The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-02
Washington Aaaiss.


SnniNuipNi btrtmDcf ~. "a re-
hlfl ~ IN circulation here 10 the effect
lhal General Irwin Mcdowell Is 10 no.
uelVe tho appointment OF minister 10
RUSSIA ana that In the promotions
lhhde III consequence u MoDowells
retirement from the maJOr-generalshIp
nov. nlled by him, General Melqs
would DO promoted aud assigned 10
other duty, thus making the desired
opening for General Ruhis ingalls, AT
the head OF tho quarlermaster's depart.
lnenL " IL believed that Mcdowell Is
the person whom the president had In
NINA when, ~ reported, he recently
Hlhloh lhAti ~ soon IN the senate again
assembled, he viii nominate minis
Tor 10 l'u sia, aud Indicated that the
nnn lnee would be u western man.
General Mcdowell n mn OhiOan, aud
N represented to he u man Oi COnsId,
elahle wealth, which latter II deemed
m important requisite, In addition 10
The others that ought TO be possessed
ny foreign representative at the court
0l ~ Petersburg.
The lndublIable evidence dedue ed
rom the testimony taken In New
York 10y the ways aud means commit.
Tee, showing the connection OF WI.
liam IL. King, formerly postmaster OF
the house Of representatives and n
member elect of TINT body In next
congress, with the Pacific mail subsidy
business, II u subject OF lively discus
sion here, The fact IL recalled that
King testified before the ways aud
means committee, two years ago, that
ne ind nothing whatever 10 do with
the matter aud never received any
money or other compensation from
the Pacific mail company. Now, IN
view OF the proofs just obtained II IL
predicted that King will he refused nd.
mission TO, or will be expelled from
the next house, and that he will be
tried for perjury.
An investigation into the affairs Of
all the larger postoilices throughout
the United States has been ordered,
for the purpose ofascertaining wherein
the expenses of carrying on these In.
slltuti0ns may he reduced. The post
master general Is Of the opinion that
there Is no good reason for deficiencies
TO the amount shown on the books of
the department. This step Is made
the more urgent from the fact that the
congressional comm ttee which has
been engaged In examining into the
subject Of deficiencies In the POSSIBILITIES
department has discovered that, ~ in
dicated by your correspondent at the
beginning of the examination, there
were deficiencies which were not
clearly defined In the reports Of the
postmaster general.
The treasury department sent out to-
day to collectors of customs q circular
making important regulations regard.
ing goods brought into ports of the
United States. Heretofore goods have
been brought into port and left in gen.
eral order, virtually under control Of
the collector, but without bond, and
frequently those goods are left on the
vessels or in yards for weeks or months
before duty is paid thereon. The de-
partmenps circular of to-day instructs
collectors to place officers in charge of
such goods or cargoes, and to charge
owners or consignees the amount Of
the expenses incurred for such guard
ing or official care up to the time of
payment of duty or proper warehous.
ing of the goods. These instructions
are intended to apply to all kinds Of
merchandise, but are especially aimed
at importations of lumber, grain an I'd
marble, brought into eastern and
northern frontier ports.
A protracted conference bet ween
treasury officials and representatives Of
the Grand Trunk, Great Western and
other railroads, in relation to the
transportation in the United States Of
imported goods in bond was held at
the treasury department to-day, re-
sulting In the concession by the rail-
roads to all of the demands of the de.
partment. In the future goods are to
be inspected by United States agents,
and bonded cars will be loaded, locked
and sealed in the presence and under
the supervision of United States off,
Gals. Collector Washburne, of Port
land, Maine, was also present In the
interest of that and other NeW Eng.
land ports, and received assurance
from the department that the arrange
ment will not interfere with or injure
the business of those ports of entry.
General Morgan l.. Smith, who was
fonnd dead at u hotel in Jersey City to-
day, was native of Massachusetts.
He went to Indiana when quite u
young man, taught school at New AL
bany, was engaged in various oapac-
tiles on steamboats, on the lower Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, was nom
commissioned officer in the United
States army in the Mexican war, was q
drill sergeant at Jefferson barracks,
near st. Louis, was brigadier general
in the union army in the late civil
war, and has for several years been a
contractor with the government for
carrying mails. He had just finished
handsome residence In this city, was
generally and favorably known here,
and leaves an interesting wife and two
small children,