The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-17

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preparations for crop planting are i've
prr cont In advanced conditions ~
compared with the spiug Of 1871. The
increase Of acreage 10y new cleared
lands is three per cent over 1874. lhr
prospective decrease IN the acreage III
colt II planting from that Of 1874 Is cs-
timulcd 10 Ice five and iOur-iilihS per
cent. liubprers ARE accepting of work
with nlncrity, thirty--iX per cent he
ing paid for wages, iOrty-ilvC per cent
for shares of crop, aud nineteen per
cent Tor renting lands. The general
tone of compensation To labOrers indi-
Gates decline Of about fifteen per cent
rs compared with the past two seasons.
There Is indicated IN increase OF acre
aye In small grains OvCr the average oi
the past two seasons of si%ty.cipht per
cent, There IL II prospective increase
of acreage IN corn planting over the
average Of the past two seasons oi
twelve per cent.
RosToN, April l2.-Thc follow ing IL
the programme of the presidential pro-
gress. Arrangements have been 50
far completed that with II considerable
degree Of certainty Of his movements
his visit Ia Massachusetts, 10 partici-
pate in the centennial celebration nj
Lexington and Concord can he AN
nounrrd. The president, accompanied
10y all of the members oi the cabinet,
with the exception of Secretary Fish,
will leave New York Friday morning
of next week in II special train under
the direction of thepOs;mastcr general.
at the state line he will be met 10y
state officials and welcomed as tue
guest of the commonwealth arriving
here Friday evening.
The executive party will proceed to
the Revere house, where apartments
have been secured for them. On Sat
urday morning visit will he made to
Beacon park and upon returning will
pay his respects to the governor Al
half past two O'Clock the president
will call upon the Massachusetts, club,
and ut half past three o'clock Il train
will take the president to Concord, for
which place lie will leave at II late
hour in the evening. He Is expected
to pass Sunday in Concord, returning
to Boston in the afternoon. On Mon
day morning the party will leave by
special train for Lexington. AT 1894
=. II. precisely the president will leave
for Concord and return in the evening
I to Lexington, where ! u Viii hold Il
levee.
OKMuLKEE, Creek Nation, IT.. r.
The most terrific and fearful storm
that has ever been known in this lati-
tude passed over this portion of the In
dian territory last week, The rain fell
as though the clouds had parted and a
water-spout broken over the land.
The north fork of the Canadian river
overlooked its hanks for II width Gl
two miles, and the water raised the
streams nine feet in an hour Much
damage was done and many cattle
were lost. Captain Roberts was caught
with fine flock of merino sheep on
the banks of the stream. The captain
was asleep in his tent, and was awak-
ened by the water lunnlnR into the
bed. He had just time to escape with
his life by wading up to his armpits.
He lost two thousand fine ewes, they
being unable to get ont of the corral.
The loss will reach fifteen thousand.
Many young lambs were lost. Captain
!. Roberts came here last fall from
Illinois with Il flock of three thousand
four hundred sheep.
FORT MONROE, April l2.-tieneral
w. i. Barry, commander of the city
school, while returning from Il drive
to-day, in company with his daughter
LibUie, met with II painful accident.
AS they entered the fort some of the
coupling gave way, the team became
frightened and started to run, dasbing
the general and his daughter over the
dash hoard. Miss Barry was severely
injured about the face, and the gen
eral was knocked senseless. Forum
ately no bones were broken ana both
are now doing well.
SOUTH ADAMS, Mass, April r.
The hoiler in the Bingham mill ex-
ploded to-day, killing three persons. .
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April l2.-An-
other detachment of the first regiment
has gone to Hazleton. There is no
prospect of the troops being recalled.
WORCESTER, Mass, Aptil ia
grocery store, with Mrs. DiEsmOre and
her aged father, were burned to-day.
/ HARRISBURG, April l2.-The adju-
tant general of the state militia reports
that though there is 10 immediate
danger of turbulence, it would not he
well to withdraw the troops.
( Gov ernor Hartranft will not with
draw the troops until the danger disap-
pears.
A dispatch from Haaeltpn says the
flooding of the mines continues, and
inculculabe damage is resulting. The
fire still RACES in the Stockton mine,
which can only he extinguished by
water, which will wash the adjoining
mines.
NEW York, April 12.-The coroner's
from an overdose of morphine, while
iaboring temporarily under alteration
of mind.
ToitIhE~S AIDNhO(., hpiil - hS
bark Il. III. Warrington, from the West
Indies for New York, has arrived in
the roads. She lost her sails, her cargo
shifted and she is leaking.
KANSAS CRY, April l2.-The Black
Hills excitement has reached this city.
Colonel G. G. Carpenter, the celebrated
commander of the Jesse scouts during
the late var, will start next week with
a party of one thousand men, who
come from all parts of Missouri, Hi
nois and Kansas. They go by rail to
Cheyenne, aud thence 10y wagons to the
mining districts.
BALTIMORE, April l2.-Six persons
were blown to the pavement to-day Icy
the explosion of barrel of oil in the
cellar of small grocery which was
burning. All were burned severely,
but not fatally. Some of them had
hair and clothes nearly burned of.
GENERAL FRANCIS +. SPINNER, who
has just resigned his position rs treas
urer of the United states, wrote pri-
waite letter TO Mr.. Ellis Ii. Roberts, in
1874, declining to profit Ivy a suggestion
of the Utica Herald that the public
subscribe To fund which should raise