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The Morning herald., 1875-12-11
Grant and Southern Affairs.
Special to The Y. 7. World.

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Gentlemen who have the confidence of the
Administration say that in addition to his
promised message on Csba the President at
some period during the session, will also
send in a message in relation to the South
ern affairs. That he is candidate for re-
nomination no sagacious politician here
doubts, and it is not concealed that between
the lines If the Southern manifesto there
may he read the bid for the votes of the
Southern delegations in the nominating con.
yen'ions. Th" politicians who may be said
10 have charg f the President are more
loud and outsp,nen than ever in their adyo-
cacy of third term. and point to the intro
duction Of the religious aud sectarian issues
in the message as the strongest evidence
that he is q candidate. and, owing
to the dscord and dissension they are ex-
pected to create, the sure indication that he
will succeed in his ambitious intrigue. Many
of Mr.. Baine's friends are indignant al
what they mildly call the Presidents appro-
priation of his common school constitutional
amendment idea, and it is not improbable
that the ex-Speaker may change his mind
upon the subject and not prescet it as he
intended to do.
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The Morning herald., 1875-12-11
Tweed $ Last Check for the Lawyers

1t is we'll understood among the intimate
associates of Tweed, that his law expenses
were very heavy and annoyed hi m
considerably. An old acquaintance called
on him at the County Jail about the middle
Of November and found him busy with GER.
ain accounts and business matters. He
t!led up two or three cheeks in payment of
bills, and then closing the check book
abruptly, he turned around to his visitor,
ard said very Significantly: Il have drawn
my last check for the lawyers" The writer
thought lightly Of the remark at the time
but believes now that Tweed was secretly
Getting ready for his es ,ape from the jail
and his enormous council fees.
The Morning herald., 1875-12-11

eunolhing feature Of the Bar Of al! civil
lized peopleyspeak, in the following fash-
ion. Bear in mind that Mr.. Henderson
thus spoke in court room,in the presence
ofaan eminent Judge,of many United States
legal officials, of most intelligent jnry, and
under the responsibility Of his oath OF office
as lawyer, while Prosecuting Avery, an
officer Of the United States government
for beingya eompirator in the whiskey
frauds.
"What right had Babcock to 60 to Doug
lass to induce him to withdraw his agents !
Douglass was placed in his position to see
that the revenue laws of the Government
were properly enforced. What business
then, had Douglass with him ? When an
official goes into Office, he should be free
and independent of all influences except that
of law, and if he recognizes any other mas
ter, then this Government is tumbling down.
What right has the President to interfere
with Commissioner Douglass in the proper
discharge of his duties, or with Treasurer.
None and Douglass showed a lamentable
weakness of character when he listened to
Babcock's dictates He should either have
insisted that bis orders as they existed
be carried out, or should have resigned his
office = = = *|
Why did old Douglass bend the supple
hinges of the knee and permit any interfer-
ence by the President! This was Douglass
own business, and he stood responsible for
it under his official oath. He was bound to
listen to no dictation from the President, |
Babcock, or any other officer, and it was his
duty to see that that order was car
ried out, or to resign. Would that we had
officials who possessed more Of that sterner
stuff of which the Office holders Of olden
times were made. Why do they not leave
their Office when they cannot remain there
honorably. Is it to continue that because a
man holds an Office at the hands of another
he is to be bonded slave. II is little that
our nation has gained " abolition if the
black man is freed only that the white man
le placed in the ionominious chains which
are now an attendant of public office. Henry
Clay made himself immortal in the one
saying, II would rather be right than be
President It is sentiment worth all the
baube Of the day, and Of itself should ent-
lie him who uttered it to immortality But
Douglass yielded. The speaker did not be-
iieye him dishonest: but he was poor, and
was frightened by the thought that his ter
ure of office depended on his obedience, to
the behests of the higher powers"
Never in the history of the country, has
there been such charge made against a
President Of the United States. Is it 10
be wondered at, that Grant was anxious to
stop further inquiy by flank movement
upon Chicago.-or that he aimed in his
message,to soinflnence the latent fanaticism
of multitudes of our citizens, as to prevent ,
public attention from being directed to
he crooked whisky ring.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25
DALLAS, TExAs, March le, 1875.

