Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-18
THE NEGRO TROOPS.
An EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OF
couRTs-MARTIAL AMONG THEM.
CAPTAIN LAMB MAKES AN ADDRESS.
His Subject "virginia and Her ira
d,tions"-senntor Martins Memo
rial Bridge PrOject-shir
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WASHINGTON, February l7.-tspeciaL)
Not a great deal is being said now aoou'
the negro soldiers. but the army oiuers
show that an unprecedented NUMBER VI
coIrts-martial have been convened "i'"i''
the past few weeks TO try recaicitraht 'oi-
unteers In regiments made up OF coloreu
men. In the orders given out to-day are
those cases from the Seventh United
States Volunteer Infantry, one OF the
negro immune regiments
Private John Nofwit, Company H. sen
fenced TO be shot; sentence commuted 10
dishonorable discharge, forfeiture OF all
nav and allowances. and life imprison-
ment
Private William ]. Edwards, Company
A. dishonorable discharge, forfeiture oil
pay and allowances, and imprisonment tf
ninety-nine years.
Private Napoleon Anderson, Company
f. dishonorable discharge. forfeiture oil
pay and allowances. and Imprisonment for
| one wear.
Private Thomas Graves. Company -
| two months Imprisonment under Iesi-
| mental guard. and forfeiture OF go lrreg-
ularity in proceeding caused Graves 5 re-
| lease.
Private George Wilcox. Company A.
hard labor for thirty days and forfeiture
| Of SO n.
Private Nelson Cassell, Company ID, dis-
honorable discharge, forfeiture OF pay ana
| allowances. and six months confinement
at hard labor.
Private John Donley, Company f, Third
| North Carolina, was sentenced 10 Two
months Imprisonment and fine OF w.
but irregularity In the proceedings, the
trial having been carried on after O'CLOCK
I'm the afternoon, without authority.
caused disapprOval of the sentence ana
the release Of the prisoner
Privates Thaddius Norris, Company d,
Sixth Virginia. and James Wesley, Com
panv G. Tenth Immunes negrO), were
tried and acquitted.
SOUTHERN NAIL PROVISION.
The Senate Committee on Post-Offices
and Post-Roads has made favorable re-
port on the post-office appropriation bill.
Among the amendments is one restoring
the southern mail appropriation Of STILES.
This was knocked out in the House, but
the amendment will without doubt be ac-
cepted.
LAMB AND MARTIN.
Representative Lamb last night enter
tanned the Unity Club, a literary and
social organization of this city. with an
address on Virginia and Her Tradi-
tons" A vote of thanks was given Cap
tain Lamb at the conclusion of the eX-
ercses.
Senator Martin has introduced a bill
for the relief Of Thomas Sherman, OF
Culpeper, TO pay S3,s0S6O for damages
wrought by Federal troops in the civil
war. He has also introduced a bill to
pay j. V. Davis, late Superintendent Of
Arlington Cemetery, $500 claim.
MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
Senator Martin has given notice of two
amendments one TO the sundry civil bill
TO appropriate $500 for continuing exami-
nation of the subject Of a memorial bridge
across the Potomac, and the other to the
river and harbor hill to authorize the
Secretary of War to contract for such
materials and work as may be necessary
TO complete the project for the improve
ment of the Potomac below Washington.
according TO the survey Of Lieutenant
Colonel Peter c. Hams, in 1891, to an
amount not exceeding sl5S, 400
SHIP CANOES CLAIM.
The Clerk of the Court Of Claims has
transmitted to the House the Conclusions
of fact and Of law filed by the court in
the French spoliation claims relating TO
the ship Ganges, Charles Langford
master. The style of the case is j. B.
Van WAGNER, administrator d. b. n, of
James Jarvis, deceased; Richard Bower
Brown, administrator of Charles =.
Rogers. deceased; James c. Hays, admin
istrator d. b. n. of Thomas Vermilya, de-
ceased, and executor, &C., OF Thomas YER
milya Jarvis Christophers, deceased, VS..
the United States
The Gauges was an American vessel.
In 1898 the Ganges put into Isle de France
leaking. She was seized by the French
authorities, condemned. confiscated, and
sold, and became a total loss to her own
ers.
This case was not embraced in the con-
vention between the United States and
France, concluded April 80. 1903, nor was
1t a claim growing out OF the acts of
France, allowed and paid, in whole or in
part, under the provision Of the treaty Of
1919, nor did it come under the treaty of
1881.
SEIZURE ILLEGAL.
In the conclusions of law. the court de-
cides that the seizure was illegal, and
mat the owners mad valid claims OF in
demnity upon the French Government
prior 10 the convention Of 1900. The claim
was relinquished TO France by this gov
eminent, in consideration of reciprocal re-
linquishments by France. and that James
c. Hays, administrator Of Thomas YER
mlya and executor of Thomas Vermilya
Jarvis Christophers is entitled TO 81, 5O7,
and that the defendants are entitled to
have deducted from the above $2s, pa. I'M
paid customs dues, and that on the whole
case said James c. Hays is entitled to
81. 263 and that the petitions OF Richard
Bowen Brown, administrator, and of ]. b.
Van Wagner, administrator. should be
dismissed.