The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-02
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TELEGRAPEsC BREVIgIES

All quarantine restrictions at New Or.
leans were Withdrawn yesterday.
The boiler of the Atlanta houripc mills at
Atlanta exploded Saturday, killing the
engineer and fireman.
At Cleveland, Ohio, a sensation was
created on Saturday by the issuance OF war.
rants ior the arrest Of illegal voters.
TIE sale of the Atlantic, Mississinni &
ONO railroad advertised to be made yester-
day, was postponed Until February 10Th,
next. "'
Among the prominent visitors to General
Hancock on Saturday were Admiral
Detreycenet commanding the French
neeti Lord Lymington and Gem
erals Mcdowell and Beauregard, of
Louisiana; Wilcox, of Maryland; G.. w,
smith, Of New York; Lilly, of
Virginia, and Ward, of Ohio.
The steam tug Republic spoke Off Charles
ton, 8 u, at p N. Saturday, the British
steamer Horden, from Port Royal, S. O., for a
European port, laden with cotton which was
reported to be on fire. The captain of the
hepuoIic offered to pump into the burning
cotton, but the captain of the Horden pre-,
ierred not to remove his matches.
ana put back to Port ROYAL.
William OOonner, who arrived in Nav
ork from Savannah October 90, on tho
br'e Richard Smith, was. SATURDAY,. sent N
Tue quarantine hospital by order of the
health officers, AS he was found sick Al a
lodging house, suffering apparently from
yellow fever. i is stated that no had tho
disease in Savannah, but was disebarcad
from the hospital there, cured
A lire broke out shortly before IL O'clock
Saturday night in the Monumental cotton
press in Union dock, Baltimore, which WA,
almost entirely destroyed. The whole con.
tents was so damaged as to be Of little use
Ihe new press was recently put in the build
ing at a cost of $4,000, and there was a
quantity OF cotton on hand. The damare
was heavy.
A list prepared Saturday at the post-otflcs
department shows that commissions of pres.
idonusl post masters at tho following Offices.
Will expire between December l, and March
4 next Charlottesville. March
2 salary Sl700; Salem, December IA
salary $1,000 South Carolina partans.
burg and Sumpter Georgia-Newnam and
Savannah, December 20, salary S8. 600
Alabama-Sslma, December l3, salary
$1,000; Mississippi - Canton, Columbus
Holly Springs and Port Gibson. Texa =
Austin, December 20, salary $1,000.
Chief Brooks, of secret service. has "a.
turned to Washington from Ohio, where he
went to interview Boyle Reports are that
he believes the counterf il United States a
per cent. bonds of 1861, of the denomination
of $1,000 have been hypothecatcd by
Brockaway, Doyle and Others, and that some
OF them are now in tho hands of private
individuals or banking institutions In this
country as collsterals for loans, and tba, hi,
class of bonds also have been Forwarded To
Europe, and have been. orwll be hypotht
Gated there
The commissioner Of internal revenue. on
Saturday, received n telegram from Collec.
tor Andrew Clark of Atlanta, Ga stating that
he had seized in Red Oak, Campbell csunty.
Friday night, four Illicit distilleries and des'
troved fly thousand gallons of mash and
beer. de has received within thirty days.
twenty illics distlleres, two teams, and
about ono thousand gallons of Illicit spirits
Nine of the distilleries were in the notorious
Req Oak neighborhood. As soon as the
stills are torn out Of that section Others ara
at once set up and the Illicit work gees on.