The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-21
Snobbery Satisfied Douglass
No Longer Master Of
Ceremonies.
The Confession OF Boss Tweed the Chief
Topic OF Conversation, aud E;elies
Interest Among All Glasses.
The Alleged Incorporation CT Navy
Department Funds Will Be 4 Fea-
ture Of the Democratic Con-
gressionai Policy.
should Packard Refuse TO Make Terms
hnJ"H will ALLOW the Gov. rum.nt
TO Remain an SiehoII's Hanas

I
sion are very hopeful that an agree
ment may be made by the two parties.
Should Packard re fuse 10 max terms.
those most familiar with the executive
mind are most positive in the opinion
that the president will allow the gov
/ eminent OF the state to remain i'm
Nichols hands 1t will require means
which the president will not use to
place Packard IN power
The president received the Russian
grand duke to-day. The visit lasted
half All hour. No set speeches were
made
Cox Chambers, OF East Tennessee,
hes been appointed general superin-
tendent of postal stamps printing, vice
Col q. q. Pride.
The prosecution of ex-secretary Rob
eson, for alleged misrepresentation of
the funds OF the navy department.
will be leading feature OF the demo.
cratic policy in the forthcoming seq
sion Of congress.
a Port Royal dispatch says the Uni
ted States steamer Powhattan, which
has just reached there from New York
was terribly shaken by a tremendous
gale which she encountered, and was
good deal damaged, and lost a sea-
man named Adam BerIing.
The confession of VIM. NJ. Tweed.
still form the chief subject of CONVEX
sstion among New York politicians,
and also exeites interest among alI
classes. Nearly every person named
in the alleged abstract OF the COMES
sion has already denied the trath of
the assertions respectively.
The order given by President Grant
that eight hours shall constitute a
days work for all government work
men, will be revoked, and no addi-
tionai pay will be allowed those who
work longer than eight hours. A DEL
egation Of government laborers called
on the president to day, TO protest
against being compelled 10 work ten
| hours.
A Columbia tSouth Cardinal dis
patch says Private Secretary Manning.
under instructions from Governor
Hampton, at eight this morning sealed
the Office doors of all slate officials.
-Four eonstabies are on duty there, and
no demand as yet has been made by
! republican officials for occupancy of
their offices. They seem willing TO
wait the decision Of the supreme court
In cabinet yesterday, Secretary Sher-
man opposed the reconsideration of
the determination TO convene Congress
it extra session June iih, and the sub.
Ject, 1t seems, WAS informally dropped
The proclamation may be issued any
I day.
Until Mr.. Lincoln came into Office.
the commissioner of public buildings
acted ss master OF ceremonies at the
white house. Mr.. Lincoln confined
| these functions To the marshal Of the
district, but Mr.. Hays has restored
them to the commissioner who is now
Col. Carey, Of the regular army.
A London special telegraph says the
opinion is general among all the lead
ing American bankers in London and
several of the most prominent English
bankers who deal in American securi-
ties or are connected with American
Commerce, that the ultimate effect of
American complication must be favor
able to American securities Atpres.
ent everything is low i'm the markets.
The Germans are now selling Arneri-
can securities here, two OF the very
best autl critics in the financial world
here expressed to me their absolute
confidence that the present panic will
be Of very brief duration, and that the
money current will once more turn de-
cisively TO America. For time these
gentlemen expect lower prices, but the
war must soon compel thoughtful con-
sideration of the whole field OF finance.
and this must lead Inevitably to the
increased investment In American So.
eurities.
WASHINGTON, April I9.-GeneraI
George A. Sheridan had a two hours
interview with the president, lest
night.
There is q returning board quorum
in both branches OF the Nichols legis-
lature to-day.
There has been an appointment of
| collector of customs for Mobile.
The bond OF Mr.. Humphreys, APP
pointed collector Of customs mt Pensa-
cola, is faulty, but only technically so.
on account of the unsettled condition
Of values in Florida. The four bonds.
men are good for the amount There
Is no faint OF fraud. The fourth name
could not be recalled by the officer
who handed in the bond before IL was
returned TO Humphreys for amend
ment
Some members OF the administration
are becoming impatient aud urge the
president 10 withdraw the troOIn from
Louisiana NJ once.
IL Ia now generally believed that
Packard anu his frIenis have no hopes
Whatever of maintaining themselves.
and are pr0loDging tbs unhappy con-
dillon of the sta.e 10 put money in
their pockets by balling and bearing
her securities.
1t 10 stated that the president has
accepted the resignation Of l.. Cas-
Carpenter. - collector of internal reys-
nue. OF the Charleston, South Carolina
district
Secretary sherman will oppose anv
interference with present financial
LAWS ~ the extra session. He may re-
commend some action to facilitate
pending operations. He has no infor-
nation that the pending European
war has affected the demand for the
four-and-s-half per cent bonds. Sale.
OF four-and-a half now amounts 10 \
million daily, AID the secretary con-
templates saspending their issue, and
placing four per cent bonds on the
market.
Everything quiet At the state house
In Columbia, South Carolina
No objections have been made to
sealing the state bureau over which
there are legal contests. The seal con.
sists of few inches Of red tape, fast.
ened II either end 70 the door and the
door posts by . drop Of sealing vsx.
which boofa the i'm mr. NJ skxS s~u.~