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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-10


wise - bales; continent - bales. stock
commercial,
NEW ORLEANS, April 0,-Elour dull, weak
unchanged supernne So 500 Xxx 81 90; XXX
81 75W5 bOi higher grades W Ib1b 20 Corn Is
Corn meal tlrmer, choice " 2OCs2 20. Coileo IN
fair demand; cargoes Ordinary ioprlme ia
l1lVc gold. sugar steady and IN fAir demand
com mon to good COinuon 5EMbHci lalf 10
yellow CHARMED S4aSHc. Molnsses quiet
and weak common S92Oc; fair Zoe; iair 2lci
prime TO choice 30Gl2c. Rice quiet ordinary
10 cholce Louisiana 5A@Gi4c
NEW York, April 9.-Flour rather quiet
aud prices generally without decided
change u OO9l 10 Tor common ihlr 10 extra
50 SOG7 u for good choice. wheat slight
ly In buyers favor, only limited export
and mining demand; No spring ~ 8iWl ~;
No winter red 81 SSR. Corn shade low
or, moderate export and home tIndc inquiry;
ungraded western mixed lbG524o; yellow
western so 5@i2Isc. oats higher aud more
steady. Coffee, RIO, quiet aad unchanged,
cargoes l4Ml7c gold.
ST LOUIS, April 0.-Fiour weak superine
fall "a 0O9i Is; extra 'upertine fal - jl&l 5J'
y, heat, sharply declined, market demur-
allied; No red fail II l2Ml ~; NO do.
Us; No. spring saleable NJ 81 t5Ig Corn
mt .Slsa3sS4c. Dat. lirmer at 2jJac. Rye
aaJsc. Barley dun, line northern 57lc.
Whisky 81 u Pork dull, jobbing at ~ 30
Lard dull ut 81 90. Bulk meats dun short RIB
middles "a 30; short clear % l2% Bacon
clear rib sides So 5O4y5 552. clear sides "a eijB
quiet, at % S7@i %, anu . 600 % for shoul-
ders and short clear middles.
Cattlo-str niger, prime to choice native
shipping steers 81 Sog5 %; cornfpd Texans,
Hogs-Ac.ive md hrm packing So S0SI go.
sheep-Acttve and stronger, extra heavy
shipping better 76@i %.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-10
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-10

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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-10
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Exports 10 Great Britain l2,l3j bales coast
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
4 SPANISH FRIGATE WRECKED.

SHE GOEs DOWN AT SEA on The WAY HOME AFTER
THREE YEARS CRUIsR-No LOSS OF LIFE.
LEwEs, Del, Sept. 19.-The Italian bark
Carlo Frugoni, Captain Frugoni, which arrived at the
breakwater last night has board the entire crew. Q53
in number) OF the Spanish frigate Pizzaro, which
founded at sea the 18th OF September
The bark reported that the night Of the 10th inst
in longitude $40, latitude 80 80, she red light and
hashIght at sea She hoveo ana waited for daylight
when she sighted signals OF distress displayed
ofwar and bore down render assistance The distressed
proved 20 be the Spanish frgae Pzzaro and
IN sinking condition Her crew came on in boats at
a. NJ but did not reach the bark until p. m when they
were In such an exhausted condition that they had % be
hOisted on board the latter vessel The sank
soon afterwaTd and her crew saved nothing but the
clothing they had on.
The PZzaro, which has been three years I'm the West
Indies, was hOmeward bound. She left 81. Georges,
Bermuda the 9th. for FayOl, and sprung leak dur
ing a hurricane the 9th. The throw overheard
eleven guns and baicd the ship with buckets but the
water rapidly and put out the fires. The vessel
kept ahOat for two DAYS by baiing her out, aud
when she was sighted by the FrugOn her we're
completely exhausted. The PizzarO was vessel OF
100 tons register carrying twelve guns, aud COM
handed by Captain AguadO. Her consisted OF 50
persons including the officers, Sailors Marines doc
tors and priest, all OF whom were rescued. They
stl board the bark at the breakwateT awaiting in
structiOns from the Spanish Ambassador Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
UNABLE TO PAY THEIR DEBTS.

