The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-26

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The returning board In executive
session, decided Carroll parish u favor
Of Ola aud against Benhnm, aud seated
the democratic claimants Ia ~. Helena
aud Saline.
The parishes set 10 bc passed on hF
the returning board elected thlrty-twO
democrats aud three rcpublicnnsto the
house.
The returning board were In eyecll'
tive session nearly all day. II Is I'M
derslood that they have canvassed re-
turns from several additional parishes,
giving the democrats fifteen majority
i'm the house. II Is believed the board
will get through with all the canvass
early next week. The democratic ma
jority in the house will probably he
about twenty-five.
NEW York, December l0.-Ienry
Ward Beecher and Miss Proctor have
exchanged congratulatory letters.
The steamship japan left San Fran
cisco on the nth of November, arrlv-
ing at Yokohoma on the 10th of De-
cember, and sailed thence on the 18th.
She had on board nine hundred and
seventy three tons of freight and three
hundred and seventy thousand dollars
i'm treasure, when she sailed from San
Francisco, but the officers OF the COM
pany in this city can't say what
amount was still on board when she
left Hokohoma.
Her cabin passengers for Hong Kong
were +. w. Crocker, II. Nj. Tindale and
Mary Slot.
The Chinese in the steerage num-
bered two hundred and twenty-four.
The following is list of her officers
Captain, Il. II. Warsaw; first officer, f.
A. Hart; second officer, III. Ii. Andrews;
third officer, J. p. Gallagher; chief ell
gineer, John Cosgrove; purser, John
Rooney; surgeon, V. b. Gallas, NJ. d.;
freight clerk, G. II. Gorham; store
keeper, w. b. Hon; steward, o. n.
Storke; second steward, William Ray;
first assistant engineer, w. Bennett;
second assistant engineer, David Full
ton; third assistant engineer, James
Henry.
The Japan is the eighth vessel which
the Pacific mail company has lost in
the last five years, including the Bien-
vile which was only chartered by the
company, and the Alaska, which went
ashore mt Hong Kong, but will, it Is
hoped, be got afloat again.
OMAHA, Neb., December 19.-Piodie
official dispatches report that the In
dians are numbering unarmed citizens.
Two companies are marching for Pic.
die.
Hone KONG, December 19.-The Pa
citic mail steamer, Japan, has been
burned at sea, and it is feared many
lives are lost.
BERLIN, December l9.--Von Arnim
was sentenced to three months inpris-
onmpnt, including the month during
which he has been under arrest.
MADRID, December 19.--The Cores
pondence publishes q note from the
minister of foreign affairs to the Span
ish representative at Washington, in
relation to the Virginius question. The
note remarks on that portion of Presi-
dent Grants message, which treats OF
Spanish and Cuban affairs, Is couched
in patriotic terms, and claims to ne
grounded on the rules of international
law.
LONDON, December 19.-Parliament
passed the imperial budget and adj
,journed to January 7.
New York, December l9.-It is now
thought that the body of the boy found
on the 18th of November, in Newark,
was that of the missing Charlie Ross.
The police to-day dispersed turbu-
lent meeting of longshoremen. There
is fatal split in the union.
Warrants are out for the arrest of
James NARROW, president of the long
shOremen, on the charge of embezzel
ing the union funds.
AUBURN, N. ", December 19.-The
Flag collar factory, in the prison,
burned to-day. Five other simultane-
Gus fires were extinguished without
material loss. Certain convicts in
tended to burn the penitentiary, and
escape en- masse.
PHILADELPHIA, December 10. - A
young lady brought to this city for the
purpose of having an abortion COM
mitted was found to-day in a medical
college on the dissecting table. Several
arrests were made.
WASHINGTON, December 19.-The
cabinet to-day passed some time in the
consideration of the Mexican bound
airy question but with no result having
unusual SlSnlncahce.
READING, Pa, December l9.-The
iron works of the Great Western rail
way were burned to-day. -Four hun
bred men were thrown out of employ
ment.
SEDALIA, Mo-, December l9.-The
roof of the Catholic church fell to-day,
killing three persons.
GALLATIN, Tenn, December TO-
The Eagle wooden mills were burned
to-day. Loss $4,000.
WASHINGTON, December 2l.-The
Mississippi delegation in the interest
of levees, consisting of Judge Jefleries,
Colonel Haycraft and Colonel Breese,
federal senator elect, visited the presi.
dent to-day. These gentlemen had
previously visited the commission upon
levees. The president favored a gen.
eral system of levees, as partial sys-
tens, while protecting one portion
damaged another, and thai to make
the system effectual there must be con-
cert.
The committee speak highly of the
presidents knowlede of what is requi-
site to save the alluvial lands bordering
on the Mississippi, its tributaries and
its outlets.
Messrs. Haycraft and Bruce leave
tonight; Jefleries remains.
In the senate Mr.. Scott gave notice
that he would, at an early day, ask the
senate to consider the bills from the
on claims.
Mr.. Thurman submitted resolution
the committee Oh the dis
trict of Columbia to inquire whether
any legislation IL necessary for the
protection OF street railroad conductors,
i'm the district of Columbia, against the
regulations of work on unreasonable
of hours. Mr.. Thurman said
he had received numerous complaints
to the effect that conductors were re-
quired to work seventeen and eighteen
hours of the twenty-four. Agreed to.
Mr.. Logan called up the resolution
submitted by him last week to suspend
so much of the act of June %, 1874,
the several staff corps of
the army as applies to contract sur
geons, till February ], 1875. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Boreman moved that the vote
by which the senate bill to establish
the territory of Pembina and to pro-
vide temporary government there
for, was rejected Oh the third reading,
OH the 29tb of May last be reconsidered