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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-30
BALD FACED PERJURY.
Haryeys Charge Of Corruption against
speaker Kerr u Put'up Job
To Offset tho ven,uela, Harrington, Bah
cock, BeIknap, schenok and Kin
bred erantlsms Tho Pe1urOrto
DO Pressed 10 Conviction.

WAsHlHaToE, May 20,--Lawrence
Harvey, In obedience 10 n summons,
appeared this morning before the Com
mlttee on Expenditures IN the War
Department, TO testlfy Ia relation to
allegations against Speaker Kerr. The
commiiice postponed the examination
until | O'Clock, AZ the appointed Tins
the committed reassembled. Speaker
Kerr aud Messrs, Morrison, Scott,
Lord, Herend, Springer and other
members OF tho house were present
When asked about tho payment OF
money, Harvey refused TO testify, and
when told he would DO compelled he
asked time TO consider by the advice
ofcounsel, Kerr said II witness knew
anything relating TO him he was Will
ing he should tell the truth about IT.
Witness -"Does Mr.. Kerr want me TO
tell all / know@ kerr--"Yos, want
you to tellthe truth about IT," Wit
ness Then | win tell what know,
aud | viii tell the truth about II, too.p
Witness then said that he met Green
In 1859, aud helped TO get AN appoint
nIent In the army IN Second Lieuten-
ant. Green paid witness four hundred
and nfty dollars, and witness paid II
into Kerr's hands In the corridor nj the
east end OF the hall Of tho House, and
Kerr put II In his pocket. Witness
said, ~ am now ready 10 be CROSS
questioned by Mr.. Kerr on this mat
ter.r ttr tD
In cross examination by Mr.. Elliott
Kerr's counsel, Harvey admitted this
was the first aud only time he everap-
preached Kerr on such business or any
other business. He was asked why he
believed Mr. Kerr could want money,
and he replied because he had no
claim upon Mr.. Kerr. He had never
told the story fully before, although he
had made nllusion TO II, because there
was always much mystery about the
manner In which no had got Green's
appointment. Mr.. Elliott, after fur
ther proceeding, said he wished to read
over testimony, both In chief
and cross-examinatlons tefore going
further. Mr.. Clymer said the witness
would be recalled. Examination for
to-day being at an end, Speaker Kerr
remarked that he did not want TO re-
tire without saying few words, and
asked to be sworn. This having been
done he said ~ only want to remark
to-day that | deny every material
statement made by this witness, atiec.
ting my personal honor and official
integrity. II were in sufficient
health, | would make statement Of
circumstances which led to this inves'
tigation In connection with an anopy-
nous letter received, but DO not
feel able TO so to-day. will further
say that consciously never knew this
witness In my life, but ! do not say, OF
wish to be understood as saying, that
he had not introduced Green. ! do
not know six doorkeepers about this
house now, though they are supposed
to be my political friends. never,
consciously. exchanged one minutes
conversation, between heaven and
earth, with that person. | never knew
MIN. and he was never at my room, as
he has stated, and, Of course, ! never
received any money from him nor
from any one else. do q l4og a /
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-30
TELEGRAPHlC SUMMARY Y

lN tfNIN ftN tLLakAfift fAt4 $3.50 HIEft
The Senate still closes It's doors to the
world IN the Belknap case. "A Iua
Y Com modorc Vanderbilt isworth over
$40, 0OO, O00; but heis down with chills,
and shrouds have nopockets. aoab
England Is said to be taking her
chronic rbold standn about something
concerning the Eastern question, ~
The Turkish, Barhis Is said 70 he
willing 10 settle his internal disturb
ances at the dictuni OF the 'nnited
powers. "a q ~ 1900
In a drunken fight at Dayton ",
day before yesterday, one RAILROAD
hand, named Shanks, shot and kiiles
another railroad hand named Conner.
Shanks was arrested.
Fredericks Techel, q German woman
Of Chicago, aged 20 years, was subject
to fits. Of insanity. She cared herself
and drowned her two children In the
lake. All three bodice were recovered.
Theodore Thomas concerts Oh the
Centennial grounds have been sus-
pended. Krupp's monster gun isibe-
ing placed In position. The Bankers
and Brokers gallery Of art - to be
formally opened to-day. y 'i',N ,e's
Young warriors of the Sioux tribe
are leaving Red Cloud, who said "Let
us have peacen IN the Blacl Hills, and
have gone to join Sitting Bull, whose
soul pants for war. Indian news prom
ises to be at a premiumsoon, Onwi.h
the war dance; let blue coats beun-
confined.
ST.. LOUIS, May so.-The extensive
grocery house Of Jackson, Pfouts &
Douglas suspended thA afternoon.
Liabilities are said to be four hundred
Thousand; assets unknown.
OMAHA, May 2o.--'The river has fall
len two inches In the last twenty-four
hours. f' Z. fss,'''s
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-30

