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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-31

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Our ultra humanl larIana, whohe
souls arc narrowed by tho mere
nuggcalIon Of tho whipping posi-
nay II Ia behind tho age rellct OF
barbaNami return W tho cruelty
Of tho dark ugca that oil civilized
counlrIoa have abolished ", elo'
Tho truth N that tho most civilized
natIoua on earth have found II noe
oaaary 10 restore ", Thus, In Eng
land, after having been dIeuscd for
nearly u half century, II was found
necessary 10 roo4tablIsh H. In Gan'
ada, and wo believe throughout Tho
Australian colonies, II In considered
tho most effective mode Of punlnh'
mont for certain class Of Offenders,
Tho present eyetcmIRof lmprleon
Ing In tho ponltcntlary for u torn
Of yoarS for potty larceny Ia lllllng
our ponitontary TO Overlooking
Already II has boon found noccsso'
ry 10 establish two branch pcnllon'
tiarics, and In worry low yoara wa
shall DO compelled TO have another,
and another We have not tho llg'
urcs before ~, but we believe thcrc
aro worry nearly u thousand conyIcts
In our pcntontlary, and tho number
Ia increasing NJ tho rate OF two hun
drod u year, A very largo proper
ton Of these are negroes, condemn
cd TO confinement In tho pcnllenlla'
ny for two or three ycars for com
parativeIy trivial oilensce, We have
heard Of negro In IN adjoining
county being semitic tho pcniIcn'ln
ny for stealing two chickens, yoal
for zach chickon, and u white man
In anothorlocality year and u halI
for tho then Of u pair Of old boots
We do not say that whipping would
have been proper punishment for
these two individual cases, but
we contend that IL would have
been more economical, better for
tho cause OF morality, and
more humane, 10 have punished
these vagabonds with u tow well
laid on stripes than TO have sont
them into living tomb for two or
three years, at heavy expense to
the State.
We hear great deal said by the
humanitarian about tho humila.
ton ofthc lash, but is the wearing
Of the notified garb, tho cropping Of
tho hair, the sentinel with his loaded
gun, and tho civil death of the con.
yict not more humiliating, and do.
grading by harp
Without going into the psychology
ical aspect Of tho question, the
problem before us is, What are wc
TO do with our criminal classesp The
number is increasing 80 amazingly
that there must be some change.
We think n certain class of offend
ers might be deferred from tho
commission of crime more by the
fear Of a sound thrashing than light
work in the penitcntiary on full ra-
tons.
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net smnen0dy besldes his own Anl
personal and political friends ven !
auliir The l'lealdeut llfRl nipfl
pruynlleital the inslunallon apnglpnfN
Ia lfi lhe matter rest nnlll NE ltfts'
ligating commissioners maks lhplF le'
MOTT
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MISCELLANEOUS
ELECTION NOTICE.

Pursuant t0a Proclamation issued ny the
00yernnr dnied the aAlii day NJ Ann, A, ~
viii b0 held On tie nr-i Monday, ihe ~
day ~ August, A H., lhili nt tho several
election precincts ~ the County ~ Dallas
hlale Of 'lpEaa, fur tho purpose NJ elColing
Tho following tanned Oilonfai ie'pHi Three
Delegates 10 a Convention W ffAmn New
Consultation iOf ihn htaln Uf Texas, ~ which
election, each voter IN voting ior delegates
shall vote - fOT Convention nr Against
COnyunt.sal,,n NAT, N, liUHfOhn,
fronidinR Justice,
Daily Commercial, konOnb Intelligence,
lAngahleT uaAoilu, oOpy ahd publish nnlll
election. lih'iO nuH2.
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1T can be stated authoritatively
that about four weeks ago the Presi-
dent addressed note to Secretary De-
lano, formally requesting his resIgna-
ton, and that the Secretary refused to
comply with; the request, claiming,
that 1t was unfair to force him TO re.
sigu pending the Investigations then
and now progressing into Indian af-
fairs, The Secretary also intimated
that II he was forced out OF the Cabl-
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ROANOKE COLLEGE
SALEM, VIRGINIA.
Twenty Third Session begins Sept. I, 1875

