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Tennessee Election.

MEMPHIS, August The conserya-
tives carry this city and county by
three thousand majority. Returns
from the state show heavy democratic
rains
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SOCIETIES


DALLAS COMMANDEnY Not Knights
Templar, will meet nj the Asylum IN the city
OF Dallas, on the ilIst Thursday alter the last
saturday In each month, ,,.
Ed. q. lIowER. Recorder
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DALLAS CHAPTER, No. Il, Royal Arrh
Masons, meets az the Chapter Rooms In the
city of Dallas. On the first Monday after tho
last Saturday IN epch month.
W, NJ. c. YOUNG, NJ. H. II. =.
HENRY Boil, Secretary.
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1000 Rolls Tsaeging-2,00'
bundles Arrcw Tics.

We are now receiving one Thousand rolls
ba,,Sine and two thousand bundles Arrow
ties. which we will sell to the trade Mt the
lowest market price in quantities e. suit.
BLOCK, JET 4 90.
Dallas, August 2, 1874. liedim
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Cattle.


EAST ~, Louis, August 4-our market this
morning is dun In the extreme. shippers for
the east are OF the market altogether, butch
ers demand concessions on butcher stock
and Pittsburgh aud other interior buyers
ARE holding back. There are a large number
Of stock cattle In the yards, both native ana
wintered and green Texas but buyers Win
not make a bid ON them ofany kind. by all
means hold thin cattle back. There are but
few choice cattle In the yards ofany kind.
The market is nominal at the following quo
tations;
Prime natives Nv 1900 Ia 400 ms, % 10 TO . ";
good natives Nv 100 to | 40 lbs, 81 ~ 10 , ~
ialr natives Nv 1000 10 100 MS, 80 20 75i
stoclkers natives aV 800 To 100 HIS, 200, y,
z 80; corn fed Texans nv 1000 10 1900 ms, NJ -
TO 4 so; good green Texans ny 300 to lO1 lbs'
0 10 to 3 rs; fair green Texans, ~ to NJ; com
mon av 100 TO 900 lbs, 10 To . 20.
Hogs.
Extra philadelphia o 70 To 90; prime @ 90 e
o 80; extra Workers 30 to u ~, fnir Workers "a
10 80. rough and common % Ia 1 10,
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TOR wORK-rettsr Heads, Cards, Circulars,
Il Mn Heads, Posters, Lawyers Briefs. Pam
nblets and every kind Of Job Printing
pyomptly executed At the Herald ofisee.
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odd Fellows.

RIDGELEY ENCAMPAIENT No. %, J.. o,
D. r., meets ON the first and third Friday
nights In each month, at the Odd Fellows
Hall. IL. Il. BOllNN, I, L.
NOISE KAHN, Scribe.
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DALLAS LODGE No. Il, !, o, o. f., meets
ON every Wednesday night at the Odd Eel
lows Hall. Jas. Il. DAVIS N. q.
4, f. WoLF Secretary
TRINITY LODGE No. -- ]. q. q. r., meets
every Monday night Nt odd Fellows hall.
II. u MCCONNELL, NG.
T.. L. LYLE, Secretary.
Good Tempiars.
THOMAS CHAPEL LODGE, |, o. q. t.,
meets every Saturday night NJ the Thomas
Chapel church,
SION $. RECORD. W. G, 4.
j, W. RECORD W. Secretary.
Patrons of MusDandry.
BRECKINRIDGE GRANGE No. q, of the
Patrons OF Husbandry, meets nj Patrons
hall, Richardson, on the ilrst and third sat
urdays of each month.
4. l.. FRANK, Master
ID. II. BECKER, Secretary.
knights of Pythias.
CoEUR DE LEON LODGE, No. S, meet
every Tuesday evening. X. II. Seny, Past
Chancellor; b. Ward, Ch0neollor Comman-
der; 4. NJ. Miers, Vice Chancellor; IL. L.
Preiate; A. =. Jet Masterof Exchequer; j. $.
Downs Naster OF Finance; j. u. Leigh Keep
or of Records and Seals; Cross, VI. nj A.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Reported for the Dallas Herald by Mat.
thews, Kingsbery a Co., 81. Louis National
Stock Yard, and Kansas stock York, Kansas
CITY, Mo.
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ton, l0lc damaged, half price, wet
sailed, selected, sCas!c.
, 1874-07-06
A Young EialaCrular,

