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N. q. T.. IL. Reformation of the Di-
rcctOry.


1t is gratifying to learn that the
furtherance of this road is being
taken into serious and practical con
sidcration, and there is now a def
mite prospect Of an early communi-
cation with Texas, For some time
past several prominent gentleman
have been actively engaged in bring
ing the preliminaries to n focus, and
on yesterday they succeeded in
clccting the following officers and
board of directors
E. B. Wheclock, president Dir.
II. Kennedy, vice president s. Ii.
Kennedy, treasurer e. l.. Ranlett,
secretary.
Board of Directors-S. III. Ken
nedy, John Phelps, Cyrus Bussey,
Emory CIapp, John IL. Kennedy,
Louis Schneider, George Jonas,
Julius Weiss, L, Il. Ranlclt, David
Wallace. &. b. Wheeloclt, G w. r.
Bayley, Dr. H. Kennedy, w. n,
Schmidt, James Girdnor.
Messrs. Kennard, Howe and
Prentiss were elected attorneys of
tho road.
From the above names it may be
safely expected that the work will
be pushed forward with all possible
and with the intelligence
and completeness which such an
array of prominent and reliable
citizens suggests. A plan will
shortly be presented Of the manner
in which tho company proposes to
prosecute the undertaking, and one
which will be well worthy Of the
practical consideration of citizens
generally.-[New Orleans Picay-
une
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Tue present discrimination ofilour,
in favor of wheat, in the freight tariff
of the Texas Central railroad is ope-
rating very injuri6usly to the milling
interest of Northern Texas. There may
be some reason for a small difference
in the price of freight of the two arti-
cles, owing to the greater liability of
flour, in sacks, to waste and damage,
but the difference cannot he as great
rs is at present made. The price OF a
ear load of wheat from here 10 Hcus-
ton, by the Texas Central, is SGG so,
while for car load Of flour $lOl 90 is
charged. Why this heavy discrimlna-
ton?
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/ When General Lee surrendered al
/ Appomattox n huge mantle of gloom
and apathy hung over the southern
states. The people had staked their
all upon the arbityament of the sword,
and had lost. Look which way they
might, on every hand nothing but ruin
and devastation met their view. no
people ever rushed to battle with more
eagerness or more sincere belief in
the truth of the principles for which
they contended. Exposure, privation,
hunger, reverses, and all the ills so in
cident TO naked and starving army,
they hnd borne with a sQperhuman for
titude, trusting in the justice of their
cause, and fondly hoping that the
right would eventually prevail. But
now, all was lost. Their beautiful and
idolized land, by the vicissitude of
war, bad been turned into charnel-
house OF blasted hopes and blighed
expectations. No man who has not
experienced them, can conceive the
feelings with which this remnant Of a
nation OF heroes laid down their arms,
and mournfully wended their way
from the scene ofconnict. Houseless,
homeless and penniless, with suffering
wives and children appealing to their
proteo ion, their situation might well
sink the stogtest heart into despair.
No man knew their condition better
than their great captain. With him,
ALI considerations Of self were drowned
in the great grief he felt for his soreiy
stricken people. With a moral coar-
aga that Illuminated his character as
brightly az Ills military career, he re-
jccted every oS,T of a life of lux
ury and inglorious CAGE, but quietly
laid down his arms aud went ~ work,
thereby ail1rding an example OF pc
tieaee, resignation aud manly fOrtiinde
80 subiimely grand that the world has
never known which % admire the
more the military hero or the private
Christian genneDlan- This example /
10 ole viii ever be aide 10 properly /
How much order Il brought
Jia Of cliaas how much influences ii
.xereised 10 softening the rigorous ideas
by =ar, and, above all,
row mich coDfof and peace il
,rougll to the hearts Of bis fgliosers,
vii never be KNOW ia this Worries
history.
Adversely j. a stern bat useful school
aa-tef. f'ontrasi the condition 81 The
Ouii in lSl5 - 1873. Did any people I
yer recIperAte more RAPIDLY than they
ave done? The war len then vith-
ut money, without credit with fhslr ;
rms deyasted, fields grown MP in 8
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FORT WORTH LETTER.

Fort WoTTn, June, 10.
To the Editor OF the Dallas Herald:
General \. Il. Hawthorne, of Mar
shall, addressed quite large audience
of ladies and gentlemen at the court
house on last evening.
He was Introduced 10y Or. &. NJ.
