Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-08-08

selaiioR held .'s'vi,ng yesterday
evening a, the MaYsr's uilioc, whrn
tho following r-Is'ss Wss made hy
the committee aplEsinicd Ia secure
SPEAKERS --d aPp'ia, time far
general us.esiss1i The Conservative
people Ot Collin co1niy, FIR ia,
pnrpass of rallDing the nomina-
Il ana uf srymnar aud lilair, The
committees rsp"ri, ~ hillnws, was
unanimously adopted
MakNNn. July n, 1865,
Il Cal The. ~ Msusy, rT-silssi sf a..
faaaE Mrn Dc@' s'a'io Ciuh Of Nc
kiaAs.'
Tho undersigned committee AZ
painted by said rluh Ia procure u
speaker Ia a'llrcss III" peoplh nj
collin saunIy. anl IT, iN the time
~ holding y Mass Meeting tn ratiiy
the nominations made lay the Dem
cratic National Convention on the
sth of July. 1858, ~ the standard
bearers at said party for President
and Vico President, would report
that they have secured the services
al Gov. ]. W. Thr@kmorton aud
have extended au invitation to Hon.
W. T. q. Weaver, and that the meet,
ing DO held an Saturday, the 18th
day Of August. lS6s. We further
suggest. that there be a meeting Of
the club this evening ut tPN,, to
make further arrangements for said
meeting, in selecting n suitable
place; aud preparing the same for
the OCCASION.
BuE,ri Henry, |
" ID. Allison,
u. G. White. Icommittcc.'
". NJ. Raglani
J. II. Jenkins,
RrSOirei, That We hol'l tho meet.
ing ut the Fair Grounds, and that
q committee. consisting of Buiord
Henry and John T.. Skidmorc, be-
and are hereby appointed to pre-.
pare tho grove ut the Fair Grounds,
erect n stand, seats. &c, for the nc.
commodation OF the assembly
Speaking 10 commence ut l o'clock
IN.
Tho following resolutions were
introduced and adopted:
RcSoired, That The ladies be cs.
pecially invited To attend the ratifi.
cation meeting on tho 18th Of Au-
gust.
Resolved, That VIC hold Scy.
mour ratification ball ut Cannons
Hotel. in this city. on Friday even.
ing, August II. iSds; and that the
following committees be appointed:
lat. A Committee on Invitation.
I'd. A Committee to decorate the
room. Sd. Managers.
Rcsolrcd, That tho Enquirer,
Sherman Courier, Bonham News,
Dallas Herald, Denton Monitor and
Pilot Point Vcdette be requested to
publish these proceedings, or give
notice of the Ratification Meeting
and Ball; and that the editors of
these papers be requested to attend.
We shall hope to SEQ fair repre-
scntativcs ut tho ratification meet
ing and ball from all our sister
towns.
The Association adjourned until
our next term of regular meeting.
THOS. ii. MURRAY, Pres't.
JOHN NJ. LILLARD, Secretary.
ScmUTZENFEsT.-The newspapers
of tho North arc praisir & the Ger
mans for the example they set to
othen nations in devotion to music,
and in recreation, physical training
and physical sport. The great
Sacngcrfcst at Chicago was not we'll
over before q Schutzcnfest, on a
grand scale, began to como off at
New York. After weeks of prepar-
ntion the German marksmen COM
menced operations on the goth ult.,
IN Jones's Wood, near New York,
with tho expectation of keeping
them up for ten days. The shooting
exercises were to be varied with
&sstings, professions, musical en-.
tsrtainments, etc. Hundreds of
delegates arrived on the 2sth. Gov.
Fentonr the New York Congress
man, and many other distinguished
guests were in attendance. The
New York Star says:
aYhe procession will be under the
marshaship Of Gen. Seigel, will be
one Of the gaandcst affairs of the
Kind ever witnessed on this CONT
ncnt. 1t will consist of seven
grand divisions, some of which will
be Of a character never before wit
messed in this country, as for in
stance, the second, which will con-
tain, among other interesting fca-
lures, six mounted heralds, in the
costumes of the middle ages, wear
ing the coat Of arms Indicative of
the following nationalitics: France,
England, Italy, Germany, Spain and
Switzerland; platoon of six, rep
resenting Teuton warriors, dressed
in bearskins; six Indians; William
Tell and son; and six Tyroles in
their national costumes, bearing
short rifles. The third division will
contain the targets to he used at the
Fest-56 in number. The fifth d.
vision, containing Continental
Guard, representing the American
army of 1776; and tho seventh di-
vision comprised, in part, of Battery
b, Third Regiment Cavalry, and
First Regiment N.G.S.N.Y."
The MILLIcAN RIoT-Lieutenant
Green, United States Army, through
whose efforts, says the Brenham
Banner, "the incipicnt riot was