The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-09
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III, h,gal. ~ IN u" Eoo 10 t,isEIs
10 Madison toGn Il, Miner Tor pori1t
on oaiil H. rmo. q McClollop and other
Uf perjury Ia making nfI
dnyIt To route ls.l8j from 81
I Charles ~ Gfeonhuru. California. Apu
/ l7th. 1870. The grand jury will be- dis
charged for the term Saturday and The rr
manning indictments BE- prepared and pre-
scented that day. That Of General Bradj
will be held 10 llo last
Senate committee ON railroads resumed
hearing .ti9iGGmeni5, relative to tGe
pending bill, which proposes Z,
legislature granting the right-Ot-way
through the Indian territory to the st.
Louis q San Francisco railroad,
y, X. Tripp, general solicitor OF
the Chicago, Texas & Mexican Cen
trail railroad company stated that
the 50, Losis IL san Francisco company
agreed with his company that II IL would
withdraw the bill from the ChOCtaw legisla-
ture and allow the former company %
procure the charter, the ST. Louis
IL San l'ranCicso company would make
q contract binding itself to build n bridge
over Red River Jointly with the Chicago,
Texas IL Mexican Central company ana to
give it pro rata running arrangements. lie
said the latter company agreed.
WAsuINGToN, March THE secretary OF
war has telcgrapLed to Lieutenant. General
Sheridan ut Chicago, to have several good
officers 90 into regions devastated by the
recent floods on the Mississippi, 50 that he
may have the most reliable information ui
the general extent of the troubles and of
the actual needs in order that wastelul Is.
sues may not bemade. He also telegraphcd
Senator Vest, of Missouri, in reply 10
a telegram from Governor Crittenden for
more rations as follows: Eight days sup
plies for the number stated by Governor
Crttcnden in Mississippi and Pcmisscot
counties have already been sent. In view
of the enormous demand from lower
down the river it does not seem advisable
ent. For example, the Arkansas COM
missioner asks 1900 rations for
forty days, which alone would cost about
$4,000, more than the total amount appTO-
priatcd by congress for all the sufferers.
\ democratic congressional campaign
committee, to consist of one member from
each state and territory, to be selected by
their respective delegations in congress, has
been partially formed by the selection Of the
following representatives; lIerndon, of
Alabama; Jones. of Arkansas; ltosecrans, OF
California, Clements, of Georgia; Phelps, of
Connecticut; Martin, of Delaware; Town
shend, ofIllinois; Cobb. of Indiana; Philip
Thompson, ofKentucky; King, OF Georgia;
McLane, of Maryland; Morse, OF Massachu-
setts; Singleton, of Mississippi; Clark, of
Missouri; Flower, of New York; Cox, of
New York; Randall, Of Pennsylvania;
Evans, of South Carolina; Whitthorn, of
Tennessee, Wellborn, OF Texas;
Ainslic. of Idaho; Maginnis, OF Montana;
Post, of Wyoming. As the full committee
will consist of forty-six members, eighteen
remain to be selected After each state and
territory has been heard from, General
R0secrans, chairman Of the democratic eau
Gus, will call the committee together for the
purpose OF selecting an executive commit
tee and a chairman.