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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

Ex-senator Hitchcock, Of Nebraska
become c1Dsui general at Psris, vie,
General Tobert
The naval repor, OF inquiry or
the Huron disaster attributes tie Ios.
of the vessel 20 lack % sesmzus ship.
Blaine hs. decided TO seek balm
at Hot Springs. He leaves tomorrow
in company with Senators ChAffee snd
Dorsey, Secretary R,beson and
/ Congressman Hale.
The cabinet to-day gave some con.
sideration TO Mexican affairs bot took
no action TIE trouble on the bssr,ier
IL still considered OF no international
importance. The secretary Of var hss
ordered Colonel Shsfter and Li-uien-
ants Bulls aud Truiner 10 spPear lie
fore the house military COMMITTEES %
January :, TO which day the sub-eom
mites, of which Congressman schlesch-
er IL president. adjourned.
A Chicago Times dispatch, from
Helena, Montana. -sys: 'Fsther
Genin arrived st MsSia- river. Sun-
day, aud reported 90 Fort Benton by
messenger that Sitting bull crs-~ed
the line aud eAmped 1T Bear Pau
mountains with = large fore. Of Sioux
and Nez Perees. This - confirmed
from other sources IL j. stated the
Indians are burning the prsirie- south
at Bear Paw aud that Sitting Ball l. on
Miles battle ground and has been
Joined by L-me beers baud OF seventy
five lodges.
Evsrt-,i IL Is said. II In favor of
-ubeidizing the mail service % Brazil
from an Atlantic port instead Of a gulf
port He also favors the return Of
Thomas Russell as minister 70 Nene-
zaela. from whence he was expelled
on account Of confidential letters
which the predecessor Of Mr.. Evarts
imprudently gave TO the public.
The commissioner general OF the
land Office promulgsies the statement
that timber depredations amount 20
millions Of dollars worth OF timber an
nusily. and that the United States will
realize hundred thousand from pend
ing suits.
WAsHiN0roS, D-c-mh her ls.-Com- I
missioner Williamson. Of the general
land Office, has received report from
Special Agent Hester, la Flurids, thsi
a writ OF pleveb has been issued from .
the Unite States court for the posses 4
Sion Of pine husdr-d thousand feet Of I
sawed lumber aud four thousand gine /
logs cut from public lands. Governor
George r. Drew, Lewis Buck, James /
Parker aud Lafayette Dickens sre HE .
defendants. Hester slso reports suIi- I
Instituted for The pors.ssiou of several I,
hundred barrels Of ro-iu ani turpen- 4
Tine, and that writs have been Issued 1
for the arrest Of various parties, III
Guiding Parker aud Dickens above
referred to.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22
OFFICIAL AND PARTY RESPONSIBILITY.

That democracy IS reform cannot now
be gainsaid. b. even its bitterest foes.
The mere f-Iud which prevented it
from assuming both executive and leg
isiatise control of the government last
March, Is the only circumstance which
interposes between the expectations of
the country aud the radical and exhaus-
tive reform contemplated by the nation.
al platform To the new democratic
strength Is even due that measure of
reform which has distinguished SO far
the administration of Mr. Hayes. 1t is
true, 1t is neither sweeping or compre.
hensive, but it is still in very strong
contrast to the policy of General Grant,
aad tor even that degree we, in COM
mon with the great mass OF our country
men. are exceedingly grateful.
One very gratifying fact stands out in
all this later Improvement, and that is !.
III the few instances where democratic
officers have proved recreant our own
papers have been most unsparins in
censure, Unfaithfulness or dishonesty
are crimes which the masses Of the par>
ty will not tolerate, and this has heen
made perfectly plain in the few instan>
ces where. democratic officials have
been caught in crooked or devious
pathways. This is Measuring cireum,
stance To the whole country, because ii
70 now morIlly certain that the next
national administration Will be demos
ocraiic, backed by strong majofities
IN both house of congress
with this fact before ii the party should
be watchful and zeaIousiy guard the
honor OF every man holding position
by its viii, and to see 10 il whenever he
Is caught side Of the barriers of the
stEictest prepriety. that lie is brought
a; once to confront a penalty tqaal to
the offense
Texas is often called the most ultra
democratic state in the Union. Per,
haps she is. as she is most certainly the
strongest, yet in Texas it matters not
who the delinquent is. or to what par.
ty he belong. the press and people are
unsparing in their denunciations
when bad practices have been proven.
But the full force of indignation is re.
served for the iuckless democrat who il
convicted Of ways that are dark. No
one will forget the severe penalty in
hicted upon our democratic represents
tiyes in congress who voted. for and
touched the back pay" few years
since. And h.tely, when one or two prom.
inent demoe tats essayed small raid
upon the landed estate OF Texan, their
political hea Is fell from the scaffold at
once. So painfully intent are our PEG,
pie in guard ms the purity u The party
that oftent mes charges are hastily
made. and d y ass only withdrwn when
innoeenee ; clearly estAbgishesi
The bette CLASSES e1d ,aaors liberal
naea apo1y he repahatraas uoasa NJ
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Sitting Bull Has Crossed the Line and
Camped at Bear Paw With Large
Force Of Sioux and hez
Perces Indians.

