The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-23
ST. LOUIS

Wfid Excitement ON Change, Partic-
uiariy I'm wheat-The Speculation
manta-A distu rbance In Financial
and Commercial Circles Predict.
ed, Etc, Etc.
Special to the Herald.
St. Louis, August 22.-on Change to>dsy
there wsss a scene of wild excitement. 1t
grew out of faring in prices particularly in
wheat. Everybody sppeara inoccula,ed
wi h the speculation mania. The presidents
condition cuts an important figure, prices
hlctuating as reports of HE improvement or
hls relapse come in. A prominent opera
tor said to day that there would certainly be
agrest disturbance In financial and CONNER
cial circles. Alarge number of strangers is
noticeable feature on Change. Grain deal.
ers from the country and the surrounding
towns are possessed of the mania 10 speculate
In grain. The prospect of the crops is also
feature in the market. A gentleman who
has made personal investigation saws
that tho wheat in southern Minnesota and
Iowa Is not coming up 10 expectations by
from e'halfto one"tbird ofa crop. Through
TINS state and Illinois tho outlook for corn
80 bNNf Whicu huoCtt tus WHEAT markets.
Hanlan tho champion oarsman wants
Ross 10 come here to row for tho champion
snip of the world. Ifinducemeuls are held
out he will do il.
Prof II I Merter returned from Texas to-
day. lie has been conducting nor NAL
institute. He speaks highly of the inter es,
generally manifested in educational matters
in Texas.
Prof j w Baldwin hss resigned the presi-
dency of the Kirksville (Missouri) normal
school to take the presidency of The Sam
Houston normal school at Henderson, Tex,
at salary Of $4,000.
Berry Ryan, we'll known character, al st
Louis, politician and sport, middle sged,
notorious for recklessness. and many de- DIS
of violence, and John 0'BrieB only less no
torious in the came line than Ryan, had q
carving match in tho streets ut Hot Spr;ogs
Ark. 10 day. TIE news received here ~ 10
the effect that b Jth are probably fatally Gu.
Mrs. Charles Lsmort, stsge nsme of Alien
Ridgewsy. variety actress, plsyiog an en-
gagement died suddenly Lesd poisoning
and cosmetics used on tho stage makeup, 10
said to have been the cause.
Austin.
Special to the Herald.
Austin, August % The Concord co.
operative association No. 80 of tho Patrons
of Hrsbandry Of Whitesboro, Grayson
ceglty, fled a charter to-day. The opisct
of tho company ia to conduct mercantile
business on the principles of the Grange.
The capital stock is $4,000.
The attorney general has instructed the
county attorney of Walker county to dlsmiss
the suit instituted aRsinst tho public weigber
o. 1empstoad 10 tesL the validity OF lis
a. ointment by tho city council of that city.
Tho attorney general rules that in towna
where tho governor ia not obliged by law 10,
appoint public weigbers the city councils O. q
make such appointments.
Itis Understood that the Hon. John Han-
c.ck will be elected vico presidont of the
Austin & Northwestern rail az company.
The governor TO-DAY commissioned NJ, j.
Wingsie, o Orange county, special Judge to
try certain cases in tho dis,r,s court OF
Jasper county, which Judge Ford s disouali
fled from trying
The revenue officers here seizad two
thousand cigars from Philsndem Abram ros
not having the brand required by law on
the boxes. They are Manufactured y. New
York. and shipped through the house Of
Tudd a. %, ST. L,uis.
Longview.