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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09
SUPPLEMENTAL TAXATION.

I earnestly invite your attention to
the outline of bill for raising revenue
by taxing spurious liquors, which ac~
conlpanied my last annual message. 1t
will be found that tax OF thirty cents
on the gallon, tax Of less than half a
cent on every glass of spirits consumed
within the State, Will 'yield revenue of
three-quarters of million of dollars,
will coverany possible deficiency in the
treasury, will solve the financial pro.
blem and restore the public credit by
insuring the punctnal payment Of in
terest on the debt The plan of a
stamp tax on liquors in bulk is demon
strated to bepracticable by the saccess-
full experience of the Federal govern
ment and it will be found that the
trouble can be effectually prevented
which some suppose would arise in the
matter Of exporting and transporting
liquors from and through the State.
No tax less burthens the useful indus
tries or is so easily and accomplishing
~ paid, or is less felt by all classes of the
people than a tax on st;mulants and mar.
cotics. Concurring in none of the pro-
hibition theories or yagaries ofthe day;
believing in no such abstinence Or tenn.
perance as results from legal compul.
sion, | nevertheless insist that the pres.
ent comparative exemption of spiritu-
Gus liquors IS an unwise and unjust.
discrimination against other subjects OF
taxation. 1t is this particular subject
which, does most to create and eompaE-
ativcly least to defray the charges of
government. It fills (lhe penitentiary
and jaiIs, tile luuatie asylums and aims
houses: it mnltiplies the courts; it
tearfully augments the whole -rnachin-
cry Of justice and swells tie list Of
criminal expenses. Shall it repair none
u the wrongs with which it scoGses
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

William M. Tweed, the notorious
''bo5s'' of the Tammany ring escaped
on Saturday from the custody Of a
warden of the Ludlow-street Jail, New
York, who had accompanied him to the
residence of Mrs. Tweed osteDsibly for
a brief visit. The Tammany chief left
the warden TO be entertained by his
son while he pretended to seek an in~
terview with his wife in another apart
ment. That was the last seen Of
Tweed by the warden. 1t is supposed
that some of his friends have placed
him on board OF steamtug which will
place him, if it has not already done so,
on vessel bound for a foreign coun
try. AS it is not positive whether any
Indictment for forgery has been found
against him, the question of his extra
lltion ~ an open one. The trial of the
SIS, coo 600 suit against Tweed was to
have been commenced last Monday. +.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

The democratic members of the
House of Representatives, at their
caucus IN Washington on Saturday
selected for the speakership Hon. NJ.
G. Kerr, of Indiana, Hon. g. M. Adams
for the clerkship, Mr.. J. G. Thompson,
of Ohio, for sergeant at~arms, Mr.. l..
II. Fitzhugh, of Texas, for doorkeeper,
Capt. J. Ii. Steuart, for postmaster,an and
Rev. J. L. Townsend, of Washington
CITY for the chaplaincy.
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ong the names mentioned i

Among the names mehtlohed IT CO u
nectlon with the U. S. Senatorshlp is that
of Hol,. J. II. Harris of this district. Mr.
Harris is an efficient representative and is
ever mindful OF the interests Of his con-
stituents. His promotion to the senate
would please his many warm friends in
this county. His claims have been warm
ly endorsed by the Old Commonwealth and
Puea Courier
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

The building in Wheeling in which
the Legislature of West Virginia was
holding its sessions, having been de-
stroyed by fire last week, the House of
Delegates now occupy the Court Room
and the Senate the old Billiard Room
of the Mcclure House.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

Mexican bandits are again raiding
into Southern California. A band,
supposed to be under the lead of Cha~
veg, lieutenant of the late notorious
Vasquez, recently plundered the store
of L. Goskell, at Campo, near the
Mexican line, wounding Gaskell pro-
badly mortally. and seriously wound
ing bis, brothers and others. The talk
about Mexican annexation, ha created
much uneasiness on the border.
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Circulars with further particulars may be Lad on ap
plication.
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The national committee Of fnlepen
.Ienet, including delegates from North.
western oranges, in session at Chicago,
propose TO nominate an independent
candidate for President of the United
States.
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2,7s1,t2o So

