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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-19
A Declaration.

10 whom II may concern
The undersigned, officers Of the city and
county of Dallas, Texas, and citizens Of
the same, having read the reported speech of
our townsmsn, A. B. Norton, as published in
the Wabash (lndians,) Plain Dealer, exhibit
ing the people of Texas in the years follow
lag the war, as iesperadoes and cut-throats,
and his own .lifs AS often menaced by euch
men, feel it our duty, rs good citizens to say
thst we have never heard of Mr.. Norton's
ife, liberty or property being endangered in
Texas, but on the contrary, that while be has
lived here and near here great many years,
has built and owns foe residence hera has
published Republican newspaper for near
ly ten years In this town, and last year cree
ted large three story stone building, in part
of which the U. s. Court is now held, and
said to have cost him about $1,000, in al
this time he has been MS free to speak, to
write ard to publish his views rs anyone on
earth. He has moreover enj yed the person.
al friendship Of every man in this community,
so far as we know or believe, without dis
tinction of party and upon all appropriate
occasions, has been put forward MS conf
mitteeman, whenever the people met with
out distinction Of party.
After reading his speech rs reported in the
Wabash Plain Dealer, we say, without reser.
walton that since the war we never heard of
any outrage, personal danger or Other wrong
to him, and must conclude either that
he has been grossly misrepresented,
or that, under some malign influence, he has
been drugged and made to draw upon his
imagination to thus SANDER people among
whom he has so long lived, and from whom
he has uniformly received so many evidences
of kind feeling and good will.
Some of us have known Mr.. Norton
twenty-five years, and all of us for quite n
long time.
A. Harwood, Clerk County Court; W. II.
Prather, County Collector; w. A. Har.
wood, District Clerk; A. W. Webb, old
citizen from Ohio j.. @. Mccoy, old
citizen from Indiana; H. Willard, here
sin o 1876 formerly member of company
@, 9th Indiana Volunteer Infantry; John
}. Good, Mayor of the city OF Dallas
A. A. Johnston, NJ d.; Fl. Barksdale, ex-
District Judges Nat. NJ Burford, ex.
District Ju ge w. F. Cummins, No
tary Public; VIM. Upton, born and
reared in Indiana, came TO Texas Re-
publican, but having lived here eleven
years, am Democrat straight.out.
Dallas, Oct. Is, 1880.
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The Kansas City Times is so exceedingly
partisan in its views and its conduct that we
are surprised TO zee It advocating the with
arawal Of Mr.. English from the Democratic
ticket and. the substitution ofsome one else for
the vice-presidency. Such course would be
suicidal, even If there was cause for 1t, which
there is not, and to propose it only gives the
Republicans leverage to help their cause,
b,sidss disheartening weak-kneed Democrats.
The Times does the Democratic party no
service by any such propositions as the one
in question, and if it .intendssto keep them
up, the party in Missouri had better disown
and taboo II at once.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-19

THE sad news has gone abroad over the
st ,te, of the death of DR.. Dohmen the ocu-
list, at Austin, he having died of hemmorhage
of the lungs, on Friday night last. He came
10 this county from Europe for his health,
and settling at Austin, soon became so noted
IN his specialties of treatment ofthe eyes and
ears, that he was o i,oycd at the state blind
asylum. He was probably one of the most
learned and skilhl oculists in the country
and his death occasions great loss. Many a
little girl AID boy healed by him at the blind
Asylum, as we'll as many an older person,
will sincerity mcurus his demise.
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friends regarding my tariff views. l am too
sound an American 10 advocate the depar-
ture from the general features of policy
that has been largely instrumental in build
ing up our industries and keeping Americans
from the competitions of the unpaid labor Of
Europe. If we intend to remain honest and
pay the public debt, as good people of all
parties do, and il We mean to administer the
functions of government, then we must raise
revenue in some way or other. With q
united and harmonious country we shall GER
tainly in time pay Off the public debt, but
the necessity Of raising money for the ad-
ministration of the government will continue
IS loEg as human nature lasts, and. all par
ties agree that the best way for us to raise
revenue is largely by the tariff SO far rs
we are concerned, therefore, sll talk about
free trade is folly. But the tariff question
will probably be treated with justice t, all
our interests and people by some such bill
as Eston's. l believe that commission of
intelligent experts representing both the
government and American industries will
suggest tariff m ensures that will relieve us of
any cru3ties and inconsistencies existing in
the present laws and confirm to US n system
which will be judcouS Just, harmonious
and incidentally protective MS well as stable
in its effects.
am very truly yours,
[Signed w. S. HANCOCK
Hon. Theodore 7. Randolph, MOrrissown,
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T. L. Cenn's New work

