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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-11-22
OH, NExr LE,.lsnArul.N

Bids fair to be up to the standard iil-
periously demanded to secure the wei
fare of the country. In the Senate we
expect TO see the venerable lQng-Tled
and ncorruptible Judge B. c. Frank
lin, of Galveston; w. II. Ledbetter, Of
Fayette; John Ireland, of Gaudalupc;
VIM. r. Friend of De Witt; Geo. r.
Earth, of McLenpan; James L. Dill
lard, of Cherokee; Jos. w. Dwyer, of
Bexar; A. j. Ball, of Parker; AMI
Bradshaw, of Ellis; and a large num-
Der of other able and honorable men.
The House of Representatives prom
ises to be equally as sound. Some Of
our very best men have been literally
drafted into the race-men whose am
bition has passed away, ana who
would only accept Office under a sense
of duty to their friends and the coun-
iry. Such Il man as Guy M. Bryan, Of
Galveston, an old legislator and an eX-
member of Congress, who III his Wild
oWhood, has long lived in retirement,
devoting his time TO his motherless
cbiidren-.-a man whose heart never
gave one false pulsation.for Texas, and
who, if elected would make All excel
lent Speaker Of the Ii use. .
Upon the whole, we feel confident OF
having an excellent Legislature, devo-
0
ted to the highest welfare Of the whole
people, . .t .s iIa
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-11-22
TIE ELECTIONS

Recently held in New York, Illinois,
Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan. Mary
land, Iowa and Virginia prove to he
even more satisfactory to the friends
of good government than at first re-
ported. The Democracy have n clear
and decisive majority in New YORK
In Kansas the Radical party is badly
defeated by The Rcform dcket IN
Illinois, for cpo o.dcers only, the
Reform tx mas carried Iwo-thirds
of the cy.arles. In Iowa the Radical
majority has been cut down oFer thirty
thousand. IN Wisconsin a Democrat
has been elected Governor Oh the
Reform ticket which has II large
majority in the Legislature and VIII
elect United States senator in place
of the present Radical enemy:of the
South. In Michigan, as one Of the
wonders of the times, stlaight7"ut
Democrat was elected to Congress.
While some of those results cannot
be claimed as Democratic victories,
they can all be classcl as defeats OF
the Grant Radical party. They but
foreshadow chat healthy political return
to common honesty in tie admins
tratlon of the government. Even the
Northern people are opening their
eyes through the mists OF educated
prejudice to the rottenness of the
times.
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NAIEAHe

Town people should not attempt to
build up theirplaces by such buncomhe
assertions as are calculated to deceive
persons seeking locations. With the
same weaknesses as average men-liIie
them naturally partial to our own
home and town-we have never sought
to create for uallas false reputation,
That its growth, LAST year sld this, has
been unparalleled in Texas towns, no
one viii deny. Tr'f .iie its actual
population h .4,lpleii, an Increase
in two yes ii five hu'dfedl per cent.
Its actqal Improvement II houses,
wealth and all the coiiconitants of q
commercial and edQP@tionaI tqwn has
been ftlll as great. In both respects
population, wealth and Buildings
tiefe has been no abatement, even
since the panic began. g,th So a. ~
+ But our special object now is simply
to remind our people at home ana
abroad, fiat up to this time there has
been no failure among the merchants,
bankers and other business men of
Dallas. This fact speaks louder than
words or newspaper declarations, IN
demonstrating the general soivency
and healthy condition of the varied
business and material interests of our
town.
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IuOyonS Tsb AXE saATE GEsEnAh W.
!. LEAabEE.

General ilardoc died at Wythviiie,
Va. His remains were conveyed L"
Selma, Alabama, where they arrived
on Fridry of last week, and were net
at the depot, says Selma paper "
vast concourso of citizens. The paper
continues;
There was a spontaneous ouipoufinig
of our whole people TO receive the
remains. The military, IRE depart
memt municipal authorities, par,
clergy and people, all did honor to tne
memory of tho illustriOus dead. Jho
funeral procession was the la"yest ever
witnessed in this state 10 was NOT a
formality, hut tliGre was genuine gfiei
in the demonstration. ''
Tho Generals old b!ack war horse,
"Shiloh," !" with empty saddle, and the
old Confederate gray coat OF the De-
ceased upon it, Brought tears TO me
ewes of many II man who lad'sccn the
loved form Of the gallant dead in the
fields of carnage and amid the smoke
of battle. lie was buried this evening
ati4 O'Clock. The burial ceremonies of
the Episcopal Church were performed
by tho Rev. DR.. Clements.
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TIE new residence being finished by

