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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
A plensinx Incident,

A pretty incident is reported to have
occurred during the performance OF
aida" at Chicago the other day.
When the house was applauding the
singing OF Marie Roze, pretty little
child was put forward on the balus-
trade OF box In which her parents
were, her chubby hands grasping u
superb bouquet for the dusky Princess
Aida. Nine. Roze took the flowers,
and, moved to admiration by the
beauty and tender youth Of the giver,
bent down and kissed her, and the
little one, not at all abashed at the
dark face, strange dress and glistening
jewels Of the prima donna, returned
the kiss with perfect self.possesslon,
and was taken back again into the
box, clapping her hands 10 childish
Qlee. The incident touched the heart
Of the house, and the applause was vo'
clferous.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
Ina.tinx the CURRENCY.

Boston Advertiser: We think the
silver law, if successful, will operate to
initiate the currency to the full amount
coined. The treasury pays out $2,00O,>
600 in greenbacks for silver bullion,
and coins out of it something more than
100000 worth of silver dollars.
These dollars 60 into the treasury to
replace the greenbacks sold FIR bullion.
The next month the operation is re-
peated. The result is, that at the end
of each month there are ms many
greenbacks circulating as at tho begins
ming, and all the silver dollars paid out
in addition Assuming that the silver
dollars are at par with the greenbacks,
the amount of money freely circula-
ting in the community will be in.
creased, there being no diminution Of
the volume OF paper.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
Ohdurnte Peter.

Yesterday morning, Peter Fancy,
colored, who was Jailed for refusing to
testify before the grand jury, was again
brought before that body, but he ex-
hibited az much mulishness as he had
the previous day. Bread and water
appears to have had no effect upon
Peter, for though the members did
their utmost to pump something out
OF him they utterly failed, for Peter
remained as mum and fixed IA the
great Sphynx, in his determination
not to testify, preferring imprisonment
and hard tack to peaching on his
comrades.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
Anniiaozer liuIInasea.

Last night, at the Union depot, a
Galvestonian 10y his egotistical and
braggadocio manner, got himself into
hot water, and had he encouraged the
matter the least bit, would have gotten
into fight Ofoourse he was serlous-
ly opposed to the passage OF the Texas
and Pacific bill, and he abused the
matter shamefully, saying that II there
had not been AZ much OF the derned
road built rs there IL, the Island City
would to-day, be tie finest market
In the south. He said that the road
and all connected with II were frauds,
aud that the bill would never receive
the support OF the members from his
district. Here stranger, but u north
Texan, took occasion In no very COM
plimentary terms to inform him that
he was not posted In his own section,
stating that the entire delegation favor
ed II. The discussion ran high, and war
seemed imminent, when Galveston
walked of. muttering that Dallas had
usurped thriving commerce that
ought to belong to Galveston.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
CAPTURED.
a Depa,y sheEin from Ia ssiie Csun'
~. iiiiaeis, Captures = MURDERER
wanted la chat Csuniy,


~, iiiiasis, Captures y muTdeF,I
wanted la shat Caun,y,
Friday u Mr. Wilbur, deputy sherill
OF La Sale county, Illinois, landed la
this city, looking for young man
named George Il. soper, charged with
having committed forgery In that
county for four thousand seven hun
dred dollars some time last May
Having arrived here no learned from
private parties who had written 10 the
officials of that county concerning
Soper's presence here that ne had the
day before loft for Fort Worth, That
night the deputy len for that
place, spending the morning In
"A Ruthless search for his man,
In the evening, while he was
walking about with but inlnt
hopes Of catching hls man, he turned
the corner OF u black e. buildings,
when he stood face 20 face with
murderer named Samuel Mcclure,
who has been wanted In La Sale
county for crime committed In July,
1874. The officer Immediately GOV.
cred the man with his pistol, Of
fscting his arrest and hurrylng
him OIL for the train which was
about To leave for this city. II was
kidnapping him, as the deputy had no
papers for the arrest. They passed
through this city on the tiye O'Clock
train. Mcclure, who appeared to be
in good spirits, stated that no had
spent very pleasant time einoe hls
flight, having done New and Old
Mexico, becoming enthusiastic regard.
ing the latter country, declaring that
IL was boiling over with fun and plea.
sure. Mcclure didn't appear to know
that he was being kidnapped, ana, In
fact. looked upon his being caught M
u capital joke, saying he would come
out ahead yet. The crime originated
in II dispute about some land and the
recording OF u deed between him aud
n man named Lindsey, whom Mcclure
TO shoot should no ut,
tempt to have the deed recorded. This
Lindsey did. and short time after.
wards, Mcclure meeting him, u pistol
fight ensued, In which the former was
killed. Mcclure succeeding In mak>
Ing his escape
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
Three BLOCKS In Panama Destroyed
by fire.

