The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-09

Commissioners Leduc IL 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
hion a star chamber and cruel inquis.
ition.
Minister Moran informs the state
department that wheat, tobacco, petro.
lrum and slaves could be profitably ex-
ported from the United States into
Portugal.
General Banks will vote for the res
olution to investigate the matters In
Chambers 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 Sher-
dan from Colonel Hatch, from lei Paso,
on the 5th: Everything quiet; con.
siderable bodies of armed men on the
Mexican side OF the river, in the vi
cinity of Saragossa. And again on the
sixth: All quiet; think order will be
restored better without the rangers
than with them.n
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,
Hayes accession to the presidency.
Mr. Blair's speech created consterna-
ton on the republican side OF the
house. The lobbies were packed.
Messrs. Kinks and Merrick, both made
speeches on the same subject. Mr..
Leib, (republican) moved to lay the
memorial on the table and called for the
ayes and nays, which resulted, ayes IL,
nays 81. II was then referred to the
committee on federal relations.
The cabinet determined that the
secretary OF the treasury should, as sool
as possible, invite further subscriptions
to the popular loan of four per cent.
bonds, aud so conduct 1t that all sub
scribers, in all parts of the United
States, shall have free and easy OPP
portunity TO subscribe to the bonds of
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 aud
to favor any legislation that congress
might see fit to adopt to promote the
deposit OF savings for the funding OF
the national debt.
Commander Rodgers, Of the United
States steamer Adams reports a mutt
ny at Sandy Point, Straits Of Magel-
lon. The entire garrison had mutlned
and convicts had escaped. Convicts,
when released, Numbering about two
hundred, were armed with Spencer
rifles; killed, burned and pillaged In
dissemminately and took to the woods.
Commander Rodgers reports that on
his arrival he found thirty dead bod.
les gathered up. Most Of the killed
were soldiers who had been killing
each other unfortunately. The hos
pital was burned with five wounded In
II. The governor requested Comman-
der Rodgers to remain there with the
vessel until he feels secure.
The report Of the commissioner Of
agriculture estimates that the tobacco
crop IL four hundred and forty million
pounds, an increase Of over sixty mil.
lion pounds. The cotton crop in DC.
tober promised four and a half million
bales, but bad picking season to the
end Of December may reduce the crop
half million bales. Referring to the