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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-15

WE reproduce this morning an ex-
tract from sermon preached soon
after the war by Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, in which he makes a most
eloquent appeal to the brutal instincts
of the witch burners of New England
and the fanatics generally of the North,
to hang the deposed President of the
fallen Confederacy. If our memory is
not at fault, this same malignant priest
spent much of his time in the days of
Kansas excitement i'm preaching an
armed and bloody crusade against the
southern men who were located III
Kansas territory. Henry Ward Beecher
is worthy descendant of the mar
row minded, prejud ced, mean and VIM
dicative old Lyman Beecher, and a
worthy brother Of the woman who dis
graced herself and shocked the public
sense of decency by her Byron scandal
publication. To play the role of priest,
and practice the arts of the libertine,
was entirely natural to lseecher. And
he denounced Jefferson Davis as trai-
tor from his pulpit, and then exerted
the influence of his sacred office to Sc
duce the wife of a bosom friend. Such
traitors as Jefferson Davis are as high
above such ministers of the gospel as
Henry Ward Beecher, as an archangel
is above pole cat. - lShreveport
Times.
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The Mail RObbcr Reed identified and
Buried.
Il. l.. STANFlELD
From the Galveston Newsl

From the Galveston Newsl
MCKINNEY, August S.-Last night,
the remains OF Jim Reed, the mail rob-
her, arrived here from Paris, near
which place he had been apprehended
and shot: and were buried to-day, after
having been fully identified by those
vino knew him. lie was noted but
Gpyperate character, and the citizens
are 'truly clad at the riddance. Many
horses we're stolen. and citizens killed
sud rubbed, bv the bnni to which he
bpIouurd,
Morris, who captured and then had
to l,iJl him. is, learn. in hot pursuit
after Cal, Carter and John Boswell,
Reeds desperate companions in thD
robbery ON April last, of the San An
tonic and Austin mail coach. Il will
be remembered that this party stopped
tho stnpe. robbed the passengers, gut
ted the mail bags and took oil the
stage horses at the mouth of siX-sho0t-
ers, in regular highwayman style.
Since this occurred hey have been in
this county. aud in efforts to apprehend
them at the time, one Of the deputy
limited States mavshals was killed
thruuph misapprehension. After this
thev fed tn The indian nation, and
there were auain surrounded hy II posse
of limited State, Identities and shcrills
.t rhn hn,i.p of an indian named Starr,
n shors distance from Muscogee, but
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-15
The Mos, Profitable Crops.

In answer to circular inquiry on
this subject, sent out by the department.
of agriculture, the following facts were
ascertained: In Maine, hay is first,
dairy second; New Hampshire, hay,
stock; Vermont, dairy; Massachu-
sets, hay, market gardening; Rhode
Island, gardening, dairy; New York,
dairy-localities, gardening New
Jersey, manufacturing mining-wheat
first in one-sixth of the counties; Del
aware, tobacco; Maryland, tobacco
and fruit; Virginia, l6 counties report
tobacco, mixed husbandry, 6 corn,
) stock and market gardening; North
Carolina, corn; Florida, sugar; South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missis.
sippi, Texas, cotton; Tennessee, hay
and corn; West Virginia, corn and
stock; Kentucky, tobacco and corn;
Ohio, diyersity--sheep, corn, hay,
wheat, dairy, fruit, etc.; Indiana, same
corn is first, however; Minnesota,
wheat; Wisconsin, wheat and dairy
Iowa and Missouri, stock, corn and
wheat; Kansas and Nebraska, wheat,
stock and corn; California, wheat,
sheep and fruit; Oregon, wheat and
stock.
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CRyIE RIGHTS.

