The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11
STATE TOPICS,
aALYKsTOR.

Tho sub committees appointed by the CEN
trail committee, Of which Mayor Leonard Is
chairman, TO solicit subscriptions In aid OF
the suffering poor In Ireland, are hard ut
work. Among the most Jealous In the good
cause Is Mr., Patrick Herman, and the
amount Of wor,, lone by him Is shown In
,he V iISt of con- buttons gathered by the
committee Of Which, no Is u member, II has
been suggested that the different churches
take up Il collection for tho cause, and u
News reporter having consulted with the
secretary of tho central committee, Is author
lied by him to state that any contributions
will BIO thankfully received and duly nc
knowledged. AT noon yesterday
Mr.. Z. $. Wren, the Sec
retary Of the Central committee, had
turned over 10 the treasurer, Mr.. Geo, Sealy,
SO06 6s, the amount Of tho subscription TO.
eeived up TO that hour, which was RENTED
10 Drexel, Morgan Il Co., Of New York, TO
be cabed 10 the Irish Famine Relief commit
tee, as provided ut the meeting of the Gem
trial committee. Tho News Is desired by the
Secretary 10 request all persons who sub
scrbed ut the mass meeting held nj Artillery
hall, under the auspices OF tho Emmett Be-
neyolent association, who have not yet paid
the amounts then subscribed 10 call upon
him al the city clerks Office, and do 80 US soon
as convenient.
Endorsing Senator Coke.-The Greenback
Central club held their regular meeting last
night at their hall. Copies Of the speech OF
Senator Coke were introduced, and though
the Senator Is not q pronounced Greenbacker,
il was resolved: That the thanks Of the
Greenback Central club OF this city
be rendered the Hon. Richard Coke, United
Senator from this State, for his able and elo-
0uent speech In the United States Senate on
the Dad day Of January, In advocacy OF the
the legal tender quality OF greenback cur
rency; that in the speech Of the Hon. Richard
Coke we recognize noble defender Of the
laboring and producing class Of this great
country, and our than are due him for his
forcible denunciation Of national banks and
monopolies; that we deprecate the bill now
before the United States Senate known as tho
Bayard legal tender bill, and call on our
Senators and Representatives in Congress to
vote against it.
Steel ralls.-The Galveston, houston and
Henderson railway company yesterday com
pleted putting in their track OF 2! miles oil
Steel rails. The section thus improved ex-
tends from the city llmlts OF IlousVoh w
connection with hsh-plated rails north OF
Harrisburg.
AUSTIN.
f. L. Wren, mentioned in the evidence
taken before the Land Frauds committee,
has brought suit against the News for dam
ages as he alleges, by the publication OF the
testimony. He claims $4,000 damages by
reason of clouds or suspicious cast upon ms
land titles, and like amount for damages 70
his business. The suit is brought by. Mr.
Carleton. The plaintiff is in the land bust
ness in Galveston.
HOUSTON.
The performance at the opera-house,. foi
the benefit of the Irish sufferers realized
5000 This, with the amount collected out
side by the committee, bring the donations tc
$1,000 or $4,000 During the performance
all the gas-lghts in the opera-house went
out, bringing the entertainment to sum-
mary and untimely close.
Railroad Rumor.-Your correspondent
heard the rumor to-day through railroad
official, that Tom Scott had bought the
Memphis and Little Rock railroad, and that
through postal cars would soon be put on be-
tween Memphis, Tennessee, and Houston.