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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-05

House--Mr Vance, OF North Caro-.
lina, introduced n bill authorizing cir.
cult aud district Judges TO nne aud I'm.
prison at discretion In cases OF conylc-
ton Of Illicit dlstillera, In lieu OF the
punishment now required. Referred,
The senate amendments 10 the bill
Issuing arms to the Washington light
infantry OF Charleston, South Caro-.
lima, were conourrod In.
The senate bill granting pensions To
veterans who served fourteen days In
the war OF 1872, and restoring 10 the
rolls the names OF tho Q stricken there.
from on account Of dlsloyalty, was
passed.
Mr., Cookrill, OF Missouri, introduced
hill for certificates OF the sum OF
twenty dollars, for deposit OF silver
bullion, TO DO received for customs.
Referred 10 the committee on finance.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced u resolution
for the repeal OF the charter OF the Ma
tional Capital life insurance company,
Coniirmatlons-Bayard Taylor, min
lister TO Germany; John Baker, minis>
ter to Venezuela William q. Goodloe,
minister to Belgium y. ii, Russell,
marshal OF western Texas; Frank N.
Wicker, collector OF custt ms at Key
West
Nomlnations-Mrs. Bainbrldge, post
mistress ut Old Point, West Virginia;
George q. Tanner, consulate at Leigh !;
Marshall II. Twitchell, Of Louisiana,
consulate ut Kingston; Albert q. Por.
ter, Of Indiana, Ilrst comptroller of the
treasury.
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INlght Associated Press Report.

| Night Aa9Oclateu fIehs hepoIb'I
The Pera correspondent OF the Times
says: By giving up their hostile
European provinces, ut the same time
deriving tribute from them, or sad
ding them with portion OF the mas
tlonal debt, and concentrating the
MusSulmans In the territory contiguous
to Constantinople, and making the
concentration required by the terrific
rial concession In Asia Minor, the
Turks Will create new Ottoman
power, ten times stronger than when
it was spread over a vast badly organ
lied and hostile country.
In the house of lords, Lord Derby
said the government has received the
terms of peace, but In an imperfect
state. He would only say the terms
do not include the cesslon OF the
Turkish fleet. The indemnity is re-
duced to twelve millions sterling and
the Egyptian tribute is not affected.
In the house of Commons, the secre-
tsry of state, Ia answer to question
by Mr.. Charles Morgan, said the mat
ter of the defense of commercial ports
OF England was being carefully con
sidered ut the present moment.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-05

The following rules and regulations
are TO govern the rifle match between
the Stonewall Greys and Lamar
Rifles
Flrst-The range TO be three hun
bred yards
Second--The target to be six feet
square with bulls eye one foot In d..
ameter In the center, surrounded by
two rings, the frat one foot from the
circumference OF the bulls eye; the
second one foot from the first ring.
Third-The bulls eye to count six I;
between the bulls eye and the frat
ring count four; between the first and
second rings to count two outsid the
second ring to count zero.
Fourth - The guns used on that oc-
cssion to be- the same now In Use by
the companies--no alteration ls to be
made In the rear sight, any change
can be mado In the front sight except
that no globe or pin sight shall be
used.
Fifth--The ammunition Is to be fur.
nished by the individual members Of
the teams.
Sixth The teams to consist OF six
men from each company, chosen from
the active members OF their respective
companies.
Seventh--The members OF the teams
will each be entitled to six shots.
Eighth--No artificial rest will be al
lowed, otherwise the members are at
liberty to choose their own positions
when shooting.
Ninth There Rre to be three Judges
lone selected by each company, they
to choose third.
Each team shall select captain from
each among themselves.
The match to take place on the 2ls
Of March, 1878, at O'Clock p M, pro-
yided the weather Ia favorable.
]. G. W. 9ANO,
j. q. TURNER,
W. Il. TURLEY,
Committee from Lamar Rifles.
II. BEAUMONT
JUNE PEAK,
ID. HINCKLEY,
Committee from Stonewall Gfeys.
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II is q treat to leave the business por
ton of the city, where there is nothing
to be seen save row after row of brick
and mortar, and go out into the sub
urbs and resident district. Neat, COM
Portable, home like residences, with
tasty yards, meet and fasclnate the eye
of the rambler la his strollings. Many
OF the trees In the orchards are in full
bloom, proclaiming the advent OF
spring, " lille gardening, repairing and
house cleaning gives this portion Of
the city pleasant air OF business UNI
known to the commercial center Of
the city. Numerous residences are go
ing up and in different stages Of build
ing-some ready to receive the finish
ing touches, while others are just
begun. We wager that there are nc
less that fifty residences now in pro
cess of erection, while more pains are
being taken to improve and beautify
places than heretofore.
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HERE AND THERE.
DisorderIy Conduct at the Pope's Cor
Onation-BoiIer Explosion - Extcn-
sion of the Premises OF the American
Exchange I'm London--Failur

