The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-11
MISCELLANEOUS.
The NewberrypOrt Standardization
MarrIcS His Step Daughter,
YanktOn About Transferring Her Pop
ulalIOn to the Black Hills

ST.. LOUIS, February I0.-Mr. Storris,
counsel for the d Tense, said he had
intended to have the personal attend.
snce of President Grant as witness,
but as the case now stands he thought
this would not be necessary, and pro-
posed that questions and cross ques.
lions be agreed upon to have the Pres
ident's dispositions taken, which was
agreed to and the court adjourned to
allow time for this business.
KEY WEST, February lO.-All naval
vessels here have been ordered to
Port Royal, and will sail tomorrow.
PANAMA, February l0.-The Column
bian States are peaceful. Heavy rains
are damaging the Costa Rica coffee
crop.
MONTREAL, February l0.--Terrier y
Co.. an old established iron house, fail
ed with liabilities at $780, 900.
Ireland, Bay IL Co., hardware dealers
also tailed with liabilities at SlO0,OOo.
YANKroN, d. r., February IA
party of forty men eft here for the
BLACK Hills ON Saturday, another yes
terday and d third will go next Thurs
day. Those who left yesterday are ola
settlers of this country, familiar with
all the streams and will make a survey
going and coming Of the most practi-
cal route, and exact distance OF each.
Some of the party expect to return here
in fifteen days, and will be prepared to
give u full report of the prospects AZ
the hills. &C.,
Sr. JOSEPH, Mo-, February "a Ga
zette special from Fairbury, Nebraska,
saws the examination of w. A. Noble
for raping his daughter has been IN
progress two days. The Testimony Is
all in. and strongly against the accus-
cd. There is no rebutting testimony
fixing the crime upon any one out the
father. a. nv ou
Huntsville, February l0.-The rail-
road ticket agents convention recon-
mend round-trip tickets from competi-
live points south of the Ohio river, run
ming thirty days at twenty-five per
cent discount to New York anu Phll'
porrsylLLE, Pa, February lO.-Last
,iyht Charles McAllister and Patrick
Manley were arrested near Mahohy
Citv for double murder in September
last. n "a
robbery was committed last night, on
the road, about three miles west OF ms
citv Mr.. John Belk, residing at Avil'
Ia n town eleven miles east OF Gar
.n ' was returning home from Jop.
lin with team, and had in his pocRe'
two packages OF money, one contain
mo AS and the other $50. About dark
he was confronted by a man, VINO o
with pistol presented, DEMANDED ~ NE
money. Mr.. Belk permitted the 30
nacl,ape to slip down into the wagon
box and, by carelessly dropping M M
coat over it, saved it, but gave the S'O
package to the highwayman; Inc
money was the property. OF NESTS
Stemmons & Whitesett, OF A'ii'a' A''
clew yet to the robber. rho finn.
CJNCfNNATI, February Sine iun'
aral of the Loesch brothers, Augustus
end frederick, and of Cornelius crow
~ -, Wild were killed in the Robinson
dI1xaro house disaster on Saturday, tooh
,'ians yesterday. There was large at
ta"dance. The friends of Mai knnzl
another victim, arrived from Alton
Illinois. last evening, anu returne ~
with the body. The list Oh names i u, VI
the injured has been considerably ~ ~,
creased, but there were no more '"'"
oa SnANpA1GN, ILL.,, February %
nan named Patrick Brown was strucs
NV the pilot of an engine Oh "a al
bo,nd south, this morning, on w
GILMORE. Clinton and Springfield ROAD
near BeIIefower, as he sat on ~, !ne y. ,,e g.,
Ue was probably drunk. Hls sh u,
was fractured and he was inJureu III
,ornally. and will doubtless die. an.
pnsWN. February 9.-There IL quiz
sensation In New buryport over III
Marriage of James Parton, the autnol
~ h;a Granddaughter, the same PEN
torh;dden by the statutes OF TINS ota''
The bridegroom learned MS staso y, w, WI
morning after the wedding, anu W pr
want further scandal LEFT ms nome e J,
obarge of his wife, and took rooms :
timself at a boardidg house. lie WI
nnnlv TO the Legislature for a spe'i
nh "cr aanctioning the marriage; /,
> NV NEW YORK, February 9.-perr,h l.
, sumner has been arrestedin bro ,.,Hry
charged with fOrgeries In a Uai' tSo,,
amounting to over two huna ,'e, ; IN \
Q mud dollars. He was an oiiicla y, .ram :,
, Rantist church, and covered ms u pn
actions with his protested piety. m se
Mr.. Parshall, pastor OF the . cnu poo
o learned OF some OF Summers .ran5'
+ lions, and at once the latter pl9 .,n,t q,
4 min min him by accusing him Of adult e,
/, which charge led to Parshalps ieaV''
5 the pulpit.