The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-29

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j. H. Dennis has been appointed
revenue gauger ut South Carolina.
The resignation of United States At
torney Stone, of South Carolina, has
been accepted.
Rear Admiral Patterson leaves here
tomorrow for San Francisco, Ell route
to take command Of the Asiatic squad
ron.
A telegram to the president from
Richmond, Indiana, says Senator
Morton is still improving, and his
friends are confident ofa recovery.
The treasury direcSs the sale of one
million dollars of gold in New York,
Saturday, for thcredemption of United
States notes retired 10y reason of the
issue of national bank notes.
Senator Cockrell calls upon the
treasury department concerning the
claims before that department for pri-
vate property destroyed by the union
army during the war. He desires the
department to make prompt eXamina'
ton for clama Of damages.
The government has q surplus stock
of paper for printing notes and stamps
upon, aud as II consequence, has sus-
,o,IoJ its ,,,onufo otura of thn Allan
Mills, Pennsylvania.
The special agent of customs reports
many instances of favoritism in ex.
aiming baggage arriving at New
York, from foreign ports. The depart
ment insists that no baggage shall pass
without examination.
1t is stated to-day, by authority, that
the president will not revoke his proc
lamation converting an extra session.
The president and all the members Of
the cabinet are unanimous in the opin-
ion that congress should meet Octo Der
18th,
General Ord telegraphs from San
Antonio, August eth, that he had
seen General Benavides and Canales,
who said everything had been done to
arrest the remaining raiders and pris
oners. OF the four now arrested, two
came under the extrad!tion treaty and
will be delivered. General Benavides
has dismissed two local officers for
want of zeal in their efforts to arrest
the raiders.
Judge Ramsdell, United States extra
dition treaty agent, is in San Antonio.
The cabinet meeting to-day adjourned
before two o'clock. But few matters
were considered. There was some talk
in regard to the charges in the New
York custom house and reforms in the
institution, but nothing was determ-
ined. There was also ~ brief cOnversa-
tion in reference to the Sitting Bull
commission.
The presidents proposed western
tour was also referred to, and 1t was
decided that the presidents party
would leave September 9Th, for MARI
eta, Ohio, to attend national en-
campment Of volunteer soldiers
there. The president goes home, to
Fremont, and tine cabinet officers re-
turn here after brief rest at home.
The president visits Dayton to at-
tend a meeting OF the board Of trustees
of the Solders Home, and return
Thursday to Fremont, TO be at the an
nual convention of the 23d Ohio
volunteer infantry. On September
18th, he will be ut louisville, at the
opening of tie industrial exposition,
where he will be joined 10y Key aud
other cabinet officers, and will
come home, visiting Ell route Nashville
on the 10Th. Chattanooga 10Th and
Knoxville on the 2lst, thence
by Richmond and other places
in Virginia, to Washington.
The secretary Of war announces that
General Terry, who had been selected
a. a member Of the commission TO re-
present the army, will be here to~mor-
row, when it will be determined
whether he shall proceed with Colonel
Corbin, only 10 arrange for the return
of s. Bulls band, or select q civilian
to serve as a member Of the commits
zion with him.
Hen Deiiar Dead Again. Hhfeh wakes
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