The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-09

aArrnDAY. JANuAnY o. 1919
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Hos. FrtLER ANprtsoN, one Of the
first lawyers In Mississippi, died In Bnl-
tlmore on the 2stl ult.
MIsrAEEs will happen In the best
regulated offices. The 81. Louis Globe
Of the LIST instant Is dated January ],
1874.
WoRK has been resumed on the Lit
tie Rock and Fort Smith railway. Its
completion Is said to be certain with
out delay.
THE death of Gerrit Smith, one OF
the most violent of the original aboli-
ZIONIST, is the principal topic in the
northern press.
FATHER RYAN, the Catholic poet
priest, is lecturing in New Orleans OH
"The Great Men of the South" to Inn
mense audiences. ...
THE situation is calm and prosperous
in Arkansas, comparatively. Hand
the state over to Clayton, Mcclure and
Brooks and 1t will be pandemonium
SHERIDAN calls gentlemen "ban-
ditti,D one drop of whose perspiration
is worth all the blood of such a mill
tary upstart and shoulder strapped
rufilan.
Hon. CHARLES O'CoNoR, of New
York, has lately been suggested as the
successor to Mr.. Fenton, whose term
az United States Senator expires March
4th, next.
"ALL Of us endorse YOU" says Belk-
nap to Sheridan. "rm threatened
with assassination by banditti," says
Sheridan, "but by my valor fear
nos.n Who's afraid?
THE New York Herald says the total
arrivals of immigrants this year from
Europe, to that city, will not be more
thnn 100000, a large falling off, more
Germans have gone back than have
come hither.
THE steamer John b. Maude sunk
near Memphis, Christmas eve. No
lives were lost. The boat was valued
at fifty-two thousand five hundred
dollars; insured for tbirty-five thou
sand dollars.
IT was rumored, yesterday, that
some Galveston house had sentup an
advertisement to the HERALD, but the
report is without foundation. Calves
ton doesn't want any of the trade of
north Texas. ,.
GENERAL MOSES G. COBB, leading
lawyer Of San Francisco, was shot on
the 23d of December last, and nearly
mortally wounded by Mrs. Hannah
Smythc, female client, supposed to
be insane. The victims recovery is
possible. 81. al~s
A MEASURE has been introduced into
the United States senate, looking to
the limiting the election of presidents
to one term only. 1t meets with favor
in the north and is advocated by the
New York Herald, Philadelphia In
quirer and other influential papers.
In Mobile the "Cowbellion de Rakin
society" illustrated the eras of Jewish
history, "rhe strikers club" "Homer-
ic scenes" and the ''T. d. ST." the rise
and fall of the Knights Templar, this
New Years eve. The tableaux of the
fret mentioned were magnificent, and
all Mobile turned out as usual.
On the 2sth ult., Right Rev. Dr. Pei
licer was installed as Roman Catholic
bishop of the new see of San Antonio,
Texas. There was grand procession
and, after solemn pontifical high
mass, conducted by the bishop, an elo-
ouent sermon was preached in English
by Father Moynihan, of New Orleans.
Coz. III. I. POLK, ("Marsh'') is n
candidate for treasurer of Tennessee, q
graduate of West Point,a gentleman by
birth and q cripple for life by reason Of
wounds received in his country's SER
vice, he is to day poor, yet rich in all
the qualities OF manhood. He deserves
all the honors Tennessee can give
son she has SO many reasons to be
proud of.
DoEs "Banditti" Sheridan remember
the cursing Robert Metcalfe of WASH
ington county, Texas, gave him IN
Oregon when he was lieutenant, and
how he refused to fight because Met
calfe was only an Indian agent and
citizen? Robert says bis only regret is
that lie did not wear him out against
the ground at the time. He was
"afraidp then, il he is not now.
THERE is strong talk in republican
circles in Washington about declaring
martial law in the south. Having
made ,le support of Kellogg but anoth-
or excuse for continuing their reign of
their kuavery, the declaration of mar
tial law viii be held over our heads for
pnrpuscs of intimidation. The repub-
lican party is digging it's own grave
ragldly by this policy Of malice, hate
and nlunder.
SOME of the most rabid Of the radical
press are chuckling over the death of
poor Byerly, at the hands of Warmoih,
and thanking God that there is now
one less of che old southern chivalry
style of barbarians.p They will sit up
Oh their hind legs aud howl all night
when they learn that isyerly was born
and raised in Greensburg, PeDnsylva-
mia, aud, as matter of course, was
not barbarian at all, at all. Next.
YESTERDAY was the heaviest finan-
cial day probably Of the year. large
amount Of paper maturing. 1t il
gratifying as we'll as encouraging to