The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-30
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Centre.
The Arkansas Senate las passed n
bill changing the name Of Clayton
county to Clay.
John Turner, a prominent lawyer,
editor and politician, residlngat Maus-
tin, Wisconsin, committed suicide.
The Alden Fruit Preserving cstab-
lishment, Mt Niles, Michigan, was
burned. Loss, $4,000. No insurance.
General Crook, Indian slayer, is in
Washington, Arranging, IL If said, for
u winter campaign against the Sioux
Governor lngersoll has appointed
Ex-Governor English United States
Senator in the place of o. $. Ferry, de-
ceased.
Secretary Robson gives no satislac-
ton about the extensive naval prepa-
ratiOns, and nobody else seems 10 have
any definite idea of what Is Intended.
The Indianapolis Eentlnei darkly
hints that the approaching whisky ifi.
ais in that city twill implica'a other
officials higher than any set indicted ~
A dispatch from Virginia CITY Says
Ophir works began hoisting Thursday
from 300 inot level. In faW ihys
work on the lower level will be COINS
on as usual.
At Toronto, ex-Alderman Clement
! has been arrested charged With cOm-
| plicity in the murder of MISS Glimonri
for causing whose death Dr. Davie and
wife have been sentenced to be hanged,
Orders have been received to make
extensive reductions both in the sala-
riee and number of employees IN the
| United States Customs Department of
the Detroit District ON the LIST prox.
Dr. w. e. McIaren las formally ac-
copied the bish0pric of Illinois, his
election having been properly ratified
by the standing committees In the va
rious di0ceses.
One of those uncertain CLEANS NJ In
telligence comes from Spain to the eff
| feet that she has declined 60 adhere to
the treaty of 1895. The statement
needs confirmation.
G. b. Bingham, of Evansville, who
is under arrest charged with dealing in
crooked whisky, is said to be seriously
| i'll on account OF his difficulties, his
reason being affected.
Bristow's friends in Louisville, do
not consider the statement Of Alfred
Bevis, to the effect that the Secretary
has been n partner in the house OF
Newcomb, Burhanan IL Co., whisky
dealers, worthy of notice.
A dispatch received from survivor
of the Magdalen Island fleet, says that
six vessels were lost, and only seven
| teen men were saved out of siXty-two.
The Government will send n steamer
with provisions to the island.
The citizens subscription of Sl05, 900,
to be added to the donation Of Sl45,000
made by Reuben Springer, for building
Music Hall at Cincinnati, has been
completed, and the entire fund of
$3.50 900 will be used in the erection.
Colonel Robert De Savage, an officer
in the appraisers department. of the
New York customhouse, was founG
guilty ofcomplicity of smuggling goods
and was sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment and to pay a fine ofSlO,O 900.
An Alabama correspondent of the
New York Herald thinks that the on
ly way to unite the country would be
to nominate for President and Vice
President, civilian II. Sherman and
Joseph L. Johnston" What do the
Mortonian Bourbons think of that?
The Attorney General of New York
has ordered that suit he entered against
the contractors and engineer in chief
of the storage reservoir and the Water
Commissioners of Brooklyn, to recov-
err $4,000 said to have been stolen
from the city.
The New York Herald makes VIII
liam B. Astor's fortune amount to
5000 COG, 900, instead of $4,000, 900 as at
first represented. Peter Cooper states
that his wealth is really incalculahle.
John Jacob Astor his eldest son, has
the management of the immense boz
nanZa.
Recommendation have been nu-
merously signed by leading shipping
men, merchants and lawyers OF New
Orleans, asking the President to APP
point Emmett ID. Craig, a well known
lawyer and United states Commission
er here, to the United States Judge
Ship made vacant by the resignation
of Judge Durell.
Henry F. Jelly, sole surviving pass
enger of the Pacific, cOntradicts the as
sertion that Captain Howell took COM
mand of his ship In an intoxicated con-
dition. He says the Captain was on
the bridge when the moving lines were
cast of; that he afterwards went into
the piiot.house, and himself steered
the steamer out of Victoria harbor.
dispstch from Victoria says the
Coroner's Jury on the body of Thomas
I Fnrrell. a victim of the Pacific dis
aster. found that the Pacific should not
have been damaged by the collision
with the "Orpheus" had she been
sound. substantial steamer that the
collision was caused by the "Orpheus"
being improperly steered across her
bow.
A strong force of men were set to
work on Saturday upon the Southern
extension of the Denver and hio
Grande railroad, by the contractors for
grading. The work will be pushed
rapidlv. 1t is expected the road viii
be pushed through at once to Irlnidau.
Iron is looked for during the coming
week, and track-laying will commence
al once.
There was run on the Peoples SAY
ings Bank of New York, on the 2oth'