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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

THE unkindest cut of all is the late
letter of General Sherman to Mr.. f. j..
Davis, late governor ofTeXas, by mill
tary count, wherein he charges Mr..
Davis with all the responsibility for the
release of Santanta and Big Tree, who
will soon be again scalping Texas peo-
pie, and General Sherman says to MI.
Davis that the first scalp taken ought
to be his'n. Goodness, gracious! only
to think that General Tecumseh
Sherman, United States army, would
talk so to the late head center and
ommander-in-chief of the Texas State
police, body of men renowned for
their valor among disarmed people
and famed for reckless daring on other
peoples property.
General Sherman hadn't orter
throwed that last brick. The Presi-
dents dart, duplicated by Attorney
General Williams, had already super
induced hydrophobia and Newcombian
commissions. Has General Sherman no
mercy?
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07
Inter,COnlmUni0n.

Bishop Johns, of West Virginia,
has written a letter in reply to kev. >.
A. Latone, of Wheeling, who with
draws from the Episcopal church ON
account of its ritualistic tendencies and
its non-recognition of other denomlna-
tions. Bishop Johns, who belongs TO
the 'low church, school, replies: I'm
the church in the United States sucl
inter-communion is neither intertered
with, nor likely so to be. l regard TINS
as one form of the practical recogni-
ton which you seem to think Is dis,
countenanced by the Episcopal
church Not the Episcopal church,
NV good brother-her skirts are clean.
There are indeed certain cpiscopalians
how many know not wish there
were none-whose temperament III,
clines them to exclusiveness, and
whose hard censure Of those who diff
fer from them equals the outcry of the
craftsmen at Ephesus. But these are
not the Episcopal church. They speak
without her sanction, and have no
power to enforce what they dictate.
Such vehement and 'imperious' Vocl-
feration may be annoying-nothing
more"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07
Canture Of McNutt.

J. w. McNutt, one of the parties I'M
plicated in the murder of a man by
the name of Sewer, at Wichita, Kan
sas, q short time ago, was arrested late
Iy IN Missouri, taken to Wichita, and
made IL confession of the horrible
crime. The object of the murder was
to secure u $1,000 insurance policy on
McNutt's life, and have the body, OF
the murdered Sewer identified as that
of McNutt.
The murderer confessed that he and
Winner, his accomplice, enticed Sci
yer from Kansas City, diugged him
with laudanum, bound cords tightly
around his body, saturated his clothing
with kerosene and then fired the build
ing, burning the unfortunate to crisp.
The populace of Wichita are much ex-
cited and there is danger of summary
vengeance being visited upon the mur-
derers. McNutt also stated in his con-
fession that Winner, his accomplice,
was one of the party engaged in the
robbery of the treasurer's box in the
Kansas City fair, year ago last fall.
Sewer resided i'm Dallas, this State,
sometime, working at his trade. lie
was q respectable, industrious man.
Denison News.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

The patrons and masters Of the Ohio
State Oranges, representing five hum
Dire and fifty-five oranges, held a State
convention at Xenia, last week. We
are pleased to notice that they most
cordially sympathise with and approve
of the women's efforts to put stop to
the liquor traffic. We know OF no
class of people who can have q greater
influence in Kidding our country OF the
curse of dram-shops, than the farmers,
and their noble wives and daughters.
Use your influence everywhere to put q
stop to the demon for Intoxicating
drinks, and just in proportion as you
stop the demand, you lessen the num-
ber of dram shops, and their dangerous
results to your sons.-[Washington
| tObio) Herald.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07
ATLANTA has built a granite Confed-

ATLANTA has built granite Confed-
crate monument siXty.five feet high
for $4,000. Almost anywhere else the
contractor for such structure would
have insisted upon II margin of at least
four thousand dollars stealage, ana
wouldn't have struck lick until he
got it. We shan't be surprised to hear
that the man who built that monu-
ment has been afflicted with "the vice
of honesty" until he has fallen away
to II mere bloat.-[ Exchange.
This reminds us that two years ago
lot, beautifully situated, at the june
ton of two streets in Dallas, was ded-
icated by deed in perpetuity to board
of commissioners, on which to erect
monument to the Confederate dead
In due time the question will be agita-
ted among our our people.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

CORRECTION.

