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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-11
WASHINGTON.
President Hayes Has Great Tx
pectatlons From His SOUTH
ern Policy.
Orders for the Reduction Of the Army
Secretary Thompson Can Render the
Navy officers No Assistance In
the Matter Of their Pay.
lNoon Aaaoolated proaa Rcnort.l

WASHINGTON, May l0.--An Ohio
editor, reporting an interview with
the president, represents him IN hav.
Ing great expectations, among them
the loss OF Ohio TO the republicans this
fall, aud the gain Of South Carolina
within two years, with Wade Hamp-
ton as the candidate Of the republic
cans for governor. The account con-
cludes; ole also thought, ~ one OF
the fruits OF his southern policy, that
Louisiana would be gathered into the
republican fold, Az this point his
visitor asked him II he did not believe
the republicans had carried Louisiana
ut the last election. The president re.
piled In the affirmative. But said
his visitor they have cheated us out
OF 1t, and they will do 1t again. If we
do carry any OF these southern states,
they won't let us have them But
the president did not look through the
same spectacles AZ his visitor, and
reiterated his belief In the glorious no.
suits which are to follow from his
policy.u
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-11

C'arpeis cleaned and restored 20 their 0rigi-
nal beauty and brightness, however sDllelt
H. thew covered with dust, dirt. grease of
,.,.ai smoke. win this process the same can
be- male clean. bright. and apparently =.
new. The quality Of the restorative y noi
iriurIaus 10 the most delicate tint ~ ia9ne'
a,,d IL an actual preventive against NON
4 aiso clean ard rebovate Plush and 30
otiet Furniture. plush and Damask laiab
tIns. face and Damask Curtains, blankets,
uruRgets. etc, etc. ..t ....,,
/ s,,d rsiaId al the lowest rates Large lot7
/ TAKEN on contract. send me = Bfus.el. o.
/ We've, Rug. which I Will clean gfats, - a
| sarnrle. All work guafanieed. ~ NO .iai ~
All of,iers left AZ the once viii BE- aiteniisti
- i"' apr1I-ilm
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-11
southern Bap,,sl Convention.

New ORLEANS, May l0.--The South
ern Baptist convention met this morn.
ing, in the Coliseum Baptist church.
The following officers were elected /:
James P. Boyce, d. d., OF Kentucky,
President; James @. Furman, ID. d.,
of South Carolina, I. ]. Jones, ID. d.,
of Tennessee, w. G. Crane, D. D., OF
Texas, I. ]. Evans, OF Virginia, vice
presidents; w. L. Tanner, Of Virginia,
and o. f. Gregory, Of Alabama, secre-
taries.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-11
Laying the CONVERSIONS Of Hsnu'
ment 70 The Confederate Dead.

CHATTANOOGA, May i0.-The exer-
cises of laying the corner stone OF the
monument dedicated to the confeder-
ate dead took place to day. The Ma
sonic fraterity and detachment OF
United States troops participated. Peo-
pie from all parts Of theunion Joined In
decorating the confederate graves,
amidst the utmost harmony and good
feeling.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-11
$4,000 Worth New Goods
TO BE SOLD BY JUNE FIRST,
By BLAKE, JENKINS & BOALS

Our fiscal year ends OF June first, and rs we know
we can not reduce our Stock sufficiently In the
regular way, we have decided TO slaughter our
entire Stock.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-11

General Sherman has given orders
necessary to reduce the army, In 40
oordanoe with the directions Of the
secretary of war. Recruiting stops i'm
mediately. commissions officers
may re-enlist under certain circum-
stances.
Secretary Thompson, of the navy
department, issues circular that he
cannot, without violating the laws,
render officers any assistance In the
matter Of their pay.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-11
Western Iron Boat Building Co
SOUTH ST. LOUIS. MO-,

Builders of Iron Boats and Barges Iron Rail-
way Cars, Boilers, Tanks, and Plate Iron
Work for Blast Furnaces, Distilleries, Rem
dering Adjustments, ETC., etc.
This company has unequaled facilities for
shipping, both by river and rail, and their
machinery and tools being OF the latest and
most Improved construction, they are able
to furnish the best work ut the lowest prices.
Proposals furnished on application,
THEODORE ALLEN,
mrhls-3m- w6s Supt.@
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-11
MARINE.

