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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-07-21
Inser.st,nx from nay. Ueausy.


To the Editor OF The Herald:
The weather is oppressiYely hot in
this section. The people are laboring
assiduously, constantly, increasingly
trying to keep cool" but for the last
ten days have received but little en-
enlargement We have had partial
showers in this vicinity recently, but a
general rainfall is much desired. The
crops are all made except cotton. The
harvest OF small grain, wheat, oats and
barley. IS truly encouraging to the
farmer. Even the old cotton raisers-
those who. FOR twenty years scarcely
raised grain enough for bread-besin to
see il will not pay them TO hire labor TO
raise cotton, and sell it at ten cents a
pound. 1t only requires about three
months of the year to put crop OF
small grain on the market, whereas il
takes thirteen months of the year to
market cotton. The crop of corn is
certainly far superior To that for many
years, and cotton looks very promising.
but much uneasiness is felt in regard to
the future. The appearances of the
cotton worm in some of the counties
east and south of us-indeed, their
ravages III the adjoining county of
Comal, is foundation for anxiety,
The political ocean is comparatively
smooth in these parts. The cornscrib
and smoke-house tax is rolling
up some little turbulent waves, and a
little wind would cause them TO grow
angry and muddy the waters. | heard
the question asked a few DAYS ago in
all earnestness, How did the state nav
rs she went under Governor Throck-
morton in lS66e7-right after the war
when property as rendered for taxes
was lar less in value than now. and
taxation one-fourth of one per cent.
and no smokehouse tax then. when in
isfO>I-ten years of peace, quiet and
prosperity-property almost doubled
IN value, corncrib and mokehouse add
Ell, and the tax is one~half of one per
cent, and no money in the treasury p
No one present could answer and the
party being solieitous about the matter
! repeat II, hoping you or some one of
your readers may answer him salts
iactorily.
This community is heavily shadowed
by dark clouds of griet and sorrow
caused by the sudden and unexpected
death of Mrs. Thomas Mc6fehee, on the
PIN instant. Que by one the old Tex.
ans are passing away. The family came
from Huntsville, Alabama, TO Texas, in
1886. The announcement of her death
will bring sadness to the hearts of
many Old Texans. She raised large
family, six boys and three girls, and
lived 10 see them all grown, and all
married bat one. She inherited bril-
liant mind and retentiye memory, and
received a culture. which, with refine
ment of nature and great sweetness of
temper, made friends of all who knew
her. She became christian in early
life and lived true christian life. an
exemplary member of the Methodist
church. JOHN.
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Courier-,Iournai; Minister Laysrd
is making himself useful in CONSTANT.
nople by collecting stories of Bulgarian
outrages on Turks. and negotiating for
the passage of the British fleet up the
Dardanelles. Layard has gone into
the outrage business to procure an
offset to the record of Turkish OUT
RACES on Rulgarians published some
months ago by Gladstone and Mr.. Eu-
gene Schuyler. our secretary Of legation
at Constantinople. 1t is evident that
Layard has been definitely instructed
to prepare the way for the establish
ment of 8 British camp at GaiIipoli,
where England can control the Oar Ia
nelles and walk into Constantinople,
should the Russians get too near that
city. There will be no trouble about
securing Turkish consent for British
control of the Dardanelles.
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croa. Ha.b.na. and ,eo,a,.. w,,..

