The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-10-31


lwo thousand two hundred pnd one
dollars were deducted nom the Jnil me-
count claimed 10y him, and for alleged
illegal charges the county then allow
ed him half the remainder, on account
Of which suit for the entire Jail account
of over seventeen thousand doIla'''
brought recently in the United states
court ut Galveston, IL withdrawn. Hall
paid over to the county thousand wv"
hundred and ninoIy-two dollars cur
rency, and nine thousand SIX hundred
and hfty-four dollars IN county lHblll-
ties, and in the settlement Hall lau 10
bring up sufficient county scrip. O"-
ing to the terms of the settlement, the
county of Harris Withdrew the suits
brought against Halls bondsmen in
the district court. The exact amount
allowed the ex-sherih on his jail ac-
count was seven thousand four nun
dred and thirty dollars and fifty cents.
Things are now square between Hall
and the county, but the school tax
matter is still unsettled between him
and the state of TeXas.
The municipal election and the mar
row gauge subsidy resulted as follows;
First ward, for IS; against II; second
ward, for 95; against 7; third ward, fol
80; against s; fourth ward, for 1885,
against 2S; fifth ward, for G6; against
%. Total votes cast, 0S2; total for sub
sidy, 900; against, 81; majority, $40.
Fosters gift concert came oil in the
opera house last night. 1t was crowded
with an immense audience. The per-
formers consisted of ihe members OF
the Philharmonic society, led by Miss
II. Plough, and assisted hy Niessrs'
Lott, Vinson, Engleke, Baldry, and
Mrs. Vinson. The drawing in the
grand gift distribution did not come
Off, but will to-day, under the direction
of the following committee OF citizens,
selected by the audience for that pur-
pose, viz: Sam. Sterne, G. G. Virgins,
George II. Bringhurst, William d.
Cleveland and c. w. Pescay. The
hour of the drawing has not been set
tied.
JACKSONVILLE, Texas, October D.
Yesterday the guard who was in charge
of six of the convicts working on the
Rusk tramway, accidentally fell down
while too near his men, and the con-
victs Immediately overpowered him,
took his gun and escaped. The guard
fired at them once as they rushed upon
him, but with no effect. One of the
six gave himself up, but the other five,
two whites and three negroes, are still
at large. Diligent search is being
made and every effort is eXertcd to re-
capture them.
The Rusll tramway is progressing sat
isfactorily, and the company expect to
commence freighting cotton on their
road next month.
BREMoND, Texas, October 23---The
murderer of William Bingham gave
himself up to the authorities of Calvert
and was found guilty of Granddaughter.
SHREVEPORT, October 23.-rhe ques-
ton as to whether warrants were TO be
issued for the arrest of siXty-nine mer-
chants, who pledged themselves not
to retain n their employ persons who
support the radical party in the pend
ing contest, was to-day settled III the
affirmative upon the authority of Cen
eral Merritt, United States army, COM
handing this department, and A. Il.
Levisee, United States commissioner,
who stated that the papers We're being
prepared, and the arrests would proba-
bly, be made tomorrow.
Since the first announcement, on
Monday last, of the intention of the
authorities to make these arrests, the
temper of the people has greatly i'm
proved, and it is not now probable that
any of the parties will endeavor to
evade or resist arrest. The parties in
terested have consulted several leading
attorneys, who advise them that their
pledge is not in violation of the en-
forcement act, in that it does not
threaten any one on account of race,
color or previous condition of servi-
tude, and that u general declaration to
employ no one upon certain conditions
furnished no ground for a specific
charge of intimidating any certain
person.
Immediately after the authoritative
announcement of General Merrill and
Judge Levisee, this morning, the
pledge was again put in circulation,
and received one hundred and eighty
additional signatures. These names
include Representatives of nearly every
business establishment in the city.
Copies of the pledge were also sent to
the country, and are said to have re-
ceived the signatures of planters in all
parts of the parish. 1t is not yet known
whether any other than the original
sixty-nine signers will be arrested.
New York, October 23.-Thomas
Denny, member of the stock eX-
change, is dead.
In its afternoon session, the Episco-
pal convention refused TO confirm the
election of Seymour to the Illinois
bishopric.
The report of the death of Carl
Formes is untrue.
Henry Alcurs has made an assign
ment to Frank Taylor for the benefit
of his creditors.
A reliable special says the Madrid
poverun1ant sent five million dollars