The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-02
WASHINGTON.
Bennett Wants to Climb the
North Pole with the
American Flag.
The Bill to Pension the Soldiers OF
the Mexicaa War Asaaiied By
Joyee, OF Vermont, and De-
Tended BY Goode. OF Va.
Anderson Seatsnced to the Lowest Tern
Two Iears al Hard labsr In the
State Penltsstiary asd Costs
Trial OF HE cesfreres.

State Penltsstiary asd Costs
Trial Of bic cesfrerss.
The Isrepsessfbls Chanaier Genes
Again win Visor Down and Lanes o
Nest and Tiiss ~ the PresiaestisI
krsaa.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., February 22.-
w. Z. Chandler has written another
letter, under the caption, "Was Gov
ernor Hayes Bargsiner % The lettei
proceeds, "Unquestionsbly he was
Much of the coquetting with southern
democrats during the winter Was don,
by him. Messrs. Foster, Matthew,
and Others kept him fully advised o.
what they were doing. SenAtOi
Sherman went 10 bus, reluctant
to trade of Packard, and returned sec
Rotary Sherman and Joined In th,
trade. Mr.. Hayes knew perfectly
well that the price that he WAS TO pay
for the presidency was the betrayal OF
Packard aud Chamberlain and tn.
sacrifice Of his own honor. But the
fear OF the loss Of the presidency with
its S5D0, 900 in money and its patronage,
was too much for him and he delio-
erately paid the price. Il would be
cowsrdly to affect TO think otherwise
IL the subject Is ever investigated hy
competent authority 1t will doubtless
bs found he confirmed in some
way the assurances given by hi,
friends before Mr. Levy proclaimed 10
the house that all was right, aud Mr.
Ellis told Mr.. Hewitt that the count
could proceed and changed his vote
and opposed flIibustering. At all
events, II Is enough TO convict him
His first act on arriving In Washing
ton was To procure, or advise, az
order from General Sherman with
drawing federal support from Packard
and inviting the white leagues to crush
him.
The silver bill cannot reach the pre-.
sident until Monday, when he may
consider IL ten days.
The agricultural congres adopted the
following:
Resolved, That 1t lie the sense Of the
national agricultural congres that the
government ought TO control inter
state commerce. aud that congress be
asked to take some action in regard To
IL.
WASHINGTON, February p. Vice
president Wheeler, who has been suf-
fering from neuralgia, gave notice this
morning OF an intended absence for
several days, and asked the senate to
designate a president pro tempore. he
will leave for Pittsburgh, Pennsylva.
MIA, tomorrow, on q visit to relatives
residing In that city.
House-The senate amendments TO
the bill for the relief of the Eagle and
Phoenix manufacturing company, OF
Georgia, were concurred In.
The bill to pension the soldiers OF
the Mexican and Indian wars, was
taken up and Mr.. Joyce, of Vermont,
made speech against IL, on the ground
that 1t would be largely for the benefit
Of men who had fought against the
government In the late war. This
speech was denounced with great We
bemence by Goode, of Virginia Ad.
jourGed without action.
Senate-Mr. Conkling presented the
petition 81 young Bennett, to the effect
that tI,s yacht, the Pandora, might
climb the north pole with the Ameri-
can flag floating, which was referred
to the committee on commerce.
Mr.. Wallace presented 8 bill prepsr-
ed by the executive committee OF the
national export convention. recently
In session here, to provide for carrying
ocean mails on American ships.
Mr.. Wallace said the bill was pre-
pared and under the supervision OF in
fiuentisi gentlemen from nearly every
state 10 the union, and deserved care
full consideration. Referred TO the
postoffice committee.
No executive session or nomin alton.
New York, February 25.-At q
meeting of the socialistic labor party
In the Germania assembly rooms, yes.
terday, the red flag OF the commune
WAS displayed. Resolutions were
adopted denouncing the standing
army, the existence OF armies In cities,
and settiag forth that more protec ton
should be given to free speech. One
speaker said only let the army be abol.
ished and labor would make such Q
move ~ would insure Its rights and
make 1t equal v it'll capital.
The Panama Star and Herald of Feb.
rusry 18th, just received, says: Messrs.
Contrerss and Rodas, two memt srs of
the party who took possession of the
American schooner Sunbeam, at Port
Limor, on the lst instant, called upon
the United States consul on the four.
teenth and stated that their action vas
solely prompted by the instinct Of self
preservation, and was hot Ia any man.
ner intended rs an act OF piracy. They
state that they were pursued by q su-
perior force. and that IL was n M after
OF life and death. Under these cir.
cumstances they assert that they Of.
fered the captain Of the schooner
money to take them away, which he
refused. They then took possession of
the vessel by show Of force, bot did no
violence to person or property by 30
doing. and meant NO insult to tie
United States.
NEW ORLEANS, February 2s.-Judes
Whitaker to-day rendered . decision
upon the motion for . new trial In the
case OF Thomas c. Anderson. The
Judge holds that the verdict IL in &C.
cnrdance with the evidence. As tc
the fret point, that James Pdnce, one
OF the coiored jurora, was not . com.
petent juror. he being under age. and
Anderson, therefore, having been tried
~ eleven jurors, In violation Of the
constitution, the court held that Prince
swore on his poir dire that he was
twenty-five years Of age, and that he
had registered and voted In 1876, the
hordsd Of proof o. to his not being Of
ego rsses upon the mover. The mother
OF the juror 10 sick and demeuted. ann