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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

Washington, April 3O.-M. Autry, the
Frent h minister, accompanied by the secretary
of state, called on the president yesterday and
presented letter of which the following is a
translation:
Jules Grevey President cfthe French Rerub-
lie, to President of the United States of
America:
Great aud good friend-I have Just received
q letter from your honorable predecessor,
Hia Excellency Rutherford Z. Hayes, who
announced to me that in pursuance or n reso-
luton OF CONGRESS, he invited the government
and people of France to unite wi h the govern
ment and peOp Of the United States on the
10Th of next October in cele brating the Tooth
anniversary OF the battle of Yorktown.
1 have acce pied this iavltatio IN TIE name e
that of whols French people. This
solemn To- timony of remem brance
" hich has been preservedby your fellow cl l.
of France in the glorious struggle which secur-,
ed Independence and liberty to the United
States, has called forth feeling OF deep emo
ton in France, of which 1t has afforded me
informing General Noyes, your worthy
representative, that having taken part in the
toll, we would participate in the honor. The
American nation, which has become 50 pow
erful and pro sperous, has by inviting our fra
ternal cooperation on the occasion of this
anniversary, forever consecrated
by '' noble and liberal aspirations and by
our allies on the battle field, and which our
institutions which are of the same character
must draw closer and develop the welfare of
both nations.
Offering you the assurance of my high e.,
TEEN for yourst If, JOS ,nally, pm my beat
wishes for the glory Of tbs United states, de-
sire to convey my eiAr"re hanks
to Mr. Hayes for the cor Hal
feeling which no expressed to me- and for his
good wishes for the Drosperl y of the French
government. Your good friend,
(signed) JULES GRE <EY.
Countersigned: ID. N. Ensilare
Done at Pa is, March 25th, 1881.
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Bsston chipping Lat, April q.

Boston chipping Lat, April Il.
The demand for wool is increasing, and
there Is @ steadIer and better feeling on the
basis OF present prices. The demand for WOOL
ems Is also improving. and there is better feel
ing ali round, although prices Of woolens are
unusually low, and leave manufacturers a very
small margin to work in. II the demand for
woolens comes mp TO exp citation for some
week. = come. stocks Of wOOlens will be 90 d
m close and manufacturers Will purchase
supplies Of wool with more oonndeDce. There
is no much wool, however, In the country 20
look for any i'm prOvernent In prices 81 present.
Old aud new stocks Of MOnteFldeo are IN large
supply. and although he'd hrmer, full
thIs wool, and 90 is a difficult srticie
III r1nre although at pre-eut prizes
Al z about the cheaper wool on the
narkef. mere Is more or less Austrh-
tie feeos thsn 81 this time last year. when
We consider that new wool from CalifoInia is
e ming forward, and new wool iqn Iethsf
Eaufuf. ~. EsurEia, lou sihna ana Al-41url "a
r-rfrss ffrhsr than THE present ranre- Wool ~
ali hrld ~ rery ign prices 81 sau frarcisco,
nd -. u -sked fJr northern ia The Interior,
-. "a, rn-thsru ~ san francisco, and zlc. for
900 Southern woods 81 san frartis -, Our it a.
s-ffarf fhst purchases 90 tness r-lces VII nos
f.rv 81 cfrrert ra'es On easieru markets lany
Ind a 70 % are MT selling - any better
,--I~s-s nv fhan two yesrs rE1, uhen wool
- rrrrf -. auer, rnld ~ vi - running
$3.50 l-.f|Ie u 4 % furcrass vol IN me m
sa-fo- ~ srtlciuaficn 90 firher Trices IN IRE
fufurs. Oti1 src ferrsliFsnia he-ces -.
F.--..,.-.- e4f-r N n 81 f1Efl= NNat floi4-.
- TWWa ft1ffs. 10 ] tse-es A. lui-t
81 f~4fTr ard IN deaiae 80 tF'ub-
Ing fesss ven Iirfls tns t'ss- doe. Fi1r De-
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Mr. GInds,ope on the land MIN.

