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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-28
Tsenate Bill No. 6l.l p
An Act 60 Provide for the Public Print
ing by Contract.

Section ]. Be ii enacted by the Legislature
rotary of state and attorney general be and
are hereby constituted a board TO contract
with any suitable person or persons, or firms.
to print the laws and journals Of each house.
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500 REWARDS!

STOLEN on the sth of February last, from
nv farm, 1--WE miles north Of Dallas, two
mules. viz: One bay mare mule, branded y
ID on right shoulder. and one brown or
T,onse-colored mare mule, branded r ID on
left shoulder. The above rev ard will be pale
w SO FRANK DANIEL,
ZyH Five miles north of Dallas.
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VALUABLE HOTEL PROpLRTY
FOR SALE.
1'ho well known propcrly:Rnown rs Tie
"CrutchGcld House,"

"a the city Of Dallas, Is offered ut private
sale. For terms, inquire of
GEO. W. BAYLOR, or
JAS. o. CRUTCHFiELD.
Dallas. Nov. %. 1873. 2iJdtf
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Administrators Sale Of Real ESTATE.

BY virtue of an order of the honorable dis
trict court of Dallas county, Texas, mads on
the 18th of February, lsIi, 1 Will oftef loT
Nav next, 10 the highest bidder, at the court
house door in the city of Dallas, on a credit
OF six months, two hundred acres OF land, IN
lots of 40 acres each, out OF the southeast cor
ner of a 8IO acres survey belonging to the
estate OF Robson Ross, deceased. Said land
being in the south part Of Dallas county,
Texas, and being sold 10 pay the debts OF said
estate GEORGE G. PARKS.
Administrator.
pallos Texas March l6 1874 28w3w
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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

Hereafter all bills for nd vertisements
n this paper will be collected monthly,
unless otherwise specified I'm contracts.
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PREPARED B 7

yr,HF HERALDrs faclnIles for executing
Il ALL KINDS OF PRINTING are unsur.
passed In Northern Texas.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-28

CUBA.

HAVANA, December 2G.-The Diario OF
to day says Seniors Aldsma and Aguilera
have purchased two steamers for the pur.
pose OF bringing tilibuStering expeditions
to Cuba. Gen. Jordan is to return to the
Island accompanied by Aguilers, and the
former will assume chief command Of the
insurgents. The DiariO further states
that Aldama and his companions intend
TO reestablish Cuban JuntaIn New York
with the object Of regainiug the influence
and power formerly held by that body,
and creating situation in Cuba similar
to that existing in 1869, by the counts,
sion Of all possible deprGdations by the
insurgents. 1t says that Captain General
Concha knows more OF the plans OF the
insurgents than what It now publishes. 1t
gives publicity 10 the foregoing because
Conchs dislikes mysteries. Concha is
resolved, as on former occasions, 10 com.
bs; the enirni's ,Terywhere, A letter
to the NidTlo g that strong efforts
are being MAJ lsaington 10 obtain
recognition Jams as belligenents.
The letter coup. le names of Aldama
and Collector Casey with these efforts,
and says the object Is to throw on the
market the Cuban bonds ED in Wash
ingtOn.
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The New Finance Bill.

The New York World Of Saturday CON
talns an analysis Of the new Senate bill
that is not calculated to help It's passage
through the lower house Of Congress. II
first shows that we have now outstanding
$685., 5000 Of greenbacks and 54,OOO,.
900 of National Bank notes. For these
the Senate bill proposes TO substitute
$S0OOOO,0O0 Of greenbacks and $456, 6,OOO,'
900 of National Bank notes. In other
words theJ World maintains that the bill
initiates the currency. The modus oper.
Rndi Of doing so is this: First: 1t pro-
poses Free Banking. For every $lOO Of
new bank bills issued there is to be retir-
ed $50 Of greenbacks, until the latter are
reduced to $SOOOOO,OOO. There will then
be more paper out than ever, the differ
ence being more National Bank notes and
fewer greenbacks. In other words, there
will be a substitution Of $102, 100000 Of
these notes for $SS,OOO,OOO of greenbacks,
Now what::comes OF the SO million Of
greenbacks retiredP Are they to be can
celledH The bill does not say soG AS
the World says, there; is possibility Of
their reissue. The Washington cores
pondent OF the NeU York Times said
several days ago that this feature of the
bill was feared by some parties who had
not forgotten the reissue Of last year.
In regard to the imitation feature Of the
bill,polnted out blythe World, this cores
pondent says that the friends OF the bill
say that 1t Is q mistake to suppose that 1t
will be In any degree measure OF intiA-
tion. They say that the extra 20 per
cent OF bank notes issued will be more
than used up by the 8 per cent which,
under the present law, has to be kept In
the Treasury for redemption purposes,
and the reserve that 1t Is always necessa-
ry to keep besides. They contend that
the experience Of last year has been that
there Ia no immediate danger OF tho
multiplication Of banks in this country
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Horrible Murder a, Eric, pa.

