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

Surratt showed unusual excitement
Witnesses from Surrattvillo tcstiilct
that Mrs. Surratt came there on th,
l4th to geY money due hor; evidence
showing that she was pursued by t
person in the neighborhood % whom
she owed money, was excluded
The register OF Canandagua, Will
the namo of Joe Harrison registered
on the 10Th. The defense insisted
on its being produced in court, The
prosecution objected that the regis
ter should go to the jury, The
court mado several decisions and
adjourned.
The recent correspondence be-
tween the Administration, General
Grant, and District Commanders,
was made public, but as the issues
involved are oil decided in the bill
telographed tonight, it is not
thought worth while to burthen the
wires with it. Tho correspondence
shows Grant strongly inclined to-
ward tho latitude claimed by Con-
gress under tho old hills. A bill
passed Congress appropriating one
million six hundocd and seventy.
five thousand dollars for reconstruc-
ton. During the discussion prior
to its passage, Eldridge spoke about
the extavagance Of District Com
manders, alluding to Sickles as a
greater harlequin than the COM
mander at New Orleans, and had
read a newspaper article speaking
of the display made by HIM in rid
ing round Charleston in splendid
coach and four. t.a
Bingham replied it was fitting
that man should ride in q coach
and four. aff SeF3
Nothing Of importance in Senate,
except passage of Reconstruction
Bill, which goes to the President.
Raymond is nominated for Aus
taia, and Bancroft for Prussia.
PARIS, July 13.-Tho French Govt.
hearing nothing from its Mexican
Minister since the capture Of the
City of Mexico, is about sending a
strong fleet to Vera Cruz to protect
him, or resent indignities offered
him. re e5
WASHINGTON, July 13.-~Tn the
House to-day petition of the Legis-
lature of Arkansas for appropria-
tions to improve rivers, levces, re-
ceived vote of56 to 43, and refer
red to Committee on Appropria-
tions. The petition was opposed on
the ground that there was no State
and the Legislature could net petit
ton.
WASHINGTON, July IA lengthy
memorandum was issued from the
State Department answering Ma
phagy'sa application for Santa Annals
relief, giving detailed account of
the latter's movements and pur-
poses. The document is signed by
Mr.. Seward and concludes with this
review 1t soems proper that the
Government shall await further and
moro definite information before
entering upon communications, in
relation to the complaint Of Ma
phagys, with tho Government of
Mexico. That nation claims at last
to have triumphed over all its in
ternal and foreign enemies, and to
have reached a crisis when, if left
alone, it may bo expected to restore
tranquility and to reorganize upon
a permanent basis of Union, free
dom and republican government
Some great national injury. wrong
or offence would justify this Gov
ernment in suddenly assuming q
hostile, or even an unfriendly at
titude towards the, republic of Mex
leo. Mr.. Seward also says, that
during a considerable part of the
period which Mexico has been the
theatre ofcivil war, armed military
and naval forces have been main.
tanned by the United States on the
Rio Grande. and in waters around
other parts of Mexico, among other
purposes, to prevent and defeat in
vasfon of that republic by any naval
or military expedition which might
be set on foot in the United States.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-Generals
Sanborn and Buford of the com
mission sent to the Indian country
to examine and report upon the
state of affairs, represent that hos
tilities at Fort Phil KcarLey We're
caused by an attempt through orders
from General Pope to establish mil
itary posts to the injury of hunting
grounds. These officers and com
of Indian affairs con-
demn the prosecution of general
war, and show that for a compare
lively small sum, peace can be Sc
cured among all the tribes. The
commissioner recommends justice
TO the Indians, and payment of in
for villages andother prop
erty wantonly destroyed. - f1e,a
z The Vice. Consul at Havana, of
fcially reports that yellow fever ex-
lists there with much violence.
1t is expected that the Presidents
veto to the supplemental recon,
struction bill will be sent in on
Tuesday, when Congress, after
passing the bill over it, will adj
journ. I ~ ~ .v
The Mexican Minister here denies
Senior Allor, whose newspaper article
severely commenting on the inter
position of the United States in be-
half of Maximilian has been exten-
sively published, is not a member of
Juarez Cabinet as has been charged.
The President sent 20 the Senate
the documents called for, regarding
reconstruction, and estimates the
expense of carrying out these bills
at fourteen millions, in addition TO
two millions one hundred thousand
do1lora alraadv exnended. This