The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-09
Washington Notes,

"H'"'N"ipN' N'N' o. hIthii aN NV, llH
COlOred man charged with attempting To
corruptly influence the star-routc jury, has
been held to await the action of the Grand
jury. The next case called was that OF
Fall, the attorney through whom briher.,
was alleged to have been attempted. Fal's
counsel was not ready, aud the case went
over till tomorrow.
Secretary Foger is expected to- resume
his duties ut the treasury department to-
morrow.
The proprietor of the ElbcrnOn hotel to-
day presented to The board appointed TO
examine and audit the expenses growing
out OF the illness and death of the late
President Garfield "A bill of expenses in
CURED for board by the party accompany
ing the president to Long Branch The
board is fixed at 81 per diem. Among the
persons specified rs having been acCommo.
dated there are: Mrs. Garfield and daugh.
ter Dr. Boynton, Colonel Rockwell, wife,
son and daughter; Stanley Brown, Warren
Young, Colonel Corbin and surgeons and
experts. a charge OF $40 is made tor SER
wants board.
Enthusiastic friends of Ben Butler have
erected u new broom on the Cupola of his
mansion opposite the capitol, in honor of
his election of governor of Massachusetts,.
This morning the Jeanette investigating
board continued the hearing of Melville,
who detailed the discovery olthc Henrietta
Island while the vessel was drifting with
the ice pack.
During the course of Melyile's narration
he said THAT through the first winter the
health aud spirits OF the officers aud crew
of the vessel were good, but rs the second
winter came on their spirits began to tall
through. Probably the men became weary
OF having the same associations for SO long
u time. lie iustanced u conversation which
he Had with DeLong, when the latter told
him he had heard of adverse criticisms con-
corning the management of the vessels
course, and upon hearing this he, DcLong,
had determined to head the Jeanette for
Wrangle Land. Melville did not believe il
would have been possiul c to have saved the
Jeanette from obstruction
Attorney brewster to-day re-
qucstcd the resignation OF Judge Gray
who has for long time filled the position
OF pardon clerk of the department of justice.
In conversation on general topics this
morning Attorney General Brewster re-
marked in response TO question about
recent comments upon his political expec-
lAlionS, that he had reached the height OF
his ambitions that he was growing old, and
that he had no higher political aspirations,
Tie comptroller of the currency has au-
thondcd The Massachusetts National bank
ol SanduSky, ONO, To begin business, with
a capital OF SloO,OW, also the First National
bank OF Red Cloud, Nebraska, with n
capital of $4,000. Fifteen, million
dollars oi gold certificates OF the dcnomlna'
lions OF SlOO, 91p nud so, have been re-
coiytd by United states treasurer Eiliiunn,
ana the bureau oil engraving ana printing
u now printing the signature OF Assistant
treasurer Acton upon them, These ccrtlil,
Gates VIII be ISSUED to supply the demand
untiI the washington issue IS complete,
whleh VIII be ABOUT the LIST ct December
Additional requests Tor certificates have
neeh received from Philadelphia ana san
Francisco, the lalter Tor the hvo mll'lons IN
denomlnatiohs OF ~ 900 and under,
WASHINGTON, d. T., Nov. S'-PoStmaSter-
General Howe was sitting NJ his desk with
ms eyes hNed upon some object III the
street, when reporter entered ana made
known the object OF his visit Mr.. Howe
spoke slowly and evidently measured the
meaning oil every word he uttered, said
ne, perslstentlS' several causes combined
TO defeat the republican party, the chief
cause, no doubt, was the bitter iactlonal
nights IN the party which were confined TO
no particular section, but extended all over
the country In no section was the party
united Perhaps IN New York this feeling
was manifested MIRO openly than amy
where else There was no man
n the state VINO could say that judge