The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-01

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laws sun sOnD lonfa nfc lpli ns the
whereabouts Of the rnidrrl, WHO luvo
crossed rom Mexico, Inns not been ns-
cofinined.
OMAHA, Neb, April 2s.-'rho river
still continues 10 rise here. II n now
seventeen feet eight Inches above low
winter mark. Everything on the bot
toms of both sides Of the river ARE sur
rounded by or In floating water. No
damage of consequence has happened
10 the approaches 10 the bridge. The
river IL reported falling above u little.
The steamer MeadgOt under the bridge
and went up yesterday.
The track of the burlington and Mis-
souri, railroad, In Nebraska, IL flooded
eight miles below the city. They are
transferring passengers with but little
delay. The Union Pacific railroad have
been obliged to run all of their engines
out of the round house. The tracks be-
tween the shops and depot are covered
with water Two trains, in this even
ing from the west, brought four hum
drcd delayed passengers, and the trains
tomorrow bringing three hundred and
fifty more, will clear the road OF delay
ed east-bound passengers. All the west
bound passengers were sent from here
to-day. The officers expect the road
will be cleared of delayed passengers
Thursday night. The track ut Green
river is not yet cleared, but large
force of men are ut work, and 1t Is eX-
pected the entire length of the line
will he in good running order by
Thursday. General George Crook
arrived here from Arizona this even
ing.
LITTLE Rock, April 2S.-A six-year
old boy was run over by the Fort Smith
train opposite this city, and killed.
The eX-federal and eX-confederate
soldiers of this city have issued Il joint
call for the decoration of graves of all
soldiers who fell in the late war.
Among other eX-feueral soldiers who
signed the call are Senator Powell Clay
ton, United States Marshal Torrans
and United States Collector John
BROKER.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April 2S.-Thc
News and Courier libel trial ended IT,
day in the disagreement of the jury,
after being locked up twenty-four
hours. 1t is understood that eleven
Jurors were for acquittal and one for
conviction.
There are seven other indictments
against the proprietors of the paper,
but the court announced that no more
would be tried this term. The failure
to convict is generally regarded rs the
end of the prosecution.
BOSTON, April 2S.-The Metropolis,
overdue from Bermuda, seen on April
18th. Her head foremost was gone.
She was sailing slowly, but did not
signal for assistance. There was Il
heavy gale the next day after she was
seen.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 2S.-Plan-
ters are complaining greatly of an UNI
precedented destruction of mules, hOr-
SEES and cattle by the buffalo gnat. 1t
is estimated that, within the past ten
days, one hundred thousand dollars
worth of stock has been killed ny them
within radius of one hundred miles,
taking this city as the center of the
circle.
LOUISVILLE, April 2S.-Preparations
for the first meeting over the jockey
club course, which begins May II, next,
are completed, and the weeks races
promise TO be the most brilliant ever
beheld in the west. The unprecedent-
ed number of two hundred and twenty
eight entries have already been made,
and it is ascertained that more than
that number of horses will contest du-
ring the week, The value of purses
and stakes to be offered will aggregate
about $4,000. The two great events of
the week will be the Kentucky Derby,
I /, fa ,.,l, Il, al,
are forty-two entries, and the
day, Ballankeel, and Vandalite,
Excel, Big Fellow, Arizona and Elk
horn being among the entries. The
tack has been pru%en by experiment
| to be one of the fastest in the country,
expected.
A special dispatch to the Courier
Journal says NJ. G. johnson, attorney
for the commonwealth, VS.. Thomas g.
Jones, clerk of the court of appeals, to-
day, filed petition for Il rehearing of
the case recently decided by that court
against the state. Should the petition
be overruled, Governor Leslie will
probably withdraw his proclamation
ordering new election for the court of
appeals.
DR.. John Bull, proprietor and maker
of the well-knOwn patent medicines,
by which he had amassed a very large
fortune, died suddenly to-day, at his
residence in this city, of congestion of
the brain.
New ORLEANS, April Ex-Governor
Kellogg to-day instructed the attorney
general to institute suit against Audi
tor Clinton and his sureties, stating
that though the senate had failed to
act on the charges preferred by the
house of representatives, he deemed it
right that an immediate and thorough
investigation should be had of any al
legged malfeasance on the part of the
auditor.
Fort WORTH, April 29.-Our little
village was startled yesterday evening
by the report that a young lady had
committed suicide. Upon inquiry, it
was ascertained that Miss Augusta
Marshall, daughter of DIR. Marshall,
had taken dose of strychnine, from
the effects of which she died in a few
minutes.
Miss M. was well known and re-
spected by the entire community, and
her death has cast gloom over our
village. No cause is assigned for the
unfortunate act. PAX"
MEMPHIS, April 29.-Complaints are
pouring in from all the surrounding
counties of the fearful destruction of
horses and mules by buffalo gnats.
Many small planters, especially colored
ones, are ruined by having their only
horses and mules killed and being I'M
able to replace them ut the time when
they are 50 badly needed. The Ledger
PUBLISHED letter from planter near
Macon, in Fayette county, which says
not less than two hundred horses and
mules have died during the past three
days within ten miles of this place.
Dan Wright, negro, attempted to
violate widow lady to-day. Her
cries attracted her son, when Wright
fled. He was subsequently captured
and hanged.
NEW CLEANS, April 29.-The state
of Louisiana, represented by A. p.
Field, attorney general, upon informa-
ton of John &. Moncure, has filed a
petition in the superior district court,
that Antoine Dubuclet is
now occupying and holding the office
of state treasurer under an illegal COM
mission that said Moncure was elect
ed treasurer and is legally entitled to
said office that said Moncure received
thousand eight hundred