The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-08-07

his monument in England. A tardy
tribute to matchless genius.
Ex-MARsuAL BAzAIN is in re.
tirement at Madrid, which may ac-
count for Allonso's Sedan luck.
IT is probable that the people OF
this State have decided for Con-
yention by q handsome majority.
OUR next great enterprise must
be an elevator, and it should be sit
uated equally convenient to all the
railways.
FRANK BLAIR, like most gentle
men politicians, died poor. Grant
is taking care to ego Off the hooks
in purple and fine linen.
THE Central railway depot ques-
ton wakes hotter and hotter. The
trouble is assuming interesting pro-
portions, and the end is not yet.
THERE docs not seem to be much
hope of convicting the Mountain
Meadow murderers before n jury,
composed OF seven Mormons and
five Gentiles.
WE are glad to welcome TO our
editorial room the first number OF
the Sherman Daily Register. 1t is
published by Messrs. Martin and
Stockton, and presents neat APP
poarance. Long may it wave.
THE News speaks of Galveston as
"the metropolis OF the Southwest.
Big words, but we hope they will
be true in less than twenty years.
The present season has fully de-
monstrated the important fact that
North Texas is Il great fruit coun-
try. Our peaches cannot be sur
passed,
OuR city is still Laundering in Il
sea Of municipal financial ragged
edgedness. The finances couldn't
be in worse muddIe if the Alder
men were all editors.
FouRTEEN hundred emigranis left
New York in one day, recently, to
return to Europe, and the immigra-
ton is fifty thousand less than it
was last year,
Thomas FRANCES ANNE KEN
BILE has commenced in the Atlantic
Monthly, Il charming series Of auto,
biographical "reminiscences under
the characteristic title Of can old
Woman's Gossips.'
Tue agony is over, and in Il few
days an anxious list Of candidates
can view, at their leisure, the sad
rhetoric OF figures in the way of
election returns. Several passen-
gers for. Salt River will change cars
in this District.
TIE Galveston News Of the Sd,
records the death Of two old Texan
veterans, Mr.. Otto Won Roeder ut
Corpus Christi, and Mr.. Davis Mon
tier at Lavacn. The former was Il
hero of San Jacinto; and the latter Il
resident of Texas since 1910.
The press Of the country in com
menting on the failure Of Duncan,
Sherman & Co, does not apprehend
any serious effect upon the gen
eral financial condition. The dis
aster is confined to themselves and
their correspondents and depositors.
Every day fresh developments oc-
cur, but none OF cheering nature.
GALVESTON is just now suffering
from an attack Of her old disease
"naturai advantages, and while she
is pluming herself upon this aristo-
cratic complaint, New Orleans is
quietly reaching out for the trade of
North Texas, and by means of her
newly projected railway connec-
lion with the Texas and Pacific
railway, will control it all ofwhich
is very sad.
The impetus given 10 business by
~ wheat crop, is to be followed
this fall by the advantages result
ing from good cotton and corn crops.
The revival of trade in this section
from the disastrous elects Of the
panic Of 1873, is near assumed. The
immigration into our section next
fall will be larger than usual, and
will include many Of the thrifty and
hardy sons of the Northwest who
are already preparing To come
among us with energy and means
10 back tbnir enterprise.
MAJOR BATES, paymaster United
States Army, passe through here
Yesterday en- route for San Antonio,
having Just finished paying the
troops at Forts Sill and Richardson.
1t is very probable that Major Bates,
who is graduate of West Point,
and was among the recent appoint
ments by the President, (having
been taken from one of the cavalry
viii be stationed here
So gallant an officer and
80 popular gentleman, could not
but be welcome as Il sociai a''. uis-
ition.
Tue death of Andrew johnson
will be boon TO the administration. I
The coming session of Congress, as
well as the next Presidential cam
paign, would have afforded the 4
great Tennessee Commoner many 4