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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17
New way Of Quoting Sterling Ex.
change.

The new method of quoting sterling
exchange, which went into effect with
the new year, is in pursuance of an act
of Congress of March 3, 1878, which
provides "that all contracts made after
January l, 1874, based on the assumed
par of exchange with Great Britain of
81 A 40 to the sovereign, or pound
sterling, shall be null and void" On
the passage of this act the leading
drawers of sterling at New York
agreed to quote the pound sterling at
its actual price in American dollars;
thus, instead of saying that sterling is
1857 and 1899, it will be quoted at 81 "a
and S4 SS, respectively. The new par
of sterling exchange is expressed by
the figures 81 SO 65-l00 for the pound
sterling, which is practically the mint
par. In view of these changes the
London Stock Exchange have adopted
for stock quotations four shillings per
dollar, which Is five shillings to the
pound sterling,
The following specimen shows the
method of quoting the value of the
pound sterling under the new method,
as in contradistinetiOn To the equiva
lent rates under the present method :
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17
FROM THE CAPITOL.

AUSTIN, January 9.
E,plToR HERALD-I have been wan
dering through and around the city for
several days, and it gives me pleasure
to note so much improvement. Large
and handsome business houses 'front.'
Ing OF Avenue and Pecan streets have
been built in the last few months, and
many beautiful residences ornament
different parts of the city. Much busi-
ness is being done, but in this, is far
behind the live city of Dallas. As you
know, Austin is a beautiful city. The
picturesque scenery of mountains in
the West, when beautifully painted by
evenings sunlight, lends enchantment
when viewed from some of the many
high points in the city. Then at early
dawn to view the valley from some
points, rs the sun rises above the hori-
zon, is too beautiful for the finest
artist. to initiate. Then, altogether,
AsGn is lovely city-the ad-
miration of many, if not all,
our people. Long may she be cher
isbed in our hearts as the beautiful
City of the Hills, the capital of our
Lone Star State. The people here are,
or should he, thankful to God for its
rolling hills and lovely valleys, and
never forget, as l believe they will
NOT, that they are indebted to every
taxpayer from the Sabine to the Rio
Gran de, and from Red river to the
coast. for many of its beauties and
much of its business. Large amounts
of money are expended for the different
departments of the government, and
for one, l am proud Austin gets the
benefit.
But to the point. The State has three
asylums here for the benefit of the un-
a ~fortunates, neither of which, except
peihaps, the deaf and dumb, can ac-
eommodate more than One-half the
subjects. Then in justice the Legisla-
tire ought, and undoubtedly will, make
ample provision for this purpose.
Now, is it best to concentrate all this
vast expenditure of money here, or is
Il not better to provide for branches,
saw two of each, i'm different portions
of our State? 1 can but think that
branches of these institutions is the
best policy, and will only give one of
several reasons for my belief. Our
State is too large in territory, and nee.
essary expense too great, upon
counties, or relatives, to reach this
place with all the subjects.-Another
State institution needs attention.
The penitentiary cannot employ
more than one-third of the labor profit
ably. And while it is now leased for a
term of yens think provision -shnnld
be made FOR at least two branches of
this institution, on in the west, and
onsjn The east or northeast What
say you What say the press of the
States? WHAT will the 14th Legisla-
ture say II 1t ever meets? We shall
ace. L. w. J.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

"AND now comes Honorable Amos
Morrell, United States Judge of Texas,
appointed last year by President Grant,
and says openly, in private CONVERSE
ton, that the late decision of the SUI
preme Court is entitled to no more
consideration than the opinion of so
many Justices of the Peace sitting as
an examining court. In other words,
that the court had no jurisdiction what
ever to pass on the constitutionality of
the election lawn So we copy verba-
tim from the State Gazettee.
From which two conclusions dis
tinctly result, viz: That the Honor
able United States Judge b not a semi
colon Judge; and, secondly, that his
office does not depend on his own de-
cision, as it did in the case of our SEMI
colon Supreme Judges.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

