The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-07-26

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u hundred feet mud stopped,
The mlHipp ours were badly smashed.
Ns -puu A. the train topped several
lprgo athletic men, mHsl'd In fill hu
kiuN style, appeared ~ tlccNplrss car,
iu which were tue conductor W ililnm
smith, Superintendent Rogers, The
messenger, John burgess, and other
persons, and commenced firing r0pldlN
Into the car, and yelling "get out Of
there, damn yes, Get olIihJrc,' ami
shot bullet through the clothes 81 he
conductor Oncof the balls gra2cd the
baggage Muster on the side uG the hcnd.
The express messenger and inmates,
jumped uut to the rear, under cover Of
half Il dozen navy rCYOlVCrS. TWO nt
the robbers marched up and down lh"
train, threatening tushOOt amy persons
who showed their heads, saying: Get
down ont of sight, damn yc, or we VIII
shoot NOu.'
vhcrohhcrS then took about two thou
sand dollars from the express safe, ana
cut open the mail >nck-, but took no
letters. They then mounted their
horses and rode of across the prairie
in nolthcrly direction, the whole be-
/ ing done in less than ten minutes.
Fortunately they did not cut the tc!c-
graph wires and superintendent Royce
NJ once fastened tothc nearest station,
and t"lrgraphcd in all directions. An
engine with Il posse WAS sent H,it nom
| Council itluiit, on the Darlington aud
other ,onds, 10 intercept the robbers.
| Their dress and Voices indicate that
they were regular hl!shWlnchrrs, and
they evidently intended 10 get th"
usual valuable express matter by this
route but which went through on an
extra train Sunday night.
The robbers, during the day, stole u
spike bar and n hammer from the hand
ear house at the station. They drew
the spikes from one end OF the rail and
sCcrcted themselves several rods away.
As the engine approached, they pulled
| il out of place. The promptncss of the
engineer in reversing the engine, and
the use of the air brakes saved the pas
! srugrrs from harm, not one being in
| itWcd. The track was nj once laid
| armmh The wrecked ears, and the train
resumed its trip, arriving here at 5.3u
this morning, bringing the dead booty
OF tlc engineer who resided here, and
leaves II wife and three children.
NASHVILLE, July 22.--A large and
destructive fire occurred ut Jackson
Yesterday, The I'ostollicc and the
Office of the Wing and Tribune were
among the buildings burned. The total
losS is from ST5, 600 70 'SlOD, 600, on which
there is Int little insurance.
| NEW HAVEN, July -. - Giovanni
Give, nm Italian padronc, has been ar
rested in this city for holding four
who We're supporting him OH their
earnings Us musicians and boOtblacks.
! He has beaten some of them very seri-
ously.
Prosecuting Attorney Blegdcnburg
flea complaints against him in the
city court, for holding free persons in
servitude, in violation of the provis-
iOnal liberty of 1854. The eases were
continued until the 23d insi. Judge
Harris held Giovanni under bonds Of
$1,000, on each complaint. The Ital-
ians resident at this city are taking an
interest in the details of the trial. "A
thorough investigation of the rights of
those padrOnes to hold and own chill
drcn III virtual slavery, will be had.
| Boston, July 22.--At meeting OF
the Crispins Tonight, the speakers rep
resent the order as breaking up, and
hardly Il single lodge is working in the
State.
PHILADELPHIA, July 22.--Thc new
steamship Ohio, the second of the
American line, started this morning Oh
q trial trip. Her passage along the
river front was witnessed by crowds,
and greeted with u salute from the
compnny's wharf and whistles from AL
the steam vessels she encountered.
CITY OF MEXICO, July 2.-IelloW
fever is spreading on the Gulf coast.
Cholera has broken out at Vera Cruz.
The elections are progressing quietly.
The Liberals claim the Judges of the
Supreme Court and the Attorney Cen
cral.
BAYoNNE, July 22.-Ncws has been
received here, through the Carlists, coli
concerning the instruction at Cartha-
gena, which throws additional light Oh
the detection of the Spanish squadron
in that port, which was made the sub
ject of government decree, and vote
in the Cortes yesterday. The insur
gents after gaining control of the city,
seized the Italso DelIas Goliras, Il
strong fort on the west side of the Hud-
son, less than thousand yards from
the entrance, which it commands com
pletely.
This gave them control of the two
lower batteries on the shore ut the
mouth of the, harbor. They hoisted
the red flag of the Commune over these
Notifications, and summoned the
squadron lying in the harbOr to sur
render. The crews were in sympathy
with the insurgents, and the vessels
fell into their hands without Opposi
ton. The chief command of the squad
ron is now entrusted to Posas, who led
the instruction in the Naval Arsenal
Mt Fernol, in the province of Corruna,
some months ago.
The vessels thus taken by the insur-
gents are the Victoria, an iron-clad, of
"A guns; the Numancia, an iron-clad,
of % guns; the Petron, an iron-clad, OF
10 guns; the Alnonza, II screw frigate,
of 4S guns and the steamers Fernando,
lei Calatiso, FerrOlona, and BlOscO.
The four vessels first named are
among the finest in the Spanish Navy.
MADRID, July 22.-It is reported that
the Iberian regiment, which the gov
eminent despatched to Carthagenia to
aid in quelling the outbreak there, has
mutined, and joined the insurgents.
In Tittoria, there are seven thousand
Republican troops in a complete state
of decentralization and disorganization.
Several of the municipal officers have
been surrendered by the soldiers The
Republican troops at Currangui surren-
dcred to the Carlists, on condition that
their lives should be spared. in spite
of the terms of surrender, the Carlists
shot number of them after they had
delivered up their arms. Don Alphon-
so has sent to the Spanish government
q formal proposition for the arrange
ment of . cartel for an exchange of
prisoners.
MADRID, July 22.-The motion TO
censure the government for declaring
rs pirates the crews of insurgents in
Spanish frigates at Carthagena was re-