The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-22
WEEKLY HERALD


peal NJ llOrhnch, from Tie Dallas dis
trlot court, In favor of tho appellant
The decision of the lower court was re-.
yersed, aud the case remanded back
for rehearing. H.
IlousToN, May lathe drawing Of
Fosters prize concert Is nnavoidnbly
postponed, Gray's hall being occupied
by the military companies, aud no
other available place being procurablc
during the fair Wednesday, June 30,
il the day fixed for the positive and
final drawing. 'ii"Mfh'
WASHINGTON, May l5.--An indlct-
ment hns been found by the grand
Jury Of this district against Bueli, lor-
merly correspondent OF the Detroit
Free Press, for alleged libel, more liiall
n wear ago, upon ex-senator tilanuier,
in charging the latter among o'ner
things, with having been put 10 Deu III
the room of the senate committee on
finance IN a state Of heaslly int0Nlca-
iIon. II is said that the district attor-
ney has framed the present indlcl-
ment with u view of avoiding the
points raised by Judge Dillon, OF ST.
Louis, when he refused to allow the
eytradition of Buell. 10 this district.
The whisky frauds in the west, and
the consequent upsetting of officials Is
sill the chief theme of discussion and
uossip here. The solution of the mat
Ter, so far MS Commissioner Douglass Is
concerned, seems to that no reflection
upon Mr.. Douglass integrity was
meant, but that he was inefficient, and
probably lacks in preventing the leak
ing out of interested individuals, of the
secret plans, purposes or actions OF the
government authorities ia the working
IN of the frauds which had been sus-
pected. Indubitable evidence is claim
ed to be in possession of the govern
ment to break up and cause the virtual
conliscation of at least three of the
largest distilleries in st. Louis.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The secreta-
~ of the treasury has been informed
ofadditional seizures of distilleries. A
searching investigation will be made
into the conduct of supervisors and
other internal revenue officials, and all
against whom charges have been or
may be preferred, with Il view to Sc
cure prompt punishment of the guilty
parties engaged in the whisky frauds.
The semi-annual meeting of the
American Gaslight association was
held to-day at Willard hall. vice
President Price, of Cleveland, presid-
ed. Seventy-five members were pres
sent representing all parts of the coun-
try and Canada. Papers were read on
the manufacture, publication and dis.
trihution of gas. 1t was recommended
that the gas companies dispense, rs
far as practicable, with Sunday labor.
1t is reported that Colonel Sheats,
sixth auditor of the treasury, has been
requested to resign.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May l4.-A delega-
ton of Sioux chiefs, headed 10y MAJOR
II. III. Bingham, agent of the Cheyenne
Indians, and William Fielder, inter
prefer, left this city this afternoon fol
Washington. They represent the tribes
whose reservations are located i'll the
Black Hills. The party was composed
of Lone Horse, Head Chief, Long Man.
dan, Red Shirt, Spotted Elk. Rafting
Rib, Swan, Duck, Charger and Bull
Eagle. They go to Washington to me-
gotiate for the sale of their interest in
tie Black Hills. These Indians have
been quiet, so far through the unre-
hitting efforts of the agent, but unless
satisfactory treaty is arranged al
Washington, Major Bingham fears
trouble.
SIouX CITY, Ia, May l4.-Eight
wagons and fifty men crossed the river
to-day, and rs many more Will cross
tomorrow, for the Black Hills. They
are an independent organization, ana
intend to go to the Big Horn country
if prevented from entering the hills
Two companies of United States cav.
airy, belonging TO the seventh reg
iment, passed through here to-day, on
their way west. They will go with
General Custer's expedition to the
Yellowstone.
ST. LOUIS. May 1l.-The Republi,
cans Kansas City special says: Colo
mel Carpenters expedition of one hun
dred men, fully armed and provisioned
for six months stay in the Blacks,
starts tomorrow morning. Eighty
men from ST. Louis arrived Tonight;
three hundred are at Cheyenne wait
ing for Carpenter and his company.
Their preparations for departure are
creating wide excitement. They go
via Cheyenne.
HUNTINGTON, Pa, May 14.-About
nine hundred men and women went
down to Fisher and Whitehead mines
to-day, and compelled the miners a.
work 20 suspend operations, and sacked
their houses and appropriated vallla-
% IL it.I n nd "
ernable, and say all the new men must
and shall leave the region. If the men
had been resisted, blood would have
been shed freely. The sheriff had
promised to be in attendance to protect
the new men, but owing to some cause
not fully explained, he did not come
The success of the mob for the last two
days threatens totll suspension of bust.
ness. The timers propose to clean out
every bank operated.
SALT LAKE, Utah, May 14.--In the
case of Ann Eliza VS. brigham Young,
Chief Justice Lowe denied the motion
, for al attachment compelling Brig
ham to pay alimony pendente lite.
His opinion is given ut great length,
and embraces many references and
vi INV. 1iS thap oN'oAN
temporary alimony can properly bt
awarded, the marriage must be admit.
ted or proved, and though the plaintiff
alleges marriage and the defendent
comedies it, he alleges facts as new
matter in defense andavoidance,w which
clearly establishes the marriage to be
bigamous or polygamous, and to thls
new. matter there is 10 defense. Ht
further says that if such marriage
was entered into ignorantly by the
complainant and through fraud of the
defendant, she must rely upon pro
ceedings in equity. The motion for Al
attachment is denied and the rule dis
charged.
Houston, May ia fire broke ou
last night in frame boarding house
owned by q man named John Maher
and was entirely consumed.
Three men are said to have beer
burned to death. The charred remain;
of one was found this morning. The
name of only one of the unfortunate
men has been ascertained-William
Phillips, a laborer.
The Galveston firemen all worked
nobly, side by side, with the Houston
firemen. The Stonewall steam fire en-
CINE of Houston broke her wheel, and
was consequently disabled.
The total loss is about ten thousand
dollars, with an insurance of thirty-five
hundred dollars.
The colored Free Masons laid the
corner stone of q new church to-day