The Galveston News, In It's report OF
last Saturdays proceedings in the
house, says:
In the vote taken on the twenty
sixth instant, on the engrossment of
the constitutional convention question,
which, it will be eremembercd, was lost
by one vote, and that was the vote OF
the member from Tarrant, the clerk
read over the vote after the result was
announced, and Middleton, ofTarrant,
claimed to have voted aye, which
would change the result. Sayers said
it was question between the gentle
man from Tarrant and the speaker.
The speaker said it was for the house
to determine whether the gentleman
from Tarrant should record his vote as
he said he had voted. The rule was
imperative that no member could
change his vote after the result was
announced, and it was the duty of the
speaker to decide in conformity with
the rule. The house permitted the
change to be made as requested in the
same proceeding.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

Ir will be seen that on Monday, the
second, both houses of the Legislature,
under suspension of the rules, passed
an act establishing the second day OF
March, our independence day, and the
twenty-first of April, the day of San
Jacinto, as legal holidays in Texas.
The second of March is our fourth OF
July, and the twenty-first of April is
our Yorktown.
As the nation has set the example
and praiseworthy one, we are glad
that our Legislature has followed 1t.
Those days will thus be handed down
to our children in connection with the
great events which they chronicle.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07
Governor, 1866.
.4ugust, 1867, to april, 1870.

The United States military ruled the
land and civil rights were held in abey-
ance. Some things kind and things
bad were enacted.
april, 1870, to December, 1873.
Edmund J. Davis ruled as governor,
under a constitution forced on the
people, claiming his seat through a
military election in which he was cred
tied by military count with 39,s5S
votes, to 39,O55 for A. j. Hamilton and
445 to Hamilton Stewart. During the
three first years of this reign the peo-
pie were overawed by n mercenary
State police-martial law was several
times declared and the writ of habeas
corpus suspended. Many venal and
corrupt men held oflice-somc of the
courts were engines of tyranny, and
wrong ran riot. The Thirteenth Legls-
lature accomplished much, and paved
the way for redemption through an
election held on the second day OF
December, 1873.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

The Galveston Civilian and Clarks-
yille Standard, in their last issues, are
able and eloquent in favor of consti-
tutlon1l convention. They, ard seve-
raj other papers, urge the people
throughout the State to hold meetings
and declare their views for conven-
ton. Red river and other counties
were to meet yesterday.
VIII Dallas, Collin, Tarrant, Ellis
and other counties remain silent: We
hope not. Let the people meet and
send forth their voice in no doubtful
strain.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

act organizing courts Of Justices OF the
peace and county courts, aud defining
their jurisdiction and duties.
Mr.. Westfall called up the bill pro-
viding for the payment Of the floating
debt of the state by issuing bonds the
bill was passed under II suspension oi
the rules.
The high court impeachment against
Judge Chambers met and after few
preliminaries adjourned.
In the house, the constitutional con-
vention question was again argued ana
postponed.
The senate bill authorizing the gov
ernor to sell certain bonds and pay
Williams Il Guion, of New York, was
passed under suspension Of the rules.
AUSTIN.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

THE Little Rock (Arkansasl Gazette
has the following paragraph in regard
to CAPTAIN William NJ. Johnson, chief
engineer of the Dallas and Wichita
railroad:
The gentleman referred to was
member of the former house of john
son Il Peay, at Napoleon, and chief en-,
rineer of the Little Rock, Pine Blur
and Napoleon railroad. Captain john
son resides in Dallas, and is now cam
didate for city engineer. Success at
tend him-he is in every way worthy.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

On Tuesday, the 9th, an atrocious
homicide occurred at the farm OF FRANK
Colbert, near the ferry in the nation.
The particulars, as near as we can
learn, are as follows:
Two men named respectively Ford
and Blagg, had some difficulty about a
woman. On the day of the tragedy
Ford was at work on Frank Colberts
farm, when Blagg went up to him un-
perceived and shot him dead. The dlf-
ficulty was purely personal.
We are not informed whether the
murderer was arrested or not.-l Deni-
sou News, LIST.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