London, April 3O.-Mr. Gladstons, replying
20 the resolution sent 10 him by the Irish
Catholic archbishop and bishops, conveying
their views as to the amendments Of the lard
bill. SAYS. Il am sensible OF the weight at
tarhing 10 the representations Of n body so
intimately associated with the people. aud
thankful for their Acknowledgement Of the IN
tentions with which the laud bill was framed
can assure them AZ the bill is
recognized, as u appears to BE-, the
Irish people and their reTressntsives,
will show no slackness In putting IL forward
tin q bee Btnes q law, but must frankly. ana
an retrieving fhe, numerOns important chang-
e. advised bv the bishops, q 81 government.
while they will wefcOme any amendment
tending e. impr0vment, say the bill csnnOt
charges which would give q new character"
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MtscelIaueous arocers' stoch

RIcE-Wholesale G% to TX.
sALT-In barrel, 81. 30. to 49, Liverpool In
81 cks,$ 80; Rock 81 80 psr sacF vvvx
Trade Marx, SH: Cream lo5a. einssr Snaps l0H
70 s o.; e olive. SIC per pound; BlueIndis *
to6H; Satipat, 81. 40. to $50 G.. r. Whieman
CO.'S Dsl'as Soap Works: Paie olive, &C.,
Company: Cy clone, 81; Pale Olive, 5; Extra
Olive, AZ cents per pound.
BRANs-4H, to5c. per pound.
CANDLEs.-Star, full VT 14to i4ja.
HoMINY AND GR1rs-S5@s5 rs per barrel.
SAUKR gRAUT-For half barrel W 70 on. -
DRIED PEAcHEs--UnpeeledS &c, '8hpeeled IL
per pound. 90
deg. n. test: In barrels II cents; cases, $2 20
CLOTHES PINs-Round, o5c; spring, sl.OO per
MKAsupEs--x bushel, iron bound, IS. 80 per
dozen; two-hoop peils, 81 10; three-hoop, w. 80:
TuBs-Three nest, 50 .30@Sl go; eight nest
rs; No. /, 90 80 per dozen; No. 2, $3.50; NO.
WiVIAsHpoAnps-wood, sl.s5; zinc, $780, New
Era, 81 .6c@1S2.70.
PowpER-S6 IS per key Of 70 poundsi d2H 40
81 SO 6A do, 80 blasting Kegs, N'5O =,
sHor-Drop, bag, So Is, to- .25 buck %. 40 to2.5O
MAoKKRRL-No. l barrels, $40 half-parre1s
IS so; kits, l2 pounds, 81; No arrels, w.
CANpY-Stick,! l2hto l3c. pono Nancy' 10
LYE-Concentrated. 81. 750 $500
RoPE--Sisal, Y in. basis, lie; cotton, -99Nc
VINReAR-Per gallon, 20@3Oc. Apple, 9Oc. to2l
WnAPpNo PAPKR-Rag and Straw 45c. 9oc.
Juss-We guote IL to ls cents per gallon for
glazed. Crooks Ii to IL cents per gallon Tor
glazed.
TALLow--In barrel, ~; in cake DC per To-
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A Question Under the Civil Rights
ElII.

Wheeling, w. Va, April 30 Judge Jack.
son, OF the circuit court of the United States,
now in ession at PlrSorsbu g., decided TO
day in the ease OF the state OF We, {
Virginia vs.. Taylor Straa der, colored,
indicl for murder in this city
year, pgo, allowing pleas In abatement to be
filed b. d owe rul rg the demurrers to pleas by
the late, and a5jadging the pleas good
in law. lie also ovsrrued the motion In
beh q { Of the state 70 rem nd the prisoner Into
the CUSTODY of the state authorities aud refuse
to hold for indictment in the Unit,d States
courts, and discharged Strander iron custody.
This case has been before tie Uni al STATES
courts for some years, and Involves a Ques-
ton under the civil rights bill, allowing coli
ored man the privilege Of being
tried by cplorsd jur rs He has
been twice tried in the courts hers and
sentenced to be hung each time. His case
was then taken to the supreme court OF the
state AID. then 70 the United states suprt me
and then moved back te.the United States
d ,tric, court for West Virginia.
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COM NJ ERCIAL.
DALLAS, MONDAY EyEsIso,

business generally was tame and apatnetlo
to-day. In groceries and dry goods tho usual
spring business was done,
Retail trade was only so-so, the shops being
patroplzrd principally by ely customers,
reduce continues very dull and scarce,
with few changes In quotations,
cutter anu eggs are scarce. Eggs are now
quoted at loo ana the best grade OF batter
at 500.
Spring chickens are ,fcarce, irregular In
price, aud there Is u good demand for them
Cattle are duh and scarce at former quota
tions,
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.I,n.,,en o. o.. Ri,er :, Ean.a. cIiy

