The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18

for interior points and lacks in transportstic
facilities to giyeit quick dispatch. Thus f,
there is no apparent decline in bushes
on the g., II. & II. road, whic
Is doing larger passenger and freigh
trathc.-Matera in large quantities is be
ing constantly received and rapidly sent fol
ward for the extension of the Gulf, Col
oraio Il Santa Fe. The Galveston, Camsr
go'lnternational narrow gauge is dorman
Tor the time being, until some definite un
Outstanding caa be arrived at by which tn
Marrow Gauge gets perfect control of tn,
Galveston, Brazo, u Colorado marrow
gauge railroad, which, for want of enter
prise, became failure in 1879, and fell into
the hands of Galveston bondholders. Al
soon as this is accomplished the road will be
Immediately placed under contract and
pushed forward energetically to its objective
point. While everything is looking so ia.
vorable, the action Of the president of the
board of health is severely commented upon.
After making a selection IF two strict non
Intercourse members of the board, and assur-
ing them that the board would be governed
BY its action regarding quarantine against
New Orleans by the report they made, he,
in the face of the their report in which
| they declare New Orleans TO be in better
sanitary condition than Galveston,
and that the city's quarantine reg.
ulations are all that could be desired,
goes back on his pledges and
urges the immediate establishment of quar-
antine against the city, questioning at once
the integrity and csndor of men, whom he
assured before their departure ho would have
confidence in their report. The report of
the committee was, however adopted, al
though it provoked sharp and acrimonious
discussion, The president seems to arrogate
to himself that he has the prerogative to
dictate to the heath authorities of New
Orleans how they shall conduct their quar-
sntine affairs, and unless they submit to his
srbtrsry dctation he will proclaim qusran-
tine against them Unless the presidsat.
takes n ore liberal view of affairs, he will
be woefully in the minority in the board, and
as a subserver of the public good he will be a
mere fgure-head The Judgment in the
suit of B. G. Hitchcock & Co. vs. the city of
Galveston has been recorded in the mortgage
and abstract book in the office of the county
clerk, in ,ccordance with law. The judg-
ment against the city is for Sl17, $40 80,
and bears interest at the rate of per cent.
p annum, amounting to yearly interest
Of 50 ,403.27. This is $783 60 per month,
S26.l2 a day, and one dollar, eight cents and
four mills per hour, or over one dollar per
hour day and night. Quite comfortable
salary and which will eventually be q costly
elephant to Galveston.-A writ of seques-
tration was sued out yesterday for 700 sacks
of cotton seed on board the steam lighter
Peggotty and a part of the cargo Of the Lord
Collinwood. Captain South, of the Peg
gotty, claims that some of the sacks were in
bad order and so receiptod. Mr.. @. w.
Adams denied this, and on Friday presented
his receipts, and demanded that they be re-
paced by others, stating that the sacks were in
good order. This was refused, hence the suit
near all the boats that compose
the mosquito feet have left Their moorings,
and are now skirting the coast for cargo. -
Yesterday morning horse attached to a
buggy on Market street became frightened at
an uncouth object on the sidewalk and at
tempted to run away. While tuning Centre
street on tie car track the buggy was upset, |
throwing the horse on his side, when he was
secured by two bystanders. A col |
pred girl was in the buggy driving when he
started to run, but escaped unhMt.---Hon. |
NJ. Kopperl has made donation of lots to |
he Protestant orphans home association as
. site for building. The HON, under its
present management is tecominga feature
ior good in providing home for the home
ess and fatherless.- the shipping to-
lay in the harbor had their canvas spread
20 the breeze drying. 1t gave
he hsrbor a gay appearance.-
This morning about 2;l5 the cry of "ire,
murder" awoke the stiffness of the night,
md electrified the policemen on Post Office |
treet. Fastening in the direction of the
ound, he found an incipient conaagration
inder way in the rear part of two story
Prick at the south corner of Twenty -frst
md Post Office streets, which had been dis
covered by Mrs. Mckenzie, who owned the
,uilding, occupying the second story as a
while the lower was occupied BY
'eitro Devoti, as a grocery and fruit store.
l general alarm speedily rang out, calling
be fire laddies into action, but by the time
he FIRE department arrived upon the scene the
ames were extinguished. From critical
of the premises, it was clearly
demonstrated to be the work of an incen-
larry. The store was closed by Mrs. Devuti,
er son and Mr.. Connors, and when they
5lb everything WAS seCuT0. u0 lnNeStl0a-
ion disclosed the fact that the rear window,
rhich is barred by iron bars, was left raised
or ventilation in consequence Of the fruit.
'wo OF these bars were pried and broken of,
his led into storeroom which connected by {
door, and petitioned off by pine partition
rom the main store. In this storeroom was
tored whisky, oil and sack. Two blazing
inc fagots we're evidently placed here by
be fire bug. From thence he went into the
lain storereom, placing two more in differ.
ut places among barrels and boxes in the
BAR Of the store. These were blazing ard i
ad been charged with sulphur. The rear 9
cor that leads out into an area and which |
as bolted from the inside had the bolt i
rawn ard was standing slightly sjar, when 9
Ire. McKe zie's son ran down stairs. The o
hole thing was skillfully planned, and but =
n the timely discovery by Mrs. Mckenzie
of serious magnitude would
ave occurred. The prompt action of those
ho responded exhnguished the flames in
lie storeroom before any serious damage was
me. The two bundles of faggots placed in s.
e store were brought to the police station G
cSse that will call into requisition the best r
i'll of the Galveston detectives to ferret out. o
About 4:30 o'clock this morning the mail ?
CINE on the g., H. & H. railroad got away II
ON the engineer and ran into one of the
coaches standing in front of the
pot. The engine and coach were pretty 60
dly used up. No one hurt. The engineer