The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-12
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Mr.. Evarts appeared in the supreme
court to-day, and argued n private case.
The Ohio delegation was serenaded
Tonight, at Wizards, in honor OF
Tuesdays work.
There are no new developments re-
garding the officers of the house, but
the canvass is quiet and hot.
The presidential party arrived safely
from the Frederick county fair attend
ance. Immense speeches were made
mostly of an agricultural character.
An Atlanta, Georgia, dispatch says
the republican state CONN ittee met to-
day, and by vote of nine to two
passed the following resolution: "That
this committee is hereby dissolved
Deputy Collector a. NJ. Hughes, tele.
graphs from Columbia, Tennessee, that
he has information that Thomas j.
Williams, who guided the raiding
parties, was taken from his house and
murdered.
A caucus Of the democratic mem
bers elect to the forty.tifth congress
will be held, according to usage, in the
hall of the house of representatives,
on Saturday evening, October 18th, at
s o'clock, to nominate candidate for
speaker and other officers of the house
and to transact such further business
as may be necessary.
The Star says sensationally: "The
speakership contest presents no new
phase. The situation, in nut shell
is this: Sitting all sources of informa
ton and u canvass of the ground, Ran
dali has about forty~eight votes pledged
beyond certainty on the first ballot,
and has the even chance of eight
more, which will make up the balance.
The democratic strength Is diff used
respectively between Saylor, Cox,
Goode, Morrison and Black burn.
1.-THE opponents OF Randall have
abandoned any general combination,
but will endeavor to unite the free
trade and anti-resumption element OF
the west and south against him, and
choose their candidate to be represent.
ed in the caucus either from the west
or SOUTH
Editorially it says: "Mr. Randall
se ms to have the inside track for the
speakership. There is little doubt that
he will be elected"
A Baltimore dispatch says confer
ence was held yesterday at the archi-
episcopal residence between Arch
bishop Gibbons aud the bishops OF the
archdiocese of Baltimore, and the
I ames of three clergymen determined
to be forwarded to the pope to NIL the
vacancy in the see OF Richmond. Al
though the names are not divulged 1t II
believed that the Rev. Jansens, the
present administrator of the Richmond
diocese, was selected as one OF thu
three. Archbishop Gibbons will prob
ably be installed in about a week a
primate Of the Catholic church II
America.
r The message to the extra session
, will merely call the attention of con
press to the deficiency in the variou
sporopristions and that legislation b
effected to rem dy the inconvenience
that exist. Other matters will be post
poned until the president sends hi
! message to the regular session.
A Chicago dispatch says, Genera
Sheridan, having received from Adju
tant General Townsend, dispstche
: congratulating himself, General TER
and Colonel Miles on the result of tn
, Indian war, telegrsphed the same
, officers In command, adding that h
. considers the capture of Joseph exceed
ingly important especially in its II
D auenee on the Oregon Indians. II
also adds his oSn COMMUNICATION fC
the conduct of both officers and mel
The solicitor OF the treasury has az
dressed letter to the secretary rel
|. tive to the governments interest
4 Dismal Swamp canal. The govern
q mept has invested 100000 therein