NEW YORK, March ga private
dispatch from Panama reports that a
destructive fire occurred there Wed.
pesday last. Three blocks In the prin-
cipal part of the city were destroyed.
The sufferers are I.ansbury, Wilson d
Brakesmen, ship chambers; Isaac
Brandon " Co., grocers; Schreber
Bros., shipping house Stanberg, Cook
g. BOllanders, and many residences.
Total loss, 100000; insurance, $780,
600. i'm German companies. The Grand
hotel was burned. 1t was insured for
$50, 900; original cost, 100000.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
TExAs NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BRYAN.
News ~ an Attempted assassination,
Con,es, wiih burglar Ia a Private
Dwelling,

News ~ an Attempted assassination
Con,es, wiih - burglar Ia u rriyais
Dwelling,
Special Telegram TO tho Galveston News
BRYAN, March 7,-News was TO-
ceiyed here this morning through Mr.,
Armstrong, Assessor Of Burleson ooun'
", that while no aud Henry Hodge.
were VI supper nj the latter's house la
linrleson county, Just across the river,
some oowardly villain fired through
the window NJ Hodges, the shot blls.
teIlng his breast aud carrying away
part OF his clothing aud beard, but
doing no other damage. Fifteen buck
shot aud Que slug were picked out OF
the wall, Hodges Ia the Same man
who, with Milton Parker, was charged
with the murder Of Rush RaDdle, aud
was on yesterday allowed bail. Asyel
there Is no clue as 10 the wouldsDe
assassin,
Last night n negro man was found
Ia the house Of Captain Ayres by Mr..
Phillips, one OF the boardera, VINO,
when ordered by Mr., Phillips 10 stand,
seized carpeIej brick used To prop
The door aud threw the same NJ Mr.,
Phillips, hitting him IN tho stomach,
aud knocking MIN almost breath less,
Mr.. Phillips then clinched with the
negro, but after "A scuitlo OF n minute
or TWO tho negro escaped on account
Of Mr., Phillips being weakened by the
blow from tho brick. Phillips could
not Identity the negro.
Lattr-Very strong circumstances
point TO and have caused the appre>
hension OF one Peter Finch, u negro,
M the perpetrator
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
A sham Duel in aeorgia.

A duel was fought the other day
near Athens, Georgia, between a
prominent young newspaper man OF
that city and a countryman. 1t was a
sham duel to the quill man, but stern
reality to the countryman. The order
was given to fire. The countryman
fired promptly, and to bis untutored
eve his opponent fell dead. "Foul
playp' cried one. "PoliceW shouted
another. "Let me kill the scoundrel,"
shouted the dead mans second, and
Selling bouble-barreled shotgun he
fred both barrels Mt the victor. AT
this demonstration the countryman
took to his heels.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
rho Lerl.Iature Of Now Mexico.

The legislature Of New Mexico, which
has just adjourned, with three or four
exceptions, WAS composed of Mexicans
unable to read, write or speak the Eng
lish language and ignorant OF both the
history and principles Of the United
States government. The legislation IL
largely In the Interest OF the Roman
Catholic church, the priests appearing
In their robes about the speakers chair
until measures In which they are in
terested are passed. All the leglsla-
tive proceedings and acts are printed
in the Spanish language. New Mexico
would appear to present case OF non :
assimilation TO American customs,
which is the basis OF 80 much oom-
plant against the Mongolians.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
SALARY a, Mississippi OnIcers.

The following are the salaries OF
state officers just fixed by the legislat
ture OF Mississippi: Governor, "a 900
secretary OF state, 5000; auditor,
81. 500; treasurer, s., 500; attorney gen.
eral, $1,000; supreme judges, S3,oOO
circuit judges, $500; chancellors,
s.. 600 district attorneys, 81 500 su'
perjntendent of public instruction,
.. 900; librarian, $500; superintendent
of the penitsntiary, $500.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
A Rankrupt swindIer Arrested.

