The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-05-26

George II. Baker, minister to Russia,
has resigned.
A Philadelphia delegation waited on
the president to-day. They desire >
change in federal offices there.
Secretary Key knows nothing in
confirmation of the report that his
second and third assistants are to be
bounced.
Governor Tom Young assured the
president that If his southern policy
worked well, there would not be q
thousand republicans in Ohio dissatIs-
fled with 1t.
DIR. William P. Jones succeeds DIR
Hawloek as postmaster at Nashville,
who, the Star says, is removed for
cause.
Indian Commissioner Smith, ill be
absent two months inspecting the
agencies.
They are promising the mission to
Belgium to General Burbridge. of Ken
lucky.
Senator Blaine was at the white
house soon this morning. He wants
to have John l.. Thomas made collec.
tor of customs at Baltimore.
Postmasters south and west com.
plain of silver aceumuistIng on their
hands. They are compelled to take it
in sums Of five dollars for stamps, and
cannot disburse it.
The counties of Rockdale and New.
ton are transferred from the third to
the second Georgia district. Andrew
Clark, collector of the second Georgia
has permission to make new bonds, so
as to release old bondsmen who desire
it.
The administration is troubled be-
cause they have no money to make a
show at the French exposition of 1873.
Secretary Sherman has decided to
inangurate an Investigation into the
Philadelphia eustomhouse, similar to
the investigation now progressing at
New York.
Colonel Schley, of West Virginia, is
an applicant for commissioner of agri-
culture.
The investigation of charges against
Supervisor Peter j. Ralph, of the
eighth district, resulted in acquittal
He was charged with being interested
in patents.
There is hitch in Wiekersham's
appointment to the Mobile postoifice
Special agent Ivy, who is in Mobile on
other business, has been requested to
look into it.
The postal commission, with POST
master General Key, and railway su-
parintendents Vail and Marshall, leave
Tonight to be absent eight or ten days
and en- route will visit, in the order
named, Lynchburg. Dsnville, Char
iotte, Atlanta, Chattanooga and Bris-
tol.
Late instructions from the treasury
department., require the treasurer and
assistant treasurers of the United States
| to receive silver In any amount when
preseHted for deposit by public officers,
received In the usual course OF busi-
ness.
The request Of Governor Moorey,
that troops be sent to Utah, has been
referred to General Sherman. General
Crook will be ordered to Utah, to In.
vestigate the necessity for the move
ment
The dispatches published yesterday
have had marvellous effect on ths
postoffice department. All is explained
and the crisis passed. The reported
removal Of the second and third assist
ant postmaster generals is authorita
lively denied.
| Appointment: w. Fl. Locke, post
master, Eufsula, vice Clark, resigned
/ Jesse w. jackson IL appointed In
ternal revenue agent for the district
of Georgia and Alabama, vice Alvin
CLARK, resigned.
A gentleman named Forbes is here
very strongly indorsed for the Unite,
States marshalship Of western Texas
A change is imminent.
By direction OF the secretary OF war
Captain r. w. Brown, of the corps o
engineers, replaces Major Comstock OIL
work of improvements at South Pass
Mississippi. This does not infringe OF
. the duties Of Captain Adams, who ha
charge of the surveys of the lake an,
Mississippi, during Major Comstock',
leave.
Secretary Evarts is preparing q let
ter to the Mississippi author tiles r.
: garding the killing of Chisholm an
his family. The letter will be motto
10 people Of the southern states In re
gard to the presidents views upon tn
/ question Of the protection of citizen
Of all cl assea.
'-asraWs show which Way the WanA,