The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-11-28
POINTS OF FACT.

POINTS OF FACT.
Latest advices give the democrats
majority on joint ballot in the Florida
legislature of five votes, thus securing
them United States senator in place
of Gilbert, o carpetbagger, whose term
will expire March A, 1875.
OF the membership of the next con.
gress the following were members OF
the confederate states government, or
congress, at Richmond: Alexander
H. Stephens, Julian Hartridge and w.
E. Smith, of Georgia; Thomas >.
Ashe, of North Carolina John ii.
Reagan, of Texas.
The gentlemen of the cotton trade in
Boston have organized cotton ex-
change and adopted a constitution
based on those of New York and New
Orleans. BY this constitution it is pro.
vided that the name of the association
shall be the Boston cotton exchange.
The comptroller of the currency be-
lieves the national banking interest OF
the country is stronger now than ever
| DeIOTe, anu VIII SO StsitC ilIo iSPoio
to congress. There is more money in
the hands of the banks, he thinks, than
there is any use for, and what money
| is loaned out is very small rate of in
terest not over three per cent.
General Spinner, in his report, re-
views substantially his recommends
tions of last year. He proposes that
congress shall authorize the issue of
low rate convertible bond, to be ex-
changed at any time at the option Of
the holder for United States notes.
He carries his suggestion further than
last year, and recommends that pro-
vision may he made for the exchange
of some of the outstanding five and six
per cent gold bonds, at the option Of
the holder, into the proposed low rate
incontrovertible bonds.
The New York Chronicle sums up its
telegraphic weather report of last week
US follows: Our reports tonight show
that the splendid picking season we
have had this fall has the past week
been interrupted by rain in many Sec
tions of the south. 1t does not appear
that there was any severe wind con-
nected with it, and the southwest
would seem to haye escaped the storm
entirely.
Judge Poland of the congressional
committee thinks Smith, OF Arkansas,
has q good cause. The hopes and am
btion of ex-Lieutenant Governor
Smith and his adherents are based
upon the supposed irregularity of the
adoption of the new constitution, its il
legality and invalidity, and the conse-
! quent illegal exercise of governmental
functions by the present state officials.
Baxter, with Lieutenant Governor
Smith and the whole radical ticket
of 1872, were elected for four years
less than one-balf of which time they
served when the new election held un-
der the new constitution this fall pro-
yided their present successors. Baxter,
according to Smiths theory, in quietly
acquiescing in these proceedings, and
tamely yielding up his office to Gar
land, the lately elected governor, vir-
tually resigned, thus leaving Smith
the legal incumbent of the executive
chair. Judge w. w. Wiltshire, of Lit
tie Rock, just reelected to represent the
third Arkansas district In the forty
fourth congress, says he regards the
movement and proclamation of Smith
as a great farce, and so far he Is sup.
ported by men who heretofore favored
Mr.. Brooks. The only effect so far
that it has had is to damage
the general business of the country.
The Iowa State Register of the 18th,
published at Des Moines, gives the
particulars of an arrest for murder
committed near that place about two
years ago. A man named JACK
Hunter, well known In Des Moines,
was murdered near the Valley railroad
bridge, and his mutilated body was
discovered at early dawn by q person
walking past that way. The body was
horribly disfigured, both by the club of
the murderer and the wheels Of pass.
ing train, which had run over his dead
body A great many parties were &C
cused of the crime and arrested, but as
nothing against them could be ascer-
tanned, they were released from GUS
tody, and nothing was heard Of the case
until o few days ago, when the Iowa
authorities were placed in possession OF
, information which caused them TO
strongly suspect that Scott Garrett,
his wife, and woman name Annie
Stanley, were the guilty parties, and
steps were Immediately taken 20 as
: certain their whereabouts, The mur-
! derers were found finally and are now
In Jail.
The western portion Of the New Or
leans, Mobile and Texas railroad wat
sold 10 Mr., Frank NJ. Ames, on the
18th instant for $4,000. The second
section Of the road, embracing right o.
way from Bayou Goula TO the Sabine
with branches from Vermilionviile tc
Shreveport and Baton Rouge, was
bought by Mr.. Ames, in the same in
terest, for $4,000. What was termed
the third parcel, embracing right o.
way and privileges from Brashear cit,
. north to Vermilionville, and also the
. fourth parcel, covering equal privi'
leges between the Sabine and Houston
Texas, was purchased by Mr.. Ames
] the first for Sc, 900 and thelast for s25,
, 900. A new company Is IN be organic
a ed TO complete 1t TO Texas.
In Memphis the financial situation
appears TO be approaching towardl
D stripRency. 30 dull and unpromisini
. has everything appeared since the sea
son opened, that the demand 10
money has been slight Since the Inn
movement that began to show ftsel
In the price and prospects Of cotton
2 the existing indifference about monl
: has disappeared. There Is a genera
/. desire TO move little cotton at Low
! prices, and to crafty the desire none.
. IL wanted
The following dispatch hes beei
sent t1 WsshiDfton by Hon. 1hemh