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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-29
yoIuminous COMPLAINT.

San Francisco, Aug. 2s.--Squire P. Dewey
has filed voluminous complaint In the su'
perior court against j. w. Mackey, James
G.. Fair, James G. Flood and James w
Coleman, executors Of William 9. O'Brian,
of the Pacific lumber and aume company,
the Nevada bank, the Pacific refinery and
the Bullion Exchange and the California
mining company, demanding that an account
be given 10 the California mining company
and its stockholders for alleged wrongs and
breaches Of trust and that upon such state.
ment the secretary to repay to said company,
for the use of its stockholders, all profits aud
property that belong TO the company which
had been obtained by the defendants by
means of the transaction set forth in the
complaint, which contains similar allegations
to those made in The notorious Burke suits
against the bonanza firm.
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oURAY DEAD.
'he Great Ute Chief Goes 10 the
Happy Hunting.Ground

Los Pinos Agency Aug. o., via Lake
city' COL, Aug 2s.-An Indian arrived last
night from the southern agency, with a com.
mun'cs'ion from DR.. Lacey to the effect that
ou'ays case is hopeless; that he is uncon.
errin,, ana mas not recognized him since ais
arrival a consultation Of three physicians
has SO decided, and report that the nublic
may expect to hear Of his death at sny mo.
ment. Chippeta, his wife, Is with him
Inc uneempshgne Utes are almost in a
PsaIr ha =. inc very thought of his demise and
bic successor. From various candidates v wbo
are are e55owding to the front Chief Saparmars
will doubtless be the man. The comm;ss;nn
has accomplished nothing, yet toward.
urging the treaty ouray's death will compli.
at least year.
Lster--l2'S0 p, m.-Rumer has lust ar.
rived announcing Ourays death. II
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STATE SPECIALS.
TEXAS TOPICS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Trammel Brothers Taken From
GrOesbeeck to COrsicana for Safe
Keeping--A Boy Drowned at San
AntOniO-W Work on the Inter.
national Railroad, Etc.

Special 10 the Herald
Fort Worth, Aug. 2S.-A number Of
wagon loads of corn were sold on the streets
Yesterday at 20 cents bushel.
Tho Hancock club met as usual last night
and were addressed by w. P. Wilson, of the
Advance, and 7. I. D. Andrews.
Ten bales of new cotton from this and
surrounding counties on the square this
morning, sold at from % to 81 cents per
pound.
Yesterday afternoon Caldwell Todd. of
Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Miss Lena Hide
brath, of st. Louis, Missouri, arrived, and
were married at Justice Meetings. office.
They left on the next train.
Unusu heavy stocks of merchandise are
daily being received by our merchants. Some
are enlarging their store.rooms, others are
moving into larg ones, and things are STIR
ring and still getting better
The material is arriving on the ground
for the erection Of two lar brick
store-rooms where the Trinity saloon
and Bee Hive restaurant frame houses) now
stand.
William Graft Of the Waverly house, who
has been on visit to friends in Dallas for
several weeks, has returned.
Anglin, alias Roberts, was started for Ala
bsms yesterday.
Arrivals at the Waverly house: P Fl
Thrash. Granbery; W r Gaddis, Lynchburg,
Ohio; Chas Hitler, Greensboro, Ky; A Q
Hard wick, city; Geo w Merchant, Alkaline;
Taylor Berry, Boston, Mass; Frank W Pierce,
do; A N Spencer, front, I y ?.
The employees of the I. " P. construction
company have loaded nu lber of cars with
iron from the supply depot hare for the ez'
tension of the Dallas & Wichita road.
The time for tramps is up now and men
need not fail to find work at any time. Tho
city police are making some arrests One at
the depot Inst night was arrested by police
man Ruggies.
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LOST LIVES.
HOW THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED
The New York Local Steamboat In-
spectors Make Public Their Report
ON the seawanahka Disaster
Every thing I'm Conformity TO
the Law-AbOut the Fire.

