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Show A Teehuical Mistake Only. Now York, 27. A suit begun on September Sep-tember 2Dlh, 1877, by tho United Stales agauist Gen. Jonn T. Fremont, to recover $1,1 US, claimed to have been erroneously paid him as major general, United State army, from .May Mth, 18G1, to July Kith of the same year, he been discontinued. District Attorney Woodford, in a lo'.t.r to tho solicjtnr of the treasury, gave as Li? reasons for d continuing tho suit that tho general had failed to Ulu tho accept ac-cept an 'o of his appointment, and the-alleged the-alleged ofl'jnfo was merely a technical misiuke. |