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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-30

the green fat Of the land ton meal,
checks at twenty-five cents each), wear
diamonds of the finest (Alaska) water,
enormous seal rings (moss agate and
clothe themselves in purple and fine
linen (dungaree and overalls). They
crowd the theater boxes (pit ut Thomp-
son's), squander their i'll gotten gains
aforesaid meal chocks) at the gaming
keno table,. They burn up our wood.
kill our stock, tenr up the virgin soil
of our prairies, thrust themselves into
our co lrts of Justice, and our very leg
islative purity is endangered by their
contaminating presence. They are the
power behind the throne of Ulysses,
have his most private ear, and secured
the subsidy for the Pacific Mail which
is not an ocean steamship line, as is
supposed by many, but an air line rail-
way from New York to San Francisco
and Japan, laid on the surface of the
water with waterproof rails, supported
by corks and united by (cat) fish bars.
They will also shortly secure a subsidy
from congress for railway from Dali
las to the planet Venus to, better OBJ.
serve its next transit from thence to
Saturn and his satellites, by Jupiter.
Dallas is located ut the intersection
of three railways, is essentially rail
way city, and owes much of its growth
to the completion of the Tex
as and Pacific railway. Its
citizens subscribed literally to its con.
struction, and hope for still brighter
future for our rising metropolis on the
further extension of this great high
way of the future. They will be slow
to believe, as was stated yesterday in
the district court, by member
of the bar, that railroads en-
danger our liberties, and that railroad
men are ''robbers by occupation" Let
us have no more of such buncombe,
if it deserves so mild an epithet.
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THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE,

