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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12

TAYLOR, who is confined in Jail at
Galveston on the charge of numbering
Sutton and another Oh a steamer at
Indianola, has to be taken to Indianola
for trial. 1t having reached the ears oi
the state authorities that an effort
would bc made to rescue him while ~
transitu, Governor Coke has ordered
Adjutani General Steele to Galveston
to take command of a company OF fifty
picked men and escort the prisoner
safely to Indianola. IL necessary, Gen.
eral Steele will gathera larger force and
guard the prisoner until his trial is
concluded.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12
STATE ITEMS,

w. Y. Leader withdraws from the
editorial charge of the Iron Age on nc
count of serious and continued Illness
The Iron Age gives warning to u
young foreigner who is secretly drill
ing company of negroes at Marshall.
Fourteen and quarter cents is the
best bid yet made for cotton in Sher-
man.
The Star says there will he fine cot
ton crops in some portions of kaufman
county, Notwithstanding the drought.
The Canton News says:
/. At the one of the late revivals in this
county, u member of the church who,
was unacquainted with one of the
ministers in attendance, got very
much interested in the welfare of all
souls, approached and very much as
tonished the minister with the follow
ing exhortation "My dear friend, If
you have never prayed, it is time you
was it. Put your trust in the Lord
and pray, and he will have mercy on
you.n The minister wants to know II
it is not time he was seeking religion.
Galveston received 367, ,I9S bales or
cotton during the year ending on the
3lst untimo.
1t was a Mr. a. b. Wilburn, of Waco,
that was arrested in Shreveport for
John Wesley Hardin.
Our old friend General Daniel Rug
giles, we are gratified to learn from an
advice to Colonel Rector, is still alive
and kicking at Fredericksburg, Vir-
ginia, Notwithstanding the report of
his demise in the st. Louis prints,
some two months ago. How the re-
port originated we are unable to say,
but possibly from interested parties,
since decision in the supreme court,
confirming titles to sixty-six leagues of
land, had been rendered in his favor
Estate Gazette.
The Texas Military institute will be-
gin its seventh annual session on the
18th instant, with over one hundred
cadets.
Benjamin Marcus, of the firm of j..
lie Gierse & Co., and one of the lead
ing young merchants of Galveston,
died on the I'd instant.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12
EX-SECRETARY MCCULLOUGH ON
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.

Fx-Secretary McCulloch has address
ed a letter for publication to number
of gentlemen in Cincinnati, the subject
thereof being the national finances.
In consideration of the intimate
knowledge of the subject derived by the
writer from his former official position,
and also in consideration of his very
great reputation as tinancier, the let
ter is deserving of the most careful Pc
rusal, and we regret that our limited
space precludes us from laying it in
full before the readers of the HERALD.
The views suggested by Mr.. McCul-
loch are substantially the same that
were enunciated by him in his official
reports to congress while secretary OF
the treasury. He thinks that it is the
duty of the government to get back to
specie payments at as early a day
as the same can be done, without
disaster to the business interests
of the country. This he proposes to
effect by fixing certain day in the
future when greenbacks shall cease to
be legal tender. In addition TO this
he proposes to retire fifty millions of
greenbacks annually, by the sale OF
bonds or by the use of the surplus
revenue, until they are all withdrawn
from circulation. In order to obviate
tie contraction that would follow this
withdrawal of treasury notes, he would
aRow the national banks to issue their
notes to the same amount. After a
short time he would allow free bank
ing. This, of course, would place the
national banks upon a specie basis, as
only the bills Of those banks that were
p-a pared to redeem their notes in spe.
cie would circulate at par.
The proposition to pay OF the FIVE
nty bonds in greenbacks is earnest
A. opposed by Mr.. McCullochi Is is
also the present protective tariff BE
faYors q tariff Tor revenue, and thinks
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12

