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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18
HOW THE SOUTHERN STATES HAVE IN.
CREASED.

We published yesterday some intensely in
I eresting and instructive facts evolved from
the census of 1880, and print elsewhere an
other article from that always correct paper
the Philadelphia Times. The wonderful
progress made by the southern states is what
most concerns and gratiaes us, as it most
confounds and contradicts northern partisan
journals in the habit of sneering at the south
and every now and then asserting that If
not standing still she was retro
grading. They are just now very busy try
ing to break the force of the 6gures returned
officially to Gen. Walker, superintendent, by
asserting that they are fraudulent To which
the General himself has replied that whilst
cries of fraud have come to him from every
portion of the north, none at all have been
sent up from the south. What we have &C.
complished, and the astonishing progress
made within tho last ten years, can best be
illustrated and made plain to the
reader by grouping the FIVE
grand divisions of the Union together and
contrasting their populations, together with
the percentage of increase. There are FIVE
of these geographical divisions, viz; The
New England, Central, Western, Pacific and
Southern states. Their populations in 1870
and 1880 are shown as follows:
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18

ADELAIDE NELSON is dead. She died
suddenly of heart disease in Paris last Satur-
day. Drape the tragic stage in mourning and
let the orchestral tones be hushed awhile to
catch the rustic of ETHEREAL robes and the
echo of the sweetest tides of eoquence that
ever delighted the ear. As tragedienne
Adelaide Nelson had few, if any, equals,
having made for herself brilliant reputation
as "Julia, 10 the Hunchback." She always
played to crowded houses and amidst the
hesrtiest applause. In face and figure she
was model tor the sculptor, and in voice a
pattern for The elocutionist. But she is gone
now, and life's drama with its shifting scenes
Is to her no more. Henceforth unvtiled
under the decree of the Great White Throne
her role will DO enacted in veal or woe.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18

THE somewhat notorious DR.. John Buch-
anan, of Philadelphia, who issued bogus
certificates of medical graduation to several
persons in Texas and elsewhere, has gu cided
by drowning. The Philadelphia Record dis
closed the whole business, and the HERALD
recently contained list of some of the be.
gus Texas doctors. He pretended to Issue
patent rights to students to save others, but
himself he could not save. Modification
doubtless was the cause of his tragic end.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18

HERscHEL V. JOHNSON, Of Georgia, one
of the ablest statesmen of the south, died at
his residence in Jefferson county, Georgia,
Monday night, in the sixty-eighth year of his
age. He was candidate for vice-president
on the ticket with Stephen A. Douglas. He
was pure man and rated with Bob Toombs,
Alexander Stephens and Bon Hill in intel
lect. For the last eight years he has been
Judge of the 0conee district He has always
been Democrat, and possessed the utmost
confidence Of his party and of his oppo-
nents.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18
REHABILITATION,

By which it will be seen that the south is
virtually only beaten in percentage of in
crease by the western states--the Pacific
slope being too small in population to DO
admissible in the calculation. In the states
Texas leads the south in per centage, and
contends for the ninth position in point of
population in the union. Whilst the in
crease in Texas has been 95l per cent, the
average increase of all the New England
states has been but l7l per cent, the western
states about AZ per cent, central states about
10, and the Pacific states 571 per cent. Texas
locks Virginia and Michigan and
the exact official count will
determine which is ninth. There is per-
hsps another lesson to be learned from the
present showing of the census, and that is
that Though subjugated once by numerical
majority, the southern states, by adhering to
principle and remaining firm of purpose, So
lidiaed.in their determination to await the
hour oftriumph, do now hold the balance of
power, power courted by the people whose
section were of those that sought the subju-
CATION of our minority. By remaing thus Arm
they have gained accessions until they, now
and thus are enabled to stay the tide of in.
tolerance and determine the presidency.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18

Or course the south is always doing wrong
The latest outrage she has committed is in
having entirely too many people. The New
York World says: "Some Republican
journals are charging that fraudulent cen.
sus has been taken in the southern states be.
cause the results and figures reported there.
from to the census bureau at Washington
show large increase of population. They
demand that something shall be done
whether in the way Of new census or of a
uniform scaling down Of the southern returns
sayby 80 per cent, does not clearly appear
Fortunately, however, the Republican. do
not posses q congressional majority that can
mould the census, nor is II possible to have
the results Of the census materially interfered
With until afisr the Inauguration Of Presiden,
Hancock,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18

