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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-26

Special to the Herald

Et rAso, october Y-DlstrIct court
has reached the second week. Yesterday
W, II. Erskine was sentenced to two years
In the pcnitentiary for forging check ON
one Of our banks. To-day Joseph Brow.
ster, n soldier, was found guilty OF rape ON
the person of Mrs. Davis, Of Fort Davis.
last February, and condemned TO be hung,
Charles BERNARD, charged with robbinp
Wells, Fargo n Cumpany's express. several
months arn of $1,000. pleaded rnilty, 10
We surprise ofeyefy one, OF em berslement.
ana Eo' two years In the penitentinry
MAX Wobber got thirty DAYS In the county
lMi Tor stealing 30 cigars. The case III
Bllly Baird. the rapist, Is set for next week
Deputy United States Marshal Comstoek
to-day received his commission as the sue,
oe,ssor OF the late marshal, Dallas studen.
mler. '''''"'
d, u. Robinson, successor OF t,oyernor
Anthony, as superintendent Of the Mrxiran
Central railroad, arrived to-day from ros.
ton and assumed charge OF his office,
An excursion party Of seventy Chicago.
ans arrived this morning, en- route 10 ChI.
huahua. They will return here to.mor,ow
A train on the Santa Fe railroad AT hin.
con struck James Madden, who was stanJ. !.
ing on bridge, and fatally injured him
this morning.
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Commercial aud Financial,

STOCKS.
New NoEG, October 95.--The stock mar.
ket opened generally strong, at an adyarc,
from the closing prices yesterday of lal
the latter Tor Delaware 4 Hudson. In tb,
early dealings the market was weak, pricss
ieu OIL Sol, Northw st, st. Paul and LAX,
Shore leading the downward turn, but Ihc
Tone OF the market subsequently improved
anu oy IL o'clocSa recovery OF l6tll took
place, II which New York Central and 81
houlS preferred and common, Indiana.
Bloomington K Western, st. Paul prelerrsn
ana CansdA southern were prominent.
FAILURE Ar PErERsHuRG. VA.
PErERsBuRG, October p. Emanuel Ie,i
otthis city, a large dealer in gentlemen !
furnishing goods, aud un extensive nam
i9ctufer OF underwear has failed. Ills as.
sets and liabilities are not known. Ills in,
debtednsss is mostly in New York and Raj.
thnore.
FUTURES.
NEW IopE, October 26.-The post's cot,
ton report saws, Future deliveries nt tho
iirst call lost to i-lO0 aud i'm The internal
between the iirst and second callsndditi,nnl
) to l'lO0. The second call showed more
steadlneSs, and n slight advance, but this
was subsequently, lost The highly favor.
aoie weather and declining Liverpool
market could not fail TO have this effect So
long gas killing frost is delayed and as manin.
u'aton remains dormant, an imprnvr.
ment can hardly be expected.
LOUISIANA RnNps.
NEW loRH, October 25.--upon applica-
tion of +. A. Burke, treasurer of tho stntc
OF Louisiana, the following was the action
taken in the committee on securities. of the
New York stock exchange:
Resolved, That, in addition to the pres.
ent call of Louisiaha consolidated bonds
carrying all unpaid coupons, they being
oalieu exclusive of all matured coupons,
called. '0'''' 'e
considerable inquiry having been made
concerning Louisiana 3 per cent. "babyn
oonds IN New York. Treasurer Burke viii
submit to the New York exchange an M.
plcatien, accompanied by laws under
whlo6 the same were issued; whereupon, il
louhd regular, these bonds will be listed.
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Tyler
SUPREME COURT.
Special TO the Herald.

