New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-04

scriDed the Constitution and Penal Code OF Catalonia
and sentence OF death thereon not Illegal or IN yo-
lston Of the XVIII amendment The Judgment OF the
A decision also rendered in the important and
long pending land cases Of Alfred sde Ct al appellants
by appeal from the United States Circuit Court for the
Eastern District OF Louisiana These cases involve the
p River above NeI-orIeans ans which il known as The
"Honmas Grant" The Court decides the case in favor
OF the present occupants Of the land and against the
claimants under the grant DEGREES in all the are
affirmed with costs.
decision also rendered by the court to-day in the
case OF the Atehson Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany against the Denver and NewOrleans Railroad Com
pany Appeal from the Circuit Court Of the United states
for the District OF Colorado This was a suit brought
70 compel the Atchson. Topeka and Santa Re Railroad
Company to unite with the Denver and New0reans Rail
road Company IN forming through line Of railroad trans
portatiOn 10 aud from Denver the Denver and New
business division Of rates sale Of tickets checking Of
baggage ETC. that are or may be customary with con
and Rio Grande road
BY the decree OF the Court below compulsory business
connection established between the two companes
and rules laid down for the government OF their con
duct toward each other in this new relation. other
words the Court made an reut for The business
Intercourse Of these railroads such IN its opinion they
ought in law 70 have male for Themselves This Court
holds that the constitutional right in Colorado TO connect
railroad with railroad does not OF Itself imply
the right Of connecting business With business that the
courts cannot compel railroad 70 do business with an
mother according 70 scheme which they Che courts may
devise; that the question OF the relation or these Two
roads far through business through tickets inter
change 81 cars etc. is concerned il legislative rather
chancery afford remedy. Decree reversed and
eandcd with Instructions 70 dismiss tie Oil with
decision was also rendered by fhe Court in the patent
OF the Pennsy Railroad Company against the
L@conotYe En-lhe safety truck company ~ t.'u.L
holds that the application OF al old process Or machine 70
similar or any analogous subject Wild no Shauge
in the manner Of applying IL, and no result SUB
stantav distinct in its nature, viii not
sustain patent II the form Of result has not be-
void for OF novelty Decree reversed and cause re-
manded with directions 10 disnss the bill
ueclsloh vas also rendered ny the r'ur, 10 '1y pa
what are generally known as the Five Per Cent Land
act. Noah c. Mcfarland Commissioner ~ the General
Land Office. These petitions for wrs 81 mandauus 10
make a statement of account between the United states
and the States Of Iowa and Illinois, FOR the purpose OF as
under the providing for their admission 10 the Union
which authorized the payment to them OF per cent or
limits which should be sold by Congress. The question
located 10y military bounty land worrants come within
the scope OF the acts menuOnedthat Is whether such
under the act Of March g. relating TO The admission
The state Of Iowa into the Union or the act Of April H.
1873. for tie admission Of the State OF Illinois into The
Union, by which . per cent OF the uet proceeds OF
the state the state not entitled 10 percentage on the
value Of lands disposed NJ by Congress ~ satisfaction OF
for therefore refused and tho petitions dismissed.
Opinion by Justice Gray Justice Miller and Field dissent
Among other cases decided to-day were the following
No. 6J-Aloert Conro ct a. appoints. agt Ciirc' -
Northern District ~ Illinois Decree reversed with coSts
ana cause renamed with direction TO dismiss the Dill
No. 237-Rufps wap'es appellant. ACT. the United
states Appeal from the Court OF CLAIMS. judgment at
No 316-The United States. plaintiff aet william
Brindle In the Circuit Court United states for
OH" Eastern District o! Pennyyan Judgment reversed
and cau,e remanded with directions 20 enter another
with tine HuJng &C, that is To say for 5l454I of
jane II, lS79 the date OF tho verdict the judgment 20
No. s3f-Daniel Rice. appellant ac+. the Sioux City
ana st. PAU l.A!roe4 company ptA rom fAc liEcat