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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

BB-we have information which we think
entitled TO credit, tina. arrangements have
been made for the completion Of the llous.
ton and Texas Central Roll Road TO the
Trinity River within two years from the
present time. This road, as surveyed and
located before the war, strikes the Trinity
River ut u point, miles below this place,
in this county, at what is known as the
Miller Ferry; and We presume, whatever
may be the variations from the surveyed
route between this and Millican, If any Is
made, the terminus in this county will hard.
ly be changed.
We have this information from o private
source, and our informant further states
that q meeting was had in Houston lately,
between the managers Of the Central and
some Capitalists, and the above determine
ton was the result. We sincerely trust that
it may prove true. Let us onco be convinced
that we IRE 10 have railroad within
given reasonable time, and our word for
i. the impetus given to trade and the value
of real estate will be great.
As we have 50 often suil, the Central is
our fayorite rcad-we believe that Houston
and Galveston nrc the natural outlets for
the commerce Of this section Of tho State,
and the Genital is the road that We all look
to be the first to give US railroad communi.
cation with the outside world.
What say yon, friend Telegraph-can
you give us any information on tho sub
jec.i
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10
Our Revenue System.

Prom the Now York Tribune, Feb LIST.
The last Congress authorized Commits
sion to investigate and scrutinize the whole
subject Of Taxation, with view to the
simplifeAtion Of our Revenue system, 50
as to render our taxes less multifar ious and
less burdensomc. The Commission has
made its first report, whereof a synopsis
appears in our columns this morning. The
changes they propose are numerous, i'm
portant and, wo believe, in the main, jul
dicious. Among them arc the following {:
!. An exemption of all incomes below
81 900 from the Income Tax.
2. A reduction Of the tax on Distilled
Liquors 50 10 ST. per gallon.
8. 4 remission Of ell taxes now levied on
Wearing Apparel.
4. A repeal Of the taxes now levied on
Pig Iron (S2 40 per tun,) Coal (six cents
per tun,) and crude Petroleum Isl per gal
lon.)
8. A repeal Of all taxes now levied on
Books, Magazines, and Pamphlets leaving
the present taxes on Paper, Leather &C., un-
touched.
8. A reduction by ols-hslf Of the duties
now levied on Home Manufactures gene
rally.
7. A repeal Of all taxes now levied on re-
pairs Of engines, cars, ships sc.
8. A repeal of all taxes embodied in
schedule A of the Internal Revenue Act Of
last session, except those on Billiard IT,
bles.
9. A reduction OF the tax now levied on
brokers' sales Of Stocks from SIS per $1,000
to 81 per $1,000.
10. An increase Of tax on raw Cotton
from to 6 cents per pound.
These notifications are proposed to take
effect on the Let day Of July next, or at the
commencement Of the next fiscal year; and
our present burden Of Internal Taxes by
about one fourth. Yet, oven with these mel.
iorations, they calculate that our Internal
Revenue will amount, for the year ensuing,
to no less than S237 ,000,000 and our duties
on imports to $3.50 900, 600, making an ag-
gregatc revenue Of 1867 100000. II, then,
the cost Of supporting our Government shall
be 500, 900, 900 land it certainly ought not
to be more and the interest on our public
debt should reach $l67, 100000 (which II
will mott there would be left 500, 900
to apply to the reduction Of the principal
Of our national debt, at which rate il would
be utterly extinguished within twenty TO
twenty-five years.
Let Congress but avoid needless aggra-
vations Of our public burdens by the as
sumption Of State and local debts, or the
''squalizing" Of bounties, or the creation Of
. large standing army, or any Of the si-
gsntic schemes Of public plumber now rife,
and We shall very soon be able to reduce the
several rates taxation without diminishing
their productiveness, until the weight Of
our gigantic burdens will scarcely DO felt,
because our aggregates Of population, pro-
duction and wealth, willhave been 30 large
ly augmented.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

