The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-25

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district.
An Albany, New York, dispatch
says there is considerable floating ice
in the river and canal,
A Berlin dispatch says the Federal
Council has rejected the Prussian
proposition for coerclve press laws.
The United States frigate Congress
is ordered home. The Franklin, Alas
ka and Juniata are to proceed TO LIS
bon.
Senior CASTELAR, has had an assurance
from Minister Cushing that the peace
now existing between the two coun.
tries will not be disturbed.
John Wells, Associate Justice of the
Massachusetts Supreme Court, died ut
Salem after lingering Illness. He
was so years old.
Since the publication Of the state
mept OF the Captain and crew OF the
Orpheus, u feeling of Indignation pre-
walls among the people OF Victoria and
San Francisco.
The body ola ferryman was found
in the San Marcos river, about half u
mile south of Luling. The murder was
committed only to rob, rs he was sup
posed to have had some money.
The Paris Moniteur says 1t is thought
the portion of the Senate to be chosen
by the Assembly will be fixed for Mon
day, but the government will propose
dissolution to December 18th.
The bodies Of two men, picked up at
Bushy Bay, and which were brought
to Victoria by Indians, have been
identified-one MS that Of Thomas X,
Harrell, of San Francisco; the other Is
not yet known.
A difficulty occurred at Richmond,
Texas, on Tuesday between r. Il. Hill
and w. G.. Bohannon, in which the
former was killed They were brothers.
in law. About one month ago Bo-
lannon's wife left him and went to
Hills house to board, since which
time they have been at dagger points.
The latest news from Turkiston says
after General Kaufman had left Ma
maghan for Khoject, the kupthskachs
rebelled and surprised the former
town. they invested the citadel and
the Russian camp. The Russians re-
sisted successfully for three days, when
they attacked the Kupthskachs, who
fled, leaving $500 dead on the field.
Anarchy reigns throughout Khojend.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has completed arrangements
with the new freight line of steamers, to
ply between Baltimore and Liverpool,
the first vessel ofwhich willleave Glas-
cow In few days. Each ship is TO be
of twenty-three hundred tons capac-
ity, and built expressly for carrying
heavy cargoes of grain. The regular
trips will begin the latter part of De-
cember.
Mcdonald one Of the st. Louis crook
whisky victims, was convicted on all
eight indictments. The jury consulted
three hours. The Judge will not SEN
tence him until he has heard the evil
dence in all the case. Meanwhile,
Mcdonald remains in the custody Of
the Marshal, IN default of $4,000 Dail.
The maximum Is three years and the
minimum is six months on each in
dictment, and fine, at the discretion Of
the court.
Private accounts from Madrid state
that the constitutional party Ii divided
some advocate ahstaining from the
approaching elections. 1t Is also stated
that majority OF tho Ministry disap-
proved of the reply Of the Minister Of
Foreign Affairs to the Washington
note. 1t was regarded as too indicate.
It Is understood the reply, as finally
delivered to Washington, was drawn
up by General Jovellar, President of
the Council and Minister Of war.
A committee representing the Sen
ate, House Of Representatives, the
state Department and the Supreme
Court met on the 2sd, at Department
of State. A general wish was ex-
nressed that the funeral OF the late
Vice President Wilson take place Sat
urday at noon. The services are to be
conducted In the Senate Chamber.
The remains are to be conveyed to
philadelphia to lie In state In Indepen-
dence Hall till Monday morning. In
other respects the programme usua! on
such occasions will be followed.
Pursuant to an order OF the Presi-
dent, regarding the death of the Vice
President, the Navy Department has
promulgated an order that, upon the
| L., foiiouipo the renaint of fke order