Ss IA S20 per day. Agents wanted. An
w p" Wv classes OF working people OF both
sexes, young and old, make more money al
work for us, In their ewn localities during
Their spare moments, or all their time, than
~ any thing else. We offer employment
That Will pay handsomely for every hours
work. Fun particulars, terms, etc.. semi
nee. Send us your address at once. Don't
delay. Now Is the time. Don't look for
work OF business elsewhere, until you have
learned what we offer. q. SrIvsoN 4 Co..
Portland Maine 3SSi&wiy
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MISCELLANEOUS
JAMES I.KANE

Plain and Ornamental Plasterlno
Rafa ruFohHsfd lhe risbl n use Tie
irmfn lleoang Composition Paint
fHF no l4luiiuf and slmiTiug 10 mefalf,.t.
" lral liAi Cheapest pAiHi in Amfnfai Xxx
GHANipM CoNCHHph
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NVlliiHt lmlHifi hueAfN FlfHs, flf. f
a hHfn rilnr NuNnR SOFA ~ % permanent
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cad hp mlni "a Quluu q Shields raiu,
shnp ga Man Hfefli near lhe Dalias
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Philip Lindsley's Law Office
formerly OF Nashville, Tennessee.)
Cor. Elm aEJ Market streets. Up stairs
p. ., Box aiS.
DALLAS. TEXAS.

Practice in Civil Courts of Dallas county
aud In the supreme and Federal Courts
Business references--At Dallas, First Ma
tional Bank, Pointer n Shields commission
merchants, Rev. DR.. A. p, Smith, First Pres.
byterian Church, Christian Krelg, proprietor
krcig's Touring mills; Waco, Texas, Waco
National Bank; Galveston, Texas, Rev. Dg,
r. Il. Bunting, First Presbyterian Church:
New Orleans, La, VIM. A, Bell 4 Co, COM
mission merchants; Oxford, Miss, Gen. A. =.
Stewart, President University OF Miss; Little
Rock, Ark, Chancellor John r. Eakin, Mem
phis, Tenn, Martin Hillsman, cotton fac
tors; Nashville, Tenn, Hon. JAS. d. Porter,
Governor of Tennessee; Pulaski, Tenn, Gen.
John q. Brown, Ex-Governor of Tenn; Lou
siville, KY, James Tedd Il Co., commission
merchants; 81. louis, NO., Merchants Ma
tional hank; Cincinnati, Ohio, Taylor Il
Brother; New York City, Thos. Eakin & Co.,
bankers. july2dlmwlm
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-07-23

The voice that answered was the most
blessed sound l ever heard. 1t was from
ono of tho United States scntinels, and
| was gliding under tho walls at old
Point Comfort Escape tor the pirates
was impossible, for the strong easterly
wind must preclude all hope OF getting
to sea-, while the fort could have disabled
the brig in an instant. A boat, with
armed soldiers, now boarded her. Three
of the pirates were taken in custody, but
Bacalardo wos found dead in the cabin.
Dismay;' disappointment, and tho GER
tainty Of his doom, had impollcd him to
draw his Spanish knife across his throat.
The others, when brought to trial, had
the ci1rontery to profess themselves inno-
cent. Bacalardo had dupcd thom-
Bncalardo had dono all-thcy had in
iured no one; but the Unitod States
court thought differently, and they were
hung at Norfolk.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-07-23
JOB PRINTING

the building, and on the west should not
be so broad as to exclude all winter sun.
A balcony for an openair breakfast
would be an exceedingly pretty feature
in our best villas.
OF means of warming small country
house it is difficult to speak I" to cditica-
tion." Our present system OF hot-air
furnaces is ruinous to health, and de-
structive to furniture. The old fashion
ed hall stove is preferable. We are in
clined to favor moderate "portable
furnace" and then soap-stono Fanklins
with open fires for the sitting and bed
rooms-to be replaced by CRATE fires i'll
spring and autumn, with q dumb
waiter" from tho cellar to lift fuel to
upper floors. Most people unquestion
ably keep their houses too warm, and
with too little change of air. House
building is continually improving i'll our
country districts, and, under the present
cheaper cost of materials and labor, we
shall soon have great revival Of this
art, and a gradual development of Amcri
can architecture.
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Our New Industry.

