The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-10-24

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AUGUSTA, O.lohw w. ton, Alt .
ilephous al1fUe.d the citizens of Nu'
ustnlodoy, lIpuDko Tor about ESQ
,ours mud bdf lie reviewed the
history ui llu Government from II f.
tn thcprrcut time, show
ng TINT the upu struggle has always
been between contralisu aud conslilu'
l,onalisln. He snid the passage OF the
civil rights Till would work great evil
and destroy the public school system
of the south,
WAsHINGTON, October l6.--Only
Bristow, Williams and Jeweit are
here.
GALVESTON, October 1.-THE jockey
club races TO come Off ut Oleander
park this afternoon are attracting con-
siderable attention. The trotting race
between "Jamcs II" and "Blind
Tom il for one thousand dollars
side, mile heats, bestthree in five. IL
will be the most exciting contest OF the
season. The horses are both reported
in fine condition, and good sport is an
ticipatcd. About twenty thousand
dollars IL already up on this race.
There will also be running race OF
a single mile dash, for which there are
three entries.
$3.50 p. M-Thc jockey club races to-
day attracted large crowd. There
were many ladies in attendance. Inc
first was Il trotting race between
"James H. and "Blind Tom," mile
heats, best three in five, for II purse OF
two thousand dollars. The first was
declared dead heat. Time, 2:30s.
The second. third, fourth and last
heat was won by "BIind Tom" Time,
2:403, Oil, 2:ll!.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, October IT,
The organization of the citizens was
commenced IN the middle of Sertem
Der and was completed yesterday. Tht
officers are as follows:
First company, Calixtro Gomez, cap
tain; Sists Sales, lieutenant. Secont
company, Vincent Jurra, captain
Fairado Cortes, lieutenant.
These companies have more thar
fifty men each, and they are composed
mostly of farmers, property holders
and laborers.
Cortcz Donache is corresponding sec
rotary. Anything new will he com
municated to all concerned and to tht
military through Adolphc Glanecke
The object of the organization is tt
protect life and property against armed
bands organized in Mexico to invade
Texas and murder and rob- also to aii
the civil authorities to execute ths
laws, they will send out a patrol every
night.
Captain Clause sends out two patrols
nightly one below and another above
Brownsville.
-Four days ago deputy inspector Rock
seized fifty stolen hides.
Information has been received that
three hundred stolen hides were cross
ed into Mexico at the Cortina rancho;
seven miles above Brownsville on
Saturday night.
/ General Cortinia is sick and denies
intending to modest Texans.
Ricardo Flores is crossing his stock
into Mexico.
A number of convicts left to-day for
penitentiary by land. The county is
quite impossible.
CHICAGO, October II. The president
remains here until the Goth instant.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 1.-THE dem
ocratic majority reaches ten thousand.
The legislature stands as follows: Sen
ate, democrats, %; republicans, q; in
dependents, 5. House, democrats, SO;
republicans, 81; independents, II.
New YORK, October l7.-Some pre-
liminary but test votes upon Bishop
Seymour's confirmation stood, four for
to ten against.
LITTLE Rock, October 1.-THE con-
stitution and state ticket carried the
state 10y seventy-fiye thousand major
ty.
WASHINGTON, October 17.-West
Virginia sends a clear democratic del
egation to congress.
FRANKLIN, La, October 17.-At the
parish nominating convention of the
white league ofSt Mary, held here to-
day, the following preamble and reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted;
We, the white league of the parish
of st. Mary, in convention assem-
bled, do hereby declare that we recog-
nize fully aud freely all the political
and civil rights of the colored people,
and in order to give them q conclusive
guarantee of our good faith in this rec
ignition, be it
Resolved, That we clothe our parish
executive committee with full power
to retire the names or name of any of
the candidates for the parish offices
nominated this day by us in favor of
any competent colored man or men
provided that no more than half OF our
ticket be conceded to the colored peo-
pie, and provided their candidates be
competent to fill the respective offices.
Resolved, That we hereby invite the
colored people to meet us In mass
meeting on the oath day of October,
1874, at Franklin, to nominate their
and to accept the PROPOSE
ton herein made.
JEROME PARK, October IT, Shylock
won the one five-eights mile race.
Time 2;57.
BALTIMORE, October 1.-THE 18th
annual convention of national local
preachers association of the Methodist |
church assembled this morn
ing at the Eutaw street Methodist |
church. About one hundred |
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