The steamer Dakota Goes Ashore
serious Fears ,oneerning the srean-
err city of BRUSSELS.
Noon Associated Press Report.l
LIVERPOOL, May l9.-'rhe Williams
Il Guion line steamer La Sota, which
sailed from Liverpool yesterday for
New York, Is ashore on the mainland,
inside Of Alglesy, an island OF North
Wales. Her crew and passengers were
safely landed. A tug has gone to the
scene of the disaster, which IL on the
mainland, inside of the East Mouse
Anglesy, near Bull Bay, west Of Point
Lynas.
LATER--The Dakota's passengers
will sail on Saturday, on the steamer
Wisconsin. II Is feared the Dakota
will prove a total loss.
LONDON, May 10. The Daily Tele-
graph announces that re-insuranccs
are being effected on the overdue In
man line, Steamer City OF Brussels,
for fifteen guineas per cent. premium.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-11
Appointment OF Eeeefssr fes the
Petersburg RaiIreed.

RICHMOND, Va, May lo.-In the
United States circuit court at Norfolk,
Judge Hughes presiding, the motion
for q receiver for the Petersburg rail-
road was granted, and Major II. q.
Pegra, Of Petersburg, was appointed.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-11

Duke OF Edlnburg arrived there on
Monday In the Sultan, and left yester.
day for Crete. lie viii proceed thence
10 the Suez canal.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-11
weather. Repeff.

For the west gulf states, falling bar
ometer, southeast winds, increased
cloudIness, with rain areas aud nearly
stationary temperature.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06

/ What ! meant to say, says Wash
ington letter writer, was that social
Washington is altogether changed.
There was never such an era in the his
tory of the capital city as that from 1868
to 1873. Shoddy contractors were the
money kings Women cleaned with
diamonds for whom Lindley Murray was
a snare and proper articulation lost
hope. Everybody had money. Heavy
old parties-witl ga little bill " to be
put through-were on halid. Like the
heavy father in the play, they We're
benevolent. They had an air of saying :
Bless ye, me children" and showing
untold gold. * The queen of
the lobby was generally OF two types.
The first was a superb specimen of
beauty, the latter of brains. The beauty
of the lobby was but rarely seen. She
lived quietly, but in perfect taste, at the
very best hotel She was either bright
blonde with abundance of tawny hair,
1.-the in form and shapely of limb, with
the clearest and most perfect complex
ion; or else she was of that soft, smooth
skinned type which belongs to the semi
tropical woman of strong jet black hair,
and complexion like magnolia, of rich,
dead white, with a creamy softness, and
eyes jet black sometimes, and at others
the softest hazel brown eyes, langlid
and indolent in their ulster, until some
thing reused them, and then they
cleaned like those of Il startled leopard.
One might look and admire, but / should
prefer to take my chances safely in the
embrace of midas fiercest tiger rather
than in the willowy arms of one of these
beauties. These magnificent women
were very exclusive. They We're much
more difficult of access than many
naughty society danes.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06
A Man with IDEAS.

When beggar halted man in De-
troit, says the Free Press, and asked
for aims, the pedestrian seemed to look
kindly on him, and asked him to step up
stairs into his office and he would see
about it. The beggar followed him up
to the top story of the building, into an
office, took a seat by the stove, and
when the gentleman had hung up his
overcoat and poked up the fire, he said:
$50 you want aims, do you p
"Please Heaven, do, was the reply.
"What claim have you on my char
ity?"
"Well, 1 dunno, only Tn awful
poor"
"I can't give you a cent said the
gentleman. "You haven't made ont a
clear case, and therefore you will get
nothing from me-.
"Why didn't you say so at the foot of
the stairs, " asked the beggar, remember
ing it was three pairs up and three
down.
81 am business man. l have bust
ness hours and business office. If /
could do business at the foot of the
stairs l shouldn't pay rent for this Office.
And now, you climb y
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06
Browns Matrimonial Method.

