The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-14

summon ten more for tomorrow. Adj
iouJned.
THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE. EXAMINATION.
The New York custom.house examina-
ton has been concluded, and the report of
the commission made public to-day. The
report recommends that the salaries of
officers be increased. Graves, of the re.
demption bureau of the treasury, submits n
minority statement, in which he objects to
the general increase, and the reports are
very elaborate.
WANT TO KNOW WHY.
1t is rum )red that the nomination of
Clayton MacMichael to be marshal of the
District OF Columbia was briefly discussed
and the chairman authorized to report \
resolution TO the senate, in executive ses.
sion, calling on the president for state.
ment OF the causes for which Henry wa.
removed.
1t has been ascertained definitely that
the chairman OF the senate judiciary com.
mittee has been instructed 10 call on the
president for a statement giving the cause
Tor Henry's removal.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION NIL
will be ready for full commission to the
senate on Friday.
BREWSTER CAMERON IN COURT.
In the police court to-day Brewster
Cameron took the stand and was examined
at length on the Cowen-Dickson interview
at Drivers restaurant. His testimony on
TINS point was simply reiteration of the
story told by Bowen.
| Secretary Folgcr to-day directed the col
lector OF customs of New York to liauidat,
entry, free of duty, the assignment oil Sand
wien Island sugar, on which assessment
was recently made.
CAPTAIN DELKNAr AND THE HAWAIIAN KING
Captain Belknap has made an elaborate
report TO the secretary Of the navy respect
| ing the celebration of the birthday of Kinl
kalakara, OF the Hawaiin Islands, which
ms ship took an active part In. A regatts
was one OF the races won by the barge crew
OF his ship.
| rHE JEANETTE COURT.
Noros, seaman on the Jeanette, an
peared before the board this morning, wher
lie testified that before leaving DeI,onp',
party Collins came to him and said Good
bye, Noros, remember me when you yet &c
New York" He said, In corroboration o.
former testimony that he never saw Col
Inns treated In any other manner than thai
OF an officer.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
| WASHINGTON, Dec, l5,-Secretary Teller
aus uo.utu tuht lhuuS WITHIN grants to
railroad companies, which are pre-omp pied At
homestead claims, capable of being forfeited
and attached at the time the grant took Of.
feet, are excluded from the railroad grant,
and. upon abandonment Of such claims
lands do not irure to the company, hut
are restored TO the public domain. He also
decides that when q person having filed
in law under the coal land law, contracts
with third party TO occupy and work such
land, hc must be considered as having sold
the same AND cannot secure patent. lie
decides, further, that erroneous entry In
The registers Office, II ordered corrected,
should not prejudice the claim of the ap.
plloant.
GENERAL WALKER Ann THE crSsus.
The census bulletin, Just issued, contains
an elaborate reply from General Francis
Walker 10 newspaper criticism unon the re.
suits Of the. census inquiry of manuIac, ur.
Ing statistics OF cities. The truth of tho
critics statements are denied and the arru.
ment for the defense sustained by an elsbo.
rate array OF figures, In which he endeavored
TO demonstrate that In the manufacture of
jewclrv, watches and costly laces smaller
percentage OF material Is used In proportion
to the value Of the manufactured product.