The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-07-31
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Ing tie minutes NJ the rfoylol7 meet !
iuy, nominations Tor President, VICE
prrsidput- aud seven direct ~ were
iundr with tie following results
r,paidrnl Iohu Phelps, Of New Or
leans, elected without n dissenting
voice, amid applause; Nice'PIr-li'h.s
Stephen Harrison, Of New Nofh, ~;
~. Herring, Of Augusta, Georgia, anu
Charles \. WcssOn, of New YORK.
Director. r.. &. Stone, Of Galveston,
". l.. Trcupplin, Of Charlcslon, south
Carolina; Henry Soil, oi Mobile, Ma
hama; j, W. iAtilrop, oi savannah
Georgia; ". \. Goodman, Of Memphis,
Tcnnrs.rr, j. Il. Webb, OF Nashville,
Tennessee, and w. G. Reynolds, OF
Norlolk, Virginia. ...,
Addresses of thanks were returned
Ia the Convention by each successful
candidate present, when n resolution
WAS Offered and adopted authorizing
the President of the Convention TO al',
point "A committee on insecurity OF
hills of ladlug. The President named
the following gentlemen Wheeler,
Of Nashville, Whcelock, of New York,
and pinkncy, of Charleston.
Mir. Il. Astly, of New Orleans, moved
that the Convention recommend to
congress the early completion of the
Texas and Pacific Railroad, and the
acceptance of the proposition made by
Colonel Il. a. Scott, which was
adopted without discussion.
MIR. Pinkney, of Charleston, moved
that two grades he established in addi-
ton to those adopted ut the last CON
vention, TO he known rs "Nliddling
Fair'' and Fair" which was adopted,
with the amendment that the initial
quotation c made in New York and
the same forwarded to all other eX-
changes.
CHICAGO, July 23.-Bodine, the cell
cbrated trotter, has gone lame.
ATLANTIC CITY, July 81. Dough-
erty, of Philadelphia, was drowned to-
day while bathing.
CINCINNATI, July ga. j. Cochran
and Mrs. Edwards were committed for
the murder of Engineer Eames in the
late attempted Express robbery.
LEWISTON, Me-, July 23.-rhe Ma
tional Bank of MilthrOp was burglar
lied last night. The vaults and safe
of Savings Bank was also opened.
Loss not given.
Iowa CITY, July %. The cooking
tanks Of Chase IL Sons paper mill eX-
ploded to-day, killing five men; two
were blown over houses across the
street, two into the river and the fifth
was burned up.
CoRINrIl, Miss, July 23.---Lamar
was dominated for Congress by accla-
nation.
LITTLE Rock, July ?3.-General
Joseph f.. Johnson has been elected
President of the Arkansas Industrial
University.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Csptain C..
G. Adams has been appointed Super
wishing Special Agent OF the Treasury,
vice I.obdell deceased.
WAslIINGTON, ID. G., July 2.-Mrs.
General Merrill, the woman who
elaine she was outraged upon II tug
boat in New York harbOr, is here, and
and is recognized rs confidence
woman.
GLOUCESTER, July 23.-Johnson won
the swimming race, Coyle, who was
Il mile ahead, failing at the eight mile
stake. johnson passed the point and
was declared winner. lie showed no
signs of exhaustion. coyle was very
low last night-pulse 2S. Physicians
are appreliensive. johnson made ten
and II half miles in three hours and ten
minutes.
NEWARK, O., July 23.-The building
erected for the purpose of testing fire
eXtinguishers, while being saturated
with oil, exploded from prematurely
taking fire, terribly burning ID. G.
Vineyard, Mayor, Hon. j. b. Jones,
Charles Hamilton, Street Commits
sioner, II bridge contractor and some
fifteen or twenty others. Some are
thought to be fatally burned.
In the Bankers Convention, the
resolution against usuIy laws Was
warmly contested, but finally adopted
by close vote, when the Convention
adjourned sine die.
CINCINNATI, July 23.-Reports from
the entire length of the Ohio valley
report the heaviest rain this season, in
the last twenty-four hours. 1t Is esti-
mated that ten thousand acres of corn
is under water in the Wabash bottom.
Throughout Kentucky and Southern
Ohio all streams are rising, and the
river ut Charleston came up fifteen feet
in twenty-fOur hours. Great damage
to the crops must result from this
scverest of storms.
CHICAGO, July 23.-The rapid rise in
wheat for the past few days has result
ed in much excitement among com.
mission dealers, and in consequence a
few failures of minor Importance have
been reported to-day.
FoRr Worth, July 2l.-Three noted
horse and stock thieves from Missouri
were captured here this morning by
Sheriff Tom James and u posse. A
large reward is offered by the authori-
ties for the delivery of the thieves,
which, of course, Sheriff James is ell
titled to and will receive. The PRISON.
ers are now confined in the county
jail, securely ironed and guarded.
The jeff. Davis Homestead Associa-
ton hold a meeting this evening, the
particulars of which | will furnish you
tomorrow. PAN.
New ORLEANS, July 2i.-State Audi
tor Clinton has sent in his resignation
TO Governor Kellogg, to take effect
DECEMBER 10Th, 1873. He says: 81 liX |
upon that date for the reason that an
earlier resignation would compel you,
under article 40 of the constitution, to |
ordera new election to fill the vacancy, |
and this would involve large expense |
10 the State, which | know you wish |
to arOid.n
He further states that he had long |
desired to resign, but waited till his |
character had been indicated, which
has been done ny the report Of the eX-
perts and the evidence adduced at tn
recent trial, though unfortunately he
was not permitted 10 testify and con
sequently many facts in his favor,
known only to himself, remained un-
developed. lie assigns as his reason
for retiring, his inability to get along
tremendously with the State Treasurer
Governor kellogg in accepting the
resignation, says: Though in the dis
Charge of my official duty, | ordered
an investigation TO be made into your
accounts, and directed the law officers
OF the State TO prosecute the charges
preferred against you, | have never for
one moment believed you to have
been personally guilty of dishonesty in
the administration of Your Office. Be-
fore the experts made their report,
had examined into many of the
charges urged against you and found
them to be groundless.
He said in a subsequent CONVERSE
ton with the experts, one of whom
WAS the President of the Cotton Ex
change, that the testimony adduced
have only confirmed him in that
opinion.
Attorney General Field to-day filed
an information against Charles Gin
ton, Auditor, Antoine Dubuclet, Treas
nrer, r. G.. Desmonde, ,Secretary of
State, and G. w. Lowell, Speaker of
the House, all members of the Funding
Board in 1874, charging them with
in Office for funding
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