Brown, L don't sec how it is that
your girls all marry off as soon as they
get old enough, while none of mine can
marry
"Oh that's simple enough. I marry
my girls off on the buckwheat straw
principle"
But what is that principle? I never
heard of it before"
"Well, I used to raise II good deal of
buckwheat, and it puzzled me to know
how to get rid of the straw. Nothing
would eat it, and it was great bother to
me. At last L thought of plan. 1
stacked my buckwheat straw nicely and
built high rail fence around it. My
cattle, of course, concluded that it was
something good, and at once tore down
the fence and began to eat the straw.
1 dogged them away and put up the
fence a few times, but the more 1
drove them away the more anxious
they became to eat the straw
After this ha been repeated a few times
| VII, 'tluNic ttCttl IiliLt.t w cav tlIC oUINN,
and eat it they did, every bit of it. As
[ said, [ marry my girls off on the same
principle. Whena young man that I
don't like begins calling on my girls I
encourage him in every way can. tell
him to come often and stay as late as he
pleases, and L take pains to hint to the
girls that ! think they'd set their caps
for him. 1t works tirst-rate. He don't
make many calls, for the girls treat him
as coolly as they can. But when young
fellow that | like comes around, man
that | think would suit me for soll-in-
law, [ don't let him make many calls be-
fore [ give him to understand that he
isn't wanted around my house. 1 tell
the girls, too, that they shall have moth
ing to do with him, and give them orders
never to speak to him again. The plan
always works tirst-rate. The young
folks begin to pity each other, and the
next thing know they are engaged to
be married. When / see that they are
determined to marry I always give in
and pretend to make the best of it.
That's the way 1 manage it,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06

President Grant sent to the United
States Senate the correspondence be-
tween the United States and Great Britain
on the subject of extradition. Some of
it has heretofore been published, and
the conclusion shows that the treaty has
been restored to vitality by the act of
Great Britain in receding from its former
position, and consequent surrender of
Brent, the Louisville forger, to the
United States. The United States gov
eminent is now prepared to consider the
question of an amendment of the treaty,
so as to increase the class of offenses for
which extradition may be claimed. The
correspondence is regarded by the Sen
ate at present as confidential, and hence
there is no access to it for publication.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06
A Destructive Fire.

The largest fire in Toxic, Japan, since
April, 1872, occurred on November 20
last, commencing just before midnight
and lasting about eight hours. Sixty
five streets, containing 5000 houses,
We're totally destroyed. 1t is believed
that fifty lives were lost. The loss of
property is estimated Mt $4,000, 900.
The residence of the Austrian minister
was burned, and that of the United
States minister narrowly escaped.
Prompt and effective measures for the
relief of the sufferers have been taken
by the government. The burned re-
gion is being rapidly rebuilt with the
introduction of great Improvements.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06

4 pint of milk taken before retiring at
night will cover the scrawniest bones
There are many lean and lank females
who sigh for the fashionable measure of
plrmpness, and who would be vastly i'm
proved in health could their figures be
rounded with good, solid flesh. Nothing
is more coveted by thin women than a
full figure, and nothing provokes the
scandal OF one of the "clipper builds !"
as the consciousness of plumpness in a
rival. In cases of fever and summer
complaints milk is now given with excel
lent results. The idea that milk is fever
ish has exploded 1t is great mistake
to scrinlp the milk pitcher.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06
4 Fable.

A lion, who wanted his meals brought
to his room without being charged as ex-
tras, invited the beasts to call upon him.
The fox came in his turn. "Come in, :"
cried the monarch Of the plains to the fox,
who remained at n respectful distance
81 thank you," humbly replied the fox,
"but while l observe many footprints
leading toward your den none return from
it" "Pshaw !" answered the lion, 'fhat
is easily explained. My good friends
were anxious to furnish me with edhying
literature, and when they went away they
left their tracts" "Alas I have none
with me, but will speedily make tracks,"
answered Master Reynard, and he van
ished in the distance.
Moral.-Most accidents can be avoided
by presence of mind and absence of body.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06
Very Cold Weather.