Two or throe wepks ago, says the Detroit
t'Ye Press. a very aqulnt aud very solemn boy,
about 10 years old, took = seat on tho wharf at
tt!s foot OF Griswola atrset and hogan to ash,
There are, mayhap fish at tho loot Of Griswod
atroos, but probably 4 man or boy might ash
taero II, 0oD Years aud noycr get bite, because
those tlsll-if auy thote be that frequent thot
locallty--hays Ind their eye-teoth out, aud know
thor business. Steamers aud boats arc passing.
Mon shouting, aud drays roilns mud tue fish
have good deal to think OF, But this nov
didn't look into the oaae. He NAV hayo heard
theories aud spccnlatlons, but Lo kept tAom to
hlinsolf, sud kept on fishing. Men asked him
IT he had got bite, and boys told him to ho
earst,l aud not exhaust ths supply, but for four
aud lsbed, unmindful OF what was said or
dono. 1lo pa!lea up tho lino once In a wh;lo
surveyed tho bit Of 11sat on tho hook, saw thp.
IT was t1eye, and then the hook went down ap1n
to wait for sturgeon. At last tile boy'a pfBo.
Vorance and pataence excited general nutie5. aud
men said 1t vas too bad tllat he didn't got any
fish. Saturday afternoon, thres Or lo,r ll,dlud-
ua's planned 70 call him away from hi, line tyr 4
moment, and while no was goue cao Of tlom
tastenea t pls dEod hesrlng to tte hook. lAe
noy returned and resumed hia fishing. aud Aisly
10 hauled up aud saw tho horriag.. lle wr too
ahtonlshed to speak for tiRte, but he fhnllv
unlocked tho l.sl laid 1t aside, put = pico Of
sefall'iron on 1t to keep 1t from cacapint aud
pretty aoon ho MAS ~ Hoienn as ever. Dno Of
ti4s mon fott plqaed at tho boys lack oronthu-
slaanl and, stepp.ng forward, ho sald j"Well,
bub, had my luck 7" "One herring, replied
tho hoy, In solemn .tonen. "Antl Wifi DO YOU
lau waited long time bufure atiHwpng aud
than. nlotrnfnlIr glanolng at tho herrpg, no TO-
nlot' "Craodera ana oheoso to 60 ftA Atm!"
ll0 IL gtlll usAlng.
, 1874-07-06
COTTON AID CORN.

IaD1AsAro11s, Ind, July 4.-The National
information Of which tho following is q briar
abstract:
Returns from over ESQ counties in the nino
principal cotton states Indicate, as compared
with lust year, decreased area amounting to
lliue States June 15 WAS trltie more than l3
per cent bslow the full average, and the gonel u
condition OF the plant IL very rapidly improving.
Returns are alao published from rovonteei. stutea
which produce annually over three-fourlla OF
tue corn raisel by the United States. In thaae
an increase Of G'10 per cout In area il planted
IL corn this season ~ compared with last year.
THIS inorcaso aggregates III round numbers uver
2000,0o0 acres. Tic standard general condition
Or The growing corn Juno II wAs very good aud
tic outlook promibing.
, 1874-07-06

"A diamond, said to bo tho largest ret digcoy.
ered IN thu diamond-tields Ut tic Gapo. IL at
proeont III tho hands Ut tho lrm OF CoHtor X Co..
ished. The stono weIgha about 250 ca1ats. and
is Of tho pasoht water. Some ulonths will prob
ably elaphe before tho diamond III iinlsl,nd, Al
though 1t IL impossible to estimate tue osact
value Of the gem while still IN ita rough state.
i IL 1osleyod ttat, should tho stone. whom tln-
value will bo ut tleaHt S1Q0, ,00Q.
, 1874-07-06

:. Sptcfal Mspatch to III. Chicago Tribune.
MADISON. Wis.,, July 4,.-Goy, Taylor Ind 10O
guns i'rod tliis forenonn in honor of tho statos
fiotory In tho United slatcs Court in tie refusal
to grant tbs injunction to the NortIwes,o.,,
isatlroad bondholdots against enforcing tho rot.
National Republican., 1874-05-09
BRLEF TELEGRANS.

