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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-30

ocounl,d by mercantile firms, On Main
slreei arc 10 be found tho great retail lnhr'
olm1ts uf the city, A. va passed dpWh
Mnin street " DAY we were attracted by lhe
long llne NJ show Windows that seemed W
belong 10 one establishment, Weenlored ana
found We were In tho great DIS, gooda phl'
ace Of George y Smith " o. ~ WIS per-
feet hover Of beauty, The llnl thought ihAl
struck W. was tint It wAs dangerous plnpe
for gentleman 10 % with lls WIG Tue
long line Of shelves, with fine imported dfehs
goods looked ~ II there was ~ abundance
Tor all tho ladies IN tllH amp
Then came the elegant SIR depart
meul, with prw styles lnlermlnhple'
On our rghl was Nh notion department, WIN
everything fresh and Of tho latest styles On
the extreme ef. Of tho vast building WIS tho
muslin and gents furnishing department
We looked into tho basement aud found II
crowded 10 its full capacity with goods for
thu Iobbng trade, Catering tho elevator We
came Ia tho second ilOOr Here II the SUIT
department, where the adlc. will lind Mr.,
Wmkin, lady Of long experiences ANA
acknowledged tusle, presldlng' Iho rooms
aro splendilly carpoled md look like phr'
lor, but busy hands were here Engaged lltllng
md preparing elegant aud costly d esses for
ladies from all paris Of tho South and south
west,
Mr., Percy Il, Scarf who has devoted
several years To the order department ct n
large house In Chicago, bus recently taken
charge Of TINT department here. liz makes
II his study 10 please both ladies md gentle
men who send their orders. BY sending for
samples and rules Of measurement you can
rest assured that more care will DO taken
and greater ellortto please will BE- made than
II you were on the ground, making your own
purchases, This Is not u low firm. II hns
been here fifteen years, but not oil tho time
under tho present firm name Mr. smith sa
gentleman Of large means, He has three
houses, one NJ Humboldt, one at Parsons and
ono ut Wichita lilo spends most Of his time
in New York buying The Increase Ia the
firm business here In 1879 over that of 1873
Is the strongest evidence of the growing
of the firm. twas over one hun
bred per cent, incrcasc. They NV carry the
largest stock Of any retail house in the city
in their line, and will in few years, If not
already be recognized M tho head Of the
retail dry goods trade Of Kansas City md
the Western country tributary hereto.
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DESIsON.


DESrsoS, March 90, 1880,
G. G.. Converse IN old-time Denisonian,bu
recently resident of the frontier, Is in tho
ciy.-Two or three lracascs and n rumpus
or so gave tho Mayor little 10 do this morn
aga large attendance ut tho churches
yesterday, Grandjuryman John Nevlns
spent Sunday nj home.---Iho distractions
arc being removed from Houston avenue, in
tho vicinity OF tho Dr. Williams building. --
b. @. Murray, of the News, Is rejoicing over
the advent Of another daughter into his fam
lily crclo.-Plover are plentiful and so ara
the hunters.--The chimney of the building
used rs colored Baptist church collapsed
during tho storm of Friday night and fell
inside of tho building giving the
assembled congregation somewhat Of
q scare.--The board of representatives of
tho fire department met last Saturday night
and appointed finance and other standing
ordered the purchase of badges
for tho officers of the departmcntand decided
on celebrating the Fourth Of July in their
usual appropriate style aud took theprelim-
mary steps to that effect. egg market
has again subsidized to its normal condition.
cream is in blossom. - The even
ings Mt present are very enjoyable to the
young people but the gate hinges have to
lady members Of the "ring'
returned so Sherman this morning.
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Letter From Kansas city.
deuce of the Herald.