THE new residences being finished by
Or. Dugap, late OF ofindianapolis, lndis
ana, corner of Pacllicavenue and Pearl
street, is one of the handsomest in
Dallas.
The new stone store house aud resi-
dence on Elm street, cast of the Cen
trail Road, is a handsome and well ar
ranged house, supplemented by the
largest cistorn in Dallas,
The Baptist church has just received
its inside finish. .t
Judge Goods new residence, corner
of Swiss and Good streets, is greatly
admired. W 3ae yfiH3 p
Major Jett's new residence, ON Ross
street, is fine building. The cottage
of Mr., H. c. Hawkins, on Masten
street, is accounted the prettiest in
the city, .t,itsls ,t..,5l
The palatial residence of Captain W..
CASTOR, near the Fair Grounds, is seen
and admired for miles around, and
will soon have as consort the splen-
did residence being erected In the Fair
Grounds grove, by Colonel w. E.
Hughes. ~ a s4 ~ .,ai
We note these as few of the recent
improvements outside Of the spentral
business districts. There are too many
In every direction to notice in detail.
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AN ex-preacher, ex-kLow nothing,
and, since the war, blatent Democrst,
is socalled independent candidate for
Representative from Bell, Milan and
Falls. His name is J. Il. Ferguson, and
he sleeps in Bell county. Now, what are
we to think of such men? A restless,
selfish aspirant for notoriety Under
the pretense of Independence and love
of things pure, he would endanger the
liberties of the whole people, in order
to crafty his supreme selfishness in
the possession of office. ts.f :.
he was honest as a minister of
God, why does he not adhere to His
holy calling, as guide to the people
and a father to the young? Echo an
swers why? We confess to u feeling
of disgust at such men. By their fruits
shalt ye know them, and this wars
fruits prove that his past life has been
one OF hollowness and empty preten-
ton. The Three Forks of Little River
aud the Falls of the Brazos, both in
his district, will take the starch out OF
his neither garment and show him that
those people have not become such
fools az to lose their self respect and
love Of liberty. Farewell brother
Il ercursnn.
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.,v,,s, ri,ev Mnr,. seen sloina,.

3 Ever Since TIE repeal Of the old Rad,
ical scAodl law ana the enactment of
tie new Dsnioaruli1phe,t the Spperin-
teudent of Public INSTRUCTION anu thp
Attorney General Of the State, who
unfortunately could not be ''repealed,"
have been endeayoling 10 prevent the
new system from being inaugurated
and having a fail-trial DeGress has
issued circular after circular, presenting
or making difficulties aud einhalrass-
ments; and Alexander, of the Shot
Tower, has given opinions envelopes
in the murky fog that ever bovers over
the dwelling and brain of that distin-
giiished modern "coppersmith'-opins
ions that are wholly worthy of that
earliest and most distinguished writer
of Eexas law, but OF no other lawyer in
existence ut the present day. This
learned combination of Littleton, Coke,
blackstone, Kent, Story, and Justice
Allan of Austin, has made the dis oy-
cry that one part of the new school Law
is Unconstitutional nd all the rest inn
practicable, consequently, that the old
school law is still in force though eA-
pressly repealed by the Legislature.
We expect next comm lltary ana
opinion from AleAuHueI VII bhS tSh
commandments. There is no doubt
he could show that the eighth COM
mandment is unconstitutional, and the
balance impractil able, and therefore
the whole batch null and void ab
initio.p Between these two-the great
jurist and the great blackooardist-the
new school system has had a hard
time of it, but we think 1t will survive
them both though still living and linz
geIipg and longing for the savory flesh
pots OF the Radical Egypt, their days
are numbered, and their official exist
ehce will soon be ut an end. With a
new Attorney General and new
Superintendent of Public Education,
we shall be enabled oput in operation
l. system of common and free schools
in this State which will be an honor to
it and the times in which we live.
That is our opinion, and 1t is worth a
dozen that ever emanated from the
misty top of the Shot Tower Austin
Statesman.
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The Value Of Gold and silver.