Chas. Ksnnis.on, q Tsfl-kaovn inventive
genius, Of Boston, was killed, and his sou con-
siderably bruised by their carriage being run into
BY railroad train.
Yesterday three sleeping cars Of the Atlantic
express, bound east, were thrown from the track
In consequence Of q broken wheel, near Fort
Plain, on the New York Central railroad. Sew
erai passengers were slightly hurt, none seriously
Immense throngs Of people visit the magnificent
state fair grounds Of Alabama, situated In Mo-
bile. The address OF President Langdon was
listened to BY an immense eoneourss yesterday
Over ten thousand parsons we're present.
A man calling himself Alexander H. Rambo, .
passenger on the brig Eliza Stevens, OF Portland
or Bangor, from Kingston, Jamaica, for New
night He say; tss Brig 5a5 ift4 DOM 81 ssSsR.
err when he got on deck he found tbs wfsok
abaQ9oned and heard boat rowing OF. After
waiting some time be got plank and swan for
Aosecom light, landing about II o'clock.
The Boston Herald has been sued Zoe S3o,cos
dshnages i0f IN Alleged libel byO. o. G0Ef. Tss
Herald claims that the alleged libel Is true, Ind
was printed without malice.
The one hundred and sixth annual dinner of tho
New York Chamber Of Commerce took place
Thursday, some two hundred and hfty prominent
gentlemen being present, including Vice Presl-
dent Wilson. Speeches were made by William
z. Dodge, Judge Noah Davis, Mayor Havemeyer,
A. A. Low, Hop. VIM. NJ. EVarts, Elliott 2.
Shepherd, Prof Hitchcock, Gen. Porter, Eras.us
Brooks and others
National Republican., 1874-05-09
PERSONAL.

Gensrai Butler is rapidly regsining h Is health.
wIIlissu Eugene, Duke of wurtemburS, Wa
married yesterday to the Russian Grand Due hess
Ujera ConstantinoYna.
Secretary R,shardson returned to Washington
last night, froEs his Southern tour, consid erabIy
Improved in healfa and spirits.
James NJ. Conle1 and r. W. Francisco have
purchased the interest of Dr.. S. NJ. Smith In the
Ohio STATE Journal, and are equal partners IN tho
concern. Comley remains as edftor-in chief and
Francisco in charge OF tts business department
National Republican., 1874-05-09
BOARD OF HEALTH.

TRANSACTION OF MISCELLANEOUS
BUSINESS.
The Board of Health met at their rooms last
evening, DIR. O. y. Cox in the chair.
The health officer submitted q communication,
stating that garbage now remains on the private
premises Of many Of the citizens Of Wash
ington, owing to the failure Of collectors to ro-
move them Should there not be an active and
sufficient force Of collectors Immediately placed
on this duty, there is danger Of serious injury TO
the health Of the community from aceumulatlons
Of decomposlng garbage.
DR.. Verdi and Mr. MarburY were appointed q
special committee to wait upan the Governor and
have q consultation on the subject.
Tho frame house and premises situated n the
alley between H and and Third and Fourth
streets northeast was declared q nuisance and
the health officer ordered to abate the same.
The board then adjourned.
National Republican., 1874-05-09
FLLGRLlES sURPRLSzD.