Peak, who in few words stated the
object of the meeting, viz: To organ
ize in Tarrant county a similar associa-
ton to those of Harrison, Dallas and
other counties throughout the state,
the object of this society being to so
licit aid from all citizens of Texas Ia
provide home and competency for
the Hon. Jefferson Davis in our own
state. General III. spoke in very elo-
quent terms of Mr.. DAVIS character as
a statesman, soldier and citizen, eulo-
giving briefly his high and honorable
career.
In conclusion, he appealed to those
present who had worn the gray, who
had fought so CALAMITY for that noble
cause which he himself had espoused,
to lend their aid in this noble work.
He appealed to those who had worn
the blue, and who had witnessed The
unyielding patriotism of him who sac
rificed all save his honor In sustaining
the lost cause; and lastly, but most i'm
portant of all, he appealed to woman,
the noble women of the south, who
never faltered in the day of adversely
and trial.
After having addressed the audience,
an association was organized and Off
GERS elected, consisting Of Br q. NJ
Peak, president, J, Is. Milliken, secrii.
tary, and w. j. Boaz, treasurer, and
seven competent executives, empow-
cred with authority TO appoint sab
committees throughout the county to
solicit subscriptions for this great EN-
terprise.
We are confident that Tarrant will E
emulate the example of irer sister
counties, aud east ia her mite.
The spelling fever has az last made
its appearance in lur city, 1aa tae pep
Pile are very enthusiastic over Il. As
a meeting held last nigh. spelling
match was organized, Hyde gennings,
Esq chosen president, W. y. Pendls-
ton, enunciatOr, aud J. L. Humph les
and Mrs. {. NJ. Daggett, captains. The
first meeting viii be held on Monday
evening, at which time a prize will be
awarded the victor.
4 grand ice cream festival will come
of al Ihe courf nOase 90 }. eqAesgsy
evening, f1r TIE i.sEeiit q the Rrssi:T
tsrisH church. a ,igay aIa ffsiiFGii
time is anticipated =. "FASp-
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THE LOUISIANA PACIFIC AND THE
/, CITY OF DALLAS.

From brief notice i'm the New Or
leans Picayune of recent date, which
we republish in this issue, it will be
seen that there has been an Organiza-
| ton, or reorganization, of what
| is now called the Louisiana Pacific
Railway company. Whether this is
some of the old companies under n
new name, or an entirely new organi-
cation, we are not informed. Neither
do we learn anything as to the route to
be followed, or the objective point,
Texas-ward, to be reached. We think,
however, that the bestinterssts of New
Orleans requires that this new company
shall hold aloof from any entangling
alliances with the old organizations,
which have SO long deluded the people
of two states with their frequently re-
newed and always broken promises.
These things have been so often re-
peated that the people, most interested,
have lost all faith in congratulations"
A new company, with new men mt Its
head, would give them much more
confidence.
In the list of directors we
recognize the names of some of the
most substantial and reliable business
men of New OrleGn9. Such men as
S. II. Kennedy, Lonis Schneider and
John Phelps are guarantee that some
thing better is contemplated than
gigantic swindle, such as was perpe-
trated upon the people of Louisiana by
the manipulators of the Mobile, New
0rleaps and Texas Railway company.
They mean business, and that business
~ to place New Orleans and Texas in
at the earliest time
possible, and by the route which will
contribute most TO the prosperity of
the two states. Not that they will be
actuated by any sentimental benevo-
lence toward us, but in order to make
the road paying one to New Orleans,
it must tap that portion of Texas
which would pay her the heaviest
tribute. A glance at the nap will
enable any one at al familiar with
the resources of Texas and of sonth-
western Louisiana, to appreciate the
enormous superiority of n route from
Kew Orleans to Yermillionville,
thence TO Dallas Uia Palestine. The
lumber FROM the forests of long leaf
pine, equalto that Of FloIida,w which the
road would traverse, all the way rom
Abbeville, Louisiana, 10 Palestine, Tex
as, would alone furnish heavy traffic
both ways while Southern Texas, now
s'iti.oa. railway facilities, would become
wholly dependent upon New Orleans.
AZ Palestine il would make connection
with the Internationaland Great No.
bern rsailrt al, and thus establish BUSH
less fetlaions with the great cotton,
tide, cattle ans wpol producing regions
Southwestern and Western
Texas. At Dallas it would reach
he heart 81 ple finest wheat
eeion in the United states. and cot
on country which is not surpassed by |
ny ;sortion Of the state. Here New q
l1eans, besi,ier having whatever prof {
si3e could dsiige FsiY tie trade Of
orilsesa Texas would he PLACED "
sSita knnssas, western :
Iissouri aud Colorado, BY q shorter y
ne than Is possible by any existing ?
