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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-07-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

OFFICE OF The DALLAS HERALD,l
July II, 1874.
Buying. Selling.
Gold. ..............-..-..llUW Gil
silver, .lUDIlu)'2 @iV'
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-07-18

Business continues fair. There Is no mate"
rial change in quotations from last report.
Our merchants have full and complete STOCKS
laid down at low figures, and purchases can
be made at unusual advantage. The follow
ing quotations represent regular wholesale
prices. In filling small orders, higher rates
will hnYe to be nnid:
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-07-18

Tin: &c, lOxli, charcoal, per box si7 50; lX
l0xl4, charcoal, so 10; IC, l2xl2, charcoal
So on; &c. charcol, lix2O, slS 80; IN, charcoal,
l4x20, so %; lC, l4x2O, roofing, ZIG 90; lC, Zox
l5c; Pig lead Z, n l0c; Copper bottoms a n
SOC; Sheet iron 2Gx27 b n l2xc; Solder extra
refined n IL 3)c; Galvanized iron In full bum
dies "A n 2Dc: American Russia = n SOc.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-07-18

Bacon: Clearsides l2c; Breakfast lie;
Hams, canvassed, li@l5c; Hams, sugar-cured
l5c.
Molasses lin barrels per gallon): Fair 65c
Prime roc; Choice soc; Golden syrup soc; Silver
Drips 759SJc.
sugar lin barrels per pound: Fair i0c
Prime NC; Choice he; Yellow clarified nc
White clarified l2c;Powdered l4c;Crushed lll2
Fish (MackereD: No. |, half barrels $40; No
q half barrels 50; No. l, kits s. Is, No. 2, kits
81 50.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-06
Goodbye, Butler.

81 stayed" said an Irishman, till they
limited me to go" And how did they
hint it ?" They kicked me down stairs.
Butler has been waiting for this Hibernlan
hint, and has got it, The best part of the
Republican party has shown for some time
its willingness to relieve him of the cares
of Office. Nevertheless he failed to go out:
Now he has been put out, despite his and
Mr.. Dawes's earnest efforts. In vain did
he strive to fire the Essex heart with his
stole defamation: ''lf the Rebels are so
bad now, what would they not do if /
were not in congress?" In vain did Dawes
assure his audiences that four million ne
groes went to bed every night in tremb-
ling expectation of being murdered before
morning, and that theii future welfare de
pended upon the election Of an unbroker
Republican array from Massachusetts
The Essex district was weary of the dema
gogue. 1t repudiated him. The rebuk'
was the keener, inasmuch as a straigh
Democratic candidate was the victor
CHICAGO Tribune,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-06

It Is a UNIQUE mineral, useful for many
and widely different purposes in the me-
chanic arts II was utilized az a lubrica.
tor in the immediate neighborhood Of its
natural deposits two hundred years ago,
Int was not widely used till within the
mast few years. 1t can hardly be exceed
I'd as a lubricator, when finely pulverized,
perfectly pure, and free from erit-condi
lions which are absolutely necessary tor
this use. 1t has been mixed with clay for
crucibles since the tenth century, but was
not generally adopted till the foliated var
iety was utilized in 1927, by an American
the late Mr.. Joseph Dixon of jersey
City. TWAS early adopted for crayons,
and was found in use by the Aztecs when
Cortez landed in Mexico. 1t is lndlspensll
able in the graphic arts, in the form OF
what are commonly called leadpencils, the
finest of which were formerly MADE 10
England from the graduated pure graph
hite. taken from the. celebrated borrow
dale mine in Cumberland; but after that
nine became exhausted the world was
sunnled with pencils made from the i'm
nure graphite found in Bavaria and Bo-
bimia. purified for the purpose. Bavaria
is we'll represented by the Messrs. Faberr;
whose pencils of all qualities are so well
known: But recently the fine graphite
found at Ticonderaga, in theState of New
York. has been utilized for this purpose
by the Dixon Crucible Compa y of Jersey
City, and fine quality OF pencils pro-
duced-the company having been awarded
the Medal of Progress for them by the
Vienna Universal Exposition, 1873.
Graphite is polymorphous, has pright
metallic lustre. of steelgrey color, some
thing like that of molybdena, but darker,
and the two are sometimes conlounueu Wy
ineYnert persons, both being sometimes
formed in flexible laminae but the molly
bdena has none of the physical character
istics even of foliated graphite. except the
similarity of color and form. el
Molybdena has specific gravity OF
about four which is about double that OF
graphite. Nitric acid attacks moly bdena,
reducing it to yellow powder, but does
not effect graphite Molybdena gives
yellowish green fame with the blow pipe
oranhite does not. Graphite in the blow,
nine flame burns away to carbonlc acld
leaving but little ash, and, if pure, devel-
,pes no oder. Molybdena deflagrates with
nitre much more violently than graphite.
The formation of graphite most common
in the pure state is that OF ANIMATED crys
tails, elongated at right angles with the |
sides of the vein, if not more than from
four to six inches wide; but when the
vein widens, the Capitalization often rad
iates from numerous centres, and the whole
formation is very beautiful; the fo(iated
variety is equally valuable and more bril-
liant, but rare in any quantity the acicul-
ar form of crystal is not apt to be as
pure in the lump, but is useful for
most purposes the granulated variety,
the purest of all, is of little use for cruel
bles, but, with suitable manipulation, pro-
Continued on third pagc.]
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-06
LIST OF GIFTS:

