The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-25
WASHINGTON.
Senator Morton Very Low snd There is
Little Hope OF His Recevery-yoor.
hees to be HIS Successor in
Case OF His Death.
The Presidential Party In New Hampshire
Attead Religious Love Feast aad
Shy Jokes at the Biblical Lore
Of the Cabinet.

I
SUGAR. Because 10 10 Celsrea, becomes
. TFoubleso0e Matter 20 ahe rreasu.
~ Department.
Major Farrell, psymaster, Ii ordered
ta report to the department Of Texas,
Major Gibson to be relieved.
i The rascally Yankee reporters make
Key, alluding to the sanetity of his
postmaster generAlship, say: eli hns-
band or vile write sharp letter TO
the other half, he must not tell Of IL !;
and If girl writes very sweet letter
to her sweetheart, he must not let 1t
be known. These things we require
to be kept secret. except to those to
whom letters are directed
| The. following dispatches were re-
ceiyed at the war department, dated
at Chicago, and signed by Lieutenant-
General Sheridan. Captain Balm
bridge, with the Bismarck scouts, en-
route to join General Howard, teie-
graphs me from the Sand Hills, Mon
tana stage route, at p. M, 2lst in-
stant, that General Howard is at the
head Of Dry Creek, thirty-five degrees
north, and that he had fight with
the hostils the day before (20th). No
particulars given"
A dispatch from San Francisco says
the following has just been received
from General Howard, dated Camp
Meadow, Idaho, August Goth: 81 Az
rived at this camp yesterday, with
cavalry and fifty infantry. Miller
with four battalions. 10 will join me
tonight My advance camp was ap-
preached this morning before day by
over one hundred hostiles. They sue
ceeded in stampeding and driving off
about one hundred animals, Of which
number about one.third were recap
tufed by the cavalry, Who started in
pursuit as soon as they could saddle,
and struck the party after apursuit of
six miles, and engaged them, with q
ioss Of one tugler, killed; one officer,
Lieutenant Benson, of the Seventh
infantry and six privates wounded.
No cavalry horses lost. Will continue
the pursuit Tomorrow, via Henry
Lake"
A special to the New York Post says
private dispatch, just received from
Senator Morton's brother-in-iaw, says
the senator is very low, and there is
little hope of his surviving. His mind
is perfectly clear and his will is
strong, but his digestive functions are
impaired, indicating waning life. In
the event of his death, Governor Will
liams will appoint ID. w. Voorhees, to
his seat in the senate.
They continue to talk in New Eng
land. General Devens said: "a few
years ago, the church OF which you are
part here, was torn and rent assunder
by the great conflict of arms between
liberty and slavery. Certainly, now
that the great questions involved in
that contest are settled, there Is great
reason to rejoice the members OF the
| church north and south are again
united.n
The president then said: "It is not
best for one bred to the law to attempt
to quote scripture, but there Is some
thing like this. There is more joy over
the repenting of one, than over an
hundred that have gone astray. We
have with US . friend, who was for
four years against US, and more re-
Gently made the mistake of voting
against me, but now on the question
fof integrity and msintainance Of the
union, and on the question of freedom
and equality Of all men, no man Is be.
fore Judge Key"
| The postmaster-general spoke as fol-
lows: 1t would not be expected that /
should appear here without embarrass-
ment It is not without feelings OF
] sadness that view this scene. 1 am
carried back to my boyhood days,
when in the far distant south, my sun
ny south, attended meetings like
this, for Methodists we found In that
part Of the union, and my father was
an humble minister in your church.
He has been gone now, ten years, and
/ yon have heard how I, his own son,
have wandered. will not attempt te
4 quote scripture, for might fail more
fsignifcantly than the president. bat 1
have heard an old hymn that reads
| while the lamp holds ont to burn,
The viiest sinner may return.
The fact that General Devins and I
afe here together shows that the pfin.
ciples Of religion have . hold ON the
cabinet, II not throughout the whole
country. The people of New Hamp-
shire need have NO fears Of the people
Of the south. Both political parties
there have endorsed the constitution
and all OF its amendments, and the
people have been solaced by the presi.
dent and his policy ON their good be-
havior, andI am sure they will keep
their fsith. I thank you sincerely for
i this greeting, and accept 1t not ~ q
compliment to myself, but - mark Of
feeling you have for the people OF the
south.
| Secretary Evasts was then intro
duced. He said:
i Ladies' and geutiemen-When the
flanders Of this great government
formed It, they laid its support sure in
civil and relielous hhsFty and insisted
4 On thu enfisa aararnkiou nj Nh,,r<.h sud