The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-11-04
NATIONAL NOTES.
Decisions Of a Few Claims for Proper
ty Destroyed
During the Late UnpleasantncsS-Peu-
sion Attorneys Debarred.
other Interesting Washington News.

WAsHlSGroN, Nov 3.--Condtion Of the
treasury today Gold coin and bullion, !
$40 $50 .O64; silver dollars and bullion $l2t.-
n2.Gl1; fractional silver coin, $3.50 .5j5; !
United States notes, S6l 1856 05l, Total |
S4l0. 2G2 2Sl. Certificates outstanding, gold, !
S52 .i9l 40; silver, S3574O,l29i currency,
S13 055 600.
Judge Otto for many years, tine official
reporter Of the United States supreme
court said to-day, while
testiCyirg AZ witness In the
case before Commissioner Bundy, he had
formerly resigned the place. II II under
stood that he will be succeeded nv Bancroft
Davis, and the announcements Of the change
will be formally made from the bench y
| Chiei JnsuCe White next week.
Secretary Teller has written letter to
| tho attorney general, submitting the ques-
! ton whether he can legally detail IA ex-
aminrr in the pension Office TO assist
| Colonel Corkhill, the United States district
attorney, In investigating tho frauds by
attorneys and claim agents upon pension
ers. In concluding the letter
will be 10 vigilantly, carry out the law re-
garding this matter, and to assist 10 the
best fhis ability and authority IN prose
cution Of those persons who have commit
ted the ollense against the pension Law or
are entity OF other 5tatuary or common lhW
olIeusus, and 10 enter the hearing
in the defense offered by
Roax & English. pension attorneys
OF this city, who suspended y short Time
ago. They were to-day disoarFed ilom
. practice before the interior department BY
Secretary Teller.
. Postmasler-G enelal Gresham, Secretary
Lincoln ana Commodore Walker. OF the
! United States navy. will accompany Stcre
= tary Chandler on his trip from New York
TO Newport on the United States steamer
u Trenton. Tho party leaves Washington
r SUNDAY evening.
). Secretary Folger has gone home to vote
i, No loud call will be made for some tint
:, TO come.
d Ii ia estimeted by the commissioner d
d pensions that Si0OOO,OO) will be require
a Tor the payment OF pensions during III
=, next fiscal year.
y The report OF the chief ordinance show
IL 433 G2l arms manufactured ut the nation.
[. armory during the year u
~, recommends tnat congress- encouran
~ the formation OF volunteer Organization
y, la every state, district and city, by MAXIM
on liberal appropriations for arIning he sam
49, Alta meeting OF the French and America
claims commission, awards were made
e. favor Of the following claimants against U
". United States; Alexander " 81. Mnrli
ly Of New Orleans, alt interest per ceul
- Nicholas DrOmot, OF Galveston, sou J.
'"- lacroix, OF D1nuldsOnyille, Louisian
re $500. J Rateau Of DOnaldsOnWlle, $500
ia A BDhn, Of Cleveland, Tenn, 50 900, a.
80 lis q. BourhNnYal, OF Cleveland, Tennessee
:" a $40. Claims Of the following persO
"a trninst the United States we're disallowe
his j. J. Pepin, Of bayou Sara, LouisRn
Of. rheaphile Detreux, of Donaldsvillo, 10
isinna; NepthaliO Gesse, OF Donal'
vi Vile, Louifianai Jean H. %
or. rninr. Of Doubldsyillc, Louisiana; AmhrOl
m R,upenr. of Donaldsville Louisiar
,,,s Iules Dupont, OF the same place. Jean M
' has of Rapides, Louisiana; Francois Anne
nm nf Harrison Mississippi BERNARD sub
tie hiolle. nt Sc. Martins, Louisiana; Hen
mis- Iardel OF D0nAldsOnyille, LOUISIANA, Del
Imerv. Of the same place. The Fren
"o commissioner dissented from the opini
.ng oi the commissioners In
.tnl cases OF the following p
,.s ,onE Jean Il. Carraine Bernard.
- harherello. Jean J. NJ. Pepin, Amhr
ute Rnneean. Nathalie Gesse, DIR. Dennis Mel
ter Tne case OF Reuy lordei W.. the Unit
,,h states was disallowrd This was ella
lor properiy DESTROYED by the mihti
hEs forces of the United States and belongs
ion what are called the Donaldsonyillc cas-
y of A minority of tho commission hold II y
-, II lawful aud iustliiable act OF war but
""' commissioner for the French republic I
amt senled: he contended that the property
ing the claimant was destroyed after the bal
,ct had taken place. In the case OF Bern
'' Suherbielle executor Tor Eugene Darrell,
les' the United $ ates, which the comm 80
nor, disnllowed. The French commissioner 1
icy Blpd dissenting opinion, The case
-. Dsnls Meng VS.. the United states was
w allowed; this was u claim for property
Iroyed by Admiral Farraeut In 1862
bombardiug the town OF Donaldsonv
A minority Of the con mission
the bombardment aud burning
ohu- ml and justihable acts OF
Arks caused by the firing OF the Conlede
IA ot military forces with the completely OF
:. I'd inhabitants OF Donaldsonyille. Tho ,
nV VI missioner on the part OF France file
pre- lengthy Dissenting opinion he cont
God that the firing upon United n
,d,d vessels was tho net VI
49,. Texas guerilas encampod near the
W." OF p,paldsouville and that there Is no
hNE' dence 10 show that the Inhabitants Of
the nldsonyllc had provoked the bom(
nm of mont In tho wAv of retaliation.
-, COMPTROLLER Knox will decline TO $
'''ou the authority 81 operate n national lar
pos the Indian Territory. The declnauC
loved on the ground that applicants arc not
, Al titled TO privileges under the banking u