The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-11-18
CHRONICLES.
The Texas Judgeship-A Middle With
Morrill,.
Cents, lot Sense, supreme in The sou
aIo-POlitiCal Palayor.
4 Trick In the cold ricket"-0ur Del
egatiOn Domicilcd.
The Capitol Ready for the Racket

pondence There Is probability Of some p
of the weight of letters in II
connection with rates OF postage. Post Il
master general Gresham is quietly gather
ing information that will show tho average u
weight Of letters. IL is desired TO know the 4
proportion of letters Weighing under half a
AN ounce, less than an ounce and over an p
ounce. Postmaster Congor, Of Washing 3
ton. has submitted 20 the department
statement Ct letters and their weight y
that passed through the pOstOilce O2tober /
90. 81 and ovember lst. The total number
WAS 50 500. ol which 30, H0 weighed uuder I
half An ounce, i,06S over half an ounce aud l
5Sj an ounce and over; s0S per cent. q
weighed less than half an ounce. The fig s
ures OF New York aud Philadel phia show
| that Of IL per cent. of letters passing
through those offices weighed ess than
half an ounce, The large official mails here
make the percentage Of Washington letters
over half an ounce greater than that OF The
other cities named.
The official figures Of the department
board relating TO civil service examinations
held on October Is and ID, show that l60
applicants for Office were examined, OF
these 20 passed for the SD % grade and ~
failed: O6 passed lorthe 50 90 grade and 30
= }
trict oi Columbia, were represented by |
the applicants.
About the judgship sabin, Eyaus and !
BalInger want IL; who will get IN The |
I most that Is ventured IN the matter Is spec
uluton. One phase of the case has not been |
brought out. Ii is the point as whether
| "A resgnaton OF thu OIL - can be sns' |
. pendel Judge Sabin Is amused at Judge |
r Morrill's return 20 the bench after hHvlag
h. resigned Sabn does not consider that
h any accordance OF tue resignation was nee.
y e.sary particularly rs Judge Morrill, had
Absented himself nom his district
4 this being an act abandonment 81
If matter over which he alone had power The
,. president could reappoint him which
O would do very we'll but II Morrill, again re-.
}. tigued under "A new commission, ha could
!. now nav pay after RESIGNATION a second
q time without scoring under IL Tor ten years,
q The Judge says some OF the applicants for
Is the vacancy will feel tempted to excaim
n "WhaL ayaileth 1t Tor ua to indulge in the
10 eminent prophecies OF lie, making pud.
rs ding and leasting Federal officers aud
"a visiting statesmen, ilJudge Morrill, is never
il. to leave the bench Judge Sanin lives at
II. an up town boarding. house aud keeps cool
~ and easy. He has been several
ir times 10 tho department of Justice. He and
u Brewster belong TO the old knickerhogkeTs
aud PannB respectively, but this may do to
10 get mp chat where II might fail in COM
In mission. Arthur Is going to give the jndg"
or ship TO n man that will help Arthur. No
IN error will be committed In giving the place
or To the strongest partisan to be iound-one
,e. who can carry along with him the political
al side of Texas affair. without publicly draw.
nj ing the ermine into the arena.
he The ablest political heads of both parties
- In the city find no consolation from the
III Tuesday elections The contests in each
M etate turned on local issues
IA. In Virpirit there was Mahonesm
"a Ia Psunsylvauia 10 was pAtlson ana his
la tncci.L ryppus,y. session ct NE legi .la'ure
AZ, l.. NV York the interest WAS divided be
me tveen In Il ookiyn co test and the make
s.. mn al tD, l.r..Isiurp guch men az Ed
he wurds Eytr.s Couklirr, Thurman and
ZEN NrDnp .Il Al ul whom have been here 70
icputv. have n, reasons satisfactory L
.he thrru,r'v'., ny Vie gUus to the democrats
,rs /, N.s Nu.e .,I pruUsylyauia and lossc
ion IN Vir,int, IA .he thc. ions before the las
osr are chnnrpd TOR opposite conditions %
ent shown by TIE result Tuc0iay. one con
nae clu,inn il agreed upon by men OF broa
the views viz. hat the pcrpr are leelin
H. Monnd fr men not d sttorms So in
nm Il, iIcrrnt ARE water, to the set doctrine
rec. of marty. and 81 determined are they TO &c
uds CAPACITY and honesty "a governmental a
nly fairs. that all Old rules and zines are bro
, of ken into with d, inou ot the cnCoucy {
late merr theory. An pars %. politicians ar
,rv. sci aside and set NJ nausht. Tho shrewt
,tfy est of them are sent atoat on sea OF ul
iote certainty. Nota few of tho ablc dem 1cra
GOD are Inclined 10 believe that new deal
ior Ia re- unite the democracy. The Qups,iI
t,ly Ia suggested In this connection, how
sart such neti, ption 10 he attained 80 ns TO "a
ight isfy the most skepiical2
our IL Is evident that there tsa growing 4
mtnd ior the Old ticket, rilien aud He
bricks Signs ALA show this is not
rean much a pCpulnr wish as II ia the politician
Beei sehrmp. Briefly summed up after hearr
aud reading much on this subject the situ
lion in about this. The sentiment abo
Tilden NAV helm tn gain tho election
a 80, lhe democracy in 1884 Tild II aud Ht
~" dlrLs once elected, one will he Ms good
.hL, active president ~ the other and il lild
AMY dies or Is incapAci ated, under I
,h., lcopstitutiOn Hendricks will 81
'"'S coed This scheme Is thought to be
,,, hyu explanation Oi the recent WITHDRAW
W. " by Hendricks OF his once strongly express
vi's ohi,c ions TO taking the second place
:, ~ the old ticket.
''"'' The wealthy scnat0~1 are chiefly n
conn. the vigorous west Il iSa source OF CO
N. IL mcnt that he senate Is gctttng powerful
w money hut less SO In brains. Some Of
fan. senators struck gold white mtuiuF, y
wv, hourht the rest OF their achievement
''f'' The general public are hardly aware OF
,o,l monevcd power vi the higher brancl
=, ,ro their legisl tive servants. Well inform
authority alotds the SnoeAr' 81, us, S,'I Is
ment ~ broWh' Neo,G WIN a. lN wv wv, 4.
he rs N'hSon, La M'9WWt, Nau' u NV ~,
,,,.,, eco NJ C,mdpn, W. Va, $1,000 OOO
, hn v' Rrrk, XIV, S9jOtOO MIR. WulmTf, l
. ""' 500 400: J.. a. Fan, Nevada; SlS 900,
,ey to VT. M.lltr ,al" S''nWVtE ~; H,,N
Y Is q WIS ,ShWVW', Mr tS, e,,n Mloo ~
-, Me. Sl,OONU. Warner Miller, y Y,
INV. loco 600. J, IL Cameroo. Pa 5000 600