, 1875-05-07
NOTES AND NEWS.

Srfetnt u1spdtch to Ths fhtedoo Trtttt7,t.
WAHntNaroH, D. O., May G.-Doss Bhophsrd
has failed again IN bin ofort to get cyer with
tue newspapers that haYo beon instrumental tu
exposing la acknowledgement Of Affairs vhilo 10
MAS At tho head Of tho Board OF Public Works,
For ysaEa he has endeavorod particularly to got
Mr.. Dana, OF tho Now York Sun, into tho District
cnurts for trial Of allegations Of libel. His last
Attompt calne to unuEllt to-day, Whcn the Grand
on which hc claimed he had been libeled dis
missed tho charge and refused to bring In bill.
A siaNrFIcASr onpEN.
In connection With tho ,eports relative to The
resignation Of Secretary Delauo, it has como out
TINT about tho time when thoee rulnora atartei
Tho pEesidont di1coted tbs. to bounty land war-
rallts should 10 Issued iron tho 1usoror Depart
n'ent. OF through tho Tepslon-0aice until fur
ther orders.
TIE pEAocaAT1o roL1cr.
Sam Randall has Announcctl what wltt b. ono
feature Of tho policy Of tho Democratic House.
y prominent candidate Tor tho
6peakorsl,ip. i1o says that tho Democrats pro-
tuternal Royenue on tho ground ttlat u,nco tla
bulk of tho tnteEna1 revenue taxes Ia now col
lectea from Whisky aud totaceo by tho tnrans Of
stamps. tho expansive machinery Of tho Internal
revenue Bureau Is no longer needed. This was
eonAtor Summons idoa. and ho Introduced bill
for tlat purpose. Tho only ray. Of course. In
which the Democrats can lbolist1 tue Buroau il
by rofnAiug app5optiationa
THE TEXAN otTnAuEs.
5fa]. Ban PeE1ey Poor o and William Walter
Phelps, tho solo Hurvivornnf tho Senatorial ex-
oursion. hnvc retarncd from Aioxico. They TO-
port . very d1htutbcd condition OF affairs upop
tho Ialo drando border. 2lloy fully confirm tde
Aurricen side Of tho stoy. and place tho TO-
Mexican Con. Juan CortIn. and Its raiders, Tho
Mex!cans along tho borer maintain TINT tho
portion OF Tesas bounded north By
the Nucces lsiser It'll righsfully b.
longs 70 Mckee, and n making
upon their own soit. It IL practically impossible
sor industrious settlers 10 MAINTAIN themselves
anywhere within TINT tlintrt. Nal. pooro was
tho boaror Of uontidontia! dispatches for our
Minister ID 1laxico to tho sasc Dcpnrtment.
NAVY DEPARTMENT nvEs1fuArioN.
eavosa! weeks ago Charge wore mado ut tho
Eavv Department to tto ettct that tue foreman
OF the ]oinoth' shop Ind bcel ,naking expensive
ARTICLES Of cabtuet flEntur ut the Navy-Yn,d
workshops ssa1a tout Of Government lumber. The
board to examine into ti'ose charg.
%. That boarl had been iu session
several wcoks, and today fliod ita hndlaga st
the Navy Department. rh Iudiuga arc TINT
tue joiner msdo the arsiolsHffon, lntnlsr which
was paid by tlla satno pe1Hos for his labor.
NORTH CAROLINA 'oLIrICH,
Ths North Carolina Democratic Senators rap
reaent tho campaign for tho Constitutional Con-
yeuuon ia that State is d unwontetl activity,
They are not entirely hopohl Of tho success Of
tho Democratic ticket. Tho arc somewhat eu,-
barraassd by tho fact that soma Of tho cau-
didAtos who hayo beo nominated by
tho Convention aro nnoo.npromisinx
sebo!s. II In we'll tnown that orc
Of tho leading objects Of tEs Convention is to
glvo tho Anll-Ilecona.1uctloiB iBts control OF tho
legislative, executive. and judicial powers Of
thHt State.
t1ssh Asfsetdtss ffe&s,1
THE yinnINtUA lNkMNIrY.
WAau1NaToK. b. G.. May 7-The Spanish Gov
trument to-t!ay paid to MIR. tlshinR, Ia Madrid.
tho ontira balance duo on tll Virgn[uH lntlomni-
ty. thus anticipating paylnon several months,
THE WAL DEPARTMENT,
Thn 8ocrntarY of War Las aissuol ctrcutars to
the cutefs OF bureaus Of the Tar Department. d.
racsing them that hereafter II circulars, pfofes.
Biona! or acientitIc papers, tKohts Of oriniops.
oto., which 1t 10 designed to nsue from auy bu
reau. DO aub,nltled for hla iforma,lon aud sp.
provAl boforo being printed.
APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, May u.-The President will an
poiut ex-Co'nmieaDnor DuglAsa to smother
oflica OF equal importance tohat soon to ba "
cstafl by him.
rl,s President hRs aligned tb commission of 7.
81, @. Parker to bo Postmaster 1t New Ufleans.
Parker will leAys for home tonight,