The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-11
Report or the Secretary OF War Show
Ing the Present Disposition OF
Troops In the South
Nichols Ordered To DiSband His
Armed Force Besicging tho
Louisiana state House.
CORtumaCy Of the Lightning Operators
Progress of the House Committee on
Electoral Vote COunt-A Quiet Day
in the House and Senate.
Department and Principal Arsenal.

Department and Principal Arsenal.
WASHINGTON, January lO.-The mil
itary are constructing telegraph line
between the War department and the
arsenal at Morristown, New Jersey.
The South Street Presby terian church
was destroyed by fire to-day and IL II
total wreck. The fire caught from the
furnace pipe. Loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
House Committee ON Electoral Vote
Count.
House committee on the privil.
eyes, power and duties of the House Of
Representative on counting the cleo
toral votes, have agreed upon only two
points: First-rhe president Of the
Senate has no right to count the votes.
Second-The House has power, with
the Senate, To count the electoral vote.
Texas nnd Pacific Hill EAmpcred by
the Louisiana Thieves.
The report OF the Texas aud Pacific
railroad committee to the House il de-
layed 10y bitter contest over the bran
cheu. There are seven Of these rep
resented before the committee, three
centering at 81. Louis and two ut New
New Orleans. Senator West supports
the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
Vicksburg road, commonly known ms
the backbone road, in which he, kel'
iogg, Luding and other Radical Louisi'
auians, are said to be largely interested,
as well as in the North Louisiana road
from Vicks6urg to Shreveport. The
Louisiana delegation In the House
unanimously support the New Or
leans and Pacific railway, now being
constructed via Alexandria, louisiana,
and to connect at some point near
Marshall. lit il generally apprehend'
ed that the sacrifice of the New Or
leans Pacific railway will seriously
jeopardice and probably defeat the bill
granting government aid to the whole
enterprise. The friends Of the New
Orleans and Pacific, state that 1t Ia un'
der rapid progress of construction by
subscriptions from citizsns of New Or
leans and the country parishes, while
the "back. bone" has done no work
represent no capital, is II wildcat cor
poratiou, and relies upon its forfeited
charter Of 1871, and land grants prom
ised II in the original Texas and Pacific
bill AZ one OF the gulf branches.
The President Not Prepared 90 nscoG
nice Eitlier Packard or Nieholis.
The Secretary OF War and Prssiden
were in consultation to-day, abou
noon, upon the subject OF telegraphi
Information received here as oMcia
from New Orleans, through hilitar!
and other sources, and 1t was decided
10 send a Telegram to the militar.
commander at that post, giving TN
exact position OF the general govern
ment on the matter Accordingly tn
following was telegraphed from TIL
city;
WAR DEPARTMENT, Jan. 10, 1871
70 Gen. Q. Z. Anger, New Orleans, La;
II il reported that the State Hou'
In New Orleans Is surrounded ny
mob. II this Is 30, notify all person
to dispense, and compel complianc
with your order. 1t Is the determine
lion Of the President to see that Ia
Legislature is not mole.ted, When b b
has full knowledge OF oil the facts
the premises, he will decide who
should he recognized ,u,
N'b"''' Secretary OF War