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, 1881-01-05

THE Phoenix Pharmaceutical Works OF New
York City were damaged $4,000 worth last
night. 1t required the best efforts Of the
tireInen to contlne the llames to the 1asa-
,nci,t and first floor Of the buildings. Tic
explosive chemicals were OH tho second
f3t0f
, 1881-01-05

BOWMAN & D1.EYER, Wholesale liquor
tleulers, doing business III St. Louis, have
failed. Their liabilities ara placed at $780,
0O0, and the nominal al.assets are Sla5, 900. ).
, 1881-01-05

Dn. Sc1r11EMANS has presented Ills collec-
tlon orTroian curiosittcs to the Emperor Of
Germany, who will hayo them placed III
the Uerl!n Museum.
, 1881-01-05

GEN. CHARLES d. STUART, ctvll-onglneer
of some cufnonce, filed ut the Forest City
House, Cleveland, yesterday.
, 1881-01-05

The Rt.-Rev. Thomas Atkinson, Bishop
of tho EpIstopn1 Dioccsu of North Caro'lnn,
died yesterday ut Wilmington. The deceased
prolate was In Ills 73d year.
, 1881-01-05

THE Hon. ". II. Hawkins Claim Aljustcr
Of the Burlington & Quincy railroad, and
twicc 3inyor OF Aurora, died In thnt city yes
tertny.
, 1881-01-05

THE bravery Of F. l.. 0ber Il Bro. at Al
legheny City. Pn., WIS destroyed by tiro yes
terl1Ry. Loss, S45, 900; insurance, $4,000,
, 1881-01-05

Or the oas, ,8s5 seoplo living In Kansas, &c.
017 ar0 males, 190. .oa.3 are foreigners, and H.
160 ArN c0loreM.
, 1881-01-05

DUNNO the year 1880 S., IS, 70 worth Of
gold coin WIS turned out Of tho United
States M!nts, and ST, 100, ,706 worth Of silver
coin.
, 1881-01-05

FRoM present appearance 1t tloos not seem
probabla that war batwecll Turkey a1M
Greece chi bQ WQll QYoltled,
, 1881-01-05

gpsetal Dupat<A to IN CAtdoo 1rto4"s'
CuAnI.orTk. bltoll. Jam. m.l.-rresldent hut
tertield has recently secured a donation to the
amount ut $4,000 for the further endow"
ment Of OlIYet College.
, 1881-01-05

i PROPOSITION ,nndo In the Coal Exchange
Of. this city yesterday to agaln advance tho
price Of coal wns only dofcatcd by majority
Of one.
, 1881-01-05

. In tho rrov!ns1 OF Saratof, Russia, 75o. :.
600 peasants arc said to bB IN starving co''i
dItion. :
, 1881-01-05

GEN. MAn1oSEs, Spanish General, and
the aey. Frederick James J0bson. all emiuont
Methodist divine Of England. nre dead.
, 1881-01-05

THE ship Garnet. Of the British navy, ts
quarnnttneu ut AlorIteyidio, South America.
having several cases 1T ycllow-fey OIL board.
, 1881-01-05

IT Is p.obable that Mt the next session OF
tho rrussf;M Dlat protective legislation vii!
be adopted.
, 1881-01-05
A DAY OF WRATH.

A DAl Vf w RAIH.
Horrors Come Not as Sin
gle Spies, but in
Batta1ions.
New York City Affrighted by
a Fire-Trap Catas-
trophe.
A Five-Story Rookcry Burns,
Consuming Ten Of It's
Inmates.
Agonizing Scenes During the
Rapid Progress Of the
Holocaust.
An Extraordinary Accident at a
Railroad Cut in Me-
bluskn.
Seven Men Stand Aside to
Let q Fast Passenger
Train Pass.
The Seven Hurled Beneath the
/. Wheels, and All but One
Slaughtered,
A F|athoat with Eight Dead Men
Sheathed in Ice Found Off
Beaufort. s. c.
Loss Of Three Lives In a Ship
wreck Twelve D1ilcs from
Yarmouth, N. s.
4 Sad Tale Of Poverty and Acoi-
dent Reported from 81.
Louis, Mo. I
, 1881-01-05

Ths d1ya sf Hill l. Lansing u thla day dissolved.
CIlAALEb Il HILL.
ian Isai QuElL u, LANHING},
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20
THE uruALps CIRCULATION

For the "quarter" ending ct' 3Oth OF Sep
tombcr ult., that is TO say, during the
months of July, August and September
the Dallas pcstoflice shows the newspaper
postage paid by the Dallas HERM.D to be
s32i.06, while that paid by Il
other Journals, daily and weekly, published
here, and by the newsdealers' 10 DC
$134.4. This is certainly fine exhibit for
us, as shown by the official records IN
Washington city. Beside the copies that
go Through the mails thousanss.are, during
each week, sent off by express, private con
veyances, etc. and all this exclusive OF TIT
city circulation. The HERALD, therefore
has sent off during the past three months
little over 10000 pounds per month.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20
The Blair Letters.

