The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-09-20


,,s soon as know of any case, viii feel
il ms duty 10 adriss You. SiIi%ehs
here calm.
]. DICKSON, Supt.
MARSHAL, Sept. ~.
Especial Dispatch To the Dallas her"i''I
A refugee from Shreveport arrive"
here this morning with yellow fever.
There are no other cases in town. an"
il is the opinion Of both citizens an"
physicians that the disease VIII h"'
spread, ample sanitary precautions nave
hcrn taken, and there is no excite
mcnt on this account
LEWIS.
Fast Texas Brlletin.
yAxKToy, D. T., September H.,
Last night an alteration 0ccllIr'o
between T.. :. McCOok, Secretary OF
Dalotn, and =. =. Wintcrmcet,
banker of this city, in the 81. Charles
hutel, during which Wiutcrmee: uscts
;nsultiny language, and was severely
,hrn.hed by the General. Wintermcet
nfTrr WISHING the blood from his face,
remarked "tbnt McCo0k could whip
him. but that he would shoot him" ana
Immediately went gud got pistol ana
rp,urned. \ railroad meeting vas III
session in the hotel ut the time SYiiiinir
meet entered the room, and MrNp"S
unaware of his presence also natSrr!i
the room, when Wintermeet raised ms
pistol and fred, the shot taking effect
m 3IcCools breast. The General
.,rapnled the assassin, and during thr
s;rnr,ln which ensued three more shots
,vnr, fired. one of which slightly
wounded a bystanier. Only one shot
took effect upon Ncrook, winch
nroyad fatal. The General fingered
until : O'Clock this morning wheH he
,ypired. He was conscious to the last
slud died like brave man. Winter
meet il under arrest, and it was mt one
tim.. feared he wouldbe lynched.
MORLEY, No, September lS.-Ihe
steamer j James Howard took hre
Yesterday evening about one O'Clock,
while lying at Commerce, Mo, hity
miles above Cairo. The fire originated
in the engine room but from what ca'lsc
is nj nraaeut n mystery, and was soon
communicated to some highly inilhm-
lnnble freight ii; the hull. The flames
surcad rapidly over thu upper works,
and for lime il SCENES SiHpQsFlhi" 10
save Il number of lady passengers VINO
were beside themselves With excite
search OF 'ii ubit :hllil, and l.lth'n IA
s,os, was brought into requisition 10y
yhiph ihn flames wcr" partially sun
s,ued. but IL coon became evident that
The only meaIlg by which the boat
could lnc saved Wa by scu!ilnS her
which, was accordingly done in mid
shin. The hull and boat Was ut once
scuitlcd in about twenty foo. water
Most OF the cargo will be- saved, and
also the hull. but the upper works are
almost entirely destroyed. There were
abost forty passengers all of whom
are safe, and now in this place.
She was the second largest ana nm
eat steamer e4.er hllilt for iron service
and had carrying canacit. OF n'mu'
tive tons greater than any other BOAT
The Republic is regarded a. the iinrs'
and largest steamer atloat, hiit tht
Howard is the heaviest carrier ant
strongest built.
NEW YoRK, September ia dis
patch from st. Johns says there are
grave. doubts as TO the safety OF Jh'
balance of the crew of the Polaris.
Eleven of the Truelees of the FRS
African Methodist Church, undergoing
trial before an ecclesiastical court, o!
charges of embezzlcment, dirilectloi
of duty and other otfcnses were to-day
declared guilty by majority or th'
votes of the members present. There
. was much confusion, and ut one time
q conflict was immincit.
the work of intlatinE the lrans-At
lantic balloon was resumed TINS morn
ing ut Brooklyn. Everything is il
readiness. and it IL arranged That Tx
ascension will take place between tii'
f1r hours OF 1 and O'Clock. 1t ma
b., r.idei to abandon the car, |
icinM 4. ared that the weight attacht'
wn- i,pl heavy for the carrying wclgl
of the 'lilOon.
}pprc. entutives of freight lines lie
"a. lie cheap transportation commit
-. p. ties that the trouble is III taruy
,dc,iv 4.y after arrival.
The Liberal Republicans have issue'
II call for State Convention on tn
9Th of October.
SHREVEPORT, September II Up L
4 p. ". to-day there were eightecl
deaths from yellow fever. 1t is on TN
increase, Whole families are down
; with it.. The nurses are worn out.
= BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, Sept. Il
severe storm of rain and wind visite'
this city to-day All the small craft IL
Bagdad and Bgazos harbors were SUM
or stranded. The railroad between
Brownsville and Point Isabel was bad
1y washed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. leigh
Chinese women, brought here by In
steamer Mc(iregor, purchased an
brought for base purposes, were to-da.
sent 10 the Chinese Mission School 10
protection.
NEW York, Sept. l2.-President or
ton, of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, has been notified that tn
Shreveport Office is closed.
SHREVEPORT, September l4-Wn
jackson, telegraph operator, died G
yeliow fever yesterday. G. w. Rae
telegraph manager, is sick and not ex
Dected to recover.
SHREVEPORT, September l5-The dis
ease prevailing here is genuine yello'
fever. A sudden change in the weathe
unfavorable. There is great need G
nurses and money. Five hundred ar
down: one hundred and forty six hav
died since the disease made Its appear
ance. The Howard Association hav
assurauoe that nurses, doctors Rn
druggists are coming from New ~
jesns. Twenty-four whites died yes
ierday. Latest report Is six hundre
down.
WARRINGTON, September i5-Seni
for West, of Louisiana, who Is no.
here. obtaining relief for the Shrev'
mort sufferers. has received from Pres
DENT Orion, of the Western Cnlo
Telegraph Company, the loiOwli
nrder. addressed to the Superintendent
81 file company throughout the cour
try: ..
II instruct all managers to send iri
an messages relating TO the relief {
fle eitizcts Of Shreveport, and 81 VI
teouuss % the Governor or Unite
S;afes Sesstsfx OF Louisiana, dire'
combinations OF money will he recei'