The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-30
Unfortunate HIT S,aunch,

the engineer conductor aud head
brakcsmnn,
Unfortunate Iut Niaunch,
NEw York, July a. Trenton
banking company of rrenlOn, New
York, which lost one hundred aud NJ
~ thousand dollars by Jay Cookies
failure, will also loose ten thousand
dollars by the failure Of Duncan, Sher.
man n Go,
Crops Damaged by Hains IN indiana.
TERRE HAuTE, July 20, The heav-
lest rain for years occurred Tuesday.
Travel IL impcdcd 10y the washing Of
bridges and culverh. The Wabash IN
out Of lis banks, GrcAt damage has
been done TO the CROPS.
Louisiana Held Liable for the Lcvcc
Iiond Swindic by the Supreme Court
NEW ORLEANS, July 2a.-!'rhe STU
prCme Court Of Louisiana, sitting AZ
Monroe, yesterday passed on some OF
the important eases submitted to them
IN connection with the funding law.
They decide that acts number thirty
two ana one hundred aud fifteen, I'M
der which the bonds known rs the four
million and three million lcvee issues
were constitutional, Most OF these
bonds are held in Europe, over one
million dollars OF which have been re-
ceived In this city for finding. The
Funding Board are mundamused to
fund them. There remains one other
levee issue 10 be passed upon
Travel on the Missouri, Kansas ana
poxns Railroad stopped.
BONNEVILLE, July %. The track Of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail
road between this place and Sedalin
has been washed out for distance of
twelve miles. The track between the
points is useless.
Reported Assassination Of the chief Of
the Cb0ctaws.
ST.. LOUIS. July 20.-A special from
Springfield says II Is reported that
William p. Ross, the principal Chief
of the Choctaws and candidate for re-
election to the position, was assassi"
mated yesterday by party of Downing
men.
Republican Reporters Fishing for Kn
KIuX Outrages.
WAsHINGTON, July 20.-Attorney
General Pierrepont said yesterday, In
response to question whether he had
recently received any arts of Ku Klux
outrages, that he had received none
since he had occupied his present po-
sition. The number of applications
for pardon is not 80 large rs hereto
fore, the circular issued some months
ago by the Attorney General on that
subject being more rigid in its require
ments than the former course.
Ex.Father Gordon takes the Rostr"m
in Defence OF his Course,
PHILADELPHIA, July 20.-EX-Priest
Gordon lectured last night to an
audience numbering fully two thou
sand. 1t was thought that he would
be troubled by the Catholics of the
city, and the authorities took precau-
ton to preserve order. The lecture
was q protest against the manner in
which the Priests and Bishops con-
troled the people of their flock. He
explained the cause of his leaving the
Priesthood, and said that he had
thought of the matter for three years
before he took the step. The Irish
Professionals were present in force, and
everything passed off quietly.
The Republicans Of Minnesota Nomi-
nate PiIsbury for Governor.
ST.. PAUL, July 29.-The Republican
state G. Convention met yesterday. There
WINS n large attendance. John &. Pills.
bury was nominated for Governor
The ticket nominated Is regarded as a
victory of the regulars, or Ramsey
men, over the Davis faction. Every
candidate named was strong friend
of Ramsey during the Senatorial con-
test last winter. No one nominated
for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
the Convention, instead OF dong SO,
adopted n resolution expressing the
belief that the choice of Judge should
not be party matter. Recommends
ed the return of the present incum-
bent, James Gellfan. Also u resolu-
ton reaiiirming the principles of the
Republican party, and favoring that
financial policy which keeps in view a
return to specie payments. Hold to a
tariff strictly for revenue and would re-
gard third term as dangerous.
Another Failure.
New YORK, July 90. b. Ford *
Co.. publishers, ask an extension. The
failure does not affect the Christian
Union Publishing Company, which Is
a separate organization. Ford u 90;
saw that their assets at bare cost Will
exceed their liabilities by eighty thous'
and dollars.
Duncan, sherman d 90. not so f"'
After All.
It appears that transfers of real es
tate have been recorded at the Regis
ter's Office this week, on the part o.
William Butler Duncan and othei
members of the firm of Duncan x Co.
to an amount ofoDe million and quar-
ter of dollars. In deeds recorded
from 1865 to 1874 in the name of TIN
! grantee, changes are freshly inserted