RICHMOND, VA, October ia special
from Lynchburg to-day states that in an
interview with the city editor the Lynch
burg News, w. l.. Wilson reiterated his
statement as to the genuineness ofthe Blair
letters; when his attention was called to the
fact that the Richmond Wing had pub
lished a statement from him confessing that
the letters were forged, he positively. re
affirmed that the Blair letters were genuine
and charged that the publication in the
Wing purporting to be denial by him of
the authority of the same was lie and II
forgery, and that he was in no wise respon-
sible for such n statement or publication.
He farther said that Riddleherger did not
dare deny the genuincness of these letters
to the people of Fincastlc, knowing that he
was then preparing to denounce him as a
liar
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20

yenrs hjf flio rest offho World ~ ow1 The
entire United stglts, placing Tie yalno NJ
my thousand million dGllDrs.
but hnptlly ~ No. or t0tf foreign trade
for the nitm year ending June Both, iS.O,
was, imports, S7GO D3O,0iG, and exports, N2,.
~ ,H7, our imports included tMNH $40 Of
ancc of trade In our fayOr, the above years
was sOi 7O2, b2l, which The various coug-
tries gave us credit for, and the above credit
has been largely drawn upon by American
travellers in Europe, and other ways that do
not show at the custOm.hOuse. In few
words, the United States is II grand stock
company, and each citizen Is stakeholder
ertv he owns. This stock company sold Of
the surplus products of its farms and facto-
ries, in the year 1880, just SOL ,792,52l more
than it purchased. ORC FINo.
DALLAS, October 18th. 1881.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20
SOME RESERVED POWDER.

Our neighbor, the Times, is one OF
the liyeliest and sprightliest afternoon
journals in the state or out oft, and winch
through pluck, determination and congeni-
alitv of work, has outlived all its contempt
raries as afternoon journals by making
itself attractive to its readers, and not dis
gushing them by the firm belief and cores
ponding action that its first duty in life was
to kill off the Dallas HERALD, which con-
duct has generally killed them off. But
Yesterday afternoon it was disposed to be
facetiously critical with fringing ofanother
prompting so nicely shaded as to be scarcely
discernible, in the matter of the HERAIDs
notice of its circulation as shown by the
Dallas postof1ice returns on file at Washing
ton City. In the estimate, the HERALDs
1st September issue cut but small figure,
as very nearly all of that issue was sub
scribed for by parties in this city to whom
the copies were directly turned over, and
by the railroad companies to whom they
were shipped either as freight or by ex-
press, and by some other parties to whom
they were also expressed or shipped. Only
a very few copies went through the post
office. AS evidence Of this, let us take the
previous quarter postage account, or say
April, May and June, 1881. This was as
follows for these said months:
HRRALD'S POSTAGE. .....,..... Soi0'oo
A llother papers and news-dealers.. ll3'oi
This was even better showingth made
yesterday for July, August and September,
which was as follows.
HERALDs postage ........:..: .....'''' S3Si 70
All other papers and news-dealers go. 1912
HERALD's excess. .....:.,.............''' Slso'oi
That the Times may at no distant day
show as the HERALD does now is our earn
est wish, and that the HERALD shall con-
tinue to improve in the future as it has done
in the recent past shall be our supremest
effort.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20
BALANCE OF TRADE.
A Correspondent Severely Critic ises Mr.
Magie's Opinions-Ingenious Reasoning.