The Memphis Register, of August 2
has leader from which we make the
following extract. If there is white
man in Dallas that wants to hold free
fellowship with negroes, we commend
him to the following:
A negro by the name of Scales
Fields said to colored audience in
Somerville: "Well, there. are some
very handsome colored gentlemen,
and if they (the white people, do not
want their daughters to marry us they
must teach them not to love us. If the
civil rights bill is passed pat your
daughters under lock and Key" An.
other negro, one Oscar Williamson, OF
the same county, and who, il we mis-
take not, came near contracting for @
term of five years service in the state
penitentiary on account of the Macon
riot. He said in Speech to crowd
of negroes at Williston: am going
to have my social rights, let it cost
what it will, if / have to ride in the
blood of the white people to my bride
bits! am ready to begin now, and
die before night, If necessary" Point
ing to the academy, he asked: Are
we allowed to send our children there
No! But we will have our children on
top, if it sinks every white child in
Fayette county to hellW
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LOUISIANA is all excitement over the
action of Kellogg in signing tEc regis
tration law. The Picayune says OF the
revolution in New Orleans:
No less than five thousand inn
promptu conventions Were held yes
Lerday in New Orleans. Every hady
place with southern exposure, every
awning, every family-sized umbrella,
even, was utilized for the purpose of
discussing the new registration law.
To say the campaign opened brlskly
would be TO give but the mildest idea
of the fact. The prevalent feeling was
OF disgust, Indignation and resentment.
Men were saying to each other that the
game was up; that and theory based
on the use of the ballot box was assimply
idiOtir that lie mission of the new
law was evidently to guarantee our de-
feat beforehand, and that, since the
means afforded by the law were fully
adequate TO the end it contemplated,
people might as well discard that
methOd of making themselves heard
So went the talk until the appear
ance of the afternoon papers contain
ing Governor Eelloge's letter of eXpla-
nation. Then the current changed,
not as concerned the opposition TO and
denuncintion of the bill itself, but with
reference to the manner of expressing
those sentiments. We heard one gem
tleman say, and, 10y the way, he stated
what we afterward found TO be the
popular idea "I.ct's wait. This reg
istratinn law is like good many fruits
of the kellogg administration. II can
he made TO work fairly or Oppressivrly,
just as Kellogg wishes. Let's wait.
The registration will speak for Itself
If fair, We can accomplish our ends
through is operation as well as any
other. ifunt, well, it will only be
postpuHing the settlement. Watch il,
that's all, and if it transpireS that We
are to be cheated again, why let's de-
liver our votes in new style, ard
without waiting for election day."
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The late Reported Sndinm TiGht-Thc
Facts.

Facts.
Especial Correspondence of Dallas Herald'l
DEchTUG, August 3, 1874.
IL obedience To my promise, l iur-
nish Won the latest news with reference
to the fight Captain lizard is reported
to have had with the Indians. The
real facts are these Captain lkards
lieutenant, in charge of a scout, dis
covered some horses in q valley at
three forks Of the Wicnita. He charg-
ed upon and corralled the horses. The
Indians came out of the surrounding
ravines, cursed and dared the scouts to
fight them, but he refused. The scout
consisted of thirty men-number OF
Indians unknown. No fight ensued
and the rangers got away with all the
horses. These are the facts as | get
them from il we'll known young man
Just from Wichita, who says that he
received his information from n men,
ber of Captain Ikard's company.
Respectfully,
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VOL. XXI, NO. 48

soldier armed with an old sack, to
fight against the flames. BY making
counter fires, they succeeded, after u
great deal of labor, in checking the
fire about five o'clock. Five or six
ranches were totally consumed, and
others were greatly damaged. 1t is
thought 10y Some that the Indians
started the fire. The conduct of the
officers and soldiers was highly praised
by the civilans.- Weatherford Times.
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GOV. HROCKMoRTON,s ACCEPTANCE.
CORRESPONDENCE.
DESIsoN, Texas. August 4, Isl

DENlSON, ltA'lS' huSuSe 'i io'''
HoNoRED SIR-At meeting of the
democracy of the third congressional
district in convention assembled, at
Fort Worth, July 29th, for the purpose
of nominating candidate to represent
this district in the congress of the
United States, you, sir, were unahi-
mously chosen by that convention as
our candidate, believing, as we do, that
in YOU we find II champion and an adj
vocate of the true spirit of the princl-
pies of the democracy as embodied IN
the platform of the party adopted at
Austin, mt our last state convention,
and which was accepted ana indorsed
10y the convention ut Fort Worth, win
q resolution of conmendatiOn to our
state executive added. Toall of which
we trust we will have your hearty and
cheerful concurrence.
We, the committee appointed to no.
tify you of the action of the conven-
ton, take the greatest pleasure in con-
graduating you upon your nomination,
and also to congratulate the democracy
of this district upon their choice OF
standard bearer, under whose banner
we can rally, and under whose leader
ship we are sure of victory. Your ac-
ceptanCe of this trust will be officially
announced as soon as received, while
we beg to remain yours, most obedi-
entity. -
JACK DAVIS. OF Johnson,
X. NJ. VANZA >Df, of arrant,
Committee.
To J. W. Throck morton, Mckinney.
His answer is rs follows:
MCKINNEY, August 4, 1874.
GENTLEMEN-You communication
announcing theresult of the democratic
convention, that convened at Fort
Worth on the 10Th ultimo, is before
me.
have read the platform Of princi-
pies adopted by the convention, and
have no hesitation in going into the
canvass upon them. In making this
statement, however, truth requires me
to say that some of the acts OF the state
administration have not had my un-
qualified app obation, but difference
of opinion or Judgment on questions OF
detail in the administration of the state
government, is no reason why the ad'
ministration should not have the sup
port of the democratic party OF the
state.
To be so nearly the unanimous choice
of the democracy in the district on the
first ballot as their standard bearer in
the approaching contest, is an honor
of the highest character. 1t is fully
appreciated, and will demand the best
exerticns of which l am capable, in
order to show that the trust SO gener-
ously rendered has not been unwortl-
lily bestowed. tender to the conven-
ton and to the democracy of the dls-
tricl my grateful thanks for the conf
dence reposed, and shall endeavor to
meet the people of every county and
address them before the election.
With thanks to you, gentlemen OF
the committee, for the agreeable man.
ner in which you have advised me OF
the action of the convention, and for
the sentiments of esteem expressed by
you towards me individually, l am
most respectfully, your o6eient servant elrmM'
To Messrs. j. w. Jennings, of Grayson, Jack
Davis, of johnson, X. NJ. VanZandt' OF lar
rant.
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of ten or eleven US ago been fol-
lowed by n good rain, the cotton crop
would have been large, but the heav-
ems have hardly been dimmed by the
shadow OF cloud since, and now 1t is
doubtful If rain would be Of much
benefit. The present prospect prom
ises about half crop.
ENNIS, August G.--Drouth still con-
tinues, and the crops are seriously IN
iured for want of rain. They will fall
far short of what the farmers expected
two weeks ago.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-15