DALLAS, TEXAS, March l6, 1875.
Messrs. Wharton, Frank, Cluslley and
Others
GEHTIEMEN--You letter. with the very
large number of names upon it, requesting
me not to withdraw from the race for mayor
of Dallas, is very iiattering, and was receiv-
ed by me with great deal of pleasure. 1t
would be the greatest egotism for me not TO
say 1t afforded me pleasure. entered the
contest ut the request of large number Ct
my friends, and after once coming before the
people, have never thought of withdraw
Ing from the field, and now your letter will
prohibit my doing so. II my friends elect
me to the important Office, can only prom
Use that will give my undivided attention
to the duties incumbent upon me, and with
oil my humble ability and skill will try and
do my duty. l have cast my lot with the
people of Dallas, for richer or poorer, for bet
ter or worse /; the glory of Dallas is my pride;
her prosperity my greatest desire. believe
that the finances Of our city could be ma
terially improved, and her credit establish
ed. ! see no reason why our scrip should
De sold ON the streets at thirty-five cents on
the dollar IL IL not necessary and not rea-
reasonable. My opinion is, that people who
work for the city for q money consideration
should be paid in dollars and cents, and not
IN almost worthless scrip. can only say
that every effort In my power shall be devot-
To the prosperity of the people and city of
Dalla
am, gentlemen, with the greatest respect,
your obedient sefvant,
~ J. c. BoGEL.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

THE New Orleans Times publishes n
highly sensational article Of one sam
uel Wright, giving account of "unal-
loyed horrors and "bnrbarlc crueltyn
in our state penilentlnry. Unparol'
lelcd fortunes ARE alleged TO be com.
mon SulloGated prisoners being re-
stored by red embers, strangled In tho
stocks, men shot down without cause
and many other atrocities. The char
acter aud standing Of the Times, which
has published this statement, Is such
that it will result in great harm TO the
state unless the whole matter IL ut once
officially investigated and thoroughly
silted. 1t must be proved lie, manu-.
featured out of whole cloth, or else the
truth Of the charges sustained. II
wrong is being perpetrated, "let justice
be done, though the heavens fall"
The HERALD forbears TO express any
opinion as to the truth Of the awful
charges brought against Messrs. Ward,
Dewey IL Co. until the matter shall
have undergone an examination by
the proper authorities.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

OuR city has 30 ar been remarkably
healthy Wecan npt however, expect
u long % remain 80 without q proper
aud thorough system Of sewerage aud
drainage twin be well for the in
eomipg city administration 70 make
these features matters ol special care
aud attention, A akillhl engineer
should be instructed 10 draw up plan
to secure, NJ the least possible cost,
these desideralums, and the police
should be Instructed % make domlcll'
larry visits daily, and enforce eleanll'
ness and the removal Of all nth, garb'
0ge or presidential material from eaoh
house, Unless these things are done,
aud an ordinance enforcing them rig
idly carried ont, The health Of the city
may be seriously joopardIzed during
the coming heated term, Ia the mad
raoe for commercial supremacy the
general health must not DO forgotten,
for without II all labor n In vain,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

THE people of western Texas, while
not altogether satisfied with the Inter
nationals receiving land instead OF
bonds, are disposed to quit bowling
about division and content themselves
with the hope that the International
will now be able to pull through with
mere land grant, provided it can n.y.
pothecate the lands or effect any nego-
tiation upon them as basis. AS for
Mr.. PIERCE and his long promised rail-
way communication from Luling, San
Antonio is in a state of utter disgust
over his cheeky propositions and I'M
potent promises.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

TnE public welgheH bill, which
pissed the Legislature aud becomes
q law, provides for three public
welgherH At Galveston, and one NJ each
OF the cities Of Houston, Austin, Dnl'
las, Waco aud Sherman, aud AT suoll
other cities ~ the governor may deem
necessary. The public wclghGr II 10
give u bond Of $4,000, aud receive ten
cents per bole for weighing cotton. No
other persons are allowed 10 weigh
any cotton, wool, sugar or hides sold
or Offered for sale In any town or city
where there ~ u public weIgheT and
any person 10 offending shall bo liable
10 indictment, aud on conviction there
Of, shnll be fined i've dollars for each
aud every hNle Of cotton, bale or sOck
of wool aud hog9hoOd Of sugar 10 UNI
lawfully weighed provided that moth
lug In ths act shall be- 80 construed M
10 prevent any person from weighing
his, her or their cotton, wool, sugar, or
hides IN person, without being COM
PEELED TO call upon II public weigher TO
weigh the same.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25
CARL SCIaURZ.

