The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-02-10

GEOGRAPHIC
krTERNooN DISPATCHES,
Khan News Revolution Calf
II M Ground IN Yucatan.
hkrtant Information TO 81.
Hers for Mall Contracts.
MgrO Jury'S yerdlCt-Burnig
Vessel.

A.LEsToN, February 0.-'rhe tai
y ofU1es and b. /. Dullus for the MR.
dorbfDfenry West, In July asst, jas
IA clc4dtast night with II verdict OF mr.
|# dert in the case Of the frmer, md
H ,nakslhghter in the case d the later.
M AllIthebartles were younwhite men
N And rcbcctably connectd. The nc
WI cosed WIRE defended by lree leallng
tx laSyersIand prosecutedy the ator-
NV genEal OF the State A peculiar
Y m,ihlre II the trial wasthe selection,
Y M1thc prisoners couiel, of jury
Y Horhposedexclusivel oolack men Of
Idf mosv ignorant u uneducated
{loss The REASON assied being that
tlicse would be free fro the prejudices
caused bN newspapefep9rts OF me
atrocious circumstance ne murder
III the tide 1t was mmitted. The
iury were out three hrs. The defense
have moved for netrial,
MI MOBILE, Februarh-Ihe, revenue
x,a,s ksaaeAts the p Sandusky, of
,Sew York, which cleared n few days
since for Russia, loaded with 900 bales
of cotton, now on fire in the s9wer
tt...F t{'4t tN ~
n Cry bOF MEXICO, February G, via
Havana February 9.-Mr. Foster, Uni
Ned Statos minister, has entertained at
u bnnd|l8t Bishops Keerner and Simp-
& son. who are looking after church in
! terestdIn Mexico. The revolution in
n Hulaqnlis gaining strength. The III
\ slianst ave plundercd and burned the
Il. al H., h,,t
l,luinfa made that the merchants of
I Btliyy sell arms and ammunition to
wv 3;rtacan savages. The Apaches
Y h8e faidei in Sonora and committed
VII keciHl murders. The revolution in
taisSo is ended. The appointment of
\ ll}hahdes and Corona as ministers to
IG3n1ilny and Spain has been con-
tjNthed. lThc press complains of injury
1 t6klexican interests caused by the in
N tf&lucti0n into foreign commerce of
n thtnew American trade dollar. Judge
RhlieM, of the Supreme court, de-
clhted that Mexico is only republic
in lame, that in reality it is governed
BY military despotism. The building
II OF several railroads is about to be COM
A nlehced. 1t is reported that the Next
&|can and International railway COM
Npanies will be amalgamated.
M WASHINGTON, February 1.-The post
bfiice laws require that bidders for mail
contracts shall deposit, as u guarantee,
hecks on some national bank to the
INTENT of five per cent, payable to the
Esier of the postmaster general. 1t
Bis been discovered that some of the
ecks have been made payable to the
NJ vier of John Creswell, and Others to
Ill v order of John A. Creswell instead
IEVohn A. J. Creswell, postmaster gem
kN. and others to the order of the sec
mi assistant postmaster general, all in
Faith, but i'm consequence of these
rinalities the bids of those giving
Mehecks will be ruled out under the
rider to cure this defect Repre-
Ave Luttrell yesterday brought
sqbject to the attention of the
poSmaster general, who has prepared
2 bN Qr that purpose, and which Mr.
Lutthu will Introduce in the house
to-mdarow. AS the pending proposals
for c1ntracts for mail service on the
kcft coast and other sections are
et& by these informalities, il is
XooSd the bill will be passed at an
dy.
committee on appropriations
4 ehed the question ofreestab-
fthe New OrleOns mint, and
trrow Representative Sheldon, of
iana will make an argument be-
he committee in favor of the
ition.
indian question will soon come
he house, and will give rise to
N,e'ion. The committee on
are maturing measures
change.
e correction of errors
arifiact and embodying
D conform to judicial
\ \ pending.
.siderati0n of the financial
,R estlon will be resumed by the COM
u ttee this week. Some of the MEM
b look upon the committee on
mixing and Currency as an embarras-
ent to the committee of Ways and
AZ cans, and unnecessary, as the latter
" rs to mature the ways and means to
irry on tie government, their func-
ybns being necessarily connected with
.e currency and the public securities.
LONDON, February o. Gladstone will
wait the conclusion of the elections
efOre deciding as to what course the
will take.
The latest adyices from Sumatra
show that the Achenese chiefs still
hold out and are building forts in the
interior. sl.t.N
Tho parlio ,,anfor,, rati1ry,s an
nounced up to this date show that sew
ty-five Conservatives have been elected
Ito seats formerly filed by Liberals
and tweAty-seven Liberals have been
elected In place of Conservatives.
81 A special to the Times reports that
famine in India has extended to
y vs., Feb'aqrx o.-An explod-
(. N"t AeRkilled two persons.
NJ, February 9.-Captain
-, wreck of the Queen
hore at Watchaprigne
e vessel going to pieces
of her cargo of cotton
February 9.-An effort
iuce the authorities to
prosecute on of Michael
itive eN-custom house
fon he
lrit al
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