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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-27

AekIen. of Louisiana, ION his Ears
q New Orleans, July 26,- A Dispatch from
germillionville saysa mass meeting there on
Saturday was called relative to copgression.
al district matters. A motion to elect dele
gates being under discussion, Hon. R. s.
Ferry, of Iberia, was requested to speak. He
argued in favor ofand the regularity Of the
late convention. During his remarks
he was frequently interrupted by Hon. j. Fl.
Acklen, who finally characterized some of
the remarks of the speaker as unauali0edly
false. Perry replied in still seyerer terms.
when Acklen rushed forward and attempted
to strike him. A regular stampede followed.
A motion to adjourn being declared carried,
Acklen rallied his followers and they pro.
ceeded to elect delegates to the district nom
mating convention. Acklen claimed that
the action of tine delegates from the third
congressional district to the state convention
in balloting for Democratic candidate for
congress was irregular. The contest in this
district promises to be lively.
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Saratoga Race,

Saratoga, July 26.-Weather close; light
southerly winds; track in first class condition.
First race, half mile, Lolita q. won; Char
lotte, second; Compensation, bird. Time
sol.
Second race, all ages, Luke Blackburn ex.
cluded, mile and half; Byeand- Bye won,
Gold Boy second; brown colt bird. Time
2:04f.
Third race, all ages, one mile dash. Charley
Gorham won; Minos second, Vitality third.
Time-1 :45a.
Fourth race, steeple chase, all ages over
fractional course No. /, about 2f miles,
Waller won, Pomeroy sec4a1, Captain
Franklin third. Rose away Off, (
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shackslrord Couaty Convention.

shackeIford County Convention.
Special to the Herald.
Fort Griffin, July 2S.-The county con-
vention was held in Albany, Saturday, to
elect delegates to the state, congressional,
judicial and legislative conventions, to be held
at Dallas, Westherford and Esstland respect.
lively. Eight delegates were selected for the
Dallas convention, and instructed for w. C.
Conner for comptroller. They are
uninstructed as to other candidates
Eight delegates for the congressional con-
yention are instructed for Hon. DIN
Wellborn. Twelve delegates for the judicial
convention and the same number for the leg
lslative convention at Eastland, are in
structed for h. Stribbling first, last and all
the time. The convention refused to instruct
for Judge. The convention adopted
strong resolutions endorsing Hancock and
English and the Cincinnati platform.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-27

Easton, Pa, July 90 While Leopold and
Meyer Kramer, whose parents reside at
1927 and 829 West Thirty-ffth street, New
York, and Meyer Goldsmith, of this place,
were rowing on Lebanon river this evening,
their boat was struck by passing canal boat
and all three were thrown into the water.
The two Kramers we're drowned, but Gold
smith swan ashore. The bodies were re-
covered, and will be forwarded to New York
tomorrow
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Victoris.s Rand.

Washington, d. @, July 26.--The war de-
partment has received dispatch through
General Sheridan from General Ord, stating
that Victoria has probably crossed the EDio
Grande and is making for Eagle Springs
He is being pursued by a force Of about four
hundred Mexicans. General Grierson's force
is marching from two points on to Eagle
Springs to cooperate with Mexicans, who.
it is supposed, will cross in pursuit OF
Victoria.
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Census Returns in Virginia,

Petersberg, Va, July 26.-Complete CEN
sus returns reported to-day show popula-
ton in the second supervisors district of Vir-
ginia, Of 46,149 The Petersburg district
shows a population Of 2l,652; Lynchburg,
16,Ol2; Danville, 1853; Manchester, 6,036.
Pittsylvania county has population of 5,299.
The census shows heavy gains in the past ten
years.
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Assaulted by Rourhs

New York, July PA party of sixty
roughs styling themselves the James Fitz.
gerald association, visited Greenville, Nj,
yesterday, and while at dinner engaged in an
alteration with the landlord, whom they as.
saulted with pistols and knives. A detach-
ment of police was sent for, and after an ex-
citing. chase, captured twenty.one of the riot
ers, whom they locked up. 1t was reported
that one had been shot.
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New York, July 26.--Additional libels
were filed to-day in the United States court
against the Riverdale, Shadyside, Wyoming,
Adelphia, DR.. Martin, 0ssea and Minnie
Cornell, for violating the law in not having a
sufficient number of life preservers and life
boats on board. These officers gave the re-
n uirpd bonds thNt
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A steamer RurneI.