b|,StF AH'
Senator Culberson, under n suspen-
sion of the rules, reported fayOrably on
the bill amending bill incorporating
Lake City railroad.
Also, favorably upon the bill inc0r-
pOrating Waxahachie railroad.
Also, favorably upon the bill author.
i2ing 'he town of Waxahachie to assist
in building the railroad.
Also, upon the act for the relief of
counties voting subsidies.
Senator ireland, from joint committee
on constitutional convention, reported
that the committee had not fully
agreed on the time of meeting and the
nun Der Of delegates for the conven-
ton. The committee thought best to
br.ng The matter before the senate,
when the time and place can be agreed
upon. Report was received and bill
made special order for Friday ut IL NJ.
Two hundred copies Of the bill were
ordered to be printed for the use of
both houses.
Senator Sheppard presented. the mi
nority report of the judiciary commit
tee on bill creating criminal district
courts,
HousE.--Hill amending penal code
reported amended. Amendment
ad ,pted and bill read Il second time.
bill regulating the holding of dis
trict courts. unfavorably reported Re-
ceived and indefinitely postponed
Bill establishing criminal courts in
Lamar, Red River and Fannin coun-
ties. favorably reported. Read second
time,
Bill concerning executions, Read
second time.
Bill authorizing the issue OF eSecu.
tions after the adjournment of court,
was rccOmmitted.
Bill amending criminal code amend
ell aad ordered engrossed.
Bill incorporating proceedings in
district courts amended and ordered
engrossed.
Bill amending penal code passed un-
der suspension of ii,r rules,
Bill regulating attachments amend
ed and ordered engross-d.
Bill appointing auditors indefinitely
postponed.
Barziza introduced a bill regulating
the assessment of taxes. Referred.
McLeary presented bill to perfect
aud maintain system of free scho Is.
Referred,
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The following are the joint resolu-
tions introduced into the state senate
by Senator Hobby, amended by Sena-
tor Shepard and unanimously adopted
on the 10th inst:
WHEREAS, 1t is the right and duty
of the states, OH appropriate occasions,
to give expression TO their sentiments
on all questions seriously affecting the
integrity AMI honnr Of the union and
the general government; therefore,
BE il resolved ly the Legislature OF
the state Of Texas, That we recognize
in the late Interference of the federal
government in the domestic affairs OF
Louisiana, anl its destruction of the
state gOverhm. mt, legally established
by the people 9f that commonwealth,
a manifest intention upon her part of
the present federal administration to
destroy the republican form of govern
ment in the states.
That Texas entertains profound ap-
probation of the spirited indignation
expressed by the advocates of freedom
and constitutional government
throughout the nation, irrespective of
political parties, at the outrage lately
perpetrated in Louisiana by the pres
ent fpderai administration, upon the
dignity of the union and the honor and
the rights of the states, and Joins In
the national protest against the prosti-
tuition of the United states army to the
illegal purpose of making war upon a
state of this union.
That to our sister state, in this her
hour of oppression aud wrongful affiic-
ton, we extend the deepest sympathy
and our firm assurance that the Amer
lean people will crown the present
usurpsrs of the powers of the federal
government with the just odium mer:
tied 10y the insult ordered, AMI the
danger Threatened to the entire nation.
That The action of certain military
officers of the United States, iE the un-
warrantable aud unconstitutional use
of the army in the expulsion of mem
bers of the house of representatives of
the legislature of Louisiana from the
capitol of that state, having been fol-
lowed, on the 18th day of this month,
i'm the state of Mississippi, by similar
action in the expulsion of the sheriff OF
a county of that state from his office,
when slch question is alone determine
bic by the courts of the country, calls
for an expression of opinion by the
people OF every state of the union, we
do, therefore, denounce the action OF
the president, In both instances, as a
proceeding unwarrantable in its ma
ture, inexeusable by any exigency of
the situation, unprecedented In the
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The only other new facts-we
mean new to the generality Of
rcaders--s this as to the surrender
at Appomattox:
General Lee said that when he
met General Grant, they exchanged
polite salutations, and he stated to
him ut once that he desired con-
ference in reference to the subject
matter of their correspondence.
"Genoral Grant returned you your
sword, did he not, General2" one
of the company asked. The old
hero, strengthening himself up, re
piled in most emphatic tones
"No, sir, he did not He had no
opportunity of doing so. l was
determined that the side-arms of
officers should be exempt by the
terms of surrender, and OF course ]
did not offer him mine. All that
was said about swords was that
General Grant apologized to me for
not wearing his own swOrd, saying
that it had gono Off in his baggage,
and he had been unable to get it in
time"
This spoils agreat deal of rhetoric
about "Grant's magnanimity in re-
turr ing Lees sword" and renders
as absurd MS it is false the attempt
of northern artists to put the scene
on canvass or into statuary. Even
General Grants connivanco ut this
so-callcd "historic scene" will not
save it when the world knows that
II. Il Lee said that nothing Of the
sort occurred.
General Lee stated in THU c0nver-
sation that he was accompanied,
when he met Grant, only by Colonel
Charles Marshall, Of his personal
staff, who went with one Of General
Grants staff to find suitable room
in which TO hold the conference /;
that they were first shown to q
vacant house, and, declining TO use
that, were conducted by Major
MCLEAN toshis house, and shown
into his parlor. General Grant was
accompanied by several of his staff
officers, and several of his generals
(among them Sheridan and Ord
entered the room and participated
in the slight general conversation
that occurred.
The two generals went aside and
sat at a table to confer together,
when General Lee opened the con-
versation by saying: General, l
deem it due to proper candor and
frankness to say at the very be-
ginning Of this interview that | am
! not willing even TO discuss any
/ terms of surrender inconsisten t with
the honor of my army, which l am
determined to maintain 10 the last. !"
General Grant replied 81 have
no idea of proposing dishoncrable
terms, General, but l would be glad
if you would state what you con-
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Logan on his Feet.

