The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-20
GENERAL PRESS REVIEW.


The New Orleans Democrat says: The
contract for the completion Of the grand
trunk line TO Marshall. Texas, insures through
rail communication with San Francisco
within the year. The contractors are the
most responsible railroad builders in the
country, and are at work OF four points on
the line already.
This road will no doubt prove Of great
advantage to oil north Texas, as It gives us
an outlet to both the Pacific ocean aud
New Orleans.
The Hartford Courant, Senator Hawley's
paper, says that the president Is ready TO
make fight If the New York senator wants
il.
"He will not withdraw Robertson's name.
and If Mr.. Conkling adopts the course of
open hostility, the pres dent will govern
himself accordingly, and, in any and every
event, be president, even for attack, If need
be-"
The st. Lous Republican calls attention 10
the fact that with all the uproar made about
the appointment Of Robertson 10 the New
York collectorship and Senator Conkling's
asserted hostility to It, that senator has not
yet spoken word in public against II. This
may be because the refusal Of the senate to
20 into executive session has not afforded
him the opportunity but il may be also,
that the senator has not made up his mind
TO oppose tho nomination II he ands, after
careful inquiry, that he cannot carry the
senate with him, he will probably avoid
the fight, and quietly withdraw his opposi.
tion.
The Ute Indian question, which was
thought to have been settled by the govern.
ment commission which went among those
"nob'e red men" three or four months ago,
10 likely to afford some diversion to the in
habitants of Colorado yet. The Leadville
Democrat says:
During the winter months when travel in
the San Juan was impeded BY the deep
SHOWS common to that region, interest In the
Ute problem slept. But now since the
snow has disappeared from the valleys and
the grass has put up, making it possible for
men and stock to move about, II becomes
painfully evident that the Indians are FESTIVE,
dissatisfied and hostile. They have never
recovered from the bad humor they were
thrown into by the events following the
murder Of young Jackson. There was such
q degree of indignation expressed all over
the state because Of that outrage, the senti-
ments of the people were so unanimous in
favor of competent revenge, only backed
by the stupidity of Schurz, that they have
been ready eyer since TO wreak fearful
vengeance upon the handful of frontiersmen
on the Grand, the Uncompahgre and on the
White, whenever circumstances were favor
able at all. The mere handful of troops
lying between the hostile savages and the OK.
posed settlements are entirely INADEQUATE to
the task OF q proper, or indeed any other
character of defense. They would not be
able to stand vigorous onset of the tribe
for thirty minutes. tits true the settlers
have organized, but without state recoeni-
ton, their labors will be Of little account
The Greek frontier question, which has
just been definitely settled, is thus com.
mented upon by tho New York World:
The Greek question. which has been
hanging tire since the Berlin conference, Is
settled ut last Greece YIELDS to the pres.
sure put upon her by the combined action
Of tho powers, and agrees 10 accept the
compromise offered fortnight ago by the
porte The Berlin treaty recommended the
rectifc ,tion Of the frontier in Thessaly and
Epirus, the boundary to be drawn between
the Salembriss and Kslsmas rivers. Greece
was not satisfied with this division, which
would have added over five thousand square
miles to her area, but demanded Crete
while the porte insisted that the Berlin
proposal was impossible, and offered the
valley of the Salembrias, with other terri
tory in Thessaly, agreeing also to give Greece
the town of Janina, 10 dismantle Preyess,
on the gulf of Arts, and TO declare tho gulf
neutral. The ambassadors aft vainly at.
tempting to wiring moro from the sultan
accepted this compromise, which the powers
have now forced upon Greece. Turkey
will now receive receipt in full from the
powers. She be gan the war with Russia
with 1870 0OS square miles Of territory in
Europe, and the Berlin treaty, now fulfilled
so far Ms her ACKNOWLEDGMENT is concerned.
has 60 600 square miles, and France seem,
determined to make an inroad upon her
African dependencies.
The exodus of the negroes from tho
south which ragged 10 tho carly part
of last winter, having rec lived
a new impetus from certain localities, the
New York Herald says:
According TO a southern newspaper the
negroes are again smitten with tho Western
fever, and many of tnem have already started
for their new homes. A Memphis journal
says that 500 LETT Huntington, In Tennessee,
a few days ago with the intention of settling
in ka lsas, and smaller parties are reported
to be on the march in other sections. When
this black migration first manifested itself II
was, In great measure, engineered by re-
publican politicians who, by colonizing col.
ored voters, aimed to overcome hostile ma or.
ities in certain districts, and in that way in.
fuence national and state elections which
were then approaching II 10 hardly proba-
bic that agencies of this character are now
a. work, so that the new hegira must be &C.
counted for upon o.her grounds. A portion
Of the negroes In the south are evidently dis
satisfied with the existing conditions OF 50
ciety there, and are leaving II because they
think they can do better elsewhere. VIVA,
the motives are that are thus influencing
them to leaves warm, genial climate like thai
OF the south, where life Is so easy and pleas
ant. We will not undertake to say. The
purely partisan organs will probably declare
that they are fleeing from political persecu
ton and social bondage Ms bad as slavery