Con. Brisbin, of the regular army sta
toned in Nebraska, having written
many articles on the culture of trees
which we arc Just beginning to SEQ the
necessity of in this part of the country,
although tho Western States have for
somo years been encouraging the farmers
to cultivate them by Offering premiums
has written n twocolumu article for
tho New York U'orid, in which he dis
cusscs with a masters familiarity the
qualities and the uses of the several
kinds of forest trees which may be sue
ccasfully cultivated, and gives the rules
for growing them very much as II gar
dcner's almanac would give the rules for
growing asparagus or early peas. Those
who have given any attention to the
general subject of tr"c-cuIturc admit
that, in the long run, it is quite as i'm
portant to plant trees wherever there is
lack of them, as it is to plant any other
crop, and that there is no moro mystery
about tree-cultWe than there is about
the culture OF garden vegetables, the
cereals or cotton. Tho Importance Of
planting trees for shade in the yards and
pastures Of private farms and along the
public highways will be readily admit
ted by every farmer. AS an illustration
of the money value of crop Of small
trees, General Brisbin gives the history
of q ten-acre field of black ash planted
for hoop-polcs. Such q field may be
thinncd at five years from planting, the
poles gathered at the first cutting being
worth 81, 600. Two years later the rest
OF the young trees may be cut anI sold
for &l,SGO. The total yield Of the ten
acres thus planted would therefore be
IS, $50, which is Mt the rate Of %$92J. 20 q
year for the ten acres, or ~. 30 Il year
per acre. Land planted in walnut tim
whereof, by the way, the available
for cabinet work, etc, arc per
growing scarccr-ho says, will
in ten years yield more than if the land
had been planted each year in grain
and, moreover, Il crop Of corn or potatoes
may be planted between the rows the
first and second years without injury to
the young trees, as the walnut strikes a
deep root and draws its susteuanco from
the subsoil. In addition to these adyan-
tages, the trees at three years from
will bear about peck Of nuts
each, and there arc certainly few more
delicious nuts than the fruit of the
black walnut tree. In a previous letter
General Brisbin gave some startling but
accurate statistics con
cerning the cost of fencing i'll tho Uni
ted States, and it is Il lamcntablo fact
that in New England and other portions
Of the country not little good land has
been thrown out Of cultivation for the
simple reason that there is no timber
adjacent whence to get supplies of fuel
and fencing, Tho Importance of con
btantly renewing the supplies Of timber
attached to every farm, therefore, can
not be over-estimatcd. The soft maple
tree, he says, is much improved by cult
walton, and at seven years from planting
will yield three tcnioot rails, while nn
acre Of the trees at tho end of the same
period will yield 3, 200 rails.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-07-23
AZ OLD SAILORS STORY.

