The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-07-18
LArEHT NEWS.

MoKiNNGy, July lO.-A glorious
rain fell here to-day, The crops never
looked better.
This county Ia about one thousand to
one for Throckmorton for congress.
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MADRID, June 10. The Cnrllst gen.
cral, Dorregany, has Issued manifesto
addressed TO all civilized nations, IN
which ho assalls the republicans ana
admits aud justllics the shooting OF ilI-
teen of them.
PARIS, July lO.-The republican
papers conclude from McMahon's
message to the assembly that he re-
cognizes the republic.
SAN FRANCISCO, July l0.-A fire &C.
cured this morning on the corner of
Gala and Fourth streets, in Stamford,
Allen & Co.'s oil works, Schultz u Co. Is
liquor store and r. G. Gillen's cigar
store. The aggregate loss is about
thirty thousand dollars. The fire is
still burning, but under control.
NEW YORK, July 10.-The jury in
the case of eX-Deputy Tax Collector
Gill, ofBrooklyn, on trial on u charge
ofappropiating public moneys, failed
to agree on verdict and were dis
charged.
OswEGo, n. Y, July l0.-During the
late hurricane the Canadian steamers
Osprey and Corinthian were sunk in
the st. Lawrence. The passengers and
crew were sayed.
CONCORD, N. H., July 10.-The legis-
lature adjourned to-day, to meet on
the last Monday in May next.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE fire which
broke out in Weehawkeen last even
ing was in the Erie oil works. 1t was
caused by stroke of lightning, which
struck one of the tanks containing fif-
teen hundred barrels of oil, during u
heavy thunder storm. The flames
spread rapidly, and one tank after an
other took fire until five, each contain
ing fifteen thousand barrels, and an
other one containing twenty thousand
barrels, were soon burning fiercely.
Some smaller tanks, containing in all
one hundred and twenty-five thousand
barrels, also took fire about midnight,
and it was thought others would have
followed.
The inaccessibility of the works, and
the fact that the fire has ragged, steadily
since its commencement, makes it inn
possible to give more definite particu-
lars. The actual loss could not be as
certained, as the fire is likely to burn
all day, but it is estimated at sixty
thousand dollars. These works are
probably the largest oil works in the
United States, all oil coming over the
the Erie road being stored there. The
light from the fire illuminated New
Fork most of the night. One hundred
and twenty-five men will be thrown
out of employment. About one year
ago the same works were struck by
lightning and one of the tanks was ig-
nited, but it was extinguished with
slight loss.
Two brothers named William and
Peter Kerns, aged six and nine years,
respectively, We're drowned while bath
ing in a pond in Brooklyn yesterday.
PARIS, July, 1.-THE Committee of
thirty on constitution bills held an
important sitting to-day. Fourlon
minister of the interior, appeared and
presented the views ofthe government.
He said the government would ac-
cept the bill drawn up by the commit
tee, which provides for the contin-
uance of the title of president of the
republic, for the creation of second
chamber and for the organization of a
personal septeunate to terminate with
the expiration of McMahon's seven
years term and sooner in case of his
resignation or death, but it was desira-
BILE that certain provisions which re-
quired immediate action, should be
embodied in u separate measure for
speedier passage by the assembly.
NORFOLK, Va, July 11.-Represen-
tatives from nearly all of the cotton
dealing firms of Norfolk and Ports
mouth met last evening at the count
ing rooms of Baker, Neal & Shepard,
and completed permanent organiza-
ton, to be known as the "Norfolk and
Portsmouth Cotton Exchange" The
bylaws and rules of the Augusta ex-
change were adopted with some slight
notifications.
LOUISVILLE, July ll.-Pat Foley died
here yesterday of what the attendant
physicians say was Asiatic cholera, af-
ter sickness of eight hours. He died
in the same house in which the cpl
demic of 1871 broke out.
HAVANA, July l3.-The Official Gazette
of Saturday, publishes decree 10y the
captain general imposing an extraor-
binary tax of two and one-half per
cent per annum on the value of city
and county property, industries, COM
merce, art and the professions, the cap
sworn statements, upon the basis of
which the tax is to be estimated. In
dividuals engaged in arts or profess
sions are to be taxed ON their annual
net incomes. The tax is to be collected
quarterly in advance, beginning July1,
1874, and ending July l, 1876.
The proceeds of the tax are to be APP
piled to the gradual amelioration of the
debts of the treasury of the island.
Generals and other officers and privateo
of the army and navy, members of the
clergy, civil employees and other per-
sons possessing no capital, and depend
ent on salaries for support, are ex-
empted as also property in the city or
country, the construction or develop
ment of which began after July LIST.
The proceeds from the exercise of in
dustry, arts or professions are exempted {
on the same basis. Estates totally I'M
productive or found on investigation
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