The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-20
VOL xxi, NO. 20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Wright, of the Jackson (Tennessee)
Whig and Tribune, died "a few days
ago. tt
/ Matt Carpenter, the ingloriously de-
feated, self-made statesman Of the pc
riod, Is only scotched, not killed. He
endorses truthful Phil, destroyer of
banditti. ''r
CoAniel John Paulk,, ,andrMiss Eliza
beth b. Watson daughter Of John r.
Watson, who was killed. at the battle
Of Jenkins Ferry during the war;,
died few days since in Jefferson.
The United States.senate has refused
the right Of suffrage to the district of
Columbia people, who now rejoice that
there is no probability Of their hands
being wrung Off on election day.
Mr.. o. HI. Pegues, an old and re-
spected citizen, the treasurer of Gregg
county, died last Sunday week at the
residence of Mrs. Moore, near Long
view. He fell dead while. attempting
to mount his horse.
One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars has been promised for the improve
ment of Red river, by the congression-
al committee on commerce, which is
interesting to Shreveport and Dallas,
too.
Kentucky is going heartily into the
centennial, and will go up to Philadel-
phia with her mite of three hundred
and forty-two thousand dollars as a
subscription. What is Texas going to
do about it?
The effect of the presidents message
upon the press and people of Arkansas
is simply this, that he is regarded as
reckless bidder for third term, and q
strong protest is entered against his
revolutionary proposition.
"pm not afraid" Sheridan thus re-
ports the result of his losses in the war
with "banditti" in Louisiana: "Killed,
2,14l; wounded, 2,1l5. Total, 1885,"
The number of missing are not given.
Now for "a bill of particulars"
Mr.. Dawes says he must have thirty
five million of dollars more out Of us
in the way of taxation. Mr.. Wood
says there is no necessity for the pro-
posed leeching. Its odd how the finan-
cial congressional doctors will disagree.
A London dispatch reports that
twenty-three bishops have issued pro-
tests in behalf of the entire Roman
Catholic episcopate of Germany against
such interference in the papal election
as is implied in Bismarck's late circu-
Ian. 't' 'l a'4Hl. .e1i'is '"'5l i''l~
The opposition in congress are un-
willing to give Mr.. Grant any surplus
increase, and do not hesitate to declare
that he would use it to promote for
eign war or stir up domestic insur-
rection for his own political advan-
tage. i. .H -.si- sH
The present condition of our streets
is favorable to their being graveled.
Cannot some cooperative plan be
agreed upon between the city and pro-
perty holders which will secure the de-
sired improvement?
The military fever has broken out In
Houston, and has eliminated in q
meeting to organize military compa-
ny to be called "rhe National Guards"
All the men must be six feet high.
The "Nation" will need all the guards
it can get before long.
1t is now currently reported in WASH
ington that the republicans are going
to make desperate effort to revive the
''iron clad test oath," with the hope of
excluding the fifty-thrs@ -nl..in 'ers Of
the next congress from taoins their
seats. "Drowning men catch ut
straws."
Sometimes the temptation to smooth
the hair of the Houston Telegraph the
wrong way, just to see the sparks of
electricity that are sure to follow, is too
much for us. Now that it is followed,
however, by show Of the teeth, u
curvature of the spinal COLUMBIAN q
prutuberance of claw, we fOrhear.
The California press is unanimously
i'm favor of the passage ofthe Texas and
Pacific bill. Hagan, the senator ofthe
state is doubtful, and Hamilton Of this
state dead against it. His ''constitu-
tiOnal scruples" is what is the alleged
cause Of his opposition. Hamilton will
yet ''die of rose in aromatic pain" SO
delicate are his political and cOustitu-
tional nerves.
On Sunday, the 7Ih Instant, Mr..
Turner, an old gentleman living On the
Simon James place, in the thicklsaw
nation, twelve miles from Dexter, was
brutaly murdered aud rohhed Of one
hundred aud f1ve dollars. a man by
the name of Wilmington, VIII" was
seen bending over the body Of the mui-
dered man and fed upnn the approach
ofyoung Mr.. Turner, WAS tursIe'i ly
him an'i captured. Wilmington Is
now In 1'ish,mingo jail.
Captain Thomas. T.. IG"gg, fnrmcrly
OF Cherokee county, the e'litor aud
poet, is reported to have been killed at
Denton, on the 7ih instant, iya Dutch
man named Toney. We shnull regret
to have this news confirmed, for
purer and braver or nor pesrealde
man than Captain Hngg was not to he
found in the state. M particulars ef
the sad affair are given, but II is prob
able good man has been killed with
out provocation.
BIG Bow and seventeen followers
have surrendered aL Fort Sill, Con-
firmation Of the death of Lone Wolf
has hc.n received He was one of
the most desperate Of all OF the rod
skins. aud led the band that perpe.
t,.atcd the terrible masscre at How