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NOTES AND OPINIONS.


scotland imports Belgian holses,
spinal meningitis has attached IA
I Hurth
brooklyn Is attacked with payiuI
frauds,
| Austria has imrcially pnc,lonc.
durling,
San Francisco Is busy uuoarthln.
whisky frauds
George Elliott viii spcudtheautun
Ia the south ofFrauce,
phepubllc schools OF Brooklyn TO-
qulro for their support s6iO,Coo,
Bayord Taylor has been lecturlng ON
the poetry ANA poets Of America,
NJ, Gladstone coulcmplaIos n visit
10 the plains vi Troy nest autumn.
Secretary Brislow's daughter Ia cx.
peeIed home from Paris next week,
Piper wishes Dr. Upham, Of Spring.
held, to attend him on the gallows,
Charles Houng,a penlnsular veteran,
recently died In Eilnburg, aged lOS.
Lieutenant Cameron contempla.os "A
second Journey into Equatorial Africa.
me Belgian army suffers from "a
phucllS ~ good non commissioned Of.
Ulcers,
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Wi,Iino 'ApIg',u tnat lhe emperor
,,'' '',,''' WI ''''t Als"ne ulIlhB the
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os,y 0no"n Vio,11r"'.' o ''' u' ITr MhI'
we royal Navy, Is gaining distinction
W an "p'alu'r Af'lSI IN terra'c)tlh
Tho AlLo,,, I,r.,,,l,.,.u
nj ina t,innSl '" Wv , 1"' ,I i lur eli'rt
tha H. W. Wv 'N''uI' 'a''loh w
strengthen HAYS rs a Presidential can.
ulu"'e'
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ornou"o. ~ a., Va Wy '.i","'iore nave
Gn amHH"'Vg i,5 VIII 'uteuton "i making
\yhnlpr Nnunv pbunniv - I,,,l...,
observation-disclosures ,,"', Gi""s i"''"'N, "au"Soihe
tr,uo.l ., go. ,..,, &c.,
gr UpT",u ~ que nunurcu anu my
nous a. , II, n' L,r, L'uy u. w lh' eN-
80 W. Wv ,'r''In N'"Ne,i'nienI "'e
va ~, IT," =" a''''e III NE" ioTN ny Tue
''N' ''e'''''''
An editorial onunors In tbo No,
,, urH urapn'op laVorlns ADAMS Tor
i ! 'u ~, "uu ntls'oN ,or zee lrts'-
t He"', IH" SC All ~ auot t eu''o,ial
~ "" ,i,,I ~ l.,eu Nv ''eHu'" anu III 'le
so'V"'''o re'o'''le'S'
The New Work WorId ha,ioyes finn,
GonoraI Ion,olr Lns , ,ra
nnred q dyp,mjr nio, f'r ,hn ri,rin
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LVMRER.

YELLOW PINE Boxing, fencing, seantling
- " Der hundred; dressed boards, y 20 per
hundred; ceiling, y, 81; cehlng' Y = %
"WUIrE pINE-Ceiliug, y 2i4sl 10; wealth.
erhoariirg, 50; select boards, - 5O9s1.
Cypress BOARDS-sidA %.
SHiNGLRs-White pine, 50 5O9so 90 'y-
press, 81 30. ,..
The market is evidently active. Demand
outlet; supply ample. The amount of build
Ing going on Is considerable and no taIllhS
of perceptible.
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COTTON.
Market dull.
THE GRAIN MARKET.

CORN--Texas in shuck, 10 to 30 cents; Tex
rs in sack, GO to o. cents; Kansas. ear, % Gus
Kansas sacked, % TO 20 cents. Market quiet
Supply mp to the demand.
WHEAT No. 2, from 9Oc TO ~ "; NO; y
from M cents: No. /, 90 cents. In demand fol
lower grade; market weak.
ARLEY-Nothing doing; no stock; prices
OATS-ire worth from . to q cents. Mar
ket very dull. ...,....
RYE-Prices nominal at soc; nothing 40
BRAN-Market well supplied with fair de-
mand. We quote mt Nc percwt.
HAY-TeXas, from slJDgl4 per ton
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TOnACCO AND CIGAHs.

