The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18
Washingt' II Notes.
CHANGES AaAINsT LIEUTEHANT GAR
INGTOE.

CHANCES AGAlNST Llbl IEShNi VAN
ilNGTOE
WAsHINGToN, Dec. lG-Gen. Huzen,
chief signal officer, has preferred char
gea against Lieut.. Darlington for DISC
bediencc of orders and neglect of DUTY
in connection with ais command of the
Proteus cap dition for the relief of the
Greedy survivors. The Char
ges were sent to the sec
retary OF war over week
ago. " it'll letter, asking the ordering
of court tor their trial, hut
no action has yet been taken by Sec
retary Lincoln, nor has he yet decided
whether he will order IA court or not.
Lieut.. Darlington arrived in this city
last night On his arrival here he said
he was not aware that any charges had
been preferred against him.
BARKEN oS TIL RACK.
WAsHINaTo Dee. l6.-A number of
witnesses were examined to-day by the
subcommittee Investigating the alleged
irregularities in the first comptroller's
office, relative to the reputation OF j. j..
Barker tor truth and veracity.
dent for iihe Kansas City
Times said Barker's reputation was
bad, and he would not believe him
under oath He said he volunteered
testimony against Senator ingalls, on
the investigation of that gentleman's
election to The senate several years ago.
which was "proved lie from begin
nlng To end" Ayres continued: "a
,reat macy K,nsaus come here and
want To know where that liar Barker is
The papers nave denounced him as the
universal and mastodonic liar of the
s.gp.
"What do YOU think of me, Mr..
Ayrcs?" asked Barker.
"Ithink you are the grandest liar Oh
the sge"
EX-Gov. Crawford, of Kansas, said
that for ten years past he had no,
spoken to gentleman in south western
Kansas relative to Barker. who
had spoken oi him in favorable terms.
He Considered his reputation for truth,
veracity. honesty and integrity to be
bad. and h. would not believe him un-
der oath.
Barker produced letter written by
X-Gover,,or Crawford 40 the secretary
of the interior, in which the writer said
Barker was an applicant for pension eX-
auliuer; that he was a good lawyer and
he thought he would do the work salts
ia tory"
"Why did you write that letter if you
knew my reputation to be bad?' asked
Barker.
~ SaiU IN tnaC ldIttT YOU WoIo goou
LAWYER did not say you had good
reputation. wrote that let
ter on your own Pleading,
and becau Of your family, and because
/ thong t you we're trying TO re Ortn and
become an honest man instead OF a
thief"
"Do you know me to be a thief?"
"You know your reputation in Kan
sas. One man said you ought to be IN
the penitentiary."
Irving, messenger of tie house of
representatives, said one prominent
Ksnsan had pronounced Barker to be
one of the Oldest rascals out Ct jail
The witness testified that Barker
reputation was pad.
PENsIO >s lOR1HE GRIZZLY SURvIVosR.
Senator Sherman to day introduced a
bill TO pay $70S to each non,commis
stoned officer and private of the Greedy
expedition or their representatives, this
SUN to be in lieu of commissions OF
fuel and quarters and extra duty pay.
NOMINATIONS.
B, Plat Carpenter, of New York, to be
governor of Montana; VIM II. Bliss, OF
Missouri, to be attorney for the United
States eastern district of Missouri.
PosTM STEERS.
A. M. Haskell, ut LamDasas, Texas;
WIN. II. Griffin, at Galveston, Texas.
MCULLoen STILL UNCONFIRMED.
In the executive session of the senate
to-day the nomination OF Hugh Nc
Cuiloch to be secretary of the treasury
was further discussed, Senator Riddle
berger continuing his speech in opposi-
ton. The session adjourned without a
vote.
BARKER BELLIGERENT.
Late Yesterday afternoon, after the
sub committee had adjourned, Barker
went to Judge Lawrence and Told h,m u
he brought any testimony derogatory Ia
his (Barker's) character, he would do So
at his personal peril,
Lo, THE POOR ALIEN.
The house COMMITTEES on Indian affairs
has decided TO report adversely on tht
join: resolution providing for the iu'
provement of Indians by giving them
citizenship.
Postal Changes.