This distinguished statesman has
been invited to visit Dallas by large
number of our leading citizens, 1t is
to be hoped that he will accept the in
'vitation. a hearty welcome awaits
him. The record of Mr.. Schurz in
| congress is one that is a source of lust
pride to the Germans in America aud
has received the appreciation of the
great mass of the American people.
His broad, liberal and enlightened
craftsmanship has left its impress up
on the legislation of the country and
commanded the respect of even his
enemies. He is not only great polit-
zeal leader, but n scholar and philos-
opher. His range of study and infor-
nation has been wide and deep.
Amidst the harassing duties of his re-
spOnsble position he has always found
time to cultivate the social graces and
reiinements of home and the accom-
plishments of art. An eloquent and
forcible speaker, polished and
courteous gentleman, skillfull
and sympathetic musician a
fine linguist, he combined
more culture with common sense than
any man in the senate. His not being
returned to the senate was misfor-
tune to Missouri. The south lost in
him an impartial friend, who stood in
the breach between federal usurpation
aud poor Louisiana when she was
crushed beneath the heel of Kellogg
and Sheridan. Not only the large in.
fluential and intelligent German ele-
ment In Texas would he gratifled by
his visit, and delighted to hear his
views upon any subject, but the entire
English speaking people would be
pleased to have him come amang M
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25
To srp Tom ocb,liree. the boon com

To SEE Tom Ochiltree, the boon COM
panlon of Sartoris, the "Ancient Pis-
top of Grant, the battle-scarred vet
eran OF hundred fields, the man who
made the Ratchet Washington cut
down the tree with, sitting "perched
up in the glistening GRIEF Of the nom
ollice-holder, in Galveston billiard
room, looking on at the game in which
he seeks relaxation from the cares OF
state, Is sight and u privilege not
vouchsafed often, but appreciated by
rural eyes wide open with wonder at
this Woolsey's fall.
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Tile following Is tie language OF
that part Of the late net OF congress
making appropriations fer the repair
preservation and completion nf reftain
public works OH frjvers aud farbors,
and for other purposes, Which relates
to Galveston bar and other works il
Texas:
For the Improvement of the harbor
of Galveston, Texas, one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars f.faaI.a a7t
For the Improvement of Reddish bar,
Galveston bay, Texas, ten. thousand
two hundred dollars. I'D
For the Improvement of Sabine Pass,
Texas, twenty thousand dollars. q
For the improvement Of the ship
channel between the mouth of San
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serlhnerl. ,lnnlnl, fnr ANN.


