The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-24

Disabilities Have Been Removed by
The House
WASHINGTON, February i6.-The
privileges aud powers committee of
the House held no session to-day.
Rear Admiral Davis, in charge Of
the observatory, is sick.
The president has signed the de-
ficieney bill, and the printers have
struck.
General Ruger will testify Monday
on the use of troops. General Sher-
man will also be called.
The public printers who had stopped
work held meeting and resolved to
resume work tomorrow.
Louisianiahs here suspect that Well
don, who, it is alleged, attempted. the
life of Packard, is Eliza Pinkston in
male attire.
HOnore, the colored secretary OF
State of Louisiana, arrived here yes
terday, with certain papers, under q
subpoena from the Senate committee
on privileges and elections. 1t is sup
posed that they are the papers which
the House committee called for, and
for refusing which the returning board
ere in duress.
Kellogg aud Darrell represented TO
the president that there was danger of
bleod-shed and trouble in New Or
ceans, and urged him to put a stop 10
further discussion by recognizing the
Packard government. 1t is understood
that the president intimated that be
Iould not consent to reverse his deter.
minatiou not TO disturb the existing
status.
Major General Sehofield, now in
charge of the military academy at
West Point, has written a letter to
General Thomas Ewing for the pur.
pose Of vindicating the military order
issued by General Ewing, in 1868. de.
populating part of the western bor.
/ der of Missouri. After defending the
order on account of it's necessity and
humanity, General Sehofield says he
| does not write to vindicate his own
conduct, or to shift responsibility, bal
il was only Justice to General Ewing
who has been cepsured for issuing the
order, 10 say that the responsibility foi
its execution belongs 10 President
Lincoln, to himself, and to General
Ewing, in proportion to their respec
tive rank and authority.
Senator Kelly states in regard o hi
Enforcement Of the cypher dispatch
sent by ]. FL. Patrick on the 30th o.
November to Colonel A. T. Peltop
that he was totally unaware Of its con
tanning proposition for the purchase
of Republican elector. He says Pat
rick came to him and stated that b,
had prepared eypher telegram TO tn,
secretary of the Democratic nationa
committee, asking the latter to plael
ten thousand dollars to his credit 70
the purpose OF paying lawyers fee
and other necessary expenses con
nected with the anticipated Legislation
eonceraiBg the issuance OF the certifi
Gates TO the electors. Patrick requestes
him To iDdorse this telegram, becaus
ne Kelly was known to the Deina
cratic national committee, and IL - =
desirable TO secure prompt action
Senator Kelly says he could not reas
the eypher dispatch ana accepted Pat
rick's statement as to Its meaning
He indorsed 1t without hesitation
upon the foregoing assurances as to ii
contents.
The senator also states that su bse
auenfly, he earnestly endeavored t
get from the national eommitte.
money TO pay the lawyers fees, and nc
being able to obtain 1t, raised S., 20
on his own note for that parposs
Three thousand dollars OF which h
paid to Hill, Thomas and Durham
who had b.en retained. The remais
ing two hundred dollars he paid fc
the EXPENSES of bringing Lszweil, on
OF the Democratic electors he Salem, q
it was thought perhaps he had highs
number Of votes than Cronin.