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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-27

Washington, March 20 The state depart
meht furnishes the recently published report
rejecting on Mr.. Roosevelt, United State.
consul at Mantauzas, and gentleman named
Drake, to the effect that Americans arriving
at that place,were swindled by those gentlemen
OF five dollars each for reissuing their pass
ports to them The statements explain that a
rule OF the colonies require visitors to the
island 10 pay from twenty-five cents TO four
dollars, according 10 the length OF
his stay. GA the occasion in
question referred to, party Of American ex-
CuTsiOnists OF twenty, etnpluyed Louis Drake
a clerk ON the steamer by which they arrived
10 obtain the necessary passports for them
II was purely private arrangement, aud hi
was informed he would receive cOmprnsatiO,
Tor his trouble, ind received two dollars an,
IA half from each tourist. subsequently nin
Of tue eXCursiOuSts called on the governor -
the city, aud rep esented that Drake had col
lectei two dollars aud tllty cents foreach pass
pore, as fees due the government. The gov
rrnor ordered an immediate investigation, on
IL was clearly shown 1t was a private transac
tiOn
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Marshall.
Special TO the Herald.

Special TO the Herald,
Marshall March 26.--Marshall was thrown
into an intense state of excitement by the kill
Ing Of william II. Afford by j. W. Taylor,
about $3.50 O'Clock this morning. Afford was
drunk and at the King house. This morning
he was slapped by Taylor because he punched
holes in Taylor's hat. Aferward Afford
bought cartridges, loaded his pistol and said
lie meant business. lie came upon Taylor
near Deckerts jewery store, and said
"Shoot, yon scoundrcl," at the same time
drawing pistol and ilring, Taylor tuen fired
once and stepped into the jewelry store,
| through the window of which The balance of
| the shooting was done. Taylor shot four and
| Afford i've times. Afford was shot between
| the eyes. IaylOr's face was grazei by
Il bullet, but he was uninjured. Taylor Is a
sober, qniet. lnotfeusive young man, and has
been here several months from LOngviow, lie
Ia employed In the poStoilice and is respected
| and esteemed by all, having many friends
| here lie has the sympathy of the commune
| ty, as there Is no doubt the killing was
| justlabc Afford was a sporting man
| and his relations, who are highly respected
| 1--we In aud near Marshall The verdict of the
| coroner's jury was In accordance with the
| above facts. Tay lor waived an examination
| and was oound over In the sum of two thous'
| and doilGrS, which he gave.
| Mr., Hawley, nominated for mayor, show
| that he was not away from Marshall lonl
| enough to lose hia citizenship, and that IN
claimed this place rs his home.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-27

London, March aG.--ln the Lawson-La-
boucherc libel case this morning Mr. Glad
stone, who occupied seat on the bench, de-
posed that the account which appeared In the
Telegraph of what passed between himself and
Ncgroponto was altogether false, He had de-
sired To receive some explanation or apology
from lawson, but did not receive any frank
statement on the subject. He told Lawson
that he did not believe he (Lawson) was
actuated by sOrdid motives. II IL TO be noted
that the dispatch In the Daily Telegraph from
the Constaninople correspondent, accustd MIR.
Gladstone of having, during the Russo. Turkish
war, written to person named Negroponto,
advising tue Greeks TO attack Turkey; The
| addressing the jury,
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Contra, pacInc-rne Test Case.

Washington. March 2G.--It Is reported that
tho Central Pacific railway company win not
lle an answer in the test case before Judge
Blatchford, The tins will expire on the frat
Tuesday in April, and they will cndeavor
to secure I'M extension of thirty days, TO
put IL over 10 the next term. II Ia believed
u demurrer will he tlled and an Mt
tempt made to procrastlnato and consume
time In various ways rather thnn meet the is
sue Hquarcly, as was understood to he tho con-
dltions under which the test srlt was began
The auditor will probably not c.ist, as this
was an action simply to restrain the payment
of the 3 per cent dlvidcnds, but will encourage
the beginning of procedure under the act Ia
collect IS per cent OF the net Income which, II
IL claimed, the road has swindled the govern
ment out of.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-27