A Correspondent Severely Critic ises Mr
Magie's Opinions-IngeniOus Reasoning.
To the Editor of The Herald:
A recent number of the HERALD con-
tanned a letter written by James X. Magic,
which was originally published in the CHI
cago Times. In his letter Mr.. Mage
frankly confesses that he is puzzled and
all mixed up over this balance-oftrade the
ory.n He seems, however, to have a strong
opinion that we must buy more than we
sell If we would attain wealth and be happy;
and he cannot see how a reverse state Of az
fairs would keep us from ultimate bank
ruptcv. Let us take practical view Of the
onestion: Farmer A sells the yearly pro
dncts Of his farm for $1,000, while his gross
erpenditures are $500 per annum. Il, the
manufacturer, turns out and sells $4,000
y-orfb Of goods annually, while his gross
outlay Il $4,000 per year. The ledger Of
| q fbe merchant. shows that his yearly pur-
cbases are $4,000, and his sales are 500.
600 Suppose the business transactions Of
a r andC were reversed for a series II
years how long would A retain his farm, b
his faftOrv and G his store? And yet they
All three sell more than they buyi
Our trade with Brazil for the fiscal yea n
1sso was. imports, ISL $50 81, and
srports. $500, 54f, leaving q ba'ence
| In Favor Of Brazil Of t43,575l625. According
TO Mr.. Maeie's theory, a. ~e bought much
more Of the Brazilians than We sod them
The balance Of trade was in our fsvor. II
the baiaDce was on the same Sde Of the
sheet with all the Other cguntrles With
vborn NE trade and for the Lie ernount 20
eerb one. A. Il was with Brazil in 1870 4
1ouid tske r.eriod o. less than twenty
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20

CALFoHNIA fruit raisers are making for.
tunes in consequence Of the general failure
Of all kinds Of fruits in the south, east and
west. The advance in fruits in San Fran
cisco, this year, has been from 100 TO 800
per cent; and many orchards have returned
over 81 900 per acre. The heavy freight'
paid on fruit, and the large amounts decay
ing during its transfer across the continent
have hitherto been the chief trouble that
the California farmers have met with. They
are getting around this now by canning
fruit, which is found to be a much more
profitable business than shipping the fruit
in its raw state.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20

i'obefi dfanbofy si'ccis 'ieneley IN
heiiead' was n soiaR
jim l'cadcy, q bootblac and Robert
Gmnbury, waiter boy, L,N Of whom aro
colored, proceeded TuesN night to map
out regular prtm,difdtcd drunk They
poured mean wliskcy and stale beer into
themselves until they had reached high
state Of ntoxication, and sailed out TO have
what they termed "some fun" Granbury
had forgotten one Of the most essential
things that was necessary TO conducc to the
nights frolic-his pistol-Beasley went with
him to his home near the gas works to get
it, Granbury got the weapon, and
as they were leaving the yard
of his home he gave
veil that would have put Comanche In
dian to shame, and throwing the weapon
back across his right shoulder fired, he
says, as he thought into the air, but the
shot penetrated the right temple Of
uttering terrific yell. Granbury
remarked that he would run for physician,
but he failed TO return, and Beasly arose
and walked up town to Patterson's drug
store, got some medicine and bandages, and
walked to his home on Cochran street,
where he was subsequently alteHu-
ed by Drs. Allen and Chiffon,
who dressed his wounds and gave him an
opiate to lull hi, pain; On examining the
wound, it was found that the ball had
PLAYED around around the skull and lodged
under the left jaw bone, which produced
n very painful and perhaps
Granbury is still at large and as he is old
enough to reason and comprehend the stu
alton of affairs. his continued absence gives
about eT G 10 years old ola shy ginger com
nlexion, and his hair which is partially
Straight, is inclined to curl. His Ireputa;,
ton as a dangerous character is established
among the colored people, and he has been
fined several times III the city court Tor ms
belgerent conduct
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20

LONDON, October 15.-Thc parks are
strewn with fallen limbs, many boats are
aground in the river, thames and steam
boat traffic is suspended. Very few places
in England have escaped damage by the
storm. The gale inflicted severe damage to
property in all parts Of the, country, oeyy-
eral persons were killed ana many lnJureu;;
buildings collapsed. 1t is reported that
forty-fye fishermen were lost at Burn
mouth and Eyemouth, Scotland.
The death is announced Of the Right
Perios Brown, Roman Catholic bishop, OF
Shrewsbury, at the age of CO.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20

THE New Orleans papers are insisting on
electricity for Illuminating the wharves.
Speaking of the comparative cost of the
electric light the Democrat says: " The
fact is that the gas company could not fur.
nish the same amount of light for 5000
no, not for $4,000 per annum, and it is
therefore idle to discuss the matter. 1.-THE
object is to have the wharves illuminated,
the system is electricity. If the idea be "a
have the wharvcs virtually without light,
by all means invest $4,000 per annum in
ga. y
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20

