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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01
Astonishing Feats of Chinese Acrobats.
From the San Francisco Call

e J. rom the San Francisco Call.
The Chinese tumblers lately intro
duced into the Jackson Street Chinese
Academy of Music are indeed marvels
in their line. A number of athletic
Mongolians appear, stripped to the
waist, and begin sort of comta
on the stage. AT first the fighting APP
pears to be promiscuous, but six or
eight finally ally themselves against
one man, and try to overcome him by
sprnglng against him and striking
him full in the breast with the soles of
their feet. He meets this curious mode
of attack by standing like u statue,
while the others fall heavily upon the
floor. a number of tables are next
brought out and piled one above the
other until height of about twen-
ty feet is attained. A per-
former whose weight is
no less than one hundred and fifty
pounds, mounts them, and springing
in the air toward the floor and the
stage, strikes both feet with thud up
on the bare breast of man standing
about ten feet from the foot of the ta-
bless throwing him violently to the
floor. How n man can sustain such u
blow is n mystery. Again the agile
acrobat ascends to the top table, and,
springing forward, turns a somersault,
while all the tables except the lower
one are suddenly taken away. Upon
the only table left he falls with force
apparently great enough to break every
bone. in his body; but he leaps up again
Immediately and turns back hand
springs across the stage Again he
climbs, to the top of the tower of tables,
while second lies down upon a table
few feet from the base of the tower.
Turning a summersault in mid-air, he
falls upon the other body, the two
breast to breast, and bounds of again
with second summersault. Other ac-
robats climbed to various attitudes and
fell upon the stage, alighting square
upon their backs with force that was
astonishing. These feats were all ex-
ecuted by men In q seml-nude condi-
ton, so that there is no chance for
padding their clothes. While the
Americans in the theatre applaud, the
Chinese make no demonstrations of
but look stolidly on. The
manager informs the Call reporter
that the tumblers are trained from
and become habituated to
the terrible conclusions only by years
OF practice. He added that many are
Killed In training, or MANNED for life.
None of their feats are graceful, but
simply indicating tremendous
amount of nerve and endurance.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01
TmE DAYS THAT ARE NO MORE.

As the old year is dying away and
we musingly sit 10y the CRATE in our
sanctum listening at hesteady pouring
of the rain, the beautiful, sad lines Of
Tennyson come into our minds, and
we beg to refresh the memory of our
readers by presenting to them this ad-
mirable selections: .
rcars idle tcarsl know not what they
mean,
Tonr, from The depths Of some divine de-
spuir,
Rise In the heart and gather TO the eyes,
In loo King ON the happy autumn fields,
And thinking of the days that are no more.
Fresh as the first beam glitttring on sail
That brings our friends up from the under
world,
Tint sinks with all we love before the verge,
80 sad, so fresh, the days that are no more.
Oh, sad and strange as IN dark summer
dawns,
The earliest pipe of haf-awakened birds
10 dying ears, when unto dying eyes
The easement grows n glimmnrlng squares,
so sad, 50 strange, the days that are no more
Dear ms remembered kisses after death,
And sweet rs those by hopelessiancy fclgned
On lips that are for others deep a. love,
Dacp rs first love, and Wild with all regret,
OBJ death In life the days thai are no more.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01
Ellis County Convention.
WANAltACHlE, TEXAS, Dec. 80, $50
10 Tho Editor of rho DnllnS Hernld:


10 the Editor of The DALLAS Herald:
The ellis County Democratic Con-
vention convened on yesterday at this
place. All the different precincts were
fully represented. Resolutions were
adopted endorsing the administration
of Governor Coke, the action of Hon.
AMI Bradshaw as State Senator, and
also the aston of Hon. j. w. Ferris as
a member OF the late Constitutional
Convention. A resolution was also
passed instructing the delegates from
ELLIS county to support i'll the Calves
ton Convention, His Excellency Rich
ard Coke, for Governor, and the Hon.
}. w. Ferris, for the Court of Appeals.
Delegates to the State Democratic
Convention: Dabney Sims, Car For
rest, j. G. Wilson, ii. A. High, G. II.
Cunningham, j. &, Rushing I. FL. An
drews, G. w. Cooper, Q a. Sweat, Il.
III. Ayers, S. Q. Cary, ii. X. White, w.
IL. Andrews, j. G. Gibson, III. III. Dunn,
b. p. Hendley, j. w. Ferris, A. Brad
shaw, j. G. Fears, j. Il. Aldredge, r.
A. Davis, ii. w. GRADER, G. w. Davis,
John Farrar, r. ID. Morrell, j. w.
Couch and w. j. Stokes.
. A resolution was adopted requesting
the Hon. ii. Barksdale to adjourn
court until the second Mon day in Jan
uary next. Very truly yours, ID.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01