Chicago, July 26.-The new steamer A.
7. Dexter, en- route from Pittsburg to Evans
vile, caught fire opposite Jacksonville, In
diana, yesterday afternoon. She was backed
into the island opposite Jeffersonvile, where
she burnt to the hull. No passengers on board.
All of the crew escaped.
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Assasinated.

Yszoo City, Miss, July 26.--,Dr. M. F.
Williams, Of Merchandising, was assassinated
Saturday evening while riding home. His
horse came home riderless, and search being
made, the doctors body was found. A me-
gro, arrested on suspicion. has since confessed
his guilt, and says he was paid to kill the
doctor
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Mobile, July 26.-The English bark, r
w. Weed, has arrived at.quarantine, thirty
six miles Glow Mobile, from Havana, with
yellow fever on board. The second mate,
w. ?. Patterson, is very i'll and every body
on board has been down, except two men.
Two men died last night and yesterday morn
ing, and the bodies we're buried at sea. The
captain and two sailors are now GONZALES
ninn
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Murder i'm Nevada.

San Francisco, July 26.-A Nevada city
dispatch says F. w. sigourney, prominent
and wealthy citizen, was shot and killed in
the postoffce this morning by George w.
Smith, ex-sherif of the county. The cause
Of the shooting was the foreclosure of
mortgage by Sigourney, which disposessed
Smith of all his property.
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Improvement of streams.

New Orleans, July 26.-Captain w. G.
Howell, United States engineer, invites pro-
posals for improvements of the following
streams in Louisiana and Mississippi: Bsyous
Teche and Terrebone; Amite, Tangipahoa
and Vermillion rivers, the Harbor at New
Orleans, Pearl river below and Pearl river
above jackson. mgi.4..s5
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London, July 26,-Dispatches from Wen
ma state that the powers will draw on the
ultimatum, summoning the porte to fulfill
within three weeks the Montenegrin conven.
ton, and in the event of refusal naval dem
onstation will take place
BULGARIA..
A Bucharest dispatch says the Turkish
ambassador has received information that
Alekopasha, governor of eastern Roumela
is in treaty with Bulgarians for union with
Bulgaria with the object of dethronipg
Prince Alexander l. in his favor.
MRS. MEMORIES SUICIDE.
Accounts of the cause of the recent death
of Mrs. Annie Wetmore, an American lady,
in Paris, are conflicting. A Paris dispatch
says Mrs. Wetmore was thirty years old and
Of great personal beauty. She made the ac-
quaintance Of an English lord by the name
of Paget, who prevailed on her to obtain q
divorce in order to marry her. She agreed
to do 80 and obtained a divorce, but Just as
she received information that the decree in
her favor had been granted she learned that
the English lord was about TO marry another
woman. A stormy interview took place be-
tween them, at which the lord offered pecu-
mary indemnity. This final outrage rendered
her disappointment unbearable, and she then
poisoned herself. The Paris Golos SAYS
Mrs. Wetmore died Of congestion of the
brain, and not by suicide.
YELLOW FEVER.
The English steamer Dervent which has
arrived at Havre, from the West Indies, has
yellow fever on board. Three persons died
from the disease on the passage and Is are
convalescent.
SOUTHERN, THE ACTOR.
The Telegraph says Mr.. Southern, the dis
tinguished actor, is very i'll. He has relin-
pushed all his engagements and his physi-
clans prescribe absolute repose.
BOAT RUN DOWN.
A boat was run down by steam lanch on
the river Thames, and gentleman and lady
and two children were drowned.
LOSS OF LIFE BY AN EARTHQUAKE.
Madrid, July ga despatch says that
the total loss of life by the earthquake at
Manila, is estimated at 800, including 200
Cinnamon.
SIXTEEN PERSONS DROWNED.
Berne, jelly pa pleasure steamer cap
sized in squall on Lake Brienz last night
snd sixteen persons were drowned.
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Struck by Cupid's Dart.

W
Waco, July 2G,-J. G. Hunter and Miss
Maggie Pearce were granted license to marry.
to-day. Hunter is the young man who was
reported as receiving such fendish outrage at
the hands of mob in Denton county few
weeks ago. He denies that he was treated as
badly as reported and is certainly going to
worship at Hymen's altar.
Heavy rains in this section today.
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DR.. Tanner

New York, July 26.--Dr Tanner is rather
more restless than yesterday, but there areno
symptoms of acollapse. From midnight until
noon to-day he has taken pint of water
Att o'clock this evening DR.. Tanners pulse
was 81; respiration, 16, and temperature,
SO 20; dynometer pressure, SO.
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Second west virginia District.

