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AN HONEST TRIBUTE.-In has been
the duty Of the Press to say SO many
harsh things about Congress and certain
of its members. that. when opportunity
offers, it ought not TO- withhold, the
need of praise exacted by individual
cases of merit. Holding to this belief.
we take pleasure in presenting the frank
opinion of Kentuckian concerning an
equally honest man from Massachusetts,.
Representative Beck, speaking of Sena.
tor Dawes. says: $500. ,,.1.,...ls ~.
"In many matters he is the salt Of
the earth. I have sat beside him in the
committee -room and watched him in
the open House for six years. His
political ideas and mine differ as widely
as those of any two men who ever were
IN Congress: but I admire an honest
man, even if he comes from Msssachu-
setis Dawes fills my ideas of incor>
ruptibility. have seen his children
padding through the snow to school,
and his wife riding in street cars, while
the families of his associates were whirl-
ing around Washington in carriages
they never could have rode in honestly.
The man who carries as little cash out
of Congress. after staying eighteen
years in the House, a. know Dawes to
possess, is entitled to all the good words
I can give him."
How refreshing such language to
come from a political opponent!
, 1875-03-18

INHE ABOVE INSTITUTION HAVING BEEN
Il placed on permanent footing. rs the
United States Hospital Of Marine Patients ON
Puget Sound. the Proprietor takes pleasure in
announcing that no pains or expense will be
spared in nlinistering to the comfsrt and cOnve
nience of private patients. ;-
This is the largest General Hospital north of
San Frnncisco, and by far the most complete In
equipment. It has been Thoroughly refitted and
refurnished. It's general wards have sccomimo-
tlation for about one hundred patients and are
peculiarly adapted for cases requiring the most
careful treatment and constant supervision At
limited expense. Those who desire them will
be furnished with private room, entirely s<pa-
rate and distinct. at slight additional cost.
The attcntionnf Mill owners, and those in
terested in shipping. is called to the fact that
seamen suffering from contagious diseases will
be treated outside the Hospital without expense
to the vessel EFfH ' 60
THOMAS T. MINOR,
i5 Il Managing Surgeon.
, 1875-03-18

w A very useful arrangement has
Just been adopted at Brussels. Any
traveller from Paris to that. city may
purchase q railway ticket which will in
clude the hire of good carriage to tahe
him from the Brussels station to his
destination within that city.
, 1875-03-18

2 =
q Methodist" We knew Mr.. Chris
tlancy when he was an impecunious
youag lawyer. without very brilliant
prospects. At shat time he. married
in'd oldsnd veal "a 3nan o6s pic
FAM and d3oined II chGfch. tow 1ch
he adl1 1fed sves Sin% Js(gsMo-
Mill. Of kip6 6esoS Ase1 sraae
long member of the Piesbytefian
Church. Cameron. Of " Wconsin. is an
Episcopalian. Carpenter, is also an
Episcopalian. and was recently. if not
nov. chairman of one Of the standing
committees of the Diocese Of tWiscen1
sin.
, 1875-03-18


DEMOCRATIC VICTORY. - The Demo-
CRITIC members Of the Legislature of
Michigan and Wisconsin respectively
elected Christiancy aud Caperon to the
United States Senate, and these elections
were claihed as Democratic victories.
Both of those gentlemen, Immediately
after taking their seats in the Senate,
went into Republican caucus. thus
clearly declaring their allegiance to tie
Republican party. Andrew johnson.
whose election was claimed as another
Deuocratic victory, declined to take
part in either caucus. We can't see
where the Democratic victory eUmes in,
in either Of these cases. r a,,.ys T
, 1875-03-18

PROFITS OF FRUIT GRowING.--There
is no soil or climate in the world better
adapted to the growing of certain kinds
of fruit than the region bordering on
Puget Sound. Among these are apples.
pears, cherries, plums, prunes, and the
smaller fruits, such as strawberries,
raspbelries, black berries, currants, etc.
A California paper says. now that these
fruits can be preserved by artificial
means cheaply and in a manner far su-
perior to the sun-dried article. it might
be we'll for our farmers, and others in
terested, to look into this matter and
see if it is not we'll to plant portion of
their lands with val liable fruits. They
cannot be successfully raised east of the
Rocky mountains, where there is and
always will be an unlimited demand,
and, to show the profit of the culture of
such commercial fruits in connection
with the artificial process Of preservation
We respectfully submit the following es-
innate, clipped from pamphlet pub
lished by the Alden Fruit Preserving
Company of California: Take the
pruus for example. At IA feet apart,
222 trees may be planted to the acre.
The writer has seen trees of the Petite
Prune d'Agen Gan excellent variety
Eve years old from the bud, bear 200
pounds to the tree. These prunes can
be made into IN article far superior to
any imported prunes. at a cost not ex-
ceeding three cents per pound. This
would give 1920 bs to the acre, of
preserved prunes, which. at twenty cts.
per pound, would give $3.O4O per
acre, or about 81 per tree. Deduct
from this the cost of preserving, three
cent per pound, or $436 for the pod
uct of one acre, less TIE cost Of raising.
Those who consider this estimate too
high may reduce them to one half and
still it will leave handsome return for
the labor and capital invested"
, 1875-03-18

