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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-21


Whenever you are in need of a
shirt, or pair of pants, or a full suit,
go to the New York clothing house,
and thus save money and get the best.
mh2 tt
Fine horses and carriages always
on hand, and for sale, by J. A. Work
II Son. -mcbS diff
Adams Il Co. fill orders for grain
and produce. tt
Carriages for funerals and all 9th.
er occasion, on application to ]. A.
Work u Son. -mchS.
Choice onions SO per barrel at
Adams h Co.'S. IF
Two car loads of buggies and plat.
form wagons, at 0rr's.-tf.
Picture frames and mouldings,
new patterns of wall paper for 1878, at
Reed u Lathrop's. ja29 I'm
New York early rose seed potatoes
- SO at Adams 4 Co.. feb5-tf.
j. A. Work Il Son having bought
a large and fine livery outfit at
Shreveport, and taken the stable for.
merly occupied by Captain Orr, on
Main street, they are prepared to sc-
commodate all their friends anu pa.
irons. --mchS.dtf
w. c. Holland, attorney at law,
office, corner Of Main and Lamar
streets. Special attention to bankrupt
cases. janl3.2m
Query: "Why will men smoke
common tobacco, when they can buy
Msrbur Bros. Seal of North Caro-
LISA at the same price?" jan.3ldly.
-Ifyou want to buy a family car.
riage, Orr has the latest styles and
Immense arrival of the latest STYLES
In. hats, shirts, underwear, hose, ties,
fall this seasons goods), and at prices
which are below realization, at the
New York clothing house. m2-tf
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Spanking teams at orr's.

-Drs. Darlington and Pace would
respectfully announce to their friends
and the public that they have become
associated In the practice Of the sew
eral branches Of their profession. For
the present they will retain DIR. Car
rington's office. DIR. PAGES residence,
corner OF Young and Browder.
mhl4 I'm
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Cheap means nothing, when you
look ut the immense assortment Of fine
hats, nj one dollar, NJ the New York
clothing house. m2.tf
Choice buffalo hams NJ Adams n
Goa, febb'tf,
"A great bargain Ia butter, NJ
Adams n Go, u
The great arrival Of beautiful new
aud elegant spring goods IL announced
at the Now York clothing house, u
Adams ~ Co. Ill orders for grain
aud produce.-tt
-Ifyou want 10 trade nh old buggy
for new Que, 0rr'a In the place, III,
IL you are looking for either chill
dren's suits, boys suits, or youths
suits, you can 40 TO headquarters, the
New York clothing house, and save
money. m2'tf
-Four No. mules for sale at
0rrs, n
Adams ~ Go. solicit consignments
and fills orders. u
Buy your buggIes ut 0rr's--they
all do II. II
Orr Ia selling hls buggies and
wagons nj twenty-five per cent. less
than IT. Louis prices.
-Iiyou want TO save hundred
dollars In the purchase OF n buggy, go
to 0rr'a.-tf.
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Having purchased the entire grocery
stock OF H. n. Tucker ut bankrupt sale
we viii offer the goods 10 merchants
aud families ut lower figures thon ever
before. Call early,and secure bargains
at fuckers old stand, opposite Texat
and Pacific road We mean what W,
say the goods must be sold,
mchl3.dlm LEVI n BRO,
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
LOCAL J0TTINGS.

