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

vrfdiy toa mdnl M junction viii tho /
rrEll md rnmno railroad mo- lufl lef
Uost than ilir lOllll meridian nnl ile
twn companies shall together ehlny ~!
Tie benolis acquired vs. thclr mlRlnnl
charters, oSCppt innt tle lnnd grant
slhll not be- duplicated.
lloih limos, from tie Junction east
shall he put on M exact oIunlliy ~ Y"
nll consigned business over tllc lnlii
trunk line. The Tcxns and Pacific
company il also authorized tO acquire,
by purchase, consolidation aud other
Wise, the property aud franchise OF any
other corporation now authorized TO
construct Il railway over any part OF
the route from the Colorado river to
San Francisco.
Ihe bill requires, on pain of forfeit.
ure of franchise, that the Texas ana
| Pacific shall be put In operation rom
| its eastern terminus to the point OF
junction within three years, and TIN,
Atlantic and Pacific to the point OF
junction within six years from the
passage of this net, and that the main
| trunk line shall he put In operation
through To the Pacific coast within SIX
years from the enactment OF this Dill.
The bill further provides that the
government shall guarantee the pay
ment of the interest OH yearly 1--WE per
cent bonds to be issued by the respect
i've companies to the amount of $40.
600 per mile of road constructed anu
acquired and equipped 10y each as
aforesaid, but the amount Of S5,OOO per
mile of these bonds shall be retained
In the United States treasury, to be
sold If necessary to make up the
amounts to he deposited as hereinafter
provided for the payment OF the guar
nrteed interest.
The bill proposes to secure the gov
ernment against loss and insure the
prompt payment of the interest on the
bonds and the creation of a sinking
fund to discharge the principal ut ma
turily, by the execution of first mort
Coun To the government by each com
pany on all its property and franchises
and by paying into the treasury the en-
4 urs proceeds OF sales of lands granted
by congress, all amounts earned foi
government transportation OF the roads
us may be necessary to make up any
deficiency on its interest and sinking
fund accounts not thus provided for.
The bill finally provides for similal
extension of government credit to th'
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Nicks
burg railroad company and the Nicks
burg, Shreveport and Texas railroad
company to enable them respectively
to construct lines between Shreveport
ard New Orleans and Shreveport ant
Vicksburg.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12
A telegram from Rome states that
-. 4

A telegram from Rome states that
"the Opinione and the Perseverance,
translate the notices of the pamphlet
which have appeared in the Times,
but other journals are too full of cleo
ton matters to give attention to the
subject. The Osservatore Romano,
the organ of the Vatican, is silent.
The Jesuit paper, Voce della Verita, in
II leader, repudiates the idea of usurpa-
ton or political aims on the part of the
Catholic church, but afflrms that UNI
versal sovereignty was always the des-
tiny of Christian Rome, and that this
was foretoid even by Pagan writers,
Virgil aud Pliny being quoted. 1t adds
that the pamphlet is the forerunner of
an anti-Catholic movement, but it ex-
presses confidence I'm the wisdom and
rectitude of the English people. y
bishop of liberal views is said TO have
given it as his opinion that Mr.. Glad
stones work contains many hard
things, but that his statements are not
untrue in the main."
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

GENERAL BRAGG seems TO be keen
ly alive to the loss of fortune and rank
by the war. In recent letter to a
friend in Georgia, he says: "My tenn
porary employment, of which you
saw notice, was temporary and is now
over. We surveyed the projected road,
and now wait on the directors to organ
ize their finances. In the meantime
have put out comprehensive card,
and hope to pick up enought to secure
bread all poor old confederate can
expect in his downward career. go
wherever work is to be found, having
no home and no country.n 1t must
not be supposed, however, that General
Bragg is either Respondent or ready to
give up the fight. He has already
"taken up arms against a sea of trou-
bes," aud, let us hope, will, 10y oppos-
ing, end them.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

