The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-28
ST. LOUIS LETTER.
Correspondence Of the Herald.


ST. LOUIS, May %, 1850,
II is rumored among reliable circles this
evening, that Tilden has captured the State
of Missouri, Notwithstanding the fact that St.
Louis gave large anti-Tilden majority at
the primaries.
The topics now being adopted are politics.
aquatics and horse racing.
The clques and clusters Of politicians that
gather around the courthouse and on the
street corners, are loud in their denunciations
against Tilden, yet laugh ut the idea of Re-
publican success at the coming Presidential
election. Field and Thurman or Fields and
Hendricks seem to DO the most popular
Presidential candidates with the St. Louisites.
the regatta to take place here next Sep
TENDER is attracting the attention of oars
men generally, and it is said that if tho nee
essary aid be given, st ouis will be crowded
with visitors from all parts of the country. 1t
is intmated that already several wealthy
admirers of aquatic sports have made liberal
contributions Tor securing valuable prizes
for the event.
The Mound City Amateur Rowing associ-
alton ia TO meet on the ooh, instant, to ar
range tor the 81. John cup race, which takes
place here early in June.
The famous "Hillsdales' and "Sholwacca-
mettes," whose skill Mt the oars is so well
known, will attend the approaching races at
New Orleans. They will pass through this
city tomorrow or on Monday.
Preparations are icing made for the spring
meeting of the Jockey club of this city at
their park. The grounds are in excellent Or
der and everything in trim for business.
The past week closed with notable activ-
ity in most lines Of trade There is a demand
for laborers of all kinds, but the wages paid
are said to be very low.
The Union market house, the great supply
mart of this city, is daily stocked with an al
most unprecedented variety and quantity Of
fruits vegetables and meats In consequence
of the surplus on hand in excess of the de-
mand, everything in tho eating line is at
present remarkably low.
The Post-Dispatch of this evening contains
the following: Three young blind girls from
the Blind Asylum, corner of Twentieth
and Morgan streets, had narrow es-
cape from serious if not fatal injuries
this morning. They started from the
institution for walk and had reached the
intersection of Eighth and St. Charles
| streets, at the southeast corner of which the
foundations of large building are being
| dug. The excavation is fully twenty feet
deep and extends out to the curbstone, The
poor, sightless girls, unconscious of the
danger, and before any one could warn them,
walked over the edge of the hole, and,
shrieking loudly, were precipitated to the
bottom. The workmen who witnessed the
frghttul fall rushed to the helpless girls as
sistance and did all in their power to aid them.
Ice Mater was quickly procured and after a
short time they recovered their presence
of mind Happily there WAS no large stone
ut the place they fell, or a fearful accident
would have resulted. Tho worl<men offered
to secure a carriage and have the girls con-
veyed to the institution; but, fearing the re-
suit of the matron ascertaining the distance
they had strolled, they simply asked to be put
on the street cars. One of the girls sustained
several bruises about tho head but none
were of u serious character. The other two
| escaped almost entirely, sustaining but few
| slight scratches. The girls refused to give
their names, and thanking the men who had
so kindly attended them, they boarded the
car
The Furniture Workers association hold
their first annual reunion in this city on next
Thursday evening,
| a young German named Joseph Mackwit2
was arrested last night for passing counterfeit
money. The officers think they have
made an important arrest and believe the
prisoner is one of large gang of counter.
ftiters who have for some time past been
circulating that spurious coin in this city and
neighboring towns
Yesterday t1e Post Dispatch gave the first
account of the struggle between the express
companies and the railroads, and of the
generally expressed determination of the
railroads to organize express services of their
Own. The inception OF he tight and its pro-
gress was published, and it was further stated
that in short time hostilities might be ex-
pected between the Iron Mountain rail -oad
and the Southern Express company, as the
former company hSa notified the latter that
after the LIST OF June the contract between
TWEEN would expire. 1t was hardly to be ex
pocted, however that litigation would com
menee At once, but Inst evening the Souiherr
Express company fled a bill in equity in til,
United States court, asking for n temporary
aud
PROVISIONAL INJUNCTION
to restrain the Iron Mountain railroad com
pany from interfering with or diseontluuins
the transmission Of packages, etc, or other
wise hlndering the company in the conduc
of its business as carriers. The bill is u yer,
long ono. 1t states that the express bushes
was first organized in the United State
about the year 1899, between Boston ant
New York, that it has grown to such dimen
sions that there are now over 100 ditferen