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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-01
Lion Hunting on a Steamship.

The Pail Mall Gazette has the follow
ing: "Lion hunting on board a steam
ship is certainly a novelty, yet the pas
sengers and crew OF the Euphrates and
Tigrls Steam Navigation Company's YES
sci City Of London, seem to have had a
most exciting and successful lion hunt
on the 18th of March last From the
account given by correspondent Of the
Times Of India it appears that on the
morning OF that day, when at the juno
ton of the two rivers Euphrates and
Tigris, where the rivers had overfown
the embankments, three full-grown
lions were seen walking along the shore
III the water about a mile ahead of the
steamer. On nearing the beasts one was
shot dead while trying to swim toward
the ship. The launch was manned to
pick up the carcass, and the steamer
pursued the two others, who turned
round to charge the vessel. After
many shots had been fired at them one
was struck dead by the commander, and
the other was shortly afterward dis
patched by a bullet from a Snider.
The steamer then approached the bank,
and the dead lions, or rather ionesses,
for such they proved to be, were taken
on board. About ten minutes later a
large male lion was observed crouching
down on small tract Of ground sur
rounded with water, and waving his
tail, perhaps as a signal of distress.
On being fired at he gave tremendous
roar, and, with his name standing on
end, advanced to charge the ship, when
fresh volley laid him low. He, too,
was carried on board when thoroughly
dead, and his dimensions were as fol-
lows: Length from head to end of tai,
9 feet 6 inches; length of body, feet
7 inches; height, feet 81 inches
weight, 420 pounds. The like of this
incident, it is stated. had never occurred
before in that part of Mesopotam1a.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-01

A LITTLE boy heard his mother tell OF
eighteen head of cattle being burnt the
other night. "Weren't their tails
burnt also % inquired the verdant youth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-01

The Secret of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
GrecaE mould, well-turned neck and beautifully
rounded arms, are doubt very nice things to
have, and ladies who possess these charms have
to be thankful to Mother Nature; yet, after
all, the most captivating Of all womanly charms
is pure, fresh and brilliant complexion This
superlative fascination any lady may secure by
using HAGAN's MAGNOLIA BALM.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-01
ingenuity Of Rats.

A farmers wife in the west Of Scot
land remarked that the cream on the
surface of the milk in her dairy was
often interfered with. At first she sus-
pected that some of her children had
taken the unwarrantable liberty of dip
ping pieces of bread in it; but she
could find nothing to confirm this sus-
picion and by-and-by she noticed
strange little streaks of cream on the
edge of the milk basin, as if string
had been dipped in and drawn out, so
as to leave mark. At last she discov-
by rats, which got upon the edge of the
earthenware basins containing the milk,
and not being able to reach down to it,
a depth of several inches, and not dar-
ing to attempt to go down, as they
could never have climbed up the smooth
surface again, dippedin the tips of their
long tails, drew them up loaded
with the rich cream, and licked them.
An arrangement of the basins, such that
the rats could not get upon the edges of
them, put an end to all further depre-
dations of this kind. There was surely
something more than instinct in this
case in the procedure of the rats.
We have something still to tell re-
garding the ingenuity Of rats. Afamily in
a country house in Hartfordshire had q
fancy OF rearing ducks, but could not
we'll do so on account of rats, which
Systematically got hold of and carried
away the young ducklings, even from
close to their mother. With view to
circumvent the rats, the maternal duck
and her young were housed for the
night under coop, which admitted of
no opening for the furtive intruders
The rats were not easily to be cheated
of their prey. On discovering that the
mother duck and her family were closely
shrouded from intrusion, they devised
a pretty plan of engineering, which was
eminently successful. In the course of
single night they excavated a tunnel,
gong below the outer edge of the coop
to it's interior, and thus very neatly,
without producing any alarm, stole
every dlckling from under the guard
lance Of the mother
Two rats belonging to the same col
ony performed a feat quite as ingen-
ious. Atrap which was baited for their
capture was habitually plundered with
out securing single rat. They had
evidently invented some plan for safely
stealing away the bait, and what the
plan was could only be learned by set
ting watch to the trap. We shall ex-
plain how the theft was effected. The
trap was of kind which is sometimes
employed for catching mice. It was a
box with a sliding door which was sus-
tanned by mechanism connected with
the bait, which beingnibbled the door de-
sends and makes the mouse a prioner.
The rats saw through the devise, and
resorted to the following very simple
but effectual method Of taking away the
bait, which was piece Of toasted
cheese, and yet escape Imprisonment.
One of them placed itself under the
door, so that it might fall on its back,
while the other crept in and successfully
carried off the morsel Of cheese. The
first rat then drew itself from under the
door and joined its companion. This
demonstration of rat intelligence, likethe
preceding incident, is of recent occur
| renee -(Hryobere'e TO7I1,DOI
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-01