DisOrderIy Conduct at the Pope's Cor
OnatiOn-BOiIer Explosion - Extern
sion of the Premises OF the American
Exchange I'm Observation-Disclosures.
ROME, March 4.-Crowds broke win
dows which were Illuminated for the
pope's coronation. They were dis
persed by troops.
CINCINNATI, March A boiler at
the Miami distillery, near Hamilton,
Ohio, exploded this morning, fatally
scalding David Morton and john Mills,
employees.
The Miami Savings hank, OF this
city, has failed. Liabilities, $l7O,00O,
assets, SlS,0O5.
ALBANY, N. Y, March Asa l..
Chaplin, of the late lumber firm of Asa
l.. and w. Chaplin, New York, was
brought here yesterday on charge Of
obtaining $500 worth Of lumber on
false pretenses from B. A. Towner Of
this city.
New York, March 4.-The failure
Of Jewell, Harrison & Co., dealers In
provisions, is announced.
Leonard Kirby, Of l.. II V. Kirby,
and president of the Globe insurance
company, is dead.
Colonel Charles r Coser, the newly
appointed pension, filed his bond In
the sum of $3.50, 900.
LONDON, March 4.--The extension
of the premises of the American ex-
change and reading room In the Strand
was rendered necessary by increase oil
business. The entire second story OF
the building, heretofore partly occu-
pied, has been added, and the addition
was throw open to the public on Sat-
urday. Five hundred Americans so.
journiDg In London visited the rooms.
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Yesterday evening the chief Of pc.
lice received telegram from Forney
telling him to look out and arrest y
man who would reach here with two
horses branded In n certain way. A
sharp lookout was kept for the man
with the horses, as described In the
telegram, and about ak o'clock in the
evening Officer Phares succeeded In
taking them In. The man, who gives
his name rs w. II. Huckerbury,
stoutly denies that he stole the ans
mails, and insists that he traded for
them with a man named 0selby In
Kaufman county. Huckerbury was
lodged In jail to await further develop.
menta.
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Bsfed.

In this city, March 2, 1878, James
Willie, son Of James v. and Susan An.
derson aged seven years, ak months,
and seventeen days.
Do not gflcve for the little darling,
father and mother; che is not dead,
but sleeping"
"Dear little Willie thy young life Is DER
Ended as vision OF heavenly dream
Offancy's bright hope on heaven sshore-
NJ. A, N.
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Indications.

