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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-06
DOMEsTIC BINKRUPTCY.
An Episode OF the Hard Times-1IOney Tight
aud Husband Ditto.


He had been telling her for weeks past
that times were tight, money scarce, bankrupt
cy - lang abroad through tho land, and so
forth, and she had consented to the discharge
OF the nurse glrl, ana up.stairs gIl, and had
vince lieu the cook into doing the general house
work. ina wasn't enough. lie came home
one night and sad he was going to dlschar ge
the hostler that money mad gone up to thirty
4 r cent: that he couldn't afford to carry mis-
hfe insurance any longer that she mustn't ask
Tor any more new clothes for year. Sht went
over the house and unched expenses down
again, and things ran along until the other day,
when he remarked: "Wc've got to reduce still
further or bustl" she was pnndering over his
Remarks late that evening when he came home
lie WIS 50 long 20 ting ms OvercOat OH that She
Wen into the all. lie = ave the coat one awful
TX lust then and fell OVER,
Nnat on elrtn ais YOU - she exclaimed, us
she tfied to help him up.
"NoZling,' he replied.
As he ct up sh" prered INTO his face. The
I ct was : plan as II II h4d been written on a
WhifcNasled fence with tar.
You are drunk :" she sad, as she drew back
He gazed AZ her without renl inl.
" Here you've been yelling reduce re-
ducr! all winter, and while am tr,ing To re-
dnc' you % and get drunk You'd better re-
du'e Vnur witt key 70
"Ni said angling bout reiucel" he asked.
"Nna, YOU we :"
"Wh 2 want REFUGE for2"
"Only TO-DAY you said we'd either got to re-
duce or bust
"Di say zail"
Yes, YOU I'D"
"Well, in REFUGE -
mo how could ~"
"Zsu didn't bustw
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-06

from ne 40 'rol FiIt.'
Yesterday, on the Missouri pAcho ta'ir1M
train, Whicn reaches TINS riiY 40 lew WlhNlet
alter II O'Clock, stranger arr'ed' Nho r"lsnl
out tue Linden Hotel Cor a comic itnlt neg
ana lew hours' rest before Wo.rr llAs on ~
journey across the continent G. cam fia. Al,
ter hi, baggage had been cared Coz hr lrtI 'irI's
his name on the h"ttl register lI'urilu.
MonAtt. Bangor, Me-" the gentleman was soon
shown the dining room, and began eAllhl %"
dinner
4 lew moments atterthese events hupened
the 'ous drove Ap To inc entrance Of g hlln
aud stlnug.r Just arrived oy tine n. &" ~
aud q. B Railroad, stepped out ana mo wy
hotel and after dives ing himself ~ oleroon
aud wIdppings, lie proceeded to register w
name and location. Much to hts sururlst,ue ioIus
his name, Frederick Monatt, already irA'leI
ed lie had not written II, he md uut Jl-i Ar
rived he was total stranger vino h4d Hl'l.ea
the nane2 lie could have almost sworn ~
writing was his. lie " = puzzled, blt peu@
look at the register disclosed the tact thhl MOI.
fart No, hailed from Maine, VINE ne tt ,Ii1s
m san Jose, CALIFORNIA. Mohht y d. Nl.lS r f
name ON The register, aud turned 10 lhe . o'p IN
ana asked Tor MIffatt No. /. Having oeh w u.
formed that he was then ~ dluuef, he 81 leu Il,
would Ike an interview with MN, .Ug y VIZ
seated himself by the stove un o. N'Hl' N',si
returne hOm the dining room, ana u.s. " .' n'"s
out TO him by the clerk. lie lhir' du''n " M
SELF, ana the two men bearing the "a" l'' "a
VINO were totally unknown ~ etch nl.rl' ~
down to a conyersation winch disclosed '"' W.
lowing remarkable coincidence -
Mon It No. was born In Maine, au a w.
thirtY-one years old on the 80 dn u J'n'ssod
1876 MoGatt No. was born in Culor f 1
was thrty-one years old on the 30 jay OIL %"
uary, 1875.
The father OF each family Was "W,eh
Charles" and the mother MARI. "a
has two sisters living and one brolari Ii6si
whose name was Charles" named l.w md
fathers Both were proprel"rs ~ u.' If red.
feed stables in their respective ice'o cor
dence, and the residences ~ both NeJss ,nd
sumed by hire on the 9TH DAY of lliiiH Io'Cf Sla,
uany. these Two men are very sluli4f laa,rJ
pearance. In height, aVulrdupoi@' ahu no 10
appearance thsV are almost enough hlh'l,tl1a
twins. Inc only difference IS IN the t.u'hArp
| aud color OF the hair. The Name man LA
black, while that 4 the QUE iQW 1a'''
asry RED. /
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25

