The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25
LATEST NEWS.

Special dispatch ~ We Dhllhs iiefWn
MrsqufrE, Apili7..-At three O'Clock
this afternoon, the bridge over White
Rock was completed aud ~ train Of
ears pissed over H.
There viii be- no further delay of
trains al any point on tho Texas and
Pacific railroad.
MCKINNEY, April 1.-THE bridge
over The East Fork Is repaired so that
trains can cross. The trestle work Will
be fixed permanently In few days.
The weather has been quite cold here
for the past two days. II.
ST.. LOUIS April l7.-Weather clear
and cold.
The news from Little Rock Is the all
absorbing topic here to-day. From the
dispatches received this morning, at
lively time may be expected in that
city.
There are no new developments as
to the whereabouts of the Younger
boys and the rest of the gang ~ desper-
ADDE'S who have created so much ex-
element in various parts of this state
by their desperate crimes.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 2O.-In
the District of Columbia investigation
this morning, Henry Davis was ex-
amined with reference to the estimate
of the cost and Improvements done by
the board of public works made by him.
He thought the value of the old mate
rial taken, amounted to upwards of
100000. He estimated that private
property had been injured ten per cent,
and that the measurements generally
made were ten per cent in excess of
the actual work DONE
In the house, under a call of states,
various bills were introduced and re-
ferred, including the following:
BY Mr.. Southland; to fix the compen-
satiOn of the president of the United
\ States at twenty-five thousand dollars
per annum.
BY Mr.. StarIweather, levying tax
of one-half of one per cent ON the sale
of stocks, bonds, gold and silver bull
lions, promissory notes and other secu-
rites.
BY Mr.. Beck, increasing the tax on
the circulation of national banks from
one-twelfth to One-qnarter per cent per
month. He moved to have the bill re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means.
Mr.. Maynard moved its reference to
the committee on banking and CIR
rency, remarking that the effect of the
bill was to tax national banks out of
existence.
Mr.. Beck said it was nothing of the
sort.
On motion of Mr.. West the bill just
introduced for the relief of persons suf-
fering from the overflow of the Missis-
.sippi river, was read and referred.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the judiciary
committee, reported unfavorably on
the bill for the relief of the purchasers
of lands sold for direct taxes in the in
surrectiohary states
At the request of Mr.. Clayton the
bill was placed on the calendar with
the adverse report.
LITTLE Rock, April 20.-In lengthy
dispatch to the President of the United
States, Governor Baxter says: II beg
of you to modify any order to the ex-
tent of such interference, and leave
me free to act in this way to restore
law and peace as the legitimate COVER
nor of the state. Such interference
does not leave me any chance to assert
my claim to the Office of governor In
the interest of peace, and of the people,
who are fioclting here to my support
by the hundreds, beg of you to re-
move the United States troops back to
the arsenal, and permit me to restore
the legitimate government by my own
forces, which will do promptly if the
United States will not interfere. There
is an armed Instruction against the
legal state government here, and call
upon you to aid in suppressing it; but
Hyou will not, then leave me free to
act, and order the United States troops,
without an hours delay, to their own
ground and keep them out of my way.
l have been thwarted ana delayed thus
long, and, IN fact, elected from my
office because of the fact that 1 had
heretofore disbanded the militia of the
state"
New York, April 20.--A Herald
special from London, dated the 10th,
gives the following additional particu-
lars of the loss of the steamer Amer
ique. The British steamer Spray,
from Newport Found for Gibraltar, and
the steamer +. L. Barry, from Pomeron
for New Castle, have arrived at Plym-
outh. The Spray picked UP, in latitude
40 north longitude Ywest, thcsteamer
Amerique before reported wrecked.
She took her in tow during thirty-six
: hours, and then fell in with the Barry,
which gave assistance. The Amerique
had sustained no apparent damage and
was making no water except in the
engine room. The cabin was in the
greatest confusion owing to the hurried
manner of abandoning the steamer.
The greater portion of the baggage of
the passengers was aboard.
LONDON, April 2O.-Captain Rous-
seau, of the steamship Amerique, says
in his official report of the disaster,
that, on the 18th, when the danger of
sinking became evident consulta-
ton of the officers was held, and il was
decided to abandon the ship imme-