The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-11-22

Tue luMN FlHlH lNElhl'l w Wv i'i'i
published NJ Dies MOines, gives the
of an arrest for u murder
near that place about two
years ago, A man named Jack
Hunter, we'll known IN Dies MOlnes,
was murdered near the Valley railroad
bridge, aud his mutllaled body was
discovered ut early dawn by u person
walking past that way. The body was
horribly dlshgured, both by the club OF
the murderer ard the wheels OF pass
ing train, which had run over Ills dead
body, 4 great many parties were he'
cus0d Of the crime and arrested but ~
nothing against them could be ascer-
talned, they were released from GUS
tody, aud nOthlngwN heard Of the case
until few days ago, when the Iowa
authoritIeSwere placed In possession OF
Information which caused them TO
strongly suspect that Scott Garrett,
his wife, aud woman name Annie
Stanley, were the guilty parties, and
steps were Immediately taken 10 as'
certain their whereabouts. The muir
derers were found finally and are now
In Jail,
The western portion OF the New Or
leans, Mobile aud Texas railroad was
sold To Mr. Frank NJ. Amcs, 0n the
18th instant for $4,000. The second
section Of the road, embracing right OF
way from Bayou Goula 10 the Sabine,
with branches from Nermill0nvllle To
shreveport aud Baton Rouge, was
bought by Mr. Ames, In the same In.
terest, for $4,000. What was termed
the third parcel, embracing right OF
way and privileges from Brashoar city
north TO Nermill0nyille, and also the
fourth parcel, covering equal priyi-
leges between the Sabine aud llOustuni
Texas, was purchased by Mr.. Ames
the first for $4,000 and the last for S25,'
900. A new company Is % be organiz'
ed 10 complete II 10 Texas.
In Memphis the financial situation
appears 10 be approaching towards
siringency. so dull and unpr0misinl
has everything appeared since the sea
son opened, that the demand FOL
money has been slight Since the i'm
provcment that began TO show itsel
In the price and prospects Of cotton
[ the existing indifference about mon!
has disappeared. There Is a genera
desire TO move little cotton at low
prices, and to crafty the desire monel
| Is wanted.
The following dispatch has beer
sent TO Washington by Hon. Thomn
Allen, president of the st. Louis, lrol
Mountain and Southern railroad com
pany
81. LOUIS November lS.-Preslden
Grant, Washington-There is no NOR,
crime and disorder IN Arkansas than
in any other equal quantity of hu
manity on earth. Our trains, running
daily through the state, three hundred
miles, bring us into immediate contac
with those people. The corruptions o
few selfish politicians happily ar,
about ceasing, and with an improved
and advanced constitution, the state Il
entering bright career of materia
prosperity, People exposed to fire
frost and grasshoppers in the north
east are seeking safety in the timber o
Arkansas.
In the supreme district court of New
Orleans, on the 18th instant, Judg
Hawkins gave u Judgment against tn
city of New Orleans for Sl57, 900 for tn
non-payment of l57 bonds of 81 90
each, issued in aid of the Jackson rail
road May /, 1874. The court declines
to pass upon the validity or force of tn
law of March II, 1874, prohibitngwrit
of seizure against the city mt this stag
of the case, as that question wolll,
come up when motion was made 70
n writ of execution, and would then b
determined.
The forty-eighth annual meeting q
the stockholders of the Baltimore an
Ohio railroad company was held o.
the 10Th. John B. Morris, the onl
surviving member Of the first board G
directors, now in his nineticth yea
presided. The president and director
submitted their annual statement {
the affairs of the company for the lisc;
year ended September 30th, last. TIL
report shows the earnings of the con
pany to beSl4, "a, 900; expenses, -, 400
$50; net earnings, S5,G7O,626.
Mrs. Jane Swisshelm, in u recer
lecture in Chicago, on woman's dres!
told her hearers that she wears an ur
bleached cotton chemise, which sh
washes in hot water without soap, an
folds up without ironing. Good hea,
ems why, just think of it Positive
ly we wouldn't sleep with woma
with such clothes on for a thousan
dollars night in gold.-[Couriel
Journal.
Another accident occurred on Tn
Memphis and Little Rock railroa
Tuesday evening, three miles west {
Brinkley, by which Conductor May
hew received u severe cash across tn
head. A man named Randle wa
badly injured. The train was wrecked
and the calaboose and baggage car wer
turned completely over. A broke
rail is reported as the cause.
WE can hardly believe Mrs. Swis,
helm when she tells us that she wear
a chemise made simply of unbleache
cotton. We would have supposed
/ HUN iiti HppSaiahNc, tiio sIc wore II
underclothes of softer material tina
perforated boiler .-[Courier-J oul
nal.
"When Music, heavenly maid, wa
young" she would have been startled
says the London Echo, If not absolute
ly frightened from the world, could sli
have foreseen the terrible prices he
votaries would have to pay to hear tn
wnrbling of her delicious strains.
Mr.. Jefferson will act in PHILADELPHIA
after his present engagement in New
York has ended, and subsequently wi
/ appear In Pittsburg and st. Louis be
fore his departure to his plantation il
Louisiana, where he will pass most O
I the winter.
The Mobile and Montgomery rail
road has been sold by order of tn
chancery court. 1t was bought by th,