His EXCELLENCY, the Governor, has
written to our delegation in Congress
directing their attention to u claim of
this State upon the Federal Govern
ment for Sl,536, III 81, expended by
this Stlte for its frontier defense. The
Governor also, earnestly recommends
that the President of the United States
take into his service Captain McNally,
with five hundred men, in orderthat
the predatory bands of robbers from
Mexico may be checked. AS the Gov
ernor says, the burdenof pro. ecting our
frontier is one that Texas ought not to
bear, and we concur with him in ex-
pressing the hope that these devasta-
tons of our property may have an end.
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WE were pleased to receive call
from the Honorable b. H. Epperson,
of Jefferson. upon yesterday. The
Colonel is en- route from the lower
country, where he has been looking
after his interest in the sugar planta-
tons of old caney. We found him as
pleasant and sociable as when he
graced the meetings of the judiciary
Committee of the Fourteenth Legisla-
ture, as its Chairman. We will need
some good lawyers in the Efficiently
Legislature, and Marion county would
do well to eenroll this gentleman's
name among that number. s. #
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01

THE carriers ofTHE HERALD will pre-
sent to our citizens to-day the custom
AIRY New YEARS. address. AS The HER
AID and It's faithful employees haye
contributed much to the prosperity Of
our city, the carriers doubtless will he
remembered upon the New Year and
accorded that d0NccW which we feel
assured the generosity Of our people
will be swift to bestow. The address
is from the graceful pen of Mrs. Wei
thea II. Leachman. 4.. {
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01
The other day u German, leaning
against a bitChing post on Washington

The other day u German, leaning
against hitching post on Washington
street, looked at the sky and re-
marked; 81 guess leedle it will rain
sometime pooty quick" "Yees do,
ell ~ replied an lrishman at his side.
"Well, want yees to understand
that yees have no business to come
over to America aud say anything for
nirst the weather. Plat the divil do
yees pretend to know about American
weather, anyhow, We forrin galloot@'
The German had no more to say
lNicksburg Herald.
The proverbial uncertainty of Texas
weather might have warranted this
Irish rebuhe to our Teutonic friend,
but the clerk of the weather in Mis-
sisslppi is not quite 80 unreliable.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01

OUR Office was honored with n visit
from Il. A. Gilman, proprietor of the
Indianapolis San, yesterday evening.
This gentleman Is makinga tour over
Texas in the interest Of the lndepend-
ent party, and he was kind enough to
give us freely the outline of its policy
and purposes. Mr.. GILMAN is a fine
conversationalist, and In advocating
the principles of his party, speaks with
impressive energy, We commend
him to our contemporaries throughout
the State.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01
HENRY G. Bowen has recovered

HENRY &. Bowen has recovered
against the Brooklyn Eag'o a judy
ment in his Islander suit OF several
thousand dollars, Notwithstanding the
brilliant defense made by Beach upon
the part of that journal. Our readers
will remember the effort of Mr.. Beach
as Tilton's counsel in the great Beech
or scandal suit, than which, the fasci-
mating and powerful speeches of Err
skine, Grafton, Denman and Brough-
am were not superior. The trial has
attracted much attention, and some
surprise is created by the success of
the plaintiff. Vgv,a3
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01

SPEAKER KERR's appointments do
not seem to give anything like salts
faction. The craftsmanship of the
Committee of Ways and Means, the
most important one IN the House, has
been conferred upon Morrison, whose
experience as a congressman and leg
islator has been chiefly in urging
claims through Congress. The keen,
well-posted parliamentarlans of the OPP,
position will give him many cut and
thrust that he will find it difficult to
parry. With Randall, Cox, Wood and
Lamar to assist him, however, hemay
be extrieated from the difficulties into
which Blaine and hisallies win move
heaven and earth to plunge him.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

1t is not improbable, as events are
developing themselves, that this gov
eminent mey be called upon to in-
woke the Monroe doctrine should
England, as is now surmised, under
take to intervene in Cuban affairs.
The French felt the pressure of this
same doctrine under Stewards dlpio
macy in Mexico Immediately, after
the late civil war, and 1t Is hardly like
lythat the United States, recpperated
and recovered nom a four years des-
perate struggle, will relax her adher-
encc 10 this seemingly fixed nol,ov "a
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01