iuttN w WY INV ''""'h - 49,"
Elm Fork bottoms.
The dust Ia on the Increase, and
tho streets are not sprlnkled,
There were about forty bales OF
cotton on the market yesterday.
Tho wife murderer IL lying quite
III In the Jail with tho measles.
There Ia good deal OF betting ON
the approaching municipal election.
The fire boys OF Engine No. were
out yesterday evening, exercising the
horses.
Several wagons loaded with agrl'
cultural implements left the city foI
the wet yesterday.
Take days nshlng ut the lakes,
nenr the elm Fork terminus Of the
Dallas and Wichita.
There IL excellent fishing and
hunting at the Elm Fork terminus of
the Dallas and Wichita.
The meeting OF the greonback
club held at the market house, last
night was largely attended.
Elm street was thronged with wa
CONS yesterday, among which were
many from the far west after freight.
The dust continues with us, and
v Ia now the opinion OF the average
citizen that he would rather have lit
tie mud.
"A party OF hunters spend to-day nj
the excellent fishing grounds near the
Elm Fork terminus OF the Dallas and
Wichita.
IL you want to spend the day hunt
ing or fishing, take the Dallas and
Wichita train ut 1880 In the morning
for Elm Fork, and return to the city at
6;26 In the evening.
The large store OF Mr.. Underwood
corner OF Main and Lamar streets, late
ly occupied by Messrs. Marsalls &
Howard, Wholesale grocers, Is being
cut up into three stores, one fronting
on Lamar and two on Main street.
In the district court yesterday, in
the case OF the State Va. Burrell Rob-
erts, charged with the theft of a steer,
he was convicted and his punish ment
fixed at four years In the penitentiary.
Water, colored with milk, sells
we'll In this city, and II that class of in
dividuals who call themselves milk
men will but stick to their business as
they have heretofore they viii some
day be millionaires from watering
their stock.
There Is a dead COW at the corner
of Magnolia and Caruth streets, that
has been lying there since Monday
The carcass is beginning to decompose,
and the smell throughout the neigh
borhood Is terrible. The defunct DO.
vine should be removed at once.
From a gentleman from Hutch,n,
who saw and talked with Bright Reese
the negro who the train robbers mad,
breastworhs OF In taking the train, W,
learn that Reese stated that prior t,
the arrival of the train the robber
went through the agent aud another
man on the platform.
We would call the attention OF tn,
municipal authorities to the fact tina
while numbers of white men hav,
been arrested as vags, many worthless
and shiftless negroes, with no visibl,
means Of support, have been allowed
to 60 free. While there are some h ard
working, industrious negroes In tn.
city, there are at the same time D
worthless class Of them, who make
their living by nefarjous operations
and they should be looked after.
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Personal,

L. A. Slight, Houston, is booked at
the Windsor.
p. Dunn, of Marlin, is stopping ut
the Windsor.
i. M. Collins, Austin, is a guest at
the LeGrand.
Mr.. J. J. Cannon, Of the City bank,
who had his arm broken short time
since by the upsetting Of his buggy, Is
out again.
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Fred Manget, ticket broker, Lee
Grand hotel, continues to buy and sell
tickets to all points. Parties having
tickets to sell or wishing to buy would
do we'll to call and see him. Il
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That had Withdrawn from The race
for city assessor and collector, ut tie
April election, having been circulated,
hereby denOunce the report ~ u
malicious ialsehOod, intended ~ In
lure me. Intend ~ make tho race,
through with full confidence Of sue
cess, IN do my friends.
tll'ap'2 q, A. ulLiA
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Members OF Lamar Rifles will meet
ut their armory at 8 o'clock, sharp,
this morning, in full uniform. BY or.
der OF II. W. KELLER,
Lieutenant Commanding.
w. Il. TURKEY, First Ser geant.
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The regular annual meeting Of tho
stOGkhOldeTH Of tho Dallas Teal llslale
aud Building Association viii be held
al the Operahnuse, al eight o'clock p,
IA, Thuiaday, 18th NJ March, 1873,
u, !, ADAMh, President
q, y, bARRY, Secretary aud Treasurer
mhgO NJ
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A J0ak.

Josh Billings says CRATE menny
peepel doan't no how Cheap John kan
sci cheeper then emmy bodey else In
Dallas. Fare deeling is the secret.
M. Mayer, at the New China store, 7Os
Elm street.-mchl6 1w.
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PROCLAMATION.

In obedience to a resolution of tho Citx
Council, passed at q regular meeting held
March the 9th, ISIS, and also In obed ience 10
section Is OF the city charter, l, w. l.. Cabell.
Mayor OF the city of Dallas, do hereby direct
the I'd day OF April, A. ID. 1878, In the Second
ward OF the city OF Dallas for one alderman.
10 serve the unexpired term OF Alderman
W: M. q. Hill, who resigned March the 5th.
The election will be held at the Old Broom
Factory, N. ID. darlington presiding ofIicer.
The polls will be opened at 8 o'clock a, m,
and close at d. m $50"
In witness whereof have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the oitv nj
Dallas, this 18th day Of March, 1878.
Attest: WI. DARRELL,
d D. HEREFORD, Mayor.
sscretsy' marl4dlot.
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Jones n Spatholt, merchant tailors,
7Ol Main street, over Singer sewing
machine office, have just received and
keep constantly on hand well select.
ell stock OF cloths, cassimeres and doe.
skins, and everything pertaining to a
tirst.class tailoring establishment. Ten
per cent. of for clergymen. Satisfac.
ton guaranteed, m6-dlm
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WeNI EstNte TrhmNfNfb NeHktrUNy.
Reported by Cummins n Davis, real
estate agents, 100 Lamar street.
NJ. A. Durrett to George Williams,
eighty acres, in country, for 1925.
j. w. Davis and wife to w. J. Shone
lots on Akard street, for 81 200.
Charles Longserre to Madeira Spiker
lots In city, for $500.
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Have your clothes cleaned, dyed
and repaired by Henry Keller, 800,
north side Main street. mchl0slm
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF DALLAS CITY
Neliee.

