Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-07-27

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gressional consideration, whether
the assumption Of such obligations
would not impair the national
credit.
General Ord asked aud obtained
leave from the Secretary Of War to
confno horse-thieyes in tho Dry
Tortugas.
General Grant approves sug-
gcstion from Pope, that confederates
who oppose the Congressional re.
construction acts violate the terms
of their parole.
General Ord complains Of difficult
ty in finding loyal men in Missis-
sippi qualified for Registrars.
Senatc.-The House bill appro-
I priating 81 800, 900 for recopstruc-
ton reduced by an amendment to
thu million, passed yeas 81, nays 3.
Bill for the relief of, certain de-
scrters, referred to Military Com
mittee
Presidents message suggesting
federal liabilities for the Southern
States debts caused an animated
debate and heated denunciation as
inapportune and calculated to un-
settle finances. The message was
ordered to be printed, and the Sem
ate adjourned.
Ho6sE-On account of q material
clerical error the reconstruction bill
was withdrawn from the President,
to be corrected and returned.
A number of bills and resolutions
were introduced and referred.
The resolution introduced and
passed instructing the Committee
on Public Lands to report bill
forfeiting the swamp lands hereto
fore granted to Southern States by
the United States.
x resolution instrueting the Ju-
dietary Committee to inquire
whether kentucky, Maryland and
Delaware have State Constitution
Republican in form, passed by the
Speakers vote, House standing AZ
to A.. AZ .sg mss
The amendment reducing 1he
reconstruction appropriation to one
million concurred in. The bill goes
to the President. sssts
Judge Fisher ruled that the Ca
nandiagua registery should not go
to the jury.
Confederate Brigadier General =.
G.. Lee on the stand. The defence
proposed showing by Lee that Sur
ratt bore dispatches to him in Can
ada, from Benjamin, and that under
Lees orders he went to Elmira to
report regarding prisoners and
guards there. Evidence ruled out.
Those three persons from Philadel-
phia Would not believe John Lee
on oath. 7ge7 egr T
The Republican Union Congress
ional Committee met tonight to
hear reports from Southern agents
and consider the political situation,
and to ADOPT means to secure polit
ical dominion in that section.
Colonel Humphries, Agent for the
Cherokee Indians at Fort Gibson,
died of Cholera. o
The bill passed at the last session
prohibiting the Executive from
treating with the Indians is repealed
Applause from the Democratic side
over the first step backwards. Ad-
iourned. ii9
I WASHINGTON, July 10. - sixty
members were present at the Ma
tional Republican Congressional
Committee. The members were
jubilant over returns from canvasses
in the South, which they say indi-
Hcate that all the Southern States arc
thoroughly Radical. The members
individually pledged themselves to
spare no efforts to make assurance
doubly sure. " ''' 4
LONDON, July 16.-A man named
Libeera claiming to be citizen of
the United States was recently ar
rested at the request of the Portu-
guese government, and sent to Lis
bon. The American Minister de-
manded his release, and returned to
Paris in a Portuguese man -of-war.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-Grant has
official advices from Gen. Custar,;
dated July 9th. +ss'
DETROIT, July 16th.-The Su-
preme court decided that the tele-
graph company was not common
carriers, and the conditions heading
their blanks hold in law whether
the sender of tho message reads
them or not. The case came from
the lower court where the telegraph
company was cast in damages for
an error against which the heading
disclaims liability.
sH Raymond says he never applied
for the Austrian mission, and would
not accept it if confirmed. ..u
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The Uni
ted States Consul at Vera Cruz, un-
der date of June %, writes to the
State Department that the city of
Vera Cruz and the Castle of San
Juan D'Ulloa, are in quiet posses
sion of the Mexican national Gen
eral, Benevedes ~ 4
New ORIEANs, July l6.-Wehave
Havana dates TO the Sd instant
The steamer Heroine, two and
half days from Tampico, arrived
this morning, in charge Of acting
master of the United States Navy.
She was seized by the United Statee
authorities, and awaits orders from
the Treasury Department. The
officers Of the Heroine report that
Gomez issued a proclamation de-
elaring Tamaulipas a sovereign
State. Gomez, Sercbardo and
Canales are raising troops 20 capture
Tampico. They utterly ignore
Juarcz. and will proclaim in favor
of either themselves or Ortego.-
They report that Santa Anna was
taken of the steamer Virginia. bat