PHILADELPHIA, March S.-Meyer d
Nathan, another member OF the firm
off. Nathan & Co., wholesale tobacco
dealers, who suspended last month,
has been arrested charged with secret.
ing goods with the intent to defraud
their creditors. Hearing was postpon'
ed for week on the prisoners giving
bail In the sum Of $20, 900 each.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09

WASHINGTON, March SIN the
house private bills were introduced.
The military committee had Gener-
al Townsend before them, but lack
ing "a quorum, postponed the examin-
alton.
The proceedings OF the ways and
means committee developed nothing
OF importance.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
LIBERTY.
A Newspaper Correspondent ia Hot
water.

Especial Telegram TO tho Galveston Nows,l
LIBERTY, March The article In
the News OF yesterday, signed IN. A..
T,n In which the correspondent pur.
ported to give the conversation of IA
u citizen OF this place and one from
Louisiana, caused considerable stir,
MIR. Bristley, the party referred To In
the communication as from Liberty,
denies In the most positive terms hav'
ing given expression to any such Ideas
about the people OF the country. To-
day, on the arrival OF the west bound
train, the author, or supposed author,
OF the communication being on the
train, was called upon, and n severe
rebuke administered, The article GERS
tainly was Misrepresentation OF the
people.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09

The immigrants who arrived in this
eitv few days ago from Dayton,
Ohio, have rented houses during their
temporary stay in the city. They ex'
press themselves preferring to settle in
this county.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
GREAT VARIETY I'M
Carpets, OIL CIoth
window Shades, COrnices and
LambreQuins

Ill of these goods we
are selling as low md i'm
many instances lower
than st. Louis, Chicago
or New York. We are de.
termined to stop every
one from ordering goods
abroad in this as we'll AS
anything else i'm our line
We ask those who are in
tn q habit Oford cring from
other cities TO write for
samples, and permit us to
compare our prices with
them. We can and pledge
ourselves to duplicate
every single item.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11
TIE DECLINATION OF DIR. &c
(uESrON

The dispatch announcing the decIins'
tion of Rev. j. h. EcCLEsToN, ID. d., oil
Newark, \. j., of the BishoPrick OF the
Eo,scorsI Church of this State, found IN
our tclrCraphic columns, will bo quite n
di.srpo:ntment 10 the clergy sud mem.
ber. of that Church. Though private
l,u, r. from d.. +. had somewhst lore
shsiuwei this result, 1t was still hoped
ths, he would m the end accept. While
the vote of ,hr clergy IN his election 81
Charleston Was tot UNANIMOUS, It has
sine. We be,i,y", given universal salts
isc,iou, wLiv the ATTY were from the
drs, quite enthusiastic in the choice.
Whether special meeting OF the
Council will be called by Bishop WHIT
TI.or the Standing Committee tora ne
election, or the matter be deferred until
the regular meeting ON the drst Wednes'
dsy of June next. we do not know. Nc
doubt in either case the same Lay Dele
yates will be members of that Council
thst were of the last.
Bv resolution formally passed by
the Charleston Council Bishop WHITTLS
still scts ss Bishop of the new Diocese
and will continue to do so until Bishop
has been chosen and confirmed.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11
Sheen Br.eder., convention.

The Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and
West Virginia Merino Sheep Breeders
Association, met at Columbus, o., Tues
day. A number of papers from the
National Wool Growers Ascension
were submitted to committees. These
pspers referred to classification OF
sheep, National sheep show 10 be held
In the Mississippi valley during the
coming yesr, the tariff on woods. etc. W.
l. Archer, Burgett,ton, Pa is chairman
OF the Committee on National Sheep
Show. j. &. Gist, WeIlsburg, w. Va,
is chairman OF the committee which Is 10
report, through the association, the sense
OF that body as to tariff. Action wss
taken with reference 10 the exhibition OF
sheep at the Paris Exposition. last even
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11

OVER at st. Clairsville the mon0lony
of the town is broken by an unseemly
sousbble over the office of County Re-
corder. Mr.. JAMES A. BARNES has tll.
ed tho office during the term just closed
and was the Republican candidate for re-
election. Mr.. L. &. WRIGHT was the
Democratic nominee. As the returns Of
the election came in BARNES was thought
to have small majority, but recount
of the votes by the csnyassers brought
WRIGHT out two votes ahead. The
latter, therefore, gave bond and took
the oath OF Office, and on the day
of the commencement OF the new term
presented himself at the office and de-
msnded possession. This was denied
him by the incumbent, who went te:ore
the Probate Court and got out an in
junction against. WRIGHT performing any
of the functions of the position. Judge
OKEY, Of the Common Please Court, i
expected 10 arrive in town tomorrow
when an effort will be made TO get him
to dissolve the injunction and order the
installation of the Wright-tul incumbent.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11
,u.NGTIy AN OLD FIRM.