For the gulf states, Tennessee and
Ohio valley: Rising, followed by fall
ing barometer; colder, ncrthwesterly
winds, gradually backing to warmer
southwest or southeast, and clear or
partly cloudy weather. West gulf
states: Falling barometer, increasing
southeast to southwest winds and
warmer, clearer and partly cloudy
weather. Cautionary signals continue
on the Atlantic coast at Norfolk and
Cope Henry, and off,shore signals at
wilmington, Smithville, Cape Look
out, Cape May and thence to East
port.
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last night, about twelve O'Clock, q
man approached y policeman and told
him that ~ no was coming out ~ the
Trinity bottom, below Todd's lniiIs, hs
saw two men digging, aud not know
Ing what the nature OF their work WA
conceived Il To be his duty TO Inform
him Of tho fact, The poIlcem an no.
tilted secured n brother officer aud with
their informant ~ guide went 10 the
SPOT On going short distance up the
aIreAm nom the mill, creeping along
under the trees, they saw two men
digging away while M Imperfect
dark lantern sat near on tho ground.
After viewing them for some time from
this point they approached nearer
when they discovered shutter, some-
thing like wounded mon are carried
gu, lying ON the ground close by, In
a short whilean object, as far ~ they
could distinguish resembling tho form
Of n man, was taken up aud laid
on IL Tho officers wishing TO probe
tbs matter to ita utmost depth with u
Wow OF fastening with n certainty
whatever guilt there might DO upon
the men, lurked In tho back ground,
following In the. rear, They came up
around by the way OF the mill, going
on 10 Main street, and from thence TO
Wood, which they turned down. The
lolice fearful they might DO observed,
stald further behind than they
should, and when near tho corner
OF that and Lamar street, IN though
they had, all Of q sudden. discovered
they were being followed, started In u
run down the latter street towards q
ravine. The officers ON seeing this in-
creased their speed, running directly
towards tho place, but all traces Of
them were gone, and though dillgent
search was made for them II proved
Ruthless. The officers went back 10
the place where they had dug, but
nothing was 10 DO seen but hole about
the size OF n grave. What II all meant
IL u mystery, yet the most plausible
Idea Ia that some young doctor was
suffering for u skeleton, and happened
TO know where there was an out.of.
the-way grave.
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slaves whase Masters Were EnsaEss
In Also q pseFse 0iy
inE osse shs same sights that rcEia
Rice ksJeys
HAVANA, March "A proclamation
date Puerto Principe, signed by Gap
tain General Joysllar and General
Marines Campos, says
Whereas, the insurgents are sur,
rendering thtlr arms, aud whereas, y
majority Of tho slaves who took part
In the inaurreoilon did not figure In the
census formed In tho year 1870, or bo'
iopgsd TO masters who participated
directly or Indirectly la the inaurreo'
ton, thereby acquiring their liberty
do iAeto, and WHEREAS, the sentiment Ia
tahen into account which Inspired the
present law Of the gradual smAncipa
tion OF slaves la this island therefore,
authorized oy tho homo government,
W. proclaim;
Article firat--All slaves Of both sexes
who were In the files Of the Insurgents
on the lOlh OF February, VIII DO free, II
they present themselves 10 the legili.
mate authorities, 0rto the government
troops before the last day OF March.
Article seoond-The former owners
OF these freedmen have no right 10 In
demnity II they were In iosurrectlon
themselves, directly or Indirectly.
Article third-rhoso formerly own.
ers OF these freedmen who remained
faithful TO the Spanish government
will receive indemnity In the manner
In which the law OF gradual abolition
proscrlbes.
Article fourth--All local authorities
will furnish passes OF free citizenship
to those formers slaves included In ~.
ticle one, giving direct and detailed
accounts TO the heads oftheir respective
departments.
A decree, signed by Captain General
Jovellar and General Martinez Cam.
pos, says; Whilst during the existence
OF the insurreotlon all the attention Of
the government was absorbed by the
war, now, after its happy conclusion,
comes the time 10 introduce Into the
organic political administration system
OF the island such reforms as, without
instruction, Cuba would have enjoyed
long ago, and would have been In an
analogous position with Porto Rico,
excepting certain reforms OF social
character, to be resolved upon after
profound study OF the oiroumstapc es,
therefore
Article ilrst--Dating from the next
legislative term, Cuba will be repre-,
sented IN the pgxt cortes at Madrid on
equal term with Porto Rico, according
to the population Of the island.
Article second-The provincial and
municipal laws OF Spain, dated 0cto.
Der 2, 1877, will be applied to the gov.
eminent and administration Of Cuba,
as lie done in Porto Rico.
Article third The Spanish govern.
ment will be requested to apply sue
cessively to Cuba another law promul-
gated In Spain, with such modiaca-
lions as Is thought to be convenient,
and In virtue OF the prescription OF ar
ticle 50 of the constitution OF the mon
archy.
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20 tue Dsiensss OF hsF Ooun,aeFciAl
Ports.
Moon Associated PTess Rsportl
Iosnos. March "A spseial 10 the
atands,d nam Wanna nsnsfla that two
divislons Of AusIrinna viii enter no.'
nj. Nm abaut ie,, DAVIS.
The atnndardls eorfespondent Al Va.
anna states that The Ausirlan and
Hr,tIsh ambaasadom have boen ms
styucted M prolesl IN the RussIans enter
Constnntiuople.
ma Timeni ~ Petersburg and Para
cnrresnondenta eonflrnl dis report thai
ina t,,.atv of nenee hna been sluned.
In NJ petsrabnrp. the enIhusIasm
ovsr tha newa of ueaee IN unpreoe,
dsn,.d' Immenne crowds are before
tha naIaee. shoutinR aud slnplnp "llod
save the i'xaru
Tne pfrn reypondent says the
treatv wns aligned on Saturday, Three
hundred mud Ton Thousand troops were
also reyIewed M san Htetano. A II
Nam, wn.s,lnp amid great euthusiaan,
A coryesnond.nI M the Tlmea nj
San atefnno IN able 10 state that Meth.
ar n snrrender of "A portion OF the
Turkish t,eet nor a claim on The Egyp.
t,an trIbnte ia Included In the pence
Conditions ana no interference with
any nortlon of the Turkish revenue
hvootbeoated To foreign creditors.
Nnthinp definite Ia settled relative 10
,ndemnitv. nIt II will be principally ia
ina form ofterrltory ia AsIn, Including
Kara aud Batoum' not Ergsroum. Ba
Ionloa and Adrlanople are not included
in BULGARIA.
The Paris oorrespondent OF the
Times teIepraphs AZ follows. "I,ord
LYONS. BrItlsh embassador here, will
90 10 london on Tuesday, presumably
10 confer orally with the government
sbont hIs course M the conferences.
A dlsnatch m Reuter,s from Constan.
t,nonlo March 4 via Elarlch. saws
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The Carnival ut Galveston.