THE unfortunate wounding OF our
esteemed fellow-citizen, William "A.
George, Esq, of Lancaster, one of the
justices of Dallas county, is simply
another warning against practical
Jokes, wherein life may be at hazard.
Really, no one is to blame in this case,
except on the ground of general oppo-
sition to such jokes. We will venture
the prediction that no one engaged in
this case will ever repeat the dose, but
no matter how much or how often the
press of the country may publish warn
ings, experience shows that others rise
up to repeat the lamen'able folly.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Auns-
paugh, one of the party, was seriously
wounded in the foot on reaching home
the same night, on leaping from the
carriage, when the tooth of an iron
rake pierced his foot, causing painful
wound.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

TUE improvements lately made on
the hill between Ross and Bryan
streets, beyond the Catholic and Baptist
churches, are numerous and handsome.
That part of the city is assuming a city
appearance. We passed through it
yesterday for the first time in some
weeks. and were agreeably surprised.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

The Crulye, on News announces the
death in tha city, February %, OF Col
opeJ William II. Austin, born in Con-
necticut, January 80, 1909, and since
1880 citizen of Texas.
II has nten our pleasure to kio"
William L. Austin for about 1orty
wears. Hi, elder brother, Colonel John
Austin, was Il soldier under the cele-
Lrated spanish General Nina, in his
heroic but frutless efforts to aid lib
erty III Mexico in 1916 and 1917. He
John Austin) became citizen ofTeXas
ia 1922, and commanded our troops at
the bait ofVeloses in 1882. He died
Of cholera in 1884.
William II. Austin was one OF natures S
noblomen. Assuming the dispute OF
his brother in 1882, he met on the field
of honor, in Brazoria, the celebrated
orator and patriot, Colonel John a.
Wharton, in which the latter was
wounded. Colonel Warren ID. o..
Hall and Captain Henry S. Brown
appeared on that field as the friends
of Colonel Asutin. The combatants
We're too noble and chivalrous long to
remain under the passions Of the case,
aud became friends.
IL 1885 Colonel William II. Austin
was on the staff of General Stephen f.
Austin, and acted with distinguished
calamity in the storming of San
Antonio After General Austin left as
commissioner to the United States,
Colonel Austin served with Burleson.
In the dark days of March, 1886, when
hope almost forsook the country, Gen
eral Samuel Houston appointed Will
liam Y. Austin on hisstatf, and he bore
himself gallantly rs q soldier at san
Iacint0. Never having had political
aspirations, he has lived for many
years in Galveston, honored and loved
by all who knew him.
As | owed friend, we mourn his
death. ) patriot, Texas loses in
him anCvher of her old, time-tried
pillars. Peace to his remains-conso-
lation to his bereaved family.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07
A uember of the Chicago i

Amember of the Chicago board OF
aldermen has been converted to tenn
nerance. This remarkable conversion
is due to the singular eloquence OF
medical gentleman of that city, VINO,
during the course of a private Lecture
he was delivering, remarked to the al
derman that if he ever took another
drink of whisky, it would Gland him
heels upward into | AIDES i'm less than
two minutes and half"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07
GAN ANTONIO. February 2s.

II is now fully ascertained that
eleven Indians and one squaw were
killed in the recent fight ON the double
fork of the Brazos. Lieutenant Turner,
of the Tenth cavalry, one of the party,
narrowly escaped death. He had a
cartridge i'm his right pocket, which
was split by an arrow.-[Special to the
Galveston News.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

THE Mckinney Enquirer says that
various persons in that locality have
sown blue grass to test its qualities. 1t
should be sown, says that paper, on
hard ground. 1t will not succeed on
plowed land. Some of the Collin peo-
pie have had it growing for year or
two. Several persons in Dallas have
also sown the seeds in their yards.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

THE number of fruit trees being
planted in Dallas at this time is indi-
cative of abundant fruit i'm the future.
Flowering shrubs and plants, ever
greens and a genera. variety of lovely
plants, flowers and shrubs is being
planted in all parts of the city. With
in another year or two Dallas will
class with the most beautifully orna-
mented towns in the United States.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

