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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-13

words with passing acquaintance IN u man
ner that indicated high appreciation Of
their own smartness and the Importance Of
the joke they had carried out to their own
satisfaction. ave have come good many
miles to sec the show" said ono of the dele
gates, "asd" with an oath, "we'll see ! t
they can't play US for chumps-not muchl'
The statement may appear almost beyond
belief, but the statement is vouched
for that this curious gang OF Cook
county delegates not few OF whom
were not in condition to keep their spinal
columns perpendicular, rode Immediately
after the family carriages, and in advance
of those bearing cx-President Hayes,
Generals Sheridan, Sherman and Hancock,
Mr.. Blaine and other members OF the cabl-
net. United States senators and congress
men, and members of the supreme bench.
Eyes, you bet your boots we rode right in
front of the procesh," said one of the COM
missioners, in reply to the query of an
alderman as to how the Cook county dele
CATION "got in" ave played it fine"
said another commissioner. "You see,
they thought we were members of the
cabinet, or some other of the big 'uns, and
they dasn't make a break to put us out of
the line"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-13
DISGRACEFUL.

The teachings and the moral effect and
influence of the Chicago Inter-Ocean will
show itself now and then as the follow
ing statement from the Chicago Times
shows: 1.-THE Cook county official, like the
Chicago alderman, is a child Of nature
modest and unpretentious, with high
sense of the fitness of things, and, like the
freely, he shines with glorious effulgence
when on the wing. The fact is not generally
known, but IL remains a fact nevertheless,
that the Cook county official ha. recently
appeared with particular effect in sphere
beyond the boundaries Of Cook county. As
everybody knows, a sad and mournful event
occurred at Cleveland on Monday last, and
there are very few Of the thousands OF rep
resentative people who gathered there on
that occasion TO pay last tribute
of respect to one over whose
bier the whole civilized world mourned,
who had not an opportunity TO view, In all
his pristine glory and astonishing attri-
butes. the Cook county official delegated to
Cleveland. 1t may be well, however, before
going further. to show the ossy manner in
which tllis delegation attracted the eyes
Of the world, though those eyes were wet
with tears in lamentation ola nations sor-
row. The delegation is said to have lefi
Chicago with all.the psrsphernalia and req
uisite commissary for n festive picnic. II
this be correct, il Is not to be wondered at
that on reaching Cleveland its members
were in excellent condition TO enjoy them
sslves-and that they aid 80 to the disgrace
O. Cook county and themselves, II the lat
ter were possible. The Times has the
statement Of q number Of reputable
citizens Of Chicago, who occu-
pied positions Of honor on tie
stand in the park whore the catafalque
rested previous TO the moving Of the funeral
PROCESSION, that some members ofthe Cook
county delegation conducted them selves in
n manner that richly merited their erPul-
sion from the ground. II Is said that when
the funsrsl-car had been sot In motion 10
ward the esst gate, thess shire cherubs
lururiantly resting their weary limbs IN
public eOnveynnces supplied by the citizsri'
ofClevslsnd. and feeling the effects offrs
gusut draughfs of alcoholic stimulsnts
dashed forward past miles Of waiting
nournsrs. end. led BY prOninsnt county
ofBrisi Who occupied front ssaf With the
driver and complsissntly pufsd cigar
to5t p0--ession Of an opsn space IN the car
ri.rs line. irnnslistsly nhssd u the cshlns'
sru.rs arld members ofths United Stnfessn
urrus bench. foreign diplnmsss. and ths
cher dist neuishsd dsisE.te- Who hsd b-sr
..-sr,-a slscss N rorafion. "Vho sr'
t,,o.s r.eopis71 -ss sn srcls.stion - b
f-.-s IN ever hsnd. but tho-s Who fnsr
tl,e-n hid fleir psscs. and -hils ne or
-, moved out thee Cook county delesste'
-, -,,-ted % lave issrsd ard bs1Esrs-
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-13

