The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-07-04
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onloo department tliH mohue ~.
rdycd u telegram, aud WIS nfo ON
mally informed w the french minis
ter, At the ratification Of tlc postal
convention between France Nnd tie
United States by tile French assembly
The French minister to-day expressed
20 the postmaster general his desire
that the convention go Into operation
on the Isl of July, but this can't hc
done, rs the 1T of August ~ llNcd Tor
That purpose, and the notifications nave
to be- exchanged. THE charge for let
tiers from France 10 the United Nlales
will he ten cents for Il third of IN ounce
and from the United States Ia France
nine cents for half IN ounce; unpaid
letters to pay the above rate with 1--WE
cents additional. Postage on book,
newspapers, samples, etc., Is to he
hereafter separately arranged by each
country.
PARIS, June .6.-rhc La Libcrtc says
that after the budget has been voted
on, President MacNlahon will recon-
mend the assembly to confer upon him
the power of finally dissolving it, and
then adjourn.
LONDON, June 26.-Thc bill for the
regulation of public worship has passed
the house of lords.
NEW York, June ga lad named
McGee, employed in the castor factory
in Newark, was killed yesterday 10y
the explosion of an emory wheel.
VIM. Mccormick, II butcher, died
yesterday of hydrophobia. McCor-
mick was slightly bitten by small
dog about month ago. The wound
soon healed, and he thought nothing
of it until Monday, when he began to
experience sharp pains in his back.
Physicians We're Immediately called,
who prescribed simple remedies at first
but more powerful afterward, but all to
no purpose, and he died in the greatest
agony. A thorough scientific eXami-
nation is to he made of the case.
DENVER CITY, Col, June 2G.-The
Texas delegations held meeting last
night and expressed their thanks to
the mayor, board of aldermen and cit
liens of Denver and the different rail
roads, for courtesies and for the gen.
eral interest in the great purposes OF
their visit and the unqualified sympa-
thy in the movement for the cheap
transportation of the products of the
great west to its nearest seabord, OH
the Gulf of Mexico, and for the 'estab-
lishment of reciprocal trade relations
between the important commercial
centers of the west ana south. They
spend Sunday in Kansas City, Monday
in Sedalia and then return home.
New YORK, June 26.-The clerk OF
Beecher's church says no session was
called and no proceedings are probable.
Tilton had been told that if he would
bring direct charge il would be re-
ceived and investi gated, whether made
against the pastor or any member OF
Plymouth church. The church will
not attach any notice to vagaries.
AT Barnum's hippodrome, to-day, q
horse was instantly killed during Il
hurdle race and female rider proba-
bly, fatally injured.
CLEVELAND, June 26.-Fully ten
thousand persons attended the saen'
gerfeSt concert.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 26.-Mr'
Dawes declines " congressional renom'
ination.
CINCINNATI, June 2G. i severe
storm is reported throughout the north
west. Three deaths have occurred from
lightning.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-lmportan1
changes have taken place in the In
dian territory. All agents of the civil
lied Indians have been removed eX.
cept ]. B. Jones, agent of the Chero
KEGS, and central agency has beer
established OF Fort Gibson. The Cher
okees, Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles
Chickasaws and other civilized In
dams will all be under Agent Jones
This is regarded as an experiment OIL
q small scale to familiarize the Indians
with self-government under the future
territorial organization. A number O.
prominent Indians will take strong
ground in their coming annual cleo
tions in favor of sectionalizing theil
country, territorial government, ano
citizenship in the United States. The
OKLAHOMA Star, published at Caddo
in the Choctaw Nation, openly advo
Gates this doctrine.
ROME, June 27.-'Ihe pope to-day re-
ceived deputation from the Roman
nobility. He said the demonstration
on Sunday last was spontaneous on the
part of the people, and the counter-de-
monstratian of Wednesday was the
impious and miserable work of the
sons of darkness. The pope added that
he had received letter urging him to
leave Rome because his person was not
safe, but he declared he would remain
here as long as God permitted.
BAYoNNE, June 27.-The Carlists re
port that they have raised the siege oi
Figueras, near the French frontier
General Concha's attack on Estella il
hourly expected. Don Carlos directs
the defense in person.
PARIS, June 27.-The Budget com
mittee have decided against direct tax
alton and in favor of reducing the pay,
ments to the bank of France. The
newspapers Nineteenth Century, con-
sentative republican, and lie Rappel,
radical republican, whose publication
was suspended sometime since for at
tacks upon the government, have re-
appeared.
New YORK, June ga recent