THE democratic and conservative
state central committee of Louisiana
have published an address to the peo-
pie of toe United States, which, by the
manliness Of its tone, ought to COM
mand candid hearing, and which, by
the force of its statement, ought to
carry conviction to the mind Of even
the most prejudiced partisan. But it
will be like seed sown upon the rocks.
The mass of the people of the north
are obdurately deaf All that is neces-
sary is for their party whippers-in to
cry "kukluX," or "a new rebellion"
and at once their ears are closed as if
with cement against every sound that
is borne to them on the southern
breeze. All that we can do now is to
look with pity and contempt upon the
miserable Misrepresentation of which
we are made the victims, and to look
forward with hope to the day when
the tratl may prevail, and when we
may be seen and judged as we deserve
to be.
The address of the Louisiana COM
mittee concludes in the following man
ly and patriotic words:
In this emergency the people Of Lou
isiana appeal to their fellow-ctizens of
the union for hearing. They ask the
Judgment of an enlightened public
opinion. They assert their fidelity to
I the nation, but they spurn an odious
usurpation gnawing at the vitals of the
state. They respect and chccrlully give
obedience to the general government,
but they discriminate between the well
defined action of the government and
the fraudulent perversion of federal
functions by subordinate officers.
Conscious of the rectitude of their
purposes and the justice of their cause,
they are energetically enlisted in the
work of their political redemption,
and cannot be deferred from reclaiming
their heritage.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12
THE WACO CONvENTION.

Our telegraphic column has already
announced the nomination, by accla-
nation, of Hon. r. Q. Mills at Waco.
From the Galveston News report of
the proceedings of the convention, we
make the following extracts:
Loud cries being made for Stewart,
he took the stand and spoke nearly an
hour in his able, forcible and happy
manner, making no claim for having
withdrawn, except that of not being
sufficiently strong to carry the election
for the nomination, and assuring them
he never intended to stand in the way
of the wishes of the people.
On motion of Judge Goldthwaite, OF
Harris, Colonel Roger Q. Mills was
unanimously elected the nominee by
acclamation.
Colonel Mills being then called for,
made quite lengthy speech, return
ing his heartfelt thanks for the honor
conferred, and promised to perform
the duties of the Office with the con-
seriousness of its responsibilities. He
favored better frontier protection !; Il
return back of the money from the
general government expended by Tex
as in defending the frontier the plac-
ing of the Indian bureau under control
of the war department.; also. the deep
ening aud Improvement of the har-
bors, particularly citing points in his
district, yet he would render his aid
for the good of the entire state. He
favored aid by the general government
to the Buffalo bayou ship channel. lie
III la ,,,tinnal nnlitina AMI
said: 1--WE all know there are great
wrongs committed by the national adj
ministration." He claimed that the
great crime of the age is the love
of money. He favored free trade un-
conditional and absolute.
Judge Davis of Brazos, introduced a
resolution that the delegates of the
| fourth congressional district assembled
in convention hereby declare that
they, having full faith and confidence
i'm the ability, patriotism and honesty
of Governor Richard Coke, cordially
| indorse his administration, and they
pledge him their earnest and undivided
/ support i'm his resistance to the mach
| nations of monopolies, financialrings
and many other sharks, in their eff
| forts to get control of the state to thu
injury and ruin of the best interests o
thd people. Which passed, though
there were quite number who criet
''Nou "Now
l.. c. Alexander, of Bell, chairman
made the following report:
First-That we favor the calling of
constitutional convention by our pres
ent legislature, to consist of not les
than sixty members.
Second-That our representatives il
congress are requested to urge an ap
preparation to reimburse the state o
/ Texas for expenses incurred in th'
maintaining of troops on our frontier
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12
OLD TIMES.
here, q beautiful song on the slumberous

There's "a beautiful song on the slumberous
afr ,ao,,,s
That drfts through the valley OF dreams
IL comes rom cline where the roses WERE
And a tuneful heart and bright brown hair'
Tnas waved in the morning beams'
SAT- cyps Of azure and eyes of brown.
And snow white forehead are there'
A lltfIlarng cross and glltterlng croWh'
A tlyrug bed and II couch OF down,
Lost hopes and leaflets of prayer.
breath of spring in the breezy WOODS,
sweet watts from the quivering vines
Blu, violet's eyes beneath green hoods,
Il bubble of brooklets, n scent Oh puus'
Bird wilrbles and clamoerinS Vlhes'
A rosv wreath and dimpled hand,
A ring and sighted VOW
Three Golden links of II broken ohHu,
4 tluv rack on the SnOW-Whlle sthu,
A tear and Il sinless brow.
There's u tincture of grief in this beautiful
gong ,
Tint obs on the slumberous air;
And loneliness felt in the festive thronS,
Sinks down on the heart rs IL tremDles along
From u cline where the roses We're.
We heard it first at the daw" OF day,
And /. mingled with matin chimes;
But years have distanced the beautiful ia!
And ~ melody foweth from afar away,
And we call 1T now Old Times.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12