Pranced there in upon the arena OF
the great debate, like trick mule in Il
circus, or spawned nightmare upon
the track Of II beautiful dream-IOgan
of Illinois. There was n vision of mus
tachcs, eyebrows, and hair, piled on
each other in arches; large hran-
dishing of arms, pose, and stridu-
lous war-whogp aili much as Though
u picture of the Deerlield massacre had
stepped out from the pages of our early
history, Logan took the American
senate by lis large, cnpaci0us ear, 9 nd
then he went for his mother tongue.
He smote it right and left, hip and
thigh, and showed no mercy. Swing.
ing the great broad-aX OF his logic high
in air, he turned it ere it fell, and with
the hammer side struck the language of
sixty millions of people fairly in the
face, and mashed it beyond recOgni-
tion. Under his stroke the floor of the
American senate was spattered with
the remnants Of once proud vocabu-
larry, and mes engers, doorkeepers and
pages were covered from head to foot
with the spray. In the fearful two
hours which followed the first roar of
his Grafton, all the parts of speech
were routed and put to flight. There
were orphaned adjectives and widowed
nouns, bachelor verbs driven to polyg-
amy and polygamous verbs left lonely,
conjunctions discovered, PROPOSITIONS
scattered, adverbs disheveled and dis
torted and syntax flung into wild dis
order. 1t was II great day for Logan.
He set his teeth into the language as
the untgmed tiger of the jungles takes
between his mouth and paw the wear
ing apparel of the wayfarer, and the
ripping of it was heard through all the
forest depths. 1t reverberated to the
other end of the capitol, and sluggish
representatives lifted up their ears and
listened to the roar with terrified awe.
Some started for the scene but being told
the cause of the disturbance in the brief
communication, 'Logan's up" turned
back with rjll assurance that they
could hear fran that end of the capitol
all that was worth hearing. So through
two hours Logan swung his beautiful
arms over the heads of the senate like
the booms of government derrick,
while his chin churned the language
like pile-driver in heavy sea, and
the baffied reporters made wild plunges
with their pencils to gather up his
regurgitati0ns for the printer.
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wuATTExAs SAYS An0Ur GRANT.

The resolutions OF the leg stature of
this state upon tie flagrnnt outrages
upon civil liberty Recently perpciraIed
by the president in Loui lana aud
Vicksbnrg are calm. digliiiri and pa
triotic. They breath. pi;it of Il love of
Liberty worthy Jf lie history of Texas.
Theie is 80 .lAp trap Gr buacombe here.
The language is good anglo-Saxon,
and there is no piSconstruing its
meaning. These resolutions reflect the
sentiments of the people of this state
outside of few ignorant, misguided
negroes and lot of disappointed, hum
cry radical mendicants, who are skulk-
ing and prowling about, trying to pick
upa bone of federal patronage. The
stand taken by the legislature in this
merited rebuke to executive usurpa-
ton is firm one. There areno threats.
Texas never threatens, hut If ever a
time Games for action, she will be
found, as she always has been, upon
the side Of the constitution, local self
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The Austin Statesman says Dallas
commends its police force for their ex-
ceeding consideration and tenderness
towards inebriates, who are carefully
taken to their homes where heart
broken wives and children possibly
await them. Why not lodge these
disreputable members of society in the
station house where they deserve to be
and where they would go if not "gen-
tlemen?" We have noticed the nice
distinction made by the police of many
towns between the well dressed gentle
men (?) who gets tight" and the
seedy, drunken wretch, unknown to
polite society but we fail to see the
justice that turks in il. We are very
certain that no lady who endures this
greatest curse of life, drunken rela
tive, can approve the deliberate but
cruel consideration extended to cloth
coats and linen bosoms while red
flanneled or bloused laborer is kicked
and cuffed in drunken helplessness to
infamy and prison.
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VOL. XXI, NO. 20

