The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-27

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IA tho president aud mrmhop d
! congress settling FORTH fift, thal
changes have been made rs Tie
Alabainn Legislature in tho pena
code NJ the state ly which n systpn NJ
involuntary seryitudr aud esplOnngc
for African citizens Is sought 10 be IN
, augurated.
Second-.'fhat political legislation hns
been enacted hy means Of which
ninety-three thousand republican yO-
ters are practically deprived Of repre-
) sentatiOn; that the republican COnstl-
: tuition Is restricted, aud there Is pinc-
; teal notification Of the constitutional
amendments; they, therefore, aslS con-
gress TO empower che president TO sus-
pend the writ OF habeas corpus In GER
tain contingencies In order % preserve
the peace In the southern states. Re
ferred to the committee on privileges
and elections.
The postoillce appropriation bill was
taken up. The amendment to strike
out the clause repeating the Pacific
subsidy was lost 10y n vote OF flftY-two to
eleven. Those voting to strike out
were Alessrs. Conover, Cragin, Elana-
gan, Frelinghuyscn, Mitchell, Morton,
Patterson, Pease, Sargent and Sprague.
The bill passed.
The senate Is still in session on the
army bill. The army bill passed
The bill for the admission of Colo
raio was taken up. Mr.. Edmunds
stated that the majority of his party
desired this action, otherwise he would
have pressed the civil rights bill
The cabinet to-day decided to take
no action at present upon the PROPOSE
ton from the Pacific railroad company
to make Il sinking fund of their obliga-
ton to the government.
There was no discussion IL the cab
met to-day either upon Arkansas or
Louisiana affairs.
NEW YORK, February 23.-The Her
aid has special to the effect that the
Georgia state treasury is a million dol
lars short. Treasurer Jones reported
over million in the treasury and only
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
can be found. an investigation shows
at least one hundred ana fifty thousand
dollars in bonds to have been paid
twice. Treasurer Jones says Henry
Clews, who was state agent, never
gave him statement of the disburse-
ments. If Clews paid the bonds with
out canceling them and put them on
the market again, Treasurer Jones had
no means of knowing it. The whole
state regards Jones AS perfectly honest.
His bond is two hundred thousand dol
lars.
JAC<SONP0RT, ARK, February D.
The steamer Cora Bell was burned to-
day, with one hundred and fifty bales
of cotton.
ST. LOUIS, February 23.-The Mis-.
souri, legislature adopted Il concurrent
resolution to-day depreeating Grants
course regarding Arkansas land urging
that she he let alone.
| PARIS, February 23.-The second
ballot in the department of o Use du
NOrd, resulted as follows: Republican,
Al 900; Legitimist, 10000; BOnapart-
ist, 3l,0U0. Another ballot will be
necessary.
The gallery of the assembly was
crowded.
The report of the committee of
thirty upon organizing the senate was
read. 1t rejects the American plan
and approved with some moditica-
tions, the plan of electing the senate
by the assembl bly,, councils and colonies.
A motion of urgency was carried by
both centres and the entire left, where
upon the right withdrew.
Contilon, monarchist, mounted the
tribune and declared that a senate
would lead to dissolution and anarchy.
He threatened if the measures were
voted, imposing upon MacMahon the
duty of organizing the public, the
right would resign in a body.
Durall, Bonapartist, moved that the
senate Ue elected by universal suffrage.
Rejected, the Bonapartists only voting
for it.
Walton, Bonapartist, moved that the
senate consist of three hundred MEM
bers, the council and colonies elect
ing two hundred and twenty-five and
the assembly seventy-tive. Adopted
by vote of four hundred and twenty
two to two hundred and sixty-one.
An order making the organization of
public powers the special order for to-
day, was adopted. Adjourned.
Jean Baptiste Camette Carrot, the
French painter, is dead.
The Bonapartist organ, the Express,
disapproves Walton's amendment in a
violent article. All the ministers, ex-
cept the minister of Justice and the in
terror, voted fer WaltOn,s amendment.
LONDON, February 90 Fanatics have
destroyed the telegraph line between
Fochow and Annoy, China.
Sir Charles Lyle, geologst. is dead. |
MADRID, February 23.-The report |
that complications have arisen be-
tween Germany and Spain, iii regard |
to the Gustav affair, is denied. On the !
contrary, it is asserted their relations
are of a cordial nature. The Politica |
asserts that the indemnity to be paid !
by Spain to relatives OF American vic |
Tins of the Virginius affairs has been |
fixed at SS4, 900, and that the conven-
ton will be signed Immediately upon
Cushing presenting his credentials to |
the new government.
BERLIN, February 23.-Various states
of the empire are investigating the |
causes of emigration, to remove them.
1t il proposed to facilitate the acquire
ment of small estates, and oppose the
actian of emigration agents paid by
transatlantic governments.
Minister Davis gave dinner in
honor of Westinghouse birthday. The
first toast was "Grant;" the second the
"Kaiser'
The questson about the Gustave, be-
tween Germany and Spain, is still UNI
settled.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, February pa
letter has been received by Charles
Collins, editor of the Times, direct
from the party that left here last De-
tober for the Black Hills gold mines
The party, numbering thirty, are COM
fDrtably quartercd near the center Of
the Hills, and had had 10 trouble with
the Indians; have plenty of provisions,
and are prospecting wi h success.
This is the first relishle Information
from this party. Various rumors have
been afloat of the party returning with
gold dust, but they are probably un-
true.
BALTIMORE, Md, February %. =
Their was an immense Catholic tenn
perance demonstration held at the
Maryland Institute. Father Didier
the pledge to three hum
dred of st. VincenI's society, the ali-
dience mum bering three thousand, ris-
ing to their feet as the oath was al.
The Catholic societies of
the city were present with banners