TIE HERALD boasts that Dallas is to
be the great railroad centre of Texas.
How can it make such assertions with
all the lights before it? That's too thin;
itw0n't wash. When will THE HERALD
see the error ofits ways?-L Fort Worth
Democrat.
Friend Paddock, for over twenty
years THE DALLAS HERALD has abored
to prove that Dallas would one day
become one of the most important, if
not the largest and most prosperous Of
the interior cities of Texas. Up to the
war she gradually improved and ex-
panded, without railroads, and with
only a distant prospect of the Central
road approaching her. After the war,
and when matters became settled
down, Dallas took a fresh start; the
Central road was pushed rapidly for
ward; emigrants from other States
came and saw our advantages, both
natural and in prospect of railroads;
the Central road reached our town in
the summer of 1872; the following
summer the Texas and Pacific was COM
pleted to her limits, and to-day-we
assert it without fear of contradiction
Dallas stands prominently the Queen
City of interiorTeXas, in point ofpopu-
lation, business, enterprise and all the
attributes that make upa prosperous
place. The writer of tins has seen her
grow up from little wayside hamlet
of Il few hundred peoplct to city of ten
thousand inhabitants, with as bright
prospects in the future as any city or
town in Texas We have always had
faith in her growth and commercial
importance; have labored long and
earnestly with little reward, in doing
our utmost to advance her interests,
and with all our hopes and anticipa-
lions, many saying that we drew too
bright a picture of her future, the
reality has gone far beyond our eHpec-
tations. We believed and said that in
tiveyear after the first railroad reached
us we should have ten thousand people;
less than half the time has passed, and
we already have that number, and we
do not think we make too large an es-
innate when we assert that within the
next five years we shall have q pop
ulati0n of twenty or twenty-five
thousand. Is this all too thin? Has
The HERALD any errors of the past to
see? We think not.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

WE have been rejuvenatea by meet
ing in Dallas our old friend and fellow
citizen, Colonel Nicholas II. Darnell,
now of Fort Worth, who, though near
ly three score and ten, is the same
ear-headed, true-hearted patriot we
found him over thirty years ago in
Texas. His career has been honorable.
He was II legislator in Tennessee, q
member of Congress of Texas, and
later of the State Legislature served
both rs President of the Senate and
Speaker OF the House-and, after all
that, was gallant Colonel in the Con-
federate army. He first represented
San Augustine and afterwards Dallas.
But, since the disastrous results of
the war, after several changes, has
finally pitched his tent in the beautiful
town of Fort Worth, where, as here,
his merits are appreciated. Had he
retained his possessions in Dallas, he
would to-day, in his old days, have
been Independent. As it is, his brave
heart is still the vital spot of true
man. We delight to meet such old
patriots, at any and all times,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

SOME persons object to too much
politics in paper. The objection, as
against simple party politics in lines
Of peace, as it aforetime was, Is good.
But when the foundations Of civil socie-
ty are at stake--when the rights OF
men to equal privileges and common
liberty are in issue-we hold that the
newspaper which shrinks from arous-
ing the people to a sense of their peril
is unworthy of the respect or support
of any free people. So feeling and be
lieving, we shall continue to sustain
the right and denonnce the wrong,
despite the frowns of malcontents at
home or abroad. We publish paper
for q vIrtuous and enlightened public,
and to them alone we look for support
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

Article V, Section IL. "No Judge
shall sit in any case wherein he may
be Interested or where either Of the
parties may be connected with him,
by affinity or conaanguinity, within
such degrees as may be prescribed by
law, or where he shall have been of
counsel in tho case"
In direct violation of the above
clause of the constitution, and, there
fore, in violation of their oaths, the
three semi-colon Supreme Judges have
sat upon and decided case wherein
each one of them was deeply and vi
tally interested. Each one was inter
ested in high office and salary of
81, 800 II year. BY deciding the elec-
ton illegal they hoped to defeat the
constitutional amendments, the aGop-
tion OF which would put them out of
Office and leave Governor Coke free to
nominate Il new court of five members.
BY defeating the amendments they
would hold Oh to their high offices and
81, 800 year for an indefinite time.
Gould there b. more fragrant and
baretaced violation ofthc constitutions.
\ ten year old boy can see its wicked
ness.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

A MELANCHOLY story is told of a
young gentleman who had been order
ed to the plains by his physician for
the benefit of his health. AT Fort
Dodge he joined II party of buffalo
hunters. A herd was discovered and
the sport grew earnest. The invalid
became excited; he gave chase to find
a fat cow. He fired his shot and the
animal fell. He dismOunted, stood for
a moment exultingly over the dying
quarry, then staggered and fell His
disease was that of the heart, and the
excitement hastened his death. The
expiring buffalo and the dying hunter
furnish subject fit for the pencil and
brush of a master painter. The man
who can paint the scene as it was has
q good opportunity to make himself
immortal.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17
Mys,crious Disappearance.