THE Knights Templar are bringing TO
Chicago greater harvest than did the late
Republican convention. A million ofpeol 10
were on the streets yesterday, and the whole
county had on its holiday attire. As isusual
in such lses there was some dissatisfaction
caused by failure to procure seats and desirs.
BILE places. Particulars are given in our
telegraph columns.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18

ACCORDING to our dispatches, there has
been some cool weather in New York.
Only eight degrees above freezing point is
unusual even in that cline, for the middle OF
August Maine also must keep cool.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18
County Clerk.

WYE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w A. HARDWOOD, as n candidate for re-
election to the onlce of County Clerk OF Dallas
county.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18

WYE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w b. WARREN STONE as a candl-
date for County Clerk, at the ensuing Novem-
Der election.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18
County COMMISSIONS,

WYE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w W. j. KELLER as candidate for re-elec-
ton, as County Commissioner from Precinct
MOL.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18

WYE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w ROBERT b. SEAY rs u candidate for
reelection to the office of County Attorney OF
Dallas County.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18
Justice of the Peace.


WYE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w w. NJ. EDWARDS as candidate for re-
election TO the office of Justice of the Peace.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18

WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w w. Ii. PRATHER as a candidate for
re election to the Office of Tax Collector for
Dallas County.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18
AMNoUNCEM ENTS.
District Clerk.

I'VE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w WIN. A, HARDWOOD as a candidate Tor
re-election to the office of District Clerk, at the
anauInH November election.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18
County Assessor.

WYE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w Il. ID. RAWLlNS as q candidate Tor Ie
election TO the office ofCounty Assessor.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-07
The Schroeder Murder Trial

OAKLAND, December th.--rhe Courtroom
was again crowded this morning. When the
outer doors were opened there was rush OF
spectators TO obtain seats. Those who could
not get places to sit contented themselves
with standing room.
Judge Green asked counsel engaged in the
Schroeder case about how long the trial would
last
Hall McAllister said he believed the testi-
moigy would all be in to-day, and he supposed
the trial would end Wednesday evening.
The entire forenoon was taken up by the
testimony OF DR.. Meares, Health Officer of
San Francisco. in reference to insanity.
When the Courtroom doors were reopehed
at o'clock there was another rush for seats,
and very soon ali the sitting and standing
space outside the railing was pre-empted.
The defense recalled Sarah Gallagher, the
servant girl in the Schroeder family who testi-
fed on her first examination to SO many in-
terviews with DR.. Lsfevre.
MIR. McAllister-In your previous testi-
mony you said that you sent for MIR. Mont
gomery and told him that you did not want
to be exposed. Did that relate to anything
between yourself and Mr.. Schroeder? A.-No.
Witness also testified 81 was in St
Josephs Convent. Sacramento, before |
worked for Mrs. Schroeder. | also worked in
convent at San Francisco"
The defense then closed.
The prosecution offered in rebuttal Schro-
der's evidence at the preliminary examina.
tion, to which the defense objected, and
pending the argument the case was continued
until tomorrow morning.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-07
TIE CHRIsrIANcY CASE.


The sensational episode which has just
brought the Christiancy divorce case to a
standstill certainly does not reflect any
credit upon the late Minister to Peru. 1t
appears that the whole case rested upon
the affidavit of hotel clerk to the effect
that Mrs. Christiancy had occupied room
at his hotel with person not her husband.
And this clerk, being now confronted with
Mrs, Christiancy in Court, declares that
she is not the woman who was pointed out
to him as Mrs. Christiancy and that in
fact he never saw her before. The singular
fact about this is not that the clerk should
have been mistaken, but that {. suit for
divorce should have been commenced upon
no better grounds. 1t is impossible to be-
lieve that any care was exercised in exam
lining the truth of the clerks statement,
for it now appears that he himself relied
altogether upon the statement of some
body else, and had no personal knowledge
of the identity of the lady whose character
he nevertheless undertook to swear away.
Mrs. Christiancy is to be congratulated
upon this vindication of her fame, but
hardly upon the probable failure of the
scheme to separate her from husband
capable of SO reckless and cruel an attack
upon his wife's honor.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-07
RuMoRs ABOUT RsruNpING.