ERIE, December GA horrible and
atrocious murder was perpretrated in
this city about Z O'Clock last night. Cath.
arne Harmon, widow, was found dead
in gutter at 0 o'clock just outside a
low groggery called the Franklin House.
The inquest has not concluded, but there
is no doubt that the woman was mur.
dered during or after an attempt at rape
by John Hanley, proprietor of the house,
a man 60 years old. The woman was
addicted to drink and was probably in.
toxicated at the time of the murder.
Hanly has peaceful reputation, but is a
notorious prOtligate. He is in custody
with the members Of his family. His
clothing and underwear arc found to be
stained with fresh blood, and the floor OF
the bar-rOom Of the hotel likewise exhib-
its plain traces ol blood. Mrs. lannon's
body was mutilated in frightlul manner
and bore evidence Of stranguIation. He
has family Of highly respected children,
and the murder has aroused Intense cx-
citement,
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FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, December 2S-5A. MA tel
egram has been received from Madeira
stating that three OF the crew Of the emf,
grant ship Caspatrick, from London ioI
New York, had arrived at III. Helena and
reported that the Csspatrick had burned
at sea. The report lacks confirmation
but It is feared that the crew and psssen-
gers Of the Caspatrick, numbering five
hundred souls, have all perlshed with the
exception ol the three reported US having
arrived at vt. Helena.
LONDON, December 2S, $50 A. MA
second telegram from Madeira states that
the Caspatrick was burned on November
9TH, In lat. 81 north, long. 10 west. 1t is
now estimated that 405 lives were lost by
the disaster.
LONDON, December 2S, $50 A. NJ
The Times Berlin correspondent says the
question is being discussed at Berlin
whether 1t is possible TO punish the Carl
lsts lor the outrage Of the seizure of the
German ship Gustav. Advices from San
Sebastian are to the effect that the Gustav
Is deeply imbedded in mud, and that the
CarllstS are busily engaged In unloading
her: The captain OF the Gustav was
slightly wounded by the Carlists.
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The Sewing Machine Bu,luesy.

There 10 an effort making now to in
duce Congress to renew what is knowr
asthe Wilson patent for feeding sewing
machines. Upon the success Of the efEort
now making will depend to a large ex-
tent the price ol sewing machines for
some time to come. The Wilson patent
Is used In common by the Singer, the
Wheeler d Wilson, the Grover & Baker
and the Howe Companies. By controll-
Ing this patent they can control the price
OIL The machines. That Is they can and
do obtain by this patent about three
hundred per cent profit on each ma.
chine they sell. 1t appears that the aver.
ago cost oI sewing machine is not really
over $l2. In TACT Ito be speclfc) the
sworn statement OF Mr.. SINGER in 1871
put 1t at $ll.s3. The average selling
price for these twelve dollar machines Is
fifty flee dollars, while, as matter Of
course, many are sold far above that price.
1t is to be hoped that Congress will
not extend the patent. Too long already
the public have been compelled to pay
this enormous bounty. The original
patent was granted 25 years ago, and
eight years since it was renewed for seven
years. Is this not enough Of a good
thing! According 10 their sworn state
ments three Of these compnies in 1872
sold 445.776 machines. The reader can
easily figure up the magnitude Of their
profits. They were well on TO twenty
millions Of dollars for that one year. In
order that three companies might amass
this immense profit, the people Of the
United States were compelled TO pay
about three times as much for q Sewing
Machine as they should have paid. And
it is not the rich who have paid this enor.
nous bonus, but thousands who were
lily able indeed 10 spare the money. The
question is now, as to how much longer
an article of such common use shall be
taxed thus enormously and unnecessarily.
Ought not Congress hesitate long before
it reuews, Internationally at least, the
Wilson patent2
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LOUISIANA.
A LETTER FROM M'ENERY.
Rioting in New Orleans
Two Negroes Killed and TWt
Soldiers Wounded.
Fight Between the Editor OF the
BuIleun and EX.GOv. WaTmoIh.

