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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-30

Fort WORTH has another railroad eh'ers
prise on hand "a road from that city to- 'ne
southwest, through the Grandbury, Stephen
vile, Comsnche and Brownwood section OF
country, a region not now penetrated by any
railroad This is home enterprise ana ep-
pears to start out under most favorable
auspices, as a lively interest is being mani
tested in it, one gentleman putting down his
name for $4,000 as soon as the proposition
was preached. A charter is to be obtained
at once and committee Of leading gentle
men has been appointed to solicit subacrip-
tions to the capital stock. Thissors of enter-
prise speaks we'll for Fort Worth, and tak-
ing the past liberallty, energy and vim OF
the business and moneyed men of the Fort
as criterion, we have no doubt of its sue
cess 1t will prove a valuable road to the
place and we will be glad to see it built, for
he state, and especially north Texas, can
not have too many railroads.
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eratiayiuw Intelligence.

The following extract from letter TO one
of the proprietors of the HERALD, from Col"
onel George T. Afford, will furnish the graf
living intelligence to numbers of devoted
friends here, that he ia improving as rapidly
as could be desired:
..KEoKUK, Iowa, June 81, 1881.
My DEAR NJ AJoR:-I am greatly indebted
for your kind favor of the Is h ult, mailed
me here BY friends ia st. Louis. 1 cannot
lmmsgine who the gentleman could have
been who carried down from St Louis the
report that was psralyzed, which seemed to
have alarmed my frenus III Dallas; or where
he could have got the information. 1t was
utterly devoid of truth. My physician in 81.
Louis, under whose treatment l remained
for three we, ks, after thorough examins-
ton of my case, decided that had cerebral
meningitis, which understand to be about
the same as paralysis Of the brain. l am re-
lieved of all that trouble now, however,
reed only st-er 9Th, (Which l an gaining very
slowly, indeed) ard perfect rest, to restore
nv nervous vitality, which has been sadly
impaired. l had intended going from ST.
l. uis to Ksokuk, add remsining month or
two at the sea shore near there, ses bathing
being highly recommended by my physician,
but thew peremptorily 1orDld the Trip by
rail as a most hazardous one for me to take,
and recommended that take steamer at ST.
Louis and go up the river as far as boats run,
t, ST Paul and minneapolis. This l am now
doing, having left St Louis last Ffidsy,
reached here Saturday evening, and on to-
morrow take steamer again and will not
stop until reach ST. Paul. | will remain
there and 10 the vicinity, fishing in the beat
t;ful lake for a week or two, and il well
enough to stand railroad trip of $50 miles,
will run up TO Dulrtn, on Lske Superior, and
thea by one of the fine lake steamers through
Like Superior, st Mars's View, Lske hu
ron, SlrDghts of MAckiDaw and Lake Michi-
gan to Chicago, thence to St. Louis and home.
Whether can take the trip depends first, Oh
nv health; second, on mail TO be had at ST
Paul. My impression is that | will be
at home within d month, greatly improved
10 health; will then go with my wife 10 Gal
weston. and battle in the gulf for q month,
which think will fully restore mo. My son
Albert is with mo
Nothing of 1t. am writing without my
oyercoat On, and an spheIiug considerably
from cold, while the thermometer with you,
is perhaps 95. 1t was 90 in ST. Louis when
l left. G.. II. A.
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uniform. Time.
N. Y. Herald.


When man who is crossing the Pacific
lnds at certain meridian that day has
mysteriously disappeared between two other
days and is told that s"ience is TO blame
be promptly votes science delusion aud
q snare, and his impression is strengthened
when, in sailing the.same course in the other
direction, he finds ks has gained day
He Is Just Is badly puzzled when, afer
timing the railroad run from, New YORK 70
San Francisco, be dnds that the trip DID not
take IS long BY four hours IS his infallibie
watch said ii ord. To alter this apparent I'M
trutafulfess Of watches and time tables Mr..
Sanford Fleming, member Of the American
s.c,o,y of engineers, proposes that uniform
tine shsll &c kept throughout the world 10
periods Of enty-four hour; that the
figures on the dial Of watch or cloCk shall
iun FROM ore TO tgen'y~four, md that The
hour herd thsll practically follow the
sur. The many advantages OF such
system VIII be resdilY apparent
when the reader rhscts that there
ere shout seventy five dIfeIett STANDARDS o.
r-ilvsy time in the UDited States, and thai
this difcrsDcs Of time is perpeluAl annoy
spos and can-e Of bluBdslng 10 almost ev-
e. traveller Who goes even hundred miles
from bona People who haze change and
sat upon the Odd fashioned method Of
keeping time BY double revolution OF the
hour hand every tveJty-four hOurs can be
scconmooaisd until they become familiar
xith the rev method. for timspiecs can
either b. ted with two oisls worked BY The
ssms fnschinsrs. just ss In Europe, at'sr We
change II tbs cslsndsf vas msoe, All ostet
we're for q tine given 10 The old form a. wei
- ffr rcu
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CnsunIlieS.

