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CARVED WooD,

CARVED WooD,
Vail Pockets, Brackets, Closets Book
Shelves Stands, Racks, Gard Receivers,
Clock Shelves, etc. in an endless variety OF
patterns suitable to all tastes. Everybody
can find something they need, at
W. II, WATKINS
Book Store.
?. S.--Just received, MARK TwAISs
'Giided Ago" Price, So so.
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A RTrc Ice COMPANY

ARTrc Ice COMPANY
Is now prepared to SUPPLY all demands
for pure lake ice, and will keep constant
snpplyIos hand, which will be sold at reason
able rates at their depot, northwest corner
Of Square, Waco. Il. D. GRAY, Agent
a. r26dtf
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MINISTERS MEErINs.--At the Chapel of the
Methodist Female College, every Monday at
FL a., m. All the ministers Of tho city are
cordially invited to attend.
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WEEKLY.

All Communications, EDIToH EXAMINER.
special notices. Lext " reading matter, 81 SO per
square or less.
Local column, q SO for one to eight lines, soid
and IS c. ts for each additional line.
Reading matter, In local eslumn Is cents per line
W. s1- PAYMENT IN ADVANCE. "a.
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Mr. Thos. 2. Abcel, the hardware merchant,
Is now fully ensconced in the new building at
the corner of Ali street and Austin Avenue,
and a magnificent establishment it is.
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Cotton continues TO arrivein small! quantities
The better prices prevailing for the last few
Gays, is probably the cause.
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The weather yesterday was more SPRING
like, than any we have had for long time.
We hail the approach of summer wilt delight
and sigh-when the weather is cold-"give
us a rest
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Moore Sturgis have "long and short
sweetness" i'll the shape of barrles, half bar
rels aud kegs o. moasses, and full grown
barrels of sugar. They also have some of
that celebrated bright twist chewing tobacco
left 1t is splendid. we've been there.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-04-26

The following named parties keep Conan
che Bitters on hand at manufacturers prict 6
Sears, Druggist, Waco.
J NJ REVERE,
wOmack a Kellet', Druggists, Waco.
Eastland Co., "
" NJ Anderson, Grocer,
Marshall l. Early, "
Motz,
Frsidberg & Leppcl, Liquor Dealers,
Dr.. J L Cornish, Druggist, Fast Wscs!
WE Turner 4 Co.. Grocers, "
King bury 4 Frazier,
ST. Myers,
@. n. Curtis, Waco, Texas.
T. B. OWENS,
Sole Proprietor and Mar ufacturer,
sept2sD&Wu Waco, Texas.
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East Waco Grange held It's regular monthly
meeting yesterday, Thursday at O'Clock
pm. T. o. Harris, Master, presiding.
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Mr. D. F. Renfre, teacher, reports the free
school under his charge, In the Elm District
on Tuhuacans, IS III quite furnishing coudi
ton.
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FOuNDl

rOUND!
On Bridge street, at the dry goods and
clothing establishment of b. Alexander &
Bro, the finest Diagonal Suits, Fancy Cassi
mere Pants, and full line of Gents Furnish.
ing goods, at prices you will gladly pay
Come and see them. apl2D3m
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DR.. NJ. G. MtGragor, of Milan, il on visit
TO his brother, prominent physician of this
city.
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The auctioneer, were happy once moro
aud large sales of stock were effected.
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CURTIS & Brown

CURTIS & Brown
Have on hand large lot of the very
purest Liquors, Imported Scotch Ale and
Porter, Cigars and Tobacco, Stoneware,
all sizes of Jars and Churns, and the best
Texas Flour ever brought to this market.
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DON'T FAIL

DON'T FAIL
To look at the beautiful styles of hats
Just received at
n3D3u |. W. LEVINE 4 Bros.
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DISTURBANCE.