For Tickets and information, add
tue. II. bRAMLETTE.
AGENT AND MANAGER,
Public Library Building. Louisville, Ky.
sfy" For tickets or other information apply to L.
Rrouncrt Rock Islan 9-lOd&w
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-06
Illinois State Ticket.

1t is extremely difficult to estimate the
result of the vote on the State ticket in i'll
inois, But If we may judge from the pro
bable majorities on Congresmen elected
the vote shows an Opposition majority o
$4,000 in the State, though Mr.. Ridgway
the Republican candidate for State Treas
urer, is probably elected This is owinl
to a division Of the Opposition vote between
Carroll and Core The aggregate majoritie'
Of the Opposition Congressional candidate
elected in the State seems to be abont 81 :,
500, and those of the Republican Congress
men about $500, which would leave al
Opposition majority of 1900 in the State
10 this should be added about 1900 ma
jority which was thrown away on Sam
Marshall, Rolla B. Henry, and John B.
Turner. 1t is not impossible, therefore,
that MIR. Etter may be elected by $4,000
majority. Chicago Tribune 5th.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-06
GRAPHITE

1t is well known in scient ific circles that
the hon. Orestes Cleveland, of jersey
City, President Of the Joseph Dixon Cruel.
bic Company, is writing an exhaustive
treatise upon graphite or plumbago. He
has recently made condensation Of some
of the important points, in order to serve
as the article on Graphite in Knight
Mechanical Dictionary, and We copy the
article FROM that valuable work:
A form Of carbon occurring 10 nOdule
or foliated six sided prisms, and used TO
pencils, for backing stoves, for cfucibles
and for lubricating. Graphite was sup
posed by the early chemists to be a car.
buret OF iron, blt it is now universally
acknowledged. that iron is only mechanically
mixed with il, there being 10 chemical
combination between them. Il may have
a trace Of iron but this is not essential
Its naue, Graphite, is derived from its
use In writing and drawing. 1t is well
known ~ the mechanic arts as plumbayo
and as black lead, but names have no re-
leyance, as piuubum, lead, is DOT found
in it.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-06

The November elections are the heavy
rains storm which the October gust presaged
and foreshadcwed. Both together are
merely a postponement of what would
have happened in 1872 but for the misfor
tune of the Opposition in having candi-
date whose eccentricities alarmed the bust
ness men Of the country. With either
Adams, or Davis, or Trumbull, as candi-
date for the Presidency, the same kind of
thunder gust which swept over the polit-
ical field last Tuesday would have been
felt two years sooner. The people did not
vote for Grant in 1872 so much as they
voted against Greeley. Having voted
against Greeley then, they have embraced
the earliest opportunity to vote against
Grant and Grantism now Chicago Tn
bifBe 5fb
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-06
CLIMAX! CLIMAX {!

Pages Climax Salve, a Family
blessing for 25 cents.
It heals without a scar. No
family should be without 1t.
warrant it to cure ScrOfula
Sores, Salt Rheum, Chilblains,
Sore Breasts or Nipples, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, and Sprains.
1t has been used over twenty
years, without one failure.
Ithas no parallel-having per-
fectly eradicated disease, and
healed after all other remedies
had failed. 1t is a compound OF
Arnica with many other Extracts
and Balsams, and putup in larger
bOxesfor the same price than any
other Ointment.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-06
THE BEST is THE CHEAPEST |"

S1o0,OoO.o0O.Co Capital Represented
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-06

til. seldom that general election revo-
,...,..;.os the House 80 completely as in