Domestic iufuiicity," which newspaper
reporters nowadays credit win playing
such an important part "a lifo's cfaaaa. y
often the resuii OF lingering or chronic ai.-
ease. What husband or wife can tie cheer
FOL. smiling and pleasant, when CONSTANTLY.
suffering from the tortures OF sous. 4 esd
ols--seT feinap- lhr nu-bands IINer Ue-
COMES tDrpid, and he experiences bitter.
di-Agreeabie taste or nausea. has chlliy o. A.
sauons, alternating with sreAi hs.t ar.i
i no. sss :. a as sII-ss % IA So5y pHiR a.
are unged with yellow. f-s IL Gull fnd1-
posed and dizzy Through h.s Suffering L.
oScDLoss slootny, oes Posdsnt anu exc ell
IN 70 50 relable remedy fex small
doses OF Dr. Plerces purgaLive p.ileLr Ans.
foilo~ing Up their nction with The 49, al
golden rneoIeal discovery. 20 WORK the a, :;
iary pol.on out OF the sy stssn and purity "a.
blood, u ne play the part OF n :" penny U.s.
anu Pounc-.ool!sh " ian. ne Will aitsn t,i
10 econoEliLs by saving the small es-t a,
these medicines Continuing 10 suffer ~
nervous system becomes impaired, and H.
10 fretful and peeytsn-a Mt subject 10 ~
come eInbroiIod IL domestic lat.lartty q
Or the good wife may, from her -, l.Dlrs-
Gus duties or family cares, have bcc-osns
subject 10 s1ch chronic snecIious As Ar Ne
culiarly Incident 10 her ssx, and b-.on
reduced IN blo9d and streogth sur-rtl5.
nom baekaehsr nervousness, mead aeile. In
ternal lever, aud enduring pains loo runner
Gus 70 meHtlon. she may becui;.. peryl.li
snd lrctfsl-arythiog but a ssni@l h-ipulst.,
In This deploraole couditioa Of ~ hath
should shv act wisely aud einp loy Or. Pt.re,- :.
fayorite prescription. AZ Sifi in due me -
Its cordial, tonic and neIyine praprrt -
restore her health anu trausloIIn hsT from
the p-svish, seoiding. irfitahI. TIN PIE
invalid 70 happy, cnee-fUl wife. I.syiss
aside ISYiiy auG speaking scT.oa-ly. nus-
bands aud ~iNe-. you wiz md he iami.s
medicines atoye mentioned r.llnhie 80
potent remedies For fall particuiars o.
their prvpef lies and uses sec flsrc.. ms a .,
randum book, which u given away by al
druggists.
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Major Barkley and Captain Castor
returned Wednesday from big hunt
they had In Anderson aud Cherokee
counties. Besides the two gentlemen
mentioned above, John CASTOR, jacob
Boil. Mr.. Burkiey and Sam Ayers.
were In the party from Dallas. They
were joined out there by Charley Bus
sey, Johnny Ayers, Reuben Ayers,
Steve Ayers, Alphabet Jones, Judge Of
Anderson county; Sam Cole, Professor
simpson, Josh Hopper. Mr.. Dodsop
and Frank Gilbert, aud probably a
Joiiier and nerrier party never got
together. They fshed, hunted and
spun yarns for eight days. They
bagged sixty-one deers, and small game
In abandance. The major stated that
the game was In fine condition, and
better time never was enjoyed by any
party, aud they were most Hospitality
used by tie gentlemen out there.
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Father Mcnamara, Catholic priest, at
the Orange pc ME on the Hudson /:
You wear. of course, your traditional
yellow-orange. il you prefer the express
sion. Who should deny TO you the
right to hoist that yellow banner and
march to the inspiring air OF the 'Boyne
Water The man who would deuy
you either privilege is an ignorant fool
or a knayish bigot. No honest, no EN-
lighiened Irishman will to-day DENY
you the privilege you value of display
ing before you an orange blossom or a
yellow ribbon. Love the land that bore
ycu. Be patriots aud gentlemen, and
the modest little shamrock will peep
out securely at the feet of the stately
lily. and the strains Of whatever music
we may individually prefer will sound
equally enrapturing BY the Shannon,
the Lee, the Litfey, or the Boyne."
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Mhnr,. to BE Done WIN. rhcm

