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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-04
TEXAS IN BRIEF

The daily edition OF the Paris Press
has been discontinued,
Some scoundrcl made IN Intellectual
attempt to burn the Presbyterian
church NJ Longvlew last week,
Burglars aro NJ work Nll over the
state, Every exchange received con-
tains some account Of their exploits.
Alfred w. Sandlgo has been arrest
cd for having committed rape upon
Mrs. Hannah Il. Brown, In Mclennan
county,
The Houston Age has been en-
larged and greatly improved, and
changed from IN evening toa morn
Ing paper,
Tho Huntsville Item fears n revolt
from the convlcts, Treat them with
common humanity, and perhaps they
will have less grounds TO complain.
Waco Examiners "rhc police ar
rested man yesterday, for murder
committed six years since In Georgia.
We withhold names for very obvious
reasons,p
Charles Eika, well known In Dallas
and the principal towns Of Texas,
dropped dead, few days since, in the
streets Of Galveston. At the time of
his death he was proprietor OF the sa-
loon at the Southern hotel, Galveston.
San Antonio Express: yesterday
evening about six o'clock, Doana
Juana Reveals, n Mexican woman, was
discovered dead in her bed, at her
house, west of San Pedro, she having
taken about one quart of whiskey II
short while before"
San Antonio Express: "rhere is
a rumor in the city that Sandlaben's
train has been attacked by Indians on
the way down from chihuahua, and
the train master killed and Sandlaben
wounded. No other particulars could
be had, or any reliable source for the
rumor found.n
-Giddings Tribune: "The Hon.
Matt. Gains was arrested in this place
on last Monday and confined in the
county Jail until the following morn
ing, at which time Sheriff McKeown
started with him for LaGTnge. He
was arrested on the same charge upon
which he was once convicted, and it is
likely he will make Huntsville his
for awhile"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-04

ent democratic committees, as well 10
by a very general private expression,
have repeatedly said % laflanl aud
ELLIS, that they would again act ia the
same way nOW-ihat they would sup
port whatever gentleman might DO
respectively tho choice 0f ELLIS and u
larrant What more does the Stand
ard desire2 Why depart from our
former practice, aud jnmble iha mat
tor Ia q district hOdyY Why Ignore
the fact that many Of our best dem-
Oerals want no nomination, IN this
county ~ least for the constitutional
conventions
Ii the Standard sure that II Expresses
the united or even the general voice Ql
the democracy Of Iarrant IN urging q
district nominating convention z Fer
haps II does hut one thing N eerlainl
that some democrats Of Iarrant feel
otherwise, % we chance u know rom
their own lips,
The standard graYely Insists on dis
trlbuling tho delegates pef 10 lerrllpll'
ally, This Is well whore, 90 IN our
three counties, there arc able aud COM
pelent men IN each but suppose y
were otherwise, would Tho enlightened
voter IN the unReeti1nal aud lmp0r'
tant matter Of forming constitution
10 last for half q century, lot that
feeling control his selection 10
the extent OF supporting an
unit man ~ against one
well qualified 2 IN selecting leglsla'
tors, where local Interests might be IN
yolyed, this feeling may have large
play, but certainly not ln making u
constitution, h II possible, IN any
conceivable sense, 20 make good ool.
ailtutl0n for Fort Worth that would
not be equally good for Dallas, iioua'
ton, Sherman, aud the whole state,
and vice versa Again, the STANDARD
II assured TINT Ia whatever way the
people Of larrant or ~ democracy
may indicate the man Of their choice
for delegate, the people Of Dallas, 30
far M known or believed, viii respect
the same-lt being, Of course, taken
for granted that they will select II
worthy aud competent man,
VOTERS.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-04

