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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-31
NEW SUPREME COURT.

Under the one-sided constitution the
Legislature is charged with the duty of
selecting two places, beside Austin, at
which the Supreme court shall hold its
annual sessions.
We undertake to say there can be no
question about one of the places. Com
mon sense dictates that Dallas is the
place. Centrally situated in the north
half of the State, with railroad connec-
tions North, East and South-with the
largest law libraries in the State out
side of Austin and Galveston, with the
largest, finest and most costly court
house in the State just being finished,
and more accessible to twenty-five
counties west of all our railroads than
any other town, it certainly cannot be
gainsayed that Dallas is the place for
one term of the court.
We have not alluded to the subject
before simply because we Thought the
facts were too plain to require refer
ence. Most assuredly the entire dele
CATION from North Texas will agree on
plan so plain and just.
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HONORABLE.

The Hon. c. C. Binkley, FISHERMAN,
judge Of the Twelfth judicial district,
appointed by ex-Governer Davis in
1870, has resigned his Office, and Gov
ernor Coke has nominated and the sem
ate confirmed ]. NJ. Lindsey, of Cook
county, as his successor.
We honor Judge BInkley for resigns
ing his Office. He has the reputation
(rare among Davis appointees) of
being an honest man aud a gentleman,
and, withal, a good judge. From our
personal knowledge of him, we believe
the commentators are just And, il
he made no request to- the contrary,
had we been i'm the seat of Governor
Coke, we would have reappointed him
to the position he had honorably filed.
With Mr.. Lindsey, his successor, we
have not the pleasure of an acquaint-
ance, but have no doubt heis the choics
of the bar in his district While We
think about two-thirds Of Davis judges
ought to be in the penitentiary. We still
believe a portion Of them are honora
ble men and good judges and we hay'
no desire 10 see them reuoyed.
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From Wednesday,s Daily Herald.l

It's decided that the Monday morn
ing fire was arson. Now for the arsonit
man!
LITTLE boys of the lyrical twist, sit
on the steps of the Episcopal church, and
gazing on the "roling deep" in front of them,
sing "a life on the ocean wave" etc.
THE Pacific road took off several car
loads of cattle yesterday. AS is usually the
case with Texas travellers, they took their
horns along with them.
THE District court meets next Mon
day. The "court" that is held In private res-
week or the chronology Of the month, for Its
meetings.
SEXTON at the door of Dallas
church to milk vender, who hesitates a
moment on tho steps: "My friend, here you
can get the pure theological milk; there is
no water in 1t. Come in"
A YOUNG lady in this city has lover
by the name Of Virginius, and remembering
the fate of vessel of that name, she insists
that before she marries him that he will
show her that he can dive to the bottom OF
the Trinity and come up again.
A BOX containing ten pounds of pow
der was found buried under saloon in the
eastern part OF this city yesterday, with u
strain" extending two hundred feet from the
building. The intention evidently was TO
blow up that "cradle OF liberty"
"LET her snort, stranger" was the
request of a mother a short distance east OF
this city, yesterday, to a gentleman who was
about to stop and inquire of a young lady,
about eighteen years of age. what she was
crying about, "Let her snort, she biles up
this way often, but she'll soon blow OFF,
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BorH houses of the Texas Legislature

BoTH houses of the Texas Legislature
have unanimously passed resolution
thanking President Grant for refusing
to aid the late governor, 4. J. Davis,
in his attempt to upset the government
of Texas. The whole people OF the
State, excepting those concerned IN or
expecting to profit by the conspiracy,
honor the president of the United
States for refusing to aid the wicked
plot inaugurated by Davis and other
reckless men, to place them again
at the mercy of the bayonet in the
hands, not of soldiers, but of the
dregs of political society, directed by
unprincipled men.
Each house has also passed a resolu-
ton requiring the United States flag to
float from the dome of the capital dur
ing the session.
The Northern people viii see from
this time on how the people of Texas
have been misrepresented and SLAM
dered by the Radical press and pol
iticians.
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THE FIRE YESTERDAY MORNING.
Five Thousand Dollars Worth Of Property
Destroyed.