1t is rumored that considerable differ
ence of opinion exists among Congressmen
in relation to the refunding bill which is
now SO peremptorily demanded. Secretary
Sherman, it is believed, will propose a
three per cent long bond for the majority
of the fves and skies, and also three-and
a-half per cent. short bond. Doubtless Mr..
Sherman understands as well as any man
in the country what prospect there is of
floating securities at lower rates of interest
than have yet been reached, and Congress
is not likely to hit upon a more sagacious
plan than that which his ripe experience
suggests. That the fves and skies can be
refunded below four per cent. appears to
be admitted beyond controversy, and the
question of three long or three-and- a half
short, is really one p pre- of simple arithme-
tic than anything else.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-07
scHuRz ON TIE 41mBER QUESTION.

Secretary Schurz in his report calls the
attention of Congress to the rapid destruc-
tion of redwood and other timber in this
State, and urges protective legislation as
absolutely necessary to prevent the COM
plete disappearance of the Big Trees.
There can be no doubt that Congress ought
to legislate in regard to timber generally,
in more intelligent and effectual manner
than has yet been done. The destruction
of the forests which clothe the Sierras Is
proceeding at a rate which in less than a
generation must produce most serious ill
effects upon the best interests OF the State.
In many places the demolition which is 60
ing on is not compensated by any new
growths. Indeed where the activities are
steep the action of ayalanches renders a
second growth impossible, and in this way
preparations are being increasingly made
for the formation of torrents, and for the
future destruction of valley lands by sud-
den floods. All these matters we have re-
peatedly discussed, but Congress has had
too much political work in hand for several
years to pay much attention to mere ques-
tions of practical legislation.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-07
The RAILROADS AND THE THUR
MAN ELL.

The United States Supreme Court, by its
decision on the constitutionality of the So
called Thurman bill, affirmed the right of
the Federal Government to compel the Pa
cific Railroads to make provision for the
payment of their debts before those debts
had matured. It declared that Congress
could take from the corporations SO much
of their earnings as was necessary to the
establishment and maintenance of sink.
ing fund, and it held that these amounts
could be collected annually or semi
annually, as might be thought most con-
venient. In taking this position the judi.
cial and legislative departments of the
Government necessarily committed them
selves to the theory that the debtor corpo-
rations must be protected in the exercise
of those functions by which alone it can
be possible for them to meet the demands
of Congress. 1t is perfectly clear that if
the Government compels corporation to
pay debt out of its current earnings, it is
under obligation to protect its debtor in
Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-07
SIX-PAGE EDITION
NEWS OF TIE MORNING.