Our advertising columns this morning
chronicle a change in the membership OF
one of the leading mercantile firms IN
this citv. We re'er 10 that OF Messrs
l.. ). DELAPLAIN IL Co, who have for
many years carried On an extensive ana
profitable business in the dry goods JOB
biny trade. The new firm will be COM
posed q! the senior proprietor. l.. ;.
DxLArLAlw. Esq, and Messrs. HULL
HEN QUARglrG and Jostra ). GIBBS.
Col. : l:orEET DELArLAIN las thus
shaken of The eucumhIances OF an arcu
ous business snd his limbs are untrsm-
meled for = race over the Congressional
track next Summer. This house has had
career of great prosperity, Which, we
have no doubt, will continue with It IN
der ,he new management.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11
Martins Ferry and Mt. Pleasant
Railroad.

The Martins Ferry Nstos figures up a
narrow gauge railroad between that
plsce and Mt. Pleasant after the follow
ing plausible fashion:
1t is said by competent engineers that
a narrow gauge railroad Is aoundantIy
and sufficiently accommodated with the
grade sni curves in the old Mt. Pleasant
aud Martins Ferry plank road. Il this
be 90, then two thirds OF the sctusI eX-
pense of 9 narrow gauge rsllrosd from
NJ, Pleasant TO Martins Ferry can be
dispensed with, and SIS the old line OF the
plsnk road csn be had for the asking,
then. after making sll due allowance that
human foresight and ssgsclty can suggest,
. narrow gauge rsilrosd between the last
mentioned plsces would actually pay
batter as an investment than any stocks 5,
bonds, or other property held or owned
by sny citizen IN either OF SAID pisces ~
along the route. Putting 80 lbs OF iron
10 the ward and counting the iron st 500
per ton the iron would cost per mile
Is COO. and ties 81 40 cents esch two feet
from centre 10 centre would cost per mi
81 .OS6. and these figures. il is submitted,
are entirely too high. Then add 500 to
prepare the road bed, snd there Is $4,000
peg mile, 70 which would have to &c
added the cost OF two locomotives and
two passenger coaches snd four or dve
freight cars; but the whole cannot cost
- much per mile IS the St. ClsirsviiIe
road. Then, gentlemen, let the owners
O. land on either side of the route, snd
the owners Of town property 81 either
end OF said route, subscribe on some
equitable basis, sccording 10 their respec-
tive interests, for be who lives two and
three miles from the line is quite IS much
and sometimes more benefited than
those through whose land the line runs.
In short, q narrow gusge railroad from
Mt. Pleasant to Martins Ferry would
psy ss an investment, besides paying
much more By lifting the values OF resl
estate in and about that place from the
dead condition it nov is 10 the proud
position it once occupied. sought alter
BY all.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11
Gold and Silver in Pocshontas
County.


Special Correspondence OF the Register.
PHILIPPI, w. VA, Jan. 8.
The other day, rs / was standing on
the door-steps OF my hotel, an old hun
ter, with baggage enough for Mormon
settlement strapped over his broad shoui'
ders, came up TO me and said:
"How far IS it to Webster, mate"
Twelve miles; do you 90 there this
evening""
Gas near to it as can"
His "rnate" At once convinced me ths.
be was either from the far West or from
Australia, so / drew him into converse
tion, especially as he appeared TO be an
Intelligent fellow and had sort OF sn
"Esgle- Eyed Zeke" countensnce.
"My name" said he, "is George M
Curry. / Am from Clarion county, Pa,
and | have been in this State just one
wear and two months, hunting IN the
counties vi Webster, Randolph and Po
cahontas. i have billed many deer and
three bears, tor which l realized good
price, bat step inside and will show
you the real object of my lengthy stay IN
the mountains
"What is il?
"Just see these nuggets; aren't they
silver and aren't these gold?"
"You may be mistaken, TREND"
81 may be, but sm not. Take this
glass and see fer yourself, and take this
knife an try to cut the nuggets"
examined them very carefully, and
said 70 the hunter: "I believe you have
struck 3 vein, friend. Where did you
find these tressures2"
"Now, that's not fair; I'll only tell you
| got them in Pocshontss, and | intend
going home and bring out two friends u
explore further. See here, this is the GER
tifcste of professor of the Washington
and Lee College in Lexington. | sent
two nuggets-one gold and the Other
silyer-to him tor examination"
"Whst does he ssy2'
"Why, he says the one is an excellent
specimen of gold, superior even to Cali
tornis gold, and the silver nugget is al
most pure"
DO you know that msn7'
"Yes; he's good judge"
"Now, you can write that Tor your
paper, and if you are here three months
hence, you will meet George Curry OF
bis way TO Pocahontss.
| CHARLES SRLBY.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11
I>CRE.sEIN PRICE OF NAILS
-DECREAsEIN PRODUCTION.