IobAtCp-ls worth from NW5bc, accord
lng Ia quality; The market is declining,
lhu stock ls large and the demand very good,
tlHAltS worth NOM ~ Sos IN fur domr,.
tie with Havana differs. Market h duh, sup.
ply ample, dcnaud lair.
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WINES Ann LIQUORS.

HEIR AnhcusetH, SO per cask; uhug'S
80 per cnsk, Lemps SO per cask; Cincinnati
star, H. per cust
WillSKl-sl lOMl 90.
RANDi-Applo 81 Nota N. Cngnac. Sgaa?'
Per gallon; peach, @ W. blsckbcrry 81 I6
GluHrr, 100
GIN 81 Ma9 40.
AMPAlGNE - Cooks Imperial, as
krng, In baskets, slii Headaches ~ per
rusO,
CLAREr-ls worth $3.50 to %, according
10 brlud aud quality,
PORT WlNE-ls worth 81 dOa2 10 per
gallon,
SHERRY-staudord, Is worth 500 per
gallon.
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SOCIETIES,
Masonic.

,troat
All MasonlG oonie Sta nnee' Nv Oi' -l''
oTe, =, Al, " r "T"I prwp No AZ Rovol Areh
DALLAS CtlAPIEf, NJ. ~, MY ", 81 ~
Masons, meets at the ClaptsT h9oins III aa 'ne
Guy Of Dallas on 'he "'s' "oA'"'
nio"'"' JOHNSTON, M,E.H.P.
tos,,,,,r a. n,s a. Seoretarv
JOSEPH II. FISHER, $500 wv 20 ~ AN
TANNEHlLb LoDdE,, No., - H. y" 1 49, ~
meets on the second ah ~ M souic Hall
HENRY BOIL W. NJ.
J. B. LoUoKx, Secretary
DALLAS LODGE, No az r.. * a. cv m
meets on the first and thita 5a m ovsr IN NJ
lngS of every month, AT us nan "Nei " ~
Wheats store, on Main street; won "a, AZ
W. |oNNO"'
FAoaErr' 0ecreV''E'
odd Fellows.
s,,,,,,,, ,onop Ma o,q n
SCH llIIERBUND Lodge nv. 20, =, ~, ii
o. f., meets every ThurSday htsn' a. gu
l.. WAGNER, Secretary.
Eureka Lodge. II. d., Il 0. o. F., meets at
Richardson Dallas county, every Wednes'
day evening, at half-past7 o'clock.
II. l.. FRANK, N. Il,
Us. Flown Secretary.
pIncE, ~ SCANpuENT No Of l. O.
q NEHT radi GE 10 Sa@ srst and third Friday
nights in each month, ut the ODD Fellows
hau' M CIT. d. w. IA 49, -
L. WAGNER, Scribe.
DALLAS LODGE No. A, !. o. o. F., meets
on every Wednesday night. at the Odd Eel
lows Hall. b. dANDf' M W.
M. IHEvENEr Secretary
WHY "onoaS hiei ~ u VTgaaGH6 HuN Nc.
\; TunLEY, Secretary. n n
THOMAS CHAPEL LoDGE, !, " NV, ". ~,
meets every Saturday night at the lhom"S
chapel church: ,o,,n w n ~
~ SION :; RECORD W. u -
DALLAS LODGE No. l4s, |. o. G. T., meets
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
CITY OF DALLAS.