satisfied, and then tell us whether the
75l, 900 10 good investment.
the intelligent reader needs not be
told that this half million OF dollars
viii 90 here annually into the general
circulation, lfsoj every man, woman
aud child IN the city, no matter what
lilH profession pr occupation, 10 deeply
Interested, Every ono Interested should
Gheerinlly contribute something ~ &c.
cure such advantages, lint we call the
special attention OF land owners, cap
ilallsls, merchants, mechanics, bank
ersi and business men generally, who
are more largely Interested in the IA
ture prosperity Of Dallas, 10 the im-
pOrlanoe Of llils enterprise, Many OF
our Intelligent citizens are Of the Opin-
ion that nothing would tend more 10
our material advancement ~ u city
just now Than the establishment of a
llrsi-olass literary institution, Men Of
large Investments here cannot afford
20 500 tie progress Of tho CITY cease,
her prosperity pause, OF her Imam
olal Interests wane When the tide
turns the other way, confidence IL lost,
aud disaster aud ruin follows In the
wake, Who IN not Interested IN every
scheme that tends 10 make our pros
perlly permanent, aud ~ pour its treas
urea upon our people,
The college viii be built, This city,
or some other place, will secure liz nd
yanlhges, The proposition IN submitted
first 10 our people, They can have II
II they want II, We would not thrust
II upon them, The church which we
represent viii endow u college in north
Texas, She must have II, for the edu-
cation Of her ministers, aud the thou
HnndsOf her children. The advantages
Of the college 20 the denomination NJ
large are moral aud literary, and SHE
h willing 10 pay for thom In ondow-
menl the advantages 10 the city In
which II h located are moral, literary
aud GHdHcimi and she cannot reasons
ably expect 10 secure these without
contributing something 10 liz erection,
30 far ~ This proposition has been
presented 10 our citizens, II has met
with u llbernl response, aud II In conf
IDENTIFY believed that the entire amount
VIII b0 secured. But let no one say,
at viii be done without my assist.
anocp Many u golden opportunity
has been lrretrlovably lost TO II whole
community by one Individual refusing
or negleollng TO cooperate In u noble
enterprise. ARHAM WEAVER.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-04

The Philadelphia Times, in speaking
of the recent misfortune which has
overtaken ex-United States Senator
James w. Nye, of Nevada, pays the
following handsome tribute to his &C.
MUS:
But time, with its swift mutations,
brought different control to his little
state, and, as age dimmed his eye and
bowed his once erect form, power, place
and friends deserted him, and sor-
rows came, mot single spies, but in
battalions." There were no APP
plaudits to welcome him in his
mountain home. Other affairs had been
erected, aud his worshipers had wan
dered in their devotion. The man of
gold had climbed into his place, and
his work was done. The painful story
of his mental alteration first came out
as he strayed from q railroad train in
Virginia, and was found in helpless
childishness cropping his way he knew
not whittier and now In the Bloom
ingdale asylum rests the brilliant ora
tor whom the intellect and culture of
the nation but yesterday paid tribute.
Thus man "frets his hour upon the
stage, and then Is heard no more.n
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THEE MAILS.
Arrival and Departure Of Malls NJ Dallas Post.
ONCE.
NOrtliorm NInLI.

northern Mail,
Via NJ, X. Nnd II. Il. r., comprising western,
northern aud eastern states, New York and
~. Louis mills, arrives daily NJ 7;lO p IN; de-
pnrls daily ~ $40 M
southern mail.
New Orleans aud southern Louisiana, Gal
weston, Houston, Austin, Waco, and all other
points Ia southern Texas, arrives daily at 7:lO
p m; departs daily Mt $40 p III.
Eastern Mall,
Via n. and Il. R.R., comprising southern and
middle states, Louisville, Chattanooga Mem
phis, Little Rock, and Shreveport, and all
eastern Texas, arrives daily at IL n m; de-
parts daily nj 4 p IN.
western Mail.
From Fort Worth, Cleburne, Granbury,
Wenthorlord, Decatur, Palo Pinto, Jacksboro
ana western posts, arrives daily at 800 % III:
departs daily Ut IL M
Cedar Hill Mail.
Cedar Hin, Mansfield, Alvarado and Cross
Timbers, arrives NJ y IN Wednesday and
Saturday; departs Monday and Thursday ut
7 u IN.
Scyene Mail.
Scyene, Haught's Store and Union Hin
arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
ut u MI departs ut p IN alternate days.
DehLoh mNth.
Denton, Bolivar. rEli2abethtown, Boyd's
Mills, Louisville and Trinity Mills, arrives
ut q p IN Monday, Wednesday and Saturday:
departs at am alternate days.
Lisbon Mail.
Red Oak and Lisbon arrives ut p m Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday; departs altern-
ate days at Z n m.
Mails for Bobos store, Grapevine and Duck
creek are taken out by hand, at irregular in
tervals.
O0ice Hours.
Delivery window, IA m to B pm.
Money order window, 8 n IN to u IN, and
from y m to pm.
stamps sold from s a m to p m.
Letters registered only during money order
hours.
All persons having complaints against the
ONCE, ON any account, Will please present
the same, in writing or in person, to the post
master
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-04

The returns OF the last election in
Louisiana are to be overhauled, not
withstanding the compromise. Attor-
(. ney General Field (Kelloggite) has
filed in the proper court n long petition
on behalf of Hon. John G. Moncure,
alleging that Dubuclet, the republic
can candidate, now holds the Office of
state treasurer under commission is
sued in error and that the democratic
Is the duly elected officer and Is en-
titled to perform the functions on quail
flying according to law, and further,
that through the action of the return
ing board in refusing to count Mon
cures majority he was improperly de-
prived of the Office. A mandamus
agaist the retur ning board command
ing them 10 canvass the returns is
asked for.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-04

