The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-05-02
LATEST NEWS.

SnmmAN, Tex, April H.--Consld-
cradle excitement prevails IN our city, /
caused By the assassination Of Dr.
White, formerly Of Pilot Point, ut
which place he Ind some trouble with
several persons, aud was compelled TO
leave tint town. His life had been
several times. a party
from Pilot Point Ind been In
attendance ut the convention OF
Odd Fellows which was held here
yesterday, and II was supposed the
foul deed was perpetrated by some per-
CONS of this party, and they were all
arrested this morning. DIR. White was
walking the street in company with
another gentleman, when the cowardly
fiends stepped up behind them and
fired three shots, producing instant
death.
Wednesday night two negroes had a
slight alteration, in which one drew a
knife and inflicted two severe wounds
upon the person of his antagonist, and
at once "lit' out for parts unknown.
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New YORK, April 24.--The evening
Post states that the three story frame
house in Stockton street, Brooklyn, fell
this morning while being raised, bury
ing some seven or eight workmen. AT
ten o'clock four had been taken out in
Il dying condition. Two could be seen
in the ruins, supposed to be dead.
Louisa Mackey, daughter of very
wealthy parents residing in this city,
was drowned last evening at the New
Jersey Central railroad pier, by falling
into the dock, while attempting to
leap on board the ferry boat that
had just started on trip to this city,
The failure of John Zerago, n gold
broker, is announced.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The senate
proceeded to the consideration of the
bills on the calendar and the follow
Ing were passed: " ~.
Senate bill amendatory of an act to
provide on internal revenue to support
the government, to pay interest on the
public debt and for other purposes, APP
proved June 3, 1864. The bill provides
that no legal document or paper re-
quired by law to be stamped which
was made, signed or issued in the
northern states prior to the first of jan
uary, 1865, shall be deemed or held as
invalid or of no effect by reason of the
failure to impose thereon the required
stamp.
NORWICH, Conn, April 24.-1he
Norwich AMI Worcester steamboat
train to Boston, ran off the track near
Norwich last night, and three cars
were 'smashed and burned. The bag
gage master was badly hurt and
burned. One passenger was seriously
injured and others fatally burned. The
accident occurred on the old part of the
line, near Allyn's Point, and it is said
was caused by broken rail.
BosroN, April 24.-George Mark
land, a printer, committed suicide last
night. His wiferecently drowned her.
self. ~.
General Butler has been interviewed
on the veto. He said he had not read
the veto, but could not see how Grant
could get around his own act of last
fall in issuing the twenty-six millions
reserve. In fact, he did not UNDER
stand it, unless Grant had goae back
on himself, adding, swell, If the pr ST
dent win deny his own acts, let him
do tn
The fund for the relief of the Louisi-
ana sufferers amounts to fifty thousand
dollars, with continued subscriptions.
PITTsBURG, April 24.-At an adjourn
ed meeting of the stockholders of the
Allegheny Valley railroad, held
this morning, the following board of
directors were elected: ColonelThomas
A. Scott and George Roberts, of Phila-
delphia;f John Scott, William M.
Lyon, William X. Nimmick, ]. p.
lyon, B. f. Jones, James Park, jr., and
Hon. Felix Brunot, OF Pittsburg.
John Scott was unanimously elected
president by the new board. & Ill 4
River falling; nine feet ten inches in
the channel. ID
MADRID, April 2a-It is reported
that the Carlists have paroled all of
their prisoners, M
LONDON, April 2l.-Prot. John Phil
lips, the English geologist, is dead.
SHREVEPORT, Anril 25.-The water
in Red river has risen six or seven
inches in the last twenty-four hours,
and it is feared greet damage will be
done to the Plantations. all along the
river below here. Distressing accounts
reached here all day of the suffering OF
the people on the Ouachita river.
Thousands are made homeless by this
terrible flood. IL.
New ORLEANS, April 25.-The fol-
lowing dispatch to the associated press
shows that the flood in the Ouachita
valley has not abated, but is increas-
ing:
"MoNRog, La, 6 p. Malt is impos-
sible to give an idea Of. the extent of
he overflow here. The water is higher
han ever before known. The town is
IN island twenty miles wide, from
is no exit except. by boat
n swimming. From the crossing of
he railroad aud DeBarde street back is
me wide sea. Boats come and go from
)akley's. The people living near have
,een all driven into town, and all the
'acant houses have been taken, and
Ieveral families are living in the court
lOuse. Business Is almost f.onpletelv