The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-28
..vx.AL PRESS REVIEW.


w WV American journalism. Referring to the
. -. an Omaha paper says;
u.s. Zines truth 10 stranger than Eli Per-
kIss. Hon. Eli has generally been consid
Nv ,srv handy as = liar, but. "Gath" is
sfeo ,ha rising man in the business. Both
now Tho extreme limit Of their respective
r,,.s Init "Ga h" carries the heaviest in
,a,lss, Real rivalry ceased several years
mm~Li.tle Rock Gazette.
EIoa Mulhatten has carried OIL tho bush
=. az tbe rag ON i. every time he tried; ye
snu n 'u he is a southern liar, just this
p ,a"s Cincinnati, he gets no credit at al!
M s,ha hands of the northern press-or any
',ber press. Memphis Ledger.
II a, the Ledger suggested several days
.,nce, Mulhatlan concocted the sensation
.hou, the birth of those seven blueeey.d ba-
Mes hi, claim as rising liar cannot be en-
t,slv overlooked. But Gath" would have
;,o,esssd the number of babies to an even
ao,sn. and produced sfIidavits that the
mother poughed six acres of corn the mex
,Asnoop, besides riding four miles to mill
An tina outside of y mule little later in the
.,euins, No doubt the Ledger man Null
h.,tsu "a fair sample of rural liar, but he
would fall on great occasions. "Ga'h" ia
,hs only man worthy of mention as broad,
a,usp.ive liar since Ananias retired from the
business. His genius is equal to any emer-
gency.
Of tho nominee of the democrats at AL
bsuy for successor to OonkliDg in the U.
s. ,eps.e, the New York Evening Express
nyG
The nomination of Clarkson N. Potter for
d. S. senator as the successor OF Roscoe
Copkling will crafty every democrat OF the
state. H. is an abls lawyer, foe debAter,
an experienced legislator, and statesman in
tbe b,st sense of The word. He is q gentle-
man above reproach, commanding the con-
adencs and respect of all parties. He gsined
q national reputation by his course in
congress, and was our candidate for vice.
president. And should the issue 70 to the
people his name will be tower of strength
IL the campaign. The election OF two such
es,imsblv men as Mr.. Potter and Mr.. Herman
| ID an object worth working for, as they
would represent the state with distinction
and reflect honor upon their constituents.
We are the more pleased with the nomlna-
lion of Mr.. Potter. rs be has not been
Identified with the contests and scte mes OF
BOY faction or CLIQUE. He presents the
united democracy, and the nomination OF
such men tends to unite the party and to
mske it irresistible =,
The young car has great deal Of trouble.
He was aware of the faults of his father, and
there were hopes that he would be strong
handed in government and progressive in
spirit. He could not, however, begin his
reign by forgiving the murders Of his prede-
cessOr, and as they we're duly hanged he was
threatened, and exssperated into an attempt
tOentorce the iron rules already conspicuous.
ly failures. Evidently there is deep dissatis-
faction among the Russian people, the
Nihilists having, to surprising extent, the
sympathy Of millions. The London Times
gives the following as authentic information
Of The eternal condition of Russia:
Tho mistrust of nearly every rank and
class has at last extended to the army
The last support of the 6 verpment. BIZ.
tTesn twenty and thirty officers. ono OF
them lieutenant colonel In the guards, have
besn arrested during the lsst month. The
mistaken belief that ut least the army, or, "
any rate, the guard, was loyal to the back
bone, has now been ludely shaken. 1t would
besbsurd u assume that national army
like that of Russia, through which all classes
Of the population are continually passing,
could be kept ipviola,s from the general
dlcon'ent The officers OF marine s'e es.
pecialy compromised since the arrest OF
three of their number for completely 10 the
late attempts of assassination. Among the
officer. under arrest is relation OF the pro"
curer OF the senate. who conducted the PROS
ecuhcn OF Raskof and Others.
Gov. Corcel, of New York, has vetoed a
bill passed by the legislature providing for
the retirement and pen,ionirg of public
school teachers in New York aud Brooklyn.
The pension was placed at $25 month, but
The plan was not popular. The New York
Correspondent of tho Philadelphia Ledger
says Of the veto:
"fle thinks those teachers DO nothing I'M
periling their lives which might entltle them
70 pensions, while the I, f,ct of the law upon
The ,achers themselves he thinks would b.
demorslzing The public will sustain this
view of tho case. There is no more reason
Why tho school teachers should be quarterod
Upon the already overburdened taxoayers
,hsn any other class of governmer' licials
Even as 1t Is. the publ" '. .,!s are, to
scandslous extent the ...or1t roostirg places
Tor poll ic.l f,vorites, AL Il u pension list
were 10 b. added to th ir lit of attractions,
20 argument is needed to prove that existing
Abuses would be UNNECESSARILY aggravated"
Apropos Of the present heated term, the
Cincinnati Times-Stsr says:
!, The Bible revsers are now wrestling with
inc book Of Job, which 1t is hoped will teach
mem that patience which 60 becomes man
In hot weather.
The Atlanta Constitution wants to know
what Grant has done that Brady, Of star
route fraud fame should speak Of him In such
high terms, and sayE
One Of Brady's papers does General Grant
> good turn. l saws he is q reputable ci,i-
san Of the republic" An affidavit from Q
Louisians witness would strengthen this
ltatement.
A To Editors.
Goodwin smlth's Address,