The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Texas Legislature Passage
OF Bills and Resolutions.
A Horrible Tradegy In Nevada
A Family BntChered.
Railroad Sult-WreCk or q
Steamer.

Special dispatch TO the Dallas HerOld.l
GALVESTON April 1.-The News
special from Austin of the I'd says;
In the house, the senate billauthori2-
Ing the several county courts Of the
state 10 build court houses and jails,
and 10 make repairs and provide funds
for the same. This j. the one that was
passed by both houses and was vetoed
by the governor and returned to the
senate, and the Objectionable portions
stricken out and passed under II sus-
pension of the rules.
The senate bill to regulate the right
of suffrage in incorporated towns and
cities gives power to aldermanic boards
TO remove the restrictions of suffrage
now existing IN certain incorporated
towns and cities, whereby voters are
restrained from voting by property
qualifications or for unpaid taxes, was
passed under suspension of the rules
House concurrent resolution to raise
an investigating committee to exam
inc into cases Of bribery, fraud and
corruption in the state since 1865, was
returned from the senate amended by
making it joint resolution,
Mr.. Epperson opposed it, saying he
could not see how any good could re.
suit from ii.
Messrs, Storey, Raincy, Denman and
others supported it.
Messrs. Triplctt and Galvan OPP
posed it.
After considerable debate Mr. Hayes
moved the previous question.
The main question was then put and
the resolution was adopted. Ayes, 60;
nays, 10.
LONDON, April 1.-The Times says it
has authentic advices from the scene
of the war before Bilboa to April LIST,
which show that the republican troops
have taken no position since March
25th. a three days armistice, in
which Bilboa was not included, had
been agreed upon for the burial Of the
dead. Meantime the bombardment of
the city continues. General Caballero
de Rhodes, with five thousand men, is
advancing by forced marches to aid
Marshal Serrano.
New York, April "A dispatch
from Portsmouth, Virginia, says the
steamer Commerce, Of Baltimore,
loaded with merchandise, struck u
snag in Alhermare sound near Ply
mouth yesterday, and sunk. The
wrcckers have gone from this city to
her aid.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., April AT the
election yesterday there was u light
vote. There were no democratic NOM
inees Several prohibitionists were
badly beaten. Burnsides. for United
States senator, seems ahead.
LONDON April "A dispatch from
Melbourne says Rochetort and his
party have started for London via Cal
itornia.
SANFRANCIsCG, April "A dispatch
from Austin, Nevada, tonight gives
the particulars of horrible tragedy in
Smoky valley, Nevada. 1t appears
that Chris. Reickstein had been for a
long time jealous of his wife in conse-
Quence of attentions to her by q young
man named Norton, and they had fire.
quent quarrels about him. Yesterday
man named Osterhans went to
Reickstein's house and receiving no re-
Spouse to his demands for admission
broke open the door. On the floor lay
the naked body of Mrs. Reickstein,
cut in to pieces. and her head split
open. At her feet were the bodies of
their two little girls, their heads nearly
served from their bodies, and near by
were the dead bodies of Reickstein and
young Norton, grappled as in a death
struggle. Reickstein grasped tight in
his right hand large bowie knife, COW
cred with blood; and in Norton's hands
was Dragon pistol, two chambers of
which were discharged. There is no
living witness to the horrible affair.
Fort SCOTT, Kas., April I'm the
district court yesterday verdict of
one hundred thousand dollars, was
rendered in favor of Fort Scott versus
the Kansas and Texas railroad, for u
breach of contract by the failure to
locate the machine shops here. The
case will be taken to the supreme
ceurt.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-Mr. Wood
leigh succeeds Mr.. Summer on the
committee on privileges and elections.
In the senate the house amendment to
the bill in relation to the Louisville
and Portland canal was debated and
the bill laid over. .-s.-.f 4