The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-19

Special to the Herald
GALVESTON, October 12,-Spot cotton
closed easy; middlings, 103; sales, $780, re-
ceipts, OH.
Futures opened barely steady and closed
quiet; January, 10 43 to 10 Al; February,
10 81 to 10 SO: March, 10 Ga to 10 GO; April,
10 70 to 10 rs: October 10 co. November,
10 Al to 10 43; December, 10 Al to 1912. Sales,
LOO bales.
The long talked of excursion to Monterey,
Mexico, now that the recent demolished
bridge of the Mexican National road across
the Rio Grande at Laredo has been re-
placed, is at last certainty. 1t will leave
here November LIST via Austin, Kew Braun
fels and San Antonio, thence to Laredo,
where the Mexican National will take
charge of them and see them through to
Monterey. The trip will cover ten days,
and is expected to ultimate in the material
advancement of the interests of this city II
that section.
Hayes Hoxie, Talmage and others, of the
Gould combination, arrived this afternoon
on special train, and will leave early to-
morrow morning. The object of the visit
has not been made public.
Two large government contracts were
awarded to-day by Major Mansfield, United
States chief engineer, one to Shannon d
Co., for 10000 tons of stone, for Pass Cavaao,
and similar one to Rittenhouse IL Moore,
of Mobile, for Brazos river improvement.
The democratic senatorial convention
met tonight, and after fifteen or
twenty ballots, Munson of Brazoria,
was nominated over Eaton, OF Gal
weston. The apathy manifested by
the democrats OF Galveston and this sena-
torial district in this matter. causes consid-
cradle comment. The democracy here
maintain a state of passive indifference.
Two marriages Id the upper ten" to-
day.
GALVESTON, October II. = Spot cotton
closed steady; middlings, 1Os; sales, o,477;
receipts 6006,
Futures opened firm and closed steady;
January. 1919 to 1851 February, 1888 TO
1850; March, 1896 to 1867; April, 1915 to
1918; October, 1850 to 1862; November,
10.47 to 1913; sales, 1900 bales.
August Vaughan, secretary of the Lone
Star Endowment association, of This city,
having been elected secretary of the Con-
solidated Marriage union, recently effected
will remove to New Orleans this week.
meeting of contractors and sub-con-
tractors was held last night, looking to a
better state of affairs in their calings. At
present contractor may raise money upon
contracts. regardless of the interests OF sub
contractors, and an unlimited field for SWIM
ding is thus created
nominee of the democrats for state sena-
tor.
Monday night George Reed, mulatto
ward master, while coupling cars at Rosen-
perg Junction, was caught between the
drawheads and so horribly crushed about
the hips that bones protrouded through the
flesh. he was conveyed to Columbus for
treatment.
GALVESTON, October 13.-Spot cotton
closed quiet middlings, 1O2; sales, l,4l5; re-
ceipts, 3,777.
Futures opened barely steady, and closed
steady: January, 10 40 to 10 IL; February,
10 so to 10 81; March, 10 Ga to 10 S. April,
10 70 to 10 70; May, 10 81 to 10 50; October,
10 81; November, 10 Al; December, 10 80 to
10 40. Sales, l 300 bales.
Bids for the sale of a site for the new Gus
tom-house, for which congress appropriated
$25, 600, have been closed and the bids for
warded to Washington.
The visiting railroad magnates, on an in
specting tour, left this morning for ST.
Louis.
The board of health held a meeting to-
night.
GALVESTON, October 14.-Spot cotton
closed easy; good ordinary, 10b; low mid
ding, 10s middling, 10s; good middling, lOs.
Receipts, 1884; sales 3l5; exports, 1903.
Futures opened barely steady and closed
barely steady: January, 10 30; February,
10 45C0l0 az; March, 10 56(9lO 6S; April,
10 66@l0 IS: Oc' ober, 10 55@10 81; Noyem-
Der, 10 34@1O 49, December, 10 3l@l0 80.
Sales, 1900
There were 10 deaths the past week; .
children.
One thousand six hundred and ninety
eight pupils were in attendance upon pub
lie schools the past week.
There were eight marriages for the week
ending to-day.
Sheriff Morris, of Shelby county, arrived
to-day, having in charge Andrew Walker
under sentence for life for the murder of
Green Butler at Clear Creek eight, or ten
years ago. Walker has appealed from the
decision OF The court al LiOedy recently
and is brought to Galveston tor safe keep
ing, pending a hearing of the case before
the appellate court.
Real estate transfers for the week S7,75l.37.
Considerable comment has been made in
cotton circles to-day upon the chartering Of
vessel for Providence TO carry a cargo OF
cotton compressed at Brennan, owing to
the exorbitant rates now charged by the
Galveston congresses.