The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-02
Al HUME AMI ABKUAD.
Proceedings OF the Senate-Ihe House
Considering Another Contested
Election Case Washing.
ton Briefs.
The Star.Routers' Trials Finally Under
Way-A Judge Who Brooks
No FOOllshness.
Ravages Of the Fire Fiend - Labor
TrOubles-The Pittsburg Mills
Shut Down.
The Egyptian Outlook Arab Bey In
aQuandary.
Senator Mcpherson Wins His Libel
Suit.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Washington Gossip.
rHR MAINE PUsIosIsrs.

ihh MANN FJsIONblh.
WASHINGTON, June The Maine fusion
lists to-day nominated Harris NJ. Plaisted
for governor.
LIEUTENANT DANENHowRR.
Lieutenant Danenhower arrived to-day
and tonight held reception at Willard's
hotel, where he was overwhelmed with con-
gratulations and compliments.
PAYING ITS CREDITORS.
The treasurer to-day paid to Comptroller
Knox, as commissio ner Of the Freedmen's
bank, $4,000 The comptroller at once
began the payment of l5 per cent dividend
to creditors of the bank located in Wash.
ington; paymeut to creditors outside of
oity will be made very soon, and due notice
will be given thereof through the press.
THB sTABRoUTERs.
The star-route trials to-day on behalf of
Dorsey brothers opened with request for
leave TO withdraw their plea of not guilty,
and enter motion to quash the indict-
ments, on the grounds of formality in the
composition of the grand jury, the
fault being that the jury was not
drawn under the act of 1879. The
court ruled that 10 was net proper motion
even If made in the first instance because
the district having no place In politics
there was no reason tor the applications of
such law; the district had its special order
| and it had never been the practice TO allow
the Intervention ofa commissioner In the So
lection of jury. The trial.was then proceed
| ed with. Under the laws affecting such
trialsin this. district .the.prosecution. were
only allowed three peremptory chal-
lenges while the defense were
| allowed four for each defendant
making twenty-eight in all, there being
| seven defendants named in one indictment
| This places the prosecution at a disadvan-
| tage and the defendants were correspond
ingly aggressive. The challenges on the
part Of the prosecution were soon er-
haused, and the selection Of the greater
part OF the jury was in the hands of the
defense, and the challenges by the defense
exhausted the panel, when only ten Jurors
had been obtained; four talesmen were sum
moned from these. The remaining Jurors
were then selected. Following is a complete
list: William Dickson, foreman; Mathew Nc
Nelly, John b. Mccarthy Edwin J. McLain,
William X. Brown lcolored), Edwin ID.
Douaphon, Henry A. Elliott, VIM Holman,
Thomas Martin (colored), George W. Cox,
n. T. Murray and Zach Tobiner. Mr..
Merrick asked the court to caution the Jury
against having any intercourse with any
parties relative TO this case. He also de-
sired them to abstain from reading news
papers and he severely criticized the course
OF the prosecution as to the use of newspa-
psrs. Undue influence he said had been
brought to bear by these parties which he
would make ground for future action.
Judge Wylie said that perhaps no should
consider II his duty to bring these Newspaper
attempts to the attention of the grand jury
Mr.. Latton said the defendants might claim
the same privilege. If anybody had been
villitied he said II was the defense, and he
made bitter remarks upon what he called
lying newspaper correspondents, who had
been sent here from day to day. In answer
to inquiries from the prosecution, Judge
Wylie said they should have the opening
argument, and II was arranged that Mr.
Bliss should give an explanation at length
to the jury, and shonld state what the gov.
ernment expected to prove, This argu
ment will probably be delivered Ia. morrow
The court also added that the defense
would be allowed but one opening argument
by one OF the. counsel ITS my inten
ton" said Judge Wright ito bring these
cases to n close before July 4th even II we
have 10 set up all night and SATURDAYS to
do it, Still, he thought usual court hours
would suffice.
| STRUCK.
Inc hod.carrlers OF Harrisburg struck to.
day for an advance Of twenty-five cents pei
day, and building operations have been
stopped. They have been receiving sl.7t
per day.
| LABOR TROUBLES.
Reports from some OF the points where
the Iron workers have struck to-day give
the number of men out as follows: Louis
vile, 80; Chicago, 100; Cincinnati, /, 500
Youngstown, Ohio, about 1000; Pitts.
burg, about 10000, At Shamokou, Penn.
sylvania, the miners in the Buckridge col.
leries struck for more wages. The iron
masters at Cincinnati expect that work men
will resume very soon, as contract u still
In force between the Amalgamated Associa.
tion OF iron workers and Cincinnati en-.
ployers, which was made some months age
on the occasion of u local strike. The pres
ent movement In Cincinnati Is not sane
toned by the local officers OF tho union
They appealed TO the officers Of tho central
organization to intervene In bshalf Of the
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