Avn now because tobacco lourishes in 9
orfhern cline, they propose in Pennsyl
vnnia 10 experiment with cotton. The Nor.
ristOun Herald says Several attempts
have been made in the state recently "a
rniss cotton. The Introduction OF the 10
bacoo plant here, some years since, was
thought % Be q useless enterprise, but time
proved quite The contrary, for the fields d
This article are nov arnOng the chief attrac
tiuns 70 travellers through Lancaster, Dan
rhin and other c0unties- Who knows but
cotton, though no longer king, may not
uffh tobaoco Be clsssed ct an early day
s-nonr ths ruling stspls productions Of the
Eeyr0ns stafs7r
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20

THE Medical Journal is taking good care
of DIR. Bliss. In its last number it says
that the weight of professional testimony is
to the effect that DR.. Bliss pursued a proper
course in not probing the wound-that
probing would have resulted in instant
death iffollowed in the true direction, or in
mystifcation If followed in the false one.
The wound was "a peculiar one, illustrating
the fantastic eccentricity of which bullet
is capable, and defying absolutely every eff
fort of hypothesis.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20
The observation-disclosures Duel.

RICHMOND. VA, October Slater iator
nation is to the effect that Beirne and Sec
ond Lieutenant Ryan, of the, state stall,
made an attempt to have another meeting
with Riddlebargcr, but failed. They we're
arrested about p. m. three miles from tile
scene of the Wise Riddlcbarger encounter,
while awaiting its results, and eaca placed
under ST 900 bonds to keep the peace. Cap
tain Wise was arrested after his fight with
Riddlebarger.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20

A report, or perhaps more properly speak
ng, the general understanding is that the
princess Of Wales is far from being an intelli.
gentwoman, but for all that she is very
popular, which fact is ascribed to her beau
ty and her gentleness, kindness and sweet
charity. With such husband as she has,
if she has all these qualities, she ought to be
nnnnlar
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20

Mr.. G. W. Buck received telegrf m
from Mulberry, Indiana, last night, stating
that Theodore, an eightecn-year-old, child
of his, was lying at the point of death and
not expected TO v. Its delivery to nm
was delayed somewhat and last night he
sent telegram OF enquiry.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20
Important to Inventors.

In compliance with the law, the commis
soner of patents has sent to the clerk
of the United States court, at Dallas,
monthly reports of specifications and draw;
ings of patents, where they can be examined
during office hours by all who may desire.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20
rur rorKronr cESrExx1.L.

In July. 17si. Sir Henry Clinton. then IN
oomrnsnd Of the British forces in America,
Issued orders 70 Lord CORVALLIS, in CON-
ruand of e corps q the British forces. 10 oc-
ruuv a position in Virginia and f0rtify il
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20

Entered nj the foaoflce nj Dallas as SECOND
Class mnll matter.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20

bat W. have M NTH IN any Idols bat those
~ iho nosont, md that We may moold ff
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-20
j. j. JONES.

or hny yesrs experience The most complete Lana Oee "
1oMAIS STREET. Opposite the = Gorge h'Nh
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-08

the fat-iron and the rolling pin and the con-
spicuous part they usually play in home arguments
render kitchen rhetoric more forcible than pleas
ant.
GENERAL JOE HAwLEY is epigrammatic,
and talks with semicolons He is as incisiye as
an ice pick. Hawley tells good story and listens
admirably.
MAJOR WILLIAM WINTHROP, who has
been designated by the President to act as judge
advocate general until the new one shall assume
his duties has been in the office since 1S63 and is
probably the best posted officer technically, as to
military law in the service He is the author OF all
the digests" that have emanated from the bureau
of military justice.
JENNIE JUNE criticises little women who
swathe themselves with great folds of heavy ma
terial, drag loaded trains, and carry pounds OF
beads. She says: "See woman in a plain high
gown of brown satin with rufies of fine lace ana
string of amber beads around her neck-a dress
that is not an obstacle, that even If 1t Is long Is
easily taken up. That is taste"
DEAN STANLEY was not equal to his op-
portunities when he performed the marriage eere-
mony of Professor Tyndall. The dean should
have asked the groom: " Do you take this anthro-
poid to be your CO. ordinate, to love with your
nerve centres TO cherish with your whole cellular
tissue until a fine molecular disturbance shaI re-
solve its organism into its primitive a.oms P'
His HONOR, Stephen J. Field, Associate
Justice of the Suprcrne Court ofthe United States
is to edit, eoapile, and publish an elaborate and
comprehensive history of California, and has al
ready commenced collating the materials therefor.
photographed sketches of citizens prominent in
the various professions and avocations throughout
the State will constitute of the most interesting
features of the work
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-08
PERSONALITIES

