The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-02
MINI AasnoIntea PROM Report.

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In the house, the Polk resolutions,
after quite II long debate, was referred
to the committee on public expend'
ltures,
Mail Lettings west Of the Mississippi
river will close tomorrow.
The general land office has informa-
ton that fifteen persons have been In.
dicted in Florida for boxing trees on
government lands and other olienses
connected with the lumber trade.
The debt statement shows decrease
Of SIT, 900. 20 duriag the month, coin In
the treasury, $l27OOO,OOO currency,
80, $4,000.
Governor Wells is here. He demands
protection Mt home or provision
abroad, otherwise, etc. What the
otherwise, etc, may mean has not
TRANSFERRED.
1t IL learned that the Louisiana re-
turning board have made AN applica-
ton, through a special messenger who
arrived in Washington last night, to
Justice Bradley, OF the supreme court,
for u writ Of prohibition upon the
Louisiana state courts now trying the
case OF General Anderson. The legal
basis of this application to the state
courts for the transfer of the case to
the United States courts must he fol
lowed as u matter of law by the refer
ence by the state court. of the applica'
ton to the United States circuit court
in New Orleans, of which Justice
Bradley is the presiding Judge, and
that the United States court alone,
under the statute, Is the Judge of the
validity of such application for the
transfer.
The signal service reports that the
steamer Metropolis, Captain J. ii. An
kers, left Philadelphia ut nine M, on
the 29th of January, and changed pilot
at eleven a M, TT Breakwater.
The captain, frat and second officers,
purser and chief engineer are among
the saved.
NEW ORLEANS February LIN the
Anderson trial, Mr.. McGlevin was res
called and testit ed to the manner In
which the democratic counsel were
impeded in their work by the action OF
the returning board In fixing "a day for
the returns Of one parish, and then
without notice to the counsel, calling
up another. Mr.. McGleyin gave q
synopsis OF the proceedings from q
printed record. Anderson was present
and took a hand In these proceedings
and did never protest against any irfeg
ulsrities and improprieties committed
nv the board. He related the Eliza Pink
ston,s farce, and the manner in which
, the examination OF that case was car
ried on, -Four Witnesses were allowed
the republicans, while the democrats
were only permitted to examine two
The returning board kept the demo
cratic counsel in absolute Ignorance
and several changes of the rules OF tn
board were made to embarrass tn
counsel and neutralize all their efforts
The canvass was made from a consoli
dated statement OF the supervisors, an
the protests, which should have bee
= filed within ten days, were in som
cases only nled the day before the re
turns were taken up. Witness wa
+. present when the returns from Verno
y parish were opened. He is not sure
:, General Anderson was present, bu
= recolleets that he was present shortl
T afterward. The minutes Of the recol
n mention that General Anderson W,
70 present.
Charles Cavanoe, Of counsel of den
= ocrats at canvass of returning boar
k testified that Anderson was preset
when Kenner opened theVernon pariI