The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-11
Election Returns Stln Coming, and III
COnilrmatory Of Republican Dis.
eOmiiture-F FOlger's "MiROr-
ity" Now 1874 ,600.
Manning, Democrat, Has a Chance Yet
Of Beating Chalmers, lnde-
pendent What-IS-it!
The MOnotony of MeWilie's Narrative
BrOkea Yesterday by Affect.
ing "reminiscences.
The Magnificent Residence of Bierstadt,
the Artist, Burned.
Fall, of Star-ROute Jury CrOOkedness,
Gives Bail.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
)ther Foreign and Domestic News,
WASHINGTON News Itcms.

Washington News Items.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l0.--Work has begun
upon the new pension office, and excava-
tons are now in a forward condition. The
new building is located in the northern part
of Judiciary square, lust to the southwest
of the site of the Old district Jail. 1t will
occupy square bounded by +. and q. and
Fourth and Fifth streets. The south front
is 400 feet long, aud will be on the building
line OF f. street, running east and west.
The depth of the building will be 200 feet,
heigth OF main cornice will be rs feet. The
material prescribed by law is brick
and metal, consequently iire.proof, root
and all. There will be large central hall,
surrounded by three stories of lofty rooms,
General NJ. G. Meigs and the supervising
architect estimate the time for completing
the building at two years.
The sectary of the treasury department
resumed exchange Of bonds bearing inter.
est at the rate OF 81 per cent. per aunum
into 3 per cents. There have been $1,000.
600 received for that purpose, leaving only
$4,000, 600 of - per cents still outstanding.
| If the calls continue at the rate of Sl5, ,00O,-
| 900 per month, which it is understood that
| to be, Secretary Folger's intention,
and the 81 per cents outstanding arc not
presented for exchange, they will all be
called in'tor redemption in less than seven
| months
Acting Secretary Josleyn, of the interior
| department, rendered u decision to-day in
which he holds that land entered for graz.
| ing purposes do not constitute residences
| The case of Bill Jones, for assault on the
! late Charles Guiteau, will be tried in the
criminal court on Wednesday next. Court
| adjourns to day out of respect to Clerk
Middleton, deceased.
General Sherman has submitted to the
secretary OF war special report upon the
subject OF military posts and forts, in which
he says; 1.-The time is now at hand for Q
radical change in the whole system of piece
meal work in quartering troops of the
| United States. For hundred years We
| have been sweeping across the country with
akirmish line, building posts here and
there, to be abandoned next year for an
other line, and now we are across
and have railroads everywhere
30 that the whole prolebm has
is changed and advise the honorable sec.
retary of war to go to congress with plan
that will approximate permanency in
stead of as heretofore meeting specific tenn
porary wants by special appropriation in
the interest OF private parties. General
| Sherman outlines plan which he suggests
| that a number of posts which he named be
made permanent with substantial
buildings Most of these are
in north and northwest. Fol.
lowing are the only ones in the south
Fort Gibson, with accommodations for four
companies; Little Rock, two companies;
| Fort Marion Florida, two companies. and
| San Antonio, twelve companies. For car.
ryng out the plan thus suggested the gen.
eral recommends that the secretary of wal
ask of congress an annual appropriation Of
! 100000 for five years, to be expended by
the quartermasters of the department.
| Secretary Folger to-day issued call foi
| Sl5OO0,0O per cent. bonds continued at 81
per cent. Principal and interest will bC
paid at the treasury on and after the l0tl
of February next, and interest will cease
on that day.
The department OF agriculture report.
exceptionally tine weather during the past
month for maturing and harvest.
ing cotton. The estimated yield
of acreage of each state is as
follows: Virginia pounds OF lint to acre
1888, Georgia, l52 Florida, III Alabama
$50; Mississippi, 100; Louisiana, 935
Texas, 9i0; Arkansas, 233; Tennessee, i7d
These figures are the result of consultation
of revised county estimates. Injury of cat.
erpillar or boil worm is not appreciabe
except In few counties. In fouriinhs ol
localities reporting presence of either they
have hastened maturity without lesseninp
materially tho yield.
| Detective Miller's attention having been
called to charges preferred against him by