The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-05-30

.cyornl shots were fired, resulting iu g.
Inc wounding Of two of the robbpr'I
hunters named Horsoborg and Martin. II
IIerscberg viii probably die, rs he re- a,
,elvcd nine buckshot In his bnck' st
Martin received wound In his leg,
but Is able to got around with the ala
Of crutches. -
Reed and his comrade escaped, but 1t
the party is confident they Will cap
turc him in day or two. EDGAR q
LONDON, May 2j.--Boyce Allen, one
of the proprletors of the Allan line Of
steamships, is dead.
The Observer announces that III the :
celebration of the queens birthday,
which takes place tomorrow, the title
of duke of Connaught will be conferred
on Prince Arthur. This is the first
royal title exer associated with Ireland. ,
CITY or MEXICo, May 25.-Ihe al
cade of .Iacoba, in the state OF Slnaloa, :
reports officially that he tried, con-
yicted and burned man and woman
for sorcery. The people demand other
victims. Troops have been sen. there !
by order of the general government
New York, May 25.-The following
is all extract from u telegram received
on Saturday by his son from General
J. Watson Webb, who is in Europe:
"Let any friend Of Secretary seward
or of mine in congress demand that All
correspondence in relation TO the Caro-
line affair be sent to the house. IL
will officially demonstrate what iol-
lows. The claimant in the Caroline
affair proposed that certain Brazilians
should collect the claim and receive all
over twenty-five thousand dollars.
sIn 1866 submitted a proposition to
Secretary Seward for his approval, and
in 1867 the claim was paid after standing
twenty years. | sent twenty-five thou
sand dollars to Seward, together with
The claimants original authority to pay
the balance to his agent, which ! Old.
Seward formally approved it, saying
you have shown much energy and sn-
gacity in the adjustment of the claim
Five wears afterward Secretary Fish
and Attorney General Alderman de-
cided that Brazil was not liable, ana
that Polk Buchanan and Seward were
all wrong, and was called upon to re-
fund the money to the claimants
agent. will be home as soon as my
health will permit"
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Although
there is IL sufficient number OF voters
in the house to pass the senate civil
rights bill, there will be difficulty III
reaching it in the regular order of busi-
ness. owing TO measures which take
precedence and dlatory motions by its
opponents to prevent action upon 1T.
The house committee and the judiciary
committee have matured one off SINH
lar character soon to be reported.
Even if such bill should pass both
branches, doubts are expressed as to its
receiving the presidents signature.
Among the bills introduced ana re-
ferred in the house was one by MI
Sheldon, to refund the cotton tax, ana
one by Mr.. Young of Georgia, to nave
Rome, Georgia, selected as a manufac-
turing arsenal.
In the senate, Senator Alcorn pre-
scented u memorial from citizens OF
Mississippi, asking congress to take
. charge of the levees on the Mississippi
river. Referred to the special commit
f tee on levees.
Senator Patterson has addressed
letter to the secretary of war, deprecat
ing the orders heretofore issued forbid
ding the decoration of confederate
graves on memorial day, at Arlington,
and urges that ORDER if standing, be
revoked, or if temporary, that it be
not renewed.
} HARRISBURG, Penn, May 20.-Gov-
/ I'eruor Harlrautt has signed the bill
making decoration day legal holiday.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-in response
| to Il letter for q matinee to aid the
! flooded people Of the southwest, the
following is received. 1t may be re-
| garded as private letter, because IL Is
= addressed to a number of gentlemen
who are active in relieving this dis
tress:
5 BALTIMORE May q.
= To Messrs. p. o. Hehert, j. Madison Wells
and c. g. Forshey:
GENTLEMEN-I am very sorry that
can do nothing for so good cause.
[ am, as you must be aware, bank
=, rupt. Every moment of my time and
every dollar of my earnings are now of
vital importance to me, for l have to
fight my battle unaided.
Truly yours,
EDWIN BOOTH.
The senate is discussing the deficien-
cy bills.
The house discussed for an hour the
report in the Sauborn case, and then
took up the ill to amend the tariff.
COLUMBUS, Miss, May 26.--At the
session of the Presbyterian church
south to-day, the Rev. j. l.. Cooper, a
fraternal delegate from the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church, was receiv-
ed. The question of a change in theo-
logical seminaries was referred to
sD,cial committee TO report to the next
assembly. A debate sprang up on The
question of granting certificates to
baptised but not communing members.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held in behalf of home missions.
ST. LOUIS, May 26.-The committee
upon the union with the reformed
Presbytian church report that they see
no reason against convention, but
Thax, dayica another