The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-07-12

world, aud sends greeting 20 Dallas,
and congratulntcs her on the rapid lm-
provemcnt she has nude In tile past
year, particularly IN the appearance of
her duly paper
Van Alstyne Is u delightful place,
situated upon high prairie ground.
Though but an infant of two months,
she has fourteen business houses two
good hotels, and many more buildings
now In process Of erection.
Van Alstyne Is bounded on the north
by the Choctaw tank, on the east by
Sister grove, on the South by ten-pin
ALLEY and on the west by East Fork.
The town has iorty-nine registered
voters, all of whom will vote for Adams
for Governor. The market is dull.
Hens have quit laying eggs, which are
only ten cents h dozen. J. S. B.
NEW York, July 3.-Excise Commits
siOners have adopted resolution de-
claring all lager or malt beer intoXi
eating liquors, and that their sale on
Sunday Is in violation of law; and the
Board will not grant. u license To any
place where music is performed on
Sunday. The 18th il the date fixed for
the enforcement of the law. The effect
will be to close up all the beer gardens
and send the people over to New Jersey
or to Westminster county for lager, as
in former years.
At the inquest in New York OF the
body of n young man named Nodler,
who, with his cousin, Edward Butler,
was found poisoned, it was discovered
that both loved the same woman, Il
Young widow, and as both could not
marry her, and one did not wish to de-
prive the other of possession, both
agreed on suicide. and Nodler sue
ceeded.
Neither the young mans (Walworth)
countcnance nor demeanor underwent
any change after the delivery of the
verdict The prevailing impression
here was that he would be acquitted.
The Tribune says, that never within
| its memory has any greater issue been
so promptly and satisfactorily tried in
| New York
The World says the severity of the
verdict, and the reaction OF the mock
ish pity, which for so long time bore
sway in jury boxes, has begun.
The Times says the moral effect Of
the verdict was needed, and an acquit-
tai would have been inevitableto every
youth having dissolutc or tyrnnnicai
father, to whip him.
The Herald says the wonder II that
Justice herself was not blind OF the
| b,,t. N tn a tlppt nnt l1
and however cruel or brutal, the trial
was conducted in the most exemplary
and dignified manner.
The customh0use officers, charged
with aiding merchants to defraud the
government, are each held in So, 900
bail,
Starkey, who murdered Dorm, was
sentenced TO be executed on the 10Th OF
August.
The steamship Homora sailed for
Europe to-day, taking S95,0O0 in silver
| bars.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The Depart
ment is paying interest on SaOD,00o OF
bonds at the First National Bank in
New York, to-day.
The report of the Commissioners on
locks for bonded goods in transit, has
been referred to the Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Sawyer, who will
decide upon it when he returns from a
| two weeks visit to. Massachusetts.
Governor Kellogg, of Louisiana, has
again telegraphed to the Federal Attor-
ney : General regarding Louisiana
affairs.
The President has recognized Juan
Delmivani Martin, Vice Consul from
Spain at Charleston.
| The United States has filed bill in
chancery in the United States Circuit
Court for West Virginia, TO enforce the
vender's lien on the Harper's Ferry
property sold in 1869. AS soon as this
case is decided, the United States will
bring an ejectment suit against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which
has been running its trains over gov
eminent property, it is claimed, with
out authority. When the two suits are
determined, the property and fran
chises will again be put up at public
sale.
The Worlds special from Rome says
the Unghti has failed to form cabi-
net. The situation is reported gravely
critical. The Doak party at Pesth has
coalesced with the Left Center and
formed Liberal party of overwhelm-
ing parliamentary power.
Secretary Belkap and Richardson
left to-day for Philadelphia.
The opinion ofJudge Williams in the
Howard case will not be made public
until next week.
DAYTON, OHIO, July 5.-A terrific
storm of wind and rain passed over
l,In,,-i,,,r frf,
and chimneys. In the country the
damage to grain, fencing and sheds, is
said to be extensive. The Mama river
is full and still rising.
MILWAUKEE, July ga terrific storm
passed over Wisconsin yesterday, which
proved very disastrous to the pleasure
parties at Green Lake Wisconsin, A
number of pleas ure seekers on the
lake were struck by the storm, their
boats capsized and twenty persons
drowned. Tho following are the only
names that coHld be obtained. M. G.
Russell, of Berlin, Wisconsin; Jennie
OlindeI; of Oberlin; Miss Capenin,
Mrs. George Harding, William Bion-
hem, wife and child, and Mrs. John
Balm, from hartford,
:, CHICAGO, July 5.-The weather to-
day is clear and beautiful. Meager re-
ports just received from various points
in the country show that the storm of
the last two days has been one of the
most severe ever experienced. An
immense quantity of water fell and
there has been great deal of damage
to telegraph poles and wires by light
ming and wind.
There were large gatherings of the
farmers at Springfield, Galesburg, Pom
tiac, Champagne, Knoxville and other
places in Illinois yesterday, who cele-.
brated the day by listening to adj
dresses on thesfarmers' movement and
the railroadquestion.
CiNeINNATr, July Sat Owingsyille
Ky., on Thursday, VIM. Satterfield
was placed on trial for burning that
place i'm April last.
While one Hayden was testifyip>
regard to being employed hy in
field to burn the place latter,
and his friends rusAe.' A.atteriield
with revolyers in he toward him