The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

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white flowers. Around her neck was
hung an elegant gold chain to which
was attached u magnificent diamond
cross. She did the honors of the even
ing in most graceful manner"
General Jackson Morton, of Milton,
Florida, who died OH the Goth instant,
was member of the United States
senate before the war, and afterward
held u similar position in the confed-
crate senate.
United States Senator Fenton, Of
New York, is visiting Houston.
William McArthur of Philadelphia,
one of the ablest architects and scien-
tific men in the country, succeeds that
inspired idiot, Mullett, as supervising
architect of the treasury, in Washing
ton.
The Columbus, Georgia, Sun, nomi-
mates Sherman for president, and Cor
don for vice president in 1876.
Brevet Brigadier General ]. j. Les
lie, United States navy, died in New
York on the 25th ultimo.
During the winter, scouting parties
of United States troops are to be sent
out by General Mackenzie on our from
tier, and in the spring q general raid
made on them. General Augur and
Major Russell remain at Fort Sill until
Christmas.
Now they say in Washington that
the Pennsylvania railway, of which
Tom Scott is PRESIDENT is trying to
elect Mr.. Wallace, late vice president
of the Texas and Pacific railway. Jer-
ry Blade is to be trotted out to beat
him, but its doubtful whether he can.
Everything serene in Arkansas.
Vesuvious VoX Smith is still burrow-
ing somewhere and Governor Garland
does not anticipate any interference
from Grant or congress.
Tom Scott is in Washington, backed
by powerful political and financial
animation, which is confident of
success in the matter of the proposed
endorsement of the bonds of the Texas
and Pacific railway.
John w. Cloud, of Franklin, Tenn,
was shot dead on the Goth ultimo by II
man named Davis. Two years ago
Cloud called DR.. Wyatt out of pa
TENTS house and shot him dead with
a double barrel gun, in like manner as
he was himself killed. Wyatt had
threatened his life while Cloud vas at
the cemetery hurying his dead child.
At Cloverdale, Putnam county, Ind,
on the 10Th of November, man
named Thomas Martin become Offend
ed at something said hy his wife, and
gave her three minutes to retract. at
the end of that time he stood IN the
door of the house and shot her with ii
pistol, the ball taking effect IL her head,
killing her instantly. y man named
stanton was i'll the house, and inter
tered to save tEe woman, when Martin
shot him, the hail taking effect ii the
shoulder. He is expected to die. The
wife of Martin had her babe in her
arms when she was shot, and fell back
dead, ciasping it. 1t is not believed
that Martin made aEy charge oi ihii-
deity against his wife. He had been
trying to get rid of her, and had offer
ed her five hundred dollars if she would
consent to be divorced from him, us he
wanted to marry another woman.
"I[ate Field does better on the stage"
says the Detroit Free Press, ethan Oh
i've Logan" 1t was only the otherday
that Catherine made her first appear
ance upon the stage, and this attempt
of the Detroit editor to everlastingly
salivate her with faint praise is worthy
of the bald-headed boa-constrictor that
he isl [Courier-Journal.
At the recent interview in Atlanta,
Governor Hubbard humorously in
vited the bishop to fight the devil as
vigorously in Texas as he had done in
Atlanta, to which the bishop replied
that he was enlisted for the whole of
that war, and proposed te make the
governor his first recruit. He "knew
that fthe Texans would fight as hard
in that war as they did in the other
war, all would be well, for he had seen
them go gallantly into the fight at
Gaines mills, when he was aljutant
general for McLaw's brigade"
The civil marriage of NJ. Wadding-
ton, former minister Of public instruc-
tion under M. Theirs, and deputy for
the Aisne in the national assembly,
with Miss Mary Alsop King, daughter
of the late Mr.. Charles King, of New
York, was celebrated on Monday, No
vember 9th, at the Marie of the Eighth
Arrondissemeut, Paris, France, and
Tuesday, the Protestant chapel, in the
Rue de Province, was filled with the
relatives and friends of the bride and
groom to witness the religious service,
performed by Paster Bersier, the wit
nesses for the former being her two
brothers, Mr.. William G. King and
Lieutenant Colonel King, United States
army, and those for the gentleman, M.
Alphonse Lutteroth, formerly minister
plenipotentiary at Naples, and Mr..
Richard Waddington.
The st. Louis Republican says: IA
tale of love and religion comes from
Marysville, Iowa. Bishop Haven was
dedicating Methodist church and So
liciting subscriptions to pay for the
edilice. A talkative young mana
friend of his-who was near, whis-