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


teresting at home or abroad.
THERE Is to he an enlargement of the
elective franchise in Canada, as there
has been in England. BY an act Of the
last parliament all males above the age
of twenty-one years, and having an
income of 800 per annunl, are entitled
to vote. Up to the enactment of this
law, there was no income franchise III
Canada.
THE number of new buildings con-
stantly being erected in Dallas speaks
volumes for the energy and liherality
of her citizens. No city in the south
west can boast of greater or more sub
| stantial improvements than are now
under course of construction, aud, ii
may safely be added, no city promises
so large and rapidly yielding dividends
upon the investment.
| MATTERS between the French and
English inhabitants of the domirion
of Canada are approaching II crisis,and
fears are entertained that general
civil war will be the result. The Eng
lish and American employers are dis
charging their French employees, while
the French employers are pursuing the
same policy toward their English and
American employees.
Hon. JEFFERSON DAVIS has arrived
in Houston and will deliver the open
| ing address before the state fair this
morning at II o'clock. Mr.. Davis has
many friends in this city who would
delight to grasp him by the hand, and
manifest the love and esteem they
have for him, and THE HERALD sug-
gests that an invitation be extended
him to visit our city on his return
home.
The Austin Gazette appears to he a
little soured because it received no pap
in the shape of public printing, and
promises to inquire into the policy OF
the law, the manner in which the con-
tract was let, etc. IL further proposes
"to discuss the policy ipaugurated by
Governor Coke, of exempting millions
of acres of the public domain from tax
alton for quarter of century, and
see if it will bear the test of sound
reason" TIE HERALD hardly thinks
it will.
THE san Francisco Chronicle says
that Samuel J. Tllden, governor of New
York, stands II better chance of being
the next president of the United States
than any other man who has been
named in connection with the office.
THE HERALD suggested the name of
Mr.. Tilden fcrpresident some time ago,
together with that of Governor James
w. Throckmorton, of this state, for
vice president. Tilden and Tnrock-
mortOn-name q better or stronger
ticket.
TIMES change. At the recent Con-
cord and Lexington celebration the Sc
lectmen of both towns forbade the sell
ing of liquor. On the third annivers-
airy ofthe declaration ofindependence,
from his headquarters at New Windsor,
George Washington wrote to his gem
erals: "To-day being the anniversary
of independence, you will be pleased to
have it taken notice of by discharging
thirteen pieces Of cannon at ] o'clock.
| wish we had it in our power to dis
tribute portiJn of rum TO the soldiers
to eXhilarate their spirits upon the oc-
casion, but unfortunately our stock is
too scanty to permit"
THE Jefferson JimpIecuie swells the
list of papers that never pretended to
be democratic, and are in accord with
every radical in the state, according to
Mr.. Ireland, and pronounces boldly
against conventions. A forcible and
well written article Oh the subject
closes with the following paragraph,
which every sensible and unprejudiced
man in the state will heartily endorse:
Ifa convention should be held none
but aspirants would take the trouble to
work up delegates and trim the sails
for their own nomination, and as the
People i'm this contest have determined
to have "ofiice hunt the man." we are
sure that the action of any convention
would only create confusion.
The announcement of Colonel John
G. Mccoy, as candidate for delegate
to tn, constitutional convention from
this district, Will be found in this morn
ing's HERALD. Colonel Mccoy is very
nearly the oldest citizen in Dallas; has
practiced his profession of the law in
this place and the surrounding counties
for nearly thirty years, and is too well
known to the people to need an intro
duction at the hands of The HERALD.
He became a.candidate at the earnest
solicitation of numerous friends all
over the district, and desires THE HER
AID to say that he expects to address
the peopl of the different counties be-
tween this time and the day of elec-
tion. Colonel McCoy's qualifications
and ability to represent this district is
known and appreciated, and we COM
mend him to the consideration of the
people all over the district.
a CORRESPONDENT writing The HER
AID from Fort Worth has this to say
in regard to the action of the people of
Tarrant county OH the convention
question:
We have determined, i think,
though it has not yet been officially
promulgated, to hold a convention for
Tarrant county, i'm order that the as
pirations of very numerous body may
be properly repressed and guided, and
if Dallas does not want one, this is for
her to decide. We will not quarrel
with her for tive only ask that our
motives may not be impugned.
Dallas county has certainly no OBJ
lection to our neighbors of Tarrant
holding a local convention, though
The HERALD thinks the interests of all
parties would be better subserved by
free and open race. If, however, the
people of Tarrant think otherwise, they
have The HERALD's consent TO pro-
ceed, with the assurance that it be-
lieves they are acting from the best
and purest of motives, and that their