How are the mighty fallen. The follow
ing account OF Ex-Governor Moses OF South,
Carolina. teaches a terrible lesson. 1t is
from the Chicago Times: Franklin j.
Moses, once governor of South Carolina,
where he ran most infamous career, was
arrested in New York the other day on q
charge of obtaining money by false pre-
lenses. He is completely broken down, hay'
ing become a common thief and outcast.
His condition is the logical outcome
of his course of life. BY panderine
to the negro element of South Carolina he
obtained complete control the state. He
emptied its jails and its treasury; ran riot
with women, conspired with thieves, lived
like nabob, and robbed like Turk. lie
was the darling of the negro vote, and
though native of Carolina, the
northern republican party stood by him a;
ifhe were the yeriest carpet-bagger. One
may look in vain through the history Of
every state in the union to find even faint
suggestion of an official career so stepped in
crime and yet go heartily applauded by the
politicians of the north. He now fits
through the police court Of New York, liv-
irg upon his wits, the mere wreck Of his
former self South Carolina has fallen into
better hands"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-13

SEVERAL kilograms were yesterday re-
ceived by some Of our banking houses from
Mr.. Raphael J. Moses, ir., Of New York
offering 81 50 for 81 600 confederate bonds-
What has given to these bonds a value
at the present time no one here
seems to know or be able 10
reasonably conjecture. 1t is surmised that
prospective legislation at the comings So
sion Of congress- may be the solution. But
We fancy this is baseless- We recall that
when the var closed some 81 10000 Of good
money was in Enrlsnd somewhere, belong
ing 10 the Confederate government II
may be that these OF other bonds have
been discovered, and II is thosght that they
win be applied pro rata 70 the srringuish-
ment ofthe bonds. At any rate we give the
Dispatches o, recsivsd for what they may
BE- worth.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-13
POLITICS AEp nEIIeroy.

We are not going to indite exactly such
an article az one might suppose from the
absve heading, yet we shall have something
TO say in the wayof comparison or parallel.
Hobbies. It was, who said the natural state
of man il war, and We believe that Hobbies
was right about il. The world would grow
siagnnnt ifthere were not different political
psrtie. contsnding with each other, differ
ant religious creeds, that the mind and
hemt Of man may find faith for the peace
ofhi. soul. In New York We see the two
great political psrtis. Of this country
divided against tbsmselves- There Is
the republican party. made up Of
st.irnrss and hallbecds 90 they style them
.slv.. sf bitter war. NJ. C0nkling 81 the
head Il the stslvsrt. and Judge Robertson,
collector q the port Of Esv Hork. # the
head 81 the hnlfbrssds- The inisrnecine
-sr they are vngins + fierce and terrible
=. nay ssv. The Democrats II that ststs
could IT quietiy'd0vn snd look on With
corrlsc-nry and perfect rsscs and sstis-
f,rrio-. but for the fsct tinf they are in the
.,rus unhappy and larncutabie condition.
Ths dernDcTsfic parry proper - NeE fcrk
i re1dc-td u-lealrnT ~ Eenkeliing
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-13
1HFrHInE NEcEnsITr.

We have rom time 70 time daring the
pas ~ months, transfsrred 70 our col
umus various articles. setting forth the
,re.f rssnunernti0n vhich results 10 judi
,sous fu-e-tnsnts in certain manufacturing
industries. more particularly cotton II
seems surprising siranys thai afier all the
eourineinr. unconirOverted arguments
~lth l,s-s ben urged. and the sexual er-
r--irucs -hieh - many ~ the-s Georsis
mills hsvs lsd in The suocessful ventures
our psorls .ilould r.nain - iufernrrn, -
s~rf-s-d On - irnpurtr-Ii INST
- Pr rsfs-snos % or CON-
rns-risl column this H1rnins, =
I'll ts .sen tla- crtton = frirgins ~ cents
~ r,us,d. 1e-t IN IsIlss- Eov, rhen tti'
49, cs.,os I. l.is dorn in Boston % Lor-
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-13

NM to Offering s5o.eo reward which
the railroad companies ere 20 furnish FOR
the apprehension a the train robbers. the
NOS irnportst.f. ersvs and serious ct Of
Governor Crit.cnden. q Missouri. vns the
lr-inr ~ tie CORNERSTONE IN e. Louis. =
fsw day. ago. u the a-rnorT for The rnilitis
q that s5ty u va en- imposing scene- one
~o-1h tire r-audss- edort q that mighty
rtatrsruan-
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Price Four Cents.

