The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-12

wounded by n shot through the win,
dow, and circumstances nre very
strong that bis cousin, 7, M'Neal did
tho c0wardlf aGl, They were rivals
for the hand " Miss Perry, md
M'Nenl, seelng that the lady regarded
Mr. Read win more favor, became
Jealous; hence The sh00tlng. M'Nehl's
aim was inaccurate, for The wounded
man married her the next morning.
New Orleans Bulletin. On Canal
street there was rlllnOr In circulation
That the Governor was going 10 resign,
and simultaneously, Antoine, who
then be Governor, would make out
Governor Kellogg's appointment as
Senator, How much truth there IL In
this we eau not say. Fifty names
were suggested ns the probable aspi-
ranls, but ~ there WINS nothing 10 bare
These street JUNIORS upon they have no
Significance.
The cheapness Of cotton has very
Encouraging effect In Mississippi, Says
the Canton Mall: A negro sold n bale
ofcoiton day or two since for eighteen
dollars. lie thought ne ought to have
received at least thirty dollars for i,
and tried 10 nuke up the difference In
n little game with strange darkcy
who had STRAP" but only succeeded
In losing his eighteen dollars and
pocket-knife, which he had, in his dc =
perati0n, sIaked.
New Orleans Bulletin: Tho excite
ment In Republican circles last night
has not been elualed here for some
years, The announcement Of Plnch's
deleat produced such confusion that
the party lenders knew hardly where
they were standing. The fatal ax had
fallen, and the oolored wing were dis
consolnble~-in fact, totally demoral-
lied. They gathered about their old
haunts discussing the future, and what
IL would bring forth.
The Richmond Wing has this
item from Luray, Virginia; -Four little
cOlorcd children were making fire In
u cooking stove with some coal oil
which was In II can, when the oil took
fire and tho can exploded. All of the
children were badly burned. One died !
on the spot, aud another after linger-
Ing four hours and suffering indescrib. |
nbIe ngonleS. Death In expected 10 re.
lleve the other two of their suflerlngs
before morning. The parents of the
ollildron were not at home when the
accident occurred.
Richmond Dispatch; A manu-
script history of Virginia, preserved IN |
the archives of the Southern Historical |
Society, has been discovered to be u
copy of the aforementioned and sup.
posed lost work by Edmund Randolph,
II prospectus of which appeared in the
columns of the Richmond Enquirer in
1908. The copy In question is of un-
doubted value NJ presenting the calm
and considerate views of an able aud
conscientious participant In the STIR
ring scenes of our Revolutionary era
of the social life and political animus
our political ancestors of
that period.
Sumter, South Carolina, telegram
In Charleston News: The Democratic
club Of Sumter township organized
last night on liberal platform. Many
colOred citizens enrolled themselves
and leverGi leading colored men made
patriotic sp0och0a announcing their
of the Republican party,
aud pledging their earnest support TO
the Democratic party us the only sal
walton to the State. Robert Ross, for
merly leading colored Republican,
was elected first vice president
-Greenville (rennessee) Intelligent
GER. We learn that u company of En- !
gil shmep are about to purchase the
oil ia cob Peek lands 10000 acres Of
which are located in this county and
5000 CT 10000 more in Cooke and I
Wa 'hir gtoa counties. An English
IL now running The lines and
examining the deeds 1t is reported 5
hat the English company viii go
heavily into mining operations, and
probably build factory of some kind O
lear the mountains.