We are in receipt from the author of /,
squirrel.grey tinted paper pamphlet entitled
The. Coming Revolution. What to Do and
How to Do II; or, Human Nature in Nut.
shell.' This essay or treatise of some IA
octave pages Of long primer typo purports
on ii cover to be "a solution Of
self government by the people by making
money and labor equivalent and regulating
boA by the law Of supply and demand"
We have not read the argument" being
just now too busy with libel suit in the
District Court entitled, 1T. Z. Conn versus
Pfouts, Elliott 4 Hall, proprietors of the
DALLAS HxRALD," and we are endesyoring
to practically solve the problem of "what 10
do and how::o do II" and to understand .'hu-
man nature In q nutshell" We have observ.
ed, however that the aforesaid author who
took the "Pauper's Oath,"i In the Aforesaid
suit, thus discourses about millions and
thousands OF millions: INK ~
'eThe gold and silver coin and bullion In
the world is about equal, and Is estimated at
eleven thousand millions. The circulation
in France isabout seventy dollars for each
person. We would require more, but taking
that as o basic, we would require about
thirty.Gve hundred millions for circulation
Now, as our circulation would increase
gradually M the increased production
| Of the people increased the demand.
it Is fully safe to spy that in Ave years the
government vaults would contain one thous.
and millions Of coin deposit, and receive
interest upon two thousand millions, which,
at three per cent, would b sixty millions
yearly. Add twenty millions for customs
shove expenses, and taking twenty years ss
the average occurrence Of three years vsr,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

rsToCKHoLDERs MEETING - once
Of the Chicago, Texas 4 Mexican Central Rail-
way company, Dallas, Tex, Sept. 81, lsso.--By
order Of the Board Of Directors OF the Chicago,
Texas & Mexican Central Railway COM
pany notice Is hereby given TO all stockholders
Of said company to attend regular annual
meeting Of said stockholders to DO held at the
ONCE Of the company In the city OF Dallas,
state of Texas. on the lst day Of November,
1850, for the purpose of enacting and adopting
bylaws for said company; and pursuau, to
the order Of said Board OF Directors notice is
also given to said stockholders TO attend q
meeting Of tn e stock holders OF said company
TO be held at the crmpany's office, In the city
Of Dallas, state OF Texas, ON the e7th day OF
November, 1880, for the purpose of consider
Ing aud sanctioning the borrowing of money
not to exceed twenty Thousand dollars on each
mile OF said railroad by said company, TO be
secured by the bonds Of the company, and .
trust deed upon its property and franchise, the
forms thereof being on file In the once Of the
COMPANY. DANIEL II. HALE,
AT. BENNETT, seo'y. President.
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SOMETHING NEEDED.