cells-even though small individually-he
 gave up his vacation to its construction. He
 prepared battery of 10, 900 cells as follows
 Securing two tall chests of shallow drawers
 he filled them with melted paraffine. Upon
 it's becoming hard, he bored out with an
 auger ten thousand holes in parallel
 rows. In each of these holes he placed
 small glass test-tube, and in each tube
 strips of zine and copper, their contact being
 prevented by piece of cotton. The cells and drawers were then all connected together After two months of hard labor the task was and Dr. Root promised some friends to take short trip to the Hartz mountains before the commencement of his experiment The day before he was to leave. the writer visited Prof. Kelmholtz's Iabora- tory with him to see the battery One of Prof. Kelmholtzs assistants was examining the work when he entered. and had pulled out several of the upper drawers. Pulling out one too many, the whole case fell over with crash. dragging the other with it. In a moment the work of weeks was confused mass of broken glass and tangled wiresl Not word or rebuke or anger escaped Prof. Root: He removed his coat and then and there began to melt and strain the paraffine to free it rom broken glass. Six weeks hard labor repaired the damage, and enabled him to oegln the experiments at the commencement lf the winter somackar
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-14
A Wonderful Recovery.

tFrom the Ottawa [Canadal Free Press.1
 In this city some thirteen years since there occurred case in which boys liver was
 severely wounded and yet the patient recov
 cred. When MT. w. c. Perkins, barrister,
 of this city, was fifteen years old he was,
 while working in one of the large saw-mills
 at Chaudiere, overbalanced by the accidental
 thrust of truck cart, and thrown right for
 ward on circular putting saw of about six
 teen inches in diameter. His right arm was
 lnstantaneously cut of about two inches
 above the elbow. One of the mill hands see-
 ing the boys danger seized hold of him
 while in the act of falling, in the vain en-
 deavor to save him, but not before the saw
 had inflicted frightful wound in the lower
 part of the right side of the chest, of about nine inches in length. cutting completely through the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh ribs, laying open the cavity of the p1eura
 without, however, wounding the lung, thence finding its way through the diaphragm into the cavity of the abdomen, and finally wounding the convex surface of the liver to the extent of about four inches superficially, and to the depth of one inch at the deepest part, as measured in the periphery of the saw. When visited by the doctor the wound in the side was gaping about three inches wide and was partially damned or plugged up by the liver, which exhibited the incision upon it's surface. The next day he was sur prlsingly we'll and in seven weeks was able to walk about, the wound being almost en- tirely healed. Dr. Hill, who attended him, says, ''Within the limits of tolerably exten- sive practice, this is the first case have met with of such extensive injury of the liver" ana ne looks upon the case as a unique one 1 in every respect l
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-14

coal, or enough for 1s0 hours, steaming at
 full speed. The prominent idea of
 Capt. Lundborg is to so build his
 ship that the main body shall
 divide the water horizontally instead of ver-
 tically. The hull, therefore, projects below
 the water line. and this peculiarity of his de-
 sign enables him to have large engine room, to get great capacity with shallow draught, and to give his vessel favorable lines The purpose is to reduce her resistance to min- imum. The power used would give the ship according to the ordinary formula used for calculating speed, something over twenty knots. It is supposed, however, that she would be faster, since little power would be lost in wave-making. the water having a clean run astern, being divided horizontally by the projecting lower part of her kull, the pecu- liar feature of the construction. The Lon don Engineer urges that Captain Lundborg's
 ideas be put to a practical test in steamer of moderate size.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-14
Thursday Morning, July IA, 1881.
THE MORMONS

