Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-06-23

fapidliy nj ilo nnafaailhs Of New iofk,
md mans ~ De cases Prove fatal. This
results, according 10 The Tribune from the
poor accommodations glgcn 10 Tie sick,
they are crowded Into The llnlks Of vessels,
and not pcrmiited 10 be brought on shore.
The diseaso las also appeared inihe city,
producing thus Ear a few deaths. The New
York papers ieein 10 entertain tho opinion
that ID viii surely become nm Epidemic
The yellow fever is also at the New York
quarantine.-7t igraph.
GREAr JonssoS MsErISG.-A large
meeting OF the supporters OF the President
convened AZ spfm9 ellfIlinois on the 10th.
II was addressed by the Hon, J,'E. Rosette,
and Col. J. H. Matheny, both Of whom are
men Of influence who were formerly Of the
Republican party. Col. Matheny was also
an intimate personal friend Of President
Lincoln. Both gentlemen heartily endors.
cd the policy Of the President rs opposed TO
the Radicals in Congress. Most Of The per.
sons present were conservative Republicans.
ST.. LOUIS, June l.-Advlces from Fort
Laramie say the Indians are congrogatine
there III large numbers to attend The pend.
ing treaty in that place. '.n.
About 10000 are already thore, chiefly
Arrapahoscs, Choyennes and Sioux. Their
dcslitution makes them anxious for peace,
but they strenuously claim that the terrific.
~ along the Smoky Hill route must be left
TO them for their hunting grounds, and II
Is thought that unless this is done they will
continue to be troublesome Their condi-
iion at the fort is deployabc in the extreme.
Hon. George L. Badger, for fifteen years
U. s. Senator from North Carolina, former
ly Secretary of the Navy, and very gone
rally considered the ablcst lawyer in the
country, died in Raleigh on the 18th inst.
lie was about " years Of ago. . .f.
\ grist mill at Middleton, New York, APP
pears to have been dealing death to the
land by infusing lead, with which the ere.
vices in the mill stones were filed, into the
-four and meal which it produced. The
consequences are quite serious. Several
hundred persons are being affected, and
number have died.
The TEST OATH.-Revcrdy johnson
writes to Mr.. Hogan, NJ. c., from Missouri,
that the Supreme Court has decided the
Missouri test oath to DO unconstitutional,
and that the failure to announce the decis-
ion was mainly owing that the Judge Sc
lected TO deliver the opinion had not time
before the close Of the term to prepare such
a one us the Importance of the question re-
quired. Mr.. Johnson has no doubt that the
opinion will be delivered during the next
term Gal. News. tn t..
The Land Bureau, under the Government
of Maxim ilian, has been. suspended. In
consequence, Gen. Magruder and several
other distinguished ex- Confederates, have
been thrown out of occupation. liI.i
1t is stated, also, that work has ceosed on
the railroad from Vera Cruz to the city of
Mexico, for the reason that the Government
was not able to meet draft drawn by the
contractors for million and half Of dol
lars.-2tlegraph. a. ir H.'.
The magnificent full length portrait of
the late Gen. Sam. Houston, painted before
the war, for the State Capitol, by Mr.. G..
Gehne an artist of our city, has been pur-
chased by Gov. Hamilton, and is now on
exhibition in the parlor of the Island City
! Hotel. Mr.. Gehne's studio, which we visit
ed not long since, contains many speci-
mems of his skill as nm artist; but, in our
humble opinion in disposing Of this por-
trait, he has parted with his masterpiece.
cd. News. hI't
1t is reported that some of the English
admirers of the distinguished philosopher,
NJ. F. Maury, have subscribed $4,000 for
his benefit. -...,8..'
WHISKY NOT, GOOD FOR THE CHOLERA
1t appears from the following facts, which
are given by the New Orleans Commercial,
that whisky cannot be recommended as
sovereign remedy for the cholera: SIN the
year 1873, when yellow fever visited New
Orleans, about five thousand of the sup
porters Of grogshops died before the disease
attacked single temperate man. and in
the same year, out of nine hundred who
] died of cholera only three were teetotalers.
! In Albany, New York, during that year,
when the pestilence swept off one in sixty
of the entire population, only one in twenty
five hundred of the strictly temperate were
seized"
CoSGREss.ATh project for recess is
said to have been abandoned Congress
will finish tho work on hand, and then ad
journ sine die. This will be probably about
The 1st of July.
Coon IF TRUE.-They say bets are being
offered in Washington that President john
son will have the control of the United
States Senate by the 4th of March next to
secure the confirmation Of his appoint
ments and to sustain the yetoes.
1t is unders .ood that Frank Blair will be
the next conservative candidate for gov
ernor of Missouri. a
The Telegraph line is in operation again
between this and all points in the United
| States and Canadas. The water has rece-
ded from the swamps between Shreveport
and Vicksburg, and the difficulties expert
enced in keeping the line in order for the
pasttwo months have greatly diminished.
JEFFERSON Jimplecute, 6., .lft.