Correspondence of the Herald.
KANSAS CITY, Me, March 81, 1850.
Since last wrote you from st. Louis,
decided to visit this great Western metrop-
oils and see what there was here in the way
of city, as there has been much said OF late
of the rapid growth of Kansas City and its
importance as a great commercial centre. In
1871 was here, and the Little Giant might
be said to be in its infancy. In "a l came
again, and found ii still advancing to the dig
nifty of city. In '76 | saw her still waxing
stronger, but then and for SON time since
there has been doubt in the minds of many
and not few we're cautious of investing
their money here, but doubt has been dis
PEELED. and now men look upon Kansas City
in 1880 rs q certainty. There need BIO hest
fancy no longer. The success rs a great
commercial city is assured. Moneyed men
of the East, and in fact, from all parts of the
country have congregsted here and are still
coming, until now this city bids fair to be-
come st. Louis warmest rival. The town is
solidly built, and it has not been done with
out difficulty, for nature never formed or
fashioned this place for a city. Her
energetic people from shere pluck have
made town where il seemed almost impossi-
BILE, on account of the hills and holes Ma
ture has yielded, though, to the sturdy hand
of man. Her streets have been dug down,
and houses that hitherto stood upon lofty
sminences, have been put on stilts, as it were,
until the earth was excavated from beneath
them. 1t Is surprising to see the amount of
this class of work going on now. The Ex-
,hsnge building, the courthouse, the Union
depot, the Cattle Exchange and stock yards,
Ill have an air of permanency abo It them,
md then the business houses remind you of a
grea. city. There are some elegant buildings
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-30

The issue in the contest for Speaker of the
House of Representatives in the Forty-sev'
enth Congress is likely to be protective tariff
and free trade. Mr.. Randall is a protection.
list and is shrewd enough to look after the in
terosts of Pennsylvania and the New Eng
land States, to the detrlment of the balance
Of the Union. Five of the Texas delegation
made the mistake of voting for him at the
at election, but if they regard the wishes Of
their people they will not do so again.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-30

THERE is to be State immigration con-
yention held in ST. Louis on the 18th OF
April. 1t is expected that every county in
The State will be represented. All railroad
and steamboat lines in the State
have rendered free transportation to delegates
and Governor Phelps has signifed his inten-
ton of being present. Wonder if Governor
Roberts would attend an immigration con-
vention in this State, or give it countenance
in any shape?
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GROESBEECK.
Correspondence of The Herald.
GRoEsBEKoK, March 81, 1890.

Correspondence OF Inc Herald.
GRoEsBEEoK, March 81, 1870.
Pursuant TO call of l.. L. Foster, Chair
man. the Democratic County convention met
at the court house ut p. m. to-day. There
was a pretty full representation of the voting
precincts. On permanent organization u. H.
Foster was chosen President, andJ. w. Fish
burn. of the Mexia Ledger Secretary. AT
ter the appointment and report of committees
etc, the following men wore chosen by the
committee on delegates to the State conven-
ton nj Galveston: A Henderson. Thorn
ton; Il w Wade, Col J r Henry, j w Fish
burn. r ] Gibson, w l. Griggs, w Ii Rich
srdson. II G Watson and I j Oliver, Mexia;
DIR "A G. Camp, l. l. Foster, Judge A Har-
rington, A G Prendergast, DIR Il II Dennis,
w il Frisbe and l. J ,Farrar, Groesbeeck; Il
n Smytbe and NJ Herring. Prairie Grove;
John Loyd and Major II W Morgan. Kosse
As this county has only five votes in tn,
State convention, and all persons nominated
as delegates were re quested to decline II they
could not attend, we ought to be represented
in the State convention. A resolution al
loving delegates to appoint proxies va
promptly rejected. No acton on tho two
thirds rule, except the ado ption OF resolu-
ton THAT il is advisable to retain the same in
nomination by the coming National conven-
ton. Only one delegation came up with in
.tructions on the question and they were for
clicking to the rule in ell csses. Upon tn
whole il seems that the primaries were not
largely attended People are not taking
great interest in the nomination of Presi
dental csndidate.i lin fact all that we OF
Continued ON Fifth page.
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LITTLE Colombia has her ire aroused. She
is very indignant at the proposed enforce
ment Of the Monroe doctrine by the Uuited
States, and thinks that things have come to
a pretty pass indeed if she can't let anybody
she pleases construct canal across the 18th
mus of Darien without first getting the per-
mission of this government. She is Growing
bigger than a bantam rooster in a barnyard,
Lot her crow if it is any pleasure to her, but
the Monroe doctrine must be enforced all the
same.
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MATTERS BY MAIL.
NEWS OF our NEAR NEIGHBOURS.
shooting Ncrape NJ nonham 20 Lime
stone county Democratic 'on'
ycntiOn-A Galveston Hatcher
on the Rampage Etr,
sExA.