Civil RFGHrs.-WlLxrxaroN IN. ca.
March s.-The first case here under the
Civil Rights bill came before United
States Commissioner McQuigs to,day--
q negro complaining of u saloon, keeper
for refusing to seilH him n drink. The
Commissioner dismissed the case, on
the ground that the Civil Rights bill did
not apply to saloons. @ 80 '''
g LoUIsyILLE, KY. March 5.--Ths man
ayers ofthe Public Library Hall 70 night
refused admission to- . negro who ap-
pied for ticket to the first circle. among
the white people. The gallery is set
apart for colo-sd people. and no white
man is allowed there. '-'Hl - 81
, 1875-03-18

Seattle, March s, 1881
, 1875-03-18
NOTICE.

Seattle, March 5th, 1875.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11

Col. G. G. GILLESPIE, Colonel ol
n cavalry regiment G. $. A., dnring
the war, subsequently one of the ed
itors Of the Houston Tcicpaph, and
later, we believe, Of that extreme
radical paper OF short life, the llons'
ton Union, is now, We see. the editor
of the San Antonio Express, paper
which is or has been the most eX.
tremc in it's radicalism of any in the
South. The Statesman says the
Colonel commences with II new
slate--thc past is utterly rubbcd
out, entirely oblitcrated. With the
Statesman, we say the Colonel un-
journalism, and will make
the Express capital newspaper.
50 mote il be.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11
-The Jacksboro Echo Saws: "a

The Jacksboro Echo says: "And
now comes a concern calling them
selves the "Pan-Bandle Land and Irri-
cation Company" and file with the
surveyor of the Jack Land District a
certified copy of their file with the
commissioner of description of four
canals OF the first-class, each with in
Vulnerable branches or feeders, run
ming Al right angles to them, covering
nearly the whole of the Panhandle Of
the State, and gobbling up, by virtue Of
the foregoing beautiful, lovely act,
over nine millions of acres of the pub
lie domain, and thereby preventing lie.
gitimate locators from touching said
lands for a period Of five years,
provided that they (the canal and ditch
(?) gentlemenl make within one
year 40 much as scratch upon the
surface OF the ground. A lovely place,
truly, for canals and diches awaylup on
the Llano Estacado or Staked Plain,
three Thousand five hundred feet avove
the level of tidewater, hundreds of
miles beyond any point where a pres
ent or q possible population will get to
within a century, and, in short, a
swindle and n fraud upon those who
have purchased certificates and desire
10 locate the same for legitimate pur-
poses Verify, Texas is a vast State,
and her broad acres would support the
population of an empire, but vaster
even than Texas itself is the grasping
greed Of the speculatOr, who would at
one fell swOOp take from her ample
bosom over fourteen thousand square
miles in the interest of an Imaginary
corporation that has "neither soul to
be saved, nor body to be kicked"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11

A CORRESPONDENT of the New
York Sun, who has earnestly sought
the probable result of the sharp, bit
ter fight now going on in Ohio be-
tween Alien and Hays, by inter
viewing the ieading men and jour
nails of Cineinnai, instead of csti-
mates, mournfullySays that there
never was a place Or an occasion
where it was more important for an
earnest seeker after the, probable
result of political results oIo polit.
ical canvass to weigh the evidence
for himself than in that city. For
instance he repaired to the Office If
the Commercial, edited by the liber-
al-minded Murat Halstead, and the
Enquirer, conducted by the clear
sighted John A COckerill, and the
Volksblatt, controlled " the long
headed Frederick Hassaurek, and
last. but not least. the Gazette. man
aged by Deacon Richard Smith, and
ask them how the fight was going
to end. They differed each from
the other, and those who were on
the same side were The widest apart
in their calculations.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11
THE Conservative and Democratic

The Conservative and Democratic
mass meeting and barbecue at Ok
ford, Mississippi, on the lst instant,
was the largest assemblagc of the
kind ever held in North Mississippi.
At least five thousand voters, be-
sides women and children, gave
their presence and cheers to the pa
triotic sentiments of the honored
speakers, General Gordon, of Geor-
gia, and Hon. l.. Q. G. Lamar. The
Democracy of Mississippi are max
ing such u telling canvass this year
as to make the Radicals trouble,
and we look for complete victory
in the coming election.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11
cn.r,,. Ros. and ,no ps..e,,ve-.