Mayor-John u. KerloOt.
Engineer william NJ. Johnson.
Attorney Barnett gibbs.
Treasurer--John W. Bowen,
Srcretary--J. b. Hereford.
Assessor ana COllectOr---J. y. Ogden.
MarShal-W. +. Morton.
Health Oilccr:-Dr. NJ. A, Cornelius.
Aldermen First ward IL. Eryay, j. W
Crowdus. Second ward: W. J, Clark and r.
". Guedry. Third ward u. y. Jet and Il NJ
Cowun. Fourth ward: j. l.. Williams and
NJ. NJ. Newsome
Commissioner of Immgratlon.-J. ManloVei
The offices of the various city officers ait
al the city market house. The board OF AL
derncn meet in regular session 1T the cOun-
Gil room over the market, every Tuesday
k..t
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DALLAS COUNTY.

District Judge Nat NJ. Burford, Dallas.
County Judge Robert Ii. West.
county Att0rney-George n. Aldredge.
District Clerk lillian A. HarwOod.
County Clerk-AleXaDde HARDWOOD.
Sheriii-W. NJ. Moon.
SurveyOr-RObert NJ. Cook,
Treasurer Martin V. Cole.
Cattle and Hide Inspector - Emerson
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Distric. No. Nv, II. Witt, Trinity Mills
District No. 2-r. j, Nash, Duck Creek.
District No. 3-l'lem. q. Bledsoe, Hutchlns
District No, IN. o. McAdams, Five Mile
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Precinct No. wv. W. Peak and Il. G.
McLure, Dallas. n,,,.
Precinct No. 2-J. II. Blewett, Richardson.
Precinct No. BE. Il. Myers, Duck Creek.
Precinct No. IA. b. Lanier, Haughth
Store.
Precinct No. g. ------ Saunders, Lancos-
Precinct No. 6-Joseph II. Stewart, Cedar
Precinct No. &c. w. Nicely, Eagle Ford.
Precinct No. S--John Preston, Grapevine.
O0SSTABLES.
Precinct No. IA. II. Hardin, Dallas.
Precinct No. 81. NJ. SalmohS, trinity
Mills. ro,.
Precinct No. 81. NJ. Bergman, Duck
Creek ,,,,
Precinct No. 4-Jas. II. sullivan. Hought'
Precinct No. 5-Robert George, Lancaster
Precinct No, 7-Eagle Ferd.
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ruNRUSTEESS ALE.--By virtue OF certain
deed OF trust, coupled with power TO sen
the land hereinafter described, executed on
the iith day of April, a. ID. 1874, by j. A..
Leonard, to me, A. j. Hoe, for the purpose or
securing me in the payment oil certain
nromissory note of four thousand ana seven
hundred and twenty dollars, made by Leon
ard BROTHERS, payable TO me, the salu A. .
Roe or order bearing date the 3lst day OF
January, A. ID. 1874, and to become nue 81 X
months after date see book y, pages ~, 4lI
and AS, Dallas County Records OF Deeds etcl
| win SELL on Monday, the 18th day OF May
A ID. 1916, nc the Courthouse door at Dhllas,
In the county of Dallas al public cutlery, 10
the highest bidder, for cash IN hand, the iol-
lowing described tract of land, to-wlt' lying
i'm the county OF Dallas and State OF Texas,
| the same being part of onelhlId league
| survey in the name OF Robert sloan, gnI pe'
| ing the same land conveyed by sald sloan
| tnEW. D. Miller on the 9Th day OF Decembrr,
| 4, ID. iSf7, and set apart to Matte w. leon !.
] ard by tine District Court of Dallas COUNTY NJ
| me lime term, A. ID. ISL, thereof, ana con-
vsyed nv her to the said J. \. Leonard, on
| ,hS l5th day Of July, A. ID. lSI2, fof more par
! ttrniar description OF which reference ~ mere
made 10 book r., page 80 Dallas Connty
| Records of Deeds, excepting one hunIreu
and seven and two-tenth acres conveyed ny
said /. A, Leonard to Lowery 4 WATERS;
Dallas, Texas, May I, 1875. maycd&wtd
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LIME AND CEMENT

