The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-06-16
CONDENSED NEWS.

! cheap cab system.
Anthony Gardner has been elected
president of Liberia
The Sengerfest began in Quincy, Hi
nois, on Tuesday evening.
Rain is much needed in the New
/ England states at this time.
New Orleans is troubled with spirits.
They come through mediums.
Steel rails have been put upon the
old Jackson route in Mississippi.
Governor Young Of Ohio, win not be
a candidate for reelection this fall.
The democrats of Mississippi are
wheeling into line in solid phalsnx.
There were sixty-one deaths from
smallpox IN London the past week.
Governor Nichols has signed the
death warrants OF two more muir Ierers.
The races at Jerome park, New York,
have been postponed on account of
| rain. ~
Missouri editors are in session at
Fredericktorn, with large attend
ance.
An effort will be made on SATURDAY.
TO secure pardons for the Mollie Ma
suires.
Norwich, Connecticut, was carried BY
the republicans this year. Last year It
was democratic.
In SIS. Louis the bar does not allow a
member to advertise his willingness to
obtain divorces
The postal commission have been
airing sumptuously as they are swings
ng round the circle.
The war maps of the Pine Bluff AR.
kansas, duel field have been retired, as
peace has been declared.
Philadelphia is troubled about the
impurity OF the milk. The Bulletin adj
vocates u bureau of inspection.
To-day the 18th, the Manhattan club,
of New York, will give Governors Til
den and hendricks reception.
General William r. Miles has been
announced by the Yazoe Herald as its
choice for governor OF Mississippi
Speaker Colfsx thinks 1.-THE reeogni-
ton of silver as standard of value is
the key TO the present difficulty"
The New York Herald thinks the
papers make much adieu about nothing
in trying to get Butler to go west
North Louisiana is TO have lair at
Shreveport. The organization has been
effected but no definite action taken.
The Lee Monument association now
| have nearly $4,000 subscribed, and il
seems the enterprise is to be success.
The Pennsylvania Coal company will
sell POO, 900 tons OF coal next Wednesday
at auction, delivered in six weeks from
| June 10.
A money loaners association has been
/ formed in London with the object OF
loaning money on real estate IN the
! United States.
! John s Thompson, chairman of the
| democratic committee of Ohio, thinks
| the convention on the 18th Of July
| viii indorse Hayes.
The republicans of New Hampshire
have elected A. II. Watson speaker, and
Matt Head president, in their lsgisia'
ture, now in session.
New York has opened six free. baths
wherein IS, 400 may battle during the
day. Two hundred persons can occupy
each bath at time
! George Sanderson, of Memphis Ten.
nessee, sought shelter under large
tree from heavy rain on SATURDAY, and
was killed by lightning
A proposition is now being made to
divide the state OF California into two
states 1t seems that the people of the
state are anxious for the division
The st. Louis Times denies that
John A. Logan was ever rendered the
| Brazilian mission, or the collectnrship
at Chicago. 1t thinks Hayes means
reform.
Pennsylvania is trying to perfect a
better system OF convict labor, so that
the greatest benefit win accrue to the
state; as well as benefitting the convic,
by trade.
| Two thousand sheep were lately sold
in Adelaide, South Australia, at twenty
five cents head. This is the effect OF
the drought. Drought and food are
curses of that country. ''@
Andrew ChristsI and Frank Piercs
will swim a match of fifty miles in the
Mississippi. for the championship. fol-
$1,000. 1t is expected to take place
about the 10th of June.
An officer on duty in st. Louis wa.
shot and fatally wounded on Monda,
night by an ex>ofiieer whom he wa.
attempting to arrest. The murderer
was sfterward arrested.
/ A wsterspout at Burlington fowi
Hooded Hawkeye creek and its valley
doing great deal OF damage to founde
ries etc. The Hswkeye man did no
take this tide at it's food
Nepotism, under President HAYES, i
at discount Thirty persons kas,
been dismissed from one department
because there were thirty other person
employed there who were their bloc,
relations.
i Several hundred packages OF butter
, shipped in Chicago by the Putshur
, and Fort Wayne railroad iStar Unio,
lins), made the run from Chico go +
Liverpool, in the unprecedented time o
twelve days and six hours.
Being good time for press assoeia
tons to meet and confer about th
pleasure and profits OF journalism, tn
Mississippi editors are having GOO
time at Holly spings.
. A large water spout burst near Rel
: creek. in the Elkhorn Valley, Netrasks
June 9th, flooding the valley for miles
to the depth of twenty feet. The dam
+ age has not yet been estimated.
The little radical war in New 0Flean
! between the different radical aspirant
seems to be uucovering the rascality O
The past four years about a. fast rs tn
courts could possibly do by investigs
ton. a
Chief Justice Waite, in . recent de
cision, makes il ironically clear tina
even the crime of murder is not cegniz
able by the United States unless il cal
be shown to be q part of q politics
conspiracy.
The reduction of the amount of pa
) per in circulation in May was, lega
tender, $l.0sl $50; bank notes, S924,
| 993. April had an increase. The tota
4 contraction for eleven months, Is nearl,
81, 100000 go
Out OF reports Of crops for 2lI point
in Ohio Indiana, Illinois and Kent arky
as published in the Cincinnati Com
merciaI, of June 9th, I7s indicates goos