The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-02-22

RALEIGH, n. c., February 2l.-Rev,
Dr. r. $. Mason, for thirty years rector
of Christs Episcopal church, In this
city, Is dead
WILMINGToN, n. c., February 2l,--
A, NJ. Mc(ieachy, u citizen of Robeson
county, died nc the Purcell House
from asphyXia, produced by enhallng
gas, He extinguished the gas but
failed to turn II OIL, and retired. AT
two O'Clock p, m. to-day, the room was
broken open, and McGeachy found
quite dead,
LONDON, February 2l.--'rhc action
of Dlsraeli In limiting his cabinet to
twelve members Is generally approved
of by the press,
MI Gladstone's cabinet was COM
posed of fifteen members,
SlrCharles Edward Trenylen Is TO
be made baronct,
Puckcnham, secretary of the British
legation at Washington, and Watson,
secretary of the legation at Copenha-
gan, are TO exchange places,
The following additional appoint
ments under the new government are
announced; Lord London, vlce-prcsi-
dent of council; Lord George Charles
LennoX, commissioner of works and
buildings; Smith, member elect from
Westminster, financial secretary of
Treasury.
The Times says telegraph dispatch
was received ut Cape Coast Castle, on
the Goth of January, from the eXpedi-
tionary force announcing that Comas-
sic, the capital of the Ashantees, had
surrendered TO General Sir Garnet
Woolsey, and that the king and his
family were prisoners.
A letter reports that the forces of
Salvador were besieging President
Arias, of Honduras, in Comoyuga, his
capital. The allied forces had adj
dressed to him note, giving him
three days to deliver up the capital,
otherwise the city would be taken by
assault. II is not known what reply
Senior Arias gave. The operations
commenced against Comoyuga, have
50 far been without much success.
The soldiers of the barracks of La
Francisco, Lima, mutined. Thirteen
were killed and thirty were wounded
before the mutiny was subdued.
CHICAGO, February 2l.-The jour
neymen shoemakers belonging to the
Crlspin society here are on strike.
The only point at issue between them
and their employers is that the Girls
pins refused to promise not to strike in
a body whenever the employees of any
one house strike.
New YORK, February 2l.--Dnn Mace
the famous driver, is dead.
The superintendent of the streets OF
this city says ne can't clean the streets
thoroughly and remove the snow, for
one million dollars yearly.
The strike of the cap makers has
ended
WASHINGTON, February 2l.--Ad-
miral Davis and Captain G. p. Patter-
son succeed to the vacancies on the
commission observation of the transit
of Venus.
Alexander II. Stephens rode out in
his carriage to day.
The postotiice department will be
closed on Monday, Washington's birth
day, which occurs tomorrow.
There will be no session in the house
on Monday.
The senate meets but will doubtless
adjourn early. This is the first time
for many years that Washington's
birthday has had congressional re-
spect
The house bill for the Washington
and Lookout railroad was discussed all
day and recomitted. Adjourned until
Tuesday,
KEY WEST, Fla, February 2l.-The
United States steamers Gettysburg
and Ossipee and the monitor Ajax have
BOSTON, February 21.-A letter from
the Phoenix mine, Lake Superior, says
the explosion killed six.