The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-05-12
Sensational Rumor Of the Resignation OF
Attorney-6eneraI Deyen and His
Acceptance of the cohS,antinOpIe
Mission Troops in Texas.
The Pension Agencies are New rn.
Most Valuable s,niee, of the Govern
Uent-


Most Valuable onire- of the Govern
mens.
WAsHTNGTnN, May a-Iamcs n.
Kennedy and Ssms- VI. Vance report
an Interview with Postmaster General
Key, who spoke highly of Colonel Par
ker's management Of the New or
leans postOfiice, and assured them that
there was no probability at "a change.
The friends OF Marshal Pitkin cx
press some u1easiBe>s this morning
Probapie-J Ames Rg-seI lowell, OF
Harvard college, will be rendered the
mission to Austria.
Secretary Sher an has teen official.
ly notified that the centennial board of
finance have psii into the treasury OF
the United States II .0OO, 90 on account
of the appropriation made to the cen
tennial exhibition. Half the am mouut
was paid to the sub-tTeasury nj PniIa-
delphis, and the other half To the -ub-
treasury, at New York. There is re-
manning $4,000 TO be paid next
week
Official. The sixteenth infantry,
now at New Orleans. are ordered TO
Fort Leaveuworth. The regiment will
I move without undue haste, 30 4. to
reach its destination in June.
The president and secretaries, Evarts,
Sherman, Devins and McCrary,gef for
Philsdelphis.
During the discussion on the Rio
Grsnde troubles in the cabinet yester-
day, Secretary MoCrary reported the
force in Texas rs follows:
The Eighth and Tenth regiments Of
cav airy, aud he Tenth, rSeEty-fuurth
and rweuty.Iifth Infantry. The Eighth
cavalry and Twenty fourth aud 'r~en-
tY-fifth in;autry are cpiarrd- The r-gi-
meuts consist of Twelve companies Of
| one hsndred mcu each. These will
remain in the rc-a --~r~s ..S~tfs guJL
The Third infantry 10 stationed at
Jackson barracks. -. Msrtiusvill,,
Coushstta aud Pin,syille, louisiana.
The Thirteenth infantry has seven
companies in Louisiana, aud the tai
ance in Arkansas.
Rear Admiral WuEd,n, reports his
flagship, Trenton, at Villa FTsoa, The
Marion is at Smyrna the Vaudaii., at
Constantinople, ard the AillaLce, ON
the coast of Smyra.
An article in the Republican states,
among other things, that Attorney
General Devens, il atout to retire from
the cabinet, aud took the mission to
Constantin0ple. This is pronounced
unfoundsd in bill its detsils.
The Russian minister gave final no.
tiee To the state department, of the war
between Russia ana Turkey. Secre-
tary Evarts viii reply in diplomatic
| note.
The pension agencies, under the con-
solidatioD, will be the most valuable
offices OF the government.
The state department has advice- OF
distressing drought throughout
Buenos Ayres.
The report of the commission ap-
pointed 10 examine IN the fall Of the
roof of the pOstoflice lhilding in New
York, concludes, while they regret the
disaster which killed three and wound-
ed half dozen more, are thankful
that 1t revealed other defects which
might have resulted in much more ai,-
pslling disasters. \ radical weakness
of hidden girder over the United
tate courtroom has been di-covere,i.
Sir Edward Thornton and family
left for home on leave of nis-ence.
The Hon. +. II. PIunkett remains in
charge OF the legation.
The secretary of war has ordered
1850 enlisted men discharged bet seen
now and the first Of July, in order
that the reserved pay aud allowances
may be paid from the cgrrent year,
appropriations. This disbursement
amounts 10 about $780,
a contest has opened for the com
oined pension agency at New Orleans.
K II. Isabelle has had the local place
for seven years. The contestants are
I
state senator Of Louisiana, cnIored,
and Charles Hin, white, a deputy
marshal under Packard.
WAsHINGroS, May IO.-An DINO
editor, reporting an interview wl,h
the president, represents him a. hav-
ing great expectations, among them
the loss of Ohio to the republicans this
fall. aud the gain of South Carolina
within two years, with Wade Hamp-
ton n the candidate of the republi-
cans for governor. The account con
cludes: He also thought, ~ one OF
the fruits OF hi- southern pniicy, that
Louisiana would be gathered into the
republican fold. At this point his
visitor asked him II lie did not believe
the republicans had carried Louisiana
at the last election. The president re-
piled I'm the affirmative. But said
his visitor, they have cheated W. oul
, OF 1t, and they will do il again. II We
do carry any Cf these southern states,
, they won't let Us have them Bl
the president did not look through ths
. same sp,eiacles ~ his visitor, and
, reiterated his belief in the gloriols re
suits which are TO follow from hi,
policy"
: General Sherman has given order
necessary to reduce the army, In ac
!. cordsnce with the directions of th,
r secretary of war. Recruiting stops i'm
: mediately. Non-commissioned officer.
! may re-enlist under certain circum
:, stances.
Secretary Thompson, Of the nav,
department., issues a circular that h,
: cannot, without violating the laws
y render officers any assistance In In,
matter of their pay.
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+ The soush Carolina Leg ssssssre.
> CoLUMBIA, May lo.--The state sen
d ate to-day decided to go into an elec
: ton for chief Justice, on the fifteenth
instant. The house being democrats
e will concur, and settle matter owe
p which both houses have been firhtin
3 since the opening session. The .enst
70 passed 4 resalutSosa sust,.,r;.;. -