In 1923, | was second mate Of the brig
Isabel. We had been frcighting for six
or eight months among the West India
islands, and picked up good deal of
money. At last the hot weather came
on, fEeight3 grew dull, and We made
ready to snil for home. In the mean
time, there came on board four Span
iards, who wished to engage a passage
to the North, and being able to accomo-
date Just that number, we accepted
them. They We're all sinister looking
fellows, and one in particular was SO
much SO, that | wondered why Captain
IIillman entertained so little ,listrust of
him.
Neither myself nor the chief mate
liked the arrangement; for in those days
every sailor had the dread Of pirates
pretty deeply impressed upon his mind.
And, indeed, we had only few months
previous been chased Ivy the murderous
scoUndrol5 of the Isle Of Pines
We set sail, and must confess that
passed the first night in some uncasi-
ness. The passengers spoke but little
English, and their conversation was,
therefore, mostly between themselves.
During such colloQuics, it seemed to
me that could detect in them the man
ncr Of guilty mcn-a constant look Of
distrllst and watchfulness; but as the
second day wore ON, and ! became ac-
customcd to the appearances Of their well
dressed figures ut my side, my anxiety
abatcd
Toward the evening Of this day, how
over, my attention was drawn to slight
alteration between the cook and the
Sponiard, Bacalardo, the man whom
had remarked rs the most villainous
looking of the four. Drawing near
them, asked what had happened.
"Why, sir" replied the cook, "whilc
1 was ont of the galley, this Spanish
gentleman spriuklcd something on the
meat. | scraped it off the best way /
could. l don't want any interference in
the affairs of my galley"
The faithful old cook looked angry {;
nor was this all-his glance and tone told
me that a grim and dreadful suspicion
had entered his mind. The Spaniard
however, remarked that he had merely
intended to season the meat with a kind
f I
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-07-23
Brother John Ahead.

just after the trial Of petty case in
Colorado recently, i'll which one Hank
Fisher WAS Il witness, three or four of
the lawyers wcro discussing among
themselves the variety of testimony de
ducod, when Gen. B., with his usual
vchCmence said:
"IhCro never was such liar in the
witness box as that Hank Fisher; he il
undoubtedly the biggest liar | cvcl
knew" when the whole party was somc.
what nbashcd at seeing Hank, who
heard the generals remark, step up tc
him:
Did you say that | was the biggest
liar you ever saw 2"
"That is about what | said" stammcr.
ingly came from the general, WHO cx
pectcd fight.
Hank eyed him for a moment, thel
said: 81 guess you didn't know my
brother john"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-07-23
The Sword of Bunker Hill.

He lay upon his dying bed,
His eyes were growing dim,
When with feeble voice he called
His weeping son to him.
"Weep not my boy" the veteran said
"l bow to Heavens high will,
But quickly from yon antlers bring
Tho sword of Bunker Hill"
The sword was brought the soldiers ego
Lit with n sudden flame,
And as ho gra.pcd the ancient blade,
He murmured Warren's name.
Then said "My boy, leave you gold,
Bat what il better STILL
| leave YOU mark mo, mark me now,
The sword Of Bunker Hill.
"'Twas on that dread immortal day,
We dared the tyrant band,
A captain raisel this sword to me-
tore it from his hand,
Aud as the awful battle ragged
It lishtened freedoms will;
For, boy, the God of freedom blessed
The sword Of Bunker Hill.
90 keep the sword, and if Il foe
AGAIN inyades our land
Ny soul shall shout from heaven to see
L flame in !oUr right hand
Fo. twill ho double sacrilcgo
lr whore sunk despot i'll,
Power strike again mans rights won by
DNt
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-07-23

the worst, yet what was l to do 2 The
captain was helpless in his berth tho
mate lay in agony upon the transom
the only foremost hand able to como OF
deck was at the wheel the cook was
paralyzcd with fear ; and my ideas O.
what could or ought to be done, wer,
confused by the suddcnness and appall
ing difficulty of my position.
Should l arm and attack the villains
Whom should I arm, and how com
menco2 Were the .helmsman to stil
from his station, knife would be at his
heart and wcro the cook to leave his
galley, he would not walk to the end OF
it.
| went to tho cabin, whore the captain
and mato wero vomiting in great dis
trcss and while overhauling the medi-
cine, moro from that sense of restless
ness which we all feel in the presence of
sickness, than from any hope cf afford
ing relief, the companion doors were
! shut upon me, and the slide showed IN
;ts nlora Al tbe same moment there
was slight struggle on deck, groan
and fall and next came Il heavy splash
| in the water under the stern, | had
felt that | could rs easily defend myself
in the cabin as elsewhere, for upon deck
[ had been entirely ut the mercy of the
pirates, momentariy expecting them to
strike. but reason for their no. doing
SO soon became evident.
Hocalardo came to the slide, and
ordered me to come on deck. refused,
and expressed determination to defend
myself.
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HOUSE BUILDING.

