Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-03-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
TPress Dispatches.

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. 2S.-E. NJ.
Yerger, who has been in military
confinement since June last, on the
charge of killing Lieut., Colonel
Jos. G.. Crane, was transferred at B
o'clock to-day to the custody of the
Sheriff of Kinds county by an orr
der from Adjutant General Of the
United States Army.
Lieut.. VIM. Atwood, Adjutant
General of the Fourth Military Dis.
trict, Immediately made an affidavit
before Judge Cabancss, presiding,
charging Mr.. Ycrger with the MUIR
der of Col. Crane on the Sth of June,
1869. The counsel for the defence
waived an examination, and Mr..
Yergcr was committed without bail.
New ORLEANS, March I'm the
Louisiana Conservative Press Con
vention tonight resolutions looking
to the formation of an Independent
Reform party failed, but it was re-
solved to call popular convention
on the 23d Of April next, during the
State Fair, TO decide what steps
shall be taken to relieve the State
from the threatening consequences
of corruption, and venality of both
old political organizations. The
Democratic State Central Commit
tee hitherto refused to call any con-
vention before September.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2.-Partic-
ulars have been received Of the
wreck of the Golden City. She left
here on the 18th ult., with 400 pas
sengers and valuable cargo, inclu-
ding a cargo of tea, for Panama.
She went ashore near Point Lazaro,
Lower California. The locality
where the party went ashore is bar
rem and desolate, and before taken
off some distress from hunger and
thirst was experienced
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The SEN
ate held an executive session to-day
of five hours duration, when the
nomination of Mr.. Bradley for the
Supreme Bench was taken up. Sen
ators South and West were united
in opposition to his confirmation
There was a heated discussion, but
no vote was taken. The result is
doubtful.
The President to-day decided that
he would not issue the proclamation
announcing ratification of the Fiji.
teenth Amendment, until Texas was
officially heard from. She is the
only State from which no return
on the subject of the Amendment
has been received.
[westerp Press Dispatched
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-In the
Senate, Mr.. Howard introduced a
bill to divide the State of Texas,
and establish the Territories of JEFF
ferson and Matagorda.
He said the proposition was 10
divide Texas into three parts: That
portion east of San Antonio and
Trinity Rivers, containing, by GEN.
sus of 1850, about 100000 inhabi-
tants, to be called the Territory of
Jefferson. That portion between
those rivers and the Colorado river
to constitute the State of Texas,
which space, in 1860, contained
about 250,00 inhabitants, black aud
white; and all west of the western
boundary line of this State embrac-
ing, by censns Of 1860, about 49,
900 inhabitants, TO be denominated
the Territory of Matagorda. These
divisions were considered necessary
in view Of the present exceedingly
extensive area of the State. and the
homogeneous character of the pOpu-
lation. The assent Of the State of
Texas would be insisted upon to
this arrangement before its admis-
sion TO representation.
The bill was reported to the Com
mittee on Territories.