We see from the advertisements of the
Abbot troupe, that they appear two nights
with matinee at Houston, and four night
and matinee at Galveston. 1t is too bad
that.this splendid company only played one
night here. We know that Miss Abbot
would have drawn full houses for justas ma
ny perfo. msnces in Dallas as she will in Gal.
weston, but the fault is not hers that she
gives Dallas only one night. The difficulty in
the way is the want of suitable opera house.
In o city of the size Of Dallas and with as
refined and cultured society as she can boast,
II is strange that some one does not build an
opera house ample for the necessities of the
city. For $4,000 lots could be purchased
and building erected that would contain
on the gr ound floor three stores, and above
theatre with seating capacity Of fifteen
hundred, nicely finished and furnished, so it
is said by those who pretend to know. 1t is
also said that these three stores would rent
for $76 per month each, or an aggregate Of
S2,700 per snnum, and that the theatre
would rent for $1,000 year, making a
total of $4,000. From this subtract six
per cent of tn @ capital invested, say $500
fer.insurance, taxes and repairs, and there
will be left $4,000 income from the property
equal to q fraction under nine per cent on the
money laid cut. It may be that the party
who made this calculation put the figures Of
rental for the stores too small, and. the per
,esntage for insurance, taxes and repairs toe
nigh, in which event the income would Be
greater. There Is one thing sure, Dalai
needs an opera house that will seat twelve OF
hhsen hundred people, and tina. will b,
comfortably and conveniently arranged n
we'll as neatly finished. If one person can
not afford the expense, cannot afford TO in
vest means at SO small rate Of interest Vi
IN opera house would pay. then joint stool
company Of capitalists, who can afford X
mako the investment ought for the good o
Dallas, to 60 into the enterprise. Dallas car
boast as great number Of the masonic fra
ssrnity, with their lodges, chapters and com
nanderles, as any other city in the ssat,
perhaps, and they sadly need masonic tenn
pk worthy Of the order and worthy Of tn,
city. Why could not building be erected
that would contain above the first floor boil
a,nssonic temple and an opera house. I,
nossuch . plan feasiblef Win it not pay
WIN such an opera house as we suggest ",
- have hrst.class comp ny very weel
opss two ofshsss OF four nights, 0smpauie,
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A GANG of highwsymen seem to be hsv'
ing things their own why over in Arkansas
They rob stage coaches with impunity
Can Il be that Frank Jackson and Henry
Underwood, the survivors of the Sam Bass
gang of outlaws, are following their old Nv
Ocation In Arkansasf "Arkansaw" johnson
tried his best to induce Bass to go to that
state and make haul, AMI then seek safety
in Mexico, and it ispossible that the glowing
accounts he gave of opportunities in their
line may have in luced Jackson and Under
wood TO try IL.
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Gaiusviil q Register .


The latest news from Indiana and Ohio
point to IL crushing defeat for the democracy
in both those States. The returns are not
sufficiently definite yet to indicate the exact
extent of the disaster, but We think il safe to
conclude that therepublcsns have overcome
the democratic majority in lndisna and elect
ed the governor by at least 5000 majority
To say that this is a d feat but family OK
presses the situation. The democracy has
confidently relied on cnr,i'g Indiana which
hiss been considered reliable democratic
state. The causes for the defeat are not yet
made clear. 1t is probable that tits due more
to the Importation OF negroes, which hos
been going on for eighteen months past.
We only know now that we have received a
st ggerng blow, and can only hope that
when the smoke Of battle clears away we may
be able to attribute it to some other cause
than change of sentiment among the honest
voters of that State.
10 Ohio the indications are th.t the state
has gone republican by IN increased MAORI.
y, with probable gain of from three to
five members of Congress.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-19

THE Houston Telegram having been re-
vived, comes to us again, looking as natu-
raj as of yore, and just as interesting in its
news columns and as able in its editorial mat
ter as ever it WAS. The HERALD trusts that
all its troubles are now ended, and that ii has
entered upon an era of prosperity never to
have halt, and II career of usefulness neVe'
again to be inpedod.
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that like the Abbott troupe,thst will attract
people here from abroad. A number of per-
sons came here Saturday night from Terrell
aud other points to see the opera, and II We
could have some such other attraction every
week, 1t would draw trade to the city, for
buyers would come here for the sake of the
entertainment given them, in preference to
going where they would End no amusements
II would be agood business venture to build
Q flrtt. cl lass opera house.
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POLITICAL.
General Hansock's Views on the
Tariff Question.

