The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-10

GENERAL 4. y. Autuh HIS uillNeu
in New Orleans, and relieved General
Emory of the command of the depart
ment of the gulf.
THE Texas Odd Fellow for April is
received, being No. |, Vol. |, devoted to
Odd Fellowship and literature John
S. Miller Il Co., publishers, Corsicana,
Texas.
THE Beecher-rilton scandal still con-
tinues TO EXPOSE the rottenness and
corruption of society in Plymouth cir
cles, to the disgust of decent and sensi-
BILE people everywhere.
THE impression prevails that the su-
preme court will sustain the decision
of Judge Emmons, of the United States
district court at Memphis, Tennessee,
declaring the civil rights bill unconsti-
tutional.
a BILL appropriating sum for the
completion of u monument to the
memory of stephen A. Douglas passed
the senate of Illinois, but was defeated
by the "watch dogs OF the treasury" in
the house.
PROF. LiGNOsKI, who will be re-
membered by many as chief of the
band in COtOna 0. Nj. Roberts com
mand during the late war, and rs an
. accomplished instructor in music, is
now a citizen of Ennis, and we regret
to learn has been some time pros.
trated by paralysis.
In the coming election it be-
hooves the voters of this city to re-
solve upon and elect some competent
man to the Office of presiding justice.
Dallas city pays onc-half of the county
taxes, and it is nothing but proper that
the presiding justice should be II man
whose interests are identified with the
city.
THE Georgia papers report that one
hundred and five persons were killed
and one hundred and twenty-three
wounded by the terrible tornado which
passed over portions of that state a
few days ago. The same storm OK
tended throughout South and North
Carolina, and was very destructive in
both states.
In another column will he found the
telegraphic correspondence between
Governor Coke and the federal secre-
tary of war, in regard to troops for our
border. 1t will be seen that General
Belknap promises that immediate or
ders will be given to the military to
take steps to render the desired prOtcc-
ton to the people on the Mexican
frontier.
THE communication of "raX Payer"
is pertinent and to the point, but as
regards our county scrip, we think he
is in error Our information is that
the interest Oh the court house bonds
has been promptly met, and we have
never heard of county scrip selling for
less than seventy-iive cents on the dol |
lar, unless ii has been done in the last
few weeks.
SOMEBODY having suggested Elihu !
B. Washburne for the republican can
didate for president, the New York
Sun says 1--WE guess not. Elihu was
always the most unpopular man in
congress, and there are probably more
republicans that hate him than hate
any other fellow. Besides, he is held
responsible for Grant, and that is
enough to ruin even n statesman"
KENTUCKY blue grass sown ia n
Dallas yard in March, 1874, survived
the heat of last summer and is now
six or eight inches bigh and of the
richest green. The patch is too small
to be test and had brush thrown over
ii during the heated term, but so far as
IL serves rs Il trial, the result is crafty
ing. We understand General GanO
has sown II large quantity Oh his place
north of Dallas.
THE Philadelphia Times states that
building associations have been very
successful in that city, and that any
workingman who earns. a thousand
dollars year can, in few years. have
house OF his own. Dallas has a sim
lar association that has undoubtedly
proven of vast benefit to its stockhold-
ers. The HERALD would like to see
others established, rs they are the
most profitable kind of savings banks.
THAT distinguishedpatriot andhigh-
toned christian statesman, George f.
Spencer, senator from Alabama, j.
likely to prove no exception To the
rule that governs the conduct of the
christian statesman of his party, and
will probably have an investigation
into the manner Of his election in
1872. 1t is said that there will be
no trouble in proving that money was
freely used TO procure his election.
Hon. JouN HENRY Brown, Il can
didate for the constitutional conver-
ton, addressed good crowd of ladies'
and gentleman, at Ennis, on Thursday
last, giving a plain statement Of the
necessities for a new constitution, and
a clear exposition of his views of the
various points 10 he embodied in it, ia
order to reform abuses, lessen taxation
and insure a faithful administration.
The people, we understand, almost
unanimously Endorsed his views.
The expense of keeping up the pres
entdilapidated Jail is most burdensome
upon the taxpayers of the county, and
means should te taken by the coun-
ty court at the earliest practica-
BILE moment to afford them re-
lief A new Jail building. combin-
ing all the advantages Of mod
ern architecture for the security and
health of prisoners, could be erected at
but little additional expense Of what