The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-15
Washington News Notes,

INpltThD.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l4.-The grand Jury
to-day returned true bill against Il. +
Hackman and Henry Reed, publishers O
the Sunday Chronicle, of this city, for pub
fishing libel on Alonzo Bell, late assistant
secretary of the interior, on April 25th. apc
against b. L; Bigelow, late teller IN tn,
Bank of the Republic, for the emoezzle
ment of 5000, In the latter case there art
seven separate counts.
RIGHTEOUS DECISION.
Acting Secretary Joselyn TODAY decided
that when settler has failed to compl,
with the law in making improvements bu
VINO has cultivated the land, and his failur,
to build is shown to have been caused b,
climatic influence, he be allowed to turthe
proceed six months in which to establish
residence.
ARMY ORDERS.
captain George Almstead, jr., has bee,
ordered to Prescott, Arizona, to reliey,
FIRST Lieutenant Frederick Ward, 1st cav
airy IN charge of the California and Ari
zona division of the United States miIitar,
telegraph line. Lieutenant Ward report
to this city. rN''
TO be wEEDEp OUT.
1t is believed that ONE of the aped c,er,
in the post-oilice department will be weede,
out on the lst of the month. MANY of then
are SAID to be incapacited for duty and mi
Ing their places as becomes a Necessity
me star says some of the removals vii
also be made because the clerks refused 4
pay assessments on April 5th, 1881.
NOT sEDED.
The president had ssued proclamatio,
reserving from sale certain lands in WIS
consin which were thought to be require
lor reservoir purposes on the head
waters OF the Mississippi and st. Croi.
rivers. Ihis proclamation was made upol
engineers reports; from subsequent report
NJ, ~ appears lands reserved not required
me PRESIDENT by another proclamation
releases land embracG in The fnrma
proclamation. The acting secretary of I'm,
interior holds that cash entries of lands ro
served by the first proclan alton. made ate
the date of the proclamation but before II
receipt at the local offices are illegal. as th
proclamation went into effect from its dat
ana ,ll not from its receipt at the local Offices
Inc acting secretary has referred sal,
entries to the board of equitable adjust
ment.
THE ST. JOE SITE.
Inc treasury department will probabl,
accept as site for public buildings nj 81
Joe, Missouri the property corner Eight
ana Edmond streets, offered by Mrs. Mary
l., Carter.
DIPLOMAT RECEIVED.
President Arthur to-day received Iui.
L'Dominiquez, the newly appointed en-
Voy extraordinary and minister plcnipoten
tlary.of. the Argentine Republic. The usua
courtesies were exchanged.
THE POTOMAC FLATS,
ChleEof Engineers Wright and Major
Halnes have submitted to Secretary Lin.
coin the question of awarding contract for
ne Improvement of the Potomac flats, ,Nnd
he will, in day or two, make the award
the powerful question at issue being as 10
responsibility of bidders.
PERSONAL AND GOSSIP.
Postmaster.G General Howe denies that he
intends resigning from the cabinet.
Assstant-Secretary Of the Treasury New.
who returned to duty to-day after prolong'
ed absence, ailirms he has not resigned and
has no intention of resigning. He denies
that there has ever been any disagreement
between himself and Secretary Folger. He
also denies all knowledge OF the contem.
plated removal Of First Auditor REYNOLDS
and Second Comptroller Upton.
Postmaster-General Howe has directed
that free mail delivery be begun In lynch.
burg, Virginia, on January /, with six car.
riers.
Secretary Teller is expected to arrive here
tonight. Secretaries Lincoln and Chan.
dler are here. The former received many
congratulations this morning on the result
Of the election in his state
MIR. James Il. Young entered upon his
duties rs chief clerk OF the department OF
Justice to-day.
LAND DECISIONS.
Acting Secretary of the Interior Joselyn
to-day decided that the statutes restrict A
contest aaainst prior timber culture entry
TO one who seeks for II under the homestead
or timber culture laws. In the absence OF
an application there Is no right Of contest,
In q decision rendered to-day, the acting
secretary of the interior holds that a con,
test for land title instituted by a parent
cannot be transferred TO or Inherited by A
child, even though II may appear that the
contest was instituted for the child's benc.
fit.
COMMISSIONER A'TARLASp,
in n recent decision, declares that where A
person has failed 70 make an entry of a
tract n land, through being misinformed OF
his rights by local land officers, when other.
wise entitled 20 make an entry, he will be
protected by the department, and lose moth.
ing. unless requircdto do 10 by the actual
demands OF the law.
A CABINET MEETfSG-silonr SESSION.
A cabinet meeting was held to day. for
the first time since the election. Secretary
Teller and Attorney.General Brewster
were absent. The session was short. and
no action Of general interest was taken,
The subject Of making changes In the New
York offices was not alluded to, nor was
said In regard TO the rumors OF
changes In the cabinet, or any political sit.
uation, In ANY respect. The session was
mainly devoted TO the purposes OF deter.