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Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-23

M n~nLni dtm lot,
N q Dl OUC cislo 234.
Kinsman str. ma male splatky dlouhy
tsrmin. Popteits se
F. w. Bell
| f4o-lml Z. 2. Columbus str
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-23
starry Slide
AN EB
Ctyri prOSIuIi zvGdOv6
Odhalslji vciLe tajcsnstvi.

Mezi osobalni, iez ptitomny byly, kdyx
koroner (vefejny obledavac mrtvol) Wy
fknul ualez sv1j, nalezali SO ctyfi muzo
ve etenafim nasiin dobfe znami; byli to
obratni detektivove, ktefi 81 obrali "a u.
kol vypatrati zlodeie miliond spolu Ia :
ieinne zmizelou schovanku milionafovn.
Nenadalou smrti se tajeinstvi to zdanlive
jests neproniknutelneisim stalo.
Bedliya sledovsli pribeh koronerovs
vysettovani; kdyz tento vyfknul nalez
svHj, scstrcili hlavy dohromady a radili
Sc chvili. vysledkem kratke porady te
bylo. zs neboztik Sc neotravil, ale ze byl
otraven. Nastala otazka: kyms
Starry Slidic byl prvni, ktery K otazce
te podal urcitou odpoved. Vysvetlime
ctenafi ihned, jakou cestou k nj dosel.
Kornerovu vysetfovani byl CO nejblizsi
ptibuzny millionaire pfitonen tee synovec
jeho, mlady Gascoin. On nepoznal Stare.
ho Slidiee, jelikoz mel jinou tvatnost, ji-
ny oblek- a jine chovani, net kdyz SO v
herne MIN setkal. To usnadnilo bystro
zrakemu Slidiei pozorovani mladeho mu-
xe toho.
Kdyz PAM Vanceoya skladala sv6dec-
tyi sve, stal mlady Gascoin naproti nj.
Starry Slide, stole pozadi loznice, v niz
vfslech sv9dkd odbyvan, upiral sede a
pronikave oko sve patrsve ma hospodyni
synovce | neuslo mu, ze oba ii lide
n6kolikrate vymenili pohledy a sice niko-
liv nahodile ale zumyslne.
,,Zde Sc stala vrazda!' pravil sam so
be - nikdo nebyl by iei vice opaku
pfesvedcil.
Jina okolnost byla mu napadnou u
tyrdila n6m podezfeni jeho. Hospody-
ne byla totiz pills urcita odpovsdich
svych, jez cinila xvolna roznyslem,
pohli4ejic phi tom ma Gascoina, jakoby Sc
chtela drive ujstiti jeho souhlascm.
Konecne nalezl po bedlivem ohled&ni
stolku, ma nemz osudna sklenice stala, ie-
den vlas, nemz pozual urcite ylas hos
podynin.
Vlasove vlakenko, kterez uslo pozornos
nosti vsech, zpozoroval bystrozraky Sta.
ry Slidic. Byl to jediny clanek, ktery
spoioval podezfelou osobu SO - zlocinem.
Ctenati pochopi obtiznost ulohy, jez ma
stAvala detektivdm, podotknemli, ze tn
byla spachana vrazda, anti by byl pacha
tel sebe mensi evidenci, jez by pred sou.
dem iakous vahu miti mohla po sobe zd-
stavil.
" pravde, zlocin zavrazdeni miliona-
re- visi ma vlasku," pravil sam k sob6.
,Ale Starry Slide proklesti 81 tim vlas-
kem bezpeenou stezku k pachateldm."
ze podezfeni sve neprojevil koronero-
vi, sv6d6i epet o d1ytipu ieho. On nahli'
lei, ze pouhe podezteni zadne vahy miti
nemhze ze prozatim mic podstatneho
objeviti nelze; mimo to nechtel. ably pa.
chatele vedeli, ze je ma podezfeni, pro-
tote by nasledkem toho mnohem ostrazi-
tejsimi se stall, coz by lkol jeho jen zne.
snadnovalo mafilo.
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Prima pOstOvni parOpIavDa
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po slavne osvedcen{ch velkfch postov-
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Yorku do Hamburku mimofadne vypra
vyiv sobotu.
Pfeplavnf ceny:
Z Hamburku do Noveho Yorku:
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z Nov. Yorku do Hamburku:
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V Hamburku poda blizsi zpravu gene
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MILLER'S Nachfolger 33 e. 81 Admi-
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V New Yorku podaji blizsi zpravu ge
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KUNHARDT CO., 81 Broad ST., N. Y.
G. b. RICHARD d. BOAS, 81 Broad
way iakoz veskefi jich jednatelove po
Sp. statech.
W Prosperity postovni paroplavby
jakoz i Pastorova brosurka ,,Americky
vystehovalec" rozesilaii Sc ma pozadani
xdarma. so so
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

