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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-10

NEw ORLEANS, March "a dispatch from
Alexandria, louisiana, says the levee gave
way there this morning at o'clock.
A despatch from Captain NJ. l.. scoville,
Shreveport, time a. M, reports the
weather at that time clear, but previously
II had rained for forty hours, and the river
was rising rapidly
A dispatch from Bayou Sara states that
breaks have occurred In Poins Coupee leyee
between Red Store and Red Church, endan.
gering a large district Of sugar planta.
tions.
In response TO numerous letters received
here from planters and others respecting
the danger caused by washes of
steamboats,, Major IL. b. Richardson,
chief state engineer, makes officially
request to pilots and captains that steam.
boats pass as far away flom the levees at
weak peints as possible, aud TO run as slow.
ly and carefully when passing near such
levees as Is warrantable. II has also been
specially requested that, IL possible, steam.
boats cease running altogether In Bayou
Lafourche for the present.
Major Shakespeare said to-day the only
spot In the levees In front Of New Orleans
about which any anxiety Is felt Is that just
above the railroad depot In Carrolton.
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Austin.


Special to the Herald
AUSTIN, March 0--Articles of incorpora-
ton were filed to-day by the Temperance
Mutual Life association, of Waco, and the
ursulinc academy, of San Antonio
The adjutant-generals report will be very,
voluminous suggesting, among other
things, the continuance OF the frontier bat.
TALON at its present strength the enroll
ment of the entire militia every two years.
coniining the active force TO actual num-
bers OF companies and regiments and
united IN one division under the command
oi ma1or-general and the necessary num-
per oi orlSaulers; the encampment of the
DIVISION annually, under penalty for not
less than three or more than five days, the
division during such encampment TO bc.
subjected to strict discipline and obliged To
drill quarterly; the report of inspeotiona
and all other duties to the adjutant general,
the modification of the present militia
law under which companies cannot
be called out by special officers but
through them by the governor, and an
annual appropriation to pay the expenses
OF encampmcnt, for the use of armories, for
the saie'kecpipg of arms, for the actual nav
and expenses of field officers while on in
speotion duty-such duty to be limited 10 n
certain number of days and for the actual
expenses o! the Acknowledgement while on
inspection duties.
Six hundred cases are docketcd in the su.
premc court for the approaching session
anu many counties have vet TO be heard
rom. Only sixty cases are yet filed In The
appellate court.
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Mckinney.
Special To the Herald

special To The Herald.
MckINSEY, March 9.--Aher another
series of rains the sun has Just made lis an.
peorance and the farmer again clines to tho
hope Of better times ahead.
Mr.. John Welch and Miss Julia Bnrns
OF this place, were married at the residence
of Il. +. Brown, last evening. A reception.
will be given Tonight by the groom's par.
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wclch. "A will
certainly be one of the most ENJOYABLE
affairs OF the season.
Clark Brayden, author of Ingersoll I'm.
masked, has been lcctuIing to crowded
houses Mt the Old School Presbyterian
church this week. II Is acknowledged NV
nearly all to be the greatest treat MoKin.
ncy has ever had In the religious line Uo
is certainly equal to the emergency, and
inndelity Is but yapor In the vast powrr
OF truth from the Bible so ably and pininiv
demonstrated by him. r'
Lewis n Fit2hugh have sold ont tbcir
livery stable, and leave to.dny with n nnm.
her of fine outfits for the Mineral Wells In
Palo Pinto county. They are the hest of
men, and we bespeak Tor them success,
Mckinney will be well represented at the
Dallas races.
Sheriff Worden buried his son, Hez., n.
young man q years old on Yesterday.
The young man was dcvoting his whole
time to acquiring an education when strick.
en- down with lever
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The Frencl, Legislators