Fight Between the Editor OF the
BulleIIn and EX.GOv. WaTmOIh.
NRw York, December 2G.--The iol-
lowing dispatch from Governor McEntry
ls published here this morning.:
NEw ORLEANS, December 2j The
wrong just perpetrated by the Returning
Board against the people of Louisiana,
and which vitality threatens the safety
and integrity OF Republican institutions
in the United States, is u more crOwniug
lniamy than the action OF the Lynch
Returning Board, and surpasses even the
midnight order OF Durell, and would not
be submitted to by any free people. Re-
siStance to the National authority, repre-
sented here by a large portion OF the army
and naval fleet, sustaining usurpatiOn
and sitting the voice Of the people, has
never been meditated.
[Signedl JNo. McENERY.
NEW ORLEANS, December GA row
occurred yesterday evening on the corner
OF First and Locust streets, between the
negroes and whites. Two negroes were
killed.
There was a row between the soldiers
and the citizens on the corner Of Canal
and Basin streets, and two soldiers were
severely wounded.
A fight between Dan. G. Bycrly, man.
sger OF the Bulletin, and ex Governor
Warmoth, occurred on Canal street. By
erly knocked Warmoth down with q
stick, and jumped on him. WSrmoth
drew his knife and stabbed Byerly sew.
eral times in the abdomen. The wounds
are dangerous. Warmoth was arrested.
RRPoRT THAT GENERAL SHERIDAN HAS
BEEN ORDERED TO NEW ORLEAEs.
NRw ORLEANS, December 27.-A spe
cial TO the Times from Washington Of the
26lh says: General Sheridan has been
ordered to proceed Immediately TO New
Orleans and take command, and remain
there till the arrival Of General Terry.
This order was made TO day alter meet,
ing ol tho Cabinet called especially on
Louisiana and Mississippi affairs.
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Murdered and Cremated.

COLUMBUS, December 90 Jacob Neis.
wander, living 10 miles north OF Colum-
bus, Is supposed to have been murdered
and cremated. He left home nearly
three weeks ago and was invisible until
Saturday last, when ho was seen going
towards his home with satchel. lie
again disappeared and this week his
family deserted the premises. The neigh.
bors made an investigation in the house
and found his bones in a large heap OF
ashes in fire place. Two sons Of the
misslng man have been arrested. They
are boys IA and 19 years old. There
has been contentious in the family, and
one OF the boys confessed 10 having
wounded his father with butcher knife
almost month ago.
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Ihe river was falling slowly last even
Ing, with 9 feet 0 inches oil water in The
channel.
The skilliDger, Cincinnati to Pitts
burgh, passed up on Saturday morning
The Hudson departed for Cincinnati on
Saturday afternoon.
The Express departed for Parkersburp
on Friday, and the Courier on Saturday,
The Juniata, en- route for Pittsburph,
passed up Saturday night.
The Granite State, for Portsmouth,
passed down Friday night.
The Carrie Brooks arrived from Z.nes.
vile yesterday morning, and departed
for Pittsburgh.
Inc Express arrived from Petersburg
yesterday, and went on the docks to have
a stem band put on. She will return
this morning.
The towboats Barnard, Hope and Al.
bion have laid up ior want Of business.
The Ed. Hobbs Is taking eleven hun
uFeu tohs' anu the Nail City eight hun.
dred tons of Iron Mountain ore.
AS the Wheeling packet Andes was
coming into port yesterday afternoon, her
wheel became entangled in a stern line
OF the Thompson Dean attached 10 an
anchor in the river. The anchor was
drawn up and turned over the wheel,
striking and breaking in the bnlkhead In
the revolution; also breaking two cams
on one side and one on the other. and
completely disabling the boat. She float.
ed down to the foot OF Central ayenue.
when the Wildwood came TO her assist.
ance. The accident will not prevent the
Andes leaving for Wheeling promptly at
the usual time,-CineinRati Commercial.
EBy TeleRaph.l
PTNRuReH, December 97.-Rlyer 4
feet 9 Hnches in channel and failing,
Weather cloudy and warm.
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WASHINGTON.
THR DARlEN SURVEYING RxpRp1r1o,


