The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-03

A Liverpool dispatch says the new
Texas cotton class is much better than
the old, and the quotation average Is
one-sixteenth higher. 1t is thought
that Texas and Orleans quotations will
soon be identical.
Two severe shocks OF earthquake,
lasting forty-hve seconds, were felt at
Washington yesterday. The direction
was West of South. Atlanta and other
points in Georgia reported similar
shocks about the same time.
The adjourned session OF the General
Assembly of Arkansas, recommended
on the first instant. A quorum was
expected to be present in both houses
to-day, when the Governors message
would be delivered.
A Washington dispatch says the
new sloops of war Alert. Alliance, Is
sex, Ranger, Adams, Trenton, Huron
and Enterprise will soon be In service,
before the end of the year. The Tren-
ton is the only one launched, tut II Is
thought she will be done by the 18th of
December.
The Carleton Cotton and Wooden
mills, In Philadelphia, wore destroyed
on Sunday. The fine machinery, to-
gether with the stock of woolens, cot
tons and cloths were entirely destroy
ed. Loss estimated at Si50,000; fully
insured in Eastern and Foreign com
panies.
At Memphis in the field trial of dogs,
for the championship of America, the
first prize was awarded to Tom" the
property of G. w. Campbell, Of Col
umbia, Tenn; second to Nichelson's
" Harry" from the same kennel, and
the third to r. II. Bryson's I" Maude,"
the latter two residents of Memphis.
Pools on the result of the election
in Pennsylvania stands, on Hartranft's
majority in the State, $50 to S45 on l5,-
OO9 majority, 500 to $50 on $4,000; S25
to SIS that he viii lead his ticket in
the city; $40 even that Plolett will have
o majority outside of the city of Phila-
pelphla.
A special from Mostar to the Lon
don Times reports that members of
the consular commission for the settle
ment of the troubles In Herzegovina,
are unanimous in the opinion that the
Porte is incapable of pacifying the
country. Foreign intervention in
some form is believed to be indis-
pensable.
Aspirants for the Speakership are
working quietly but earnestly. Among
those most prominently spoken of are
Kerr of Indiana, Randall of Pennsyl-
vania, and Wood and Cox of New
York, Taylor of Ohio, and Knott of
Kentucky. The friends of Mr.. Kerr,
have very favorable news for him
from nearly all sections.
On the I'd of last July, the safe of the
National and Savings Bank, Winthrop,
Maine, was robbed by burglars of
ninety thousand dollars, mostly in
and railroad bonds. The
bank officers have received resti-
tuition of fifty thousand dollars of the
bonds for which they paid the reward
of ten thousand dollars.
News has been received of the Brit
ISL expedition to punish piratical ma
tives on Congo river for numbering
English soldiers. The entire squadron
on the west coast of Africa was an
chored and sent boats up the river.
Many villages were destroyed and a
large number of natives killed. The
British lost one man killed and six
wounded.
A special from Virginia City says the
amount of water in the Virginia, Cali
fornia, Ophir, Gould and Curry, Hale,
and Norcross or Savage reservoirs has
been stopped, in consequence of which
It caused the flood to exhaust itself;
that with the men and material now
at command they will be working in
thirty days, and the usual dividend
will be paid for the bullion already
turned and the surplus on hand.
A Terre Haute, Indiana, dispatch
says that James Martin got into an al
tercation with his sisters husband,
John Trader, by whom he was stabbed
fatally. He was then chased by Ira
der and Traders father and killed.
Mrs. Traders first husband, named
Andrew Miller, killed her father, who
was named Irwin, about three years
ago. Old Trader, last winter, while
shot this same son John,
and was imprisoned for 1t for some
time.
Judge Dillon, of the United States
Circuit Court, at DesMoines, Iowa, has
rendered decree of foreclosure
against the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
and Minnesota railroad, and its four
for the sum Of seven million
dollars, and orders the sale ofsaid road
at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, next month;
also. decree of foreclosure for four
:, ,,,,o of dollars apaiIst the Dayen-