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Show i Cotton Seized in 1867 j Is Paid for by U. S. Savannah, Ga. The claim of 5 ? the Imperial Importing and Ex- ? i porting Compnny of Georgia for J Z $17G,GG6.G9 for cotton illegally 7 i seized by tlie federal govern- z ( ment In 1SG7 has been paid, it 2 1 developed through the filing of J ' a petition in superior court here 4 ? for permission to notify by ad- j 5 vertisements stockholders and i J others interested. X j The money is to be divided ) j among residents of Alabama, 2 Florida, Georgia, Louisiana. J I Mississippi. North and South 5 i Carolina, Tennessee. Texas and J I Virginia. Lawyers, however, will i get half of the total. The casn '! reached final decision in federal X I courts recently after ten years i ! of litigation. t !' . s t-- r r 4, |