The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

flames spread with great rlpldliy. " d
Ielnp known that II number NJ persons
yyero lu thp house, n socOndnLdu tlilrd
nlnru was sent ont, aud in u short liWc
n largo number were ON the spot, aud
every device was TcsunCd lOtOrrnoli the
occupants but the ilremcn were drlvGh
oil ut every point by the llamcs' MI.
jacob Shines, one Of the wen KNOWN
tea merchants olthis city, jumped rom
the second story and was lound IN the
ward, Il bruised Ind nnnglcd corpse
a servant gil named Mary Mcclure
was also found In the yard win nolli
legs broken. She was removed 10
Bellevue hospital, and but very liltle
hopes are entertained of her recovery
The lremcn, In searching the building
found the dead body of Mrs. Stlncr ana
her daughter, who were smolhercd III
their rooms. The building WIS owned
by Mr. Stincr. i
The fire is said to have been caused |
by an imperfect heater, which was
known TO hc so for some time. Inc |
loss il estimated at SlO,uJO, ana Is luily
covered by insurance. IL Is announced
that there are several other bodies
buried in the ruins, but so far the
searching parties have failed to discover
them.
BosroN, January l4,-A large fire
has been raging for some hours III
Natick, Mass. Several steamers have
been sent from Boston to aid in sup
pressing the flames. The loss already
| reaches half million dollars.
HALIFAX, January l3.--rhc British
shin SphynX has arrived from Port
ROYAL, Jamaica, with two cases OF
yellow fever on board. -,
NEW York, January l3.-The com
mittcc of safety has adopted resolu-
ton declining to accept the permission
of the police to parade to-day, ana
abandoning their own programme
Another committee obtained the con-
sent of the Mayor to address a meeting
of the unemployed workingmen i'll
Union square
The suspension of Josiah S. Colgate
was announced in the stock exchange
to-day.
In the involuntary bankruptcy case
of Howes " Macy, in which the 1irm
turned over assets of over million
dollars to Register Dayton, pending
distribution, Judge Blatchferd awarded
their custody to the United States
Marshal.
WASHINGTON, January l4.-General
e, II. Thomas, Colonel ID. S. john
ston and Colonel ID. w. Trobel, dele
gates from Georgia to the National
TRANSPORTATION Convention, arrivcdlast
night. Colonel Johnston and General
Thomas are also accredited to the Con-
, venton of Mexican war veterans.
The House refused to table the educa-
tional bill, and it was postponed until
next March.
, RICHMOND, Va, January 13.-Upon
the rcassembling of the caucus this
, morning, rule was adopted to drop
/ the lowest name on each ballot, and
: allow no denominations, and further re-
, curing that all nominations be made
! Before the first ballot. Under this rule
eight ballots were taken, resulting in
majority for Withers over Hunter,
and his nomination was made unani-
p nous.
New ORLEANS, January 13.--Hul-
bards rope factory, on Roman street
and five adjacent houses were burned.
a Loss $1,000.
The building at No 10 Poydras street,
n occupied by Raphael Rosenthals, as a
shoe store, and c. il. Ninten's Printers
!. Warehouse was burned. Loss $4,000.
The negroes OH bayous Latourche and
! Teche are on a strike, the land owners
i, having resolved not to pay over fifteen
. dollars per month. They paid twenty
: dollars last year. Large numbers
p mounted go from place to place, allow
ing none to work.
, The following message, received by
Kellogg shows that they are creating
f alarm: :.
"CHAcAHouLA, La, January r.
DEAR SIR: Send us assistance imme
q diately. Our section is in state of
terror and alarm. All work is sus-
: pended Armed bodies of mounted
| men enter our premises in spite of our
, circumstances and threaten the lives
+ of all at work Our peace and safety
: demand immediate action at. your
hands,
Citizens of that quarter called on
Kellogg to-day and urged him to send
immediate relief The Governor stated
| that force would probably be sent to-
= morrow. -,
Z WASHINGTON, January 13.-There
+ was a full Cabinet session of two hours
| to-day.
, The flagship Worcester is at Havana.
T The officers and officials exchange
= visits frequently.
+ In the Senate, the House bill filling
' vacancies in the Smithsonian Board
of Regents was passed. The Senate APP
q poipted Mr.. Sergeant, of California, Il
, member of the Board.
/ Speeches on finance followed, when
: the death of James Brooks was an
+ nounced. After eulogies the Senate
adjourned without an executive ses-
sion.
In the House the education bill was
postponed TO March. Mr.. Dawes hoped
F that bv then the receipts of the gov
, eminent from increased trade would
;. Justify the expenditures required by
/ the provisions of the bill.
The salary bill, as passed by the Sen
ate, passed the House, 226 to %.
In the Senate Mr.. Flanagan intro
, duced bills to change the present
+ boundaries of the Eastern and Western
a Districts of Texas, and for port OF
+ delivery at jefferson, Texas.
LONDON. January l3--The Anna,
from London, for Pensacola, has been
f badly injured by Il collision.
Special advices to the Standard from
I Cape Coast Castle report that the hlng
, of Dahomcy has sent heavy reinforce
ments to the Ashantees.
ROME, January l3.-Manuel Pastor,
who fired at King Victor Emanuel in
, 1872, has escaped from prison.
MADRID, January l3.-Carthagenai
. has surrendered and is now occupied
by the government troops under Gen
eral Domingues. Upon the capitula-
, ton of the city, the lntransengente
Jun ia and liberated convicts went on
board the frigate Numancia which was
, attacked 10y the government squadron
and at the time the last dispatch was
forwarded naval engagement was IN
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