The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-09
Some Other Telegraphic News Notes.
Department Notes.

standard silver dollars during August WI
amount to $3.50, 900, to be coined by the
aies.rent mints as follows: Philadelphia,
Si c4o 600, San Francisco, 5000, 0OOi New
Orleans. 5000 600; Carson City, SlVo,VUO'
The condition OF the treasury to-day was
90 follows: Gold coin and bullion, SZUz-
40 34O silver dollars and bulllon, Si ~ doo
Az. fractional silver com, S ~ go
United States notes, 500 lV9y'Vi ca u 80
81 O44 SIG. 72S; certificates OF solu, @oo SIS
ia: of silver, $73, SOC, 25l; currency S1-'-
73S, coo. ..;or ~ Now
The commissioners OF emigration az Nem
Yo,k made a report to the acting secretary
of the treasury in regard TO the renoh-
STRANGE of the British government 10 tne
return of several aided emlgrants rom
Ireland, on the ground that they were pau,
ners. Correspondence on the subject SHOWS
hat Minister Lowell had 3 conference with
Lord Granville, in London, IN July
last at which the latter produced
letters in regard to the cases OF mary
Rrennan and her daughter, John and mary
Clifford and John Sullivan. me Iol1Hlns
is synopsis of those letters 10 MARY P M
mar Her son Patrick writes from New
York. March 10th, promising her home
and to meet her on her arrival. 10 John
and Mary Clifford, letter dated New
Yoyk April Goth, from cousin Mary,
Offering employment in her own
house. The letter to Mary quill s
van, mother Of John, was I ron,
her daughter, Mary McSweeney, uateu
TInha Falls, March Goth, strongly encour,
ar;ng her to come, promising nome ana
to procure employment. 1t was stated at
the commencement that these letters all
bore evidences of authenticity. Minister
IowelI reported the result III his in'eEVie"
with Lord Granville to the department OF
state, and the matter was referred 10 M Cne
treasury department Tor lnvesllgaain1ntii o na.
secretary of the treasury referred al the pa
pers in the case to the commissioners OF
emi9ration, and their report has been re-
ceived. 1t is accompanied by numDer Vi
affidayits, of which the report speaks as
follows: The affidavits state they nave no !,
relatives in the United States Wiling any am
able to aid them; also, expressing snenI wc,r-
we're at the emigant landing depot, Castle
Garden. from June oath to June Both, and
their statements were published in many
neWspapers throughout the country, yet no
oos came here to offer them SYM
pathy or home. Ihey weIe
returned to Ireland at the expense o. ,le
steamsl,lp company that brought them !,
and an order from the collector OF the port
70 tbe consienees, based on the report mace
IN him by the commissioners OF emlgratlon'
To The effect that in their opinions said per-
sops were unable to take care OF themselves
without becoming public charges. AS ~
the relatives, these persons sala W na ave-
been willing to take charge OF the' W Me Pat u
ricr Brennan, and we have been unable 70
fin3 him We endorse the AFFIDAVIT o.
D.tective Officer Gradin, that May Reioen
referred to, does not reside IN New 1oIh,
We find no post-office or railroad statiou
named Cuba Falls, but dlspaiGh senI '.
Marv Insolvency., al Cuba, Allegnaney
corStv New York, has been returned I'M
Claimed The affidavit of Mary Brennan
ssy, she arrived in New York on the ~ ur'
Mesa June oath, from Liverpool; that mel
two children were with her, both OF whoh
are illigetimate; that she has Deeh an ~
mate of the workhouse IN Oonlrciven
county Kerry, tor the iasS " 'T ner cbiIdrer
wsre pajd by the clerk OF the Union, WhC
a,,o gave her money order lol
- los that she has no relations
in America. The affidavit OF Mary Lynch
dsughter of Mary Brennan, eorfooera,es
thai OF her mother, and says she mas peen
an inmate OF the workho use greater parl
% 49, iiie. that she is unable TO make 9
living iorberseli by reason ola throat as
ease. and she desires to return 10 lrelahu,
Tse sffidavit of Mary Clifford, says she
arrived AZ New York, June oath, rom LY-
erpool, with her two .illegit,mate cnhdren
that for five years she mas p sgI
an inmate OF the worknousei tnAs sse ~, u,u
nat desire 10 come to the United otates
hui was forced TO emigrate by the board o
canadians OF the poor, under threats OF e1
nnl.ion from the workhouse II she refused
that she was given free passage anu oiai
h. II = .llA. Sic las n nope oi uuAl.
living in the United States, and desires u, lS
be sent back. The affidavit OF mary eur. ~
80 res similar in purport and effect &c
49,. - Nee Clifford: she was forced tc
leave the Cohirciyan workhouse and sem
10 America with her illegitimaie chhdi shs
,r.r,ed 10 he gent back. The report WIFE
the accompanying affidavits have been re
ierrsd 10 the department OF state. -.
The fetal receipts OF customs 81 do 10. y1 ~:
isst are 400 900 100, against sl9,DJ965I iol
a. .a,,s month last year. This shows al
increase Of $o5s.65S for the hrst monlh
e,ing Postmaster- General Hazen to-day
.n.,oved the design for the new 4-cen
,ostaRe stamp. The stamp Will contain
tbe bust engraving Of Andrew johnson.
Under the construction OF the law, mao'
.ons time ago by Secretary Folger, leave
~ Absence OF employees Of the treasury de
nsrsment vas limited 20 thirty days u
essh calendar year, with pay, except II
cese of sickness. IL had heretoior'
besn the custom 10 allow employees ten o.
fasen additional days leave, that the,
might 20 home 70 vote. nov aVse tor,
tf.s thfrty days leave allowed BY law; II
g., an employe has taken his full leav'
Lsf.,e tbe time OF voting ba
sr-iysd. be can only go horne 70 vote p,
losing his pay for the time ne may y
sb-snt No action has been taken in tn'
master BY the heads OF other a. ~,
hrn II 4 thought they will concur IN th'
oossiruction made By Secretary roger
ne Eastern scourEe.