The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-03-13


fdf hnd. Many " The railroads fufnlsll
fee transportation
PonT Jinvis, NJ Y, March y. Mr.,
q, Chenldc, chief engineer W The EfIe
rallfOnd, yesterday made further *.
pprlsncnlg IN blasting The lee lntlia
| river bed. IIe states flat no water lins
1 found III way 10 the bottom, but u
running under the new ice-gOrge. lie
proposes Ia wait until the current raises
sufficiently high 10 carry oil the Ice
aud then start tile whole. The hlsst'
Ing needs watching aud when the right
moment comes the blasting Will begin.
MEMPHIS, March 6.--FOur colOred
men demanded admission to the new
Memphis theater tonight, and were
given seats In the dress-circle, mana
ger Darcy having abandoned the idea
Of contestiDg their right to do 80 In the
courts.
WASHINGTON, March o. The Mich
igan delegation In congress called upon
Mr.. Christiancy this afternoon, who, III
ashort address, said lie had been asked
as to the political position he would
occupy. In reply, he said that he
would not be bound by caucus decis'
ions against his Judgment; that he was
| In favor of u liberal and cOnciliatOry
policy toward the south, preierring t.
pour sweet oil on the troubled waters
there instead of Kerosene. The presi
dents Louisiana policy, he spoke OF rs
very unfortunate.
Until within n few days the plan Of
arbitrating Louisiana affairs, so far as
the committee were concerned, was
not positively fixed. 1t may now be
stated that the case will be considered
10y the whole committee and they will
begin work as soon as the papers
coming from New Orleans reach them
probably rs early as Wednesday OF
Thursday of next week. The prOpriety
Of an extra session of the Louisiana
Legislature is still suggested by the
committee.
The president has prepared list OF
The nine new paymasters, which he
will probably send to the, senate Mon.
day morning. The nominations are
ulout evenly divided between regular
, Ulcers and civilians. The list OF
names is inaccessible. There were
two hundred and forty applicants for
the positions.
Tile river and harbor bill was de-
feated in the senate by the absence OF
Gordon, of Georgia, and Hitchcock, OF
Nebraska. General Gordon, who en-
tered the senate Immediately after the
vote, made air earnest and Persistent
effort for q motion to reconsider. Mr..
Dennis, of Maryland, would have com.
piled, but he had not voted on the call.
Others who had voted nay were deaf
| to the solicitations to move II recOnsid-
Grafton. Had only Gordon been pres
ent, there would have been II tie, when
the vice president would have voted
aye, carrying the measure. Messrs.
AIcorn and Gordon appealed to MIR.
Morgan and Mr.. Hamilton, OF Texas,
for Il reconsideration, but they were
inmovable.
NEWPORT, r. J., March Ex-Governor
Howard presented . report of chief
constable Northrup to the senate yes
terday afternoon relative to the official
interference of United States Marshal
Coggeshall at the recent seizure of
liquors which were under the prOtec-
ton of the state His speech has, 1T is
said, caused II profound sensation
throughout the state. The following
is the substance of his speech;
In collision between the
officers of the state and the
United Safes, | was called on
by Ansber, of the constabulary force,
and informed of an existing difficulty
and asked to interfere in behalf of the
latter. 1t seemed to me, on an exam
nation ofthe facts, that although there
was no doubt in my mind that might
direct portion of the military estab-
iishment of the state to sustain the
state officers of the law, yet prudence
required that the question might bet
ter be decided 10y "a court than by al in
PREVENTION of the military; besides |
was reluctant to bring the military to
an antagonism with the police of the
city of Providence, / therefore directed
the constabulury to make no further
effort to seize the liquor then held by
the United States marshal and the
chief of police. AS a result, this has
been placarded as victory Oh the part
of the United States marshal and his
deputy. 1t seems proper that ] should
therefore say that pusillanimity, if any.
is mine rather than that of the state
constabulary, and the obloquy, if any,
IS mine. agree fully with the univer-
al opinion that these attachments are
all collusive and thinly disguised
sham. | have general sense of NOR
tification at the indignity to which our
commonwealth was subjected. real
ize the gravity of the situation and. re-
cognize that it is our Imperative duty
to take measure for an early ami
proper adjustment of the question
There has been dinned into our ears
for the past months threats with regard
to Fort Adams and a revenue cutter,
but so long as these threats Were words,
and idle words, they have been treated
,,s such, and when 1t is gravely stated
10y respectable aud Intelligent Jour
,Ials that troops from Fort Adams
and the United States revenue
cutter, Daniel Dexter, had been placed
at the discretion of the marshal, it
seems proper to ask, why Is this done?
whom is it desired to attack? Not a
foreign foe, not turbulent commune
ty. In my belief it must be, then, for
the purpose of waging war OH the peo-
pie of state whose people from the
date of its settlement have been noted
for their intelligent conservatism and
patriotism. 1t may be improper for
tins honorable body to consider such
IncudCOS, bO iOttS 40 tiSy oS sbN'RSS5t
but now that the issue is directly forced
think it ought 20 receive your atten-
tion. Your presence here, senators, is
a mockery and a farce, If such pro
ceedings as these are sustained by the
federal government. Your honorable
judiciary and executive may as well
resign their offices and leave the con-
troll and direction of state affairs to
subordinates of the United States gov
eminent. Nograver question has been
forced on the state since its settlement.
1t is vital question, for in 1t is in
volved the sovereignty of the state and
the harmonious relations of the state
with the United States. Tbelittle state
of Rhode Island Is entitled, on such
points, to as much respect as the larger
states of the general government
mekeno argument on this question.
The matter is in the hands of the gen
eral assembly aud am confident that
it will be adjusted in such a manner
as to vindicate the honor of the state
and maintain the integrity of the laws.
have not the slightest doubt that the
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