The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-22
FROM THE MAILS.

A telegraph line Is in course OF con-
struction between Portland and As
toria, Oregon.
The Ouachita has flooded the valley
through which ii flows. The towns of
Trenton, Monroe, Columbia, Harrison
burg and Trinity, in Louisiana, and
nearly every plantation on the river is
injured. The losses will reach
$1,000, GOO.
The New York Express says that the
indications are that foreign immigra-
ton to the United States will be re-
duced one-third this year. OF those re-
Gently arriving at New York, nearly
the whole body have left for places of
destination agreed upon before leaving
home. The west, as usual, absorbs the
greatest number.
Mr.. Wright, of Indiana, who owns n
marble quarry in L0udon county, Vir-
ginia, has forwarded memorial to
congress Offering to give the govern
ment the full possession of all said
property as lessee and owner for two
years from this date for the procuring
of all the marble necessary to finish
the Washington monument.
Major Purnell, United States mar
shall at Austin, has information that
the San Antonio stage robbers are
named James III. Reed, H. Carter and
John III. Nelson, all from Missouri.
The robbers have been followed to Fort
Concho by strong posse. The indi-
cations are that they are en- route for
Arizona or the Indian Nation.
New York and Dublin are at last to
be directly connected bp n line of
ocean steamers. Messrs. Williams y
Guion, of New York, have arranged to
put the new and powerful steamships
Xealot, Zazlla and Zelda into this
trade. They were built for the Medi-
terranean trade; are each of two thou
sand tons, and are all high classed,
The Zealot will be the first steamer
from New York to open the new
trade.
The house committee on railroads
authorized General Hurlbert to draft a
report in favor of the construction of
double track freight railroad from
the Mississippi valley to tide water, at
or near New York, The committee
have taken considerable testimony up
on the cost of transporting grain over
such road, The evidence shows that
il can be moved for fifteen cents per
bushel from Chicago to New York, and
at corresponding rates from other
points in the Mississippi valley.
The funeral of DR.. Livingstone took
place on the 18th instant, in West
minister Abbey, and was attended by .
great crowd, including full represen-
tation from the Royal Geographic so
ciety. The queen and prince of Wales
sent their carriages as marks OF re-
spect, and the Baroness Burdett Coutts
beautiful flowers. I.ivingstone's grave
Is in the center part of west part OF
nave of Westminster Abbey, near that
of Stephenson, the celebrated engineer
The holders of bonds of the stale Of
Virginia met in London on the 10th
instant, and adopted resolutions COM
plimenting Governor Kemper on his
recent financial message to the Legis'
lature, regretting the increasing num-
her of defaults committed by the state!
Of the American union rs calculated to
defraud hondholders and impair thu
credit of the federal as well as the STATE
governments, and declaring that the,
will hereafter discOuntenance any al
tempts to raise money in European
markets on the part of defaulting states
A special from Kearney, Mo-, give
the particulars of the killing of an
other detective by the notorious Jane
brothers.
The victim was found dead, covered
with blood, in the road, four miles cas-
of Elkhorn, Ray county.
A card crossed with blood was pinne'
to his coat aud inscribed:
"This shall be the fate of all Pinker
TOMS detectives. who cometo hunt tn
James brothers.
JESSE JAMES,
FRANK JAMES"
A handkerchief in the murders
mat's pocket was marked p, X. Cole
A Memphis dispatch, of the 18th
says: The heayy rains OF the past lev
days have not only been destructive u
the planting interests, but togethe
with floods in various rivers, has dam
aged the different railroads centerln
here On the Memphis and Charlesto
fHllTOiuJ TulllS luu oiiiJ w
and portions of the GAINESVILLE divisio
of the Memphis and Louisville raj
road are inundated already. The water
of the Cumberland and Tennessee al
still rising. Travel is temporarily SUI
pended on that road, while the Men
Sbis and Little Rock road is in DANCE
thould the rise i'm the Mississippi COL
tiuue for few Jays.
A very strong and well organize
movement l. on foot at Washington
bring ABOUT the Immediate recognitio
of the Independence of the Cuban n
nublic by the United States. 1t hf
been quietly worked up in high az
ministration and congressional circle
during the the past few days. IN
scheme will be sprung. upon congre'
i'm day or two, by leading radic'
congressman. The reason and niece
sity assigned for prompt and hmm
diate action is the alleged fact TIL
English agents are known to De a
lively engaged in endeavors to ATE
the Situation by the purchase by Gre
Britain of the island Of Cuba, and tn
lively agitation of the subject here NJ
for its object the circumventlon oil u
English schemers. !.
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