Posted on 04/05/2024 5:13:41 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Monday, April 4.
Gen. GRANT returned here to-day from Fortress Monroe. He at once called upon the President and Secretary of War, and held a protracted interview with them. While at Fortress Monroe, the preliminaries for the exchange of prisoners, upon a basis entirely satisfactory to the Government authorities, were concluded and heartily approved by him. He leaves for the front to-morrow.
THE QUICKSILVER MINING CASE.
The opinion in the Quicksilver Mining Case was delivered to-day by Judge NELSON. The decision confirms to the company one league of land, on which the quicksilver mine is situated. The decision is final and conclusive, and ends all litigation on the subject. It affirms as the eastern boundary the line run by Surveyor General of California in 1860, leaving no curve lines to be run and no more questions to be raised.
Judge CLIFFORD stated in a dissenting opinion that this property was worth twenty millions of dollars. The mine produces between thirty and forty thousand flasks of quicksilver per year, which in gold would be worth between twelve and fifteen hundred thousand dollars.
THE BLAIR INVESTIGATION CASE.
Mr. HOWARD, Collector of the port of St. Louis, testified before the BLAIR Investigating Commission today. He produced a letter from Mr. BONNER, Special Treasury Agent at St. Louis, admitting his belief that the word "each" in the order for the shipment was a forgery. HOWARD expressed his opinion that MICHAEL BOWERS, to whom the permit was given, forged the alterations and additions, and, as corroborative, a specimen of his writing was submitted to the committee. He said further that the permits to officers to take liquor down the river to the amount of $30,000 had been granted and were not unusual.
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