Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-12-07

YORK HeTUt0.
EMIGRATION TO BRAZIL. Major j..
G. Wharton, formerly Assistant
Editor Of the N. o. Picayune and
Galveston News, and now of the
firm Of L. G. Wharton & Co., New
Orleans, informs us that his brother
in-law, Mr.. Charles Nathan, former
ly of New Orleans, but for the last
five years II successful merchant in
Rio Janeiro; has contracted with the
Brazilian Government to bring out
one thousand families ofimmigrants,
to be selected from the agricultural
population of the South, and to be
transported in steamships, direct,
from New Orlaens, Mobile, Savan-
nah and other Southern ports. One
of these steamers is expected to
leave New Orldans in December or
January, and then one every month,
regularly.
Mr.. Nathan is to bring none bnt
reliable Observation-Disclosures
much preferred. He is to transport
them, their personal effects, provs-
ions, tools, machinery, ETC., to Rio
de Janeiro, and thence to the point
in Brazil they may have selected
before leaving home. A printed
pamphlet prepared under the dircc-
ton of the Brazilian authorities,
will soon be distributed.
Mr.. Nathan proposes to charge
the immigrants less than they would
have to pay from New York. The
price will be specially low to those
who pay in advance. These, too,
will be left free to go where they
please on arriving at Rio. Those
who cannot pay all in advance, will
be charged a little more, and pay a
small portion cash, and give bonds
for the remainder, payable in one,
two, three and four years, without
interest. r
We think Mr.. Nathan can make
up his thousand families outside of
Texas, and we also think that any
Texas family, which has evan moder
ate prospects here should not emil
CRATE to Brazil. Nevertheless, if
anysuch entertain a different opin-
ION, we do not doubt that they will
findthe opportunity above offered to
be all that is represented, orasnearly
so as reliable and,every way worthy
men can make it.-Gdl. Ne,cS.
IMPORTANT DEoIsIoY-ln the case
of Smith VS. Smith, Chief Justice
Morrill,, delivering the opinion, the
Supreme Court decided the con-
tracts in which the consideration
to be paid, as expressed, is Confed-
crate money, are void, and that the
Courts will not aid either party TO
enforce such contracts. 'Se
The Court has, by this decision,
nuIlified the Ordinance of the Con-
yention which allowed a note or
other instrument to be introduced
in evidence, which specified pay
ment was to be made in Confeder-
ate money, and proof TO be made Of
the value of Confederate money at
the date of maturity All such
notes and on other contracts as are
payable in Confederate money, arc
bv the decision, void, and the hold
ers Of such instruments must &c
back TO the original transaction, We
presume, and prove up an open ac-
count.-lState Gazette.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 22.-Ths
Kansas CITY and Cameron Railroad
was finished to-day. with appropri
ate ceremonies. short speeches
were made by Mayor Allan and by
Hon. C. KearHey, President Of tht
road. who drove the last spike, as
sisted by VIM. Giles, the oldest citi
zen ofthe place, and one Gifts found
ers. This road gives us new con
neetiOn. via the Hannibal and 81
Joseph road with the east, and fur
nishes ar additional speedy route
20 St. louis. There now concen-
trate at this place the Kansas Cit,
and Cameron. the Missouri Rive
roads and there are in process Q
construction the west branch of,th'
North Missouri road and the Kan
sas City and Neosho Valley road
10 Galveston. Texas. Traffic fron
all these roads viii concentrnt
here. and mtcb Of il pass over th
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