THE iron shackles are to be riveted
tighter upon Louisiana by federal
forces. United States District Attor-
ney Beckwith, telegraphs to Kellogg
from Washington on the Sd instant,
81 am just from Long Branch. The
government will enforce order in the
state. Steps will be promptly taken
to crush the new rebellion" Dis
patches from Washington of the 5th
instant, state that orders have been is
sued placing troops at New Orleans,
Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Alexandria,
Monroe, Harrisburg and st. Martins
vile.
"Freedom shrieked when Kosciusko
fell," and she will give her final shrek
in this "glorious union" on or about
the 9th day of November 1876, unless
the American. people awake TO reali-
zation of the fact that over the ruins Of
the PROSTATE south the party in power
is marching to the destruction of their
liberties.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12

ONE of the most gratifying pieces of
intelligence from the north that we
have had the pleasure of publishing in
many u day is the defeat of Judge Po-
land, of Vermont, for n seat in the
next congress. 1t would be impossible
to combine in one man more sectional
malignity and uns crupulous PARTISAN
ship than his record proves him to
be possessed of. He was the chairman
of the committee that investigated the
Credit Mobilier swindles, and manipu-
lated the testimony SO as to screen Col
fax and all his republican confreres,
except Oakes Ames, while at the same
time he hunted Brooks to his death.
He was the author of the infamous
gag law" passed at the last session of
congress. With intellect and culture
capable of rendering service TO his
country, he has prostituted them to the
service of rascality and oppression.
The Green Mountain boys deserve
credit for putting a stop to his lnia-
nous political career.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12

A FEARFUL storm visited the solth-
western coast of Texas on last Thrs-
day. The island of Brazos Santhgo
was entirely submerged. The peple
on the island all put off for the main
land in an open boat. Great anxfty
was felt at Brownsville for their saffy
at last accounts. The French Arf
Coromandel was cast on the sbre
near Bsgdad, and soon went to pices
The captain aud three men were sfvec
out Of q crew Of fifteen,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12


THE Standard reports a rumor in
Fort Worth that the Texas and Pacific
railway company has offered to guar
antee the completion of the railroad
to that point by the first of January
next if the citizens of that place will
take thirty thousand dollars of Harri-
son county bonds at fifty cents on the
dollar.
The company is paying for the work
now being done between here and
Eagle Ford in bonds of Harrison coun-
ty, but the am cunt named by the
Standard is too insignificantly small to
be any inducement for building thirty
miles of road.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12
MORE IMPROVEMENTS.

Nlessrs. Clark & Bryan have con-
tracted for new building on the cor
ner of Pacific avenue and Lamar
street, adjoining the postollice, to be
two-stories, brick, fifty by ninety feet.
The brick work will be done by our
friend Tom Flynn, and the wood work
and roofing by Mr.. W.O. Diboll. The
work will be commenced at once. The
same gentlemen have in contempla-
ton the erection of two-story brick
on the lots east of and adjoining the
postoliice, seventy-fve feet front by q
hundred feet deep.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12
GALVESTON, August %, 1874.


GALVESTON, August 30, 1874.
To the Editor of the Galveston News:
In your report of w. ii. RusselPs
speech in the democratic convention Mt
Goliad. he says that l told him that |
had "known Il. J. Davis for years"
and that he was ian honest man."
1t seems to me that with all the
honor that Russell claims, or seems to
claim for his judicial and personal
conduct since his treason to his friend
Davis and the attempted whitewashiug
some of the democrats have given
him, that he ought TO have been able
to stand sufficiently firm on his own
foundation without resorting to the
misrepresentations of Others.
NV personal acquaintance with +. j.
Davis has been confined TO one trip
from Indianola to Galveston several
years ago, and consequently could
not have truthfully said that i had
known him for years; and having so
little knowledge of the man personally,
and great distaste for him politically,
can see no reason that should have
pronounced him "an honest man."
and said 10 such thing.
HENRY L. McCULLOCH.
1t is proper to republish, in connec-
ton with the above, the following,
which appeared in the telegTaphic col
umns of the News Oh the first instant
INDIANoLA, August 81, lS74
This is what said in regard TO Gen.
eral McCulloch: "That such man as
McCulloch, in whom had confidence
and had known for years, had told me
in 1869, in Galveston, that Davis repu'
tation in his district was that OF an
honest and upright man."
w. Ii. RUSSELL.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12

The late DIR. Macadam used to tell of
a tipsy Scotchman making his way
home upon bright Sunday morning,
when tie good people were vending
their way to the kirk. a little, dog
pulled the ribbon from the hand of a
lady who was leading it, and as it ran
away from her she appealed to the
first passer-by, asking him to whistle
for her poodle. "Woman," he retorted,
with solemnity of visage which only
"A drunken man can assume, "woman,
this is 10 day for whistlin' ~
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12

