The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-31
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GALVESTON.
Corresp ondsnce of the Herald.

Corresp ondence of the Herald
GALVESTON, August 30, 1850.
Arrangements have been perfected and en-
tered into between Messrs. Lesearret u Co..
Bordeaux, France, and Charles Dallisn, a
prominent merchant and importer of this
city, for line of vessels to ply regularly be-
tween this and European ports. Four YES
sells of between 100 to 200 tons have been
put in the trade. The Oberou, the pioneer
vessel Of the line, will be here in few days.
1t ia expected the new line will afford in
creased facilities for direct shipment between
this and European ports. This is the first
French line established, and it has been
brought about by the indomitable enterprise
of Charles Dallian, to whom the vessels
come consigned. Juvenile Pinafore
troupe, of this city, whose performance Fri
day night was complete and perfect success,
gave matinee performance yesterday after.
noon, which was largely patronized by the
iuvenileporton of our population. Prof NJ.
O. Quinn, and young man, Charles Henry,
took skiif for pull in the bay, on the
evening of the Attn of July. After crossing
the channel and reaching what is known rs
"Pelican Flats" the professor banteren is
companion for swim, stating that he C. u!d
swim ten yards from the boat and return
quicker than he could. The banter was &C.
cepted, and the men plunged in. Henry, after
going five yards or so, found the current
running out, snd attempted to return to the
boats. After four Intellectual efforts he failed,
and went to Professor Quinn and tried to as
sist him. The upshot was, the men separated,
Henry swimming out with the consent, and
Prof Quinn swimming toward Pelican. He
finally reached point where he could touch
bottom, and called to Henry, to swim to
him. But this he could not do, and seeing
a sloop round the point, he struck out and
swan toward it and was picked up by the
sloop Augustus. Henry states that when he
last saw the professor, he was standing in
water up to his waist, and that he called to
him to swim to Pelican. After boarding the
sloop, Quinn had disappeared, and the wife of
the captain says she saw him go down. The
sloop cruised around for while, but finding
no trace Of the professor, she returned Henry
to the skih, which contained his, and the
professors clothes, and that he pulled
to Kuhn's wharf, took the professors clothes
and brought them to his wife, informing
her that he believed the professor was
drowned. He and Mr.. Mccoy, the brother
in-law of Mr.. Quinn, returned to the skif
and pulled for the spot where he was last
seen, and carefully searched all around
Pelican island and elsewhere for two days,
but could find no trace of Professor Quinn,
and gives it as his firm belief that he was
drowned. Mrs. Quinn is emphatic in her
opinion and deeply deprecates that the news.
papers or any individual should cast doubt
that the professor is not dead, and positively
asserts that Captain Mainwaring, who claims
to have seen the professor in San Antonio, is
mistaken. The captain is however, firm in
the belief that the man whom he saw in the
Alamo city was Professor Quinn, and his
opinion is shared by large number
here, who will not believe that Pro-
fesser Quinn was :" drowned as stated.
These facts have been known to your rep0r.
ter for several weeks, but he has refrained
from making any comments upon them GU. of
Unable lady, and firmly believes that he
met watery grave on the 4th of July.
Since the matter has assumed its present shape
Mrs. Quinn is determined that the matter
shall be slfted and the proof clearly estab.
lished that Professor Quinn has not deserted
her, and is not, as presumed by some, living
with another woman in the interior portion OF
the state.--The death rate for the past
week taken as an indication, shows high
degree of health existing at present time
in this city. Only five have fallen under the
sickle. One of these was that noble, bril-
liant, chivolrous gentlmsn Col.
Jack, whoss loss to Galveston
aad to Texas produces void that will not
soon be filled.-Matters in police circles
for the past twenty-four hours are quiet, an
arrest having been made.-Local politics are
becoming quite animated, and candidates are
hard at work electioneering the yeomanry.
Lively times are in the future.