The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-28

sic, the capital of the Ashantees, had
surrendered to General Sir Garnet
Woolsey, and that the king and his
family were prisoners.
A letter reports that the forces Of
Salvador were besieging President
Arlas, Of Honduras, in ,onoyugn, his
capital. The allied forces had ad-
dressed to him II note, giving him
three days to deliver up the capital,
otherwise the city would b. taken ly
assault. IL is not known what rep.y
Senor Arias gave. The operations
commenced against Comoyuga, have
SO far been without much success.
The soldiers of the barracks of La
Francisco, Lima, mutined. Thirteen
were killed and thirty were wounded
| before the mutiny was subdued.
! CHICAGO, February 2l.-The jour
neymen shoemakers belonging to the
| Crispin society here are on II strike.
| The only point at issue between them
and their employers is that the Cris-
| pins refused to promise not to strike in
! II body whenever the employees of any
one house strike.
NEW YORK, February 2l.--Dan Mace,
the famous driver, is dead.
The superintendent of the streets of
this city says ne can't clean the streets
thoroughly and remove the snow, for
one million dollars yearly.
The strike of the cap makers has
ended.
WASHINGTON, February q ADJ
miral Davis and Captain &. p. Patter-
son succeed to the vacancies on the
commission observation of the transit
of Venus.
Alexander H. Stephens rode out in
his carriage to day.
The postotlice department will be
closed on Monday, Washington's birth
day, which occurs tomorrow.
There will be no session in the house
on Monday.
rhe senate meets but will doubtless
adjourn early. This is the first time
for many years that Washington's
birthday has had congressional re-
spect.
The house bill for the Washington
and Lookout railroad was discussed all
day and recomitted. Adjourned until
Tuesday.
KEY WEST, Fla, February 2l.-The
United States steamers Getteysburg
and Ossipee and the monitor Ajax have
arrived.
Boston, February 2l.--A letter from
the Phoenix mine, Lake Superior, says
the explosion killed six.
Sr. LOUIS, February 23.-The State
Grange adopted the report of the COM
mittee OH TransportiOn declaring the
present facilities of the railroads inad-
cQuate for the transportation of the
products of the soil from the West and
the seaboard; that the companies seem
disposed to eXtOrt unjust and Oppres-
sive rates, and appealing to the Mis-
s6ri senators and representatives i'll
Congress to use their influence to secure
the Improvement of navigation on the
Mississippi river and its important
tributaries by the national government
rs soon as possible. The secretary is
Instructed TO send Il copy of the report
to each member of the Missouri delcga-
ton in Congress.
ROME February 23.-The Popola Ro-
mano says Cardinal Antonel)i has sent
Il circular letter to all the bishops ask
ing them to come to Rome, as the
pope wishes to see them before he
dies.
ST.. PETERSBURG, February 23.-The
emperor of Austria left tonight for
Moscow.
w ASttlNtlON, rtbl hS
senate after prayer adjourned in honor
of Washington's birth day.
The secretary of the treasury has
been informed, through the secretary
eff State, that Spain has removed her
duties on exports.
CINCINNATI, February 23.-Rain has
been falling steadily since Friday, and
has generally prevailed throughout
the headwaters of the Ohio. A great
flood is apprehended.
Trains have been delayed, and some
trustle works washed away.
PARIS, February 23.-The Alsatian
deputies have withdrawn from Reich
stog and returned to Strasburg.
NEW YORK, February 23.--A Paris
letter says the governor of Paris has
asked the permission of the Assembly
to prosecute NJ. Melville Bloncourt,
deputy for Guadaloupe, for participa-
ton in the acts of the Commune. Mel
vile Bloncourt is the only negro in the
chamber, and sits upon the extreme
left, among the extreme Radicals. He
was deputy minister of war under
Cluseret. The Assembly has taken no
action, but it is probable Bloncourt will
fly to England.