The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-22

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The senate to-day confirmed the nomina-
uohs Tor members of the Utah commission.
washington News Items.
HOW IT HAPpRNED.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-The navy depart.
ment received by mail the report of Lieu.
tenant Berry upon the burning of the
Arctic search steamer Rodgers Lieutenant
Berry attributes the fire to the charring of
timbcrs under the donkey boiler. He had
| steam up in the donkey boiler when the
fire broke oat, and there was nothing stored
In that part Of the vessel which could ignite
spontaneously.
The department also to-day, simultane.
ously with the receipt Of the above report.
received a telegram from Port Townsend
british Columbia, announcing the arrival
there Of the
REVENUE CUTTER coRwIN.
having on board the crew of the Rodgers.
en- en- route for San Francisco. All were we'll.
They had experienced no greater hardships
than little scurvy. Berry's report by
mall had been carried through Siberia by
Sil1er, pay clerk Of the ship, until mail
THE VERMONT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
met to-day, ex-senator Luke p. POLAND
chairman, and nominated John L. Baisiaw "
for governor. r,a '' ="
The Pennsylvania republican
SUPPLEMENTARY CONVENTION
met to-day, at Harrisburg, and nominated
Nj. Brasuis, OF Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Tor ,congressman-at.large, in place OF Mar.
shall, declined.
General Mcdowell. commanding the de.
partment Of the Pacific forwards the follow.
ing dispatch from the commanding officer.
department OF Arizona: Lieutenant How,
ara, with his company, struck the trail of
iiiteen persons aud forty-flve an
imals south OF Camp Price.
near San Bernardo, and supposjnr,
them to be Indians followed them to
within two miles of Charleston, where he
| found them TO be
MEXICAN sMUGuLERs
They acknowledged TO him that thew had
beer playing Indians to avoid custom.
house. officers. .4.t
| THE TREASURY COMMISSION,
TO investigate the subject OF pluero. .pneu.
monia in cattle, publish statement that
the disease existed In the neighborhood of
Baltimore, and has existed there for six
months, denials Of Maryland officials 10
the contrary, notwithstanding.
The house committee on Pacific rail.
roads to-day heard an argument on Repre-.
sentative.
LyHCus BILL
to aid in the construction of the projected
railroad levee Of the Memphis Il New Or.
leans Railway & Levee company. This
bill is based on the propositions made
by the Memphis & New Orleans Railway &
Levee company, incorporated under The
laws OF Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisi.
ana, 70 build and operatea railroad from the
city OF Memphis, in Tennessee, by way of
yicks6urg to the city of New Orleans In
Louisiana, and from this end to build from
highland In Tennessee TO the west
bank Of the Yazoo river and
along and as near to the east bank of the
Mississippi river as is consistent with the
convenience, permanence and
SAFETY OF THE LRvEE
rom the waters OF the Mississippi river,
ana the construction and equipment there.
OF, OF the first standard guage railway of
steel rails, the United States shall
pay the same annual interest
upon which TO lay its road II provides
that upon the completion of the line, If con.
nested and compact, along the route which
VIII protect .the country, shall
GUARANTEE TnE PAYMENT
OF interest 70 accrue thereafter upon the
first mortgage bonds to be issued
by the company to the amount
81 81 Sc1,ooo per per, mile upon that portion
line, said bonds to p'" mature p
hity years after date aud TO bear interest
from date, payable scmi.annually
ut tho rate OF per cent. per annu :, I,
provided. that the location of the iIne
OF said railway and levee and the dim m.
sions thereof shall he approved BY the Mis-
sissippi river commission.
Arguments today were made bv Colope,
Huntington, General Thomis Er,ing md
]. Hall sypher ""'
IN FAVOR
Of the passage Of the bill. They asserted
that the building and maintenance
o. such leyee will diminish
the expenditures now required for channel
improvements between Memphis and
Vicksburg, and earnestly endorsed The
preamble Of the bill, which states that u,e
levee Will redeem from overflow
THE GREAT pELrA
between the. Yaxoo river and the Mis-.
sissippi, thus removing an oh.
struction TO commerce between
the adjacent states, which are now
to large extent cut Off from direct inter.
communication by railway.
Commercial.
STOCKS.
Nkw YoRx, June 2i.--The stock marke,
opened generally weak and 10 1 lower
than at yesterdays close. In the early
trade a decline OF TO took place In which
Lake Shore and Louisville q Nashville
and Wabash, prcfcrred, were most conspic
nous. There was then recovery Of 10 i.
but at ii o'clock the General list was 10 4
HIGHER. whilc Clpvpland Cai,,k,. ~.
cinnah q indianapolis sold down pe,
cent. l. tittl ia +" -. -
rurrREs
NEW YoRK, June 2l.-The Post cot,or
report says Future deliveries in ou,
market market advanced scwly, but at i;55 p. m
gained siOo. AZ the third cali Jan,
brought i2D, July 1880, August ~ "a
September ~ a, Oct ,ber u %. October ~
held q 1iei, November ii.ls. Decembs
ii.so. January ua2, February Ills, Harcl