Coro pondeuce Of the Herald
MEKIA, March ", 1889
Rough lumber will sell after to-day ut
$3.50 instead OF $40 as heretofore, THIS Is
because lransportion Is higher Dir Mich
ard will leave In few dnya on u trip u
Falls county, where bo expects TO romaln
acme 'imc.--Ono hundred and lorty-seven
beef hidos were shipped from this market to-
dry By various merchants, Business seems
to DO looking up, ut least for the present
Our merchants nro nl supplied with heavy
stocks of goods aud nro selling nj tho very
lowest pricos.--Our city IL very poorly
provided for NJ concerns systematic drainage
iieins flvorably located II could, with
very little expense be made one OF tho best
drained towns In tho State, thereby prevent
ing much sickness, II would DO amostcon-
mcndabo beginning for our prospective
Board of Aldermen 10 make provisions for
this end M their intiatory step towards sub
serving the best intercsts of tho city.
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A TARIFF of Afty per cent. on imported
goods is enormous, yet there are very many
articles of prime necessity on which grester
Der centage is paid. Suppose man who
gets one dollar per day wages wants
to invest tho earnings of three days labor in
salt to cure the pork he has been able to
fattcn in his pig-pen, is 1t not outrageous to
have to give the earnings Of one of those
three days for duty on that salts Yet spro-
sectivc tariff of fifty per cent. requires it.
Still we SEQ Democratic Congress letting
,he days of its session pass by without any
steps being taken for the reduction of the
enormous protective tariff imposed by the
Republican party. In fact, it has established
rules that enables committee to forever
keep down legislation on the tariff question,
and as long as there Is protective tariii
Speaker, there will be a protective tariff
Ways and Means committee.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-30

THE British General Donavan, in COM
mand at Hong Kong refused to ilrca salute
on Washington's birthday and the American
residents there arc very indignant. 1t is said
lho matter will be heard from further. 1t
won't cause war with Great Britain will it?
That would be too bad, You know.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-30

A CORRESPONDENT writing to the st. Louis
Times says Texas is 'almost tributary in
commercial sense to st. Louis" When Gal
weston gets deep water, which she can get if
she uses the proper endeayor and the New
Orleans railroad is completed, this COZ
responder. will find out that he
IS vastly mistaken. Tho fact
10 Texas is just beginning to awake to the
importance Of sea coast cities of her own, and
if Galveston is true to her interests and will
secure tie friendship of every section of
Texas and will put in force those efforts she
should, the Galveston harbor will be so i'm
proved by congressional appropriations that
the trade of this empire State can and will
be conferred there. With her extent of ter.
ritory, diversified productions and immense
resources, there is no sense in Texas sending
of her wealth to build up cities in other
States. She proposes to keep it at home
where it will do her the most good.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-30

WIS have received II pamphlet copy Of
"the civil services of Maj or.Gencrol Winfield
8. Hancock during his administration in
Louisiana and Texas" 1t is, perhaps, pub
lshed in the interest of that gentleman for
tho Democratic Presidential nomination.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-30

IT Is funny, isn't II, that our Government
should DO feeding tho families of Vic'orla's
band of Apaches and fighting tho band at
,ho expense of much money and bloodE
Stranger than anything on earth or in tho
waters underneath II, is tho Indian policy OF
the United States government.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-30

Mrs. SARAH SPRINGER died in l''ltmoro
afw days ago. She was ono hundred ana
three years old when she crossed over inc
ylvor aud left to mourn her loss thlrly'one
grand, and twonty.cight great-grondcIlldren'
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-30

ST.. Josnru, Missouri, has increased six
thousand in population during the past
twelve months Tho city directory for 1880
has lust been concluded aud shows seven
thousand names, estimated TO be onc'slSth OF
Aha populntion.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-30

Tux western States are to boin lluttor oil
excitement IN May, Prince Leopold sails Tor
Canada on April Goth and will make a tour
Of the Western Slat0l Of our Union
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INDICATIONS,

Purtly cloudy Weaiheri winds NJ 'dV somh
saSfeviy u nOrfherVi stationery "WP"""'
snI barometer.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-30

