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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-19

teint-tfmatr NttUFnoSs huu tuttt
hlaies louFis- iiouse aad heaate pFo'
eesdinEs,
Noon Associated Press Report,
WAsnlN0ToN, March IL, Lieuten.
ant. Colonel A. j. Perry, Deputy Quar-
lermaster general, has been relieved
from duty IA the department Of Texas,
aud ordered as chief quartormaHter for
tho third district Of the east, aud post
quarlermAsler NJ New York CITY.
M nJOr II, Card IN ordered IN rhlef quar-
m aster for the department OF Texas,
Mr.. Edmuuus, Of Vermont, from the
committee on Judiciary, reported MI
yeaey on the house I'LL In relation "a
certain legal disabilities OF women, anu
moved that II bo indefinitely post
p0ned. II provides that any woman
who shall have been member OF the
bar Of the high, r court OF any state or
territory or the District OF Columbia
for n period Of three years, may bo nd
mltted to practice Ia the supreme court
OF the United States. MIR. EdmOnds
said the ground Of the adverse report
OF the committee was that 10y the law
" the land ~ IL had existed since the
organization Of the government, the
supreme court, ~ we'll M all other
United States courts were authorized
10 make their own rules touching the
admission of attorneys, no that there
was no obstacle In law prohibiting
the admission Of women 10 practice In
the United Stntes court. IL depended
entirely upon the discretion OF the
court.
The committee on judiciary thought
this net would make n discrimination
IN favor of women, M |, compelled the
court to admit women 10 practice when
IL was not bound to admit men. On
motion OF Mr. Sargent, the bill WAS
placed on the calender with the adj
verse report
House--Among the bills introduced
was one for the payment OF southern
aute\bollum mail contractors who had
not been compensated by the Confed-
crate government Also by Morey,
granting alternate sections Of land to
aid the Ship Island, Ripley and Ken
lucky railroad
The committees did nothing thlf
morning.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-19

New YORK, March ia special
from Toronto says the HiberDians
who have engaged O'Donovan Rosa
to lecture there tomorrow, applied to
Archbishop Lynch for the use oS st.
Johns Hall, on Bond street, but his
grace, through Father MckanD, his
secretary, denounced Rosa as fraud,
and refused the hall Yesterday a
letter from the archbishop was read In
several OF the Catholic churches, con :.
demning those who had epgsg d Ros.
IA, and urging the people TO keep
away from the lecture. st. Patrick's
Hall, In Market place, his been Sc
cured. The mayor and chief Of police
have made arrangements fer the
presence OF the entire force, one hun.
dred and twenty-five men, in case OF q
riot, and picked companies from the
Queen's Own have been ordered to
hold themselves In readiness. Orange
young BritoDs are very active, and II
Rosa appears, he will be attacked be-
yond any doubt.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-19
Night Associated Press Report

NlgHt hShocldfu iTchS HopoIt'l
House Mr.. Schlelcher, Of Texas, in
troduced the San Antonio railroad bill,
known ~ the Barnes bill, similar ia
that introduced in the senate by Sena
tor Coke. The balance OF the day was
devoted to District OF Columbia af'
sairs.
Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina, intro.
duced to the house the following reso-
luton to-day:
WHEREAS, BY the act OF congress
approved March s, 1877, the sum OF
1915 900, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, was appropriated to pay the
amount due mail contractors IOr mail
service performed in certain states OF
the soutb, therein mentioned, in the
years 1863, 1860 and 1861, and before
said states respectively engaged In
y ar against the United States,
WHEREAS, Owing to to the action OF
the secretary OF the treasury refusing
to pay said claims until the eOntem.
plated claims should be presented, said
act has become Intellectual.
WHEREAS, 1t was the true intent
and meaning OF the act approved the
Sd OF March, 1877, that all claims due
parties therein mentioned should be
paid up to the 3lst of May, 1861, being
the time ut which the Confederate gov
eminent took complete control OF TIT
mails within the states mentioned
WHEREAS, BY said act 1t is provided
that any such claims which have been
paid by the Confederate states shall
not be paid again: therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That, the senate concur
ring, the secretary OF the treasury be
and hereby in required out OF the said
sum of S375, 600 appropriated by the ACT
eft March 3, 1877, 70 pay the amount
due the mail contractors for service
performed in the states mentioned IN
said act TO May 81 1861, and up TO the
time when the Confederate states gov
eminent took charge of the mails
within said states,
The second section prescribes thu
mode of payment, and contains pro
vision that any claims paid by the
Confederate states shall not be pait
again.
Nominations-Ada G. Sweet, pension
agent at Chicago; George f.. Bullock
OF Indinaa, consul to Cologne.
The committee on ways aud means
In revising its tariff bill, made the fol
lowing alteration on bagging for cot
ton, composed in part or whole o
hemp, lutte, flax, guuny bags, gum,
cloth, or other material, twenty.hv
per cent. advalorem.
Senate-The fertilization appropria
ton bill passed as 1t came from tn
house. The bill appropriates $4,000
for Qualifications aud torpedoes.
Mr.. Thurmsn's bill, prohibiting
members of congress- from becoming
sureties on certain bonds, passed.
The presidents approval OF the bill
in aid OF James Gordon Bennett. in tn
Polar expedition, is announced.
Mr.. Harris, OF Tennessee, presente
a memorial of the national conventio
OF the United States export trade, al
proved by the chamber Of commerct
Of Memphis, Tennessee, 10 favor {
encouraging American commerce an
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-19
RETURNING HOARD.

