The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-13
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special TO Tae Heraia.l
BoNnAM, Texas. January 5.-Last
nights special failed 10 report the loss
in tine burning of The Bonham News
Office, with ail Of its contents, but
with John Piuer's indomitable pluck,
however, it will soon rise from the
ashes and be itself again. Indeed, Ii
will not miss an issue, appearing regu.
larry tomorrow. J.w.F,
ST. LOUIS, January S.-A sixteen
inch snow storm, and the general
weather becoming very cold.
New YORK, January s.-Dispatches
from Newark, Port JeIvis and Hart
ford, report that much damage has
been done by the thaw. At Port Jer-
Wis another ice gorge Is feared.
New YORK, January S.--The Louis
vile forger, Brent, has arrived. This
Is the first surrender by Great Britain
since the extradltion treaty.
SAN FRANCISCO, January S.-The
Russian gun-boat Ermach arrived to-
day. Six Russian corvettes and gun
boats are now here, and five more are
due.
INDIANAPOLIS, January s. - Will
iiams was inaugurated. He made no
allusion to national politics ia his ad-
dress.
TRENTON, ". J. Some 1000 pottery
men are on a strike against reductions
of wages.
PHILADELPHIA, January Sat
meeting OF the veterans of the war of
1872, TO celebrate the anniversary of
the battle of New Orleans, took place
here this morning. a petition to the
Senate praying for the speedy passage
of the bill to grant pensions to soldiers
of the war of 1872, now before that
body, was adopted.
HARRISBURG. Pa, January s.-Re-
ports from Lykens, this morning. state
that the firemen are still working at
the fire in the mine, and have strong
hopes Of quelling it.
MONTPELIER, VT, January s.-The
Democratic State Committee have is
sued an invitation to the leading
Democrats TO meet for consultation on
the sth of January, in Washington.
JEFFERsoNvILI.E, New Jersey, Janu-
airy 6. Last evening Walter LOOMS,
aged twelve years, was Administered
ether by DIR. Westlake in order to have
tooth extracted. N fifteen minutes
he WAS dead. 1t is believed death result.
ed from irregulation OF the heart, as
the ether administered was not enough
to render him entirely unconscious.
Westlake is prominen in his profess
sion. He was not arrested.
COLUMBIA, s. c., January ga mass
meeting of the taxpayers, to-day, In
this county was held, with a large at
tendance. A resolution was unanim-
ously adopted recognizing Hampton as
Governor, Simpson Lieutenant-Gov.I
ernor and only such county officers as
are appointed by them, and cheerfuily
pay twenty-five per cent. of the last
tax levy on the approaching tax of the
Hampton Government. This act il
fortified by the previous decisions Of
the Supreme Court.
AUGUSTA, Ga, January 5.-Isaac
Iompkins committed suicide last
night by taking laudanum.
The five negroes who murdered
Hausman and Poatnan, near Aiken.
South Carolina, last November. bava
been found guilty of murder In tn. |
first-degree. The murdered men were |
respectable German citizens. One of
the negroes confessed the crime and
gave the names of other prominent
citizens' whom the gang Of which be |
was mem Der, inter ded to murder.
New York. January s.-Mrs. Char. |
lottc De Forrest, sister Of the late Com
modore Vanderbilt, died g her rssi-
dence ON Staten Island, yesterday ~.
ternoon Of pneumonia, aged IS.