The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-05-19
WESTERN NEWS.
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| Fifty.iour members were present a
the session of the Wisconsin Medica
association, and seven new member
elected. a number of papers werel eat
containing much valuable information
ahis,
The transfer house ofthe Atlantic ant
Great Western railroad company. a
| Leavittsburg, was destroyed by fire
| Fourteen cars were burned-four loadef
and ten light. Loss estimated at $50,
V'o. IL Is supposed that ii was fred by
tramps There viii be no delay in
business.
The Commercials Gailipolis, Ohio
| special, says the frame warehouse OF
Hinkiing, Allemong x Co. wholesale
grooers, burned this morning. Loss on
stock, $1,000 insurance. $1,000 The
building was insured for 500. The
cause is supposed TO be incendiary.
indiana.
Colonel Darlington, United States
army, with the Wabash College Cadets,
left indianapolis May Q TO visit the st.
Louis bridge.
Thomas Jeffreys was arrested at North
Vernon by Detectives O'Connor and
Freeman, and will be takon to Indian
apolis. He is charged with bigamy,
rape and murder.
Judge Elliott of indianapolis, has
ruled that the ordinance prohibiting
theatrical performances in places where
liquor and cigars are sold is valid but
dismissed number of cases for want OF
sufficient complaint.
The directory of the belt railroad
organized and elected W. K. McKeen
president and f. F. Claypole secretary.
Contracts for the road were let, and the
site selected for stock yards.
Illinois.
About o'clock, May 9, Mr.. II.
Couple, of Centralia, Illinois, had an.
other horse stolen. This is the fourth
horse he has had stolen within short
time
The city marshal of Decatur arrested
three boys who answered to descrip-
ton given of some Jacksonville thieves.
A detective of that city put in an ap>
pearabce, identified the bows. and a part
of the stolen property found on their
persons, and took them back to Jack
sonviile
The Chicago, DaDville and Vincennes
railroad practiced great outrage on a
portion OF its passengers at Rossville, by
refusing to acknowlede the thousand
mile tickets. Several gentlemen holding
these tickets, for which they paid
money, some of them not more than
two weeks since, We're compelled to paw
cash for fare. or were forced to leave the
train. No notice had been given of this
to the public.
Michigan.
The young drug clerk, of Benton
Harbor. who tried to commit rape on a
little girl sent after medicine, acknowl-
edged bis guilt and left the county, for
fear of being tarred and feathered.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Michigan State Medical society, CON
vened at the opera-house in Battle
Creek, May 9th. In the absence of the
president the society was presided over
by the first yice-president Dr. Foster
Pratt, of Kalamazoo, with DR.. George
Ranney, of Lansing, as secretary.
The Grand Commandery of Knight
Teihplars, ofthe state, in session at De-
troit, elected Hugh MeCurdy, of Cor
unna, grand commander, with Hollis F.
Knapp, of jackson, as deputy.
The annual meeting of the Detroit and
Bay City railroad was to take plac
May 9th, but did not, majority of tn
stock failing to report,
c. +. Barron has been made assistant
general freight agent of the Michigan
Central railroad, and will have charge
of local business on the road.