THE New Orleans and Vera Cruz
line of steamships has been at last i'll
augurated. Two steamers of the line
have come and gone and the third is
announced to leave December 10Th,
touching at Tampico and Tuxpan. The
rates of passage are to Tampico, first
class, $50; second class, $40, in gold;
to Tuxpan, $50 and $40; to Vera
Cruz, $50 and $40. Between Tampico
and Tuxpan, SIS and $40. From Vera
Cruz 20 Tuxpan, $15 and $40; to Tam
pico, $40 and SD. From Vera Cruz to
Campeche, $25 and $50; to Progreso,
S25 and $40; to Havana, $40 and S25.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

The news from Nicksburg grows
daily more serious. There seems to be
a deep-seated plan, fixed determine
alton on the part of that miserable lit
tie carpet Dagger, Governor Ames, who
was thrust upon the state 10y federal
force and fraud, to bring about contin-
uous COLLISIONS between the whites and
hlacks, in order that Grant may claim
some show of reason for using troops,
or for the purpose of neutralizlng the
effect of the late elections, in the north
and west, on public opinion by show
ing disorder to still exist in the south.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12


The to pic of greatest interest in the
English papers ut present is Mr.. Glad
stones pamphlet. The Roman Catho-
lies propose to hold II congress" in
London, and it is supposed that Mr..
Gladst,ne's pamphlet on the "Vatican
DEGREES" is in anticipation of this
meeting, and Intended to show that
the claims of the papacy are not alto
gether consistent with national inde-
pendence, and that the syllabus of his
Holiness, Plus the TX, is in direct con-
flict with modern society and national
life. 1t is reopening of an old ques'
ton. The syllabus is, in fact, but an
old bull called "Pastoralis Romnni,"
reconstructed and amended, which
claimed the right to cite subjects of all
the sovereigns of Europe out of their
respective countries to be tried in the
courts in Rome. Thus, in one view,
the reformation meant, simply the
declaration of national independence
against q foreign prince. And TINS Is
the question with which Mr.. Glad
stones pamphlet, 50 far as it pertains.
to politics, is now concerned. he
charges, also, that changes have been
made in the faith. His pamphlet con-
tains eighteen separate charges.
Lord Acton and Lord Camoys, both
Roman Catholics, have written letters
acknowledging that, in the main, the
positions taken in the pamphlet are
correct.
Mr.. Henry Petri, another Roman
Catholic, writes to the London Times
asserting to the statements of these
two lords. He says it will be no eXag-
Grafton to affirm that among the old
Catholics of England, however 10th
they may be to appear in open opposi-
ton to the authority Of their church,
there are many who watch with anX-
iety, not unmingled with regret, the
reckless and irrational proceedings of
the Ultramontane party, ii. e., the
party in Italy, party, he says, seek
ing to impose upon the world, with all
the means of powerful combination at
its command, the astounding claims
issuing from the Vatican-claims long
since supposed to have been extinct,
which now in their resuscitation are
tending to open hostility with modern
progress, and to collision with every
civil authority in Europe.
Monsignor Capel has written long
letter in reply to Mr.. Gladstone. He
thinks that there's not any such state of
affairs as Mr.. Gladstone would have us
think, and that Lord Acton and Lord
Camoys are not to be considered ortho-
dox spokesman, either for Catholic
thought or Catholic laity. But in the
face of this, DIR. Manning says, at the
meeting held at his house ut Westmin-
lister, the first week in November, that
the pope is the only authorized arbi-
traitor between the nations of the earth.
Thus it seems from the English pa
peers that the issue is now fairly made,
and so stated that there is no room for
evasion. That this issue will operate
with great force in English politics for
some time to come, no observer of the
wonderful changes in European Affairs
for the last few wears, can Tor a
moment doubt.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

In THE choice of men to be sent to
the constitutional convention, the
HERALD will insist upon having none
but good men, solid men, representa-
tive men sent. the convention Is I"
be crammed with broken down have
heens, ignored politicians and hungry
office hunters, who hope to continue to
fatigue the Indifference Sof the people
int pdhrpwihg them bone by persist
eut cacoethes scrf6endi ct toquendi, the
convention will not represent the wish
es of the people. Let us have men
rr,.h from the people. No profession
Al r,irimns need apply.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12
CHEAP RANSpORTATION AND
QUICK TIME.