CosrRABAsD snlraGSIs 100 MEAICo. -N /.
understand that the Government has is
sued or Is about issuing orders forbiddinF
tho shipment Of certain articles desigrfl
more particularly for colonies In MeSirl
Officers Of the Government have slret
In fact acted In accordance with this poll
cy.
The schooner Ada which had for some
time been loading principally with Agri.
cultural Implements, for the colony nsar
Cordoya, has been reius' q clearance, al
her cargo ordered out. The shipments 70
rs understood, we're being made by or ed
,he name Of Col. Zulakowski citizen OF
LOUISIANA, residen, In this city, who reetn,
y returned from Mexico, aud was entr,s,
cd with this business.
MS shipments consisted principally Of
plows, hoes, shovels and other arriculiursI
implements Of the kind. Rut thew nil h,y,
been refused q clearance, and ordered uut
Of the Ada.
The policy Of considering such shipments
therefore, as contraband, has been inaugu-
ratud at this, and we presume, OF other
ports. We are also informed that the Gov
ernmsnt has resolved TO forbid the emigrs.
tion of colonis,s to Mexico.--N, o. Pap
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

The bill called the negro homestead bill
has passed the lower House Of Congress by
the large majority of III to 29. 1t is an
| extension of the operation of the homestead
bill Of 1868, with some amendments, to all
settlers on the public lands in the States Of
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
and Arkansas, without regard to the race
or color. Tho privilege does not apply to
the lands in the Western and Northwestern
States and Territories, of which there are
vast quantities inappropriate; nor to the
State Of Texas, for there are no public lands
of tho United States in the State of Texas
1t is q special law, meant to provide for the
emancipated negroes by settling them on
the lands in the States where they are
found
The provisions Of the two laws, as amend
ed, are very simple. Any citizen of the
United States, or foreigner who has de.
clared his intention to become such, white
or black, who is head Of family, or more
than twenty-one years of age, or, being
neither, has performed service in the army
Of the United States, and has never borne
arms against the Government of the United
States, or given aid and comfort to its enc
mics, may make an entry on public lands,
for eighty acres or less, for the sum of ten
dollars, Of which five must be paid at the
date Of entry, for cultivation and settle
ment, and Ave years thereafter, on proof
that he has resided on and cultivated the
land, md has alienated no part Of it, he
shall have a patent.
We do not know how it is in other States,
but in Louisiana this boon will be Of very
slight benefit to any body, black or white.
The public lands in this State, which were
worth any thing for purposes Of cultiva-
ton, have been long since so culled out,
that very little Of what is left would be &C.
copied % gift, with the condition Of liv-
ing on it and working it. The swamp lands
which constitute the best portions Of them,
when reclaimed, are already, by grants Of
Congress, the property of the State, appro.
priated to specified purposes. The people
Of the State would be under obligations to
any body who would show way to make
the refuse productive, either in supporting
population or constituting subjects for
taxation, OF which we have so much need.
Tho darkie who should invest his FIVE del
lars in the experiment Of making himselfa
land holder ON these terms, would be starved
out in six months, and be found loshng
some where about one Of Uncle Sans aims
house institutions, farmland disguised with
the effort at work.
AZ a practical measure, Fit be meant for
anything more than demonstration against
tho Southern people, in the belief that they
will feel humiliated by the formation Of
negro colonies among item, it will be an
abortion from the beginning. There is no
land Of any consequence which will en-
coura % negroes To work IL thew had the
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

quiTed. iiow Ar. Hay eau encourage
people TO take the oath now, I cannot IN.
derstand. The Secretary of the Treasury.
some time ago, Informed Congress that he
had dispensed with the oath la the appo,ni.
mcni Of subordinate officers connected with
hi, Department, and he excused himself for
thus dispensing with the requirement Of IN,
law, on the ground that suitable person,
could no, be found to I'LL these Offices, who
had not in some way aided and pariioi pated
in the rebellion, and that II he had insisted
upon the oath, the revenues of the Govern
ment could not have been collected. have
not seen what action III any, was taken by
Congress on this report, but presume the
Sscrctary's reasons were deemed satifacto-
ry, and ir the Government was looking TO
any large receipts of revenue from the mail
department in Texas, II is probable some
means would have been found TO put our
mails under contract and to supply our post
offices with Postmasters authorized to act,
even IL the oath had in like manner to 90
dispensed with. But as II Is, our people
are the chief sufferers, and II is considered
eur own fault II we have nobody who can
take tho oath.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10
Nail Facilities for Texas.