LONDON, March "a dispatch from
Paris says the recent vote in the cham.
Der OF deputies in favor of the con-
eluSion of an agreement with rail.
wav companies by which members OF
the chambers would have right TO
travel anywhere in France for the payment
OF l2Of q year has created very unfa-
yorable comment. A private person would
nave to pay l,290f. for similar privileges.
II is presumed that railroad companies
expect some legislative iavors in consdera.
n9n n1n of doing this doad-head business,
ii99r increasing the salaries of members of
ihe chamber Of deputies to 1900
names per year, A deputation on the sub.
!sct waited upon Deieyrinet, president OF
me we council, yesterday. He is said to favor
'ne project. The Times remarks that no
cabinet could be expected to resist.
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destructive Fire ut Decatur Causes
Nearly 100000 Worth of
Property TO Vanish
into Thin Air.
peati OF Distinguished Citizen or
Texas at his Former Home
In Tennessee.
Data from Anstin-..Points of the Forth.
coming Report of the Adjutant.
General.
status OF the Smallpox at Albany.
Notes from Houston.
AMyStcriouS Death near Waco...Tcrrelt
Topics.
other Interesting State Items.
her Interesting State Items.
Waco.
Special TO the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
WACO, March "a young man named
Vaughan, about u years, was in town YES
terday attending to business for his father.
a farmer who lives about ten miles east of
the city. Late in the afternoon he mounts
ed his horse and started for home, TO reach
which is necessary to cross the Tehuacann
creek, an ordinarily small stream, but now
swollen from recent rains. There is no
pridge where he would cross, but a ford
that he knew very well. Early this morn
ing a countryman coming to town found
q mans clothes, hat and shoes on the east
pank OF the Iehuacana. Crossing the
stream they found on this dhe west side}
the dead body OF the young man near
the waters edge entirely denudea
of clothing. There were no signs.
OF violence on the body, or any
/ cue to indicate the cause of death
AS the body was out of the water, the sup.
| position Is that he crossed the stream
safely, and dismountng for some cause, his
| horse got loose and recrossed the stream To
the west bank that Vaughan then took oil
ms clothing and swan over after the ani-
mai, was taken with cramps or some sud
den Illness, and died just alter reaching the
west Dank. His horse turned up this morn
ing nj his iathers, The case is rather mys-
ferrous, and an inquest will be held to-
morrow.
heavy freeze, plenty of ice and frost
TINS morning. Fruit is not damaged much,
but early vegetables have COLLAPSED The
farmers say their wheat is slightly injured
1t is clear and cold tonight, with the pros
pect of another frost.
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"As Long ma II Shall be Read" Z"

RcHMoNp, Va, March 9.-,An announce
ment in the State, daily newspaper, this
evening, makes known the fact that X. +.
Bearne, the surviving partner, has become
the sole owner. In his card he says that in
respect TO the memory of his deceased part
ner, Captain John Hampden Chamberlaine,
who. was the founder of the paper, his name
shall remain at the head of the State as
long as IL shall be read.
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Mr.. Lowell's Reply.

LONDON, March 9.-Mr. Lowell, United
States minister, replying to an application
made on behalf Of the American citizens
arrested in Ireland, says: THE coercion
act is contrary to the spirit and foundation
of the principle of both English and Amer-
can jurisprudence, but is the law of the
land and controls all persons domiciled in
British subjects or not. II is manifcstly
futile to claim that naturalized citizens OF
the United States should be exempted from
the operations of the act"
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Special 10 the Herald.

Special 10 the Herald.
HorsroS, March 0.-The cotton exchange
to-day appointed committee TO confer
with the Houston press club to map out the
programme of entertainment of the state
editors during the approaching press con.
vention.
The cotton exchange to-day appointed
committees to receive and entertain Colonel
Il. w. Pierce and Mr.. Huntington. of The
Southern Pacific, who are to arrive here
next week. An effort will be made
TO secure the location of the Southern Pn.
ciiic shops, or division shops, nj this place.
The Texas Western Narrow Gaure has
been bonded at sl2, 600 per mile from Hous-
ton to Presidio Del Norte, six hundred
miles, the bonds TO bear 0 per cent, and be
delivered upon completion OF each ten
miles of road. The road will be completed
iifty-four miles without having 10.
place any OF these bonds.
This Is the road known AZ the Grant road.
OF which Colonel Fred Grant Is president.
Jesse Grant, another son of General Grant,
was to-day elected treasurer Of the COM
pany.
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4 New Exchange

LONDON, March 0.-Thc shareholders of
the new Liverpool Cotton Exchange enter
prise, which was started because Of dissatis.
faction caused by the merchants and mem
bcrs ofthc CottonBrokcrs'. association under
taking to do business as merchants instead
of conlining themselves to brokerage, to.
day formally organized the institution,
which embraces all the leading features OF
New York and New Orleans cotton ex.
changes. An influential board of directors,
numbering fifteen, was chosen with r..
MUIR presidents Il. 4. Babcock, vice.pres.
idcnt, and W, y. Hayne, treasurer Among
the directors are Thomas Barring and other
well-known gentlemen. Large apartments
have been rented in the exchange building.
The first issue OF 1900 shares has now been
allotted, and additional applications have
been made for 100 shares. Leading firms
of Liverpool and Manchester are among the
shareholders.
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SANGER BROTHERS,
DALLAS.-

