The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-03

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following extracts NJ lollors rcnd hcr'
to-day IL the latest news nom Tie Slou'
CITY expedition In the Blnok Hills.
II. H. Whitney writes TO his WIZ
from Clusters Park, March 0, as follows
have another opportunity To writ'
you, and 1 improve II. THIS leaves M
feeling iirst-rate. i think we have
the richest gold country here that eveI
was struck In the United States, cspe
cially In quartz, and | intend to stay
here until | make my pile. | shal
send for you and baby this fall, Of
come after you. | have taken a ranch
within half mile of the town site
and intend TO build good house
and live hereafter in the Blacl
Hills. We think we have strucl
the richest silver lead ever known. |
has the appearance of almost pure sill
yer. The man who takes this lette
starts for Denver to-day to have thu
silver tested. If ii proves TO be silver
and old silver miners here say it is, on
fortunes are made. | have II claim o
two hundred feet in this lead. We ar,
not doing much now on account of thu
season. Six inches of snow fell yester
day, l will write rs often rs / have al
opportunity of sending letters.
ID. y. Tollant writes under same dat
to Mr. Harron, of this city: We hay,
not struck gold in large quantities, bu
have struck it in many places. TIL,
weather has been so cold rs to proven
prospecting to any great extent. Tn
thermometer ut sunrise to-day stood n
2O' below zero. Our party think W,
have struck very rich silver lead, ant
one of our number starts for Denver TO
day to have it tested. All well.
j. j. Williams writes to John Cor
don: We have struck one of theiines
silver leads since you left that ever la
been found in the United States. Th'
boys are all in good health, but no
very good spirits, as provisions arr
running low.
The writer's of the above letters arr
well known and reliable citizens o
this city, and there is no question bu
they state facts.
Another expedition called the Blacl
Hills Mining company has been or
ganized here, and intend to start Apr
for the hills.
OMAHA, Neb., March 26.-Informa.
ton has been telegraphed to General
Ord of several parties of miners leav'
ing different points for the Black Hills.
In reply to o telegram from one of Tho
miners, who recently came out of the
hills, whether he would be permitted
to return with achievements and pro-
visions, General Ord says: Troops from
Fort Laramie and hostile Indians have
both gone for your miners. For theil
sakes hope the troops will reach them
first, rs military orders are simply tC
bring in the party, coniine the Leaders
burn the wagons and destroy the out
lit.
General Ord has been authorized t.
put all his cavalry ut once into Tho
Sioux country, in which the miners
are trespassing, and to employ fifty
Indian scouts to advise the cavalry OF
the advent of the miners. His orders
are the removal of the parties, arrest
and coniine leaders ut nearest military
post, burn wagons and destroy outfits
A flock of sheep, while crossing the
river OH the ice here to-day, went
through and were drowned.
-~ABiacll Hills transportation Com
pany, with II capital Of $4,000, was
formed here yesterday. They propose
to leave the railroad nj Sydny, Neh.
TRENTON, n. j., March 2G.-The pro,
prietor of billiard saloon was arrested
to-day for refusing to allow negroes to
play. The United States commissioner
discharged the prisoner and dismissed
the complaint. The commissioner says
it is true the public may visit a billiard
saloon-so may they 90 TO the store,
but every one cannot play, as every
one cannot buy in certain stores. The
storekeeper may suit his customers.
Every place which is accessible to all,
is not necessarily n place of public
amusement. 10 say that everybody
can go to billiard saloon does not de
termine its character, nor does the
fact that license is required, tc
make it II place of public
amusement. There is nothing in the
license law by which we may deter
mine the true nature of n place. A
licensed place may still be so regulated
as practically to exclude the public
1t is asked what is billiard room, i
it is not place Of amusement L an
swer, at best, and only in II limited
sense, or in qualified manner, can i
be called place of public amusement
1t is the private business of private
party, conducted rs it suits the keeper
1t is no more place of public amuse
ment than II drinking saloon. Evi
IDENTIFY, into the latter no man has
right to 90 and take drink withou
leave of the proprietor. The applican
may be refused and driven away fo
reasons best known to the owner ant
which he is not bound to disclose
The civil rights bill has nothing to do
and was intended to have nothing t.
do with such places.
CHARLESTON, $. c., March 26.-ThC
legislature adjourned sine die to-day.
Governor Chamberlain vetoed the
bill to declare the true intent ant
meaning of the funding act of 1878
The main gr-und of the veto of thu
bill is that it is not in harmony will
the settlement of the public debt undo
the funding act, which the governor
in accordance with his pledges, feel
bound TO sustain. The vetoed bill pro
posed to require the interest on thu
old bonds and stocks of the state to b'
funded up to the date of the funding o
such bonds and stocks, while under tn
funding net the interest is funded onl,
to January, 1871, and is paid in none,
from that date. Governor Chamber
lain declares that the funding or con
solidation of the old debt is now gOin!
OH with gratifying rapidity. The gov
ernor also says the duty of standing
firmly by the present settlement of tn
public debt is paramount to ever.
other consideration. The veto was sus
tanned after sharp debate, all the con
servatives but one voting against tn
bill
BALTIMORE, March 2G.--The Por
Tobacco Independent says: Colone
Richard Thomas, generally known n
"Madame Xenora," died suddenly las
Wednesday night at the residence o
his brother, James Thomas, in st
Mary's county, Maryland. Colone
Thomas became very conspicuous il
the early part of the late civil war b.
the capture of the steamer st. Nicho
las. He took passage in the steame
nj Baltimore disguised as frencl
lady, and az night, assisted by few o
his men on board, ARRESTED the cap
tain and officers of the steamer and rul
her TO Fredericksburg, Virginia. Ate
the war, hD resided some years il
Paris, Tut returned 20 this countr.
about two years ago.
BOSTON, Marol. 2G.-Gcorge Penn
berton, the accused murderer of Mrs
Bingham, was arraigncd in the las
Boston municipal court to-day ant
fully committed for murder. An i'm
ueilse crowd was in attendance AM
the prisoner was escorted to and from
the court house by guard of sixt,
police. Intense excitement exists IL
Boston strong inclination To appea
IN It-upb law seemed tO nprVlup TIN