Wheeling, West Virginia, July 2s.-The
Democrats of the second district of West
Virginia, at Paramount, to-day, nominated
John @. Blair Hoge, Of Mannsburg, for con-
gress on the tenth ballot, defeating Hon. B.
+. Martin, present incumbent.
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Waco, to aid the county attorney in prosecu-
ting, who very ably conducted the prosecu.
ton on the former trial as well as this. 1t
is said that counsel for defendant will app al.
All portions of our county have had plen.
W OF rain; cotton crop was never more prom
Using. The corn crop is made and is good
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stephens county Convention.

Special to Me Herald.
Fort Griffin, July 26.-The county con.
Vention was held Saturday, at Breckenridge,
stephens county. Delegates were elected
for the Dallas convention, and instructed for
Roberts fer governor Those for the con-
gressionAl convention were instructed for
Wellbore- For the judicial convention
instructed sor Wheeler, and O. X. Stribbling
for representative.
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The wills Point Poisoning Case

Special to the Herald.
Thisis the tenth day opgth, Ball. Heacock
case, and the state is Iot I'LL through yet.
Mr.. Williams, membefegG she inquest, WIS
on the stand to-day. NJ ii Startling was
developed. Dan CrowsstA Alone in The prose-
eution to-day, and Buch Killgore tlone in
defence Other attornf,A attending county
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The Frstricide Case at GrOesbeeck.
Special to the Herald. -

Special to the Herald. ...-. --.
Groesbeeck, July 26.-The case of w. W.,
alias "Bunk" Sims, charged with the murder
of William Sims (his brother, on the night
of the Slst of May, 1878, in this county, was
called for trial on the 2lst inst. The evidence
developed most inhumsn and shocking frat
ricide. The deceased was about thirty wears
of age, living alone, and was shot while eat
ing supper. The evidence showed that the
defendant hired c. L. Avery and Thomas
Plummer to aid him in the murder The de-
PENDANT fired one barrel of shot. gun into
the side and back of his brother, who spranc
from the table screaming, "Oh, Bunk. oh,
Bunk you have killed me" when Avery, with
q six.shooter approached, and fred two balls
into his PROSTATE body, causing instant DEATH
Sims and Avery were tried July term 1879,
and the verdict of each was the death penalty.
They appealed. and the case was revers.
ed. AT the present trial the jury at 11:3O Sat.
urdsy night returned verdict of "guilty of
murder in the first degree" and assessed his
punishment at confinement in the peni,en-
tiary for life." The citizens took great in.
terest in the trial, and by their faithful, earn
est and united efforts the crime
was traced to the actual perpetrators.
Sims is a man of means and has friends
who secured the services of Farrar & Pen.
dergast, of this place, and Capt. M. D. Her.
ring, of Waco, for the defense. The citizens
of the county secured Major G. B, Peane, of
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-27
STATE SPECIALS.
TEXAS TOPICS BY TELEGRAPH.

Proceedings of Number of Demo
cratic County COnventiOns-Lin-
field Burke, for Committing
Rape ON ren-year-oId Girl,
TO be Hung at Waco ON
Thursday Next-The
Simms Case at
GrOesbeeck
Etc. Etc,
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Death Of Hon. Preston Breckenridge.
Chicago, July 26.-A Springfield t1l.)
special says Hon. Preston Breckenridge,
Cottonville, died yesterday, aged rs. II
was a cousin Of the late John @. Brecken
ridge, of Louisville, Ky.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
OLD WORLD MATTERS AND THINGS.

Another Account of Mrs. wetmOre's
Suicide i'm Paris Southern, the
Actor, Seriously m-LOss of
Life by nm Earthquake--YeI.
low Fever ON an English
Steamer at LOndOn-A
Pleasure steamer
Capsized- 1.-The
Drowned.
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Linfield Burke to Hang at Waco Next
Thursday.