,uts and when the Texas and Pacific p
AL have been completed to San Il
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WE had n pleasant visit yester-
day from Mr.. J. w. Lawrence,
the entcrprislng founder of the
llourlshingt own Of that name,
twenty-siX miles east of Dallas,
ON the Texas and Pacific railroad. Mr..
Lawrence informs us that the people
of his embryo city sire finding good
water, at depth of from thirty-live to
forty feet, and that the town now has
over six hundred inhabitants. Parties
aud families are arriving every few
days TO settle, either IN the town, as
merchants, mechanics or professional
men, or in the immediate vicinity as
farmers. These immigrants are hard
working and thrifty citizens, and are
mostly from the northwest, and largely
from MICHIGAN. More than 100000
have been paid out by these immi-
grants for lands in Kaufman county.
The success of this enterprise shows
what can be accomplished by pluck and
energy. Texas would be the richer, by
many millions, for few score of such
men as Messrs. Lawrence and Francis.
We wish them much success.
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ireeo, which soonef M later " must
be, N h NJ this point that New Oflenns
would nfm her nearest connection
with ibis great lfnns.omiilnental lliof'
ouehhfe, aud receive her share ~ the
rich trade with Chlnn and Japan and
the Pacific slope, ~ which she h
nov practically deprived. This lot
consideration inay not seem aprosslng
one, IA to time, nor Dallas MI essential
point, nj which 10 form connection
with the Texas and Pacific, but the In
iluences which tie existence Of n rail-
road directly from this point Ia New
Orleans, would have In restoring Ia
her the trade Of southeastern and
northern Texas, now wholly lost, can
not be overestlmated.
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y Dp., M Ontiino. have sualfnded,
with liabilities Estimated M 'Olp,GO
. pAm.. juno W. fluo mfhblalip Of
. luflH to-day lHld iho foundation siune
0fn new rllurli Uu the lioirils uf Mont
/ NWfifp, dedicated ~ The nrrod heat
uf Jt4uA Tie rrfouiunlog we're aul.
cmu aud Imposing, The lhtung iu-
/ lulgHd la frequent cries NJ 'llOrE live
Pope Plus" Many Of ranR were pres.
I put.
. baltimore, June lit h Officially
announced that tho railroad war h
ended.
AgrsTA, Ga, June l7-Thc lhcr.
mumptCr N ninety-siX degrees la the
shatlr. To-day severe wind storm
passed over the city, uprUuting trees
aud tearing down sigas, No serious
damage was done In this city.
PHILADELPHIA, June ia bureau
for Internal improvements submitted
10y the Mobile board of trade, was In
deilnitely postponed. The Mississippi
levees, submitted by the chamber of
commerce OF New Orleans, was also
indefinitely postponed.
BOsT0N, June 1.-THE Union Vol
unteers, under General Banks, pre-
scented reglmental colOrs 10 the liltl
Maryland. Seventy Thousand stran-
gers are here. southern soldiers have
the lions share of hospitality.
COLUMBUS, June 1.-THE Indications
are that Governor Allen will he nomi-
mated by reclamation.
DUBLIN, June 1.-THE gentlemen
composing the American Team have
been elected honorary members of the
clubs.
ROME, June l7.-Garihaldis hill for
the Improvement of the Tibcr has
passed.
PARIS, June II. - The assembly
passed the university education bill by
n majority of iifty-four votes. An
by NJ. Paris was adopted,
that degrees be awarded bya
board of examiners, to consist of half
of state and half of free professors.
This is regarded as II victory for the
ultramontanes, rs free professors are
are clerical.
LONDON, June 1.-THE Times says
the French university education hill,
as amended, makes changes of i'm
mcnse Importance. II gives the death
blow to II system of educational dcspo-
skcpticul body have hitherto shaped The
higher teaching of young men who
filled the professions and made the
laws Of the country.
LONDON, June l7.-Malcom, Hudson
Il Co., Japan merchants, No. 8 Crosby
square, and Anihal, Gonzales " Co.,
No. 80 paImerston build
ing, have failed. 1t is believed their
liabilities are not heavy. Their failure
was caused by the suspension of Alex
ander Collier Co.
