The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-15
EDITJRIAL NOTES.

THE women Of Richmond, Virginia,
have raised fund Of thirteen thousand
dollars for the erection Of statue to
General Lee.
AN unknown quantity-Thc debt Of
France. So says ex-Secretary McCul-
Tough In his financial article in the
New York Tribune.
Hon. JAMES b. MCCREARY, of Madi-
son, Is the democratic nominee for
governor Of Kentucky, and not Sena-
tor Thomas G. McCreary.
DIR. J. II. SwINDELIs, OF Lancaster,
Just from Austin, reports the celebra-
ton Of the veterans of the Mexican
war, on the Sth, n grand success.
In reply to letter from Hon. John
Henry Brown, Governor Coke ex-
presses himself as emphatically In
favor of constitutional convention.
CHARLES BRApLAUGH is coming
back to America on lecturing tour
There are occasions when despotic
form of government comes in good
place.
THERE are prospects that the admin
istration will recognize Cuba. Ru-
mors to that effect have been set ailoat
so often, however, that little credence
can be placed in them.
Hon. GEORGE Ii. PENDLEToN is con-
fident that the democracy, with wis
dom in its councils and energy in its
action, can carry Ohio by largely in
creased majority in October.
THE Hon. Zimri Hunt, an old citi-
zen of Austin county, is about taking
ND his residence in Dallas, and is well
coined by numbers who have known
him for thirty years and more.
The United States supreme court has
decided, in the case of the state of Ma
ryland VS. the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, that states have right to
charge toll upon railroad passengers.
THE district of Columbia has mod
est little debt of twenty million dollars.
Evidently the gentle Shepherd who
has been guiding the district lambs
must have strayed away from pastoral
simplicity.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON is in Nash
vile. The further south he goes the
better he is pleased, 1t may not be
impossible that he will return home in
the same frame of mind that Mr.. Con-
gresham Kelly recently did.
EVIDENTLY the Cincinnati and In
dianapolis journals believe that there
are only three possible candidates for
the democratic nomination for the
next presidency, and their names are
Allen, Thurman and Hendricks.
DOES it not occur to tie "trooly loil"
journals of the north that the generous
welcome extended to Vice President
Wilson by the south, is in striking
contrast to the treatment received by
Messrs. Gordon and Lamar few
weeks ago?
The San Antonio Herald adds one
more to the list of those papers in Tex
as that "never claimed to be democrat
ic and are bcHG IN hand with the rad
ics:is," according to Grand Sachem
John Ireland. Its voice is plain and
Enthusiastically against cliques and con-
ventions.
MIR. HENRY G. BowEN's evidence
hardly cOrroborates the statements OF
Mr.. Beecher, and the truth is begin
ming to dawn upon the minds of the
friends of the great preacher that he
has hardly had that strict regard for
truth that should characterize high
toned, christian gentlemen.
THIS from the Memphis Avalanche:
"The other day the Austin (rexas)
Statesman spoke of Eli Perkins as
'one of the most agreeable and witty
writers of the age.' An adjourned in
dignation meeting of citizens was at
last accounts undecided whether to
hang or drown the editor of the States
man." a
In reply to an invitation to attend
the centennial, General Garibaldi has
sent an autograph letter, in which he
says: 81 will certainly make every
possible effort to have my country par
ticipate in the magnificent celebration
which is to be held in Philadelphia. /
deeply regret that shall not be able
to come myself"
ATTORNEY GENERAL PIERREPoNT
begins well. He has turned out of the
of his department j. G. Heis-
ter, the notorious fellow who helped
Hayes to raise the cry of outrage in
Alabama last fall, and who reioiced
the heart of Spencer by frequent reci-
tails of the great wrongs he found the
colOred people suffering.
The Austin Gazette says THE Dali
LAS HERALD pirates of its democracy,
while refusing to sanction democratic
THE HERALD does not
pirate of its democracy or of itself, but
Il certainly does decline to be controll-
ed by any clique or combination of !
politicians and demagogues. If this [
be treason, the Gazette is welcome TO !
make the most oft.
.
THE Austin Gazette hints at the idea
hat THE HERALD is committed to
ome independent candidate. For the
Information Of the Gazette and the {
,ublic at large, THE HERALD will state {
hat it Is not, nor does it expect to be, !
to any individual for any {
,fiice. THE HERALD's object is to see G
he best men elected for the various G
'ublic offices of the state, and will adj S
locate their election, regardless of c
liques or conventions.
GOVERNOR THRocKMoRTON and Hon. i
Roger q. Mills have been invited to d
ddress the people of this. city and C
ounty, in Dallas, ON Saturday, May p
., on "the general subject of educa- q
ion i'm Texas, but especially in behalf Il
{ the proposed college to be founded v
q the suburbs of this town, under the Il
uspices of the Baptist church, yet I'M v
sctarian in its character" 1t is con- "