The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-08-11

Jay aouid Leases the bridge penfh
OF the Asslstnnt Of tbe stre Oepsrt
mont Abe srcwery war SIN Goina
en-, Ete.
Special to the Herald.
st. Louis Mo August 4-The lease OF The
bridge to Jay Gould is fixed fact. The
terms have been agreed upon. The stock
holders must give their con cot, which VIII
be done ut the meeting September Z2od.
Assistant chief of the Are department
Richard Biggs, died this morning. he ha'
been member VI the st. Louis fire deparl'
ment over thiriv years. He WAS second 10
command AMI noted throughout the country
as . remarkable a q fighter and daring man
The reduction in the price Of beer still
holds on. Only one brewery refuses te
cut The fear is # ths warfare
Is carried too far the quality Of
beer will deteriorate. Some brewories threat
en- to reduce the price to 20 per barrel
The former price was u
Last March the convicts in The Missouri
penitepllary we're unloading bost az JEFF
ferson City. Jack Demon, nlIss Three
Fingered Jsck. dropped into tie river soc
escaped A Chicago detective captured hun
in Chicago yesterday and arrived here with
him to>day. He will have to complete hli
term,
A colore3 woman died last night. Two
doctors attended The case. The law requires
the doctor in charge to give Certificate Of
the cause of deatn. Both physicians refuse
saying they we're not in charge. A daughter
of the dead woman won't let The deputy
coroner have the body. There the oead wo'
man lies on the q or. The daughter has gol
money, but can't get certificate. There
are no suspicious circumstances; simply the
doctors hair splitting.
A Tamaroa, Illinois, special says City
Marshal WlIlism Wstes was stabbed d
instantly killed by James Haughn, VIII Il
trying 10 arrest him. The murderer WIS.,
drunk.
A special from Palmyra says four hum
bred bushels of new wheat and some farming
implements were destroyed by fire OIL
Some.ips farm The property belonged to
John Wsllen Of Chillicothe, Mo.
A Rockville, Mo-, special says negroes Of
Cooper and Booze counties assembled to
celebrate emancipation day. About noon .
riot occurred between negroes ct tho two
coupti,s. Clubs ana rocks we're used freely.
Two negroes were shot but rot MORALLY.
A Kansas City special says Matt Jobn.on,
material agent for the Denver d Rio GrsDde
railroad Ut this city, returned last evening
from st. Lsuis, whittier he went to hurry up
the Manufacture Of iron for the third rsil
between Pueblo and Denver. He reports that
as this iron is considerably beaver than thai
ordinarily used some difficulty is experienced
in obtaining it. The mills turn out bu. a
little Of that grade. which is of an extra fine
quality. The work of layln shird rAii has
been com pleted forty miles north of Pueblo,
and will be foisned by September LIST. After
thss date through sleeper will be run from
Kansas City to Denver over the
Santa Fe & Rio Grapde, and freigh,
will be carried through in bulk and not
handled ~ Pueblo AZ heretofore, which will
be q saving OF tine. The Gunnison branch
will b, cJmpleIed by August l5sh, and a
month later the road will be into Silverton,
tina, rich portion Of The San Juan country,
opening up trade with lkis city that can but
be Of the utmost importance. Trains are
now running into Durango, and to morrow 9
grand iollidcstion will take place there, with
an excursion. Officers OF the company will
be here. A general good time will be bad
by all. The town of Durango
has been waiting for railrord
for some time and will now be the Lesdvllie
of south- western @ dorado, as it is. sit
uated in the richest mineral belt 10 that state.
ia Springfield, Missouri, special says tn
name OF the Kansas City, Fort Scott d
Memphis railroad has been changed to the
Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis rail.
road Three locating engineer corps are
now in the field between this city and tue
Arkaus.s line, under charge of Chief Eos
pineer Clinton. Mr. r binsop, Of the firm
OF Beasop & Robinson, the contractors, who
built the fret end of the line, arrived yes,er-
day, and it is believed that the contract for
grading the line southeast of here
has been awarded to them. 1t 10 evident
from the activity which prevails il the en-.
gineering department and reports received
from Ksnsas City since the return OF General
Manager Nettleton from B 'ston. that the
work of construction will be commenced
within the next four weeks. The assurance
is given BY NJ Npttleton of why he pur
chased the Springf Id end of the road. II
was that bis objective point was Memphis
THIS IL being carried out in good faith. The
fulnllment of pledges and general business
relations of his company with the people
have evoked an enthusiasm all along the
lire seldom witnessed In the latter days 81
the history Of railroads. The business done
on the line between here and Kansas City
far exceeded the expectations of the general
officers of the road. The great bulk of
grain shipments from here are being for
wsrded over it 10 the sesbosrd, and our mer-
chants, with very few exceptions, pstronize
IL exclusively.