The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-24
GraBd and Loft, S0mersaultias on the
Part Of The r. publican Members OF
the Commission Must PreceGe
the Taking of Evidence.
The Sword of General Barksiaie
Captured at Gettysburg Re-
turned 20 His Brother.
An OF Day with Committeeman Mexican
War Veterans Another Fizzie in the
Interest of Packard Congress
sionai Proceedings -l.ist of
House Appropriations.
NOTES AND GOSSIP.
IfSht Companies OF Troops VIII Assist
sn the inaugural Dispia,-The We
tor5 .n HisaissiPPi Explained -

tory .m sIisHissipPi Explained -
Hampton.
Eight companies of troops are ex-
peeted here TO assist ia the inaugural
display.
Lieutenant Colonel Wm L. French
will command the garrison here.
The committees Of both parties have
agreed to waive the examination OF
private bank accounts.
Dom Piatt publishes a defiant card
in the Star, IN which he says his APP
peal was to the people, and &c The as-
sassin.
The commission on elections of the
House have allowed contestants their
expenses as shown by afli iavits and
vouchers.
The Mexican veterans met to-day
with General Denver in the chair.
The president viii receive them III ten
| O clock tomorrow.
| The extFatliti0n treaty with Spain
covers murder, attempt to murder,
rape, arson, piracy, burglary, robbery,
( forgery, eounterfeiting, EN- bezzleme nj
and kidnapping.
| The two houses of North Carolina
adopted resolutions, nearly unani-
mously, indorsing congressional aid to
the Texas and Pacific railroad.
/ The ease of Don Piatt was before the
grand jury to day. Several employees
of dis newspaper, the Capital, were
examined. Piatt has not yet been ar
/ rested.
! The cabinet session lasted an hour
| Louisiana was mentioned in general
conversation regarding the political
situativn, but no action was taken.
Joyce, vino is confined in the Mis-
souri, peniGentiary for whisky frauds;
VIII probably be psrdoned in u few
days.
The Mexican minister win present
10 the judiciary committee Tomorrow
his evidence of fraud in the award of
the Mexican commission.
The public take iitt.e Interest iu the
Oregon case, as it is generally c0nsid-
cred prejudged, but the hall was
crowded with lawyers hearing the ar
gument, which was purely legal.
/ President Ellis, OF the Third New
York national bank, has returned to
New York with bis books. The cash.
Ter, JOurdaa, is still in custody, hut
Will be released tomorrow. Zach.
Chambers account VIII escape exami-
nation.
The sword worn by General William
Bsrksdale, Southern general, taken
from his body after he fell mortaliy
wounded in the battle of Gettysburg,
scum, was delivered 10 bis brother,
General Lee Barksdale, to-day, to be
conveyed to his friends in Mississippi.
Governor Palmer before the House
committee, described at length his
connection with Littlefield and Spear
ing. No offer o. money was ever made.
Spearing wanted to borrow one humid
red dollars for expenses to Springfield.
/ Mr.. Palmer said he loaned him his en-
4 dorsement on note, as he would have
i done for any other man. This was all
/ there was about money.
The New York Heraid's Washington
i special says IT is understood that Time
/ Huxley, one of the Hayes electors in
South Carolina, and who arrived here
/ to day from Charleston, in custody of
| the sergeant alarms of the House, is
/ an alien who has never taken out
naturalization papers. Huxley has
| since testified that he was born in
| Boston.
/ Congressman Ellis Colburke and
| Counsellor Cayausee, OF Louisiana.
called on the president to-day, and ex-
| planned the situation of affairs in that
state. The president replied that he
I was satisfied General Nichols was
/ acting in good faith in preserving the
statu quo, and he therefore, had no in
tention Of changing his instructions to
General Aagur. In TIE course of the
conversation the president said Gem
eral Nichols should not be held re-
/ sponsiple for the freak of the mailman
| who shot Mt Mr.. Packard.
| Preparations had been made in
Charleston, =. G., by the Washington
! Light Infantry to celebrate the 22d
With great eclat. There WAS to have
1 been parade of the battalion and
many escerting companies, an grafton
and other exercises at the Academy
If Music, and "a banquet ia the even
ing, but in accordance with Governor
! Hsmpton's proclamation, issued in
consequence OF the presidents order,
the whole celebration of the day has
been postponed.
There are fifty. seven avowed irrecon-
eilables in the House. They may in
corporate In their objection to South
Carolina the evidence taken IN that
State by the Congressional COMMITTEES,
aud insist upon its being read. This
viii consume Ave days. There is alum
dans machinery 10 defeat the electoral
law, and IL this minority insist upon
the advantages which parliamentary
law gives them, it Is impossible to say
what may happen.
Hon. L. BarksdaIe, Tilden elector at
flarge, and q member Of the National
| Ao,,x ,,ftra III. of,t,ny.ftfaa taoffea.a -.
corning Mississippi affairs. Entire
good feeling has been established
under Democratic rule. He partiei-
| patsd IN the canvass rs and ,76, and
had knowledge OF how they were con-
Quoted. The Democrats promised the
colossd people pFotectlon Of thsif
/ rights, and Impartial laws, and the
jpromIse rAs kept 81 the De,nocratic
isssslssarss - declared ~ ~ coiored