The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-16
LATER.
a Fight Immiment-Tbe Initiative De,
pendent on packard.

a Fight Immiment-rhe Initiative De,
pendent on packard.
The situation il unchanged, but the
feeling against the usurpers Is intense
and any attempt to enforce the taking
of the courthouse and stations tonight
will result in bloodshed. This feeling
IL 80 pronounced that Packard will
not dare to disregard the manifestation
of danger ahead the seriousness of
which no man can measure. The fol-
lowing of Packard, outside of Office
holders and the pot-house strikers of
the Custom house, are willing to sacri-
flee their political preferences for peace
and are anxious to cooperate with
Nichols friends who favor n line of
inaction, leaving matters in statue
quo until matters are settled by the ac-
ton OF Congress on the Presidential
count, Nichols will act strictly on the
defensive, but II forced to strike, the
shock will paralyae the conspirators.
Thc Packard Legislature Infected
with Small POx.
10 p. m.--The report current yester.
day that three eases Of small pox were
taken yesterday from the Packard
State house and removed to the Chair.
ty Hospital, il again current and gen
orally believed Notwithstanding the
denial in Radical quarters. The officers
at the hospital are reticent and this
gives color to the rumor.
PInchbnciS's Flank MOVement-A
Bomb IN the Radical Camp.
Lieut.. General Antonio, State Su.
perintendent Brown A. DumoDt, Pres
ident of the Republican campaign
committee, ana twelve colored mem
bers of the Senate joined in u telegram,
on behalf OF the colored race to Sena-
tors Morton and Sherman, condemn
ing PlncRDacks course.
This procedure is an attempt to
couuteract the wild-iire influence Of
the action OF Senators Plnchback,
Wheeler and Hamlet, who after with
drawing from the Rump Senate, en-
tered the Democratic Senate on Satur-
day. Pinchback and Hamlet are back
ed by the conservative, property hold
ing colored people in New Orleans a.
well as 10y their following, a powerful
element In the Republican party
Plnchbacks is confident that his course
will be considered by the greater por-
ton of the people Of his race through
out the country parishes.
No return has been made by Sheriff
Bearges on the writ of habeas corpus
in the case of the assistant sergeants.at-
arms of the Republican Legislature,
now in the parish prison.
How They Talk ana Feel About 1t I'm
New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, January l5.-The
Evening Democrat, in a leading edi.
torial referring to the probabilities Of
Governor Packard's attempt to retake
the courts and stations, says: "Alr.
Packard, however, is playing a dan
gerous game. The patience Of this
people is well nigh exhausted, and II
they are forced into conflict which Is
calculated and designed to again rob
them OF q government of their choice
and blessings of an honest and efficient
administration, their wrath will be
difficult to restrain, and we for one
hope no hand will be able to restrain
it II Mr.. Packard forces this conflict.
We appeal to our friends to spare, as
far as final and complete victory will
permit, the lives of metropolitan and
negro dupes. We advise them to let
the full weight OF their guns fall upon
the leaders Of this Ubiquitous, murder.
Gus and most damnable scheme, and
to follow Packard into his hotel, and
If need be, into the Custom House 1t.
self, and hang him from its highest
window"
Live stock Famine East Relieved.
RuEpALO. New York, January To-