WASHINGTON, DC, December CO.
Lieutenant Frederick Collins, command.
ing the United States Darien surveying
expedition, leaves Washington to morrow
morning for New York TO muster his
forces and equip them Tor the expedition.
He will sail In the first Pacific Mail
steamer, In January, for Aspinwall, and
thence proceed Ia the Unlted States
steamer Cansndaigua to Arsto.
LRFr FOR THEIR DESTINATIONS.
The committees on Vicksburg and Al
ALBANIA affairs lett for their destinations
this forenoon. That on New Orleans af.
fairs will leave tomorrow morning.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The internal'revenue receipts 10 date for
December are $7GS4 100. 1t Is estimated
that they will be nine million dollars Tor
theCentiro month, being more than one
million dollars over the corresponding
month ol last year. The receipts for six
months, ending December 3lst, will be
over titty.three million dollars.
DsCHARGE OF EMPLOYEES.
Four hundred men and women were
yesterday discharged from the engraving
and printing bureau ol the Treasury De.
partment in consequence OF a large part
OF the work of the bureau having been
transferred to New York
SUICIDE.
Rev. j. N. Coombs, Tor the past twelve
years pastor OF the Western Presbyterian
Church Of this city, and formerly mem.
Der of the Baltimore Methodist Episcopal
Conference, committed suicide this morn.
ing by cutting his throat with a razor.
The cause assigned for this act is domes-
tic trouble, his wiIe having been insane
for some years.
MEETING OF LOUISIANA LRGIsLATURE.
The Louisiana Legislature meets on
January fourteenth, when 1t is expected
stern opposition will be made in the
House OF Representatives to rulings OF
the returning Board, and to this time
prominent persons here are looking with
much solitude.
GEN. SHERIDAN.
There Is some color to the report
that should it become necessary, Lieut..
Gen. Sheridan will proceed 10 New
Orleans and assume command. II the
rumor is 10 be credited he will be in
proximity to New Orleans on the day
OF the meeting OF the Legislature,
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The following information was received
from army headquarters to-day: Eight
warriors, 80 squaws and papooses and %
ponies belonging TO the Medicine Water
Band, Of Cheyenne, surrendered uncon-
ditionally at Cheyenne Agency, on the
Goth inst. Two white women are now
with Stone Calf, who Is said TO have two
hundred lodges on the Staked Plains
Two messengers from Stone.Calt have
arrived asking for peace. Word has been
sent him that he can surrender uncon.
ditionally, and demand was made for
the white women.
THE TIMRs TAKES A NEW DEPARTURE.
sT, Louis, December 27.-The Times
announces today that on Tuesday next
the managerial and editorial control OF
that paper will be transferred TO Ste,son
Hutchins, former proprietor, and for
some time past the manager OF the Eren.
ing Dispatch. The Times will be reduced
IN size and price, and be changed from
lts present quarto TO folio form. 1t
is claimed that this change will add to,
instead OF detraCt from, its value as a
comprehensive news journal, and that 1t
will continue 10 be D reliable and con-
sistCnt advocate Of true Democratic prin.
ciples.
BURNED ny A LAMP EXPLOSION.
BY the explosion. Of spirit lamp last
night at the residence Of Herman Bauer,
1920 Linn street, Mrs. Bauer and on infant
eight days old, servant girl named Adele
KIinck, and Mr.. Bickerdt we're irightlully
burned. The lstter's injuries were re-
ceivGd in extingulshlng the flames which
were roasting the woman and babe alive,
and which he succeeded in doing.
FATAL RESULT OF AN OLD FHuD.
j. B. Sprstt, an old and wealthy citizen
of DeKalb, IN Buchanan county, this
State, was fatally shot by a man named
Brown on Christmas day, and the latter
was severely wounded by son OF Sprstt
fourteen years old. The affair grew out
Of an old leud.
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CHICAGO.
A VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.