1HE ltockport Transcript has nearly
u page and half filed with ADVERTISE
ments Of stock brands, Some of these
hieroglyphlcs look like small grid
iron struck by lightning, They are,
doubtless very interesting reading to
stockmen, and are an evidence Of the
prosperity ofthat well edited Journal.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01

The reply of Archbishop Purcell to
the Committee of Management that
waited upon him yesterday in Cincn-
natl, asking that the cathedral bells be
rung in ushering in the New Year, re
sponded, as will be seen from our special
dispatches, in the following eloquent
sentence: &c Let the bells on all our
churches ring out on the midnight air
the gratitude of q nation of freemen
for the natal day of New Year and
civil and. religious liberty and let fer
vent prayers ascend to heaven that
the blessings proclaimed one hundred
years ago may last till time shall be no
more" To this patriotic sentiment
we of Texas will respond in vehe-
ment amen. gF N0e 8KB R8if
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01

Dispatches from many points North,
says the Nous, show that the authori-
ties Of the respective cities intend ush-
ering In the centennial year with
great eclat firing OF cannon, Ginning
OF midnight bells, Examinations, dec
oratlons, etc. THE HERALD, Itself
fired last night, In honor OF our hun
dredth birthday, salute of thirteen
Rung,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01

Waco Examiner: We are glad to
note that THE DALLAS HERALD takes
high Democratic ground and MAIN
tains 1t manfully, Notwithstanding the
grumbllngs, mutterings and threats Of
several disaffectedj and ruthless jour
nails. THE Herald iswinning an en-
viable place in the estimation OF the
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01
DALLAS. TEXAS.
SATURDAY MORNING JANUARY l..
THE NEW YEAR.

While many Of our contemporaries have
fall N by the wayside, or are now
struggling desperately for existence, tis
our good fortune to be moving steadily
and hopefully forward toward greater
and higher prosperity For twentY-six
years we have ceOselessly, and with u
will and purpose that hardened aud
grew stronger under disoppointmcnls
and difficulties, advocated the interests
of Dallas and Of this great common.
wealth. In storm and sunshine, in
peace and war, we have never laltefcd in
our devotion to that people with whom
our fortunes ARE so nearly identiicdi
and il is our pleasure to feel to-day that
that advocacy, that devotion has not
been altogether unayailing I 5lti
TnR HERALD has seen the frontier
village Of Dallas grow beneath its foster
ing careinto the metropolis Of Northern
Texas, the center of wealth, of power,
and of that intelligence which charac-
tcriaes this great grain region of the
.
State IT has seen costly hotels com
presses, iomdries, railways, churches
and schools, in fact all the appurtenances
of commerce and an advancing ciyiliza-
ton spring into q vigorous and per
manent existence. 1t has witnessed the
incessant influx of mighty immigra-
ton, which by its boundless energy Is
developing u land, than which, the
valley of the Nile is not more fruitful,
To-day it looks out upon the busy,
crowded. rushing tlrong of traders and
travellers which fills our streets and
mnrts Of commerce and contrasts this
scene with thot If twentv.six wears 400
whom tbe nlow.shoro had scorco ,nn,oot!
ed single flower upon our broad prai-
rics and tbe fierce snort Of the iron
borso onlv echoed IN orr f,r 81, lands
toword tbe ,reot Atlantic. wbon oro.
ceres were hauled in OK or mule teams
from Sbrevenort and Uohston and our
few exnorts sont thora for s,le Iwben
lumber was brought in wagons twohn.
dred miles or soved nv General
Dornelrs old mil, ont Of tho ash and
oak Of the Trinity bottom
MANY Of orr friends then have nossed
on before INIT we VET recall with NAL
loved pleasure the following names Of
old time citizens Of our citv and countv
whose familiar faces may vet he seon on
our streets besides nerbons others whom
we cannot now remember viz, Jobn Nv
Smith James NJ Patterson John G Me-
Gov John Medley Brvan Nat M, Burtord
John ! Good John J Ealins .John NJ
Crockett Jack L Leonard d s G. Leo
nard Arch. NJ. Lanicr, VIM. Ii. Iord,
VIM. B. Miller John J. Good John. IT.
Cochran, E. w. Hunt Frank Savre, A.
G. Collins. Alex. A. Thomas w. u Hal
sell, John w. Mortified, z. E. Coombes
Ed. c. Brewer, Sam. S. Jones, George C
Beeler. Thomas d Coates N. o. Mead
ans, j. p Lawrence, Sam. Beeman, A.
w. Webb, Henry C. Sweet Adam c.
Taught. Sam. Hauehty Abram Hart ]
O. Crutchfield r, A.. III. NJ. and King
Rowlins Pleas rraylor Robert Grounds
George wilson the Hutfibines the Led.
betters the Wins Tom Williams G. l.
Rlewet Sloan Jackson w II Uort i
G Bov,,stony Azariob Moss ,tbe sponns q
IT K Brotbe,ton Dr. J II s,yindeu.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01
CHEAP ADVERTISING COLUMN

w .. slGkles & Co., Grocors ana deo,o,a,
produce NO UlO Elm street, corner ' of poin
novJd,y
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01
Dental surgeons