According 10 the county assessor
and collectors report, there are In
this county 6,l26 children, of scholas-
tic age; 5,357 o. these children are
white 762 are eolored. There are 4l6
white children who can't read, aud
26g colored children, In the same fix.
Yet Texas has the "most magnificent
school fund" in the world, but 80 far.
I has not been sufficient to furnish
means for educating the children. 1t
is about time the aforesaid fund was
handled in such a manner as TO realize
something from 1t. II is rather an
ugly showing 20 the world, that in
Dallas county. there are $50 children
Of scholastic age, who can not read.
Let some of our Legislators tackle the
question.
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ia. aoesw.,, r,,,,

In conversation with several county
officials yesterday, we CLEANED the fol-
lowing Information regarding the
koekwsll rad, aud the action Of the
commissionets court; That body In
February Inst, declared the road open,
ana the commissioners from the sew.
erAl districts appointed the overseers,
Notices were served on the ove,~eers
six weeks sgo, and we we're informed
yesterday, that force Of sixty men
were st work. The court have done
all that they have 10 do. n an over.
seer negieets his duly after having
been appointed, IL lies with the citi.
zens, themselves. 10 correct the mat
ter. They can nie Information before
the grand jury, and the overseer will
i'e csiied opon % show cause. 40 II
the eiilrsba want the Rockwaii road
b'silf, u bin their power 10 have IL
dono
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sehensL'- sea Weed IONIC

In the atmosphere experienced here dur
lug the Summer months, the lethars,- l.-o-
dpeed by tie heat takes away TIE d,slT. l8F
wholesome food, and frequent precipitation.
redu"ed bodily energy, particularly tho.
suffering from the , fleets OF facilitating d.
eases. In order 10 Ke,p NATURAL hsalinfuI
activity Of ths system "a must resartts A.
inca mems FOR This I.uTpos. ss~i.-rrt /.
sea M-s.d Tonic - very .il.-c ual 4 f-a
doses VIII create an appetite .un Efyt. f.,-.ir
sisor 10 the enerV.sted body. POI r,--retas ii
u Is Invaluable Many eminent ,iysit!afts
have doubled whether dysgeIlsf6. en- h.
peFfnhbt itrty cuurl 10y the drugs "A hl-f e. -.
keh.raly employed for thst purpose The
s,sA W Gel To ate IN It's nzrue - Totally 80.
fer.nt rom Euch drugs IL csutsiIilz -. ,..l7.
resise minerals OF acids: IN fa,-t e a.si.fsfa-
regular operations OF naiuT.. aua s.ppIs.-.
hSr deficiencies The tunic Ia H. u.fftr.. -
nuch Test m bies he gastric futc. thar Al 4.
almost ldcut1ral with that fuid TIE .l.sf.s-
Juice = the natural .niVsat witch 81 =
healthy condition Of the body c.us.. a.
food tooe digested. and when TAI. I,.ie.. Il.
not eAcrrted IN Sufficient guzut.aif- frIfl-
Er-hoE- with ait its distressing svtfr.for,..
io!l1w. The s.aa Weed Tonic p.rIs5-fi- n.
duiy ofthc gastric iUicr when the Latter -
deficient Schenek Sea Wsce Tonic -.Ia
oS "ii DtusSiAis- JULY S-d-W-lm.
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NOTES AND OPINIONS.
The Kansas City Times now proposes
to publish matrimonial edition,


to publish matrimonial edition.
Nashville American The consterna.
ton which follows each announcement
of the pope's death shows with what
intense interest all Europe looks to the
couch of a single dying man as the
place whence wars and revolutions in.
Vulnerable and interminable NAV
spring.
Courier>Journal Mr. Hayes decided
Saturday that members of the national
republican committee who hold federal
offices are entirely beyond the opera.
ton of the late civil service circular.
Postmaster Filley, of St. Louis, and Nc.
Cormick, assistant secretary of the treas
ury are both members of the national
republican committee. The decision is
not entirely consistent.
Wilmington North Carolina) Star,
democrat We think the administra>
ton will find it useless 10 give the DEM
ocrats Office unless the sole purpose be
to secure honest and faithful service.
IT democrats accept office it will be with
the distinct understanding that in no
sense are they to be elassed with repub-
lieans, or to be expected in any way to
cooperate with that party
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roa.,, ss.,,.r.

