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Show Rives' Assumption. Richmond, Va., 16. The governor to-day transmitted to the senato tho opinion of Attorney General Field in relation to the recent alleged invasion of state jurisdiction by United States Judge Rives. He says that by the color of his office he has invaded thejuriedic-tion thejuriedic-tion ol the state and her courts and has usurped a power and jurisdiction that does not lawfully pretain to him. This 1 proceeding of Judge Rives, be sjb, ib not only without law, but entirely without justification or even excuse. |