Circuit Court

of Appeals. By increase of busine the U. S. Supreme Court had fallen much in arrears with its cases. After many projects had been discu ed, Congre , in 1891, provided for ar. additional circnit judge in each circuit, and established in each a circuit court of appeals, to consist of its circuit and district judges and a Justice of the Supreme Court, the new court to have final jurisdiction over appeals from the district and circuit courts, except in constitutional, prize and capital cases, and in questions of the jurisdiction of these courts. Citronella, Ala. Here, April 8, 1865, the Federals under Canby defeated Dick Taylor, who commanded a strong force of Confederates. This occurred after the evacuation of Mobile by Maury, May 8, on the news of Johnston’s capitulation. Taylor surrendered all the Confederate forces east of the Mi i ippi to Canby at Citronella.