The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
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WASHINGTON, March - -Hau---
dF. Hsriricgr, OF Georgia, from tie
judiciary committee, rsp0rtsi h,Ii. for
removing the political disabilities. "
Oscar +. Johnson, Of GeoFgl.: I-aAo A
Reel, % Louisiana; Henry L. rhoa.s.
Of Virginia; John J. Mason. Of Isst-
ans; Philip stockton, Of TexA-. W. d.
St Clair and Il. l. Pziss, Of Virginia.
and Washington Gsrnthwsy, of Ai..
bsms, which were Presented.
Iu the executive session Of tEeseu
ate notiOns sre pending 20 rec1nside.
the votes Of rejection IN tie case- %
Parsons and Reynolds. Mr. Dsaes
made n motion 10 tehalf % Par.on-.
and Mr.. Paddock IN behalf Of Req
nold-- This action holds the uuluina-
tious In the senate !BdrhuIfeiy.
The contract fos mail service between
New Orleans and Galveston ~as
awarded 10 J. X Hall, OF Washington.
at 80 co..
Tho postmaster general AVAIL TIE
mail contract 10 Price. nuts 10 -ssu,I,
ing the decision Of the aitarEuy ..aeF.I
;hAt hi- ~!fr is incompetent o.. al~iy.
Key bAses his action 90 tie ..5siue
made that the remaining bvs.ls.n
are good for the amount involved
\ dispatch received fros4 collector
BTayton, dated Columaia. Q ...a Ger
Oiins, March >. ssys the re, ur raid
ing force which left :, aftan-burg
has just returned from = sgl ---f1l En-
petition on the North Car "a border.
having destroyed eleven D. ,c!t disiH
lerie-, 25,O0o gallons OF beer anu uash.
and 36J gallons Of whisky.
The excursion from wu-EiastYn 20
HsvAn., over the new fat pOsisl line
between New York aud CubA, viii
leave the Baltimore aud Potolnxc a.
pot at six o'clock =. m next Monday.
The party will consist Of Postmaster.
General Key, Second Assistant Post
master-GsnerEl GRADY, aud other OH
cials Of the pos; ,ffiee depar rueui:
Senators H-miin, CoB0ver anf Kirk
wood, Of the senate coufmIgse On
postoffices sna post roads, and several
member= q the house committee on
pos ,fices- Two Pullman q. ache. vii
take the parry direct u cedar Key.
. FiDridS From there oue o. the .'esa.-
ers Of tie new Hue between Cedar
Keys ani Havana will convey tie
company 10 H-vana, stopping NJ Ky
West for - short time
WAsHINGTON, March 80 The De
psr'ure 81 the postal excursion 10 Ha-
vans Is delayed to Wednesday.
The railway committee 81 TIE senate
agreed To report on the bill exieuiiur
tue time for constructing the Northern
Pacific railroad, with the condition
that certain hunter ~ miles be buil:
yearly.
The p0stOfli,e committee il develop
iug some irregularity In the maii con
tracts OF Dors-y, Peck Il Minor, an Ar
kansas firm, including senator Dorsey
There are four hundred ROUTES and four
hundred thousand dollars involved.
The naval committee hAs informA-
ton that Secretary Robe-on diverted
money from the purpose 10 which 10
Was appropriated aud left 20 his .uc.
cessor contracts involving four million
/ dollars.
The records chow that fifteen Molly
Msguires have been hung for the
alleged killing Of only six persons.
WAsHINGToS, April I.-Seuais.-
Mr. Mitchell, from the committee on
railroads, reported bill to extend for
eigat years the lime for completing the
Northern Pacific railroad. Placed on
\ the calendar.
Mr.. Window, Of Minnesoia, dissented
from the report aud introduced = bill
TO extend the time Tor the construction
and completion of the Northern
Pacific railroad. Referred to the com.
mittee on Railroads.
Nominhiions.-Dewi Clinton RA-
ker, collector OF revenue, third Texs.
district, and Posimsster- John N.
Freeman, at Lexington. Va: B.F.
Bell, at Americas, Ca. and W. J.
Bruton, at Bsinb.idge, Ga.
! ons.-MsTshal II. TwIteh.
1 ell, Coushstts, Ia, and a dozen north
ern postmasters.