The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-20

TELEGRAPHIC.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES,
Able.BOdled WOrkingmen TO be
Sent TO The Southern States.
Troubles OF the Spanish Iron.
Clad.-StarvatiOn Among the
Indians.
Sunday Law MOI EnfOrccd.-S
Ended--InGian Raid on the
Texas Frontier.

NEW York, January l0.-The wealth.
or became warm last night and this
morning dense fog covers the harboi
and river, causing much delay on the
ferries on both North and East rivers
The collections for domestic missions
at Grace Church yesterday, after al.
dresses by Rev. Drs. Patton and King
amounted to nearly $4,000.
The Commissioners of Emigration
contemplate paying the fares of n large
number of able-bOdicd emigrants to
portions of the South where working
men are scarce.
The Spanish iron-clad Aripeles' trou-
bles are by no means ended. She re-
ceived considerable injury by striking
on the rocks in East river on her way
to her present anchorage Off the Bat
terry, and 1t is reported that she was
making tthirty-siX inches Of water
every twenty-fOur hours. Her COM
mander proposes to have her bottom
examined by divers to-day, and unless
absolutely impossible, will put to sea
and trust to his pumps rather than try
further repairs in this port.
pSuiihJ " W. > oliilplilS anu Ja-
panning works in Cambridgeport,
Massachusetts, burned. Loss, 5000.
At dispatch from Minneapolis, Min
nesota, says the Indians at Vcrmillion
Lake are dying of starvation. They
have eaten two children and one man.
Scarcity of grain and the failure Of the
wild rice crops are the cause. They
claim that the government failed to
send the usual supply of provisions.
Eighty Indians are coming into the
settlement for relief.
Notwithstanding the order of Super
intendent Matsell that all the concert
saloons and theatres throughout the
city should be prohibited from giving
their usual Sunday performance, they
were, with few exceptions, in full blast
to-day, and in the afternoon treated
their patrons to the usual Sunday con-
certs without any interference on the
part of the authorities. The German
ia and Stadt Theaters and Terrace Gar
den are closed.
FORT MONROE, January 1S.--The
United States steamer Ossippee from
Washington passed up to Norfolk this
morning.
WASHINGTON, January 1s.-Mr.
Morton will not press Louisiana mat
tiers until some conclusion has been
reached upon financial affairs. He
may then yield to other business, and
Indefinitely postpone the Louisiana
case. Messrs. McCreery, of Kentucky,
and Hamilton, of Maryland, are in fit
vOr of forcing q direct issue upon
Pinchback's credentials.
Mr.. Stevenson's amendments, which
will be voted upon before Mr. Morton's
motion to seat Pinchback upon prin,a
tdcid evidence, will be further amend
ed by Mr.. Ferry, and in this he will be
supported by Mr.. Carpenter, instruct
ing the committee on Privileges and
Elections to report Il bill for new
election in that State.
The trouble hinges upon by whom
and how the new election will be man.
aged.
ST. LOUIS, January Is. Captain
Wykoff, of the United States army,
who arrived here from Fort Concha,
Texas, reports that OH Monday last,
while at Fort Griffen, he learned that
tne COmancne INDIANS nau just Talueu
upon the settlements in that vicinity,
and had driven otffifty horses. Troops
have gone in pursuit. Captain Wykoff
also reports that the Indians were alb
sent from Fort Sill reservation and it
was believed they were on raid.
CHICAGO, January 1S.-A special
from Grand Rapids, Michigan, says Il
report is current here that while a
party of people were skating on the
river at BuroOh, on the Michigan and
Sou ;hern Railroad, one person broke
through, and the rest of the party,
twenty-seven or twenty-eight in num-
Der, on going to the rescue broke
through and were drowned. The re-
port lacks confirmation. No particu-
lars given.