venerables looking old man, and
when DeTrobriand approached him
he arose, and in n voice full of pathos,
with his whole frame trembling with
emotion, addressed the chair:
"Mr. Speaker" he said, General
DeTrobriand has placed his hand
upon my shoulder and tells me that
| Imust leave this house. Mr.. Speak
or, | am the duly elected and legally
admitted member of the house of
representatives from the parish of
Caddo. Mr.. Speaker, what shall 1
do?"
Mr.. Wiltz--"I suggest to tho
member to retain his seat until he
is elected by force" After some
parleying and apparent hesitation
on General DeTrobriand's part, who
seemed TO feel keenly the humilia-
tion of his position, file of soldiers
was ordered in, and, with fixed bay
onets, ranged themselves on either
side of the stout.hearted old patriot
Mr.. Vaughan then rose, and with
uplfted arm and a sonorous voice,
which rang through the hall, OK.
claimed: "Mr. Speaker, in the
name of the people of the parish
of Caddo, in the name of
the people of Louisiana, and in
the name of American liberty, l
solemnly protest agrinst this un-
warranted and outrageous action!
And | desire that my protest be
spread upon the minutes" Then
the old gentleman, with head aloft
and eyes flashing fire, submitted to
his captors, and was marched down
tho aisle and out of the hall. 1t
was scene never to be forgotten by
those who witnessed it, and should
be soized upon by somo artist equal
to the theme, aud fixed upon canvass
in untading coIors.--[ Shreveport
Times.
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government, law and justice against
military despotism. AS sovereign
state, she has the right to protest
against executive interference in .he
affairs ofa sister state, and she has
done 50 fearlessly. The liberties wrest-
ed from Great Britain by her forefatll-
ers, aud from Mexico by her sons, must
and shall be preserved, wilderness OF
Grants to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. Feeling thus, she extends heart
and hand of sympathy to Louisiana,
whose cause is the cause of every state
against military usurpation and des-
pUtism.
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A Fashionable Narcotic.

The Sanitary Record, of London,
says:
Chloral hydrato is the now fash
ionablo hypnotic, the means by
which balmy sleep, natures sweet
restorer, is wooed. But the sweet
flourish of trumpets which an
nounced its discovery has given way
to a well established and Justly
founded outcry against its abuse,
and the evils which attach to its
employment. More dangerous than
opium, more baneful than alcohol,
an utterly destructive agent, except
in certain active sleepless condition,
when it should be given by medical
men alone, chloral hydrate is work
ing much irredeemablc mischief in
our midst. / am sorry to have to
record the opinion am about TO
express, the more so that it is in
the pages of work intended for
the lay public. But it must be done,
even if it leads to some odium. 1t
is but too common for some practi-
TONERS to advise patient to do
what they can discern he wishes to
do. 1t is also q sad fact that any
new line of treatment, any novel
means Of playing tricks with the
people under tho misnomer of ther-
apeutics, will meet with ready
adoption by those who either wish
to be at fault with fashionable and
new remedies, or are disciplined to
give the necessary thought-.individ-
ual thought-to each case and its
special indications for treatment,
Consequently the rash, ill-founded,
and, as it is being rapidly found,
the ill-starred confidence of choral
is no" being generally deplored by
the observant members of the pro
fession. Shortly after bromide of
potassium was ushered into noto-
riety plentiful crop of cases ap
peared in the medical journals
telling Of the consequences of its
abuse, either when continued too
long after being medically pcrscrib-
ed, or self:admlnistered. The evil
consequences of habitual use, or
rather abuse, of chloraI hydrate are
becoming much more vivdly APP
parent. Its destructive action on
the nerve centers, its production Of
II permanent condition Of brain
bloodlessness, and consequent ia
perfect functions of the brain cells,
are being widely recognized; and
it is now established beyond all
question of doubt that the adoption
of chloral hydratc as Il hypnotic in
lieu of opium is the adoption of a
greater evil than the one it has re-
placed That choral, though it may
be, and is, eminently useful as
hypnotic in certain cases, in its
habitual or occasional use is Il de-
struclive poison, carrying with it
most baneful consequences, is gen.
orally admitted and its widespread
use as u soporitic is fraught with
mischevous results. The highest
authorities, English and American,
are now decrying its use, especially
in cases of slceplessneSs associated
with depression or "low spirits"
with mental worry, and with brain
distress. Those who, unfortunately,
have been induced to make resort to
chlora practice, have need to
watch themselves carefully, and
note quickly any change they may
feel, and eschew the poison as soon
as may be on the first appearance of
any morbid effects.
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TEXAS ITEMS.