Or, j. " MCGEE, Dentist, graduated 4, =,
Baltimore Dental College In 1874 ONE, ,m ,ne
moved TO southeast corner Elm and ianie.
streets, over Kahn's clothing store, '''i pH
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-01
Attorneys Inv

ooll eln a. stommons, Attorney at Law ~
$40 oe Sor,' niao Puhlic Square, Gp,staim NO.
Aldredge Geo. NJ, iO5 Main uroo,
Courthouse, '''eoti n0ar
uorletnn II o,,o,. m, II
Main s street, with Oyer Cn tara Hail. No. zoo
-, Downs a jenkins, Courthouse, onno.,,.
AIcpoy a. Maro,, II
house square. W court
Thnrmond 4 Ray, ONCE corner Main nm,
JEFFERSON streets near Courthouse. '" ma
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-12-14

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 richly illuslrated series will be gwen on Amerl can Sports by Flood and Field by var.ous writers and each on different theme. The subject of ssFIOUSEHOLD AND HOME DECORATION ,'' will have prominent place, whilst the latest pro- sdnstions of American Iumorsts will appear from menth to month. The list of shorter stories, bio graphical and other sketches, etc., is a long one.
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kind. It is sort of corporation, perpet- uating its own power by filling vacancies in its own body whenever they occur. It seems designed to last as long as the state of Louisiana;and it can only die in the inn probable event of its being legislated out of existence by some legislature it has itself counted in. It is given the enormous power of rejecting the vote of any poll wherever it finds that there is just complaint of any riot, acts of violence, intimidation, armed disturb ance, bribery, or corrupt influences, which prevented, or tended to prevent, a fair, free, and peaceful vote of all quail fled electors entitled to vote;" and the matters complained of may have occurred months before the election.
 The difficulty with this governmental contrivance is that it is too effective. A power to throw out returns in case of actual intimidation at the polls ought to be sufficient. We do not believe there is Returning Board in any Northern State that could be trusted to reject the votes of whole towns or counties for indirect in- timidation-i.e. because of disturbances of uncertain origin, occurring at times and places remote from the polls; or because of undue influence inferred from the fact of heavy changes of vote. In the hands of such government as that of Louisiana such a power is certain to be abused. The principle once accepted gives Carpet Bag gery 8 perpetual lease of power, and gives over three states to perpetual mis- government.
 We believe, with the New York Tr1- bune, that Returning Boards clothed with unlimited power and Legislatures organized by soldiers are not agreeable to Northern ideas of self-government." The Returning Board offers the Republican party the bribe of a Presidency to sanc- tion its usurped power. The future of that party depends upon the action of a few months. Its politicians already show a willingness to accept the Presidency and Government by Returning Boards. Will the masses of the party sustain or repudi- ate the action of it's politicians?
 The burden of this momentous decision falls on Congress. That body cannot shirk its constitutional duty of securing an honest count of electoral votes. It cannot afford to sanction either the un- just action of a Louisiana Returning Board or of an Oregon governor. But at time so critical, the people who are not politicians and the press which is not po- Iitlcal has great duty to perform. They must impress upon a Congress ofpoliti- clans that this great matter must not be pettifogg ed: that it must be met squarely and decided fairly.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-12-14

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 LEVI F. RANLET. $
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-12-14

SENSIBLE ADvICE.-You are asked every day through the columns of newspapers and by your Druggist to use something for Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint that you know nothing about, you get dis couraged spending money with but little success. Now to give you satisfactory proof that Greens August Flower will o.to p-- Of dyspepsia and Liver Con- plaint with all it's effects such as Sour Stomach, Sick headache, Habitual Cos tlveness, palpitation of the Heart, Heart burn. Waterbrash, coming up of food af- ter eating, low spirits, &c., we ask you to go to A. s. Wright & Go. and get g Sample Bottle of Greens August Flower for 10 cents and try it, or Regular Size for 75 cents, two doses will relieve you.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-12-14
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