The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-08

The Louisville Courier-JournA seems !"
have ito blood up over the shooting OF the
president, and thirsts for the gore OF several
people. 1t boots st the idea Of Guiseau
being insane, but believes he was half
witled, half-educated rogue, confidence
man seeking notoriety, deAd-bea. with
nothing 10 lote, and that he was. but the
creature of designing men. and says;
Did Conkling tip him wink! Did Ar.
thur salute him kno ginsly on the street!
Such things have beet; snd the parties to
the contract touched tue hammer Of the ro-
volver that did the deed with kid gloves. 1t
IL not 80 difficult thing TO procure muir
der. Sometimes II Is done by alteration;
sometimes by intimidation Let Messrs CoDk-
ling, Dorsey and Brady ba sworn, and let
Mr.. Arthur DO watched. The circumstances
of the sight at Albany, and on either side,
show that both sides have reached point
whore murder is small matter. We re-
peat. however, that we arraign nobody. we
believe Mr.. Conkling capable of
Any crime from incest to murder
and we fear he has absolute control over
Mr.. Arthur We confess TO doeply.ro ted
We therefore merely insist hat tho rules 81
evidence which were adopted and spilled in
the murder Of Mr.. Lincoln be adopted and
applied in tho attempted murder OF MIR
Garfield. II the president dies, lot ali these
mon b. indicted. They have by the mere
circumstances Of their pc itical celebrity no
immunity either from popular SUSPICION or
from srres! Garfield, unotfending and
gentle as Il baby, was not above b ing shot
down like dog. Neither shall Arthur and
Oohkli g-great rs they claim to be-sland
exempt from their responsibilities MS clil
zens, They are either guilty or not guilty
ofthis dreadful crime which has been perpe-
trated exclusively in their interest, which, If
1t succeeds saves them from infamy and
ruin. They have no prerogatve of "per-
sopal privilege" which the law is bound to
respect. They must answer precisely as
II they were plain, honest people, which
they are not.
The New York Evening Mail continues TO
inveigh against the criminal neglect Of the
municipal authorities of New York for the
filth of the streets of that city, and charges
the fearful Leath rate to this cause. Lot the
municipal authorities of Dallas read what
the Mail says and look at their own streets
and smell their own cutters. The Mail
says:
The number Of deaths reported at the bu
resu of vital statistics yesterday was l45 The
same throughout whole year would give an
aggregate mortality of 81 926 nearly twice
that OF ordinary years and three what II
should DO. The weather thus far this season
has been favorable TO health, and such
death rate as that of yesterday would be
unaccountable were II not for the fact
that the city has 60 many years been
buried in filth. The appalling death rate
is undoubtedly the result of the in
famous management Of the old street
cleaning department, and a rapid improve,
ment Is 10 DO expected now that Commission.
or Coleman has given the ely a thorough
cleaning. The mortality for tho first quarter
of 1881 was 105. and that of the quarter
just ended may be found t. have been still
greater. From he constant increase of the
deAth-rste the efficient management of Com
missioner Colem n promises to deliver US,
and the statement Of the appalling heighth it
has reached will create profound sense of
gratitude on the part of the public for the
relief which he seems able aud willing 10
give to an almost plague.stricken city.
The New York Evening Advertiser has
the following to:say Of our foreign COM
merce:
Inc fiscal year of the general government
will end In Anew days, aud the statistics Of
our foreign t,ade, which are particularly in.
teresling this year, ae awaited with much
interest by bu'iness men. The figures for
May, and also for the eleven monihs ended
with May. have JUS! been given OUT by the
bureau of statistics at Washington. The ex.
cess OF exports OF produce and merchandise
over imports of thu same for the month Of
May were So GIG $780, against $3.50 797 for the
same month last year. This has swelltd
the excess for tho eleven months
up to 1855 1866 1926 against $780,
066. III for the corresponding perlya
OF Tho previous Year. Thus /,
will DO seen that our excess of EFFORTS Of
>iSs!uca- shu .iieeffesssspdise over Imports tor
the eleven months of iGe'current fiscal wear
was nearly 500 OO0 900 greater than last
year. This is cer,ainly CRAFTY ing, ana
shows the remarkable progress we have
made as creditor nation in the short space
ofeleven months. The figures are unusually
large, and, while we Can hardly expect 10 See
them repeated during tho next fiscal year
there is no 20 I'D reason why We should not
continue 10 sell moro 10 ,hah We buy from
the outer world, and thus maintain balance
Of trade in our favor, which, il there DO | o
disaster to induce foreigners to return the
American securities they havo bought--apd
har "A m N q IN pr An ~ AZ
will add 10 our accumulation of tho pre.
cious metals from the slore.h fuses OF Europe
The bull on movement for the eleven months
may be called the most important in the his,
to.y of the country, the excess of imports
over exports Of gold and silver coin and bull
lion living reached the unprecedented total
Of S92 100 S02 against $50, 1851 for the
corresponding period Of last year This is a
very important addition to the metallic cur
rency OF the country, and is so much of u
guarantee Of the disability OF sp' cie pay ments,
Is we'll asa good basis for tho future bust
ness and enterprise % tho country,
Vox populi est die, in republic. and the
more We live up to this idea aud carry II iuto
effect the freer we will DO individually and as
apeople. The Littld Rock, Arkansas, Ga,
zeste is righ, Il lie views in the following:
The New YORK. Nation favors system Of
choosing presiden. by lot from the name,
Of three senators. THIS method, tho journal
thinks, would prevent manipulation In The
interest OF rings and other bad elements, The
Nation is asAy-scrapipg journal, whose vdi
tors head josiles the stArs 10 he walks along
He Knows nothing Of mundane affairs, or b,
would never have pronosed anv,h;nr q,