The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-01
GALVESTON.
Correspondence Ct the Herald.

Correspondence q the Herald.
GALVESTON, Sept. 20, 1850.
Libel suits seem to be the order ofthe day,
and the action against Wheeler X Rhodes,
and the Galveston News, has excited general
surprise, and will give the former an oppor-
tunity to establish the charges Of official
misconduct and drunkenness that they have
alleged against Judge Williams, and emphat-
cally announced they could prove. Judge
Williams has picked up the glove they so
deGantly hurled into the ring, and will afford
them the chance to make the statements
good, or else pay such IA amount Of damages
a, an impartial jury may award
The proposed removal of the supreme
court of appeals and county paid library Is
becoming decidedly interesting question:
The Morgan line are going to place add
tional steamers in the trade between hero
and Morgan City and make daily trips, ex-
cept Thursdays and Sundays, aud not til
weekly. ms heretofore. The card of Stgte
Treasurer Lubbock will call out sharp and
caustic reply from Mr. William Shaw, Of the
journal, which will be publish d in tho daily
and weekly of that paper sometime this
week.-Mrs.. Maggie Abercrombie, one Of
the assistant editors of the American Sketch
Book, is in the city, securing data up Il
which to compile history Of Galveston
and Galveston county for publication.
She is a talented writer and an accomplished
Isdv.--Two inQuests have been held this
week. Sunday the remains of tieorgie Jack.
son. A little 6olored boy, xix years old, were
brought to this city from Highland station,
on the Galveston, Houston u Henderson
railrnsd, and the Jury returned verdict that
his death was caused by malarial fever. G.
u. Edzarda German, fifty years old, was found
dead in hi, bed over Market Hall saloon, on
Twentieth street. Monday morning about
58O o'clock. Evidence adduced showed
that he had died from congestion, super
induced bv an excessive use of alcoholic
stimulants. The fustic that came cut OF
the brigantine Bashaway wa; sold Monday by
Constable Finn on account OF seamen
wages, and was bought at Sll 90 per ton
The br;catine will be sold some time during
the week to satisfy claim OF the oflesrs OF
the revenue steamer Louis Mclean Tor as
sistsnce rendered her when stranded on the
west coast during the late cyclone
George Bailey, who went through his room
mate L. j. Chapman, last Sunday night at
the American house, relieving him OF sou,
was brought before the recorder yesterday v
morning and bound over in the sum OF S0OO
for his appearance before the criminal court
Henry Jones visited Mollie Blanchard..s
Sunday evening and while there surreptl-
tiouslv entered her private room and made
off with dressing case valued at SO. Com,
plant was made, and Jones was arrested and
The case found. He will be an,
other victim for the criminal
court to pass judgment UPON
The Republicans held a meeting at the East
End last night and elected delegates TO &
county convention to consider the advisable
tv of nominating county ticket.--A ro-
mantle wedding took place in the city Mon
day. Nh II. jourdan, of New York, becamt
yery much enamored while in that city OF
Miss Alice Parker, variety actress, who was
engaged to appear here at the opening OF the
New London variety hall. Miss Parker came
on to fiji her engagement and was speedily
followed BY Mr. Jourdan, who pressed hi
suit so ariently that Miss Parker becam'
Mrs Jourdan, and instead of being star be-
fore the fooi-lights, will be the proud mis-
ress of a ranch in the interior of the state
here Mr.. Jourdan proposes to settle. They
iwft for their future home on yesterday morn
ng's train.--A false alarm Of hre rang GU