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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-05-09
Vol. XXI, NO. "A


Dispatches from Monroe, La, Of the
23th instant, contain the following ad-
ditional particulars Of the flood:
Reports of the extent of the over
low accumulate both from above and
below. Previous dispatches are more
Chan confirmed; particulars of ruin
| might be given to any extent. The
extent Of the overflow and the preva-
lcnce Of destitutl0n are very great.
! The river has fallen one and half
inches in twenty-four hours. The
water Is receding slowly In the rear Of
the city. The steamer Garryowen,
which left Camden at eleven O'clock
Yesterday morning, reports the river
falling all the way down. The high
est water ever known by two feet.
Planters living below report thirteen
miles of river front from out between
Morrison's and Cuba. but the rear is all
under water below Cuba. All over
flowed mails for the east and west go
by Shreveport.
y New Orleans dispatch says:
The captain Of the steamer Iberia, in
his report, to-day, to Mr.. Upper, agent
of the Attakapas Mail Transportation
company, says:
ain coming between the bayou at
Teche, to-day, took on sugar at Oak
land direct from the sugar house of
Pargery Oh the bow of the boat. All the
Fausse Point is under water from seven
miles above New Iberia. The water of
Grand lake is only hundred and fifty
yards from overflowing over the east
bank of the Teche. From Atchafalaya
to New Iberia families are pouring in
from all quarters and settling on the
high lands. Most of the large planta-
tions are abandoned Oh the east side of
the Teche, where five thousand hogs
heads of sugar would have been made;
now the only hope Is to save the seed"
Portions of the towns of Franklin,
New Iberia and st. Martinsville are
under water. Water is running over
Morgan's railroad for distance of
about twenty-five miles from Brashear.
The streets of the latter town are COW
cred with water.
Three men were drowned this MORN
ing crossing at the Pear river crossing
ofthe Mobile and New Orleans rail
road.
The steamer Pargoud, expected here
III VIC iiioi hihiS5t obS huhoANu oANs
fifty bags of mail shipped at Vicksburg
and supposed to include New York
dates from the 10th to the 10th.
The river is now stationary at this
point with no land except portions of
the railroad track to Madison, Arkan-
sas, distance of forty miles, which
may be given as the width of the river.
There is no change to report in the
condition of the railroads. The Men,
phis and Louisville route Is still water
bound between Paris and Clarksville,
while the Mississippi Central is still
broken between Canton and Grenada.
Passengers came through to-day from
Little Rock by transferring at thirty
four washed places, but as swift cur
rent crosses the track at some points,
it is uncertain how long communica-
ton can be kept up.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-05-09

JUDGE ROBERT 8. GOULD, of Calves
ton, was ON Saturday nominated asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court, vice
Jddge Peter S. Gray, resigned, and
was Immediately confirmed by the sem
ate. The Galveston News gives the
following brief biography of the new
judge: h1 ts
Judge Gould is a native of North Car
olina. He removed from Alabama to
Texas about 1850, settling in Leon
county, where he remained In the prac-
tice of his profession, interrupted only
by the war;. until 1871, when he re-
moved to this city. He was for several
years before the war, district attorney
for the old Leon and Navarro district
During the war he commanded a bat
TALON in General Walkers division,
was wounded at the head of his COM
mand, aud for time disabled. Re-
turning to Leon at the close of the war,
he was elected over the Hon. q. NJ.
Winkler, Judge of his old district, and
subsequently removed 10y the military.
In 1871 he came to Galveston, where
he has since remained in the practice
of his profession, being for some years
a member of the firm of Gould d Street.
In practice and upon the bench
Judge Gould has earned reputation
in his profession that gives the highest
guarantee of his fitness for the position
to which he has been chosen. e2g
AS a lawyer, judge, soldier and citi-
zen he has borne himself without re-
proacll. Theappointmentis is one highly
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-05-09

