The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-11-13

NNN pNll1 liiln ppNfl WE fpNl' NfN
with Che largest majority perhaps, ever
given 10 presldenl maY feel lils
morning a. he reads the returns 81 the
November election, lhat he has been
like The prodigal som Rnd las sluan'
dered apleolols polilieal inheritance"
Alore letters from Kelloggs desk,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS llth, are published,
Ouo from l'holaas i, llough u w, ~
Nerbpls, Of New Orleans, 10 character
islicl "Now, authorize you 20 use
your influence II necessary, Ia tho
premises, and you may lnd II neces-
snfy % Use moneyi II 30, you lnay use
sslhOO lpr lny nomination aud eonllru'
alton, or s GOO for such appointment
~ viii guarantee the oilee 10 me until
neAl year the amount may be had IN
cash or IN Judges warrnnla,n
In regard 10 kehura'a Successor, The
~ Louis Globe saysi "lo The demo'
cratic party Of Missouri, ihe most lnl'
pOrlaut result of last Tuesdays elee'
ll0n IL the choice Of q United States
senator won 10 lhal organization aud
10 the people Of the state aud nation
the most remarkable mct about the
matter II, that In the long list ~ aapi'
rants 10 that distinguished honor there
IN scarcely man who can he said ~
enjoy national reputation, with Ihe
exception, perhaps, Of Ex-Governor
brown, whose reputation 40 a pollIi'
elau has Of late years become tho re-
verse Of favorable
The officials Of the Mobile aud Ohio
aud tho Iron Mountain railway have
held M important conference, II was
agreed TO put on u fast freight line aud
10 make close connections Of the pas
sengcr lralnH with the various southern
lines ~ Jackson, Vonnessec, by this
route the distance from NJ, Louis on
the Iron Mountain rond 10 belmont or
Columbus II 100 milcsnnd from Colum-
bus 10 Mobile n az miles, making the
total distance from ~. Louis 10 Mobile
OO7 miles, helng the shortest cut IN
Underwater. From Mobile to Now Or.
leans Ia 40 miles, making the distance
to New Orleans by thlsroule SO7 miles,
Tho full United Slaios senate con.
slsts of "a members, Of which number
there are III republicans aud 10 demo
Gratis, with one vacancy from Louisiana,
The terms OF . democrats and 20 repub-
lIcans expire IN 1875, with their rc-
tIrement the senate viii stand, % re-
publlcnns, II democrats and one vacant
seat, But Eaton, of Connecticut,
White, Of Maryland, Thurman, OF
Ohio, MaXcy, Of Texas, Wllhers, OF
Virginia, Bruce, Of Mississippi, and
lIdmunds Of Vermont ak democrats
and two republicans, are already elect
cd Ia their several states, thus increas-
Ing the democratic strength, including
Booth, 10 20 and the republicans to 80,
There are yet 10000 wintered cattle
In Knnsas which viii bo shipped be-
tween now and the first Of December.
The number driven this year from
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Texas, the bulk of which will be ship
ped this season, ~ about 226,000, and
there are some 50, 600 TO $4,000 live cat
tie still 20 so forward before spring.
The shipment for the entire year 1874
may he safely put at figures in the
nelghborhood of 800, 900, should moth.
Ing interfere with the business from
this time TO the first Of January, and
the amount Of money involved in the
business for the year cannot fall far
short Of Sl0,000,000, counting the cattle
at the average price per head in Chlca-
go, not including young stock driven
from Texas to be wntered in Colorado
and Kansas.
Nathan SurgaS, u neighbor of Rob-
bins, bridge Waterman at Kaskaskia
river on the Vandalia road, Illinois,
has confessed TO numbering Robbins.
He said: 81 knew that the Vandalia
pay car had passed that afternoon, and
had paid Robbins his months wages.
WANTED money. got that shotgun,
and went to the bridge. As | app
preached the Waterman, | saw through
the window Robbins sitting inside.
His shoulder and head only could be
seen. j raised the gun and fired. ]
then hcsitated few minutes to listen
If the report Of the gun had arous, d
any one. | then went up to the watch
house door, and found Robbins on his
knees, praying. plainly heard HIM
say, % God, have mercy on the one
who did this. Spare him, for Jesus
sake | was Mortified, aud turned and
ran, did not know where. did not
enter the house, nor touch the door.
His words haunt me still.r
On Saturday night, says a special to
the st, Louis Republican of the 10th,
the office Of the Gazette newspaper at
Wittsburg, Arkansas, was set on fire
between eleven and twelve O'clock, 4
and owing to the high wind prevail
ing at the time the flames commune
Gated to theadjoining buildings, which
together with the following were soon
consumed: Building owned by the
Spraggins heirs, valued at 81 900 an
other owned by f. n. Estes, of Mem
phis, valued at $1,000 Sam I.awson's
grocery store and Daniels saloon. val