A son-in.law OF Parson Brownlow,
John C. Hale, has gone to prepare q
place for the old man. A postmaster
named Walsh built store house on
land claimed by Hale at Hot Springs,
Ark. 1t is not certain who fired first,
but Hale does not object to the store
house any more. Walsh was placed 10
durance vile. =
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-30

In her railway connections, this I'm
mense feeder Of her trade and oom-
merce,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29
The Amended Postal Law.

The following amendment to the
Postal law went into effect on July Is.
By it the postage on all printed matter
Of the third class, except unsealed cir
culars, is reduced from one cent per
ounce to one cent for every two ounces:
Sec. Is. That transient newspapers and
magazines, regular publications designed
for advertising purposes or for free circula-
tfon at nominal rates, and all printed mat
ter of the third class, except unsealed cir
cHlars, shall be admitted to and be trans
mitted in the mails at the rate of one cent
for every two ounces or fractional part
thereof, and one cent for each two addi-
tional ounces or fractional part thereof, and
the sender Of any article of the third class
of mail matter may write his or her
name or address therein or on the
outside thereof, with the word ''From -
above or preceding the same, may write
briefly or print on any package the number
and names of the articles enclosed. Pub
fishers Of newspapers and periodicals may
print on the wrappers of newspapers or
magazines sent from the office of publica-
ton to regular subscribers the time to which
subscription therefor has been paid, and adj
dresses upon postal cards and unsealed cir
culars may be either written, printed or
affixed thereto at the option of the sender.
Sec. 16. On unscaled circulars and all
mailable matter of the third class other
than that designated in the foregoing sec
ton, postage will be charged as hereto
fore-one cent for each ounce or fraction
thereof.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

A PARLIAMENTARY excursion party
fr I'm England will visit the American Gen.
tennisl Exhibition after the adjournment.
Ex-PosTMAsTER-G GENERAL JEWELL
had q grand reception and ovation upon his
return to Hartford on the 18th. The citi-
zens participated without distinction OF
party.
MASON BRAYMAN, of Wisconsin, has
been nominated for Governor of Idaho.
Hon. GEORGE E. PUGH, formerly U.
s. Senator from Ohio, died at his home in
Cincinnati on the 10Th, aged 81 years.
THE rival Republican factions in Ala
bama have Withdrawn their State tickets
and united on q ticket headed by N. Wood
run, Mayor of Selma, for Governor.
GEN. BoIsROND CANAL has been
elected President of Hayti.
EX-GOVERNOR HARTE, of New Hamp-
shire, died on the ed, aged SO.
Ex-QUEEN ISABELLA has left Paris
for Spain.
THE President has nominated George
F. Talbot, of Maine, Solicitor of the Treas
ury, vice BIuford Wilson, resigned; and
Thos. j. Brady of Indiana, Second Assistant
Postmaster General, vice j. F. Tyner, pro-
NOTED to be Postmaster General.
THE Emperor and Empress of Brazil
and suite arrived in Liverpool from New
York on the 23d.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29
Sagacity of Elephants.