svsrfs e. - sew cpienps The Cody
On she ssra.si Nail service Sab. .sl.xea
Line.
Secretary sherman goes to New
York On Monday for week.
Senator Patterson Is ia q critical
condition.
The executive party has gone to New
York.
General Gordon, General Cook and
4. w. Reese. OF the Macon tGeorgia)
Telegraph, have gone home.
The supreme court adiourns Friday
for two weeks.
Messrs. Blaine, Hale, Dorsey and
Robeson, left to-day FOR Hot Springs,
Arkansas.
President Hayes pardousd Colonel
Johu A. Joyce- He had served hi,
term snd the pardon relieves hin, from
fine and restores him to citizenship.
William Poor, who was eighty BIT.
ten BY email dog eight weeks ago.
died from hydrophobia.
A ccsnmiestun has been issued 70,
Wade = eolIsctor ostlss third Georrtu
district. When his bond sos iisty
lhoussnd dolEass = approved hs vIil
! taks pesssasisa - ~ sass.
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The, go mp for. Large am.,,,

New York, December ls-A Gin
einusti speeisl 10 the Tines says: "It
Is reported that three OF the promi-
nent short horn breeders of CLARK
county, Kentucky have failed. They
are, w. ID Sutherland, J. V. Grig-by
and Jno. ;. Sutherland. Their lIAbili
ties range from $4,000 TO SsO0, ooO
each. So universal Is interchange Ct
securities between these men that a
general smash up feared Breeders of
fiue stock are, go far, not seriously in
VOWED.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

GAAsErrA goes to address his Bellies
vile constituents in one-horse car aud
dressed in shabby old coat. although
his constituents would prefer to see
him dressed in blouse At Versailles
be goes to the parliament house in a
handsome lcndau. drawned by spruce
team and attired in neal city snit He
is well-oti, pecuDiarily through his own
labor
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

THs Brenham Hammer has not deter
mined whether the plan Of commercial
travelling is an injury TO incorporation
OF not. Ii would not be if each tour
~ were 70 give the papers nice little
card and pay them well for it. That is
about tue best solution Of the affair we
can think oil. We have seen it work
well in the few instances which have
come under our observation.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

Wac knows whether General Vincent
is q eool-hesded adiutant or not? We
do not need any material addition to
the staff on the Rio Grande, but mus
kets will not be rejected. General Wins
cent may be all right at home in the
war department, but McKenz and
Bulls are the men for the Rio Graude,
without doubt
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They uan,H,n. in s.orut.

ST. JoHNs, y r., Dec. Is.-There
WAS great excitement last evening
osing to the arrest Of Charlie Chap
man, 10y detectives Battle Of Geor ziA-
Chapman registered ut the Queens
Hotel on December 30, informing the
proprietor that he was detective
seeking kukiUN, vino committed dep
relations during the war. Detective
Bsilie sAys Chapnai's LIST operation
was forgery for $500 in Georgia.
he will be examined 20 day.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

III is rumored that Gen. ord is 10 be
removed from the command on the Rio
Grande, TO give place to Gen. Augur.
Gen. Ord seems to be thoroughly &c
quainted with the Mexican and his
ways, and as long as he performs his
duty as he has done heretofore, we
think he is the right man in the right
nlace.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