GALVESTON, March 1.-The city is
crowded with visitors in attendance
upon the carnival The procession OF
the Midday Revelers took place this
evening, and passed of very success
fully. 1t consisted OF series Of twenty.
four historical tableaux The streets
and buildings were brilliantly illu'
minated, and filled with spectators.
Prince Slick receives at artillery hall
tonight. Momus and his court will
arrive to- morrow.
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Yesterday morning about daylight,
a night Waterman caught negro wo.
man stealing wood from yard on
Commerce street. He attempted to
arrest her, but she showed fight, and
after considerable parleying with the
watchman, she broke and ran, maxi
her escape, carrying off stick OF
wood In triumph.
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Yesterday morning, as freight
train was passing over the trestle-work
of the Central road, on Wood street,
the engine jumped the track, running
for some distance over the timbers,
breaking them. One car came near
going through, but failed. No serious
damage WAS done.
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Committee fro
NIpped.

Sunday morning Charlie Howard,
q prisoner at the poor farm made his
escape from the guards. Howard is
rather Il hard case and II was doubtful
what course he would take, but
Thomas Brown, one of the guards at
the farm, came to this city yesterday
morning, and after spending several
hours In search of the fugitive found
him beering up in Main street saloon.
He was taken in and transferred back
to his old quarters.
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Roasting.

Captain Ben. Melton, late OF the
Dallas city elevator and compress COM
pany houses, who leaves in few days
for Psutheryille, where he takes COM
mand Of his old company, the Tsrrant
rifles, says that be intends challenging
our two companies for a rifle match
the Carrant rifles are sure to win. We
think the captain little too sanguine
about this matter.
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The market house, late in the even
ing, presents a busy scene of persons
buying meats and other edlbles. The
butchers are attentive, polite, and gen.
orally accommodating as they busy
themselves filing orders,
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Let all members OF this association
be ct their posts promptly vt the
monthly meeting, to be held In their
hall this evening, at 7;a0 O'Clock.
Every body Is cordially invited.
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Since the lifting Of the bad weather.
trade IL gradually getting better.
There 10 daily psrceptible increase In
the number Of wagons on the strsets,
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Birth.

Donaldsonville, (Le.) Chief: At
Clark plantation, this parish, February
Is, 1873, to Mr.. and Mrs. James n.
Tucker, q boy.
Dallas and Denton, Texas, papers
please copy.
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TURCo.RUssIAN WAR.

nassis's Dsmanas Ave caFsAiisa sad
she Peace Treaty hisaea, oisi,h'
siasaiaG watch RnKiand ~ Loehinr
% tsa Dsiensss Of tsF Commercial
Ports,
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CUBA.

A Proclamation nm~asipasins ,hs
siayes wbese Masters We're EnsaHesi
Ia IssaFFssusn-Aise . sseSsa oiv'
inE osse shs sams sights that roEie
Hlse kal0ys,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-09
TIE BROOKLYN ALDkRNEN'S DEADLOCK

The action of the Brooklyn Aldermen on
Monday which resulted In another deadlock, called ont
much unfavorable comment yesterday The Interests OF
The city, II was urged by many persons. were seriously
affected year by the delay Of three months Deo'c the
Board was organized The difficulty promised to be even
more serious this year. Alderman GrisWold was tho
oay Republican who did not vote Tor the caucus nom
inr, Alderman Fisher Republicans who are iecoS-
uizrd as tne friends Of Grswold do not ex
cuse his action. The friends OF Fisher claiin
thar no can be elected without GriswOus
assistance only one being needed to secate
majority and that vote, IN is asserted, can be obtained
from one OF the independent Democrats. lhe Deuo-
Gratis have hopes Of elcctng president,
except hy yielding TO me terms Of 'nos r
ipdcprndcnts "-O'ReIy, Mcintyre. DWyer ana per
haos shannon. OR,Illy said yesterday that lac Was
cIaalate for presidency and mad no doubt OF MS
election IN the end Mcintyre has also announced MN
srl. as candidate and refuses to vote for Alderman
Black. - :,
IL predicted that neither Black nor Fisher can De
elected the Republicans after making several more
futile Efforts will change their nominee Alderman
Raw, the president last year. Is thought 10
have the best prospects for the place. In such
event It Is believed that Fisher and GrsWVld
viii unite with the other Republicans and the chance
OF success will then lie IN securing the possible ndcpe'
dent vote No one however antc patcS the Organization
OF the Board for al least several weeks.
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THAT SUPPRESSED REPORT.