The Texas and Pacific railway re-
Gently shipped two hundred and fifty
bales of cotton from Longview to Gal
weston via Dallas, in three days shorter
time and ut lower rates than the same
quantity of cotton was shipped by the
International and Great Northern rail-
road from the same point, which
proves that some things can be done us
well as others. Cause why: Ask
Grain and Thomas.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

prm Iiudiln Ilm suIi lpdny, Oon.
.IIl nU.Inr aH.d iho dffouao wtfo VIII.
iu. lp my nny reasonable dnnngea size
mny hive usll.hod, whofoupOn vtf.
dilI WN4 ioudofnl awarding Der 4l,Bib
dHunIfH,
puiAprtWIfA, December lO.-Ihc
plp.ir0 men resolved a. reduce pro.
ourllOn nno-hnlf aud by u resolution
oppose the resumption Of specie pny-
mCnt IN the near future. They protest
against the proposed reciprocity treaty
with Canada
NEW YORK, December lO.--Tho c0i'
fec and spice mill on Duane street wa
burned to-day, Loss, sixty thousand
dollars.
DAyENPoR1, In, December lO.-Tht
Episcopal convention elected DR.. IL, &,
Potter, of New York, bishop Of the do
ccse OF Iowa.
NEW YORK, December lO.-The
Bcecher-Tilton case will be heard on
Monday next.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

THE need of a good circulating il
brary is great here. Very few of the
latest and best publications find their
way here. An examination OF the
books announced in the New York
Evening Post, or any ilrst-classs paper,
followed by a search for them here
will generally result i'm disappoint-
incnt. There are a great many very
clever books just out which certainly
ought TO reach this public. Whether
1t T. Jecause there y not enough iifera-
rs taste here, or enough pe"pie WHO
read aud keep themselves veil Hp ~
the current literature OF the dsy, The
HERALD will not undertake To say.
The bookcases elsewhere groan with
literary treasures, and, part from a
few standard works, novels (she latter
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

Ir II very desirable that Dallas
should continue 10 he the great Jobbing
point for this part Of Texas. In order
to effect this, some concert of action Il
necessary. Goods must be sold here so
as TO enable the country merchants to
dIspose of them at least ut some profit.
our merchants cannot expect to do the
wholesale and retail business of the
counties adjacent. In some localities
It works u hardship 10 the local mer-
chant, who finds himself undersold In
Dallas where he bought his goods
There IL nothing TO prevent our city
from doing thebullS ofthejo bbing trade
but, in order to do it, the interests
Of the country merchant must he
protected This can be done by
more extensive job business
and n less retail. There is serious COM
plant in come counties that Dallas
"wants it ALL" Now, our merchants
are not 80 dull as not TO know that
| the good will aud trade OF the country
merchant means prosperity to Dallas
Every care, then, must be taken to sup
ply them upon such terms as Will eha
BILE them TO do their local trade profit
| ihiy, but If we are going to cut the
ground from under them by underseli-
ing them, the reaction will take place,
and it will be q loosing business in the
end.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

ST ills season Of the year, when 50
many OF our people are suffering from
colds, we call attention to Ayers Cher
m Peetoral as sure cure not only for
cOnghs and colds, but all affections OF
the lungs and throat Having used IT
in our family for many years, We can
speak from personal knowledge OF It's
efficiency. There may he other RENE
dies that are good, hut in all our expe-
rienee this has proved TO be by far the
best. its qualities are uniform and
wholly reliable II is pleasant to take,
and should he kept at command by
every family, as a protection ag=inst a
class of complaints which seem harm-
les in the beginning, but become
affecting and dangerous If neglected.
New Haven Register.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

A dispatch to Messrs. DeCordova,
Withers & Co., of Austin, announces
the tinality of sale of 10000 acres of
land in Uvalde county. The land was
bought by Mr.. Tilleston for Phila-
delphia firm, who will establish CO.
lony and go extensively into both
farming and stock-raising. 1t is a
good indication.to see foreign capitalist
investing so largely in Texas lands.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

THE democratic party Is clearly com
mItted TO the matter of calling con-
stitutional convention. The promise
of Il must be fulfilled. 1t Is one OF the
conditions. of the election of the pres
ent state administration. The party,
therefore, owes 1t to itself to call this
body together and transact the busl'
ness which is waiting now to come be-
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

