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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03
A Mexican Policy Wanted.

The Chicago Times closes . leader
on the subject a. follows. This cour-e
Of the president does not sp,slk highly
of has fitness for the national leaiefshi .
IN sH emergency such as that which Is
arising. II needs no great political "a
gacity to foresee that against a strong
policy on the Mexican question. which
would unhvsitatingiy accept the I-ls-i-
biliiy Of another Mexican VA. aud IN
the event Of such wzT would not hs,l-
tate 10 make the total obliteration &c
Mexico, az an independent power. from
the map OF America the condition 81
peace, no opposition which the Blaine
styl eof deinsgogue- could make would
az all any thing. When Lord Beaoou--
field said to General Grant that ihe
mistake Of America. al the close 81 the
Mexican war, gss thai she did not adj
10 her domain the whole Of MeX5oo. he
expressed truth which nine-teuths 81
the American people now recognize IL
was "a mistake which the \ mcrlcan PEG
pie will hardly suffer any Washington
government IN make again. Mr. nayes
ought to know that the administration
which. upon such caus. as nov exists.
lind. itself brought INFO M armed con-
Gict with a revolutionary chief. TO
maintain order and civilization along
its border. will find no lack Of popular
support Of the most vigorous sud csm-
prehensiye war policy. such 4 policy
vigorously prosecuted TO success. would
silence every spoils-hunti7g opponent
OF Mr.. Hayes by an overwhelming shout
of national appreciation, and would rcn.
der his administration one Of the most
illustrious in American history. But
Mr. Hayes Is afraid to take the re-pon,
sibility. Very well. let congress. then
assume the responsibility OF indicating
to the man who has been chosen to lead
the nation, the course which the people
expect their leader to pursue Since
the president Is afraid 10 do 20. lot the
representatives of the people indicate
the policy of government. aud provide
ghstever may he neeiiul to it, prompt
and vigorous execution IL = war with
Senior Disk. or any other revolutionary
chief in Mexico, be the result. let i; DC
accepted with the distinct understand
ing that after the war there Will be no
longer boundary between America and
Mexico
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Sulphur Springs Gazette: J. Il Ham,
who was recently arrested in Kansas
City, and conveyed TO Austin as one Of
the chief operators in the monsirous
land sxindle now being unearthed, Is
the same man who, in 1874, came to
this county and filed suit in the dis
trict court against +. II. Posey for the
recovery OF the farm owned and occu-
pied by Judge A. 6. Melton up to the
time of his death. Mr. Posey was in
possession of the farm by inheritance.
Ham was in possession of deed to the
land. purporting TO be from Judge Mel
ton, dated at Austin in 1887. This
deed showed to be in strict conformity
to improperly executed, acknowl>
edged and recorded in the elerk's Office
Of Travis county. The defendant be-
lieved the deed to be forgery. and de-
termined to defend against the SUIT.
Ham made overtures for compromise.
which was refused, and the suit Was
finally abandoned.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03
RELIGIOUS,

Csss<erasisn or Rev. samuel Isaas
Btshep Of sha ChInese Empire.
New YORK, October Sl.-Rev. Sam
uei Isase Joseph Seherechawsky, d. D.,
was this afternoon consecrated . mis-
sionAry bishop Of the Protestant Epis-
copsl church, Of Shanghai, with juris-
dietion over the entire Chinese empire.
The ceremony took place at Grace
Church, and was participated In by
niseteen bishops. The venerable
Bishop Smith, Of Kentucky, ofiicisted,
assisted by Bishops Whittingbam, OF
Maryland; Lee. OF Delaware; Potter, of
New York; Bedell, Of Ohio; Whipple.
Of Minnesota; Lay, OF Ohio; Easton, Of
Pennsylvanis; Stevens. Of Pennsyl
vania; VsiI Kerfoot. Of Pittsburg;
Young. Of Florida; Spaulding. of Col
orado; Garrett, of northern Texas: Ell
liott, of western Texas; Scartreugh, OF
New Jersey; Perry, of Iowa, and As
sistsnt Bishop Lyman, of North Caro-
ina.
New York, October 3I--The Epis-
copai congress was continued to-day,
and several interesting papers were
read.
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n. b. FoRREsT.