Washington, March 81. 1.-The chief sigma
0nlcer furnishes the following special bale
North Carolina coast, having moved eastward
from Kentucky since Fridey morning. snov
Is now falling In New Jersey and Mary land
Cloudy weather in New Eng and, North car
olina aud over Lake ontario. The weather
now * generally clear. The temperature hA,
tacky, Illinois, rannessee. Nj sOurt, ArNRn-
sas ami the lndilm territory. The thcrmome
ter indie ltes u degrees ~ NDmphis, II at 81
Louis, - ", For G.hSon, ~ at Nashville nnt
- at Cairo. During sunday and Monday fair
vcather is Indicated for tue country CA 1 u
the Mississippi river, with considerably lowe
Temperature from New Jersey 10 Alaba nt
during Sunday.
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XVIITH LEGISLATURE,
THE sIXTY-THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS,
Educational Hill Heportcd aud
Adoptcd-A ktorm of Confu-
si0n in the House Ends
All Business.

SENATE.
Special 10 the Herald
Austin, March 26-The senate met pursuant
to adjournment
Roll called and quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The reading of the journal was dispensed
with.
Mr. Powers reported for the conference
committee ON senate bill No. 35, that they had
failed to agree and asked that q committee OF
free conference be appointed. Adopted,
Senate bill No 295, validating city ordnan-
ces not published as required by law, was en-
crossed
The president appointed a committee of free
conference ON the substitute to senate bills
No. 80 andI0.
Senate bill No. POI, making an appropriation
for the salary OF Judge Gustave Cook, was
| engrossed
senate bill No. 2i amending title 81 of the
| revised statutes by adding articles SOj ana
| 36j Il, was engrossed
| Mr.. Stuhbs reported ON senate Joint resolu-
| ton No. Il, iavorably.
| A message from the governor was received,
making additional appointments of notaries
| public.
OWN to the absence of several senators on
| the conference commitie, quorum was brok sl
| and the senate adjourned until p. m.
| AFTERNOON SESSION
| The educational bill, relating IL
| sectarian religious services in free
| schools, and excluding all sectarian schools
from the benefit of the school iuud, the
committee reported with eighteen amend.
msns to the original bill which We're adopted
| In thulr order.
Further ctiOn was postponed till Monday.
Mir. GOUch, Tor the free conference commit
tee on the substitute for senate bills No II
and 10, reported that the committee had conn
to satisfactory conclusions on the amend
ment,.
adjourned till $3.50 m. Monday.
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Fire nj wheeling

Wheeling, W Va, March 2G,-t'iro was dis
covered In the furniture factory of q. Mendel'e
u Co., adjoining tho county Jail, at half past
three this n. III. by the inmaiosof the jan The
bui,diug was filled with one hundred SOFAS
bcdstegus, chair, aud Othtr articles Of iurn-
lure. The fire burned with great rapldlty and
thC,hrpmen were CirCumSctibed. The wlnduwso OF
the jail ignlted and were burned out, but Ire
proof ROOT prevented further progress OF tho
flames. The prisoners in the upper part of the
jail were removed To safe quarters. The loss
upon the stock "a from $500 10 $4,000; iHsur-
ancc $500. The Origin of the tlro was un-
doubiedly nceudiary. The lire this morning
was the fourth attempt aud second successful
one In same quarters during the last fifteen o,
twenty years.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-27

President Garfield. who assured him that he
should have the support of the adm mis- rat on
In the matter 1t IL claimed that Dee
egate-elect tampbell's friends have proof OF
the most tronvinciug character 10 establish the
TACT thaf the papers through which ClGnon
established his s-claim To citizenship are forger-
les. TtJr records have been searched amt
the proceedings of the court ON the day when
ne claims 10 have been naturali2ed show no
such action. The papers that Cannon does
present, otwhich there Is no regular rec nj, are
tinl particulars, that Prove thtm not
only 10 he forged, but to be very clumsy Inrgc.
ries at that The only record OF which he
claims TO be his naturalization is not tn the
minutes OF the court proceedings, but IN
another book, whero, it is assert ii, Il cHn be
shown TO bc simply an Interpolation mado
long subsequent To the period Of which 1,
processes 10 relata. Mr. Campbell exp, cs tn
have noditliculiy in establishing the facts that
VIII seat him, ON the ground that all votes
cast for an alien are null and void.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-27
Supreme Court Decisions

Specia to the Herald
Galveston, March 20. LIN the supreme court
to-day the following cases were decided
Lemuel VS. Panka; from Harris, Report OF
commissioners Temanded.
Waldron VS. Zucherie; from Freestone. Re-
port of commissioners adopted. Affirmed.
Boche w Wadgyman, ct nj; from Dewitt.
Report of commissioners adopted. Al
firmed.
Masterson w Coxi from Brozoria. Affirmed
on ccIti lCate.
Kaufman ys Beazly; from Galveston. AZ
tirmed.
johnson ct al W. Mckee; from Galveston
Affirmed.
Adouc ~ Lobit vs. Scligson from Calves.
ton. Reversed md remanded.
Burnett Va Waddell; from Houston. Mo-
ton Tor rehearing submitted.
Stoneys Brown ct al; from Galveston,
WOolers 1T al Va kaulIman, ct al; from Gal
weston. Motion To withdraw trGnscrp
granted.
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Illicit Distilling.

