The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-08
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Correspondence oflho Herald,


here incident upon tho oviden
intention Of Mr. Conkling TO have the Utc
State Republican convention instructed 70
Grant. Tho Blaine and sherman men ar
hot and sore over the complete control Nj
Conklng has of things. Instead Of tn
four thousand Federal oiiioe-holdem in thi
State owing unhlloring allegiance TO Mr.
Hayca and through him 10 Mr. Sherman
they owe II to Mr. conklng, When th
hmbrosial Senator wapcd war with the nd
minlstraiion In tho Senate over Federal mp
lpJvhtments In New York, no won victor.
with tho aid of certain Democrats, and win
Ing the victory no
RUNs THE MACHINE
Politics Of this State, and running H. Thu
State was lost 10 tho Democracy in tho lat'
Gubornatorial race and Is greatly jespar
died for tho Presidential contest
wonder how those Democratic Senator
who 10 kindly aided Mr.. Conkling would li'
TO see their names In printy Do you know
whether or not either Of your Texas SENATOR
befriended Mr.. Conkling Talk about the
astuteness of polticians and consummate skill
in wire.working, who can surpass Mr.. Conk
lingf There Is evidently boom for
GRANT FOR THE NOMINATION
On tho Republican ticket, and Mr.. Conkling
joins in with that boom and gives tho vote oil
his State, tho largest In tho Union, for
Grant. If Grant 10 nominated
no Stays eifectually two Of his great
rivals Blaine and Sherman, getting Thorn out
Of bis way in 1884, and no makes himself
solid with the administration IL Grant Ia
elected. That Is ono stroke Of policy. An
other IL to hold in allegiance the bill in the
Legislature, or Assembly as they call il
here for the election of Presidential Electors
by Congressional districts, and two for the
State al large until no sees whether
or not Grant Is nominated, and
having seen this no will wait still longer
10 SEQ If Seymour is tho Democratic
nominee. If Seymour is nominated
blythe Democrats, tho bill will BIO tabled and
INV YORK will DO allowed To 60 rs it pleasos.
Seymour il his brother-in-aw and warm per-
sonal friend, and he is setting his pegs to
have friend in the White House whether he
DO a Democrat or Republican. Shrewd
work this Of Roscoc's isn't III
You doubtless have any number Of
KNIGHTS OF PYTnlAs
In your State, and il so, they will be inter
ested in knowing that a bill is
now pending in tho Assembly to incor-
porate tho Grand Lodge of Knights of
Pythias of tho State of Now York. This
Order ia very strong in this city, and some Of
their lodges are magniflcontly furnished.
Yesterday the regular monthly meeting of
Was held al Delmonico's restaurant. The
meeting was confined to the reports Of the
Committees on Journalism and on Business
Women. The journal committee presented
a manuscript, called the Sorosis Journal,
which was in magazine form and contained
thirty.one pages. The cover was artistically
illustrated by Mary Kyle Dallas, who is a
member of the committee. Mary Kyle
Dallas 10 the successor.,..of the late Fanny
Fern on Bonner's Ledger, and is paid 5000
per annuT for vainly attempting TO initiate
tn rare genius She is a pleasant writer
when she is natural, but tho bent of her
intellect is not of that caustic, satir-
ical, bitterly ronical kind which
was peculiar to Fanny Fern. The question;
Resolved, The well-being of tho women of
the household and humanity is best promoted
by practical education in business. was dis
cussed." Nearly all the members spoke on the
question, taking the affirmative. Among the
number was Mrs. Croly, charming lady
correspondent of this city, whose letters to
various newspapers delight thousands of
readers There is vast deal in this ques-
ton that addresses itself to the understand
ings and the hearts of sensible, humane
men and women. N
1t is strange thing, nevertheless it is true
that
Now prevails in what may DO called to cpl
demic extent in all. the hospitals in the
city. Bellevue, Roosevelt, Chambers street,
New York and st. Luke hospitals all have
erysipelas in their surgical wards. The phys
icians deny it, but the fact has gradually
leaked out, and there is some excitement
over 1t.
M YOUR RAILROAD BOoMs.
And so Dallas is TO become grand rail
road center. take it for granted that your
citizens will raise the requisite amount to
build your southwestern or Cleburne road.
If rumors are correct you will soon have
competing branch for the Central, from Dem
ison 10 your city. 1t seems that Colonel
Tom Scott had to get control Of the Dallas
& Wichita in order TO carry out his part of
the trade in the Gould combination. II was
by a scratch that Dallas has been selected
and no. Fort Worth. You came very near
being left out in the cold. Mr..
Gould does not specially care, and
why should he, Tor Dallas or any other Of
your towns, unless they DO of advantage TO
him in his combination And lust here |
might ss we'll tell you that Dallas may make
up her mind to surrender all her stock. This
is not, however, in the interest of Gould, who,
indeed, did not much care about tho NJ, X.
s. 7. arrangement at the outset, but as said
before Colonel Thomas Scott had to
secure the control oil tho ID.
g. w. road. l will tell you what
/ know, and that is, that opposition on the
part Of your people yet may force the line
from Denton to Fort Worth, and If not you
will delay the building of the road until the
lien can be forclosed in the courts In the dis
cuseions on all this business Dallas had some
warm friends, who urged that her interest
should BIO protected, but 1t was no use, and
it was replied that Dallas might consider
herself eminently fortunate in securing the
line from Denison. You can oford to con
cliatc such powerful interests, and ought
not to antagonige them at the outset. Let
the others interested in the Dallas d Wich-
a.. Ia tlxa.. ,m.t