The British exploring expedition en-
dured the severest cold ever experienced
in the Arctic regions, Twice during the
winter the mercury was frozen in the
Thermometer for fifteen days at time,
For 142 days they had no sunlight, yet
the health of the party was most excel
lent, only one being i'll, and they kept
themselves 40 busy with study and
amusement that the time passed with
great rapidity. Though residence in
the Arctic regions may not be in all re-
spects desirable, it seems that COM
pany OF men can spend the winter there
with very tolerable degree Of comfort,
and that the extreme cold is not necessa-
rily injurious 10 health.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06
" DOwn In the Mouth"

Where there is continual dropping down
into the back of the mouth, with irritation and
Inflammation of the nasal cavities and throat,
with hawking splitting, and sense of fullness
about the head, be not deceived or fancy it a
simple cold. You are afflicted with that terri
bic scourge of this climate, Catarrh, the fore
few bottles of DIR. Sage's Catarh Remedy will
effect an entire cure. When confirmed, DR..
Piercc's Golden Medical Discovery should be
used in connection with the Remedy. These
standard medicines have been before the public
many years, and their use has been attended
with the most gratifying success A full dis
clission of Catarrh and its rational treatment is
contained in L" The Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser" book Of over nine hundred
pages, illustrated with over two hundred and
eighty-two cngravings, bound in cloth and gilt,
price, postpaid, sl.5O. Address Publishing De-
partmont, Worlds pispensary. Buffalo, N. Y.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06
Crowded 10 Death,

The Virginia (Nev) Enterprise says
He was middle aged man when in 1895
he. settled near where Portland, Oregon
now stands, He had tried civilization
and was wearied with ii, He had SOLE
his little property in the East, and with
n few horses, COWS and dogs had thread
ed the dangerous way from the Missouri
river to Oregon, and there, under the
shadow of the Cascades and beside the
beautiful Willamette, paused at last and
said to himself ~ shall have no more
trouble; ! can stay here with my dogs,
my rifle and my own soul for company,
and none will modest me-" For awhile
he was entirely happy, but at length one
stranger after another made his appear
ance, and one morning the man who had
jouneyed so far to be alone woke up to
find that town was being laid ont neal
his cabin, He called his dogs, and, re,
Numbering beautiful spot that he
passed over ON his journey West, he re.
traced his steps, threaded the mighty
canyon of the Columbia, and built an
other cabin where The Dalles now is.
Here he felt secure. The disturbers
who broke up his home ON the William
cite had reached him from the sea. He
said now to himself: at will be years
and years before they find me here. "
For good many years he enjoyed his
dream. Game was plenty, the scenery
was glorious, the soil was rich, and the
man, now grown old, was happy. But
one morning as he sat in his hut Il
strange sound broke the stiffness, and,
going to the door, 10 in the great river
steamboat was putting against the cur
rent, and in few days another town was
in course of construction around him.
Again he moved, and this time did not
pause until he reached the Umpqua
country. This was an utter wilderness,
and he told his dogs that at last they
were safe. He built another cabin and
settled down for life. For year or two
he was undisturbed, but one day some
strange men, with strange Instruments,
crossed his ground, stopping every few
rods looking through their instruments
and taking notes. 1t disturbed the old
man a little, but at last he said they
were but government surveyors-he
should see them no more for years. But
before many weeks II gang of workmen
came right across his favorite field; they
threw up an evenly graded road, and
within fortnight locomotive came
screaming by. Then the old man gave
up. His dogs, too, seemed to under
stand that there was no more use in try
ing One after the other died the game
was driven away, and one morning as
the cabin door of the old man was pushed
open he was found dead, and on the
smoky wall, written with charcoal, was
found this sentence: "They crowded
me to DEATH This coast is full of these
men. They tried at first the fiery COM
petitions of business and failed, and
then turning to nature as their only
friend, tried to hide from mankind. We
presume that all new lands are full of
such histories of gentle, kindly lives,
which, wearing of and chatting at the at
tritions of civilized life, at last stole
away, to live alone for little while and
then to go to sleep.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06
The Detective and his Work.