In New York yesterday Government bonds were
uuoted at I1l for Is Of 1907; lo1l for So cf 1881
Il0s for SIS; sterling, e. so@4 SIT; silver bars,
1lI2.
silver III London yesterday, 81 1S.16d console. 90
3l6; per cent. United States bonds. io4l; Is,
I15a; IS, 1919
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at dis
count to par; Mexican dollars col buying 81 sell
ing.
At Liverpool yesterday wheat waa quoted al os Id
@Ios 81 for good to choice California
Mining stocks were quite active in San Franciseo
Yesterday morning, but very irregular Alta opened
at So or 50 lower than the lowest Board price on
Saturday, then fell to 50 70, rising to SO at the
opening of the second call, then dropping to IS 75
and finally closing at 50 so at the regular morning
call Sierra Nevada rose 81 37I from SATURDAY.,
Mexican 81 25, and most other Comstock shares
from 5s to 75c above the best rates Saturday. Hale
l. Norcross dropped SOC.
Mr. Neate, prominent citizen, died suddenly at
Olympia, W. T., Sunday.
Duncan Mcneil met with a horrible death Satur-
day at comstock Douglas county, Oregon.
John Dunn died Of apoplexy in the city prison az
Marysville yesterday.
Counterfeit dollars are circulating freely at To-
ronse
The Mount Shasta Grand Council of the cbampi-
ons Of Honor met yesterday at Shasta.
Duncan McRae the wood contractor. has failed
at Carson, Nev, for $4,000.
Seven men were fined from $500 to $1,000 at CIR.
son yesterday, for fishing in Pyramid Lake.
Two steamers from Europe brought TO New York
yesterday sl,sl7 ,Ooo in gold
a man was killed and two engines and number
of cars wrecked near Newark, o., Saturday.
A passenger on the west bound express train
killed himself yesterday the other side of Whine.
mucca. Nev.
The death of Madame Thiers is announced from
Paris.
bill was introduced in the House of Repre-
sentative yesterday to cut down the Presidents
salary to SIS, COO
The Japanese Embassador to France is dead.
The Kurds have killed and wounded over 500
pilgrims to Mecca.
The increase in smallpox cases at San Francisco
is SO great that another enlargement of the pest.
house viii have to be made.
Congress assembled yesterday, and the last an
nual message Of President Hayes read, the full
text OF which will be found in this mornings
RECORD UNION.
With to days paper sixteen column supplement
is issued, well filed with interesting and valuable
matter.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-07
OREGON.
FrishtfuI Weather-suspension Of
Navigation.

PORTLAND. December 6th.-A man named
Duncan Mcneil, living at Comstock. Doug
lass county, was instantly killed Yesterday.
Mcneil bscame entangled in the traces Of a
runaway team, and was dragged over 100
yards. His neck was broken. also several
ribs crushed, and his body horribly mangled
Deceased was sged 50 years, and native OF
England.
The temperature has greatly moderated
here. A warm southern rain has pre.
vailed during the afternoon aud evening
The snow. which has fallen to dentb Of
a foot or more, il rapidly disappearing. The
storm has not extended more than fifty miles
south. Had the storm prevailed eenerallv
over the valley heavy food might he er.
pectsd, and the warm rain will cause the
snow to melt very rapidly. High water i
anticipated in few days, but as the villa.
mette is extremely low no damage will nrob-
ably result. Reports from MP the Columbia
are very discouragirg. At Umatilla this
morning the thermometer stood at g. The
temperature is very low at Wallnla. Cel;io
The Dalles and Cascades. At The Dalles
and Cascades the snow is fifteen inches deem
and heavy storm is prevailing Tbs
Columtia is filed with foatine ice from ths he
mouth of the Willamette to the head of
navigation. At the Dalles there is trenen.
dous block of ice clear across the river
Should the weather continue warm here ths
Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-07
COAST DISPATCHES.
SPECIAL TO THE REcoRD.uN1os.
CALIFORNIA.
Nice ouestion Of Enternationxl Law.

Nice 0nsstion of international law.
SAN FRANoIsco, December 6th.-The
habeas corpus case of Clodomiro Gotta came
up in the Superior Court to-day. Gotta was
recently arrested under the extradition treaty
with Mexico, charged with kidnapping.
handed over to the custody of the Mexican
Consul and confined on board the Mexican
gunboat now in the harbcr. His friends OBJ
tained a writ of habeas corpus returnable to-
day. A nice question of international law
arose thereon, counsel for the Mexican
authorities holding that the Court has no
jurisdiction in the case, as war vessel is
legally part Of the country to which it be-
longs. Counsel for Cosa wished to have the
commander of the gunboat imprisoned for re-
fusing to produce Gotta. In view of the
delicacy of the case, the Court took the mat
ter under advisement until tomorrow. Cota's
friends claim that the charge of kidnapping
is trumped up against Gotta with a view of
getting him into the hands of the Mexican
Government he having been engaged in the
revolutionary movement against that Gov
a,nTpeut
Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-07
AN uNKsowN TuRN1se-r oINr.

