The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-04
Jerome Collins Brother Determined
That Thorough Investigation
Shall be Made of the
Charges Against
The Officers of the Jeanette, and Will
Submit Documentary Evidence
10 Congress.
Mrs. belong Has Appointed Counsel TO
Defend Her Dead Husbands
Memory.
Washington Miscellany: The Jury IN
the S0teido Case hcquit-Do.
partment Notes, Etc.
France: Empress Eugenic Declares
Victor Napoleon Her Heir.
Panama: What The South American
Republics Are Doing.
England: Lady Florence Dixie Backed
in Her Assertions.
Egypt: khartOum to be Fortified by
The British.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Washington News Notes.
ANornrn Ion IN rrosrrcr.

ANOTHER JOB IN PROSPECT,
WASHINGTON, November 3.--The naval
advisory board, which visited the unfn-
ished monitors on the Delaware river, have
returned. They report the vessels in sat
isfactory condition, though they think
some alterations will be necessary. The
beard will make no recommendations ut
present, as their duty is only to advise at.
ter the vessels have been launched. Tho
board will probably not have the plans for
the next steel vessels ready before the close
OF the next session of congress
WILL DEFEND HIS MEMORY
1t is stated on good authority that Mrs.
Delong engaged counsel to appear before
the naval examining board to represent
her husbands memory. This will have
the effect Of disclosing the relations which
existed between DeLoug, Melville and Dan
enhower.
IN THE sOTELno CASH
to- lay the defense offered to show by Gen.
eral Boynton that Burton was not the ob.
lect OF a. NJ. Soteldos aim, but as Soteld
was the first to make public the star.routn
matter, which reflected upon the person
who controlled the Republicans public.
ton, the reflections on Soteldo came on.
as matters of retribution. The court de-
clinCd to admit the evidence and the de.
Tense announced their case closed. The
government called several witnesses IN re.
| buttal, but nothing important was elicited
| Upon the reConyening of court at the eX.
! piration of recess, Mitchell of counsel fer
the defense, addressed the Jury on beha,t
! of the prisoner. Upon the conclusion x
| MitChell's address there was u slight deff.
onstration of applause, and Mr.. James
Aburdeton, of the audience, being brought
before the bar, admitted he had participated
in nthedemonstration Judge Wyie severely
thereupOn reprimanded Aburdeton and
ordered him confined till 10 o'clock to-mor-
row. The decision of the court being re.
ceiyed with deprecatory manifestation
then, the judge remarked that if the parties
indulging therein could be identified
they would be visited by heavier
penalty than that. Subsequently Abur.
deton, apoOgising to the court, was dis
charged. At $3.50 District Attorney Cork
hill began the closing argument for the
prosecution, and concluded at / O'Clock,
when Judge Wylie occupied forty.iive min.
utes in the delivery of his charge. The
jury, after an absence of twenty-five min
utes, returned a verdict OF not guilty. Az.
siStant District Attorney Taggart, then
asked that bail be fixed in the matter of
| the Indictment against defendant for as.
sault with intent to kill Clarence NJ. Bar
/ ton, After short discussion bail was fixed
/ on defendants own recognizance, at 81 900.
Court thereupon adjourned.
RAILWAY GRANTS.
II is stated by persons claiming TO be in.
| formed on the subject that two prominent
lawyers of this city are examining the
! prcCedents with n view to appealing to the
/ bnitcd States supreme court for an iniunc-
/ ton restraining the commissioner of the
| general land Office from issuing any more
/ land patents to the Northern Pacific. Texas
| Il Pacific, and Central Pacific railroads. also
directing these corporations the recovery to
| the United states patents Tor sections con-
| struCted since the time fixed in the charters
/ for the completion Of the roads. II this is
done all questions relating to land grants
TO railroads will be brought up for final ao-
1 action.
kpJUTANT.GENEEAL DRUMS REPORT,
| Adiutant.General Drum in his annual
report shows increasing interest in military
affairs throughout the country, army oil.
GERS acting as professors of military tactics
and engineering at schools and colleges
| throughout the country. Therep shows
| increasing interest among the youth OF the
.
/ the country is steadily improving, encamp.
ments having been held in California, In.
diana, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Is
| land, Pennsylvania and Vermont, and COM
| pctitivc drills at other places The condi-
tion oithe military prisons is excellent.
SECRETARY FoLOER
! left for New York this afternoon. He does
not expect TO return till the latter part of
next week.
THE PAYNE BRIBERY CASE
came up this afternoon in the police court
before Judge Smell. J. Il. Skierngton was
called to the stand and gave evidence that
he was asked bv Fall 10 take u position be-
! hind the book case in tho office, and there
heard the conversion had by Fall with two
colorcd men, Foote and Payne, and Fall
said he was thereby authority of the de.
partment of justice for the purpose of
breaking the stur.route Jury aud that he,
! Fail, would be sustained by the govern
ment. Witness further said that part OF
his affidavit was dictated by Governor
Wells. The evidence here closed, and after
some argument as to the admission of
Foote'S affidavit the court announced, after
argument, that he will give decision to-
morrow,
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Statements prepared at the patent Office
show the receipts for October $40 9,0l7,
which Is an increase over the same month
last year of $li,0d0. General Nelson A.
Miles, the Indian fighter, had a long inter.
view with the commissioner of Indian ar.
fairs to-day. A circular will be issued by
Treasurer Gilltillan announcing that mutt.
lated certificates will be redeemed on pre-.
senta,ion.
NEw ORLEANS CUSTOM. HOUSE.
A commission appointed to examine the
New Orleans custom.house has submitted
a report to Secretary Folger In which they
recommend that the salaries Of naval off.
GERS and the surveyor he euualig.
ed each receiving $500 per annum
and suggest that their deputies
should receive salary Of $4,000