Washington, March .--Commissioner
haum has received n report from The in-
ternal revenue officers In lnd.an territory,
or ,ered to make Investigations into Illicit
distilling In that territory Ii appears from
the investigation that nomadio dlstiiiers ex-
is In abundance along the line between the
ndiap territory and IeXas, aud can be with
diniculty suppressed. The facilities afforded
Tor IN king whisky are many, which the law
less element of the country do not fail To take
ADVANTAGE Of First, the Indians raise corn,
which can he secured at u low price, aud for
which they are willing 10 take pay IN whisky.
The county abounds In cool water, aud Is 30
sparsely settled aud distant from railroad
communication, that 1t Is difficult OF access by
The officers OF the department.. In the face OF
all these difficulties, however, tho commis-
soner hns determined to put stop 10 this IL
l'cit practice aa FAR as the agencies at his
command VIII permit
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Census Report.

Washington, March 26,-rhe census oilloC
issues II report showing tho population and
valuation ora number of the principal cities In
Alabama, Georgia and Arkansus as follows
Mohile--Population 81 ,.0j; valuation sl2,
0ll. 1aj; debt 81, 500, 2bO.
Moutgomery--popu 1914; va uatlon
s. ,5uG, ,0gt; debt S5jg,GiO.
Standardization $50; valuation $4,000
0g0; debt si24 800
Atlanta-Pupula'lo Si3Os valuation sl0,-
0OO,U0) debt 1900 COO.
Augusta-pNpulation .3,O33; valuation sl3,
73O,jSl; debt 80 ,OO2,OOO.
Macon -Poruation i2,7iS; valuation se,2a9, !.
900; debt VI 900.
savannah Population 30, ,6Sl valuation Sl5, =.
20! ,399; debt 81, ,,ii, coo.
Little Rock-pnpulHtion 1875; valuation
81 ,i6i, ,20b; debt Slie,dW.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-27

Baltimore, March - 1t IL announced OIL
cially from Camden station that the Delaware
Western road was purchased on behalt Of the
BALTIMORE ~ Ohio railroad company the day
after the controlling interest In the Phlladoi.
phin, Wilmington ~ Baltimore road was
bought by the Pennsylvania rail Dad company
The sNle was absolute, ami the day ON which
the No was made the controlling interest of
tho stock was transferred to that company. Is
Is also announced onicia ly that the Baltimore
aud Ohio company now has engineers IN the
field aud that u new line botScon Baltmor,
and Philadelphia will be built rs rapidly us
mon and money can build IL IL IL uudtrstuoU
this Is purely II business operation, and Ia no.
wise affects The restored friendly relations be-
tween the Pennsylvania rlilfoad uud the BAL
umJre u Ohio r,ilrJli companies.
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xnc Accident ON the Lake shore Road

Cleveland, o., March e6,-BesIdcs those
mentioned In las, nights dispatches MS Injured
In the Lake Shore y Michigan Southern rail-
way accident at. Nottingham, b. f. Ash, of
Laporte, Indiana, sustained II fracture of two
ribs. and lady passenger, name NOT oscer-
tsined, was painfully cut and bruised. The
iireman's name proves to be Thomas III
stevenson instcad " Henderson, and he lived
NJ CollmwoOd, agel 90 years and unmarried.
lie was found with his head crushed
against tho boiler back broken,
several fractures oi bones and
tue upper part of the body roastod by heat
and scaIdcd by ;he escaping steam Engineer
l.acc's body wns found IN the debris with his
hkulI, both lcgsand back broken, aud his body
hoiIrd and tom Hts wife ut tho time was at
te ding services IN the Tabernacle at Cieve.
land. Express Messenger schneider, OF the
United states, lost most Of one ear AMI his
hack was badly wrrnchud; Charles Lock wood
ia charge OF the two American express ears
was hrui.ed anl h's raca burned by being
thrown On the u we; F'ark Barnett, baggage
min mirpmlously escaped unhur. the only
II rson In the forward cars.
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waco.
Special 10 the Herald.

