The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES
SATURDAY.

4 The supreme lodge Of the Knigh
A of Pythias Is in session in Washington
: Judge Hawkins has dismissed IL
9 suit of Moncurc for the possession I
. the Office of state treasurer of Loui
lana.
The demand for Gener Shel
mans memoirs isso great that the Al
pletons have been compelled to defe
publication.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows |
in session in st. Louis. Reports of oil
GERS show the order to be in prosper
Gus condition.
Neal Dow was banqueted by tn
United Kingdom Temperance ALI
ance, at London, previous to his de
parture for America.
After two days fighting near tn,
town of Valmaseda, Carlist column
occupied Usienlich and Ario, from
which Alfonsists troops retreated will
heavy loss.
"A correspondent of the London
Telegraph reports that the German
ambassador at Brussels has been in.
structed to request the Belgian govern.
ment to prohibit religious professions,
Six or eight million young shad
will be hatched out ny the 18th of June
at the government shad nursery, on
the Potomac river, and transported
west as fast as possible, for the purpose
of stocking rivers.
In response to serenade at Leav-
enworth, Vice President Wilson spoke
of his recent visit to the south, and said
he was agreeably surprised at the
hearty and evidently cordial welcome
everywhere accorded him.
The May musical festival has
walked up wealthy Cincinnati citizen,
and he proposes to give one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars
toward erecting permanent and capa-
cious music hall in that city.
"A dispatch from Leavenworth an
nounces the death of General William
Larimer, one of the Oldest and most
respected citizens of the state, who has
been prominently identified with the
interests of Kansas, Colorado and Ne
braska during the past twenty years.
AT reception given Cardinal Nc
Closky by the pupils of the convent of
Mt. st. Vincent. on the Hudson, he
was presented with casket of flowers
containing a pictorial cross. The cross
was of diamonds and topaz. 1t is worth
10000, and was the gift of the COM
munity of Mt. st. Vincent.
"A dispatch from Brownsville, says
large droves of Mexican cattle are be-
ing driven across the river above there
almost daily. Several Mexican papers
acknowledge the raiding, and criticse
President Lerdo for keeping Cortina
on the frontier, charging him with be-
ing the leader of the banditti.
MIR. Mcpherson, living eight miles
east of Columbus, Nebraska, was away
from home visiting friends, accompa-
MED by his wife. They left four chill
dren at home, aged four, six, twelve
and fourteen years. During the ub-
sence of the parents the house caught
fire, and three of the children were
burned to death.
An outrage and murder was COM
mitted near Trappe, n small village
five miles from PheniXville, Pennsyl-
vania. A young girl named Whilby
was the victim. Her body was found
under table, her ears torn off, and
head terribly beaten. A tramp was
seen in the vicinity, and it is supposed
that the crime was committed by him.
The excitement Is intense.
The Roman Catholic bishops of
Russia, who addressed petition to the
emperor and received a reply last
month from the minister of state, have
made a rejoinder that to reject the de-
cision of the Vatican council would be
equivalent to the abandonment of
and that they are con-
vinced the Holy See would never be
to act in conformity with all
proper decisions of the state govern
ment.
"A Kansas City dispatch says far
mers from various parts of Jackson
and Clay counties continue to bring
news of the ravages of grasshoppers. |
The grass has been nearly destroyed,
and wheat and oats have suffered ter
ribly. The only salvation is their de-
parture, which many are making. |
are dying, the ground be-
lhs CoNClCu pIdSVos hC SiOpo
in Kansas beyond the western tier of |
are excellent.
One of the seventy-five Indians on |
their way to the Florida prison manag-
ed to get hold of q knife, with which he |
cut two soldiers and then stabbed him
self, while the train was standing at |
Madison station, five miles from Nash
Vile. 1t Is reported that the soldiers |
are not seriously hurt On the arrival
Of the train in that city the Indian was
taken off and laid on the platform,
and wrapped in his blanket, and sup
posed to be in a dying condition.
An officer of the treasury depart
ment has been sent to New York,
Inder instructions from Secretary
Bristow, to thoroughly examine the
records ofsilk and lace importations of
he past two years, in connection with
he developments brought out in the
recent arrest of Lawrence, Deputy Col
ector Des Anges and Others. 1t is
stated that the frauds in importations
)f Grape and mourning goods have
been discovered as having extended
through the past two years in the ap-
Draisers' department of the custom
house, and one of the examiners has
resigned.
AT the annual meeting of the
of the Missouri, Kansas
md. Texas railroad, held at Parsons,
the following gentlemen were
chosen directors for the ensuing year
R. E. Carr, Adolph Wier, Theodore
Bartholomew, st. Louis b. p. Nc
Donald, Fort Scott, Kas.; c. H. Pratt,
Kas.; H. c. Cross, Emporia,
Kas.; E. Corning, Albany, N. Y; II. j.
Agnew, w. H. Guion, Elisha Riggs,
George Bliss, N. G. McCrady and ii.
). Dickinson, New York city. 1t is
that Robert Carr, of st.
Louis, now president of the Kansas
Pacific, will be chosen for the same po-
'ition on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas road, at the directors meeting
N New York city next week.
"A fifteen thousand dollar fire CO.
,urred at Kansas City yesterday. The
ire broke out in the American express
stables, a light frame building, on
Grand avenue and Fifth street, imme-
diately wrapping it in flames. The
was stored with grain, hay,
'our wagons and ten horses. All were
ost but the two horses nearest the
ioor. Two other frame buildings were
burned, one carriage factory and the
,ther a carpenter shop. The whole
oss is fifteen thousand dollars. All the
insurance Ia not over three thousand
iollars.
SUNDAY.
The anniversary of the Union Ii
,rary Society ofHampden, Sidney Col
ara Ufr0inio will falya ,.loaa an fha !