I From the Decatur (Wise Coz Guard, Sd inst]
About the first of September last,
Col. J. w. Booth, of this place, sold
several tracts of land for Mr.. n. w.
Greene, of Wetumptka, Ala, deposit
ing the money for Greene with Adams
a. Leonard, bankers, Dallas, Texas.
Greene came from Alabama to Dallas.
received his money, executed theproper
title papers and forwarded them to
Col. Booth by Capt. r. NJ. Collins of
this place, stating that he could not
visit Decatur, but afterwards concluded
to do SO in his route to see some lards
in Clay county. So it seems that about
the 23d day of September he, in COM
pany with four other gentlemen, passed
through Fort Worth for Decatur, and
to Clay county, thence to Sherman.
The names of his companions are re-
ported as a Mr.. Watson, of Miss, o Mr..
Ray, from near Memphis, Mr.. Pres
colt and the other name unknown. A
few days later Watson and Prescott
returned through Fort Worth and re-
ported Ray and Greene killed by the
Indians at Buffalo Springs, in Clay
county. They don't account for the
absence of the other individual. Since
which time Greene has not been heard
from. The whole thing from the leav-
ing of Dallas looks like put up job
and presents the appearance of foul
play.
Greene was an estimable citizen, of a
good family, who are in great distress
about his mysterious disappearance {;
and the strangest feature in the whole
affair is that Watson and Prescott
have not been heard of since they left
Fort Worth OH their return. Will our
Mississippi exchanges inform us if any
man from that State was OH visit to
this portion of Texas about that time,
by the name of Watson? We hope
our Texas exchanges will also notice
the affair. We had as well remark
that the report of Prescott and Wat
son that the Indians had killed Greene
and Ray at Buffalo Springs a fabrica-
ton, as no one was killed by the In
dams in the whole country surrounding
Buffalo Springs near that time; neither
did the party visit Decatur SO far as we
can learn. Any one in possession ofany
item of information that will throw
a particle of light on the mysterious
case will confer a lasting favor by re-
porting the same to Colonel Booth, of
this place, who will immediately con-
fer with the distressed family. of Mr..
Greene.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17
WautOn Slaughter.

The buffalo Is fast being eXtermina-
ted. Where he roamed in countless
numbers only Il few years ago now lie
million of bones. The animals have
not been killed furnish food for man,
but have been shot down simply for
their hides. None but vandal can
, read the following statement which
we extract from the Rocky Mountain
News, without expressing the hope
that the National Government will
adopt more stringent measures than
those now in force, to put stop to the
wanton slaughter of the buffalo:
We yesterday met Mr.. John A. Les
sig, brother to General Lessig, the Sur
veyor General, who has been out on
the plains several months, running
correction lines and townshipping the
eastern portion of the Territory. He
informs us that the destruction of buff
, falo is almost incredible. During the
perambulations of his party they had
an opportunity of forming opinions as
to the slaughter of the bison on the
plains. On the soith fork of the
Republican they came upon one spot
where were counted $500 carcnsses of
buffalo, from which the hides only had
been stripped. The meat was not
touched, and was left to rot on the
plains. Only short distance further
on hundreds more of carcasses were
discovered, and, in fact, the plains
were literally dotted with purifying
buffalo carcasses.
On the Rickaree river, which lies
between the two forks of the Bepubli-
can the camps of buffalo hunters were
of frequent occurrence. Mr.. LessiS
estimates that there are ut least 1000
hunters in camps along there, waiting
for the buffalo. He came across one
party of sixteen, who stated that they
had killed $4,000 buffaloes during the
past summer, the hides of which only
were utilized. If sixteen hunters can
kill this number of animals, how great
must be the slaughter upon the broad
extent of the bison range? Evidently
millions of the animals must have been
killed during the past summer alone.
Mr.. Lessig says there are no buflaloes
to be seen on the plains, except dead
ones, and that, hunt as much as they
may, the spOrtsmen cannot at present
find any game.
The value of the hides has deteriOr-
ated considerably, owing to the great
increase of the articles in the market.
Heretofore they were worth three dol
lars delivered at the railway stations,
while now distinction is made as to
the size and paid for accordingly. The
hides of bulls bring but one dollar,
those of cows sixty cents, and calves
forty cents. At these rates, even, the
hunters say it pays very well. But
even at these low rates the hunters
will have to scratch to make their
grub. For Mr.. Lessig says the buffalo
are nowhere to be found. They say
they are waiting for the buffalo, but
they will have to wait Il long time.
There are but few TO breed from, and,
even if the animals are not completely
annihilated, it will be many years be-
fore they regain even tithe of their
numbers of the past two years, before
the indiscriminate slaughter began.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