Ben Davis. Gsyesner Porter and Jacob
Thompson Amsag shs rail- searrrs
imposing Certege- Bsssness.EnssEe
- suspenaed.
MEMPHIS, October 31.-The funeral
Of General Forrest, at the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, Rev. DR.. Stun
back, who had been 9 private soldier
under General Forrest, officiating. The
streets foi squares were crowded with
people. Among the ball-bearefs were
Jefferson Davis, Governor Porter,
Jacob Thompson, Colonel Galloway,
DIR. Cowan and Major Rsmbart, Of
General FORESTS staff. The funeral cor
tege was composed of mouuted ex-con-
federstes preceding the hearse. Music,
Odd Fellows, the Chickasaw Guards,
the Bluff City Greys, the Memphis
Light Guards, Memphis artillery, ex>
confederate soldiers, ex-unio0 soldiers,
civil organizations, the mayor and city
council. the fire department aud citi-
1ens on foot. business was entirely
suspended during the funeral.
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Marriage in nornee.

On the wedding day in Rorneo the
bride and bridegroom are brought from
opposite ends OF the village to the spot
where the ceremony is 10 be performed.
They are made to sit on two bars of iron,
that blessings as lasting and health as
vigorous may attend the pair. 4 cigar
and betal leaf. prepared with the areca
nut. are next put in the hands of the
bride and bridegroom. One OF the
priests then waves two fowls over the
heads of the couple, and in long adj
dress to the Supreme Being calls down
blessings upon the pair, and impiores
that peace and happiness may attend
the union. After the heads of the aft,
anced have been knocked against each
other three or four times, the BRIDE
groom puts the prepared sire leaf and
cigar into the mouth of the bride, while
she does the same for him, whom she
thus Acknowledges as her husband
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03
TRADE REVIEW.

The Cotton Trade In Europe the Past
Year II Slammed Up in the Word Cn-
ssahsfsesory = Revivtag Activity -
she Promise Of sine Current Year.
LONDON, November 1.-The Times,
in its city article, summing the an
nual review Of the cotton trade, just
issued by Ellison d Co., OF Liverpool,
says: at is full of evidence that the
trade has been dull and dragging, and
the immediate prospect is far from be-
ing fright During the first three or
four months of last season there were
some signs OF reviving activity, but
these were all swept away by the out
break Of the war in the east. Produc-
tion has therefore kept throughout
ahead of consumption and the result
has been that after enduring much
loss through selling at unremunerstive
prices, manufacturers were driven to
work au short time during the third
quarter Of this year. Lstterly, through
the reduction OF stocks which this has
induced, and because of the strike at
Bolton, the trade has been placed on
little better footing, and full time has,
il many instances, been resumed, but
business Is still far from being satisfac-
tory. The report furnishes abundant
evidence that the state of the trade Is
the same almost everywhere. Ellison
IL Co. have sent queries to all seats of
the cotton trade in Europe and almost
without exception the replies may be
summed up in the word unsatisfac-
tory" Singular TO say, Russia appears
to offer an exception, the trade having
been good there, especially for yarns,
but also for cotton goods, home pro-
ducers having been assisted by the
fall Ia exchange, which has prevented
importation, rs well ~ by the enor
nous duties. The trade of Norway
and Sweden appears also to have been
fair. The political conflict in France
has had most injurious effect both on
the FreBch trade and on that of its
near neiRhbors.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03

THE Chinese are leaving California
faster than they are coming in. This Is,
no doubt, owing to the brutal treatment
they have received at the hands OF the
Americans in that section. which is to
be condemned. yes their departure is not
TO be regretted. While it is true they
make cheap and fair isborers, they
never come 10 America TO stay When
lac gets few hundred dollars ahead he
is of again for China, and they are in
the end nothing bat drain upon the
country, taking all they can out and
bringing nothing or little in
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Fall River, Massachusetts,, News !:
Last week q Mrs. Clinton, an Irish
woman, about fifty years of age, ar
rived Ia this city from England, in
tending to pass her remaining years
with her daughter. a married woman,
living at Globe Village. She had an
other daughter living in Deigh boring
state, and the two had made up purse
to pay their mothers passage TO this
country. Mrs. Clinton arrived here
the first of the week and went directly
to her daughters house. A few days
after her arrival the second daughter
came to visit her, bringing two grand
children, whom the old lady had never
seen. Going to the door 10 meet them,
the grandmother lifted the children
from the carriage, and when the
daughter alighted embraced her " iih,
"Oh dear, ! have 30 ionged to zee you
for the last time, and it Is tie las,
time" saying which she sank into n
chair and expired before any aid could
be given her.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03

THE death ofGeneral Forrest the other
day at his home la Memphis, has arous-
ed the tender feelings of the entire
country, even his old time Toes. the
brave federal soldiers whom he fought
so brsvely, gathered round his grave
Borrowing This Is tribute to the man,
no less than the dead soldier. Forrest
was one OF those great men who spring
up when the opportunity comes, and
who astonish the world by the exhibi,
ton Of the most wonderful heroism and
the highest talent, and that they come
from the lower stratas of society is still
more puzEel. There is not true man
in all the south who viii not re gret to
hear of the untimeiy death OF General
y. Bedford Forrest.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03