Detective Levy was retained as special Off
Ger, and Messrs. CallMan ani House, who
have hitherto been engaged as special
officers in connection with the detective
force, were retained.in that capacity. Chief
Tryon and others complain that they have
been dismissed without hearing, and as
sert that they are thoroughly able to vim
made against them.
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A wouid-be Inccndlary,

RALuGH, n. c., March 9.--William Brown
was arrested for attempting to burn the
Orange cotton factory, In Orange county,
North Carolina. He had some difficulty
with T. W. Holman, the proprietor and
set fire TO the lint-room, but the flames
were extinguished before much damage
had been done. Brown was lodged In Jail.
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A war-Cloud-se,red.

q LONDON. March "a Constantinople
dispatch to tbe Times says; II is feared In
official circles that war between Russia and
Austria is inevitable. The question Of calling
out reserves is being seriously discussed. II
mas at least been decided In principle that
some preparatory measures should he
taken. Exaggerated apprchensions of the
palace party cause them TO look favorably
on a rupture with Austria.
a large number Of copies of United
Ireland were seized at Cork yesterday.
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PINE BLUFF, ARK, March 9.-An assign.
ment has been made by Austin, Atkinson
a Co., general merchants. Their liabilities
are $4,000, and their assets in goods and
accounts, $4,000 The principal creditors
of the firm are II. & G. Newman. of New
Orleans. $4,000; Gano Arnold Il Co., of
Louisville, $1,000; August Bunteim &
Bauer, New York. 81 900, and Ely Walker
a Co., 81. Louis, 1888.
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Another Of 'En.

New YORK, March 9.-The Commercial
Advertiser says; A defalcation is reported
nls evening to have been committed by IN,
Serk in the Fourth National bank, In
yTl,arge Of loans on demand 10 brokers
:, me cam amount is variously stated at. $55, ,0ot
LyrER.-The name of the defaulting
setk OF the Fourth National bank Is Corn.
wal man OF e5 years, aud the father OF
sght children, and who has been for
1eyen years In the employ Of the bank,
aiu previous to that time clerk In broker.
NJ NJ houses and In business. for himself
rnlch had been pledged to the bank, and Il
ua nv cost the bank $4,000 10 redeem them,
TT,nleh Is the amount OF his defalcation,
ans discovery was made through Corn.
iNal illness and consequent absence. lie
"'e IN Plainesville, New Jersey.
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Futures.

NEw foRK, March G.--The Posts cotton
market report says; Future deliveries nd.
vanced at the first call 5-lOO and gained
another 2-l00 when telegram reported n
fall at the London stock exchange In conse.
quenco OF announcement that as Russia had
refused to Germany any explanation of
General Skobelon s.speech, ruptsre ami
possibly war might be welcome 10 the en-.
pcror OF Russia and to Bismarck situated as
both are. Elsewhere little attention
would be- given to the news The future
market was affected thereby and lost 5.l00
at the third call. Only eight hundred more
were sold at 1918, and August nj IaI9
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Caught

PARIS, March 0.--It Is announced that a
Piussian spy has been arrested at the rail.
wav station Of Bratteaux, surburbs of
Lyons. A number Of maps and plans Of
gage. He stated that he was captain in
the German army.
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Arrested.

NEWARK, n. j., March 9.-Director
stephen $. Condict, Of the Mechanics
national bank. was arrested to-day on q
civil suit brought by Receiver Frelinghuy.
sen.. The arrest was made on warrant 70.
sued by United States Judge Nixon, bail
being fixed at $4,000.
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Rumored /" Abdlca,,op."

LospoS, March "a Madrid dispatch to
the daily News says; A considerable sen.
sation has been caused by the rumor that
Don Carlos has abdicated his claims TO the
Spanish throne In favor of his infant son,
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Left for Palestine.

