The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-28
Wade, Blains & Co., Powerless
in Their Opposition to the
Southern Policy.
Hayes Does sot See How They Can Give
Force 10 Their opposition Without
Rehahiliiating the Carpet
Bag Governments.
Hampton Propose to Liauidate
All Obligations Contracted
in the Name of South
Carolina.

from North Carolina, leaving only one
company in the state, at Fort Johnson.
General PM Sheridan is here con.
snltiug the president aud General
sherman regarding the Indians
The cabiLet held u trief session,
during vi ich the president thanked
the Louisiana commission for their la
bors in that field.
a New Orleans dispatch saws: "This
afternoon an hundred guns were fired,
and the city was literally displayed
with flags, in honor of the withdrawal
OF troops from the stg,ehoust.
The Louisiana commissioners pre-
scented their reports to the president,
and remained ali hour with Him, and
later, diBed at the white house. The
report is simply review of their pro-
ceediugs.
heeogh. chairman OF the state repub.
iican committee of North Carolina,
has written letter endorsing the
presidents southern policy, and piedg-
ing North Carolina republicans 10 sup
pert 1t as the best possible plan for
future peace and freedom from politi-
cal contention.
Edward 7. McCOoks, for Ioug time
editor of the National Republican. has
been appointed by Judge Settle, United
States district judge for Florida, chief
Of the Uaited States district court for
that district, and 10y Judge Wood,
United States circuit juige, chief CLERK
of the United States circuit court foI
tia, district.
liares does not see how Wade,
Biaiue 4 Co, can give force to their
opposi;iCi'. lie says they could not
do it 10y thwartiug any personal
plans or prospects of hi. own, because
lie had none for them to thwart they
could not DO it by defeating his nomi-
nations in the senate, because he never
would send any name to the senate in
whose combinations he had any in
terest, beyond that inspired 10y his
general views to the good of the pub
lie service. RE did not see that they
could do anything beyond denouncing
his policy, even if they could find u
majority in the senate opposed TO this
southern policy, the senate could not
undo what had been done; IL could
not restore the troops to the statehous
nor could it rehabiiitste the govern
ments which had vanished rs soon a.
federal troops were Withdrawn from
their support.
a columbus South Caroliaa dispatch
says the legislature met in executive
session, on the call of Governor
Hampton. In the senate, the former
Observation-Disclosures, Gleaves, called
the house to order and made IA fare.
we'll address, insisting he was legally
reelected, but that further resistance
would be futile. Simpson then took
the seat AMI delivered brief address
urging harmony and strict regard
for the privileges Of all classes. The
Edgefield and Laurens senators were
sworn III. The senate now stands If
teen democratic and eighteen republi
can, but one republican votes with
| the democrats aud another is in Jail
The senate is virtually tied, and the
Acknowledgements has the casting
vote. The indications are that AsSe
sociate Justice Willard, New YORK.
republican, will be nominated for chic
Justice by the democratic caucus. auc
| and elected in accordance with Hamp
toms avowed desire.
A Columbus, South Carolina, dis
patch says Hampton's message wa.
received and read today. Regarding
the securities, he says: The suspicion,
which attach to a portion OF tn,
outstanding obligations of the state
| and which, to a greater or less exten
affects the value of all, render it i'm
| peritiye that these obligations, wheth
er funded or not, should be strictly
scrutinized with view of ascertain
ing which are valid and which AT,
not. This should be the condition
precedent to the payment of the inter
est on any of the outstanding obliga
tions of the state, whether in the forr
OF bonds or otherwise, aud also to the
further funding If any of the state in
debtedness into the consolidated bondt
authorized to be issued under act o
1878 TO reduce the value OF the publ,
debt.
A Matamofas special ssys: Consid
cradle excitement prevails on thi,
frontier on account of what appears t,
be well-founded rumor that Genera
Ord, military commander of Texas
has directed the concentration Of .
considerable force Of United State.
troops at Laredo, Texas, on the Xix
Grsnde, Immediately opposite Nuevc
Laredo, Mexico. This movement, a
this time, when the frontier Is remark
ably quiet, taken in connection with
the facts that Colonel Shaffer recent,
crossed a force of United States troop,
into Mexico. near Piedrias Negra.
with General 0rd's knowledge, ant
the presence Of General Escobedo. WHIT
is the chief military partisan Of ex
President Lerdo, ut San Antonio
Texas, which is headquarters of til,
department, Is considered in Mata
moras as = menace by the ULite.
States military authorities against tn,
government of Diax, and serious com
plieations are feared. Several arrest.
Of Mexican officers, who were sus
pected Of sympathy gith I.erdo's cause
have been made, and important paper
duplicating others have been found
A New Orleans dispatch says tn,
legislature adjourned sine die. AL
officers elected with Governor Mich
oils, are now in undispnted possession
! Of their offices and records. The cit,
Is very quiet.
The DalIas s.A wiehisa 8saa.
At 20 p.m., yesterday, an excur
sion party ran out on this road min,
miles, 10 the end Of the present track
and returned to the city At $50, spend
ing half an hour At the present termi
nus at the farm Of Mrs. Langford. Thu