Ksnsss City, Ami s0.-Ths riss On tbs
river during fhs past q hours has ben
ahvuf frautr g. ches, hut THE eaters have
mace no further surruFchmert uH1r The cltT
IRE See houses q Fowler BFo--, srd NOo1s
i1rt Z here D. q Eresf deal n su1erlrs Eturnz
IL o. sfren thuussnl people. rrlFrn irfli1
ff|afr homes - the ford, huf fctiFr frras1re1
Ifrsrfrf nave been insfl rfei. re trark q al
IRE rnsds ere ping he CnicEzp AT n. az
more ~ 80 u1rer wnttr. an ursire7s Wltn
ffe1rsf = alru1st srtlrrlg Ezspeu1e1 rnar
was ElIef - M ECrerl meat ste1-Der crust-
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Financial.
TRADE TOPICS.
RED Rust-Proof Oats.
To the Commercial Editor Herald.

To the Commercial Editor Herald.
Dear Sir-Much inquiry is made as to the
Red Rust-proof. oats as grown in this state.
Can Won enlighten the curious with statistics
and the virtues and ETC., Of these oats? Many
states through the south are usiT them ior
seeding, and your usual public spirit In such
matters will not only benefit the state at large
but be ofinterest to the Gtire oat growing sec
ton Of the country. Respectfully, OATS.
THE origin of these oats is somewhat obscure,
but they were first introduced in the south in
the state of Georgia. While they are not con-
sldered absolutely rust-proof, yet they come
SO near withstanding rust that they are
Ed
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Arson Case at new Orleans

New Orleans, April 3O.-In the Levi arson
case o day several witns sses Were introduced
show ing the purchase OF coal oil few days be-
i9a1 me , tesiited that Levi Co one9ed
warehouse account Decsmbs ar 23id, and up to
December 30th had stored All packages OF
cr0ckery, now held there under orders of the
civil district court. The case was adjourned
Till Monday
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War Dance Dead.

Louisville, Ky, April 80 War Dancs, the
great thoroughbred sire, property OF James A.
Gria,te.d, died to-day at Blue Grass park,
aged twenty years, War Dance WIS a chest
nut and foaled In 1860, by Lexington, out of
1yde q. Compt's dam and was purchased
when two years old from Governor " ellis. OF
Louisiana, for $1,000. AS y r, he was
regarded as the best Of Lexington sires,
aud his death wi be a SO lous loss to the
-.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

er-.ts fts Following guotsfions:
rrs~rrs- sIrflv. per D0E, 81 50 % %.
I,rrrrs-EIcIly pr box - -.
NrTa- Alruunds = per puma 81 -
-Ir-.e.. rstsrtrrrrs. iserr-tecs p ttallsn
=. l.-rrrfs. T-nrHss 2 red 81; cocuarutt
~ frrfrs-f - r..
Fros-In = ~ b11es, % 10 -.
POP CoEE-f-r1Es rscEAzsas ~ hai erosss
Fsr-r-.-I,,nso1 ir--r. nsr. per boz, - -;
p..s@,s-Psr tsnsh, 8 to4s.
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view York Bank Statement.

sew York, April 70 The weekly statement
Of the Associated banks shows the following
change: Loans. deere ace 81. -, fO0i sresie,
increased 81 AZ 2I0. legal teuders, Increase,
1fGd.s1C; deBosiis. fncreh e, f.ss3 .s0l; circu-
lafion increase, 81 81, go: Reserve, incr So,
ss.ss1 SIS. The hanEs nov hold sllsfio0z5 IN
excess Cf legal Requirements.
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suRars ans syrups.

