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QUEER TEXAS RIVERS rivers
running into the Gulf of Mexico from
Austin, the centre Of Texas, to Mex
leo, fill one with astonishment. They
burst out at the foot of the Gnada-
lonpe mountains, full fledged rivers,
Streams of crystal water large enough
to run the largest mill wheels, burst
out OF the solid rocks. Lately / forded
the San Marcus river ten rods below
it's source, and it was three feet deep,
seventy feet wide, and ran with great
velocity. So tits with the Rio Grande
river below Fort Quitman, and with
the Cebelo, Medina, San Antonio, San
Pedro, Solado and Gaudaloupe. They
all burst out OF the ground fullfedged
rivers-cold, clear and full Of ice. I
found quite large rivers in Colorado
and Kansas last winter, which disap-
peared in the sand at one place, only
to emerge and flow on again Il few
miles beyond. But in Texas the rivers
do not seem to disappear. No other
sources can be found but that one
grand source.
So writes newspaper correspon-
dent in recent letter. A person who
is familiar with the region referred to
informs us that about seventy rods
below the source Of the San Marcus
river is point where bottom has
never been discovered. It is thought
an immense spring is located there,
from which the river derives a great
portion of its volume of water. Some
idea of the wonderful clearness of the
water of this and other Texas rivers
may be gathered from the fact that
an angler can plainly discern fish nib
bling at his bait thirty feet below the
surface.
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.Republican Central Executive Committee

Republican Central Executive Committee
State Of Louisiana.
s. b. PACKARD, President.
JAMES LEVIN Vice President.
CHARLES HILL, Secretary.
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TELEGRAPH MARKETS.


Noon Report.
GALVESTON, August 5.---totton market un-
changed Ordinary Tic; good ordinary l2c;
low middling l3c; midiing l$lic; good mid
Gold ll2@ll%4.
LIVERPOOL, August -Noon--Cott0n mar
kct steady. Middiing uplands, 7ad middilng
Orleans 719d sales l0,OO bales, WNtl
NEW York. August 6,--Goli opened AZ
li3. Stocks dull and little better for some.
Money ~ per cent. Gold liz. Governments
duh but steady. States bonds duh ,and
nominal. Exchange, long, y SIl4; short,
"a 9OIs
,, Cotton 9,, Arm Nc SUplSnds' l'lc Orleans
Flour firm wheat iirmer corn firm; pork
firm ats2l 50@6O 90 lard quicth steam lS4c;
Turpcntine 3l5E@32
Night Report
LONDON, August 5,--Erle 1874 street rate
1902. Wheat Is 9s9% below bank.
PARIS, August 5-Rentes Is and ~.
LIVERPOOL, August 5.--Cott0n quiet and
steady middling 7l4d Orleans I'D.
NEW York, August .6.-Goldl nominallS
tlrm at ll3l4@ll$s. Money 2%e5Y per cent
Sterling quiet at NJ. Governments dnll and
steady. Elves los. States quiet and nome
nal. lni N If VIZ
Cotton Quoted al liLsQiISS. Consolidated
receipts 1858 bales exports 10 Great Brit
ain, lb72 bales; Continent, 77s bales.
Net receipts, a bales gross, "A bales,
Futures Chased hrm. Sales 1900 bales
September, l3lt; October, 10 25-92; Hovembe
10 27-32 December, 10 sl-32 January, ~ !
February, IA March, u 7-l9; April, lies
May, II 2T.326Jl iSa; June, l57.l0.
NEW oRLnAns, August 5.-Gold li3@-
Cotton demand bei ter. Sales 900 bales
with better prices strong. Good ordinar,
TO strict good ordinary, ll%@l2hc, low
mlddling strict low middling. iJSc; m Id
ding to strict middllng, hai4kc. wi
Receipts lib bales; no exports stock 20
bales on shipboard $50 bales.
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DANIEL 0'CoNNELL.
The Centennial Of the irish LlberatOr
is Inaugnrated with Imposing
Religious Services.
ever Ten Thousand Visitors Arrived In
Dublin on the Morning Of the
llundredth Anniversary.

DUBLIN, August 4. THE celebration
of the hundredth birthday of Daniel
O'Connell commences to-day with
morning religious ceremony in the ca
thedral, Cardinal Manning officiating.
This evening an oratorio in English
will be sung in Exhibition Palace,
which will be followed by concert of
Irish music in the same place, when
the centenary ode will be recited.
The business houses and residences
OF the city are generally decorated
with banners garlands, notices and Il
great display of green.
The following members of Parla-
ment are present as members OF the
Catholic Union, Messrs. Dease Me-
Carthy, Arthur John Moore, *. c.
Kelly, William O'ReilIy and Patrick
James Smythe.
The distinguished guests who have
arrived to participate in the celebra-
ton are, Archbishop of Basile and
Nantes, Prince Edward Rodzewell, o!
Pasen, DIR. Lingen, member of the Ger
man Parliament, the Rev. DR.. RlvaIdo,
of Rome, DR.. Beck, the chamberlain OF
the Pope and NJ. Falliti, member OF
the Swiss Parliament.
Although no authoritative informa'
ton has been received to that effect by
the proper officers, it is feared that ill
ness in the family of Lord OHogan
will prevent him from delivering the
centenary Grafton tomorrow in Sack
vile street, in which case it Will b(
published.
Dr. Crockett, the eloquent new Arch
bishop of Cassell, preached ut the re
ligious ceremonies this morning
taking for his subject, "O'Connell, The
Liherator,n four Archbishops, forts
Bishops and five hundred Priests par
ticipating in the ceremonies. whici
were grandly impressive. The Cathe
.drel vas densely crowded and the mu
sic superbly magnificent.
A Roman pontiticial high mass wa'
celebrated during the day in the Churci
of the Irish College, as " mark of sym
pathy for the 0'Connell festival.
1t is estimated that over ten thous
and visitors have entered the city o
Dublin from abroad during the morn
ing hours.
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namenn, sherman ~ O.-Bistress a
travellers Holding IheIrI.ct.crs.

