Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-09-05
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nalirr AN anrr the sleeiion rather
ian ALLOW the inmense patronage
a hirh ihe law gives these suPerNi.
.ors 10 10 used entirely Ia radical
luirrsi.
MAsnNsTaN, Aug. at is stat
ri that Attorney ,iuneral ENarls
will advise adversely Ia ,ho Seere-
lary al Mars decision, that the
eight hour law involves a onrros
reduction III wages,
The Agricultural Department Is
nilly installed Ia The new hnlldlng,
This move gives tho Patent uiiire
mnrr murh nr, l,l rnn,,
No pr,grcss to-day ia the nN
supervisorship, The President
seems determined 10 have the offices
equally divided between both par
Ties, aud unless this compromise Is
accepted hy Rollins advisors, no
supervisors will DO commissioned
until amer the election. The law Is
generally regarded as uneonsl'ia.
Iional, and the commissioning oi
Rollins nominees is mol mandatory
on the Secretary Of the Treasury
Claims for captured aud abandon
ed property must now come before
Congress, the law giving tho Conrt
II Claims jurisdiction having eNpir-
oil.
Extensive frauds in negro boun'
ties ARE positively renssertcd. En-
parts have full details OF tiily'tlIcc
eases wherein corruption is evident
Sheridan is tn drive the Indians
beyond the Kansas line-killing
them il necessary. lie deems fur
Their lUrbcnrance with the Indians
impossible IL is understood that
the President approves OF the course
proposed by Sheridan.
The Ilcrald's White Sulphur
Springs letter says Gen. llosccranZ
has held his conference with Lee,
Bcaurcgarj, A. II, Stevens and other
Sputhcn leaders, but the purport OF
the consultation is us yet unknown.
IL is believed TO have been satisiac'
tory, and an address To the Southern
people will be issued soon in the
name of the leading spirits Of the
Conirdcracy.
The Treasury received, yesterday,
five hundred thousand dollars IN
gold from Alaska, for customs.
This is the first profit from the new
territory.
LONDON, Aug. 2i.-Thc Foreign
Office has adviccs that the reported
attempt To asSassinatc Victoria orig
mated in Switzerland.
Dispatches from Calcutta report
an cell psc phenomena plainly visible
throughout India, cxccptat Bombay,
where II drizzling rain prevented.
1t has been very stormy around
the coast. Many wrecks the ship
Sarah, from Liverpool for Quebec,
lost in the Mcrsey. Tho Captain
only was saved. The Queen OF
Beauty for California, put back dis
mastcd.
Marine disasters from the recent
gale are still reported. Tho ship
Favoritc from Liverpool for New
Orleans was seen off the coast OF
Ireland, dismastcd and in sinking
condition; the crow refused to leave
the ship.
LlTvhpooL, Aug. 25.---,rho ship
.Magdala from Liverpool for Char
lesion is ashore, dismastcd. She
may get off. -,
CoNsTANrINopLE, Aug. 25.-The
Sultan has issued an order permit
ting Farragut's Flag ship 10 pass
through the Dardanc|lcs.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Thcrc
was q full cabinet meeting, except
Browning and Evarts.. Browning
has gone to tho White Sulphur
Springs.
The President has issued proc
lamation declaring Sitka q port OF
entry.
The State Department has official
information from the Venezuelan
coast. Trade has been opened to
all flags for six months from July
last.
Judge Underwood had/a long in
tcrview with Schoficld yesterday in
reference to the Virginia judiciary
1t is understood Underwood sug-
gcsts sweeping changes.
The Judge Advocate decides
against court martial for General
Dyer, charged with frauds in The
ordinance department. Dyer will
appeal to Schofield.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 25,-Gcn
Buchanan yesterday relinqulshed
the charge of the Freedmens' Blu.
rcau affairs in this State to General
Hatch. Gen. Buchanan remains in
command of the District until Gen
ROusseau's arrival.
The canvass of the country par
ishcs has actively begun. Genera
Steadman and a number of Other
democratic speakers from New Or
leans addressed meeting in La
fourchc parish last Saturday-fol
lowed next day by a republican
meeting, addressed by Michae
Hahn.
Nothing further is heard Of the
bill placing electoral appointments
in the hands of the Legislature, o
which notice was given in the House
some time ago. Active canvassine
of the State has been commenced by
the Republicans, which seems to in
dictate that the project will not be
pushed, unless as a last resort.
Gov. Warmoth and Congressman
Sypher are speech-malking at Bator
Rouge.
A grand procession ofall the Dem
ocratic clubs of the city is to take