HALIFAX, June 1.-THE steamer
Virgo, ashore at st. Pierre, went to
pieces Tuesday.
The captain of Il vessel at Cape Cnnsc
spoke the schooner Treasure, the cap.
tain of which reported two Of his
Curirs a.d lDur men absent tor forty
eight hOurs. They we're probably lost,
as the weather wu- rou"h
ST.. Lcrls, ,lu:,e II rh!ladclphiasy
f. st. Louis, D.
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anrrrrx,. rnon KArgr,v.

The following dispatch explains
itself. TnB DALLAS HERALD. fcr it-sli
and for tie "Qneen City of Notiis
Texas heartily returns the greeting
from kaufman. and from fri-n,l som
crly, and congraiHlates them upon the
soniplciion of the telegrapl1e iige 10
Z last fiourishing city.
3 peeiai dispatch 10 The Datiss .iafglo-I
kauFxRN, June l6.-kaajsNsa sends
Kind greetings "a TIE DAIA.ss iInl,-
AID. andtotle a. City, 81 SoT<a
Texas. The telegraph u fixed, TACT
i,Vhen Tie railroad taps Kaufman Dal-
- D,ust Hook o. her ianrels.
CHoATE sONEEBT.
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Wrmbllah rts mofolf
NJ iIn fbN.fmnn NJ y e, tho oll
.''uIto committee ao Democratic
(" rmniy cOr " uallns county,
'n llIH'lly o. .yculIun, t0 lo held
1Uiahr tOir I'd ofjuly nosL
'ndr .Ion NJ Judge llord IL rlRht
b ,opo, under the circumstances,
twhcn the county convention meets
here on the 8d ~ July, II viii be, we
hope, tn declare that It II MT tile policy
of the democracy Of Dallas county to
. make u nomination, IN answer TO the
q request Of the convention held at Lam
caster. lf1arant county had made u
suitable nomination, Dallas might
. have nominated the third candidate,
: with propricty. But as they thought
Iropcr To make choice Of u candidate
wholly incompetent for the position,
}. the democrats Of Dallas, rs they arc
: not in am rag bG,md to make Il nomi'
nation, cannot with self respect, and
due regard TO their duty rs citizens, as
sist in eecting candidate whose I'M
% fitness, mental and physical, Is noto
., rious.
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NFssRs WARB. DEWEY g. Co, Il as
SAID. isue<ssF the Galveston News
with a sui scr Ills, % @yseeggi pf phst
papers Revelations in regard 10 the
penitentiary. They should remember
the fate of D0gberry" Morrill,.
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Austin Statesman: arrangements
are now being made for an immense
Indian scout Of both cavalry and in
fantry, the starting point OF which viii
b. Fort concho. Commissary, forage
aud ofciBao.e supplies are being sent
10 FDft CsBch0 frdbi filis e.Ags'
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JOHN McMANrs, Esq, of Reading,
Pennsylvania, ppe Ct tho most promi-
nent capitalists and iron masters OF
that state, and lately the president of
the California and Texas construction
company, died recently and was buried
with distinguished honors. His death
Is . serious loss to the financial world,
as yeB az ihe iron interest.
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The Maryland primary elections
Indicate that Hon. John Lee Carroll, a
jatreGdant Of Charles Carroll, 0f Car
rtlitoE, aad bne Of the ablest and best
lien id the state, Esdi be liz next gov
ernor Of that state.
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DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.

Conventions ought to be the unvary-
ing policy of the Texas democra ~ I'M
til the necessity for them, rs n party
measure, has passed away, let that be
soon or late Tyler Democrat.
Precisely and when either one of
the three counties composing the Ty-
Ter district shall poll vote, SOLITARY
and alone" more than the combined
republican ballots in the counties of
Smith, Upshur and Camp, will not that
time have been reached in the sixth dis
trict 4? Fortunately for the Dallas dis
trict this semi-millennium political
season is at hand, the vote in thelast
gubernatorial election standing:
Counties. Coke. Davis
Ellis. ,52S l22
,S2U LBS
Dallas ...2,O2s 330
Total .... ...................."..--5,37G 6S6
The preponderance of the demOc-
racy, in each and every county, hay-
ing settled beyond all peradventure
the political complexion of the Dallas
district, The HERALD favored, and
still advocates, an open field and free
race as the best and only method of
polling the full vote of the democracy
for the constitutional convention. Con-
fident that none but able, good and
true men can be returned from the
twentieth district, The HERALD turns
its whole attention to the state ques-
ton, and strives for full vote, to the
end that the majority for the constitu-
tional convention should be the heav-
lest vote ever poIled IN the twentieth
district.
