The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-18
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MrMrnis, ApillO.--'IIicrc was Two
hours snow here to-day.
LOUISVILLE, April 10. John II. Brock
inridge, was fatally shot at Lebanon,
Tennessee, whore lac was studying
law.
HELENA, Ark, April l0.--'rhe lcvee
near Sunflower, Mississippi, broke
again last night. The break Is now one
hundred yards wide, and endangers the
whole of the Sunilower and Yazoo
river bottoms, which are among the
richest In the Mississippi valley.
LONDON, April lO.-'rhe boiler of the
factory in Hamilton, near GLASGOW,
exploded yesterday. A large portion
of it was driven several hundred feet
through the air, and crashed into a
school house full of children, three of
whom were instantly killed and thirty
are reported us more or less injured.
Three thousand colliers are on
strike in Somersetshire. ce
A Berlin dispatch to the Daily News
represents that the conservatives and
ultramontes are actually intriguing to
supplant Bismarck by Manteuffel.
Another Tichborne witness has been
convicted of perjury.
BERLIN, April l0.-There is no foun-
dation for the report that the conserva-
an ultramontes are intriguing to dis
place Bismarck.
New York, April lO.--The follow
ing special dispatch conveys intelli-
gence of terrible accident to the
steamer Tigress, which became so well
known to the public in connection
with Captain Halls i'll fated arctic ex-
petition: ,i0iiaboRaIgpl 1ua Jtge13li
"SAINT JOHNS, n. f., April lO.-The
steamer 'rigress, of the Polaris expe-
dition, while seal fishing, explodedher
boiler. Two engineers and twenty of
the crew were killed. The ship is un-
der sail for this port.n "a.
The Evening Post says Che railroad
train, which, left Nanderbilt's landing,
was stopped by a band Of Italians, who
tore up the track. The particulars OF
the outrage have not been received,
save that the robbers secured the cash
box on the train, but were themselves
soon after arrested, and are now locked
up. rsgg,e 4. sgiq{.o
WASHINGTON, April 10.-The Tri-
bune says editorially, that there is
now at Washington q delegation of
men from South Carolina, charged
with the duty of denying the charges
by the tax payers convention, which
sent it's representatives to Washington
with series of distinct and credible
allegations against the management OF
the state finances. The aid of con-
gress is sought, in an attempt to reform
the government and save the state
from utter bankruptcy.
New York, April l1.-A dispatch
from st. Johns gives the following
from the.captain of the steamer Pan
ther, which VESSEL brought news to st.
John on the third instant. The Panther
was on her return from st. Johns,
when the lookout reported q steam
er apparently moving only under
sails. The Panther approached her
and discovered she had her flag at
half-mast.,, After signalling her the
Panther's boats were lowered and upon
going aboard, they discovered her to
be the steamer Tigress of Polaris fame.
Her agent and chief officer gave the
following information to the captain
of the Panther: On April 2, at P. M,
the vessel was shaken all over by a
terrific explosion of the boiler, which
created terror and confusion. The es-
Gaping steam completely enveloped
every compartment. The captain of
the Tigress said the weather was dread
fully wet and rough with a heavy
SWELL A number Of men had gone
below after watch, and turn1l in on
top of the boiler for the sake Of the
warmth. Nineteen of the crew were
reposing this way when the crash oc-
CURED. Some Of them were literally
scalded beyond recognition. Thetwo
engineers on duty at the time were
both killed. 81 " A3ae ~ -fs2A
LONDON, April 1.-THE funeral of
DR.. Livingstone takes place on the 18th
instant. The government pay 1880
toward the expenses An appeal
signed by Barnets Burdett-C Coulter,
Messrs. Kennard, Horace Waller, Sir
Bartle Frier and others, asking for
subscription to raise means to support
the children and the two aged sisters of
the deceased.
A dispatch from Calcutta to the
Standard, reports the famine as every
where under control. The accumula-
ton of provisions growing out of the
appropriations made by the govern
ment, are more than sufficient to meet
the demand, and further subscriptions
IT.
from England are considered super
fluous. AZ ,fsr ~
A Berlin dispatch to the daily News
says that Bismarck distinctly warned
several liberal deputies, who called on
him yesterday, that he would resign in
fovor of Mantufel, unless the military
question is settled. The liberals after
wards agreed to the compromise pre-
viously reported. Bismarck's coudi-
tion is improving. |
LOUISVILLE, KY, April ia few
miles below the city, last night, the
steamer Tarascon ran into sIxiff con-
tanning two persons, and the skiff was
capsized. One of the occupants, Henry
of New York, was drowned
and his companion had narrow es-
oopo