I TIM Houston Telegraph falls into an
error In its issue of May ., In regard
to the late murder of Sutton and
Slaughter, on the steamship Clinton,
at Indlanola, by the Taylors.
A truce was signed and sworn 10 by
all the parties In DeWittcounty, on the
3d of January, and duly published in
the county paper, the Cuero Star. Mr..
William Sutton, ono of the murdered
men, had strictly adhered to the sworn
pledge of peace, and was taking pas
sage on the steamer to locate elsewhere,
wholly unsuspecting danger or treach-
cry, when he was ruthlessly assailed
from behind and riddled with balls, as
Is charged by the two young sailors,
Such, we are assured, are the facts.
Mr.. Sutton has numerous friends in
Dallas, who say he was worthy young
man, and had been drawn into the
meshes of those local difficulties by a
desire to have peace and security in
the country. We are satisfied such
is the truth, and If, OIL the trial of the
accused murderers, the facts are so es-
tablished, the stern fiat of offended JUS
tice demands the execution of the cow
ardly and bloodthirsty murderers, who
ever they are.
One fact proves the integrity of SUIT
ton in the matter. While here in Dali
las, he was urged not TO return to De-
Witt, but tn send for his family. He
said in reply, that he had no idea the
other party would do him harm any
further. That he was honest in the
belief is fully proven by his conduct
in going in person for his family and
taking no precautions against attack
from any quarter.
We only refer to the subject because
the murdered mans friends are our
friends and are people of worth. We
have known the elder Taylors for
nearly forty years and long ago saw
service with them on the southwestern
border, but do not know these younger
members of the family. We are, there
fore, impartial.
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LYNCH LAW AT FULTON.
Three Horse Thieves Shot Down.
Jefferson Mall, April 30.l


Information reached this city to-day
of a terrible shooting affray at Fulton,
Arkansas, on the southern division of
the Cairo and Fulton railroad. From
the meagre particulars we learn that
the depredations by horse thieves had
become very frequent, and that, in
order to protect themselves, the plan
ters and citizens organized u company
to hunt them down. Sunday morn
ing, at early an hour, the vigilantes
found their trail and followed 1t
rapidly, coming up with the despera-
does about three miles from Fulton,
between eight and nine o'clock. They
discovered each other at the same in
stant, end then ensued fight that
beggars description. 1t meant death
to the thieves if captured, and they
fought for life, but they We're finally
overpowered and shot down. There
was three of the thieves, not one of
whom was left to tell the tale-a terri
bic warning to the light-fingered low
ers of horse flesh. One of the pursuers
was killed and another slightly wound
ed. The people of that section mean
business, and if there are any more of
the gentlemen who desire to be initia-
ted, now is the best time.
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Indians Numerous ON the Frontier.
[Austin statesman.l

Adjutant General Steele recently re-
ceived letter from Erath county, in
which the following startling intelli-
gence is conveyed: "More Indians on
the frontier than have been since they
broke out. Coming down by hundreds
on foot. They have robbed the ex-
treme frontier of all the horses. Nc
Kinsey sends word to the frontier to
hold themselves i'm readiness to a
man,
1t will not do to stop now to ask who
are to blame for this deplorable condi-
ton of things, although 1t Is traceable
to the miserable Quaker policy which
has encouraged and protected the In
dians while they were stealing and
numbering. 1t is but a part of the
wrongs which the southern people are
compelled to suffer from the policy of
the administration.
I If the advice of the old army officers
who are acquainted with the Indian
character had been taken, the present
: troubles would not be upon the poor
people of the frontier. But it is
I the duty Of the authorities to be up
and doing. No doubt the brave Nc
Kinsey will at once put his forces in
motion to intercept and cut them of.
And we feel assured that the adjutant
general of the state will be no laggard
in putting In his appearance so soon as
he can command a force.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-05-09

IN the Austin Statesman we find,
from the pen of J. NJ. Morphis, this
account of Jones Rivers, lawyer and
noted wit in his day:
Jones Rivers died as he had lived,
with wit Oh his lips and smile on his
face.
In his expiring moments, while
gasping for breath, lady attendant
asked: "Colonel Rivers, will you have
little air?"
"No, madam" he answered, "no
more heirs for me. Too late! Excuse
me, it, you please"
This account is incorrect. Rivers
died at Georgetown, in Williamson
county, and when told by his physician
that he must die and had but few
minutes to live, he smiled and said "it
is eminently proper and just that 1
should lie here, for 1 don't know of
any place on Gods earth that q man
could die and leave with fewer regrets
than Axes hotel and the hamlet of
Georgetown.-[H Houston Age.
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The Texas and Pacific Railroad.

