The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-28
LlATEsT NEWS.

Rock fslhNp lLtiNOls, Morcl 25,-
Tho cheap transportation convention
met to-day. j, VI. Alien was elected
president There nrc nnc hundred
delegates present. The speakers de-
velop wide diversity Of views.
Among the resolutions Of general
character Is one specifically fayorng u
ship canal TT the mouth of the Missis-
slppl river.
BosTON, March 25.-Oliver Dtson's
music store was burned to-day. Loss
$4,000.
MEMPHIS, March 25.-The tow boat
Crescent City, from New Orleans for
st. Louis, with five sugar and cotton
barges, exploded her boilers to-day,
and the barges were burned. Eleven
were killed and several hurt. The
Crescent City was valued at $4,000.
At the time of the explosion she had
one hundred and forty pounds ofsteam,
with the water flush, five minutes be-
fore the explosion. The engineer in
charge at the time was aft and raHAO.
account for the explosion. The barges
in tow had five hundred tons of coal,
six hundred tons of sugar and two
hundred tons of queensware, all of
which were lost.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-In the
senate, Mr.. Fenton, from the finance
committee, reported favorably.on bill
to refund custom duties to certain par
ties in New Orleans. The report was
placed on the calendar.
CINCINNATI, March 25.-In June,
1872, Belle Secor, young girl, aged
thirteen, was outraged and murdered
in Mercer county, Ohio, and two men,
named Mcleod and Kimmel, suspected
of the crime, were lynched by the in
furiated citizens. A few days ago
Thomas b. Douglas, of Fort Wayne,
Ind, on his death bed confessed that
he committed the outrages and after
wards participated in the hanging Of
the two innocent men.
GALVESTON, March 25.-rhe News
special from Austin says: The senate
met and the committee on privileges
elections, through Mr.. billiard, made u
very voluminous report concerning the
seat of the senator for the sixteenth
district. They state, first, that Matt.
Gaines was ineligible for various rea-
sons. Second, that Shepard is entitled
to it, and recommended he be seat
ed.
Senator Flanagan here presented q
memorial. from b. Francis, claiming the
seat and stating that Shepard was
himself, Ineligible This not hay
ing been before the committee and af-
ter unanimous vote on the first part,
that Gaines was ineligible, the further
consideration was postponed till to-
morrow. a..
The senate after returning from the
joint session, postponed the vote Oh
the address against Judge Cooper till
tomorrow.
Even if all the senators vote to adj
dress him out il will not carry, since it
takes eighty votes to remove.
The speaker appointed Senator
Joseph on the following committees:
Judiciary, internal improvements, edu-
cation and constitutional amendments,
and Senator Burton on roads, bridges
and ferries.
GALVESTON, March 26.--Ihe News
special from Austin says: In the SEN
ate Mr.. Dwyer presented vote of
thanks to the senate for adjourning on
st. Patrick's day, from the lrish-Amer-
lean association of San Antonio.
The following reports from the COM
mittees We're made:
BY Mr.. Bradley: From the commit
tee Oh privileges and elections, to whom
the memorial of G. b. Francis, claim
ing the seat of senator from the six
teenth district. They state the me-
morialist did not appear before them
nor make any intimation of procuring
or taking evidence to substantiate the
allegations made therein. They re-
turn his memorial, so that should the
memorialist see proper to take any fur
ther steps in this matter, they may
have it ready.
The following bills and resolutions
were introduced.
By Mr.. Moore: An act Incorporate
ing the farmers and merchants bank
of Paris.
By Mr.. Ledbetter: An act to regu-
late the adoption of children.
BY Mr.. Bradshaw: A concurrent
resolution that the fourteenth legisla-
ture adjourn sine die on the tenth of
April, and that no resolutions be al
lowed to be introduced after the first
proximo. This was called up, but re-
quiring two-thirds vote it failed, and
therefore lies over.
By Mr. Westfall: A resolution to
pay the Travis rifles as assistant SER
geants-at-arms on the 18th and 18th of
January. Several amendments were
offered, and the resolutions, substitute
and amendments lost.
Senator Erath notified the senate
that he would move its reconsidera-
ton.
The question being called as to
whether the Hon. SethShepherd, hav-
ING receiynd the majority of the votes |