The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-01
SANGER BROTHERS

| Davidge objected to the answer as not fin.
ished. Witness said the loan was a purely
business transaction between Vale and
himself; witness made request in
| the COURTROOM, explaining his
need and his intention of repaying the
loan witness first learned the government
was willing to accept him as witness on
the night when he went to Merrick' S house;
that gentleman had read from the statntes
to show what Reerdell's punishment would
be; he had told him he had nothing to ex-
pect except from the mercy of the court.
Bliss explained that the government had
| been for long time aware of Reerdell S
desire TO appear rs government witness,
influenced by . regard for his
personal safety. The prosecution had
steadily refused to accept his offer until the
night he came to Merrick's house, and had
| Then given him distinctly to understand he
| must plead guilty too and had no favor to
expect. Merrick asked witness the reason
for becoming government witness. Witness
| said the first fact was the, argument of his
counsel in the last trial; then Dorsey,
as If suspecting him, came to the jail and
threatened him with those letters, again
his wife told him the condition of his Office
and upon inspection he saw that some one
had "gone through" 1t; was convinced that
he had been deserted and that il was Dor
sey's purpose to get him out of the way; he
then and there resolved to go over to the
government, and in pursuance of that
resolve went to see Woodward.
Adjourned.
DEBT DECREASE.
The estimated decrease OF the public debt
for February is 81, 100000.
NOMINATIONS.
Oscar Heinrich, District of Columbia,
principal clerk of public surveys of the
general land office; Richard l.. Walker,
Kansas, register of the land Office, Wichita,
Kansas; Benjamin NJ. Thomas, New
Mexico, register of the land office, Tucson,
Arizona; David V. Stephenson, Nebraska,
| as survey or-general of Nebraska and Iowa;
Pedro Sanchez, New Mexico, Indian agent,
Pueblo agency, New Mexico. Postmasters:
Marshall M, Murdook, Wichita, Kansas;
Salmon 7. .Stuhbs, Sterling. Kansas; Abiiah
Wells, Seneca, Kansas; William r. Crook,
Falls City, Nebraska Walter G. Riste,
Blue Springs, Nebraska; Theodore G.
Hacker, Brownsville, Nebraska.
RATIFIED IT.
The senate has ratified the supplemental
extradition treaty between the United
States and Spain.
Miscellaneous Foreign News
PATCHING THE TREATY.
PARIS, Feb. 2S.-lt Is stated that Glad.
stone, In an interview yesterday with
President Grevy and Challmel Larour,
minister of foreign affairs, appeared o be
Gesirous to bring about an end of the
present tension between France and Eng.
land. 1t is believed that fresh negotiations
relative to Egypt are impending, not as
hitherto on the basis Of q condominium,
but on an arrangt ment that will place
France in more favorable position than
she now occupies
10 WARRANT.
DUBLIN, Feb. 2S--Thc Freeman's Journal
says 1t is authorized to state that no war.
rant has been issued for the arrest Of Bren.
nan,
WARN WELCOME.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-The Duke of Cam,
bridge, presiding at meeting Of the Ma
tiopal Rifle association, said the association
looked forward with pleasure to giving the
American team most nearly welcome at
Wimbledon.
A Further Decree.
INDIA4ApoLIs, Feb. 2s,--Judge Graham