Yesterdays Pittsburgh Post.
At the regular monthly meeting OF the
Western Nail Association, held yester-
dsy. At the Association rooms, No. a
Fourth Avenue, it WAS resolved TO sd-
vance the price of nails fifteen cents per
keg, making the card price - so rates
for 10 penuics, with the usual sbste-
ments The Association also ordered a
further stoppsge of seven out OF eleven
weeks for the purpose Of further curtail'
ing production. The reports from slI
sections OF the West indicate an unusual
demsnd for nails during the current year
but as no money hsd been made during
the pss. year the members of the Asso-
cs,ion deem it the part of wisdom to re-
duce the production, thereby insuring
living rates tor their goods when the de-
msnd comes.
1t will be remembered that ST meet
ing held IN December last, an advance OF
ten cents per Eeg wss ordered. During
the psst yesr 81 25 per keg wss the nom
insl price, but nslls were frequently sold
st even lower figures than that. The in
crease will be in sll twenty-five cent;
per keg, and the card rate fixed upon
will doubtless be rigidly adhered 20, 8:
the manufacturers are in earnest. In
December stoppsge Of four out of seven
weeks was agreed upon, and many OF
the manufacturers have already fulfilled
the agreement. Ii will also be remem'
bered that this example OF the Western
manufacturers was shortly afterward:
followed By members OF the Eastern AS.
socistion.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11
National Poultry Association.

CHICAGO, lit January l0.-The third
snnCal exhibition of the National Poul-
try Association, the opening Of which
WAS postponed until today on account OF
the sbser ce OF iew members and ex-
hibItors, opened at o1e o'clock tins after
noon, with fine display OF remarkable
birds. The entries are one thousand
poultry and two hundred pigeons, Csn'
sis sends goodly quota and most OF the
Eastern States have entries The eIhi-
bition will lasI until January 18Th, snd
Will, in few dsy;, sdd dog ,sncier's
show 10 the present attractions.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11
ohio Legfslatave.

CoLUNBUs o. January. lO.-ln the
Ssusts bills were introduced 70 NJ eight
hours . days labor; 70 amend the gam.
bling law 90 ~ 20 add imprisonment "
the penalty tor pool selling 90 slsetions,
and 10 authorize any ono cognixsnt Of
such gambling 10 bring suit 70 recog'
nize The Girls Industrial Home; 70 pro.
yids for the collections Of tArss the ssme
A other debts.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11
weather Indications

WASHINGTON, January ii, A. NJ
For the Tennessee and Ohio Valley
northwest winds and rising barometer,
stationary temperature and cloudy
weather, with ram or snow, possibly fol,
lowed by falling barometer and shg htly
warner south west winds
For the Lower Lakes northeast 70
northves; winds, cooler, cloudy wssther
and light rain or SLOW, with rising b
rometsr.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11
Receiving His own.
Hancock Courier.

HancOck Courier.
In July, 1871, the route agent on the
Kansas Pacific Railroad rifed the mails
OF sll the registered letters, and among
them WAS one sent by Z. W. Conkle OF
this county, containing $50. After s
lapse of sII years snd over, Postmaster
Pomeroy received 8 few days ago, post.
office money order for the amount psy
able 70 Mr.. Conkle, the money hsvin
been recovered from the thief or his
sacnrities
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11
Fight with Kentucky Outlaws

C1scTssATI, January lc--At Con-
cord, Ky, Tuesday afternoon, Deputy
sheriff R1ggles, with 8 posse, overlook
the notorious Underwood brothers, who
had been stealing horses from Armers
and damanded their surrender. The
Uudsrvoods immediately hred on the
party, instantly killing kugglss. The IRE
va. returned, wounding both outlaws.
1t ws thought that the Undervcod'
would be lynched By the excited farm
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-11

OUR correspondent in Columbus pre-
a. nts, in another column, the state OF al
tsirs during the twenty.iour hours pre-
vious TO PENDLEToN's nom tnstlon, ana
bows that scandslous attempt WAS
made to injuie him by IN Anonymous
Q lrcu!ar.