The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-29

BAfON llOrGE, August % Tile con-
scrymlvp STATE convention met NJ noon
to.dny. General AloX, tcclouH was
temporary chairman. Every parish
In the state hut three was represented.
Harmony aud good feeling prevailed.
The state convention has organized.
II. II. Mari Is permanent president
\ committee If lwcnly.0nc was APP
pointed to report Oh plat form aud reso-
buttons also Ia designate II name fora
peoples party. The convention viii
probably complete lis lahors on
"Wednesday at furthcst.
BROwNsVILLE, Texas, August 3d.
Senior Pincda has been travelling In
Mexico Us u sewing machine agent.
He reports that smallpox Is very bad
in Caiderita, there being from forty to
fifty deaths daily. There also are II
few eases of smallpox at R,mrcuse, in
the suburbs of TIL, city, and II few
deaths have occurred among the
MeNlcah populalloi.
In the southern part Of Tamaulipas
he reports the existence of small lilies,
the bite of which is very poisonous.
In one small town ten or twelves per-
sons have lost their noses from the eff
fects thereof. The sore produced has
n cancerous appearance.
WASHINGTON, August S.-The
Chinese government some time ago
complained to our government that an
American naval officer was engaged
with the japan expedition against the
former. Considering this an offense
against China in order to remove the
cause.of complaint the navy depart
ment has revoked the leave of absence
heretofore granted to Lieuentant Com
mander Cassel, and he will therefore
withdraw from the expedition, in
which he was only Il volunteer.
SHREVEPORT, La, August Pa
committee of the board of trade leaves
tonight for New Orleans to confer
with Major Howell, United States en-
gineer, on the improvements of Red
river.
George Hendricks, white man, was
murdered by a party of whites near
Logansport, DeSoto parish, last Fri
day. An attempt was made Mt the
same time to murder DR.. Custer.
NEW YORK, August 25.-Mr. Morris,
Mr.. rilton's counsel, is to-day prepar-
ing complaints against several news
papers which it is claimed published
libelous articles against Tilton. The
damages are laid at fifty thousand dol
lars. The only papers named are the
Brooklyn Eagle and the New York
Tribune and World.
The suit against Beecher will be first
prosecuted. Messrs. Tracy, Sherman
and Sterling are preparing their an
swer to the complaint of Mr.. Morris.
NEW YORK, August 25.-Beecher has
made an affidavit containing an ex-
plicit denial of all the charges made in
the allegations of the complaint
brought against him by Theodore Til
ton, except the specification that he
(Tiltonl had married Elizabeth M.
Richards now Elizabeth X. Tilton.
Three unknown young men were
drowned in East river to-day, by the
upsetting of "a boat.
LONDON, August 25.--Two German
war vessels have arrived at San
! lander.
BRUSSELS, August 25.-In the inter
national congress the German delegate
| took the lead in the deliberations. The
representative of Great Britain was 81
lent most of the time.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, August 25.-The
towboat Duvall collapsed her boiler
to-day. Two persons were killed, and
three MORALLY hurt. Thepilot was the
only one that escaped damage.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, August 26.-A
number of negroes at Pickettsville,
Gibson county, six miles from Hum
boldt, threatened a riot last Saturday
and Sunday on account of some sup
posed wrong done them, and mani
tested strong desire to kill two or
three citizens and fire and sack the
town. Yesterday sixteen of the ring
| leaders were arrested ana taken to
Trenton and placed in Jail for safe
keeping. About one o'clock this
morning, between seventy-fve and
one hundred men entered the town
and riding up to the Jail demanded and
compelled the sheriff to deliver up the
keys thereof. They then took the six
teen negroes from the jail, and aftel
killing four and MORALLY woundine
two, rode off with the remaining tel
and are supposed to have killed them
Nothing has been heard of the party
since they left. Considerable excite
ment exists among the negroes, ano
the whites are taking steps to defenc
themselves in case of any outbreak oc
curing.
LONG BRANCH, August 26.-Crowds
are here to witness the International
swimming match for the champion
ship of the world. The contestants
will be taken out i'm surf boats at one
o'clock to the stake boat, three miles
from shore, at o'clock. The men
will dive and swim for shore. The
first to land will receive the title O
championship of the world and thu
stakes, two thousand dollars.
NEW ORLEANS, August 26.-Th'
Baton Rouge convention has adopted
the name ofthe peoples party"
The fire in the third district oil
Levee, Congress, Charities and indie
pendence streets destroyed fifteer
houses. Loss thirty thousand dollars
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