TT. s.ldom that general election revo
,utionises the House so completely as il
this instance, The proportion OF new
members is large, and among the presen
members who will not return are some o.
the most influential men in the House. =
The absence Of Butler, Ellis II. Roberts,
William Walter Phelps, Negley, Judge
Hoar Dawes, Hooper, Gooch, Ward, Far
well, McNults, Marshall, Cobb, Stanard'
ex.Goy. Ward, Lyman X. Bass, Gunckel'
Parsons, and Poland will be felt and on
the whole, enjoyed. Phelps, of New Jer-
sey, can be ill-spared, Roberts is as good a
congressman as the average, Judge Hoar
is a virtuous and sagacious statesman, yet
these and all others are small sacrifice
to the Moloch of But!erism, if by this
means it shall become hateful to the Amer
lean people. New men who are expected
10 make mark in the House are Gen.
Banks and julius En- Seelye, of Massachu-
sets J. Proctor Knott, of Kentucky ex-
Coy. Philip F. Thomas, of MARYLAND;
Gen. Williams of Detroit; Allen Potter,
Of Kalamazoo; Simeon B. Chittenden, OF
of Brooklyn; Winthrop W. Ketchun, OF
Wilkesbarre; John Fl. Reagan, OF Texas ;
one of Jefferson Davis's cabinet; James
w. Throckmorton, Of Texas, Gilbert o.
Walker Of Virginia and Michael {, Kerr,
Of Indiana, probably the next speaker OF
the House.
The new congress will be divided polite
ally as follows:
Senate. ..'''.''' 90 80 q
House observation-disclosures y" AZ -,
Seventeen members Of the House will be
elected next year, none of whom are reck-
oned in the above table.
The Tenth Massachusetts, district has
done good thing. When its Republican
convention met, Prof. Julius IL. Seelye, Of
Amherst College,-an able, honest gentle
man and trained thinker-was a candi
date for the nomination. The postmaster
did not like him, So the pins were Sc
against him, and man named Stevens
able and willing to spend money, was Sc
le,ted as the standard bearer. Ih
Democrats nominated a Mr. Hill. The
men of both parties asked Prof Seelye t
run as an Independent candidate. He dl
SO. Tuesday evening, when the race wa
finished, he had dstanced both the regu
lar nominees. His majority is $40. Con
vention-packers will please read, mark, anc
inwardly digest. The sound views of Mr.
Seelye on the currency may be found il
THE WEEKLY ARGUS, of this week.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19

Our FIREupE Fmrrsp. the popular
family weekly, published by Weston
& Co.. Chicago, Illinois, Is not only
one OF the most readable and Interest
ing periodicals ever introduced Into
anybody's family, but Il shows con-
slant improvement, keeping fully up
to the spirit Of the age. Its ffth vol
umc commenced with January, and Its
circulation. which has increased to
over one hundred thousand, Is still
rapidly Increasing. 1t Is a beautifully
printed periodical Of eight large
pages, and tho subscription price 10 s.
per year, with a choice Of two SPLEEN
did chromos given as n premium. The
one thus given away last year, ''Cute,"
10 well worthy . place In anybody's
parlor, and Sunbeam" given as this
years premium, and which we have
just received, 10 fully rs beautiful.
The Pirssiic FREUD Ia cheap ut Stand
either Of the chromos are worth more
than the price Of the paper. Address,
Waters & Co.. Isl Wabash avenue,
Chicago. Illinois.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19

AN Illustration OF tho way In which
the S,nborn contracts have been used
to defraud the Government Is given In
the Springfield Union, n Republican
Journal. A book.keeper In tho en-
ploymsnt OF a firm In ~Haydsnsville,
Mass, hoping to get a reward. Inform.
ed the revenue officer Of that district
that his employers were In arrears for
taxes. The officer In his turn forward
ell the Information to Supervisor Sim
mons, the man whom Ben Butler has
had appointed Collector Of Boston, ex-
pecting. Of course, to receive lnstruc-
tions about collecting what was due.
But Simmons sent M OF the Sanborn
detectives to attend to the case, and
half the money collected went to that
eminent patriot or his csnfcderates,
though the information was conveyed
to simmons by n salaried officer Of the
Treasury Department, whose duty 1t
was to collect tho money himself aud
return the whole to the United States
Treasury.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19