Yesterday afternoon William Mullen
German. while wheeling brick at the builds
ing of Cohn s. Stsfford's, which is under
construction, fell from the scatfoId and sus,
tanned severe Injuries, being badly bruised
about the breast. He spit up q grea1 aeai ol
b God and was go faint that he Lao 70 Do
taken to bis home.
j. Socum, plasterer, while plas.efihs
the ceiling in store on south Elm near lhe
corner Of Poydrss street, Yesterday aIter-
noon, fell from his lofty fcatiold 10 the noor'
receiving severe bruising and badly sprain-
ing his left wrist.
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Tho Herald has received po''al caro-
m. al a, Dallas and signed IA Bubacflbef'
which road, literally ~ Eollows
Eitu Dallas HERALD Sir, noticed N
you. paper this morning aa Item whlon l
took for an insult about Mrs. Roscoe oobk'
lin [ have always been since have been IN
Dalla, Subscriber for Your paper am u
personal friend of Mr.. IL Mrs. ConkIihs
although not Republican. i wiah you
would explain yourself.
Now "a Subscriber" is afflicted with an
hallucipstion Hallucina,ions are not as
worrisome as jimiams; they are mllder' ana
it costs less money to catch one, but lheh
when fellow does get one coral!ed III iur-
nishes a good deal of amusement. Inc
HERALD never did 'finsul" Mrs. Roscoe
Conkling. We believe there was para
orapb. or news item, or something OF inc
kind In our columns few days ago wherein
incidentally occurred the expression that
Mrs. Roscoe Conkling was "Salf breed"
The very usual term just now at the NorIh'
because she did not want her husband to so
back TO the senate All the republicans
who oppose tn election OF ex'
Senator ConkliDg are termed "hslf-
breeds" by his friends, hence the pleasantly
in connection with Mrs. Conklisg. II "a
Subscriber would wrestle less with hslluci-
nations and grapple more with current news
paper topics and expressions of the day, 1t
is possible he would be happier, but then ne
might have shorter rations OF fun, for good
healthy, active Authorization beats chromo'
and it don't need any buttons on it to afford
'.dead coolies" of fun. ga Subscriber" says:
"Al,hough not republican 1 wish you
would explain yourself" We suppose, ergo,
if he was "a republican" he would not wish
US to explain. We hope ga Subscriber"
will not become epidemic, for the weather is
too hot, even though ice is plentiful and
cheap. For fear that ga Subscriber" may
be attacked with another hal ucina,icn, We
shall label this paragraph "a gosk," and in
our generosity inform him that if he will
send up the lemonades we will accepet his
OnolopV
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Tho spider ns "a Bali0Onist.


