The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-10
Washington Notes.

| w WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--The case OF
Robert Carrack, who petitioned for 8
writ of mandamus on Secretary Teller
has been certified to the general term
Carrack claims title as settler under
the presumption act to Arsenal island
opposite st. Louis, and wants a manda.
mus TO compel Secretary Teller to order
a survey.
col. oYAMA,
the Japanese minister, was presented TO
the president to-day by the secretary of
state, lie was accompanied by the sec
retary OF the Chinese legation.
suBcoMMlTrEE.
representatives Hemphill, Fyan and
Mllllken have been appointed sub
COMMITTEE 10 investigate the court Off
clal's accounts in the first comptroller's
office.
WICKED WITNESS.
ten. Dudley will be subpmnaed to ap-
pear before the subcommittee an
pointed TO investigate the conduct of
Marshal Wright, in Ohio, at the October
election.
NlCE-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
Inc managers of the National lIomeo-
pathic fair, which Is to be held in this
city next week, received telegram
from New York to-day, stating that
GOV. Cleveland had accepted the Office
OF vice-piesident, to represent for the
fair, the state of New York.
"CIvILIZING" Lo.
Inc subcommittee agreed to fayora-
ply report to the house committee on
indian affairs. The senate bill provid
ing ior the allotment of lands in sever
atty to the Indians on the various reser-
yations, and extending the protection of
the laws of the states and territories over
the Indians.
RlDDLEBERGER AFTER M'CULLoCH.
In executive session of the senate the
nomination of Hon. Hugh McCulloch TO
De secretary OF the treasury, was taken
up. Senator Ridd .eberger moved that
its consideration be postponed until
after the holidays, which motion
was lost; also another by
the same senator TO postpone until noXt
Monday. Senator Riddleberger then
said he was not fully prepared to state
ms objections TO the confirmation, but
ne would, as a preliminary, ask for the
reading OF one of Secretary McCul-
lough's annual reports during his former
administration of the treasury DEPART
ment. He yielded, however, for a mo-
ton to adjourn, which was carried
unanimously.
COMPUTATIONS.
James Hsrlon, of Iowa, presiding
Judge of the court of commissioners of
Alabama claims: w. lS. Gresham, of
Indiana, United States circuit Judge of
the seventh judicial district.
RECESS APPOINTMENTS.
The president sent a large number of
recess appointments to tho senate to-
day, including many army and post
Office nominations.
FoLLErr VS.. BUTrERwoRTH.
Representative Follett expresses de-
termination TO contest the election of
Butterworth TO a seat In the forty-ninth
congress as the representative of the
first Ohio district.
GEN. DuMoNT's REPORT.
Gen. Dumont, the supervising ihspoc-
tor general OF steam vessels, In his an
nual report says the total loss of life has
been 27l persons, IL less than the preyi-
GUS year. But for the unfortunate
accident to the steamer City of Colum.
bus, the number of lives lost during the
year would have been less than for
many wears past, Reference Is made To
the case with more regret for the reason
that the accident could not and would
not have occurred, except for the gross
rremissness in the duty of the command
ing officer Of the ship, who yielded to
the temptation ofgoing to sleep while
acting as pilot of his ship, when at the
time she was being navi-
gated through the perilous por-
ton her voyage. This accident
shows how important are the wisest
precautions, when their execution de-
pends upon human fallibillty and pow
ers of endurance. Referring 10 acci-
dents by explosion, the supervising in
spector-general says: "Though the
number of such accidents Is less than
In previous years, 1t Is to be re-
gretted that the number had not
beon still less than IL was,
particularly as 1t has been charged, and
not satisfactorily disproved, that one
notable accident of this nature, the Riv-
erdale, was chalgeable to inattention TO
duty in an Office of the inspection SER
vice charged with the inspection of the
steamers boilers. The supervising in 4.
sspector-general reports an unexpended
balance in the treasury 10 tho credit of
the inspection service of $570g56.