LIME-The hes quality in barrels, Is worth u
80 W, I'm bulk, 81 20. Ordinary Dail"S' -
cents per bushel. ,,.,,, G, M No,
CEMENT - Rosendale n "2ttn VA me-,
% PLASTER lis worth IS 80 per barrel; IN,
snnnlv OF the above mentioned articles u
amiie: demand fair, market hrlh'
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LSCULINTs.

oNloNs-old drysi 40 per barrel. Mar
kut barr,
POTATOES There Is little ar nothing do.
my, ana but lew good Ia market They arc
worm nom lu1sbl cents per hushpl, New
ONES coming Ia, are worth a ~ pur hushol.
MEANS vary ~ cents per TO-, whitu 10.
supply good,
OAlBAdES--S0mo Ia market, SUNNY
llgha Scarce and high.
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al, A.. K, and I, II, r., comprising western,
nnrrIrr and eastern stntrs, New York and
n"InI, malls, aTTiyesut B;li y N; lopUr,s
st7l1am Pouch CLOSES at u m
Southern mail,
,J,v Orleans aud southern Louisiana, Gul.
,.,tnu. Houston, Austin, Waco, and all Other
rons In southern Texas, arrives At 7ii5 II
m. departs NJ H'2l y M POueh closes nj = ~.
Eastern Mail,
Via n. and T.. R,H, comprising southern and
mildl, states, Louisville Chattanooga, Menu
"hls. Little Rock, ana shreveport, aud all
rastcm rcNns, arrives dniiy 40 lOp5 y m; de.
plrls daily At 6'l5 p N, Pouch closes ut 3
"' western Mail,
From Fort Worth, Cleburne, Granbury,
Wnthcrford, Decatur, PulO Pinto, JacltsborO
and western posts, arrives M l'OO y M de-
parls no 500 u IN,
Cedar HiII Mail.
Cedar I'M, Mansfield, Alyurhdo and Cross
rmNrgs, arrives 40 y m Wednesday ana
saturday, departs Monday and Thursday at
Benton Mail.
Denton, Bolivar Ellzabethtown, Boyd's
Mills IeWlWiIle and Trinity Mills, arrives
nj M. m. Monday, wednesday and saturday,
Deparls at q. n. N, alternate days
Grapevine Mali
Arrives every Monday AZ / p. IN. Departs
Tuesday at s "a. N,
Office Hours.
Delivery window, q, ~. TO s p. M; money
order window, q Il, IN, 70 - m ana from p,
M 10 p. IN, stamps sold IRONS a. m, 10
u. m. Letters registered only curing money
orders hours,
xii persons having complaints against the
Office on any account will please present the
mmc, IN writing or In person, TO the Post
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CHEAP ADVERTISING COLUMN.


j. M, Hayes, Attorney AT Law, 90i Conn
mercc street South of Cour,hOuse), Dallas,
Texas, Special attention paid TO land
claims. aprltt
Hunt ~ smith, Office on Main street over
State savings Bank. feb25dIf
W, S. Oldham olllce in MItchles building,
opposite tho LuGmnd hotel, Main street.
JanllGu
John NJ. StemmOns, Attorney at LAW, No.
205 North side Public Square, upstairs.
oct2H-dtf
Mccoy x Mccoy, ONCE south side OF Court
house square, II
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HIDES AND PELTRIEs.

Dry Flint, lGibs and upwards,""" IA
DRY Flint, damaged, under 10 bS..
Dry Flint, kips and calf .....'"".."'"
Green Butchers ....,.....,,.....'s-''''''''' -
Runuio, Uullsr...-......e..,-
Gbansins 2jSl o.
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rIlE DAILY HERALD.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
,,,y.I sni Departure OF Trains NJ
Dallas.
-nnnsrnN ANp rEXAs CENrRAL

Arrives
,,,m tho south (mail ana expropsl, 7lj a. m
fl''1, tIr Nurih lnail ana oXpratil. 49, n. m
lIlon Inc SOUTH accommodate i,!O il, m
sslloom Inc North. accommodation 800 p. m
''' TEXAS AND PACIFIC,
tahVeh, Arrives
.,.u.apd ExprrRs.,.,.., 6,3 y, ~, 1895 u. IA
~ tlOu,,,,,,..,., $500 H. ~, $3.50 u. m
4 ,I IA Freil ...,...,,.B.bu U, NJ, 1000 u, M
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THE MAILS.
Northern Mail.

