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Show Nnpreme Court Decision. J Washington, 4. In tho supreme court decision in the case of Washing, j ton Ford, pliintitl in error, against ; James Surget, tbe judgment is . affirmed. The question is woetber j the owner of cotton burned by Surget i under orders from the southern m li-mry li-mry authorities can rccov r from Sur- j tret its value. Tne jury gve a verdict ( for the defendant, and tbe supreme ( court of Mississippi affirmed the judg-, mcnt. Tbe United States supieme court holds the destruction of the cotton cot-ton to prevent it fn.m falling into teJeral bands was an act of war and the executor of such orders was relieved re-lieved from civil responsibility there- ; fcr. 1 |