The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

THE Pioneers of Dallas county
will meet at or near this city on the
18th of July next.
REV. T. J. DRANEs, reports that
the fifty thousand dollars, necessary
for the building Of the college in
this city, has been raised.
IT is said Shacknasty Jim's name
originally was O'Shaughnessy which
implies, according to the New Orleans
Bulletin, that his parents were born in
France.
THE members of the Fifth Maryland
Regiment ARE about equally divided
Federal and Confederate. Several of
the privates were field officers in one
or other of the armies during the late
war. -....
The New York Sun thinks it would
be a splendid thing if Queen Victoria
could be induced to come over to the
Centennial. She would certainly at
tract a larger crowd than anything else
in the exhibition.
A COMMUNICATION from our County
Representative, Hon. John III. Coch-
ran, is received, and was intended for
publication to-day, hut was unavoda-
bly, crowded out. 1t will appear in
few days.
Mr.. J. II. GooDLET, late n MGR
chant of Acton, Hood county, died
at Denver, Colorado, on the 9th
instant, of pulmonary consumption.
He leaves wife and two children
in Hood county.
THAT retired politician, General But
Ter, is going into the stocking manu-
featuring business, having bought,
jointly with Colonel Il. c. Bailey, II
mill privilege on the Contoocook river,
with the intention of starting n stock
ing mill and knit factory.
THE HERALD has received copy of
the "Report of the Commission APP
pointed by the Governor of Texas,
April 10, 1875, to investigate the al
legged Encouragement and cruel treat
ment of the coDvicts." We have not
had time to read it, but shall examine
it at an early day.
In THE HERALD to-day is published
the Report of President Calder, of the
assets, liabilities, present status and
future prospects of the Dallas and
Wichita Railway Company. 1t pre-
sents very favorable and encouraging
condition, and our citizens should
read it.
A PRE- occurred at Sherman on
Sunday night, in the wholesale gro
Gerry Of McCamant & Co., corner of
Travis and Jones streets, but by the
timely efforts of citizens it was cx-
tinguished, with the loss of about
fifteen hundred dollars in groceries
and damage to buildings.
ATTENTION is called to the an
nouncement of Hon. j. w. Ferris, as
candidate for delegate in the Constitu-
tional Convention from this (the 2Oth)
Senatorial District. Judge Ferris is
one of the ablest of our lawyers, is an
old citizen of Texas, and if elected, as
he is sure to be, will be one Of the
most useful members of that body.
We most cordially commend the Judge
TO the voters of the District.
THE HERALD is requested by
John H. lie Teller, Grand Scribe,
to give notice that the Grand Coun-
Gil of United Friends of Temperance
will meet at Bryan, Brazos county,
on Wednesday, July z, at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ. The International and Great
Northern and the Houston and Tex
MS Central railroads will pass dele
gates over their roads at reduced
rates.
TIE Waxahachle Herald says that l
there ssa movement on foot for the :
purchase of Marvin College, in that 9
place, by DIR. N. B. Franklin, of this c
city, and adds: "Should the ar G
raDgements be contaminated, DIR. a
franklin will at once put the build +
ng in thorough repair, ana by the Il
irst of September, will open an ex s
client institution of learning" DIR. n
:. is gentleman of large expert a
nee ne an instructor of yOnth, Of Fl
borough education, and, we doubt d
ct, will make The COllege.one of Of
be best in the country. a