The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-07-10

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| COLUMBUS, Ohio, July San excit-
| ing whisky war has been going on in
| Westerville for some time, between the
citizens and Henry Corbin, who re.
Gently started drinking saloon with
in the town limits. Up to Monday the
war had been one of words, but on the
night of that day some unknown par
ties secretly placed gunpowder i'm the
saloon building, connecting with 1t a
fuse, which caused an explosion to &C.
cur about midnight, blowing out the
windows and doors of the building,
and raising the roof about four inches,
The next day, upon Corbin's applica-
ton, warrants were issued for the ar
rest of the preachers of the village
churches in Westerville, the postmas-
ter and four other citizens. The war
rants charge the parties named and
Others unknown with riotous conduct
in assaultlng and encouraging an as
sault upon Corbin's saloon with stones
on the night of July 2. These parties
and four other prominent citizens of
the place were arrested in response to
Corbin's writs and brought here yes
terday. They were all released on three
hundred dollar bail bonds.
+ WASHINGTON, July Sat the cele-
bration at Hilldale, near Washington,
on Monday, by the colored people,
there was u new declaration of indie
pendence proclaimed. Professor Lang
ston and Frederick Douglass being in
accord, concerning the duty of their
race, and their remarks We're frequent
~ applauded by their many listeners,
Douglas declared the independence
of the colored race from pretended
white friends, who he s.id have in
jured more than they have helped the
black man. Professor Bdiigston, in
similar strain, remarked Ire was there
TO declare his indepenpenee for all
who were his followers.
"The hour Is Gomez he continued,
''when we must throw off this yoke of
oppression, and stand up for osir rights
as free men. The signs OF the times
demand that we shall prove our fitness
for all the duties of citizenship The
hour has come when we must manage
our own institutions.
II we have colored churches, then
give us colored preachers ;'if we have
colored hanks We must have colured
bankers il we nave colored schools
let US have our own teachers if we
have colored colleges we demand that
we have our own officers. We have
played the second fiddle too long. We
want-we must have a change for the
better. II
CHARLESTON, s. c., July S.-Tlfn |
trial OF Parker, ex-Treasurer Of the /
South Carolina, for frauds against the |
State amounting to nearly one-half oi [
a million dollars, began yesterday in,
Columbia before Judge Carpenter. The !
Jury is composed of five whites and I
seven negroes The prosecution Is con- Z
Quoted by Attorney General Melton, I
and the accused, who has been in Jail
for months waiting trial, is represent
ed by n strong array of counsel.
The attorney general in his opening
address promised TO show by the clear
est proofs that Parker had appropria-
ted over four hundred Thousand dollars
Of unpaid coupons. Hearing Of cyl
dence was began and will probably
consume several days. The trial will
be watched with intense interest, and
II il results in conviction 1t viii prob
ably be followed BY 4 series Of prosecu-
lions or repufed Official plunderers.
KET WEST, July $40 deaths from
and no new cases ofyellow fever have
been reported since last dispatch.
|lBHo0l-LTN. July Sat lsree meet
ing Of the Plymnuth pew-h61ders IL
was unanimously agreed 10 advance
salary from twenty to one
hundred thousand dollars.