IT has been suggested that if the peo-
ple want q constitutional convention,
and we feel satisfied that they do, they
should ut once hold mass meetings all
over the State and pass resolutions In
structiny their members to favor IT,
We believe such move to be emf
nently wise and proper.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

New Albany, Indiana, has the only
polished plate glass works in the
United States. There is plate glass
factory at Lenox, Massachusetts,, but
only the rough, unpolished kind, for
sidewalks, skylight, etc, is made there.
The large polished plate works IN
course of construction at Crystal City,
thirty miles below st. Dous, viii be
completed i'm eight or ten months, and
will employ about one thousand per-
SONS.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

WE are indebted to George t. DASH
ell, Esq, private secretary to the gov
ernor, for a pamphlet copy of the
"message from the governor of Texas
OH the financial condition of the State,
with accompanying documents from
heads of departments, transmitted to
the two houses of the Fourteenth Leg
islature, February 10, 1874"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

RrR. 8. c. MCCONNELL, on Elm
street, has on sale mouse trap that
for decoying mice to their ruin, sur
passes the Radical plans in South Car
olina for robbing the people of their
substance. For six bits any one can
test it, qualities.
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Ljcutcudut Governor.
Governors, 1868.

Governor, lSb3.
Pendleton Murrah was elected over
Thomas J. Chambers. Vote small.
Fletcher B. Stockdale was elec'ed
lieutenant governor.
Governor, 1860.
No election. The war closed, ana a.
]. Hamilton was appointed military
and provisional governor by President
Johnson.
Governor, 1866.
Underth constitution of 1866, James
w. Throckmorton received 1927 votes,
and L. NJ. Pease II, l6s votes for gov
ernor.
George w. Jones was elected lieu
tenant governor by vote OF 4S,ooS' 10
STA for l.. Lindsay. They served
from August, 1866, to August, 1867
when they were removed by the MILL
tary authority of the United States.
We drape the succeeding six years IN
the habiliments of mourning, as FOL
lows:
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

RAINl Rainl Rain! in abudance, II
not in excess, has been falling for two
or three days. No danger about good
erops this year. Fatness will charac-
terize the year 1874, so far as crops are
concerned.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

MIR. ANON BARR, two miles south
east OF the courthouse, on the old Hart
place, is establishing nursery on
large scale, and is determined to re-
move all necessity for going abroad in
search of flowers, shrubs, plants and
fruit. He is a practical and intelli-
gent nurseryman, long known to us,
and knows exactly what will suit this
-1s.,,.f.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

Ii does us good see so many line
Durham milch cows in and around
Dallas. Milk is so much cheaper and
healthier than whiskey that its use
should become general as substitute.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07
DAY INTEhE'''
ING STATISTICS.

Tomorrow, the second day OF March,
is the thirty-eighth anniversary OF 'he
INDEPENDENCE of Texas, declared III
convention ut Washington, on the
BraZos
The figures will show the increase OF
the popular vote at different periods
since 1886.
The first revolutionary assembiage
met on the 10th of October, 1880, NJ
San Felipe de Austin. 1t was cal'eu
the "Consultation," of which Robert
r. Royal was temporary, and d.
Branch II. Archer permanent presi-
dent. 1t created provisional govern
mcnt, electing Henry Smith as COVER
nor, James w. Robinson rs lieutenant
governor, with one member from each
county (then called municipality as
Legislative council.
The provisional government called
regular convention, which assembled
on the first day of March, 1886, declared
independence the next day, adopted
constitution for the Republic-crea-
ted u government al interim, with
David G. Burnet as president, ana
Lorenzo de Zavala, Yucatan Mexi-
can, as vice-president, to serve until
elections could be held under the coh-
titutlon. The first election, being
also the first general election Texas
ever held, came offin September, 1886.
With these explanatory remarks, the
tables below will be understood:
President, September, 1886.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

A MOTHER of a waggish lad once put
mn a lot of preserves, and labelled the
iars. HPut up by Mrs. D" Johnny,
her promising boy, having discovered
this beehive of goodies, soon ate the
contents up, and wrote on the bottom
Of the label, "Put down by Johnny
nD
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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