'annielIng nfPasis Oanearniaa lha
DisehaFae ~ AnHnFsaa aaa lhs
Throwing out ~ CeuFt ~ lhs Eases
ANaiusi OIhsr nen,beFs ~ she naaFa,
Nav ORLEANS, March N. la tho
cast Of the state Va. Thomas q, Ander'
sou, op an appeal Tor y new trial, the
supreme court reversed the verdict VI
the jury aud ordered The prisoner 10 10
released,
The supreme court this mofnlpg was
crowded with NON nera of the har, pol-
iticlans aud other persons, anEloua 10
hear the decision In tho case of the
state W. Thomas &, Anderson, con.
yirted In the superior criminal uourt
Tor publishing M true forged and ooun.
teriaited election returns from the par.
ish OF Vernon, chief Justice Manning
read very lengthy opinion In tho
case, After reviewing the charge,
verdict and sentence " the court, no
took up two Of the exceptions ~ being
tho only ones necessary 10 conaidcr In
rendering u Judgment These were
that there had been no preliminary
examination, and that u h malpractice
10 prosecute by information, Both
exceptions were dismissed nbt
upon the ground that n preliminary
examination Ia not essential, and seo.
ond, that prosecution By information
hna been the common rule Ia criminal
practice for many years,
WASHINGTON, March ls.-PrlvAlo
adylccs from New Orleans, In regard
to the Anderson case, state that tho
court decided that the forged paper
which Was altered was not n public
document and the indictment WA de-
fectlve,
Senator Matthew'S received the FOL.
lowing dispatch this afternoon nom
New Orleans: "The supreme court
decides that the Vernon parish ro-
turns were not susceptible OF forgery,
aud General Anderson IN discharged,
This ends the whole case M 10 the
other memb1rs OF tho returning
board,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-19
~. Patrick's nay in new York-Coms
munista ana Cubans.

NEW YORK, March lS.-Services
we're held IN all the Catholic churches
in honor Of st. Patrick, and Beethoven
hall was gaily decorated in red, and
crowded with men and women wear
ing the same color, in honor OF the sew
enth anniversary OF the Commune yes
terday. There was also meeting Of
Cubans who opposed surrender. The
meeting was large and excited. Pres
ident Jua Armens presided. General
Cespedes and others spoke, urging a
renewal of the struggle. The commit
tee of fifteen appointed a select COM
lnittee of five to look after Cuban In
terests.
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might Associated Press Report

A special dispatch to the Times from
Vienna, says the minority Of the budg.
ct committee OF the Austrian delega'
ton, though voting against credit,
adopted u resolution declaring their
readiness, In case OF necessity, to make
even greater sacrifice for the protection
of the national interest The minority
also expressed confidence in the policy
OF the majority.
Consols declined to-day on the rumor
that Lord Derby had resigned the for
eign secretaryship. The rnmor was
probably Of stock jobbng origin.
The Morning Post congratulates the
country on the unanimlty ofthe min
istry in the present critical position.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-19