WHATEVER may DO said Of the theo-
~ Of the bill under which the San
born contracts were perfected. 1t Is
notorious that that contractor claimed
and received one.half OF the proceeds
OF taxes collected by officials appoint.
ell and paid to perform that duty. A
good sample case !, given In the New
Ysrk Tribune OF last Wednesday. The
Delaware. Laekawanna and Western
Railroad Company paid nearly $780,
900 Into the Treasury Of tho United
States for taxes, after a delay caused
only by tho difficulty which the rcvs.
nus officials found In fixing the varl.
ous sums due. Sanborn never ap.
peared In the case ut all until the Sec.
rotary Of tho Treasury drew the CON-
pany's cheek, when hs tSahbornl re-
ceived one-half tho proceeds. 1t Is
only necessary to add that this amax'
Ing piece Of business IA officially ap.
proved by Mr.. +. G. Banfleld, Solicitor
Of the United States Treasury.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19
AN EXPELLED CORRESPONDENT.

Senator Ferry. Of Michigan, Chair
man OF the Senate Committee on Rules,
n few days ago Issued an order that
A. g. Buell., a correspondent Of the St.
Louis Republican. should not thereafter
b admitted to the reporters gallery Of
the Senate. The sffsnss Of Mr.. Buell.
was a dispatch to the Detroit Free Press
stating that Senator Chandler, tMr.
Ferry's c~olleaguel recently appeared
In the Senate Chamber In q beastly
state OF ~intoxication, aud was taken BY
Senator Sherman, to the room Of the
Finance Committee, where he lay up
on the soh until the effects Of the de-
bauch had passed away. Mr.. Buell. re-
fuses to retract his charges Of Indecent
intoxlcatlon against Mr.. Chandler, and
In a dispatch to tho Detroit Free Press
gives as his authority q gentleman who
formerly represented a Michigan Dis
trict In Congress. The Free Press says
II has perfect confidence la It's corre-
spondent and believes his statement to
DO strictly true. Il also thinks that
II the charges are true, the people Of
Michigan ought to know IL; II they
are false, the Senator Is entitled to 4
full v~indlcation. It proposes to give
him an opportunity to bring out the
truth. This Is the first case In which
n correspondent has been expelled
from the gallery without a vote OF the
Senate, and the authority Of Senator
Ferry In the matter, Is q resolution
passed during the extra session Of the
Senate last Spring, after having been
agreed to In n caucus Of Republican
Senators. The Senate must be getting
uncommonly sustere to visit the mere
te~lcgraphlng Of a common fact with
such dire punishment. We say COM
mon, for unless tho Senate Is far moro
temperate than heretofore such an &C.
currence would not excite much COM
ment. But we suppose tho crime was
not In tho one who got drunk but In
the one who told Of 1t. There are
numerous holes la n skinner.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19

Tnn Hon. Z. b. $. Pinchbeck has re-
turned to New Orleans from Wash
ington, and taken a prominent stand
as a champion OF reform. lie ad'
dressed his fellow countrymen a few
nights since In q speech loudly de-
nouncing all forms Of corruption, and
declaring that the only hope for future
prefermcnt, was In vigorous and ef'
fective measures Of reform. or all
men, Pinch ought to realize this truth,
No ono whom we can call to mind,
has tried the opposite plan more thor.
oughly or pcrsis,ently. Besides, Pinch
was elected Senator by paying legis.
lative board and wash bills, but Ills
friend Morton wouldn't let him In.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19
INDEFINITELY posrroNEp.

In obedience to the behcsts Of q few.
sawmill owners on the Truckee river,
In the State Of California, the Legisla-
ture Of that State has indefinitely
postponed tho bill forblddlng the mills
from emptylng their sawdust and ref
use into the river. This Is about on a
par with the general legislation or at
tempted legislation Of that talented
reform body. They have entered Into
the reform movement z~ealously, have
e%ndeavored to pass the most absurd
aud ridiculous laws ever projected In
this or any other country, and have
accomplished - nothing. The only
remedy the farmers Of the Truckee
Valley now have Is the United States
Courts, wherein suits may be brought
against citizens OF California for In
junction aud damages. According to
late decisions Of the U. S. District and
Circuit Courts In Nevada, 1t would
appear that the common law rule Is to
be sustained. Under this rule the pol
luton Of the waters Of n stream, as
much rs diversion, Is an ofIonse agalnst
riparian propristors, and suits for dam.
ages will be sustained. 1t would be =
violation Of all precedent to refuse
Justice to parties living oil an Inter-
State stream, because tho Legislature
Of an adjoining State failed to lsgis-
late fairly. California owes much OF
her wealth to Nevada, but that does
not seem to prevent her Legislature
from acting hoggishly.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19

wrru the compliments OF l.. NJ. Nc
Kenncy. agent, we have received a
copy Of the San Francisco s%emi-annual
Trades, Guide aud California Directo-
ry. It's a neatly bound, convenient
sized book. OF 81 pages, and contains
= very completely classified and alpha
betlcally arranged directory ofall prin-
cipal cities and towns OF California ;
Including Gold Hill, Virginia. Carson
and Reno, In this State. II give, a list
Of business firms and general indus
tries, and Is very convenient and useful
for reference. Business men and all
others Interested should have a copy.
Price. sl each. Published by d.. VI.
Bishop & Co., 5al Clay street, san
Francisco.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19