THE killing of the six white men did
not end the tale of outrage in Red river
parish. AT the same that the carpet
baggers, who were afterwards killed,
were captured, eleven negroes were
taken into custody, charged with being
leaders in the hostile demonstrations
against the whites. A committee of
twenty-one responsible citizens was
organized, which proceeded to exam
inc into the origin of the troubles.
After patient hearing of all the testi-
mony they discharged nine of the me-
groes from custody, and remanded the
other two, named Paul Williams and
Louis Johnson, to the county Jail to
await their trial before the district
court. AS the prisoners were being ta-
ken from the courthouse, where the
Investigation had been held, to the
Jail under guard they were met by a
band of armed men, who seized the
two prisoners, took them to the woods
ana hung them. Paul Wllllahls con-
fessed that he was one of the ambushed
gang that fired upon and wounded Mr..
J. B. Dickson.
The proclamation of Kellogg, in ref
erence to the murder of the parish
officials, concludes as follows: "Hheir
bodies were buried where they fell,
without any inquest or any formality
whatever" In reply to this the
Shreveport Times publishes the pro-
ceedings and finding of an inquisition
taken on the 3lst of August before JUS
tice Marion, acting coroner of Caddo
parish. This is fair sample OF the
reckless disregard for truth manifested
by the de .fuct0 gubernatorial thief.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12
wife aud Child Spirited Away.

Mr.. J. c. Holder, of Sulphur Springs,
Hopkins county, was in our office one
day this week in search of his wife
and child-an infant about five months
old. Mrs. Holder left Hopkins county
some six weeks ago in company with Il
woman by the name of Mrs. Barnes, OF
Freestone county. They were to go to
Loves Oil Springs in the nation, and
there await the arrival of Mr.. Holder,
who was to follow them as soon as he
could wind up his business. The party
consists OF Mrs. Barnes and her dauSh-
ter, fourteen years of age, II young
man about eighteen years of age, and
Mrs. Holder and the infant, travelling
in II two horse wagon, drawn by Il
pacing roam horse and a bay horse
about fifteen hands high each. Mr..
Holder not finding his wife at the
springs, inquired of Mr. Love, who
told him that the party had been there
for three days, but went back to Texas.
Holder traced them to Dexter, in this
county, but cannot find where they
have gone from that point. He has
travelled for the past three weeks, but
has been unable to get trace of them.
Any information leading Mr.. Holder
to the whereabouts of the party will
reach him by leaving the information
at this Office Gainesville Gazette.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12

TIE Austin Statesman, noticing that
Mr.. Edward V. Valentine, the Rich
mond sculptor, had been to Vermont
and selected a block of marble from
which to fashion his celebrated recum-
bent figure of General r. +. Lee NOW
in plaster, protests earnestly and en-
ergeticalIy against the insul: thus done
to the memory of our great command
er. "Carve him In southern rock, in
homely sandstone, or east him in the
bronze cannon he wrestcd from the
foe; anything, so that his memory be
not insulted.n
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12
AGE III TT . /:

C.. ". BECKETT, General Travelling Agent
Narssrs Richard IL. Grifin, Advcrtiss,,hg
AGENT No. 4 South street, Baltimore, Mu.i
SNT. Pe.tengill II Co., 81 Park row, new
Yorl.. auH Messrs. Coe, Wcthcrill " oo', no.
Gl7 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, are auiy
rlIy nDriZed to contract for ndVoTuSr-
u1ugfs for insertion in the DALLAS HEN
AID. an our lowest rates. n,,,,,.,
E0.Nfpssrs. Dashlell Il Waters, BahKeTs;
Rnufmnu, are authorized agents Tor liE
BER Md in kaufman county. 80 ,.
ug-I VI. Smith, Esq, ut Lewisvillc, Denton
county. is IN authorized agent for the DAL Il,
IAIl HERALD, and money paid 10 MN on
G,,.ceoui i will be duly acknowledged by us
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12

EnsTfA COUNTY.