We sincerely trust that the Cover
nor's recommendation respecting the
enactment of liberal general law
which shall afford abundant facilities
for the association and operation Of
capital, may receive the most careful
consideration. No railway company
can be chartered now save under a
general law, and that legislator who
shall originate and have passed a
liberal, comprehensive law on this sub
ject will cause his name to be written
down In the history Of this State rs o
statesman. We want that law passed
Immediately, for it is OF supreme inn
portance to Dallas that railway COM
pany to Ceburne be at once organized.
We will offer just one suggestion re-
garding this statute, and that sugges-
ton IL this: In order to revive at once
the tagging interest felt in the con-
struction Of railways, provide in the
bill that the railway that shall build in
two years so many miles of road shall
receive twenty or twenty-five sections
Of land, after three years sixteen Sec
tions, and after five years ten. This
will have o tendency to stimulate OF
once railway building. Will our legis-
lators make q note Of 1t?
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25
A widely Applicable Remedy,

Few remedies are applicable tesuch wide
range OF disorders as Hostetter's Stomach
Rltters, and this not because IL has special
properties adapted 10 the cure of each-such
prctence would DO manifsstly ahsprd-but
on account OF Its wonderfully improving
effect upon the general tone OF the system,
aud Its Alternative action upon tho organs OF
nutrition, secretion and discharge. Besides
Its well known properties as remedy for
Intermittent and remittent fevers, dyspep-
STA, constipation, torpidity of the liver, gen
eral debility, urinary ana uterine difficulties,
itinvariably proves to be highly serviccable
In overcoming an@min, hypochondria,
rheumatism, Insomnia, and many other dis
orders and disabilities originating In pow
crty or impurity of the blood, nervous weak
ness or over-excitement, or an imperfect per-
formance OF the physical functions.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25

WE are authorized to say that sealed
proposals will BIO received at the Office
of the Chief Quartermaster at San An
tonic. Texas, until ~ o'clock M, on
May the 10th, 1876, for the Transports
ton Of military supplies from Dallas
or any other point on the Pacific road,
or from Denison, or any other point on
the Missouri Kansas and Texas Road
to Forts.Richardson, Griffin, McKavett
and C0ncho. Blank proposals, stating
the estimated quantities Of supplies to
be furnished, and giving full informa-
ton as to the manner Of bidding, con-
dltions te be observed by bidders, and
terms OF contract and payment, will
beIfurnished on application to the Quar-
termasters office over State Savings
Bank In this city, or to offices OF the
Quartermasters at the posts above
named.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25

The Governor says that at will he
borne In mind, In making appropria-
tlons, that no other Legislature will
meet until after November, 1879, unless
an extra session shall be called by the
Governor. Doubts have been intl-
mated OF the correctness of this propo-
sition, but have no doubts on the
subject" This is very important
question indeed, and has been nd
verted to and discussed In The HER
AID. We imagine that there are many
eminent legal minds In the State that
will disagree with His Excellency
upon the question as to whether the
Fifteenth Legislature Is t,o,ctus oDlcio,
unless specially convened, after the
termination of the present session. If
the position assumed by His Excel
lency is correct the present session will
likely continue until July.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25
OLD FASHIONED HONESTY,

In this day Of venality and public
robbery, when Diogenes would use his
lamp to little purpose among Ameri.
can politicians, 1t Is pleasant to re-
member that two living statesmen
have throughout their public careers
demonstrated themselves to be among
'the noblest works Of GOD" An ex-
change tells, as follows, how these two
men refused to steal eight hundred
dollars each!
"Nearly twenty-five years ago men,
bers OF Congress received forty cents
mile for travelling expenses. Two
thirds of the United States Senate
'ihold over,n as 1t Is called. They are
elected for six years. We have new
Senate every two years. On the Sd Of
March, at IL M, on the odd years, the
Senate ceases TO exists. On the 4th Of
March, twelve hours after, the new
Senate Is organized. BY convenient
fiction Of law every member Of the
Senate, the two-thirds who were In
Washington as we'll as the third who
had been newly elected, were paid
their mileage, the same as II all had
come to the seat of Government for
the express purpose of being sworn In.
TWAS conveniently inferred, for In
stance, that Senator had at midnight
on one day left Washington for his
home one thousand miles distant re-
turned again, all In twenty-four hours.
The mileage would be eight hundred
dollars. From the existence OF the
Government every Senator had partici-
pated In this swindle. There were but
two exceptions, who at last, by refus-
ing their money, called public atten-
ton to II. One was William Allen, Of
Ohio. The other was John A. Dix, Of
New York. The God Of Justice seems
70 have been pleased. They We're Of
opposite political parties. But they
have been spared by his Minister OF
Death long beyond the generation In
which they dwelt. They were Gov
ernors togstherl Of the grsatsst States
at the some time. The money they
refused still stands to their credit.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25

