The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-06-23
WASHINGTON.
sherman's Views, Regarding the -Four
Per Cents, Principal and Interest,
Endorsed BY the President
and Cabinet.
Boyntsn, Former Pension Agent at Kno1.
vile, Designated for the Consolidated
District Composed Of North Caro-.
Ina, Tennessee and Virginia.

Hampton OF North Carolina. Hand.
In HIS Official Check-The Beautfe.
I of the DemoactiznsIo8 Of silver
Decision to the Mobile Bank BaiId-
Ing suit-Louisiana Piseemen
| WASHINGTON, June l9.-kennedy
and Newman, the remaining mem
bers of the colored delegation, have
left. W. II. Twitchell, of Coushatta
fame, and at present a state senator in
Louisiana, is after the pension office.
Ray is after the district attorneyship.
1t il still said IsbelIe will be retained
as pension agent
Secretary Sherman Is said to be pre-
pairing letter on the interests of the
four per cents. The intention was to
say in the bonds themselves that they
would be paid in gold, but the opinion
of the attorney general having been
requested, he replied that the strict
wording of the law tha; the principal
is payable in coin of standard value
at the time the law was passed, must
be adhered to. At the same time the
attorney general is understood to hold
that the bonds cannot be paid in sill
yer, owing to the decentralization act.
General E. K. Hampton, clerk of
the United States circuit and district
courts at Ashville, North Carolina,
rendered his resignation to-day.
Special agent James G.. Hester, OF
the department of justice, has adj
dressed letter to the president, sta
ting he had examined the office OF
General Hampton, and found no IT.
reguiarities in his official acts.
In the government suit II Mobile,
involving the title TO the bank build
ing of the deposit savings association,
bought by the United States at sale
for internal revenue taxes, In the cir
cit court, Judges Bradley and Wood
on the bench, the suit was decided in
favor Of the government.
WASHINGTON, June 2O.-S. b. Pack
ard has reached Chicago in search OF
health.
Henry Ward Beecher desires the re-
tention of Mr.. Freeman as the Brook
iyn collector. Freeman supported
Beecher III his TiIton scrape.
The republicans of North Carolina
are not harmonious. Major J. w.
Smith, member of congress, protests
against the appointment of Hyman rs
collector of the Second North Carolina
district. Secretary Sherman does not
favor Hymau, but his bond is good
and the president seems to desire that
Hyman should qualify. Hyman is
colored and an ex-member of congress.
The comptroller of internal revenue
desires the retention of Powers in
North Carolina.
ID. +. B0ynton, the former pension
agent at Knoxville, Tennessee, has
been designated rs agent for the con-
solidated district composed of North
Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee, and
he received full Instructions from
Commissioner Bently, ard will pro-
ceed to the different agencies and re-
ceive all the books papers and office
property.
Commissioner Raum declines to
make any terms with the tobacco men
who have tampered with revenue
stamps, or have otherwise used them
fraudulently.
John Bailey, of North Carolina, de-
clines the consulship to st. Paul.
A. Il. Brown, of this city, got the
Black Hill contracts.
1t was supposed that the appoint
ent OF young Fish TO Switzerland
would close tie doors TO the st. James
mission against Hamilton Fish, but
this is expiained-the mission to the
Swiss republic has been reduced to 4
charge d'affaires.
Secretary Sherman's views, regard
ing the four per cents, principal and
interest, 1t is ssid is endorsed by the
president and cabinet.
The Indian Bureau has information
from Walla Walla agency, Idaho, of q
massacree Of nine settlers by nom
treaty Indians in that vicinity. At
last accounts the soldiers in n,rsu,t
were twelve hours behind the re,,
skins.
The president, TODAY. commissioned
w. Doekerv eonsu, of I,aads rbis an
no,,tme,t ti,Is ,ba Ia, vaoanov a,,on,
tha salaried eons,,a,ss IT, 81, an,'
.u,.,es now v.c.n, orc . ,.w ,n 80,
Arsr;.. and an a.. .,r;osn So.
wh,oh are nsid ,v ,a.. .n,onn,,.
,,a,I, =, ~, -. a.. g.. -.
hundred dollars per annum. Very few
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derstood that v is the intention OF the