THE Tipton Slasher SPEAKS thus of
Mrs. Sartoris: "Nellie Grant had only
twcuts five trunks full 0G clothes when
she started acrpss the ocean. Four
teen years ago. when she drove the
old blind horse in a lark mill she kept
her du.i~ in "a soap box. The whirl-
igig 1T time, along with few raids
through the south and some contracts
works wonders The full grown man
who would write thus about an un-
offending little female woman merely
because her father happens to be po-
litical fraud, deserves TO have the grave
of his mother-in-lRw run over by q
drove of wild jackasses.-[C Courier
Journal
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Severe Hail.

We learn from Mr.. Bitiie, living two
miles west of Denison on the Gaines
vile road, that the hail was so severe
at his house last Monday evening that
it destroyed nearly twO-thirds of his
cotton crop. Large sized watermelons
were ruined by the hail, and the
peaches We're broken off the trees in
quantities. Mr.. B. informs us that the
extent of the hail storm was about
three fourths of n mile in extent, and
within that belt was very destructive
and damaging to the growing crops
fisherman Patriot, 9Th.
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JUDGE FERRIS SPEECH.

In our report of the proceedings OF
the Fort Worth convention we said
that Judge Ferris made n clear and
conclusive vindication of Governor
Coke, and regretted that we could
not then publish a full synopsis of his
speech. To our regret we learn that
Judge Ferris has seen fit to indulge in
very harsh language about our report OF
the convention. AS his ire could only
have arisen from a neglect Oh our part
to publish his speech in full, we pro-
pose to make all things serene by CIV
ing to our readers the following report
of the Judges excellent speech, taken
from the Houston Telegraph of the lst
instant:
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AGM NJ TS: |:

Merssrs. Richard II. Griffin, Advertising
Agent, No. 4 South street, Baltimore, Nd;
=. NJ. Pettcngill d Co., ~ Park Row, Ssw
York and MeSsrS. Coc, Wetherill ~ Co.,, No.
8O7 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, are duly
auly authorized 10 contract for advertise
ments for insertion in the DALLAS HEX
AID, mt our lowest rates.
RD-Messrs Dashiell n Waters, Bankers,
Kaufman, are authorized agents for TIE
HERALD in Kaufman county.
RS-r, NJ. Smith, Esq, at Lewisville, Denton
county, is an authorized agent for the Dali
LAS HERALD, and money paid to him on
our account will be duly acknowledged by us.
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JUDGE FERRIS SPEECH.