The Davenport Oowa) Democrat
says: Howe's circus was showing al
Indianola when the storm of the Fourth
came on, and because of injury to the
railroads was compelled to remain there
until the track was temporarily repair
ed, Friday evening. Then the circus
started for their next place of exhibi-
ton. When about eight miles out one
corner of the bridge gave way, and
three cars, containing animals, ran of
the track and turned over into the mud
very gently. The first car contained
horses, the second an elk and camel,
the other three the five elephants. The
small animals were easily liberated, but
the elephants were all in heap. To
remove them the car was cut away,
exposing the tops of the unwieldy ami
mails backs. Then was exhibited the
intelligence which marks these half
human brutes. They obey every COM
mand of the keeper, crawling on their
knees, turning ON their sides, squirm-
ing like cells, and assuming more Won
derful and novel positions than was
described on the show-bills. When re-
leased from their perilous position there
was not a scratch upon them, and no
school-boy ever gave more emphatic ex-
preston of relief from confinement as
did those ten elephants. They
trumpeted, swayed back and
forth, and did every thing
but talk. The remaining distance to
the city was made overland, and hap
pier crew never started on than were
those animals. The cool, breezy atmos-
phere, and the bright moonlight was all
inspiring. As the bridges were gone at
each stream, the elephants took fresh
enjoyment of their liberty. At no time
were they obstinate and disobedient,
but seemed to realize the situation. On
arriving at Des Moines, railroad-ca RS
had to be procured which was not east
ly done, as ordinary cars are too low.
Some were finally found, which were
about one inch higher than the tallest
elephants back. They were brought
along side and the platform properly
placed, when "Jack" noticed that it
was strange car, seized the door frame
with his trunk, gave it a vigorous shake
and then tried the floor. Satisfied that
it was strong he marched slowly into
the car, placed himself lengthwise, gave
rocking motion, and bumped up his
back A bolt over head hit his back,
and he marched straight out of the car.
g It's no use." said the keeper, he
won't 90 back there again" The ribs
which supported the roof were removed,
the elephants closely watching the OPP
Grafton When this was done slack ~
went in, swayed the car, bumped his
back, found every thing all right,
trumpeted his satisfaction, and went to
eating.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29
Primitive Warfare of the Mon
tenegrins.

The Montenegro method of making
war is very primitive. A Russian Off
Ger, who visited their country, and
studied it, tells us that Montenegro
never sues for mercy; and whenever
one of them is severely wounded, and it
is impossible to save him from the enc
my, his own comrades cut off his head.
When at the attack of Clobuck, a small
detachment of Russian troops was
obliged to retreat, an officer of stout
make, and no longer young, fell on the
ground from exhaustion. A Montene-
grin, perceiving it, ran Immediately to
him, and, having drawn his vataghan,
said, ''You are very brave, and must
wish that 1 should cut off your head.
Say prayer, and make sign of the
Cross" The officer, Mortified at the
proposition, made an effort to rise, and
rejoined his comrades with the assist
ance of the friendly Montenegrin. They
consider all those who have been taken
by the enemy as killed. They carry
out of the battle their wounded comrades
on their shoulders. Arms, small loaf
of bread, a cheese, some garlic,
little brandy, an old garment,
and two pair of sandals made of
raw hide, form all the equipage of the
Montenegrins. On their march they do
not seek any shelter from rain or cold.
In rainy weather the Montenegrin
wraps around his head the strookn Ga
shawl of coarse cloth), lies down on the
ground and, putting his rifle under him,
sleeps very comfortably. Three or four
hours of repose are quite sufficient for
his rest and the remainder of his time is
occupied in constant exertion. 1t is inn
possible to retain them in the reserve,
and it seems that they can not calmly
bear the view of the enemy. The tao
tics of the Montenegrins are confined
to being skillful marksmen. A stone,
hole, tree offer them cover from
the enemy. Firing usually in a pros
trate position on the ground, they are
not easily hit, while their rapid and sure
shots carry destruction into the closed
ranks of regular army. They have
besides a well practiced eye for Judging
of distance, and thoroughly understand
how to take advantage of the ground.
OF course it will always be difficult to
employ such warriors against regular
troops London DaiIn NeUS.
LONG BRANCH has nine hotels, but
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