Albany Times Yesterday afternoon.
aoout five o'clock. the infant child Of
Joseph II. Breen. living at No. a Green
street, was placed in bed IN an upper
room by his mother. Shortly after
cries were heard from the child. Mrs
Breen ran upstairs, and on opening the
door saw a large wharf-rat jump off the
bed. and before she could sop II. max
its escape. On going TO the bed, she
found the top OF her chiid's head bleed.
ing profusely. DIR. D. V. o'Leary wss
called and dressed the wounds, there
being three places where the head WAS
bitten. Much blood flowed. and the
child at first presented frightful spec
taele. The wounds, however. are not
considered dangerous.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03

FHE San Antonio E.eYr.ss says: "Col
AcLeary has just received letter from
Hon. Richard Coke. in which reference
Is voluntarily made to the Mexican
var question and The feeling regarding
1t at the national capital Mr.. Coke
states that the presidents position
rather belittles the matter, but most OF
the members of congress seem to think
that a cause fof war exists. When the
matter is properly brought before coz
gfess it rs believed firm decision viii
promptly ensue.
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Dsg, Has asA auss.

Atlanta Constitution: A North Car
olina WAGNER sold his dog to Laurens
county man the other day for half q
barrel of sorghum strip. The dog.
refused to be sold. and took
refuge under the wagon. The Laurens
county man crAwled after him with q
piece Of meat in one hand and rope in
the other. Although there we've several
spectators Of the scene that ensued. il is
difficult to get nj the facts. All agree
that there was q scuffie under the
wagon. accompanied by yelps and yells.
but no one is willing TO affirm that the
man had the dec or the dog had the
man. Finally the dog, rs it would
seem, brushed up against the hind legs
Of the of mule. and then all was still
Is i mos certain what killed the dog.
Ons of the spectators aid he thought
be board . trscechain rattle. but when
hs went around 70 examins the mule
~ NJ asleep. The man had lost his
HI, NJ cost and the Srcafer part Of biz
ixo01ef. and subseqasut exAminatsou
|vusss1 60 ~ do did viii oae -
- 8 hen11sl sfhslf = NJ nVaths $
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A THRILLING STORY.
1nc rerror. of-rI.eIn IN. rs-s =

From the san BeruKrjino semi IrnEi.
ie: Last week j. ". Wilson. better
kuoxn a. Quartz Wilson. Fs- tru-t-stt-
ing ON the hradwatgfs % tIe Waite
Water. souas sky taii,-s frsnl here. for
r-ass for stock feed lie Discovered
marrow valley. through whleh -.E e.
small stream. The valley was only pIae-
ueabi. Of entrzncr by one path. thai ~
which be entered A. he role alou Z D..
was delighted Hith the abuudAnc- of
rich. nutritious gr4-s. which .tooa ihrss
feet high. and Inesirt-ted driving herd
% stock there soon, <len hc ~As ruIrlg
called hack % think 81 the present bg
start aud a snort from has -turro 80
donkey Looking back. he discovered
60 his horror. tkzs some person hun 49,
the grass on fire. zal tHAt The aau.-
scre pursuing him ith fearful TaPldiiy
Hastily squirting 70 the stream. b. de-
mounted, STRIPPED tla- saddle from the
donkey and turned u loose. A. i,r
himself. he sprzus into thc creek
searched Out the de-pes' ps.c- h- ouuii
end IN the few seconds that elapsed o..
fore the lire ~ss upon hiI, ami Jas l5sn.
Unfortunately the water 49, out . Few
inches Ia depth, not nearly enough %
cover him, but j: 49, the ouly chat o..
aud - lie lay. hoping 70 e-caY- huf
fearing the worst Ia much l-.s tins
than u takes TO narrate THE she fire
vas upon him First large fAkrs
fell thick and last arcund hi.n
compelling lively rolling Ia the sA.cr
10 keen both siics wet But when tha
fire was roaring and raEin. above aud
around him CAME ti-. fearful ordeal
From side 10 side he turned. striving -
a!lay the terrible sufierings iulicte-l ~
the intense heat. but with oniy partial
success. The FIRE scorchr.i OF al h.s
hair and beard aud reduced one ear a.
cindsr. Burns and biistsrs all over
his body Aitest-d the tremendous best
to which he NAs subjected. but finally.
after Whist seemed age Of torment. tut
was really only q few brief moment.
the IRE died away from lack of material
70 feed upon. Our soorched. burned
and tortured proprietor emerged from
the stream. The first object upon which
his eyes rested VA the BODY VI "a. DON
key; further on the body II three deer.
also burned 10 Il crisp. A. b.. struggled
ON other eharred remains met hi- eyes
Now a nes danger me; him Has vye-
received such 4 scorching that they were
rapidly swelling shut lie struggled
on. and finally reached the ranch Of
NJ Maxwell 1t the head OF the Santa
Anna, mere 10y courage than by sight.
where he now lies. lie l. recovering
from his injuries, but il will be long b,s-
fore be is restored 10 his usual health
or before he viii be- able 70 D. about he
work. and much longer before he will
forget that day Of peril from the FIRE
fiend while IA the Businesses OF grand 1
old Grayback
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SENoR AAra, the Mexican aulbassa>
dor. desPalrins OF bring recognized by
the United States, bias taken his de
parture for home. lie believes that
the reason why the United States does
not recognize Mexico, is that she is
waiting for the least pretext upon which
70 declare war against her He thinks
that Mr.. Eyarts wants some excuse for
acquiring the northern provinces of his
country The disposition of the Mexi
can question viii not be determined 10y
the president bat by congress, as Rep
resentative Schieicher intends to rre~
sent the case 10 its fullest form
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NEARLY CERTAIN.