,,d,al and Departure Of Mails NJ DAlla, Post
Onlce.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
llllllith, ltAhS,
i,TARY

OFFICE OF THE HERALD,
Dallas. Texas, May 10, 1876
MONETARY.
The none airy market is someN hat string
ent TOR outside business, hut there is ample
funds for legitimate business and CONNER
cial trade.
GuLD-Buying, II ; selling, H.
SILNER-PriceS nominal.
There is but little gold or silver In market.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., par; bank, u
premium.
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WOOL MARKET.

:, I. n,,,. ~ cents
Best quality ........''''' '''''''''' iiIS cnnts
BURY and short clip..-.......''''''' il@'' Ne''
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Southern mail.

Ola NJ. 4, aud I, H. r., comprising western
nnrnIrul and eastern states, New York and
w loIN muR, atrlyesnl G'b p M iepar'
n,gtnm, pouOh CLOSES ut 7 "a IN,
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knights of py,hias.

OoEUR DE LION LODGE No. 8, meets
TRygpy Thursday evening. T. NJ; Miers, r. =.
r. y, Z; Aunspaugh. @. O; Richard Morgan, v.
son a., ID; A. McCullam, Prelate; D. L; Ricnara-
Arms; J. q. Leigh, NJ. of f.; Paul Furst, y. q
g" marry Jacobs, /. O., John II. Ryan U, ",
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,!ew orleans ana southern Louisiana, dnl-
,e,tnu. Houston, Austin, Waco, md 0lluihol
roIng In southern Texas, arrives ut 7li5 II
m. departs NJ S'lb y N. Pouch closes nt = ~.
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Brig cIArabeile. Tracy. Laguayra=DAlstt. Bliss Co.
Brig Curacao lBr), Fsulkner, WiliAmatadt-J Foukss
Sons
Brig John Boyd Br). North POu Spain Grindad)-Dar-
rell Co.
Brig Peri, Stevenson. Aux Cages and market-Brett,
Sou A Co.
Brig Geo Gchrst, orcutt. MatanEas-Parsons Loud.
John A anssen.
Brig JAS Landels CBr McKnnon, St Johns NF-Gerhard
a Brewer
Brig Louisa Squire BlAtchford. Gloucester. Mass
Squire Bros.
sehr Kate Carleton tBp. Grant. cardenas-ParsOns a
sehr chas Washington Holbrook St Jago-Jas Ward
sehr AEelda Laura, Jorgensen. BaraeOa-B Weinberg
sehr L W Andrews, Watts Woodstock, Fla-Parsons
Schr Abraham Richardson PRAY Jacksonville e-Warren
Ray -
= Sehr Joanna Doughty. Doughty, chareston-Bentiey.
sehr Mary Louisa. Gasknl. Washington. Nc-zOphar
Mills
Schr Nellie. War; Calais Me-Jed Frye a Co.
Schr Lavolta Whitmore, PrOvidence-B y Metcafk X Co.
schr VIM Ii Bowen. jackson. Proyidence-HW w Jackson
4 Son.
sehr Goodwin, Williams. stamford-stAmford ManufAc
turing CO.
sehr sano Burton. Burey. stamiordstamiord Manuac-
turing Co
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.