PAPERS AND DECISIONS IN BANKRUPTCY CASES.
The petition and schedules of Mccormick
Brothers. contractors, have been referred to Register
Allen for necessary action. The firm is composed OF
Francis A., John Paul and Daniel ]. Mccormick
and tho total individual and cOpartnership IL
abilities amount to about $4,000, Of which
100000 are secured, the greater portion
OF the indebtedness being in Chicago and Philadelphia
There are no assets wearing apparel in actual
use by the partners valued at 800 for EACH The
firm debts amount to SO $40, OF which McCoskey Bros
& Co. Philadelphia, hold secured claim for 81 500.
Francis A. Mccormick individually $780,
GA; his principal secured creditors being the
scottish-American Mortgage Company limtteG),
Company, sol ,OOO Otway Watson, trustee. Chicago,
Sl3 $50 HIS principal unsecured creditors Francis b.
Peabody Chicago, $4,000 as guarantOr on bond given
for the perfectug OF contract; Q. H. krouse q CO.,
Wiliamspurt, Penn, $4,000; VIM. Rahter Philadel.
phia $4,000 The individual liabilities of John
r. Mccormick $l2O,7S4i the largest claim
against him being that OF William ID. Gross.
April 1873 and secured by bond and mortgage real
estate in Philadelphia. Daniel j. Mccormick owes indi-
yidually Sl55 1906 OF which STAG are secured in
GLIDING the claims OF Francis =. Peabody, trustee Chi
cagO 500 $50; scOttish-Amcrican Mortgage Company,
500 900; Eli A. Beach, trustee, Chicago $4,000 VIM
T. Eyre, Chester. Penn $4,000. The ConshOcken stone
Company Of Philadelphia, hold his Endorsements to the
extent OF LOO.
y. Wentzieider IT, recently made an assignment TO
Frederick Lewis. His schedule filed Yesterday puts his
liabilities AT S30,5ll 90 his nominal assets at 49,,
1874 05, aud his actual assets at Sll ,5Ol 50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
SHOT BY MISTAKE.

SERIOUS TERMINATION OF WEDDING FESTIVITIES.
William Rea, of New-York, was married on
Wednesday to Mary Jane Price. of Perth Amboy, the
ceremony taking place in this city On Wednesday night
reception was given TO the newly married pair at the
house of Williams parents in FrOntst, between Pine
st. and Portaye Elizabeth. The festivities continued
until an early hour yesterday morning, when
party Of rufians threw stones and other mis-
siles at the house. Richard Rea the father Of Will
Ham went out I'm search of a policeman. and James
States or Slater one of the guests from NewYork, went
out about the time and seeing man in the street,
supposed il was Of the party who had attacked the
house. and discharged pistol at him. Mr.. Rea, SEN, at
once ran toward the house and exclaimed, flames, Tn
hit" States seeing that he had made mistake and shot
Mr.. Rea, threw his pistol away and assisted the
wounded man into the house. when 1t found that
the bullet had entered his back states, who was very
much frightened at his serious mistake, allowed the in
mates of the house think that Rea had been shot by
the disOrderly parties without. Dr. Schlemer sent
for, the messenger met Lieutenant Flanagan ana
stones at the house. Mr. Rea could only indentify VIII
liam Kennedy and william Gillespie who were subse-
quenty arrested with all the male guests at the recep
tiOn.
The prisoners were arraigned at the Police Court
terday. Kennedy and Gillespie very much alarmed
the serious charge made against them by Mr. Rea,
KerOn satisfied that states fired the shot but states
denied it, and said be carried pistol After an
States admitted that he shot Rea by mis-
take, and then threw his pistol, a single
barrel one over the fence. Kennedy and Gillespie were
then admitted TO bail in the OF 5000 each for disOr
DERBY conduct James States. who is engineer on a
tug boat, and lives in NewYork was held 10 await the
result of Reas injuries. In papers found III MS posses
sion the prisoners name is spelled bOth slater ana
states Reas injuries are considered serious, and the
bullet has not yet been found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
NEWS DISPATCHES TO THE WEST.

