The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-11
The Usage Land Case Decided In Favor
of Railroads.
Rich Deposits OF Gold Found at lar
amle City.
Intense Cold Reported In the North
and Northwest.
Billings. of Kellogg Fame, Federal
Judge for Louisiana
The Coal Companies In the Nation
Likely to Resume Operations.

New YORK, January 10.-Dispatch-
es state that within the past ten hours
the mercury has fallen As degrees AZ
Milwaukee, 46 degrees at Chicago, 40
degrees at Detroit and 10 degrees al
Buffalo. The cold seemed moving rap
idly eastward.
Officers of the Direct United States
cable announce repairs to their llne
completed and communication rees,,
tablished between this country ana
Europe. Repairs were completed at
Ills this morning.
A Lawrence, Kansas, dispatch says
that it is stated from Washington Una.
the United States Supreme Court stan9s
seven to two in favor OF railroads
ns against bona tide settlers In the
Usage land case. A very rich deposit
of pold has been struck in centennial
Iode near Laramie City. At depth
of one hundred feet large oody OF
quartz has been found showing an
amount of free gold exceeding any,
thing ever before seen in rock. A large
solid mass of this rock will be sent 10
the Centennial Exposition.
ST.. LOUIS, January l0.-A special 10
the Globe Democrat says u. j.;
O,Conner. better known as doc,
Chief Clerk and Cashier of the Coun Gu
Bluffsand Kansas City Railroad freight
office. at Kansas City, left. In company
with woman named Millie DAVIS
ostepsibly for Quincy. The agent, MI
Smith. became uneasy at his long ap'
sence. when he found. upon eXamlna-
tion. that he had taken the key OF the
safe with him. Mr.. Smith then sent
TO headquarters, ut st. Joe, ana ',"o /"
man come down and open the sa,e w
day, when it was found to contain no
money, There should have been aoou Nv
$4,000 in 1t, aud 1t is believed, vi
conrse. that O'Connor took 1t, ana ne
has probably made his escape, IT,.
A Polish Jew named Bloch, alias
Reroman. was arrested at Leaven-
worth on n charge of bigamy. Blocn
married his first wife in Poland about
twenty years ago, and after living
viii her about eleven years deserted
nor and came to this country. ABOUT
five wears ago he married another wo-
man in Louisville, Kentucky, oy
whom he had three children, ana WIN
yhom he was living at the time OF ms
arrest. His first wife followed nm !. 70
this country aud tracked him 10 u 9nis
city where She effected his arrest. sue
has had three children by Bloch, ana
il IN very destitute circumstances.
Bloch Is peddler, and has been living !
here about two years. The .prellmina,,
nv examination takes place to-day, ana
there is no doubt whatever OUT tha' liz
will land in the penitentiary. r
NEW ORLEANS, January lO.-Ine IN,
dieations are that a strong effort VIII
he made In the Louisiana Legisia.u,r,ti
60 imDeach Judge Hawkins. IL VIII,
he yemem bered that it is this creature !, :
af kellogg, who, first on promise o. n ~.
stems which lead to the Kellogg usur
nation. and has since, through ms par
t,aan cotrt, estoped all contest Tor Oh
Ace and investigation into the corrup
tion and malpractice of registrars ant
commissioners of election. ,.,...,,
The report Of City Adm'I lis nno,
Rrown shows the debt to be owe
twenty.one million dollars. AN e mo,
will soon be made to eompromise VII AL
bondholders at sixty cents on ne 40, ,
lar, the city issuing new. consolioa'e'