number of the fellortcferks and offer friends
Of Mr.. James Toomey, Of the Adjutant Generals
office, who Is about to join the eAmerfcau1pflgrim-
age to Lourdes and Rome; which leaves New
York on the 18th instant, give that gentleman q
very enjoyable surprise party, st the house Of
Mr.. John Bingham, last ev5n4ng. After the
usual enjoyment of these Interesting friendly
gatherings, the party repaired to the dining EsiI
and partook Of bountifui supper. Mr.. Fredsr-
lex W. Collins, On being called tSpresIde, delit-
cred an interesting address, to WAeh the guest of
the evening responded most fseiingly. The
board having been cleared, the health OF Mr..
Toomey was proposed by the prest5ing oficer.
Dir. Bingham, In q neat little speech, presented
NH Toorsey, in the name Of his fslIoW-eierks Of
thesAdjusant Generals ofice and othsr friends q
msgnihcens combination theatre, field. and ma
riDe' glass. The recipient Of this valuable pres
ent, who was taken entirely by SURPRISE repeated
his heartfelt thanks for this additional mark Of
esteem and friendship; AFTER which, Mr.. Richard
Biakslock delivered an eloquent spesch ex-
presstseof the high regard in which Mr.. Pooney
is held by his associates.
MajoFJ. E. Mallot here presented Dominic ].
Murphy. Mr. Tooney's friend and oompaniou On
the pIlgrimags, q beautiful folding silver cup rs
a''testimonisl Of regard from . few personal
friends!
Mr.: Murphy who, If possible, was more SUI
prised than his colleague, returned his thanks In
q sttfng speech.
Being called upon, Mr.. George Dalton sang
"Dowt among the dead men, DIR. Harry Dona-
hue, ''Tho' golden Wedding and Mr.. Harry
Rathbone,. ''Kitty Tyrell."
Major Malletr who Joined . pilgrimage To-
Lourdes and Romo last summer, then, by request
gave historical and explanatory view of pilgrim
ages, and described the objects Of interest which
Messrs. ToOmsy and Murphy would probably see
on their journey.
National Republican., 1874-05-09
THE WEATHER REPORT.

WAR DEPARTMENT., !
OFFICE OF THE. CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHISGToS, May 9, lS74-l u. II.
PROBABILITIES.
For New England and the Middle States gener.
ally clear weather will prevail, with southeast to
southwest winds, rising temperature and falling
barometer.
THE WEATHER IN WASHINGTON.
The following was the range Of the tharmometcr T
yesterday at Hsmpers optician store: a. m, 500;
10 a. m, 5To u m, 62o; p. NJ, 69'; p. m TO9;
p. m, 69o; 8 p. m, 69o.
National Republican., 1874-05-09

a. Well, they may have paid It with the assess
ment; do not know
q. His property was right there In the same
iocanty A. Yes, sir; 1t was on the same square.
Tno Onairman here requested the witness to
nave prepared and present to the committee o
statement OF the floating debt Of the District.
The committee then adjourned to 10 O'clock, O.
m on Monday morning
National Republican., 1874-05-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY,

Ten thousand herring were received yesterday,
at the Georgetown ish wharf, which sold at d. so
gts per thousand:
The students Of the Columbian university are
making extensive preparations for trip down
the Potomac on the Sd Of June.
Twsnty-seven hundred bushels Of wheat and
1000 bushels Of corn were received yesterday by
the merchants Of Georgetown.
Eight ship-carpenters and fye borers and bolt
srs were suspended from work in the department
Of construction and repairs at the navy yard yes
terday.
r. A. Golden & Bro. sold yesterday Is 900 shsd,
at from IS to 80 per hundred 100 900 herrings at
81 per thousand; 500 punches rock and perch, at
% to 3 cents per bunch.
The bids for materials coming under the coz
nirance Of the bureau OF construction and repair,
at the different nayy-yards, were opened yester.
day at the Navy Department.,
The services at Lincoln hall tomorrow evening"
by Rev. Mr.. Mcclure, of the Reformed Episcopal
Bhusch, will be very interesting. The sermon will
be preached by Mr.. Mcclure, and the public are
invited.
The EepoStsa ssss Of cremation on the Island is
not without fouhdstiol after all. The hep. billed
husband, In order to retaliste for the misdeiean-
ors OF his wife. caught her mother by the nape of
Of benzlne and cut matches He was knock ed out
Of time by boot,jGck, and his faith In cremation
has r;Sned.
Elizabeth SSSrks has applied for divorce from
John H. Burke, On the ground Of drunkenness
and bad treatment. BarbaSe y. Wilmington has
entered suit for a divorce from George Whiting
ton, on tie ground Of bad treatment. That George
Wilmington must not be confounded with the
amiable George 7. Wilmington who Is connected
with THE NATIoskL REPUBLICAN,. Our George
Is not that kind Of q man.
Mr.. Thomas ]. Sullivan, OF tHs printing bureau,
Treasury Department was msrrfed few days
since 10 Mss Kate Connolly, OF this city. The
ceremony teob place at st. PatriciE's church, and
! nuptial Nass was celebrated. Bev. Father
aesne of1caLsl, assisted by Rev. Father Walter.
Father Keane made some fesscitous remarks on
be occasion. RIdrge number Of the friends Of
hs happy pair witnessed the impressive cere-
lony, and, after thsdrretirement Hom tho charch;
hey were the recipients of many warm congrstu-
ltions.
National Republican., 1874-05-09
BASE BALL.

