The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-11-19
MAIL TOPICS.

The coming winter viii bo n much !
more cheerful one for All classes Ia
Louisville than the last
Madame Clara Schumnnn Il snow %
years old Franz Llslt OB ltlohnrd
Wagner " Charles GOunOd, 81 Au-
ton ltubonstcin, 40 Ole liull, o.
Marshal Mcmahon promcuOdoa tho
Paris hOuloyardt like u simple llnnelf,
attracts but little allcnl Ion, Hnd pays
for hls Tickets TO all the shows,
The English papers are beginning to
discuss the nlnrmlngly large armies
which Germany aud France nrc rails
Ing under their sweeping CONSUMPTION
system,
General A. 4. Stewart, late Of the
confederate army, aud u West POM
graduate and teacher, hus been elected
chancellor OF the University Of Mis-
slsslppl
The New York Herald says that JEFF
lcrson Davis h now Just ~ good ANA ~
true u citizen, aud would bo Just IA ne
cpplnhle to the American people ~
Grant, Sherman or Morton.
The uamc Of the hero, the United
States officer who committed the out.
rage on the venerable and respected
General De Cl0cut, Of 81, MartIuvlllo,
La, Is said to be Lieutenant De liudlo,
Of the 9th cavalry,
This season the large crop Of louisl-
ana rice rs being marketed with moro
ease than during the seasons of u short
production. Besides the local trade
aud the western markets, II is making
Roadway IN the east.
Count Won Bcust, who, rumor nj
London has it, Is recalled thence to
Vienna TO resume the position of min
lister of foreign affairs Is yet but sixty
1--we years old, although II seems an
age since he assumed the Saxon foreign
portfolio in 1919.
The following named persons have
been appointed second lieutenants In
the army from civil life; Arthur Will
liams, Andrew S. Miller Frank L.
Kinzil, G. il. Gorringe, John j. Kane,
Chus. &. Ayers, A. B. Crittenden, VIM.
r. Nichols and VIM. 3. Scott
The Louisiana parishes where no
returns have, us yet, been received by |
the returning board !: Avoyelles, Cad
do, Cameron, Carroll, Claiborne, De-
Soto, East Feliciana, Grant, Iberia,
Jackson, Lafayette, Lincoln, Lafourche,
Morehouse, Red River, Sabine, st. Ian
dry, Vernon, VIM,
A telegram from Little Rock to the
associated press of Memphis, yester-
day, contained the following: "rhe
congressional investigating committee,
Judge l.. p. Poland and j. ID. Ward,
have been taking testimony here in
the Arkansas case for two days. They
close their Investigation tomorrow
and leave for the north on Sunday.
The last outrage in Memphis, the
last manifestation of radical devltry, !
was the arrest of w. 0. Harvey, of the |
firm of Ely, Harvey d Richardson, Il. |
M. White and several other promi-
nent merchants of that city, under in
dictmcnt for discharging colored men
for voting the radical ticket. 1t has
created profound sensation in the
north.
There was an attempt at murder ON
Fourth street last night. A lover of
music, coming out of the opera house
with the delicious strains of Schubert's
Serenade still ringing in his ears, met
n boy whistling "Mulligan Guards,n
and smote him to the earth with ter
rifle force. The police, upon hearing
the circumstances, discharged the ao-
cuscd, with apologies for having inter
fered.-[ Cincinnati Times.
General James b. Shields, the re-
Gently appointed collector Of customs,
presented his official bond to Judge |
Morrill,, of the United States district |
court, in Galveston, for his approval, |
after receiving which, it was forwarded |
to the secretary of the treasury at
Washington
The sureties on bond of General
Shields are three of the most RESPONSE
Die men in the state, viz II. $. Willis, |
of Galveston; William j. Hutchins, of
Houston, and Governor Il. Nj. Pease,
of Austin.
In the elections last Tuesday the
democrats elected 1873 and the radicals
elected "A members of the 44th con
gress. The former had already elected
80 aud the latter 80 members. This
gives total thus far of III democrats
and l0l republicans--a democratic ma
jority of g. In the present ADJ con.
gress these states are represented by
1871 radicals and So democrats--a rndi-
cal majority of 81. This shows DEM
Dcratic gain of l6l, as gains are usually
w. c. Watts, of Liverpool, in the
Cotton Circular of October S0th, says
Taking general view of the position
md prospects of cotton, we are strong
" of opinion that it is now safe proper
". In our recent circulars we indi-
Gated the possibility of a decline such
As has now taken place but notwith-
the depression now srrround-
ing the market, the situation is not
Its cheerful aspect, Stocks here
are moderate, supplies in prospect the
coming season are not excessive, the
Trade is bare of stocks, fresh imports
Of cotton are coming in at low prices,
he money market is easy, breadstuffs
cheap, and, indeed, all the elements of
, healthy reaction are present. 1t on
y wants some occasion to show ITSELF
md this, we think, will not now be
ong wanting, u