The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-25

hHitNnbltu lhlh morning Ut the A.
Charles hotel and from thence mo.
Gpeded 10 Mcfneya Office, whcre'thc
committee of Seventy with the dele.
gnlcH adjourned 10 Gleeuwald Hall an
Buronne street whichhud been chosen
for the session.
The hallwHs tahleiully decorated with
numerous inscriptions and proluslun
ofilaRs, the busts of Washington, CLAW.
Webster aud Chleflustice Martin being
prominent Alta quartcrpast II O'Clock
Il, IL, MARI Chairman Of the commit
tee of Seventy, called the convention
to order, and named Dr. ChappIn, TEN.
poraN Chairman aud Thomas l.. Max
well, temporary Secretary, These
nominations were adopted unaui-
mOusly,
Dr. Chaplin, taking the chair suld
he did so because he believed every
man In Louisiana should contribute
his mite IN this struggle for liberty.
Committees On credentials and orgalil-
2atIon we've appointed when a recess
Of half an hour was taken. After the
recess the committee on organization
nominated Judge W, i. Eagnn, of
Caddo, iOr President and Thomas l..
Maxwell, of New Orleans, Secretary.
ON m0iou, the nominations Were nc.
Ceptcd, Judge E0pan, upon assuming
the chalf, addressed the convention,
reviewing the situadou, etc. Other
address es followed. After theappolnt-
mcnt OF The usual committees, lhe con-
vcntion adjourned until 10 O'clock
tomorrow morning
NEW ORLEANS, November "a. The
board of United States engineer OIL
GERS appoihted 20 deliberate upon the
feasibility, Of the proposed Fort st,
Phillip canal, have arrived here.
Cotton IN good demand; sales $500
bales. Prices easier Good ordinary
TO strict good Ordinary l4HljG low
midllng to strict low midling l5IGl5Ec;
midlmg to strict midling lS@lsic;
good nidling l7iml7tU' for certified
checks. Gold S8mSl; currency l!@l$;
sight ID for certified checks; sterling
l73MlSi for certified checks.
NEW YORK, November 2'.--lldmund
j. Randolph ~ Co., bankers, who sus-
dended duringthe panic, have resumed.
The Spanish iron.clad Arapeles has
SO far progressed in her repairs rs TO
be almost ready to leave the navy
yard Coal will be put on board to-
day She will go to an anchorage in
the North liver tomorrow to take in
coal, stores and powder. Hercomman-
der is determined to have her away
ut sea before Decemberlst.
WASHINGTON, November A.--ln the
case of the United States VS.. Lapinc
and others, the Supreme Court to-day
decided that whore party advanced
funds to u firm in New Orleans, to be
used by their agents in the interior in
the purchase of cotton prior to the
capture of.thc city in 1862, all the par
ties being then III New Orleans ana
the city was captured by the Federal
forces before til cotton was purchased
with the funds so advanced, the agent
having gone Into the interior PRIOR t'
the capture, his agency to purchase
cotton was terminated by the hoStilt
position of his principals toward tht
cotton of the owners, consequent upon
the capture and that II purchase OF cot
ton afterwards was an eIlectuai aiu 10
the enemy. 1t was forbidden by tho
soundest principles Of public law, inc
purchaser therefore obtained no title
10 the cottoa and had no claim against
the government for lis capture. ME-
Justice Hunt delivered the opinion,
Justices Miller and Fields dissehtlnS
Secretary Richardson issues ire ioI-
lowing: 'rhe instructions OF the 2ltil
ult., ia reference to the limited dls
bulsement Of silver cola in lieu OF cur
rency, are hereby so modified tha'
hereafter in making disbursements
silver cola will be paid only III 'h'
fractional parts of II dollar."
The Postmastcr-Gen having re-
ceived a number of inquiries rom
postmasteys, as to whether Il circular
issued by a RhoUe Island Postmaster
calling for convention otPoslllaslef'
at Washington on The 9th OF January
is i'm nccol dance with his wishes, state
that his name was used in the circhI"l
without authority, and he has dlrecte'
the project to be abandoned ana th'
circlIla. 10 be withd"awnas far rs pos
siblc
IIvEqpooL, November 4.-No
below good ordinary shipped DecGGm
Der aud January SD; NOT oeI0W low
middIings shipped November ah'
December 5-l6d. -, r,,,
NEW YORK, November A.ut IN,
Spanish sIoop OF war Arapele;s, lell ln'
navy yard .his morning and droppeo
down to the batte,J, preparatory u
sailing for Cuba Her repairs arc
incomplete. u,oI,cor.
soil ease to-day, and the trial will pro
coed, It is expected to be short, as tn'
proof of his forgeries is said to be qui''
plain. osr,rooI,
INC charity commissioners OF Brook
lvn state that they cannot meeta quar-
ter of The demands for assistance mace
on them by the poor of that ely.
Al, Roberts and Valentine Greene
were to-day arraigned before the Oyer
and V,rmiuer on fOrty-nlne iudlct-
mrnts for bond forgeries. There are
sixtv-eight indictments against liIeH'
also at the cou.t Of General Sessions
Tine meeting Of the T'ust company
to-day reached 10 final decision on III,
RESUMPTION of busness, bot q director
states that the company expect 10 TO-
sumo Monday next. a.,
several hundred men were III lht
nayy ward to-day who were promlseo
bv 5oiiticiaus that they would De pu'
III, inf thny were all disappointed,
a ns NO msa were taken on to-day. MT,
MATANonAs, November 24.L I'M
concession to construct railway IRON
the Rio Grande frontier to the city o
Neyico and thence TO the Paclhc MAJ
been granted to company
MeXicaus This defeats the PUN an,
Ro.encranz project and leaves TIT
matter I'm the hands Of the MeX'cans
who will doubtless interest DINER pr
ties in their enterprise or diSp91s ,.,,, o
their concessions to the greatest adVah
tare to Themselves. M. n.
' SIEYPnls, November 24.-Ihe ID
SOTO bank resumes tomorrow /, !
So