The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-16
EDITORIAL NOTES.

hurl0W Moody anu Ailhn maggie
Morris were married IN sherman on
Thursday night
Mrs. Martha Elcan Wright, the en-
tImable wife Of General Marcus j.
Wight, Of the Jackson rrennesseel
whig aud Tribune, died o few days
ago. nts
Matt Carpenter, the lnglorously w.
feated, self-made sialesman Of the pc
Rod, IL only sootohed, not killed. lie
endorses truthful Phil, deStrwsr OF
banditiL ll
General ], II, Robertson, chief com
missioner Of emigration, reports our
gains In population AZ the rate OF from
twenty-five numbered 10 three thons'
and month.
Colonel John Paulk' and Mlss Eliza
beth u. Watson daughter Of John H.
Watson, who was killed nj the battle
OF Jenkins Ferry during the war,
dloj few days since In Jefferson.
The United States. senate has refused
tho right OF suffrage TO the district OF
Columbia people, who now rejoice that
there IL no probability OF their hands
being wrng oifon election day
g. Mr. o. ii. Pegues, an old and re-
spected citizen, the treasurer of Gregg
county, died last Sunday week ut the
residence of Mrs. Moore near Long
view. He fell dead while. attempting
TO mount his horse,
One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars has been promised for the improve
ment Of Red river, by the congression'
altcommittee on commerce, which IL
interesting 10 Shreveport and Dallas,
too. MI, t'aet
Kentucky Is going heartily into the
centennial, and will 20 up to Philadel-
pbia with her mite of three hundred
and forty-two thousand dollars M u
subscription, What Is Texas going to
do about IL?
The effect Of the presidents message
upon the press and people of Arkansas
Is simply this, that he Is regarded rs II
reckless bidder fora third term, aud
strong protest is entered against his
revolutionary proposition.
"I'm not afraidn Sheridan thusrc-
ports the result of his losses IN the war
with "banditti' In Louisiana: "Killed,
2,l4l; wounded, 2,ll5. Total, 4,256."
The number Of missing are not given.
Now for 20 bill Of particulars"
Mr.. Dawes says he must have thirty
Ave million of dollars more out of US
In the way Of taxation. Mr. Wood
says there is no necessity for the pro-
posed leeching. It's odd how the finan-
cial congressional doctors will disagree.
A London dispatch reports that
twenty-three bishops have issued pro-
tests in behalf of the entire Roman
Catholic episcopate Of Germany against
such interference in the papal election
as is implied in Bismarck's late circu-
lar.
The. opposition In congress are un-
willing to give Mr.. Grant any surplus
increase, and do not hesitate TO declare
that he would use 1t to promote II for
eign war or stir up domestic insur.
rection Tor his own political advan-
tage.
The present condition of our streets
is favorable 10 their being graveled.
Cannot some cooperative plan be
agreed upon between the city and pro-
perty holders which will secure the de-
sired improvement
The military fever has broken out in
Houston, and has eliminated In a
meeting to organize military compa-
ny to be called "The National Guards"
All the men must be six feet high.
The "Nation" will need all the guards
It can get before long.
Itis now currently renorted in Wash
ington that the republicans ara goino
to make a desperate effort TO revive tho
uiron clad test oatl,p uy;tb ma hnna -
excluding the tifty-three members of
the next congress from taking their
seats. "Drownlng men catch at
straws.p
Sometimes tha ,,,s,,ntati.,, n s,,oo,h
the hair Of the 1toust.;n Y X ,,r.,,h ma
wrong way. iu,t "a sse XIII sparls or
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