The nomination of candidates would
emasculate our strength, for being tan
tamount to an election, that interest
and incentive prerequisite to u full
vote would be dormant. The demo-
cratic vote 0f our district is not less
than eight thOqsapd. That vote, THE
HERALD believes, can only be
recured through the interest ey.
cited by the personal prefer
ences for the various candidates
offering in the different counties and
that vote, at the risk of being read out
of the party, The HERALD desires to
see pOlIed for the constitutional con-
vention.
We have often said, and again se-
peat, for the benefit of the Tyler DEM
ocrat, that our course in this matter
has had no reference to the idea that
constitutional convention, composed
of members nominated by democratic
district conventions, would necessarily |
frame partisan constitution. We
entertain no such fear. our opposition
to a nominating convention, in this
district, was purely local, and grew
out of the fact, that with a democratic
majority Of at least six thousand five
hundred, we tllonght the fairest method
Of choice was 10 let the people, with
out dictation, go to the polls and de-
posit their ballots. The case would
have been entirely different had our
lesaoeratic majority been so small
bat any division of the democratic
vote might cause The election of a rad
cal. m thAf case We should taye been
y warm an advocate OF & nonit Mating
as the Tyler Denioefat.
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JALLAs, AS.
SATURDAY MORNING JUNE 10.
DALLAS County Democratic Convention.
ru Me nenloelacu Of Dnnn comLM

rs ne Democracy Of Duilas ComH
FELLOW. CITIZENS -You are requested to
meet NJ your respective voting precincts ON
Saturday, the 2Gth day OF June a, u, DO
aud select delegates 10 represent you ia u
democratic convention to be held NJ the city
of Dallas, on Saturday, the 3d day of July
a. u. 1915. for the purpose OF nominating u
u candidate for delegate to the constitutions
convention. our sister counties have nlr'ndy
held their county conventions, anu lhIuuSH
the district convention, NJ l!ahcuAlef'o on tlle
10Th Instant, have presented candidates i"r
the counties of Ellis ana Tarraul' ana
pledged themselves and their constituency
10 support whoever may be presented ny INC
democracy of Dallas county MS their choice.
the interest of the country ana lhc I'M
pOrtnnce of the work before Inc colSlllu-
ilOnnl convention demand that our district
should be united and harmonious, ana mat
each of the great counties composing The
district should he represented by the uvi'HhI''
of its choice. Whatever may have been our
views heretofore, II is now apparent 10 me
that there IL u necessity for the nOlninhliou
of u delegate to represent you IN tht consul
tutioual convention. The whole number Of
delegates To the county conventions, based
on the democratic vote AT the last general
election, will be eighty apportiOncd among
the several election precincts, rs follows:
Precinct No. l-Court house ten delegates
Precinct No. 2-IAncaSter; eight delegates.
Precinct No. 3-Lisbon; 1--WE delegates.
Precinct No. 1-FRrmeIs' Branch hNo del
Precinct No. 5-Scyene; nine delegates.
Precinct No. G--Pointor ~ Shields ware
house, Dnllus; six delegates.
Precinct No, 7-BuCkhorp corner; SIX dele
gates.
Precinct No. S-Ioung's warehouse, Dallas;
three delegates.
Precinct No. 0-Cedar Hill; three dele
gates.
Precinct No. lO--Fivc Mile church; four
delegates.
Precinct No. ll--Valley church; one dele
gate.
proclnc, No. II -Shuliz school house; two
delegates.
gates.
Precinct No. li-pleasant Valley; two
delegates.
Precinct No. lj-Page's shop; two dele
gates.
Precinct No. lG- -lIaught's store; three dele
gates.
Precinct No. l7--Hutchins; two delegates.
Fcllow-cilizens, earnestly urge upon you
TO Turn out ut yOur respective voting pre-
cincts on the 9th instant, and send up your
delegates, and let the action of the conNeh-
tion Of the 30 of July speak your will and
meet the approval Of every democrat in The
county. Rally to your standard now, ana
select the man OF your own choice.
w. II. HORD,
Chairman Democratic Central Committee
Dallas county.
Dallas, June IL, 1879.
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Hon. Tom Green Davidson, a lril
liant young member Of the Texas bar
dssd il Washington c0snty o. Easas :
sis, 4 few days ago. r.I