THE opposition press, considering
the average run OF cabinet officers,
congratulates the country upon the
appointment OF Judge Plerrepont, but
give awful prominence TO his ostenta-
tious contribution OF twenty thousand
dollars TO the reelection Of General
Grant In 1872. While with any other
administration the fact Of such pollt-
ical contribution TO political cam
paign fund would exclude the giver
from any place of that dignity, still the
appointment Is welcome TO our section,
inasmuch as Judge Plerrepont Is con-
ceded to be gentleman Of respectable
ability and character, and not at all
likely TO dishonor himself In the coun-
oils Of the administration by prostitute
ing law to partisan purposes.
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THE DALLAS COLLEGE.

To the Editor of the Dallas Herald
This enterprise is presented to the
consideration of our citizens as a bust
ness transaction. The college is to be
built on business principles. Nothing
is solicited for which an equivalent will
not be returned. Our corporation pro-
poses to do more for Dallas than Dallas
does for it. We thought we were doing
our city no little favor in securing here
the location of this institution.
We did not offer the location of the
college to the town or city that would
give the largest amount of money.
This would have left the matter in un-
certainty. In that direction, two or
three times already, our people have
been disappointed. 10 avoid all I'M
certainty, our charter locates the col
lege at Dallas.
Our citizens are asked to take 1000
worth of stock in the institution. This
at ten per cent will yield revenue of
SIS, 900 annually. Every parent who
has sent o son or daughter from home
to college knows that it costs, on an
average, at least $500 ayear Now,
suppose we secure from abroad only
three hundred students, at $500 each,
and the return to Dallas is $l50,000 a
year. Then, if we furnish tuition for
two hundred students, resident in Dali
las, at a cost of $50 per year, instead
Of five hundred dollars each, there is
saving to the city of $4,000 more.
These two items aggregate 1924, 900
against $1,000, the amount realized
from the city. In addition, we can
form no estimate of the number of
good families 1t will induce to settle in
BUR midst 1t will give employment,
In the erection of buildings, and other !
Wise, 10 hundreds OF peopH. @Itwfll |
benefit AZ e. t3f lls ,sii PpsiP, and
Keep the tide Of prosperity sweeping |
inward
L. 4
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-04
SOCIETIES.
Masonic.

All Masonic bodies meet at $40 Main street
over G. M. Wheat's store.
DALLAS COMMANDTRY No. q, knights
Templar, will meet at the Asylum in the city
of Dallas, on the first Thursday after the last
Saturday in each month.
FRANK AUSTIN, f., C,
Ed. g. BOWER, Recorder.
DALLAS CHAPTER, No. AZ, Royal Arch
Masons, meets Mt the Chapter Rooms in the
city Of Dallas, ON the first Monday in each
month.
u. f. C0oMBES, NJ. E. HIP.
JOSEPH l.. FISHER, Secretary.
TANNEHlLL LODGE, No. so, Il. Il A. NJ,
meets on the second and last Saturday even
lngS OF each month, ut the Masonic Hall.
Il. &. BOWER, WIN.
w. X. CORNISH, Secretary
DALLAS LODGE, No 4l2 f. 4 A. NJ
meets ON the first and third Saturday even.
ings of every month, at its hall over Q. NJ,
Wheat's store, ON Main street.
=, -, W. 9, Common, w. M.
odd Fellows.
Eureka Lodge, U. d., Il %. o. f., meets'at
Richardson, Dallas county, every Wednes-
day evening, at half-past O'Clock.
j. s. FLOYD, Secretary.
RIDGELEY ENCAMPMENT No. 25, /. o.
o. F., meets on the first and third Friday
Hail. IL. q. BOHNY, c, r,
NOISE KAHN, Scribe.
DALLAS LODGE No. "A, /. o. o. F., meets
on every Wednesday night, at the Odd Fell
lows Hall. q. A. CUTLER, N. g.
Gus, AARoNsoN, Secretary.
TRINITY LODGE No. II. o. o. f., meets
every Monday night at Odd Fellows hall.
A. s. JET, Nc.
ELI MCCONNELL, Secretary.
knights of Pythias.
CoEUR DE LION LODGE, No. s, meets
every Thursday evening. b. Ward, p. c.;
I. NJ. Miers, c. c.; x. +. Aunspaugh, v. c.;
f. 4. Easley, NJ. D., Prelate; =. NJ. House,
Master att Arms; j. q. Leigh, NJ. of f.; Paul
Furst, NJ. of F.; Edward j. Smith, X. X.
and 81, A. s. .Jetti. l., 81 ID. H.;Spfaflsy,
D. q. .ll.e, tey,s:,ssEA | |
1isysg ,rsiSSoOd fsniplars. sss5 i
.1shotH A ", 80 <gFl !
rTHohttsss CHIP Isb LON ), 10. ~ r..
meets every Saturday night y the rfIpn iab
Of rsIuorfo HtuM ss-asEooRn-
Ib;@ ksxG84RRs X ssiEsl f. .. q. T., meets
snsvYF uthH ,nSshsshb aham0 ems room, Oh
Main street, between Austin anrfffHnnifdke
w. Il. BIRMINGHAM, w. q. I.
FANNIE SAWYER, w. y.
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AMONG the evils to be corrected by
the coming constitutional convention
is the adjustment of the inquisitorial
grand jury system. 1t is subject
which has as yet received but little at
tentfon from the press, and conse-
quently but little from the people. 1t
is hardly necessary to go into details
to show the Inconsistencies of the sys-
tenn, and to point out the power and
means it places in the hands of bad
and vicious men to wreak petty spleen
or crafty private malice. The inqui-
sitions of the body are wholly er parte,
and this of itself should be sufficient to
condemn 1t, while it is fact patent to
all that they are a useless and extrava-
giant incubus upon the counties, and
are more frequently used as an engine
of oppression and persecution than as
a means to further the ends of justice.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-04

