The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-04
MRS. MOHL's LETTER.
Correspondence of the Herald.

Correspondence of the Herald.
HARPERs FERRY, June %, 1880.
1t was worth trip to the sultry and for
saken capital of this great and galorious
kedentry," so SEQ the effect of that second
ballot on the people assembled about every
bulletin board to sec the last news. When
the result was announced great shouts burst
from the hearts Of the anxious Democrats,
who could not help fearing what Buell. calls
a"coup do convention on the part of Til
denis delegation, for so the delegates from
the great state Of New York are irreverently
called here. Radicals shook their heads
solemnly, and still continue to shake when
ever the ticket of tho Cincinnati convention
is mentioned. Everywhere you meet jubi-
liant faces, and groups of people excited joy
ously congratulating each other on the wis
dom and sagacity Of the old party in its
selection. ! had no idea there were so many
Democrats in Washington. 1t is IN absolute
fact that you could, for several daysafter the
ticket was made up, tell Democrat from
Republican by the expression on his face, in
his voice, in HIS very gait and movement. l am
content with the ticket. Please put it over
my particular corner ofthe HERALD whether
you hoist it elsewhere or not AS you know,
Bayard was my first choice, but no doubt
Hancock is more available, and he is gem
tlemsn, brave soldier and sound, old
school, straight.out Democrat. And he has
blameless record, too and SO presents the
"perfect contrast desired by the Phadel-
phia Times, to Mr.. Garfeld's stained es-
cutcheon. The Cincinnati convention was
fne contrast TO the Chicago scramble. A
noble, earnest, determined body of men,
mainly intent upon doing the very best for
their country and their party, and willing to
sacrifice personal Partially or prejudice to
public good. For instance, Wallace, of
Pennsylvania, went to Cincinnati Bayard
man, but his keen sagscity soon discovered
that the great Delaware chiettain's war re-
cord would give the enemy chance to wave
the tattered old bloody shirt once more, and
he determined to take even that slim chance
away. So he set to work to organize the
Hancock forces, and no doubt to his mastery
efforts we owe the phenomenal combs
nation before the people to-day.
One glorious thing about our can
didates is they are not dark horses, Il de-
test dark horses), but very bright horses
indeed, with long tracks of glittering fame
behind one, and n blameless, open public
life behind both. Their bitterest enemies
can find no dark spot in their career. We
have no apologies to make, no defense to
prepare, no ugly places TO whitewash; all is
fair, white and spotless.
Perhaps the fact that Mrs. Hancock is
southern woman, kentuckian, will
be urged in extremely rural districts in the
north and west as an offset to her husbands
valorous defense of the union, as the still
more henious crime committed by their only
son, Russell Hancock, who ran away with
rebels daughter and married her against
her fathers wish nay, such is his usual tur-
piditude, that he actually lives in the south
to this day, and is on the happiest terms with
his reconciled, rebel relations in Kentucky,
There is some serious talk in the Republic
can ranks of getting Garfield to decline the
nomination and putting Grant up after all.
And now turn from politics to an even less
agreeable subject, viz.
THE CURRIE VERDICT.
As was predicted by the HERALD, the eff
feet of this unexpected verdict upon the out
side world is most disastrous to Texas.
Northern and Western papers are full of it.
The Philadelphia Times says " it is warn
ing to strangers to keep out Of Texas" The
Washington Post says at will keep thous-
ands away who would have gone to Texas. "
Another paper, quoted in the Herald IN. W
says at does away with the good effects of
recent executions in the great empire state
of the South" have nothing to cay of the
justice of the verdict; only repeat that it
was q most disastrous thing for Texas just at
this period in her history No one considers
the circumstances; they only look at facts.
The Sunday Capital is the only paper have
seen that has word of extenuation, and it
prefaces its remarks in this fashion, THAT
the acquittal of the murderer Currie in
Texas is disgrace to the state, cannot be
denied "At the same time,' it continues,
sit is but just TO Texas and its people to re-
mind the public that there is no state in the
union in the punishment the laws sanction is
more Immediately ard in legal manner
dealt out in EXTREMIST penalties to the often
der. Texas is really the most honestly punt
tory state in the country, so far as crime is
concerned"
Will somebody please tell me where Onoko
is? A sQuib is going the rounds of the |
papers which says ain 0noko, Texas, the |
girls all wear their hair cut as close as scis-
sors can clip 1t, and broad brimmed, soft-felt
hats that give them the appearance Of saucy
boys.n There are so many new towns spring
ing up in Texas that can't keep the run OF
them. but never heard ofOnoko.
.Whst constitutes kiss" is question
now sgitating the North Carolina juries. A
young tar-heel sold girl Of the same per-
suasion some jewelry for one hundred kisses,
TO be- paid at The rate Of one day for one