l When President Lincoln was assassinated
 there was great rejoicing at Salt Lake City,
 and when the news of the attempt on Presi- dent Garfeld's life was received at the center l of Mormondom there was public praise over l what the saints called the retribution" which had overtaken the President who at lacked their system in his inaugural. These exhibitions, though somewhat startling to many, are not cause for wonder when it is considered that the Mormons have never been loyal citizens of the United States And as they are not hkelyto become loyal citizens It IS probable that when opportunity offers we shall hear from them again in way indi- eating their disregard of the feelings and wishes of all those without the pale of their. Church.
 The people of this country have, to some
 extent at least, got theireye and minds on
 the Mormons and this latest display of the
 real spirit of the saints will do good work
 by attracting more and sharper attention to
 them. And it is high time that they were
 looked after. The population of Utah by the
 census of 1880 was IA, ,6s9, of which about
 1O7, ,O0O were Mormons. They are steadily
 S~~SAAAAAAS
 Ten thousand were sent out last year for this
 purpose, and in the same time 5000 immi-
 grants from Europe were received. A Liver
 pool steamer five days ago landed at New
 York 800 steerage passengers, recruits for
 Mormonism, principally from Norway, Swe-
 den and Denmark, and this happens very fre- quently at one port another. In Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, Colo rado and California Mormons are numerous and In the first five it is claimed that they ex- erclse a. controlling influence. They have not been moved by the feeble assaults hith- erto made upon them, and last year there were more plural marriages among them than | in any previous year.
 The danger and disgrace of Mormenism l will become more dangerous and disgraceful | the longer it is let alone. It should be att l tackled vigorously and immediately The ! Springfield Repu61ican puts it we'll when it says: ''One of the most prominent and im- mediate difficulties which will confront Pres dent Garfield and the 47th Congress is the disposition to be made of the Mormons. The first national convention of the Repub- lean party in 1856 declared the right and l iuty of Congress to prohibit in all territo-
 ies those twin relics of barbarian, polyga- ny and slavery The same logic which ap- 'ied to one applied to the other, whether in justification or in judgment. Slavery is one, but it's twin is stronger far than when }harles Sumner denounced them both on the anne ground, and the time is ripe for active measures. It will necessarily be an impor- ant burden of President Garfield's first mes- age to Congress to suggest such measures nd the executive may be trusted to carry ut any practicable legislation. * he country cannot afford to have the gov rnment fool with this matter any longer. or a first step, let the polygamous delegate { annon be refused a seat in Congress-
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-14
A Mountain Mystery.

lFrom the San Francisco Chronicle1
 The San Jaclnto mountains are located in
 the northeastern portion of San Diego
 county, and form the southern boundary of
 San Gorgonio pass. The region is a very
 wild and rough one and extremely difficult
 to explore. There exists in one portion of
 these mountains natural or supernatural
 curiosity, the source of which has never yet
 been explained, although many at tempts have been made to solve the mystery. At irregular intervals 8 heavy report resounds through the region,
 which can be ikened only to that of the largest cannon intensified tenfold. The concussion produced is such as to wake a person from the soundest sleep, shaking and rattling everything in the house moro than ls done by any ordinary earthquake Some times days elapse between these reports, and on other occasions as many as three or four are heard in one night-that being the favor 1te time for their occurrence This irregu- larity has operated to defeat all efforts made to discover the exact locality of the phenom- enon. By the Indians of the regions this is called "Tahquish," :" or the devil. They have many traditions concerning it, and manifest the utmost reluctance to make any search for the exact spot. One old Indian, sup posed to be upward of a century in age, claims to have accidentally discovered the spot one day while hunting in his younger days. He described it as simply dark tun- nel running into the side of the mountain, and having the appearance at the entrance of having been exposed to much heat Many efforts have been made and large rewards of fered to this Indian to persuade him to con- duct some white man to the place, but with out success. The most common tradition with the aborigines is that old "Tahquish,' comes out of his evidently uncomfortable residence below for the purpose of obtaining 3 breath of fresh air, and that becoming alarmed ct something he retires in haste, slamming the door after him, which pro- auces the mysterious report referred to. For fear, therefore, of offending his majesty by discovering him during one of his siestas. they religiously refrain from venturing near he spot.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-14