We find the following in the letter Of the
n.,x..,o, ..rr,.no,a.,, =, a.. uo,.,o,
'''A N''P'AN''
news. 60
Inc new orieans Orescent says inc
speclai maii agent ior louisiana ana ie1as,
Ut. W. NJ; psily, mas appointed MT. a. Il.
Hay TO solicit contracts over routes not yet
contracted for, and TO encourage and Sc
lect applicants for postmaster where none
have been appointed" Mr.. Hay 10 alss
authorised to engage suitable persons to act
temporarily until permanent contracts or
appointments have been made:
1t is to be hoped that this effort TO give us
some mail faciliues VIII result IN doing
some good. Although DIR. Daily has made
visit to our state and extended his trip TO
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

A few mornings since, says the Rich
mond (va.) Times, family residing In the
suburbs Of this city, was surprised by the
return Of one Of their former servants, the
wreck Of Q once likely and valuable boy Of
twenty years Of age, Of whom they had lost
sight since the evacuation. Up 10 that time
he had been good and faithful servant,
never having shown an inclination to avail
himself Of repeated opportunities to Ego to
the Yankees" But finding himself at that
time "his own man" he, with many others
Of his species, full Of the spirit Of sdveLture
and with (as he imagined) bright prospects
Of thefuture looming up before him, left bis
home in this city, thinking TO better his for
tunes in more Northern ATTITUDES. Using his
own, he left Richmond "s wild reckless boy
and returns afters stay Of sir months with
his newly found friends, ragged, pen niles
and . cripple" resembling, while hobbling
slowly about on an almost entirely disapled
leg, one who has attained his three score
years and tsu.D Finding himself kindly
received by the home folks, after warming
bims.if by the breakfast room IRE, and par
,,l;ns al . warn breakfast which he ate
v;,h : r,lish. he seemed revived, and con-
,,.n,ea siyins vsnt te his troubles, saying
- ~ never tnovn what hard work and
s.rd.hip. Of every description were until
n. len bone. His quondsm young master,
nj. pisy-fellor Of better days, promised 70
five hin vork suited 10 bis crippled coudi-
zion. upon which assuranes he rubbed his
hand in grsstglse srelaiming, n0hi mrrss
John. h5r good you IL. Ise nebsr evine 10
leave you, never more. No use irving up
ola frens for dem you know nufhn' bout
Doubtless the experience o. The poor ne
gre above aIl1ded 70 has been hat sf thous-
snds, and We shall not be surprised is hear
dat take ne back % Old Virginia Shore
aud nols relks - Hvns,' a1s beconirz
svo-iie si-s IA urry = ne ssias al
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

THr FREEDNEN.-We have noted in our
exchanges, how variant are the slatemeutg
relative to the prospect OF availability o.
labor. We have made considerable inqu,-
ny OF persons from different, localities, ana
have concluded, that while the negro will
not do rs we'll as he formerly did, unlsr
the urging of tho oversecr, he will still ls
as VIC have been used TO sNy-pretty wei
We see many Of them in tho way Of bu
ness, and they do not have a lazy inditf,
en' manner, but rather as it seems to ma
the manner Of persons who appreciate the
necessity Of effort to live, to provide for
their families. They are prcverbially foaj
of buying goods, clothing, calicocs, notion
and this taste Of itself, as we think, I'm.
pcls them to labor, because they know Il as
without labor, they cannot indulge it. w.
believe that good treatment, fair dealir
connected with the positive recurrence
for the usual amount of work or no pa
will get as much from most Of them, rs
thoy formerly yielded to compulsion.
C2drksviiie Standard, Sd inst
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

ss5- The mail on Tuesday night brought
us little or nothing from the Convention,
and but few Of our exchanges from any
where else. What little we have from the
Convention. We find in the Galveston News,
no papers from Austin were received eI.
cept the Weekly Gazette Of the Gath, which
contained the sam" proceedings which we
published las. veck.--conscquently, VIC are
unable to give the summary Of the Con.
yentions dcinss as late IS va should.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

A NATuRIL MIsTAKE.-''George, askeo
9 minister Of one Of his practitioners littl,
boys, where is your sist- 7 Minnie
HGone 10 Heaven, sirl
"Whati Is she dead
HOh, no sir. She went out 70 buy cent
worth Of matches.
gwhy, YOU said she'd gone 10 heaven
awsiL, you said las; Sunday that matches
we're made in heaven 30 l thought she hsa
went here"
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10
rH~The "Rcliablc Gcn,lcmar