DISTURBANCE.
Those Spring style Hats for ladies and
Gentlemen have created stir on Bridge
street at the store OF Alexander 4 Bro.
April 2D3n:
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HARMLESS AS SUMNER Dew,
Yet in the CHEST degree disinfectaut and
preservative. Sozodont keeps the teeth al
ways healthy and spotless, and the guns
rudy and free from canker.
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IF YOU WANT

IF YOU WANT
The latest style hat, so to Levine d
Bros, who .haye just received their new
stock. m3Dlf
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Information wanted OF DR.. I. NJ. Allen, sur
geon dentist, formerly of this city.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT
My spl; ldii store, now occul id by
Thomas p. Abeel, is Tor rent A splendid
stand for dry goods or groc, ry store. Will
be routed cheap. m?5'm
r. W. LII X.
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A EULL

Stock of elegant Spring and Summer NJ
linery Goods, comprising all that is elegant
style and quality, at E.I'IDECUs
7dlm
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Quite large crowd of people were in town
yesterday.
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Money sArEn.

d. Alexander 6 Gro. most respectfully
invite the attention OF the ladies to their
stock OF Summer Dress Goods, Hats
Parasols, Trunks and Ladies Furnishing
Goods. Please give us call before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
Apr. 12D3m.
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PLANTS FAvoRITE FLOUR.
One hundred barrels direct from St.
LOUIS Mills, just received by
MARSHALL & EARLY.
Third St., corner Franklin,
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STRAYED.
hone brown Indian horse pony, heavy name,
sArked swaow'iork In each ear, and branded on
10 With letter o. Suitable reward will be paid on
u delivery to NE IN waco 49, ,.,r,r
pls5&wH n W. BATTLE
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT.
Store houses, offices, bedrooms, ware
rooms, cellars and comfortable dwelling
houses. mar25dSwsm r. ". LuSK.
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And colored Grenadines and dress goods
Of all kinds at MCNuLLEN & Co.'s.
Aprl7D5t
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Nsstly and expsdi,iously printed, on
Clear new Plea type,
The EaAEIYER Job olice.
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LATEST BY WIRE.

LATEST BY WIRE.
Go and get you bs1 Of those shirts at B.
Alexander Btu, just received. Everybody
says they are cheap.
Aprll2D3m
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LADIES'
Ready Made Suits in great variety at
McMuLLEN Co.'S.
Aprl1D5.
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MACHINERY WARRANTED.
CONGOR - co.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-12-18
WASHINGTON.
New JuCldlcal District for the Indian
MISREPRESENTATION.
Kellogg Asks n Thorough lnyestiga-
tiOn OF Louisiana Affairs.

WASHINGTON, December lin the
house, a bill was introduced establish
ing the judicial district of Oklahoma
In the Indian territory.
Kalakaua will be presented to-mor-
row.
A motion to increase the allowance
to the bureau Of education failed. A
motion to abolish the bureau also
failed. The questions provoked long
debate in the house.
Combinations - Dickerman, jack
sonville, Ala; Green, Bingham, Ala.
Deeren, Demopolis, Ala; Harding,
Sardis, Miss; Heathman, Iuka, Miss;
Stearns, Holly Springs, Miss, and a
vast number of northern postmasters.
Pelham and Rapier visited the presi'
dent to-day about Judge Busteed's sue
cessor.
Paymaster General Alvord fell in the
rotunda of the capitol to-day, anG
broke bis leg.
The following telegram was received
at the executive mansion yesterday
evening, and was this morning, by d.
rection of the president, referred to
| speaker Blame.
NEW ORLEANS, December 10, 1874
To the president
respectfully ask that you will use
your influence to secure the early de-
parture for Louisiana of the select com.
mittee appointed yesterday. | ana con-
tident that an investigation, thorough
and complete, will vindicate the poll
cy of your administration, will strength
ell the republican party, and will place
the state government OF Louisiana In
a more Just light before the country
The presence of committee here al
this juncture will also go far to secure
order, and | hope, contribute in some
degree to bring about solution OF oui
difficulties. w. p. KELLOGG.
In the senate to-day Mr.. Sherman
said he frequently had the question
put to him in regard to the tariff Dill
and he desired now to state that the
conference committee on that bill hat
no power to go beyond the subject
matter in dispute between the two
houses, the first of which was for thu
modification of the tobacco tax, th,
next in regard to the tax on brokers
sales, and the third in regard to thu
tax on hops.
The bill to provide a new govern
ment for the district of Columbia wa!
discussed to-day.
Mr.. Morton offered an amendment
to make the board of commissioner
elective by the qualified electors of tn
district, instead of having them ap
pointed by the president. In a speecl
supporting his amendment, he said III
had no doubt it would be said that thi
bill was intended to get clear of negr'
suffrage.
Messrs. Morrill,, Thurman and Boy
ard argued that congress was veste'
with exclusive control OF the digtric
by the constitution.
The first named senator said 1t va
expedient to pass the bill, and not hov
the history of this district for the pas
three or four years repeated. IL hat
been to expensive for repetition. ~
vote was taken to-day.
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Bishop Cummins I'm Newark.
New York Sun, 7th.l