Indianapolis, Oct. l5.-The Democratic
executive committee have issued the follow.
ing address:
10 the Democratic and Independent voters of
Indiana:
The result Of the election last Tuesday is q
deep disappointment to us ali. The extent
of the success which the Republican party
has achieved in this state is as much sur
prise to the Republicans as it is to the Dem.
ocrsts, and proves that the majority Of the
Republican party were as ignorant of the
means which their corrupt leaders were EN-.
ploying as we were. The temporary loss of
our state is a calamity that time will enable
us to retrieve, but the injury which our tree
institutions will sustain resulting from the
frauds and corruption practieed by the Re.
publican leaders to secure their triumph 10
incalculsbie. The causes which enabled the
Republican party to succeed In the election
are now plain; the partial success
Of their scheme to Africanize
our state for political purposes
the corrupt use Of money for the purchase
Of votes the importation and use OF repeat
ers protected by deputy marshals, and the
aid derived by them from the use of the
federal machinery of elections under tho
bers of congress. In the presidential cleo
ton we will not have TO encounter these
forces to the same extent a. in our state cleo.
| sd Ia. a.. L.
| divided among many states, their repeaters
will be at home, and those of them who
were discharged from the arrest of deputy
marshals on straw bail will not DO likely 10
make their appearance il our state soon
again. We shall have no federal marshsls
or federal machinery to contend against
We are thoroughly united in our counsels;
whatever our adversaries say TO the contrary
is untrue. We therefore call upon you
not to relax your efforts. Put new life and
energy into your county and township or
ganizstions and take all measures in your
power to bring out your full strength to the
polls. The same vote polled by us in Octo-
Dor, if polled in November will secure to us
the state. The average majority against US
at the last election will not exceed 1000,
and may fall below that figure. This ma
ljority can, add in our opinion, will be over
come In the presidential election. A
change Of three votes in each precinct will
accomplish 1t. Remember, you have q
leader in this contest who never sounds 70.
treat, and he commands an army that never
suIrenders.
\ [Signed. VIM. H. English, T. A. Hem
i bricks, j. 4. Mcdonald, Franklin Landers,
VIM. Fleming, j. M. Cropsey, o. o. Stcaley,
Executive Committee.
4 James II. Rice, Secretary.
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Just received, full line of writing desks,
autograph albums photograph albums, pen
knives, papetier, besu,iful note p per in all
tnts. Also all leading daily and weekly pa
pers, periodicals, fashion msgazines-ior-
sign and domestic. AT llarris's, next door
to the posLoilice.
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From ri. Rev. Bishop Ryan, ofSt. Louis.
lean testify to the efficacy Of j. & @. Ma
CURES Cundurango, 1t having been my
tavorite medicine for several years past
Ibelieve 1t to be the best Anti.Bilious Ca
thartic and Corrector of Liver, Blood and
Kidney arrangements that can be taken,
and its general use in families woxld no
doubt avert attacks Of sickness.
p. j. RYAN.
From Hon. Joseph Brown, OfSt. Louis;
l am satisfied that J. & G. Maguire's Cum
durango will do all that is claimed for 1t,
and those who make trial of it will not be
disappointed. 1t is % splendid Anti Bill.
ious Cathartic and Liver Remedy.
JOSEPH BROWN, Mayor.
From Robt. L. Adams, New 0rleansi
For several years past have been suf.
tering greatly with disease of the Liver and
Dyspepsia and have tried prescriptions of
eminent physicians without obtaining re.
Ief, and when my recovery was despaired
of by my family and friends, my wife pro.
cured me bottle of j. h o. Maguire's Gun.
durango and by its use have been com.
pletely restored to health.
ROBERT L ADAMS.
~ For sale by all Druggists.
WOOD MEDICINE COMPANY,
Sole Projectors, ST. LOUIS NO.
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The republicans of Grayson county held a
convention at Sherman, Saturday, and nom
mated candidates for state senator, two rep.
resentstiyas anda Aoster representative to
the legislature.
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A few more good printers wanted to work
in our Job Office and composition rooms
Steady employment at regular rates.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-30
American Newspapers.

There are 1O,l3l Ameri can Omitted
States and Canada) ncwspapers-800 dai.
lies 8,428 weeklics, tri-wccklios and
monthlics. The total circulation Of sim
gle issue of each Of these papers-omitting
1920 not glven-reaches the enormous
aggregate of 90 677, ,538 copies, divided as
follows: Daliies, 3,54O, l56; wcelklies, semi"
wccklics, and tri-weeklies, 1851 ,424;
monthlics and scml-monthlies. 1926, 59S.
This is an average of 2,04l to each paper
to single issue, and taking all issues of
the whole for one year, o grand total OF L.
1896, 473, 592 copies. Taking ordinary
forty-pound newspaper at its average
measure Of 4, 1000 sheets (solid) to foot,
one issue of oil these, piled up, would
measure 8, ITO feet (ncurly q mile) In
height or, for whole year, 400, ll9 feet
(0yer 81 miIcs) high. Counting them all
at the average size Of 27x4l, and placed
end TO end, one issue would extend TO-
848, 255 feot-13, $50 miles for one year,
6, ,247, 8l8. l08 feet, 1873, 374 milcs-or
forty-seven times around the earth, and
five times the distance from the earth to the
moon. In thousand ems Of type there
are nearly 1000 pieces, and In an average
fOur-page eight paper set in solid
BREWER type, there are 148, 900 ems, about
42O pounds, or 296, 900 types in one news
paper. TO print one issue of the total 10,
13l papers of this average size, there must
bo handled nearly 100000 pounds of
type. or 2,998, 776, 900 types. The total
number Of issues of all these dailics, week
lies and monthlies, for ono year, would
make 724, ,706, and to print them occasions
tho handling of 2,l73, ,499, $40, 900, 900
types. These averages are minimum rather
than maximum. There Is usually twice as
much type, at least, in an Office as will set
up tho paper; consequently, tor this pur-
pose alone, there must bo 100000
pounds in use, tho value of which is about
&6 mo 0O0
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A boy Kills u aiOrse ihlef.

