The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-26

truth in the rumor viii Ii gained currency
through the evening journal, of Saturday
last. He stated he made an offer to the
Morgan interest prior to their going to
Clinton to appropriate land and wharf
privileges if they would come 10 Virginia
Point and concentrate their coming traffic
there. This they sincerely considered, but
finally decided to 20 to Clinton. Since
that he lad not renewed the proposition, and
in fact had no communication with the gem
tlemen controlling the Morgan interest
There is, however, movement of some
character in the wind, but what it is and how
1t will effect the interests of this city, is
matter that is rigidly withheld from the
purveyors of public ws.---As the Texas
u New Orleans railway near; completion the
+ cling ofuneasiness becomes more apparent.
This is caused by the fear that it will with
draw, despite the recent combination, large
amount of trade from this city that is now
centering here, and throw it into New Or
leans. The Crescent City is going to make q
herculean effort to control the bulk
of the Texas trade, and Galveston mer-
chants must be wide-awake and ener-
getic, or they will see their customers
seeking their rival. Already New Orleans
is encroaching upon the west Louisiana
trade, which Galveston has hitherto en-
j)yed monopoly, aud is now sending goods
TO Lake Charles and other points via this city.
The schooners Lottie Mayo, Captain
Campbell; Reliable, Captain Hanee, and
Daniel Coos, Captain Norman, arrived in
port yesterday morning from Corpus Christi.
Tho nopia1 n ,na mt into that mort inst
prior to the storm. Captain Norman re-
ports that the wind attained q vel city Of
seventy-fve miles an hour, and that the seas
were terrible The Coos snapped the hows-
ers as ifthey had been cotton thread. Her
cargo consisted of 1000 cross ties for the
Corpus Christi & Rio Grande railroad. AT
ter discharging, the vessel was got afloat
without any serious damage. Two sailors,
who survived tho wreck of the Laurel,
came up on the Daniel Coos,
and they each give graphic description of
their narrow escape from watery grave
Captain Norman reports five vessels still
aground at Corpus Christi, and estimates the
damage inflicted to the town at S75,OOO.--
Captain Rodgers, Of the Emma,.says that the
schooner Inez Houston weathered out the
gale at Pass Cavallo without any serious
damage. The schooner Lorbon is receiving
freight at Elevator Slip for Montau, a little
town in Louisiana at the mouth of river by
that name.---The steamship Colorado ar
rived a. her berth at Williams wharf yester-
day, and is dscharging full cargo of general
merchandise for merch ,nt3 here, and points
in the interior---The steamship Hutchin-
son, of Morgan line, is due here from New
York with freights, This is the first ship
under the new regulatiOns.--The steamship
Arkansas, will return here from Morgan City
and enter ira 10 between the city and Corpus
Christi next Thursday. Eight feet of water
across bar at Arkansas Pass, will enable her to
come to wharves OF Corpus Christi -
There is large quantity OF cotton on Viii.
liams wharf, which will be taken as out
ward cargo by the Colorado, to New York
At meeting of county CON missioner
yesterday, the offer to rent the third floor OF
the Moody & Jemison building, corner OF
Strand and Twenty.second street, for SUI.
preme and appellate court rooms, for 5000
per annum, was &C epted. Their removal
from the Bslinger & Jack building will
b made at oncr.-Great preparations are
being made for the regatta Saturday next,
besides four and six-oared barge race be-
tween the Galveston club and Protection
club. There will be single scull between
William Lawrence and William Crotty
There is quite rivalry between the clubs
and hot and exciting race is anticipated
Saturday night serious difficulty oc'
Cured between two gentlemen of color
Frank Wiley and Jim Dcnison, in which the
latter was seriously stabbed in the hip. He
was conveyed to his home and attended by
DR.. johnson, and at last accounts was doing
well.--It is rumored that a campaign
paper will be started in this city in shor
time, but by whom is not yet definitely
knowr.--Mrs. Lee G. Hardy, tho gifted
poetess of Texas, is in the city and will leave
for Dallas in day or two.--Willsu
Thompson, of Dallas, ia enjoying the gull
bree zsa, while A. w. Clifford, the great immi
grafton "Gif" is here earnestly impressing
the importance ofhis great mineral edition o
the Sun on the favorable notice Of RAILROAD
and steamship lines. He leaves To-day fo
Ne v Orleans. "Gif'' is indeiatigabl in BIZ
efforts to populate and develop West Texas