Association hall, in Newark, was
iammed Yesterday, by admirers of
Bishop Cummins. After the service
more than half the congregation re-
NAMED to confer privately with the
bishop about forming new church in
Newark. He said that those who de-
sired to go into the new movement
might enrol their names. In the
evening the hall was crowded to suf-
location. There was not standing
room. On the stage were seated ten or
twelve ministers of other denomina-
tions, among whom was the Rev. DIR:
Weed, of the Methodist Episcopal
church, who is in his one hundredth
year. Behind the ministers were Ia
dies, who completely filled the stage.
All the aisles were jammed, and the
gallery was literally packed.
Among the Episcopalians were DR..
Stoctom, George p. Mills, of Trinity;
James ID. Orion, one of the vestrymen
of the same church; counsellor Penn
ington and Mr.. James Banister. Al
the conclusion of the service Bishor
.Cummins announced that services
would hereafter be held every Sunday
by the reformed church. Old Trinity
has virtually split. The wealthiest O
her congregation are ready to join the
bishops new church. Mrs. Denman
the wealthiest member Of Trinity, tolt
the bishop that she would give 5000
cash and two city lots toward the cree
ton of new church edifice. Messrs
Banister, Pennington and Miller hav'
signified their willingness to subscribe
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BY TELEGRAPH
MIDNIGHT DIspATonns
NEW ORLEANS.
Trial VI Campbell for Tamperlng with
Election Returns.
The Trouble In the High school-All
the ColOred Children Leave,

NEw ORLEANS, December l7,-fhe
returning board have been trying late
Chief Clerk Campbell, charged with
tamperlng with returns and testimony,
but they could not prove IL, When
the LafOnrohe returns were being can
yassed some important testimony, filed
by the conservatives. was found miAa'
Ing,
Mr., Whitaker requested that the con-
sentative committee be allowed 10 in
speot all the papers bearing on par
iahea coming before the board, under
protest, previous ~ considering them,
In order that they might see that all
the testimony was present.
Governor Wells objected, saying II
would detain the board too long,
Mr., Whitaker then presented evil
dence proving that the signatures on
the Sabine parish returns were forger'
les,
The board has agreed upon the re-
turns from twenty-three parishes, be-
sides the first and second congressional
districts, and Will promulgate them.
These give the house IN thlrty.three
radicals 10 thirty-llve conservatives.
The students OF the central boys
high school to-day appeared NJ the
lower girls high school 10 compel the
removal therefrom Of number Of col
ored pupils.
A committee Of Ave entered the
school room aud stated the purpose of
their visit threatening 10 use force II
necessary.
The colored girls present, promptly
and quietly left the building, and the
boys returned to their own school, II
Is believed that the school board will
establish an additional high school for
colored children, thus alleviatIng fur
ther trouble.
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MARKETS by TELEGRAPH,
aAIyEsTON,