To all human perception the repeal
Of the resumption act seems a certainty.
There is at the first blush majority of
twenty>two in the house in favor of re-
peal and the banking committee of the
senate are unanimous also in favor of re.
peal. IL looks now as though the lAw-
makers Of the nation were coming to their
senses at last. The movements had so
far in congress in this direction, rapre>
sent the forward movement of the
light troops to develop the strength
and position of the enemy The anti
resumptionists are feeling their way
cautiously and evidently are deters
mined TO guard against mistakes as far
as possible. We are not sanguine
therefore that any decisive action
will be had before the regular
session commences. 1t takes time
and a good deal of it, to sound
the true and deeper sentiments of
forty millions of people, and more
especially too when they are divided
and have their partizan instincts busiiy
at work, as on the question of the re-
sumption of specie payments by the
government.
To us now. ut this distance from the
event. il seems piece of the m ost won.
derful recklessness to attempt to force
specie payments at time when the
FUN weight of hard money was against
us, and when the country had not been
prepared for the move b. the necessary
economic legislative policy to meet
such @ degree of contraction as was
necessary before return To hard
money basis was possible. The very
least that can be said, is. there can be
no excuse made for this reckless haste
TO place all the money OF the country
in the hands of the bondholders on the
tiimsey pretext that currency which
would meet the views of commerce
must be furnished at the imminent
risk Of bankrupting the entire country.
Two years experience with this costly
and dangerous toy, has in a measure
prepared the country for the entire re-
peal of the act. or at least for such
modification of IL, as will amount 10
virtual Withdrawal This is substan-
tial victory for the honest poor. The
small farmer and tradesman over the
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03

Returned Cinnamon who have learn
ed Ia California TO prefer wheat To rice
are introducing taste for 1t aud the
cultivation of it into their native land
For the last three years they have i'm
ported the grain considerably, but they
will soon have enough aud to spare OF
home production. They cultivate go
much morec loosely than we that forty
bushels to the acre Is about the lowest
yield, and this pays well at twenty
five cents bnshel delivered I'll Hong
Kong. Their sweep Of country adapt
ell to wheat, exceeds that Of the Pacific
slope tenfold, and their cost of labor is
seveDty-tve per cent lees. As COM
petitor Of California. China may very
shortly become formidable.
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True Kentuckian: General ohm NJ.
Harlan, the presidents appointee for
supreme judge, made a canvass for con-
gress in this district as know nothing
in 1859, but Was beaten sixty votes BY
Colonel w. E. Simms. He tried to
be more ultra pro-slsvery than his dem
ocratic opponent. lie. however. sided
with the north in the war, but went for
Mcclellan against Lincoln in 1854. BE
is not noted as No. / lawyer. but lie
respectable fn every way. General Fl.
was forty-four years of age last June.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03

la ms yezT l,1i Tie skls.rl- e..
irun EIg and --rr q. .lH
s,'si ~ 80 tle-s Al fr
received - thu xslu- 80
supplied 20 a.. gsl,l- 90 as
lt-fn- are. E-u.li-h h.-1s-
i-h Ns.rfh Amer. { -
south Aun-rIcA. 60 $50. 49,
India, ls3.sf,- f--f.
that not many yrara 49, a --.Ha j. 80
chiefly kuuSu ~ aa -
uau-porfaiicu - c1.rIra-
SURPRISED 10 The a. tla
books q the rNllz- % La aar
sent from kngizri O. tns- So.
try, Nhish noz c. stalu- -..
Ing coioHie-. villa . aaH.a
:. 80, tssl
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03