Collector Prather returned from
Austin Thursday, where be had been
Co turn over 90 the state comptroller
the axes. The Comptroller informed
him that DAllas county has turned
over to the state more occupation tax
in the last year, than any other eoun-
~ In the state, excepting Galveston
county, and furthermore, the lands ia
Dallas county are more valuable than
IA any other county in the state.
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Onr CIV.

Our citizens cannot but feel grsti-
fled AZ the progress our town IL MAX
lux ia spite OF The hard times. Build
Ing Is going on In an extensive man.
ner. New stores aud new residences
are in process Of erection all over
t'wD. The credit OF the city is Al,
and city securities are eagerly sought
after. Our streets are being put in a
condition far superior TO what they
have been, and that, too, without any
lavish expenditure. The health Of the
city Is also better than it has been Ia
long time, Notwithstanding the ex-
tremely warm weather we are having.
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in a given tue. They are too poor to
aitsmpt 10 Improve home In the viii
tsrness, from which they must sun
port their families and make the one.
tenth OF the purchase money aud In
terest oil of an unimproved wilderness
home.
Many others who have small homes.
and even larger ones La the Interior,
woi4ld purchase so or $40 acres. or
more, and hold II for future home
for themselves or children as soon as
IL was safe or convenient to OCCUPY IL,
IL they were not restricted. BY Invest
ing the principal OF the purchase
money derived from the sale OF these
lands, on the plan suggested, either Ia
United States or states bouds, as q per-
petusl school fund, we will obtain an
abundant available school fund, suifi-
Gent 20 educate every boy and girl In
this broad stale OF ours, aud at the
same time make ample provisions for
an inexhaustibie perpetual school fund
for all future generations yet unborn.
Besides the interest on this perpetual
fund, we have one-fourth OF the tax
paid on the land thus sold, ms an hddi-
tional available school fund, together
with one-f0urth the taxes on all per-
sonal property brought into existence
10y the sale and development OF these
unavailable school lands, as well rs
the additional poll tax of one dollar per
capita on thousands of industrious
and energetic men, who will be ill.,
duced, by this policy, to seek homes
among Us. But the advantages of this
/ policy do not stop here, for this vast
amount OF now unproduetive property
/ vii soon become the source of au i'm
Inensc amount of general revenue. /
/ imagine that the early adoption of this
1 policy will not only give Texas the
means to inaugurate and to perpetnate
| the best aud the eheape free school
system ia the world, but will, at q
much less rate of taxation than the
present, Increase her revenues far in
excess OF her expenditures. DO away
with the expense of protecting heI
| frontier, by filling her borders with al
industrious and thrifty people, thus
compromising blessings to the people
of Texas, by inauguratiDg an iuexp
sive perpetual free school system, by
| lessening the burdens of taxation, Ia.
creasing the.popuiation. developing
/ her resources, and by placing her reve
nue. in excess OF her expenditures, arit
thus solving the great problem Of thu
state. Respectfully,
JOHN II. COCHRAN.
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Seed time and harvest come with
Interchangeable regularity, and the rain
las, evening was the grand auxiliary
which assisted ia perfecting the econo~
my Of nature IN this section OF coun-
try. From accounts received, the rain
has been pretty general all over this
portion OF the stale. Aud coming ut
the time il has, it insures the making
ola fine corn crop, and places the cot
ton IN such a condition that one more
rain will be all that is necessary to in-
sure that. The value of the showers
yesterday is incalculable, and Texas
this year will reap such bountiful
harvest that the eyes OF the people %
other states viii look on in wonder.
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AN Exopus.
Pear Thou.aua ..s sseuers cs,n..r


