The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-25
TELEGRAPHIC.
Railroad Accident IN Alabama-A
Large Nnmbcr Killed and
Wounded.
New England manufacturers COmbln.
blnlug 10 Reduce The Quantity
Of Manufactured Goods.

NEw York September -, -noechor
has retained Eyalis for his defense,
The Boston manufacturing Interests
aro combining TO reduce products un.
I'll prices OF manufactured goods aud
raw material show u margin of profit,
llvAN8yllI.E, lndp September III
The commissioners for the Improve
mont OF the ohio river navigation adj
l0urncd thla afternoon 10 meet In
Washington, October ~, A resolution
was passed usklug congress 10 take de-
CIdod action for the Improvement of
the Mississippi 40 ns to meet the wants
Of the agricultural industries of the
country aud appointed II com mlltee Of
two from the commissioners from PEN
sylyana, Ohio, Indiana ard Illinois 10
obtain from these states the passage of
suitable laws ceding 10 the United
States Jurisdiction over such small
tracts of land ~ may be needed for the
erection Of locks, lock keepers dwell.
Ing, and ahutmonts; Also cOndemniug
the construction of another bridge ut
Cincinnati between the present bridges.
SELMA, Alao September 2l,--The
south bound train, Of six ears, on the
Selma, Rome and Dalton railroad went
through II brldgeon WnXahachie creek,
sixty feet high, ut daylight this morn
ing. The train Is II total wreck. The
engineer fireman and several passen'
gers were killed. Nearly all on board
were wounded, many dangerously.
Among the killed Is Judge w. j..
Byrd, eX-ludge of the state supreme
court, and u prominent and much be-
loved citizen of Selma. The partcu-
lars are hard TO get.
Boston, September 2i.-fhe races,
all ages, two mile dash, was won by
Limestone. Time 1857
The consolidated purse for two mile
and quarter, was won by SPEND
thrift, the time 2:ll. Blind Tom won
the steeple chase.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, September a.
The democrat--liberal state conven-
ton which met to-day for the nomina-
ton of chief justice and associate JUS
tlce of the supreme court, adopted the
following platform,
Believing the present disastrous con-
dltion of the southern states to be
largely due to the corrupt rule OF car
pet bag politicians who have plumber
ed and impoverished the people and
intensified the prejudlces of races de-
clare that general thievery has be-
come chronic under Grants auspices
demand impartial policy toward the
people of the south /; demand the exc
cution of thieves, aperfect equality
before the law for all persons without
regard TO race, color or previous politl-
cal opinion.
GALVESTON, SeptemberH PA News
special from Indianola says that on
the arrival OF the troops and the pris-
oner, Bill Taylor, the court was en-
gagged in hearing an argument. Alter
its conclusion General Steele stated to
his honor that the reason armed men
were stationed in the court yard was
upon the representation of private cit
liens and officials that there might be
danger of either an attempt to release
the prisoner by his friends or OF lynch
ing by his enemies, and that, there
fore, the governor had directed him to
order the soldiers to guard him safely
from both friends or foes, and see that
the majesty of the law was upheld.
His honor, Judge Borden, thanked the
general and the governor, and ex-
pressed his qualification at the determ-
ination to see justice done, and directed
the sheriff to call upon the soldiers If
they were needed. After the motion
for q change ofvenue to-day it is stated
than an effort will be made to have
Taylor admitted to bail, which, it is
said,s an bereadily procured, -
VICKsBURG, September 24.-To-day
Alderman D. L. Ryan, Thomas pono-
van and Mr.. Smith, Il planter, were
suftocated by foul air in an old cistern
near Ryan's mill. They entered the
cistern to examine it for repairs.
Smith entered it first. Not hearing
from him, Ryan entered. Not hear
ing from Smith and Ryan, Donovan
entered to see what was the matter. "A
negro gave the alarm, but all three
were dead before they could be taken
from the cisterA.