slip pulldlngAnd ~ encourage Amerl'
ean lines ~ ocean steamers ~ liberal
compensation f1r postal service also,
fayofing the Improvement OF the pavl'
CATION Of the great water ways Vt the
United States, Referred 10 COMMITTEES
on commerce,
A bill Was introduced by Mr., llus,is,
OF Louisiana, 10 authorize the states 10
Impose tonnage tax, charge duty
on vessels, 20 malntAine y quarantine.
Referred ~ committee ON commerce,
Mr., Butler, VI South Carolina, pre-.
sented resolution ~ the legislalgfe
assembly " South Carolina. iayorlng
the establishment Ola naval station al
Port Royal, referred 10 COMMITTEES on
naval affairs.
Mr spencer, OF Alabama, submitted
an amendment "a the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill 40 FOL
lowsj Provided, that before any part
OF the appropriation provided for IL
this act shall become available, the
appointments IN this ret shall be 80
arranged Ne ~ no equally distributed
between tho several states 0f the
United States, territories and District
Of Columbia, according 10 population.
Referred TO committee on appropria'
tiBns.
The Pacific railroad sinking fund o.
cup.ed the day. senator Morgan has
thu floor tomorrow.
~. PairluNu day was celebrate here
aud elsewhere tho next day with un-
preuedented ooidt After devotional
services hoTe In all the churches, the
procession ihrnled In this order First
division OF the Knights OF 81, Patrick,
Knights OF ST. Commkllle, Knights OF
~. Bernard, kuIghts Of st. Joseph,
second division OF the knights OF
H. Peter, KnlghIs. Of ~, stephen,
Knights OF 81 Joseph No. /, third d.
vlAlon Of the Washington Hibernlan
benevolent society No, /, Washington
CITY Hihernlan benevolent society No.
2, Washington CITY ALDERMAN benovo'
lent society No, 3, fourth division Of
the Georgetown Hibcrnian society,
Georgetown FenIau society and the
West End Hibernian society.
The national committee OF sover'
elgus OF industry convenes here to-
morrow. Ten states are represented,
Collector Blayton, OF South Carolina,
reports 10 Commissioner Raum that
his posse have destroyed three stills
and brought In ak distillers Brayton
says the citizens are turning out to aid
his myrmidoms.
Commissioners Green II. Raum sends
the following TO Il. Il, Brayton: am
gratifled NJ your success In Pickens
county, and am glad TO know that the
citizens aud state officers assisted In
the arrest OF the jail breakers. What
/ earnestly desire is tho sympathy and
aid of the citizens OF your district In
the enforcement of the laws. Now
that you have your force organized, l
think II will be well to police other
coundes, that are Infested with Illicit
distillers. Two weeks spent In this
way would certainly havea beneficial
effect throughout the state. You are
authorized to incur the expense.
Combinations V. Beard, collec'
tor OF customs AT Bostt n, vice sins
mons, Buffers man; Ball, collector Of
customs at Alexandria, Virginia, and
three other unimportant nominations.
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FOREIGN NOTES.
The Peace Treaty Leaves Many Im-
per'ant Points 10 be Decidcd by tho
Congress,


Noon Associated prosA Reportl
LONDON, March lS,--1'he Times has
the following from ~ PetorHburg:
The treaty leaves good many poiuts
open. II reserves the queetion OF tho
straits for the congress, aud leaves the
southern frontier Of Bulgaria TO he de-
termined by an international commipN
sion, according TO the nationality Of tho
inhabitants. The question Of the nh
nexatlon to the port OF Cavala IL left 10
the same commission, aud the serious
difficulties on TINT point avoided. Lord
Derby will probably receive the treaty
next Saturday, as the courier for Lon
don Will leave on Tuesday.
In the strike and lockout of the Old
ham weavers, now having lasted "A
month, neither side seems inclined to
yield. The strike commenced with ak
hundred weavers, but now includes five
or six thousand. Hundreds of opera
tlves In other departments are kept
idle In consequence OF the stoppage Of
work by weavers. Great distress pre-
val ~
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-19

For west gulf states partly cloudy
weather followed by increasing cloudi-
ness and rain, areas southerly winds,
stationary or lower pressure and tenn.
perature. Csutionary signals continue
at Port Sand and PASSPORT.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-19
Tho Appointment OF Beard as
Collector OF Customs at
Boston Confirmed.
Tho Olllaens OF south Carolina are
Turning Out Under Ilaum's Banner
FOR the enforcement Oi the Laws
Against Illicit DlsllllerS,
The Claims Of Southern Mall Contractors
TO BE- Paid Up to the Tine When the
Confederate Government Took
Charge Of tho Mails,

~, raiTirh'a Hay Celebrated with
Eeiat-frmaie Ntior1oSs and Vnits a
siAies CouFts itouse aad heaate rFo'
ooedlnEs,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-18
Ponds Extract.