ts Hexes.
For some days there has been stop
ping at the Le6rand gentleman
named SclaiUr, from the state OF
Pennsylvania, who - the agent for an
Immense colonixing organization at
scranton, rennsy lvauis. This $3.50
citation has sent Mr.. ;. oat here to look
at the lands in the different portions
Of the state, ami On his report they
vii. act lie has already visited the
southern portion 90 Texas, and has
had lands offered to him very reason
sble, bat he says he does not intend
to report on them. lie il much more
fayorably impressed with the north
western portion ofthe state. He infoI ms
Us that there are about four thousand
In the association who desire 10 coiae
TO Texas, nearly all Of them possessing
some means, ranging from one to ten
thousand dollars. 4 company Of cap
itslists have been formed who agree
b. buy all the land necessary, a whole
county, for instance, and resell the
lands 10 the settlers on time az actual
cost, rescrying the lands not taken by
the colony for speculation. Mr.. Shafer
IL Of the opinion, however. that bis
company viii not accept the rrofiered
aid OF the capitalists, but will come on
. their own hook. He thinks they viii.
settle somewhere in the vicinity OF
1 Fort Concho, and about two thousand
I Of them will come this fall. Mr.. ShafeI
has deposited large sum OF money ia
one Of the banks here, and left for the
west yesterday. We hope he will
soon report home, and that Texas will
have the pleasure of welcoming In hel
circles the sturdy sons OF old Pennsyl
vania, who come west 10 grow up with
the country.
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A YEAR.

How much OF life year contains,
III bitter and OF sweet,
How much Ii takss OF sun and shade
To make the year complete
Each day is flower gathered
From the char gins wreath Of life;
And some have cruel thorns which pierre,
The fond heart like knife
And others arc like white iiilles.
Radiant, calm and clear,
Leaving perfume all ar und
To las: through all the year.
Sometimes brave hearts are broken,
And hopes that made If. dear
Are lost, and tr IN pied In the dust
In ons short. f1eet,ns year.
All, we'll, IL We can harmoBize
The sunshine and the sh AIDE.
All, well. II we can msekly bear
The burdens GU us lad.
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NOTES BY THE WAY.
MoETRALL SPRISas, \
Fast Tennessee, July IA. is77. I


East Tennessee, July "a, is77.
To the Editor of The Herald:
We left Little Rock on the 1ltb. at
$40 p. m, and arrived at Memphis at
il:SD p. m. and got aboard the Mem
phis and Charleston train Immediately
after getting into the city of Memphis
and again failed to make connection at
Chattanooga with the express tram.
but We only lost about one hour as we
were about four hours. behind time.
The mail train on the East Tennessee
and Virginia railroad left only fonr
hours after the express, and we came on
by that train, and this caused us to miss
the train coming out from Knoxville
ard we had to lay over at Knoxville
nearly twenty-four hours. This brought
us to this place last night after nine
mile ride ON a hack, yet the road is a
fine mountain road.
was very particular in my obserya
lions of the crop along the line, EXCEPT
the night travel, and that was but a
small portion of the time, and I hare to
say, taking in the whole distance from
Longview, Texas, to Knoxville, Tennes>
see, the prospect is anything but favor
n be
FIRST Mace the cran - ~ r., i -. eue
weeks short of an orj;narv 80. '. arS
cotton i therefore QUITE -, II g.. al; AZ
season Of the wear After Iaa.; ~ az. shs
bottom lands on the Arkanss. r;a.. .AY
did not see n single hloo,a ya, ! a.,
pose that cotton next to Mannt;s vi.
probably Is far advanced as that ~ ~
Arkansas bottom lint I lid nj 80 'n !,
a. we passed over the road from, NJ,
phis 10 near Corinth Miss;ss;n,.; i ~
night. Then AGAIN with tha ax,a :, -.
Of = small str;n vast If arka.ss,pa:l
and the country betveen cnr;n,h MN
sis,ippi and Tuseunol;a alnag az. a.
whole line of travel from o,,rssa.s st -
Knoxville Tennessee evsrv,b;ns =
needing rain. and in nlsces III Soas
not rain in week tbey viii nat ,n 49,
a half crop OF corn. and the cotton
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We are informed on good authority,
that ,he grand jury will soon reassem.
Ole rud take coguizauce OF those par.
ties In the city and county who are
unlawfIly living together a. man and
wife, and who have failed 10 70
through the ceremony prescribed by
ehurch and state, without respect Ia
race, color or previous condition. We
ara crCditably informed that there are
numbers who come under this catego-
ry, and that they will be indicted. 4
word 20 the wise, elr.
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The department. Of Columbia, where
the Indian hostilities are now In pro
gress. comprises the state Of Oregon
and the territories of w ashington, Idaho
and Alaska, excepting 50 much OF Idaho
Is lies east Of line formed by the ex-
tension Of the western boundary of
Utah to the northeastern boundary OF
Idaho. embracing the post Of Fort Hall
The regular force assigned to this de-
partment consists of seven companies Of
the first cArslry. Ave companies Of the
fourth ARTILLERY. and two regiments Of
infantry, the second and tWenty-frst
In addition, re-enforcemen. 4 hsye been
ordered TO General Howard - follows !:
Companies 4 @, D, g and | Of the
Arst cayAlry Bot the fourth artillery !;
p, 2 Aad z Of ths swslfth infsntry. I'll
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Public schools.

