The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-22
GALVESTON.
Correspondence OF the Herald,

CorreSpo adence OF the Herald.
GALVESTON, May 81, lsS0
The case of Flank MCGOWAN was tried
yesterday in the District court. The greater
part OF the day was consumed in empannel-
ing jury, The trial began at O'clock.
The evidence was conclusive that il was JUS
tiiable homicide, that Turley was desper-
ate character and that McGowan was peace
able gentleman. The jury was out scarcely
an h our, when they brought in verdict of
not guilty, and the murderer of George Tur-
ley stepped forth free man. Another
travesty upon Justice. Such farces confirm
the statements made by such papers as the
Globe-D Democrat and Inter. Ocean, and are
detrimental to Texas. The court nor Jury
cannot be held responsible for the evidence,
and latter are sworn to be governed by
Was ably defendel by Major NJ. C.McLemore
and Coonel Jones, and was vigorously prose-
cuted by Major Frank Spencer The trial
was largely attended by Houstonians all
friends of McGowan.-J. Ensign Fuller,
Vice resident Of the Galveston, Camargo
International railway, left for New
York yesterday morning. Before leaving
he stated that the matter was sufficiently
under way to justify him in making ar
engagements for the projection OF the line,
and that he expected to return about the 10th
of June with the President, Mr. Phelps and
a corps of Engineers, and that then opera
tons will begin in earnest.--The Galveston
Journal new daily will make its appear
ancesbout the latter part of June or first of
July. 1t will be published by MesSrs. Shaw
& Blaylock for the journal Publishing
Company" of which they are one. The
Journal will be alive, spicy paper, and will
advocate the true interests of Galveston first,
last and all the time, and
among the editorial corps will
be Matthew Whillden, cartoon" and other
forcple and pungent writers. 1t will supply
a want long felt, and it will start under the
most favorable circumstances, large patron
age having been already secured. Frank
Skill, for the past year and a half the
popular night clerk at the fremont, leaves
in few days for the North. Frank will be
missed, and Colonel Mckinley will find it
difficult to ill mis- position with man, who,
by his obliging disposition, has popularized
himself to such wide extent as Frank. -
There has been u decline of twenty per cent
in rope in the pa,t ten days. This was received
by telegraphiC adv:ces yesterday and
resulted in the sal" of 100 600 pound, of Job
bers,-ThG Washington Guard; had y
pleasant time last night ut their armory.
They admit that they were defeated sQuarelv
and honorably, and speak in high praise of
their treatment by the Houston Light Guards
and the ladies of the Bayou city.-The
public rehearsal by the pupils of Professor
II. G, Beecke at the opera-house last night
was a rich musical treat, and was largely at
tended.-H. B. Andrews, a son of Colonel
n. B. Andrews, of the Galveston, Harrisburg
& San Antonio railroad was married to-day
in the Z piscopal church to Miss Hershberger,
an acc, mplished young lady of
this city. The bridal party boarded
q special train, provided for
the PURPOSE, and left for San Antonio
George Pinto, Tom Daley and another pre-
cocious youth appropriated the horse and
blackboard of Mr.. Cushing, and, after gem
eral spin around the city, left the rig in a
vacant stable on Fl, between Twentieth and
Twenty-frst streets, where it was found by
Officer Lacey and taken to Friedman's livery
stable. The officer afterward succeeded in
arresting George Pinto and Tom Daley, whe
were, under the charge of "mslicious mis-
chief" sent to jail.-The child of Daniel
Mahoney was bitten by dog yesterday after
noon. The dog was subsequently shot by
Officer Irelson.-The wharves are crowded
every evening to witness the fine sculling of
the contestants for the championship. The
Atantics four-oared barge crew arrived to-
day.