The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-10
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Correspondence ofthe Herald.

| 0ALVksION, August o, lceU,
Railroad changes are the rule and not the
exception. BY the new time card OF tn
Galveston, Houston Il Henderson road
which goes into effect to-day, four train
will arrive and depart daily on the following
schedule; The arst passenger train to con
meet with the Houston IL Texas Central, viii
leave al 400 q. M; the next at 5 a. M; the
next at 8 a. m. and 400 p, m. The Sunset
route announced no change of cars between
this city and San Antonio, which has hitherto
existed before the combination was made.
1t seems that every turn of the card in the
past ten days, has been favorable to Calves.
ton.--C. @. Allen, who resigned the
position Of secretary Of the Gulf, Colorado
u Santa Fe away company, has been ap-
pointed secretary of the land and emigration
depar nt.-E. Kaufman has been APP
pointed travelling and passenger agent Of the
u. q. & S. +. route.----There is a vigorous
opposition on the part cf some of the mem
bers of the county Democratic executive
committee against calling convention TO
nominate candidates for county Offices
Hon. w. w. Lang, president of the south
western emigration association, is in the city,
for the purpose Of comforting with the lead
ing people Of Galveston on the subject of
immigration. This is matter
of the utmost importance, and
we trust that Mr.. Lang will meet with hearty
encouragement from the business men of this
city.-A young blood by the name of
Waul, and Johnny Purcell had dispute
about horse race When Purcell handed
on9 TO Waul, that caught him ur-
der tho chin, which Aoored him.
Waul, after regaining his feet, quietly
walked away perfectly satisfied that Percell
possessed the most powerful Argument
The amount of duties collected during the
month of July, at the custom house, aggre-
gated 100000. For the first four days ofthis
month, they already reach $4,000. There
are now five vessels on the way TO this
port, four laden with railroad iron
aud one with cotton ties, which will largely
swell the colectable duties during the COM
ing month.-The loading of twenty-five
trucks and other material on the schooner
Reliable for the Corpus Christi & Rio Grande
railroad, and the continual shipment Of iron
for railroad lines under construction in the
interior, gives the wharves lively appear
in other lines is also look
ng up. A commercial drummer, who is rep.
housct ItbuIHtN run lut III
erior after thirty days trip with
orders for boots and shoes amounting
to S3N ,O0O.--The immense oil factory is
rapidly nearing completion and the ma.
'hinery is being placed in position. We'd
lesday Last, rs the workmen were engaged
n hosting into position the immense iron
chimney. the derrick gave way, prspcipitat-
ng tia distance of fifteen feet, damaging it |
10 badly that it will require fully week TO
put it in repair again. Some of the meG
lad a narrow escape.-The "Sifter," who
nas ben reereating in Houston, has
returned to his old hsunts, feeling |
'ejuverated by association with |
The clever Bohemisns Of the Bayou City,
Colonel j. Il. Burns, assistant United States
district Attorney will start north the latter
part of tho month and will actively partici- |
pate in the campaign for Garfield and Ar
thur, stamping the states of Indiana and |
New York, wherein the contest will rage the |
lercest. The colonel is confident that the
Republicans will carry New York and Indi-
ana in the coming election, and that Hancock |
and English will be defeated by large ma
ority. 1t 10 well to have an abundance of |
hope and be enthusiastic in the cause you |
spouse, but is it not little pre-
mature to count chickens befole they are |
hatched.--The coalition of the progressive
element OF all parties is strongly talked Of if |
The "Old Alcalde" is nominated at Dallas on |
The 10th. A meeting will be called to assem-
bic at Hearne on the 25th for consultation.
The call for this meeting will embrace the
leading men of the Republicans, Greenback
ars and Independent Democrats, who are in
avor Of immigration; more vigorous en-
of the laws; greater security to |
life and property; free public schools for the
masses; the public domain to be held for
actual settlers, and protection
70 the people of the frontier,
1t is believed that an independent party,
with platform embracing these as cardinal
points in their platform, with strong, &C.
ceptable man as candidate for governor that
The present incumbent can be relegated to pri
vate life.--There was but one arrest made
during the last twenty-four hours, and that
was tor disorderly conduct.--W. K. Roam
and wife and S. P. Watson, of Dallas, are
at the Washington; d. j. Nealey and n. B,
Fowler, of Palestine, are doing the city,
rne norther has spent its force, and rain is
threatened.
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