Prejudice is sometimes apt to interfere
with our comfort 10 life, and to cause US tc
do injustice to some worthy article or OBJ
ject, This was exempli6ed in the exper
fence of very worthy lady, short time
ago
Her daughter was firm believe in the
efficacy Of PONDS EXTRACT, but such was
the elder lady's prejudice against it, term
ing it quack medicine. she would not al
low it !in the house.
1t happened that the mother severely
burned her hand with the FIRE poker, and
while suffering intensely, the younger lady
without intimating her intention, dressed
the hand with the Extract, from a bottle
she kept secreted in her own room. Re-
lief from pain was instantaneous, and the
result marvellously satisfactory; and when
the patient was made acquainted with the
remedy doing her so much good, she ac-
knowledged herself in the wrong, and ever
afterward was warm advocate Of POND s
EXTRACT
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-18

A telegram was received Saturday even
ing by Z. w. Spencer from j. S. Gorton,
St. Louis, stating that Mary, daughter of
the late T. B. Gorton, had died in that
city of erysipelas on Friday, and requesting
Mr.. Spencer to prepare for interrment in
Chipianook cemetery and meet the re-
mains which would arrive Oh the c.. B. &
Q. train Monday morning.
This morning large number of friends
of deceased escorted the remains from the
train to the cemetery, where the hymn,
"UDveil thy bosom faithful tomb" was
sung, few passages of scripture read by
Rev. Geo. E. Palmer and the services were
closed with singing the hymn, Come w.
to me when shadows darkly gather"
Deceased was for long time resident
of this city, her father having been sheriff
of this county in 1872 and again in
1855 e. She was lady OF high attain
ments and excellent social qualities, having
occupied important positions in Rock ISL
and other high schools.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-18
A Sure Thiro.

DR.. Kings Syphilitic remedy is warrant
ed to cure syphilis in the primary, second
airy aud tertiary stages, and 10 all its varied
aud complicated forms, and will cure the
worst case of venereaI disease, cases which
have resisted the treatment of the most
eminent and skillful physicians 10 America
1t cures the first stages aud heals the ul-
GERS in few days. Il cures ulcers in the
mouth, nose, throat, head, arms and legs;
also, hard pains in the bones and joints,
swelling of the joints, syphilitic rheuma-
tism, ETC., in a short time. Price, S. per
package, Sent everywhere by express A
treatise on sexual diseases free Sent
sealed for two stamps. DR.. j. Dinsbeer,
AS North Seventh street, ST. Louis, sole
proprietor Cures guaranteed, or the
money refunded.
DR.. Dinsbeer makes chronic diseases a
specially. If you are afflicted, with no
matter what, call or write. m-t-w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-18

Excavation at Pompeii prove the city to
have been one of tbs most fashionable and
beautiful Of Roman summer resorts, and
but for the eruption it might have remain
ed SO to this day As with Pompeii, SO
with thousands of people who have beauty
of form and feature. They might Away .
be admired but tor the eruption, that
makes the face unsightly, aud betrays the
presence of scrofuls, virulent blood poisons,
or general debility. There Is but one re-
medv that positively cures these affections.
and that remedy is DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t is the best known
tonic, Alternative, and resolvent. 1t speed
lily cures pimpIes, blotches, liver spots, and
all diseases arising from impoverished or
impure blood. 1t also cures dyspepsia,
and regulates the liver and bowels. Sold
by druggists,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-18