New York, Aug, 2s.-The local steamboat
inspectors, who made an investigation OF
the causes which led to the burning of the
steamer Seawanahka, made public their report
yesterday. They say the testimony goes to
show that there was an abundance of life
preservers on board and in every respect con-
formsble to the law Upon examination Of
the boiler after the accident two of the top
row of fues on the starboard boiler were
found to be ruptured close to the back hue
sheet. This they believe occurred after the
vessel was besched. The fire was caused by
draft forcing gases and flames out from the
CRATE and furnace doors, igniting the wood.
work. The inspectors believe also that had
the passengers taken the advice of the officers
and remained on board until the vessel was
grounded, nearly all would have been saved.
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Nicholasville, KY. Aug 28.--At the trial
Of Arnold, for the musd r Of Li!.l", verbal
alteration occurred yesterday between the
counsel, whereupon Ike Arnold, brother of
the accused, leaped over The railing with a
cooked revolver in his hand and was going
towards Broaston, opposing counsel. Intense
excitement prevailed. Mrs. Little tainted.
A half dozen revolvers were drawn and some
one shouted, they're going to shoot" Mrs,
Arnold pulled her husband, the accused,
under table and shielded his body with her
arm before any shots were fired. Young
Arnold was arrested, aud Broaston concluded
his speech with closed doors. There is much
feeling among the friends of the two parties.
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snYntOgn Races,

Saratoga Aug. Weathear clear but
attendance large and fashionable; tract;
in fine condition.
First race, for beaten horses, mile and a
furlong. Ella Warfeld won; Mayfower
second; Florence, third. Time, 1881.
Second race. Eaden Baden handicap
qweepstake, three miles Eiias Lawrence won;
Irish King, secdndj Chimney Sweep, third.
Time, 5;S2f.
Third rage, selling, threc.fourths of mile,
Marchioness won; SusQuehanna, second;
Mark L., third, Time, 1:16s.
Fourth race, free handicap steeple chase,
ab out three fourths of mile. Desby won;
Wayfarer, second. Disturbances rider fell
of. Time, lao
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Brighton Beach Races.

Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Aug. &c.
Weather day slltry; attendance very large;
four races promised; good sport.
First race, purse $3.50 for all ages, of
which $50 to second horse; mile heats.
Rye.and.Rye, l. Captain Clear, So; New
York Weekly, Ia; Charlie Ross, A;
Moderator, /, distanced; Ben Hill, distanced.
Time not given. Rye.and-R Rye was favorite.
Second race, $3.50 handicap, for three
year olds; $50 to second horse; mile and
one.eighth. Big Medicine was favorite in
pools; Mary Anderson, frst; Momonoc,
second; Big Medicine, third. Time, l:5sa.
Third race, handicap sweepstakes, all ages,
at $40; only $40 40 declared out, mile and
three-fourths. Bucktie, first; Surge, second;
Bayard, third Vagiant dstanced; Tom
Kensellar distanced. Time S:07i. Bucktie
was largely favorite.
Fourth race, purse $3.50 handicap, for all
ages; $50 TO second horse; mile and one
fourth, over five hurdles. Ohio Boy, first;
Miss Molloy, second; Dandy, third. Time,
2;l9. Dandy was strong favorite in pools.
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Affairs at Groesbeeck.

Special to the Herald.
Groesbeeck, Aug.-This section was visited
with q fair rain the other day. Opinions
differ as 10 whether it was blessing or tie
contrary. The boil worms received new
lease of life thereby and have played havoc
with cotton crops in some parts of the coun.
ty, while others have been damaged but
little. The staple is now coming in lively.
Wood and Sim Trammel, charged with
murder and assault with intent to commit
murder in 1873, and who were brought in
the other day, after having evaded the
vigilance of the officers SO long, were sent to
Corsicana for safe keeping.
William Mills, charged with killing, about
month since, an cid man, in the attempt to
shoot another the traducer Of the virtue Of
his Mills family, had his preliminary exam
nation before Esqu re Durham yesterday
and was admitted to bail in the sum of $500.
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AFFAIRS ABROAD.
OLD WORLD MATTERS AND THINGS.
The Porte Declines to Grant servia
the Same Privileges Enjoyed by
koumania - The Late Adeline
Nelson's Bequcsts-Infected
Cattle from America, Etc,

