The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-09-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
The Negroes Of the Indian Ter.
riiOry In Favor OF 4 Ter.
ritOrlal Govern.
meni.
Governor Davis Orders Strict
Quarantine against New
Orleans.
Disaster and Loss or Life on
Lake Michigan.
Destructive Flood on the Rio
Grande.

NEW ORLEANS, September 1.-THE
| Plcayune's special tlom Brownsville,
Texas, says the Rio Grande has over
flowed its banks for the iiist time since
! 1863, the upper country Is inundated
l here is three feet Ofwatcr in the main
plaza in the city Of ComNrgo, and ON
almost unhrOken street of water non
| Brownsville 10 the Gulf Thr bnlluu
rap is dcs' we'd.
he Rio G dudc Il Pom i,abc.
Railroad track is " shcl away for
over is nilcs, md almost The cUtirc
line su nclg'l aud ru'3,! The pult
ST tbc iu' Gia dc t,r-laph ua-
pany'a line % itazos are washed
away, mails stopped, and stage COM
municati0n with Tie interior sus-
pended.
a { legram from Governor Davis to
the Health Officer at BraAus, dated to-
day, directs the enforcement cf Il strict
| quarantine against New Orleans
NEW YORK, Sept l6.-The first frost
of the season was seen this morning.
The veterans of The McAican wNr
nave resolved to form a permanent
| organization
The New York Times says that Fa-
lher O'farlrlI, Of st. Peters Roman
Catholic Church, Informed his parish
oners on Sunday last, that he wished
to retraM anything dica'ionuI that he
may have said to them during his can
vass of Priest for pupils for his new
parochal school, and adds that this nc
ton ON the part of Rev. Mr.. O'Farrell
is said to be the result ofan intimation
! from the authorities of the church that
his extreme measures were not approx
ed.
ST. LOUIS, September l6.-Fi(teen
thousand negroes, who were formerly
slaves in the Indian Territory, are
working for a territorial government
They purpose holding Il convention IN
the Choctaw Territory.
LITTLE Rock, ARKANSAS, Sept. TO-
S. III, Maeker, the Oldest banker in the
State, suspended. He has abundant
property to meet all his obligations
GRAND HAVEN, Michigan, sept. IL,
The Propeller lronsides, o. the En-
glcman line, connecting with Lotroit
aud Milwaukee Railroad, enc OF tIt
largest steamers on the Lake, foun-
del I'd and sunk within seven de, OF
this port at noon to-day. Thirty -two
passengers are known to have been
saved, and IA hodes have been recov-
cred No S0uthCrners.
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Setembcr
l6.-1he midnight express train going
east on the Detroit and Milwaukee
Railway, which left this place at $50
p. M, consisting Of thirteen coaches
and one baggage car, ran oil the track
between Gcrrell and Ada. Ii is ru
mored that the entire train went into
the ditch killing twenty persons and
wounding many others.
YANKToN, Dacota, September &c.
General McCoOk's assassln waived an
examination and was committed for
| trial.
RoNDoUr, N. Y, September lG,--Thc
Lutheran Church and several stables
were burned here last night. Loss
$50,00O
BALTIMORE, Md, September l6.-
The next session of the Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows of the United States,
convenes at Atlanta, Ga.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. lG.-Cotton quiet
and unchanged; sales ten bales for
speculation and 1000 for export. Or
leans basis, good ordinary deliverable
| in November Lie.
New YORK, Sept. lG.-Gold lllB;
Cotton quiet. Sales SO bales. Up
lands 2O,c, Orleans, 20sc. New cot
ton Offered Tower.
GALVESTON, Sept. l6.-l p Moot
ton quiet Good ordinary, l4!@ l4Ic,
Low midling, l5!GG l5jc~ Gold III.