l For she aesthetic, And in tones pathetic, She said: s'It's too uttaly utta." No woman ever looks at fine large news. paper without thinking what beautiful pol onaise pattern it would make.-L0ckport 1 Union.
 The Czar has succeeded in maintaining ab- solute monarchy. But he is afraid to come | out and see how it is getting along.-Bur- | 6ngt0o Haackeye.
 am waiting, my darling, for thee," he Warbled; and yet when the old man threw up chamber window and assured him that ned be down in minuten he lost his grip on the melody and went out of the waiting business.-Io1ezo Comanae7csa1 If father wants his sons to have first class college education he should send them to Yale in preference to Harvard. Yale beat Harvard in the recent boat race, and is there fore the best college if which to acq quire all the learning in the books ks-Nor71stoaon Her dLd
 The newspaper didn't publish it. Com ment-'What dull newspaper! The Bung- town Slumgullion would have had it !'' The newspaper did have it. Comment-"O, that's perfectly outrageous! Was there ever such thing heard of ]" And thus the publi- cation of a newspaper gradually becomes a delightful recreation Courier Journal.
 Illustrating the simple manners of Tennes- see legislators as compared with the complex methods me alleged to prevail in Albany, the a Tennessee Solon ge:s his hand on wad of money he does not hand it to the Speaker. Not much He just sticks the wad in his boot leg, and rises in his seat and says: MT. Speaker, I have reconsidered the matter, and will vote aye!'''
 I cannot refrain from telling a conundrum that was propounded to the four ministers when the bluefsh party went ashore at the Pint" and took their picnic dinner under the shade of fsherwoman's hut. It was ''If Solomon was the son of David, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, what relation was Zeruiah to Joab?" Every man among the cler- gymen said 'tfather'' at once and when assured that the answer was wrong, there was much curiosity excited. ''Will you state that again ?' asked Mr. Coll yer, laying down his fork. It was restated l Well, " said he, ''David and Solomon had l nothing to do with it, but Zeruiah was Joab's 1 father" stNo; guess again,' was the reply. l The clergymen all insisted that the answer | was right, and MT. Collyer said, He cer- tainly must have been his father, and I won't 1 eat another mouthful until you tell me where 1 the catch is." When told that '.Zeruiah was Joab's mother" he was much amused and his surprise that his brethren of his cloth didn't know their Bibles better. Their forgetfulness was as amusing as the ig- torrance of the critic who alluded to Paul's friends, Priscilla and Aquila' as old maids -St Paul Pioneer Press E
 There was a bad Indiana Sioux
 Who never would say what he'd diou1;
 But one night on the hill
 He caught Tom and Bill
 And sliced of the scalp of the tioux.
 -SteubenuitL, Herald.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-14

An engineer who has been in the employ of the Boston and Albany road seventeen years, and who claims that he can easily distinguish all the signals used on the road, has been ex- amined for color blindness and failed to pass the ordeal. Naturally he and those who have worked with him do not believe in examina- tlons for color blindness.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-14
Curious Recovery sof Lost Books-And a
 Shilling.

Shilling.
 [From Gossip of an Old Bookworm"-Nineteenth Century for July.] Perhaps the most curious and valuable re- covery of book long sought for occurred to
 the late MT. Grenville, whose most munifi-
 cent bequest of his extraordinary library to
 the British Museum entities him to the grati-
 tude of all scholars. I mention the fact on
 the authority of my late honored friend MT.
 Amyot, the secretary, friend and biographer
 of Wyndham, and for so many years treas
 urer of the Society of Antiquaries and di-
 rector of the Camden society. Among tho
 choicest books in his library MT. Grenville
 possessed one of two volumes of an excess
 ively rare affteener, think the Mazarine
 Bible, printed on vellum and magnifcently
 bound. Of course he was very anxious to get copy of the missing volume also on vellum, but he hoped almost against hope After many years, however he had the unex- pected and almost unexampIed good fortune to get not only copy on vellum, but the identical copy, as shown by the binding, which had been so long separated from the one in his possession.
 Mr. Grenyille, when showing the book to MT. Amyot and to Samuel Rogers, who was there at the same time, told the history of his good fortune. Amyot said it was the most remarkable coincidence he had ever heard. Rogers did not quite agree to this, and proceeded to mention the following, which he thought still more remarkable An officer who was ordered to India went. on the day before leaving England, to his law yer's in Lincolns Inn Fields. The day being wet, he took hackney coach, and when he got out, as he was paying the driver, dropped 3 shilling. He looked in the mud and slush for it in vain, and so did the coachman. On ais return home, after some years service, he aad again occasion to go to his lawyers in 1incoln's Inn Fields When leaving he rec 'llected his lost shilling, and by some unac- 'ountable impulse he began to look for it, when, strange to say, just at the very spot where he had paid the coachman and on the 'ery edge of the curbstone, he found
 "The shilling ?" was the nasty conclusion # my excellent friend.
 Not exactly" said Rogers, '' but twelve 'enny-worth of coppers wrapped up in brown ,aper."
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Ten years ago the interest on the public debt amounted to $125, 576, ,566; it is now but 1884, 571, ,478. The interest is now more than eleven millions below the figures at the be- ginning of last year.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-14

Parents who care for children's lives can- not afford to let them have toy pistols. No less than eight children have died in Balti- more of lockjaw caused by injuries received from these charming playthings on the Fourth of July