From the Denver Coli News.l
Many people have great desire to
know the value of gold and silver in
bulk, and to this end we have secured
the following from Prof. j. +. l.. Schir-
mer, superintendent of the Branch
Mint in this city, and it may be relied
upon as correct. The fineness of Color
ado gold and the calculation of values
on gold and silver are also given. 1t
is II matter Of considerable value, and
il should be cut out and preserved:
One ton (2,000 pounds avoirdupois)
of gold or silver contains 20, l63 troy
ounces, and therefore the value of u
ton of pure gold is $GO2, 100 q and of II
ton Of silver S3T,70i S5.
a cnbic foot OF pure gold weighs H.
2l8 IS pounds avoirdupois; Il cubic foot
Of pure silver weighs 656,25 pounds
avoirdupois.
One million dollars gold coin weighs
1865 3 pnaudS ay0irdupois; $1,0O0,O00
silver coin weighs 5S,92o pounds
avoirdupois.
fthere is ono per cent of gold or sill
ver in one ton Of ore, it contains 20l ,63
0l,nces, troy, of either of these metals.
The average fineness of the Colorado
gold is ~ il 1909 and the natural al
ioy; gold ISL, silver 900, copper 10; to-
tai 900.
The calculations at the Mint are
made on the basis that ~ ounces of
standard gold, or 800 fine (coin), is
worth $500, and II ounces OF silver, 300
fine COIN, is worth $3.50.
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In the Bank of England rccen' IS the
servants discovered. chest which on
Being moved literally fell to pieces.
Oh examining the contents q quantity
of massive plate was discovered oi the
period of Charles H., with a parceI !,
which proved TO be "a bundle OF old
love-letters, carefully arranged accord
ing o5their dates, An inspection OF
then revealed correspondence OF a
tender aud romantic description, car
ried on dnring the period Of the Resto-
ration. The name Of the writer was
found to be Beriers, and after ccnsid-
erabie search among the archives o!
the institution, it was found that a
family of that name had been con-
nected with the bank about the time in
question, Acting upon this clew the
directors prosecuted their inquiry, and
being satisfied that Il gentleman of the
sanIe name, now living, is the lincal
representative OF the owner of the plate
and the love letters, both have been
handed to him. 1t is supposed that
the plate was deposited with the bank,
as under the provisions of its charter it
is bound to take charge of any gold or
silver in ingots and plate brought to it
for safekeeping.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-11-22

m nccrn-ir- I'M nOuIinnIlOn f0r
Co ,proH Suuep. Coy made n speech,
I'm v,hi.i IA, r.feronrr No The prs,h. he
sni f.Iunt5 t,mros4 ncain i win
nu-,',o tir sa,,o ,,uri al nv nolillcal
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nnIifIcnl lnri ,l1t'nn G,r G,vo,itrs, ni,brr
bv grnh or Inv lnyO I'm ono shnnn ar,
nuotbw hv ',lary nr In' bonds. by
.lorJs nr ~ s,n'li'stes, mn rrotujlv fo,,
nhr' ,n|r lry,r" ,i%, ar ma nl,,..s roi
.nniovnI," b,. iii L,va baon ,ttnnJ,,
di'oiso boc5,,so ! vnfaIondennko nycpv
tinatbns,i,,, i,nroase "onla ',, ,Inggoirst
if, nnd b"~auso ! rcnlacol il inthe
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70 tho Editor OF the Dallas IIcrnld;