Special 70 the Herald.
TYLER, October 2j.-Wiso va Oldham
from Marion county; reversed and rendered
in favor Of Wise. Bonn w. jefferson Iron
company, from Marion county: affirmed.
Texas ~ Pacific railroad company Va. Me.
Donnel, from Bowie county. affirmed. ina.
ticc Bonner dissenting, Gibson VS.. Hale.
from Lamar county. affirmed. Wrirb, vs.
Blncswo1d Y Frazier; from Travis county.
affirmed. Wills w McNcal, from Hen
deNon county; reversed and remandcd.
lienuer vs. Harbent, Banks Il Co., from
lnhi county renort OF commissioners of
appeals adopted; judgement affirmed Me.
Donald VS. Campbell, from Hin county. re.
port OF commissioners Of appeAls'adopicd
Judgment reversed and rcmanded Bnr.
hard vs., Tarleton ct al, from McLennnn
county report of commissioners of appenl,
adopted, appeal dismissed. lnthe
counr or APPEALS,
Judge Hurt presiding, the following coses
were reversed and remanded, Davis W.
! ates, rom GraysOn county, Iobnson "a
Brker, from Iarrant county. shawlcy W
Conrnds, from llill county Phillips vs..
Atkinson, from Lee county; reversed ana
reformed. The following cases wero
Mhrlned; GN1ar vs.. the State, from Webb
county, favnter W. strauss from Fannin
county; Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railway
VS.. Graves, from Washington county. Car.
YER Wy. Chambloss, from Navarro county.
Bel w. Allen Il Fox, from Palo Pinto
county Herr W. the State, from bowie
county.
The opinion in Willis VS.. McNeal decided
ny the supreme court, Is OF extreme i'm.
portancc 20 every business man In the state.
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business along the Peruvian coast is dul
m the extreme. The Lachinal mines il
Chill continue to yield wondrous returns
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Georgetown: Thieves at Work-A Poll.
teal Discussion noodlums.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-02-18

made the subject of quite exciting debate at the
close of which it ordered to be reported back
| favorably from Committee of the Whole and passed
by vote of 81 yeas, to 63 nays.
During the discussion, when the specification of
drunkenness in his case was under review, Mr..
Browne, of Indiana, related the following racy
anecdote about an old colonel of the war of 1872
Colonel CrOmb who served with distinction
under Jackson during that war, and continued in
the army subsequently and after Jackson had
become President of the United States. Some of
the officers came to the President and said Colonel
Cromb gets drunk, disgracefully drunk; why, 1t
was only last week he went staggering along the
streets; he is bringing the army into dlsrepute.
day or two afterward even worse things than that
were said about him as to his conduct at a dinner
party, and the officers said, Mr. President, he
must be removed for the sake of the army" The
old hero of New Orleans looked at the gentlemen
and said, "Old Colonel Cromb, by his gallantry at
the siege of Sandusky earned the right to be drunk
all the balance of his ife and, by the Eternal, he
has my permission to be So" Laughter.
In the House, on Monday the 18th inst among
the bills introduced were the following:
By General Rosecrans-To incorporate the Mari
time Canal Company, of Nicarauga; by Mr.. Young
of Ohio providing for the creation of Department
of Manufactures and Mines. Among the bills re-
ported from committees was that making the Agri-
cultural Bureau an Executive Department. The
general powers and duties of the Department, set
forth In the bill, are substantially the
exercised under the existing organization, and it is
to be presided over by new officer to be called the
Secretary of Agriculture who is to be appointed by
the President and confirmed by the Senate The
Secretary is to receive the salary as the other
heads of Executive Departments. The assistant
secretary must be practical agriculturist.
In the House, Oh Tuesday, most of the session
was consumed by debate upon resolution having
reference to the alleged imprisonment of American
citizens by the British Government in Ireland.
Throughout the discussion considerable confusion
prevailed and finally, owing to the difficulty with
which business transacted, the House, after
tabling the resolution, adjourned.
On Wednesday, the morning hour having been
dispensed with, the House resumed the consider
alton of the apportionment bill, the discussion upon
which continued until the hour of adjournment.
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PROPOSED NATIONAL GRANGE BUILDING

Mr.. Aiken of South Carolina, has introduced
bill in the House, which has been referred to the
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, pro-
viding: THAT much of the public park in the
city of Washington, known as the mall lying and
situated at the intersection of Missouri and
a street west of A street and south of Missouri
avenue) covering an area of $50 feet square, be
leased, without rent, for ninetynine years, to the
National Grange, the incorporated head of the
Order of Patrons of Husbandry, for the purpose Of
erecting thereon building suitable to the wants of
said Order.
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And it leaves total amount paid and to be OF
paid under the arrears act of January ii
d 1919 and March 8 S79.............. 3Ol 4aS
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Closing Up the Ranks.
TContiuued from First pdoe.l