Has great MAGNIFYING power; used for detecting
Counterfeit Money, Shoddy in Cloth foreign sub
stances in the Eye in wounds etc. and to exam,
Metals ineness of wood-grain, to decipher writ
ing otherwise ilegible, and for the inspection of
grain minerals, etc. Useful for everybody. Double
Convex Lens, IL inches in diameter Mounted in
leather and carried in the vest pocket Price
90 Cents, two for 81, free by mail. Agents
Wanted. Illustrated Circulars and terms free.
ADDRESS M. L. BYRN, P. O. Box AGO, New York.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-01
Ye Old Mexican Mustang Liniment has

We Old Mexican Mustang Liniment has
produced more of rheumatism, neuralgia,
sprains, scalds, burns, salt rheum sore nipples,
swelling, lameness, chapped hands, poisonous
bites, stings, bruises, &C., &C., men, women and
children; and sprains strains, gals, stiff joints,
inflammation, &C., in beasts, than all other lini-
ments put together. 1t Will do what is promise ed,
or We money refunded. .f-
The Grand Revolution MEDICAL TREAT
1IENT, which commenced in 1850, is still in
progress. Nothing stop it, for it is founded on
the principle, now universally acknowledged, that
physical vigor is the most formidable antagonist
of all human ailments, and experience has shown
that PLANTATION BITTERs is peerless invi gorant,
as we'll as the best possible safeguard against
piGemic diseases.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-01

r OWERRE q TUCKER % Railroad Place. New
IL ark, N. j., will send one K. F. ID Fluting Ma
chine, in., to any address, C. O. D. Price 81.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-01
NEW YORK.

COX PER DAY Commission, or $50 a week
p az salary and expenses. We offer it and will
payit Apply no0. G. WEBER & Co., Marion, o.
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Price IS Cents per Box. Sold by Druggists.
READ "FALSE AND TRUE.n

Send one letter stamp to RAILWAY G CO., No. 50,
Warren Street. New York. Information worth
thousands will be sent you.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-01

Sold by all Druggists end Dealers m Medicis'
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-25
CmvRCu SERVICES TO.pAt.

Services will he held to-day in the dlilrent
churches rs follows:
Methodist Episcopal Church Sonil--Corncr
Commerce and Lamar streets, Rev. Il. w
Thompson, Pastor sunday school nj "a am.
services at To-, am. and 5 pm.
Cumberland PrpSbI terrain Churrll-JeileSon
street. Rev. Miller, Pastor, Sunday School
at 81 am. Services at II am. and pm.
Missionary baptist ChurCh--paticrSon ave-
niue. Rev. Abram Weaver, Pastor, sunday
school at -. am. Services at l0ia am, and
So pm.
Presbyterian thurch--Elm street. Rev A.
=. Smith, pa Pastor. Services every Sab
bath ut To- am. and pm. Weekly prayer
meeting Wednesday ut 5 pm. sabbath
school sabbath morning at 0 O'Clock.
st. Matthews Episcopal thurch-Cornrr La
mar and Elm streets. Rev. - u. Davenport,
Rector, sunday School at 81 am. services
nj lO'4 am. ana q pm;
Catholic Church -iilNan street new build
ing-Rev. Father pcwirr, Pastor, Services
at and l09 am.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-25
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
OPTION or THE DALLAS HERALD
January -, 1874. !
The money market continues steady. We

OFFICE or THE DALLAS HERALD
January a. 1874 !
The money market continues steady We
repeat our quotations;
Buying. Selling.
bul'l.''' uH " III 20
5uNcf."............"......,"l U' d lU9 V ITO
Commercial cXchange-New orleans, buy
ing a to | per cent discount, selling u per
cent premium; New York, buying =, per cent
discount, selling 4 per cent premium; Gal
weston, buying a per cent discount, selling
u per cent premium; ~. Louis, buying y
per cent discount, selling = per cent pre-.
MUM.
saturday is not brilliant cotton day AT
the best of times. To-day the market has
been duh, the offerings being light. Some
good samples brought II cents, but the lower
grades show slight decline.
Freights-Galveston Il %; New Orleans
81 CO. Z shreveport IS 90.
Hides and Leather.
he market continues brisk, with an ex-
cellent demand. Hides are coming In very
freely to-day. Messrs. Schoellllopf 4 Co.
furnish quotations as follows:
Selected l7c;d sailed l6c; green sailed SIC;
deer skins BIC; q or for grubby in all classes.
Harness Leather-oak l0a43c; Hemlock 3a@
ilc; Sklrting i59iGc. Sole I.eather-Oak iIa
i6c Hemlock sS@9Oc.
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TO the Editor of The Dallas Herald.