Henry v, dilligg a o., propnelofho 81 lhs
American Exchange ana Reading iioomF
ilO strand, London, England, arc our auly
authorized agents W solicit subscriptions
ana Advertisements, THH pAILf hEAAhp
viii DO found on ne, and Texans ~ l'ohaoh
will ind II ~ Their service
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CONNECTIONS.

CONN ECTIONS.
AT TEXARKANA, with all trains on
Louis 4 Iron Mountain and so. Railway 10
all points North, East and Southeast.
AT LONGVlEW JUNCTION and MIN.
nicola, with all trains on the Intern tions)
X. h. for Tyler, Palestine, Houston, Calves.
ton and San Antonio.
At DALLAS. with trains Of the Houston
and Texas Central II. II. fol Corsicana,
Mexia. Bremond, Waco, Calvert, Bryan
Hemp toad, Brenham and Tor all points In
Middle aud Southern Texas.
At SHERMAN, with IL. 4 TO. Railway.
for all noints on tho line OF that road,
AT FORT WORTH, with stages mi
points in western Texas.
AtsHREvEPoRT, with Red River steam
ers for New Orleans.
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Ks,,ss,

No QUE ID authorised 10 purchase any afll'
ole whatever on tho account Of Ths hhh-
AIN without All order signed by -.
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Will send you anywhere you want
TO go and do II In good style and at
iair rates. j. A. WORK a SON.
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Open aud top buggies, home manu-
faotured, aud warranted, nj Wm. Longs
shop, 7iO Commerce. street mohlO'lm
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W, 49, aano,

Attorney at law office, COZ Main
street. Dallas, Prompt attention given
10 all business entrusted 70 his care
--fehlly
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Tuesday, the2 Day Of April, A. D. 1878

In the different wards OF the city OF Dallas
for the following city officers:
One City Secretary.
One City Treasurer.
one City Attorney.
One City Marshall.
One City Engineer.
One City Assessor and Collector.
One Alderman in the First ward, In place
OF Alderman Crowdus whose term expires.
One Alderman In the Second ward, in
place of Alderman Soay,
One Alderman In the Third ward. In place
Of Alderman Jett.
One Alderman 10 the Fourth ward, In
place of Alderman Williams.
The polls will be opened in each ward from
So'clock a, m. until p. III.
The election In the First ward will be held
at the court house, K. II. Kendall presiding
officer.
The election in the Second ward will be
at the Old Broom Factory, NJ. d. darlington
presiding officer.
The election IN the Third ward will be
held at Tricks old store, corner OF Bryan and
HARDWOOD streets, John Henry Brown pre-
siding officer.
The election in the Fourth Ward will be
held at foung's School House, on Young
street, presiding officer, John j. Eakin.
lntestimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand, and caus d the seal of the city of
Dallas to be affixed this, the Goth day,of keb-
ruary, A. ID. 1878. W. l.. CABELL,
Mayor City OF Dallas.
Attest j. b. HKREF oRv, City Secretary,
feb26dtilapr2
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Great bargains In apples at Adam'
A COmpany's. w.
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New horses and new buggics at
Orr's new stable, on Main street. II
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!sIlas. !s|sIu Sleeping lsu
FROM
t. Worth, Dallas and Sherman
To sT. LOUIS.

Passengers are requested 10 obtain reliable
information OF the superior advantages of
this Great through Line before selecting
Their route, thus enabling them TO purch ase
tickets by thorougnfare preferred over ali
:. Any information In regard 10 rates of
Freight or Passage will be- cheerfully given
on application TO
n. W. THOMPSON, Jr,,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
GEO. NOBLE, General superintendent
Marshall, Texas.
W. II. NEWMAN,
deneral FreightAgent, Marshall, Texas,
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Orr takes the Mexican dollar NJ
par for horse hire "
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PROCLAMATION.

In obedience to resolutions of the City
Council, passed alta resgular meeting held
February the 10th, 1878. and also in obedi.
ence to sections Of the charter OF the city OF
Dallas, /, W. l.. Cabell, Mayor of the city of
Dallas, do hereby direct that an election be
held ON
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sion IA Lizzie, Every body Look.