THE withdrawal of the nomination
of Williams az Chief Justice of the
United States is one of the strongest
disappointments President Grant has
ever met at the hands of the Senate.
Per contra, the subsequent nomina-
ton of Caleb Cushing to that high of
flee will give general satisfaction
throughout the Union. General Cush-
ing is lawyer of great eminence, and
has never had his integrity questioned,
50 far as we know. BY the way, we
were not before aware that he had
heretofore changed his residence from
Massachusetts, to Alexandria, Virginia.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17
A Notable VIII.

Yesterday the will of the late Miss
Elizabeth Bates (made on the 4th Of
November, 1879 was admitted TO pro-
bate. In one clause n most bcneiicent
sum is donated to the poor of the city,
being no less than II sum of 500, 600 OF
the estate left thus, to be distributed as
occasions may require. The other be-
quests left to relatives and friends are
as follows: 10 Scipio Sedwick, of
Boone county, Ind, the sum of $50, 600;
to Samuel G., Vance, of indianapolis,
the sum of $4,000; to Mrs. Merrill
Moores, of Indianapolis, 100000; to
Mary Emily Kent, Of Alton, Illinois,
$50 600; to Miss Mary Bradshaw, of
Indianapolis, $1,000; to Mrs. Mary
Fatout, of indianapolis, $1,000; to
Miss Eunice B. Fatout, of lndianap-
oils 81 900; to Miss y. Whit
comb, of indianapolis, 5000; to Mrs,
NJ. Brown (colored), of indianapolis,
81, 900; to Mrs. Jemima Desbon, of In
dianapolis, 81 600; to Mrs. Mary Bauer,
Of indianapolis, 81 ,OOO to Henry Bates,
Jr., lots No. and in square 81 Of the
city of indianapolis, the same being
property situated on North Pennsyl-
vania, between Washington and Mar
ket streets. The behest to the poor of
the city directs that 100000 of this
estate 'shall be distributed by my
brother, Hervey Bates, Jr., and Mr..
VIM. Hadley, of indianapolis, among
the real needy of the city, in such
manner and at such times as may
seem to them best, and in accordance
with my wishes as | have expressed
them to my said brother Hervey Bates,
Sr.N
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17
OUR friend J. NJ. Morphis, of Austin,

Our friend J. NJ. Morphis, of Austin,
Is writing interesting sketches of past
days in Texas. One of them, briefly
glancing al prominent military adj
ventures from 1896 to 1916, ap-
pears in The Austin Statesman,
and is very interesting. If de-
sigsed, however, for publication in
permanent form, we suggest to Col.
Morphis The propriety Of careful ro-
vision, A. We detect several inaccur-
acies ON points with which we were
personally acIuainted, and in some OF
which we ere a part thereof Col.
Morphis is a dear and vigorous writer,
q lover Of Texas and Texans, and is q
proper MAJ - write such sketch.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