Special DO rhe Herald.
Waco, July 26.--Governor Roberts de-
clines to interfere in the case of Linfeld
Burke, the condemned rapist, and Burke will
hang next Thursday He was baptized this
evening in the Brazos by Rev. B. A Rogers,
of the Episcopal church. Burke says he has
made his peace with God and is ready to die.
The execution viii BE- private.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06

fathers house, No. 81 Somerset street, and DR.
Flagg called, who succeeded in restoring the lad
to consciousness. At last accounts he was do
ing well, although not ont of danger.
The GLOBE learns that tramp who was steal
ing ride on a freight train on the st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba road, fell from the
train near Donnelly station, at an early hour
yesterday morning, and received such injuries
that Que leg had to be amputated yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. Bellows, the contractor for the Northern
Pacific extension, was in st. Paul yesterday
on his way East. He discredits the late report
of hostile Indians being seen in the Bad Lands,
IN the vicinity of the Northern Pacific line, and
saws nothing has occurred to indicate that the
railroad camps or laborers have been in dam
ger.
During the high wind last nigh, a1pedestrian
on Third street narrowly escaped being struck
by falling sign, at or near Mannheimer Bros.
store. The outrageous manner in which large
and crazy signs are permitted to swing over
the sidewalks is standing menace to the very
life of citizens. The police authorities should
be instructed to pull them down before it is
too late.
While returning from market last Wednesday
morning, Mrs. Mary Brady, residing on the
corner of Fourth and Cedar streets, was seized
with paralysis and suddenly overcome. The
lady was assisted to her residence and medical
attendance was summoned, and upon the ap-
pllcatiOn of remedies she slightly rallied. Doc
tors Richeson, Hand and Stamm have had the
case In charge, and but slight hopes are enter
talned for her recovery.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06
PERSONAL.

Dave Young, formerly of Red Wing, who pu t
up the first telegraph wire to st. Paul, was in
the city for few hours yesterday.
Major A. W. Edwards publisher of the Fargo
Argus. arrived here yesterday on his way home
from Chicago. He predicted the nomination
of Grant.
Mr.. @. r. bennett, formerly holding the
| same position on the Chicago Times, has been
engaged as managing editor of the Minneapolis
Tribune and arrived yesterday to take charge.
Among the arrivals at the Merchants, yes
terday, were V. D. Walsh and W. NJ Jackson,
of Louisiana; John Blunt, of London; f. r.
Sterrett, of Red Wing; A. @. Marchan and
Seth Bullock, of Deadwood; G. A. Stevens and
JAS. Heth, Jr., of Shakopee, and John Nc
Culloch, of Scotland.
At the Metropolitan: c. s. Brown, Bedford !;
j. P. Ilsley, Philadelphia; P. o. Motfitt, NJ
Day, T. W. Mereweather, st. Louis; J. NJ.
Walsh, M. e. Sanford, F. p Brown. New York;
81. G. Finkle, Moorhead; A. ". Edwards and
family, Miss Fannie Holiday, Fargo; John
Bacon and family, Danbury, Connecticut.
Gen. R. a. K. Whitley of Baltimore, Ma
ryland, is in the city en- route for Brainard to
visit son, the guest over the Sabbath of Hon.
L. b. Hodges. Gen. Whitley graduated from
West Point in 1880, and after forty-fivc years
OF honorable service, during which he took
part IN some of the most brilliant military
events of that period, he was some three or
four years ago retired from active service.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06
The Terrible Storm at Man6ato.
IQnaoiaI TaIoorouo 70 +ba nIoha


MANKATo, June 5.-Mankato and vicinity is
at present the scene of disaster, it was visited
to-day by terrible storm. At o'clock,
black threatening clouds ovsrhung our city,
aud in little while the rain began to descend
and the wind blew very hard, coming at short
intervals with great force. The rain fell in
bending sheets. At first no danger was appre-
hended as we have been visited here of late
with an abundance of wind, rain and dark
angry looking clouds. But few minutes be-
fore the storm had spent its force it increased
IN fury, thereby causing great deal of damage.
THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL BUILDING
was completely unroofed, the roof blown from
house in West Mankato, and another house
blown down in the same vicinity. The roof on
the Christian church was ruthlessly taken
away, also part of the roof on the Scan
dinavian church was damaged. There were
several houses damaged in the same manner.
and there was hardly a residence or grounds
surrounding in town that did not suffer to some
extent by the ravages of the storm, such as
blowing down many of our beautiful trees, de-
molishing fences, taking skylights heavenward.
iniuring the roofs or chimneys, etc., etc. The
Sioux City elevator and Catholic college are
minus portion of their roof The court house
roof was taken, too. Mr.. Henry Shaubut re-
ports about $4,000 worth of damage done at
and near his place, three miles from town.
Many people fgere so frightened that they
sought shelter and safety in their cellars. Tho
estimated loss to this county is $4,000. We
can't begin to enumerate every place that was
damaged. At this writing we have heard of
no person being injured.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06