GALVESTON, December l7.-Gold
easier at lll@lll!, buying and selling;
silver decidedly lower nj lO0@lO9i
buying aud selling.
Hides higher Dry flint, selected,
islc; dry M they run, l7@l7!c; wet
sailed selected, 0lc; butchers green,
7sC9sci dry sailed sold ~ dry flint, with
allowance for salt aud glue stock, 90.
CottOn-Qulet aud steady. Ordi.
nary lilo; good ordinary l2l@l8tc;
mlddllng 1910; good middling iabc,
Sales ! al bales receipts 4, o25 bales
stock sO,625 bales,
NEW YORK.
NEW York, December l7--Noon,--
Gold opened AT ll.,
Cotton dull sales 90S bales; uplands
libc; Orleans lac.
Futures opened quiet January 1871
(0l3 23-32c; February iii@l4 lb-lGc
March l4A; April 10 l-l6c,
Money 81; gold lls; exchange, long,
81 S5l; short ~ GOT,
Evenlng-Cotton quiet sales LIE
bales at l4b@li!c; net receipts l,o25
gross ! 1925.
Futures closed firm; sales 1900 bales
December 10 1872; January 10 3l.82@
IA; February l4a March l4a; April l5s
May Is 7-l6@l5 l6.S2; June l5i; July
IL l-lG; August 10 3.lJ@lGl.
Money firm; 3 to 80; sterling 81; gold
dull lls@ll!.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, December l7,--Cot-
ton-Demand good. Sales, 7,90|
bales. Good ordinary, TO strict gooC
ordinary, l8@l3bc; low middling (,
strict low mjddling, l3!@l3sc; middlinl
to strict midGling, l35@l4sc; goot
middling to middling fair, l4!@l6ec
Receipts, 8,749 bales; stock, 2O0,7 10
bales; unsold yesterday, $4,000 bales
on shipboard, $4,000 bales; exports u
continent, 4,07O bales; Great Britain
1880 bales,
Gold, llls. Sight, | discount Sterl
ing So 3S.
Flour dull; low grades scarce; XXX
IS 1905 rs; choice, SO 80. Some In
quiry for Cuba, but ut lower prices
which holders refuse. Corn quiet u
9Sc; choice, 81. Oats scarce aud flrme
at 7Sc Bran held at 81 30. Hay dull
prime, 500. Pork dull at $50 30. DR..
salt meats dull aud dropping, and /
lower. Hams quiet; old, 12I; new, l59@
l6c. Lard dull; fierce, l4sc; keg, l56
l5ic. Sugar, In fair demand, but receipt
sold 4; inferior, 4!@5ic; common, $40
&c; fair to fully fair,8s@7c; prime =
strictly prime, Nose; choice, SIC. Mo
lasses firmer and in good demand
centrifugal, ---@35c; fair, 46@5O; prim
to choice, 5l@5Sc. Coffee quiet; fair t
prime, l7a@l9c. Corn meal firmer a
s. 90. Whisky frmer; choice western
rectifed, 81 03@l O5.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, December II, noon.-
Cotton quiet, steady; uplands 7t@7st
Orleans 7Sd. Sales $1,000 bales, includ
ing 1900 for speculation and expor,
Cotton to arrive easier. Sales o.
basis of middling uplands, nothin
below good ordinary, shipped Januar.
and February, 75-l6d; do notbelow 10y
middling, shipped January, 7Sd.
$3.50 p. M.--Cotton - Sales on basi
middling uplands, nothing below lo'
middling, deliverable February, an
March, 7td; sales on basis mlddlin
Orleans nothing below low middlin
shipped January and February 7ad.
LONDON.
LONDON, December l7.--Street rate
per cent.
PARIS,
PARIS, December l7.--Rentes, Gil f go
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RATES OF ADVERTISING
DAILY.

Fsve knes-Fgfy cents for first i'aser-
ton, and Twenty-Five cents for each sub
sequent daily Insertion Thirty words
make fue lines.
Per square Of ten lines, One doNdr
for the first Insertion, and ffty cents for
each subsequent insertion. FtOe tines
One month, SIS; tho months, s.;
three months, $40.
One square, of ten Hnes-Oae month,
IS, t,uo months, So; three months, Sl5
Notices under head Of City Business
First Insertion, Is cents per line; each
subsequent insertion ten cents per Inc
for ponparea type, leaded. II MJuN
face type, the space occupied chG9eo
Tor 1t the dboue rate.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
Arrival and Departure Of Trains NJ
Dallas.
HOUSTON AND TEXAS oENTRAL
THE MAILS.
Arrival aud Departure OF Malls al Dallas Posl.
once.
AAssAaHu Mail

Arrival aud Departure OF Malls At Dallas Post
once.
Northern Mail,
via NJ, X. and 4, II, H., comprising western,
,oTthern and eastern states, New York and
H. Louis mails, arrives daily NJ Uilb mi de-
parts daily NJ $40 am,
southern mail.
New Orleans and southern Louisiana, Gal.
weston, Houston, Austin, Waco, and all other
points In southern Texas, arrives daily NJ bilV
nj departs daily ~ o'lb a M
Eastern Mail,
Via 7, and r, R.R,, comprising southern and
middle states, I.ouisville, Chattanooga, Mem'
phlS Little Rock, and shreveport, and all
eastern Texas, arrives daily az IL mi de-
parts daily at4 pm,
western Mail,
From Fort Worth, Cleburne, oranbury,
Weatherford, Decatur, Palo Pinto, JaeksDoro
and western posts, arrives daily NJ 800 p M
departs daily NJ II "a IN.
Cedar Hill Mail.
Cedar Hill, Mansfield, Alynrado and Cross
Timbers, arrives ~ p IN wednesday ana
Saturday; departs Monday ana Thursday al
Tam.
scyene, Haught's Store and Union Hill
arrives tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
alta M; departs NJ p m alternate days
Denton Mall.
Denton, Bolivar. llizabethtown, Boyds
MILD. Louisville and Trinity Mills, arrives
al p m Monday, Wednesday and Saturday;
departs at a IN alternate days.
Lisbon Mail.
Red Oak and Lisbon arrives at a p m Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday; departs altern-
ate days at 7 m.
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rmp,oyment tor starving Poor.

