The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-06
HERE AND THERE.
The Democrats Elrct Their State Ticket
In Georgia BY Forty thousand
Majority.
The Situation in Cuba Serious Austria
and Russia on Good Terms Washing.
ion Notes Charleston aud the
Plague Brevities
committee 80 Ascertain Depth oi
water AT ueII IHIe,

"h''' ~ AFii NNtf'
NEW (uRI, October q. --rhe Cham
Der Of Commerce to-day appointed u
committee OF three to ascertain the
depth of water ut halletts reef.
Missouri pTOhibiIionists Hold u stare
convention.
81 LoulS, October 8. The State Pro.
hihitiou Convention assembled here
to day. Between Thirty aud forty del.
egates were in attendance. Presiden-
tial electors, and state, central aud
executive committees were appointed,
Fatal Railway AccIdenI-FiVe Killed
PARIS, Ont, October b. The express
bound east, on the Great Western
Railroad, was untracked and ditched
Five employees were killed. The pas
sengers escaped unhurt. The accident
was caused 10y the wheels OF the en-
CINE catching lire and breaking.
Ihc DcmOCrRts EIeci their stare Ticket
In Georgia by 10000 Majority nud
The legislature IN OorW hcImingIS
IA IheiF Favor.
AUGUSTA, Georgia, Ort0lcr 3 Re.
turns received show that Colquitt,
Democrat, is elected Governor hy forty
thousand majority. There was virtual.
~ no opposition. The Legislature Is
ovcrW helmingly Democratic.
Au~ti inn "nd 3nasinn Relations 10 Re
main Nnchangcd,
PAElS, October j.--Fhe journal DIES
DebNtt Says GortschN&nti has sent II
circular To the powers inviting them
70 impose general amnesty and six
months mmisIico on the porte,
LONDON, October GA Reuter- dis
patch from Vienna says according to
the most reliable information, Austria
does not entertain the slightest idea of
breaking with Russia.
Washington Notes Uoinagc for Sep
TENDER.
WAsHlNGroN, October 5. -Postmas.
ter General Tyn"r has gone to Indiana
to remain ill after the election. The
President mas not returned. He is ex-
pected during the night or early in the
morning.
The coinage for September was four
and II half million in eagles, one quar-.
ter million in trade dollars, one
million in halves and seven-eghts of Il
million in quarters. The National
Banks were called on for statement OF
its condition on the second instant.
The Plague BcsoIating Savannah Has
not Obtained n Footing In Charles
| ton.
NEW YORK, October 5.-The World
says edtorially: awe are glad to re-.
ceive the most satisfactory assurances
that he plague which is DESIGNATING
savannah has not obtained footing
in Charleston. Three or four eases Of
sporadic yellow fever alone have oc-
CURED there, and such efficient sani-
tary precautions have been taken
against the spread Of the disease that
no Interruption il new TO be feared in
the trade aud travel between that city
aud the north. Charleston has been
and Is so sOrely tried in hundred
ways that il might well have seemed
the very malice of fate, had pestilonce
also been let loose upon her citizens.
jerome Park Races-asiway, Rhod.
manihus and Virgin winners.
New YORK, October 5---ln the Je-
rome Park races to-day, Galway won
the oue-and-a-hall-mile race, Warlock
second, Partnership third. Time
2;45l. The two.and a.quarter mile
race was won by Virgin, James sec
ond, Big Sandy third. In the one
mile rage, Rhodmaatus won the first
heat in l:l5i, beating Fiddlestick n
good head, who beat Preston short
heat. In the first heat Preston was the
second choice, aud Fiddlestick sold in
the field with Gray Frar. The second
heat was quite an interesting and
spirited contest, hut at the end was
won easily by Preston, Free Booter
second and Rhodmanthus third. The
last two and Fiddlestick were almost
abreast. Time-l:47. The race now
lay between Preston and Rhodman-
thus. The betting was two to one in
favor of the former, AT the start
Preston led, but at the first turn bolted
and ran under the club house, kicked
up his heels in the air, and refused to
go at all, to the extreme disgust of his
of his hackers. Rhodmanthus can
tered over the course, and came in in
2:lS, winning the race. in the five
long race for two'year olds, several
Intellectual attempts to start were
made, owing mainly to the conduct Of
n sister to Bassett. w. J. Higgins won,
Kingland second, BeDzine third. Time
Loo.
The Situation In Cubn Serious and
ThreRtcning---M artcnez COruposa,
captain General.
KEY WEST, October 5.--The latest
news from Havana states the insur-
gent, General Venlette Garva, before
evacuating Los Lunas, burned down
the whole place and the inhabitants,
sick and wounded, taken along as
prisoners, excepting the commander,