STEAMER CrY OF GALVESTON before reported ashore az
MayaguHna &c, is complete wreck, and was stripped and
abandoned on the 18th inst.
AMERICA. from Providence for Baltimore with
machinery damaged, passed Fortress Monroe for Norfork
AN lSth in of steamer Gen Barnes, from New YORK
10th for Savannah.
WESTERN from San Francisco, before reported
ashore Egremont towed into the Brkenhead DOCK
Liverpool March 10
BARK G. W RosEvKLr, from Havana for New York, when
leaving Havana 18th inst oil the Morro but got OH
without damage and proceeded.
BRIG RuoSE (Br Aubrey from New Orleans for Bremen
left the Texel Feb % having repaired
BRIG MARY GIBSON tBr), Sloan. which arrived at Ant
March from Baltimore ashore but was got on
with assistance; no agreement
SEGUIS which sunk in Fishers Island Sound. and
inst taken alongside the wharf At New London yester
the Of her OF coal about 2O0 tons
was sold Al auction realizing ~ 70 per ton steam pump
is aboard keep the aoat until the coal is dis
charged alter which she will the railway Tor repairs
NELLIE TREAT tof Bangor from Cardenas for Della
Beakwaer the schooner before reported ashore
o afternoon by the Us cutter Cofax and
towed TO Wilmington. She is dismasted has lost both
anchors aud leaking The damage to her hull reported
TO be slight.
ScHR GEN TAYLOR Furong FISHERMAN, of NewburyporD,
struck rock while ering Portsmouth harbor Friday
Knocked hole in her bottom aud sank.
ScHR ANN CAKE with cargo of oysters from Virginia
when of Cape ienlopin sprung leak and ON u
point OF the cape and is full OF water She will prob
ably be a total loss.
ScHR j MCCARTHY from Richmond for Philadelphia.
ashore Joe Foggers morning Of l7th Assistance
has been TO her from Philadelphia.
The Signal Service Inlet
sank ut o'clock night of March H. miles orth
OF that and mile aud half from shore by collision
pipe The schooner sailed north
AN 18th. Schr Acott with jbboom carried away,
run Up hour last night further
particulars had reached the ethyl.
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OBITUARY.
rrIDINAND rRE11oRArH, THE POET.


special cable telegram from Berlin to the HERALD
announces that Ferdinand Freiligrath, the German
poet died at Stuttgardt yesterday 18th inst He
born Detmod the nth of June in the year 1910,
and was consequently in the sixtysxth year OF his
age He was educated in thea public schools and at
tended the gynasium OF his native city Subsequently
he served as mercantile clerk at SoesL Amsterdam,
and Bramen- His first poetca productions were pub
hshed in the MuseHdlmdndek IN the year 1888 In the
year 1888 he brought out volume Of poems, which
were SO iavorably received by the people that was
induced 70 give up his clerkshIp and to
Darmstadt The King OF Prussia granted him
pension of $500 in the year lS42. Alter this lie
removed TO ST. Goar, on the Rhine He strongly
aed in sentiment with the liberal political party OF
Prussia The members OF the party were vastly Of
tended at his acceptance pension from the Crown,
he gave up this OF income in the year 1874
In the Same year he published his "Coniession OF
Faith" This subjected him TO persecution TO such
extent that he quilted his country and abroad.
He travelled in Belgium and Switzerland and finally
went TO England In the year le4S Longiellow Invited
HIM to VISIT the United States. Freiligrath accepted,
and had engaged passage to America, when the out
break OF the revolutionary movement in
Germany determined HIM return
his country. He settled in Dusseldorf,
and, by the publication OF his popular lyrics,
added great vehemence and lorce TO the democratic
impulses Of the democracy. Ills poem ode TOdtel
an Lebenden - the "Dead 10 the Living - subjected
him to Indictment and prosecution by the government.
He was tried and, the Sd OF October, lS4S acquit
ted His poem was in the most eager demand. Nu-
merous editions printed. and II circulated all
Germany. His was said to be the first Instance
Prussia OF jury trial for political crime. In the
year 1851 he returned to London, being still in danger
OF prosecution by the home government in Germany.
He was subjected to many social and pecun-
AIRY trials in his foreign home, ana was,
many occasions, in want OF comforts. HIS
diuon relieved a by his
having formed a connection with the London branch
OF the Bank OF Switzerland This institution
pended IN 1866 and the poet tpariot became again in
volved in difficulties: HIS friends and admirers in
Germany, hearing the facts OF the case, took up a
national subscription for his relief The proceeds
placed MIN IN receipt OF handsome income, He went
TO Stuttgardt In 1868 and has resided that
city During the Franco German he wrote many
patriotic German songs which have become popular.
HIS principal works have been published the
year 1888. A complete edition OF his works appeared
IN New York IN 1862 and IN Stuttgardt IN 1870. He
also an extensive compiler and translator. Among
his more important transations to the German are
portions Of the works of Shakespeare, Mrs. Hcmans
and Tennyson, the whole OF Burns poems and Long
fellows 'Hiawathan
The New York herald., 1876-03-19
OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS.