In reply to your editorial in answer
to the communication of c." ] would
say this, that whereas there may be
"no bug under the chip" yet ii is nee
essary for those who registered "hy
proxy TO appear before the legal reg
istrar (if Captain HARDWOOD Is the man,
and have their names properly regis
tered because the law contempl0tes
that every voter shall appear in per.
son before tho registrar 1t is in evil
dence that over five hundred men are
registered by proxy. The spirit Of the
law cannot apply TO this fact, because
not one-siXteenth of the five hundred
men were personally known 10 the
registrar
1t becomes necessary, therefore, to
show that every voter in the coming
election for city officers is registered
sin person" and not "by proxy"
Would it not he best to save any posi-.
bic contest, 10 have special legislation?
How can you get those who were regis
tered "hy proxy TO appear now and
REGISTER in person?
These views are submitted to get the
opinion Of tie best informed, and IL
put the coming election beyond the
possibility of Il contest, II.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-25
A SENSATIONAL EVENING AT MccAse's
Two Sport. Get on a aipScreamuG Hias'

About halEpnst ten o'clock Friday night,
McCabe, the proprietor of the Comlqne MINI
strels, Informed Marshal Flynn, who was In
the hall ut the time, that II pair of the lancy
were getting above II respectable height In
their spirits In his wine room, and lhNt he
would like them cleaned out Back went
| Flynn with the agility Of n Fannie Ellosler
and the resolution OF n Brutus and pat them
out; but instead of leaving the locality al
| together they came around to the hail. and
stepping up 10 the bar had some words with
| the hnrkoopor, who struck nj one of them and
! then reached down for hI, pistol, NJ was sup
posed, rs the purity he struck attempted TO
draw his pistol, rs was also inferred.
At this mncture Officers Farls and Crabbc
put In an appearance, aud taking hold Of the
latter pulled him ont Of doors, his crony IN
the "Joke" having rctrented up 10 the second
story. After the officers In got him ON the
outside they ordered him to clsGwhcrcll, AID
he slrucli for the faro room over the hall,
There both of them took possession of the
room, driving ont those not disposed 10 Join
| them IN their vilolny, and taking position
at the top Of the stairs proceeded to empty
their pistols down this approach, by way Of
defiance TO tho authorities. The noise OF the
| fray brought at once crowd Of citizens to
the spot among whom was Mayor Long,
sheriff Barl;ey and Deputy Sheriff Peak,
who taking ia the condition of affairs de-
, tailed II posse of citizens TO guard the open
ingS 10 the second story Of the building,
while they started up 10 make the arrest,
! THIS was abandoned ut length, Hs every
movement of these gentlemen TO reach them
in that way was met ny the despcradoes with
pistols cooked ana threat to kill the first
man who put his foot upon the stairs, \
fow shots We're then fired through the win
dows and up the stairs in the hope Of dis
lodging them in that way, but they were too
eflactually baricadcd TO be iRCOuvCunced
by the missiles in that manner, aud rcsolulcly
held on to their dcieuces aud covered the
stair approach with their cooked revOlvey3.
Thus matters stood for several hours, during
which time nearly the whole city had heard
of the melee, and hundreds had gathered in
front of tlc bnilding, curious to see tbs pro-
cress and denouemsut Of AN cxtraord mary
difliculty, AT length after no little parlcylng
and at about . O'Clock the men surrendered
and We're locked up In Jail tn await their
examination, which will take place to-mor-
row before the mayor.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-25

Absolutely safe Perfectly odOress. AL
ways uniform. Illuminating power superior
10 gn3. Burns I'm any lamp without danger
Of exploding or taking hre. Manufactured
expressly to take the place of volatile nnd
dangerous oils. It's safety under every, posi-
Bile test and It's pc .c"t burning qualities nrc
proved by is continued use In over JO,OOO
families.
Millions Of gallons have been sold and nc
accident, directly or indirectly iias ever Or'
Cured from burning, storing on handling IT,.
The immense yearly loss oliic and property
resulting from the use of cheap and danger.
our oils in The United States, Is appalling.
The insurance companies and fire commits.
sionels throughout the country recommend
no Astral M the best safeguard where lamps
mrs used. Send forcircular.
For sale ut retail by the trade generally,
und at wholesale by the proprlctO!S,
ClIAS PRATT 4 CO..
lBdH,CBmW los Fulton street, New York,
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH,