The legislature has passed o "joint
resolution instructing our senators and
requesting our representatives IN con
gress to aid in securing the passage of
a law which will insure the early COM
pletion of the Texas and Pacific rail-
way"
The completion of this road across
the state is one of very great impor-
tance to Texas, one which cannot be
fully appreciated unless we consider
the results politically and financially.
When we look at the map, we see that
It will pass through the northern part
of the state-rich, productive lands
also through region abounding
with useful ores, some of which
Weld the precious metals, ana
through O region where stock can be
raised in abundance; and that 1t Will
be of more effectual benefit in keeping
ont the roaming, plunderlng, murder
ing bands of Indians than many regi-
ments of mounted rangers. 1t will be
the means of settling up the frontier;
| for so soon as there is probability OF
the road being speedily built, popula-
ton will move out and settle all along
the line of the road, thus forming a
strong barrier to the inroads of the
sayaees. The lands will become valu-
able. agriculture and mining will form
! important pursuits, which will add
millions of dollars to the taxable prop
erty of the state and reduce the taxa
| ton of each citizen. These are not
visionary speculations, but founded
upon well con sidered propositions.
But the immense commercial results
will be more valuable to the United
States than many of the richest mines
of gold. 1t will connect the Atlantic
and the Pacific oceans on such paral-
lei of latitude as will insure an open
road ali the year round. twill, there
fore. be the great thoroughfare across
the continent along which untold
wealth will pass. 1t will, on the
Pacific. be the entrepot of the com.
4 merce of a great portion of Asia, and
England will, in all probability, ship
much of the imports from her East
India possessions across the Pacific and
along this road to Atlantic ports, where
her steamers will be ready to receive
freight for Liverpool and other cities
of Europe. 1t may be that the Suez
canal will be preferable to England fol
light draft steamers, but there is no as
surance that work ofthat character car
have the permanency and reliat ility O.
a first-class railway always in order and
ready, with a sufiiciency OF rolling
stock to carry all the goods deposited
i'm depots at either terminus. So the
Texas Pacific will become the highway
of nations. Its stock, ifproperly manag
ed, win be eagerly sought after and vii
command the highest price. Moneyec
men and moneyed institutions will IN
vest in its securities as more valuable
than any other. 1t would take toe
long an article to enumerate various
nroductions and merchandise which
would pass over it. But the wealth
which Il will add to Texas and th'
United States Is beyond calculation
We, therefore, hope that our senator
and representative win fully appre
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from Sundays Daily Herald
TT IN FINISHED.