Judge J. w. Ferris, of Ellis, then
arose and entered into an explanation
and thorough vindIcation OF Governor
Coke. He said he had known the
man since he was u boy, he had known
him when man, and he has known
him as governor of the state. he had
watched his administration closely.
He was surprised to hear the charge OF
a want of firmuess made. He had
stood fast throughout "a storm when
the strongest might well have quailed.
Beset by the entangling snares Of n
powerful, rich and influential corpora
tion. bound in the chains of the
international railroad, he had refused
To surrender one iota of the states
welfare or submit to one peL-mark
of dishonor for the sake of little
temporary glory for himself He has
aid his own body OH the sacrificing
altar. He has voluntarily subscribed
himself to the virnlence of a disap-
pointed portion of the newspaper press
rather than surrender one 1.-THE of that
trust which fifty thousand majority
of the confident people had placed IN
his hands last December. Governor
Coke Is assailed because there ~ no
money in the treasury. You must re-
member, my friends, that when the
Davis administration was elected from
the state house it left nothing. 1t not
oply-left no money, but it burned eve
~ paper containing the slightest infor-
NATION. The governpr was left entire
ly enpty-handed. He he'd to COM
mence at the bottom Of new founda-
tion and build up. That he has not
succeeded i'm filling the treasury vaults
with gold and silver In six months, Is
no wonder. 1t would be a great won-
der If he had, or even ifany other man
had under better circumstances. He
has not been allowed to move along
unmolested In that building up. You
know that be has been fought at
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a SPECIAL to the Houston Telegraph
from New York, dated August s, says
that Charles Morgan, of steamship no.
toriety, has purchased five hundred
thousand dollars of Texas state bonds.
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PARIS, August There is rumor
afioat here that Germany IL negOtia-
ting with Spain for the cession Of the
town of Santana, In the province OF
Santander, Of which It Is proposed TO
make second Gibraltar,
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Work on the cotton compress is
rushing ahead,
, 1874-12-31
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

In London aovontoon i1fants woro '"accldcnt-
ally sufTocatod III n woek.
a Duluth grl bet Hl1o could stop over two
ciln!tH placed Elao by side. 1t took throo doctors
to get hor th'gll-bone into plaeo.
A New York arm las manufactured 29,00
childron'B slodB this voar, l,ut thoro Inns been
scarcely any uso for them 60 fur,
Tho physicians Of jackson, Micl,., hnvo baudod
together, ad givo molten TINT they will rofuso to
troat my person WHO IL thirty dayH i'll arrears Tor
my doctor's bill. An unusually healthy soaaon
Ia expected.
: a Terro 1Iautc rapor aaya: "The came wiss
Providence wl,scl, Bcolrgod Egypt with toatly and
Knnsas with grnsshoppers, kindly permits tho
Terro Hnuto Gus Company to furnish tho moan
cat gas In tho United statos."
Tho Grand Jury Of Lucas County Ohio,
lamont the crimo OF gambling, and ''look with
regrot OIL tho practice of Honlo OF tho churches
III setting oxaInplos Of Hail crime, and would
mort respectfully nsls them to discontinue tho
practice" :.
h French manager hua adopted novol plan in
responding to enooreg. No piece Ii repeated
until tho ontre programme la given, when aftor
those who wish to retire llnve left tho nu-
ditorum, the numbers demanded are givon
eoCond ti1no
An antomaton card playor is on exhibition in
London. which plays ut whist md nnnbcr OF
other ga1noB. and also performs several card
tricks. Tho figure Is described as seated on IL
shoot Of glass, md tho spectator mhy stand by
its side and soo that no person IL conceaNl With
IN the body.
4 Nantucket Anhefmnn. while returning homo
the other day, was atrllck suddenly by como
thing, which knocked him sensoteas III his boat.
|arge duck 'aet iiown directly against Ia neck,
With aach force n to kill itself Mt onco for It lay
doad in tho dory.
, 1874-12-31

rlc fi7725.-C q, Irutchnson VA. William, ,y,eaeen-
$ibD. - ' '" ~" A>-"3o's
Dav' a: dago md John A. Rcc, 81, t,lf6a7-9au,o VI.
nhy'a a, 4. naas 9: ". dago, anil John A. Rico,
,, t,,!h'47nrndforl Hancock W. George " OaRo aud
SAD Ia 4. Mcdonnell w. George ". and DavId Il.
uagn and john A. 1ice f567.04-riomo National Hank
.! Chlcago va. II. II. lonoro, {4DA 4d-Cook County
Naionnl Hank W. George ". aud David 4. aaKe, II.
H. u dts,s aeoraWs 9a ann 2n ,a A. !S y Aa
Westrup, $770.2e. ~
, 1874-12-31
OFFICERS AND SALARIES.

