conclusion as acquired by the public
interests, that citizens in the states un
not deal with the government if czedGors
may come from all parts of tne United
States and prevent them from receiving
payment of money due them SO they may
pay all creditors alike, and not permit
preference to such as come to Washington
to bring a suit. The treasurer will be in
formed that he can only lawfully pay the
draft to the Tennessee administrator.
KELLOGG AND BRADY INDICTMENTS,
The indictments against Kellogg and
Brady are printed in neat pamphlet
form, and, except in the names of the per-
sons indicted, and few minor points. are
much alike. Beginning with legal def
milton Of the duties of the second assistant
postmaster general, the indictments state
that Brady entered into a contract with
Frice for the performance of service on
the star routes from San Antonia to Cor
pus Christi, Tex, and from Monroe to
Shreveport, La, and that sn July II, 1879.
at the solicitation Of Kellogg, Brady made
an order reducing the time for carrying
the mail on these routes, and
allowing Price extra compensation there
for, receiving in return five separate
amounts of 81 800 each.
Kellogg is charged with having receiy-
ed five installments of $500 each in law
full money as consideration for using his
influence, while in the United States senate.
with Brady, to secure expedition of the
routes above mentioned.
Ker gives the following statement of
what the government counsel believes to
be the facts in the case: Price had at
tenn pied without success to get an allow