The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-22
LATEST NEWS.

PARts, August TX. --liX'Pfesldeht
Theirs lius returned 10 Paris. His
health Is completely restored.
Colonel Vllloiic, uId.dc-cmnp Of
Marshal Bnzninr, vas examined yes
terday. He denies nll completely In
the escape. The rope story gains Gre
dence. Several experiments have been
made aud proved the descent which
Bazaine Is reported TO have made from
the terrace is not difficult.
VIENNA, August ls.-'rhe New Free
Press says 1t has reliable information
that the pope will soon recognize
Marshal Serrano US president of Spain.
LONDON, August ls.-The recogni-
ton of the Spanish republic by Eng
land, France and Austria, is officially
promulgated.
a special to the daily Telegraph from
Paris reports an alarming accident to
Victor Hugo while walking in Passy.
Mr.. Hugo was struck on the head with
violence by pole which projected
from passing cart He fell insepsi-
BILE on the sidewalk, but afterwards re-
covered sufficiently to walk to his ho-
tel, although the shock was severe.
Several base ball clu bs have been
formed in England, and manuals for
instruction ofthe players are published
here. Bats, balls and other articles
used in playing the game have been
imported for sale.
LOUISVILLE, KY, August ls.-The
C0urier-J ournal to-day publishes re-
ports from correspondence in fifty coun-
ties of Kentucky, representing seventy
five per cent of the tobacco crop of the
entire state, which indicates an I'M
paralleled failure of the crop. From
the aggregate estimate it is thought
that, under most favorable future con-
ditons, the crop of 1874 will be only
thirteen per cent of the average annu-
al yield.
PARSONS, KS, August lS.-At the re-
cent election in the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations J. l.. Coleman,
colored, was elected governor of the
Choctaws, and Frank Overton gov
ernor of the Chickasaws. 1t is re-
garded as triumph of progressive
principles.
OTTAWA, August 1S.-Destructive
fires are raging in the vicinity of Otta-
wa. They are repetition of the de-
vastating fires of 1870.
| WASHINGTON, August 19.-!The arti-
Gle from Freeman's Journal to the eff
feet that the Spanish government in
return for securing the recognition of
the republic by European powers has
agreed to cede the island of Porto Rico
to Germany, occasions comment in all
quarters, but there is no source here at
present from which to obtain official
information concerning the subject,
either contirmatory or contradictory of
the startling announcement. 1t is
known, however, that the report eX-
listed year or more ago that Germany
was seeking to obtain possession of a
Spanish West India island, and though
the report, which was confined to a
small official circle, was regarded as
involving serious consequences. 1t
was soon after apparently forgotten.
All that can now lie said with GER
ainty is that the executive department
of our government is not inattentive
to this matter, and that both Caleb
Cushing, at Madrid, and ]. Bancroft
Davis, at Berlin, have this subject on
their memoranda of instruction, and
will not fail at the proper time to re-
port to their government the position
of the administration as heretofore pri-
vately and officially expressed by
President Grant, himself, and also
through the secretary of the state in
maintenance of the Monroe doctrine.
New YORK, August 10.-The sub
committee of the Beecher investigation
committee, consisting of Messrs. Sage,
Winslow and Cleveland, held n meet
ing for the purpose of consultation as
to how their report should be drawn
up. 1t was decided to commit prep
ara ion of the draft of the report to
Mr.. Winslow, to be submitted to the
other two members OF the committee
for their revision. These, in turn, will
submit it to the original committee OF
six, who will make any alterations
which should be necessary, and then
hand it over to the examining commit
tee of Plymouth church, who will re-
port it at the succeeding Friday night
| business meeting of the church.
CINCINNATI, August l9.-In Cincin-
natl the majority for the new consti-
tuition is five thousand seven hundred,
and for license ten thousand nine hun
dred and four. The returns from other
parts of the state indicate the rejection
of the constitution by majority yari-
ously estimated at from twenty ia
| fifty thousand.
BOSTON, August l9.-The new play
of the "Passions Perils,p at the Athae.
MUM theater, OH q hint from the ap-
thorities, was withdrawn from this stage
to night. The play is founded on the
Beecher-Tilton scandal, and is consid-
cred immoral by the city fathers.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, August 2O'-Re-
ports come from Fort Sully tonight
that the Indians, to number of four
thousand, attacked General Custer's ex-
petition on the 9Th, and were repuls-
ed with heavy loss. Custer'sloss is re-
ported at fifty-five killed and wound
ed.
LONDON, August 20.-It is reported
that Russia has at last consented to
recognize the Spanish republic.
The government reminds newspa-