bly,, and he GndeayOred 10 do no In n
manner worthy Of the city OF Dallas
and the journal he represented. Many
excellent aud practical addresses We're
made, among them those OF Captain
johnson, Mr.. Graves, DR.. Torrance,
the Hon. u. j. Chambers and the
Rev. John Collier. Resolutions were
introduced and unanimously carried
looking TO tho building of line from
Dallas. A committee upon deyising a
charter consisting OF Thomas Fields,
Of Dallas, Jack Davis, Of Cleburne, and
John Powell, OF Alvarado, was consti-
tnted. The meeting named the
following gentlemen NJ incor-
porators from Johnson county;
H. Is. Trueloye, John Powell, Il. ID.
Torrance, B j. Chambers, \. j. Hol.
llngsworth, II, 7. SAMSON aud John
Collier OF Mansfield, Tarrant county.
The meeting thereupon adjourned,
and the committees met at
Messrs. Bledsoe and Bledsoe's Office
TO consult upon plan OF operations to
be submitted 10 the citizens OF Dallas.
Very great interest was evlnced by all
parties In the construction Of the road,
and we feel persuaded that no difficulty
whatever will be experienced In rails
Ing the requisite means TO insure It's
completion.
We made many agreeable acquaint-
ances, among them the Rev, John Col
Her, principal Of the Mansfield school,
u scholarly and accomplished gentle
man. The Mansfield school Ia credit
TO the State, and reflects high honor on
It's founder. The attendance Is az large
AZ two hundred and twenty-five
scholars, necessitating the employ
ment OF some thirteen professors. II
Is manifest that the school Is In most
hourlshing condition. We will take
occasion hereafter to give fuller details
respecting this most excellent instltu-
ton.
We left Cleburne at half.past 2
O'Clock, slept at Mansfield, and re-
turned through q magnificent country
to Dallas, reaching the city at Il
m. on Sunday. 1t is scarcely necessary
to add that the excursion was, in
every respect, an agreeable one.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25

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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25

TnE Governor believes that In one
half, and perhaps two-thirds, OF the
counties OF the State, incompetent
County Judges and County Attorneys
have been chosen. He earnestly rec
ommends the re-establishment OF the
office OF District Attorney, and refers
with pride TO the able men who filled
this position under the old Constitu-
ton. We hope that the Governors
anticipations OF enormous expense,
vexation and injury to litigants aris-
Ing from the acts OF unlearned County
Judges may not be realized.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25

On the 10Th Instant the Hon. ID. b.
Culbertson introduced, aud had re-
ferred to the Pacific Railway Commit
tee, n bill to extend the time for the
construction of the Texas and Pacific
Railway. The bill was read the first
and second time and ordered printed
before its reference.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25
DALLAS. TEXAS
TUESDAY MORNING, iititAPRIL 49,
eo,,e IournaIs are dIsposed 10 thInh

SOME journals are disposed to think
that the Governors attack Of cac9thes
sori6endi must DO severer than usual
from the length ofhis message. Texas
10 O big State, you m ust remember,
and her necessities can't be discussed
In a few terse lines. We are inclined
TO think there 10 much sound sense In
some OF His Excellency's recommen'
datiOns.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25
NATIONAL LINE OF STEAMERS.

Consisting OF twelve Ave large steamships,
one Of the best and certainly the cheapest
line plying between New York. Great Brit
ain and Europe. Steerage and cabin, with
railroads tickets, either way, from and TO
Dallas, or round trip tickets. good for one
year. for sale by the Undersigned. For par
ticulars, and 10 see plan OF the steamers cab
ins, call at our ONCE, No. 100 Lamar street.
jan23dtf W. i. LYTE Il CO., Agents.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25
EVERY STOVE WARRANTED
VICTOR GATE.

