The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-10-24

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The lower house stands os follows /
Democrats lifty.onc; republicans forlyi /
independent nile.
LITER.
Official returns change the result In
the first, eighth aud ninth DISTRICTS
In the first u. G. Fuller, democrat, Is
elected by 400 majority. In the eighth
Morton G. Hunter, republican il re-
elected by 1913 majority. In the hlhIh
+. j. Cason, republican, has 3Ol ma
jority. In the seventh indianapolis
DISTRICT Frank Landers, democrat,
has a majority of 5Gl. The delegation
will stand eight democrats, gain OF
five members.
Ihe oinclal vote in twenty-five
counties gives the democrats net
gain Oh the state ticket us compared
with the vote for governor in 1877 OF
475S. The majority in the state Will
reach $1,000.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, October l6.-At
democratic headquarters, up to eleven
p. NJ, official and unofficial returns
have been read from seventy-eight
counties, which show Il net democratic
gain over last year of 1902. This leaves
ten counties yet to hear from. Grant
ing that these counties have given the
same majortes as last year, the demo-
cratic majority in the state VIII be
about $4,000. 1t is thought, however,
that the official returns will swell the
majority to 10000.
WHEELING, w. ", October l6.--Re-
turns indicate the election of Wilson,
democrat, in the first district by one
hundred majority.
WASHINGTON, October 16.--The
democrats claim the third Iowa dis
trict by nineteen majority.
LONDON, October 16.--A special says
reliable information respecting the
compensation paid England by Spain
shows it amounts to seventy-1lVe
thousand dollars. OF this forty thous-
and dollars was paid as satisfaction for
British sufferers in the Nirginus butch
cry. The remaining thirty-tivc went
to cover other outstanding claims
against Spain. The present govern
ment of Spain was not recognized by
England until the right of all claims
had been admitted.
Captain Synod's wife and daughter
were drowned by collision with the
American ship Kingsbridge, in the
English channel.
The annexation of the Fiji islands
to the British empire is formally an
nounced.
PARIS, October 16.---The report that
Thiers has been captured by Italian
brigands is discredited.
GALVESTON, October 16.--lt is m
mored that parties from Kansas city,
now visiting Galveston, have offered
to contract for building the Gulf, Col
orado and Santa Fee railroad.
Active measures are being taken to
extend the Trunly pavement, which
is being laid from Twenty-fifth to
Thirty-second street, seven blocks.
When completed, Market street will
be well paved from Eighteenth to
Thirty-second street, nearly to the
depot.
The new Peoples line of city rail-
road is being rapidly extended. 1t is
expected they will have their cars run.
ming by the first of November.
A telegram was received to-day by
Friedrich d Erkart announcing the ar
rival at New Orleans of the North Ger
man Lloyds steamer Frankfort. She
brings one hundred and thirty-five
adult passengers and fifty-nine chill
dren for Galveston and four adults and
four children for Indianoia. These
passengers are expected in day or
two.
MARSHALL, Texas, October 16.--A
car containing twenty-five bales of cot.
ton was burned here to-day.
DIR. Turner's dwelling, at Jefferson,
was burned last evening loss $4,000.
The deputy sheriff of Hunt county
was killed by horse thief in Cass
county, yesterday.
Colonel ID. b. Culberson spoke here
tonight. There was a large attend
ance, including many ladies. His
views were orthodox. He favors the
endorsement by the general govern
mcnt Of the Texas and Pacific railroad
bonds. He thinks radicals have elect
ed their last president, and gives Texas
only few years to be second in power
and influence in the government only
to New York.
DYER, Tenn, October 16.--Five
companies of the thirteenth infantry
from the district of the Platte, are de-
tanned here by an accident, in which
five cars were smashed and two SOL
diers killed.
General Emory's forces will be dis
tributod throughout Tennessee and
Louisiana.
All parts of the state quiet.
SPRrNGFIELD, October l6.--Mrs, Lin
coin is too i'll to attend the unwilling
ceremonies,
OTTAWA, October TO- Albert Pike
attends the priory of the knights
Tempiar in session here. A commu-
nication was received from the knights
of New Orleans, inviting the Canadian
knights 10 attend the grand priory at
New Orleans in December next. A let
ter from the prince of Wales was read,
and also from the duke of Leicester,
grand prior of Ireland.
New York, October Ie.--Conkling