The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12

special from Austin my4 State 1rcns.
uror Dorm tHognphod his agents, Dom
neil Lawson a. co., bankers, New
York, on August 2Jlll, Ia pay all coup.
Ons aud Interest due by the state to
holders Of Texas bonds, aud the inter-
est due 10 Williams &c Gulon on the
hypolhecated bonds, TO which, under
date Of The lat instant, they reply;
awe have paid Messrs. Williams ~
Gulon Sl9,03G 3S, interest due them as
per contract with the governor and
have received the coupons, due Sep
TENDER LIST, from $4,000 bonds which
they hold, aud will pay the specified
sums due to w. l.. Moody, and the Ma
tional Bank Note company"
The treasurer has reason to believe
that Mr.. Moody has begun negotia-
tons which will to some extent relieve
the state from the Williams d Guion
debt in II short time. The treasurer is
still paying cash for all old warrants
and keeping very near up TO the ordi-
nary current expenses of the state.
Superintendent of Public Education
H0llingsw0rth informs me that he has
postponed until the first of October
making the apportionment of the five
hundred thousand appropriation for
support of schools for the current year,
because of the hardness with which
the scholastic census returns have
been made to him, there having been
only the census from seventy-tive
counties received on the first instant,
when all should have been received by
the middle of August.
ELLwooD, n. j., September s.-The
fire in the pines has extended to both
sides of the Atlantic railroad, and is
spreading to the Atlantic cranberry
meadows.
Eco HARBoR, n. j., September s.
The fire in the pine woods is still rag
ing, and has spread considerably since
yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO, September S.-The
supreme court decides that the state
law against lewd women is constitu-
tional, and twenty-five Chinese women
were recommitted to be taken back to
China.
New HAVEN, Conn, September S.
Wheel company's buildings were burn
ed to-day. Loss, three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. One hundred
and tifty hands are OuStpd
PHILADELPHIA, September l0.-Dis-
patches from New Jersey give the fol-
lowing details of the progress of the
fires near Hammonton: The fire is
still burning but is under control. Four
thousand acres near Egg Harbor have
been destroyed, but the fire is nearly
out, yet still smoking. The woods on
the New Jersey Southern railroad and
Cedar lake, five miles from Winslow,
are burning. The Cranberry boys and
dwelling of l.. A. Chew have been des-
troyed. Near Absion the fires are still
burning, but are under control. 1t
RACES furiously two and and a half
miles to the eastward.
AUGUSTA, Ga, September 10.-The
republicans of this district met in con-
vention here to-day. Nine counties
out of sixteen were represented. j.
Heard, colored, of Green county, was
elected president of the convention.
After being in session about five hours
the convention adjourned without
making any nomination for congress.
a resolution wa. adopted that it was
not deemed eXpeaient to make NOM
nation. Mr.. Stephens is understood
to be entirely satisfactory to the repub-
LEANS of this district.
DETROIT, September 10.-The reform
state convention divided their nomi-
nations about equally between demo-
Gratis and republicans. Resolutions
were adopted in favor of economy, a
speedy return to hard money and free
banking.
CINCINNATI SEPTEMBER 10.-The
democratic district nominations for
congress were made to-day. In the
first district Milton Saylor was renom-
mated and in the second district II.
Il. Barring was renomiiatcd.
AUSTIN, September n.-The Inter-
national and Central nilways have
both changed their schedule for charg-
es on freight. The Centra has reduced
prices while the international has in
creased. Rates are now about the
same on both roads.
New YORK, Septembs' 10.-The
steamship Vile du Paris, which reach
ed here yesterday from HARE, expe-
rienced terrific hurricane. THE cap
tain's house on deck was washed away.
One sailor was lost and the captain
and several others were injure.
WORCESTER, Mass, September TO-.
After organization and preliminary
proceedings the democratic contention
nominated William CASTOR, of 1oston,
for governor, and William A. Smith,
of Springfield, for lieutenant governor.
CHARLESTON, S. c., September10.-
Up to this hour the convention has
done nothing. \ fight is going on il the
committee on credentials in the adhis-
sion of certain contesting delegations,
the result Of which involves the nom
nation of Chamberlain.
WASHINGTON, September 10.-Coh-
modore Woolsey, from Pensacola, n
ports seventeen cases of yellow feve
at the navy yard, two of them conva
lescent. Two cases have proven fatal,
The symptoms of the others are favor
able.
LITTLE Rock, September 10.-The
democratic convention declared in
favor of the new constitution and
nominated Baxter for governor.
MADRID, September 10.-After ten
hours of hard fighting the republicans
have beaten the Carlists at Mora near