The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-21

1t consists in transferring to the blank
agency division, which is under the SUPER
Vision OF the FIRST assistant postmaster.
general, the purchase Of all supplies in the
hrst and Second-cl2sS poSt.oicss of the
country. As at present conducted. a most.
master AZ one of those offices purthases
stationery and furniture ior his own Office,
selects such STYLES and tints as may please
nus ianey, and sends bin 10
the department, Swhere it, is paid.
IL is thought by supplying these offices
with such material us they may need aud
nave proper uniform in size. ETC.. that at
least - per cent. over the present cost can
De saved With this object in view, prom-
nent postmssters from all sections of the
country have been requested to assemble
mere, when the question of uniformity in
blanks, SIZE OF paper and pOst.otlice boxes
will be discussed
EN-PREslDENT PI.RoLA,
OF feru, called on the secretary of state to-
daN and had an extenied interview on
matters pertaining to the condition OF Peru.
THR SECRETARY or WAR
having been asked by telegraph to grant
the use of barracks at Chattauoora. Ten.
nessee, as II smallpox hospital, he has re-.
fused to do so, on the ground that such use
would rende. them unfit Tor other pur-
poses, and probably require their destruc-
! tion.
The chief of the
BUREAU OF STATISTICS
/ reports that during the month OF October
there arrived in the customs districts of
Baltimore, Boston, Detroit. Huron, New
Orleans, New York, Philadelphia and San
Francisco, 576,69 passengers, OF whom
40 9jo were immigrants, 1857 citizens of the
United States returned from abroad and
i z A3I nltpna not iptandn,, Ia, 1,
United States.
THE TRIAL OF DETECTIVE MILLER,
charged with completely with the star route
Jury, by the district commissioner, goes on
tomorrow.
CAPTAIN ALFRED HOPKINS,
commander of the Pensacola navy yard
submitted to the Court-martial a writer
defense of the ch 'rge of having deserted hi.
post during the yellow fever epidemic.
READY.
The doorkeeperof the house and sergeant
at-arms of the senate have their respectiy,
halls in readiness for the assemblingof con
gress, two weeks from to-day.
JUDGE.ADvoCATE SWAIN
decided that failure of army officer
to satisfy any Indebtedness iairl,
contracted would not be viola
, ton of the 6lst article of war In re
, ply to question whether or not charge o
conduct unbecoming an officer and gentle
man under the 6lst article of war is prope
d, to be brought against officers of the arm
z who neglect to pay just debts incurre
: by them, and by their manner O
i lie and current expenditure, fail to exercis
such proper economy as might enable then
in time to cave from their salaries n
amount sufficient to satisfy creditors il
whole or part, he answers in the negative
IN THE SUPREME COURT
G today, in the case OF Charles +. Kring v,
! the State Of Missouri, motion to dismis
, the appeal was denied, because the stat
= constitution under which Kring receive
death sentence was passed after the the n
legged murder took place. This point give
. the court jurisdiction, and the case viii b
- heard. The case of compromise by III
city OF New Orleans in suit whei
the board of liquidation seeks to interver
o and set aside the dismissal was continue
to the next term, when the ease will he di
missed unless the board takes steps to S
aside the compromise, which, it alleges,
in violation OF their rights.