The Philadelphia Times says: "a
sample of the intelligence with which
the detective department Of our po
lice force pursued the abductors OF the
Rosschild is furnished by simple ep-
isode given in the interesting history
of the case printed in the Telegraph Of
Yesterday. In one of the letters from
the abductors to Mr.. Ross, he was told
to place the $4,000 demanded as a
ransom for the child In white valise,
to take the afternoon train for New
York, and TO ride on the rear platform
of the train. At some point not sta
ted on the road the agent of the kid
nappers was to wave a white
flag. which was to be the signal for
Mr.. Ross to throw the valise to him,
it being, of course, agreed that the
child should shortly afterwards be re-
turned. IL the agent was not enccoun-
tered between Philadelphia and Jersey
City, Mr.. Ross was TO take the train
from New York to Albany, and watch
along the line of the road for the sig
nal, when he was to obey the original
instructions. Mr.. Ross, who wished
to recover the child. and who had con-
fidence in the ability and willingness
of his correspondent to fulfill his part
of the contract, did as he had been
requested to do. For some reason or
other, because, a. they said, they saw
in the newspapers that be had gone to
Pottsville the abductors failed to send
their agent. The sage detective depart
ment OF Philadelphia knew Of Mr.. Ross
plans, and, rs The Telegraph naviiy
puts it, s'could not so far foreg0 the
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11

The name of Hon. Alexander II.
Stephens is filvorably mentioned in
connection with the next gubcrnato.
rial canvass in Georgia. lie is
strictly non-committal on the prop
osition of his candidacy so far rs any
publication over his signature is
concerned, but from II conversation
which he held recently with IL cor.
respondent of the Argus Chronicle,
the supposition that he is not
averse TO making the race is pre-
missible, if not the most natural in
ference. Mr.. Stephens is reported
to be in better health than he has
been for ten years. His voice,
which was feeble and indistinct
some few years ago, has become
clear and penetrating, and his keen
eyes, once weakened by intense
suffering, have recovered their
wonted Inster. The body is still
feeble, but the light within burns as
bright as ever. a state of health
that promises an active canvass
should the honor be thrust upon
him
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11

MIR. j. j. Peters, q lawyer Of Green
vile, Hunt county, Texas, was tried
last week at Linden, Cass county, for
perjury, convicted, apd sentenced to
the penitentiary for five years. The
facts are about these: Peters was act
ing rs the administrator ofhis brothers
estate, and brought suit for piece of
land, 10 try title and dispossess party
living on It. 1t seems that the person
first holding the tract OF land, had fail
ed tu pay for il, and it was sold under
the vendors lien, Peters becoming the
purchaser. Previous to the sale, por-
ton Of it was sold by the party then
holding 1t. Peters had to institute
suit TO dispossess him. Considering
himself by the last mentioned sale as
i'm constructive possession of all the
land covered by the lien, he made an
affidavit OF possession, and that it was
forcibly and unlawfulb held by the
defendant, which literally speaking
was untrue. Upon this he was, rs
stated, tried and convicted. The law
yers consider the verdict as unjust,
and that Peters never contemplated or
intended to compsit perjury. But so il
Is, be is in jail, aid unless he gets
new trial, or reversal by the Supreme
Court, he will 60 to the penitentiary.
The defendantis an old Texan, and
has been always regarded as an honest,
upright man. We presume be will get
out Of it, bat a the expense Of no little
annoyance and some money! Mar
shall Herald.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11

THE postoflice of New York has
been removed from the old Dutch
church building, corner of Pine,
Nassau and Cedar streets, which
has been its abode for some thirty
years, to the magnificent new
structure at the South end of the
old Park, Immediately opposite the
Astor house. Already the proprie
tors of peanut stands have had their
attention called to the advantages
of the various positions on the side
walk around the new building, and
they are actively locating them
selves. These estimable women,
the World says, are generally the
aunts of influential politicians.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11
u,smor a,uurrrs ,r.runr.