GEORGE II Rq1HNER, aged about
thirty-0nc, whose instant death occur
red By accident on the Pacific Road,
on Friday, as announced In Saturdays
HERALD, was the oldest son of Captain
II. II. Bochner formerly of Indianola,
aud Captain Of various gulf steamers
from about 1913 to 1856. He was also
the first Mayor of lndianola, and II
prominent Odd Fellow. Captain b.
now lives Mt Malvern, Iowa.
Mr. George II. Boehner, the deceased,
was well known to the writer and 9TH
er citizens Of Dallas through his
youth, as most cstimablc and prom
islng boy, remarkable us dutilul son.
For some months he has been en-
ployed on the Texas and Pacific Rail-
road, and, but about two weeks since,
returned from Iowa with his young
wife, both full of hopes and joyous
of a happy future. In a mo-
ment his life was cut short and his
wife stricken, among entire strangers,
with the greatest of all bereavements.
The old friends of her devoted husband,
as well ms those of his father and moth
cr, here and elsewhere, tender them
their unstinted sympathies.
FRIENDS.
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To the Editor of the Dallas llerald;
Your paper Of yesterday simply an
nounces the death of this carly, and
therefore old resident Of Dallas. Men
and ladies of recent residence in the
town, WHO would have felt IL meian-
choly duty to attend her funeral obse-
quics, were not aware OF her death
until about the moment OF her inter-
ment, and hence were not present
A few frlends-some of more than a
quarter of a century, Others Of three or
four years--nlet ly accident when too
late, to pay their respects to this Old
Dallas mother, They are willing
to let the occasion pass without nlani~
Testing their respecJ uiid some Of them
their affection for this early mother of
Dallas. .l 7aa.D t }i}
Mrs. Crutchficld, with her deceased
husband, came to Dallas in its wilder
ness state, twcnty-cight years ago.
They kept the first hotel in the little
town and continued to do so until
death called for the venerable head of
the household. 1t is poor praise but
just, to say that for twenty years the
Crutchfield house was the neatest, best
supplied and most popular hotel in
Texas. Thousands abroad in the land
remember the motherly care Of Mrs.
Crutchfield to the sick, the hungry
and destitute. Confederate soldiers,
by the hundred, will cherish her mem-
ory. The old citizens of Dallas county
will never forget her Kindness and
hospitality. Her nunlerous descend=
ants will realize the high esteem in
which their mother and grandmother
was held By 4 large circle Of friends In
all parts of Texas. Onr old pioneers
Will sadly realize that another of theif
original number has gone to the rest
that remaineth for The people of God.
y few more years, aid al those VINO
pioneered in The redemption of this
beautiful country. from its wilderness
state, will have passed away. They
will only be remembered by history or
tradition. Among the early women OF
our county and town, none will be
larger or more CRATE fully remembered
than 6ur deceased friend, Mrs. Francis
NJ, Crutehleid, whose patient Suffer
ings throughilor last lingering illness
Increased her elaiiiis to onr respect ard
yeiicration. .,,i,.,sg .J.l..spi.o, sll.o &
Her children and grandchildren
have our syrnpathiea in their great
affliction. May they emulate the vir
tues and charities Of their lamepted
mother, Jo leq j.. MANY FRIENDS. 8.
Dallas, Novemberl4, 1873. ~
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She makes SO light of the charges
against him as TO greatly encourage
the Marshal, who, for some time after
her visit, writes less and remains more
quiet. She talks to the Marshal of his
approaching acquittal-of their imme.
dinte departure for Pau-a watering
place the Marechale much likes and
assures him that, in her society and
that of his children, lie will forget the
grief and suspense Of the trial and cap
tivity, La Marechale is very pious
She is a devoted Catholic, and Insists
upon religious converse with her hus-
hand very frequently. Since the com
mencement of the trial Nine. la Mare
chale has very diligently read all the
newspapers, and endeavors, to keep
from the light of her husband all COM
Ements on the part of the press she
thinks would be likely 20 discourage
OF wound him.
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JUDGE BOND, of the United States
Circit Court Of Virginia, has decided,
in the case OF George w. Dilland and
other baukrupts, that when suits are
pending in State courts before the
commencement of bankruptcy pro-
ceedings, if there be no suggestion of
fraud, and no interests of general cred
it will be prejudced, the bankruptcy
court ought not to interfere with the
jurisdiction of the State Court; that
when bankrupt has made deed Of
trust to secure creditors, he is not en-
titled to any exemption out of the
property conveyed until the decd is
satisfied, or adjudged fraudulent as to
creditors by State court, and that the
rights Of bankrupts and creditors are
fixed according to the laws in force
when the bankruptcy proceedings COM
menced, and no subsequent legislation
can effect them.
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MR. HIGGINS, a tenant of Judge Bur
ford, on, Main street, called the other
day to pay his monthly due OF twenty
dollars, remarking with evident gusto
that he had had son born to him the
night before. Whereupon the Judge
declined to receive the money, but
promptly slipped in the happy fathers
hands arecelpi for the month, quaint
iy ,remarl<ing, sIfit. weresa girl, I'D
double the amount @
We would not be surprised If that
little infant should be christened Nat
Burford Higgins. pa' i7a'fs 20. ~.
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"pnrsoona.suc.ca Democracy"
lprom the sedalia pomocrat.l


