The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-06
Washington Data.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Thc president
to-day nominated to be postmasters Stith
Boiling, Petersburg, Virginia. James 4.
Slaughter, Mobile, Alabama.
The senate confirmed Joseph Shepherd,
collector of customs of the district OF st.
Marys, Georgia, and Henry II. Farrow, dis
trict of brunswick, Georgia, and the follow
ing postmasters Harvey +, Griscom,
Chattanooga, Tennessee; John Anderson,
Greenville, Texas William d. Carrie, Con
zales, Texas Rudolph Frank, Cueroo,.
Texas Albert +. Hunt, Tyler, Texas ALT
Heaton, San Marcos, Texas; William
Killebrew, Marlin, Texas Robert Fendyek,
Columbus, Texas; julius Wagner, In
dianola, Texas.
Hon. Richard r. Merrick has been ap-
pointed counsel to assist Colonel George
Bliss in the prosecution of the star-route
cases to take the place held by Mr.. Brews-
ter prior to his elevation to the attorney
generalship.
The following members have been Sc
ected to represent the house on the eXeCu-
tive committee of the democratic
congressional campaign committee ::
Flower, of New York; Randall, of Penn
sylvana; LcFevre, of Ohio; Cobb. OF lndi.
ana Thompson, of Kentucky; Jones, oil
Arkansas.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-Secretary Ere
linghuysen, in order to facilitate favorable
action on the bill in the French chambers
for the revocation of the decree prohibiting
importation of American pork, telegraphed
Minister Morton the 22d inst. as iollows;
"The health officer of Cincinnati ce-tiiies
that the records Of that city, the centre OF
the pork trade, do not show a single case
of trichinosis DIR. Rouche, secretary of
the health board of Illinois, reports only
eleven deaths from trichingsis in the whole
state in eighteen years, traced in each case 10
eating raw pork. The city physician of
Chicago saws the state record shows only
two cases there in a few years, also due to
eating raw pork. The places mentioned are
great pork-producing and consuming dis
tricts of the United States, while the whole
country consumes more pork per capita
thqn any other country.
The secretary has since received from Nor
ton the following telegram: The pork bill,
Nlth microscopic amendment, passed the
chambers. The vote on amendment was 256
aves 20 DIG nays
The pork bill provides for the inspection
in France at ports appointed by the minis
ter of commerce, who shall have the right
to provide for modification of the last clause
introduced in amendment, which has in
view the establishment of microscopic eX-
animation. Our friend the former minis
ter o. commerce, opposed II.
Representative Updegraf, from the COM
mittee on law respecting the election oil
president and vice-president, introduced a
bill in the house to-day as substitute for
the Hewitt bill with an amendment
providing that electors shall meet
the third Tuesday in December,
aud that votes shall be counted by congress
the second Wednesday in January; and
has seven new sections which provide for
the manner Of contesting In court the
declaration Of election made by congress,
etc.
The treasury department to-day pur-
chased 27l 900 ounces Of fine silver.
Representative Reagan concluded a three
DAYS argument in favor Of his interstate
commerce bill by offering the following:
Resolved, That il is the sense OF this
committee that some measure relating 70
interstate commerce be adopted by this
committee and reported TO the house at
the earliest practical moment alter
the rive. and harbOr bills have been re-
ported 10 the house. unanimously adopted.
TIE Sac, Fox and kiOwa Indian delega-
tons, after an interview with Secretary
KirkwOod, decided 10 send a delegation 70
q Indian Territory, 10 agree upon suitable
lands there, and report 10 the tribes for
their selection.
Attorney General Brewster recommends
the president 10 ask for the rcprieve Of Dr.
Lamson, convicted in England OF murder,
until certain facts regarding his free use OF
aconite in his practice IL investigated.