Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-07-22
'NEMS 1IEMs

NEWS ITEMS
Thomas Harold, Geo. A. 0tierat, Iewi1
Faync and Mary J.. Surratt, who wero tried
before n Military Commission, At washing
| ton for conspiracy, were found guilty and
the sentence approved by Alr Johnson
An effort was made to obtai ,le Executive
/ clemency in the case Of My Surratt which
failed and they were allfglg al : o'clock
! +. NJ, on tho 7th INST l''ic couspirators
DR.. Mudd and Arnold, anf &. Iaughlin arc
to bs imprisoned for life. Spangler Is sen
| fenced to ak years imprisonment
All the artillery iIrthe Department Of the
| Gulf has been transferred TO tho eomman4
Of Gen. Sheridan.
1t is said that Goycrnmen. has made a
demand on the Govcrn9r-General Of Cana
da to deliver up Tucker, Sanders, Il'Omp
son and others, but the has not trans
pired.
At tho celebration Of the llI AZ Albany,
| y. V, at which Gen. GraHt was present.
Gen. Butterheli said that Grants hgnnr
yas pledged to observe be terms Of Lees
surrender.
At the Celebration IN Washington; Fro
mont, Csrcoran, OF Massachusetts, and Fred.
Dougloss, strongly advocated negro suffrage
md Senator Wilson gave notice that he
should introduce bill at the next session
Of Congress guaraltceing freedom % every
black citizen in the eoantry,
A dispatch from Jefferson City Mo, says
that the yotc in that State on tie ncw Con
sli,ution was 1859 for ani II, $50 ag@inst
! it.
GrS. BnAxros BRAco THIS ol and
a.; ~ n ifigr flr
! tunes have been so varied during the late
war, arrived ia our city by the Mobile boat
Yesterday morning, and is stopping at the
St. Charles. Gen Bragg is ia excellent
health, and looks as though ho could "giye
cn little moro graps Yet, az in ,hemor4
halcyon and glorious days Of the Republic.
Like all generals Of the Confsderc>e army,
he recognizes tho march Of events, sud 10
only ambitious now to retire, as hel0ro tho
war; and fulfill the duties Of an AmsTicHn
citizen.-Pieayne.
The Virginia Legislature adjourned site
die on Friday evening Lash after session
Of five days Nearly all tho measures re-
quired by Gov. pierpon: TO assist him in
the work Of reconstructng the State Gov
eminent we're pssse |, eliciting little or no
debate in their passage Tie n9st import
ant of these was that of extending tho
elective franchise to persons who were ca-
cludcd from it by the Alexandria constitu
ton. These persons are ,hose who hayo
| voluntarily given aid and comfort 70 the
rebellion since the lst Of January, 16G4.---
The elections Of members Of Congress and
Of the new legislature is to take place on
tho 18th Of next October.
Al this election the people are also to
ktn,f fIai loo II bn,
the power to repeal the constitutional pro-
vision which excludes from holding otiice
all who have been engaged in the rebellion.
A lady was arrested in Galveston on tho
the 9th, while at church, for displaying con
spicuously hnndkcrrhirf, eiqbr5lleggl
With the Confederate Flag, and ordered to
report to the Provost Marshal the next
morning.
II was expected the Great Eastern, wiz,
the cable, would leave Valencia on the lQtl
and arrive at Trinity Bay on tho Oath.
Telegraph Tariff from all points is North
America to Great Britain win be tHenty.
one pounds for twenty words, aud twenty
one shillings for each additional word, tho
address, date, signatures, all to DC counted
GRENADA, Miss, July Am accident
occurred at D. M, To-day on tho Alissis
sippi and Tennessee aiiroai, near Senate
bia, seriously injuribg y B. Forrest, late
Lieutenant General, Confederate forces.
Many Of the passengers arc badly injured.
but, fortunately, none was killed. The ac
ci,lent was caused by tie sinking Of The
track. Aplank from the irestlcwcrk caught
in car, tearing up the flooring ahd seats
and knocking out the back VI lie car. Gen.
Forests shaulder blade is Fractured.
We saw yesterday, far le hrsl time the
revenue stamp, with which We are honsd
to become better acquainted ere isng.
much resembles postage stamp; u a dii-
ferent denomination, and after Icing az
fixed to any document the person using it.
writes on its face his initials and tie dass
Of its use, thereby preventing iis being used
again Gal. Macs.
A wonD orCAruoS- We would caution
our dealers against tie illegal prt-tice ot
setting prices on their wares and then az
taandine specie therefor. This il confrnry
20 the law Of the country ani q the pub
/ lishei orders Of the military eutAoriies.--
IL eneenc ers disputes between purchasers
and sellers, aud, more than ali. tends -
continue among Us the evil of 3 mixed car
roncy, which has a yesy depressing edc,i
on trade Of all kinds. llst eur dealers n.ark
all their prices in legal currency. and q
their customers desire 70 pay "a specie, they
can then make an equitable allowance isr
premium thereon. This practice oncs een-
erslly adopted will prove most satisfactory
10 all parties, aud ~ i Is tie c9la iiion that
trade must eventually cere 70. the, soon,z
It Is adopted, the better uill lt Be for sil.--
lid.
CoxnEac4AL HCxoz---Ihs NsH OK
Times has heard quite nnu.tsf D. ineiances
within the past three ia0nths. in Southern
business men, who fariag Gene hcrth -
resume their former bnsiness relations, haze
h0norably ii9udstfi thsir incebtedutss
outstanding since before ils rtbtilicn p
Others. unable to d. ihis ~ rrrse1t hAfe
promised sn equitaiis ~ i-i-usnt t.ioss p
- = ih1 -rar.