The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-07
TELEGRAPHiC.
Texas Legislature-PasSag OF
Bills and Resolutions.
Tweed In u "Tlghr" Flx--Murder
In San Francisco.
Six Inches OF Snow at Chicago
Special dispatch to the Dallas Herald

Special dispatch to the Dallas Hcraldl
NEW York, April Cit is stated
that, owing to the extraordinary cor
pulency of Tweed, and to enable him ia
move about with any comfort in his
cell, he was obliged TO have his body
bound up tight in clothes. Already in
i'll health, his sentence had crushing
effect upon his nervous system and his
condition at present is really pitiable.
district discipline was enforced in his
case his sentence of imprisonment to
the penitentiary would be equivalent
to sentence to death.
WASHINGTON, April 6.--With ref
erence to the reports in circulation
that Secretary Richardson intends to
resign, that gentleman to-day said that
whatever might be his intentions in
this regard he has communicated with
no one, and that when he does make
up his mind to retire from the
treasury department, he will take care
that it be Immediately made public,
and that the present rumors grew out
of the well known fact that he has
been pressed for two or three years to
go in private business. Mr.. Richard
son said to-day that the president has
never communicated with him upon
the subject of his retirement from the
treasury.
SAN FRANCISCO, April GA tragedy
occurred to-day at the New York pic
ture gallery. One Condor, prompted
by jealousy, entered the room and shot
Charles Kingsley through the head,
killing him instantly. He then blew
his own brains out. Kingsley was
usher in a theater.
CHICAGO, April G.-SiX inches of
snow fell here to-day.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-In the house,
under call Of the states, large num-
her of bills were introduced and re-
ferred.
In the senate, Mr.. Johnston, of Vir-
ginia, introduced q bill giving iurisdic-
ton to the court of claims to hear the
claim Of q. w. Curtis Lee to the Ar
lington estate. Referred to the judi
ciary committee.
NEW York, April G.--Mail advices
from Rio Janero state that the Bishop
Of Pernambuco was attended, during
his trial, by the bishop of Kansas. Six
of the court stood in favor of condemn
ing the bishop to four years imprson-
ment at hard labor, one stood for light
er punishment and one for acquittal.
Hopes are expressed that the emperor
will commute the sentence to Danish
ment.
GALVESTON, April G.--rhe News
special from Austin says:
Senate bill for the preservation of
game and birds passed.
Senate bill amending the act con-
corning the cancellation of patents III
certain cases passed.
Senate bill to create n department of
agriculture for the state of Texas
passed.
Senate substitute to house bill to
supply the lost records of the different
counties of the state passed.
House bill to attach the counties of
Liberty, Hardin, Chambers and Jetler-
son to the second district passed. This
bill only leaves Orange in the first dis
trict.
Senate bill amending the third sec
ton of an act prescribing the time Of
holding courts i'll the thirty-frst dis
trict passed.
A substitute was adopted to house
bill recognizing the fourth judicial
district, and to provide the time of
holding courts therein. This bill causes
the district to be composed of Ange-
lima, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches
and San Augustine, and only leaves
Trinity in the fifth district.
The house bill to define the western
boundary line of San Jacinto county
was amended and passed,
The senate bill regulating elections,
with house amendments, which were
concurred in.
The house bill making app"Opria-
ton to pay the fees due certain officers
in cases of impeachmenta and addresses
passed.
The house bill to aid i'm the recovery
Of state property passed.