The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
Kellogg VIII Certify TO the Election
OF Hustle rs Senate.
Another Mexican Steal OF Cattle on
Rio Grande.
LaPage, the Murderer OF Miss Lang.
maid, TO be Hung,
Fifty 0tOe Indians on q Buffalo Hunt
Killed by u Band OF Sioux.
An ElOpement In Which n School Girl
Takes Part.

stole considerable numblr on the
Sabanal. A party is IN pursuit with
the Indians two hours ahead.
NEW ORLEANS, January Is Mrs N.
Collier, aged seventy-hve, was burned
to death, her clothes having caught
fire from q CRATE.
A child four years old was burned ia
death to-day, its clothing being fired
by a playmate.
James Murphy, aged thirty, was shot
and instantly killed by James Merri.
man, colored. Murphy and Merriman
were carpenters, and worked together
They quarreled about their earnings
Merriman surrendered himself
After lengthy debate in the Sen.
ate resolution was passed that the
Governor shall send militia 10 the
parishes of East Feliciana, West
Feliciana and East Baton Rouge, to as
sist courts in executing laws against
so-called regulators. If the militia is
insufficient the Governor is requested
to report so by special message to the
Legislature, the latter to call, under
the Constitution, upon the President OF
the United States to restore republican
government in said parishes.
This morning the Legislative Com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. White,
Robertson, Kidd and Young, unofli'
cially waited upon Governor Kellogg
in relation to the matter of furnishing
credentials to Mr.. Eustis. They were
given to understand by the Governor
that he was willing to certify to what
had occurred In the House.
The Republicans are very indignant
with Senators Blackburn, Alexander
and Green, and the threat is made
that they will be compelled to leave
the party.
ST.. LOUIS, January 15.-Reported
that fifty Otoe Indians, on their way
to buffalo hunting ground, were
killed by band of Sioux.
ATLANTA, January l5.-Hon. }, w,
Renfro was elected Treasurer of Geor-
gia 10y the Legislature.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January IA
young man named Percy Hance, at
Wyandotte, last night, loaded and
fired of a toy brass cannon, about one
foot long. When it was discharged ii
blew all to pieces, one piece striking
Hance in the right eye, cutting 1t away
and also part of the skull. The wound
is most serious one, but 1t is supposed
to be not necessarily fatal.
LEAvENwoRTH KAN, January IA
Mrs. Bloch, the first wife of Reuben
Bloch, alias Bergman, arrested last
Monday on charge of bigamy, left fol-
Europe Yesterday afternoon, and not
appearing against Bloch, he was, OF
course, discharged. 1t is said that she
was induced by BlOch's friends to not
prosecute him, although she came
from Chicago solely for that purpose.
Bloch still lives with his second wife,
under the name of Bergman......W What
begun merely rs as a juvenile quarrel
ended fatally at Beverly, Missouri, to-
day. Two young lads named Greaves
and johnson, having dispute about
hoe, Johnson ended the controversy
by plunging knife into Greaves' leit
side, and then making his escape
Neither were yet of age.
CONCORD, n. H., January l4.-ln the
trial of Joseph Lapage for the murder
of Josie Langmaid, on the 4th OF
October last, the jury, to-day, returned
verdict of guilty, and Lapage was
sentenced to be confined in the State
Prison at Concord unit. January 18th,
and then to be hanged.
JACKSONVILLE, January 14.-Arthul
Weir, young Kentuckian, who had
been visiting an uncle in this city for
several weeks past, last night eloped
with Fannie Mcknight, a student Of
the Jacksonville Female Academy,
about fifteen years old. They left here
ON the night train of the Chicago, AL
ton and st. Louis Railroad for as is
supposed, St. Louis. The parents Of
the lady in the case reside In this city.
The affair created much feeling, ex-
citement and stir among those who
knew the parties.
GALVESTON, january lathe Gal
weston News specials tonight from
brownsville, state the rumored release
of General Cortina from custody In the
City of Mexico, based on the fact that
his bail has been fixed at twenty-five
thousand dollars to appear " hen want
ed, with the privilege of the city. 1t
is supposed he will leave. General
Porfirio Diaz has gone to Laredo, on
The Texas side, as is generally believed
preparing for revolutionary move,
ment against the Mexican Federai
Government. The revolt Is supposed
to include all frontier Mexican states
Ills headquarters are at Brownsville
He has a large number Of staff officers
Nothing is known at Matamoras o.
President Lerdo's reported visit to the
frontier of Texas. Colonel Ford anc
Captain NcNally, commissioners L
Washington from the Rio Grandt
country, left Brownsville yesterday
Colonel Haynes, the other, leaves TO
morrow. They hope 10 rearn W wa th,
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