The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-20

seph Lapoint convicted of rape. M
been sentenced to fifteen years impri
onment.
Andy JOhnson's temporary Succcsso
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, August 10.
Hon. ID. NJ. Key, of this city, has bee
appointed to the Senate, vice Nj
johnson.
Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, August I9.-The Mi
slssippi river will fall slowly at Men
phis and above, and rise slowly at u
points below.
Illinois Ku KIux.
DU QUoIN, Ill, August l9.--Tw
more Of the Franklin county ku klu
have been captured. One of them
fatally wounded. The Sheriff still /
pursuit.
EiOpemcnt I'm High Life.
BRoCKToN, Mass, August ID. W
Robinson, mem Der of the firm of While
his father is the head eloped with Mrs
Hall, after having robbed the safe AN
firm of all available funds and som
-four thousand dollars in government
bonds. He leaves wife and two chi
dren.
Movements of the President.
PROVIDENCE, August l9.--prcSdeu
Grant and party were entertained II
General Burnside's quarters, where
grand clam-bake was had. Their
were over two hundred guests from Va
rious parts of the State present. a
six O'Clock the President and his bum
mprs embarked on revenue cutter TO
II brief call ut Black Island, theme
to Long Branch,
GOVernOp TiIdeu al work
SYRACUSE, August 10. Charges havt
heen preferred against Hon. a. G
Powell, salt superintendent, for mai
ieasance in Office. Governor Tildel
has cited him to appear before him OF
Friday, to show cause why he shout,
not be removed. Mr.. Powell was ap
pointed Halt superintendent in the
spring of 1874, 10y Governor Dix.
Paying Railroad SiSaR,
New YORK, August l9.-NIr. Jewett
Receiveroft the Erie Railroad Company
has filed his inventory in the COUNT
Clerks office, showing receipts ano
disbursements since his appointment
Total receipts, dating from his APP
pointment to the last day of June, o
which he gives daily items, 80, 1872, COS
total disbursement S2,759, sos, leaving
on hand S432, 402.
Republican Split ia Mississippi.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, August ia spe
cial from Senatobia to the Appeal says
the Republican Congressional Conven
tlon of the first Mississippi district has
split. One wing numbering twenty
four delegates Withdrew, and assem-
bling in front of the hotel, nominated
G. Wiley Wells, eX-United States Dis.
trict Attorney, for Congress, while the
other wing, numbering thirty-six
nominated A. II. Howe.
Negro InsurrectiOn.
AUGUSTA, Ga, August l9.-Much ex
element exists to-day In Washington
aud Jefferson counties, on account Of
the reported attempt by the negroes al
an instruction yesterday. Eighty ar
rests have been made, and the white
military companies in those counties
ordered, by the Governor, to report ia
the Sheriff. The prisoners were all
lodged in Jail without resistance. The
alleged plot contemplated u massacre
of the whites on the Goth instant. II
is thought now there will be farther
trouble, though the details are meagre
and indefinite.
Mississippi Valley Trading Company.
ST. LOUIS, August l9.-J. II. Ruther-
ford and L. ID. Worroll, English repre-
sentatives of the Mississippi Valley
Trading company, were on change,
and made brief speeches, defining the
objects of their company, and urging
of merchants and bust
ness men of st. Louis in their enter
prise. They expressed their belief in
the success of the jetty system now be-
ing applied at the mouth of the Miss
issippi river, which would enable them
to bring ships to New Orleans and
meet the trade In this section of the