A GOOSE EGG FOR BALTIMORE.
BOSTON, May s-The Baltimores recsivrd .
very bad defeat to-day at the hands Of the Bos-
tons. The score stood-Bostons, "a; Bsltimores. O.
National Republican., 1874-05-09
SENATOR MORTON ON THE VETO

ISDIANAPoLIs, May s.-Ths Journal OF %
morrow will publish . letter from Senator Nor
ton, explanatory Of the original currency bill,
and pointing out the effect OF the veto
National Republican., 1874-05-09

during your examination, what amount o
wood pavements had been laid since the 15tt
1873.
Q. The whole amount laidl A. Yes, sir.
Q. It states the whole amount laid; but Is
there any mode Of ascertaining how you esti
mate them since the 18th of May, 1872l A
Yes, SIR; BY deducting the amount In the for.
mer report from this. The greater quantity o.
it was laid since the 18th of May, 1872.
/ Q. The reason ask the question is this: Or
the 18th Of May, 1879, It appears report was
made by some persons who were designated
| whose names do not now remember.
The Witness. An advisory board.
| Q. To look into this matter Of wood pave.
| ments7 A. Yes, sir.
Q. They made Recommendation against the
| further use of that class of pavementi A
They recommended the concrete instead.
l. Q. They recommended the use Of this to be
discontinued unless there was some special rea
son why 1t should be continued A. They re.
commended, concrete In preference.
Q. Where is that reporti A. It Is part oi
Mr.. Stanton. It is in the testimony also.
Witness. The fact is simply thisi the people
would not have asphalt, aud would insist upon
having the wood pavement put down. They
thought that the asphalt pavement was mere
experiment, and they were not willing to run
/
wood pavement and the board gave IL to them
| Q. In accordance with their wishes you put
IL downi A. Yes, sir.
Q. Was that done on petition of the citizensl
A. In almost every instance Il was done
at the request Of citizens, either on their verbal
or written petition.
| Q. have here referred to me that report,
and It coatains this paragraph:
And that wooden pavement be laid only where
existing contracts or some other exceptional fea
| son demands them.
The Witness. Thst was the exceptional rea-
son. The people would not have the asphalt
| Q. The reason Of your actien was that the
people desired TO have the wooden pavement
A. Yes, sir. There was very bitter preju.
dice against asphalt pavement, and It Is only
beginning TO wear away. The people thought
that 1t would grind up. When this pavement
was laid in front Of the Arlington, I know
that there was most intense feeling in regard
to Il. 1t was claimed al around that It would
grind up.
Q. How long has IL been since the board had
money with which to carry on these improve
mentsf A. The board was tolerably easy until
last September, ct the tips Of the financial
National Republican., 1874-05-09