THEODORE TILToN is going to Nebraska
to live.
THE Irish say that Adam was the first
evicted tenant.
PROFESSOR REILLY says that the thir-
teen year lOcusts will visit Missouri this year
JUDGE ToURGEE is perfect Russian
bear to his critics. They are all crying Tourgenuf
SECRETARY SHERMAN keeps right on re-
ducing the public debt just as if he were running
for office.
CORPORAL FINNEGAN SPRINGER has con-
sented to be present. Let the electoral count be-
gin.-NeIC York Tribune.
NIvERs w. SMITH, a veteran Journalist
of Central New York, died yesterday at Syracuse
aged seventy seven years.
LORD BEACoNsF1ELD has followed the
example of Mr.. Gladstone in giving his tenants a
remission of twenty per cent on their rents
THE late Henry Wilson is quoted by
Mr.. Q. L. White as saying thatuntl he was twenty
one years old he never had a dollar in money to
spend for anything. During his whole apprentice
ship his master never gave him penny but once
then he presented the boy with three cents and
allowed him to spend it at muster.
Miss MARIANNE NORTH, pretty English
artist, is making a tour of the world with very
high credentials, for the purpose of painting the
distinctive flowers that grow wild Sir Joseph
Hooker, director of the botanical gardens at Kew,
youches for her artistic powers, her botanical
knowledge, and her intrepidity as an explorer.
THOSE legal luminaries, Mrs. Laura de
Force Gordon and Miss Clara Foltz, crossed swords
this week in the legal arena Both ladies are said
to be in splendid condition for war, short hair and
sharp nails being the order of the day. Husbands
of female lawyers declare the courtroom to be in
every way superior to the back kitchen for argu-
mentative purposes as the frequent occurrence of
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-08
A Raid on the Revenue.

The House Committee on Ways and
Means will report a bill to abolish the
tax on matches, bank deposits, bank
checks, patent medicines, perfumery, &c.
1t is to be hoped some wise reasons may
be furnished for this proposition. We
cannot think of any. Matches are uni
versally used, and the trifing tax i'm
posed comes equally upon all. The tax
on matches could more reasonably be re-
moved, however, than any of the others
named. The banks are not proper OBJ
jects of charity. Why should they not
pay something in return for the benefits
conferred On them by the Govern
ment? If it be said that they
do this when they pay the tax
On their circulation, and that the
deposits of private persons with them
is not through the grace of the Govern
ment, the reply is that because of the
charter they hold, and the circulation
loaned them without interest, they have
their existence and the public confidence,
which brings them those deposits. Those
who have bank-accounts cannot begrudge
the small tax on their checks and as to
removing the tax on patent medicines,
perfumery, cosmetics, and the like, it
seems to us perfectly absurd. 1t will not
diminish the cast of these things to the
purchaser, but will simply add to the
profits of the manufacturers. The popu-
lar impression is that the patent medi-
cine makers, using as they do simple
though powerful herbs, for which nature
charges but little, do not expect to be
relieved from the tax which makes it
cost something to compete with them.
The Ways and Means Committee, being
Democratic, is naturally for free trade
Now, if they succeed in carrying their
proposed abolition of all internal-revenue
taxes except those on whisky and to-
bacco, and then carry their free-trade
principles into effect by abolishing all ex-
ternal revenue, whisky and tobacco will
have to furnish all the revenues of the
General Government. What would Vir-
ginia and Kentucky say to that?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-08
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
FOR 1881.
Pres sP ctus-
FOR 1891.

TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN begins the
ReU year under neW management and ariH
1esU material.
H triU be a Stdl9Uart Republican journal.
II gciH be the best newspaper IN the Djstricl
Of Columbia.
1t sOiH furnish during the sessions Of Con-
gress satisfactory report Of the proceedings,
and uiH at all times giUe complete Information
ofths official dOings in all Departments of the
Government.
II lCiH giUe all Interesting Information that
can be Eegitiplately obtained concerning the
;stentions and policies Of the ruling poacer.
In District affairs 1t arW kaoaC only the best
interests Of the people upon 1rhOse tacor It re-
hes, and tuiH at all times cooperate aith pro
gTessiUe citizens, srithOad regard to their polit-
icaL predictions, acho hare measures to pro
pose and adoaace for the improvement Of the
National Capital.
Il WiN furnish daily record Of all the iis-
teresting social eUe,ats Of the city, making its
society department a special feature.
II aciH gire teIegrqphic neacs from all parts
of the arOrId reached By the rires, and IN its
editorials and foreign, domestic, and city raeecs
TN keep pace arith the times