Decidedly the most convenient gate for
the farm yet invented. Agents wanted to
sell county and farm rights. For terms nd.
dress. t. j. STURDEVA Mt 4 20
febSdtf Lock Box 80, Dallas, Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
W. +. LYTE. up. MURPHY.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
FoR sAT.M.

Improved and unimproved property I'm
every quarter of the city; also, farms and
farming lands In Dallas and other counties
OF Texas.
For rent-Dwellings and business houses In
the city OF Dallas. Special attention paid to
abstracting and perfecting titles and estab-
fishing land claims also, to the collecting OF
rents, notes and accounts, by
w. +. LYTE c CO.,
Real Estate Agents, No. 100 Damar street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-06

DISASTERS ALONG THE COAST have been
distressingly frequent during the last month,
and many stout mariner has found a
watery grave within sight of the treacherous
land. The south coast of Long Island,
being low and unmarked by prominent topo-
graphical features, is one of the most danger
GUS during the season of storms. The loss of
the schooner Helen J. Holloway may DO
set down as due to miscalculation by her
master as to his true position, and the roar
of the breakers was the only warming he re-
ceivcd Of his mistake. On such a danger
Gus coast, lying right in the track of coast
ing vessels bound north, an additional num-
Der of lightships is needed for the safety Of
navigation. Two of these, at least, should
cover the south coast of Long Island, and
from points not less than ten miles to sea-
ward.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-06

THE IRISH RTLEMEN are not only coming
to shoot in the centennial match, but to adj
vance the old and honorable contest with
our boys, in which they have twice sustained
defeat, to third trial. They will be hear
tily welcomed. We are sorry that the Eng
lish riAemen still apparently sulk because
they did not have their way about an 'Im-
perial" team. In view Of the Royal Titles
bill they must now sec that such style
would only be applicable to India, whence,
no doubt, number Of fine rifemen-tiger
shooters-could be chosen. Sir Henry Hal
ford's resignation from the captaincy Of the
English team should leave the way open for
the selection Of rifemen for our contest.
The gallant Scotch and Irish teams deserve
great credit for their prompt responses to
our invitations.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-06

cause it requires time it is necessary to begin.
All this winter and spring have been wasted,
the new five per cent loan having been all
taken before the meeting of Congress, and
we are still paying six per cent on more
than a thousand millions. Nearly one-third
of this sum is not redeemable until 1881,
and no complaint is made in relation to that
portion of the six per cent bonds. But
there are $72l, 31S, 900 Of six per cent bonds
which became redeemable in 1870, 1872 and
1873, and it is monstrous that the country is
compelled to pay six per cent on that vast
sum when private individuals are every day
buying government bonds in the Stock Ex-
change at prices which yield them only four
per cent net interest.
There is but one remedy for this disgrace
full state of things, and that is for the people
to take up the four per cent cry and insist
on being heard. Not only our American
rulers but all rulers are slow to move in any
important change until an aroused public
sentiment pushes them along. It is by the
press, by popular meetings, and by the live
part of political platforms, that governments
uIc pclleu. DuTlHS tuc COIu INV tAtttlou
in England one of the league orators illus
trated the necessity of pushing on the Peel
Ministry with popular demonstrations by
o parody on these quaint rhymes
When the wind blows,
Then the mill goes;
When the wind drops,
Then the mill stops.
The parody was in this form =
When the wind blows
Then the Peel goes;
When the wind drops,
Then the Peel stops.
Nothing was ever more historically true,
for the powerful breath of popular sentiment
forced Sir Robert Peel to take up and carry
the reform. Our government must in the
same manner be forced to give the country
relief from the heavy burden Of exorbitant
interest. Let this demand be put into oil
the political platforms; let the whole press
Of the country lend its breath to kindle the
agitation; let strong cry for reduction of
this needless burden be raised in all the
marts of business and all the walks of indus
try let the wind keep the mill in motion
until this grist is ground, without heavy toll
to syndicate
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-06

