The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-11-02

vision IN ma aob N Joty ~ is70, whiob III
hidg The payment ~ mileage over Ian
ffant faiifjads, saying That n ID desifabl
That Tic paymHstef should he nOtillel
within n reasonable time, soy ono year ff1n
time payments are actually made, n ih'
condition ~ their accounts IN the hands o
auditor aud comptroller.
A~frOfsraEEr.
w II. Gibbs, Of Mississippi, was to-day
appointed superintendent Of construction o.
the public buildings at Jackson vice Arthur
deceased.
LIEUTENANT %DANENHowER
resumed his narrative before the Jeanette
board to-day, and gave q detailed account
Of the landing Of the whale boats crew
under the command of Melville, their
efforts TO reach DulaD, and receiving
communication from Ninderman and
Noros about the condition of Belongs
party. He then detailed the incidents con-
nected with their final departure from the
native village and arrival at Kumett Suka,
where they found Melville, who had gone
in search OF belongs and Chipp's
parties sometime before, After consultation
with Melville, they proceeded to Dulan by
order of Melville, and found Noros and
Ninderman there, the latter sick in bed.
At Dulan they found written orders from
Melville relative to the care Of the party,
while he (Melville), pursued the search of
the missing boats.
GOING TO PAY UP.
Major George P. Smith, paymaster, has
been directed to proceed to the following
places and pay bounties and arrears of pay
due colored soldiers of the late war: Mo-
bile, Alabama; New Orleans, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana; Natchez and
V'cksburg, Mississippi; Helena. Arkansas;
Memphis, Nashville, Pulaski, Tennes-
see, Cairo, Illinois, st. Louis. JEFF
ferson Barracks, Sedalia, Kansas City, Mo
berly and Hannibal, Missouri. Upon the
completion of this duty Major Smith will
proceed to New Orleans and report to the
paymaster. general.
DAYENHowER.
WASHINGTON, October 2!.-The testimony
of Lieutenant Danenhower before the jean
nette board of inquiry to-day was detailed
of the adventures and experience
Of the crew of the whale boat from the time
they left semeonojski island until they
met the natives at the mouth of the Lena
No new facts of Importance were
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CHIEF OF EN-
GINEERs.
General Wright, chief of engineers, has
his annual report to the secretary
Of war. 1t gives a detailed account of the
and needs of all Notifications
in the United States, and urges at great
the Importance of a better system OF
,eacoast defense, to consist of revolving
forts, with iron-clad walls, heavier
ordnance, and a more perfectly organized
more efficient torpedo service. AT the
present time, General Wright says $2,00O,-
100000 worth of property in our s~eacoast
cities is at the mercy OF any OF tie mari
line powers of Europe.
DICKSON DONE FOR.
A warrant was issued at 6 o'clock this
for the arrest of William Dickson,
On the affidavit of Juror McNelly, for en-
leavoring to improperly influence the YER
rant was issued for his arrest, on the aft
1avit of Brewster Cameron, with the atfi-
1avit of Henry A. Brown and Judge Wilson
w. Hoover attached as exhibits, charging
Dickson with conspiracy with George w.
Driver and Others to get money from the
United States through Brewster Cameron
or the purpose of impeding justice.