The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
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Paul BOytOn SWlms from Alton 10 81.
Louis In Nine Hours.
II
Twelve Months Drunkenness Good for
Divorce In Ohio.
The Initial Arrangement In the New
orleans Crooked Cases.
The Ohio and Mississippi Rivers Rush.
Ing OYER the Danger Line.


English channel, swan from Alton,
Illinois, to this city, distance of
twenty-five miles, in his life-saving
apparatus. Boyton left Alton at $50
n. IN. and arrived here at about 3 p. III.
Immense crowds were on the bridge
and levee to witness his arrival. His
water dress weighs fifteen pounds, and
can be put on and of in three minutes.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, January 3l.-The
weather is fearfully cold. Patrick
Grilland and his wife, while going
home from market, were frozen to
death.
MONTREAL, January 81. DIR, Charles
Warren, formerly captain and quar-
termaster in the Union army, is held
here for eXtradition on the charge Of
forgery in Philadelphia.
LEAVENwoRTH, January 81. "A dis
patch from Camp Supply says one hum
dred and fifty soldiers are pursuing In
dian cattle stealers. They have killed
three and sent to the rear three squaws,
one boy and thirty-flve ponies. The
cattle have been slaughtered.
MEMPHIS, January 1.-The river is
fast reaching the danger line. The
Ohio is rising at all stations and is
above the danger line at Cincinnati,
Evansville and Louisville. AT the lat
ter place residences and stores along
the levee are filling rapidly. A flood
will occur between this point and Cairo.
NEW ORLEANS, January 3l.-Al-
though It is known that the grand jury
have indicted John A. Walshe, ID. Nj.
Carley, John Henderson, Flash, Lewis
& Co. and Ryan for alleged destruction
or failure to produce books on de-
mand of Internal Revenue officers, the
only copeas issued thus far is against
Walshe, who was conducted to the bar
of the Circuit Court and arrigned. lie
plead not guilty and was bailed in the
sum of 5000.
INDIANAPOLIS, January 3l.-Speak-
err Kerr's reply to j. H. Beall, desiring
that his name shall not be used In con-
nection with the national ticket, is
published in the Philadelphia papers.
In tho course of his letter he takes oc-
casion to say 1.-THE Indiana Democracy
will present to our next National Con
vention another of her sons af candi-
date for the Presidency, Governor
Hendricks, In whose advocacy for that
high place I will stand with them in
hearty cooperation.
CONVICTION, Ky, January 3O.-Smith
n. Howes, formerly city treasurer, has
defaulted for $4,000.
CHICAGO, January 30.-A Sweede,
named Peter Nelson, was found dead.
His wife said he had been cross, and
had accused her of infdelity, and con-
fessed thas she struck him repeatedly
with a little axe and cut his throat.
NEW YORK, January 30.-Owen Tul-
ley, a wealthy liquor dealer and poll
tician, has been sentenced to seven
years for biting a mans nose Oft.
COLUMBUS, o., January 3O.--A bill
was introduced in the State Senate
making years drunkenness good
cause for divorce. =,
LOUISVILLE, January 29.-Alfred
Reddick, a youth Of sixteen years,
formed liason some months ago with
the wife of David Reese, In Nashville,
Tennessee. Mrs. Reese to-day forbade
Reddick coming to see her, and some
, time later he went into her husbands
apartments, procured a pistol and
killed himself. Reddick seemed pas
sionately enamored of Mrs. Reeves,
and would have done almost anything
at her command. Mrs. Reese is the
mother of children, and old enough to
have been Reddick's mother.
CHICAGO, January 30.-A number OF
additional indictments have been
found, including one against ii. b.
Miller, ex- County Treasurer, for whisky
frauds. w ,
WILMINGTON, January 3O.-W. f.
Austin. a citizen of Stokes county, was
found dead in bed at the Purcell house
here this morning sufiocated by gas.
It is supposed that after extinguishing
the gas last night he Internationally
turned it on again. :.
ELIZABETH, N. j., January "a
freight train on the Pennsylvania road
was robbed of three thousand dollars
worth of goods, after being thrown
from the track. The goods we're mostly
consigned to Western merchants.
New ORLEANS, January 3O.-The
Joint resolution to investigate Senator
Vests election passed to third reading.
Amendments were offered, including
the names of Pinchback and Eustls'
Lost after lengthy debate
Mr.. Wilt denied in the House any
knowledge of any document going to
show that Senrtor West procured his
election by means of bribery aud cor
runting members of the Legislature, by
which he was chosen, declaring he had
not heard of 1t till this morning, not,
withstanding the statement published
| a., tha Naw Worry TribOne,