The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-04
TH1IIEGRAPHEC.
AFTERNOON pispATcHn5
An Ascending Texan Sarrcn~
derS The New Church
Movement.
Castelar, will Attempt q Coup
d'Elal.. Safety Of the
Franklin.
Consolidation Of Coal M0a0pn.
Iies.--The Engineers Strike. "a

New YORK, January 3.-lhe Ethl-
opia hoated unnlurcd
II Is expected that by The close Of the
present month all the arrangements
will have been completed for the con.
solidalion Of the WlIkesbarro, Honey
brook and Lohish Coal companies with
all their tributaries, II the consolida-
ton is effected the new concern will
&c known as the Iehigh and Wilkes.
barre Company, and will begin bust
uess with capital Of ten millions OF
dollars. The stockholders OF the Cen
trail Railroad Of New Jersey will be
largely increased in the new Grgunila-
ton, and it is thought that the COM
pany will not be managed in the COM
binatiOn.
Nothadrut French, prominent
mason Of Nassau, who has been mis-
sing since his arrival in New York six
months ago, the investigation shows
was brutally beaten and robbed within
twcnty-four hours after his ARRIVAL
that he was taken to Bellevue hospital
where he died, and his body being UNI
recognized, was buried.
A man giving the name Of Andrew
d Donnenbr0ker Of Austin, Texas, sur
rendered himself t. the police yestel.
day, stating that he absconded from
that city on the fifteenth of Noven-
Der, with two thousand dollars worth
OF United States bonds, entrusted to
him by firm in Austin.
Regular services at the Reformed
Episcopal church will begin to NOR
row, when Bishop Cummin3 VIII
preach. Bishop Cummins says the
Reformed Episcopal church is founGed
on the principles for which the Low
Churchmen have been conteNdng,
and about the validity Of its orders
there can be no question. 1t would be
premature TO give the names of we'll
known laymen and clcrgymen Of dis
city who may be expected to give in
their adhesion to the new church, bat
there is abundant proof that the spirit
Of considerable portion of the Pro-
testant Episcopal church in New York
is ripe for their departure.
The accession Of the Rev. Dr. God
dGrd, Rector OF one Of the largest and
most important churches on Long
Island, is go,d sign. Numerous Of
fers from clergymen of other denomi-
nations expressing their readiness to
take part in the work have been re-
ceived. Presbyterian, Methodist and
Baptist ministers have expressed Il
desire to take charge Of new organiza-
tons in this movement. From men
of note in other Christian bodies and
there have come suggestions looking
toward probable ana possible union
between the new church and portions
OF such Christian bodies.
A prominent Doctor of Divinity
among the New England Baptists, and
editor of an important religious jour
nal i'll Baltimore, are among those who
have written favorng such step.
One of the foremost Methodist preach
ers in Illinois, President of college
there, has given utterance to q cordial
approval of and unreserved sympathy
with the movement.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 3.-Colo-
mel Owen, of the Owen House, is dead.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 3.-The situation
in railroad circles here is unchanged.
The strikers on the Jacksonville, Mad
ison and indianapolis Railroad still
hold out, and assert that they will not
return to work unless their demands
are complied with. 1t is not probable
mat the engineers on the Nashville
road will strike.
Thomas Cook, aged twenty-eight,
stabbed his wife, aged eighteen, five
times. yesterday, inflicting mortal
wounds. His mother-in-law, Mrs. Rut-
ledge, attempted to interfere, when
Cook stabbed her in the back and then
cut his own throat. Mrs. Rutledge
died in q few minutes, and Cook and
MS wife are in sinking condition,
Inc stabbing was done with a pocket
Knife. Cook is under Indictment for
setting fire to his own house, and IL is
strongly suspected that he set fire to q
house In Which several negroes were
burned TO death, some time ago. He
alleges that his wife has been unfaith-
full.
MADRID, Jan. S.-The beslegers Of
Carthagena have captured by assault
ana burned the outlying fort of Ca
lerno.
LONDON, Jan. IA special to the
morning papers from Madrid intimate
mat CASTELAR, will ATTEMPT coup detdt
II outvoted in the Cortes.
AEY WEST, January 3.-1he United
states steamer Franklin has arrived,
zen days from Boston. She passed
through two cyclones, but remained
uninjured.. All well on board. Cap
tam Wyling, Chief of Staff of the
North Atlantic squadron, y. Marx,
rag Lieutenant and Chief Engineer
harris, of the Dispatch, have been
summoned to Washington to testify in
!ne Investigation in regard to the sink