The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-19
EDITORIAL Notes.

-"Gath' asserts that the free trade
question Is assuming prominence II
has never had since 1872 10.
The canvass just beginning In
North Carolina for constitutional
convention will be the siarpest that
hlsjoccurred in that state.
Mr.. Beck, the coming United
States senator from Kentucky, has eX-
pressed the opinion that rilden stands
no chance for the presidential nomna-
ton.
--Final arrangements, including the
colored people, have been made by the
confederate and federal soldiers for u
joint decoration in Little Rock on the
Goth.
Colonel Anthony, the editor Of the
Times and postmaster at LeavcnwoHh,
Kansas, who was shot 10y Colonel EN-
bry, is u brother of Miss Susan b. An
thony.
The last act of Attorney General
Williams official life was the removal
of officials in the south for their neg
lect to carry out orders with respect TO
the enforcement net.
THE HERALD takes occasion to re-
peat, on the best authority, that from
the first, Governor Throckmorton has
refused and still refuses, to be candi-
date for the constitutional convention.
The centennial authorities have
announced that permission TO sell arti-
Giles at the centennial will be granted,
n sum equal to fifteen per cent on the
gross amount Of the sales being the IL
cense.
The growth Of property in our
state, in the past five years, shows an
increase OF $ll5,947 ass. Five years
ago the census figures footed $3.50, 000,-
600. AT the present time they aggre-
gate 1915, 100000.
The Atlanta (Ga.) News says Mr..
Ben. HIPS success in the recent con-
gressional election was due principal
ly to the determination of the people
of his district to revert against conven-
ton wire-pullers.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON is likely to
honor Texas with q visit after all, for
1t is now said by eastern papers that
the principal object of his southern
trip Is ito visit the spot at Austin,
Texas, where his only son, an officer
in the regular army, died"
The st. Louis Globe and Democrat
have been consolidated, the latter, as
we understand, having been purchased
and merged into the Globe. The new
journal, If it may be SO termed, win
appear in the same form and style rs
the old Democrat, under the name of
the Globe-Democrat.
The Philadelphia Times thinks
there will certainly have to be "more
troops" in New Hampshire if the re-
plbllcans are to reap the fruits of the
famous victory of last March, for 1t
seems that nothing short of military
intervention will prevent the democrats
from accomplishing their fiendish pur-
pose Of excluding from the legisla-
tare men who were not elected.
Colonel James II. Britton the reg
ular democratic candidate, was elected
mayor Of st. Louis, on Saturday last,
by majority of six hundred aud sew
enteen over Henry Overstoltz (inde-
pendent), to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of Mayor Barrett The
total vote polled was thirty thousand
five hundred and nine, being an in
crease Of fifteen hundred over that of
April last.
Efforts forithe reconciliation of the
northern and southern Presbyterian
have not been relinquished,
despite the failure of the conference
held in January at Baltimore. The
question will again come before the
two general assemblies this mouth.
The reunion hinges ON the withdrawal
by the northern assembly of the charge
Of schism, heresy and blasphemy cast
upon the southern church during and
after the war. ~ h
The charactero of Colonel McCreary, I
tne democratic candidate for governor
IN Kentucky, is illustrated by the fol- !