The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-08

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tio lnl0n fnplno railway hna been
closed nenf Green liver, and nll Tie
ifnlna waiting NJ That point passed. over
llin unw hfidfo rni and west Tie
twn omipfnnt tfhlus which lett Omh.
ha Sunday, with over Que thousand
pnAapnpofs, have gone through with
nut Transferring nlsp Tie fxpfoss tralns
leaving Monday noon. There u now
no interruption IA the regular move.
mpnt NJ trains between Omaha and
Snn Francisco,
WiLRsnAnHE, Pa, April 3O.-Olllccr
Rolbsenncr, who was shot by the
Cornclls yesterday, died early this
morning. .,
NEw SoRK, April 80.--A chemical
Investigation shows that portion OF
the cargo Of salt brought by the Mago-
IA from Liverpool Is lmprognated with
ursinc. Several packages broke ana
mixed with the salt. Most all OF II has
passed into second hands.
Performances were given In the
principal theaters this evening for the
benefit of the family of the late Dan
Bryant. The attendance was very
large ut all the houses, and the gross
proceeds, which 60 entire to the fami-
~, will exceed twenty-five thousand
dollars.
ROCHESTER,, n. ", April SO.-There
was u severe storm here to-day. one
/ bark founded aud thirteen lives were
lost. The Lightning Iron works were
prostlated. Loss $4,000.
Oliver Charick, formerly police
! commissioner, Is dead.
CHARLESTON, April 80. - EX-Con'
gresham Bowen was arrested to-day
for instigating the murder of Colonel
White, committed eighteen years ago,
This was the charge for the the publ
cation of which the News and Courier
was prosecuted for libel. Judge Reed
released Bowen upon 81, 600 bail.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mich, April 3O.-Three
out of eleven fishing boats in the gale
are missing. Eleven persons areproo'
ably lost.
MEMPHIS, April S0.-The National
Cotton Exchange meets Mt White sui
phur Springs, Greenbriar county, West
Virginia, July 81.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, April 30.-The
sheriti7s posse captured the Cornell
family after severe fight. None Of
either party killed.
SAN Francisco, April 30.-The shir
Alice, from Australia hither, was
wrecked. Sixteen lives were lost.
Especial to the Dallas Hcrald.l
Fort WORTH, May -Four men,
charged with robbing the store of Mr.
Russell, at Johnson's station, Tarranl
county, were brought here last night
and lodged in Jail.
Crops of all kinds are unusually fine
and an unusually heavy yield of corn
cotton and wheat is anticipated.
PAX.
Especial dispatch to The Dallas Herald.l
MARSHALL, May 1.-Colonel Thomas
A. Scott and party arrived here at II
o'clock this morning, and remained
until 2 o'clock this afternoon, when
they left for the north, via Texarkana
and Little Rock.
Colonel Scott expresses himself as
highly pleased with his trip, and prom.
ises to return in the fall, when he will
extend his stay. c.
Especial Dispatch to The Dallas Herald.l
GALVESTON, May 1.-To-day was
generally observed as holiday. The
Mai-Fest procession was very large,
and many of the cars were beau
tifully decorated with flowers and
evergreens. There was excellent taste
displayed in arranging the differ,
ent tableauX, and it was undoubtedly
the finest display ever seen in Texas.
There were large number of visitors
from the interior, and all were de-
lighted with the splendid display.
About 10 a. NJ. the Germans formed
their customary Mai-Fest procession,
which was composed of a large num-
Der of wagons, most beautifully and
tastefully arranged, representing differ
ent scenes and callings. The throne
car of the queen was the most hand
some and expensive ever gotten up in
this state. The procession went to the
gardens, carrying everybody else with
them and leaving the streets appa-
rently deserted. Nearly all the bust
ness houses were closed. AT the
grounds three brass bands and the Gal
weston artillery made music for the
immense crowd.
The following was the order of FRO
cession:
First Division-Music ; German flag I;
grand marshal; carriage, with presi-
dent and orators; committee wagon (;
cannons; wagon of country people /;
Columbus; music boys of the Luther
an school; girls of the Lutheran school.
Second Division-Music; American
flag; mechanics association; Self-Ris-
ing Flour company; Fox's bakery :;
Cushing q Moores machinery !;
Rhodes cigar mandatory.
Third Division-Music; Texas for
winter and spring; Germania club !;
commerce and agriculture; Freund
Shut band; cotton wagon; factors,
brokers and shippers; Barbarassa So
ciety; Turnverein; Washington cross
ing the Delaware; John Turnverein /;
William Tell; Casino club.
The contract with Burnet and Kill
patrick, for building the first section of
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rail-
road, TO the intersection of the Inter-
national aud Great Northern road, has
been closed, and the first dirt was
turned up to-day at the crossing of
Mechanic and Thirty-ninth streets, in
the presence of the president and di-
rectors; also, large number of citizens
assembled to see the good work inau-
gurated. 1t is the intention to push its
building rapidly to completion,
having the first section ready for trains
before the first of August, next.
"A disastrous fire occurred at Mont
pelier, VT, yesterday. Loss, Sl5O,OOO.
Gutierrez, ex-president of the revo-
lutionary junta of Carthagena, is dead.
"A fire yesterday at Whitehall, n.
Y, destroyed paper mill valued at
$40 600.