London, Aug. 2S.--A deputstion of the
land league, consisting Of Messrs. Brennan,
Rev. Polk and Boynton, had an interview
with Mr.. Parnell and the Irish members OF
the house Of commons last evening, on the
subject of conduct of land agitation in Ireland
during parliamentary recess.
NAVAL DEMONSTRATION.
A dispatch from Rome to the Times saws
preparations for the naval demonstration In
Turkish waters have been completed with
England
INFECTED CATTLE.
A cargo of cattle from Baltimore, infected
with Texas cattle fever, was referred TO by
MIR. Windell in the house of commons last
night.
A BoNAPARTIsrs ADHERENCE TO THE POL.
BOOTHS CAST FOR HAMLET"
The Manchester Guardians London cor.
respondent says the cast of "Hamlet" for
Mr. Booths opening in London, includes the
following actors Hamlet, Booth; King, I
$ Winnburne ghost, Ryder; Leaertes
Rugles Belen; Horatio, Charles Harcourt;
First grave digger, Harry Jackson; Queen,
Mrs. Herman Vesin; Ophela, Miss Gerard
The piece is being avishly mounted.
ICY OF aAMBETTA.
A Paris dispatch to the 81. James Gazette
ssy' NJ. Robert Mitchell, the we'll known
Bonapartist, made a speech declaring his I'D.
herence to the policy Of NJ. Gambetia.
THE IRISH AGITATION.
The Cork Constitution says some time age
the constabulsry received information of g
Fenian plot to attack power mills and bar.
racks at Ballincalling, five miles southwest Of
Cork Extra precautions were taken and are
still continued against a surprise. The Con.
shtulion alleges that men in positions OF
trust at the mills are Fenian officers.
MISS NELSON'S REQUESTS.
The London correspondent Of provincial
paper states that tho greater part of Miss
Nelson's property, estimated at about $40.
900, 10 left by will to Rear-Admiral Hon.
Henry Carr Glyn, c. B. Mr.. Edward Comp
ton received legacy OF 1000. After Miss
Nelson's divorce in 1877, she had many
suitots, and one of them was Rear.Admirsl
Glyr,a member Of the Prince of Wales
household. The prince, it has been said,
learning Of the attachment, intimated that
should the marriage tike place tho admirsl's
career would be ruined and neither no nor the
lady would be received at court The admi
raj declared that he 6ould marry Miss Neil
son nevertheless II che would accept him, bu
she refused him, saying, however, "If re-
spected tie man less, would marry him; q
ii is, cannot"
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Railroad Conference.

New York, Aug. 2s,-Tha joint executive
committee of the trunk lines closed its
August meeting to-day. The committee re-
ports on equalization, on tonnage to Chicago,
st. Louis, Cincinnati and Indianapolis were
adopted. Preliminary proposals were sub
mitted and ordered to be laid before the COM
mittee The Erie road was requested to see
that the resolutions that lines at the sea-
board terminal points shall collect the
freight on actual gross weight Of shipments
of whisky, alcohol, etc. be rigidly carried out
by all. The revised rates Oh cotton were
adopted, and permanent committee of nine
on cotton rates was appointed. The request
of the Southwestern railway association, that
fast freight ard despatch agents DO with
drawn from Missouri river points, WAS refer
red to the trunk line executive committee for
confederation and action. No action regard
ing east-bound rates, other than on cotton,
was taken.
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NOT GUILTY.
A Newspaper Man ON Trial For Al.
legged Defamation OF Character.

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 2s,-E. II. Wallo.
war proprietor of the Harrisb arg Independ.
ent, was tried last night at the Csrlysle
criminal court for OBTAINING the character of
Mrs. Catherine Zell 1t the time she was under
sentence of death COR the murder OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Kiel, by republshing an article in
reference to her which was taken from the
New York Herald, The jury this morning
rendered averdict of not guilty, and ordered
the prosecution to pay the costa. Mrs. Zell's
hush nd, the prosecutor, il now in Jail wait
ing sentence for larceny committed at the
Jail while he was visiting his wife.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-29
Carrying seund by Means of II Beam
of Light

Boston, Aug. 28.-Professor Alexander
Graham Bell inventor of the telephone
which bears his name, read an interesting pa
per before the American association for the
advancement of science tonight upon pro-
duction and reproduction Of sound by light
He described the new method of carrying
sound by means of beam of light striking
on piece of solenium and said that in this
way without any conducting wire or medium
of communication other than the light beam
he had succeeded in carrying srticulate words
distance OF eight hundred yards. lie thinks
there is no reason to doubt that the same re-
suits can be obtained at whatever distance a
beam of light can be flashed from one point
to another.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-29
A WashOut.