NEW ORLEANS, January 2i-Cotton-De.
mand good, but at lower prices. Sales 5000
bales. Good ordinary to strict good ordinary
l3h@lic; low middling to strict low middllng
aI@lollci middlingto strict middling 1916,
ldl4c; good middilng lTlic. Receipts II Ia
bales: Expotts-COniinent AZ bales. Great
Britain LOS bales. Stock 2s,ll2 bales; unSold
1880 bales.
Gold III. Sight i discount. Sterling
NEW YORK, January 2i.-Cotton-Net re-.
ceipts az bales; gross. 2,5g0 bales. Market
nominal and lower to sell. Sales 33l bales at
Money easy at lS5. Sterling duh. Gold
dull at ilIS@ilsk.
LIVERPOOL, January 2i.-Cotton-Sales of
uplands, nothing below good ordinary de.
leans nothing below good ordinary shipped
| In December, 4lgd
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Old paper, for sale at this 0f,ice.

YESTERDAY was as cold us the looks
Of a man with the chil-blains.
AN invitation of the sheriff appears
In another column. 1t is to attend n tax
'shop.
t5ELM street Is having substantial
toutside put on IL. That Is, they are macada-
Milling II.
THE Saint that yesterday worship
ped, Judging from the heavens, must have
been st. Cloud.
ATTENTION is called to the new time
schedule which goes into effect ON the Texas
Pacific road to-day.
ALI. the pews In our churches are
nee. The sections have no right to receive
quarter for adm ission. -
? 4A As n worker for his. company, Agent
Himmel. Of the Selden Irwin troupe, has the
weight of the Himmnloh mountains.
THIS is Sunday. There are several
thousand individuals In this city who II
they are honest, will admit that they didn't
know II.
COLONEL WATTS, of st. Louis, passed
down 10 Austin yesterday, 10 superintend the
construction OF the walerworks for that city.
What's In that name? Water, of course.
The horse'that was let loose yester-
day by his rider to go home alone, was
caught within the distance of two squares,
by no less than eight of our most considerable
citizens.
COLONEL OSCAR NJ. BROWN had his
y panstachios burned by the iniammatory
fecfihgs OF M irascible bullet, out OF one of
the pistols fred by the lighting gamblers, on
Friday night.
CHARLEY CnRIsry, late ofthe1rans-
Atlantic circus is in this city, and tall as he
ishe isn't the Dallas man whose barber has
to get himself In u second.story window to
dress that customers hair.
THE Missouri, Kansas and Texas and
the Texas Central railroad freight and ticket
Offices are to have an office on Main street,
somewhere between Austin and Lamar.
Convenient, SO help me-Melvllle!
THE many friends of Major John r.
sAnh will be pleased to hear that he Is con-
tvaiescing from the attack of pneumonia.
which has kept him In doors for the past two
weeks Wewish the major speedy reeov.
cry. Such u man cannot be spared from our
81 city al this time.
QUINN, the Corsicana rcstaurateur,
who melted away with about thirty-hve
hundred dollars OF the ''tme" of the Texas
Central railroad boys, us well rs with n large
amount Of goods which he had bought on
long time-he extended the time himself
was caught near Plano on Thursday evening"
by one of the Ranahan brothers of this city,
and made to "squeeze" out that money. He
was then allowed to depart, and being some
thing on size, Quinn looked not unlike barn
{ walking on two poles.
AFTER the termination of the row at
McCabc's on Saturday morning, Deputy
Sheriff Peak encountered Il stupendous cuss
who didn't propose TO clear the sidewalk
with the rest OF the "loOlers on" and to YER
ify his determination to stand alone in his
s glory he pulled out derringer about the
slze of barrel, ana said he thought he could
. mortify Peak most to death with the little
story that thing contained. Peak disagreed
with him by knocking him down, and in
addition TO certain medical treatment which
he Is now undergoing he needs to take few
doses OF show To behavior company.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-25
The Missouri, Kansas nnd Texas Rail
POnd,

This exceedingly popular line north, mn-
ing through n most interesting country
has reduced rs fare materially, M VIII De
seen by It's advertisement In nnolhorconlnn.
Equipped rs this thoroughfNro Is with the
most superb carriages, constructed upon the
safest and most elegant plan, differed by the
most courteous aud experienced force, aud
always making sharp time and unlaillng
connections, the NJ X. n 4. win continue, ~
II has always been, the favorilc route north
and cast.
Sloepcrs win nj once he placed upon the
road which will run from Galveston TO st.
Louis and Chicago without change.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-25
RubIic SchnnI Nniicc