one who seems 10 know writes 40 fol-
lows about spribner for Aprlll Miss
Mary a, llall0ek, whose design Ia
Soipners Monthly, aud accompany
! ing lOngiellpW's last poem, "lhe
! Hanging VI the Crane have attracted
30 much attention, has a charming de-
sign, dellGalely engraved vs. Marsh on
tho lirHt page 0f Hpribnar for April
II illustrates "'l'he Proud Lady Of Sta
Oren,h u poem ny Elizabeth a kefs
Allen. pf0f, Wells, who writes about
German parliamenls, was lllnisell u
victim Of Tho famous "Alarrh rGY0lu-
tlon,h Ia Iierln, while u student IN the
university NJ That city TINS pleasant
paper has o historic ~ well ~ personal
! Interest, Ia tho same number Of The
Monthly, Colonel Warlhg gives vs. u
Ghnlly aud pleasant "l'arpers Naea-
dIollow,lnnd.p 1 Ike esped'
ally, his street aud canal sketches
IN Amsterdam, lilo seems ~
have been very fay0rahly Impressed by
the clean aud thrifty Dutch people, Ia
his next paper We are ~ have The lrst
detailed account IN English, Of the tfe-
mendoua enterprise Of draining llaar-
lem Lake. Tho hrst OF the illustrated
serlcu OF papers on American cities "
also glveni Mr., Edward King writing
enthusiastically about Baltimore, which
ho styles "l'ho Liverpool Of America
Mr., Rldelng'a article on "Dealh' Doal-
Ing Trades" should be reud by every
body especially the Lawmakers,
There are lhrep short tnlesi u rennrkR
bic sketch Of life IN the North Eastern
world entitled young MOlls Peeyyp
u thoughtful suggestive story "lle
Statue OF a Liler by George Z,
lathropi and "lrula, the Nalncless,p
by the young Norweglan-Amorlcan,
! llnlmnr | jOrlll liOyeHen, now POleaHOr
nt Cornell. DR.. Hollands "St0ry of
SovonOuksn gives W u glimpse Of
camp'lilo In the woods, aud shows ls
Mr.. Btluhcr m a confidential
friend aud speoulntoT and jules
erne's people keep moving
IN their mysterious way, "The Shake
spcnre-BpcOn Controversy" hy Il. q.
Vale, gives IN apparently fair and
very readable condensation Of the mr.
gumcnls on both sides Of this vcXcd
question, "l'he Old Cabinet" by the
way, taking up the question of liacon's
poetry, aud putting Ia n plea for the
'true and only shakespeare There
ARE poems by Julia &, Dorr, Harriet
Mcllwen Kimball, Dr. Coan, Helen
Barron Bostwick, and b, Il. Taylor
the latter pleasantly suggesting some
familiar pictures of country life under
the title OF "The Psalm-Book in the
Garret,n h| % hF
DR.. Hollands Topics are "Our News
papers," "lhe Ovorcrowded Cities,n
and "By their fruits" The Editorial
Departments are unusually full, aud
the Etchings cover more ground than
over before. We don't know, however
what the Anneke Jams people will say
about certain historical allusion to
their Industrious ancestor. Joel Stacys
verses about "Carniv0r0us Plants are
quite up TO date in their science.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

AS WE have before said, northern
Texas Is largely interested in an end
being put to the wharf monopoly at
Galveston. Her importations coming
through that port are taxed and her
immigration hampered by the exorbi-
tant and odious charges which are
sucking the life blood out of Galveston
trade. The News has made good
fight against the monopoly, and it is
the plain duty of the press of the state
to make common cause against the
ubiquitous leech which is bleeding all
Texas through the main commercial
artery.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

Cad snhurl Is one Of The most remark-
able men Of tho day, aud bis success Is
the history NJ q struggle between tai
ent pud pIIle, for never did man
have more 70 contend with than he
did from first 20 last, His indomila,
lilo perseverance aud great talents,
however won him the yiolory and he
can now afford 10 rest on his laurels,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

THE Legislature provided for the
location and erection of two additional
penitentiaries. 1t behooves Dallas and
this section of the state to make an
honest effort to secure one of them
here. The accessibility of Dallas, to-
gether with its advantages as a manu-
featuring point, to say nothing OF its
location, ought to commend it to the
commissioners appointed to select the
locations, They should be invited to
come and examine for themselves, in
order tnat they may see that it is to
the interest OF the state that Dallas
should be one of the points chosen.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

Two gentlemen from Africa went
into Anew York; billiard slloon TO play
the other day under their construction
Of the civil rights bill. The proprietor
took them by tho cull Of the neck aud
construed them by civil might into the
street. The martyrs Will rise and eX-
plain before the United States commits.
sioner with view of having their
lacerated political feelings healed by
Clrrency
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

TnE friends Of Major General W, =,
Hancock, u. y, A., ARE urging him for
Governor Of Pennsylvania, M q step
ping stone 10 the Presidency, Mean
while, y. $. senator Mcdonald OF In
diana II Of the opinion that Hendricks
aud Gordon would sweep the country
IN the democratic candidates.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

THE military fever here II nj white
heat, and the spirit Of generous RI
valry between our two military compa-
MES all aglow, The St0newall Greys
aud the Lamar RIFLES are rapidly COM
plotting all Of their organization, drill
and discipline, the commissions Of the
officers having arrived aud the arms
on the way.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

q y Z
CONGRESS has adjourned so far as the
house Ia concerned, our Legislature il
no more, the municipal election will
soon simmer down and the Beecher-
Tilton pile of moral gas bays IL nearly
all carted away. We still have left the
Constitutional convention. There are
about four hundred thousand citizens
who want TO be members of that body,
aud are willing to drop everything and
save the state. Our old standby, the
professional politician, and his COM
panion, the overlooked statesman,
whom thick headed constituency
have 50 long been trying to pigeon
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hole, will nnw epmp 10 the front lnok-
iNg seedy aud bibulapa, but with the
light Of hattie In his eye and q lovely
tame Of eight dollars day peryadlng
hls sudden aud overwhelming ur-
hnnllY.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

