The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-06-30

anxs ON Pay -RaiI at One aa.l One.
| Half Per Ceaf. oH-Tesiia,ony Tor
Prosecution in Franks Trial Closed.
! WASHINGTON, June 29.-Army ofii
GERS can dispose of pay-rolls at one aud
one half per cent. of. Navy officers
must submit TO twenty per cent dis
count.
The trial of Deputy Marshal Franks,
of North Carolina, was resumed to-
day. Several witnesses for the gov
ernment We're examined, showing
frauds were committed inside of Mar
shal Douglass Office by his deputies.
The evidence for the government. was
concluded to-day. The case will be
| resumed tomorrow for Franks testi-
meny and argument.
VIM. g. Ledue, of Minnesota, but
formerly Of Ohio, has been appointed
commissioner OF agriculture, vice
Watts. resigned. Ledue takes hold
July lst-
Cadet Henry o. Flipper, eolored, as
signed to the Tenth regiment of cav.
airy, vice Fuller transferred.
WASHINGTON, June est is as
serted, on good authority, that Messrs.
Cox, Morrison, Saylor, Goode and
blackburn have signified their inten-
ton TO be on hand at the democratic
gathering at White sulphur Springs
next week, which promises 10 be very
large.
The latest programme outlined by
the administration TO sheive the south.
western elephants is TO give Postmas-
ter General Key the supreme Judge
ship, Bristow the circuit judgeship aud
General Pillow the IN mission to Mexico.
Assistant Postmaster General Tyner
VIII then become postmaster general
esterday's storm In the northwest
extended from the lakes 10 the Ohio
river, and ut last reports had reached
Columbus, Ohio. But few fatalities
are reported. The weather reports in,
dicate that the storm was exhausted
this morning. No cautionary signals
are ordered.
WASHINGTON, June 2S. - Secre.
tarys Key and Schurz have re-
turned from Boston. President HAYES
comes Saturday.
During the past six weeks, Senator
Ransom, OF North Carolina, has been
appealing 10 the president and the
secretary of the treasury, for an am
nesty for all his people charged with
violating the internal revenue laws.
He has been in the city for the last
two days in this matter. II is said
he has concluded an agreement with
the internal revenue department, by
which all cases in North Carolina can
be compromised with the government
under restrictions. The terms are lin-
derstoO1 to be satisfactory to General
Leach, James staples and Thomas b.
heagh, who are attorneys for the
whisky and tobacco men OF North
Carolina. The terms will be made
known as soon as the formal arrange
meuts are completed with the attor-
ney.
The recent letting of the postal route
contracts will be the occasion of some
discomfort in the south, because the
inadequacy of appropriations prevents
the establishment of new routes or
the maintainance of old ones. The
new route from Mobile via Pensacola,
TO Cedar Keys, and the west coast OF
Florida, da,recomnended by the Alabama
and Florida delegations in congress, is
among the number, aud no regular
contract for the transportation of the
mails over IL VIII be let. Bids were
made for service upon il by parties in
Mobile, bat they have been shelved.
WASHINGTON. June 25.-The secretary
of war has addressed letter to Cow
ernor Emory, of Utah, in further an~
swer to the letter of that officer OF Nav
1 ti1 Sl.tpu 4nr rain
military posts in that territory. The
secretary says j have the honor to in
form you that the subject has under
gone careful investigation through the
military authorities. While not shar.
ing in the belief that the Mormon pops
ulation OF Utah contemplate violence
or resistance TO the luwfai authority. il
is proper to take measures 10 allay any
apprchensions such a. are expressed in
your letter and in numerous communi-
cations upon the same subject Ii Is
the desire and purpose of the admins.
tration, by use OF all legitimate means.
to aid the proper authorities in Utah in
the prese vation of peace, protection OF
the rights OF all. the due enforcement
OF the law, and to this end such increase
of the military force there, as may be
practicable, will be made in due time
during the present summer and fall
General Sheridan hopes he will be able
20 increase the garrisons at Camp Doug,
lass and Fort Cameron Should it be
thought best to occupy additional points
within the territory il will be neeessa-
ry for congress TO appropriate funds for
barracks and quarters for the troops.
General Sheridan states that he does
| not fear any serious outbreak. but
should theie be any Indications or feli-
able Information that such will be the
case, We have the troops available and
| can send them there at any time.