", N, JOIINNON, NnKlnuor,
For committee ON county roads.
Dallas, ToIna, March IA, 1879. wv
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-23
WALKING HATCH.
The Interest Continues UuabRtec-
O'LeRry I'm h Lead.

The Interest Continues UuRbRtec-
O'LeRry in the Lead.
LONDON, March % -The interest in
the international walking match %contin.
ues undated. 0'Lsasy returned to the
track at 3 o'clock this morning. Vaughan
rested at intervals throughout the night.
he does not take long rests like 0'Leary
At 6 o'clock this morning O'Leary had
walked 46S miles, Vaughan 45e and Il.
Brown 423. At eight o'clock the scores
were respectively 475, 456 and 43O miles;
aud OF II o'clock 487, 465 and 43e miles.
Vaughan seems fresh and is walking in
excellent form. 0'Leary is somewhat
lame, and his feet sore, but he is walking
at a steady pace, evidently reserving his
strength. He has the race we'll in hand,
aud nothing shsrt Of absolute collapse
can prevent him from winning.
l p.m.-At twelve minutes past twelve
o'clock 0'Leary's score was 4sO miles,
Yaughan's 1853, Browns 443, aud George
Idea 38l. ALI the contestants were on
the track at that hour, out great distances
separating them. 0'Leary seems much
distressed, but walking steadily. Vaughan
appears fresh and running.
2p.m.-At one o'clock this afternoon
OLeary had walked 49S miles, Vaughan
47O, and Brown AL. O'Leary's right leg
is swollen. He made his last mile in
~twenty.six minutes and thirty three sec.
onds. Vaughan was resting at one
o'clock.
$3.50 p.m.-At two o'clock 0'Leary
completed his 497th mile, Vaughan 47S
miles, and Brown 447. O'Leary's last
miles was walked in seventeen minutes
and forty seconds, and Vsughan's in six.
teen minutes.
4 p.m.-At three o'clock 0'Leary
scored sol miles, Vaughan 478, Brown
452. Time last mile, 0'Leary fifteen
minutes, and Vaughan thirteen minutes
5pm.-The score in the pedestrian
match at four o'clock stood, 0'Leary
sos miles, Vaughan 4S3, aud Brown 1853.
0'Leary walked his last mile in fourteen
minutes and flty.two seconds.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-23
Large Orders for Torpedo Yes.
sells and Iron GHn Car
riages-COntractS for
Army Stores.
The Russians are Having One
Hundred Torpedo Boats
Built.
Mortality Among the Russians IL
Bulgaria Very Great.

LoNDOS, March % The orderfor new
torpedo vessels for the navy has been
distributed among various ship-builders,
principally on the Thames. Two firms
have undertaken a contract for 5000
torpedo sinkers, the average weight be-
ing HOO pounds. They are being slowed
away in various parts of the royal arsenal
at Woolwich, convenient for shipment to
stations at home and abroad. The Rus.
slams are having one hundred torpedo
boats built on the model of the one pur.
chased in England. but no part of the
order has come to this country, as inter-
national complications might hinder its
fulfllment.
The government has purchased from
Sir William Armstrong four 100 onguns,
at a cost of $4,000 each, and is negotia-
ting for a number of smaller weapons
identical with those already in service.
The same firm, as well as Whitworth &
Co., have accepted large contracts for
iron Run carriages, to be completed at
an early date. Woclwich arsenal is rap
idly preparing wagons for transport SER
vice. Several other contracts for army
stores are 10 course of completion, nota.
bly, one for a large number OF pack-sad.
dies. Defries & Co. are executing a
large order for hospital ware.
The landing of a force on the Asiatic
side Of the Sea of Msrmora has un.
%questionably been considered by the
government. The railway material to
be laid on a parallel line with the Bcs-
phorus has been purchased.
The mortality among the Russians in
Bulgaria is very great. principally from
fever. In ConstantinopIe the typhus is
increasing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-23
ARKANSAS.