In London on the 18th the thermome-
ter marked SO degrees in the shade, and
numerous cases of sunstroke were reported
The cotton worm has appeared in
great numbers in all the cotton fields in
Middle and South Alabama, and the total
destruction Of the crop is feared.
In the collegiate regatta at Saratoga
Lake, on the 18th, Cornell carried off all the
prizes, winning the University race, the
single-scull race (by Francis), and the
Freshman race. In the University race the
Harvards came in second, Columbia third,
Union fourth, Wesleyan fifth, and Prince
ton last. Cornell's time, 17:01H; distance,
8 miles.
Near Vanceburg, KY, on the 18th,
Washington Lee shot and killed Robert
Ellis, whom he accused of being too intimate
with his Uee's) wife. On the same night a
mob of several hundred men took Lee from
the Jail and hanged him. Both were white
men.
The pleasure-yacht Mohawk was cap
sized by squall off Stapleton, Long Island,
on the 10th, and her owner, Commodore
Garner, a well known New York million
aire, his wife, Miss Adele Hunter, Mr..
Iost InOIn0, ana Two COOKS anu seaman
were drowned. Several of the party were
saved.
A special from Bismarck to the st.
Paul Pioneer Press says that the statement
that SittingBull was killed in the fight
with Custer is confirmed from Indian
sources. Black Moon, another chief, was
also killed.
By the swamping of a small steam
Yacht in the Hudson River near Troy, n.
T., on the Goth, Gregory Fox, Thos. Edge
", Jr., Geo. Bloomfield, Jonas Faulkner
and Harry Maniche were drowned. -Four
others who composed the party were saved
by swimming ashore.
At Hopkinton, Delaware County,
Iowa, on the Goth, sail boat containing six
persons was upset in the Maquoketa River,
and four of them drowned. They were
Mrs. Tine West and her child and two young
ladies named Miss Sadie Hyler and Miss
Billings.
BY the upsetting of boat on Con-
trary Lake, near st. Joseph, Mo-, on the
23d, five young gifts, aged from to 1t
years, were drowned. Their names were
Yetter, Kraft, Seitz, Cross and thinner.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29

He will never walk any more ropes,
will " Banjo Ben" In imitation of the
Niagara Falls ropewalker, Ben mount
ed the tiller- cable of the St. Paul
(Minn.) suspension bridge only to lose
his strength and poise, and fall like a
clod nearly 100 feet to the ground. The
acrobat only lived to murmur in his de-
lirium the words which he had spoken
many times before il his reckless life,
"Guilty, your Honor" And so he was
guilty-guilty of foolhardiness, of tight
Hope vagrancy-of suicide.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29
A CYCLONE AT SEA.
An Account of the Voyage of the Ship
Onefda-A Furious sea Storm-A Scene

| Onefda-A Furious sea Storm-A Scene
of Excitement.
The Liverpool Post furnishes the fol
lowing account of the voyage of the
Oneida, of London, vessel of about
1890 tons register: The ship left Lon
don on December 81 with cargo Of
! general merchandise. She had also on
board five chief-cabin, nine second.
cabin, and nine third-cabin passengers,
all the cabins being on deck. On the
18th of March, about 8 a. M, the sea
was lashed into fury, and tremendous
bodies of water came on board, the sea
overrunning on both sides and almost
burying the ship. At 3 80 a. m. she
was struck on the port quarter by a sea
which burst in the windows and filled
the saloon. The door of one of the
second cabins was also stove, and the
apartment filed. About 6 40 a. m.
the sea, which had continued to rise,
rolled in over port and starboard bull
warks, smashing in the doors of the
midship house on deck, and, forcing its
way through and through, completely
Quilted the cabins, to the utter conster-
nation of the passengers, who were all
washed out of their berths, and were
knocking about among the wreck of
smashed partitions, broken chests, bed
ding, stores, etc., and in an agony of
terror that they would be washed over
board. 1t was about this time that an
infant of some fourteen months old,
named Willie Bell, son of one of the
passengers, was washed by the sea from
its mothers arms, and carried over
board beyond all hope of rescue. The
unfortunate mother was nearly
sharing the fate of her
child. but was seized by
the arm and firmly held by her hus-
band, just as she was being carried out
by the same rush of water which swept
away her infant. The father was also
struck by sea and driven headfore-
most through partition into the next
cabin. The baggage and the effects of
the second-cabin passengers were also
washed overheard. The women were
taken into the cuddy and the men were
lodged in the forecastle, and the sailors
supplied them with clothing. During
the storm the maintopsail sheet was
carried away, and the sail split, the
foretopmast staysail being also thrown
clean out of the boltropes. The fore
topsail clew was then got up and the
sail goose-winged, and, although large
bodies of water were still rolling in
board, the ship went along easier.
About 10 a. m. the fragments of the
sail were properly secured, the wind all
this while blowing with undiminished
violence. The barometer, however,
kept rising, and the ship was kept run
ming instead of being hove to, as had
been intended when the attempt to get
the foretopsail off of her was made.
The seas had not only inundated decks
and cabin, but had cleared away every
thing movable, including pinnacle and
compasses, and also the raised grating
from under the feet of the man at the
wheel, who had a narrow escape. The
cooking gallery was also Quilted, and
the poop ladders were washed over
board, one of them being washed in
again, and bursting the cabin door
open. On the 18th the wind was still
southwesterly, but moderate, and the
weather became finer,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29

