Year: 1870

Cessna to Contest Myers Seat I'm
Congress.


WASHINGTON, November 20.-Con-
gresham John Cessna, who was beaten
in the late election by Benjamin F.
Myers, Democrat, in the 10th Pennsyl-
vania district, here announces his deter
mination to contest Myers seat in the
Forty-second Congress. The Demo.
cratic majority returned was only ID.
Cessna claims that he can prove that
more than 400 illegal votes were cast
for Myers by workmen temporarily en-
ployed on the McConnellsville and
Pittsburgh railroad, now building
through Bedford and Somerset counties.
Cessna has prepared his papers and
served notice Of his intentieH- to con-
test on Myers.


Senator Drake After the Chief JUS


tfceship OF the United states Court


OF Claims.


Last spring, when Chief Justice Car
ter, of the United States Court Of
Claims, decided to resign and retire
from the bench, his position was offered
by the President to Senator Drake, Of
Missouri, and it was the Presidents in
tention to make the appointment this
winter. Senator Drake is now here
trying to obtain the fulfllment Of the
promise, but the President does not de-
sire, owing to the result Of the election
in Missouri, to spare the Senator from
Congress at this time, partly because a
Democrat would be likely to succeed
him, and partly because Drake is one
of the warmest supporters of the Ad-
ministration.


Schurz on the Question AT Issue In
the Late Canvass I'm Missouri.


Schurz's remarked, recently in con-
versation, that the great question at is
sue in the late election in Missouri was
not the tariff, but the question of am
nesty and suffrage. He said that if
there had been difference of opinion
on the so-called revenue reform alone, it
would have been compromised in the
Republican State Convention. He
thinks there is great sentiment in the
West in favor OF the reduction of the
tariff, but IS not sure thatit will be made
the basis of new party organization.
Many distinguished people are not in
favor Of the protection of any industry
except that in which they are interest
ed. And he also intimated that such
might be the case among the iron man.
ufacturers Of Missouri, though the late
election gave no intimation of how
they would vote on the question OF
tariff.


Chief Justice Chase Not 10 be Absent


from His Duties.


The report that Chief Justice Chase
had decided to be absent from his duties
for year is erroneous. During the
session of the United States Supreme
Court last winter, many cases Of great
public importance were ordered for re-
argument at the present term, in which
were involved the consttulionality Of
the cotton tax, the legal tender and con-
fiscation acts. That court will to-day
announce that hearing Of these cases
has been set for the first Monday in
February, vnd that court has decided
on this action in consequence OF the
intimations from the Chief Justice that
he will be able to assume charge Of the
court at that time.


Lobby lists.


Marshal O Roberts and John c. Ere
mont have taken apartments at Wash
ippton for the winter, and will both re-
main there during the session of Con-
gress to look after the interests of the
Southern Pacific railroad, the bill for
the construction Of which failed at the
last session.


An Important Circular


Which will greatly tend to facilitate a
settlement of the accounts OF the Col
lector Of Internal Revenue will be pro-
mulgated tomorrow. Under preyi-
ous regulations out going Collectors
accounts could not be settled until
the taxes over which they had receipted
and which renamed in their hands upon
leaving the office should have been
accounted for either by cash collections
or claims for abatements. Such. claims
and such collections had first to be made
bv the successor in Office and conse-
quently the settlement of the Collector S
accounts depended almost entirely upon
such successor. This plan has greatly
retarded prompt settlements and the
new regulations provide that in the
event OF the outgoing Collector produc-
ing evidence of due diligence in attempt
ing to collect all taxes remaining in his
hands the same will be credited to his
account and charged to the new official.
The circular gives particular lnstruc-
tons in regard to the manner in which
the transfer of the office shall he made,
the duty of the new Collector, Super
visor, Assessor, &c.


An Interesting Case


Under the Fourteenth Amendment
came up yesterday in the United States
Circuit Court at Baltimore, involving
legal questions of peculiar nature.
The complainant, Virginian, filed a
bill to procure a decree setting aside a
deed of trust executed in 1855 to de-
fendant for negro slaves then valued at
$4,000, for which the latter was to pay
six per cent. per annum during the lite
time of the former, and after her death
to pay the principal of the debt in
;nsta limants of one two and three