The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-17
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CHARGES AGAINST MECTENANr GAR
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,HAEdEs AGAINST MECTENANT GAR
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WASHINGTON, Dee. l6.-Gen. Iazor.
chief signal officer, has preferred char
ges against Lieut.. Darlington for DISC
hedioncc OF orders and neglect of duty
~ connection with MS command of The
Pr0teus expedition for the relief of the
Greedy survivors. The Char-
IeS were sent to the see
retary OF war over week
ago, with letter, asking the ordering
OF court for their trial, bui
no action has yet been taken bv Sec
retarv Lincoln, nor has he vet decided
whether he will order court or rot.
Lieut.. darlington arrived in this CITY
last night. On his arrival here he said
ne was not aware that any charges had
been preferred against him.
nARKEB on THE RACK.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. l6.-A number of
witnesses were examined to-day NV the
subcommittee investigating the alleged
Irregularities in the first comptroIler's
once, relative to tho reputation of j. j.
b,rRer Tor truth and veracity.
E' w: Ayres, a correspon-
It, MT for the Kansas CITY
IlmeS said Barker's reputation was
mi, aud he would not believe him
uhder oath. He said he volunteered
testimony against Senator ingalls, nm
me Investigation of that gentlenan,s
election tn the senate several wears ngn.
winch was "prOved Il lie from berIu.
nlng To end" Ayres continues: PA
reat many ktnsans come here and
want 10 Know whore that liar Barker is.
ihe papers have denounced him ms tho
universal and mastOdonic liar of the
age
what do YOU ehink of me. Mr.
Aytes" asked Barker
al thuk you are the grandest liar of
he aWen
EN,Gov. Crawford, OF Kansas, said
That for ten years past he had moi
S."A"n To gentleman in southwestern
hSuSaS relative to Barker. who
ma spoken oi him IN favorable terms
tie considered his reputation for truth
veracily, honesty and integrity To IN,
nad, and no would not believe him nm
der oath, "'
Barker produced letter written nv
eN-Governor Crawford to the spcretary
OF the interior, in which the writer said
barker WAS an applicant for pension ok.
ah'lneri That no was good LAWYER and
ne thouGhJ ne would do tho work salts
factory" "'''
why did you write that letter if You
Barker. "N'"
81 said in that latt"r YOU were a good
lawyer. did not say You had A rood
reputation. wrote tnat lei
Ter ON your own beading
aud hecau G of your family, and because
! thought Snu were toying 10 re orm and
Denome an honest man instead Of N
thici.m ' vi
"no ynu know mo to TO u thiefYn
"hon Know your reputation i'm Kan.
Sss' one man said you ought to be in
the penitentiary,"
Irving. u messenger Of to house of
representatives, said QUO prominent
hnnsan had pronounced Barker TO be
ore OF the Oldest rascals ont If Jail.
rhe witness testified that Barker's
reputation WAS bad.
Pensions FOR THE GREE. v srpv,yos,
Senator Sherman Ia. day introduced :"
bill To pay sos TO each non. commits
stoned officer and private of the Greely
expedition or their representatives, This
sum TO be In lieu NJ communications OF
Iuei ana quarters and extra duty nav,
NOMINATIONS.
ID fiatt Carpenter, Of New York, To be
governor OF Montana; VIM. IL. Bliss, ut
Missouri, to DO attorney for thu United
states eastern district of Missouri.
posTM STEERS.
:, a. NJ. Haskell, at lampasas, Texas,
WIN, III. Griffin, at Galveston, Texas.
MCULLouH STILL uNCoNFIRMEp.
~ the executive session OF the senate
To-day the nomination OF Hugh Nc
oulloch to be secretary of the Treasury
WAS further discussed, Senator Riddle.
berger continuing his speech in opposi.
vote.
BARKER BELLIuERENr,
iato yesterday afternoon, after Tho
subcommittee. nad adjourned, Bsrkor
Went TO Judge Law renee aud told him If
ne brought any testi nonv darogatory TO
MS (Barkor's) character, ha would do Ma
AT his personal peril,
- 10, THE PooR ALIEN,
d, Inc house committee on Indian Affairs
mas decided to report adversely ON the
ION; resolution providing for tho i'm
proyement Of Indians by giving them
citizenship.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. i6.-tSpecisl.l-
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