Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by BANKS & BROTHERS, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. PRESS OF J. J. LITTLE & Co., NEW YORK. OF THE SUPREME COURT DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS. MORRISON R. WAITE, CHIEF-JUSTICE. ATTORNEY-GENERAL. BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER. SOLICITOR-GENERAL. SAMUEL FIELD PHILLIPS. CLERK. JAMES H. McKENNEY. MARSHAL. JOHN G. NICOLAY. |