THn Washington Chronicle, Grants
organ, 10 attempting 10 make u little
capital aud revive the spirits OF lls
master and his followers, by nominal
lug Hon. Jefferson Davis for the preai-
dency In 1870. That ismost too trans
parent The people OF the south believe
In tho one.term principle, and Mr.
Davis Ii, therefore, ineligible,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-04

Via Mn X. 0nd II. Il. Re- comprising western
northern aud eastern states, New York Nnt
~. Louis mails, arrives daily NJ 7:lO p IN; dc
parts daily ~ $40 am.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-04

Nowsleta any business man examine
fssssi s y ssiaBy sssS8agd iSg w iJ se
tazpif fieahiiflhsef ienftoJ hlgE letffIhi
reduce them until his own judgment is
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-04

FRoM all the surrounding country
comes the most cheering accounts Of
the crops, Wheat promises, almost
without exception, splendid yield,
Much OF ID IL now In full head. The
other crops are equally encouraging
The prairies afford as fine paslurage rs
has been seen for many years, aud II II
a refreshing sight 10 behold them COW
cred by horses and cattle,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-13
Appropriations Needed.

A San Francisco paper-the Post
chides Congressman LUTTRELL for
endeavoringto obtain appropriations
for improving the channels of our
rivers, and asserts that we do not need
such appropriations. 1t seems. to us
that, our rivers might be greatly i'm
proved. There has been an immense
destruction of property in this State
during the present Winter by over
flows, much of which might have been
prevented by the expenditure of few
thousand dollars on river channels.
The serious distractions to the naviga-
tion of the Sacramento, San Joaquin
and Feather rivers can be removed
and channels made which will be
amply sufficient for ordinary steamers
at low stages of water. The flow of
gravel from mines in the foothills and
mountains which filled up our river
beds has comparatively. ceased, and
Improvements made on those channels
now will be permanent. The appro-
priations certainly are needed. !,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-13
CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
sATURDAY,..............FEB. 1S, 1875.
A Desire for Land.

Manager MARTIN, OF. the Centinela
Colony, arrived yesterday from San
Francisco, and will remain here Until
after the sale, which commences on
Monday. About two hundred gentle
men came down on the Senator who
intend to become purchasers and a
large number of them went out yester-
day. to examine the land. Several
large parties will visit the rancho to-
day. "A great many shares of stock
have been sold within the last few
days, and yesterday the company re-
ceived orders by telegraph from Santa
Barbara, San Luis Obispo and San
Buenaventura for stock. Altogether
some fifty shares were sold yesterday
and last evening. The favorable re-
port of all who personally examine the
rancho has created a general desire
among land seekers to become pur-
chasers.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-13
The Work Goes On.

