The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-01-12

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ssrsnghesa In Lsstsiasa
QrEBEc, January 5 The city eoun-
ell = In secret session Over sS0O,ouO
confusion In the treasureT's account.
UTICA, n Y, January 5.--Ksron
Caro-, lawyer OF Rome, .g-d hf;y
dropped dead to-day, en- route 10 the
tuneral Of his brother, Hon. George ii.
Carroll, Of Camden, who dropped dead
"Wednesday. Their isiher aud . bro;h>
or have both dropped dead aI.a.
NEW YoRk, January 5.-The suit
against Mr.. TldeB, TO recover his in-
come tax, was called this morning, in
the United States district court, and
was postponed until Saturday next, on
sccount Of Mr.. Tiiden's counsel being
engaged In tie Erie case.
SHREVEPORT. January 5-Wise,
democrat, beat Looney, republican, tor
the seat In the legislature made vacant
by General McMIllan's Resignation,
who has been appointed tension agent
The negroes bottled the republican
nominee.
Nav YORK. January 6-The action
OF several merchants la this city. with
u vies OF doing away with the prescott
system OF commercial travelling, or
selling goods BY sampIes, caused =
1utter among those ~ho have been
engaged in this class of work. One
Traveller, on being asked what he
thought OF the movement, said, Il
think IL will be suicidal for New York,
as other cities Will ,hen make more
strenuous efforts To get trade and goOd
travellers will seek those cities for and
obtain employment, being known To
customers and be aole to get trade a.
Travellers who have a lengthy list oi
customers will not long be idle"
BosToS, January "A private letter
from India announces the death of the
Rev. William Tracey. for forty years q
missionary o. the Americaa board la
India He Vas y native Of Norwich,
Connecticut.
NEW YoRR, January A snow
storm this morning turned into raia,
~hieh by noon had washed the snow
from the streets and house tops. The
wind IL east and the weather thick.
Danger nsgs are iying. Already txc
vessels are reported ashore, tut 10 liyes
lost.
WELNINoToS, January s-Thre+
trains passed over the Roanoke brIdss
to-day. and the great Atlantic Coast
route hence soCth IL intact, with
through sleepers from Boston to sa-
vsnnAh.
The postoffice department has agreed
with j. X Roberts for fast iri weekly
west Indian mail from Cedar Keys a.
20 from New York via the Atlantic
Coast iine 90 SavannAh. Its Rot VET
decided whether It VII gp 10 steamer
from Savannah 10 FsrBandin., CT by
rail- fIom Savannah to Baldwin, aua
thence 70 Cedar Keys. The rail rout.
from Savannah Is prefsrrsd, IL ID.
roads from there 10 Baldsin will
run It,
BosroN, January THE new city
government Was insagarated to day.
The debt Of the city Of Boston l.
-, 35i, al decrease of $40 40.
NEw oRLRASs, January Z-Th,
state dredge boat. NcAliisser. l.fl Fort
Eads on the "a, for Sabine Pa--, hsav
lily laden with coal, drawing tw-neS
feet. The TOW uoat Ward Ieft Porr
Esds on the sth. for Sabine Pass, una
finding the McAllister hsd not arrived
went IN search of her. The Ward ~
rived at Galveston to-day. aud repsru
the failure to find anything Of ia,
missing boat The Ward Will ASsis
proceed la search Of the McAlli,;er
and n boat will also he zen: from s1uti,
: west Pass. osiDg TO the recent h.sv,
weather much anxiety prevails jar Ia.
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