As they sat out on the steps Sunday
evening he claimed his right to kiss
for every shooting star. She at first
demurred, as becomes modest maiden,
but finally yielded. She was even ac-
commodating enough to call his atten-
ton to flying meteors that were about
to escape his observation, and then got
to calling'' him on lightning-bugs,
and at last got him down to steady work
on the light of lantern that n man was
swinging about the depot in the distance
where trains were neutrality-suspicious.
Uicb Ne,oS.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29
WILLIAM A. WHEELER.

DAYLIGHT was let through the San
Fernandina tunnel on the 18th. This
is the longest railroad tunnel in the
United States, except the Hoosac, and
the last completed of eighteen on the
line of the Southern Pacific Railroad,
between San Francisco and Los Ange-
es. BY connection of the now sepa-
rated lines through the big tunnel, there
will be continuous road from San
Francisco nearly to Fort Yunan, dis
lance of over Goo miles.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29

AFRICAN ants march through the
forest in line of battle, sometimes ex-
tending to seven miles. In front of thi-
line are the officers. When the invaders
enter house they clear off every thing
in jffy. Elephants, eorillas, b ack
men, and all the other animals fly for
their lives.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29

THE bill to admit New Mexico into
the Union as State, which passed the
Senate early in the session, has virtual
ly failed in the House, by action of the
Committee ON Territories in postponing
it till December.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29

A RUSSIAN lady, Mrs. Becker, who
has been living in INDECENT circum-
stances in Jersey City, has fallen heiress
to an estate in Russia worth 81, 800, 900.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29

LERDo DE TEJADo has been re-elect-
ed President of Mexico. The Revolu-
ZIONIST General Riva Placios, whose
force was within two days. march of
the capital, is reported defeated and his
army scattered. The railroad between
Vera Cruz and the capital had been cut
by the Revolutionists.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29

CAPT. EADs explained to the House
Committee on Commerce, on the 18th,
the progress made in his jetty WORK at
the mouth of the Mississippi, and show
ed that the work was a complete sue
cess SO far, with every circumstance and
prospect In his favor.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29

THE various reports from CONSTANT
nople and Belgrade in regard to the
progress of the war are so contradictory
in their statements as to be entirely
worthless as a means of information.
Accounts of Turkish atrocities seem to
be well founded, from the fact that a
high Turkish functionary has been dis
patched 10 Bulgaria to suppress the
excuses Of Turkish troops there. Ac-
cording to Vienns dispatch of the
18th, the Turkish campaign seems
strictly defensive. The report that
negotiations have commenced for an
armistice between Turkey and Servia
is contradicted. 1t is true, however,
that the Powers are considering the
conditions which should eventually
form the basis of armistice.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29

ACCORDING to the circular of Dun,
Barlow b Co., the failures in this coun-
try for the last three months have
amounted to e43, 900, 900. During the
corresponding period last year they
amounted to s33, 200, 900. During the
first six months of 1875 the failures
amounted to e76, 0OO, 900, but during the
past six mouths they have reached
SIO7. OOO.O 600.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29

A DISPATCH from Plymouth, Eng
land, says that few days before the
disastrous trial trip of the Thunderer,
the boilers were tested by hydraulic
pressure, making necessary the wedg-
ing down of safety and other relief
valves. 1t has been discovered that the
wedges had never been removed. The
committee communication valve was
also closed and no steam was able to
escape even to the engine.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29

The Kansas City Price Current has
advices that the grand total of the Texas
cattle-drive to July 8 is 305, 29O head.
OF this number so, 6Ss have been held
in Northern Texas, while the remainder
(24, 652) have been driven North. Sew
eral thousand head which wintered in
Northern Texas last season have been
also driven North, which win probably
swell the total to between 26O, 600 and
27O, 200 head.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29

The State Department has closed the
correspondence with England on the
extradition clause of the Treaty of AZ,
and it is considered practically dead.
The two Governments will shortly en-
ter upon the work of new treaty,
though this Government is reluctant to
concede the extraordinary position as
sumed by England in the last note of
Lord Derby. insisting that a person
must be tried for the crime for which
he is extradited.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29

LONG BRANCH has nine hotels, but
three would suffice for the trade.