The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-08
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

The yellow fever Is increasing AT
Rio Janeiro.
1t Is reported that Carlist depots OF
arms still exist in Bombay.
II Ia proposed to increased the mum.
Der OF Spanish Senators to 800.
All restrictions upon the rate OF
newspapers have been removed in
France.
The Paris Journal Official promul-
gates the law Immediately raising the
state of seige,
The strike of dock laborers at Liver
pool has ended the men now resuming
on the old terms.
A decree has been promulgated fix
ing the LIST of May, 1873, as the date
for the opening Of the French Univer-
sal Exposition.
Mr. Home, the prominent Spiritual
list, did suddenly Saturday last, while
travelling on a railway from st. Peters
burg to Berlin.
A ferry boat was capsi1ed in the
River Dee, in Scotland, by the violence
OF the current. The boat was crowded
with passengers and it is feared that
thirty are lost.
The French Government has con-
cluded to cooperate with Italy, regard
less.of what England may do, in aid
ing the Khedive in the midst of his
financial troubles.
Proceedings in forfeiture have been
commenced at Chicago against the
distilleries which have been seized by
the Government.
The Louisvilles score their first vic
tory at the national game, beating the
Olympics of Memphis by score of Is
to 5.
The storm. in the Eastern States was
the severest of the season. Snow fell
in some parts of Maine and New
Hampshire to depth of twenty inches.
The body of small child about six
years was found in Elk river, near
independence, Kansas. The head and
both arms are missing, and ii is sup
posed the body has been in water some
three weeks. There is some terrible
mystery connected with the affair.
Chicago had an election Tuesday, but
has not counted the vote yet. In the
North town the citizens ticket of
Democrats and Republicans was elect
ed, and in the West town the Republic
cans. had a large majority. The vote
was the largest ever polled in the city.
Nine members Of the jury in the
crooked whiskey cases at New Orleans |
were discharged because they could |
not take the test oath in regard to TAX
ing up arms against the Government. |
The defendants made a motion to be |
allowed to file an amended plea to the |
indictments, which will be heard.
The second report of the result of the
investigation into the dynamite explo-
sion at Bremerhaven some months
ago is published. 1t mentions that
three cases of furs shipped at Halifax
in the missing steamer City of Boston,
by JameH Thomas, were uninsured.
Ata meeting in New Orleans, of the
Southern Republican Club, wrangle
occurred over the adoption of the
minutes of the previous meeting, and
a fight ensued, and during the firing
three men were shot, one of whom,
Lucian Adams, Jr., will die. The
others wounded are Lucian Adams,
Sr., aud John w. King. Others are
reported wounded, but their names are
kept secret by members of the club.
A man named Frank Abrams was
found in house at Porter's woodward,
seven miles north of Little Rock, on
the little Rock and Fort Smith Rail
road, with broken neck, and is sup
posed to have been dead since Satur-
day. He was found locked in the
cabin. How his neck was broken is
unknown.
Benjamin Wells, a teacher and Sun
day school superintendent at Sedalia,
Missouri, is charged with criminal in-
tercourse with pupil, Miss Florence
Palmer, aged about eighteen years. IL
occurred In corn-field and was wit
messed by Emmons l.. hampton. Both
parties are members of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church.