sUeARs,-We quote: Powered liz; Crushd,
llk@K, Cranulated II STANDARD A. l011i White
extra 9@ok extra clio TO =; fellowgI TO ~
choice sxc; prime sH TO SIC, fair SIC. 9aH
NcLA ssKs-Io 1isisna choice 6Oc, prime64
fair TO good 4515Oc; syrup 80 to Coo.
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u OCtaVeS, MaunifiCent Rosewood Case

APPLEs-Fancy per Dbl, 50 % choice
81 80; dried, per Id, 6 to &c.
= PoTAToEs-Per bu, in sack, 81 rs. Sweet
potatoes dull, S5c.
ONIoNs-Fer bushel 50 80.
CABBAGEs-Per crate, 81 to IS
DATKs-In trails, per Id, sc.
CURRANTs-71a@58Kc.
PRUNEs-9c.
PECANs- Per Id, I retail; per bushel, loose
50, 50 Is to 81 25; sacked 81 80, 50 rs.
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Dallas Leather Market.

Dallas Leather Market.
OAK SoLE-LEATHER-Over % lbs, 40c; do
under 20 lbs, 800.
HEMLoCk SoLE-LEATHER Best Buffalo
slaughter. SOC; good do, 29c; best Matamra as
25c good do, &c; good DANCED, 25c; poor GO
500.
OAK HARNESS LEATHER-No. /, 400; do, NO.
50.
HEMLocK HARNESS LEATHBR-No. l, 80; do,
No. 2, 49,. ~
UppER-French calf, 81. rs to 81; do. kip, 81. 10
RS1 ,35 per pou1d; American calf, 90c. @$l .35;
do. kip, 65c.@Sl.
CoLLARs-Duck, No. l. per dozen, $3.50.
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DALLAS PRICE CURRENT.
Meats ana Lard

B,ooN-Long clear sides 1OL; short clear
lOI +. Break fast bacon llAc.
Day sAET-LOng clear sides, III; SNORT
lear 10H
HANS Canvased liz to 1871
LARD-Tierce 12h ;shalf barrel, 49, pailso TO
10 pounds, 1917; pounds, IA
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Cast, 50 cents per hundred; stove, 20 cents
wrought. 80 10 81 cents per hundreds brass,
g. per hundred; copper, ~ per hundredi zinc
and lead, 81 per hundred-
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exRNAr nrLLKr-we quote 81 90 per bushels
Garden, 5ots. per pepper retail. Whoslesale
IL 20 cents per paper.
C1tton-At the Oh Mill,e6 per ton'
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CoFFEE-Rio c-mHf0n, - % ltcf ie,r, ltH 70
ks11U. -.
TEss-Imusrial. from fs9sse. per R-unds
TonnE Hys0n, f12au; OOl0nE, @ese'c' japan,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05
VIEW ORLEANS.
GOLD & STOCK TELEGRAPH co. !
Commercial News Department,

Market barely steady.
LIVERPOOL.
Liverpool, May 8, 1915 p. NJ Cotton
fiat and irregular ;middling 8 1915 ;Orleans 81;
sales, 5000.
$3.50 p. Sales, American 1850.
GALVESTON.
Galveston, May 3. = Opened irregular
middlingS i0A; receipts l5S.
Closed nominal; mtddiing lOH; sales.33l2.
ST. LOUIS.
ST Louis May 3.-Closed easy; middling l0H
receipts .l0s7; shipments 1905; sales $40 stock
81 ,63i.
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Ffsh-nnd Oysters.

FtsH-12ko. per n ,.-,.,--
Nsffevgrdss- Gfor Berwick bay.
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bets; dry kips, free OF grubs, 10 CT; grlbb
klps lie; wet sailed, 7c.; green butcher
hides, 5Hc.: All damaged, wet or dry,
half price; deer skins Soc. sheep skins from
Csc d15Oc each.
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PouItry and Game.