The members Of the Executive Committee
Of the Western Associated Press have TO NewYOrk
10 confer with the officers OF the Western Union Tce-
graph Company, with the object OF securing modi1cl
lions Of the existing contract for the transmission "
news dispatches The committee consists Of Richard
Smith, OF The Cincinnati Gazette, Joseph Medi OF The
Chicago Tribune w. NJ Haldoman, OF The Louisville
COmieromRai ana william Henry Smith, agent OF the
Associated Press at Chicago. These gentlemen at
the Windsor. They have held two conferences with
President Norvln Green, Augustus Schel, Ex-Governor
T. d. Morgan and Hamilton Mex. Twomby, OF the
Western Union. General Arson stager. Western man
ager Of the Telegraph Company has also been present
Tne Western gentlemen hope 70 reach satisfactory
termination OF their mission to-day.
Richard Smith said last evening that the contract
made In 1867, had indefinite time TO and could
be annuled by either party to It. II bad already been
changed and patched many times that In its present
form IL bore little resemblance 10 the original docu
Inent These changes were indications OF the rapid
development OF press OF the West In 1867
tract was receive 5000 words q day the wires
The Association now getting $4,000, at proportion
utely increased rates IL not the ann Of the AssO
citation TO economic 10 the expenditures, but the
members thought that since teegraphlng had become
cheaper the Western Union could afford to transmit
more words to them daily the present daily cXpen-
dture In eleven years the Western Press Association
had doubled Its expenditure for regular dispatches and
the newspapers enjoying its franchises had quadrupled
its patronage Of the Western Union IN the matter Of
special dispatches, this special business being now
worth between five aud six hundred thousand dollars
year 10 the Western Union. The conference far has
Deen satisfactory IN tone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
THE VANDERBILT WILL CASE

THE FALL OPENING TO TAKE PLACE To-DAY-NR.
LORDS PLANS.
The Vanderbilt will case will come up in
the surrOgate's Court this morning. at halfpast 10
o'clock and again on next Tuesday The contestant Is
allowed eight days in which 70 submit testimony
Then the witnesses for the defence will be heard 1t
was stated yesterday that William II. Vanderbilt did
not expect to be called to testify in the case, believing
that the evidence in his favor would be sufficient with
ont any statement from him.
Scott Lord sat in his office at No POI Broadway, yes
terday talking Mrs La Bau, but excused himself long
enough to say II is hard to tell what phase Of the
case will appear tomorrow The whole sitting may be
merely preliminary to the work Of next week don't
know that the testimony will be startling, or at least,
any more so than it has BEEN The witnesses In the
conspiracy case ready but these witnesses always
have had a peculiar way OF being missed when they
were wanted There is not likely to be much repartee
between the lawyers hereafter for there is much work
TO be DONE and the time allowed us is short"
gentleman who Is connected with the remarked
last evening Mr. Lords plan has been TO bring his
skrmishers into action first He has kept his heavy
tery for the final attack and you may rest assured
that II will tell. There s witness who will talk half
hour tomorrow, and tell good deal" The heavy
artillery" II intimated would be the influence OF
6piritualism on the mind OF the Commodore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
ARRITAL OLA GERMAN CoMMISSIoM

The Imperial German Commission which
has been sent to this country to investigate the methods
employed by the United States Government In collect
ing a revenue from manufactured tobaccos, arrived
at NewYOrk yesterday from Bremen by the steamship
Main. II consists Of Hermann schooner, Royal Prussan
Priyy Councillor OF Finance Carl Pieg, Royal Prussan
Councillor OF Revenue; DR.. Georg Mayr, Royal
Bayaran Ministerial Councillor, and Richard Ermeler,
leading tobacco manufacturer OF Berlin The Commits
zion will proceed almost Immediately 20 Washington,
where every facility for the prosecution OF its ab0rs will
be afforded TO its members The question to be decided
In Germany Is whether the Government shal adopt
system of taxation like that this country. or shall
make the manufacture and sale OF tobacco government
monopoly, as In France and Austriu.
other passengers by the Main were President A. ID.
White and Professor Fisk OF Cornell University the
Hon. Robert G.. IugersOll and the Hon. George f. Com
stock, OF Syracuse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
DELEGATES TO SYRACUSE.

