The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-11
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Mr.. Romero, OF the Mexican Southern Rail-
ROAD company has opened an ofios IN his
rssidenoe on Gale lrdependencia and Is now
uoep IN .he preliminary details of the busi-
hehs OF the company. staff OF clerks has
cen employed and the ante-room Is crowded
all hours OF the day with very respeet.ble
class OF people, nearly all Mexlcans, ssekipe
employment Large numbers of the land
owners along the probable line ofthe road ara
constantly calling upon Mr.. Renero and
offering him faoiitiies and support They arc
delighted with the rIomptness with which
construction 10 to be begun and are wIllir q 10
,nhke skcrlnoes 10 AID It, The advices from
New York respecting the finances OF The oom.
pany are satisfactory. NO-
London, September THE Paris corros.
pondent OF the Times says: The batuh OF ia
crees gazetted on the reoommen alton OF ths
sxtra parliamentary commlssion yIrtualIy
converts Algeria Into a French department
me various. ministries at Paris Will have
charge OF the department of public werks. ed.
ucation, finance, etc. The governor general nj
Algeria In lieu OF being responsible sololy n
the minister Of the inteli ior at Paris, viii he
| subject TO each of the nine ministers o. va.
CARDS his peculiar functions. This ssem,
designed TO hasten nj Albert Grevy's resigna-
tion OF the eovernorship, thus rsdnced io !,
suopreiecture. The Algerian deputies yeinly
urged postponoment OF the decrees which
hau peen condemned beforehand at the cleo
tons In Algeria.
Little Rock, Ark, September IA Telegram,
rom Fort Smith, Ark, says that the reylsino
council OF the Cherokee nation is I'm sesaion ~
Lahlequah TO decide the status OF persons who
nave Deen marked as doubtful citizens, Some
zOo persons are thua entered on the census roll a
and have been cited to appear before the covns
Gil and show cause why they should NOT he
treated as intruders. Considerable exc,ta1
mept prevails and an exodus has commenced
ITO, rom sne tuouiaw nation Tor similar reasons,
and Fort Smith and all along the border 10
thronged with refugees from that nection of the
country. VI '"e
Ten thousand people are directly sr indirec,-
ly connected with the municipal macbinery
OF New York city, drawing salaries from tba
CITY treasury, including the police and politi-
cal laooretB that are always making belisye
they are al work on the uptown avenues AMI
bOulevafdsi that 10 TO say, O01 more man
than Generel SCOTT had when he entersd tho
Mexican capital some thirty years ago. Conn
troller Campbell says there are eineourna In
the varloue departments which have bean cra.
ated by the politicians, and he calls upon ihe
''heads" accordingly TO suppress them in ths
interest OF municipal economy. '"'
For some unknown reason the Chineae cov-
eminent has recently Issued decree com
manding ita subjects to abstain from shavInc
the head for period OF one hundred dav
Detected In the act Of disobeying this arbi.
trary Injunction, nearly 90 persons In the nj "
of Fooohow alone were sentenced 10 reoeive a
Sastlgauon With bamboo rods, and 10 pay a
" s.pOht W ~ NDl6Hd UefOre
liberation the heads of the offsndsra we,s
carefully painted and vanished, as A warn.
Ing TO Other rohelllsusly inclined citizens.
Springfield, Mo-, September 8. Mrs. Col I
w. straw OF snis cit received Information
this morning from Or, Grier OF MinneoI.
Texas, that her husband had Committed an,
eide by taking doe of hiryOhnine. n wal
ago. He was forme'lv ~ this place. and has
been a railroad COZ $3.50 ,,,, + 'lsca liz. ,"'
and latterly has takeu "a la..e ounti .,,t OF rail
road work In Texas for the Mise luri PacInc
and u Ia supposed that the use for Tho aet wn,
that he was losing considerable Inone ey ON b,s
contract and had been sick for several weeks
London, September 4. "A dispatch from Calr
cutta 70 the Times says: The Tes Syndlosts
established In 1850, for the purpose OF on sning
up the Austrslias and American markats ~
Indian ten, reports that Its Operations have
been very successful. The agent of Inc svnLt.
cate In America reports that the prospecis of
opening up trade with India are most pron'
ising. There has been plenty OF rain In Nv
sore and the harvest prospects are much i'm.
proved.
The Texas, Louisiana & Western railro.d 4.
being surveyed rapidly, and 20 miles win lie
put under contract during the month of sene
tember II Is rupQred that the directors In.
tend changing thS fine OF the ROAD 40 as To rmn
about tso miles North OF Mount Pleasant. and
thus avoid conflicting with the Dallas branch
OF The Texas " st. Louis road.