The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-26
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committee thlther, II necessary, aud
the special committee To investigate
Vicksburg, leave on Saturday, Dccem-
her 10Th.
Yesterday Mr. Dawes introduced a
bill regarding the sinking fund. The
paragraph restoring the tax on ten ana
coffee was rejected.
In the house there was an immense
crowd to witness the reception OF the
king. The senate was present, headed
by Vice President Wilson.
The speakers gavel announced the
kings approach, when the senators
and representatives of the American
poodle rose to their feet. Allremained
standing, while the king, supported by
Messrs. Cameron and Orth, approached
the speakers chair, when Mr.. Came
ron introduced the king to the speaker
who said: "Your ma esty-On behalf
of the American congress, | welcome
YOU to this hall. The senators from
our states and the representatives of
our people unite in cordial congratula-
tions upon your suspicious journey and
the expression of the qualification and
pleasure afforded by your presence in
the capitol of the nation as the nations
guest.
"Your majesty's appearance among
us is the first instance in which II
reigning sovereign has set foot upon
the soil of the United States, and it is
Il significant circumstance that the
visit comes tOus from the west and not
from the east"
The speaker alluded to the great
growth of the western part OF TINS
country, and congratulated the king
upon his virtues as man and ruler.
The kings cold was too bad to speak
his address, which was read by one of
his countries. 1t was thankful and
somewhat humble in its sentiments
nothing pungent in it.
The house went into committee of
the whole ON the legislature appropria-
ton bill.
The paragraph in relation to the
mileage of United States marshals and
deputy marshals gave rise to o long
discussion, in the course of which, the
department of justice was character
lied by Beck, of Kentucky, as being
honor covered with frauds.
The western district of Arkansas and
the district of North Carolina, were al
luded to 10y Mr.. Speer, Of Pennsylvania,
us being run by political thieves, vam-
pres and scoundrels.
Mr. Beck moved to strike out the
appropriation for the department of
Justice, and renewed his attackupon the
department, declaring that the attor-
ncy general was more guilty man in
connection with the affairs of Louis
lana than Judge Durell himself, who
had resigned and confessed his
guilt. He charged that the de-
pnrtment of justice had appealed
from the decisions of the court of
claims in cotton cases and dismissed
appeals wherever the friends
of the department were employed, and
had had their fees arranged. That de-
partment had used the army for the
basest of purposes, and was depart
ment of injustice instead of depart
ment of justice. When the proper
time come he would, if he got the OPP
pormnity, make good what he had said
about the attorney general and the de-
partment of justice.
The senate, after receiving the king,
went into executive session, and then
adjourned till Monday.
Confirmations--Mar first assist
ant postmaster general; w. M. Bur-
nett, supervising inspector of steam
boats; James Trotles, postmaster at
Greenville; G. HIS c. J. DoXner, post
master at Owensborough, n. c.; Shat
tuck, collector of revenue first district
of Mississippi.
There was large number of north
ern combinations. Nothing was done
in regard to the Texas nominations.
AUGUSTA, Ga, December 1S.-There
was an accident on the Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta railroad this
morning. A freight train of nineteen
ears left Augusta this morning at G:3O
o'clock, and at Brooks creek, three
miles from the city, five cars were
thrown into the creek by q broken
rail. Nobody hurt. Loss $1,000.
New YORK, December lS.--The SUI
perintendent police has returned after
II twenty-four hours inflective search
for Charlie Ross.
Charles Voght sails for Europe Sat
urday, in charge of officers, under the
eXtradition treaty. He is charged with
murder
JACKSON, December 1S.-The Iegis-
lature convened to-day. All the MEM
bers are present The governor in his
message says that the county officers
who have been resisted in their power
must be restored by legislation rs harsh
ana cruel as that by which they were
depOScd.
WASHINGTON, December 1s.-Com-
mander Cushing, who commanded the
expedition which cut out the Alder
marie, and who was recently sent to
the insane asylum, is dead.
FALL RIVER, December 1S.-It is eN-
pected that the mills will work full
D fia,. In l,,t n flr a 20
duction of ten per cent wages.
KNOXVILLE, Ills, December IS. "A
furty-thousand dollar fire occurred to-
day. Two persons were killed by fall
idg walls.
MONTREAL, December lS.-The
smallpox is raging at south Quebec fear
fully.
VICKsBURG, December 1.-two ne
proes engaged in the Snyder's Bluff
fight were brought to the city to-day,
on warrant for the murder of q ne
gro named Joseph Gray. One of the |
prisoners, Silas Oliver, admitted that
he shot Gray under orders from JED. |
Tucker, who was prominent in the
black league, but who seems not to
have had any military command. |
Oliver stated that he hated to kill the |
man, but was sworn to obey officers,
and when Tucker ordered him to kill
Gray, he raised his gun; fired and killed
him instantly.
The negroes charged Gray with Civ
ing the whites intimation of the pro-
posed attack OH Vicksburg and refus-
ing to join them against the whites.
Oliver says he heard this stated by the
leader of his squad before the order
was given him to shoot. The affida-
Wits charge Oliver with malicious and
wilful murder and jeff Tucker with
being accessory before the fact. Both
negroes were committed to Jail for
examination.
JACKSON, Miss, December 19.-The
senate committee to whom was re-
ferred the governors message pre-
scented majority and minority reports
to-day.
The majority report embodied re-
solution urgently calling on the Presi-
dent of the United States for troops TO
suppress the Instruction and prevent
future occurrences of like nature.
The minority report Numerically
tha onn.lneinpG of fha moi nr-