LONDON, August 5.--Onicals of the
onion Bank says no arrangements
have been made with that institution
Tor the redemption of Duncan, Sher.
man " Co.'S letters of credit in the
hands OF travellers, negotiations there.
Tor nave been pending since the fail.
ure, but nave not been completed and
The longer they are postponed there is
u less probability OF successful resulta.
Letters received here from Amer
leans in Paris say over one thousand
holders OF the suspended firms notes
nave been heard from. In Germany
many OF them are utterly destitute OF
funds, and have been compelled to
apply to the local authorities or 10 the
American Consuls for relief. One lady,
u teacher OF Massachusetts, had tut
thirty francs in money when she heard
otthe failure. American aud English
people paid her expenses to Hamburg,
where she took steerage passage fol
home.
Appeals for aid from persons holding
these letters come from all directions.
A document stating these facts, and
denouncing the house, is preparing for
publication.
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FOREIGN.


LONDON, August 5.--The annual ban
quet given by the Lord Mayor of Lon
don to Her Majesty's Ministers, took
place last night, at the Mansion House,
and was attended by the usual large
and distinguished company. MIR.
Disraeli, responding to toast to the
Government, declared the country was
prosperous and the people contented.
abiding to foreign affairs, he said
peace prevailed, and in his opinion
would continue To prevail. If the for
egn relations of Great Britain were
scrutinzed it would he found they
had been conducted with prl-
dence and firmness. The Colonial
empire would be de\ eloped and con-
sclidated; It's interest and sympathes
ought to be assilniated With those of
The mother country and ultimately the
colonies would prove a source not of
weakness hut of strength. Reviewing
the work of the present session of Par
lament, he adverted at some length
to the shipping bill, and stated that in
proposing the new measure the Gov
eminent had been assisted not coerced
by public opinion. In conclusion he
repeated the opinion which he once
before declared that the people OF
| Great Britain We're better off than the
nobility OF other countries. The speech
was received with enthusiastic cheers.
Other members of the cabinet spoke in
a similar strain.
The Collie brother Case.
LONDON, August i.--At the hearing
of the ease of Collie Bros, Mr.. Rain.
bow, of the firm Of Rainbow, Holber-
ton d Co., testified that q quantity of
cotton was br0ughtin 1878 by The Col
lies on Joint account with his firm, and
in consequence of II decline in value
they never had opportunity of selling
il ut n profit; the Collies drew bills
against The cotton, and Rainbow, HOl-
berton Il Co. endorsed the Collies, vino
subsequently sold the cotton, and had
the bills originally drawn against 1t re-
newed after these bills had passed be-
ynnd their control. 1t was the matur-
| inc of these bills that caused the recent
| disaster. In consequence of the alb
sence of Sergeant Ballentine, the lead.
ing lawyer for the defense, farther
| hearing of the case was postponed I'M
til Monday next.
The divers at work on the wreck OF
the steamer Schiller have recovered
500, 900 OF her treasure.
Reaignali0n OF the Ministry OF Vie
tOria.
MErBoURNE, August 5.-'rhe Minis
try of Victoria has resigned in conse
quence of the opposition OF Parliamen
to the budget. The Parliamentlof New
South Wales have approved the ten
der for carrying the mails made by thu
Pacific mail steamers.
The French Assembly Formally closed
VERSAILLES, August 5.--The session
of the Assembly was formally close'
Yesterday, in accordance with resolu
ton specifying n recess until NoVem
Der 4th.
The Turf
I,oNnoN, August 5.--Marie Stuar
won the Wright cup, Louis Victori
second Kaiser third.
Turkey Determined 10 Crush the In
surgents.
LONDON, August ga Berlin specia
saws the Turks are collecting force L
crush the Herzegovina Insurgents a
one blow.
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the ssisc.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
OFFICE OF THE DALLAS HERALD
August b, 1876,

OFFICE OF THE DALLAS HERALD
August ., 1916. ]
Gold, lO0Grl2. silver, 1906, MAA 4ga
Exchange--Domestic,1 y per cent discount
Silling u per cent premium. Foreign quo
tatiOns nominal.
Wheat, No. ., por bushcl, a 0j; No.3, S5c.
oats, per bushel, 3jgl0c.
Coni per hushel, ia sinck, 5000; sheled,
8Oc. Hrt a
Hay, ballad, new crop, per ton, Sl2 OO@l4 OO
loose do, So 00@l0 90.
Potatoes, per bushol, 81 0l.
Onions per bushel, 75Gi co.
Barley, GJ0s05c per bushe.
Bran, Sll % per ton.
Rye, Gi6e70c pen bushel.
Hides, dry flint, per pound, heavy, l3n@lt;
&c salted, b6ldXo. 49,
Cotton--Ordinary l0Iac; good ordinary,
llI9o; low middline, l292c; middling. l2tc;
good middling, 1870. FHJy 4.t