The working days of the first session
of the Fourteenth legislature closed last
night, rs they meet tomorrow only to
adjourn. by majority of them ig-
noring the known will Of the people In
several important matters, and SO act
ing as TO insure their continuance In
office, they have fallen short Of the
duty of good and faithful servants.
They first refused to call q conven-
tion as the shortest, cheapest and most
republican mode ofsecuring to the peo-
pie free and practicable constitution;
and now, after a long session, have
failed to agree upon set of amends
ments to the present obnoxious instru-
ment. The first refusal had its Plausi-
bic, temporary reasons in defense, but
the latter failure, from the standpoint
of those who defeated the convention,
is wholly without apology. We say
from their standpoint, because we
have reserved the right to oppose that
mode of accomplishing the desired
result.
They have signally failed, when the
way was clear, to reduce the number of
district judges and district attorneys.
On the contrary, few, protesting to be
shining lights in the democratic firma-
ment, have expressed desire to in
crease the number, and worse still, to
increase the salaries Of all. Of such
democracy we constitute no part.
Our democracy teaches us that prom
ises made to the people during can
vass should be religiously redeemed IN
the council halls of the state by each
successful candidate. Else wherein
can we confide in men? -..,
They have refused to open any part
of the enormous amount of'the county
school lands to sale ami settlement,
and thereby decided that it is wise to
still further tax the burdened people
of to-day, to hoard up riches for chill
dren yet to be born, a piece OF TOM
foolery not very unctious to men who
have carried heavy weight for thir-
teen years.
By refusing to call convention they
have unnecessarily prolonged the ses-
sion and added greatly to the public
expenditures in their expensive mode
of Kidding the state of corrupt judges.
For these and other matters they
will be judged by the people.
They will receive due credit for
rightful actions. Though they left
Cooper and Chambers on the bench,
they will be credited with ousting
Newcomb, Nancy and Williamson.
With one or two exceptions the gov
ernor and senate will be commended
for the appointments. One exception
is in the appointment of the peniten-
tiary superintendent over the heads of
men of unquestioned qualifications
and integrity.
They will receive credit for opening
the university and alternate railroad
sections of land to sale, for investigat-
ing past frauds in public officials, for
ignoring, as far as possible, special
legislation, and for considerable that
has been done; but, with the Nay so
clear, they will not be held as body
above ordinary mediocrity.
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r
THE house of of representatives, bya
tie vote, defeated the bill providing for
the sale of the school lands. We regret
very much to learn the fact Thoselands
cover SO much ground insome counties
as seriously to retard population. At
the same time numerous persons squat
on them, make cheap improvements,
destroy the timber and lay the predi-
cate for ultimately getting them at the
minimum price for all. Yet 1t is but
reasonable to suppose that the most
valuable lands would be thus appropri-
ated. Men have, for years, lived On
the lands, yet the state gels no revenue
from them. The evil Is steadily en-
larging. In so far as the lands are in
side the settlements, We have no doubt
of the wisdom of putting them in
market, under some judicious plan,
whereby the present grandchildren of
the munificent donors of thirty-six
years ago may get some of the benefits
through the common school fund, and
the people, to that extent, relieved OF
taxation. We can see neither wisdom
or justice in perpetually holding them
i'm unproductiveness for the benefit OF
unborn children, while the people OF
to-day are heavily taxed to keep
schools for both white and black II
is another fdur pas Of the Fourteenth
Legislature. If Texas ever win need it
1t Is now after thirteen years Of misfOr'
tune.
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Texas Veteran Association Meeting.
MAY 30.
INDEPENDENCE, April 2s, 1874.

INDEPENDENCE, April 2s, 1874.
To the Editor OF the Dallas Herald:
/ have been authorized by Mr. w.
II. Baker, vice-president Of the Hous-
ton Central railway, Colonel III. B.
Andrews, general ticket and freight
agent of the Galveston, Houston and
Henderson road and the Galveston and
San Antonio railway. to say that they
will give free passage to the wives
of old veterans, and also the widows OF
old Texas veterans, who may wish to
attend the meeting of the veteran as
sociation on the 10Th of May next-the
second day of the state fair-in the city
of Houston.
Will you please give notice of this
in your daily HERALD. The time Is
too short FOR me to ascertain who will
want to attend and send them certifi-
Gates, so they win have to identify
themselves to the station agents or
conductors, to avail themselves of this
further generous consideration of the
railway managers
hope that at least some of the old
mstrons of Texas will be able TO leave
their homes for short time and attend
the meeting on the 2Oth of May.
Respectfully, etc,
MOsEs AUSTIN BRYAN,
Secretary 7. V. A.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-05-09
A DUMB POEI.
Oh, to sing one mighty strain,
One prophetic burst of song,

oh, to sing one mighty strain,
One prophetic burst of song,
Full OF Al immortal pain.
Deep and tremulous and strong,
Quivering with the bitter cry,
With the yearning agony,
Breaking forth for evermOre
From mems wounded he"rts ana sore!
That should travel through the years,
Blend It's music with the spheres,
Live for aye, and have it's part
In the throbbings of the heart!
Even in the voiceless grave,
That sad grave to which go,
Though the wintrv winds should rave,
And the air be thick with snow;
Though the boughs should sigh above,
And the hearts of those love
Be beginning to forget
Amy lingering regret,
Should the music of that strain
Warm my frozen heart again.
But ah me! 1t may not be
still the mocking music slips,
And the souls deep melody
Dies in sObs upon the lips.
In the grim grave shall lie,
With shut lips and sightless eye,
And the world will laugh to scorn
That sweet hymn that died unborn.
-[Ail the Year Round.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-05-09
A GREAT sCHEM y.