Showing the total debt proper in
Guiding principal and interest," to be 49, 295, 456 81
of which the sum of $2,7S1, O3O.53
bears no interest. The whole debt
proper, as assumed by the funding act,
was S30,478,74149 1t has since in
creased by the sum $2,8l6,7l5.42 by
reason of the accumulation of interest
arrears, and during the last four years
the average increase from this cause
has been $453,17s,s5 for each year.
I make no account of the third of the
original ante bellum debt, which was
by the terms of the funding bill con-
tract set apart and assigned for future
settlement with West Virginia. The
sum so assigned stands as 'West Viz
ginia's third" 1t is not part of the
existing debt of Virginia. Under the
term ofthe funding act, as acceded to
by creditors, and consequently forming
a contract between the State and the
parties so acceding, no liability can at.
tach to Virginia for the payment of the
third thus ssigned, except by virtue of
a settlement yet to. be contaminated.
1t is West Virginia's debt. How can
any settlement be reasonably conceived
to be possible which could impose on
Virginia the payment of West Vir-
ginta's debt? shall waste no words in
discussing a contingency which would
involve an incredible wrong to Vir-
ginia, and which, to say the most for
it, is now the remotest of all imagina
ble possibilities. I go further, and pro-
nounce it an obvious impossibiliy.
But as to the debt proper of Wiz,
GINA, which our predecessors newly
and expressly assumed by the terms of
the fanding act, our obligations ale
clear and pain. Even if it were con-
ceded that the Federal government, by
destroying the entity Of the original
State, became liable for the debt,never~
theless, by the terms of the funding act
and by the subsequent sealing and deS
livery 10 creditors of the bonds it
provided for, Virginia has assumed
new, independent and inviolable obi
cations for their payment. These
bonds constitute our debt, and in re
spect to their payment it Is due TO tho
honor and credit of the State, it is
demanded by every material interest Of
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ourpeople, that the voice Of the govern~
ment and of each Of its departments
shall give forth no uncertain sound.
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THE SECRET BALLOT.

Whether the revision of the constitus
ton just mentioned be complete or par
tial, I recommend that at least the
ancient and honest mode OF voting by
the living voice be substituted for the
secret ballot. 1t is understood that i
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Showing a decrease within the last
fiscal year, resulting from the
operations of the sinking fund
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CCRIBNER's MONTHLY FOR 1876

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attached amounting to. .$18, SS1 800
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-03
THE MISSOURI FLOOD.
Crops and Farm Property In
Spring River bottom Alone
Damaged One And II
Half Million of
Dollars.
Railroad and Pike Travel AL.
most ERtireIy Impeded.

ST. LOUIS, August 9. The rain con-
tinued through Saturday night and up
to noon yesterday. The mercury fell
to sixty degrees
-Four of the principal railroads run
ming east from this city are either
Hooded In places or damaged 80 that
trains cannot run, and most of the
railroads In this State are in similar
condition.
Up to last night the river had risen
three feet since Saturday night and
was still rising at the rate of two inches
per hour,
Accounts from the upper Misslssi D.
pl, Missouri and Illinois SAYS all The
rivers are rapidly rising, and all tribu-
tarics within two hundred miles of
here are greatly swollen, many OF them
pouring out in floods.
Dispatches from various parts of this
State report immense damage to crops
and farm property generally.
IN Spring river bottom alone the
damage suffered by the farmers Is esti.
mated mt one million five hundred
thousand dollars.
The Usage and Blackwater rivers are
higher than ever before known and,
in fact, oil steams in the State are at
flood hight, causing great destruction
of property.
Railroads are also suffering seriously
from washouts, loss of bridges and
overllowso of stracks, station houses, etc.
Trains on the various roads are badly
delayed or stopped entirely.
The turnpike roads are also being
washed away in places, and bridges
destroyed. Travel of all kinds Is inn
peded. Probably there was never so
widely extended damage by rain in
any State.
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TELEGRAPHLC
MIDNI0IIT DIsPATCHE
THE G. G.
The Herald's Special Dig
patches ErOnI the District.

FoRT WORTH, August I'm pre-
cinct No. /, $50 votes were cast for and
Sagainst the Convention. The vote
for delegates stands as follows; Oar
nell, 30G; Ferris, BOB Wallace, l07
Veal, IS; Mccoy, llG; Brown, IS ;
Goodnight, Al.
HUTCHINs, August 2.'-I4ancasier
and Hutchins precincts give Ferris,
1873; Veal, l73 Damell, 105; Mccoy,
40; Goodnight, 1902 !, Brown. 81.
ENNIS, August THE vote of this
precinct stands: Brown, l76; Ferris,
%; Veal so; Mccoy, 1872; Good
night, %; Darnell, 100; Wallace, IL.
For Convention, 1872; against, 2.
PALMER; Ellis county, August q
The following is the vote Of this pre-
cinct: Brown, So; Ferris, So; Mccoy,
lG; Goodnight, 10; Veal, 10; Wal
lace, 5.
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FOREIGN.
The Baker Case.