Ea" The Reliable Gentleman" was in
townycstcrdar, and brought startling news
from the Rio Grande--lhc French AMI Fed
cral troops had had pitched battle, result
ing in the defeat of the Americans; Gen.
Grant had been ordered TO the Rio Graude
with 100, 900 men, and war was inevitable.
This 0as what We were told but the mail
came in after while and didu confirm a
single word oft.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

STARTLING AssouscEpESr.It Repubii-
can journal Of the North says that the Dis
trict of Columbia Negro Suffrage Bal late
ly passed by the House Of kepresentsti's5
IL but "the shadow Of coming events. IL
indicates the character OF future legifla-
ton, should the power continue to reside
in N. Radical hands. Its real Prrposs 10
10 ,iOnaIiss and erOvn tie erent By the election
Of a eolored man for Mayor ef the CRY Of
WsshingfoH."
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

During the year 1866 about l25,0O0.00
letters passed through the post-ofice Of he
city Of New York. The amount Of postage
on both letters and papers were Sl,72l, So
40: amount received for box renfs SCI
7e5 rs; expenses Of Office, S359,7si II
profit TO the Government over expenses
Sl,503,l74 p.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

ppw. T. DorAn, (Sionz,) for q long
time connected with the Houston Telegraph,
and for the last twelve months the "locar'
OF tina. paper, has gone to Galveston, ns
the local correspondent there for the Tsle-
graph.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

EGY-We regret 10 learn tina, our Delegate
Capt. A. Harwnod, has been suffering great
ly since he has been in Austin, with sore
eyes. lie has been able to be in his seat
but few days Al our last dates he was
improving, but it was thought he would
hardly be able 20 attend the Convention
during the remainder of the session
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

EfS-Frnnk Robertson, ESQ, Of Inc firm
of Bullion x Robertson, Of this place, just
returned from View Orleans, will please
accept our thanks FOR late city paper.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

rr-rrtrHrs1 70 w CosvEsrrns.-Ihe
,f-apbis D1ilsiin, q he lssh, has he FOL
living
ne procss5ines Of The sac Ietss Cen
~rn .on are q Tie rirlf spirit ard highly
Is rsrsris %. crlinanes tne
= = -e1--si-n.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

MlrnIleE OF Miss LISE.-Miss Harriet
Lane, the niece Of e1-President Buchanan,
noted throughout the country az the most
accomplished and elegant lady that ever
presided at the white House, was married
At Wheatlsnd, the residence Of sr-Presi-
dent Buchanan, ct I o'clock, on Thursday,
W Mr.. Henry Elliott johnson. The bride
groom is wealthy banker, Of Baltimore.
Ths serenony was quietly performed, in
the pressnes Of fes friends, By Rev. Ed
ward 7. Buctsn.r. Tie parties ria5isi On
their bridal tour fhc sasas sfierucgn.-Dea-
.....- h l.rl.-.--.-
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10


to-We publish to-day, the Message Of
President Jchnson, vetoing the Freedman's
Bureau Bill. Il is lengthy document,
bat believing that it will be read with in.
tercst by every enc, We inser; Il TO the .x-
clusion Of other matter. Il will BE- found
to be q paper Of great ability, and patriot
&c in sentiment q, 1t is powerful in reason
ing.
III. objections Of the President 10 the
bill sre, First that it extend, and psrpe-
traies military Jurisdiction; Second, it
gives judicial power to military officers,
sho nsy Be alike ignorant Of the laws
and Of the people among whom they sIsr-
else sueh uneoBstitu;ioaslp power; Third the
bill sets aside irisl ~ jury, anil regular
prssentnsnt and indieimsnt--thai, upon
the whole, the effect would be 10 scatter
court martials over the county 10 super
eeis he civil and common isv.
The message should be read by AL, il is
a. We have said, an able document ard
osBss, says The Gslves,oa Es-s. jusi a, The
tine apdis the manner bert eslculsted % &c
cslsrnts tbe formation Of the conservative
Party. les eyuFrrs and iis vision we're
slfts bssdsd, ard DER conbinsfion VII
give rfbs rTfremesis ehsck r-7rksiic -
b. sr--5T al fEsi ftfr-f.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10
Hon. A. II. SrErmNNs.-Tho followingl II
ter is what induced Mr.. Stephens to acct
the Seuatorship:

