Mr. Justice Clifford delivered the opinion of the court. Judicial power under the Federal Constitution extends to all cases of admiralty and 'maritime jurisdiction, and it was doubtless the intention of Congress, by the ninth section of the Judiciary Act, to confer upon the District Court the exclusive original cognizance of all admiralty and maritime causes, th…
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