The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-07
The Band Of the Eighteenth
United States Infantry Heads
the Column.
The Secretary OF the Treasury Refuses
to Relieve The Suretles on the Bend
of the Revenue Guager OF the
whisky Ring.
Hayes Anxious About His Southern Policy
Gordon Urges the Immediate Use of
Appropriations for the Rivers tn
Georgia, Alabama and
Tennessee.

No cabinet meeting was held to day.
4. r. Lee, appointed consul to
Frankfort-on-the- Main, was the pri-
vate secretary of Hayes while governor
of Ohio.
1t is stated that charges have been
presented against Governor Potts, of
Montana, for receiving brides.
Ministers Schurz and Eyarts have
gone to New York. The former will
remain till Monday on private bust
ness.
The president is reported as having
said to his cabinet yesterday, that he
preferred postponing action on as
many appointments as possible until
it Is definitely known whether his
Southern policy is successful.
\ Columbus, South Carolina dis
patch says, that Governor Hampton,
arrived this evening on n special train
accompanied by a large military dele
| cations from Charlotte and alt pOints
ia this State on the line of road. lie
was received by the military, ire and
other organizations at the depot, where
a procession was formed, and headed
| by the band of the eighteenth United
| States Infantry, escorted him amid
| great enthusiasm to Carolina hall,
/ where he was inaugurated last Decem-
! Der. He addressed aa immense con
/ course Of people, and announced that
! his policy in the future would he Of
peace and harmony; that lac would
| support President Hayes AS long as
he pursued the policy Indicated in his
I inaugural address. The governor
reiterated the pledges made 10 tine
| eolored people in his campaign
| speeches, and sail that ia the admin
istration of tue law, he should know
no race.
| Senator Gordon called ts-dsy upon
General Humpbrics, the chief of engi-
neers, aud upon the secretary of war,
TO urge the immediate use OF appro-
! priatious which had been suspended
| by order OF President Grant. for the
rivers in Georgia, Alabama and Ten
nessee. He was asked by the secre-
tsry of war to reduce his suggestions To
writing, and submits these TO the de-
partment. This General Gordon did
His demands EN- brace the Co 1sa, Flint,
| Chattahonchie, Ocumulgea and Ten
nessee rivers. The prospect is that
General Gordon will succeed in having
the work heguu on the rivers
The secretary of the treasury has
written letter in which he declines
to relieve the sureties on bond,
of the revenue gnager who was con-
vieted in st. Louis of completely in the
whisky ring and sentenced 10 four
teen years imprisonment. The
sureties offered to pay one thousand
dollars; claimed that they should
be relieved, as the principal was one
of the many conspirators, with many
Others; that he has since been pardon
ed of the criminal offense, and further,
that their property has deprecated in
value and they are not able to pay the
Judgment The secretrry in reply
speaks of the whisky ring, and says
il was fraud and conspiracy in
yolving the loss OF many millions of
the public revenue, and be-
trsyal OF public trust that threatened
the utter subversion of the revenue
lave. If u case ever occurred OF eIen,
daring aud palpable violation OF pub
lie duty it was this conspiracy. known
~ the St Louis whisky ring.
Appointments: John .. Collins,
appointed collector of customs. Bruus-
wick, Georgia; Joseph Shaekleford,
surveyor OF customs, Louisville, Ken
lucky; William Barnett, recently sus-
pended, has been reinstated as super
visor of STEAMBOATS, at st. Louis; Post
master-Geneal Key has sppe iDted ID.
Brown, of Louisville, superintendent
Of postotiice agents, vice Edward
Howard.
A Charlotte, North Carolina, dis
patch says Governor Hampton reach
ed here last hight and made q speech
in which he said: al have the great
est confidence in the president. i
believe him to be sincere, honest and
determined to discharge the duties OF
his office under the constitution as the
executive of the entire nation" The
governor concluded 10y remarking that
but for the votes of the honest color
ed people of South Carolina. he would
not now be her governor, aud having
pledged himself to secure to the color
ed man all his rights under the consti-
tuition and laws Of the State, he was
going to see 1t tiuue. $50 help me God.n
Packard has written long and
somewhat threatening letter to Hayes.
Alludipg to it editoriaily, the Wash
ington Republican says: This Is all
very fine, but does Mr. Packard really
hope To brighten the president away
from the pursuance of his duty by such
language, ami the implied threat that
he Will make certain exposures which
will be unpleasant to The PRESIDENT
What need the president care for
Packard's assumption that he, Pack
ard, had the strongest case? And In
what unmistakabie manner will he be
heard from? The whole country
knows that there have been charges
aud eounter-charses OF corruption aud
fraud in the political contest in the
the State of Louisiana and that some
OF the proceedings have been most
disreputable, but we doubt whether
Packard could tell anything besides
! what is fully known already.
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