The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-02
TE.LEG.RIAPHIC.
Opposing an Extension The
Temperance Question.
The Erie Railroad War Ended.
Memphis Draws1he, Capital
Prize In the Louisville
uoroI Lottery ol,Uo,
To the EaItor Of Inc pallas Ilelnid

To the Editor ofthe Dallas IiciaidI. ''s
GALVESTON, April 1.-The News'
special from Austin says the following
petitions aud memorials were present
ed In the house aud roferred
BY speaker Bryan; A petition Of
the citizens Of Harrison county against
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
BY Mr.. Reeves: A memorial from
the citizens of Sherman against the
extension of time to the Texas aud
Pacific and Transcontnental railroads.
Mr.. Roseuborough reported IN favor
of the repairs Of the land Office. Re-
port adopted. ,tk3 .t,f. s5
A communication from the governor
stated that he had, in accordance with
ayote Of both houses, addresseda note
to Judge Morey of the twenty-second
judicial district, notifying him of the
action of the Legislature, and declaring
the Office vacant. y. hs. . ..,.I
The judiciary committee made favor
able reports on numerous bills the on
~ one on which an adverse report was
made was an act amending article
seven hundred and .eighty-four-of the
penal code, which was adopted, and
the bill was lost; after which the land
lord tenantrbill was discussed to ad-
journment.
The governor nominated John 7.
White, of Seguin, as judge Of the
twenty-second ju iicial district, vice
Morey, removed, which the senate
confirmed.
In the senate the following petitions
and memorials were introduced.
by Mr. Shepherd: A memorial Of
the citizens of Washington county,
asking the removal of distractions to
navigation III the Brazos river. vi LII,
by Mr.. Bradshaw: A memorial of
the citizens Of Ellis county, and from
the state temperance society, asking
the enactment of the Ohio liquor law.
BY Mr.. Ball; An act to further regu-
late assignment of causess In the
supreme courts. --.t.
BY Mr.. Ellis: An act repeating an
act regulating proceedings in district
courts, and an act to incorporate the
Lavacca tap railroad company. H.. '.,a
New York, April IA dispatch
from Susquehamah says that after the
men had been paid yesterday, thirteen
hundred ofthem paraded 0the streets,
headed by band. A meeting was
subsequently'held, at which twas re-
solved, that if the company wished to
employ them, it must be in body.
Vice president Clarke addressed them,
and said that the company was willing
to employ some of them, if they were
willing to abide BY therules. This was
received with apparent indifference.
The soldiers are anxiously awaiting
orders to go home, and the men of the
first regiment, who are mostly leading
business men of Philadelphia, are :
pecially anxiqus to get away, as their
business needs their attention.
MEMPHIS, April 1.-Two young men
of this city hold tenth, and a club of
forty hold 6 fifth of the ticket which
drew thecapitalprize inthe Louisville
lottery n,. -, c,ss,s5
BosroN, April IA large number Of
leading merchants have signed call
for an anti-inflation meeting on Satur-
day evening next at Farnenl hall +,
BURLINGTON, iowa, April 1.-The
court house was burned last nightwith
all of the records. gvt- =. q
New YORK, April 1.-The coroner's
jury brought in verdict of criminal
carelessness against John Mcclellan,
telegraph signal operator, by which u
collision was caused at Point ofRocks
on the Pennsylvania railroad on Sat
urday, wherebytwo men were killed.
Mcclellan has been committed to await
trial. ~, t1,@ooH tns tsnli"J i'77a'