The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-06-16
WASHINGTON.
The Agony over the Louisiana Mar
shaiship ENDS in Ihr saspcH.lsnoI
Pltkin and the appointment
Of wharton.
TIE Mexican Minister Protests Against
the Execution Of the Orders TO Gen
ersi Ord and IS Assured that
Acquisition Of Terrii0ry
is Not the Ain.

Colonel James Lewis, eoInr,d, has
been appointed naval officer NJ New
Orleans.
The proceedings in the case Of
Franks. deputy marshal OF North Car
lima, were preliminary.
The secretary OF the treasury LA.
caiIed in fifteen millions OF eousols. Of
1885. Interest ceases Septem Der iIth.
Jasper smith, now consul q. Punrhal.
WAS promoted To the commercial nren-
cy, At Nottingham. England.
The secretary of the navy leave to-
morrow on an inspecting tour. Rear
Admiral Howell acts during the secre-
taryis absence.
The approximation OF the fractional
currency, out % circulation 10y Io-, or
destruction, will exceed SIC, oo0,Gee.
No appointments agreed upon, ex>
cept marshal for Maryland.
General Jack Wharton Was also APP
pointed marshal OF Louisiana. vice
Pitkin, suspended.
benjamin Long has been appointed
secretary 10 the president, to Sign land
warrants.
Tie star says Secretary sherman 10
In favor Of the decentralization Of silver
for all purposes for which United states
notes are now Used ~ legal tender.
he does not favor the Use Of silver In
payment of custom dues.
Senator Ferry Is not seriously sick
ID. u. Potts WAS appointed postmaster
al Petersburg, Virginia
The mint. Of the country will re-
main idle tom the Let 10 the middle
OF July for repairs.
The protest, presented by Minister
] Mariscal, against the execution Oi the
orders given 10 General Ord, v 40 fol.
! lowed by a personal interview with
the secretary Of state. MT. MaTsical
was ass red that bis anxiety about the
order Was DOT Justified, 80 far As he en-.
tertaiDed any fears that il coptem.
plated u demonstration sgAius, MeXi-
can territory, looking 10 the acguisi-
ton Of any part thereof.
General John Tyler, ir., was appoint
Ell inspector Of customs AZ Richmond,
| Virginia.
| Major William Rogers, recently SUI
peryising inspector of STEAMBOATS, at
New Orleans, has Preferred charges OF
incompetency against General james
4. Dumont, general supervising In
spector. The papers were laid before
the president to-day.
John $. McClintOck, has teen sp-
pointed marshal for Maryland
Mr.. Kasson, minister to Spain, had
conference with Secretary EvArts
to-day. He sails for Madrid on the
fourth of July.
| The New York customhuuse inves-
| tigating commission concluded their
labOrs to-day. This morning the com
mittee from the importers and grocers
board of trade waited upon the CON-
mission and presented book COM
| piled by their board of trade ia 1873
containing various suggestions.
The United States district attorney
! for the western district OF North Caro-
lima, arrived here this morning A. a
witness in the trial OF Franks, United
States deputy marshal from North
! Carolina. Franks was arrested charged
with defraudiDg the United state
| government
The cabinet remained ia session tai
three O'Clock this afternoon IL wac
agreed that precaution measures ia
the Mountain Meadow massacre case
should be pushed. The government
will see that sufficient force b,. sent Ia
enforce the DEGREES Of the courts.
The secretary of slate read n cOmmu-
nication received by him from Minis
ter Foster, at Mexico, in effect that
I the Mexican authorities viii COOPER
ate with the United States authorities
on the Rio Grande. to prevent raids
into Texas, and break up cattle steal.
ing IN that section.