In speaking of the intelligence displayed
birds and beasts, Seth Green argued
ngly in favor of the reasoning power of
ects especially, and related from his owD
experience the manner in which spider
constructs balloon. Ifyou anchor pole
10 body of wster leaving the pole above
the surface, aud put spider upon 1t, he
will exhibit marvellous intelligence by his
plans 10 escape. AT first, he will spin web
several inches long and hang to one end
while he allows the other to float off in the
wind, in the hope that it will strike some
object. OfcouTse this plan proves failure,
but the spider is not discouraged. He
waits until tho wind changes, and then sends
another silken bridge AoaIisg off in another
direction Another failure is followed By
several other similar slt; mpts, until all the
points of the compass have been tried. But
neither the resources nor the reasoning powers
of the spider are exhausted Ho climbs to
the top of the pole and theoretically goes
to work to construct silken balloon. de
has no hot air with which TO il fate it, but
be has the power of making it buoysnt.
When no geis his balloon finished he
does not 90 off upon the mere supposition
that IL VIII carry hlm, as men olieh 90, pus
he fastens TO u guy rope, the other end OF
which he attaches TO the island pole upon
which he 10 a prisoner He then gets into
his aerial vehicle, while it is made fast, and
tests 1t to see whether its dimensions are
capable of the wo,k of bearing BIN away.
He often finds that he has mare it too small,
in which case be hauIs il down end takes it
oil apart ard constructs it
"A
spider has been seen to make three different
balloons before he became Satisfied with his
exp srlment. Then be viii get in. snap the
guy-rope and aaiI away tt land sa gracefully
and IS eupremely independent of his sur
roundngo as could be well imagined. MIR.
Green stated that he had repeatedly wit
messed such actions by spiders, and that be
feels convinced that IL is reason. with which
the Creator Of all things endowed the ami
mails, that enabled them 10 free themselves
from their prison.
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IN ,he United Slater court yesterday IN
The case Of tho Missouri, Kansas " Texas
railway against the Texas q b. Louis
marrow gauge road, Judge Mccormick de'
oided lba. the temporary Injunction restraint
Ing the Texas 81 81 LOUIS nerrow, RauHe
from crossing tho track Of the NJ. n ~ i;
road o. the point In dispute 10 me town o.
Waco DO made permanent That !, unul
the property or right OF way 10 uspu'9
shall have been condemned by board o.
arbitration in accordance with the STAT
u.es Of the state Of Texas, the same rs 10
cases where individual property is concerheu'
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Acquitted.

The case of the Uni ed States vs. y, Lasher
end r. Ii. Bennett, conductor and brakes
man on tae Houston Central railroad,
charged with violating the civil rights bill,
came up before Judge Mccormick to day
and was argued on the facts. The charge
was q conspiracy on the part OF the oihelsls
to prevent Mrs. Msry Baker, wife OF milton
A. Baker, of Houston, from riding on HIST
class ticket in the ladies car, November Zo.n'
1880. The verdict of the jury, at . O'CLOCK
pm, Was, ''not guilty"
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Dou,t BALANCE,

There seems to be some discrepancy be-
tween the accounts of the city and city
Marshal Morton, in regard 10 fines collected.
The council 10 executive session Thursday
night, at which Marshal Morton was present,
discussed the matter. Precisely what was
done Is not known. further than that a COM
mlttee Of investigation was appointed. In
conversation with Marshal Morton, HERALD
reporter was told by him that II there be q
deficit, as there appeared TO be, be would
make IL fquare. Until recently william
Besrd has beon calsboose keeper, and be
was removed for reasons which hsve never
been d, fniiely stated. he is not In the city
now but Marshal Morton will take Eieps 70
get him 20 come back, when he thinks the
whole affair eau be satisfactorily adjusted.
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AIixeIr RunaWay.

There was an exciting runaway on Main
street. yesterday shout 5 o'clock in The af-
ternoon. Willie Trousda.e, ten year old
boy, came dsshipg down Main street on q
horse At a furious speed, crying 20 The peo-
NE on the Streets 10 stop bic siced. He hsd,
in h.s fear, ltt 20 the reins aud was holding
on 10 The pomnsl Of bis saddle. Deputy
sheriff Spencer, Wbs sas mounted, dashei
sfter me little fellow. whose horse vss
stspped. hoEeve-, by running loo an e.
press wagon 10 front Of SangHs's sire.
Tie sDimsl became frightened in Esst
Dallas and ran al the way down The
.f-a.t Al full rrlead
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WE HAVE received copy of tho NOR
NAL Student" neat and handsome eiPh'
page. twenty-four column paper puoNsheu
at Whitesboro, Grayson county. Mr.. Cecll
II. Smith is the managing editor, and no Is
making moet excellent paper. 1t ID 'devot-
Oh to tho mental improvement of both
sexes" and right well, we should judge from
the copy before us, is it calculate" to accom-
plish this end. geographically no paper
could be hsndsomer or more arnsucaliS
made up, and in the reading matter it reach
o. degree of superior excellence.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-30