LONDON, August 2.-Colonel Baker
was found not guilty of attempting to
ravish the complainant, but guilty OF
an indecent assault, and was sent to
prison for twelve months and TO pay
fine of five hundred pounds; also to
pay the costs of prosecution.
Turkey and her Insurgents.
VIENNA, August 1.-The Presse says,
according to intelligence received from
the camps of the Herzgorin insurgents,
numbersE engagements have been
fought between the Turks and insur-
gents during the last three days. first,
along the bank of the river Narenta,
and subsequently at Kupa, Stalatz,
Neversique and Dienoraca.
The Turks reported three cannon
and eighty rifles in the hands Of the
Insurgents. Papoapaije has also risen
seven hundred Insurgents in Suma,
and intends occupying the road to Fri
bisque. The insurgents expect The IN
habitants of Suma, and the population
of the frontier on Montenegro, to join
them in a couple of days, and VIII
thus be enabled to seize Trebiquc.
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DOM ESTTC.
Galveston 10 send "a Military Organi-
zation 10 the centennial.

cation 10 the centennial.
GALVESTON, August 1.-The Calves
ton Artillery Company, the oldest mil
itary organization In the State, nave
decided to attend the Centennial at
Philadelphia, next July.
The Remains of Ex-Prcsident Johnson
ut Greenyillc.
MEMPHIS, August "A dispatch
saws the remains of eX-President john
SOP reached Greenville, Tennessee, on
the fist. The body was EMBODIED Ill
beautiful silk national flag, while Ia
one hand the great Tennesseean held
copy of the Constitution.
AZ work without the weavcrs.
FALL RIVER, August 1.-The woolen.
mills were started to-day. In most OF
them there were no weavers or spin
ners. At noon all but four mills In
the city stopped. Everything quiet
The Hope OF Avertipg an Overflow OF
the Mississippi DispeiIcd.
MfntpHIs, August 2.-Telegrams
from above last night, dispelled the
last hopes of averting an overflow. The
mercury feel rapidly last evening, ana
at six o'clock this morning, stood NJ
", which Is unprecedented in this lat
itude. Cotton on the ,uplands IL report
ed suffering from incessant storms, be-
Ing overrun by weeds.
Damaging Rains I'm Illinois and Iowa
CHICAGO, August Especial receive
ed this morning report heavy and
damaging rains IN prevailing In CEN
trail and northern Illinois and In parts
OF Iowa, during the past forty,eight
hours. The crops have been almost
entirely destroyed. Some lowlandss
and even the highlands have suffered
to n great extent. Railroads have been
washed out at some points, but no So
rlous accidents are reported.
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tilatlon, they found the emaciated
form OF Il rayiug maniac, who, It ap.
pears, has been kept In close cOntine-
ment without the knowledge of any OF
the nelghhors. The sisters OF the I'M.
fortunate woman, named Catharineand
Amanda TroXell, Were taken into Gus.
tody, and Mary, the victim, was re-
move to INSANE hospital.
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FORT WORTH.
TwOmDsy the Winner Of the
Foot Race-EXcItaMge
OF DNcatS.

Special Dispatch to The Dallas lIerald.l
FoRT WORTH, August 1.-The great
foot race was run to-day and won by
Twombly. Over twelve hundred dol
lars is said to have changed hands on
the result PAX.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
OFFICE OF THE DALLAS HERALD

OFFICE OF THE DALLAS HERALD
Gold, lOS@ll2. silver, lO5.
change--Domostlc, u per cent discount;
Silling II per cent premium. Foreign quo
tatOnS nominal.
Wheat, No, ., per bushcl, 81 %; No.3 S5c.
Oats, per bushol 31pi0c.
Corn, per bushel, In shuck, S0@9-c; sheled,
zoe.
Hay, baled, new crop, per ton, Sl2 0O@l4 90
loose do, So 0O@l0 20.
Potatoes, per bushel, 81 co.
Onions, per hushol. 75GIl co.
Barley, GlgO5c per bushol.
Bran, sll W per ton
Rye, 05@1Oc per bushel.
Hides, dry tint, per pound, heavy, l3hlli;
cry nint, per pound, light, SSlo green, 6Ge
Cotton-ordlnary, lOlsc; good ordinary,
HE; low mlddling, l23c; middling, l2Ac;
good middling, l354c.
Night Report.
NEW ORLEANS, August e.-Gold IFS. Sight
VI premium. Sterling SIS 81,
uotton--i)nly " bales sold. Nothing has
ranspired TO Indicate any quotable yaria-
ton in prices, but factors are disposed 10 no
more stringent on account OF reported over
flows and excessive rains. Quotations UNI
changed.
Cotton quiet. Sales 100 bales. Good ordi-
nary 70 strict good ordinary, llT@l21sc, low
middling strict low middling, i35Sc; mid
ding 10 strict middling, l4@liAc.
Receipts, 50 bales; no exports; stock, 81, 1857
bales
NEW York, August 2.--Cotton firm. Sales
$40 bales Mt l49s9l5c.
Consolidated net receipts SOL bales ex'
ports to Great Britain 1855 bales continent
100 bales.
Census returns show population of one
million and ffty thousand.
Net receipts, 2i5 bales; gross, Sl7 bales.
Money nctive, Mt ~ per cent. Sterling
quiet aud firm. Gold moderately active ut
ll2$s@ll2A. Governments dull and irregular;
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MISCELLANEOUS.
HOOKER FEMALE COLLEGE
Lexington, Ky.

