The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-24
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Srul in travail over Louisiana.

~flLl ~ tla'tAA gfti A@'Nisiaia.
| MoEroN ha. no doubt Of ultimate Re
publican success, Governor Ttldeu,
though not fataiist, entertains no
thought Of defeat.
EicHr thousand Russian engineers are
changing railway gauges, and yet some
people think Russia does not mean
war
Tils couscienees Of Republican leaders
are deadened They laugh ieeringiy al
oatbs. aud smilingly remark that they
I have the winning cards and propose to
I play them.
| prvocuuc counsel say that they will
win in the Oregon case or utterly dis
grace the commission II is difficult to
conceive how greater disgrace could bc
heaped upon it.
GRAyr will be given a war ship in
which 10 circumnayieate the globe.
There are few Texas editors who
might accept invitations to accompany
him. What would Fishburn or Pad
/ dock SAY to such a proposal2
uIg yor held the winning card:
wouldn't you play ,hera 2' asked tn,
ex-clergyman, Garfield, who now sits on
,he commission, and the question Is
worthy Of the man and OF the party
which leaves right and Justice for place
power and plumber.
TsEY say that Henry Watterson, who
wa, goine,to raise a hundred thousand
KentucSiaus to 90 to Washington, has
sot a fair start with one recruit II
weighs nearly nine pounds.
/ MR ALLrN desires to extend the Iron
/ Mountain road TO Dallas Win our cit
ileus arouse themselves 70 the task ot
inviting him here? 10 will need depot
grounds and the right Of way. VIII
our people give him these, and thus
bring another great railway to the city
( Sr Lorts Tines at it had been Don
the young secretary Of war, it wouldn't
/ have surprised us but Just TO think OF
Simon. the vencrsble senator, triiiing
with the tender susceptibilities OF =
f1rty-uine-y~ar-old widow We are
afraid the Cameron boys never grow old
enough to know any better.
Brs HIu. said to friend the other
day that he would give his six years in
the senate for the opportunity o.
making a three hours speech before the
/ electoral commission. This was re
peated to Senator NcCreary, when h,
said, in his dry way "Well, it is Tia,
hrst time in my life that ever heard o
man who would give ten thousand
dollars an hour to hear himself talk
ErDrn T. W. Casey has written hm
self down an--we came near using one o
Dogberry's aphorisms--a consummat'
cxemplar Of the highest asinine type
lie denouAces the press in clerical ana
iiIitcrate billingsgate for saying few
courteous words Of Rabbi Browne, init
mating that they have been bribed t.
utter praises of him. The redoubtabl,
elder viii be glad to crawl through 4
very infintesimal knot-hole when h,
gets the better Of liberal press.
WnIss sl.0o0,000 offer illustrated
"How much will you give me for thi
horse 2 said the jockey, riding the ami
NAL up in front OF the country tavern
to be inspected by the crowd Hos
much will you takeY asked one Of tn
bystauders cone hundred and twenty
FIVE dollars, said the owner. Il vii
give YOU twenty five dollars said th
bidder Take him, said the jockey
as he jumped to the ground, Il neYc
let a hundred dollars spoil a hoss trade.
If the virtuous Wells could not get
| Sl,0O0000. he might have thought
best not to let a small sum spoil tn
trade