of the present session of the legislature
which has received the approval OF the
governor up to the Goth instant:
GENERAL LAWS.
An act making an appropriation for
mileage and per diem pay OF the MEM
bers and the per diem pay of officers
and employees of the fourteenth legis-
lature. Approved January 10, 1875.
An act to create the county of Crock
eft. and to establish the boundaries
thereof. Approved January %, 1915.
Joint resolution authorizing the gov
ernor to offer a reward of four thou-
sand dollars for the apprehension OF
John Wesley Hardin, and making an
appropriation therefor. Appro"ed Jan
Joint resolution providing for light
ing the capitol and the governors
mansion with gas. Approved January
-, 1870 &
An act to authorize the secretary of
state to employ an additional CLERK, OF
clerks, and to make an appropriation
to Day the same. Approved January
25, ISIS.
An act to amend can act to create
the county of Wha!ler," passed Aprii
% 1873. and to better dctiue the boun-
dary between Grimes and Whnller
counties. Approved January 20, 1870
An act to provide for the disposal OF
certain lands belonging to the state of
Texas, known as the Indian reserva-
ton. Appraved January %, 1873;
An act to amend an act entitled ian
act to organize the seventh, eighth ana
eleventh judicial dis ricts of the state
of Texas, and to fix the time for hold,
ing the courts therein, approved April
II, 1874" Approved January 70, 1870.
SPECIAL LAWS.
An act to validate the sale of lots in
Decatur, the county seat ,"f Wise
county. Approved January lS, 1870
Al act to lrgalize the order OF the
county courts of Galveston county,
made January 4, 1875, and to authorize
the issuance of county hn',dS therein
provided for. Approved January ~,
1875
Act to incorporate the Columbus
bridge company. Approved January
30 1875.
An act to amend an act entitled an
act to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating
or spirituous liquors within two miles
of certain places, approved April 30,
1874. Approved January 81, 1875.
An act prescribing the place for the
sale of property under legal process
and deed of trust in Marion county
Approved January %, 1873.
An act to incorporate the WaNaha-
chic Tap railroad, and to facilitate the
building thereof. Approved January
January 25, 1875.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06
TEXAS ITEMS.

The grangers of Smith county are to
erect cotton factory.
San Antonio is going to celebrate
Mardi Gras February 0th).
The Galveston people don't like to
pay six dollars thousand feet for gas.
The sneak thieves are going through
Bryan, rs snappers up of unconsldered
tribes 81
Houston to have a "Pickwick
club" The difficulty will be to find
"Sam Weller"
Mr.. Wright, of. .Gatesville, who was
shot lately in the head by Taylor Ham,
mock, is recovering.
On Sunday night last the store of
Mr.. w. Stricken, in Calvert, was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss $S,0OO; insW-
ance $4,000.
Mr. Wallace Mitchell was seriously
hurt recently in San Antonio, 10y he
ing struck in the face with a tumbler
Gy Mr.. Bronson.
Houston boasts that she is now sober.
| She has been on the stool of repent
ance long enough certainly to make
er try to reform.
Mr.. Zach Hall, brother Of ex-Sena-
ator w. p. Hall, was fatally wounded
by a prisoner i'm the Calvert Jail, who
was trying to escape last Friday.
Miss Elsie Brader, who sued q. NJ.
Brass, of Austin, for'tweniy-five thcu-
sand dollars las accepted compro-
mise of three hundred and seventy dol
las.
The editor of the Ellis County News
is in a mighty bad way. Hear him
"The hour of the night is late and We
have suffered with the feeling OF being
alone" This, too, in town full Oi
marriageable girls. Get thee "A wiie,
good sir.
Mr.. Fred. Murcbison, of Llano couil-
ty, WAS severely wounded in The leg
few DAYS since, by the accidental dls-
charge of his pistol, the baIl enterine
above and passing below the khee
Drs. AlcSwetn aud Mcfarland amru'
taxed his leg on the 18Th Instant.
There was meeting of the Mexican
war veterans in Austin recently. Ih'
president appointed the following vet
Grams committee to make arrange
mepts for the celebration of the ami
yersary of the association at Austin
} NAV (, 1875. Gen. Braxton Bragg
chairman; Col. ]. II. Brooks, Col. Ii
e. O'Neii, Hon. r ID. Allison, jaime
A. Torhett, Esq, Hon. ID. NJ. Rogers
Gen. William steele, james George
Esq, Major c. Copwood, Col. L
w. Shands and Major A. j. Dorm.
I, Last Tuesday night Mr.. John Pend
> lev was murdered in his owi
house, about eight miles from Leer'
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