'ruE attention Of Congress Is called
to the fact that Missouri Is putting her
self OIL a var footing. The peace OF
the nelghboring States and Of the Gen.
cral Government Is In great jeopardy.
The report Of tho Adjutant General Of
that State shows that her warliks prop.
erty consists Of fity-elght Enfield
rifles. thirty.two Austrian muskcts,
iiity-elght United States muskets, two
carriages and c~aissons, twenty 6.pound
guns, two Woodruff howitzsrs, three
thousand cartridge boxes, sixty-one
cavalry belts, thlrty.two cavalry sabre
knots. two heavy cavalry sabrcs and
n horse pistol.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19
The women's Temperance Movement In
Santa Cruz.

A dispatch from Santa Cruz. dated
last evening, says:
One of tho most enthusiastic meet
Ings ever held In this town assembled
In the Courthouse this evening. On
Monday evening last the ladies OF
Santa Cruz met In the Congregational
Church and adopted a petition asking
the Legislature to pass n law empow-
ering the Board Of Trustees to license
liquor saloons. As the law now stands
the town authorities have 10 control
over liquor saloons, OF which there are
thirty In tho place. The action Of the
ladies led to q counter movement OF
the liquor dealers, and yesterday they
circulated q call for n meeting to be
held tonight Ia the Courthouse, to
remonstrato against tho ladies' po-
tition. Very shortly afterward tho
ladies' OF the place also issued =
call for n meeting at the same place.
At 8 r. II. tho courtroom was densely
packed. The ladies flocked Into the
room, crowdlng the space within the
bar. The saloon-keepers also rallied
IN tOrCe. lntre Wus COHsiucTuole uii-
iiculty met with In getting q CHAIR
man. on account Of the noisy demon
STATIONS OF tho saloon keepers, but
finally +. Adams, n lawyer. was elect
oil chairman, and G.. ID. V. Delamster,
Secretary. The greatest confusion
prevailed, owing to efforts made to
break up the meeting. Motions to ad-
journ were made aud lost, and finally
1t was moved that an amendment
DO incorporated In the town charter,
giving the trustees power TO license.
ID. s. Roberts made an eloquent speech
against the resolution, to which Rev.
Mr.. willy replied. The motion was
carried, all the ladies' voting. Objcc-
ton being made because they were not
citizens. n vote M again taken by n
show Of hands from the gentlemen.
and l5S voted for the resolution and IS
against. The meeting thereupoa ad-
Iourned, Public feeling here IL very.
bitterly aroused against liquor dealers
because Of their rowdy behavior at the
meeting.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19

TnE press OF Germany Is advocating
the practicabllity OF a law to compel
every mar entitled to a vote to attend
each election, and exercise the right
unless disabled by sickness. They
argue that to help govern the country,
Is duty aud not n mere privilege and
that proper punishment should be in-
iiictej upon those who neglect their
duty in this respect.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19

Thar was u broad joke perpetrated
upon some prominent Senator'S yester'
day by Mrs. DIR. Lawrence OF New
York. She sent a memorial to the
Senate which = presented and read,
stating that = band Of praying women
would loon visit that body, and asking
that a Committee, consisting Of Sena-
tors Carpenter. Chandler and Spra:ue
be appointed to receive them at the
bar Of tho Senate. Inasmuch as all
three Senator, are notorious consuin-
crs OF Bourbon. their selection for this
duty by the fair memorialist would
seem somewhat ludlcrou,. But VIC
suppose they are Of a class against
whom the female movement Il direct
ed. At any rate they are good sub
jects to begin upon.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19

TIE Louisville CoITier-Jowaai be-
lioves that the purchase Of a few tons
OF hemp with which to hang Indian
agents would DO one OF the best in-
vestments the Government eve made,
"a 1t would save millions OF money
annually appropriated BY the Govern
ment, sufficient to clothc and feed all
the Indians OH the continent, which Is
stolen by these agents while the In
dams 90 naked aud starve to death.