TAMSfANY HALL CONYENTIONs-KINGs COUNTY IN
DEPENDENT DELEGATES.
Delegates and alternates to the Democratic
State Convention, at Syracuse September 25, were
elected last evening by the Tammany Hall Democracy
in the uId XVIII XVIII aud XXth Assembly Districts
The following were the tickets elected:
lid Observation-Disclosures William r. Roberts J. J. seyin.
Michael Burke Alternaes, William Mcintyre Patrick oak
ley, John Birmingham.
XVIII Observation-Disclosures John Reilly. Charles Zoeler
Peter Gillespie Atenates, George H. Sonebrdge, Jacob
Abere Patrick Brady.
XVIII Delegates charles Price, Frederick Hell
big, William b. Pettit Aternaes, Joseph Stiner, William
Fitzpatrick Michael j. DOugherty
XXth Observation-Disclosures William II. Quincy, James A.
Flaek, Morris Herzberg Aernates John ~ Tracy James
McGOyerD Adam Schatz. .
Assembly Distct-Roger A. Pryor George H. Sterling
Daniel Bradley.
Gates.
lid District Daniel OReily A. C. Davis, D. A. Huett
IVth George b. harrington, Wm L. Osborne, D.
p. Barnard.
Vh Disrct-E T. Backhouse, n. McGregor Steele. John
Mckinney.
With Dstrict-walter L. Livingston VIM. Harnwe, James
Merrick.
With District-C w. van vranken John Mclaughlin. J.
w. Flaherty
Win bstrict-GeOrge A. Kingsland James Langau
TXth DistTict-E j. Murphy. August Van wyck. Thomas
J., White,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
THE BOOKSELLERS TRADE SALE.
OVER SEVENTY PUBLISHERS REPREsENTED-PRIc


OVER SEVENTY PUBLISHERS REPREsENTED-PBIcEs
OBTAINED YESTERDAY.
The booksellers began to gather yesterday
for the semiannual trade sale OF books and stationery
by George A. Leaytt & Co., in Clinton Hall over
seventy publishing houses represented in the caa-
ogue. including Harper & Brothers, j. b. LippnCott &
Co., scrIbner Co., Houghton, Osgood Co.. Put
nam & Sons, Sheldon s. Co.. Lockwood Brooks & Co ,
Of Boston. ClAXton. Remsen Haefehnger, OF
Philadelphia. Charles GoOda & Sons, of London, Pc
terson Brothers, OF philadelphia. I. o. H. p Burnham
& Co, or Boston, Ingham Bragg OF Cleveland, ano
Morton Co.. OF Louisville. The prices YESTERDAY were
for good books. and showed no depression IN
business The yellow fever az the South HIS crippled
the trade OF several buyers for the present who former
Is rcaped rich harvess but they predict that the rek
en- cities will forget the ravage by February next
The sale was opened with ID. Appleton q Co.'S publi-
cations. Their most important sale was OF William
Cullen Bryanps works 1000 copies IN all being sold
The Complete Works" in cloth, gilt illustrated by
Brket Foster Harry Fenn and others which reails at
- brought - So and 50. finer edition, retailing at
SO brought ~ COoper's works sold &C from Onehaf
TO one-third retail prices. Darwins works were in
demand at prices closer TO retail rates. r. Worth
ngtons invoice OF English books brought from onehaf
90 Ouethrd retail prices. The sale Will continue until
Friday OF next week, with evening sessions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
REDUCING KINGS COUNTY SALARIES.

A long report of the Special Committee on
the County Payroll submitted to the Kings County
Supervisors yesterday and laid over for one week The
committee recommends reduction in the pay or court
officers from 81 to SO day, and the opinion
that the of such officers is too large The salary
OF the Deputy Clerk OF the Supreme Court it is
mended should be reduced from $1,000 to SO year.
and the salary OF the City Court Clerk who for the past
year been allowed to retain trial fees, etc. should
be fixed at $1,000. Other salaries are also reduced
The mandamus obtained by Charities Commissioner
Storms, directing the payment Of the Commissioners
salaries served upon the Board aud referred 20 the
Law Committee. The County Treasurer authorized
20 issue bonds and tax certificates 10 the amount Of
100000 in anticipation Of the collection OF taxes.
communication was received from Joseph KAISER, a
former member OF Company G.. 18th Battalion, In which
he charges that the money drawn for the rent OF the
armOy and for armOry purposes Is spent In pcnics ETC.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
SOLDIERS AND POLITICIANS AT THE FAIR

1t has come to be an annual custom in New
Jersey apart day Of the State fair for the
gathering OF the politicians, great and small and they
were all at wayerly yesterday Congressman, State
Senator'S Judges. Generals, and everybody ese in the
State who has title, or wants TO have one, on
hand making vigorous pretense of looking at prize pigs
and poultry really they looking each other
But the politicians not alone At least $4,000 poo
pie the grounds and as usual they found each
the best part OF the fair The feature OF today
programme have been review of the 47th Regi-
mcnt, of Brooklyn, aud the LIST Regiment OF Newark by
General Mcclellan. According to- his habit. the
and The fair will be well before he arrives. The
soldiers there, however, with many other at
fractions OF live stock, fruit and flowers the display
excellent, and IN the afternoon there were some
citing trials OF speed" The best sport the track
has been reserved for to-day. when some fine ottng Is
expected This, with the tournament and the address,
will call out another large crowd aud bring TO close
one OF the OF the socieys exhibitions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
A RAILROAD IN FoRTY-sECoND-s STREET.

