The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-05
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| lhrlr iuHt rights, and bcloroHlguiugnu
papers, hope to have another talk wit
their grrnt father the president
Spotted Fail said lac wanted the TWEEN
ty-fivr thousand dollars this afternoon
The money will be- expended In buy
ing presents for them.
The debt statement Issued tO.da,
shows II reduction last month Of 81,
lj0,liG. Decrease OF the debt sine
June 80, 1871, u DOC, S2G. The balances
Currency, Si,3jS, lO2; coin, Ssl 25I COG
special deposits held for redemption o
certificates of deposit S5j,3l5,OOO.
The government disbursements du
ring May aggregated Sl5,@1l, 1888, eX
elusive of pay mcnls on account of th,
interest or principal of the public debt
A. j. NoOls, chief clerk of the de
partmcnt of justice, has resigned. NJ
successor rs yet has been appointed.
The president will leave for Long
Branch on Thursday next.
Tho Southern Memorial association
to-day decorated the graves of the con-
fcdprate dead mt Font Arlington, tive
hundred and thirty.three in number
| 4 large number were present from this
city and the adjoining country. Altcl
prayer by DIR. Elliott, Of the Ascension
! Episcopal church, the assemblagc pro.
cecded to the grounds where rest the
confederate dead, and proceeded tc
decorate their graves. DR.. Garrett
| stated that some letters had been re-
cciyed from Richmond, Winchester
and other places. Mr.. c. II, Honor
read one from the Hollywood Memo
rial association of Richmond, rcgottng
the inability of the association to ut.
fend, and forwarding an elegant floral
anchor. There was no speech making,
and the ceremony was exceedingly I'M
pressive and solemn.
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made IL call for the redemption OF to-.
millions dollars of coupon bonds fol
| the syndicate.
The postmaster general having adj
vised the Pennsylvania railroad com.
pany that the department was satisfied
with the present arrangements for pos
tai car service, Mr.. Scott replied yes
| terday that rs the Pennsylvania rail
road did not desire to Use Mr.. CARROTS
cars between New York ana Philadel.
pbia, the mails would be hereafter
| transferred at west Philadelphia to one
| of their own cars and sent to New
| York on the regular train. The mails
! were accordingly SO transferred to-day,
occupying about nine minutes, and
causing no delay. Mr.. Scott has also
offered, if the mails are sent by the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad, to
carry them on the limited express, and
thus expedite the transportation OF
through mails between Washington
and New York, by over an hour with
out additional compensation. IN this
way mails would go by continuous
steam routes and fast trains,
New ORLEANS, June LIN the case
of Forstall vs.. the board of liquidation,
judge Hawkins rendered decision,
declaring act number II, passed ut the
extra session of 1875, so absolutely void
that it is entitled to no consideration
by the funding board. He therefore
issued mandamus, directing the
board to fund the bonds issued under
act number ll5 Of 1867, act number II
of 1870, and act number 10 of Fcbru-
AIRY, 1866.
CIucAGo, June l.-The convention
of the National Temperance associa-
ton began this morning. Among the
delegates are Miss Wilchmary, of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Denman, prcsi-
dent of the New jersey Temperance
union.
Vice President Wilson delivered the
opcning address, after which II greeting
from Schuyler ColtaX was read.
Hon. Hiram Price, of Davenport,
was chosen president, and Hon. Joshua
Nye, of New Hampshire, first vice
president, with other vice presidents,
representing the various states of the
union. Vice presidents mt large were
elected rs follows : William e. Dodge,
SCHUYLER Colfax, Henry Wilson, Mrs.
Jennie Willing, John Russell, Thomas
Il. Hunt and Mrs. Mary Livemore.
John X. Stevens was elected secretary.
In the afternoon session most of the
delegates were present, and listened to
an address of welcome from Rev. III. f.
Kittridge, of Chicago.
CONCORD, N. II, June 1.-Charles
w. Sargent, secretary of New llamp-
shire Historical society and cashier of
bank, suicided to-day. Cause--in-
sanity.
New York, June l.-At the open
ing of the United States District Court
to-day, before Judge Benedict, in the
suit brought by William f. Herbert
against Gen. Butler, for share in II
counsel fee of S20,0 paid Butler by
G. b. Lamar, Judge Benedict said it
was clear to his mind that the plaintiff
had not thoroughly established mis-
case, and he therefore instructed the
Jury to find a verdict for the defendant,
which they did.
/" Heavy forest fires are raging in Sui
livan and Delaware counties. Several
villages have been abandoned.
LONDON, June i.-The house of COM
mons resumed the consideration Of the
question of privilege.
The question offered by the Marquis
of Harrington on May 4th was taken
up. 1t was to the effect that the house
should not entertain any complaint
with respect to the publication of the
proceedings, except in cases of wilful
misrepresentation or when the publi-
cation is prohibited, and that strangers
shall not be obliged. to withdraw UNI
loss disorderiv or nv sDecial direction
of the house. This motion was neg
atived.
Mr.. Disraeli then moved that if at
tention is called by any member to
the presence of strangers, the house
shall decide by division whether they
furthermore, that the speak
err be empowered to order their with
drawal whenever he thinks fit. Mr..
Disraeli's motion was Immediately
adopted.
A meeting of the conservative men,
bers of parliament was held at the res
idence of Mr.. Disraeli to-day, when an
was arrived at as to the
general policy of the government in
regard to the question of privilege. No
reporters were present.
MADRID, June lit is reported that
Socias and Patino have been arrested
for completely in a republican conspir-
acy.
PIrTsBTRG, Pa, June 1.-President
when interviewed in Chicago,
a few days ago, was reported TO have
said that the postmaster general had
written to the effect that the Pennsyl-
vania railroad company did not carry