Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-01-04

committee 10 draft Constitution
Both tho majority aud minority re.
ports wcro taken mp ut the same
time, The following, which was
the second article OF the minority
report, was adopted as the first ar.
ticlc Of the Constitution by vote Of
81 TO II;
AL men are created free and
equal and have certain inalicnablc
rights, anon. .l.7' urc lite, libcr-
yuud tbg pur1,. o. happiness --
10 secure these rights -0,.Tuu.a
are instituted among mau. deriving
'he.r powers from the consent ol
the governed.
Crawford, Cooley and Ladolng
opposed its adoption as it would
bring ridiculc upon tho convention
and work to the prejudice Of the
State, inasmuch rs if embodied in
the constitution, no criminal could
be punished by death or imprison-
mcnt.
The following was offered, but
was crowded out by the previous
question:
The citizens of this State owe al
legiance to the United States, and
this allegiance is paramount to the
allegiance duo to the State
The convention adjourned until
IL A. NJ, tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2G.-Thc Blu
reau Of Statistics reports the total
authorized mileage of railroads in
the United States ut $4,000 miles
completed, costing two thousand
six hundred and tifty-four million
dollars.
In the Ohio Congressional Dis
trict, made vacant by Hamilton, the
majority in 1866 was 1852. The
contest for the nomination on either
side is already bitter
j. Chargoan, of North Carolina,
and Humphrey Marshall, of Ken,
lucky, are here.
The case of Colonel McArdle as.
General Ord, for arbitrary imprison-
ment, will be taken up by the Su-
preme Court soon after recess.
New YORK, Dec Con Christ
mas morning la eu cred the Office
of the Superintep .u NJ Police, and
~ Il parcel w
been given him e. 'r
tleman at the A '...s. H..
parcel contained Is. '.a aau
of the State Of N .r.. ... .."
million six hundred and eighty
three thousand, four hundred and /.
tnirty.fve dollars, the amount
stolen from the bank messenger
recently in Wall street /,
PARIS, Dec. 2G.-EIy Butfum an
old ard prominent American Jour
nalist and author committed suicide
iat Lauderdal. At the time Of his
death he was correspondent Of the
New York Herald
LONDON, Dec 90 Tho apprebcn
,ded Fenian outbreaks did not occur.
Tranquility and good feeling pre-
vailed Yesterday. Extra precaution
against lawlessness apparently I'M
PARIS, Dec. 26.--Patre confirms
the report that 10000 more troops
have been ordered to Civi a Vccchia.
LONDON, Dec % =. Thornton, the
new Minister to Washington, sail.
in few days.
WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-Undoubt.
,cdly Pope's and Swayne's conduct
is highly disapproved at the White
House, but no action has yet been
taken for their removal. The EXecu-. !
tive policy is to avoid irritation, if {
possible, which may tend to hold ;
Republican factions together, and
enable them to pass more stringent
supplements to the reconstruction
acts. An immediate change in the
Third District is by no means GER
tain.
HAVANA. Dec, 2G.-The steamer {
Virginia from Vera Cruz, to the ,
goth, via Sisal to the 23d. arrived {
with City of Mexico dates to 10Th. l
Much misery throughout the |
country in consequence of the ex
haustion and disorganization result t
ing from the war People arc com ]
PEELED by hunger to resort to brig 4
andage. t
Peace is established at Topic I
Several pirate prisoners We're liber- t
ated.
The revolution in Yucatan is as :
Stunning n large proportion.
Santa Anna, the proclaimed Die :
tator, is hourly expected from Ha- /
vana, with men and million of
money. The fort and town of Sisal
are in the hands of the insurgents,
but the port is blockaded by two J.
Mexican gunboats. !
A number of Imperial officers ar :,
rived at Sisal, from Matamoros, on
the 10th.
The coast of Yucatan is closely =
watched to prevent landing. J.
The Mexican steamer Tabocco is 7
ready to sail from Vera Cruz to the !
seem of revolution. with five hun r
dred men aud artillery y
Santa Anna is still in Havana. i
WASHINGTON. Dec 27-The Cab :
met meeting was unimportant- l.
Pope's removal has not been dis =
cussed. Generals Sherma and :,
Gillem visited the President this 1
afternoon. General John S. Mosby !,
is in town. =
LONDON. Dec. 27-Dispatch from @
Dublin SAYS an unusually large i
number of letters were recently re- I
ceivcd at the postpfice here, direct h
ed to prominent officials; each of v
these was loaded with explosive O
materials. designed to kill the per- +