Waco, March 2G-Fire occurred ut midnight
Friday IN Bonds saloon. An alarm was
sounded before 1t made much headway and It
was soon eXtinguished. 1t was clearly the
work of an incendiary. Coal oil in great
quantity was scattered around and in buckets
and cara. The stock insured for two thousand
dollars investigation to-day, ON complaint
of the Insurance agent, showed that II was an
attempt Ut inccnd ryisn, but the jury could
not determine who was the guilty party. The
sheriff seized the stock aud fixtures this morn :
ing, aud found the vHlue 10 be S2l5,
a railroad committee from Hamilton IL here
to con ferwi.h citizens and railroad representa-
tivts, and to-day met with encouragement
The narrow giago engineer Will examine the
route in that direction soon and report TO the
cOlnpany,
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Court OF Appeals

Special to the Herald,
Galveston, March 20, Tho court of appeals
to-day decided the following cases:
q l. Avery Va the state; from Limestone.
Affirmed.
Western Union telegraph company vs. I
Wclting; from Galveston Affirmed.
County of Galveston Va Bradford Hancock
from Galveston. Submitted ON motion for re-
hearing by appellant,
Scene Patterson vs tho state; from Gonzales.
Same as above,
II A Braey VS. James W Bailey; from Con
zales. submitted on motion for reheAring.
NJ Smith Va the state; two cases. Motion
to transfer both cases to Austin was sustained
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chicago, March eG.-The annual report OF
Tho Chicago, Burlington and Quiocy railroad
for the year ending the 3lst of December last,
,hows the road earned from flclght slG05i, ,lo0;
rom passengers, sS,53i,2fn, from mail. ex-
press. etc. sgO3 $40, total $40, ip.0t, operating
eNphnsca and taxes, ~. su, ,ili, not ,arnlns 90,
80, ,GsI bj!. During tho YEAR there has been OK
pended Tor new tracks, eNteusiors ami rqulp-
meuts added, SSiGIs,0al, mud the outlook ID
very promising for an Increased business.
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snuih Americnn Cnhle.

Vera Cruz, via New York, March 2G The
cabla steamers, Dacia and International, Will
ON Monday begin laying from here the first
section oi tho Central anh south American
cable, southward % Tehuantepoc. When they
have completed this work taey viii return to
England and take ON II cable u be laid ON the
Pacific coast from Collao, Perm. to Tehuantcptc
isthmu3, utPanama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua
and GuaL aLHmula.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-27

The house met In regular order.
The bill relating TO the copyrisht Of supreme
and appellate courts and providing the manner
of printing the same, was engrOssed. IL allows
this reporter 81 80 for each page In one volume.
Several minor amendments We're offered.
The bill providing for the sale of lands sur
veyed aud set apart by railroads and other
works for the benefit of the school nnd wns
taken up and caused perfect storm Of con-
fusion.
Pending a motion to postpone and print, the
house adjourned till Q; 80 a. III, Monday.
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Cony,ctcdor ,InusInurh,cr.

New Orleans, March 2G.-John Mcneil, on
trial since Thursday FOR tho murder of q
sailor named Augustus Burk, NJ lar-room,
corner of Fourth and Washington streets, on
Lhr.htmus eve lasi, was this afternoon con.
weed of nanslaughtor snd most strongly
recommended 10 lhs mercy of tho court. The
Jury was out twenty-six hours.
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PetroIcnm Cnn,t BIO Carried

Baltimore, March 96--ln consequence of
complaints made BY passengers on the staa
ers between this port and Savannah, Collector
Thomas has decided that no further permits
shall be given To carry petroleum ON past enger
steamers when tneto is railroad conmunica-
tion between Baltimore and places on the
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-27

had only two doors, one leading to the pit and
noN, anu tue other to the galleries.
rue latter was only four feet
Wlue There wss also an extra door
marked available In cese of tire.r hpt IL has
strong aud fast % ba forced The Mr..
S.reackoseh who was slightly hurt is Ferdi-
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Pennsylvania Railroad.

