The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-09-06


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aut ocmrd Uolwccp .ND pluW.M.
and 70 uny1 ifnip on 'U. NWdn.
Railroad. 4iy mHIIy injured
LTflr looe Num 800 ludr
Elisha Muir of the 1onihJud.nd rIr
ait Court II ClmtcsyllIo lourfor
county, wa. mortnily wounded while
going home 10 dinner ne died ref 4
O'clOck
HNUSX August ~. At sidney
Cape Breton, The Presbyterian church
was lifted three feet, the wharvo dnm-
aged and six bridges swept away
Thirty vessels are ashore nl Point CAL
cdunu. II is feared many lives nrc
lost. The north shore OF Prince td-
wards isle is literally -trcwu with
wrecks. The los, by the Halifax l.u.
dcrwritcr-, M I'm ~ is kaown, =,
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POrGIIKEEpsIE, y. ", August 10
The second Atlantic express train
ran into the rear of the first mail train
at South Montgomery. Several passen-
gers were hurt
BALTIMORE, August 29.-Sehwaltcr,
who cut his wife's throat fatally with II
razor, and then killed his son, fingers
at the hospital. He is very violentand
has TO he straight-jackctcd.
JACKSON, Miss, August 29.-Thc Re-
publican State Convention is still in
session. The nominations are \. X.
Davis for Lieutenant Governor, and
Joseph Hill for Secretary of state, both
colored. The Treasurer Auditor, At
torney General and Superintendent of
Education are yet to be nominated.
Senator Alcorn has declared against
the ticket, and announced that he will
address the people at Representative
Hall Tomorrow night.
GALVESTON, Texas, August 29.-The
Health Officer has issued an order that
tsom and after Sunday, August 3lst, all
vessels from the ports of New Orleans
or Brashear will be subject to detention
at quarantine.
New YORK, August 29.--EX-Deputy
City Treasurer Rodman, of Brooklyn,
has been arrested on charge of detail
cation.
, Seventy laborers employed in build
sng the STANDARD Oil Works struck
because non-society acn were en-
employed. They attacked The work
men, but the police restored order and
finally escorted the non-socicty men
home.
Michael Angelo Mcfarland, who
spent $4,000 in defence Of his brother
Daniel for the murder of Albert d.,
Richardson, died last night in the
Bellevue Hospital, and having no
friends will be buried i'm the Potter
field.
1t has been ascel tanned mat joint.
irving, who has been arrested In San
Francisco, Oh his own confession Us IN
accomplice Of the murder of Benia-
min Nathan, is Il well-knQWn New
York thief and burglar. His story is
probably false, and invented as u
means of procuring free return here.
NEW ORLEANS, August 30.--A dis
patch to Messrs. &. Is. Whitney u Co.,
from Galveston, states that the quar-
antine regulations which were TO 20
into effect against New Orleans on
Monday, have been withdrawn, conse.
auently regular communication with
Texan ports remains undisturbed.
HALIFAX, August 3O.--Accounts of
the recent disastrous storm IN this
province are continually being receive
ed. The gale was severely felt in the
town and county of Picton. In the
harbor the tide rose to II great height,
and in the town trees, fences and
chimneys were blown down and seat
tered in every direction Two schoon-
ers were driven ashore, but are COM
paratively uninjured.
Seven vessels are ashore at Port Null
grave, one at Pirates Cave, four at
Port Hawkseburg, and four at Port
Hood.
East of Halifax the gale was the
fiercest known for years, blowing down
fences and trees, and strewing them in
every direction. II is reported that
two churches were blown down at
Cape Race.
TO the westward the fruit crop has
been almost wholly destroyed, and
within radius of two hundred miles,
srnr.s, trees and barns have been pros
irated, and the shipping damaged.
e. n, truit crop Of King and adjoining
counties, siflered terribly.
Six bri $ and eight scbooners are
u e ~ Cow Bay, and II number of
e.. lismasted, but still off the coast,
BESIDES these there are a large number
of fishing schooners ashore, which have
been smashed up beyond all hope of
identification.
The whole number of disasters to
vessels at Cow Bay amount to fifty-six,
including the vessels ashore and dis
fnasted. So far as aseertained bet one
life was lost during the night. Through
the exertions of Captain Macarthur, the
entire crew of the brig J. G. Troop
were saved.
Never within the memory Of any of
the residents has such destruction been
known. The sea played fearful havoc
with the new breakwater erected at an
enormous outlay, carrying away all
the new works aud a portionof the old.
The docks are also destroyed. The
damage 10 the wharves Is eSpected to
reach S1Oe.0OO, while the damage, in
GLIDING shippiaR. will swell the
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