The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-25

n. -, sVuuseA lor brauy asked him what
nelr ne referred TO. lie replied, Mr.. Kerr
OF counsel for the government.
Price, ca being asked II il WAS not
4 TACT that the plaintiff had for over q year
been trying 10 ge, his deposition In this
case admitted II was, and further said n thu
Indictment against him lPrice) was poils
pressed he wonld tell all the facts re,atiye
70 the drafts In question. He
did not give any Of them to General Brady.
nor had he done anything he would not Do
OF Brady then asked Price whether he hsd
ever given Brady $500 in postal drafts
and s., 500 In each.
lie said he had not.
Counsel for plaintiff then asked witness
MT was not fact be had placed on the sAsk
ot Second Assistant. Postmaster-( General
hrady an envelope containing $500
IN IN postal p drafts and $500
vigorously objected TO this Question.
but he witness said he would answer il ia
his way, which he did as follows: He ad-
mmted mutt he placed on Mr.. Brsdy's
desk IN the post.oGice depart
ment an envelope Containing ka5c0
IN postal drafts and $500 in currency ad.
dressed to A. ii. Brown, and asked Brady
TO see that Brown received the same.
u ne was asked by plaintiffs counsel who
tractor, and had been clerk m the post
Office department.
:, IN answer 10 tho question as TO what
BRADY said to him in reply to his (pripe's)
request, that Brown should ret enyelope.
he said that Brady simply grunted af.er his
usual manner.
He WIS next asked II II was not .act
that the Brown referred to was treasurer OF
me iunds raised by mail contractors TO de-
IL - ~
passage Of the star.route appropriation
bill, aud II paymeat OF the sum inclosed in
the envelope placed by witness on the desk
OF brauy was not for u corrupt purpose.
me witness declined TO answer
the questions. and counsel for plain
tit asked the commissioner to certify
the same TO the court, with the view IL
compelling the witness to answer, but the
commissioner declined TO do so, and under
mus ,a the matter closed, Price declaring
his intention to leave the city this eyenii,v.
friendsot General Brady, Commenting
on to-day's proceedings IN this case, con.
,end they were an outrage anon
him. They assert the government II
. party to 1t and that the Testimony
has n. not the slightest bearing on the case cf
walsh vs., Brady. and thatthe only purpose
ot It's introduction Is to injure the defense in
Ihe pending star-route trial. They say
Mso, that Price, refuses TO answer this
ABOVE mentioned question not because his
testimony would actually criminate any
one, but because he believed his answers
might be twisted and contorted to his own
prejudice and appear to criminste him.
FIRST MEETING.
The iirst meeting under the new law OF
BOND commissioners OF the Soldiers h1me.
was held to-day at the Soldiers home. The
9oard consists OF General Sherman, presi-
dent OF the board; Adjutant-G General Drum
quarter-master, General Ingalls,, commits
sary; General. McFeely, inspector: Gen.
eral Rocket, surgeon.general; General.
Crane, Judge Advocate, General SWAIN
and Colonel Sturges, governor OF the home.
POLITICAL CLAP.TaAp.
In relation to the published statementthn
a deficiency OF $4,000 has been discovered
In the accounts Of the Soldiers National
home, Tor the period while General B. n,
Butter was president, the latter says no
once received a certificate OF n full adjust
ment OF his accounts, and he had not been
notified OF any change since. Whenever q
demand Is made upon him, II the the claim
IS inst one, he will pay IL; ii not q Just one,
he will allow IL TO be sued upon, He added
the home has bond for 100000 70 make
any deficiency good.
INDIANS.
Inc following telegram was received Al
ine indian office this afternoon,
| san carlos t., March 23-pfioe Cotn,nis.
s,inner, OF Indian Affairs Washington, b q.
The indiana are reported az Winchester
Twelve miles nom Wilcox, on the Southern
pacihc railway, fighting the whitea today.
The, are supposed to be band OF Ju from
old Mexico, coming this way, and about 100
miles distant. -
The indians here are perfectly quiet, ard
shall take necessary steps 10 protent tje
agency, but believe General took viii fsH, ~,
care OF the hostiles before they ges mere.
lsignedl Wilcox, Agent.n
- pEEiAL.
The acting secretary of the treasury said
this afternoon there was no truth In
the published statement he had
SAID ne was utterly opposed to anticipating
the bonds embraced on the 10th call,
which natures on the l.t Of May. Ho
wanted to have u distinctly understood no
pade no declarations ON the subject, and
that when he has occasion TO make anysuoh
declaration 1t will be made pu blicy,
-, BONDED WHISKY.
The treasury department will take no ac-
ton In regard to the question Of exporting
bonded whisky into Canada ia iess
quantities than 100 gallons, un-
I'll the matter has been brought
to Its attention officially. 1t is understood
the commissioner Of internal revenue
| '"'oio WIZ piobobitiUus
| SILVER DOLLARS, --<ssS
The issue OF standard silver dollars from
the mints for the week ending March oath,
was $2lS,405, and for the corresponding
period last year, $lSS,000.
| TO REcoSvENE.
| WASHINGTON, March 2i.--The Jeannette
court Of inquiry will be reconyened about
the LIST Of April.
| .pIED.
| Isaac Delano, father Of James l.. Delano,
deputy second comptroller OF the treasury.
died in this city this morning in the slsf
year OF his age. His remains will be re-
moved to Galesburg, Illinois, for inter
ment.
GRAIN SUPPLY,
| CHICAGO, March 2i.--The visible supplv
OF grain is; Wheat, 23,007, 900; corn: a.
9a2 co., oats, 4570. 600; rye, l,s750OO; bailey;
5000. Packing since the close Of the win.
yer season i0S,0O against 10000 for the
same period in 1882.
Agree to Work.
Sr' LOUIS, March H.-Itis asserted that
the members Of the Amalgamated Iron
and Steel association, formerly employed At
the Vulcan works, st. Louis, but
who have been on strike some
months past have notified tho
Vulcan company that they are
willing to resume work at the r..
duction agreed upon at Joliet and Pitts
burg. But some Of the men are 90 reti-
cent that no definite information can be
obtained, nor will the officers Of the Vulcan
company talk about the matter. The
pro liabilities are, however, that the report
Is true, but that the company Is
TO the proposition Of the men, Thev
are running their works and have been icr
some time past with green men, They A..
sert they are satis6ed with the result. and
have repeatedly stated that no union men
can ever again work in their mill,
Governor Crittenden.
KANSAS Cry, March A.--The Journals