A few miles west of Culbcrtson Is a
ranch, and near by herd of horses. About
week or 80 ago four men, ono Of whom
was supposed to be al Indian, suddenly
came upon tho herd, and commenced to
''round up" the horses. Ground up ls a
herdsman's phrase, and means driving the
horses together, and in doing 80 the horses
walk or run around In q circle, and arc
thus moro easily driven away. One Of
those men approached boy, ID years of
age, and tho only person in sight, and
jokingly asked to sec his revolver. The
boy said he guessed not and stepped back.
Tho man then attempted to get the revol-
yer, but the boy was too quick for him, and
instead Of getting tho revolver tho man
got a bullet in his breast and fell to the
earth. In the meantime another of the
hefders, hearing that something unusual was
going on, fastened to the scene. The three
robbers became alarmed and fled without
taking the herd of horses. The man and
boy then approached, rather cautiously,
the man lying on the ground, but they
soon found that he was dead, and, only
two or three months before, herder and
companion with them.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-30
Business Laws In Daily Uso.

The following compilation of business
law contains the esence of large amount
Of legal verbiagc:
II note Is lost or stolen, 1t does not re-
lease the maker; he must pay it if the
consideration for which it was given and
tho amount can be prt ven.
Notes bear interest only when 80 stated.
Principals are respol,s. Jle for the acts
of their agents.
Each individual in partnership is re-
sponslble for the whole amount of the debts
OF the firm, except In case Of special part
nership.
Ignorance Of tho law excuses no one. ,
The law compels no one to do impossi-
billtics.
An agreement without consideration is
void.
note made on Sunday Is void.
Contracts made on Sunday cannot be en-
forced.
note made by a minor ia void.
Il contract made with lunatic is void.
note obtained by fraud, or from per-
son In state of intoxication, cannot be
collected.
1t Is fraud to conceal fraud.
Signatures made with pencil are good
in law.
receipt of money ls not always con-
elusive.
Tho act of one partner binds all the rest.
"Value received" is usually written In u
note, and should be-, but is not necessary.
If not written it is presumed by the law,
or may be supplied by proof
The maker OF an accommodation" bill or
note, Zone for which he has received no con-
sideralion, having lont his name or credit
for ho of
bound to all other parties, precisely US If
there was good consideration.
No consideration is sufficient in law If
1t 10 illegal in its nature.
Checks or drafts should be presented
during business hours, but in this country,
except In the case of banks, the time cx-
tends through tho day and evening.
If the drawer Of check of draft has
changed his residence, the holder must use
due or reasonable diligence to find him.
Ii ono who holds check as payee or
otherwise. transfers it to another, he has u
right to insist that tho check bo presented
that day, or at farthest, tho day following.
A note endorsed in blank (the name of
endorscr only written) is transferable by
delivery, the same as if made payable to
bearer.
The time OF payment of note must not
depend upon contingency. The promise
must bo absolute.
bill may he written upon any paper Or
substitute for It, either with ink or pencil.
The payee should be distinctly named In
tho note, unless 1t is payable to bearer.
An endorsec has right TO action against
all whose names were on The bill when ho
received It,
If the letter containing protest OF non
payment bo put into the post office, any
miscarriage does not effect tho party giving
notice.
Notice of protest may be sent either to
tho place of business or of residence of tho
party notified.
An oral agreement must be proved by
evidence. A written agreement proves
itself. The law prefers written to oral
evidence because of its precision.
No evidence may be introduced to con-
tradict or vary tho written contract; but it
may be received in order to explain II,
when the contract Is ip need of explanation