" is estimated ,hs. The recent rain
storms have damaged the cotton in this
state to the amount Of fifteen million
dollars The estimate from nost all
the counties show i9ss of one~third,
AID that which was not destroyed,
while not Total loss is considerably
damaged The recent rains are hard
and ooutinuoas-unusual in this state
and i; Is feared that the wheat will be-
come 50 far advanced Us TO materially
impair ii.
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A French oonElct -nl-. g. ra
no, Wa annCune,s,f q -
Sd, for New Czi-siania. -
red prisoners on unsr1
the conditioa- % -sscA = E.. -r aa
careful iDsp-clioa - ul..i- -.
oners b fore their 1spsr--- e.
among them shu1il u sHz
constitution, - Ia tEzf 49,
Of the transit ~oull H-
The essuvicts ar@ S-pI ---a
In cage. es-h - -.hl-l
twenty pft-an-r-- Ilslr ....
nj any rate. ~ STAR
zr- iiabls - - irrUsYl HHr
insobortin.tioG, E
this lLeietion J. -01l-rlH.-
their -Gfl-fiug-. F-er
lowed one toli : sk-r d.
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rURCo-RussIAN WAR
The Museevtse. are Drfyfng the Vol
BeS~rs of the Crescent from Ers~
roam-The sIsussios tn Rsunsapi. Il
Deesde-sy Against the Turks

lo0efs OF inc Ire Ht rum f-ss"
roam-Th- sisus,sos tn Rsnnsasi- -
Dsesae-siy against the Turks
LONDON, November The Teie-
graphs correr pondeut who vas an eye
witness, te!egrsyhs from Efzeroum
that Is the Turks ~ere evacuzting
Hsssan-Kalsh, on Tuesday night. the
Russians surprised their rear guard.
taking two battslioLs / risoners. The
Russian loss was insignificant. The
enemy's approach was entirely uDeK-
pected. The Turks now occupy for
midsbIe position ct D-veeoyuD. Dege-
boyu u the last defensive position cut
Of ETz-roum.
1t appears from n Bucharest telegram
dated isst night, thai an short - being
made Ia gain possession oi
tie Plevna and Rahrora road
Fhe Rounau ian force which hiss been
stationed between the rivers Nid Huc
iskra, yesterday made TeconDois-
ssnce along the Danube in the direc
ton of kakrota Al Nendi they found
8 Turkish detachment occupying some
earthworks. The Roumaniar repor
states that after n brief eannonaic .
Turkish magazine exploited. and the
garrison reiterated Ia the dlres'tion OF
RskrorA Two companies Of Rnu-
msniAns occupy the ieioubt.
A special from Vienna To the Times,
says the un-ssinesr nj Constsn-
tinople about Ohazi O-uAn pa
sha's army Is by no means ground
iess- Ii is true there are roads in
the direction OF Wid,lin aud Veuaiz
which do not appear to have been
closed, but the=- are of little avail for
-urnnlsaS and nrs very mar .llt-tltufp-
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03

THERE now there now I there nov n
Our good friend Of the Waco Eransi,,er
has got its foot into it beautifully 1t
is a small foot to be sure, but it is a big
mess that the foot has made Rev. Mr..
Lacy, OF Bosqre county, has sued the
Ecamiaer for $4,000 damages The
EcanN'oer boldly publishes the citation
and deyotes column leader to the sub.
Ject IL seems the paper mentioned
charged that Mr.. l.. was concerned in a
murder last spring aud the reverend
gentleman must have 000e to heal
his lacereted feelings. Well, he Il have
a good time getting it, and it will be
food for the courts while ii lasts.
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Tobacco chewing is dying out among
our more cultivst-i classes, says the
New York Herald, with an air OF tri-
umph, and the foreign element In our
midst rarely adopts 1t, 80 that this pro
vocative OF saliva is hardly an extern
nsting excuse for sullying public hoorS,
but our tobacco chewing youth
seem to glory As much in an ability to
spit peedles-ly ss did our sires in the
perfection OF j science which enabled
them TO squirt in hy's eye Mt ten
pacee.r
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03

Tvs cotton crop in Fayette county
this year WAS not as good AZ that of last,
when SIX thousand two hundred and
forty five bales were produced. against
two thousand three hundred and forty
this season.