The extraordinary storms Which have prevail
ed over this and adjoining States for the last
few days, have not passed without serious dis
asters. Most startling reports prevailed here
yesterday, concerning the destruction wrought
by hurricane, which during the fornnoon
visited several points along the st. Paul &
Sioux City railroad and its branches. From
passengers who came over the main line and ar
rived here at 7:05 last evening, We
learn that they first observed storm damages at
Medalia, where the elevator was unroofed. At
Lake Crystal the railroad depot was partly
wrecked, and several dwelling houses were un-
rooted and otherwise damaged. On the Heron
Lake branch the storm was equally severe, but
the only evidence of its force observed from the
cars was that the train had to be stopped while
a threshing machine was lifted from the track,
where the wind had deposited it. At
Msnkato, where there seems to have
been the greatest loss of property, as
described in the GLOBE special below, passen-
gers on the train were informed that one man
was killed and number of persons injured.
The GLOBE correspondent at Mankato, how
ever, did not hear of any one being injured.
The last traces of the wind storm were noted
at st. Peter. From there west, all through the
Big Woods, the path of the storm was seen in
various places, marked by the trees being
twisted off or uprooted. Superintendent Lin
coin will go over the road on a tour of inspec-
ton to-day, and from Other sources
we shall also probably have fuller
particulars of the progress and effects of the
storm At present we are inclined to believe
the worst is told in the following dispatch:
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ARMY ORDERS.
Issued from Headquarters Department OF
Dakota During the Last Week.

Issued from Headquarters Department of
Dakota During the Last Week.
During the past week special orders have
been issued from the department headquarters
as follows:
Upon their return t. this department. from
detached service in the department of Missouri.
companies and E, Seventh infantry, (Kirt-
lands and Clifford Sd will take station at Fort
Buford, and Company f, Seventh infantry,
(Williams,) will take post at Fort Abraham
Lincoln.
Upon the return of the lieutenant colonel
and companies G, H andK, Seventh Infantry, to
Fort Smelling from detached service in the de-
partment of Missouri, the major and company
L, Seventh infantry, willproceed to Fort Steven
son and there take post.
Leave of absence for one month, is thereby
granted First Lieutenant Hugh l.. Scott. Sew
enth cavalry, (Fort Trotten, d. T.)
Private Benjamin @. Gallup, Company G,
Seventh infantry, is Hereby tr lnsferred to the
general service detachment, at these head
quarters, to date June l, 1880.
Major A. E. Bates, pay department, is relieved
from temporary duty in this city, and is here
by charged with the payment of troops in the
district of the Yellowstone and at Fort Buford
during the absence Of Major Fl. G. Thomas,
pay department, on leave. Major Bates will
repair to Fort Bufofd and there take post.
Hospital Steward Patrick Coyne. U. s. Army,
will proceed to Frankfort, Kentucky, under
special instructions from these headquarters.
On the completion of this duty, Hospital
Steward Coyne is authorized TO avail himself of
the furlough for four months with permission
to go beyond sea, granted him this day. under
authority of paragraph I, Special Orders No. 80,
current series, from headquarters of the army.
Private William b. EndalI, Company 'I,'
Seventh cavalry, is hereby transferred to the
general service detachment at these headquar-
ters, and will be sent by the commanding officer,
Fort Meade, to report without delay to the
adjutant general Of the department, in this
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06
EIoods nnd LandsIides

On account of the heavy rainfall and dangers
apprehended, no trains were sent south or east
yesterday afternoon or last night. The Sioux
City train and the Chicago, st. Paul & Minneap-
oils train came in on time, but the latter was
followed by report that the track beyond
Eau Claire was overfowed. The passenger
train on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road, river division, due here at :25 P. NJ. =.
was stopped just below Frontenac by land
slide, and the track was reported TO be further
obstructed before and behind the trains, by
land slides and washouts, all the way from Et-
ter to Wabashaw. But prompt action was
taken to clear the track, and it was announced
that. in place of the Chicago train ofiyesterday,
suspended, a train would be sent out over the
river road this morning, leaving ST.. Paul at
7:3O O. clock. So far as heard from, the rail
roads north and west are not damaged. ~