The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-10-10

OUUfIN IllNl M illIIlINNh' i''N I''''
Ills cyoning about half past ilroo
fclock, without nny previous warn
na The earthquake shook the ground
,iolcn1y IN direction from west to
asst. The movement was u series oi
trong vertical aud horizonal impulses
ombined. The wgve-lllie unduln-
ions on the surface rose and fell at
east q foot. This action alone with
he above mentioned vertical move
nent made il almost impossible to
move about without being thrown
o the ground. Added to this
here were the piercing cries of the
Dopulace, the creaking and crackingof
walls, loud sounds like thunder from
,he earth beneath, the rafting noise
Of the tiles of houses and walls fall
ing, which together formed hideous
which can never be forgotten.
1t is very dark, too, and every visi-
bic object was in violent motion. Long
after the first shock had passed there
was still the noise of walls falling more
or less distant. Suddenly there arose
n sound of hundreds of voices chanting
a hymn to the Creator for mercy.
Shocks followed during the night, OF
varying intensity, every one of which
gave rise to new alarms and new inn
plorations for mercy. The night
seemed an age in length. Fortunately
no rain fell. About two dozen houses
that were inhabited have been de-
stroyed, causing, as far ns could be
learned, the loss of thirty-two lives.
The number damaged and which will
have to be taken down, will be found
considerable.
At Guatemala, the capital, the
shocks were felt but slightly. The In
diuns say three villages at the foot of
the volcano have been destroyed,
though this wants confirmation. The
squares and open places of ANTIGUA are
all covered with tents and other abodes
for protection. The inhabitants fear
the approaching night, expecting a
repetition OF the earthquake at the
same hour. Even carriages and carts
serve as temporary abodes.
ROME, October 5.-General Garibaldi
has issued manifesto requesting the
electors to hasten to the polls at the
coming elections for the chamber of
deputies and vote for those now in
prison for political otlenses.
LONDON, October 5.--Advices from
Rio Janeiro represent the situation OF
Buenos Ayres as very desperate. Rig
orous measures are being adopted 10y
the government to suppress the insur-
rectiOn.
CAIRO, October 5.-The water in the
Nile is rising above the usual point
reached in the periodical outflow, and
there are grave fears of a disastrous
inundation. The government is ten
dering its assistance to prevent damage
to the country.
LONDON, October 5.-There is panic
in the stock exchange in South Ameri-
can stocks, in consequence of the in
surrection in the Argentine states.
The Scotia is proceeding up the chan
mel for Liverpool under sail, having
broke her shaft.
Four persons were burned to death
during u fire in the town of Paisley,
Scotland, last night.
WAsHINGToN, October "a tele-
gram received at the navy department
this morning, from Captain A. O..
Simms, executive officer at the Pensa-
cola navy yard, announces that Lieu
tenant Commander Kellogg is very
sick, but hope is entertained of his re-
covery. Paymaster McMahon is quite
sick. Lieutenant Commander Barkly
is doing very well. Three sailors are
are seriously sick. One was attacked
Saturday. There are fifteen GONZALES
cent.
The commissioners to settle the
affairs of the Freedmens savings bank
and trust company, write to cores
pondent that it is impossible yet to say
when the first dividend will he paid.
They have now only forty thousand
dollars in the treasury, and sixty thou
sand are required as the basis Of divi-
dend of twenty per cent. IN the pres.
ent condition of the money market,
and on account of the high rate OF tax
alton in the District of Columbia, the
collections are slow and very small, so
II will take long time to raise sufti-
cient to make such dividend.
The approximate liabilities, the 18th
of July, were two million eight hum
dred thousand dollars, and the assets
two million seven hundred thousand.
While much will be lost in collection,
a Considerable sum will be realized on
accumulated interests.
AS matter of economy, it has been
determined to close the thirty-three
branches at the end of this month, 10y
which a saving Of at least one hundred
thousand dollars will be effected.
BOSTON, October 5.--The steamer
Flag, hence to Charleston, is hard
aground. A portion of the freight has
been discharged. 1t is hoped the next
tide will float her. The steamer Equa-
tor, from Charleston, ran ashore Sat
urday afternoon near New Castle ridge,
and was hauled off last evening, by the
steamer Advance, bound up from
Richmond, and the tug George b. Ker-
foot. The Equator proceeded on her
voyage.
ST. LOUIS, October 5.-The cases OF
the Atlantic and Pacific, Missouri Pa
cific, st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern, Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
and Southeastern railroads, which have
been argued for several days before the
United States circuit court, on applica-
ton for an injunction to restrain
counties from collecting taxes on their
property, has so far proceeded that
Judge Miller yesterday decreed that
they should pay from fifty-nine to six