Houston cast 1854 votes In Its hast
election.
There is "a telegraph office now at Pi-
lot Point.
Plano is to have hook and ladder
company.
A large black bear has been seen
lately near Paris.
A colony of Louisianians have set
tied near Gatesville.
An Omaha man is going to repair the
Marshall court house.
The Knights of Comus are going TO
Jefferson, February9 8.
There are only one hundred and
thirty papers in this state.
James Leach, clerk of the district
court of Bell county, is dead.
James p. Douglas has been elected
president of the Tyler Tap road.
p. w. Caspary, late of Louisiana,
died in Tyler OH thelSth instant.
More cotton was received in Sher-
man last week than for several weeks
past.
Major George Chamberlain, of
Bryan, who has been very i'll, is conva-
lesceDt
The murderers of Simon J. Manjard,
of Crockett, are known, and will be
punished.
The Germania Leiderkrantz, Of
Houston, celebrated their anniversary
with grand ball.
R.IL Bordeans, of Gainesville, an
ex-member Of the Thirteenth legisla-
ture, died recently.
What with fireman's benefit and
the ladies' festival and a large wedding,
Bryan WAS gay last week.
enty-two thousand five hundred
dollars worth of property was destroyed
by the late fire at Cal"ert.
The Fur1 Worth Standard has kept
the wolf from the door and is going
ahead with renewed vigor.
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Political DRAW Poker.

If the captain of Mississippi
steamboat, overlooking the game
known as draw poker, upon which
the American minister to the court
Of st James has lately published
lively and entertaining essay, should
be appealed to by passenger upon
whom q gambler had just drawn
four aces from his sleeve, and should
reply that he did not want to be
bothered with such things, there
might arise suspicion rs o his fit
ness for his place. If he seemed on
intimate terms with the gambler,
and frequently winked at him in
the progress of the game, there
might be q suspicion that he was
not wholly disinterested. The sus-
picion would be likely to grow if,
upon another plain cheat, he COM
PEELED the stranger to give up the
stakes. But if, after the bets were
made on another deal, the gambler
should deliberately turn over the
whole pack and pick out four aces
while the captain called in the deck
hands to stand over the passenger
with clubs while thr gambler raked
down the money, there would be no
further doubt of colluson.
The passengers on another boat
we know ofhave pretty much made
up their minds that Captain Grant
is not an entirely disinterested
spectator Of the game between
gambler Kellogg and Louisiana,
and there is beginning to be some
Indignation manifested at it. But
there's great wisdom and wonderful
discretion in the American congress.
1t stands between the passengers
and tho captain and says "Oh, let
us be calm, gentlemen. There has
undoubtedly been cheating around
the board, and the gambler has got
the money. But let's settle it
peaceably. What we propose is
that you--let him keep what he's
got and have II new deaf They
have not got So lar yet IL To name
the dealer. That will b. pr,hably
left to Captain Grant. A',i he's
honest. Oh, yes
Our minister to England ought to
write another essay on draw poker
as played by politicians with state
treasures for stakes.
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Rahbers hy Occunntinn

That railroad men deserve che above
appellation will be news, indeed, to
many ofour readers. "Up drawbridge
and let portcullis fall" honest citizens.
Railroad men are robbers by oecupa
ton. Bolt your doors and keep watch
and ward, lest some fierce knight of
the iron circle, reckless engineer, poll
isbed passenger conductor, or proud
railway superintendent, With naughty
crest, violate the sancitity of your
household aud pluck your Lures and
Isndtes from the very hearthstone.
They may hp easily recognized; no
longer wearing . rap With the magic
segment, l.eariug ihe words brakeman,
baggage smasher ur conductor, but a
beaver with floating plane halfIhask
of lace over the face and lie riding
Black Bess Tor the iron hofsel, pis ol
Tor punch) In hand demand your
money Tor ticket, or your life. Gil
pins famous race or Turpin's ride to
York sink into insigDificanee compar-
ed with the epeed of the new disciples
of Claude Duval. They dash to aud
fro, "dexouring the way" breathing
''threatenings and slaughter aDd fire"
where they do not carry patent spark
arresters), snatch up peseeable citizens
and tearing them from confiding wife
aud blooming daughter, hurry them
twenty miles away" Steps should
st once be taken to bring this unholy
brotherhood of the throttle and punch
to justice. They gorge themselves on