= WHEN schenek returns from the
court Of NJ, James, with his British
casll, no should he Offered the ohair Of
professionally Of poker aud moral PHI
losophy In Harvard university, lie
has fairly won the first claim,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25
Hon. HENRY WILSON, vice president

Hon. HENRY WILSON, vice president
of the United States, is about to make
visit tor Texas on private business.
'Tis well. He will be able upon his
return to the sublimated civilization of
the hub of the universe, to give his
friends some interesting narratives of
thrilling adventures and hair-breadth
escapes among the wild band; of
Texans who roam like Arabs and Cos
sacks the fiowery prairie on fleet
steeds, propelled by circular saw spurs.
while the air is filed with the sweet
music of the mellifluous six-shooter
note, after hearty breakfast of roast
BOSTON drummer, cooked with barbaric
simplicity and served OH the end of n
ramrod.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

The speech of Andy Johnson in the
United States senate on Grant may be
regarded as the opening gun of the
presidential campaign. lie shows n
strong disposition to use every effort to
crush Grant, If possible. Any one ia
miliar with the pertinacity and courage
of Johnson will see that he is bent
upon finishing the president politically.
His speech has created profounder
sensation upon the public mind than
any delivered since the war. The
moral effect of an eX-president arraign-
ing his successor before the har of the
people, and charging him with an am
bition inimical to the liberties of the
people, can not but be felt. Mr.. john
son does not mince matters. He sees
In an election of Grant for third term
the downfall of the republic. a man
of the people always, he constitutes
himself their champion against usur-
patton or continuous oilice-holding.
Coming fast upon the heels of the de-
feat of the force bill, Johnson's speech
is terrific blow to Grantism and will
receive the general appreciation of the
country,
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r,- .-n, -, :.
The detallsof thetragic suicide OF
the young man VINO Jumped from tue
dome OF the capitol III Washington
some tlne since, us briefly announced
ny telegraph, make terrible story.
The galleries ana corridors were unu-
sually crowded with people, VINO were
stupelled with horror when they learn
cd the cause OF the excitement. The
name OF the suicide was Thomas Me-
Mahon, u young mechanic, who re-
sided IN Washington. lie left his
nome IN the morning evidently de-
pressed for want OF work, and went to
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Composition RoOfag.

ing undersigned, having been making and
puuhg onlthis excellent roofing now for
nearly two years In this city, have done
Work Tor some OF the best buildings in Dallas,
made us TO the quality ofour work We con.
tlnue toll put ON roofs of tliis material at
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-25

TIE Athens Courier says of our
"grand jury system,n that evidence
should be taken before it pro aud con;
that is, we suppose, that parties should
be notified that charges had been pre-
ferred against them and be allowed to
defend themselves before the grand
jury. This would he virtually to sub
stitute secret trial for the public trial
contemplated 10y the constitution.
But the Courier is entitled to n hearing.
II says:
AS it is, this system of secret inqusi-
tion is unjust, as in many cases in Our
Judgment, the evidence is given
through malice, and too frequently is
not sustained in the courts, and, more
over, the indictment SO found forever
cast stigma ON the character of the
person so indicted even though he
should be acquitted.
Men who have been foremen of
grand juries tell us that persons have
appeared before them and given in ev-
'idence against individuals sufficient to
send them to the penitentary, ON
which they based their indictments,
and when these same persons appeared
in court as witnesses to testify, they
rendered evidence which acquitted the
accused of the charge preferred against
them, or denied any Intelligence of the
matter. These persons knew that they
could not be prosecuted for any false
testimony given before the grand jury,
rs it WAS secret and its records
committed to tie flames; knowing this,
they took advantage of il to vent their
spleen against their enemies, to brand
them as thieves, adulterers, etc. This
much for tue one-sided evidence sys.
TEN.