The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-27

I Foster asked Two or three Gays IN Wnlcn 10
decide the matter, and subsequently sug-
gested to Secretary Frelinghuysen that he
desired that some one or all Of the lndisna
delegation in congress might be consulted
in reference to the appointment. The sec
i rotary informed him that he had already
;, spoken to Senator Harrison of the matter,
and that the senator had replied that while he
hfsi been pressing others for similar po.
sitiOn, yet, under the circumstances, he
could only endorse such an appointment
most heartily, regarding it as very Halter
ing compliment not only to Mr.. Foster, but
to Indiana. On hearing this, Mr.. Foster ac-
cepted the position, asking TO be allowed
sixty days to arrange his affairs here. lie
was for six years minister TO Mex
leo; for two years minister to. 81. Pe-
tersburg. In 1872 he was chairman oil the
Indiana republican state committee,
and for many years prior 10 that had been
editor and proprietor OF the Evansville
Journal, one of the leading papers in his
state. Since his return from st. Peters.
burg, little over year ago, he has resided
in this city, representing certain claims in
the interest OF the Mexican government.
WILL PULL THROUGH.
LAWRENCE, MASS, Feb. 25.-Roman Cath
Ole churches under the control OF the Au-
guStinian Fathers were crowded Mt each
service to-day. AT st. Mary's church Rev.
q. II. McEvery, superior OF the American
branch OF the Augustinian order said he
proposed soon TO give detailed
statement OF the finances OF the church.
The society would leave nothing undone to
meet obligations He considered the mort
cages on the church property of compare
lively slight Inconvenience. The only mat
: ter for serious consideration was the inter
ests of depostors. He said the society's in.
debtedness was between 100000 and $780,
000 but with receipts from the orders in
three churches and two chapels in Lawrence
and Methyin, with extraordinary efforts, he
hoped to meet the financial obligations in
a few years. lie expressed the utmost CON
fldenCe that the Catholics of Lawrence
would subscribe according TO their means
TO free the church from all Indebtedness.
Two years ago he collected in New York,
Pennsylvania and Boston Sll 900, which
was applied to the decrease of the debt.
The society would leave nothing undone to
meet the present demand and would not
see the immediate poor suffer. He urged
his hearers to be patient, and the society
would pay them al.
ST. LOUIS ENTERPRISE.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.-The project TO erect
n large exposition building in this city is
so lar advanced that its success is entirely
: assured. -Four hundred aud eighty three
thousand dollars have already been sub
scribed, and il is probable the fund will be
increased to $600,0O0. The proposition is
to eXpend $780, GOO Tor the bare building and
appropriate the remainder of the fund that
may be raised TO IT'S adjournment L build
ing Will be placed in the Missouri park,
which is situated in the heart of the city,
between Thirteenth aud Fourteenth streets,
east and west, and Olive and ST. Charles
streets, north and south, embracing
an area OF $50 by $50 feet. The hill now
before the city council, granting this priv
lege, has been received with great favor,
and there is no doubt of its passage. Plans
for the building, which will also include
music hail. will be drawn next week, and
work commenced AS speedily as possible.
JAPANESE NoTABLEs.
SALT LAKE, Fen. 25 His excellency Mr..
Sugi, of the imperial house of Japan and
suite, were entertained by the governor,
and left for Washington to-day, on u spe,
cial mission to our government, and will
make tour OF the country, returning via
San Franciaco in three weeks.
HELD A SECRET MEETiNG--suED FOR DAMAGES.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, Feb. 25--rhe leading
creditors of the Fox River lron company,
which made an assignment to j II. Booth,
OF THIS city, he I'D secret meeting yesterday.
The company's assets were placed at 800
600, and the liabilities at 100000, with con-
tingent liabilities of $4,000.
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