CHICAGO, December 26.-The jury in
the case Of Michael Mcdonald, on trial
before the Criminal Court ior an attempt
to murder James McGarry, returned a
verdict oil not guilty this afternoon. The
ground OF the acquttal was that the pis.
tol used In the encounter last iall was not
proved loaded, as charged in the indict.
ment. Mcdonald is a noted gambler
here, and the quarrel grew out Of politics.
SHERIDAN DENIES THAT uE HAS RE-
CRlvED INSTRUCTIONS.
CHICAGO, December 27.-Lieutenant
General Sheridan Is in this city. Re stated
10 reporter to-day that he has received
no instructions whatever concerning mat.
tiers In Louisiana, and that the story Of bis
intended departure for New Orleans or
vicinity has no foundation in fact.
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The BOILERS DIFFICULTY AT PITrs-
BuRaH AND ELsEwHERE.-No solution oi
the lockout at Pittsburgh yet appears
Notwithstanding this fact however the
mill men are, according to the Manyac
turer, taking orders for finished irons
Every boiling furnace in Allegheny
county is now idle, and we are told thai
"both parties seem to grow frmer each
day" The Manufacturer expresses the
opinion that "if times are good the pud
dlerS will conquer, If otherwise they will
be defeated" According to that paper
"tho times will decide the matter" Il
says that the mills have been purchasing
large quantities of scrap iron since the
furnaces were laid of. One oil the CON-
psratively small mills purchased 700 toni
the other day. 1t also says that In tht
Shenango and Mahoning vallies the pud-
dlers have notified the mills there that i
they sell muck iron to Pittsburgh they
(the puddlers) will strike,
AT Youngstown the establishment ol
BROWN, BoNNELL & Co., have given
notice Of a reduction in pudding Of one
dollar per ton.
AT Akron, Ohio, there is hitch Ii
the Akron Iron Company's Mills. L
seems that the proprietors have made {
proposition to the puddlers to pay s. pei
ton and let the other dollar remain II
obeysnce to await the result at Pitts
burgh. This proposition was not &C.
cepted and hence there Is stoppage o
operations. The Beacon says that whit
there Is no lockout" there is a determi
nation on the part Of the company to cu'
of orders and puddle no more iron thar
Is necessary to I'll urgent demands. The
proprietors say that they had hoped MOI
to become involved in the Pittsburgh
fight, but OF the same time they do moi
care to pile up stock at the risk of carry
ing it intoa cheaper market in cas- there
Is an ultimate reduction 10 price o
puddllng al Pittsburgh.
The general outlook OF the ron bust
ness does not improve. The stock Of pig
on commission at Pittsburgh Ia said TO bt
larger now than at any previous time
Standard forge irons are quoted (uominal'
lly) al % and 23t. 4 months.
William Means ol Cincinnati, says il
his last circular that there Is much spec
ulstion respecting the time when the
present great dullness in iron matters will
cease"
"SOme fix the period to begin with the
dawn Of the New Year, others look for
slight improvement only In the coming
spring, while those more conservative In
their views expect no positive change for
the better before next autumn. Without
attempting to decide thisquestion,i Il seems
reasonable to suppose that excessive pros
tration cannot prevail indefinitely in a
growing country where the natural de-
velopement goes on variously under all
circumstances. The low price OF any
article Of commerce naturally increases
its uses, and the general adaptation Of
iron for purposes Of civilization, will on
this account soon result In its demand
where never used before There Is nc
occasion Ior great dependency on the
part Of any producers having experience
and reasonable facilities for the conduct
Of their business.
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For the Tennessee and Ohio Valley
rain, followed by partly cloudy weather
south or west winds during the night, q
slight falling temperature and followed by
rising barometer.
For New England, the Middle States
and Lower Lake Region, increasing cloud
iness with rain, easterly or sOulherly
winds increasing in force, falling bsrome
ter and slight changes in temperature.
For the Upper Lake Region, rain OF
snow, followed by colder and partly
cloudy weather, northwest TO southwest
winds and rising barometer.
For the Northwest, colder and partly
cloudy weather during Monday and rain
or snow during the night in the Upper
Mississippi valley, with north or west
winds and slowly rising barometer.
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LogsvLLLE, December 91.-Rlver fall.

LOUISVILLE, December a7.-Rlver fall.
Ing with 8 feet 4 inches In the canal and
y ieet 4 inches In the Indiana chute, Ar
riVed-ThUmpson Dean, Nashville; Laui
Davis, Pittsburgh. DepaE. >d-Parkd
Memphis; Laura Davis, Nashv. DeaI
New Orleans Nashville, ~. ssee
River, Rainy all day.
CAIRO, December 27-Arrived-Wild
Duck, 81. Louis; Grey Hound, Memphis:
Ed. Hobbs, st. Louis; Thos. Sherlock,
CINCINNATI Pat CIeburne, Evansville,
Departed-Grey Hound, Ohio river; I'd.
Hobbs, Wheeling; Pat Cleburne, Evans
vile. River II feet incher and rising,
Weather warm, Light rain all day.
CINCINNATI, December 27.-River 10
and falling. Foggy during tho day, with
q light rain tonight.
EVANSVILLE, December 27.-Weather
cloudy and misting rain all day. Mercu.
ry a TO SO The river has risen 20 inches,
with l8 feet In gauge. Up-Idlewild,
Andy Baum. DoWn-Sandy and Bowl.
ing Green. Andy Baum discharged 500
bales Of cotton here. No business.
ST. Louis, December 97,-Arrived--
Baker from Cairo end Savanna from
Memphiu. Departed-None. Weather
stationary and cloudy with mild and
heavy rain TO night.