CONTINUED from First poge.l
knew their rights and yet did hope that they
might succeed ultimately in passing through life
without burdening further the country which they
had fought to save"
Senator Vest, of Missouri, made one of the
strongest arguments on the Democratic side of the
chamber, during which he presented the following
interesting exhibit of the amount required by the
arrears of pension act prepared at his request by
Commissioner Dudley:
EXHIBIT.
The following represents the annual payments
for PENSIONS except those who were receiving pen
sIons account of service during the war of 1872
commencing with the year 1874, to wit:
1873 Ss,Soe Ul
loIo''..'..... 2I,194,5l1
3Oe oodo
iS1
Iofo.'.'... %, ,oO2
1t Will be observed that there was a gradual
reduction in the amounts paid for these pensions
each year up to that of the arrears act.
FOR the purpose of making an estimate OF the
probable cost of the arrears act, may reasonably
assume the sum of S25, 100000 as representing the
average annual payment since 1878 and charge the
excess IN the disbursements to the arrears act OF
January %, 1879
The following shows such disbursements, i'll
excess of the annual sum of 25 600 900, excluding
the payments to the of 1872 pensioners, to wit
1ooS o9'2oS1oo
ISco ao,ooo5o
1882 estimated to January l. ....... II 100000
Total IS, 345, 1873
This total represents the cost of said act to Jan
uary l. 1882 exclusive of the increased cost of
disbursements and additional fees of examining
surgeons, probably S50,O0O,) well as the increase
in the salaries of the employees of the bureau.
The number of pensioners added to the roll may
be illustrated in the same manner, to wit: Number
allowed Excluding 1922 since 1874 to wit:
1874 .......... 9Os9
1873 L. 496
1876 9,736
1877 II lab
1873 10 964
Assuming 10000 the probable yearly average
which would have been allowed but for said act,
the excess which may be chargeable to this act is
as follows:
1879 ... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 621
1880 5000. 463l
1881 ..... Is, 3l4
1889 800
t.. % ass
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Assuming 10000 as the probable yearly average
which would have been allowed but for said act,
the excess which may be chargeable to this act is
as follows
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Total number 2o,Uo6
The actual number of pending claims, as shown
by a count made November /, 1884, entitled to the
benefits of the act, 227,040 and estimat
ing $500 of this class as since settled there would
remain pending January 1, 1882, 224,540 claims
entitled TO benefits of arrears.
Assuming the calculation Of the statement in
Guided in the Presidents message as correct, it may
be stated that if the said 22540 cases be adjudi-
Gated within six years, the average value of each
admitted case at the mean period will be 81 300:
but Is per cent. will probably be rejected so that
we have 190S59 probable admissions involving a
first payment S24S 700
From this may be deducted for claims good,
but never 1850 100
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FIVE railway laborers were run over and instantly
killed on Monday morning on the famous tunnel of
which passes entirely under the city of Baltimore.
train was approaching them on either track and
there was no escape for the poor fellows. The
coroners jury censured the company for not taking
proper precautions to protect the lives OF their
employees, and there we suppose, the matter Will
end.
THE advisory committee of the trunk lines have
organized, with Senator Sherman chairman, and
will shortly begin to hear the complaints of mer-
chants and shippers in the leading cities
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tie commission on the lung plague of cattle.
Mr.. Miller (Cal. made an adverse report upon the
Senate bill to confer positive in place of relative
rank the officers of the engineer corps in the
United States navy. Indefinitely referred
Mr.. Jackson introduced the bill presented by Mr.
Morgan ia the last Congress for the relief of the
book agents of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South.
A resolution reported by MI Platt, from the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses, to provide mes
senger for each of the Committees on Finance Post
offices, Pensions Claims, Judiciary, and Engrossed
Bills, was discussed. The absolute necessity of the
provision to facilitate committee business was gen.
orally conceded, and motion of Mr.. Ingalls, the
District Committee was included in the resolution
which, after some little debate, was passed as
amended and after the transaction of some further
business of miscellaneous and unimportant ma
ture the Senate adjourned.
House.
In the House Thursday, the 9th instant,
a bill was introduced for the purchase of the
Freedmans Bank property ON PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue. Washington, for the General Government
Among the resolutions introduced was one au-
thorizing the Public Printer to print 1000 copies
each of volumes l. 9, and Of the Official Records
of the War of the Rebellion, to be sold at ten per
cent above cost. 1t was referred to the Committee
on Printing. The rest of the session was taken up
with the consideration of the apportionment bill
On Friday, the 10th inst the House took up the
bill for the relief of Lieutenant Colonel Kirby
passed the same day in the Senate-and it was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-23
xu,v vopK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY FEBRUARY q: 1892