We have special report, with an
accompanying chart, made by Captain
Charles l.. Snow, consulting engineer,
to II. Ellery, Esq, president of the
Lake Erie, Evansville and South
western railway, on the feasibility oi
q continental railroad from Cleveland,
Oh Lake Erie, in Ohio, to the seaport
of Altata, on the Pacific, ut the mouth
ofthe gulf of California in the Mexi-
can state of Sinaloa.
The proposed line, much of which
is now covered by completed roads,
runs from Cleveland, with its hundred
Thousand inhabitants, through Evans
vile, Indiana, Paducah, Kentucky,
Memphis, Tennessee, Duval's Bluff,
Arkansas, Texarkana, Dallas, Fort
Concho, Presidio del Norte, Texas,
Santa Rosalie ION the Rio Concho of
Chihuahua), to Altata, a magnificent
port and harbor OH the Pacific. gj
The distance from New York to the
Pacific ry present routes is 3, 45O miles;
by the proposed line it will only be
2, ,493, a saving of 957 miles.
Cleveland is already in railway con-
nection with Halifax in Nova Scotia,
the nearest port in North America to
Europe. By the proposed route, Hall
fax is I.l37 miles nearer to the Pacific
than by the present lines. Altata is
also the nearest North American port
to Australia, the Sandwich Islands,
China and Japan. The population of
the counties in 1870, through which the
proposed roads is to run, was 2,O26, 1913;
the value Of personal and real estate in
the same, 1888, ,2S6, AL; and the annual
value of farm products, $lS5, ,SO4,35l.
The report, though general, is ampli-
fled by facts which mustattractto the en-
terprise the most careful consideration
of capitalists. The course is very direct
and runs southwest in its Whole line.
The highest elevation in the entire dis
tance is only 2,4OO feet, cutting the
Sierra Madre mountains where they
spread out into plains or pampas.
The population in 1870 of the states
of Chihuahua and Sinoloa was 1885,
$3.50; value of real and personal property
ST ,25O, 100000; annual products $685.
100000.
Captain Snow regards Dallas as the
railway centre of north Texas, and
speaks in high terms of the country
generally. He regards the enterprise
as in every way feasible and inviting
to capital, and the company at whose
request the report was made, extended
him vote of thanks for the able
manner in which he presented the
subject. ESQ 1r0s
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hence possesses advantages .denied to
either extreme in the tropics, or Mt the
cold north. The combination indicates
u section in which may be built up the
finest average population the world
ever produced. Right here, ON and
near latitude thirty-three, Is the region
sought for. Comeon, brethren, whether
from Minnesota or California, Penn
sylvania or Florida. We have room
for all who come in good faith to be of
our household.
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MANY democratic papers praise
President Grant for vetoing the infia-
ton bill, SO called. 1t provided for is
suing forty millions more OF green
backs, while the president very rightly
regarded it as. prolonging the day 80
much to be desired, when specie pay
ments shall be resumed. His veto in
this case, in the face of many leaders
of his own party, smacks somewhat OF
JacksOnism i'm 1888.
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CAUSES OF rIREs.

At numerously attended meeting
of fire insurance officers, in New York
few days ago, carefully prepared
table was read, showing the causes of
fire In thirteen American cities during
1873. The number Of fires reported
was S4ss. OF these ss7 are put down
as derived from unknown causes" |"
597 as caused by carelessness with
matches, 290 by defective bea,ing ap-
paratus, 2s7 by defective fiues, 252 by
sparks, 2S7 by kerosine oil, le5 by foul
chimneys, l5l by grease, pitch, tar,
oil, etc, q by children with matches,
100 by fire works, 100 by gas lights In
show windows, 81 by gas pipes and
metres, "A by benzine, naptha and
LIQUID gas, 43 by overheating drying
rooms and boxes, IS by hot ashes and
Goals, % by friction Of machinery, 2
By specific accidents, IL by smoke
houses, 16 by pickeries, IS by malicious
mischief, ll3 by spontaneous cOmhus
ton, 2le by incendiarism, l0S by ex
plosion, by chemical explosives, 6 By
steampipes, 1 by a coffee-roaster.
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THE Hood county seminary, to which
we referred a few days since, founded
by our old friend, J. A. Clark, bears
the singular name of Add Ran. 1t is
located at the popular watering place
known as Thorp's springs, where many
resort in the summer to enjoy its fine
sulphur bathing. Mr.. Clark has en-
listed his whole energies in the enter
prise, and is resolved to make it sue
cess. A chosen corps of teachers will
fill its chairs, and it will have much
support from visitors, aside from the
surrounding population. Z H