The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
BrlSlOw and Adams Suggested
BY Massachusetts,.
designations Popular With the
Mississippi State ofiiolals.
Europe Visited With Unprecedented
Gales and rlOOds,
The Hank or New York Able 80 Liaui,
dnte All It's DeBis-MaTlne Disas.
ters-rsrribie suffering Ia
France Markets, Etc.


R0srON, March lS.--A conference of
prominent Republicans was held at
Worcester yesterday. Between thirty
aud forty were present from different
parts of the State, and IL is understood
that the object Of the meeting was TO
secure a state delegation to the Ma
tional Convention which will give the
voice Of Massachusetts, for Il candidate
whose character will be n guaranty of
purity and ability. In reference to n
candidate for the Presidency a majority
OF those who expressed their views
favored Brlstow or Adams,
AUGUSTA, March lS.-The Western
eXcursionists arrived from Atlanta
this evening at four o'clock, and will
leave for Port Royal at seven o'clock
tomorrow morning, and thence to
Savannah by rail and to Jacksonville,
Florida, by steamer
New ORLEANS, March ia dis
patch from Jackson, Mississippi, says,
The committee to Investigate the New
Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern
Railroad regarding warrants paid in,
presented the warrants to the House. a
lively discussion followed az to destroy
ing them, when finally they We're re-
turned to the Treasury for safe keep
ing.
MEMPHIS, March ls.-Phe Avn
lanche's Jackson, Mississippi, special
says: In the Court of Impeachment
Governor Ames appeared by his coun-
sci, Thomas J. Dqrant, aud five days
were granted for him 10 answer.
Lieutenant Governor Davis has re-
signed, apd Governor Ames will ap.
point hiG successor, Cardo2o, Super
intendent of Public Education, will
also resign.
New YORK, March ls.-The Opera
House was burned last night. 1t was
/ erected ten years ago, and cost one
hundred and thirty thousand dollars.
1t was owned by Jacob Damn. No In
surance.
President Belmont, of the Bank ofthe
State, authorizes the statement, that
after { eigiCt examination of accounts
and assets he has found that the bank
will be able to liquidate all its debts,
Officers are arranging its affairs, and
the prospects are that the bank will
resume business on Monday.
kilograms from London continue
% give details of the preeedente;
Hoods and gQlss throughout Europe
In Normandy the gale was t9lE.Gio
On Calvados coast masses OF rock wer
blown of the cliffs. In Belgiu m tn
hurricane was terrific. The baromete
at Lieze fell below the lowest readin
on record. Elsewhere in Germany tn
storm was most violent, ana generally
on the continent telegraph lines wer
damaged TO an extent hitherto uDpar
alleled.
The ship Great Britain encountered
terrible weather and became water
logged. The Captains two sons diei
of privations. The Captain and tbir'
teen men took to boat, and soon suf
fered terribly from hunger. Three o
the men died, and the survivors were
forced to eat portions of the remains o
their comrades TO keep from starving
On the 18th Of March they we're res
cued, in the last stage of emaciation
The ship Enmenicles, Captain Beard
from Port Royal, South Carolina, fol
Greenock, capsized on the 18th OF
March. The second mate aud sever
of the crew have arrived at Qeenstown
The remainder of the crew and Cap
tain, thirteen in all, were drowned.
Paris advices say that Bircy, Neuilly,
Courbevoie, Asmiens Billancourt,
Point. dp Jour, Austenil, Serves, st
Cloud, Sure, Sues ana other suburbs Of
the city were all more or less inun
dated. The suffering caused by floods
is very great. Marshal and Nine. Mac
Mahon have each visited separate
quarters. and distributed relief person
ally. Nine MacMahon sent the Pre-
feet of the Seine 5000 francs for the re-
lief of the sufferers, and public contri
buttons are being made for the same
object. All large streams between Pari
and the eastern frontier Of France arr
over their banks, and the cou ntry TO
miles around Is flooded.
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