The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-05-26
A Stalwart Love Feast---Blaine
Visits His Fraudulency at
the White House.
Secretary Key Denies that there was n
Postal Card Ring In His Depart
ment-Tyner TO be Checked BY
Eastern and Southern
Assistants.
Secretary Sherman Declines to Interfere
In whisky Ring Cases Uatil Judgment
Mas been Reached - Louisiana
Appointments Hang Fire.
Notes and Gossip.


at Cincinnati, for one-quarter million,
was flied to-day.
At the instance of Senator Jones, q
commission leaves the navy depart
ment for Chester, Pennsylvania, to in
spect and hasten the completion ofthe
dry dock for Pensacola in course OF
construction there.
The Russian minister called on Mr..
Evarts TO day, and gave formal notice
of state of war between Russia and
Turkey.
The Star has report to the effect
that the second aud third assistant
postmaster generals, Brady and Bar
Der, are to give way to southern and
eastern men.
Mr.. Blaine visited President Hayes
to-day.
The president has nominated Phillip
Hickey Morgan, Of New Orleans, mag
iStrste Of the new Judicial tribunal to
be established In Egypt.
Governor Potts, OF Montana, accused
Of bribery and corruption, has been
dismissed.
Supervising Architect Hill, gives
place to Mr.. Fraser, District of
Columbia builder.
They say ex-Attorney General Taft,
diverted the funds of the bureau OF
justice from Judicial to political pur-
poses.
Marshal Douglass asked for six
thousand dollars, to run the district
courts to the first of July. They allow
ed him five thousand.
The Star says: &c. Wyiie Wells, Of
Mississippi, will be the solicitor OF the
treasury department on the thirtieth
OF June.
General Butler opposes Wells, be-
cause Wells did not support Ames In
Mississippi.
Secretary Sherman has appointed
Assistant Secretary French and Colo
mel Casey, engineers in charge Of the
public buildings, and Supervising
Architect Hill, commission to sub.
stitute some plan for the present fif.
teen per cent. contract in furnishing
stone for public buildings.
A deputation of the United States
/ Meth odist conference, now in session
at Baltimore, called on the president
to-day. DR.. Alexander Clark, OF Peters,
burg, chairman, addressing the presi
dent, spoke Of the lhappy reunion n
Baltimore, and the era of peace and
reconciliation. Judge Bibbs also ad
dressed the president. Mr.. Hayes re
piled, referring to the desirability OF
fellowshipin all the departments o.
life and duty. He spoke at length o.
other branches of the church, In former
years, Of the coming together of the
divided sections and Of the moral power
ofthe union in the church. He said tn,
news from Baltimore and the visit oil
the commission had impressed hin
deeply, and he was happy to receive
such messages from the people.
/ Mr.. Patterson reports that Thomas
c. Dunn will be appointed collector o
internal revenue for South Carolina
vice l.. Cass Carpenter, resigned.
The charge that there was posta
card ring in the postoffice department
is found upon enquiry of Postmaste
General Key, to have, in his opinion
no foundation in truth. A semi-officia
statement of the details of the trans
action Is furnished, fully sustaining
the postmaster generals assertion
The statement ia quite long.
In the case of Jacob Rehm, Of fChi
cago, the secretary declines to inter
fere until the matter has passes
i through the court and . judgmen
reached, then the secretary holds il
the proper time for it to come to him
or on an appeal to congress.
The chief clerk, w. A. Knapp, de
sires contideHtially the following In
formation from publishers: "Aver
age circulation, ordinary charge PEE
square for commercial advertising ant
discount, il they are prepared to ofie
any on advertisements Of the postofiic,
department.