The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-02

just compromised a suit growing out
of the defalcation OF its former Presi-
dent, Schell, by paying bonds to the
amount Of $4,000, and costs amount
ing to $4,000.
Special dispatches and returns to the
st. Louis Times from neighboring
counties In western Missouri, indicate
an almost unanimous vote for the con.
stitution.
Eighteea hundred Turkish troops
We're defeated while attacking strong
insurgent position near Subj, the for
mer losing one hundred killed and the
latter twenty in killed and wounded.
The new fall schedule of time on the
Toledo, Wabash and Western, which
went into effect Sunday, shortens the
time on their train connecting with
the fast United States mail west bound
two and half hours.
a terrible storm of wind and rain
passed over Little Rock aud surround
ing country about dark Saturday, pros.
trating the telegraph wires in every
direction. Several houses were UNI
rooted in the city, the state among the
number.
The boiler of n locomotive attached
to a general train on the Lehigh Val
ley railroad, exploded yesterday, kill.
Ing the engineer and two brakesmen,
injuring about twenty others, and
throwing the entire train OIL the track.
The statement shows decrease OF
the debt during the month of October
OF S4,OG9,Ol5; currency balance, So.
1911; commercial balance, $780,
$3.50. The Secretary of the Treasury
has issued call for the redemption of
five million coupons and five million
registered of 1864.
A special from Virginia City says the
Gould q Curry commenced hosting
ore Saturday from the Consolidated
Virginia, and will hoist two hundred
tons per day. The people are recover
ing their spirits and the burnt district
is being dotted with buildings.
A telegram from Victoria, British |
Columbia, says the election In the
province resulted in favor of the oppo-
sition returning fourteen members, in
dependents six and government five.
Nine of the seats filled by ministerial |
lists in the late house have been won
by the opposition.
A Madrid dispatch says ON the
of the Epoca that the Span.
ish Cabinet recently discussed its reply |
to the Washington note, doubtless re-
fers to n summary of unsettled ques-
tons between Spain and the United
States submitted by Minister Cushing,
but involving new points of con-
troversy.
Advices from Palmasto state that
Liberian force, nine hundred strong,
attacked several native village, but
were repulsed and compelled to retire,
losing three pieces of artillery and
twenty-four in killed and wounded.
The disturbance springs from recent
Liberian law prohibiting direct trade
between foreigners and natives.
Very extensive and destructive prai-
rie fires are raging in southeastern
along the line OF the Fort
Scott road. AT one place in Cherokee
county the ties on three miles of the
track were burnt. The fire caught
from the locomotive, and the fires at
last reports had swept over miles Of
destroying houses, fences and
crops.
The Cheyenne Indians are reported
rs having defeated the troops at Fort
Hays. They fought the troops from
behind sand banks all day, and made
good their escape at night They nave
proved themselves hard fighters, and
he Commissioner ofthe Indian Bureau
considers it is ofgreat Importance that
hey should be thoroughly whipped
md subjected.
Violent hail and rain storms pre-
JAILED all over the North last Friday.
from various points in Illi-
lois, Michigan, Ohio, Nebraska, Iowa,
Missouri, and Utah, all give accounts
If great damage In all those States;
,ome saying that hail stones as large
len's eggs had fallen. At Des Moins,
md Savings City, Iowa, Omaha, Ne
and Salt Lake, very severe
now storms prevail.
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