The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-01

Commodore A. @. Rhind was examine,
to-day and promoted 10 rear admiral
He will be relieved tomorrow. Captain
John III. Russell was promoted 20 ranl
commodore, and ordered to the command
Of the navy yard at Mare Island
California. Commodore T. Y. McNail
was promoted to the rank of captain and
ordered for duty as captain at the Mare
A Jury was obtained this afternoon in
the snit of Hallet Kilbourne against John
| G. Thompson, ex-sergeant-at.arms OF the
| house of representatives. Lotter opened
the case for the plaintiff.
Cayre followed Totter for the defense.
| Killburne was then called - the stand &.
| He gave the account of his arrest and i'm.
prisoDment, and said bis real estate busi-
ness, which was prosperous, was substan-
| TALLY ruined by his confinement; his credit
was destroyed and he was forced to sell at
a sacrifice. Witness said the books which
| had been demanded by the investigating
committee we're in court. II don't object"
he observed. ito any man woman or child,
who has any interest in them, looking at
them" The cross examination of the wit
ness was postponed until tomorrow.
The estimated amount OF postal revenue
for the fiscal year beginning July l, next.
including $4,000, the estimated receints
from money order business. is $47 1O4 078
estimated expenses same time, $50 O62 50
leaving a deficiency in revenue of So 958
1: estimated for the com Densation of,
ostmasters mex. year $l2 ,250 600, an in
rease of So, 900 coo; for clerks in post-of6ces
S4, go 00O an increase of $125.000; for the
free delivery service, $500 COO; rail
road mail transportation, S1275 600.
an increase of 81 a5J .000 steamboat routes
S625 900, an increase OF $25 900; star routes,
S5 900 000. IN increase OF $500 COO: railway
nostal service, 81 ,625 000, an increase of $50
600. and tor railway nostal clerks,
81 Z95, $50, an increase of S3iS l69.
Secretary Folger to-day appointed Miffiin
Elmenbell, oi Des Moines, Iowa. supervIs-
ing architect of the treasury, vice J. G.
Hill, resigned.
Architect Bell vas the architect at the
capitol building at Springfield, Illinois, and
DesMoines. Iowa.
William and Alex V, Nussel, of St. Louis,
have been debarred from pracliCing before
the pension bureau. 1t is stated sc the de-
partment that the former is unrer indict-
ment tor frauds committed on pensioners.
There will be no ceremony attending the
transfer of the command OF the army from
General Sherman to Lieutenant-Ge
sheridan Thursday morning. Two short
orders will be issued, one by General Sher-
man upon relinquishing command, and one
by General Sheridan upon assuming it.
General ShermaD will not leave al once for
St Louis, but will remain here probably
several days, looking after private mat.
tiers.
Hon. L. NJ. Marble, commissioner of pat
tents will take formal leave fhis office
10. morrow and his successor, Hon. Benja-
min Butterworth. will assume charge on
the first OF the month.
The cabinet meeting to-day was attended
by all the members except Secretary Free
"a Il. Nod hat nj
important questions pending in the differ
ent depaI tments we're fiually disposed OF.
| One matter considered was the advisability
| of ordering court of Inquiry to investigate
| the conduct of Commander Wilders and
| Lieutenant Darlington in the recent Arctic
expedition. 1t is believed hat the requests
| of these two officers for an investigation
will be compiled with.
| In a dispatch to the department OF state,
Rollin w. Daggett, United States minister,
| resident of Honolulu. reports at meeting
| OF the Hawaiian cabinet, April 9th 1888, the
| resolution protesting against the turiher
| immigration of Chinese male Immigrants
| in Hswaiin islands was rescinded, and reso-
luton adopted instead, authorizing the i'm
migration Of such laborers, under certain
restrictions, at rate not TO exceed SEQ in
any three months. The reason OF this
change Is understood to be owing to the
| great number of chinese labOrers who an
nualy return to China on the expiration OF
| their contracts.
The board of Utah commissioners SUBJ
mitted their second annual report TO the
secretary OF the interior. Alter making a
statement of the former Legislation OF con-
gress in relation TO blgamy and of polye-
amy, they said the duties OF the commission
| apnertain only to matters of registration.
| election and eligibility to Office, while the
punishmen of the crime OF polygamy 10
| left. as under the form of the law, to courts
of Justice and under the poygamy act tue
commission had good success at the general
election OF August 1883. in excluding
poly gamist from tho polls and as far as ad-
vised, very few, il any, illegal votes had
been cast In Utah since the commission
took charge ot registration and election in
! Aupust, 1882. TIE enforcement OF the
present law against 1900 polygamists
who have been excluded from the polls
shows that the act has been fully and
successfully executed. 1t is thought DIS
elimination between those who practice
polygamy and those who do not, is likely
10 have much effect upon elderly
men, who already have plenty Of wives and
\ several families. and must have great
weight with young men in the territory,
many OF whom are ambitious and aspiring
and would not like TO voluntarily embrace
political ostracism. The very existence OF
!
tooestruy their influence, whenever It is un-
derstood IL Is TO be permanent discrimina
ton. and the fact that 1t will be necessary
for the preservation Of political influence,
the people'B party, as the MOrmOns
stvle themselves, which has large body OF
their members who are not polygamists,
must tend, In time. to weaken the practice
OF polygamy, for every married Mormon
who takes but one plural vile. loses
three votes for his party. his own
and those ofhis two wives, woman suffrage
oeing established by law in Utah. Con-
cerniug the plurality OF wives, the report
saws that the doctrine and practices which
are 90 odieus throughout the kingdom,
should be upheld 50 many years against
the laws OF congress and sentiments
Of the civilized world, is one ofthe marvelt
offbe 18th century and can be scarcely ap-
preciated even BY those familiar with the
worlds history in relation 10 difficulties oi
governmental central or suppression of re-
lieious fanaticism. Certainly no govern
ment can permit q revolution OF law'
under the guise Of religious freedom
and while congress may not legislaie as y
mere matters OF opinion, yet II may oe'
noupce and punish as crimes those sctlon'
which are In violstion Of social duiiss OF
subsersiye 20 good order. The right OF con
gress 10 suppress this evil II undoubted
il IL equally plain that the dignity and good
name of this great government among the
nations Of the earth, demands such con
vressional action az shall effsctuAlly elimat'
fhis pafionsl disgrace. The commission
review their recommendation contained
In their report OF lar November
; I7th. 1852, notably the one regarding IN
, snsrtment Of a marriage Law Dy congress
declaring ell future marriages 10 the teTrl
torv null and void, unless contracted hno
Z ersdeuced In the manner provided BY th'
-. ~ ths bsxt lesislsfure tail 20 eoop
measures in conformity with the provision
of the act Of 1882 for the Suppression oi %
iyesuiy, the commissiOn 49, - urepsref
- recommend. and c0ngress vii certeinii
I not delay the Adoption. N
mos stringent measures compatible WI
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