MEETIhU UF THE FULL B0AHDs
The County Commissioners hold IN adjourned
meeting yesterday afternoon, President Durdlck
iu the chair. There wero proscnt Commission
crs Dusso, Carroll, C1ougl, Conley, Crawford,
Guonthar, Horting, Holden. johnson, Jonos.
Lonergan, MoCntfroy, Russell, and Schmidt.
Tho lobby WA full OF placa-huutors and their
friends.
THE SPECIAL ORDER,
the report Of the Special Committee On Supplies,
published III another column. was tnken up.
When tho Clerk camo to tho report Of hlr.
Lnthrop in roforence to the standing Of the con-
tractors, Commissioner AfcCaffroy arose and
atatel that, as member OF tho Committee, he
was not aware TINT Lathrop had been authorized
to furnish such information, and therefore
moved That his sub-ropoct bo strfckon out.
Tho President said the Committee woro CON-
petcnt to employ q cork If they chose.
Commissioner noldon said l.athrop had been
requested by the Committee to obtain tho iufor-
nation.
Commissioner Crawford remarked thnt Com
missioner Holden had told him Tuesday that ho
know nothing about tho employment Of Lathrop.
Commissioner Holden rojoIned that ho had
had reference to tho permanent employment Of
tho man.
Commasionor Crawford did not know what no
{loldeu) intended, but ho certainly said what ho
had previously stated.
Commissioner McCaffrey said he know noth-
ing about tho employment Of the man, but he
had Seen person wl,o was
COLLECTING INFORMATION Fon HOLDEN
By bis request. 1Io insisted upon hls motion to
striko out.
commizsoner Holder. said tho Committee had
asked Lathrop to get tue information.
The President decided that the signing Of tho
report by minority of tho Committee wns evi-
donoo TINT they indorsed hs employment.
COMMISSIONER MoCatlroy appealed from the
decision.
WHY ExoLunB IT.
Commissioner Clough asked why It is sought
to exclude tho information waH 1t to prey0nt
sands d a'ld thousands Of dollars of tic county
their names bong known2
Commissioner McCnfrroy wantcd al! tho light
that could be obta!ncd but ho wanted It to come
from those who wero olootod by tho poop|o. not
spy and dectoctiyo by ono who desired
to foatler his own nest. The man
q,athrop) Ind gone to Baker, Dros, (contractora
wore We e "takon @ care care or WI Wbon NJ nun % u,ado 5 st,c @
statement lo waH dangerous, and tho ono who
put lin In position to mako it was no bottor.
Commissioner lIoldoa said tho mattor had aA-
sutnol \ different shape from what he Ind all
loBA John McCalfroyt 1onll aasuno
4 STAND SO DETRIMENTAL
to thu intcrchts Of tho community, and throw
obstacles in tho way Of the report. Ho did not
ployed ~ Spy. Would he Q1ollslD employ q
apy7 Huoh nn assertion had nsyor boen mndo
before! llo hurled baulI tho charge!
Commissioner MccaGrey-YIo dld7 Zap
, 1874-12-31

IQlhf
The recapitu!aon Of articles billed aud not received
at the Intaile Asylum follows: Shcettny 1,28G4
yurda calico, 483 yards uck!ng 10a yards cras,i
and toweling lala< yards; cassn'crc. 933h{ yards;
Goton-bating, 400 pounds: red flannel. 1G1 yards
Canton flannel, o76 yards; shirtng, 1,142h ysrda
countcrnnues. dozen,
, 1874-12-31

DR.. 11onrotfn WIS declared elected.
l. motion to refer tho election OF
YANfTnuR AMI, wtTf,t,afBN

JANrTonH AND wATCuatnN
TO committee to recommend persons for tbose
poaltlonB WAS not agreed to.
=, Tho following wcro then elected: Janitors OF
tho county. building. Thomha McCaG,ory mud
Cmsar pe1tolat; assistant Mrs. NoBonborg !;
tantors Of tho coanty'a portion Of tho CityIra!l,
John burns and William Dakor (colorcd); watcll-
men for thc. Jail aud Criminal Court building,
WillIasn MoAuli1r and Joseph Kuhn; watchman
tor county portion Of City-Iisll, j. Peterson !;
engineer Of tho Jail and OrIminnl Court building,
john Ebbort; onglnoor Of the County HoFrita1,
Henry Qau engineer Of the Inanne Asglum aud
poor-Houao, Patrick Ryan; assistant physician
Oh the insane Asylum, Janos 14awlesa.
A'motion to adjourn until Monday afternoon
TAs lost.
FINALLY FIXED,
Commissioner Lonorgan moved Tint tho mat
tor Of salarioa be talon from tho table. Agreed
to-
Commissioner johnson moved that tho salarics
romain rs reported by tho Committee. Agreed
to. This notion leaves tho sAlarloa aa those
adopted BY the old Board, with tho exception Of
tho cl,nngos giyon above, and those published In
Wednesdays TRIBUNE.
Tho Board then adjourned until Monday after
noon.