The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-01

pr"ushawi presented by Bowen.
a Berlin dispatch says the powers
demand from Servla guarantees for
continued neutrality, aud ask the
Porte to accelerate the paciiication of
the people.
The story OF the resignation of NJ.
NoVlhotf, Russian Minister at Vienna,
IN consequence Of 4 MISUNDERSTANDING
Win Count Andrassy, Is declared to be
devoid of foundation.
Chillicothe specials to the Cincinna.
u Enquirer and Gazette, report the
suspension of the Bank of Greenfield,
private banking concern. Liabilities,
rs FAR as known, about $50, 900; assets
unknown as yet, but are very small.
The jury In the case of Harry John
son, charged with the murder of his
step'son, Jacob Redman, at Paris, II.
linois, returned verdict of guilty,
and fixing his punishment at death by
hanging
An arch in the addition being con
structed at the Memorial Hall, Centen-
NAL grounds, fell Wednesday and eight
workmen were injured. One of them,
John II. Kennedy, was seriously hurt
The building is not greatly damaged.
A special to the Galveston News
says a fight at Matamoras il imminent
and its anticipation causes consdera-
bic excitement. All communication
between Brownsville aud the threat
ened city has been stopped by military
orders.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at Fort
Jefferson, KY, Wednesday, in which
ID. A. Echols received bullet in the
back from revolver in the hands of
]. G. Dupoyster They buarreled over
the ownership Of feuce rails. Echols'
wound is very dangerous.
A special from Alexandra says the
truce granted to the King of Abyssinla
has been broken. The Abyssinians
have again suffered severe losses. The
King with all his forces has retired to
Lohiabi, near Godefelasie, and again
sued for peace. Ras Baro, his principal
adviser, was killed in recent engage
ment.
The Cincinnati Commercials Mays
vile, Kentucky, special says that Isaac
c. Reeves has made an affidavit in re-
gard to the Baistow hog story, IN
which he says that he told the story
while intoxicated; that he never at
any time gave to Bristow or any one
for him, money or property of any
kind for any purpose whatever.
1t is understood that the capital re-
quired for testing the practicability of
of tunneling the English channel is
being rapidly subscribed. The French
company already has two million
francs, half of the requisite amount.
The English company, is not already
equally advanced, doubtless soon will
be, and experiments will be in active
progress before long.
The rise ia the Mississippi river is
very slow, but has almost reached the
danger line, and reports from above
Memphis show that the present flood
will exceed that of February or last
August, and as all tributaries below
there are ct hood-tide, there is much
uneasiness felt below Memphis by the
planters. The cutoff made at DEVILS
Elbow Saturday is now one mile wide,
and all boats go through it.
The Committee on Chemical Lab0ra-
tory Accounts of the University OF
Michigan reported that discrepancy
between the omount collected and re-
turned to the University during twelve
years past amounts to about 81 1000. A
majority of the committee reported
an additional sum of 81 900 which had
been audited and allowed by the pre-
ceding board of Regents, which they
think was improperly allowed.
Frank y. Seller, former liquor
dealer of Jerseyville, Illinois, and who
was adjudged insane about three
months ago and sent to the asylum at
Jacksonville, returned home week
ago, and this afternoon, about four
o'clock, attempted to take the life OF
his brother-in-law. He attacked him
with Ratchet, and struck him two
blows on the head, when some parties
passing by interfered. Seller was TAX
en- to the county Jail.
The officials at the United States
Military Prison at Fort Leavenworlh
state that, so far as their knowledge
extends, the rumor to the effect that a
person named J. Q. A. Sargent, OF
Manchester, New Haven, paid score
tary of War Belknap twelve thousand
dollars for his influence in getting the
said Sargent the contract for furnish
ing the prison with steam-heating
apparatus, is entirely untrue. The re-
mort was started by Leavenworth
correspondent of the New York Woriu'
A London letter, speaking of the ter
-, .,l aola n,;ty ot Ill France,