About four O'Clock yesterday morning MT.
Barber, Junior member of the firm OF Denny
4 Co, doing business in the frame building
adjoining the junction bakery Of Mr.. G. A.
Gouze, situated on the corner OF Live Oak and
Elm streets, was awakened by a loud report,
the sound Of which came from the front of
his store. Throwing open the door which
leads from his sleeping room, an apartment
forming the extreme back end Of the Store
house, to the store proper, he discovered the
front end of the building in mantle Of fire,
and on running to The spot found the flames
fed from a burning bsrrei OF Illuminating
fiuid which had partly exploded. immedi-
at.iv sounding the alarm by discharging
six shooter, Captain Hammond and Mr..
Connor, Of the firm of Connor a Walker, who
reside In the neighborhood, were aroused and
were soon upon the spot
By this time the lower part OF the city be-
came aware of the destruction, and the
Hook and Ladder company, after desper-
ate pull through the mud, reached the con-
fagratIon, and finding II impossible 70 save
the building, proceeded 70 the work Of pro-
teeting those sdloiuipg IT, BY noedins the
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tion. The Legislature, now in session,
will have to commence anew, wipe out
the frauds of the Radical system, pay
off its debts, and devise such plan as
will suit the situation OF the country.
But this will necessarily require some
time, and good citizens must be pa
TENT In the meantime the county
boards of school directors were conf
PEELED to stay action till the Austin
conspiracy was disposed of. But now
they are moving forward. The board
of Dallas county met second time
yesterday and proceeded in the dis
charge of their duties. Several teachers
were examined and the county divided,
partially at least, into school districts.
We repeat that the Democratic party
is in no wiseresponsible for the confu-
sion existing, or the temporary sus-
pension of the schools. With rea-
sonable time allowed they will have
the best common school system in the
United States.
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From sundays Daily Herald

ELM street is having substantial
outside put on 1t. That is, they are macada-
MIXING 1t.
ATTENTION is called to the new time
schedule which goes into effect on the Texas
Pacific road to-day.
AFTER the termination of the row at
McCabes on Saturday morning, Deputy
Sheriff Peak encountered n stupendous cuss
who didn't propose to clear the sidewalk
with the rest of the "lookers on" and to ver-
ify his determination to stand alone in his
glory he pulled out derringer about the
size of a barrel, ana said he thought he could
mortify Peak most to death with the little
story that thing contained. Peak disagreed
with him by knocking him down, and In
addition. TO certain medical treatment which
he is now undergoing he needs to take few
doses Of show to behave In company.v
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OUR friend of the Mckinney En-
quirer replies to our structures on his
thrust at General Wigfall, but fails to
overturn our position. He intimates
that Wigfall was all talk and no fight
In the war. That won't bear the test
of truth. Wigfail exposed his person
even rashly at the attack on Fort Sum-
ter. He was i'm the first battle of Ma
nassas, at the Seven Pines, and in the
seven days fighting around Rich
mond-always manifesting II courage
which was insensible to fear. His
pluck was fully attested in the FleIda
war of 1886, and this is the first time
we ever heard it questioned. His
faults we know full well, and they are
serious. We desired not TO hide them,
but objected to one of his own people
stepping aside to thrust an arrow in his
side, an act which would only be ex-
pected from one of the enemy. If
nine years absolute silence will not
shield even an imprudent man from
the fifth rib darts of his friends, what
will? Show us, brother Enquirer,
where Wigfall has meddfed since the
war, and we will bow in silence to your
superior observation.
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THEconstitutionn amendments were

THE unconstitutional amendments were
finally ratified by the Legislature on
last Saturday, January "a, and from
that day Ogden and Walker ceased to
be judges ofthe Supreme court. That
court hereafter will he comprised of
five citizens of Texas, learned in the
law, distinguished for virtue, and APP
pointed because of their fitness TO sit
in the highest court of the State.
Ogden, Walker and McAdao have
made up their record and By that will
be judged in the great hereafter. The
judgement of men on earth has already
been rendered against them, but Om-
impotence may modify its severity.
Barkis is willing.
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We have heard that there was some
doubt as to how our senator, Mr.. Brad
shaw, of Ellis, and one of our Repre-
sentatives, Mr.. Kemble, of Ellis, would
vote Tor United States senator. We
warmly advocated and gladly voted
for both of those gentlemen. Among
other reasons, we felt sure they would
both vote for Governor ThroekmOrton
fo- the United States senate.
We believe that nine Democrats out
Of every ten in Dallas county and in
this district prefer Throckmorton to
any other man in Texas, and if Nessrs.
Bradshaw and Kemble vote otherwise,
they will misrepresent their constitn-
ents, and those of Dallas and Tarrant
to an unpardonable degree. We have
no more TO say, but shall await the
result with deep iat>->=.
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JUDGE LESLIE A. TnoMpsoN died in

JUDGE LESLIE A. THOMPSON died in
Galveston on the 23d instant. The
writer records his death as that OF
cherished friend. Judge Thompson
was native of South Carolina, but
resided many years in Florida, Of
which State he was one of theSupreme
Judges. He was also, by authority of
its Legislature, digester of the laws
of that State. In 1854 he came to Cal
weston. IN 1856 he was elected to fill a
vacancy in the Texas Legislature, and
thereby became a colleague of the
writer of this i'm that body. He also,
in the same year, prepared digest OF
the laws of the city Of Galveston, under
our appointment as mayor of fthatcity.
He was man of learning, am accute
sense of honor and a consistent, liberal
minded memberoftheC Catholic church.
We tender his widow, children and
friends our sympathies in their be
reayement:
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The Cable Telegraph Printing Com
many.
From the New York Tlmes.]