Faculty able. Exiensiv6grounds. Excel.
lent buildings, 100 by 81 feet four stories,
containing ~ apartments-nice recitation;
ornamental, play and bath IoolnS; warmed
10y steam and lighted with gas. Only twn
young ladies occupy u rooul. Cost OF im-
proyements over Sl00,OJ0. FAN term COIN.
mences September H. 1873. For catalogues,
address j, NJ. HOOKER Prom
Jnly3ldfksiOt
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INTELLIGENCE OFFICE.

For the honoht OF employers and laborers
have opened an Intelligence ONCE 1T South.
east corner Of the square. Parties desiring
help or those Wishing employment Will do
well 10 give me u cali
july3ldtf q. NJ, HIl3nLER
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THE WEATHER,

For the South Atlantic and Gulf
States, partly cloudy and rising temp
erature, with, Southwest to Northwest
winds, and rising barometer.
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DOMESTIC.
Death ola Distinguished Divine.

UeRfh OF u Distinguished Divine.
BALTIMORE, August Rev. James
y. McCabe, of the Protestant Episco-
pal church, is dead, aged sixty-seven.
He was formally minister in the
Methodist Episcopal church.
The Rumored Drowning of An Excur-
sion Party unfouuded,
WASHINGTON, d. G., August 1.-The
distressing rumOr that the steamer
Lady Lake, out with an excursion par
ty had founded, is untrue. The vessel
Is safe here this morning.
Portions OF Cincinnati Three or Four
Feet Under water.
CINCINNATI, August "A dispatch
from Hamilton says the Miami Is out
of its banks. The winter is, IN the
western part Of the city, from three to
four feet high. No trains out last
night on either the Pan Handle, Gin
cinnati, Hamilton or Dayton roads.
Rains In Missouri, Indiana and Illinois
Greatly InIuring the Crops.
ST.. LOUIS, August 2.-Rain storms
are still continuing in this and every
other section OF the State, A large
quantity of rain also fell in adjoining
States, and aside from the damage done
to railroads, crops of all kinds have
sustained great injury.
Another Noble Effort 10 Save the Cred.
it of Duncan, sherman e. Co.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2.-Among the real
estate transfers reported rs having
been recorded In the Recorders Office
for this county are some fifty lots of
ground in different parts OF this city,
ranging from twenty-five to one hum
dred feet, from w. b. Duncan to Alex
auder Duncan, for the consideration OF
one dollar.
The wenvcr's strike.
FALL, RIVER, August 1.-The weav-
era held crowded mass meeting Sat
urlay night, where II was announced
Tint II the manufacturers could not
continue at present prices, and could
not shut down because II they did,
Rhode Island mills would take their
market, II was voted unanimously 10
take q vacation of one month commen-
cling August 2nd.
Another philadelphia Cruelty Case
PHILADELPHIA, August "A case
almost parallel t0the Herrlgues cruelty
case, which created 80 much excite
ment In this city some years since,
came to light to-day. The police from
information received, visited u house
on Melon street, and there, il an apart
ment reeking With filth and no ven
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The4allp Aerald
TUESDAY MORNING AUGUST 9.
RAILROAD TYSxG TAHLE.
Arrival and Departure Of Trains as
Dallas.
HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL.

HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL.
Arrives.
from the Sonth (mNil ana exprcSs). $40 u. IN
From the North (mail andexpre4S). 5:Sp. IN
From tho South, (aeeomSl hlatio1l $40 Il. IN
From the North, Recommendation 1915 a. IN
TEXAS AND PACIFIC.
Leaves. Arrives
Mail and EXpress......., 500 p. IN. 9S0p. IN
AcuommodatlOn."...... ESQ ". IN. g:ji u. m
through Ereight.",....l2a6 u. N. 1915 y. M