The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-08

to his clients room to procure his signature
to paper, for which purpose a recess was
granted.
Az noon Wilson read long affidavit
sworn to and sisned by all defendants. SET.
ting out that they cannot safely GO 10
trial at the present terni, because OF the act
OF officers OF the government in endeayor.
ing TO influence opinion against them and
10 lnumldate aud coerce witnesses, Jurors
ana othcers OF the court; reoiting the arrest
OF DICKSON, the removal from office of
Henry, Ginger ct nj. for avowed reason of
being In sympathy with defendant and ex
pressing the belief that in the selection of
talesmen influence preiudicial to the de-
iendants VIII be set at work, and that the
appointment OF McMichael as marsha,
is part OF that scheme The
affidavit also charges that Judge
Wylie is so biased and prejudiced against
defendants that he cannot fairly aud i'm
partially administer the law, aud concludes
by requesunga continuance OF the case TO
next term. Judge Wylie said the paper
was an insult to the court Bliss compared
the proceedings with the Tweed trial.
lngersoll disclaimed any intention to offer
insult, whereupon Judge Wvle said.
"Weli, you may file the paper, but shall
hear no more about t." The motion for
continuance OF the case on nrcount of Dor
sey's illness was refused and the motion
calling Tor hhl 0fparticultrS uverrnltd, At
torney.General Brewster occupied a seat in
court.
Vaeious preliminary me tions made on
last trial were reversed and the rulings then
made were repeated. THIS brought the
case down to the selection of the jury.
CLAIM CUT DOWN.
The Ben Holiday postal service claim has
been cut down to 1925 900 by the post. .oihce
committee and comes before the senate as
a special order on Tuesday next.
CONSCIENCE FUND CONTRIBUTION.
Secretary Folger to-day received from
Louisville, kentucky, 800 ms u contribu-
ton to the conscience fund.-
NOMINATIONS.
The president sent the following nomna-
tions among Others 10 the senate to day
| Postmasters. William Reinhardt, Abeline,
| Texas; Timothy J. McfIugh, Calvert,
Texas; IL. A. Burbank Laredo, Texas
THE TARIFF.
| The ways and means committee this
morning unanimously adopted resolution
to proceed at once to the consideration OF
the tariff commissions report and 70
frame tariff law. The clerk OF the com.
mittee was directed to prepare schedules OI
rates now existing and of those prepared by
the members of the committee,
| AWAY BELOW ZERO.
| LACRossE, WIS, Dec. Tt was q
degrees below zero here this morning
and 10 degrees at noon. Ice is running il
the river, but it will probably gorge soon.
| COMING DOWN.
The treasury department to-day pur
1000 ounces ofsiyer, at u rate lower thar
for several years.
DICKsoN's TRIAL.
In the police court to-day the Dickson
case, after some immaterial evidence, Henry
A. Bowen testified he had known Dickson
incidentally since 1874; had conversation
with him at Drivers restaurant on Angus
Sd last, vt o'clock; Cameron was not pres
ent; he denied emphatically having Offered
Dickson 50 500 for the right to influence hi
vote in the star-r0ute trial. also said tha
he was not authorized by the department
OF justice to make any proposition In rela
ion to the trial, and had made none. Thi
finished the examination.
INTHE JEANETTE COURT
to-day, Nipdermann continued the nara
tive up to the time he met Melville A
though ipleresting, no new points wer
elected.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on MILITARY AFFAIf
to-day authorized the chairman to appoin
subcommittee to visit the Soldiers
Home, Hampton, Virginia, to inyestigat
| the charges ofmismanagement.