THE London correspondent of the
Financial Chronicle writes that the
money prospect is encouraging. The
policy of caution is to be still followed,
but there is hope that business will be
conducted with more confidence and
on q more extensive scale. The con-
tinuance of German coinage and the
efforts of France to return to specie
payhient, subjects the English money
market to many uncertainties, and II
will be less reliable than before the
war, lor large amounts of securities
have been created, and IS these are be-
ing frequently transferred from one
financial center to another the eX-
changes are suddenly and in u marked
degree changed.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06
Personal.

Senator Nye's brain is softening, and
his reason is going fast.
w. b. Astor only paid two hundred
and forty thousand dollars taxes this
year.
Somebody asked Mosby to lecture.
"Do YOU think I'm fool ?' said the
cavalry hero.
General Bate came within one vote
of being elected United States senator
from Tennessee.
Now they do say Fletcher Harper,
one of the great publishing firm, is GO
ing to marry Kate Field.
A Chicago preacher has drawn a
parall / between Sheridan and Joshua.
Heavy slam, that, on Joshua.
Mr.. Dyer, Cincinnati youth, has
carried off the prize for mathematics
at Oxford university, England.
The Berlin gossips say Alexis has u
lovely wife and baby there, whom he
recently visited, but dare not own Tor
fear of Siberia.
Beecher's congregation hold a prayer
meeting every night during his trial.
They have probably determined to try
Prof. TyndalPs ''prayer test" OH their
immaculate shepherd.
Senator Thurman is a son-in-law o.
Governor "rise up" William Allen On
OHIO, who has portrait of him hang
inc tip with The words, "our next presi-
aellt 8" 81 ri5tes under it.
The Dubuque father who makes his
chiialrn ad dress hin thus, "hinst re-
spemed and revefed father III take
snother later" is a no.ch 4 b0ve "Ar.
Turvey drnp,n the dep1rtntnt man In
Dickens novel.
A grand daughter of Thomas JetieF-
sou nas applied for elerksnip IN
Washington rs q means OF support Inc
/ daughters of ex-secretary of the treasu,
nv Robert ]. Walker, ami those ofChiei
Justice Taney, are doing copying for
living.
Jennie June says that Mrs. TiltoD
wears an anxious look, but her brown
eyes are clear, and she directed them
steadily st her husband, the otl sr day,
when his counsel sas laudinr him aDc
pitifullv d,.srrii''i.s lis de-r''afe hoiie
He looked everyW h'r' "a - IT. Mrs
Beet-ber'- t,,ndnrt : as bcs'i yer, digni
fled. On the first day sIie met Mrs
Tilton's glance with a kind spile, and
afterward went up and shook hsp1s
with her. She sits beside Beecher al
the time, and seems confident
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are we'll and neatly kept, and but littit
complaint has come before us OF thelr
conduct In the discharge OF their OIL
cial duties. We can point, though, |"
the manner IN which some OF the laws
of the city are enforced. The Offenders
against the ordinances prohibiting
gambling and public prostitution are
trraignpd before the city court about
once Il month, a nominal fine and the
costs imposed, and they are turned
loose upon the community to ply their
nelurious trades for, perhaps, month
longer. This appears to US TO amount
in effect to n license.
Our county is rapidly growing III
wealth and population, and the geher-
al prosperity elicits the surprise OF the
whole country. We congratulate our
selves that those who are making their
homes among us belong to an honest
and industrious class, and weshould by
every means encourage their industry,
commend their honesty and protect
them in their efforts to make goou
citizens. Our future we feel to be great,
and by proper and strict enforcement
of the laws we feel assured that all our
hopes for the prosperity of the country
will be realized to their fullest extent.
The grand jury beg leave to return
their thanks to Captain Sterrett for ms
efficiency as counsellor to the graho
Jury. w. II. HARRIS, Foreman.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

