The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-06
RAIN AND HAIL,

NHw ORLEANS, May 5.-Hsavy rain and
hail storm prevailed this evening.
NEW YORK, May 5.-Paci6c Mail stock
nuetuated widely last quotation so.
A decision in the stokes ease is e.
pected to morrow, which, IL 10 believed,
will be adverse 10 Stokes.
In the suit OF the People OF the State of
New York against Joseph II. lngsrsoll,
Judge Harden presiding, special term, il
was decided by demurrer intsrposed by
defendant, that the people have no right
OF action unless the county Of New York
was made party, either as plaintiff or
defendant A appeal was taken to the
general term, and Justice Graham to-day
delivered a decision sustaining the de-
mursr. This 10 famous ring suit for
S6,OOO,OOO, in which Tweed, Connolly &
Co. are involved.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5,--Gsneral jeff.
G. Davis has arrived al the Lava Beds.
SALT SAKE CRY, May 5.-Great eI-
aissmsnt was caused in mining circles by
tho raid Of General Harrison, Of New Or
leans, Superintendent Of the Stafford Lone
Star silver mines, denouncing the whole
project AZ deliberate fraud and swindle.
Nearly $500, 900 in stock had been taken
and paid principally in New Orleans.
MILvAINE.
NEW YORK, May 5.-Bishop McIlvains's
remains were accompanied here by Rev.
W. j, Sampson, Of the American Epises.
pal chapel Of Paris. The remains will
not be removed from the steamer City of
Baltimore until Monday afternoon. The
funeral ceremonies in this city will be ex-
tremely sinpls.
ST. LOUIS, May 5.--FOrty three members
Of Congress, reprsssn ting in part the States
Of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana,
Michigan, Missouri, New York, Mime
sofa, Ohio, PennsylvAnia, Tennessee, and
Wisconsin, have already aceeI ted invita-
tatisns to participate in the Congressional
convention which 10 to meet here on the
18th inst. Only six OF those invited have
so far declined, and they solely because of
important bus, ness engagements.
Captain Jas. B. Eaas, Captain W,Gould,
Captain n. A. Sandsrsen and 8. B. Allen
have been appointed . special committee
to report in detail the wants Of the Mispis-
sissippi valley. requiring Congressional
attention.
A rsquest has bssn received from New
Orleans that tho Chamber Of Commerce.
or like organization in the Mississippi
valley, be invited to send delegation TO
the conference.
1t has been decided that Joseph
Brown, Mayer Of this city, shall DO prssi.
dent Of the convention.
The 81. Louis Savings Bank has been
swinalsd Of twenty-five hundred deil.Ms
schsck on the bank.
WAsHIN0roN, May s. Committees from
the we'll known Phi. Phi. frsternitiss Of
the North and South had sessions in this
city Fridsy and Saturday, and have
agreed spon terms Of consolidation. The
committee present on the part Of the
Northern order were william Sulphep,
New York, Charles F. Hsndry, Coopers-
town, New York, and Otis G. Tiffany,
Washington; ana on the part Of the South.
srn order F. Bishop, Of Petersburg, Ed.
ward Blond, Of Wsllville, and Mead Hook
ings Of Richmsnd, Va. This fraternity is
the oldest college fraternity in the eoun-
try, having been organized in 1924, but a
separation took place at the commence.
ment Of the late war, and the present
movements are to again unite the Northern
and Southern parts. Thore.sre about 5000
members, with two chapters Of past grad.
yates, one of which il in Ohio and the
other in New York
Dixon, May o. Every house in the city
is in mourning. ssversl injured died.
A derrick is being made to lift the wreck
when the full loss Of life will be asosr-
tanned.
1t 10 thought many persons from tho
country around, not reported missing, will
swell the loss terribly.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5.--Hon. Hugh Mo
Alister, elegats At large to the oonstitu-
tional convention, is dead.
CHICAGO, May 5.--Presidsnt Grant goes
directly to Washington, Thursday,