PRAIRIE CHIcKKSs--we quete at ESQ. spiec
SouIRHKLs-Per dozen, o0c.
CHIcKEEs-we quote % so for spring; for
grown, 81 80.
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LAG intn his house, orthe haloouy on Witch he
wns standing, 10 II expe tel the river VIII no
at stand by to-day, aud then rapid dec Inc
Will soon commence
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PrAcHEs-2 pounds, 81 7bi pounds
TomxroEs-2 pounds, 81 s5i pounds,
81. 10.
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Buggies, Beds, wheels "~a r'"ies

Buggies, Beds, wheels """ r'"'es.
WHEELS (Sarven y At Wholesale pei
set; b $40. %; O 1925; ". 20.
SPRIHG WAGON BEDS. -Burr's patent, sls
sl9 and $40 for plain, 81 and double Pam
nels.
SHAFTS. "A 81 90; q $l.75.
Poles --B 80; A Gil.
BUGGIEs. --B end spring, $40; A sloe spring
S75. Strictly A phaetons, $3.50. Carriages,
S:6s. Gentlemen's driving buggy, side ba @
$3.50; do speeding, 800. End spring, strlctly !,
25; Jump seats do, Sl93; platform sprin
do, 800; three spring do. $50.
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DALLAS woei Msrket.


Fine, 90; medium, IS; heavy, l6c. Bl
bury and dirty, 8 to 10 cents OF.
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Eees-l5,cts per dozen
BuTTKR-Northern 25to Is; Texas 70 to25c.
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Dultrain IN the linibs, nsusea, blliguspe.s -
sy mt M Of approaching fever 10 hsl 49,
rsa without delGy Hosr tier's SioiL.s . D.
n -. al -rrrrnfh. reEulntes tne stgfnAeh 80
frrosrfs t1lre % the LIVER - boEelss ~
st,.rrrrf rrd ire bllisry Elanc aelnE Is-i1Iel
- = frrIffv r1t CIT son. TIE rtsftse 70 ~
susrsl al tie outs Z, Fcr sale - al drnslsb'
rrr rrrIr-F 2 ererEliTs
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1t contains five octaves,
five full sets Of the Cele-
brated Golden Tongue
Reeds, as follow: Q sets of
21s Oct. each, regulars, 1
set powerful SUB-Bass, l
set FRENCH HORN, also
l set V0X CELESTE-5
FULL SETS IN ALL.
Two knee stops, handles,
lamp-stands, pocket for mu-
sic. Solid Black Walnut
Case. carved, yeneered, ex-
ira large Fancy Top. as
shown in the accompanying
picture. t5r 1t is q very
Stylish Cnse. Upright bell
lows, Steel springs, metal
foot-plates,roller for NOV
ing. &c. Height, &c In;
Depth 81 In; Length 46
In; Weight 400 lbs.
Price boxed dcliyer-CHE
ed on ears here stool MN
book, music, only 49,
nISD 10 fe IInont,oIadg
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-17
pENITENTIARY REFORM.

A new penitentiary bill has been in
PRODUCED in the Georgia Senate to guard
against the evils of brutal overseers
when the convicts are sent out to labor.
Under it the ~lessees will have in each
camp some person in whose judgment
hey have confidence, whose duty it will
be to administer such punishment as is
necessary to the discipline of the camps.
while the o~ficious guards will have be-
fore them the fear of a term in the peni-
tertiary if they take advantage Of their
position to abuse the prisoners.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-17
PACIFIC COAST ADWcES
% Ltcense-The Wheat Growers
Association of California-As . So
ment ON Boston . Consolidated
Suicide.
Especial to the SENTINEL

