The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-15
srArE pwnss REVIEW.

pie assessment oil q me Will never pIeNtlN |
the carrying of concealed weapons" This
is a subject which is interesting our own
state considerably Just now. We IN favor
Of law that viii prevent the otlense, If such
law can be enacted. What we want is to
prevent the o1lenae, not TO punish man for
carrying the pistol SITTER be has killed some-
body with it,
Yes, our legislature is interesting itself on
tho pistol question, but from appearances II
is liable TO 20 too far in its effort W correct
the evil. The constitution of the sta 2 and Of
the Unitel States empowers the lizen to
wear arms subject 10 legislative reg atoms,
therefore the legislature cannot 3mbit by
law any man from carrying wea. rs. 1t
may prescribe the manner in which no shall
bear bis arms, and il that manner is not COM
piled with then any penalty provided can be
inflicted, provided tho manner prescribed is
not in itself prohibition, With the Regis
ter, We want TO sec law established, and
when established rigidly enforced, that will
keep people from unnecessarily carrying
weapons, but unless the law first contains q
section providing how man may wear
arms, as FOR instance, buckled around his
waist on the outside of his clothing where
every ono can see them, WIS do moi believe
that any penalty can he enforcej.
The Canton Chronicle discussing represen-
tative Bakers poker dice and domino bill,
SAYS:
There Is no harm in any of the games
within themselves. Five corn, hulgul, or
any othsr game can be degraded just as dice
has been. There can DO no harm in shaking
the box and throwin4 the dice, nor can there
be any harm in cards rs u game but II is the
prostitution of these innocent gamee the leg
stature is striking at. There Ia no game
played at that is prosttuted rs dice. Tho
small boys OF the towns are taking hold Of it
and learning to gamble before they are out
of their teene. Even church members engage
in ii for drinks and for the dimes, but We
would not advocate the law prohibiting the
shaking of dice for the protection of such
christians; if they have 10 more 1--we for
their religion than to engage in such, the
legislature can't legislate piety into them,
but we do favor tho law on account Of the
boys of the land who arc being corrupted
byit.
THE Cleburue Chronicle ssye;
Monday was estray aale day and district
court WIS in session. From early in the
morning 70 sore time in the afternoon peo-
pie began to fairly pour ia living streams into
town, and by 2 o'clock the public square was
all but packed with pedestrians, wagons
horses Bnd buggiee. The like was never seen
before in Ceburne-not even AT u public
gathering or circus did the public square
and Main street ever contain such msss of
humanity. And more sober, orderly
crowd, taking into consideration numbers,
were never assembled in Huy city in Texas
The marshal only made three arrests during
the day. Business was on general rush, and
our merchants wore smiling faces when peo.
pie crowded about the counters fairly beg
ging to DO waited on.
The reason OF tho crowd being present en-
stray sale day is because estray notices are
published in the newspapers, The people see
them ana they come to invest in stock. TIL re
is alwSys big crowd at eslray sales. There
is not county in the state that this is not tho
case, and there would DO big crowds and
lively bidding OF shenGs and constables and
delinquent tax sales also, If they were pub
.lished in the papers so that the people could
sec them and know when they came on.
The Miueols Courier wants Galveston
given the preference in tho matter of deep
water and says:
Every town and village on tho gulf claims
TO bo the best and most convenient sea port
in the state. When anybody, with only or.
binary horse sense knows that Galveston is
the most desirable and accessible poiut on
our sea-co8st; and that nile.tenths of the
citizens Of the state favor Galveston, because
they believe that 10 be tho best market in
Texas
The Montague Northwest detailing the
particulars Of the indictment and incarcera,
ton Of deputy sheriff Of thet county and
FIVE or six citizens who were with hia, sum-
moned as aposse, for tho killing Of man
named Mynet, charged with horse stealing,
Mynet having resisted arrest and fired upon
the sheriff and his posse, says:
However, tho defendants ara TO be held
here in Jail, if they fail to give bond, at an
enormous expense, TO be paid BY the tax.
payers of Montague county, In order that
vengeance may be hesPed upon them and an
outraged law vindicated. II sheriffs and
other peace officers cannot be protected by
the lawundereu such circumstances as detailed
in the foregoing--ih the faithful discharge
of their duties 10 hunting down aud captur-
ing outlaws-this county will soon be in n
bad condition. Our sheriff will be afraid
to attempt the arrest of bad characters; nor
can he procure the aid of good citizens in
making arrests, fthe whole posse is to be
Indicted and locked in Jail, for doing their
duty in aiding an officer in making an ar
rest.
If the facts are MS stated the deputy sheriff
and his posse are in no danger, but IL does
look Os though when coroner's Jury hss
heard all the facts aud returned verdict of
justifablo homicide, and those facts are laid
before grand jury, that no bills ought to be
found. Sheriiia and their deputies some.
times have to take life TO save their owa IN
their efforts to arrest desperadoes.
The Bonham News Is welded to lis scher a
of the whipping post for misiemeanors. In
its enumeration of prominent conyic.s to DE
idea Il should not have omitted MIR. Bergh-
who insists that horse must be given
chloroform, If it is necessary, to extract one
Of his teeth, but wants men beat with lash