Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-26
THE ANDERSEN CASE.
SUPREME COURT ORDER ADvANc-
ING IT FOR ARGUMENT.
JAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
uonor, nj General Wilson, Chfef OF
Engineers, ON It's Importnnce-'""-
at,ton Of National Banks I'm Nir-
yinta--wsshington Personals.

WASHINGTON. n. c., october Do
l)-MarshaI Treat to-day went &c
tbe supreme Court and obtained its man
date IN the case OF John Andersen inc
condemned murderer Of the captain and
mate OF tho olive Pecker. As this Is an
historical document. j send II verbatim
as follows:
supreme Court Of the United States.
No. 4is. october term. 1SsS John Ander-
sen. Appellant, VS. Morgan Treat, United
states Afarshal. sc. 1t is ordered by the
court that this cause be, and the same Is.
hereby advanced and assigned for argu-
mont on Monday. November 9TH, next
and that the consideration Of the motion
10 dismiss be postponed until then Leave
is hereby granted MT. L. J. Morris and
Mr.. ". G.. Miller 10 argue this cause on
behalf Of the appellant. The courts be-
low VIII onter the proper orders for post
ponement OF the execution OF the sem
tsnco. October q. 1893
Supreme Court Of the United States. l.
James III. McKenney, Clerk OF the Su-
prem0 Court Of the United States, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Is true
COPY Of the order entered by said Supreme
Court on october q. 1895 in the case Of
John Andersen, Appellant. VS.. Morgan
Treat United States Marshal, &c, No.
as. october term. 1895 as the same re-
mains upon the files and record Of said
Supreme Court. In testimony whereof,
/ hereunto subscribe my name and afiix
the seal Of said Supreme Court, at the
city Of Washington. this 18th day OF Octo-
Der, A. D. 1898. James II. Mckinney, Clerk
OF the Supreme Court Of the United
States"
VIRGINIA BANKS.
The abstract Of the condition Of the
national banks Of Virginia at the close
Of business on September 10Th. as reported
10 tho Comptroller Of the Currency.
shows tho reserve 10 have been 3l.15 per
cent. against Sl25 per cent. on July 18th;
that loans and discounts decreased from
SO 51s7 10 N513s.9sl; that stocks and
securities increased from 81 2f6O 95 10 81, 451,-
S97; that gold coin decreased from $77S.575
10 $If7 $40: the total amount Of specie
from &. 327 29O 20 81. 20 .Gl6. and the lawful
money reserve from s22S2SS5 to S2O6i, SIS.
and that the individual deposits increased
from $159S2,sl to Sl6 ~. 924
Mr Edward Mahon Wev, of Richmond,
end Miss Lille Pierce Byrd of Suffolk.
we're married yesterday at the residence
Of Mr. +. II. Norris. 232 Thirteenth street,
southwest. by the Rev. William i. Locke
at IL o'clock a. NJ.
JAMES RIVER.
The report OF General Wilson. the chief
Of engineers Of the United States army,
Is full Of interesting data relating 10 the
rivers and harbors Of Virginia. OF the
James river. General Wilson says:
Prior TO 1870 a small sum had been ex-
pended with some advantage to laviga-
tion. but the Improvement was not regu-
larry undertaken by the United States
until that year. The Instructions to navi-
cation existing In 1870 consisted IF artif-
cidl as well as natural ones. The Grtifl-
cial distractions had been placed in the
river during the war Of 1S5l-lS6j 20 pre-
vent Oh. national fleets from reaching
Iuchm . hese consisted Of sunken YES
sells an- other impediments. There were
also remains Of military bridges.
"The depths at mean low water in 1870
before operations commenced, were as
follows.