The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12
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president of council aud minister Of
INTERIOR Ulloa minister foreign affairs;
Colonel Mornnes, Minister of Justice;
Serrano Bedara, minister of war;
Camacho, minister Of finance; Rodr-
CUES Arlas, minister Of marine; Navar-
ro Rodrlgues, minister Of commerce;
Romero Ortis, minister Of colonies.
Two thousand men will be sent TO
Cuba in few days to reinforce the
Spanish troops on that Island. The
Carlists have abandoned the siege of
Puycerda. The failure of the insur-
gents to capture the place causes great
rejoicing.
New YORK, September 4.-Agatha
Olandinl, the opera singer, Is dead.
The commissioners of accounts have
made an examination of the books of
the charity commission, and make n
report showing irregularities in distri-
buting supplies, deceit in making re-
turns, fraud in letting contracts, altera-
ton of books and everything is gener-
ally suspicious.
Fred Mather, who sailed from this
country q short time ago, having in
charge some one hundred thousand
young shad, intended for the streams
of Germany, writes from on board the
steamer that the fish all died of starya-
ton. Another attempt will be made
to transport shad from American to
German waters.
CHEYENNE, w. T.,September 1.-The
election returns are nearly all in, and
giveSteele, democrat, a majority of be-
tween five and six hundred. They
elected him delegate by double the
majority he received two years ago.
The democratic ticket has been gener-
ally successful throughout the terrific
ry.
LONDON, September A dispatch
from Madrid to the Times says the
cabinet crisis continues. Senior Coto-
ner, president of the council, persists
in his resignation.
Gederal Blanco and other leaders of
the northern army have accompanied
General Zabella to Madrid.
HELENA, Ark, September 4.--The
business portion of Greenville. Miss,
was burned to-day.
Boston, September 5.-The Mystic
70 n
noon. The first race was for purse of
two thousand dollars for 2:31 horses.
1t was won by Kansas Chief, beating
Fluffy, Gold Dust, Jim and Lady Dahl
man, in the order named. Time, 2:26,
2:20, 2:214, 2:24. Gold Dust took the
second heat.
The second race was purse of five
thousand dollars for horses that have
never beaten 2:20. The starters were
Corners, Red Cloud, Gloster and Net
tie. The first and second heats were
won by Red Cloud. The third heat
was very exciting, and was won by
Red Cloud by u half length, but Bud
Doble complained that Mace crowded
him OH the home stretch, which was
the unanimous belief of the judges,
and the heat was given to Gloster. The
fourth heat was won by Gloster by a
half length. The fifth heat was trotted
amid great excitement, the first half
being contested by Gloster, Red Cloud
and Corners. On the last half mile, |
Nettie gave Gloster and Red Cloud
warm race, but Gloster won by a half
length, and took the first money, Red
Cloud second, and Nettie third. Time,
2:19, 2:2O, 2:214, 2:24, 2:22.
LONDON, September ga special
dispatch to the Times from Madrid
says that General Babale will remain
In that city. Either General Mariones
will be appointed commander in chief
of the army or Marshal Serano will be
styled generalissimo, with power to
appoint generals.
Don Carlos has gone to Alsatia to
meet the eX-Duke of Priam. The
Carlists have picked up sailor who
deserted from the German man-of-
war Albatross. They sent him across
the frontier to the French authorities,
by whom he was delivered to the Ger
man consul at Bayonne.
a later account of the Austrian polar
expedition states that the explorers
penetrated to 800 81 latitude.
MADRID, September 5.--The Carlists
are entrenching themselves around
Bilboa.
New ORLEANS, September Dur
ing last night the offices of Attorney
General Field in the st. Louis hotel,
now used as state house, were broken
open, and all the records therein were
piled in heap in the center of the
main office, together with part of the
furniture, and were saturated with coal
oil and set on fire. Fortunately the
flames went out, and only one or two of
the papers are charred, though all are
rendered nearly illegible by the oil.
The incendaries seem to have been
frightened off before completing their
work.
WASHINGTON, September 5.--It is
reported that under the present ar
rangements, Attorney General Will
liams, whom the senate rejected as
chief justice, is virtually commander
in chief of the army and navy of the
United States. OF their use or abuse
throughout the south he is to use his
high power, delegated by the constitu-
ton to the president for the protection
to all purposes to the whites against
the blacks and the blacks against the
whites and otherwise.
PARIS, September 5.-Bazaine has
gone to England.
At meeting of the cotton spinners
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