The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-14

Kimball moved suspension OF thu
rules to allow each member to intro
duce two bills each, which was almost
done.
Mr.. Brown, of Gregg, introduced
resolution calling for committee OF
five to propose amendments to the
constitution, to be voted on at the next
general election.
BY Mr. Cochran: A bill for the relief
of Il. & +. A. Short, of Dallas; also ar-
thoring counties, cities and towns to
aid in the construction of railroads
and other works of internal improve
ment.
BY Mr.. Middleton: Incorporating the
Forth Worth street railroad and bridge
company.
The report of the special committee
on the bill authorizing counties to
build court houses, etc., reported sew
eral amendments, which were adopted
and passed.
In the senate, Mr.. Bradshaw present.
ed several petitions from Tarrant coun-
ty against extending the time of tn e
Texas Pacific and Trans-C Contine ntal
railroads.
BY Mr.. Ball {: A petition from citi-
zens of Jack county asking for relief
oftaxes. Mr.. Ball called up the joint
resolution requesting our representa-
tives in congress tourge the immediate
settlement of the claim of Henry War
ren, which was passed.
Mr.. Wood called up the bill valida-
ting assessments heretofore made by
assistants to justices of the peace, and
the bill allowing them to appoint as
sistants. Both bills passed.
An act for the relief of purchasers of
the University and validating patents
issued; also an act validating certain
agreements filed in the office of the
secretary of state, were passed.
AUSTIN.
LONDON, March IA special dis
patch to the Telegraph from the
Ashantee expedition says sharp fight
took place on the fourth of February,
which lasted seven hours. An i'm
mense force of Ashantees, under the
leadership of the king, aided by his
principal chiefs, opposed the passage
of the river Dab by the British force.
Two officers of the highlanders were
killed and thirty white men were
wounded.
The Ashantees were routed with
heavy loss, and the king and his chiefs
abandoned their army and took fight.
At close of the battle Coomassie was
occupied by Sir Garnet Wolseley's for
ces without opposition on the same
day. No later advices as yet have
been received.
NEW YORK, March 7.-When
the steamship City of New York,
which arrived here Thursday from
Havana, was seven miles north of the
latter place three men were discovered
hidden in the life boat. They said
they were sympathizers with the
Cuban cause; did not want to be drafted
in Havana, and would pay their pas
sage on the vessel here. Nevertheless
tge captain turned back to Havana,
and turned them over to the author
tiles.
LONDON, March 7.-Proceedings are
about to be instituted against several
prominent persons charged with en-
tering into conspiracy with Orton to
get possession of the Tichborne estate.
An explosion of the mould of mol
ten iron occurred at the foundry at
Sheffield yesterday, demolishing the
building and mutilating twelve of the
employees.
MADRID, March THE total num-
Der of republican troops, operating
against the carlists in the north, is
65,OOO.
PHILADELPHIA, March IA strike
among the hotel walters begun at the
Bingham house to-day, all the subord
nate walters going out shortly before
dinner. A similar action is expected
in the other hotels. The protective
union of walters, recently formed,
want twenty-five dollars per month in,
stead of sixteen as now paid.
WASHINGTON. March 7.-Admira
Polo, the Spanish minister, has Off
cially informed the secretary of stat'
that his government had, for the pres
ent, suspended its proposed blockade o
the coast of Cantabria in Spain.
GALVESTON, March IA large fir'
occurred in Bryan, Texas. this morn
ing. The sufferers were Mcqueen 4
Davis, whose loss is $4,000; insured fo
$4,000. A. Kaiser, $4,000; insured fo
$4,000. Frank Clark, loss $4,000; M
insurance. Parker & Flippen's banl
buildings, $4,000; insured for $500. Th'
books and money were saved.
LONDON, March, large cotton mil
was destroyed by fire in Mussellburg
near Edinburgh. Loss, Sl50,000 ant
nine hundred operatives ousted.
BERLIN, March THE bishop o
Treves has been arrested for viola
ton of the ecclesiastical law.
BUFFALO, March 9.-Ex-Presiden
Milliard Fillmore died at his residenc,
in this city, at ten minutes past clever
o'clock last night. He was consciou
up to that time. AT eight o'clock, il
reply to question by his physician
he said "nourishment was palateable.
These were his last words. His dealt
was painless.
Dies MONIES, March 9.-The legis
lature has passed a bill prescribin
maximum rates for freight and pas
senger tolls on the railroads in tn
state, with severe penalties for viols
ton.