The Fort Worth Democrat saws that
Georgia has the ablest representation
in the senate of any state ia the union
None other presents such a pair As
Gordon and Hill. Without ,iisuar,
agement to these gentlemen. we think
the Texas senators, Maxey and Coke,
are fully their equals, and in many re-
spects their NzrshaH Herald.
We Thick the Hefald's opinion srises
more from state pride Than good Jude,
ment. Texas, with the abiest repre-
sentqtion in the lower house of any
state in the union, does not conrara
iavorably in the senate with Georgin.
or majority of the other states
Fort Worth Dsmocrat.
We can't let the above pass without
notice The Democrat, usually so fair
and discreet, falls into an error the
consequences Of which Others beside :
himself feel. The majority of the sem
ators themselve differ from this verdict
of the Democrat. Coke and Msxey are
equal TO Hill and Gordon in every re
spect, and besides their persona! char
acters are spotless- No two men IN the
senate stand any better or command
more respectful attention. 1T = mean
bird which fouls its own nest
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The Hand Of Death " =. L.ia suddenly
Upon Them

RANDOLPH, Mass, December Ia
Catherine Ryan, residing on Lafayette
street. was found under the influence
Of gas. There is slight hope of her re-
covery, rs Il was too late when she was
discovered. Her children, three boys
ard girl, and Mary Z. Barry, aged
fourteen. relative, who passed the
night with them, v ere ali dead, suffo-
cased by the same GAUGE
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

AND now the city of Waco puts its
foot down squarely on one of the most
ancient customs, with regard TO the
great christian festival which we cele.
brate on the 18th inst. The council
tines persons for setting of fire crackers
within the city limits The provision
bears harder on young Waco than local
nnfiop q"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22
Major Jones Telegraphs Representative
Mills that 0ae Hundred and Fifty
Of The Mob Who Killed His
Meu We're Nexieans.
Governor Hubbard Informs the Secretary
OF War Of the Outrage, and CHARGES
that Citizens Of Mexico Par,lcipa-
ted In the Affair.
The Troops Expected 10 Arrive In Time
10 Prevent Further TrosbIe-Ihe
Cabinet Considers the Question OF
No National Significance.

s"e h""ger- Di-srnsed and Liberated
'"hn a Joyce. of the Notortous
NJ L""is whisky Ring, P.rdened.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., December IS.
-General Vincent has been trans
ierred from the war department TO
the Rio Grande, because there IL
wanted there an adjutant general OF
cool Judgment and great experience
The following telegram from Gen
raj Pope is transmitted for iuforma.
uoh 10 The general Of the army.
Z: plain Blair teiesEaphs from ia
PsSo on the 10th. thac the mob have
been nD 10 FL Paso. Mexico, tn get The
smf .ub there, tut Judge Padillo re-.
'us,;i - let them have n. Major or.
~ n- JAZZ cume from the other side.
A. ni' al friends turned the cold
si.ot i" 10 him to-day, and one of
taeni odd him ne had better come into
to"r, which he will To morrow. Men
belonging to the mot came up yester.
day and took ali they could find. lfa
good blow Is To he struck, the sooner
the better. Col. Hatch reports that
Cep;'in Blair has beeu teIegrsphed IN.
movement OF troops Dow taxing place.
and that he has been directed 10 take
ehsree OF tie field pieces and ammu-
uiiipD at III PdsO, Texas, and put them
ia the custpmhOuse under guard of
bis detachment. Colonel Hatch
thinks tue troops will arrive in tim.
To prevent any -eriOus trouble.
JOHN POPE,
EiigEdlff- General COMMANDING
Oider Gate OF Yesterday General
Pope also telegraphs that ten compa.
MES of the Ninth cavalry and one
company OF Infantry are enroute to
III Paso. Advance companies are ex-
pectod To arrive there to-day or to-
morrow. Tue whole force probably
mum ers li,;Ie over three hundred
men, enough for all purposes.
A dispatch from Chicago saws that
Captain Blair, commanding United
States troops at FL Paso, Texas, tele
graphs, under date of the 18th, that
nothing new had occurred AT San
up to that time, but one man
named Ellis, OF the Texas rangers.
bad been killed. Advanced United
States troops, en- route for san EIizario
from points in New Mexico, are hourly
expected.
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The French senate Vote. the suar.,

VERSAILLES, December Is.-In the
senate NJ. Ponqer quertier, received a
report from the finance commiite.
upon bills authorizing the collection
Of four direct taxes. and twO>tweIf,hs
OF the budget report recommen ded the
adoption Of the oiiI-. The senate then
unanimously voted four direct taxes
and two-twelfths budget in deputies.
NJ. Dufoure presented bill for afro
CATION OF law on press ofiebses.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