We, the undersigned school Directors of
Dallas county, request the people Of our re-
spectivc precincts 10 designate the desired
boundary lines of school districts SO us 10 re-
serve school houses already built, and also
designate three trustees for each district, and
report 10 the director of each precinct before
the 9th day OF FEBRUARY, 1874.
W. l.. Cabell, Precinct /; James IL. Swim
dells Preclnct2; Elan sharpe, Precinct Q; T.
F. Nash, Precinct I; II. {. Sweet, Precinct 5.
January p, 1874.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-25

u FEW Sthls "So thclV WIS no o'hcr way
known TO obtain the virtues of the leaves of
various plants but by maccratlon In water.
to make, as II is called, an infusion, or by
using alcohol, aud thus making n tinctmc.
In either ease one had to drink an indefinite
amount Of liquor 10 obtain II very small
quantity of the medicinal effects oi lit
plants. How altered is this, however. The
process of extracting all the valuable proper
ties with none of the inert or injurious pRrti-
oles from leaves, roots, bariis etc. has been
brought to such perfection, that every ounce
of extract Is fully equal to an ounce of the
raw material. In no preparation that we
know of isthls high concentration SO admirn-
bly, accomplished rs in William y. Parlicr;'
Compound Fluid Extract Buchu. No heat is
used, therefore all the finer and volatile prin-
ciples are fully preserved, the whole prepared
In vacuo, in the most careful manner, prod
net Of rare excellence isobtaiucd. sold by all
druggists, every where.
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NOTICE.

All delinquent shares I'm the
Dallas Real Estate and Build
Ing Association will be sold to
tIae highest bidder nj public
auction. on Tuesday. the 9Th
day Of February. 1874.
by order Of the Beard of Di-
rectOrs.
L. &. BARRY.
Sec'y and Treas.
2s9dtd I'D. IL. II. AZ u. A..
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NniIn...

Tomorrow, NJ 10 o'clock 4, ~ Mefsr'
Mlcm \ Caldwell win sell NJ the court house
door, IN This city, some very hno billiard
tables These gonllemrn have very dcs'rY'
eddy established an enyiablo reputation ~
first class business men, and have done 10 by
the mlr dealings that chalpctcll1e all their
transactions, They have now on hnnd one
Of the largest stocks Of nno liquors In Nor'l,'
orn Texas, ana persons desiring anything ~
their line would do well 10 give them II cali
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-25

Associate author of the justly celebrated
spencerian system of Pennanship, conducts
the Writing Department of the Common
wealth Commercial College, Maiu Street
Professor Lawrence, Dr.. Wilburn and Il. 4.
Basye manage the Business, Literary and
Telegraphic Departments.
College open day and evening.
The institution Is now prosperous, and 1t is
decided to make it permanent under char
ter. 29Sdlt
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-25
VALUABLE HOTEL PROPERTY
FOR SALE.
The we'll known property known as the
"CrutchGcld House,
ION WORK.

We have the facilities ana the WORKS
men 10 do M good work, and mt ~
los rates, IN cnn be done anywhere
ni,a Ne mean 10 do II. Bring your
fine Job work to THE DAILY HER
AID OFFICE. Corner Of MAIN and
Lamar streets.
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i,'a'.,.
gsOLINMIl

CURIOUS FACE--lt appears tllut Amer,
icun lpmnaliiy, the glory III man ana
pride of nations, adds fresh gruCeN ana
now luulrs 10 her charms every year,
llrr dn2IlIng beauty, her winning lrnluws
her sWeftar smiles, nrG causing poor uSll
improvement? ltisbrlng Whispered around
lhnt tie chuugr Is being effected hy lho use
Of tint grrRl l"nnc wonder, Engllsl Frlnnle
llltt,ig,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-25

'..wsre pleased to meet In our city ycster-
oniyglesteemed friend Col. II. b. Mitchell,
district ence to Austin, from which place
three .davs the pleasure of having some
h.,. a. g faclle pen to present to our
n"'o .nelr ho the events now transpir-
propef Precinct
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that characterized their lrst appearance
They lcavo for Marshal, tomorrow, and We
commend thcn to The citizens Qflhat clly ne
troupe Of splendid talents ana solicit ioF
them heavy houses,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-25

Twelve lots Zone blocl), on inc principal
business street of the town of Hutchins, on
The Central Railroad, In Dallas county, for
sale at low prices Apply 10
JOHN W. SWlNDELLS,
iyl5dtf Herald Ohice.