Tho ST. Louis Globe and other Rad
icnl organs seem deeply exercised
about the "unrcconstructed Democ-
racy." These saHa papers have per-
sistently declared, for 4 year or more,
that the Democratic party was too
dead 70 skin. Now that the DemOc-
racy have proven, in the most unmis-
tGieabic manner, that the party is full
OF Vital energy, these sell-same gentle
men fall back on thcir "loyalty,n and
claim that our party is ''unreconstruct-
ed" This is ali right, and in the Rad
iCal aense OF the term We accept their
statements RS true.
The Democracy need no reconstruct
ing, and we are glad of it; our grand
old party Is just right without any
change, and these gentlemen who
seem SO greatly exercised about the
present statu5 OF the Democratic party,
may rs well turn their attention to
"homen matters.
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WASHINGTON, October l6. "A table
IN course of preparation for the ANIMAL
ren0ut ef tbs Postmaster Goncral,
shows that by the recent REIMBURSEMENT
of the pay on railroad routes for the
year ending t3eptcmGcr ~, 1873, the
amount of annual compensation to all
railroad companies has been increased
two hundred and twenty-three thou
SAND eight hundred and twenty-thrce
dollars, being one millioa aAd fifteen
thpusandiive hundred eight dollars per
annum. The readjustment is made On
fifty-scven railroad rouscsi six hum
tlrad different raiisoad companies re-
celye pay for carrying the mails. The
aggregate length Of the railroad service
in the United state being NOW Rcarly
sixty-!ive thousand miles, and is i'll
creaeing at the rate Of over five thOu-
sand miles per anDnum.
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A wife WAC is wort, 81 world to
Husband.

Though deeply affected by the sus-
pense she is now undergoing, the wife
of Marshal Bazainc does not lose c3ur-
aye. She deems her husband entirely
innocent aud asserts that she has new
cr fora momept QoUbted that the Mar
sbai will be honorably acquitted Tais
lady, now about twenty-five years ot
age, is very handsome-Yery firmly
devoted TO her husband, andvery bold
ly acts in his defence whenever the
opportunity presents Itself. She is tt
Mexican by birth, and brought the
M9rshnI All enolniuus fortune. ishe
now resides at Versailles with her two
children, in Il very retired maIne!5
her only occupation being torlNlC tie
.ia:sha;, and make daily appeals 10 MI
SUCH persons rs she supposes may be
of service TO him. /5l
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A young Norwegian named Olns
Mus1iess, aged about twenty~three
years, committed suicide on Friday
last at Leland, La Sale county, by lay
ing his neck upon the railroad track
on the approach Of Tailroad train,
thirty cars passing over him; complete
ly severing7the head from the body,
leaving the body outside Of the track
without mutilation.
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A DAUGHTER of General Babcock,
one of President Grants Secretaries,
was dangerously shot by her husband
in New York few days since. Wife
murder is getting into high places,
surely. 1t is only one of the manifes-
tations of the corruptions generated
ia the land in the last thirty years by
the damnable influences of two-bit
novels, woman's rights, free love and
kindred outgrowths ofinfldelity, fanat-
ieism and deviltry generally.
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THE splendid triumph Of the Deinoc-
racy over Radicalisnn in the late city
election at Austin, under the frowns
of Davis, Newct nh, DeGresse, the
Pharisees and an the hired mission
aries of tyraiiily, is a source Of proud
consolation to The people of. Texas.
Radicalism had ruuriot SO long in that
locality, that large number Of respect.
able black men bolted ranks and voted
the straightlout Democratic ticket.
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4 WE rejoice to see that our good
friend, &. ]. Ball, of Parker county,
has received the nomination, of the
Democracy for reelection as Senator
from his District Jack made an excel
lent Senator daring the last Lcgisla-
ture- was always true to his people, to
the State. and to Democracy, and we
repeat that We are glad that he has
been nominated for reelection.
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JuDGE benjamin c. franklin, DEM
oerstic candidate Cor Senator from the
district OF Galveston, Brazoria and
Matagorda, was the first District Judge
under the Republic of Texas. He was
appointed TO that position. on the
birth of the Republic, by President
David @. Burnet, in the summer of
1886, tbirty-seven years ago. Governor
Davis, when counted in as Governor
by the men with bayonets turned his
back on all such veterans and appoint
ed frcshlyinported carpet-baggers like
Barden and Richardson, or moss-cov-
olpd scalawaes like Oliver, Burnet,
BGrkbardi end others. Let the people
rcrettand vote as seemet right be-
tween The iTo parties
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Hlsa,,.

AT his e,idencc in { alias, Of oapges-
tive chill November Is, Mr.. Truvlu
lIensley, formerly. of Lavacl, Texas,
aged Thirty seven years, leaving II
wife, several children and numerous
kindred and friends to mourn his loss.
His mother and II blothcr have both
died within a few weeks pass.
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Nothing has heen heard from Bob
Taylor slnce he was last seen at San
Antonio. Some imagine he is tired of
running for Lieutenant Governor, and
is,about to run for Mexico. Bob un-
dersthnas the game Of montesnearly
as well rs Judge Hart, and might
20 into the banking busines. there
with good prospects Of making money.
This running for Lieutenant Governor
on the Radical ticiict in Texas does not
pay,-T Statesman.