Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-01-04
DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY. TEXAS, JANUARY A, 1868

atcly took recess till 3 O'Clock,
give an opportunity 20 negotiate
loan to pay the expenses. The aitc
noon gcss ion was eXcccdingl
stormy, Tho Finance Commit,
failed TO secure II loan, and rcporte
an ordinance to authorize furthC
effort, which was defeated on III
ground that nothing could be done
The report Of the commissioner
Millcdgcyilc to draw forty thou
sand dollars from the State Treasur
was read, and says that he shove
tho State Treasurer the ordinanc
of the Convention, with Gen. Pope
authorization and direction endorse,
on it, and that the Treasurer say
he must decline paying out an,
money on such authority, bein!
sworn to obey the constitution ant
laws Of Georgia, and was bonded
only to pay warrants signed by TIN
Governor. During the debate tina
ensucd, one delegate said the Treas
urcr had snubbed the Convention
Another said he would to God the
Convention could snub paper. The
negro Bradley said the sargeant-at
arms should be sent with file o
soldiers to bring that impudent fel
low, the Treasurer, to the bar of the
Convention. Another negro said
"What did they brung us here for?'
Great confusion accompanied ad
journmcnt, which was put over tc
Sth Of January next.
Extreme Indignation is expressed
by delegates, a majority Of whom
have not money enough to take
them home. Hotels, board IN G
houses, and the convention printer
and officials suffer severely.
MACON, Dec. 23.-A detachment
of troops left here to night for Mil
ledgovills, supposed to have some
connection with the treasurer's re-
fusal to pay money to order of Gen.
Pope and Convention.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 24.- T h @
Convention to-day almost unani-
mously adopted Coolcy's resolution
repeating the bond ordinances, and
adopted instead the ordinance re-
ported by the Finance Committee,
with some amendments. AS adopted
the ordinance provides for direct
tax of one mill per cent. ON all real
and personal property, to be col
lected by the Sheritfs.
An ordinance was also adopted APP
pointing q Committee to negotiate a
loan for the immediate necessities of
the Convention. Unsuccessful in ne
gotiating the loan, the money col
lected as tax to be placed to the cred
it of that loan in the Treasury.
The exhibition Of the products
and manufactures fr o m British
Honduras forms considerable fca-
turo in the Louisiana State fair,
which comes off in this city on the
7th day Of January next.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 24.-Informa-
tion both by telegraph and letters,
from the West Indies is believed in
official circles as indicating Il desire
on the part of those Islands to be
to the United States.
The executive departments were
all closed early to day, and will not
resume duties till Thursday.
OTTAWA, C. W., Dec. 23.-Parla-
ment adjourned on Saturday until
March 18th. Among the bills ap
proved by the Governor-General
was one to prevent the unlawful
training Of persons in the use of
firearms and the practice of mill
tary cvolutions, also authorizing
Justices of the peace to seize and de-
ain arms collected for that purpose,
t being dangerous to the public
welfare. .
HAvERHILL, MASS, Dec. 23.-An
attempt was made to rob the Mcrri-
nae National Bank. The burglar |
yet fire to n paint shop to call off
attention, but a watchman heard an
explosion in the bank, and on enter
ng, was shot and killed by the
who escaped. The door of
he bank was shat'ere by gun
powder.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 24.-Rear Ad-
niral Davis, commanding the South
Atlantic Squadron, reports to the
Favy Department the disposition of
he vessels Of that squadron /:
The Guerriere, Wabash and Paw
Zee arc at Dapio. The Kcnata is at
The Huron is at Rio,
nd the Shawokin off Buenos Ayres.
There was a Cabinet session of
everal hours day, with all pres
mt except Randall.
During the forenoon Senator Fes
enden and daughter, and General
Ieade, called on the President.
New YORK, Dec. 24,-Gold closed
t 1899 Exchange steady.