FROM THE ST. Louis Republican we clip
the following: SIT was reported in st. Louis
yesterday that Mr.. G. p. Huntingdon, presi-
dent of the Chesapeake and Ohio, and large
ly interested in the Southern Pac fc and
other railways, has secured the controlling
interest in the Houston and Texas Central
road. The gentleman who gave the intorma-
ton to the Republican representative says he
obtained it from a most authentic source.
and that he thinks there is no doubt about the
purchase, although the matter has been kept
very quiet. A prominent railway official,
upon being questioned in regard to the report
and as TO what the effect would be, remarked
that he would not be surprised al all il the
report be true, from tho fact that Jay Gould
and o. p. Huntingdon are at loggerheads-
do not like each other-and will always be at
war. The Houston and Texas Central, be
added, has been threatened by the Gould
combination, that its business would be cut
of. The Chesapeake and Ohio Is fast push,
ing through the southwest, and The ultimste
intention is to make it trans continental
line" We do not credit any rumors Of the
sale of the Houston and Texas Central rail-
road. This road is paying enterprise and
the partie: who own it have 40 need TO sell it
and therefore in our opinion will not do go
We presume this rumor has grown cut Of the
report which we deem true, that Mr..
Huntingdon has either purchased
the Texas and New Orezns road
and the two connecting liaes in Louisiana or
else perfected arrangements with these roads
whereby they form q continuous line with
IN, Southern Pacific and the 'Sunset route"
through from San Francisco 70 New Or
leans. It is not improbable that Mr. Hun
tingdon has FORMED or csr form q conbins-
ton of his roads with the Houston q Texss
Central for business. As 10 the Houston &
Texas Central having iis basines cut Of for
any length Of time, that is idle gossip. II
has too much money behind IL mott b. able
10 hsve an outlet wherever Il wants one.
We have personally known this Morgsut &
o.. institution for N re than twenty YEAR,,
We hive sesn IN Mobile, and 10 New Or
leans, and in Galveston, AL s5ris Of Efforts 10
surround, sandwich il. cut Il Of, break II
doEn, bat Ell these enterprises hsvs gone 10
ths unknown lard, and their nsmes. once
migtt ,4rs not nov sven.rernsmbsrsd- Whit
ney & Co. have millions Of capital and nil
lions Of credit, and unsurpassed fsciliiies
snd resources 70 e0mpei them 70 70 DO sught
else thsn - m the psst-pursus tie even
enor Of her way and come cut triumphant
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The petitions circulu,ed Thursday by
protesting ageiwt the railroad
circular issued by Superintendent Irvine, of
the Texas s. Pacific road, were forwarded
Yesterday to headquarters at Marshall. The
feeling of the merchants is by no means
sbating, and they are auxiously awaiting on
answer from Manager Hoxie.
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A Frankfort Cxy) Physician Writes

Some months ago the daughter Of one of
our prominent citiz ,ns was pronounced "A
hopeless consumptive. She was very much
reduced ia q asu, terrible cough, her life
gradually wasting away. l recommended
her 10 use "Dr. Swayne's Compound Syrup
of Wild Cherry" which che dit. La a
short time she was free from all cough and
other symptoms, and is now rosy and
healthy. Price 25 Cents and Slo0a bot
,le. or tix BEETLES tor S.. Toe l'rgs sizs Is
the more economical. Prepared only BY DIR
Swane g. Son, Philadelpbis. Sold by drug
gists.
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BOARD of EQUALIZATION.

The county commissioners court, which
has been in session since Monday as a board
of equalization, have just completed list OF
the names of parties, some elk hundred in
all, who are to be summoned before them, to
show why the assessment on their property
should not be raised All resident taxpayers
of the city who have been summoned before
the board, are those whose assessments are
lower than rendered to the city.
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Xxi ling the CANNES.

The dogs put in the pound for the nom
payment of tax on them and found run
ming q, large without muzze, were shot
Yesterday afternoon. There we're ffty.two
10 al,, and among them some splendid am,
msls. A number of persons have redeemed
ems of them. and those who wish = good
dog could not fad q better place to PICK one.
81 FAR there has been three hundred and
four killed.
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Dry, psrched, sore thsoat, pneumonia,
bronchial and asthmatic attacks, weakened
an debiltstod state of the system, all these
dangerous symptoms are cured by "Dr
Sway mes Compound Syrup OF Wild Cherry"
The first dose gives relief, and the worst
cough aud sore lurgs yield to its healing
properties An occasional dose of Swayne's
pills should bs taken to. keep the bowels free.
They are excellent for torpid liver and bili-'
a,,s ,,ry, nieinta
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In the TOiies

