MR. JUSTICE SWAYNE delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from the Court of Claims. The case is spread over a large surface in the record, but a very condensed statement of the facts will be sufficient for the purposes of this opinion.
In the years 1868 and 1869 the appellants were distillers, and had two distilleries in Pittsburgh, Pa. The distilleries were designated as 1 and 4. In October, 1868, the appellants made application, in due form...
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