The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-18

During her stay at the residence Of MIR.
Weiss she appropriated two gold necklaces,
thr breastpins, three lockets one bracelet,
besides numerous othe: articles Of wearing
apparel, and two bottles Of table wine, all
Of which he had concealed in her lrul k,
All these articles were found in her trunk.
Maggie having recovered from her dose Of
morphine, left the hospital, and when found
by the officer she was at the residence OF
Mike BraLagan. She accompanied the Off
Ger to tho residence OF Mr. Weiss, and ad-
mtted she had q bracelet in her trunk. Upon
her opening it, the above articles were found,
She was taken in charge by detective Cahill
and brought to the station where she was
chargtd by Mr.. Weiss with theft of proper,
ty exceeding in lue $780, and jailed until
this morning, when her case will be exam
ined by the recorder In the meantime she
langulshes in jail.--Sandy Harding, u ne
gro convcte in the criminal court yester-
day for burglarizing Harry Seeligson's room,
got seven years in the penitenti ry. lie
made statement some days ago that Joseph
Costeau, colored policeman, recently sus-
pended from the force, had received part of
the stolen money. Costeau, although dis
missed from the force, has not been appre-
hended on the charge. excitement
in regard to yellow fever at New Orleans has
in measure subsidized. Yesterday DR.. Haden
received the following which speaks
tor itself. New Orleans, July Abr.
Hayden-Dear Doctor: The following is
copy of letter have just written to DR..
Rutherford. | will certainly keep, you ad-
vised of any cases Of yellow fever following
this, whether apparently connected with II or
not. Truly your friend, s. M. Bems."
Letter to Rutherford; 81 have to report our
first case OF yellow fever. The bark Excel
sior, 60 days from Rio Janeire, arrived at
the wharf on the night ofJuIy 9TH. She be-
gan discharging on the 9th or It'll, and one
of her sailors fell sick on the 9TH, and died on
Saturday night. The vessel was detained at
the quarantine station ten days her cargo
brought out, most Of it placed on deck, her
bilge pumped and hold thoroughly tumlga-
ted, No sickness had seemed on
board during her stay in port at
Rio, or during her passage to
this city. As soon MS the case was known the
vessel was taken back to quarantine station.
We have good ason to hope that this ener,
getic practice will prevent the occurrence OF
other cases, but | will certainly keep you
posted. for it is as much my duty 20 ala in
protecting your people as those OF Louisiana.
In the meantime the coffee is stored in sep
arate warehouses, and will be detained until
such time rs it may be thought safe to allow
its return to commerce. have instructed
the inspectors of freight, through their ener-
getic and faithful supervisor, to look into
this matter very closely. S. NJ. BEMss." The
board of health meets tonight to take
action.---Nick Murphy assaulted and
terribly beat Sallie Delaney, y colored wo-
man, who went to the house Of Title john
SON arrested on Wedpesdsy, for being an ac-
complete in the robbery OF ONeil. Murphy
it seems is the owner Of the house, forbade
her to enter, but Sallie persisted to get cloth
for Miss johnson, when Murphy struck her
u terrible blow with heavy paling, infict-
ing fearful cash in her heal. Murphy was
arrested on the charge of assault with intent
to murder and will have chance to explain
this morning.