The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-03
THE SUIT DISMISSED.
rArIDIrr or coNrEDEEATn NONE,
V.ed as Payment OF Debts Daring the War
Involved River and Hrrbor bili.
Congressional Proceedings.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 2. Especial. In
the United States Supreme Court to-day the
case Of S w Washington. administrator Of
Henry vs.. Castleman. deceased against H. J..
Opio was reversed with costs and remanded
with directions t. dismiss the suit The case
is oi interest as it invove- the yahdityof pay
ment Of Coniedente money during the war
ior debts contracted prior to the war. IN
i.55 Hiram j.. Opie. ancestor OF the
party 10 this case OF that name
eo.d fo d. vs.. Castleman. now deceased.
tract If land iu Jefferson county. o. now
West Virginia for @iI.t5l.tn, OF Whlch
$4,000 wns paid in cash and the balance M
deferreI instnllmeuts evidenced by notes
dated january J. l-5f, the first for @3.O9)'
payablo January 7, 1855. and SIX others Tor
-5fy2.Z7i4. payable. respectively, January J.
ls58 $500 l~f1. 1862. 1853 and 1874. All bear
.ug interest fra IN date soon after the sale
Opie moved tO Augusta county, o.. WheIe
he died IN 1862. A deed Of trust was
executed bv the purchaser upon the land 10
secure payment or the unpaid purchase
money. When Opie diei four notes for
-9f.127 eleh remained due those due III
1-II. ffl 63 and "a. The war came on. ana
iu 1880 the State of West NiTginiawas created;
Ia November lso1. the widow ol Opio ana
AIN N|IN.e A- 'fIIlh fINAlilANk ifa ffri'r'--t+-
representatives. Of tie estate.
PAID NTH CONFEDERATE No1Es.
Ta.e IN the year 1869 Castleman. knowing
there was due on the note or bonds. as
they are termed "a The case. over so.O1l. got
together Confederate notes and Virginia
bank notes suIncieut % pay on. WITH these
he crossed tine military lines INTO virginia
and found Mrs Ople. TO her DO peld on
the notes of 1851 and l-62 with the coined
erafe and Virginia notes which had greatly
depreciated Az that time the H. H. Oue
who brought this suit ln The lower court WAS
absent from home in the Confederate army.
n i. claimed that le never assented TO the
payment At all events Castlenau paid all
the notes and interest accrun2 duung the
war DO Confederate or Virginia notes, and the
money was invested by the Opie heirs in Con-
federate bonds. Castleman c0ntended that
l. l.. Ople was present and assented To the
payments. lu 1850 H. j.. Opio brought suit
in the United States Court to re-
cover the difference in the yaiue
Of Confederate money and lawful money of
the { nitel States 40 the time the payments
we're made. The lower court decided ID hls
favor. whereup0n the administrator OF Castle
man. who had died meantime, appealed. and
to-day the supreme court reversed the opinion
OF the lower court. with the order, rs stated,
% remand and dismiss the suit, thus holding
that the payments were lawful
RIVER AND HARBoB BILL.
After having decided 70 make q fight for
consideration of the River and Harbor bill to
day Chairman Blanchard and members of tho
River and HarDOr Committee concluded not
o. autagoulZe the free binders 1wlne bill, as
Mr. BRYAN told them cf hls purpose to put it
through under "a suspension of the rules.
The supporters Of the River and iarDOr DlI
are anxious % get 10 through and over 20 the
Senate ~ order that that BODY may
pass 10 and thus get 1t into conference before
the big conflict over appropriations gets too
hot. II now looks as Dr. the River and HarDOr
Dill may be taken up tomorrow.
There yet remain four important apprO-
pratiOn bills TO be reported from committees.
They are the Legislative, Executive and Ju-
dlclal, FOrtihcaUons, General Deficiency and
Agriculture
ANoTHHR TOUR FOR HILL
As was stated i'm TIE TIMES several weeks
ago. Senator Hiil is to deliver the Grafton at
the celebration ON tie Goth instant at Char
lOtte. n. g.. iu c0mmemOratiOu Of the Meek
lcuburg Declaration of Independence A
special train w.ll he provided for the occa-
sion. and Senator Iiiil will be accompanied
hy the entire North Carolina delegation, SEM
ator- AND representatives. and ALSO by the iol-
lowing who have siguued acceptance OF iuv-
tat0ns
Senators Villas Jones of Arkansas Gray.
C0uutt and Butler and Representatives /
Fomer. Wheeler. Hatch. Holman. Cochran. /
Cummings Page ot Rhode Island. 8reckln- /
ridge of Kentucky and tppes. There may /
be Others who VIII Join the party. but those +
named haYe promised 10 go.
WASHINGTON NOTES
The Treasury estimates for Deficiencies |
sent 90 the House contain the following
Portsmouth Lighthouse Depot. Virginia /
For legal services performed and expenses in- /
Currel ln examining tlte 10 land and water +
front at ortsm0uth for an addition u the /
site of tle lighthouse depot s2l0t0 The /
appropriation of $40 900 made ior the pur- /
pose was exhausted n the pure a>e of aldi-
t0ua land and water front. leaving nothing /
TO pay for examining aud acquiring tite.
Am WI Ier of che lostoflice Department di-
rects ilat tle railway mail service between
Raleigh and Charlotte be ourtaiel 10 end at
Monroe. lhe new service VIII 10 performed
ly tlo Wilmington and RutherfOrlt0u rail-
: ad p.stotce and viii be known as the
Raleigh and Monroe railroad postohice.