The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-07
TElEGRAPHiC MISCELLANY.



THE THOUSAND AND ONE MINOR BUT INTER
EsTTNG EVENTS or YESTERDAY.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.--James Gordon Ben
nett arrived yesterday from Europe on the
Germania.
sIMoNTON's FUNERAL.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6.--The funeral of
the late James w. Simonton took place here
yes erday, with Masonic ceremonies, from
the Unitarian church. The remains will
probably be forwarded to New York soon
for final intcrmcnt
STRIKING RoN-wORKERs.
TERRA HAUTE, lNp., Nov. 6.--The pud-
dlers at the Terra ilaute Iron and Rail
works, and the Wabash Iron company, went
out on u strike this morning, demanding
80 ton until the LIST of next June. As the
strike IS confined to puddlers, and all the
other men in both mills are at work, the
business of the establishment will not be
intorlarcd with. The men in the Green.
castle Nail works all went on strike this
morning and the works closed down.
RIOTS FEARED.
NEW YORK, Nov. Ga committee OF Citi-
2ens to-day called ON the police commits
soners and stated that they feared riots ut
the election polls At the lower districts to-
ter to this effect, and asked that the police
be properly distributed for the protection of
voters. superintendent Walling has made
all necessary preparations to prevent riots.
PETERSBURG, Va, Nov. 6.-lntnrmation
inst received here of the general delivery OF
all prisoners confined in the county iail at
Prince George. The lock was burned from
the jail door, and it IS supposed that after
| escaping by this means the prisoners put
out the fire, saving the building from being
burned. None OF the prisoners have been
captured.
THE NORFOLK WESTERN.
IuILApELrIlIA, Nov. Il The estimated
gross earnings of the Norfolk Il Western
railroad Tor October, 1852, were S25j, 81 81 :
actual gross earnings in October 1881, were
| S2i6, 52J,H, an increase Of SS,flSl3.
WILL TAKE THEIRS STRAIGHT
| SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. u The league OF
freedom held a meeting here yesterday, at
| which IL was resolved to withdraw all pre.
vious Endorsement made of candidates
on different tickets, and give unquali-
fed endorsement of the democratic ticket,
state, municipal and legislative,
AUGUSTA, Ca, Nov. H--Ncsterday an ar.
ticle appeared in the Chronicle in reference
to Hon, j. C. G. Blacks letter in response
!
ture to be ascandidate Tor senator, 10
succeed Il. II, Hill. The article criticised
| Mr., Blacks position that the office should
seek the man not man the office, and also
his indirect attack on eN, Governor ColQmtt,
who is n candidate for senator. Tonight A
meeting was held here and resolutions
adopted Condemnng the article in the
Chronicle and endorsing Mr.. Black. Sey.
cral speeches were made, introducing the
resolution.
MISSIONARY WORK.
NEW YORK, Nov. G--The annual meeting
of the general missionary committee of the
Methodist Episcopal church began this at
teruoon. The trCasurcr's report showed
that during the past year decrease OF the
liabilities amounted to S2S.3l}; the reccipts
Tor the year ending October 3lSt, 1850
showed AN increase of SG6,O02 over those
of 1881, when the proceeds amounted &c
S6l5,Gij. Appropriations made for thi,
year will amount 10 $7l5OoO, rs compared
: with 100000 last year. This sum is {,
I cover the whole missionary work,
SPORT AT COMFY ISLAND,
, COMFY ISLAND, Nov. G.-One mile dash
Gaiety, first; Kite, second; Abraham, last
Time; Lam. Seven furlougs dash-Mar,
Warner first; Nimbleinot, second; perplcX
third Time; lSll One mile daSh--Nina
first; LATHE Phil, sccoud Tidhit, third
Time, l.i3(, Mile md quarter dash-Iit
tie Buttercup, first; Hartford, second
MarChioncss, third. Time; 2,2h,
LIVELY TIME ANTICIPATED.
T. CmCAGo, Nov, 1.-THE political campaig
= here has been contested with unusual ran
= cor and trouble is anticipated by man,
= United States Marshal a. NJ, Jones, who
: also chairman of the republican state cor
Il trail committee, has appointed supervisor
of elections with instructions to arrest a
who attempt TO vote traudulently. II
r claims much fraudulent registration Ia
q been done. Mayor Harrison, leader of tn
, democratic party, charges that this uctio
on Jones part is u partisan move in fave
X OF the republicans, and has instructed tn
$ Chiot OF police to swear in large numhC
4 OF special constabes for duty at the poll,
: and each chief declares he is master OF th
Z situation and will arrest the appointees c
/ others il caught in any skull-duggery.
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