Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Petty Warfare of Texas Republican
Place Hunters.
Corruption of the Customs Districts ON
the Rio Grande.
An Effort to Obtain Free Delivery for
Fort Worth.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
Washington, February 9.-TeXas
Republican politicians and office seek
ers in Washington opposed to Malloy's
rule are endeavoring to break his
strength by gaining the influence of
Logan and other anti-Arthur-G fresh
am presidential aspirants. 1t is allie
ged that DeGress, postmaster at Aus
tin, has submitted to the Malloy yoke,
and yesterday Patton, Tracy and Say
lor called on Logan and informed him
that DeGfress said he could pocket his
influence. The senator became furi-
ously indignant and walked the floor
denouncing DeGress and other Texas
Republicans. He declared that no
petty official could run him. 1t is
thought DeGress has entirely lost his
friendship of Logan. To-day General
Barnes of NavasOta called on Logan to
cultivate the senator's hatred OF NAL
10y. He represented that Malloy got
his position in the state Republican
committee by bulldozing and dishonest
methods, and was Using his strength
to scare and boss other
Republicans in the state.
CORRUPT TEXAS DISTRICTS.
Western members of congress, indie
pendent OF party, desire thorough
investigation of the Texas customs dis.
tricts, and it Is thought that congress
VIII without stint, examine INTO the
smuggling and fraud going on in them
Tor years: Galveston, Laredo, Corpus
Cnrlstl, III Paso and Brownsville Will
an PROBABLY receive attention. An In
uiaha congressman remarked to the
GAZErrE correspondent to day that he
oeiieVed the Texas custom houses were
mostly run by unprincipled men, and
t,iat more corruption existed in them
than any in the country. II am n
h'puoiican, but j desire an inyestiga.
tion that will place every federal
Official In the state in his true light.
ihose thieves dens on the Rio Grande
nave existed long enough, and should
De broken up by all means, and CON
gress mas decided to take the matter
in handn 'e'
POSTAL NOTES.
Edward Corkill was commissioned
postmaster at Conception; Robt. Cone
AZ Gone, Milan counto, and Sam Slnde
AZ haley, Fannin county. A mail
was was ordered to run from Granburr ia
oieourne ON Mondays, Wednesdavs
and Fridays. G. V. Popham, formerIv
mai l clerk between Galveston and
Fort t. worth, was to-day appointed Ia.
oorer III the senate sid of the capital
ocHLTREs's rAvoRIrE.
ochiltree's action in supnort,no
James o, Luly tor the Brownsvi,Is,
coiiectorship is causing much disenno
s 1eh' mere among Texas Republicons
lhey niiege that Luly is "A Den,oc,as
oes.ues being young and ineomnetn"t
aui MS 0uly claims are In s,,nnor suis
ochiitree for congress. Murnbp ~ T r.ns
Tor, Chase, Dutton and Ssvinr ay
nave applications filed NJ the r .Ui an
department. for the position treasury |
FREE DELIVERY FOR roRr wo.,
To-day Col. j. p. Smith ma 60 en-
gisssinan Wellborn called at ~" ~ Con-
once department and conferrad 1 p ln,s,
D,iirlals about establishing the Sroa WIN
livery system at Fort Worth NJ Th ue-
, uclals admitted that the receina,ee Ole y,
t the post Office of the city warra ,s y,
tne exp nditure, but claimed tha, a tn
eoniu do nothing until a new a, ausy
priation was made. Mayor sp np,
slated to the GAZETTE corresnon1 al.h