The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-30
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She brought out about $4,000 pounds OF
bridge iron intended TOR the bridge being
constructed by the International " Great
Northern railroad over the San Marcos and
rivers. This material will be
forwarded at once. The abutments for the
bridge across the lmpid San Marcos are now
ready for the superstructure, and trans Will
be running across by the latter part OF
August. Besides this iron, which is already
framed, the Rio Grande had on board 400
bars of railroad iron for the International,
1000 rolls of bagging, 500 packages Of mer,,
1000 cases OF boots and
shoes, 500 barrels of cement, two
pianos and an assortment OF miseellane,
goods. She was receiving an assorted
cargo Of cotton, hides and other Texas pro-
10Th of August, mail services
will be established on the Gulf, Colorado q
Santa Fe, between Galveston and BRENNAN,
via Richmond, Sealy and Belleville, distance
one hundred and twenty miles and fraction.
The services are to be six times week, and
as much Cftener as trains may run. This
will be service appreciated by Galveston
merchants and people residing along the
line of road.-The grand jury after a sess-
ion OF sixte On days, and having shaken this
county from center TO circumference" sd-
iourned after finding one hundred and twelve
indictments. After narrating the difficulties
under which they labored in their report,
they animadverted very severely on the prev
slence of crime in this city
and county, and the difficulties
they experienced in securing sufficient
testimony on which to lodge an indictment,
and boldly accused some of the witnesses of
pc Jury. They divide their report into five
different counts or sections, and under each
treat OF the different otfenses which they
we're called upon to investigate. In the third
sec ton they speak of houses of designation
and the difficulty they found in searching
them; that il the testimony before the petit
iuries is as foul as 1t was before them, they
would recommend the licensing of ten houses
of prostitution where one Eow exists, II
thereby this curse could be forever abolished.
This shows lamentable immortality, and
should be crushed out if it can be, by the
iron hand Of the law. But this never can be
done as long as men high in position, of
wealth, and commanding that Influence that
wealth gives, shall be the patrons and sup
porters of these houses of iniquity, where the
Young and innocent are enticed and ruined.
In an Interview with the chief of police, he
said every effort on the part Of the police
force was extended to the jury in their inves.
LEGATIONS, and that the report was a libel
that Sergeant Hunter, his detectives, in fact
every man on the force who knew anything
at all about houses of designation and prosti-
tuition, or other offences against the law, were
before the grand jury and cheertully gave
all the information concerning houses OF the
above character, and that he fur.
nished the jury q list OF
all such houses, and that
he knows that there was sufficient evidence
before it to have made out a strong case
against one Lucretia Moore if the foreman
OF the jury had done his duty. Therefore it
cannot be claimed, but that jury did its duty
in every sense of the word. 1t is presumable
that if they failed in one instance, that they
failed in others, and to account for their
shortcomings found fault with the officers of
the police force. If any one doubts that the
police have not faithfully performed their
duty, let him examine the police docket and
heSwill find that every keeper Of house of
designation or prostitution has been arrested
and brought before the recorder and
fined. So with all other otfenses
when the proper charge was made
General William Tecumseh Clark, who make
such brilliant and notorious record as q
cashier of the Texas National bank, member
of congress from this district, postmaster Of
Galveston, and now special agent Of the
revenue department, with headquarters at
Washington, is here ostensibly on business.
But what can be cleaned from the fsthful,
he is quite urgent in insisting that it is
imperative that ex-Governors Pesse and
Davis should go north and actively engage in
the canvass for Garfield and Arthur. Query,
does the treasury of the United States pay
General Clark, and others of his savory re-
puta,ion, for such services, or do they pay
him, and them for the performances of services
for which they are specially appointed -
Moonlight excursions on the bay
are of nightly occurrence and are immensely
eujoyed.- William Farmer had the mis-
fortune to have his leg badly crushed yester-
day while assisting to discharge the bridge
material from the Rio Grande, and was con-
veyed to his home where medical attendance
was had.--The store of r. Hancock was
entered last Sunday night and burglarized to
the extent of 81 in car tickets and few
nickels. Who the perpetrators are is not
known.--Ssmuel Robinson, the man perfo.
rated at Sadie Bronson's last Sunday morning
week ago, under the skillful surgical atten-
tion of DIR. Hy Smith, is in fair way Of re-
covery.---Steam fire company No. 6 have
decided to sell their engine to company in
city in Kansas. The company were dis
banded sometime since by the city council,
and owning their own engine they have de-
ciied to sell it. The engine is one Of the
best in the department--The mayor Of
Richmo nd, Va, has written to the mayor as
to the salary paid the chief functionary of
this city. II seems that the city council of
Richmond contemplates cutting down the
salary of their mayor. Hence these enquir-
es.---Mrs. Black. of Dallas, is stopping at
the Girardin house.--The grand Jury, in
closing its report, added The following post
script: "The grand jury did not visit Castle
Williams county jail because they did not
wish the beauty of this structure marred in
their memory by visit to its parlors, al
though the inmates are very select, and the
castle, like its founder, always very nearly
full" This is q baekhander at Judge Will
liams, who will no doubt prove himself equal
to the occasion. With the exceptions
pointed out above, the grand jury did faith
full service and deserve the high compli-
ment paid them by Judge Cook.
Columbia Tap road is rapidly being repaired
between Houston and Arcola, in view Of the
fact that the trains on the International &
Great Northern will DO run into this city
over the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rail
road, according to agreement entered into by
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