Mr.. MORTON, of the United States
senate, has grievance. His mania
now is his constitutional amendments,
referring to the election of president
and vice-president. Mr.. Edmunds has
introduced bill which steals Morton's
thunder and cuts the Gordian knot, by
a near cut to the proposed reform. Ed
munds' bill gives the supreme court
plepary power to determine all contests
concerning the presidential election.
Morton's amendment, even if submit
ted to the Legislatures, might not be rat
flied by sufficient number of states,
or if ratified, not in time for the next
election, which is what the republicans
are aiming at. Conkling and Edmund-
have ignored Morton's pet scheme ana
are working like beavers to get ed
munds' bill through. The discussion,
so far, reveals the fact that Morton'S
amendment is not favorably received
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06
AUSTIN COLLEGE!

The legal difficulties that have en-
barrassed the removal of Au'tin col
lege having been removed, there is a
good prospect that the citizens of Dali
las can secure its location at this place.
The college will not call upon the Reo'
pie for any funds towards its endow-
ment, but only for help to enable it to
put up suitable and permanent build
ings. Those who have subscribed are
earnestly asked to keep their subscrip'
tions for this purpose. In short time
matters will be fully explained by the
commissioners appointed by the trus
tees to locate the college. This is q
most desirable location, and the estab'
lishment of thorough tirst-class col
lege here will do more for Dallas in
attracting permanent and desirable
emigration than almost any thing thai
could be named. BY all means let Us
have the college.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

An elaborate project for compulsory
urinary education In lfussla " now
helore the privy council at st. Peters
burg, based on reports received rom
the provincial government In reply 10
"A ministerial circular. From these IL
nppears that the number of common
schools at present Is far from increas-
ing i'm proportion to the population !;
indeed, in some districts, 1t IL actually
diminishing. Part Of this unfortunate
stnte of things IL traccable 10 the pow
erty of the peasants, who prefer using
their childran's hands 10 their heads
from early wears. But another great
cause of the i'll success of the present
yillnpe schools is the enormous num-
Der of saints days ana other holidays
in the Greek calendar which are OBJ
served, stated in one report 10 reach
two hundred in the year The pro-
jected law will make ATTENDANCE at
school compulsory for all children
from seven to eleven years oiu' pro-
yided there be q common school WIN
i'm two miles of their houses. But 1or
the rural population the number OF
school months kept in the year need
not exceed seven, while IN all Town
districts it must number ten. FINES
are to be inflicted on the parents for
absence, but not in any case TO exceed
two days wages of working man.
Christmas day, Twelfth day, Lady
day, Good Friday, and the week fol-
lowing Easter, are to be the only re,
cognized holidays during the school
months. But the project, as prepared,
appears, remarks the Pail Mall Ga
zette, to make no provision for the
payment of the masters. or for the
state training of the necessary mum Der,
and without these it is evident that the
proposed reform will prove dead let
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

THE Shreveport Times publishes
some interesting facts in the form of a
statement of the list of homicides COM
mitted in the parish of Caddo, Louis
lama, for seven years, from 1868 to 1874,
inclusive, certified to by the district
attorney ard the deputy clerk OF the
district court. During tlat time the
grand jurics indicted fifty-two men for
homicide, twenty-three whites and
thirty-two negroes. Thirteen of the
white men killed white men and seven
killed negroes, two having been con-
icted of killing the same negro. vi
the thirty two of the negroes indicted,
twenty-five killed negroes and seven
white men. The grand juries were
principally composed of majority OF
negroes and the judges, sherifis and
coroners have been in nearly all in
stances republicans. Inter-Ocean,
please copy and howl.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

thew were accused. They were kept
confinedin an open room during q very
cold spell of weather without fire or
bedding, during which time they each
suffered greatly, even to the detriment
of life aud health. One of these depo-
nents, to.wit: NJ. l.. Crane, states that
his toes onhis left foot were frozen dur
ing said confinement.
we find that Lieutenant Colonel
Buell has almost invariably shown Il
contempt for civil law and dispose
zion to domineer over and meddle
with the rights of citizens. we come
now to speak of what we have this
day witnessed. AT an early hour this
morning this committee assembled III
the town .of Griffin. Soon we saw
armed soldiers parading the streets
with fixed bayonets ana without any
legal process whatever, proceed TO ar.
rest unohending, peaceable citizens
These were carried like galley convicts
before the august prencese OF mill.
tary Judge who forgot the dignity OF
his position by browbeating his VIC
tins, and indulging in harsh. violent
and threatening language. These pris-
oners were thence marched to their
premises, that they might there VIII
ness the demolition of their homes.
We stood by and witnessed the
soldiers OF the United States burst
open the doors of their buildings, re-
move their goods and effects ana carry
them away, by order OF Lleutenaht
Colonel Buell.. Some ofthe COMMITTEES
being legally qualified peace Officers,
prot ested against and forbade this sum-
a. t,V YtNt.t nf
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06
who Killed TecumsehT