r@H Horace Sckles,of DesMoines. Iowa,
is in the city.
~Hiram Price at the Nj. K. church
this evening.
e9~Go to Richards g. Sohlbeck's for
school books.
1@Dr Reynolds at Reese's Hall to-
morrow evening.
SgThere are a few mild cases of scar
let fever in the city.
EgWallace's new lamp post is quite an
ornament to that corner.
R0Adam McBurney has the contract
for painting the Keator House,
a@Three weary travellers wero enter
tanned at the city caravansary last night.
Hg Clarence Young has the contract
for stripping Deere & Mansur Co.'S planters
this season.
R2rThe county Sunday school conven-
ton opens at tie Congregational church
next Monday.
sSThe Baptist Sunday school scholars
gave a very entertaining concert last even
ing instead of preaching service.
EG%Lynde street hill will be tolerable
when the street brigade get through with
it for dry weather but impossible in wet
times.
DD@A lad about | 2 years old, son of John
Hudson, had one of his arms badly bruised
this morning by being caught in belt in
Keator & Sons saw mill. DIR. Davidson
dressed the wounds.
H9~Deere & Mansur Co. commenced
| running ten hours again to day. They
will manufacture large number of plant
ers for the spring trade, having orders
enough on hand already to keep them busy
the greater part of the winter.
s6rH. H. Grover, J. E. Taylor and Fl.
P. Oakley left on the Peoria train at ] 80
this afternoon for Springfield, to represent
the various Moline lodges of Odd Fellows
at the grand lodge which meets i'll that
city tomorrow.
B6g'Squire Grover started for Spring
field this noon, but unfortunately for him
he rode to Rock Island on the same cal
with reporter and his movements were
reported in time for subpoena to be is
sued from the county court and served be
fore the departure of the train. His ties.
timony was wanted in a trial now before
that court.
sa Ellen King, who will be remem'
beTed as having given birth to an illegiti
mate child some time ago and filed com
plant against her father as being The
father, but refusing to testify against hin
when on trial, arrived here from Kansas
City, Mo~ last Saturday evening with a
sick infant Of which she said Geo. Wood
ruff was the father. She went to Farley
| HaTsQp'a house Ia the west end of town tc
stay over night. The room in which she
and the child were put was cold and damn
which probably FASTENED the end, at all
events the child died during the night.
Early in the morning, as soon as Harsor
learned of the chId's death, he drove
Ellen out of the house aud made her sis
ter carry the little corpse to Chas. Thomp
sons, saying that he wasn't going to hav,
any iGquests or funerals around there
Thompson notiGed Marshal Fish, who. &C
com panied by Coroner Morris, went t.
the house and examined the remains
coming to the conclusion that death re
i suited from natural causes or inanition
aud Overseer Soderstrum took charge o
and inferred the remains.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-18
NOTES HERE AND THERE,

Business is slightly improving.
The Natrona passed down with raft
to-day.
Look out for commotiou among the
"bloods" shortly.
The Opera House sewer is being
built as fast as possible.
Tom Mansill is one of the wide awake
merchants of Rock Island
Regular drill of the Rodman Rifles at
Donaldson Hall, on Wednesday evening.
st. Mary's church will hold fair at
Turner'S Hall, December 18th. 18th 10Th
ana Goth.
Turner Hall is being remodeled and
repaired and when completed will be one
of the best halls in Rock Island.
John Nolk's planning mill has risen
Phoenix like, from the ashes, and another
substantial Improvement added to Rock
Island.
The John Deere vs. Ecklund & Teller
trial is still occupying the attention of the
Couuty cUIIt duu CluS ldiE W idsI through
out the week,
Tom Mausil says that if he had a ran
away as stated in the Union he is not
aware of it, and he kinder" thinks he
ought to be the first to know.
The pay car of the c., B, & @. r. R.
arrived this morning, having been on the
road eighteen days Employees of the road
wear smiling couutenances.
Work on the new armory is going
ahead in earnest The old brick building
is nearly RACED, and the frames south on
Third avenue is on rollers ready to be
moved away With good weather the
armory can be an established fact by Jan.
lst to 18th.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-18
Criminal.

Hans Poison complained to Justice
Chopper Saturday that J. s. Gilmore had
assaulted and battered him, aud obtained
a warrant for Mr. Gilmore's arrest, The
paper was served and Gilmore appeared
10 court, asking for continuance until
Monday that be might obtain bis wit
nesses. Poison said he hadn't time to at
tend to it on Monday and proposed to
withdraw the complaint if Gilmore paid
the costs, which he did. The trouble
arose out of the settlement of an account,
Poison became insoleDt and Gilmore
slapped his ears
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-18
The Victim

of youthful indulgence, successes, &c.
he who is now suffering for past vices,
as indicated by weakness. losses. de-
posts. sediments, irriation, dyspepsia,
nervousness, dependency, melancholy
tendency to mania. He who is i'll pre-
mature decline. will get immediate and
permanent relief and cure by using
"Wells' Health Remover :" 1t is espec~
tally designed for just these cases and
or those who are older, and are lacking
N animal vitality and vigor. 1t enables
the system to recuperate rapidly and
supply the drain thereon, Don't fail to
try it. Sold by druggists at $10O, or
sent by express on receipt of price.
Advice free. See circular with bot
ties. Adde'S E. S. Wells. So Barclay
st New York