From private letter dated at Ste
phensville, Erath county, 3lst of Au-
gust. we learn that grasshoppers have
auyeared in large quantities in that
vicinity. The corn crop of that county
is good the cotton has been much de-
stroyed by the protracted drouth.
Everything OH the frontier was q"leI
at the date of the letter.
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VOL. XXI, NO. SO
Dallas.
From the Ennis Argus.l

'o''' '' 80. .,so ,',,,ol il,
a rev pleasant liVuro We P"aoeu ih ~
Dallas, Mohauy, WneIu VIC n'e' u' G,,
friends ana SHOOK tllelr nai'us VIII
nearly SreetiiiSs. Hiilo.iS .'1In n h,','' wu'
that roseate bloom OF youth liiu ocuu.y,
Solonei Johil u mccoy, wmo s'om11
younger as ne grows III sin'e, anu
without Whom Dqila5 Wouiu noI po
Dailas Coiohel d. - Eoou, Wnjo hjo
friends Wouiu alWays NC haPp3 ~ amo nis
presence II the ieiio" coui. oiiy Iu,N
u littie--Just iittle-out, poor leliow,
IT'S hoped ne VIII not ehllrely lUse Vie
use OF his tongue l5ower, 700, pun ~
an appearance" ana, WIN o. MS DlDhu
phylacterles, coiiuuceu tothe IaSISTe"oie'
and Colonel CoomDes anu ". ~. A,
dreage droppeu business lol iloinGn' ;,i
and put on most peWlcnihS S,iu.
Sorry to ma George so lalk. Iney
haven't Ied MN wen silce we saw .,I III. i
last. lie mas dWlhuleu uo"l LII nJ
weighs but llttle over TWO huhureu
pounds aVordupois. lie neeus pea SOUP
and red pepper. nope ms co9h VIII
take note behe. Johh IIeIry DroWn,
the walking historian OF leAas, ycC
vigorous, humorous ana lull Oh patriotio
tervor for Texas ana leNnhs, sWuhs Us
out chalr TO take' WIN y. ,. nosPi'
tality. he never tlres ol Ihe iel,lilis- =
cences of the early days OF leHas;
Dropped INTO tne HEkALD once anu
had Il pleasant interview WIN Colonel
Mcclure, its agreeable ana interesting
editor Ihe HERALD Is the stanuaru
sheet OF democracy IN lailaS. Solonel
Swindells is oVerWorKed. Shoulu goto
the country ana rest, NUM- anu ansle.
Now is the Tune TO recuperaee. Moiiey
and property are Worth hotIins Wiln-
out health to ENJOY then. DroPpeu III
Mt the new Owls hest lnteiii.
gencer o1llce. Inc greaI inoSu, VI tlla'
nest was gone, blow the luck! Nortoni
with whom we nave peeh acqu"iilleu
for years ana known pleasalCiy, yeC
never saw ms lace, was gohe-Ine llah
who never shows ms lace was gone
the man who has chlloren anu Sranu-
children VINO never saw MS lace was
gone out, bumming, as we suppose III
the interest OF ms splritual Wellare' hs
we learn the Fellow Is growing r relilark-
ably plous III MS lattefuays. cme ci ye,y
clever euitor pro leiil'' Who ilileu .iio
place in al except beauty, gave US
cordial welcome. Llttle Nlhrou, 700,
displayed the hospitality OF "a llttie
man in more ways than one; we
took deck passage IN street schooner
by the side of DR.. OllTer, whose anu,
graveyard appearance makes one leel
that he is good for 2 hunured years
YETI" and behind Ned, the family
buggy horse, we took up TINS street
and down that, "kicklng up uust III
Dallas" and viewed with exquisite
pleasure the growing city. Hammers
and saws were in constant motion IN
all parts of the city, while the hod
carriers and brick tenders ana masohs
We're ms busy as dirt da6Ders placinS up
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12

HENRYviLLE, Indiana, bears off the
palm for the most diabolical act yet
committed. August Gardner, young
Frenchman, was seized by three hui
man fiends, robbed of what little
money he had, and then tied hard and
fast to the railroad track to he killed
by the next approaching train. He
lived long enough after the cars passed
over him to tell the story of his muir
der.
The radicals in that section will be
SHARED for a short time the necessity OF
bowling over southern outrages.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12

Within the few past days gentle
man came to Dallas with the intention
of embarlking in his special line of
business. After a vain endeavor to
find a store house, he left for Austin.
His experience here reveals the fact
that of the many store buildings in
course of construction, not a single
one remained unrented. In every
case a lease was already signed at a
high rental figure,-lNorton's lntelli-
gencer.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-12

THE collector of customs at FL Paso
reported to the bureau of statistics at
Washington, on the 18th of August,
that there had been no rain at the
former place in three hundred and six
ty-five days. Vegetation was all burn
ed up and the cattle were dying of
starvation,