The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-14
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Washington News Items.
Continued from First Page.


tildt u VI il'h otaeNs HhaiSuAi III ltc luOldn
territory has been seizing lot of liquor be-
longing 10 officers in the army, which was
beins conveyed into the territory. The law
provides that no liquor, EXCEPT for medical
purposes, can be brought into the country.
The commander of the department pro-
tests against the seizure and says il is
Illegal. This protest is said 10 be endorsed
by Generals Sherman and Sheridan. The
matter has been brought before the atten.
ton OF Secretary Teller, OF the interior de-
partment, who will have to decide the ques-
ton at issue.
THE ALMIGHTY 5.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l3.-Duting the week
ending November nth, 723, 400 standard sill
yer dollars were placed in circulation.
During the corresponding period last year
there were but $iii 900 circulated.
THE CAsHETs FOR DELoYG AND COMRADES.
a dispatch from Minister Hunt, at st.
Petersburg, 10 the secretary Of the navy,
dated october 9th, says The Baskets for
DeLong' party have arrived there and been
admitted free of duty at the custom house,
ami that they have forwarded by express to
Orenburg. He says that he had no news
from Harbor and his associates, and that he
hegins TO fear the adverse season may inter-
lere with the execution of their mission to
bring back the remains of the party.
oFrICIAL YELLOW SEVER REPORTS
have been received at the office of the sur
reon-ceneral TO date. The reports show
only g cases and death occurred ut Browns
Vile, Texas. since the last weekly report.
This makes "A total of oOO6 cases and ion
deaths since the fever appeared at that
place. One occurred at Point Isabel, Texas,
on the ith inst, The weather is reported as
hot and calm The Arrovo Gordon in III
dalgo and Starr counties il still continued.
DISPATCHES state that people returning To
Mier and. Camargo. in Mexico. are falling
victims 10 the fever. II deaths having oc.
CURED at The former and AT The latter on
the ID and 3d insts.
THE NAVAL ADVISORY BOARD
formally organized this morning, elected
Commodore Shureldt president and con
sidered number of names nuhmitted for
new ships of war. but without action ad-
iourned " ""'' ''' "''"'"' "''''' "'
TIE COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY
to-day authorized the Third National bank
of Circleyille, Ohio, to begin business with
a capital OF SlGO,OO0 also the Lemars Ma.
tional bunk, at Lemars, Iowa, with capital
of SIOO ONO, also the First Nntinn.l hank ol
Huron, territory of Dakota, with capital of
$50 900: also First National bank of Wausnu.
at Wausau, Wisconsin, with capital OF
$50 eco,
BoNps
Previous to November there were 500
600, 900 extended 81 per cent. bonds received
AT the treasury for exchange into z ner cont
Since NovemGer To date there nave been
Si7,l2S, $50 worth of such bonds received for
exchange.
GOVERNMENT SITES.
The secretary of the treasury has re.
auested Aleck Boardman, VIM, Harper and
I. NJ. Uolljnp,wortb If Shrevennrt Ionis,
lana, to act as commissioners to examine
the various properties VIII CHI are offered for
sale for public buildings M that nj,ce with
the Understanding thst thew renort IN the ,
site thought to be most appropriate 10,
government p,rposes
pIGurroIIs prropN
The supreme court has modified its rule
AS TO charges by the clerI, for MAKING comics
of records Hereafter if no conv IL mnde
only half fee can he charged The nraci;ce
has been. under the printing rule Ia send
the original manuscript ~ ia nrirter and
for tho SUPERVISING clerk To he allowed To
charge ma "inir cnny y Inv annrnvoI of tho
court
Ttr SENATE coNutrrpr ny uv,vv ann,
nance ''''''
appointed last session. CONSISTING of Soma.
tors Logan, HAMPTON. Vance And ZONES
met nj the canitol today and arter orgor'
ling. adiourned iii io.morrow wben il
will begin taking testimony of eynerts
prRsoN,I
Assistant Postmaster ;enerol U,tIon 70
sumed duty at the deportment TO-DAY
SUPERINTENDENT Thomson. of the railway
mail service returned IN this ciiv from !. =
trr service in ihnse sectinns I'M cool cnndi.
lion. '''' eO'' 00"''
James Butler. appoiptment clerk NJ m,
United States treasury reiurned to his dr.,
lies TODAY.
picsident Artber who il still ouartered
at the Soldiers Home. was M tho Whit,
Uous, TODAY.
THE POTOMAC Flats AGAIN.
Considerable, discussion was had ove,
awarding ibe contract of dredging ihe po
tomnc flats today. A WasbInrton biddn
had been bought Off in order that tn,
contract might 90 To tho NEXT Inw,s
bidder. who il n New York man
There is talk of bringing the subject To III,
attention of the COMMITTEES on the district n
Columbia when congress- assemblies nm,
considerable discomfort was shown thn,
ANYTHING occurred involving DELAY in In,
works which, il is generally recornized
should be done Mt the earliest possibie mo
ment.
SPEAKER KElrIn
left here for his home i'm Ohio this evening
THE srAg ROUTE NUISANCE.
sworn statement, friends of the starrouter
been Icctored by Wslls and LATER decIorin
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