The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-02-22
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Debt of New Orleans, 500, 245,97S.

An Atlanta person lmaglnes himself the
spirit Of Howell Cobb.
From Georgia legislative report. Mr..
Reese moved to reconsider the bill passed
yesterday excusing persons over sixty
years of age from jury duty on the ground
that many citizens at that age are better
fitted for duty than ever before. Their in
telects are clearer, their judgments more
calmly balanced, and their experience of
men and things more extended. The mt
ton prevailed"
Abiding to the Presidents proposed
Southern trip, the Savannah Republican
says: "lf the President would only trav-
el with his eyes open, and see and judge
for himself the actual condition Of things
South, and the character Of those who
claim to be his special representatives.,
the trip might do him and us good He
will certainty then return q sadder and
wiser man. Let him come by all means
New Orleans Picayune says "The idea
that, as a solution Of our difficulties, Con-
gress should declare that Louisiana is
without republican form of government,
and then order new election, reminds us
of the story Of the young savage who was
severely wounded in the leg at the battle
of Topeka, and supposed that death
was his doom. Whilst the surgeon
was dressing the wound the Indian, not
comprehending why he should be prepar-
ed for death by first curing him, turned to
Gen. Jackson, who CHANGED 10 be present
and inquired, 'Cure'm, kilrm?"
San Antonio (Texas) Express ave are
reliably informed that last week two Mex
leans, Francisco Comanche and Eduardo
Cara, were killed on the BALCONIES, about.
seven miles from BORNE, by the Indians
the former by q rifle shot and the latter
by lance. On Privilege creek, on tho
San Antonio and Bandera road, another
Mexican was killed, and also Mrs. Moore
Of the same neighborhood. There were
Also it is stated, two Germans killed in
that vicinity, whose names are unknown.
At Zanzenbeog, Kerr county, family.
who had recently arrived from Tennessee'
were attacked by the Indians, three per.
sons being killed, and the Only survivor,
girl, Of fourteen or fifteen years of age
was carried off alive by the savagss. There
is also missing from the same neiehbor-
hood negro boy"
New Oeleans Times "Acc ordiup to
present appearances, our Louisiana case
is to terminate in new election. This.
we take 1t, will afford anything but gen.
eral satisfaction. Our State aud people
are in no condition to be saddled with the
burdens eta new appeal to the ballot. box.
Moreover, their experince in the Novem-
Der election is not Of such Oh aracter Us
10 give them any confidence in the ulti-
mate result, however emphatic the express.
sion of the popular will may be in favor
Of reform. The payers of the State
know that they elected majority in the
State Legislature, Us well as Of State and
parish officers, at the last election, and
also know that, through the irrespon sible
agencies of fraud aud force, their verdict
was reversed. To say after such results
that they shall have another opportunity
Of going through the same sterile farce is
little less than mockery.'
New Orleans Republican: awe have |
perused two letters which will greatly in
terest A. c. Carlton, in his unocoupied
moments, in the parish prison. One is
from an aunt Of young girl in Tennes.
SEQ whom Carlton seduced, and who has
boy without father. The other letter
IS from the unfortunate who listened to
he temptings of the seducer. They had
earned that Carlton was under arrest
or horse stealing and for embezzlement
n this city. The contents of those letters
IRE just what woman scorned would ma
urally write. When the accused hears
hem read, the words will surely burn his
Conscience, if he has any conscience. The
bitterness Of NORWOOD is pure saccha-
Inc in comparison. 1t does not appear
hat they are aware that he has wife in
lew Orleans, although both aunt and vic.
i'm have been we'll posted concerning his
'ovem ents for many months"
The Savannah News has just seen lbree
len from Florida. The News says: In
onversation with Mr.. Luke we learn tbo,
urins the past two months hundreds ~
antilles have been compelled to leave tbs
tate on account ofthe high taxes and the
orthlessness Of the negroes. These
entlemen are oil planters, but finding II
'ficult to make both ends meet, 6ays
'eridced their property and are seek;no
mother State, where they hope to find hal.
n governmentand more profitable returns
r their labor. Mr.. Luke Informed ma
at the poll tax he was compelled to nav
Sumpter was 81, and on ono occasion
lis was increased to IS. This is onlv
nipple Of the exorbitant taxes which nm
n negro Radical rule, are heapea UPON t
10 people. ~FoA a