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

view Of the contingencies in csse of the death
of the president:
Assuming that the president's condition
is sufficiently hopeful to contemplate his
eventful recovery and continuance at the
head Of the government, the mind Ia led to
indulge in come NJ fl ctions Of the political
con plica,ions that must have inevitably en-
sued had he died. The two branches of the
national government. executive and legisla-
tive would have taken new aspect in view
of the change. First and foremost would
have come, of course, Mr.. Arthur as presi,
dent. 1t would have been no.
table illustration Of the mus
ta,ions of politics Think Of a man and pres
iden. who, but yesterday, compsrstively
speaking, was kicked on. of the New York
custom house By president, for Nil ged Of
fetal crookedness. Mr. Arthur's revenge
would have been complete. A new cabinet
would have followed Mr.. Blaine would
without doubt have retired to Maine, In all
probability to try fcra return 10 the senate,
and thus place himself In position to cons
tipue his warfare with the CoLkling Arthur
adm nistra,ion element. Frye or Hale one
would have resigned to help him in this
matter and Blaine'S election been the issue
in this years legislative canvass in Maine,
Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. james would probably
have been retsined-.the first
on account of being the son of Abraham
Lincoln, and the second because he has al.
why's been popular with Conkling. The
others would We gone with Blaine. In the
senate, the most important part of the legls-
lstive branch of he overument, there would
have bsea An equsl balancing of political
STRENGTH. aTsum,ng the return of two re-
publicans Fl ON New York and countibg Mas
hone and David Davis on the republican aud
democratic sides respectively. II would
have made little dii,re ce who became
president of the senate, save on account OF
the contingencies that might have Ueen Gu
sued, such as the death, before the expira-
ton of his term, Of Arthur.
The Denison Herald-News seems to be
we'll posted in comet lore as the following
will at S.:
Tn, second adventis's fcretold the d.
struction OF the world in l843, aad when II Q
sam. year ''Millerism" stood fully as high ma
Mother Sh. tonism does now. That com
Came good deal nearer the earth tn n
no wonder that good many people thong t
IL Ine,u. n,.I igi to the home planet. 1t
was Just about 200 years ago, soon after the
appearance of the comet 1850, that lncrea Q
b, ather preached his famous sermon on COM
cts, and showed their connection with q
sine 4 NJ England. Somewhat turtle.
back, in 1856, at the time of the capture of
CoLstantinopls by the Turks there apresred
a very terrible com t, but its devastations
we're srr ested by timely bull fr. m the pope,
while sll the people prayed, IF IN the
devil, the Turk, and the comet, . Lord, de-
liver u !" Whether the comet no " visible will
prove to be of mischievous aud vicious
nature, no one can vet tell, nor is ii quite
clear what has brought ii to view at the
present time.
When people are utterly ignorant Of a
subj act they ought to keep their mouths
closed about 1t. The Hampstead Review
illustrates this fact in most convincing way
10 the following:
The Bryan college Is to be an agricultu.
raj and mechanical one in the trus sense of
the terms. Tnis Is what the Galveston
News aud number Of its echoes have been
long crying for. But sensible people who
have children with an agricultural or me-
chsnical turn Of mind, will bind them out to
AGO nyetent mechanic or keep them on the
farm, where they can gain more of practical
Knowledge in one year than they could 10
ten AZ az agricultural or mechanical insti-
tute. 1t Was for the educational advsn,g 9
that fathers sent their sons to Bryan, and
now that those advantages have been cur
tailed, 1t Is very probable That the attend.
snce hereafter will be exceedingly limited.
Bryan college is an institution where boys
and youths can acquire knowledge of the
text looks ia use and at the same time be
given theoretical Instructions in agriculture
and mechanical pursuits, that Is the scientific
branches thereof. The college is not pota-
10 patch nor carpenters shop, Os the Re
view evidently thinks. The trouble with TOO
many pspsrs in the country i, that they go
OIL haltcocked without knowing what they
are talking about, and some of them caring
less.
The Beaumont Enterprise, speaking of the
outlook for southeast Texas and the outlets
Of its lumber trade. says Of the Southern Pa
cidc railroads and combinations that have
been formed as 70 lows:
Tho Southern Pacific Railroad COMPANY
having purchased the G. II & s. A., A. I,
u N. o., and the Louisiana Western roads
thoss lines will hereafter form part OF
gsad through railway system from New
Orleans TO San Frsncisco. Til, purchss
should bs cons dsred by the people y. Texas
as q great advantage g4ined. The G1uld
syud. ale had securai nearly all the outlets
for the comm rec Of Texas and osds fair to
get control of the through route " the
Pacific. bu. rs the m ,tler now stands w.,
will have two co Upeling line, TO
San Francisco, which can tend only
TO tho chespsning of Transportation
and the ban' d OF the people along the line.
II - not yet decided, as We are informed by
Judg Crosby, whether there will be any
change m do la the local IN Management of the
line.. nut Ju ige Crosby left Tor New York
on Thu-stsy ~ meet Mr.. Huntington and
consult him IN regard to the matter, Be-
tween YslstS and San Antonio, about 500
miles ha, yet to b. completed, but this viii
DO done u. rapidly ~ possible, and then a
grsnd market will DO opened Tor the lumber
0fsou;heAst Texas, with direct commune
cation. The Southern Pac IL com ospv il
one Of the richest 10 thu world, and thew viii
keep the road In drst-c,a ass condition. and do
an immense bulfneaa