IloN "a IL lnC
ter is what induced Mr. Stephens to acct =
the Seuatorship:
MILLEDGEviLLE, Jan. 90, '6G.
Hon. A. II. Esteemed !Sir-W
have read with deep regret your letter I
the Legislature Withholding the use of you
name in connection with the Senate IL
canvass; but while we grant 10 you th
right of refusing candidacy fer scat 4
the United States Senate, yet at the san
time we claim to also have the right to be
stow upon you this trust, involving n.
does, important considerations. We feel
sir, that n vast majority of the people 0
the State are looking to you as the mar 70
the crisis. AS the representatives of tia
constituency, DESTROYS to carry out Iii
manifest demonstration of the public Il!
we now ask, will you serve if elected?
II. b. Casey, VIM. Gibson, Claibo n
Snead, James NJ. Russell, Jesse A. Gle n
]. o. Gartrell Ben. b. Moore, P.B. Bedft
o. L. Smith, George S. Owens, j. A. V
johnson, P. j. Stroller and Il. A. Thornt
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

tGrIIamilton Stuart, Esq, member Of
the Convention from Galveston, has been
called home on account of the severe ILL
ness of some of the member. Of his fami-
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

baron the 2slh ult., in the Convention,
Hon. A. II. Lstimsr, chairman Of the FL
nance Committee, reported an ordinance,
requiring the FIRST Legislature Of the State
to assume and make provisions to pay the
United States direct tax appOrtionsd TO
Texas.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

TAKEN Up y Gsorrs ". Drrke nnf cst--y-t -
frrs y a. c.itvsl, J. 2. frs-inst ~. :. c1s 20 =
Rel MARI MULE. ys.rs ~. a1rut - ~
high fhs riruf fors - ana knss hftis esI.rsns
" xss1Ey. on O.. 9. ? g. r.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10
Dallas County Assessments for 1865.

We are indebted 10 John IT. Cochran, As
scs,or and Collector FOR the following sta
tisiics Of this county, as shown by his as
sessmcnt rolls, for tho past year:
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ID n H Il q s.:
Saturday Morning, March 10, 1866.


lk1"J. I. Turner, Esq, is authorized TO
net as agen, for the Herald a, For, Worth,
Tarrant county.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10

nayWe learn from the Galveston News
that DR.. VI. Estes, Of Shreveport has chang
ed hi, plan for publishing history Of the
Trans-MississirPi Campaigns. Instead Of
Publishing the Whole in one volume rs fret
announced, b. will now publish = msnthly
periodical giving the history Of the several
campaigns, with al their thrilling incl
dents, in monthly paris lie will have, in
Ibis work, tls assistance Of some Of the
sblest writers in The South, and the month
y piTl eontsin articles Of all subject, o.
immediate public interest in order 10 give
some variety 10 the historical narration Of
the ehmpsigns Zach number 10 10 e0n-
t.in thirty e. ferry I-ges the Subscription
price 70 Be IS currency per snnun, sub
serip.ion received 4, ihs Views CSC, IN
fssi-.sf1r - rr-r-f-r
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misunderstanding to the Bulletin,
there were in tho harbor Of Galveston, on
the 18th ult, g steamships, s ships, ls barks,
Is brigs and 10 scboonsrs,---s tots; Of 81
vessels, not including IL or 10 bay and riv-
err steamers and tugs.
Col. John s. sydor, and Charles II.
Leonard, the present incumbent are an
nounccd as candidates for the Mayorslty OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to have taken place
on Monday last.
The News states that considerable excite
msnt prevailed at Galveston for two or
three days previous 10 the LIST instant, in
consequence Of the killing Of q negro SOL
der, by some unknown person. There
rer. good many negro soldiers eneamped
near the city, and they mad. various threats
to burn the city, &c. Several citizen. were
shot Of and one man wounded BY the SOL
disrs, who rcamed the street, Of the city
at night. Several arrests bsd been made
on suspicion Of the killing, and tn. excite
msnt continued 10 prevsil at our last dates.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10
CL.uuS
RATES AD,EHTIsiSG

And me copy yr'i, a. 10, g''ur ny oicagh club Of
ten names, Tbs h.unry, ~ "rF ,H'iasc,, TO agSom'
many the order
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Chr alallaa Dfrala.
PUBLISHED ENgHY saturday MORSIS1,
BY JOHN w. SWINpDLLS.

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