FOTty-secOnd-st. is evidently eyed enviously
by transportation companies The New-York Elevated
Railroad Company attempted two years ago to obtain
the consent of the Legislature TO its building spar oil
that road from Ninth-ave the Grand Central Depot
propeTtyholders protested vigorously against
the proposed invasion OF the street that the Legislature
Withheld its permission Since the completion OF the
rapid transit roads Ninth and Sixthayes the Oppor-
tunity to secure large profits by building railway
along the street has become very tempting street
railway company already organizedis now attempting
TO secure the valuable prvllege-the "Forty-second
Street. Manhattanvillc and St. Nicholas Avenue Rail-
road Company" At meeting OF the Aldermen on Tues
day, this company through Alderman Carroll. asked
permission alter fits from Its present authorized
route in FOrtysecOnd-st at TenthaYe., 50 that the
double tracks OF said railway company shall DO cOnttn
ued FROM present authorized route I'm FOrtysecOnd
ST. at Tenth-aVe through and along FOrty-secOnd-s,
and 20 and through the tunnel when completed so that
one of the termin OF said railway shall be at the East
River" The permission TO change the route after very
brief discussion granted by vote Of fifteen TO three
II was asserted that the consent OF the owners OF one
half in value the property on the street had been OBJ
tanned to change Of route, required by law But
Yesterday committee representing property holders on
the street visited the Mayors office and requested that
the Aldermens resolution be vetoed by him Mayor
Ely absent, but the members OF the committee
stated his clerk that they had not given their consent
the laying OF the railroad tracks along the street. nor
had the owners Of One-half Of the property.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
DEPARTURE OF THE CHINESE EMBASSY

The members of the Chinese Embassy rose
early Yesterday morning, at the Windsor Hotel took
breakfast in their private dningroom and, without
shaving themselves in the hotel lobby, prepared for
their tourney TO Washington Wednesday evening Chin
Ian PIN the chief Ambassador, with Mr.. Bartlett, the
American Secretary Of the legation and two other at
taches drove down Ftthavc and Broadway TO the Post
Office obtaining view Of the metropolis Dy gaslight
They the hotel again before na past 10 o'clock
Five open carriages drawn up IN front OF the
Windsor Hotel and at $40 the Embassy descended by
the private entrance and took seats in the carriages
Chin Ian Pm and Mr.. Bartlett occupying the first
rage. crowd OF curious people covered the sidewalk
in front OF the hotel During the drive down the
and Broadway, the five carriagcoads attracted much
attention from the public, and many boys, not content
with passing glimpse, followed the procession. The
Chinese quietly observed the about them. AT
Canal-st the carriages turned westward to the Des-
street Ferry which transported the party the
Pennsylvania depot, in Jersey city,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
OPENING OF A NEW DEPOT.

The formal occupation of the new depot of
the Dry Dock East Broadway and Battery Railroad at
Fourteeuth-st and Avenue b, took place yesterday
afternoon. The construction Of the depot begun
last May. The building il Of brick designed by John
Coreja the defects that in the old depot, which
was burned last October in regard TO precautions
against fire. do not exist in this The building is 1j6
feet long fronting Fourteenths and 100 feet wide
On the ground floor the depot for the cars the pas
senger room and the receivers Office. On the second
floor is the machne-room where all the built.
This is 145 feet long and 125 feet wide; ut
one end are the paintshop and blacksmith
shop. The third and fourth floors are hay
lofts, which will hold $4,000 bales OF hay
The building throughout is braced with iron Orders
The flooring OF the second third and fourth floors is Of
concrete, three inches in thickness thus making the
floors reprOOf The doors OF oak faced with iron
collation. served In the large room on the second
floor Yesterday About sixty gentlemen were present.
among them william White, president OF the road,
Richard Kelly. Thur0w Weed, George q; Lake, William
Richardson, Isaac Mebrbach, j. NJ ScriDner, tr E. G..
Benedict aud j. Ii. WaydelL