William Poe, an octogenarian,
who resides with his son, John Poe,
some seven miles north Of Forest
City, Holt county, Mo-, was in the
fight on October 5, 1913, where the
Indian chief, Tecumseh, was killed.
Colonel Richard NJ. johnson was
commanding the battalion, Of which
corps Mr.. Poe was n member, which
claims the honor of defeating and
killing Tccumseh. Mr.. Poe says
Tccumsoh was killed by sharp
shooter named David King, of Cap
tain Davidson's company, and not
bv Colonel II NJ. johnson, as is err
roncously stated by many of tho
histories OF the present day.
William Poe is n Kcntuckian by
birr,, and near relative of Adam
Poe, the early pioneer and Indian
fighter OF that state. He retains
his health and faculties tolerably
well, and his rccollec,ions of the
scenes of 1S12-l3 are still quite
fresh in his memory. Mr.. Poe came
to Missouri at an early day of its
political history.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

AS FAR as the Texas delegation IN
congress is concerned, it is their duty
to vote solidly and persistently against
the proposed revolutionary scheme OF
Grant to pay the army for two years
in advance, and thus having the sinews
of war, be provided with men to con-
tinue his usurpations in the south, and
not only menace, but jeopardise, the
civil liberties of the country. This
man should not be permitted to put
himself beyond responsibility at all
times, to the people and congress, as
his reasonable scheme promises to do.
None of that-stop it.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

An appeal has been lately made for
the admission into an asylum for idiots
of Frederick William DE Foe, aged
eight, the son of J. w. De Foe, and
great-great grandson of Daniel De Foe.
tt was i'm 1854 that John Forster, In his
"Life of Goldsmith" called attention
to the fact that James De Foe, the great
grandson, was living in Kensington,
seventy.seven years old, and in great
poverty. Walter Savage Landor i'm
mediately wrote to the Times letter,
which did credit to his warm heart,
calling upon every schoolboy, and
every man who had been one, to give
penny to the descendant Of the au-
thor of "Robinson Crusoe." In short
time e20O was collected.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-06

DALLAS, January ~, 1910.
To the Editor Dallas Herald:
DEAR SIR: | have read the Dallas
HERALD of late with great interest,
pleasure and profit. So much have
been interested that l do not stop at
the end of the reading matter-read
most of advertisements.
Ihave always regarded the HERALD
as the paper of Dallas. When Dallas
was little village the HERALD was
great paper-scarcely second To any In
the state, and it has done berculean
service in raising the humble, unpre-
tending little village to proud and
prosperous city.
The county of Dallas, and the coun-
try around 1t are greatly indebted to
the HERALD for Its present advanced
state of agriculture, and to the present
prosperity that brightens the pathway
of progress. So devoted has that pa
per been to the interests OF the coun-
| ty and city that 1t has forgotten
| itself and its own interests. In this
progressive age it will not do to linger
| for moment; everything must move
under the influence of the true spirit
of the times. The HERALD seems to
be fully awake now to the grandest
conceptions of progress and improve
ment, and should be largely rewarded.
If it has been the chief instrument IN
bringing the county onward and
spreading it out before the world in
such vast agricultural proportions
crowning it with a noble young city
why not retain it as the strong plllal
10 support tie great enterprises that
are to place the county in the exalted
nosilion OF eompeer Of the oldest 9nd
most favored places? 3,
The HER YisD has character aud stand
ing abroad Is consistent, conservative
Daper, and il is worthy OF strong sup
poit. IF the people forget it or negiec
it. they will certainly manifest wan
of that gratitude that is the brightes
spark in any generous breast: since
the days of the noble Latimer. tn.
founder of the HERALD, John w
Swindells, has been at the helm OF tha
paper, ever the same self-sacriticing
exemplary gentlemen, toiling for tn
best interes of the county and coun
try, 4 he deserves great respect an
and strong upport from "old settler
and new co mers." Truly. etc.,
FARMER.