ENGLISH WEATHER REPORT.
FALMOUTH March ls PM-wnd NV, fresh cloudy.
CONWAY March ls-Arrved bark Cornelia CSor, Chris
tensen, Darien.
DrnLIN, March 17-Sailed bark Religion Liberia QtaD
Nicolo, Philadelphia.
FALMOUTH March I7-Arrived. bark W W Harvey GER,
Peters phia mot arrived ut Queenstown).
GLASGOW, March IT, 10 PMArrved, steamer Tyrian (Br)
Lawson, New York.
GKSoA, March I4-Arived bark scud, Wilson, Phiadel-
phia before reported without date).
GIBRALTAR March l7-Arved. sehr Lewis Davis Stir
;ing Marseles for Sagua (Cubal, leaking.
LIVERPOOL March l7-Arrived ship Berar (Br, Height.
Astoria Imperatorc Francesca (Aus Cou-
Itch. New Orleans lsth ships CEar Nor Svendsen PEN
sacola Royal Dane (Br Cooper, Mobile; bark Hedahl
(Nor) Olsen, Fernandlna
Cleared I7th ship Sabine Paine United States; barks
Lima schwoon Ger). Horn do; Gessner er Christoers.
do.
LONDON March ls-Arrivse, bark Monte dtaD Davide,
Philadelphia
IoSDoSpKRRY Feb lT-Arrved. bark Alfred (NorJ, Won
der Fehr. Baltimore
Sailed 18th. bark vug CNor Gregersen United States
LIsBoS March lo-Aruved, brig Bogota, johnson, Baln
MARsKrLLEs, March Ie-Arrived. sehr Matilda Kranz,
JONES' New Orleans &c before reported without dstc
NRw Ross March l7sailed bark FornjOt (Nor), Svend-
SEN United States
PLYMOUTH. March I7-sailsd bark LdskJAf (Nor, Gun
dersen United States.
PALERMO, March lO-Sailed, schr Mary A Drury Gage,
United States.
QuEESsrowS, March l7-Arrived, bark Nuovo Manila
Qta), Corsanego. Baltimore.
Sailed l7th bark Demetra tGer) Hammer from NemeD
New Haven, CT.
March IoArrved schr Jas Slater Hawkins,
Savannah tnot arrived previously
WATERFORD, Marcn l7Sailed, bark Lameek tAu, CobO-
alch, United States
Sailed from port in the United Kingdom March IT. 'Har-
riet vjsham," for United States.
FLusHIse, March sThc Belgian steamer August Andre,
Capt Greve from Antwerp for New York detan ed at this
port In consequence OF defect in the machinery.
LONDON March s-ship Crar (Nor, svendseu at Liver
pool from Pensacola aud barks Corneia Nor) Chrsten-
sen. at Conway from Darlen, and Heldah Nor) Olsen at
Liverpool from Fernandna all arrived today report having
experienced tempestuous weather and being varously
aged.
Ii is feared that the British ship Lake st Clair Capt
Coney from New York Jan 10 for glasgow and the British
Walton Capt Shields from New York Jan 20 for
don. have been lost, with all on board.