From the New York Times.l
The American Cable Printing Tele-
graph company, bill incorporating
which was introduced in Congress
yesterday by Representative Negley,
of Pennsylvania, Is, in many respects,
novel enterprise. While all the
other cable companies are chiefly In
foreign hands, this is intended to be a
,, thoroughly American institution. Its
prominent promoters are Boston cap
italists, including such men as VIM.
r.. Hart, president of the Boston, Hart
ford and Erie railroad; Albert Thomp-
son, one of the heaviest leather mer-
chants of New England; and William
Mason, president of the Taunton Lo-
comOtive works; James OConor, pres
ident Of the Central National bank of
Baltimore, and prominent New York
capitalists are also interested.
The scheme of the projectors is to
also lay cable from London direct to
the coast of Newfoundland, with a
branch to some point within the
United States, to be operated by u new
telegraph printing instrument, the
property of the company, by which
the cost of messages will be reduced
nearly two-thirds. The cable proper
will be the same pattern as existing
ones. The tariff under the present sys-
tenn is 81 so, gold, per word. BY the
cable-printing apparatus this will be
reduced to soc, gold, per word, with n
discount of 80 p + cent for all press dis
patches. The rate at which messages
are now sent average from twelve to
fifteen words per minute. BY the new
method this will be increased to from
thirty-five to forty-five words per min
ute. The advantage to be gained by
the public, both in time and money, IL
obvious.
The amount required to build and
lay first class cable in the manner
described, will not fall short of $6,OOO.-
900, and the capital stock of the COM
pany will probably not be less than
$40, 1000, 900. Among the other requi-
sites of the work will be an entirely
new steamship, the great original cable
layer, the Great Eastern, being jeal-
ously monopolized by existing interests.
This, the latest of the established COM
panies, the "London and New ork Di-
rect" has already discovered to its cost,
having been forced to contract for the
of new ship with the
Liemens Bros, of London. This judi
cious protection of British Industry
will not, however, retard the progress
of the present enterprise, this item
having been already included in the
original estimates The work will be
commenced Immediately on incorpo-
ration, and the new cable opened to
the public some time In 1875.
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LOCAL NEWS
From Saturdays Daily Herald }

AN "EYE oPENER'--The announce
mcnt that your wife don't want u new hon
net this spring.
CAN'T our city authorities constrtuc
several sidewalks, and carpet them in velvet
at twenty dollars yard, for wagons TO stand
on:
SOME parts Of Main street have holes
so deep that even most desperate debtor,
seeking retreat from creditor, would hesi-
tate 10 Jump into them.
A DALLAS man is getting some
small lanterns made to hang on the tips of
lightning rods, 70 that when an electrical
storm comes up in the night the lightning
can see whore to strike.
"A DALLAS county girl sold a pair of
stocking yesterday to one OF our merchants
that she had intended for a lover, now Is
cnrded She discarded him because he stared
at them for fifteen minutes and then asked
her II they were for saddle bags.
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| A CORRESPONDENT of the Galveston
News, from Austin, says 1t is quite
certain that Governor Coke will nom
mate to the senate for the new Su-
preme court the following gentlemen,
viz: George H. Moore, of Austin, for
chief justice; Thomas j. Devine, OF
San Antonio, Richard S. Walker, OF
Galveston, Peter w. Gross, of HOus-
ton, and o. M. Roberts, of Tyler, as
associate judges.
IfGovernor Coke does SO, hard as we
labored for his election, we shall feel
that he has committed gross act of
injustice. Not one of the gentlemen
named lives in the north half of
Texas. North Texas is prominently
the Democratic or white mans portion
of the State, and is at least entitled to
one of the five judges. We have no
objection to either of the gentlemen
named. On the contrary, four of them
are our old personal and political
friends. But to take one from Calves
ton and another from Houston, in
sight of each other, and not one from
the north half of the State, is an act
which no democratic governor should
commit.
Wetell Governor Coke and our Demo
cratic senate that no man who identi-
fies himself with such wrong can
hereafter get our votes. We have
given about $4,000 majority against the
Radicals. We have but one Radical
county (Marion) in North Texas, and
we will not quietly submit to be over
slaughed in any such manner. We
have in North Texas Reuben A. Reeves
and John j. Good, of Dallas, Thomas
Brown and Silas Howe, of Sherman,
Chenoworth, OF Bonham, S. b. Maxey,
of Paris, and others in various parts,
well qualified for the supreme bench.
Divide the matter with reasonable fair
ness and we are content. George F.
Moone. from Austin, either Walker or
Gray, from the coast, Roberts, from
the East, Devine, from the West, and
either of the gentlemen named from
the North, and all will be satisfied.
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THINGS THAT NEVER DIE.