ToS Bowers is one of the most per
sistent opponents of the third term
doctrine we know. Neither presidents.
senators or congressman, in Tom
opinion, should 20 back the third time.
Indeed Tom is seriously contemplating
the two meal per day problem, with
view TO an early experiment.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

TINS Texas sizr,s ray has not paled.
1t will shine again
HAN, the lsndpirate, viii while away
ten years in the penitentiary.
6RASr has gone 10 Cons.eutinople to
have smoking ,natch with the sultan
GESsaat dAxgY's bill, which we pub
fish elsewhere. viii give satisfaction in
Texas.
DrsJyG the recent cold snap the ne
groes of Tyler like to have burned up
all the sidewalks for fuel
BISMARCK and William have quarreled
at last, and now there is To be trouble
in the German cabinet.
The peace prevailing on the Rio
Grande looks little like that of &c
and it is about as healthy
IT is thought that the failure of the
New York branch of Grinnan 4 Duval
viii not seriously affect the Galveston
house.
fnF Ae'cs argues strongly in favor OF
prompt punishment Of the mob
which comprised the death of Judge
Howard.
FORT WORTH Is preparing TO have
high Oil time Christmas. Eggs are fifty
cents dozen, and every body knows
what that means,
THE Mexicans are becoming rather
bold in their operations. They steal
horses around San Antonio and make
good their escape
SlScE the adjournment of congress
Tor the holidays, the press reporter
seems 70 laboring hard to get US up the
quota, but it is no go as yet.
STANLEY African expedition cost the
New York Herald and London TIE.
graph about 100000. That Is a noble
private contribution to geographical
science.
TnE CaaeriereJournai calls Roscoe Conk
ling base demagogue and low-down
political trickster the champion and
companion Of thieves, and other hard
names.
AND now come the farmers. who loud.
ly protest that they will not be taxed
to bridge the Trinity Tor Fort Worth
and the imaginative structure has
again fallen,
MExlcAS troops continue to march for
the Rio Gsande. They seem to court !
war, and it is time they were being nc, /
commoda,ed. The peace policy farce
has lasted long enough
We hear q rumor TO the effect that
Mr.. A. r MeCallom. Of the Waco Er, 4
o0i'ser, Is to take the leading editorship /
on the Telephone after the Ist Of Janu, 4
airy. Mae Is worthy craftsman, and we
wish him success wherever he may 20.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

A SAN ANTONIO cowboy got drunk and
wanted to clean out several regiments
Of United States soldiers stationed in
the city, but policeman persuaded
him from the rash act and took him TO
the calaboose to restore his wounded
feelings.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

THE first ward in Waco is having
a hard time oft They have had two
elections Tor aldermen, resulting in a
tie. and in the meantime the bold
burghers oG the first gre without repre-
scntation in the city legislature.
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l,,e.t s,,,I ..,..a

NEw YORK, December IA Uni
ted States deputy collector made a
raid upon the building nj No. % Ash
street. Brooklyn, where they seized
an Illicit whisky still. Among the
spoiis was large copper still, two fer.
menting tubs, six thousand gallons
Of mash and some whisky. There
were no arrests.
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6PRISoFIELD, III, Dec. 10 - The
diecesai convention OF the Episcopal
church fthe Springfield diocese, unan-
imoasly voted both orders, and selected
Rev. Geo. Fox Seymour. ID, Dean
OF the General Theological S-nioary
Of New York, bishop OF tai. diocese,
which vac crested by the Int gea.ral
convention al Boston.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

THE r0aricy Journal thinks that KEEL,
logg will be rather benefit to the
democrats in. the senate, inasrnueh as
he will serve as an advertisement OF
the iniquity Of the republican party.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

TIE Houston Telegram takes short
hand reports of Sunday sermons and
Tuesdays paper clinches the nail picus-
iy driven on Sunday. Perhaps the
people Of that city are originally TO
blame for this infection. because they
will not listen. or perhaps they prefer
to take their sermons like their Sunday
dinners--at home. They surely can't
be reading people
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

IHE amount Of money received by
the soldiers belonging to the Texas de-
partment who have recently been paid
OIL, viii amount to over seven hundred
thousand dollars.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22
Comments On the MISUNDERSTANDING
Affair.

