The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
Wife Murder...SulClde..-Sllght
Earthquake In CallfOr-
MA
Death OF the SIamese Twins.
Mexican News,
The Presidents Third Offer.
Ing for the Chief JUS
tlceShip.
New York Legislature and Gold
Speculation.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 20.-Ran.
dOlph Mitchell to-day murdered his
wife, Annie, after desperate struggle
and then committed suicide. She had
abandoned him in Wisconsin, and he
followed her here, and on her refusing
to live with him the deed was commit
ted.
There was another slight shock OF
earthquake to-day.
ALBANY, N. Y, January 20.--Bills
were introduced in the Legislature to-
day to restrain speculation in gold by
requiring actual delivery in cases Of
all time contracts, and to prohibit the
certification of bank checks where the
drawer has not the full amount on de-
post, making the offence a INSIDE
meanOr.
New YORK, January 20.--A dispatch
from Richmond Virginia, says a dis
patch from Greensboro, North Caro-
lima, gives the announcement of the
sudden death of the Siamese twins ON
Saturday morninglas at theirresidence
Mt Mount Airy, Surry county, North
Carolina. There are no details further
than the fact that Chang was paralyzed
last fall, since which time he has been
fretful, very much debilitated and
strongly addicted to drinking liquor,
rs means of alternating his suffering.
He had been quite feeble for several
days, indeed 80 much so as to contine
both the brothers to bed, but his i'll
ness was not so great rs to cause any
anticipation of the catastrophe that
was to follow.
On Friday night they retired to bed
as usual, but during the night Chang
became worse and expired suddenly,
about four o'clock Saturday morning.
AS soon as it was discovered that he
was dead, Eng became so terribly
shocked that he raved wildly for a
while, at times exhibiting signs of
great mental alteration. This attack
was followed by what seemed to be
a deadly stupor In two hours it is
supposed,rom the death of Chang, Eng
breathed his last.
A Herald special from the City Of
Mexico, of the 18th, says the grant to
the Mexican Railroad Company has
been approved by Congress. The grant
to the Tehuantepec company has been
suspended for one year. All Mexico
is in peace.
The Spanish man-of-war Aripeles
goes on the dry dock again to repair
the damage caused by striking a reef
in East River.
The Hoboken Savings bank has
resumed.
All the papers this morning have
more or less to say about the Presi-
dents latest nomination for Chief JUS
tice. The Sun says Mr.. Wait is well
spoken of by those who are acquaint-
ed with him, but the fact that he is
not generally known to the country
will render his nomination for Chief
Justice less satisfactory than it might
be otherwise.
The World says: 'If President
Grants third selection for Chief JUS
tice had happened to be his first, the
appointment of Mr.. Wait would have
been received with wonder by the
country, and disappointment and re-
greet by that part of the bar whoever
had any practice in the Supreme
Court. We have no doubt Mr.. Wait
possesses some very good qualities,
and, in conclusion, the eight Associate
Justices can decide every case as ably
without Mr.. Wait"