The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-03-13
WEEKLY HERALD
n. W. BAYLOR, Edltor
SATURDAY., u,ncu -. 'a'o.

forgets to add the whisky ana sugar
MADAME RIsToRI, the celebrated
actress, IL playing "Marie stuart III
New York with her accustomed sue
cess.
ANDY JOHNSON says that he don't
intend to represent himself III the
senate, but the state Of Tennessee, ana
has neither friends to reward or enc
mics to punish.
THE northern hotel and restaurant
keepers are all bitterly opposed to the
civil rights law and propose TO use
their own discretion about entertaining
negroes. This is particularly the case
in New York and Cincinnati.
THE HERALD has already declared in
favor of an usury law, and will insist
upon the constitutional convention III
sorting clause in the constitution
which will give the people some relief
from the exactons of capitalists.
THE county court might have pro-
vided for the publication of the annual
receipts and expenditures of Dallas
county made by. the treasurer from
January first, 1874, TO January first,
1875. Let US have "a bill of particu-
lars"
GRANTS last move is to get that pre-
cious brother-in-law of his, Mr.. Casey,
in the senate from Louisiana. That's
WHY he snubbed Pinchback and Wa IL
ington "society" applauded the deed.
Casey's chances are not as brilliant as
he could wish.
THE relations of Bismarck with the
Vatican grow exciting. His holiness,
the pope, has resented the indignity
put upon q Prussian Roman Catholic
archbishop by his expulsion, by re-
warding the exile with cardinals
hat.
BEAST BUTLER has turned prophet,
and now predicts that the next presl-
dental election will end in bloodshed.
The trouble is to- be over the counting
of the electoral votes. There is no
chance of his putting himself where
any of his gore will be shed.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean has estab-
lished patent ash hopper in Texas.
1t distils poor article of lie, that can
not even be used in making radical
soap. bubble Outrages. 1t signs its let
tiers an" hoping to make its mark
hereafter.
The French prince imperial has just
undergone his examination atthe Roy
al Military academy of Woolwich,
England. He is corporal in the corps
of cadets, and stands seventh in a class
of thirty-four. In mathematics he
stands sixth, and seventh in artillery
and Notifications.
The friends of education in Texas
are gratified to see the legislat re Civ
ing proper attention to this subject, AS
shown in the new school law. There
are few states which have the resources
available for this purpose Texas has,
and her school system should be made
an honor to the state.
THE political condition:of Louisiana
has SO long been source of disgrace to
the country that any compromise that
will protect the people from plumber
ing officials, insure the peaceable rela-
tions of the races, and give the state
an opportunity of recuperating, will
be hailed with general satisfaction.
THE compliment paid to the memory
and services of that distinguished
Texan, General Mirabeau b. Lamar,
ex-president of the republic of Texas,
and one of the bravest of the brave at
San Jacinto, in naming the military
company organized on Tuesday night
here was fitting tribute to valOr and
patriotism.
PHILADELPHIA has had another SEN
sation. Some wags went all over the
city chalking queer marks on different
houses. The curiosity Of the natives
of the city of brotherly love is pro-
verbal, but not even the historic Phil
adelphia lawyer has been able to I'M
ravel the mystery, and the women
folks are greatly exercised.
THE legislature has been toiling at
its little International card house all
this session, only to have it kicked
aside by the governor. The alacrity
with which they commence to rebuild
it, according to his plans and specifica-
lions, recalls the zeal of urchins, with
bated breath, acting under the moral
suasion of hepedagogue's birch. GAPS
well that ends WE'LL"
The last, or what might more APP
propriately be called the governors
International bill, which will proba-
bly, receive his signature, gives the In
ternatiOnal land instead of II loan OF
the credit of the state. Ii the com
pany can make any negotiation upon
u land grant, western Texas will soon
have railway communication. May
we never have such another muddle to
settle.
ONE of the greatest public works uR-
dertaken for many years In this
country will be the Improvement of
the passes of the mouth OF the Missis-
sippi, under the direction of Mr.. Eads:
1t will require about twenty millions
of dollars to complete and maintain
the works, which are to be commenced
Immediately, congress having made
the necessary appropriation. The APP
preparation for the Louisiana levees
fniled.
THE statement of the public debt of
the state of Texas, January ], 1870,
made by the comptroller, shows the to-
tai amount to he SI,Ol2,42l 81. OF this
sum about halfa million are doubtful !
bonds. Compared 10 the enormous
dabtS n,Iad nm nv earnptbap rule in \