ODESSA. March 9.-1t IL announced that
thirty Jews, possessing an aggregate capi.
tai Of 3oO, 900 roublcs, have just left Keiff
for Palestine, where they intend TO engage
In farming.
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The Stock Market

NEW York, March 9.--The stock market
opened irregular, the most important
changes from yesterdays closing prices
being an advance in Alton & Tcrre Haute
preferred, Hannibal a. ST. Joe preferred of
IL, and Norfolk Il Western preferred | per
cent, and decline in Cleveland, Colum-
bus, Cincinnati e Indianapolis of ., Mem.
phis X Charleston, II and Cincinnati, San
dusky IL Cleveland per cent. In the early
dealings, although somewhat irregular an
advance of stG2 per cent. took place, in
which Memphis & Charleston and Louis
vile Il Nashville were most prominent.
subsequently the market fell of l@3 p,r
cent. Missouri Pacific, New Jersey Central,
vile being the most prominent in the de-
cline. At II o'clock the general list rccoy-
cred fraction and Missouri Pacific per
cent, while Hannibal IL ST. Joe preferred
declined per cent.
Stocks irregular. Alabama, class A , 2's
TO 5's, Sli; Alabama, class A small 81;
Alabama class u, SIS, 99l Alabama, class
c, is, 50; Chicago e Norlhwestern1 1870;
Chicago IL Northwestern, preferred l30, Erie,
35l; East Tennessee railroad, l0}; Georgia
railroad, lG1; Illinois Central 1884: Lake
shore IL Michigan Southern, 1885, Louis
vile & Nashville 732; Michigan Central,
IS; Nashville a. Chattanooga, 81; New York
Central G Hudson 81 l. Pitttsburg Il Cleye-
land, guaranteed, l33; Richmond IL Ale
gheny, 10; Richmond & Danyille railroad,
l20; Rock Island, l3O Wabash, st. Louis n
Pacific, 32I; Wabash, st, Louis d Pacific.
preferred, 5Gi; Western Union telegraph, Is.
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Respited,

NEW ORLEANS, March GA Shreveport
special says; Paul Pringle, sentenced 70 be
hanged at Mansfield, March 10th, has been
respited sixty days by the governor.
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fhlLApftrni,, March o.-Ever since the
.narges of collusion with thieves were
M hmaue against the detectives of this city
~ well.known bank thief A good deal
~ attention has been called 10 The
Trolect by Newspaper criticism.
NY ane matter eliminated this morning by
sn,,.n mayor requesting the resignation OF the
Ie sa.l detective corps. New appointments
"''e AZ once made from the police force.
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The Senate Passes the Anti-Chinese
Bill.-.Mr. Hoar's Parting Shots.
Other Business Transacted
by That Body.
The House In an Agricultural MoOd...
Sayings and Doings at the
National Capital.
A Fleck Of War Cloud ON the Horizon
of Europe...Futures Affected
Thereby. ..
Organization of New Cotton Exchange
at LiyerpOOl...Causes Thereof.
fearful Tales of the Work of the
Waters.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
other Domestic and Foreign News.
Forty-Seventh Congress,
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Mr. Farley pre-
sented and had read memorial from citi-
zens of California reciting the arrest and
imprisonment by the British government,
without just cause, of Daniel McSweeney,
a citizen of the United States, and late res
ident of California, while he was peaceably
sojourning in England He also submitted q
resolution warranting alleged facts and in
structing the secretary Of state to ascertain
the cause of the imprisonment and report at
as early day as possible. Adopted with
out objection.
The calendar was taken up, and senate
bill for commission on the subject of the
alcoholic liquor traffic was further debated
Pending an amendment directing that no
more than three of five members of the
commission shall be of the same political
party, Mr.. Bayard moved to require that
no more than three of them shall be repub-
licans. Agreed-aves, 32 nays, l6.
Discussion followed upon the amend
ments offered and advocated by Senators
Blair, Morgan and ingalls,.
Pending action, the morning hour ex.
pired.
The Chinese bill was taken up and Mr.
Hawley enumerated his objections to it.
Mr.. Hawley spoke briefly, but after hin,
came Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, who delivered
a long and carefully prepared speech in
favor of the bill.
Mr.. Edmunds closed the debate.
The vote was tsen taken and the bill
passed-yeas. %; nays, 10.
The title of the bill was amended so as to
read. IAN Act to Execute Certain Treaty
Stipulations Relating to the Chinese"
Mr.. Hoar suggested that the word "eK
ecute" should read violate"
Adjourned,
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HOUSE.