A deputy sheriff, of Grayson county
passed through tho city yesterday en- route
from San Antonio TO Sherman, having in
charge a prisoner named Ksnni, who is
wanted at the latter place TO square up
little crooked transaction in horse flesh. He
was apprenended near San Antonio.
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The Texas .ss Pacific Railroad

is now the only limo running THROUGH
sleeper from Dallas to ST. Louis, Little Rock
and Poplar Bluff For summer excursions,
tickets, through checks, &C., call on b. 2.
Turner, T. g. p. depot, Dallas. No trouble
70 ans yer questions.
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A stiff wind, " 'slBuch lks . hurricsne,
bsesn 70 bloE yesterday morning about y
o'eiack. The stTesis were SHED ~Ith clouds
OF binding ssnd, ard ths swinging sign
v-rs rrssfly esiisisd, some Of hen falling
Il re risk Il peo. striAfa - Tar a. ls.rneo
but little dsrnsgs vss No.
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Ifyou ars sul5sci % gus you must BE sure
q k-sp ypur liver. bsEtls ann kidat - 7 700
re ciudillJn- hen ~ T1n WI p sAit
from 81 affa-ks. III reuir1I - u-t y AZ
r.lr- EurI. Ttls tiae fslt ~ veufatiFe o. ~
mai lrI.I rise-a-- % - ear t1ts. SO a.
rsrtlsemeuf IN aDofne cplumli
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IrTpE comet Is coming esrthwafd end
has any thiog,o do with heating things wo
wish Il had waited until winter, when IL
could have been useful, considering the proc
OF fuel in cold weather, AS we'll rs orpa'
meutgl
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Tbs ciHzsns in ne nsigtb0rbooa
Union dspot are rsfhsr n3eDsni 81 tbs -
- suurlv c5mpsry. Tbey msks the f-ser-
i'm tfst o. Tfurs1.F rnorrii.E hetrerr ne
hours cftuo sid IL c'clock here vas 70
.-.s-- In ne hydssi,.s j. hat pat Of ne cifT.
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@. G. Brady, assault; discharged.
Frank Mara, fighting; discharged.
Charles Petre profane aud abusive
language; discharged.
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WE have received a copy of a valedict

WE have received copy of valedictory
recently delivered at the commencement OF
certain college in the state. The veledictory
is well written and no doubt was we'll de-
livered, and the young gentleman is entitled
to ali credit for the honor he has achieved.
On the back Of the envelope in which the
Va ledictory copy was sent US, is penciled
note that he ia "lhe first and only graduate
We presume it means 1.-THE first and only
graduate' of that particular college, for
there are multtudes Of old and young men,
and men in middle life in this country, who
Aatter themselves on being collegiate gradu-
ates, ard who remember fondly and rever-
emily their Alma Matters. If this young
gentleman lie, 8 first and only graduate
of III college in question, how large was his
class? Dis he take the first or the second
honor? Did he and the other members of
his class swear eternal friendship when they
left the old campus they had enjoyed so
msny happy hours upon? Will the class
hold annual reunions? When he delivered
his valedictory to his class, was it filled with
sadness, and did eyes well-up with tears Us
he bid il SD and sorrowful sdieu. When
tenderly, feelingly, he alluded to the happy
days the class had spent within the shades Of
Alma Matters hsliowed walls, did the class
respond with signs responsive? When a
member of the class msrres, it is to be pre-
sumed NJ! the class will be present and
tender hearty congratulations.
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liz Must Re 80.

POI al who nee Dr1wn's repsin Tonic, FAY
ci ~ = rure cure for Dyspepsia and sick head-
ate. Try a.. For eaie ~ Heyt a conn aud
VII. Howell Bro, Dalins.
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Brown. vegetable Liver Pills

Are cure cure for Liver Complaint, C0nstipa
ton a. d Blli0usness. For sale By eli Druggists
I'm Texas.
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or sale by sli druggists

No headache or back-ache for ladies
who drink SWINE OF cARDul."
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aYlKE OF cARUui" cures irregular.
painful, OF difiicuii menstruatioI.
For ssIe by 81 Drus gists.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-29
TAX COLLECTORS SALES.

CtTATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
East Baton Bouge-By virtue OF the author.
ity vested in me by law / will proceed to sell at
piIblic auction, at the Courthouse door OF this
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