One of the most important duties OF
the detective is to learn the various
peculiarities of thieves in the commission
of their crimes. If burglary is COM
mitted, the officer wants to know exactly
how the culprits went to work, and, dis
covering this, he can often trace the
crime to some particular gang, and, by
ascertaining the whereabouts of its various
members, fasten upon the very men con-
cerned.
Some thieves have their own peculiar
styles of work, which no one else can i'm
itate. In New York, few years ago,
there was female pickpocket who used
| to "worlS the Broadway line of cars
Her mode of operation was to sit down
by some wealthy looking old gentleman,
drop her handkerchief, allow him to pick
it up, engage him in quiet Irritation,
and, while his attention was distracted,
pick his pocket. She was beautiful
woman and for a long time she puzzled
the detectives, but at last she was caught
and only escaped because the victim
would not prosecute. After that, how
ever, whenever theft was committed OH
the cars in her peculiar way, her move
ments were watched. It was thus that
she finally obtained her deserts, and she
is now serving n term in the State prison.
In the case of burglares, the detect
ives task is rendered comparatively easy
if he can only find the tools used in the
job, because there are very few manu-
facturers of burglars implements, and
they are nearly all known to the police.
Having once learned the maker of the
tools used, the detective goes to work to
discover who has bought such o. such an
article, and, having ascertained this, he
knows Just whom to look for. In this
connection it may be said that burglars
tools are altogether peculiar and are made
specially for purposes Of crime, but it is
difficult to punish the makers, owing to
the precautions they use to conceal their
employment.
1t is impossible to tell thief by his
or her appearance, and in this respect
the detectives, knowing their game in
timately, have an advantage over the
public generally. One afternoon, last
winter, Fifth avenue stage, standing at
the Fulton ferry, with ten passengers in
side, was just about to start, when de-
tective, in citizens clothes, poked his
head in Mt the door and said
"Look out, ladies and gentlemen,
there are two pickpockets inside p
Naturally, the passengers looked very
uneasy and fidgeted around After IN
awkward pause, an old gentleman, wear
ing the dress of minister and carrying
book under his arm, got up, and say
ing: "Dear, dear, don't want to ride
with pickpockets," got out. He was fol-
lowed by an old gray haired lady, dressed
in deep mourning, who, muttering:
"Nor I, either" stepped down, too.
As this respectable couple disappeared,
the detective put his head in again,
slammed the door, and shouted "All
right, they have left, as the stage
rumbled away. Weekly.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06

"Some years since was attacked with Sc
we're and distressing cough, the long continu-
ance of which much alarmed me. From what
had heard of WIsrARs BAIsAM OF WILD CHERRY
concluded to give the preparation n trial,
which did, and by its Use obtained immediate
and permanent relief. Again, about five years
accompanied with pain in the chest and side
tickling in the throat, etc, which so reduced
my health and strength as to unfit me for at
tending to my ordinary business. Iapplied to
well known physicians, and used their prescrip-
tons without any perceptiblc benefit when,
after having been confined to my room for
several months, l again had recourse to Wis
rAR's BAI.sAM, and to my great joy found, as
before, immediate relief, and two bottles re-
stored me to perfect health
SO cents and II bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06

The LErTERs.-A boy in a Sunday.
school proposed question to be answer.
ed the Sunday following: Chow many
letters does the Bible contain ?" The
answer was three millions, five hundred
and thirty-three. The superintendent
says to James: els that right p "No,
sir" was the prompt reply. "Will you
please tell us how many there are,
them" "Twenty-six, SIR
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06
The Norwich BnZkefin says:

The Norwich bulletin says: Some
persons seem utterly incapable of appre-
ciating a generous act. Merely because
young man calls on young lady half a
dozen evenings during the week, and oc-
casionally drops in between meals, there
are people mean enough to insinuate that
it means something besides anxiety about
the health of her sick mother
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06

PRESIDENTIAL MANSION, WASHINGTON,
d. c., April 23 1875, - Messrs. Helphenstine *
Bentley cents: For the past seven years my
wife has been great sufferer from rheumatism;
Her doctors failing to give her relief, she used
three bottles of Durangs Remedy, and per-
manent cure was the result. VIM. ii. Crook,
executive clerk to President Grant.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06
For Throat Diseases

And affections of the chest "Brown's Bron-
chidl T'oches are of value For coughs, irri-
taion of the throat, caused by cold, or unusual
exerton of the vocal organs, in speaking in
public or singing, they produce beneficial re-
u,1lfs
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06

There is much less chance of obtaining
money under false pretense than former
", probably owing to the difficulty of
obtaining money Under any pretense,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06

At our request Cragin & Co., of Phila-
delphia, Pa, have promised to send
any of our readers, gratis ION receipt of
fifteen cents to pay pestage) a sample of
Dobbins' Electric Soap to try, Send at
once,