Chicago, Aug ga special from Omaha,
Nebraska, says no overland train had arrived
yesterday, and there will be none to-day. The
Union Pacific railway is broken by wash
out eighty eighty miles east of North Platte.
Twenty or thirty trains were delayed, but
last advices predict that the break will be
sufficiently repaired to permit the passage of
trains about noon to.day. The damage was
caused by rise in the Platte river.
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COrsicana Items.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Corsicana, Aug. 2S.-Several section
hands were on q bender this morning and
caused quite comotion until quoted by the
city marshal.
Very heavy rain fell this afternoon. 1t
only lasted few moments, and was followed
by heat-wave, which was almost unbear-
able till breeze sprung up.
A man from the country was playing Cir
Gus with his horse to-day probably getting
him in trim for Barnum) He was kicked in
the breast, and seriously injured. The horse
ran away, but WAS caught a: the Houston &
Texas Central depot.
The primary eection'is being held to-day.
Everything is lively, though in quiet way.
The candidates are all on anxious seats.
Subscribers will please be in readiness to
settle with the collector on the Slst, as he
Leaves on the morning of the lst, and wishes
to balance up before leaving.
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Railroad Collision.

Baltimore, Aug. 28.-On Thursday after
noon passenger train on the Chesapeake s.
Ohio railway, coming east, ran into coal
train in a tunnel q miles west of Greenbrar
White Sulphur springs. Some cars of both
trains were smashed. Several passengers
were hurt but none seriously. The freight
conductor was killed and the engineer
wounded, having his leg broken. Several
others on the train were slightly wounded
and stones of the tunnel we're brought down
by the jar of the collision.
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The New Cable.

Boston, Aug. pa special dispatch from
Bangor states that import mt changes in the
overland lines connecting with the Anglo
American cables have been completed by
Assistant Superintendent Duxbury under
the new arrangements. Gable facilities be-
tween this country and the old world are
fully doubled and the danger of error in
transmission also greatly reduced. Bangor
will hereafter be the only repeating station
between the New York cable landing, and
Boston business will be facilitated by the
change. The New York wire has been
qusdruplexed, and will be used in connection
with the new cable just landed.
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A slippery Postmss { or.

Desdwsod, D. T., Aug. 2s.-Richard O.
Adams, the defaulting postmaster whose
trial has just ended, and who was to have been
sentenced, escaped from the custody Of the
marshal last night. Adams career has been
a disgraceful one, and his leaving the Hills is
but a repetition of his exit from various 9th
or places. A large reward will be offered by
the marshal for hi, capture.
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The Deramcs Brothers.

New Orleans, Aug. %. Tho Derance
brothers, for the killing of E. Mix, jr., were
arraigned to-day before Recorder Millenber.
ger. After the evidence on the part Of the
state identifying the prisoners as the parties
who did the killing, the defense announced
that they had no testimony to offer. They
were, therefore, sent before the criminal
court without bail. A large crowd gathered
about the court building, but there was ne
excitement.
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Hanged by q Mob.

Guthrie, Miss, Aug. 2s.-Tuesdsy morn
ing colored man named Green W. Ellis
assaulted Mrs. Duncan, two miles north of
here, with intent to commit robbery. After
beating her severely and taking $l2 that was
on her person, he left her for dead. She re-
covered sufficiently to get home and report
the facts. Ellis was caught yesterday, had
his trial and was to have been sent to the
county Jail to-day. Last night between
twenty-five and fifty men rode into the town,
overpowered the guard and quietly removed
Ellis, who was hanged not far from the town.
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Suddenly Listed .

ST. Johns, N. B., Aug. 2S.-The three
masted schooner Aldythe, which arrived on
Thursday from Richmond, Va, with coal,
while laying at Low Cave market wharf, sud-
denly listed yesterday morning and fell on her
stsrboard side, the weight of tx coal break.
ing in her bilge and straining and twisting her
hull. The mizzsn mast was also broken and
LEANED over
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Northwestern wheat Harvest.

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 2s.-Owing to the
late spring, sewing was delayed at least Two
weeks on the line Of the Northern Pacific
railroad and the harvest 10 much later than
in previous years. The shipment of wheat
from the great Dalrymple farm began Au-
gust llth, In 1879, but this year not O
bushel has yet been shipped. The whea,
crop will not reach the port of Duluth before
the LIST ofSeptember.
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Colorado Republicans.

Lesdvills, Col, Aug. 2s.-The platform
adopted by the state Republican convention
end rises the state administration and national
and state nominations; declares opposition
to mono .metalism, in favor Of the re-estab.
i,hment Of silver on an equal footing with
gold, and in favor of free coinage of silver.
Il declares that the Democratic congress, in
its treatment Of the Indian question, has
failed to discharge public duty. Ad-
iourned.
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Burned to Death.