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-Willisms and
Seaman, who hum1agged the people at
Platt's Hall on spiritualism, were fined
5000 each to-day for exhibiting without a
license.
The Grain Growers heard to-day at
Changers Hall the report of the committee
appointed yesterday to consider the ques-
ton Of incorporation. The committee re-
ported in favor Q. incorporation as the
Wheat Growers Association OF California,
which would establish a bureau Of statistics
in the city, and collect reliable news relat-
ing to grain, finances, tonnage, ETC., for
the benefit of the members. The initia-
ton fee is $40, and the society is open to
all respectable wheat growers upon the
payment of this sum. The following
directors were elected: A. G. Pulsell,
Stockton; H. M. Larne, Sacramento; j.
McPike, Napa; l.. M. Hinchman, Stanis-
laus; Thos. Upton, MERGED; w. B. English,
Contra Costa; A.. D. Logan and j. @.
Campbell, Colusa; E. Jacobs, Tulare.
Boston Consolidated leyies an assessment
Of 20 cents per share.
SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 15.-A man named
Peter Gudue. in the employ Of G. F. Smart
in Ross Valley, committed suicide this
morning, it is supposed by drinking car
bolic acid. 1t is said that he had been in.
sane once, and was afraid Of becoming SO
again.
John D. Connolly. Justice Of the Peace,
was arrested by Captain Of Police Doug
lass to-day. He met Douglass and abused
him for .arresting. him, denying that he
was drunk. Douglass affirmed that Con-
molly was very drunk, when the latter,
with a volley of oaths, struck the officer
and drew a revolver. He was promptly
disarmed and taken to the City Prison,
where his conduct was so outrageous that
he was put in the dark cell. Connolly is q
representative of sand lot justiceary.
The fire in Marin County is no longer
dangerous, being mainly confined to the
brush, and will be stopped at Mount Tam
alpsis, where it will soon burn itself out.
APortland dispatch says: This morn
ing Edward Mordaunt, an escaped con-
Wet, who, 1t was supposed, leaped over
board from the steamer Columbia, below
Astoria; was found slowed away In the
vessel. Mordaunt, on being discovered.
leaped into the water and attempted to
swim ashore. but was seized with cramps
and shouted for help. He was rescued
and brought on board, when ii was found
that he had broken his shackles. He was
sent to the penitentiary at Salem to-day.
Judge Lawler Of the Superior Court to-
day sent Attorney Roe to Jail for five days,
and fined him $3.50, with the alternative Of
remaining in confinement until the fine is
paid, not to exceed las days, for contempt
Of Court.
srocKToS tCal.), Sept. 18.-Last night,
on Roberts Island. Charles Hightower
was shot just above the left lung. M.
Ford. charged with having shot him, was
arrested and brought to Stockton. Com
plants have been made against @. High
tower. M. Ford and Mrs. Brooks, charg-
ing them with assault to murder. The
trouble grew out Of an adverse claim to
real estate on Roberts Island.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-17

Unoficially, his holiness, the Pope,
speaks with great kindness of America.
He is represented as saying to an Ameri-
can that "the people of the United
States-both Protestant and Catholic
were so inclined to charitable works, and
were so deeply engaged in the doing OF
good that God Almighty had blessed
them above other people. With them
business was brisk, crops good and all
prospects encouraging, and he believed
that the Almighty looked with favor
upon the country"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-17

He gives a graphic picture Of tho suffer-
ings and terrors that beset these people.
A spunky Woman.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-A sensation was
caused last evening by the wife Of Colonel
Boyd, publisher of the Business Directory,
driving up to where he was walking
with a pretty girl on Pennsylvania avenue
and cowhiding her, and then ordering him
into the carriage and driving him home.
ConkIing Victorious.
UTICA, Sept. 16. = Roscoe Conkling
worked at all the primary polls in his OWN
ward all day yesterday, and carried seven
wards, while the Administration men Sc
cured only four. He expects to be on the
floor of the New York Republican State
Convention as leader Of the Oneida dele
cation.
A SnOwstOrm.
Dies MONIES, Sept. 16.-snow fell be-
tween Atlantic and this city to-day SO
largely as to enable the Rock Island train
men to make large snowballs, which they
left here.
DIR. Bliss Ii Wall street.
New York, Sept. 16.-Dr. Bliss was in
town yesterday and visited Wall street.
Under the guidance Of q friendly broker
he was taken into the Stock Exchange,
where he evinced great interest in the pro
ceedings.
A Dishonest Clerk.
NEW York, Sept. 16.-Morris B. Sted-
heimer. clerk for Seligman Bros, bankers,
has been arrested. He admits that he
stole $43, 900 in coupons.
In Favor of Transfer.
OMAHA, September Ex-senator Var
.Wyck spoke out to-day in favor of tn,
transfer of the Indian Bureau to the Wa
Department.