Washington special to the Chicago
Times of the 10th; Ii is not known that
Conkiing would have accepted the chal.
lenge if given, but it is understood by
his friends that his course would have
been one of two: First, he would have
armed himself and then read the cEal-
lenge in open senate. The reading he
would have accompanied by such in
sulting comments as would have pro-
voked an assault from Gordhn then and
there; when he would have defended
himself. His second course would have
been TO treat the challenge in such n
way that Gordon would have been forced
to assault him. Then he would have
defended himself, and killed Gordon II
he could. As the matter now stands.
according TO the code, the gentlemen in
question are in honor bound to resume
all their former relations is if nothing
had happened. The arrangement. of
yesterday is in strict accordance with
the code. and leaves in the most chiv,
airic men no vision of furnished honor
Gordon is ar extremely sensitive man.
His prominent position and the neces-
sary storm of obloquy that would have
been raised upon him and bis people
for a revival of the duello here all
weighed upon him. But in spite of all
this it now can be definitely stated that
as telegraped last night, the challenge
would have been sent had not the ar
| rangement of yesterday been made.
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CUBA LIBisE.
The Government Troops scssp an. In-
s"rEsntssnd cnpt5r- Important cor
re~soad.u..

NEW York, December GA Ha-
vaDn letter Of December Is, says body
oil two hundred and fifty Insurgents
we're encountered by Spaniyh column
In the neighOorhOod OF Santa Sp!sri-u-
aud at an engagement Of two hoLrs,
were dispersed, leaving fifiy>nine dad
aud one hundred and twenty one pris-
oners. AmOng the latter <ere two
aids-de-esmp OF Msximo Gomez and
fourteen efiicer-. The Spanish had
twelve killed aud nine wounded. I'm.
portsnt correspondence were found Oh
the aids-de camp. TweBiy-three men
and seven women surrendered on the
ninth instant, near Puerto Princ!a.
Another prominent insnrgeni, Arzonio
Bard-tris, has surrendered TO Spanish
authorities.
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THE sherman Register comes out bold.
ly in defense of Governor Hubbard
agaiust the attack of the Galveston Ia
apsndsat and calls the editor of that
paper some exceedingly bad names.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

TAE Jscksboro Echo doesn't have
very much confidence in the ability of
Fort Worth to build railroad to De-
cstur. The Echo echoes very common
sentiment
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THE Denison Meas is the fsirest paper
in this part Of the state. 1t uses our
press reports and always gives the
proper credit. Murray will get to the
better world when he leaves this.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

THAT no man can serve his constit-
uency in congress and publish daily
paper for them at the same time. ac.
ceptably we have only to point to the
Courier, Journal.
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I've 6hisase. Perish .. she Plane.

NEwBuRa. n. ", December H.
Thomas Roouey's house, at West
Point, was burned to-day. His two
children, aged three and five respec-
lively, were burned. They were locked
In the house, their parents being alb,
cent.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

MiLis and Resgans speeches the
other day on the Mexican question.
have called out warm commendations.
from most Of the leading papers of the
country. especially at the north.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

THS La5orer's Champion Of Centre,
Shelby county, has for its raotto. Equal
and exact justice to all That's about
as Catholic a platform as could be CONS
uited
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

WAsHINGToS, ID. C., December pr
"A Chicago despatch Gays an official
despatch from El Paso received this
morning at General Sheridan's head
quarters state that nothing important
occurred there during the last twenty
four hours. The United States troops
began 10 arrive there from New Mex
leo yetterday, and it is expected that
by to>dsy or tomorrow a sufficient
force will be there to render further
disturbance of the peace unlikely.
Representative Mills, of Texas, has
received letter from Major J. Il.
Jones, commanding the state forces OF
Texas, dated Austin, December
10Th, which says: "My Lieu
teusnt at FL Paso informs me
that one hundred aud fly Of the mob
which fought him at San Eiszario, and
killed three of his men aud three cit
izens, aud to whom be was forced to
surrender, were Mexican citizens from
Mexico. lie is reliable. give you
this by direction Of the governor"
IN addition 10 the above Representa-
tive Mills has Information that previ.
Gus to the fight, Major Jones found at
San Eiizario a regular Mexican officer
drilling those who fought the state
trools
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22

THERE is lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons in New York city, composed
entirely of journalists The ouIy trouble
they have is about the dues