Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-08-29
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General Evar,s opinion has bceu
Published, iliayors the President 4
power la appoint tho Collector ol
New ORLEANS and officers for Alaska,
. the commissions terminating with
lhe next session at tho Senate.
Rollins has returned, aud il Is
automatically announced that he
has no intention 0i vacaling his
oiiico, except 10 successor acccpla-
bic To the radical party.
Tho rovisions at tho new tax
hill iorbidding distilluiion aud roe,
tiilcalion in buildings, within six
hundred { ct fcach other, give rise
10 an interesting legal question,
Many extensive establishments Oi
each class are within the territorial
Introduction.
Tho Star says several new Gov.
crnors Of Southern States recently
made acquisitions on the Secretary
OF War lar arms under II law passed
in 1896, hut the Secretary has de.
clincd To furnish them until further
legislation is had on the subject.
The Governors, in consequence, have
united in an appeal To Congress to
meet on tho day to which they had
adjourned, to take action in tho
matter.
1t is stated that both the French
and Prussian embassies here have
adviccs indicating II war between
tho two countries.
Rosccranz has received part of his
instructions. The policy towards
Mexico is to bo concilliator. A
treaty regarding claims against
Mexico will be sent there for ratif.
cation, there being no Mexican Min
lister hero, No commissioner, under
the treaty, will be appointed until
IL is duly ratified.
LANCASTER, PA, Aug. 17.-Stc-
vcns' funeral tool; place to day. An
immense crowd was present, includ.
ing delegations of societies from all
parts Of the State. The Governor
and State officers and many other
distinguished individuals were in
the procession. Tho funeral address
was delivered by Rev. DR.. Mambcrt,
of st. james Episcopal church.
The guard Of honor, composed of
the officers Of the Butler Zouavcs
(coloreD which accompanied the
body Of Mr.. Stevens from Washing
ton, left here this forenoon on'thcir
return, 1t appears that consider
able feeling was excited here by
their presence, many republicans
regarding it us inappropriate. On
the streets this morning, the colorcd
officers attracted considerable attcn-
tion, farmers and others gazing at
them with a sort Of mingled curios-
ity and wonder.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-Gcneral
Rosccranz left this morning for the
White Sulphur Springs. On the
same train, and in social company
with Gen. Rosccranz, wcro Gems.
Ewell, Iongstreet and Hunter.
Gen. ROsccranz returns on Thurs
day. Gen. leo is at the White Sui
phur Springs.
The recent riotous proceedings of
tho Butler Zouavcs have ventilated
the circumstances connected with
the disbanding Of the militia COM
panies in this district. The Presi-
dent ordered them to be disbandod.
Grant referred tho order to Gen.
Emory, who returned it with en-
dorsemcnt that there was no author
ity for such q proceeding, since mar
tial law did not exist. The order
was returned to the President with
his endorsement, aud there the mat
ter rested. faa.r
Mr.. Watts, minister to Austria, is
here waiting instructions.
A long cabinet meeting to day
full, except WeIlcs,
Revenue to day S379.000.
WASHINGTON Aug. .19.-Thc chair
man of the Committee Of Five, ap-
pointed by the recent Mississippi
Convention, writes that there is an
evident intention on the part Of the
democrats OF tho excluded States to
vote at the coming Presidential
election. Ifthc least encouragement
is given by Johnson they will un-
doubtedlyv vote. The chairman adds
that the bill passed by Congress was
not sufficiently explicit in all res
poets. lie concludes that thcrcpub.
licans of Mississippi are anxiously
expecting September session.
Their very existence as party, and
as individuals, depends upon Con-
gressional measures of relief.
BY recent order issued by Gen:
the Chcyenncs, Arapahu-
cs, Kiowas, and Camanches are Civ
on a reservation lying betwceh Kan
sas, Texas, Arkansas and the l,lO
General Ilaslc com
mands The reservation.
Later adviccs indicate that the
Indian outragcs were eX
aggcratcd. Adiuiant ticn. Macafrc
reports eight buried, three missing
aud five wounded on solomon
River Other reports claim twenty
killed. This evenings Express saws
the Indian Bureau insists that the
tclcgrapic reports from the West,
relative 10 Indian hustilitics, were
either greatly exaggerated or Who'll
ly untrue, as official information
leads to \ very -diiIcFcnt conclusion.
It would seem that there are certain
speculative interests 10 bc served hy
getting mp and circulating reports
Of Indian outrages, and the DcpaTi-
mont here has creased 20 credit aiy
rumors al hostilitics unless received
officially.
Experience has demonstrated that
inixci raccs in iire department is
n mistake. The nerves have been
and white men ra en-