Ala7MkS. n, o. WOODY, Fashionable Hair
W. DR., sscr, Does the finest hair work of
any one in the city. she makes bralds, puIls,
curls, nzaes, wigs, Invisible front pieces,
watcn quarts, hair jewclry Of al Kinds, La
d "a will saye money by giving her Gull, AZ
No, IOl EN- street south side.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

NO. The regular annual meeting ottuo stock
h ,laers of the Dallas Real Estate and Building
Association viii be held NJ the opca-house
on Monday, the .Oth day OF March, lssO.
L T.. BARoY, sec'y and Treas,
palas Rual state aud Building Association
March ID, 1850
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sh,-,.y PERSONS OR FAAlIl Wanting
A3-''---~B Boots or Shoes, Flrst-Class CITY Made
for Gents, Ladies', Misses and ca ldrcn, Will
do well 90 call N Goo Main street; always on
hand fine assortment also made to order at
once as desired. Phi ces Low, Work warranted
Old Boolsand Sh0eB Repaired,
HARVEY PAGE,
Tpb7tf Manufacturer.
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IN HKRALD has turner circulation MdN
n ne other DAHfpaII wm Norm IeidSl
Otitbined
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-30

usyea AT ihs IOI,Ogof NJ Dalds, ferds, a.
heo0nd -cldks mdnfrl,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-26
The Markefs.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 2s.-virstnla sizes, deferred.
13; do. censols, 72sS do. second series, 29A do
past due ,, coupons W do. new -fortIes, ATS
BALTIMORE Nov. ,2si-cotton armeE- mid;
S,6?; Do family. $; ;55sss55; City miIls saEsr s
do. Rio brands. 6.75; Patspsco family l. So
steader. southern red, goal: %; do amber. /. -
cember l;22al. PAS JJanusry, ;27H;I 27K Feb
southern steady; western wholly ynoninal-southern
white. 81; do yellow. 55; western mixed, spot and
and @ l5a46 Western ests
@ hmprime dS It e oo choice Penqssiyana and MARY
Buzz messoosa saay
ospGe 6 none nscSn E eesr rib sides
LaTdslsfned. tieress. s.ssl Bitter ssssdSy.
Egg firm fresh; 25 lined, 20. Petroleum lower
ffsned i9 coee rm.o & 90 SrdiRsTy to
ceipts-aoar. Isl bss rels wheat is1 al bushels
0qsses s sS oors
tnshels, sales--wheat. s7s.2is bushels; cora.
NEW YoRR. YsBf.' Nov. 26.-stocks strong. Money.
Ss4: Exchsngs-,ons. 4so; short 49, Gov
NEW YORK. Nov. 26-FlOur quiet Wheat
quiet. Corn quiet.
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON.
York to-day At ?. m. IS reported by Lewis john
son 70 & oo.S; =; PsT ~ oen1ts;. lilhall2 asked !;
Mississippi. 81 Erie. az! Miohissn Centrsi. iizs I
sdSsepr s LIS shfS5s fsSe
rS WsR T. Louis Risu .,5 DO
liI; do preferred 77s; Kansas and TeIas s.Ssnc Sa
W. y. TELEGRAPH, 974s, O. @. and /. O.. 20E :
Pacific Mail. Is, S'' IVA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-26

TIE LIQUOR DEALERS ASSOCIATION met We'd
nesday at Cosmopolitan Hal, Mr.. Frank Hume
in the chair George Holmes, secretary. Mr..
Holmes, from the advisory board, stated that
The board had decided 10 extend the g clause
OF admittance until the next meeting. Mr.. T.
Hudson made a motion that the advisory board
be increased by the addition OF eight members
which was adopted, and Messrs. James /. Bar
bour, E. f. White, y. III. Shea, III. Browning,
Cbas. Aades j. {. Ergood, Chris Heurich aud
Geo. JuenemaDn were elected. Numerous CON-
plants were made by members as 10 their
inability TO procure licenses. Mr.. Hume stated
that the obstruction seemed TO cone from a
certain Commissioner, who threw all the
quibbes and technlcalitieS in the way that he
could. They the liquor dealers) were only
endeavoring TO have the law carried cut, and as
the ministers profeSsed the same end. he had
hopes that they would Join them in making the
commissioners obey the law. [Applausel A
discussion arose as 10 the employment or addl-
t1onal counsel, and Mt. Fitzgerald suggested
The name OF Mr. Cahill. IL was finally decided
that should the advisory board need more
counsel, he would be engaged On motion or
Mr.. Edward Abner. q committee consisting OF
Edward Abner. j. I. Barbour, =. j. DUFFY,
George Holmes and II, Rabe representing
George .Iueneman) was appointed to visit All
dealers In liquor and request them 10 join the
association. The meeting adjourned until
December :
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THE BOOM IN STOCKS.
Speculation Continues at HioI,