II will be- sccu by corrcSpon'
dcncc published elsewhere, bclwccn
II number ol Our prominent citizens
aud the Right Reverend Alexander
G. Garrett, Bishop oi the Mission
ary District of North Texas, that
he has consented to deliver, on
Wednesday, tho 22d Of September
inst, his lecture on " Darwin's Do.
scent Of Man."
II isa source OF more than ordi.
nary satisfaction to hear that 80
rare an intellectual treat is prom
iscd us. This lecture is the fruit Of
much labor, research and patient in.
vcstigation by scholar and divine,
whose scientific attalnmcnts match
with his profound theological cal
turc and polished forensic powers.
Bishop GarrctLs active and Wig
orous intellect has, in this lecture,
penetrated tho ilimsy theory OF
Darwin, and, by the logic and
force Of his arguments, exploded II
singular scientific hypothesis. Those
who nave enjoyed the privilege of
hearing any Of tho admirable, con-
else and polished discourses Of the
Bishop, can form some idea Of the
graccs Of his oratory, the beauty of
his language and the ease and effect
Of his delivery, and have in them an
earnest Of the attractions Of his bril-
liant effort in the physiological
field.
The proceeds ofthe lecture, it will
be sccn, are to be applied to be-
nevolent purpose.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11

NN .nu..i uUi fI. .DII.Y,..
Uit uU.H II..UH HliN. UIHU.tt I..
.ff.I Nd. Nhi IHI nDlI DH. .iIInf
IInu Hhu uHiI. utHMI.u b. MIlt
1hYt tU" H'mnnDuF wlNt uYc
uIip"
rlpt th|puH fIipf Oteuu UoenUy
Hl'Naliol n lUlpf ffum tidhi, fllnUD
WItirli conveyed tlt inslUinilun fln,t
Ohri4llnn lIirs nudl,l wll,, GiJ ,','.
NNrifd llU 4lufy ui lmfliFH HiHlimIlnu,
NNu lWl Hnl llir hiy Nv thnl place laat
lur iu ufdr urt the uutllnflilps 0f
PMllIrIpliln ~ pilr u large feRnrd.
Whom lhrIr confederate would prnd irp
~" Hli'ldi 1906 The uwuoy ana diyilr
the Hpuils with Ross uiII Li- vile. fnsl
year u rtp1rt cnmr frum Odr'l that llir
boy hud been found, tat the 'hllnd-l.
pllin chIcf ~ police Investigated the
matter md fuuid there wa, DO lu.H
for The stony. The Philadelphia dI.
ihOritits now pronounce tho Odcll lrl-
ter to the lutrr-Occun "a buse lle and,
Indeed, under the circumstances, ID
waS II coarse and brutal act to publish
II, n the parents OF Charlie Ross ure
known to be half crazed with grief ut
the prolonged absence of their child.
Twin Mountain H9uso gave II tre-
mcndous account Oi Beecher in his big
tent The thing il n circus. Beecher
gives inv itations, just as the ininit-
able Charley Backus does. He dida
man, and from description it
must have been the old "Ppte Jen-
king act. His performance was greet.
I'd with roarS of laughter, but he makes
a mistake in not taking his money at
The door and having cket-wagon.
The tent cost six or eight hundred dol.
lars, and there were thousand people
present. lie explained the object OF
he collection, to pay for the tent. IT,,
vas no tent, no circus, for he WENT
'ound himself with the hat, and out Of
our thousand people only one
and twenty dollars was
queezed. This is very disco,iraging,
although of II piece with the $lOO, 900
,ift that halis $4,000 short and won't
,ull up. Beecher will find IL far better :.
o travel on surety during the tenting
eason with such II man as Lew Lent,
" John Nathans, or old Robinson.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11

WE have seen letter from III. NJ
Atkinson, Commissioners of Pen
sions, Washington, d. g., addressed
to ii. B. Turbce, Esq, Richardson,
Dallas county, stating that steps had
been taken to secure the appoint
ment of an Examining Surgeon at
this place. This will enable persons
who are entitled to pensions under
the United States laws to be exam
ined in Dallas. Under the present
laws all pensioners have to bc ex-
amined once every two years by an
Examining Surgeon regularly ap-
pointed,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11
JOhnsOn's SuccessOr-HOw Andy Par
dOneti Colonel hey.