COLLECTOR ARTHUR'S LETTER WRITTEN on sECRR-
TARY sHERMANs OWN SUGGESTION, DULY FOR
wARpFD AND Flied TWO MONTHS AGO, AND
SENT IN REGULAR COURSE TO THE GOVERN
MFNT PRINTING OFFCE-ENTIRELY TEMPERATE
NO INsUBORDINAfIoN.
[pRoM AN oCCAsIOSAL CORRESPONDENT or TIE rHIBCsEl
WARRINGTON, Jan. 5, 1873.
The prctence that suppressed letter OF collector
ArtbuI's about the Custom House invesi cation, and
in part in reply to the JAY Commission, has just been
discovered and published, is pure nonsense.
Instead of being suppressed the letter duly for
waried by the Collector the Secretary OF Treas
ury. two months ago--hayng first been
written at the Secretary's own suggestion,
and after the facts which it embodied had been
verbally communicated to him in detail The secre-
tarv placed the letter e and in due course trans
mtted il with other documents bearing the subject
TO the House That body has ordered all the doc
uments including this. to be printed. If Collec-
tor Arthur had chosen.to violate ordinary Official
courtesy and had given out the document III advance
in New-Yor there would then have been none OF tins
silly talk about its suppression That foolish notion
comes only from the fact that he sent II III the
proper and legitimate way to his official superior
through whom it took the regular course TO the
House and the Government printing Office. The doc
ument itself is entirely temperate and courteous III
tone and the suggestion that ii in any way bcirays
INSTRUMENTATION is ridiculous. a considerable part
of its substance has already appeared III one form or
another III Washington letters and dispatches TO
TIKI IRIBVNr.
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THE CAVCUSES.

The Democratic Senate and House caucusos
met nj 10 O'Clock this morning The att,r ~ tie Assen
bly Chamber and former at Srn9t"f Hen cEson's
room at the Trenton House. In the S'ndic c1u"as. W.
W,rlhaying withdrawn cnndil't t." Mr. Laiiow was
UNANIMOUSLY nominated tcr President. The officer. Of
tho last Senate were reelected except the following:
John McCuicheOn 81 Hudson, Assistant sergeant t-
AIMS IN lncc ~ Mcha,l Nathan. dcciu'di Judge Folf
child OF Morris. Ooclk ep" IN paca Of ko"eFt A. iIaS
gcrty am ncOrSo w. Beatty, Oi Essex, J"3r1 Clerk. IN
place Of Major MrKeon. NJ: Beatty IS . sOa-!a'aw Of
Senator slycrthou.
In the LslnJ,rlc House caucus john Exam, 81 Uni0n
WIS nominated. for Speaker the trt ballot receiving
~ yte-.to for T. r. Matthews. OF Darlington. Austin
n Patterson o. Monmouth, WAS nonua;rl Tor CIR On
tG SIKH ballot ryceiy ns 10 votes TO - i0r Gc"iEc n
Cnl.nan of Essex. The following are uilrr PRINCIPAL
onlcer, nOmust.t: Assistant cork. J'lm A. hoErIth,
at uud son In OssiLg 'urG Major LtNsun, oi lem;
sergeant ut Arms William II. Brown, o Is cN; Assist
,tt 81 ..tntat-.,IWs th.is'!Ic. hrlf. ui = s>l.t
Inr R.puulichn CauCuSCs were also led THIS lu nlns
That o! Inc senate vuOhnu.cd tie nominees Of last
YEAR The House caucus rcuominattd me L. y iblcan
officers ~ the last session a. asO The .1"irE grn-
tIrpru fnf positions flied last Nclr ~ D"mocrats
; cakrr G. o. Cooper, OF houis journal '.'rs, Lean
DER NiuairS ES,tN: A~-iot..Et sVi sCHnt 1t-AfuS
Ih,inas Nuuilul, oi Cumberland.