The pure, the bright, the beautiful,
That stirred our hearts In youth
The Impulse to q worldless prayer,
The dreams OF love and truth,
The longing after something lost,
The spirits yearning cry,
The strivings after better hopes
These things shall never die.
The timid hand stretched forth to aid
A brother in his need,
The kindly word In griefs dark hour.
That proves n friend Indeed
The plea of mercy, softly brenthed,
When Justice threatened high,
The sorrow of II contritc benrt--
These things shall never die.
The memory of u clasping hand,
The pressure of a kiss,
And all the trifles sweet and frall,
That make up lile's first bliss
II with IL II, IN, unchanging fnith,
And holy trust and high,
Those hands have ciasped ana lips nave met
These things shall neverdie.
The cruel and the bitter word
That wounded as 1t fell;
The chilling want of sympathy
We feel but never tell;
The hard repulse that chills the heart
Whose hopes were bounding high,
In an unfading record kept
These things shall never die.
Let nothing pass, for every hand
Must have some work tn do;
Lose not q chance to waken love
BE firm, and just, and tue;
So shall n light that cannot fade
Beam on thee from ON high,
And angel voices say to thee,
These things shall never die.
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THE BLOODY CMAsM rs Rn1DGED.

We are glad to see that Gov
ernor Coke has retained, rs Il clerk
In his Office, John J. Stevens, late prl-
vate secretary to Governor Davis. We
are glad, because Mr.. Stevens is II
youth of unblemished character, ex-
cellcnt qualifications, and in all the
turmoil of the last four years has de-
meaned himself as gentleman
towards all, without distinction Of
party. Moreover, his familiarity with
the papers of the executive department
will render him doubly useful to the
new governor.
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APEX.

A DOG that gets all he wants eats as
much as nian. He ought to be what
he is called--the most faithful Of ami
mails. Faithfulness was never SO easy
to give and SO richly repaid. We lodge
and feed the currish multitude and
take the wag ofa tail in full pay. Else
where the dog Is made to work. In
Germany, he drags innumerable carts,
aided by the women who Is harnessed
with him. He is the washerwoman's,
the seamstress', the scavenger's steed.
1t is not desirable to turn women here
into beasts Of burden, but the other
part Of the arrangement is an admira-
bic one. Why not make our dogs pay
their way and utilize canine as well as
equine pulling-powers
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BY AND BY.

What will it matter by aud by
Whether my path below was bright,
Whether 1t wound through dark or light,
Under q gray or golden SKY,
When look back on ii, by and by:
What will 1t matter by and by
Whether unhelped, toiled alone.
Dashins my foot against stone,
Missing the charge of the angel nigh,
Bidding me think Of the by and by?
Whether with laughing Joy went,
tent,
Never believing, nay, not 1,
Tears would be sweeter by and by?
What will 1t matter by and by
Whether with cheek to cheek I've lain
Close by the palid angel, Pain,
Soothing myself through sobs and signs,
"All will be well elsewhere by and by?"
What will 1t matter? Naught,
Only am sure the way I've trod,
Gloomy or gladdened, leads TO God,
Questioning not of the how, the why,
II but reach Him, by and by.
What will care for the unshared sigh,
If, in my fear to slip or fall,
Closely I've clung To Christ through all,
Mindless how rough the path might lie,
Since he will smooth II by and by?
All! II will matter by and by
Nothing but this: That JOY or Pain
Lifted me skyward, helped TO gain,
Whether through rack or smile or sigh,
Heaven-hOme--all in all, by and by
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roofs and sides with water. This succeeded
10 far ms the buildings on the cast, south and
north were concerned, but the flames, In de-
hance of the most determined efforts OH the
part OF the fire company, extended to tho
junction bakery, next door to that occupied
by Denny 4 Co., and In few minutes re-
duced 1t and its contents to ashes. Beyond
this the fire did not extend, but In the limit
ed space burned over, upwards Of Ave thou
sand dollars worth Of property was destroyed,
divided as follows: Denny 4 Co., stock esti-
mated at $500; insured in the Southern Mu
the North Carolina Home for $500, Wellburn
& Scruggs, agents. On the building there was
no insurance. Junction Bakery, Mr.. G. A.
Gouze, proprietor, stock about sl2OO, In
sured for SS0O' in Planters Insurance COM
pany, of Houston, Gay q Leigh, agents.
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The appointment, by Governor
Coke, of the Hon. Silas Hare to be
Judge ofthe Criminal court, for the coun-
ties Of Grayson, Collin and Dallas, and
his confirmation by the senate, will
give satisfaction to all true men In the
country. Silas is a good man, sound
lawyer and infinitely above any and
every species Of meanness which has
characterized so many of our judges
in the last four years.