Pleasant Talk of Our Houses rs Com
pared with those OF Foreign Countries
{.ooI SUGGESTIONS,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-13

An answer to the following resolu.
ton of inquiry, passed by the House
last Monday on motion of Mr.. Atkins,
of Tennessee, viii be looked for with
interest:
Resolved, that the Postmaster Gen.
eral be, and he is hereby requested to
inform the House whether B. H. Peter
son has not a contract for carrying the
United States mails on the Mississippi
river and on the Indian river, or on
any other river, and, if so, at what rate
Of compensation on each contract; and
whether said Peterson is the owner or
captain of any steamboat on either of
said mail routes, and. whether he en-
plOys others, who are owners or cap
tains Of boats, to carry the mali for
him, 70 whom the whole or any part Of
such compensation is paii; and also
whether the Postmaster General did
not lately determine TO annul the said
contracts with the said Peterson and
give them to another at a great saving
to the Government, giving the amount
of such saving and the reason why he
did not carry out such intention.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-13

We believe Tennessee is the only
Southern State which has, through Its
Legislature, instructed It's Senators
and requested its Representatives in
Congress to vote for Tom SCOTS
SoEth.rn Pacific Railroad project.
Yet strange to say, there are very good
reasons why Tennessee should have
been among the last. We are speaking
hom the standpoint Of expediency and
material advantage, without regard to
the principles involved. As the bill
now stands in committee, Tennessee is
completely ignored. Provision is made
for branches to St. Louis and Cairo,
which may well influence the hegisla-
lures Of Missouria and illinois. Branches
are also provided for, to New Orleans
and Vicksburg that viii rebound to
the benefit Of Louisiana and Mississip-
pi. But we look in vain for the ex-
pected branch from Shreveport to
Memphis, without which Tennessee is
left out in the cold. Between st.
Louis and Cairo on the North, and
New Orleans and Vicksburg on the
South, Tennessee would fud herself in
a blind alley with no outlet unless a
distinct branch Of the Texas Pacific
tap u railway system at Memphis.
We do not perceive on what ground
Tennessee can support the project, if
We are to be denied this great sdvan-
tage of a central branch which would
place our State on the shortest, quick
est route from Ell Paso to New York.
Nashville would share It's benefits with
Memphis, 80 soon as our Cincinnati
connections T perfected by the Cum
berland and Ohio road, while the
Memphis and Charleston would carry
all Washington travel to Chatta-
noOga and send it up through East
TENNESSEE.
With the i~nstructing resolution of
our Legislature already on the desks of
our delegation at Washington, it seems
that the bill recommended deprives s
Of all these prospective advantages.
1t looks like selling ourselves for worse
than nothing. We are merely playing
the catspaw for St. Loris and Cairo,
chestnuts out of the fire to feed
Northern railroads in placeof our own.
As we understand it, Tom SCOTS
plans completely ignore Tennessee,
Kentucky, Virginia and North Caro-
lima.
Why, under these circumstances,
the resolution lii question was
through our Legislature we
do not understand, nor care now to in
quire. But we think it self evident
that something more, or something
less, ought to have been done. 1t is
not yet too late, and perhaps the easiest
way out Of the snarl would be the
adoption by the Legislature-and the
sooner, the better-of a supplementary
resolution, instructing u Senators
and requesting u Congressman to
make their support of the Texas Pa.
eiic bill conditional on an amendment
providing for a branch from Sbreve-
port to Memphis. What say the So
Ions of the State-house?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-13

AMONG other matters in Washing
ton, yet to be investig sted, r the
enormous expenditures of the Mullett
administration. Mr.. Co1's resolution
to that effect, however, has been
smothered in committee on the plea
that there Is not time enough left this
session. 1t is said a hundred clerks
would be occupied for three weeks in
preparing the needed statements. So
the matter goes over to a Democratic
Congress, and no doubt many rich
pickings will be exposed.