No candidates announced in White
county yet.
Several families Of Pennsylvania will
soon settle at Benton.
Black river has overlooked, completely
stopping mails west Of Powhattau.
A carload Of immigrants arrived in
Atkins, Pope county. on the llth inst.
The candidates for the legislature
Grated at Prairie county last Saturday.
A tramp, in attempting to bsard a
train at Hope, lost his hold aud fell,
breaking bis leg.
The Hope Times, Of Lafayette county,
learns that several merchants Of Lewis
vile have failed. Too much cotton.
A farmer in the vicinity Of Judsonia
has an orchard containing $500 peach
trees, $500 apple trees and 1900 wild
goose plums.
Professor WATSON. Of Illinois, says that
Lawrence county has an abundance Of
the best and most accessible iron in the
United States.
Camden Beacon: The old Ouachits
was again o7er the bottom this week; all
the low country for miles on the east side
was submerged.
The Tezarkapa Democrat says thai
William Porterhsld, who last fall killed
Mr. J. Hooper, at Bright Star, has given
himself up to justice.
FrGnk Mortimer, Of Greene county
gets bis just desserts for an assault tc
kill-twenty-one years, and seven year
for larceny, in the penitentisry.
There ara thousands Of acres Of the
richest lands in Arkansas that are nov
u%nproductive and comparatively worth.
less because Of the want Of drainage.
The Jonesboro Times announces thai
on the night Of the l2tb the Jonesborc
court house, Of Craighead county, to
gether with ell the records, was burned.
The levee on the Carouse creek, il
! Nevada county, has been repaired. Can
5 didates continue to multiply, aud farm
ers are tusy everywhere and prospect
g altteriug.
From the Van Buren, Argus we lear
that Loves livery stable aud Judge Or
: den's law Office in that place we're, OIL
the l4th, cousmed by fire, together wit
a portion of their contents.
! The Democrat announces the partio
. destruction Of the courthouse at Ru,
%sellVille By the storm on Friday night q
0 last week. In the Shiloh ~neighborhoo
the storm did great damage.
A leading citizen of Harrison, in Ii
y northwestern part Of the State, propose
! the following excellent ticket Fc
United States senator, Hon. J. D. Wall
er, OF Washington; for governor, Hor
s. W. Il. Miller; for associate justice /,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-23
aREAEsAs PoLrrIcs.

The Democratic State central
committee met at Little Rock on
the ID, and decided to call a State
convention to assemble at Little
Rock on Thursday, the 4th of July,
for the purpose of nominating can
didates for the State offices to be
voted for at the general election to
be held on Monday, the I'd of Sep
TENDER. 1t was resolved by the
committee that the basis of repre-
sentation in said convention, and
until said convention may otherwise
order, shall be one vote for each
four hundred votes, and one vote
for such fraction over two hundred
votes, as cast for William R. Miller,
candidate for governor at the last
election, held on the 4th of Septem-
Der, 1876. This gives the various
counties the following representa-
ton:
Arkansas, 2 Ashley, 2; Baxter, i
Benton, 6; Boone. 3; Bradley, 2; Cal
boun, /; Carroll, 2, Chicot, l; Clark, g.;
Clay, 2; Columbia, 8; Conway, 2; Craig
head, 2; Crawford, 3; Crittenden, l.;
Cross, 2; Dallas, !; Deshs, l; Dorsey, q;
Drew, 3; Faulkner, 8; Franklin, 4; Full
ton, 2; Garland, 2; Grant, 2; Greer, 81;
Hampstead, 4; Hot Spring, l; Howard, 2;
Independence, 4; lizard, 3; Jackson, B.;
Jefferson, 9; Johnson 3; Lafayette, l.;
Lawrence, 3; Lee, 2; Lincoln. 2; Little
River, /; Logan, 3; Lonoke, 3; Madison,
2; Marion, 2; Miller, .; Mississippi, 2;
Monroe, 2; Montgomery, /; Nevada, g.;
Newton, /; 0uachita, 3; Perry, /; Phil
lips, 3; Pike, /; Poinsett, /; Polk, l.;
Pope. 3; Prairie, 2; Pulaski, 7; Ran
dolph, 3; Saline. 2; Scott, 2; Searcy, l.;
Sebastian, 4; Sewer, /; Sharp, 3; St.
Francis, 2; Stone, 2; Union. 3; Van
Buren,, 3; Washington. 6; White, 5;
Woodruff, 2; Yell, 3. Total, l7S.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-23
Claim, OF a CoIOrsd woman.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Sallie Harde-
man (colorsd), Of Richmond, by request
Of the officers of the Freedman's Bureau,
took care Of colored people at her house
from 1865 to 1872, sometimes having as
many as a hundred q day, and paid large
sums for physicians and medicines for
.bem. She asked congress for $4,000 re.
maneratiou. The committee on claims
decide adversely, holding that If congress
was once to open its door to such claims
there would be no end to them.