All parties who wish the benefit
OF the puolic school fund must or
game themselves into school COM
munities before September !, 1877.
have received blank petitions for such
organizations. Any responsible party
wishing to organize any school com
muhity, can get a blank by applying
at my Office. 1t is necessary for school
communities organized last year to
reorgapize. X. II. WEST,
County Judge, Dallas county, Texas.
Juiyi5-lW tyIw.Xk.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE STATE or TEXAS. To ala p--,.o,.-
L Interested in the adm mist alton OF the
S-tats OF A. " Nance. dsoea-sds h "
Durreu- Misunderstanding. has ri.d IN the
County Court Of Dallas coanty, her rnai
exh'hit OF the condition Of sid estate, win
nef Application 10 make nnal settl~soenf
thereof, which VIII be heard GA the erfirz-
ton Of thirty dsys from the date or thts
notice, Al the courthouse thereof, IN the city
OF Dallas, at which time all persons iut-r-
ested IN said estate may appear and contest
said account, ~ they zee proper Mites.
a Harwoec. Clerk Of the connty Coart al
Dallas county. Given under my hand .nd
July. A. ID. lsTT. A HAHwnoii %
fuiy2i-ft Clerk OF g. q u a. T.x.
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Last Monday, horse was stolen
from the place % Mr. w II. Price,
near the hir grounds. The animal
wa- "a roam selling, fourteen aud a
half hands high, long name, right
bind flut white To pasttrn joint. left
hind foot "a little white, no brands and
hair Of She name worn a little by the
collar. \ reward ~ twenty-five dol.
lars Is offered rs Mr.. Price for the re-
covery % the pony, a. e l. au old fam.
iiy relic.
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mingled with compassion, on the Situa>
ton of the Turkish women In great
many instances, however, the Turkish
wornen--the khanoum at least. or
grande dame at least--is not. II must
in common justice be admitted, per
son very much materially to be pited
She can receive and mingle, 20 an un-
liihitea extent. in the company Of her
nsrfi ser
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A Card.

To all who are suffering from the err
rors and indiscretions of youth, nerv-
Gus weakness, early decay. loss of man
hood, ETC., will send q receipt that
will cure you, free OF charge. This
great remedy was discovered by q
missionary in South America. Send a
self-addressed envelope to the Rev.
Joseph fnman, StatiOs d, Bible Home,
New York City.-titsep t23-sod-w.