Still more active measures are about
to be inaugurated in the Los Angeles
and Independence Railroad enter
prise. Chief Engineer CRAWFORD re-
turned from San Francisco yesterday
with instructions to commence opera
tions Immediately ON the wharf at
Truxton, and the grading between the
water and this city. Cajon Pass, the
only practical gate through the bar
riers which oppose the passage of a
railroad from this valley to the open
country East of the mountains, is now
in the possession of the company and
force of men will be kept on that
part of the road until it is ready for
the ties and iron. Mr.. CRAwFoRD's
instructions are to have the road in
running order from Truxton to Cajon
Pass within five months from to-day.
To do this he will work every man
whose services can be made useful and
expend a large amount of money.
The surveying force will take the
field at once and early next week grad
ing will commence at Truxton. We
are unable at present to name the line
of the road but that it will be built is
a foregone conclusion. Mr.. CRAw-
FORD reports the San Francisco capi-
talists, who are interested in the PAN
amint and other Inyo county mines
and consequently in the road, deter
mined to push it ahead as rapidly as
men and money will do it. They
argue that cheaper transportation than
they now have or than the Southern
Pacific can furnish them is necessi-
ty which can only be met by this
road, and taking this view of the case
they hold that the sooner it is COM
pleted to point that will reduce the
cost of transportation to and from the
mines, the better. Hence they are
that the cars shall be running
between TruXton and Cajon Pass
within the next five months.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-13
Misdirected Energy.

There is enough misdirected energy
in this world to more than duplicate
all the great improvements that now
exist, and something to spare. A
youthful canine of the right breed
will gnaw at root until one would
think he never intended to let up.
Hunger may come and teeth may
give out, but the pluck, energy and
hang-on-ativeness of that puppy is for
all time. We always admired pluck.
and in a contest between a ram and a
gate-post, our sympathy is always
with the ram. We cannot endorse his
judgment, but the steady persistence
with which he goes for that obdurate
old gate-post, never fails to excite our
admiration. This trait or characteris-
tic in our nature impels us to a pro-
found sympathy with the misdi-
rected energy and puppy at a root
stick k-to-it-ativeness which crops out
in some of our Councilmen. There is
more of the ram-at-a-gate-post quality
of determination to do something,
without the vaguest idea of how to do
it,in our City Council than is developed
in school rebellion or the stragetic
efforts of an old maid to capture a hus-
band. If that energy could be prop
erly guided and judiciously directed,
Los Angeles would furnish, ideas,
plans, models, suggestions and muni-
cipal axioms for all the cities in the
world; but alas! the power is wasted
the mighty engine is useless. The
moment the throttle valve is opened
the machine runs away with itself.
Buzz, whiz, bang, slafn-and BY the
time everybody has got out of the
way, the crazy thing has reversed it's
motion and is going the other way
with Lightning speed. Now, all this
might be remedied by balance-wheel;
but the machine amt made for bal
ance-wheel. There is no place to put
it; nothing to fasten it to. A wonder
full waste of eloquence and energy. AT
one meeting of the Council it is or
dered that saloons shall pay a fabu-
lous license orclose up. The machine
is on the moral tack. At the next
meeting of the learned body the Mar
shal reports that if the license ordi-
nance is enforced, great many sa-
looms will close up and the city's
monthly revenue will be reduced five
hundred dollars. The machine re-
verses molten and the license ordi-
nance is repealed. The machine is on
the pecuniary tack. A little later and
the machine goes off at tangent
there shall be no license. The ma
chine is ON the imbecile tack. Still
later, and the machine goes for closing
up saloons at midnight. The machine
is on the spiteful tack. Oh. the mis-
directed energy of our Council! Un-
der an efficient overseer how it would
grade a railroad, dig a canal, develop
a mine, or rush brick up ladder!
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-13
California Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, February 9th.-The
House Committee on Commerce
Chairman Wheeler absent = unani-
mously agrees to report favorably on
appropriations for San Diego river,
$4,000; Wilmington, $4,000; Oak
land, 100000; but it is expected that
Wheeler will insist on retfenchment,
in which case, one item may be cut
off.
Clayton is working to secure $25, 900
for the Sacramento river, but it is now
doubtful if he will succeed.
Captain Mullin, claiming to repre-
sent settlers on the line of the South
ern Pacific, says the settlers are will
ling to pay So so per acre, instead of
ST 25, as proposed in the amendment;
but oppose giving the Southern Pacific
the right to demand any greater
price.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-02-13
senator mitchell Greats sensation

WAsHINTToN, February 9th.-Sen-
ator Mitchell met Crawford, CORES
pondent Of the Chicago Tribune, on the
floor of the House and accused him of
being the author of an article in the
Times more than a year ago, contain
ing statements concerning the life of
Mitchell, referring to his former ca
reer under the name of Hippie. Quite
a scene followed. 1t is reported that
Mitchell told Crawford that he would
hear from him again.