The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-07-12
GRA NEWS.

T~ELEGRAPHEC NEWS.
WASHINGTON, July "a dispatch
received from the State Department
from Hon. ID. +. Sickles, United States
Minister to Spain, cncloses the addi-
tional customs and regulations pro-
mulgated by the Spanish government
for the Peninsula. The decree is dated
June s., and will be enforced against all
vessels coming from the Atlantic ports
of the United States, after the eXpira-
ton of three months from the date of
publication, and four months after that
date for all vessels coming from Pacific
ports. Minister Sickles, in his dis
patch, saws: twill be observed that this
decree, although containing provisions
tending to embarrass legitimate COM
merce with the ports of the Peninsula,
recognizes and adopts several princi-
pies %cOntcndcd for in my correspond
ence with this government respecting
the customs and regulations on Cuba.
Only me manifest is required instead
of three. If the manifest agree with
the bill Of lading, the fine incurred for
an infiaction of the regulations in de-
scribing Il consignment, is imposed on
the c0nsignces of the goods, and not on
the vessel, and the Spanish Consuls are
prohibited from certifying manifests
which are not properly made out. They
are besides required to note all mis-
takes and amendments, and to report
TO the customs officer at the port to
which the vessel is bound all manifests
they certify.
The Attorney General has sent his
opinion upon the subject of the frauds
in the Freedmen's Bureau to the War
! Department. Thequestions submitted
| were with reference to the money Ia
| ken from the Treasury by oiliceas en-
| ployed in the Bureau, by means of
forged receipts and vouchers for boun-
| ties due col0red soldiers, and by means
of receipts and vouchers fraudulently
| procured from them. The opinion was
| upon two points.
| First, where the guilty parties cam
| not be prosecuted, what should be the
( course in order to secure the protection
and interest Of the government and
[ claimant. Second, when prosecution
| is not barred by statute of limitation,
| of what account is the late commits
| sioner of the Bureau of refugees, freed
men and abandoned lands, and is his
| chief disbursing officer responsible.
The gist of opinion is that if any
| military officer detailed for duty in
| the freedman's bureau, has been guilty
of misappropriating money, or any
| violation of the rules and regulations
| of the army, he may he tried by a court
/ martial in the same manner as any
} other such army officer.
F, That claim agents and other per-
! sons, not officers OF the government,
who have obtained money from the
Bureau by means of forged receipts,
vouchers and other frauds, can be
prosecuted criminally, if two years
| have not elapsed since the commission
of the crime, and can also be sued in
the civil courts i'm the same manner rs
other employees of the Bureau can be.
Mrs. S. IS. Ferrell succeeds the Prcsi-
dents father as Postmaster at Coving-
ton.
VENICE, July 9.-The prevalence OF
cholera is officially announced.
LONDON, July 0.-In the House OF
! Commons Il motion was made that the
government should address foreign
powers with a view to establishing an
ainitth'loii "9 " Pelii' M
ul1erehces peIWeeh iia,.olls' M
tioh was supPor.ea nS nSutes si1 H,nGS5
nc coso VI n'uluniS a., om Nr.ol
ILL !; pipn,,Td dofo,t ito own object be-
nn"Sa tho Cnntinnntol nations held
S@v;iojv Iitinrent views on the subject.
IJn ra1nnsted the gentleman TO With
ho h;s n,ot;nn Mr. Richards do.
,I;~rod MA tLo Uoucn divided rcsuIt-
~ 10 oS to 0S Thn Sneoknr
t Is nast he vote in favor of the mo-
IT, uch;oh wos odonted
"Yn mi, oW1he second install.
nant 81 oSH 6Oo oOO frames of he last
,m%;Iiard or tho war indemnity was do
iinaro6 to thn German Treasirv on HE
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III nnW III ~ Nfar"% IaSt go
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a'.ei.pu was az ~ awhiLii;n93 hmiid-
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BELFAST, MAINE, July o.-lhe C0l-
lector of Customs has been arrested by
Federal aptnorlty' chafgeo WIN ell
gagement in trade.
CONCORD, n; H., July s;-1Al a.teIip'
was made last hlght 10 throw lne DOS
ton express OH the track near olnieoooh.
Two men were seen placing yes upon
the track, by woman, Wholn tnes
beat TO lnsensipility anu nv NV
conceaiment among sohie p ueaoh s;nas