PHILADELPHIA, December l7.-An
anonymous communication was re
ceived to-day by Mayor Stokeley,
threatening violence ii employment
was not supplied for the starving poor,
and complaining that Italians were
working on Centennial building ex'
Guiding actual citizens. 1t was signed
"Secret Six.n
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Tweed.

NEW YORK, December l7.-Specie
shipments to-day were over million
dollars. The stock exchange will be
open on Saturday, when 1t will be
closed until after the holidays.
Tweed was out again to-day upon
habeas corpus. The Ease was adjourned
till Tuesday. Tweed was recommitted
10 prison.
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THE DALLAS HERALD
rs the only paper in northern
Texas that receives the full
Press dispatches.
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WEEKLY.

Per square Of ten lines,--$l 50 to,
first insertion, and one dollar for each
subsequent insertion. One month, 81;
tDo months, ST; three months, $40; S'1
moths, SIG; t,oelue months, $25. :,
Notice under head Of 'Efty Business
Fifteen cents per line each insertion.
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PREPAID POSTAGE.

On and after Janra,y l, 1875, the
postage on all newspapers sent ont q
The county in t0hich Me paper Is pub
iished, ,oiA be prepaid BY the publisher
or at the posto6ice ,Uhere the paper Is
matted. We shall from that date re-
q,iire payment of all subscriptions Ia
the Herald, both daily and aOeeklH d,
advance No paper 'oM DC continued
after the time for ,ohich ii is paid. As
,0e propose to prepay the postage ana TO
make no Advance IN or terms, this rue
Is necessary. The Herald will be fur
nished, prepaid, at the following rates :
The. Daily Herald.
One year, in Advance. $40 90
Sir months, in acknowledgements. D 90
One month, in dduance..".."". Il 90
The weekly Herald.
One year, in adUance .............&" 30
Si1 months, in acknowledgements. 1 30
Postage, in aN cases, prepaid By as
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RATAgpRR, December 1.-THE storm
IN the bay Of lilsoay continues, Many
boats aud seventy persons are missing,
There has been no foreign mail for
eight days.
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Miss CUsHMAN Is still going on with
her "farewells.n She feels like Juliet,
that saying .Good-byen Is such sweet
sorrow that she could say goodbye un-
til tomorrow and when Tomorrow
Gomez shs feeis just the same.
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HAnIusnuRa, December l7,--An ex.
pl0dlng water main, to-day, killed the
engineer Of the water works aud ono
labOrer.
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saa,sass Of m.,,.ss...

LONDON, December 1.-THE Grew OF
the brig hroeklesby, NJ LiyarpOol, from
Galveston, have been sentenced W ims
prlsnnment for terms ranging nom siH
10 eight weeks, for mntiny,
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henlenes aana,nlea.

RALHIGn, \, g., December IDA.
yid Martin, colored, sentenced b. be-
hung to-day nj Wilmington, had his
sentence commuted 10 imprisonment
for life,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-18
The Long Railroad Case.

Four days of our Circuit Court, last
week, were taken up in the trial of case
of damages against the Northwestern r, r.
Co. On the Goth of last July man named
Gilbert II. Dimmick was killed by rail
road train near Morrison His brother
and administrator Fayette I. Dimmick,
employed Judge G. j. johnson of this city
to bring suit against the r, r. Co., fol-
S., 000-the highest amount now permit
ted by law, in cases of this kind Tn,
case was brought to this county on chang,
of venue from Whiteside. Judge Letting
well, Of Lyons. Iowa, was associated witt
Judge johnson in the prosecution of tn
case. The r. r. Co., was represented b,
M. 5. Henry, of Sterling, and VIM. Barge
of Dixon. The argument of MIR. Barg
occupied over six hours-a portion of Fri
day and Saturday, and was as able a de
fence as could be made. Judge Letting
well, for the plaintiff, made very abb
and brilliant effort, and the jury, abou
midnight, agreed and sealed up their ver
dict This Monday morning it was open
ed in court-$3,5OO for the plaintiff.
is not expected that this will be the end q
1.-THE case. -