revised statutes. Referred to committee of
the whole. 1t provides for the cancellation
of stamps on tobacco exported.
White, of Kentucky, from the committee
on commerce, reported bill providing for
transmitting meridian time from the naval
observatory TO ports of entry and other
cities and for the placing of time balls on
CUSTOM houses. Referred to committee of
the whole.
Kelly, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
committee on ways and means, asked leave
to report for present consideration bill re-
'ating to the expectation of tobacco, snuff
and cigars, free of tax, to adjacent foreign
countries.
Hatch, of Missouri, objected. in reply
to statement by Kelley that the bill was
to enable the export of tobacco by rail as ii
now went by ship, he said that until the
committee on ways and means needed the
wishes of the house as recently expressed
in vote on the leaf tobacco bin, he did not
propose that any bill relating to tobacco
should be considered.
kelley-"Let tobacco growers know that
II is the gentleman that inilicts this hard
ship on them
Hatch-''I am glad that the people
should know all about it,"
The bill was referred to the house calen-
dar, and then, ut o'clock, the house went
into the committee Of the whole, Updegrail
in the chair, on the agricultural appropria.
tlon bill, and speeches upon the tariff Gues.
ton again began.
Horr, of Michigan, the first speaker,
created some amusement in reply to the
trade speech by Turner, of Kentucky, YES
terday. Finally the agricultural bill was
referred. Amendments for the procuring
of statistics relative to the manufacture and
expectation of oleomargarine, and providing
that the agricultural reports shall give u
full statement showing freight charges for
carriage of agricultural products on the
principal lines of railroads and river routes
to the principal markets of the United
States, were adopted
Money, of Mississippi, offered an amend.
mcnt leaving the distributing of
seeds, plants, ETC., to the discretion of
the commissioner of agriculture. Thisgave
rise TO u long and interesting discussion,
nearly all of the speakers favoring the
amendment, though Speer, of Georgia,
Muldrow, OF Mississippi, and Ladd, of
Michigan, opposed 1t on the ground that
members OF congress could better than the
commissioner Of agriculture be Judges to
whom seeds should be sent. The amend.
ment was finally rejected, and the quota of
seeds to be supplied to members was in.
creased from one.half to two.thirds.
Amendments were adopted appropriating
S25, 200 Tor experiments In the manufacture
OF sugar from sorghum; $4,000 for expert
ments in the manufacture of sugar from
beets, and increasing the appropriation for
the purpose of enabling the commissioner
Of agriculture to investigate the subject of
forestry from 5000 TO $1,000.
AT 4;3O the committee rose and reported
the bill to the house, when it was passed.
Adjourned.
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BOOT shoe Department



Besides all qualities
Weha black satn exquisite
Misses
styles "e
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Sheriff Walsh Of Henrico, is quite ~.
The smallpox has again made It's appearance in
Richmond.
There viii DO boat racing at Petersburg on the
goth instant.
Work on the James River improvement has
been suspended.
White mldgets are damaging the wheat and oat
crops in some south side counties
Tho Richmond Grays celebrated their thirty
eighth Anniversary on Monday last
The Baltimore Corn and Flour Exchange on
sufferers.
Saturday the entire force IN the construction de-
p0rtmcnt Ct the Portsmouth navy. yard was sus-
pended for want funds
The Standardization College commencement be-
gan yesterday mUrii X v. John VIII Jams made
even ny Hon. john G1,de dc ivercd tue address
lelorc the Franklin Literary Society.
The folowiug.nnmed posimasiers have been
commits toned; William r. CTist, ~ on; sarah a.
Humphrey, Ashland; WnrIer Taylor, Dover
Mines; Charles W. Gieeyer, II htt Valley VIII
lam q. Mcknight Stone Chn, West Virginia.
The Petersburg fourth ward election contest for
councilmcn will come up for trial before Judge
Mann, OF tho hastings court, on Thursday OF this
week. The matter eNctes a great deal Of interest
because Of the very close division Of rites IN the
council. Messrs. John Il. Patterson and Thomas
j. Gatcs (anti. Mahone) are the two gentlemen who
were returned MS elected, the former by ~ y.three
aud tie latter by forty. four majority. The con-
tcstHns are Mcssrs. George w. Dunn ana Richard
Frazier, who ran on the Malone ticket. In their
petition they nsk for recount of the baHotS-n,t
on the ground of any perpe,rniion Of fraud, but
| on the ground, as Is alleged, that there was an
erroneous count McSsrs John Lyon, OF Rich.
m0nd, aud d. A. Lyon, OF this city, arc counsel for
| the contestants, and Messrs, Alexander Hamilton
| and Richard Is. Davis for the defendants in the
| - DisDalcL