Lawrence, Mass, Aug pa fire occur
red this morning at the Pacific mills, in the
flock washing room, small one.story build
ing, having neither door nor window, the en-
trance to the building being through sky
light. Michael Lsrgan and Patrick Morarity
were in the building at the time of the FIRE,
and being unable to get out were burned to
daeth
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Pennsylvania Bribery Cases.

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 2S.-At the Assem-.
bling Of court this morning the district at
torney asked and obtained the consent of the
court to have q nolle prosequi entered in the
case OF D. G. Clark and DR.. D. X. Shoe.
maker, charged with corrupt solicitation of
members of the legislature in the matter Of
the riot claims, but the request was asked on
the ground ofinsufficient evidence to convict
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Newspaper Chang.

Troy N T., Aug. 2s.--The Troy Whig
newspaper, with its franchises, to-day passed
into the control of Ben +. Judson, who viii,
conduct 1 the business management, and
haynes u. Cunningham, who will take
editorial tim charge. The name of the paper
" WI. 1e changed to the Morning Telegram.
II will remain Republican in politics.
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Dots From Galveston.

8 oacal to the Herald.
Galveston, Aug. 2S.-Hattie Pierce died to.
day at 4:30 o'clock. An inquest was held
and the verdict OF tie jury was death caused
'oy an overdose of morphine.
The regatta between the Galveston and
Protection rowing club was waterloo in all
the races for the latter club. No time was
taken.
G. j. McRes has received commission
rom the governor as major of the first
brigade of the Texas Volunteer Guards.
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The Johnston. wise DimeuIty,

Richmond, Va, Aug. 29-The examination
of DR.. George Ben Johnston on the charge
of being about to engage in duel with
Captain.John s. Wise, took place to-day
in the police court, and resulted in DR..
Johnston being placed under bonds in $4,000
to keep the peace for twelve months. Captain
Wise has not been arrested, but one Of his
counsel said to-day that Wise would surren.
der himself on Monday.
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Notes From san Antonio

Special to the Herald.
San Antonio, Aug. 2S.-Men and teams
have arrived to begin work at this point on
the International railroad, and on October LIST
stages will run from San Marcos to San An
tonic with International passengers.
tae little stepson of Rev. j. w. Devillbiss
was to-day accidentally drowned in tank.
Pill Meadows, in jail for murder is sick
with consumption. An effort is being made
70 release him on bond.
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BUCKS BOUND.
The Medical Diploma Fraud, Supposed
Drowned, Turns Up In Canada.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2S.-The adjourned il.
vestigation of the disappearance of D.,
Buchanan WAS continued in the district court
to-day on the question of FORGETTING the bail
FOR his appearance. The Judge said, from
the testimony, the allegations of the bonds.
mon that Dr. Buchanan had committed
suicide were sustained. The motion, there
fore, of the government to have the bail
forfeited must be refused, but if the district
attorney can at any time rebut the pre-
sumption raised by the evidence, he can re-
new the motion for forfeiture.
THE DOCTOR" IN CANADA.
Detroit, Aug. %. The much sought DR..
Buchanan, Of bogus medica. diploma
notoriety, whose disappearance from Phils.
delphs and supposed drowning from ferry
boat has already been telegrsphed over the
country, has been run down at last. He is
stopping at Windsor, Ont, opposite this city.
He has been hiding in the vicinity for several
days under the assumed name of Fairchild.
There seems to be no doubt of his identity.
The police authorities here have not been
communicated with, and have taken no stops
to interfere with his movements.
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st. Julian.

San Francisco, Aug. 2S.-Robert Morrow,
the owner of st. Julien, denies the report
telegraphed from the east that his horse had
been sold to W. 81. Vanderbilt, but expresses
q willingness to sell him for 5000. This was
before receiving the news of his performance
yesterday.
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Cuttings From Calvert.

Special to the Herald.
Calvert Aug. 2S.-Politics of all parties
are at the highest pitch here now. The
'Greenbackers met at Hearne on the 25th
and nominated Captain Dodson, of Leon,
Tor senator; ]. W. McNutt, for district Judge;
A. N. Smith, for district attorney. They
then organized a county convention, with
Hal Geiger as chairman; and after nominal.
Ing few OF the county offices, they broke up
IN 3 row over the attempt to nominate P. w.
Hall for county judge.