OF COURSE, Ames, Beast Buffers SON
in-law, is at the bottom of the Vicks-
burg outrage by negroes. He sees that
his hold on Office is loosening, ana
hopes, by arraying the blacks against
the whites in bloody hostility, to have
Mississippi held down by federal bay
onets, while he and his thieving gang
rob her at their leisure. The people OF
this country will not tolerate this BUSH
ness any longer.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

ErenwIIBnE will be found CONTINUE
nication upon the subject of General
A. G. Malloy's performances in Lime
stone county, which will be interesting
reading to Mr.. Bristow, secretary of the
treasury. 1t is from responsible and
we'll known citizen, who, it appears,
was one of General Malloy's victims,
and. therefore, reads with surprise any
encomium upon that individual.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

A MEETING was held in New York
recently with view of uniting all OF
the various Presbyterian churches in
the United States and Canada. A con-
stitution of confederation is being pre-
pared. The resolution of DR.. McCosh,
of Princeton, New Jersey, embraces the
object and aims of the movement.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12
Texas ana Pacific Railroad

A dispatch to the New Orleans pa
pers of the 9Th inst, says:
On Monday, or soon thereafter, Rep
resentative Houghtop, of California,
will introduce in the house of repre-
sentatives a bill TO aid the construction
of the Southern Pacific railroad, which
has been prepared oy the parties di-
rcct!y Interested. A copy of the bill
will also Toe introduced in the senate.
The preamble recites that the Texas
and Pacific railroad company has been
heretofore authorized to construct, fur
nish, maintain nnd enjoy a continuous
railroad and telegraph line, with the
appurtenances, from point at or near
Marshall, in the state of Texas, 10 the
Ships Channel, in the bay of San
Diego, along or near the thirty-seeo nd
pafallrl of latitude, 3nd that the at
iaiitic and Pacific railroad has been
authorized to construct, furnish, main.
tain aud enjoy continuous railroad
and telegram line, with t'ie appnrteii-
ances, from the town Df Springfield,
in the state OF Missouri, along
or near the iiiirty-iiiih parallel
l,- tie most practicable route to the
Pacific oceah, aud further reciie he
condition of these T'r.da a! al.e present
;iine. snowin.. that iiit Scxas and Pa
ci.i,- rnnipauy has 80 ''iiit> of rad
completed, all the Atlantic and i'aeii:e
con,liany has jos miles Of load LA OPP
Grafton. and that the government has
reserved the alternate sections of public
lands on each side of both lines of road,
I'm accordance with their congressional
land grants through 10 the Pacific
coast.
The preamble also asserts that the
interests Of the country viii I've pro-
NOTED by connection Of these roads
So as 10 secure the completion of n
southern line to tlie Pacific, and restore
70 lhe government about thirty HaillioiIs
nf acres Of land heretofore granted TO
the said companies.
The bill therefore proposes 10 author
ize the Atlantic and Pacific railroad
company to extend its road southwest
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

Ok the Sth instant the long looked
for transit of Venus across the disc of
the sun took place. This event has not
taken place before for 105 years. 1t
will happen the next six years hence,
and not again until the year 1904. A
line of stations extending half around
the earth, in both hemispberes, has
leen made for observing the rhencm-
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

THE arrival of emigrants at Calves
ton for November were two thousand
six hundred and fifteen. For three
months, via the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas road and the ferries across Red
river, nearly thirty-three thousand.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12
sArunpAy. Drcrunrn 40, is7i.

Or ruf on, hundred aud two mem.
bcra Of the present congress, who voted
for the salary grab, only sovonty-iour
were renomlnated aud half Of them
were defeated.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

.uually of lho yrlloasuneh pef'urs
inI and prudent mtlmials, 'w'lcn
llp uouliHII.rd, however som'whnl
30 vDly fIr nasortmHrt ~ llo latter
Ium Uf pbdudImlu hro vcfy monRolly
iupplicd We should dislike 10 have
IN confcsa thptit wlllnol pay our book
,cllors to keep the cream ~ the late
publications, ut the same time II can
not bc denied that We are not ~ much
Of a rondln9 people ~ wc should he.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

GENERAL w. A. QUARLEs, OF Ten
nessee, has announced himself as II
candidate for the United States senate.
The Memphis Appeal pays him q glow
ing tribute.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12
LIST OF LETTERS.

