The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-10
himself in the affidavit, and Is hold
ing Sumner for his private ends.


meets April 8.
John Larkin, prominent lumber
man OF Midland, Michigan, who re
Gently failed in business, was Treasure
of Midland county. His accounts hav,
been investigated by the Supervisors
and shortage Of S22,0 900 discovered
He was arrested and admitted to bail
Henry G. Bowen has received cop,
of the charges preferred against hin
last week by the Examining Commit
tee of Plymouth church, with sum.
mons to appear before the committee
appointed by the church to examine
the charges.
The Standards Vienna dispatch says
horrible accounts of Turkish cruelties
continue to arrive from Bosnia. One
thousaGd two hundred Turks attacked
the Christian inhabitants of the town
of Crupa last Sunday, numbering many
and plundering shops.
A severe storm has prevailed
through California for several DAYS
past. The rivers are very high but no
serious damage is reported. Crop pros
poets are excellent, promising larger
yield Of grain than any previous year
with continuance of favorable weather.
The town of Champaign, Illinois, is
shocked by the death of a young man
named Clark. His body was found in
his fathers feed-yard, with his face
frozen fast in the ground. He had
been subject to commissions and prob
ably fell In a fit. E.
The Phelps murder trial was conclud-
ed at Columbus, Ohio, yesterday, by
the acquittal of the accused, Leonard
Phelps. Phelps was indicted by the
Grand Jury for murder in the second
degree for killing his uncle at Wester-
vile, last fall. The verdict of the jury
is great surprise.
The suit of George p. Bemjs, of
Omaha, VS.. the Credit Foncier Amer
lea, for salary as secretary, was yester-
day decided in favor of Bemis whereby
he gets some $4,000. Bemis!now pro-
poses to sue George Francis Train for
about 1900 which he claims is due
as back pay as secretary to the next
President of America.
Colorado sends greeting to st. Louis.
Direct railroad communication, via
,he Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
'oad, has been established. There was
l grand celebration throughout South
srn Colorado. Mayor Rice welcomed
5he visitors, and various responses
we're made. A grand procession and
banquet took place; also
M imposing torchlight procession and
fireworks at night.
Heiser u Co., bankers of New York,
leny in toto the statement attributed
o Fred Mitchell, of Kansas City, to
he effect that they stated President
Irant received a gold draft for twenty
thousand dollars from the Emma
nine ring for inducing Schenck to be-
ome director, and that the draft |
vas negotiated through their house.
The firm say there is not one word OF
ruth in the story.
The last mail from Iceland reports
that five hundred inhabitants OF the
w estmanna Islands, a group lying to
the south of Iceland, and belonging to
are probably dying of star
walton. The fishermen there last year
were unsuccessful, and the inhabit-
ants, fearing that their food would not
last them throughout the winter, sent
to Iceland asking supplies. Accord
ingly small quantity of supplies was
dispatched about month ago. How
ever, q bottle was found on the coast of
Iceland containing a letter, stating
that the supplies on hand were only
adequate for one week, and famine
was inevitable. The dangerous seas
during the winter months render COM
munication with the Westmanna Is
lands almost impossible.
A special from Miranda says that
King Alfonso was received at Estella
with but slight enthusiasm. Carlists
in the North are unanimous In de-
Tense of their local Fueros. The Al
fonsist Generals also deprecate agita-
ton against the Fueros as hindering
the paciiication of the country. The
Ministerial and Liberal newspapers OF
Madrid, however, contain daily at
tacks upon Fueros. The Government
desires to adjourn the subject year,
when the CONSUMPTION, from which
the Basque Provinces have hitherto
been exempt, will be extended to the
whole kingdom. Prime Minister Can
ovas has decided to largely reduce the
army expenses. Fifty battallions have
already been disbanded. Eight thou
sand men, under General Campos, VIII
remain, distributed as garrisons and
flying columns throughout the Basque
Provinces and Navarro. Twenty thou
sand soldiers will accompany the King
ON his entry into Madrid.
Norwich, CONN, March GA fire
at Danielsonville, Connecticut, de-
stroyed the freight depot of the Nor
wich and Worcester Railroad passegei
station, and block including postoffice,
telegraph Office, H. E. Lillinghasts d
Cos. store and q meat market. Loss
not estimated.