The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-03
National Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Ths secretary OF
the interior ba, decided to direct the sur
yeyor.general Of New Mexico to ascertain
psrtment that the western boundary o! the
patented Pedro Armendariz grant in New
N exico was by fraud or by error OF sur
yey thrown two ard one-nalt milei 90 far
west, thereby including about fifty square
miles OF valuable government mineral
lands. The papers presented, IN the secre-
lary's opinion, maze n strong showing to
support the alleged error.
The secretary Of tho treasury has decided
the case of the Chiuamsn brought to New
York on the ship Resonte. IAe celestial
csnno, BIO landed inkne United States, but
he may be transferred to any other vessel
tnst may be going TO n foreign country.
The president ahs approved the action OF
tho court martial In TIE case of Chaplain
Soussisnt Meslplie, OF the United States
army, convicted OF having duplicated pay
accounts and sentenced 10 be dismissed
from the service. He has also approved the
sentence of the court-martial in the case OF
Captain Chambers McKibber, OF the United
Stats army, convicted,of q similar Offense,
but who, ia view OF mitigating circum-
stances, WAS only sentenced to be reduced
ten numbers 10 the relative rank OF cap.
tains of infantry. IL Is understood that
the court-martial of First Lieutenants w.
l.. Clark, of the Twepty..hird Infantry, ard
joseph T. Cummings, OF the Third In
feutry, on charges of duplicating pny &C.
counts, found them guilty and sentenced
them 10 dismissal from the service.
The excess Of value OF exports over i'm
povis for the month ended, November 3OIh,
was 1913, 275, 1853; for the twelve months end.
ed November 30th. $3.50, 900 900. The values
o. the Imports Of merchants Tor the twelve
months ended Novenber 3oth, 1888, was
SG92 49j, 561, u decrease OF $58 .lS6, 900.
Compared with the same time last year the
IA, aes U.j ilipofa-o snercke.aisa TOR the
twelve months ended November Both, 1883,
was S8l2, 495 ,65l, an increase of $50. AIS ,0S9
over the same time in 1882.
Secretary FreliDghuysen, to-day received
a telegram from Minister Norton, saying
that il had been stated % the
chamber of deputies that DR.. Detmer
.hs tricbinos!s question, has advised in his
official report t5et all hogs in tbs districts
where trchir ~. have made their appear.
sDce, be S-< NJ. Mtren requested
~ lSJrmatioiiGn the su ts'-
at once caused inquiry 10 be
mgdv ut the agricultural department, in
whose employ Dstmer had been, and tele-
grapbed MerteL that De,mer s'a.ed inCor.
tectiy in 1873 and 1879, in hi, report on the
SNlue DliEut. Dpt 'CllilOslS, Juet bNc VIZ
sease was very prevalent in the west, and
hogs abnring under il were csreessly sent
to marker, and that lie has since in news.
papers expressed erionsous views on swine
disease generally in the west; also that Cur,
tie, n thorough expert who is investigating
trchinos,s, reports tn the agricultural de-
psrtment thai there Is very nJtle disease OF
any kind; that Detmer is mistaken; that
great care is taken by the breeders and
packers, 10 send healthy pork to market;
that the commissioner of agriculture ac-
cep,s Custis' statement, and that at meet.
ing of tbs Swine Breeders association it
was unanimously stated that no disease
whatever had occurred among the swine III
Illinois, Michigan, Indians, Wisconsin and
Ohio, from which states members were
present.
The following post.otf of the fourth
class have been added 10 the list of presi.
Dental post.offices, and the salaries OF pos,-
N asters are fixed as follows: Forest City,
Arkansas, $l.10O; Belvue Iowa. $1,000;
Houma, Loni lana. 81 100; Tippecauoe
City, Ohio, $1,000; Point Pleasant, West
Virginia, 81 600 Altogether seventy-six
fourth-class offices are raised TO the presi-
dental grade.