Year: 1869

AoO NuNuHOs SctWoVu tue kSAuuChi anu


ton Republicans in Texas.


II turns out that the main object OF the late visit
OF Senator Wilson here to see the President and
get him to stop the slaughter Of the Hamilton men
In Texas and the Dent men in Mississippi Mr.. VIII
sons argument was that the turning out OF the
friends OF the opposition candidates would only
make capital for them and produce q reaction In
their favor. Ben Butler, who came close upon the
heels Of Wilson, heard OF his operations, and set
about TO upset what he had done. He told the Pres
ident the only way was TO make the conservatives
feel that the administration was against them this
would strengthen The radicals and make them tight
more vigorously. There was nothing TO be gained
by compromising. General w. s. Clarke, OF Texas,
at whose instance most OF the charges have been
made In that State follows upon the argument OF
Butler as against Wilson. Clarke is we'll known to
Grant. having served with him in the army. and the
indications are that he will take the advice OF But
ler and Clarke rather than that OF Wilson. The let
tor OF General Reynolds to the President has had its
erect, and there Is reason to believe that ne
will keep on turning out Hamilton men and putting
radicals in their places


The COnstitutiOnality Of Municipal HarbOr


Foes TO be Settled by the Supreme Court.


Mr. Charles +. Barnes, OF this city, is determined
TO have the question OF the constutionaity OF State
and municipal harbor fees settled beyond the
shadow OF doubt. Not satisfied with the recent
decision OF Justice Plant in a case brought against
the corporation Of Georgetown, and which was emil
nently favorable to his side, Mr.. Barnes has COM
menced another suit against the city OF Washington
to recover damages for the exacton Of harbor fees
from the owners OF the sloops Stafford and Jenny
Baker and the schooner Imogene, In the year 1885,
Mr.. Barnes intends to have this case carried to the
Supreme Court and thus have the question finally
and positively settled.


The Schureman Case-Opinion Of Judge Fisher.


In the Criminal Court to-day Judge Fisher dellv
cred an opinion on the motion In the arrest OF
judgment In the OF James H. Schurman, re-
Gently convicted on the Indictment for taking and
carrying unsigned bank notes from the Treasury
building He read section OF the act of February,
1867 as applicable to the case and set forth the char
acteristcs which an instrument must have to become
the subject OF the crime 1t must be paper printed
and stamped and intended to be put into circulation
by or on behalf OF the United States, as a note au
th0rzed by law to te put in circulation behalf OF
the United States The offence, then described IN the
act is simply the taking and carrying away without
authority from the United States from the building
or vault where the same is placed or deposited by
the authorities Of the United States. OF any
paper, printed, stamped and intended to
be put in circulation on behalf OF the





so circulated. II the indictment does not charge
this offence 1t Is fatal We placed In collocation the
offence set forth in the statute and the offence
charged in the Indictment showing there were
essential variations and maintaining the indictment
failed utterly to charge any offence falling within
the statutory provision He SAID he was constrained
against his will to grant the otion because he was
satisfied the verdict on proper indictment would
have been the same on this, which is so defective
and because the trial has been long deferred that
proper indictment would now be barred by the act
OF limitation and justice must fail OF Its object The
counsel for the government called attention to an
indictment recently found by the Grand Jury, when
the Court stated that Schureman would be required
to give bail The accused then sent for some OF his
friends with that view.


Court Of Claims.


The United States Court OF Claims met this morn
ing to hear on the october list OF the Decem
ber term OF 1868. Chief Justice Casey and Associate
Justices Lorlng. Peck and Milligan were present. but
no business was transacted, the Court having
adjourned until to in respect to the memory
Of ex-President Pierce. under whose administration
the bill establishing that court passed and by
whom 1t was signed before becoming q law.