0SA hlLuOuL some PROVISION u
protect their property and life, and the boarC
exercised that discretion by raising their houses
the matter was laid before the Legislature and
they made an appropriation.
Q. Was there statement or report of an,
kind made to the Legislature on the subject
l A. Yes, sir.
| Q. Can that be procuredl A. think 1t can
Q. would be glad if you would furnish tha
to the committee. A. will do so, sir.
Q. When you raised and underpinned houses
having made these contracts for that purpose
were there assessments made against the prop
ertyl A. no, sir; 1t went in lieu of damage
which would have had to have been paid h
the property for changing grades. The raising
\ of the honses and the underpinning of then
settled the account.
Q. Had you been advised that the District
would be liable for the damages that were in
cident to change of the grade of the street,
A. In what way7
@. Had your attorney rendered any such an
opinion as thati A. / am not certain on that
Y. DO you know whether the question wa
ever submitted to your attorney for an opinion
on that subjcctl A. My impression is that il
was.
Q. Who was the attorney to whom It wa
submitted! A. If 1t was submitted at all &
was submitted to Mr.. Cook, attorney of thu
District.
! ". now were those contracts for raising
houses let, by advertising for bidsl A. think
that proposals were invited from two or three
different cities-persons who make that bust
ness. The lowest bid was that of CouehIir
and somebody in Chicago. 1t was referred tC
Mr.. Mullett, who was then engineer of tn,
board, and he recommended that the work b.
, awarded to these persons, and most of thai
work was done by them. Mr.. Collins did I
little of it in the neighborhood of street, bui
he was not familiar with the work, and wa:
not very successful at It.
@. Did Strong do any Of itl A. he did som'
underpinning.
O. Did you enter into these contracts will
these Chicago parties for this puposei A
Yes, sir.
Q. That contract was II advance Of this ap
preparation for that purp:Sei A. Yes, sir.
Q. understood yoE 70 say, when on th'
stand before, that you had made purchases o
considerable amounts Of material without in
viting proposalsi A. Well, We invited pro
| posals In almost every instance.
Q. Were those contracts In writingi A. Tht
offers were all in writing, and the acceptance
Of the proposals. That Is the same way II
which most Of the supplies are bought by the
Government. Where they do not advertise
they get proposals from different parties, and
National Republican., 1874-05-09


their looking after their affairs, and that there
upon Mr.. Magruder was advised that he mus
make that overdraft goodi A. Well, now,
really do not know whether the bank-examine
came in before or after.
Q. There was bank-examiner mixed vi
with that thingl A. Yes, sir; he was there
Q. He was mixed up with the use of thi
money in some way or otherl A. No, sir;
do not think that he was mixed up with tn,
use of this money.
Q. Ia other words, his presence, or antici
pated presence, in looking into the affairs o
that bank, was the occasion of making the us,
Of this 75,000l A. No, sir; do not thinl
that. / do not think II had any effect at all OF
the board. II they had not supposed 1t was
judicious thing to do, 1t would not have beer
done. because the fact Of the business Is, tha,
the accounts Of the Board of Public Work.
were oyerdrawn very often at the diferen
not have been anexceptional thing IL the bank
examiner had found the account overdrawn
he had probably found 1t very often so before.
Q. Do you know whether the Comptroller o.
the Currency had given this bank-examine
special instructions to 60 and look into the af
fairs of this banki A. I think he sent him ovel
there, don't know about any special instruc
tions he gave him.
Q. You think that this bank-examiner had
noLnlnR 10 90, or MS presence had nothing to d(
with the use of this money! A. really do moi
think 1t had. 1t would not, 90 far ss am con
cernel.
Q. Win some one refer me to the board price,
for curbing3 want to ask the Governor ques
ton or two about that. lMr. johnson, secre
tary Of the board, does as requested. The frs
lot of curbing that was advertised for, you viii
find on the record, part of IL was paid for BY
Mr.. Samuel Strong, which he didn't deliver
and turned over to Lockwood & Co. After tina
the board bought It in open market whereyel
they could buy 1t best and cheapest.
Q. Gan you, from memory, state the price,
for furnishing, setting, and curbingi A. 1t Il
Q. Curb seti A. There are different kinds o.
curbing.
Q. What kind of curbing did you chiefly
use; what thicknessi A. fivelnch mostly
some 6-inch; 6-inch cost 81 As set, and 5-incl
d 80.
Q. How was It with circulari A. The cir
cular curb don't know about.
Q. would be glad to have you refresh you
recollection in regard to this matter, and see /
the 5inch-the board priee-wss 95 cents 70
furnishing and rs Cor settingi A. That nss Il
l guess. =