The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-13
STATE PRESS REVIEW.

man oil bronze, nut Wlthln tnat lowering
exterior, rough and stern, beats many a no
BILE, manly, generous heart, brave as IL Is
generous. They are quiet and orderly with
few exceptions, and the only significance
the cartridge belt and six shooter their
constant companions) have, is rs nipple
ments, essential to the risky duties often
assigned them. They mean no more to the
quiet citizen, with few exceptions, than Il
bayonct or sword in the hands of profess
sional soldier, or iowling piece carried by
the sportsman.
Waco Telephone Sundays dispatches
announce the prostratiOn and expected
death OF Governor Witt, of Louisiana,
who has been gradually going down to the
grave for several months with that dread
disease, consumption. His death will
cause degree Of sadness in his own state
Ms deep as that which pervaded the nation
when President Garfield died Governor
Wilt is still quite II young man, hardly
Of middle age, and has enjoyed the
greatest popularity at home for many years,
where he has held positions of honor and
trust since no grew to manhood. After
having served with distinction in the gcncr-
al assembly, hc was elected mayor of the
city of New Orleans in 1872 and gave the
city a brilliant administration In 1874 he
was elected Northumberland ON the
democratic ticket with Governor Francis 7.
Nichols, and two years later succeeded To
the ChicfeXccutve Office byan, election held
under the constitution of that year, His
disease was contracted during that cam
paign, which imposed on HIM the duty of
canyassing the entire state,
Seymour Crcssct: Tn. Rev. =. w. Grayis,
presiding elder of the Panhandle district;
Rev. Jeremiah Farmer. preacher In charge
Of the Seymour mission, and Rev. James
! Hosmcr, of the Wibargor mission closed
| thci ministerial labors for the year with the
conclusion of an interesting meeting held at
Seymour last Saturday and Sunday. These
shepherds Of the fold have doubtless
discharged their duties faithfully and in
manner satisfactory to their flock. They
go hence to their respective homes to rest
| up for the annual conference in November
| when an account of their Stcwarlships will
be rendered and their rewards apportioncd.
| II is due these servants of the meek and
| lowly Jesus to say that their course of con
duct here was such rs to gain for them and
| their respective charges the confidence and
respect Of all classes, and should they be
returned to labor in this part of the moral
vineyard they will be received with open
arms
Bolton Journal; Every time a train or
stage rohbcr, or willy desperate, is arrested
he is sure to make some such remark as
this of you had given me five minutes
notice, ! would have given you lively
I deal" Why this indulgence? Is il in
tended for the cars of his companions in dis
grace, to rob them of any suspicious of COW
ardice on his part? Or is il mere bragado-
clio, intended merely for his captor's benefit
j II is u little strange that these "brave fell
lows are generally unprcpared when sur
prised by officers. One would naturally
suppose that nothing could tempt them
from constant and positive vigilance, but
the few fights reported indicate that no spe-
Cial concern IL given TO this part of the pro-
gramme. Such reckless disregard of conse-
qucnces is hard to be understood.
Cleburnc Chronicle: We learn of very
sad story coming from the country Just be-
low Edom, and is MS follows Mrs. Hollo-
man, widow, had twin daughters about
three years old, One of her grown daugh-
ters had married Mr., b. Green and died,
leaving child only few weeks old Mrs.
Holloman took the child TO raise, and il was
some six months old Mt the time we now
speak of Mrs. Holloman was going to Scald
and scrub the floors, rs was her custom az
intervals, and for this purpose she had
placed u large pot of water on the fire 10
heat and sent the twins to the corn crib for
some shucks, One of them put her hand
through crack To get the shucks and was
bitten by something; the other one nut
her hand in and was also bitten. The cries
ofthe children brought their mother to
them and 1t was discovered that they had
been bitten by q snake known as the copper
head, the bite of which is deadly poison.
| While she was away from the house the pot
of water turned over and scalded the babe
which was sitting on the floor, so badly that
II died, and the two little girls died also
and all were corpses in the house ut the
same time,
Waco Examiner; II is said seven cities
claimed the honor of being the birthplace of
Homer: 1t would seem there are nearly as
many claimants for the glory attached to the
accumulation of the cash balance" In the
Texas treasury, As to the honor of this
condition Of things, however, most people
who are familiar with the facts and UNI
biased by personal consideration will say
that II is attributable mainly TO the meas.
ures adopted during the first and second ad.
ministrations of Governor Coke, by him
fairly sat in operation, partially developed
under Governor Hubbard, who faithfully
carried out the original policy, and reach
ing full frution just after Governor Rob.
erts had entered upon his first term; and by
him honestly adhered to, II was thrifty,
valuable tree, and Il was planted by Cover
| NV NVhNl VIM NhItN lOT " lNNnlWuN Wnllc
he was governor. Hubbard tended Il with
intelligence, aud when the Elcaldc came in
II was grown and ready to bear fruit, which
has been pluckcd 10y the present admins.
tration and dispensed to and enjoyed Ivy the
people of the state for two years past.
Gainesville Register, ono of the saddcst
thoughts In connection with tho accidental
changes In the senate by which majority
has been given the democrats In the clcc.
ton OF president pro. tem and secretary,
Is the utter insigniflcancc into which little
Malone has dwindled Poor little fellow,
he was for brief season an important
tlctor In the senate but new is regarded ON
all sides rs an ugly little wart ON the body
polite over which II would be charitabi,
to draw thcsmantlo OF forgetMlncss. PROV.
idencc has checkmated the little traitor and
made his last move on the board. He can
never bring himsclfto notice again The
republican party may find use for him In
doing dirty little Jobs that the more re.
spectacle members Of the party would do
cline, but the public has had enough of Ma
hone. Worst Of all, he Is cheatt d out o
the price for which he sold himself, farms
not 81 well as the commoncst william who
makes his treachcry bring his bread