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The Posts financial ar
tlcle says: SPECULATION continues at high pres
sure al Tie stock Exchange, but up TO the pres
ent time it has been confined to much larger
extent than In previous years when it has run
10 extremes TO professional spectators, or
those who give more attention TO Wall street
than any other business. Perhaps the general
public Will come In later, and 1t Is the cal :ula-
lion that when money gets easy early next wear
they will do so, and will buy stocks at what
ever prices may be made for them by
that time. The stock market opened with A
Dound OF 1a2& per cent in the leading stocks
There was then further advance OF TAI ). per
cent. the coal stocks leading. At the hrst board
rhe market began to waYer. and By noon ba Il
fallen 'ia3 per cent, the latter Western Union
Telegraph Since noon the market has again
Oeen strong at an advance Of al per cent. The
strongest stocks have sold at the following
lc4h, Delaware and Hudson at 9S Lake ShoTa
l4S Michigan Central ll5,., Jersey Central
81, Milwaukee and st. Paul III = and Ia. Union
Pac,ie I1 40. Reading 5s C. C. c. and ST.
ana Northwest, 125 and 146. The weakest stocks
nave sold as low as 91K for Western nion
IelegIaph, 3szs for Kansas Texas. los FOR Bur
angeom ano quincy. and 81 for Iron Mountain. Il
apEears tnat tae great rise OF Wedne day In
NottnWeSI aLd ST. Paul was due to reports OF
large stock dividends az Mr.. Vanderbilt is tha
latgese single owner OF Northwest, the report
be intended to bring about a union 10 Of the the
chicago and Northwest, the Lake shore
anu lne New YORK Central. No confirmation
can oe obtained for these reports. The money
merAet Is active at per cent for call loans
lime loans are per cent for the rem ainder OF
the year, and down to per cent as the 10 itur-
NY OF The loan dates forward. Prime mercac-
tile paper Is sac per cent, a few choice namas
Seillng lower The banks are still losing money
TO the interior and to the Treasury, but are
gaining, although In smaller degree By gold
imports. The receipts of gold thus far This
week have been below expectations, but il
Is estimated that not far from 81 0O0 O1l
down 1asss for the As and 4Jz's. respectively.
the ACTIVITY OF money being the depressing IL
iluence. Railroad bonds are steady to strong.
and the list shows rise where prices ara
changed Of }ia1K per cent, the latter Texas q
Pacific firsts (lsio Grande divislon,) which are
up TO 95. Erie second consOls are UP to 103asa
=. the highest price ever paid for them. Erie
earnings are reported to be very large-at the
rate OF nearly $24 COT, 600 per annum. we nave
not received the official report.
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TIE NOREH LETTER BUSINESS,
Sentence Suspended in O,BrieR7s

NEW YORK, Nov. 26-James O'Brien alias
Lindsey. implicated by his own confession IN
the Morey Garfield Chinese letter forgery was
brought from the Tom bS to the court OF general
sessions this morning for sentence, but Judga
Corning suspended sentence owing to the 40
sence OF Assistant District Attorney Bel, ana
the prisoner was again remanded to prison
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The grand Jury TO-DAY
were still consideringdhe Morey Chinese letter
and the circumstances attending the forgery
They had before them some witnesses whose
names and the nature OF whose testimony could
not be learned. Secret interviews were held Ia
the district attorneys Office between Assistant
District Attorney Bell, Col. George Bliss, John
Truth newspaper. 1t has become known that
the gentlemen who have heretofore acted as
Counsel In the Philip case are now actively en-
gagged III sitting the disclosures made during
the progress Of the proceedings. with view Of
tracing the or1ginators of the Morey letter and
tie access OTieS 10 its publication