In 1882 DIR. Wood was surgeon of a
twelve. gun schooner, cruising in the gulf
A man. .of-war of the existing Mexican
Government committed an act of piracy
upon United States merchantman. The
schooner captured the offender off Tam
pico, in view of five consorts. But the
Captain of the Port of Tampico was q
Baltimorean, townsman of Dr.. Wood,
and was aboard his ship at the time. He
was by ruse de guerre decoyed aboard
the schooner, and held there until the de-
sired capture was completed From that
time till he met him in the City of Mexico,
fourteen years later, DR.. Wood had not
heard of his Tampico townsman. But,
while on this perilous journey, this friend
came up to the doctor in hotel in the
City OF Mexico. They looked at each
other; the recognition was instant and
mutual. The Captain said, gravely:
You took me prisoner once, and l have
you now"
The Doctor was startled, but, affecting
indifference, made some light reply. The
Captain took him to his own room and told
him he was disgusted with the Mexican
Government, and would never take part
against his own country. The streets of
MtAtCO httS Ellc WITH W6K ACms. i@e1So
de la Palma and Palo Alto had been
fought, and Dr. Wood heard, with bitter
ness, the newsboys calling out exaggerated
accounts of Overwhelming defeat OF the
North Americans" But this Tamplco
Captain was an intimate friend OF Torel,
the Mexican War Minister, and he told
DR.. Wood these accounts were false, pub.
lished to deceive the people. The flower OF
the Mexican srmy had been annihilated by
DR.. Woods own lifelong friend, Zach
ary Taylor. Surgeon Wood, through this
channel, every night learned the discus
sions OF the Mexican Cabinet, and received,
as it were, from the Minister of War HIM
self. the latest secrets of the campaign and
of the national policy. All this informa-
ton, together with his own observations,
Br. Wood promptly transmitted to Sioat,
through the Mexican mails, under neutral
cover. On the receipt of this, winch at
the time was characterized as "vital and
e all. important information, Sloat him.
self put TO sea, and joined the Cyane and
Levant at Monterey, where, on the 7sh OF
July, he raised the stars and stripes and
formally took possession OF California.
Admiral Seymour arrived one day later,
and was terribly chagrined to fad that ne
had been outwitted, that American patriot
ism had been superior to his carefully LAID
plans. and that California was lost to
Great Britain forever.-tC. E. s. Wood In
the Californian.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-07
oE1NA AND THE OPIUM TRADE.

It is rumored that the new commercial
treaty with China contains provisions in
regard to the opium trade which promise
to produce very important results for the
Chinese. 1t is said that our Commission
ers agreed to consent that this country
should be prohibited from engaging in the
opium traffic, the object being to effect a
leverage for diplomatic action upon Eng
land. The latter country, as is well
known, forced its Indian opium upon
China at the cannon's mouth, in one of the
most infamous wars ever engaged in by ma
tion pretending to be civilized. Il is in.
deed by no means improbable that if there
had been any considerable American trafiicin
opium our Commissioners would have hes
itated to accept condition of this kind.
But fortunately we have no appreciable in.
terest in the sale of that poison, and SO we
could afford to help China in outmaneuver-
ing England. When the latter sees that
the United States have consented to this
prohibition she will be placed in guam
dary. Ii then she insists upon the main
tenance of her right to poison the sub
iects of the Pekin Government, she must
put the matter nakedly upon the brutal
ground of self-interest alone, and we
do not believe that in the face of the out
cry such position would ext6rt from the
civilized world, her Parliament would dare
to adhere to the proposition. If the United
States in this indirect way succeeds in
liberasing China from the curse which the
heather rapacitY of Christian England
has fastened upon her, she will owe Us a
debt of gratitude which, as usual with
nations, she will take care not to discharge
Virtue, however, being its own reward,
this consideration ought not to be regarded
as of any consequence.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-07
SHOULD BE STOPPED.

II appears to us that the hat-passing
business in regard to General Grant ought
to be stopped, if not by his real friends,
then by himself. 1t is now stated that q
sum of 500, 900 has been collected and is
about to be given to him. Surely he viii
not consent to accept such a gifts What
ever he stands in need of the country
ought to supply, and we believe is willing
to supply if it is properly approached.
But this making of collections for his bene-
fit is kind of indignity which we should
have thought him too proud to submit to,
and those who admire him too intelligent
to force upon him. 1t strikes us as very
sorry business, SO far as it has gone.