The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-01-12
It Is Reported on High Author
ity That Hayes VIII Sign
the Silver Bill.
Blair MenoriaHxes Goa
grrss fer q Full Investigation Into
Matters Affecting Hayes Access.
sion 70 the Presidency.
Banks viii Vote for the iavesti sation-AII
Quiet at El Paso Report Of the Com
mission of Agriculture Crooked
ness Of the indian Bureau.

"ASdtNSIOS, y Jauudfy o.--tOVcfuOf
Shepherd tell on the ice in front OF his
aouse, breaking bis leg in two places
above the knee.
The Republican publishes para
graph this morning, upon what il re
CARDS as high authority, that the presi.
dent will sign the silver bill should il
pass congress. The paragraph contin-
ues, that he believes IL to be meas-
ure demanded by the business interests
of the country and q majority of the
people cf the United States,s and,
hanee, will eheerfuiiy give IL his Of
ficial sanction.
The difficulty between Spain and
dayti over q spanish subject who was
convicted OF fiucendiartsm, and which
has been adjusted 10y the mediation of
the English minister and Spanish Off,
GERS, has been passed by the president
Of the republic. Reports are not ex-
piicit ms to what became of the al
legged ineendiary.
Commissioner Leduc is about saving
twenty millions annually by fostering
tea culture.
Collector Arthur, of the New York
custom house, complains to Secretary
Sherman. He calls the Jay commits
sion star chamber aud cruel inquis-
ition.
Minister Moran informs the state
department that wheat, tobacco, petro-
irum and slaves eoaid be profitably ex.
ported from the United States into
Portugal.
General Banks will vote for the res
olution to Investigate the matters in
Chandler's letter, not because he
thinks Hayes title involved, but re-
CARDS it unquestionably good.
The following telegram WAS received
at the war department. last night, from
General Pope, through General Sheri-
dan from Colonel Hatch, ,from FL Paso,
on the 5.h: "Eserything qujet; con-
siderable bodies of armed men on the
Mexican side of ths river, in the vi
ciuity OF Sarsgossa. And again on the
sixth: All quiet; think order will be
restored better without the rangers
than with them"
A special from Annapolis, Mary
land, says Montgomery Blair intro
duced memorial, in the house OF
delegates, to the congress OF the United
States, praying, In effect, for = full,
investigation into matters affecting
Hayes accession TO the presidency.
Mr. Blair's speech created consterpa-
tion on. the republican side OF the
house. The lobbies were packed.
Messrs. Hinss and Merrick, both made
speeches on the same subject. Mr.
Leib, trepubiiean) moved to lay the
memoriaion the table aud calleti for the
ayes aud nays, which resulted, ayes Ii,
nays 53. Ii was then referred to the
committee on federal relations.
The cabinet determiBed that the
secretary of the treasury should, ,as sooa
as possible, ii.yite further subscriptions
60 the popular loan of four per cent.
bonds, aud 50 conduct Il that all sub
scribers, in all parts of the United
states, shall have free aud easy op
portunity TO subscribe to the bouds ci
any amount authorized by law, through
national banks, and to convert postal
orders, certificates and deposits and
United states notes into coin for pay
ment of bonds. and when necessary to
sell coin to facilitate subscriptions and
to favor any legislation that congress
might see fit to adopt to promote the
deposit of savings for the funding ol
the national debt.
Commander Rodgers. of the Unitet
States steamer Adams reports . mutt.
ny at Sandy Point. Straits Of Mngel
Ion. The entire garrison had mutinec
aLd convicts had escaped. Convicts
when released, numbering about two
hundred, were armed with Spence
rifles; killed, burned and piliaged in
dissemminately and took to the woods
Commander Rodgers reports that OF
bis arrival he found thirty dead bod
les gathered up. Most of the kille,
/ were soldiers who had been KILN,
each other ndiscriminately. The hos
pital was burned with five wounded Ii
It The governor requested Comman
der Rodgers to remain there with tn
vessel until he feels secure.
| The report OF the commissioner q
agriculture estimates that the tobscc
crop Is four hundred and forty miliio
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