Philadelphia. Pa, March 26.--At meeting
Of the board of directors of the Pennsylvania
railroad, the resignation of Il. T.. Farmer, gon-
Cral passenger agent, was accepted, TO take
effect April l. George u. Roberts was re-
urpsidcut
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New Orleans, March 20. -sailor boarding.
house on Tchoupltoulas street burned at mid
night. All the inmates of the building es-
capped except Charles O'Brien,. second mate
OF the ship Orino, who perlshed In the flames.
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Illicit s,i,,s Dcstroved.

Somerset, KY, March aj.-United States
Deputy Collector Logan has returned from o
raid on the moonshners In Wayne county,
Kentucky. lie reports having destroyed lhrse
stills, one OF which was In u case thirty feet
uudpr prounl
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The Nice luorror-Addi.ionai Details

London, March 2j.- The American consul :.
ate Mt Nice teltgraphs as follows: Sixty -nlno
lives were lost AZ tho opera house are. No
Americans or English Rro among the victims
4 public en- teri sinment will take place TO-
day. The shops are all closed.
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The Con,cs, over the y,.n sent,

washington, March Preparations are
being ma le to contest The Utah case in tie
most Wig u ous manner. ever lor Murray has
gone home, after full consultation with
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-27

New York, March .0.-Advlces received In
this city to-day announce that tho bank of
Rome, Georgia, has suspended. No fiither
particulars are given.
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SteRncr Rs,rucsl.

New orleans, March 25.-A telegram from
Monroe. Louisiana. reports the burning and
total destruction OF tho steamboat While, to-
gether with 100 bales OF cotton, In Saline liver.
twenty miles above Its mouth. No lives lost.
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unrrisnn Re-Nominntc,l.

Chicago, March 26.-Mayor Harrison was
renominated for mayor by reclamation, by
the democratic convention to-day. Most Of
the city officials were rcnominatcd.
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Cotton MINI Burncd.

London, March e1.-The Robin Hood cotton
mills, at bolton, have been destroyed by nse.
Loss f20,0o0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-19

State Entire Daries cor to Choice 1sS24c state Frkns
Choice l6d23c state Welsh Tubs Poor TO Cholce
l6025c State Pals and Tubs Poor 70 Choice ib9zlc
State Creamery, Poor 10 Choice, loQ36c. New BnteL-
State Half Frns, Fair TO Choice, 24G3Oe state Mesh
Tubs Fair TO Choice, 2402oc Western Imitation cream
cry. 23a30o Western Dairy, Poor 70 Choice, IagZ2o
Western Factory Poor to Choice 10U22o..- .Clt
moderate at fun unchanged pricesi state nc
Poor toChoice, 9&dl3l4c. Half Skins, y0 lOnac.
SKINS 668c: Western Poor TO Choice lO0loc skis FoOi
to choice $780, Cheddar Poor to Choice 100
EGGS-Market higher and strong, with g0od lhguISo
Long Island and New Jersey q 92l 2e state
RICE-Moderaiely active steady and Unchanged common
10 Choice Carolina and Louisiana. SAFE, 49,
BEEDS-Unchange d q fair demand for Clover.
SALT-About steady; quiet unchanged
bPICES-Quiet, unchanged.
STEARINE-Unchanged, quiet; quoted IL So
SUGAR-RaW quiet and unchangedi Fair Behnlng, t4oi
q6o Centrifugal SdSlso sales 430 hhds GuadaouPe
CSC: 145 hhds and 1856 bags Demerara, SCI Henned iE
active Loaf IL d9nsc: Crushed 9i2c CuDes bs
dered 9as 40 Granulated. 9Aei Mould gei
TONERS IA" s7seac STANDARD "a" s'cj OF Asa 5Sc
White Extra &C" Bd8isc. Yellow do. do, 1901 sc feno"
&C" 7hG7 &c. yellow. 6ag7tc o,zo,
TEA-Steady fair line trade demand for invoices moo
crate. -. a. .,o,-o.
TOBA iCo-Kentucky fairly active; Leaf 69913l9cG
Lugs sales 400 hhds Seed Leaf quiet ;saes aOU
cases Pennsylvania, 1879 6'ad40c; 100 cases Nowbng
land. IS Soc; 100 cases Ohio SGl2c 800 bales ha''
S2c. dsl 20. ,
WHALEBONEy-glull and normally unchanged ,,..,
WOOL-There weak and unsatisfactory tone notcel
this market The manufacturers take only such lots rs ny
necessary Immediate stocks are cOnsldered ~
and holders disposed 10 accept OF all resohaDe o