DR.. H. V. Redfield writes to the Gin
cinnati Commercial concerning the
newly appointed Senator from Ten
nessee: The close of the war found
him in the pine woods of North Caro-
lima, with no money but Confederate,
and but little of that, and without
knowledge whether he was to be hung
or could practice law. He describes
his depression during those days rs eX-
treme. He could form no idea as to
the future. He was separated from his
family. He did not know that he could
ever return to East Tennessee. AS to
practicing law, there was no law to
practice. Everything was in confusion.
The policy of the government was not
defined; the late Southern soldiers had
no status; the officers did not know but
what they were to be tried for treason
and landed OH the other shore in light
marching order. Such was the gloom
and uncertainty surrounding them
that many an eX-COnfederate has
told me that were it not for his family,
he fairly envied those who reposed in
everlasting sleep. Andrew Johnson
was then President, and his historic
utterance about making treason odious
and hanging traitors were not reassur-
NJ " Jnbnsnn in fanniar daws when
thav both nn,Ind p i" nartv h,r,eSa ssh in
t E":t Tenna%Ssae Tam % He h had .Iwavs sum.
nnrtod him"tb,t Is nmtil the War r ear
p ip;od tham, anart No vida nc tha noIes
Up to that event they had been fast
the % Mnrth rnrniiSa WV wnnJs wHera ha
tnn,d t,1 d'JEm h;nseIf whan ] tha wro"L 1e nf the
11u ] want " tn niaces ho rssnlvni m @
;" nr;te hiS friand of othsr d,vs iet-
ter and osl. n he wac to he hing. and
If so at That time and If thas .aro'
monv was IN take nlaca in North Oar.
niina He danicted his mi.erahie iii.
nation trnthfnIIv kaan,nv nntbing
hack and aS.;nG Tor advica ond In fors
nation Tba Prasidant received Tho
Letter We NAV snnnose that his heart
was toncbed for his friand oS
other davs and that tha b;t.
terness enpendered nv tho
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11

ends Of justice IN 10 allow the agents
of The kldnuppcfs 10 walk OF harmless
~ with that white satchel lOnded with
S20,0O IN greenbacks." Accordingly,
they stationed near him on the plat.
form two Sharpshootrrs armed with
rifles, who were to swing the man who
displaye ed the signal the moment he
was seen" The chances are as about
ten Is TO one that these sharpshooters
would have killed their man just as
Judge Van Brlnts son did ut Bay
Ridge. What information could have
been gained by such an accident may
be inferred from The mystery of the
case since Mosher and Douglas met
their fate. II this Is u sample of the
plans laid 10y the detectives to capture
the abductors, II is no wonder that the
child has never been recovered.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11

The annual statement of our New
Orleans exchanges show that while
the volume Of trade Of that city has
not increased, the general situation
has improved immensely, and I'M
proved, the Times boastiully asserts,
"from the bottom up" The new
season is inaugurated with Il con-
tidence which forms n gratifying
contrast with the feeling ut the COM
mcncemcnt of the last. From one
end Of the State to another, plant
ers and their employees commenced
the years toll with renewed energy.
Not only has larger area been
planted, but tho soil was
far more carefully cultivated.
A failure TO procure ad-
vances and supplies from the COM
mission merchants, who heretofore
generally owned the crops made be-
fore it WAS shipped to market, has
forced the planting of food staples.
The season has been most propi-
tious. The crop of corn har-
vested exceeds anything heretofore
known in the State. The increased
area in food staples has not dimin-
ished the cotton or sugar area. In
no quarter has the worm, that potent
destroyer of the heecy staple, made
his appearance. High water, in
stead of, rs was feared, threatening
destruction, proves ofactual advant-
age. Upon several plantations the
means of irrigation thus afforded
has enabled agrlculturalists to plant
two crops Of rice and the pro-
duction of that staple has ma
terially increased. Recent rains,
which a few feared might prevent
the gathering of cotton, have not
only not interfered with their in.
duslry, but have developed the cane
to its fullest extent, and with warm
and dry weather from now until the
close of the season, an unusually
large crop will be marketed. 1t is
estimated that the cereal production
will save TO the farmer an expendi-
ture Of fifteen millions of dollars,
this coupled with the saving which
forced economy compelled, will
leave the farmer in u better finan-
cial condition than he has been for
yaafS
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11

In to.day's paper will be found y
lengthy letter from Major Frank S
Bond, Vice President Of the Texas
and Pacific Railway, in reply to one
from Senator johnson, Of Virginia,
which was published in the Rich
mond Wing, and which has been 60
ing the rounds of the papers, that
are opposed to the road. We take
Major Bonds letter from the Rich
mond Dispatch. 1t is a clear, frank
and complete refutation oftho points
made by Senator johnson, and
should be read by all.