VICTOR HUGO has been criticised SC
verely for his terrific description of
the "Devil-fish," many believing that
the creature existed chiefly in the i'm
agination of the writer. But itappears
that the monster has al actual exist
ence, and is dangerous thing to eli
counter. A gentleman of Boston gives
a thrilling account of one which was
captured off the coast of Florida. a
submarine diver was seized by the fish
Just as he had reached the surface of
the water-a circumstance which was
fortunate, for otherwise the monster
must have killed him. AS it was, the
diver was dragged OH the raft from
which he descended. The men on the
raft seized the fish by one of its wrig-
Cling arms, and tried to pull it Off but
could not break the power of a single
one of the suckers. The fish was only
removed by being dealt heavy blow
across the sack containing the st0m-
ach. The sack stood up above the
eyes, while the eyes stood out like
Holsters eyes and cleaned like fire.
According to the story, the diver was Il
powerful Irishman, but, to use his own
language, "the baste landed on top Of
me shoulders and pinned me arms
tight. / felt me armor and meself be-
in crushed into jelly"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17
a G II NJ II 3 /:

Mcys,rs. Richard IL. Griffin, Advertising
Agl NO. No. 4 South street, Baltimore Nd;
Yorh. md Messrs. Coe, Wetherll & Co., No.
5U7 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, are duly
aulg aulhorized to contract for advertise
mriis fpr insertion in the DALLAS HER
ALI. %, our lowest rates.
GH'H ssrs. Dashiell & Waters, Bankers,
EaufuGn, are authorized agents for THE
HHHA TD In Kaufman county.
gR-r VI. smith, Esq, ut Lewisville, Denton
county Z. an authorized agent for the Dali
LAS GERALD, and money paid TO him on
ouracrount will be duly acknowledged by us.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

A Southern paper proudly says of
Jefferson Davis: "He does not care to
enter Congress and play the part OF
the Asturian parrot seen by Humboldt
in the Azores, which spoke the Ian
guaqe of the Asturian, an extinct
indian tribe, and whose words no one
could understands"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

"IIrTIE Tommy did not disobey
mamma and go in swimming, did hep
"No, mamma; Jimmy Brown and the
rest of the boys went in, but | remem--
bered, and would not disobey yOu.n
"And Tommy never tells lies, does he?,
'No, mamma; | couldn't go tOheaven." ="
"Then how does Tommy happen to
have on Jimmy Browns shirt? :"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

We regret to see by the last Waxs-
hachie Democrat that that paper has
closed. Mr.. Dale, the editsr, hopes at
some day not distant, to establish pa
per In Dallas. Alive have to say Is, he
will be welcome In eur town,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

SOMEWHAT to our surprise, the new
City Directory of.Dallas, in its alpha
betical list of resident heads of fami-
lies and single men, contains over two
thousand names. By the rules of esti-
mating population, this would show a
total of over ten thousand souls within
the corporate limits.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

Christmas day falls on Sunday i'm or
der of every eleventh, sixth, fifth and
sixth year. Thus Christmas day fell
on Sunday in 1870, and the eleventh
year following, 1881, it will again fall
on Sunday, then on the sixth year,
1887, and then on the fifth, 1892. then
on the sixth again, 1898, and then
again on the eleventh, 1909. After
that it will again fall on the sixth,
fifth and sixth years; namely, in 1912,
1922, 1926 and lSS7.-[Exchsnge.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

OH readers will have observed the
decided improvement in the typo
graphical appearance Of THE HERALD.
Our zrrangements are now such as to
keep Up rs handsome appearance,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

"GooD-BY, you old scoldiug red
headed heathen," wrote Dubuque
man 10 his wife the last thing before
suiciding. She says she'd like TO have
got hold Of him for about one York
inInute,n
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the tunOuncemcnt Is inserted.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

A GENTLEMAN of Hill county has
demonstrated that both clover and
timothy flourish, finely in that section.
He has fne pssturss of bath
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

The city fathers of Jefferson are On
the retrench. They have cut the po-
lice force down to six men, and stopped
burninggas in the street lamps.-lSher-
man Courier.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

A buggy to measure distances has
been invented by Prof. S. II. p. Ben
nett, of oolpmbia, Texas,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

Hon. J. II. Davenport, of the Belton
Journal, now Senator elect from that
district, has sold out to Mr. J. q, Better.