Bishop Cummins was invited 10
recent meeting of churchmen, at Otta-
wa, Ontario, to visit that place as early
as possible for the purpose OF orgahiz-
ing q ehueeh.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

CASTELAR, is described as man Of
middle height, thick set, bald-headed.
He goes great deal into society, and
his manners are affable in the extreme.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07

Thus VIII be seen tne IIeihehiuo""
strides Texas has made in thirty-eight
years, increasing her vote from 5,7ol to
$4,000. TO appreciate this it must be
borne in mind that for ten years we
had predatory war with Mexico
then two wears of the United States
and Mexican war-and during the
whole time have had hostile Indian
frontier for several hundred miles.
Furthermore that during the late civil
war Texas had in the army, first ana
last, over a hundred thousand men
and bows, vast numbers of whom per-
ished in battle or of disease.
Taken as a whole, we doubt if par
allel has ever been found in the settle
ment of civilized State.
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i.rss,. U..,ard II. Griffin, Advertising
San, r, ,;outh street, Baltimore, Md.;
~ 80. .,nr,fiI K co., ~ Park Row, New
w. ,rl n srs. Coe, Wcthcrll Il Co., No.
~ 30 Nm. rect, Philadelphia, are duly
o,,f, ',,Itt,..,.g. / 10 contract for advertise
%"S i,.' ~ ,tion in the DALLAS HER
-NaagI' W" % ,shirll 4 Waters, Bankers,
1,o'yt.,.. authorized agents for THE
iIEIsTI.n DO. ,ufman county.
No. NJ ~. /, Esd, at Lewisvillc, Denton
,,,,,, - fs,,r o. thorizcd agent for the Dali
TAS .irRA ID, and money paid to him on
M. .,r.uul NJ. be duly acknowledged by us.
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Next comes the election for the first
governor after the annexation of Texas
to the United States. The election
came off in November, 1913, but the
actual change of government did not
take place till February 10, 1Si6.
Governor, 1915.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-07
Vice President.

Vice President.
Mirabeau B. Lamar, 1888 majority.
Neither Smith nor Austin was
candidate, and the great mass OF
the people were yet away from their
homes since the invasion of Santa
Anna. a
D.ooj/1onf 1878
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-08-14

A VALUABLE RECIPE. The journal
| Of Chemistry publishes recipe for the
destruction Of insects which, if it be one
half as efficacious as it is claimed to be.
viii prove invaluable. Hot alum water
IS q recent suggestion as an insecticide.
X viii destroy red and black ants, cock
roaelies. spiders, chintz bugs, and all the
craving pests which iDfest our homes.
Take TIVE pounds of alum and dissolve it
in three 81 four quarts of boiling water /;
let it eta1 on, the fire till the alum dis
appears; then apply il with brush,
while nearly boiling bot, to every crew
ice and joint in your closets, bcdsteads,
pantry shelves, and the ELK Brush lie
creyices in the floor Of rho skiamg o.
mop boards, if you suspect that they
harbor vermin. If in whitewashing a
ceiling plenty Of alum is added to the
lime, it will also serve to keep insects at
a distance. Cockroaches will flee the
paint which has been washed in cool alum
water. Sugar barrels and boxes can be
freed from ants by drawing chalk mark
just around the edge Of the top of them
The mark must be unbroken or they will
creep over it, but continuous chalk
mark half an inch in width will set their
deprcdations at naught. Powdered alum
or borax will keep the cbintz bugs at a
respectable distance, and travellers should
always carry package in their hand
bags to scatter over and under their pill
lows in places where they have reason to
suspect tue presence Of such bed-fcllows.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-08-14

ALI FOR TIE BEsT. DR.. johnson used
to say that the habit of looking at the
best side Of every event was better than
thousand pounds year. Bishop Hall
quietly remarks, "For every bad there
might be worse, and when man breaks
his leg, let him be thankful that it was
not bis neck. When Fenelon's library
was on Ere be- exclaimed, s'God be praised
that it was not the dwelling Of some poor
man p That Is one Of the most beautiful
traits that can possess the human heart.