Below is the list of unclaimed letters re-
manning in Dallas postotlice, December H.
Parties calling for the same will please say
advertised" and give date of list. such or
them az remain in the office uncallcd for at
The end of four weeks will be sent TO the
lead letter office.
WILLIAM JONES. Postmaster
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

LIEN w l. Anderson Rebecca
i Allison Martha Anderson j n
Armstrong
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-09

passed the examination with the boys.
and wished to he admitted to the uni
versity. President Quincy listened to
they story, and evinccd ~ much admi-
ration for their work and aims that
their at first felt sure of success. But
he seemed slow III coming to the point.
He talked OF the nrWnv>, aud difficult
ties of the scheme. and proposed other
opportunities of study for them. till ut
length this Youngest one, forgetting i'll
her impatiencc her promise 10 keep 81
lent, said, "Wcll. President Quincy.
You feel sure the trustees will let us
come. don't You ," '.Oh. hy no means.
was the reply, this i = place only tnr
mcn." The girl of sixteen burst int"
tears. and exclaimed with ychcmcncc.
Il wish could ammiliilatc the women.
and let the men have everything I"
Themselves. ] his. 81 iir H. We know .
WIS the first effort made 10y Women 10
Get into an American university. ht
the incident WAS to" uitling I" make
any impression. and We nIlIHrc ii only
us marking the hcginniug uf the de
uamd for university advantage, fol
womcu.- u cStmjHSirr Hcrjcw fnf DrfU-
ber
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-09
The First Step.

Forty yeaIs ago, in one of the acad-
emieS near Boston, Il number of girls
went along with Il set of their school
boy friends in the entire preparation
for Harvard University. The girls
knew mathematics and Greek as we'll
us the boys did, and formed Il plan of
going to the university with them.
We cannot say whether the plan grew
ont of keen zest for knowledge, or
ont of an unwilingness to break off the
very pleasant companionship; proba-
bly, both. The girls did not think
there could be much objection to ad-
mitting them To the university =: they
thought the reason there were no girls
at the universities was that none had
wanted to go, or had been fitted to go.
They proposed to live at home, 80
there could be no difficulty on the score
of college residence. However, as
their request was new. it occurred to
them that little diplomacy might be
required i'll presenting it, 80 they de
puted the most prudent of the party to
do the talking, and imposed strict 81
lence upon the youngest and most i'm
pulsive one. from whom we have the
story. The girl called upon old Presi-
dent Quincy, told him what they had
done i'll their studies, that they had
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-09
The Dream. AN Eastern Tale.

1t is we'll known that the Scotch.
Irish. aud Welsh. are ii very SuprIsti-
tiurl> race. and the Scotch ! think are
even more inclined to superstition than
the other dcnizcus of the British Isles.
in spite of THEN proNcrhial and well
earned reputation for strong and sterling
common sense. The following short
tale will | think, we'll illustrate how
deeply rooted the feeling is even among
the higher classes of the sister king
dom.
most of Resident ut the native Court OF
Gwalior in the East Indies. Il position,
then is now, one of great Importance
Mrs. = WAS like her husband, oi
GOOD scotch family. and like the rest OF
her curntrywomen somewhat Srpelstl-
tiouslv inclined. which her long resi-
dencc in the East had very much tended
tn increase This latter circumstance
may perhaps account for her Slngulai
uertiuacit\ in this particular Instance
, The Rc>idemcy. as it WAS called, Wh'
AN official dwelling. and no alterations
rould bc undertaken in the building hN
/ its temporary inhabitants, wIth""t per
mission from the II. +. l. Co.. but "a
the allowances made hy the Compah!
to their officers for entertaining were
very liberal. always leaving consider
able surplus at the end of the year. tii'
/ General. who was Il scIupulously non
,rable man. determined to devote TIL
funds which had accrued during III
term of office. to building magnlficen
marble staircase. and for this pnrp"s
obtained the necessary permission iro"
the Company. This, Mis-. 8 though
would be il good opportunity toteSt III
,,utb of a dream. which she had dreane'
nm several occasions, and at which he
husband had always laughed. Nothing