The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-11-14

| ~ Louis '}luho says! 'l0 lho dtiil"-
cratic party NJ Missouri, the most linz
pofiaut ruult of last Tuesdays clcc-
ton ~ the choice Of " United States
senator won to that organization I end
to the people Of the state aud nation
the most remarkable fact about the
matter II, thut In tho long list of aspi-
rants TO that distinguished honor, there
Is scarcely u man who can he said to
enjoy n national reputation, with the
exception, perhaps, Of Ex-Governor
Brown, whose reputation as II politi-
ciau has Of late years become the re-
verse OF favorable"
The officials of the Mobile and Ohio
and the Iron Mountain railway have
held an important conference. 1t was
agreed to put on fast freight line and
to make close connections of the pas
senger trains with the various southern
lines at Jackson, Tennessee. BY this
route the distance from ST. Louis on
the Iron Mountain road to Belmont or
Columbu is 105 miles and from Column
bus to Mobile is 472 miles, making the
total distance from st. Louis to Mobile
667 miles, being the shortest cut to
tide-water. From Mobile to New Or
leans is 140 miles, making the distance
to New Orleans by this route S07 miles.
The full United States senate con-
sists of IA members, of which number
there are "a republicans and 19-demo-
Gratis, with one vacancy from Louisiana.
The terms OF democrats and 20 repub-
licans expire in 1875. With their re-
trement the senate will stand, 81 re-
publicans, IA democrats and one vacant
seat. But Eaton, of Connecticut,
White, of Maryland, Thurman, of
Ohio, Maxey, of Texas, Withers, of
Virginia, Bruce, of Mississippi, and
Edmunds, of Vermont, six democrats
and two republicans, are already elect
cd in their several states, thus increas-
ing the democratic strength, including
Booth, to 20 and the republicans to So.
There are yet $4,000 wintered cattle
in Kansas which will be shipped be-
tween now and the first of December.
The number driven this year from
Texas, the bulk of which will be ship
ped this season, is about 225,0O0, and
there are some $4,000 to $4,000 live cat
tie still to go forward before spring.
The shipment for the entire year 1874
may be safely put at figures in the
neighborhood of 100000, should moth
ing interfere with the business from
this time to the first of January, and
the amount of money involved in the
business for the year cannot fall far
short of 100000, counting the cattle
at the average price per head in Chica-
go, not including young stock driven
from Texas to be wintered in Colorado
and Kansas.
Nathan Surgas, a neighbor of Rob
bins, bridge Waterman at Kaskaskia
river on the Vandalia road, Illinois,
has confessed to numbering Robbins.
He said: 81 knew that the Vandalia
pay car had passed that afternoon, and
had paid Robbins his months wages.
WANTED money. got that shotgun,
and went to the bridge. AS APP
preached the Waterman, l saw through
the window Robbins sitting inside.
His shoulder and head only could be
seen. 1 raised the gun and fired. 1
then hesitated few minutes to listen
if the report of the gun had aroused
any one. then went up to the watch
house door, and found Robbins on his
knees, praying. plainly heard HIM
say, % God, have mercy on the one
who did this. Spare him, for jesus
sake was Mortified, and turned and
ran, did not know where. / did not
enter the house, nor touch the door.
His words haunt me STILL"
On Saturday night, says a special to
the st. Louis Republican of the 10th,
the office of the Gazette newspaper at
Wittsburg, Arkansas, was set on fire
between eleven and twelve o'clock,
and owing to the high wind prevail
ing at the time the flames commune
Gated to the adjoining buildings, which
together with the following were soon
consumed Building owned by the
ISpraggins heirs, valued at 81 900 an
other owned by F. N. Estes, of Mem
phis, valued at $1,000; Sam Lawson's
grocery store and Daniels saloon, val
ued at 81 900 each; Applewhite &
Thomas, dry goods and groceries, loss
$4,000; L. N. Block, dry goods and
groceries, loss $1,000, insured in the
Planters, Mississippi Valley company,
of Memphis, and the Amazon of Gin
cinnati; d. Block & Co., dry goods
and groceries, loss $4,000, insured in
the Planters and Mississippi Valley
and Phoenix companies Of Memphis,
Clay company, of Newport, Kentucky,
and Home and Peoples, of Newark,
New Jersey. The total loss by the fire
is about $4,000.