The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-29
GALXE sTON.

Reported DmIyl
GALVESTON, April %, 1850.
The failure Of Alfred Muckle, cotton fac
tor and commission merchant, last Saturday,
fell upon this community Ikea clap ofthun-
der IN II cloudess skv. No man was re-
garded Ms more solvent or more cautious IN
his business transactions, or had II more hon
orable record in the commercial world OF
Galveston. There seems TO be no tangl-
bls solution of the cause Of
hi. failure, but all with whom
YOUR reporter has conversed relative 10 the
affair state that it certainly had It's origin in
transactions over which he had lost control.
The general supposition is that he had backed
parties who were largely engaged in dealing
IN futures, who BY the recent tumble in cot
ton lost heavily and were unable to make
their Obligations good, hence his failure
Mr.. Muckle has made an assignment of
all his available assets to Colonel Spaight
who has full power to wind
up his affairs. The old gentleman keenly
feels this unfortunate turn Of affairs, and has
the sympathy of the public-who feel that if
il is ia the power of man to recover himself
that Mr. Mucke will do it.--Lufkins'
wharf was the scene of a lively row on last
Monday night between Captain Henderson
of the tuc lucas, and John Duval, engineer of
the same, in which loaded cane played
conspicuous part, in the hands of Captain
Henderson. Frank Poole was
An interf sted spectator of the
dgbt and at this iuncture,
intorfered. Captain Henderson stepped
aboard of his boat, secured a loaded pistol
and ordered Poole and the engineer to keep
their distance, or he would try the efficacy OF
lead This threatening display caused the
martial ardor of Poole, and he threatened to
bounce the Captain on sight when he caught
him on the street. All three of the parties
to the sangunary affair were arrested,
and appeared before the Recorder
Tuesday morning, who fined Frank
Poole and John Duval, Sis 90.
or fifteen DAYS, for assaulting and striking j.
H, Henderson, while Captain Henderson,
who was arraigned for carrying concealed
deadly weapons, was discharged, Frank
Poole, in addition to the above, for murder
Gus threats, was placed under bonds OF SOW
to appear before the Criminal court AT us
MAY term.--R. O. Herbert, Deputy Sheriff
Of San Jacinto county, conveyed man
named Charles p. Clark, who has been con-
fined in the county Jail here for sate-keeping
hack to that county Tuesday morning, on
the 5 a. m. train, VIII re be is to be
tried on the chage OF killing one armed me-
cro.--The sinking of the steamer Wren,
Of which mention was made in my letter of
Yesterday. Further inquiry has elected the
fnuowinS letter, addressed 10 Messrs. Dye
Raers &, Kennson: ~ am compelled To re-
mort tho loss of the steamer Wren. A letter
from n s. Davis. clerk is as follows: 'The
Wren. in turning bend three miles below
Suadeth's Bluff, was badly snagged, and
sank in five minutes. She was run on q
sand.0at and sank in ten feet OF
water She went down on one side
and broke in two, but gradually straightentdd
nm. Her cabin, office and papers are all
right The steamer Lark Is with her, saving
All she can save, but she bursted her engine
She can DO used only as a bargc. we have
$500 insurance on her cargo. 7. Il. CURRY,
| The $500 insurance mentioned above Is me
amount the marine company, represented pY
liver Beers & Kennison, have on the steamer
ana cargo. and does not embrace the amount
ra,,-osented by other companies, who are 10th
Two the amount until they obtain actus
,,69un. of -Leander Cannon, as tel
egraphed you last night is lying IN quiee
dangerous condition. He has been unwel
n n" Sometime, and which few days ago re-
suited in a severe stroke OF paralysis ooav
nal Cannon was actively iden1lneu WIZ
The Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe railroad, !,
securing right Of way and grants Of LAM
srd money from people at the prlncipS
nn;nts on the projected line, for severs
. months. at the expiration OF WIZ, WIZ,
,;me he opened out an exien
WIZ ,,socorv establishment on Mar
s ss, street which, through bis popularity
~ NOV once , commanded large and protitae,l
~ ss.d la Much suiicitude Ia felt At the cond
, ,Iau', 90 Colonel Cannon.--The sixty-fri