The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-10


tleofela, said he was willing 10 reduce
The aalafles ~ congressman. bat lie
wanted n reduction IN the salaries N
the high officers ~ tIic army and navy,
lie hoped tile anlnry " the President
would be- reduced ~ twcniy-nve tbOus.
aud dollars, ~ under the old law. He
was In favor OF retrcnchmont, hut
wanted II made by millions Instead NJ
hundreds OF dollars. This money
should 20 back 10 the Treasury. Let
the repeal mean something, and not
be q mere shadow 10 blind the people.
The following II the letter Of Attor.
ney General Williams, requesting the
withdrawal Of his nomination TO the
Office Of Chief Justice
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
Washington, JanuaryS. !
TO the President;
SIR-You were kind enough, without
my solicitation or any knowledge on
my part that you contemplated such n
thing, to nominate me for Chief JUS
tice of the United States. Since that
time the flood gates of calumny, In
all directions have been opened upon
iiN. iiuNt DtCI aENh
and my integrity brought in question,
and 1t seems TO me that a public
opinion adverse to my appointment
has been created which might hereaf-
ter embarrass your administration and
perhaps impair my usefulness upon the
bench. With a perfect consciousness
that / have performed, with clean
hands and an upright purpose, all
the duties of the various public places
to which ] have been called, and trust
ing to time and a just public when bet
ter Informed, for my vindlcati0n, ! re-
specially ask you to withdraw from
the Senate my nomination for CHIEF
Justice. have the honor to be, with
great respect,
GEORGE II. WILLIAMS.
In the suit of the Eagle Manufac.
turing Company, of Georgia, to recover
damages for alleged illegal seizure and
sale by Sampson Draper of cotton be-
in the Circuit Court, gave verdict fol
plaintiff. This verdict will probably
decide other suits of similar character
brought aguinst Draper for alleged lille
gal seizures and sales of cotton while
he was acting as government agent.
Ex-Sheriff Brennan and Deputy
Sheriff Shields were found guilty OF
contempt in disobeying the order of the
court and allowing Henry w. Genet to
escape from custody. The court fined
them two hundred and fifty dollars
each and sentenced them to thirty
days imprisonment in the county Jail
The workingmen, after leaving I'm
ion square went to Tompkins square
where after about five or six hundred
men had assembled the meeting was
organized and resolutions adopted de
manding work, the enforcement of the
eight hour law, the reduction of house
rent twenty-five per cent, and its tota
suspension until the first Of May
They then adjourned with the under
standing that grand demonstration
will take place on Tuesday. Extensive
preparations were made by the police
to quell disturbance, but their service.
were not required.
SAN Francisco, January S.--Tht
steamship China, from japan ant
| China, has not yet been heard from.
In the State Senate to-day Mr.. Roche
introduced concurrent resolution re
questing Congress to amend the treaty
with China, SO as to prevent furthe
Chinese immigration. A similar res
olution was introduced in the Assembly
st. Clair, the man suspected of hav
ing set fire to Portland, Oregon, il
August last, was arrested to-day. H,
was seen yesterday in the act of at
tempting to cause another confiagratioI
in the same town.
MATAMoKAs, January S.-La Vos'
Publico Of this city, states that claims
exceeding one hundred millions o
dollars against the United States hav,
been presented before the Mexican
Frontier Commission recently author
lied to investigate the depreda
tions and injuries committed OH thu
Mexican side of the Rio Grande by
American citizens, and that this
amount will hardly cover the losse
sustained by the inhabitants of Tamul
ipas.
The Governor has called an extr,
session of the Congress of this State t.
/ consider the grave questions that hav'
arisen out of the irregularities commit
ted in the late municipal elections IL
Tampico, Matamoras and other part.
| nf the STATE.