Freshst Waves on the WestsEn Rivera
The rise and fall of the Western rivers
during seasons Of rain are governed by the
movements of the freshet waves created by
the accumulation of waters from their respec-
tive watersheds. The average rates OF move
ment OF these volumes in twenty-four hours,
on the principal rivers, have been carefully
computed from data derived from series of
observations extending over considerable
period. and with the following results On
the Missouri River, from Fort Benton to
Omaha, the freshet wave moves at the rate of
157 miles in twenty-four hours, and from
Omaha to the junction with the Mississippi
at st. Louis 126 miles on the Upper Mis-
sissippi River. from ST. Paul to Davenport,
the rate of movement is 81 miles, and
from Davenport to st. Louis, 81 miles on
the Lower Mississippi from st. Louis to
vicksburg, the frcshet wave travels at
the rate of "a miles per twenty
four hours, and from vicksburg to
New Orleans, 100 miles; on the Al
leghany River, from Oil City to Pitts
burg, 100 miles on the Ohio River, from
Pittsburg to Louisville, 124 miles, and from
Louisville to Cairo GO miles on the
Cumberland River, from Nashville to the
junction with tho Ohio, 100 miles. The
above figures give the average velocity; but
variations occur with the increase or decrease
of the volumes of water carried by the chan.
nels. The difference between the freshet
wave velocities on the different rivers and
even on the several sections of the same
river, is due to the more or less rapid drain
age or accumulation of drainage from the
watersheds at certain portions of the river
system. The velocity increases from st.
Paul to New Orleans, on the Mississippi.
because of an increase of volume southwark,
but it decreases from Fort Benton to
st. Louis because the river grade de-
creases per mile in the Lower Missouri
Valley, and the feeders or tributaries
drain the great plains from whence there is
but very limited quantity Of water dis
charged into the rivers, and that very slowly,
the Missouri deriving its principal volume
from its sources in the Rocky Mountains.
The Allegheny and Upper Ohio show CON-
paratively high freshet wave velocity, be-
cause these rivers drain watersheds Of
markedly abrupt topography, which dis
charge their waters into the rivers with
extraordinary rapidity and thus generate
high but short freshet waves. In the Lower
Ohio, from Louisville to Cairo, the grade
being comparatively fiat, the impetus of the
wave is checked and the velocity reduced to
one-half that on the upper section. A knowl-
edge of the movements of these freshet
waves on all rivers adapted for internal navi-
cation is Of the utmost Importance, and the
timely notice now given of the approach OF
floods by the Signal Service Department.
should enable every intelligent resident
along the threatened line to guard against
tho loss of either merchandise, produce or
floating property.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-06

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE Boar Receive
publish on another page Of the HrRALD
this morning an interesting communication
from an old Cambridge oar in relation to the
Oxford and Cambridge boat race. The COM
munication explains not only the difference
in the style Of rowing Of both crews, but ac-
counts, in great measure, for the great
change which has taken place in the Cam
bridge boat, and which helped, within the
last week, to make the light blue the favorite
for winning,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-06

TIE DECISION IN THE DoLaS CASE IS not
an adjudication of the controversy between
the two claimants to the Office of Commits
kioners of Jurors. On that point the Court
Of Appeals merely decided that an officer de
focto can summon jurors without vitiating
trial, provided he complies with the law
The Court of Appeals will make separate
decision on the question whether Mr.. Dun
lap or Mr.. Douglas Taylor is the legal Com
missioner of Jurors. The case was argued
yesterday by A. Oakley Hall for Taylor and
Mr.. Evarts for Dunlap, but several days may
elapse before the Court reaches decision.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-06

DANGEROUS WALLS AND BUILDINGS have
caused so many accidents that there is no
excuse for those responsible for their care
when unsuspecting pedestrians are crushed
beneath the ruins of such buildings that are
left unguarded by proper fences. The latest
accident in Division street, by which several
children have been dangerously if not
fatally injured, shows that proper precau-
tions for the safety of passers-by were not
taken. We hope that the authorities will
take steps to have the owner Of this rickety
structure severely punished, and that the
friends of the injured will promptly sue for
and recover heavy damages from Mr.. Daniel
woolf. An example is needed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-06

line Of thirty-four feet at this point the
country opposite Memphis is overiowed.
At thirty-fou feet seven inches on the gauge
the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad IS
flooded. If. as is anticipated, q further rise
Of one foot occurs we may have to record one
of the most disastrous foundations that has
ever devastated the Mississippi Valley.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-06

WALL STREET Observation-Disclosures were
lower and the market heavy. Gold opened
and closed at 112 rs, with sales meanwhile
at 1l2 5-S. Money on call was supplied at 3
and per cent Government securities
were dull and investments only steady.