The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-15
sT, LOUIS LETTER,
The EndeayoH to Secure tho National Democrat,
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llei-PlOur Putursa-0oAl Comb.
nAtiOn-Rsw Notes,
Correspondence Of the Herald,


sr, Louis, February ~, 1880.
The future great" at tho west end Of lh'
big bridge, has always been noted for slow
moss Of movement In any enterprise, bul
when once entered upon n task she Ia perse
yeringly persistent 81. Louis, until yorJ
recently, has occupied rather dormant atli
tude as regards efforts 10 secure tho rlpenine
harvest Of political perslmmons She lol
Chicago bag the Republican presidential con-
vontlon, and was seemingly out of tho role for
tho National Democratic pow-wow. Butshs
has at last aroused from her stupid 81 umbr
and Ia doing her level best 10 rscuo tho prize.
Her press Is showing up In glowing colors III
superior inducements tho mound 0 lty can
offer for the holding oftho convention within
her confines. Tho question Of hotel hooom-
modations seems 10 have been settled In the
affirmative. A llat Of twenty-on' frst-clafs
hou sea appears In one of the dailica, which Il
says can furnish accommodations for all dele
gates and visitors 10 the cow ntion, and the
proprietors agree not 10 raise their rates
during ia session. An enthusiastic meeting
was held on Tuesday night, Mt which com
mittee of leading citizens was appointed TO
visit Washington and endeayor 10 induce the
National committee 10 call the convention
here, ST, Louis has started little late In
the race with Chicago and Cincinnatl, but she
may come in winner on the home stretch.
KRIEoER SENTENCED,
Judge Cady, of the Court OF Criminal
Correction, on Wednesday, rendered his
opinion in the case Of John Philip Kriegers,
ST., charged with making false affidavit Of the
financial condition Of tho Broad
way bank. Krieger WAS unidentified
with A. Goldsoll in me camille business ut
Denison and Texarkana about two years ago,
and their houses ut those points suspended
ut the time of the Broadway bank suspension.
The Judge, after rendering his opinion called
Mr.. Krieger forward and sentenced him 10
three months in jail and TO pay fine of$500.
Judge Glover, defendants attorney, filed
motion for n new trial, and Mr.. Krieger was
released on bail, Judge Clover himself be-
coming security.
IRISH RELIEF.
There is no abatement the charity mo O.
ments in this city in behalf of the sufferers
in Ireland. Many committees of societies of
various kinds, and church denominations are
laboring zealously in the good work, and
many Thousands Of dollars have been raised.
Pilgrim Parnell promises TO be in 81. Louis
on the 4th of March
THE FLOUR FUTURES.
The question of abolishing the new style
ofspeculation in flour came up before the
Merchants Exchange on Monday, but deci-
lei
'call' business to all appearances seems to
be on the increase, the transactions for the
first five days being nearly 1000 barrels.
One effect the establishment of the call sys-
tenn of sale has had and that is in the field
opened to millers and large buyers at eastern
points to sell and buy respectively round lots
more. conveniently than under the old
method by private negotiation, and it is un-
derstood that already has the institution of
the call met not only with expressed COM
mendation from dealers at distant points, but
also has occasoned large orders fom them.
II is generally conceded that those opposed
to the new plan are in large minority, both
as to numbers and influence, and that the
new idea will be retained. H.....
A CRUEL COAL COMBINATION.
Coal has been scarrer and higher this win
ter than it has been for number of years.
and, altho ogh the greatest coal-producing
mines in the country lie just beyond the
river, intorsected by half dozen railroa /
lines, and all of them within fifty miles of
the town, the heavy factories in st. Louis
find it absolutely impossible to cumulate
any coal at all. 1t appears that only enough
coal comes into the city every day to supply
that days demand, and that there is not now
ten loads of surplus coal within the corpor-
ate limits of 0 town. The coal famine has
been carefully produced and manipulated by
the operators and the railroad lines. They
have formed pool which has been an
mary results to its component parts.
Apool was formed among the lines pass
ing through the coal BEDS in which forfeit
was put up by each road of $50, QUO, whereby
each bound itself not to bring in on any one
day more than fifty car loads of coal The
lines entering into this compact were the
Ohio Il Mississippi, the Vandalia, the Indian
apols v St. Louis, the Chicago " Alton, the
Cairo Short Line, the St. Louis & South
eastern and the Illinois Central, and of
course the different coal merchants have been
very glad to form subsidiary pool. While
the heavy factories suffer under this hardship,
the poor of the city are worse afflicted. They
find it impossible to buy coal in many cases,
and the price has been forced up on them by
the manner in which laws of supply and de-
mand have been interfered with. Coal
which is now selling at fourteen cents a
hushel ought not to cost more than eight, and
it is the retail buyers who feel the rise in
price most acutely.
NEWS NOTES.
Moody is still battering away at the legions
and Notifications of sin. One seems TO sur
vve the contest as we'll as the other.
The Woman's Suffrage associa-
ton held a. meeting few
nights since and made one of the old
time demands for the ballot for women as
the only method by which to preserve
proper equilibrium for all mundane matters.
The Irish societies are already preparing
for grand demonstration on st. Patriek's
day.
The amusement season still holds good.
All the theatres are doing good business
and consequently frst-class people do the
entertaining.
Socrates Newman was on last Monday dis
charged and relieved from the duties of re-
ceiver of the st. Louis Gas company. He
was allowed Sl2, 500 year salary for the time
he was employed, which was nearly four
years. M.
The Opening Spring.
Poets rhyme of spring, while tailors reason
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