Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-08-22
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Pfrsrnirii pr'ir-is sraiH.i ihr o.
pct ~ hullins finsf fyaiisr. h,h
m epinniils, go laa lesshsss shith
MAS aorrpir'i ~,ihoui rraiing.
i'siAin s,aNrl that = tommiiios
h. apIssnic'l 4" investigate the iruth
II iho ppsrl whsh Was losi.
The TrIoTt Vas oTdrrci ~ be-
printed.
Caldwell has rlurnsd. lie SAYS
,oRgruss will give every thing Ia
the loyal \ Hple that Is ADVERSARY
br their projection, He brings la
strueiiOns IA the Convention which
are not known Ia outsiders,
The morning was consumed ia
discussing the Sunday recognition
clauses.
Important meetings Of the Grand
Army of the iepublio and German
Unionists are called for this evening,
The Convention is restless,
flanigan's substitute fT the dee
hration Incorporating the lnlerna-
tional Pacific Railroad Company,
passed,
The declaration Incorporating the
Houston Street Railroad Company,
passed.
The Convention voted againh al
iourning until December, only nine
teen voting yea, caldwells return
seems to have changed the pro
gramme in this.
AUSTIN, Aug. li,--The effort TO
give the Legislature authority Ia
pass sundry laws has been twice
voted down. IA Is up now for the
third timo, and will be again voted
down, when uley stop talking,
Nothing this morningsut routine.
AUSTIN, Aug, l2-Ihe procession
tn the radical barbecue numbered
about fily whita und.cne thousand
negroes. About fifteen Germans
headed the proccrsion, with banner
inscribed, mo Sunday Law"
The speaking was very tame.
About I O'Clock the barbecue broke
mp by a general tisticuif between the
colorcd loyal. No harm done.
Drunken negroes are abundant on
tic streets.
The radical leaders are very sore
over the failure. Tho impression is
that no nomination. will be made by
the nominating Convention, which
meets in the morning. The party
ia to be badly domoralized.
Yesterday afternoon the Sunday
clause was stricken out. 1t leaves
nothing in the Constitution on this
point. The bill Of rights is ordered
TO be cngrosscd. General Provisions
are under consideration. Two Sec
tions have been adopted. Conven-
ton adjourned till Thursday morn
ing, in ord.r to go to the radical
barbecue.
The General Provisions were nm
der consideration this morning.
The section declaring the increase
oflive stock to belong to the wife :
separate property, adopted.
The position to prevent amy mum
Der or mark from being put on Il
ballot, elected much discussion, and
was finally voted down.
The Convention adjourned until
morning in respect to Thad Stevens.
The Nominating Convention meets
tits evening. Nothing done as yet.
AUSTIN, Aug. 1.-The Conven-
ton is still discussing the General
Provisions. The homestead section,
rs cngrOsscd, gives each head of u
family 800 acres of land in the coun-
ty and q lot or lots in town or city,
not to exceed, at the time of selec.
tion rs homestead, five thousand
dollars value, without reference to
improvements in the past or future
The nominating Convention split
last night, tho ab initio men boiling
After the bolt, the remaining ones
resolved that they would make nc
nominations.
To-day offers com promise have
been made by the abs. They say
they will give up their darling, il
the other party will make the rail
roads pay up the amount they paid
into the treasury, during the war,
in Confederate money and treasury
warrants.
The opinion is that the compro-
mise will be accepted. The depres-
sion among the leaders in great.
This evening the nominating Con,
ventioR adjourned sins die. The
boilers would mot come back. They
Held a Convention of their own at
eight o'clock this evening. The
split seems to be final. The boilers
embrace all the alb initio men. They
rcprcsent only eight or ton districts