Southwest. The great Wabash combination
has been formed, with power TO throw l'ieo
quantity of freight over any new ROAD NOM
Toledo eastward The Lackawanna extension
is pushing RAPIDLY toward Buffalo. Inc Ne"
York and Chicago road is being constructed
parallel with the Lake shore. The ontario ana
Western is rapidly approaching completion as
IN indencndent line from this city TO tho lakes.
Boston parties are pushing westward to paFal-
lol the New-York Central. At the West, III
like manner, competing lines are multiplying
Two roads instead of one are now opened
across the continent and two others are IL prog
ress. These enormous Developments OF the
railway system neccssitate large loss TOT tii"e'
either to the capitalists who build new roaus
or TO the owners of old roads through the
diversion of traffic from them. But the rage
for consolidation, expansion, the creation Vi
vast systems and the issue OF vast amounts vi
stock and bonds, has gone sc Tar that III some
cases collapse seems near. As to other corpo-
rotions. recently considered of the best, doubts
have arisen. and a remarkable fall in prices
has occurred. Last year Louisville and Nash
vile doubed stock sold at 110i2, equivalent
to 221 for the old shares; on Tuesday 1t sofa
at 66lo. or 1873 for the old shares, and the fact
was officially recognized that the company
had large floating debt Last year Denver
and Rio Grande sold at 1881 on Tuesday mt
CT. and it was reported that dividend would
be passed and further construction stopped.
Last year Wabash preferred sold at 964 on
Tuesday it reached 51l4, and official reports
are said TO show that no dividend has been
earned These are few conspicuous instances
ont of many and it is not strange that they
cause some degree of apprehension, at home
and abroad, among holders CT other properties
which have been greatly expanded or threat
ened with new competition. The business OF
the country is growing enormously. But the
railway managers in their haste to anticipate
each other in the creation OF systems when
NAV control traffic for ten or twenty years to
come, have gone so far and so fast that some
distrust appears.
Railroad managers are n little inclined to
make light of any depression as merely bear
raid" Nine times out of ten they are justified.
But it would be wiser for them, in this case,
TO recognize the fact that they have done
something to impair public confidence. 1t
would be wiser for them to accept current
events as a warning to put Oh the brakes.
They need to adopt and to rigidly pur-
sue, a different course in their treatment
of each other, of the public, and of the
bond and shareholders whose interests they
should consider sacred trust. Especially they
need to be more careful about an expansion of
systems so rapid and so vast that a growth OF
ten years can little more than Justify the in
crease of capitalization already contemplated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-23
4 REDEEMED CITY.

The citizens Of Philadelphia scored the fourth
Of a series of reform victories on Tuesday, and
now have complete control of their City Gov
eminent. Step 10y step they have overthrow
the corrupt " Boss" system which few years
ago had them completely in its power and
made them pay handsomely for the privilege
of being slaves. The fight has been waged
much as that here was against the Tweed hing,
by Citizens Committee of One Hundred. In
three previous elections they secured an
honest Controller, whose auditing powers en-
abled him to check extravaganza and fraud ;
an honest Receiver Of Taxes, who appointed
an hon est Collector, who saw that the taxes
went into the Treasury undiminishcd by
"divides of any kind; an honest Mayor, who
represented no party, but who took Office for
the avowed purpose of watching the interests
of the people and an honest majority in the
Common Council. There remained only one
other stronghold to be taken-the Select
branch of the Council. In this the bosses in
trenched themselves and fought with the dcs-
peration Of men fighting for existence. To
onst them was the work OF Tuesday Fifty
four members were to he elected-twelve for
Select and forty-two for Common Council.
The Citizens Committee named their candl-
dates rejecting impartially Republicans and
Democrats who were connected with the plum
dere1s, and commenting with equal impair
TALLY all who could be depended upon to
work for reform. The result was n most graft
fying triumph. The rcfOrmerS elected forty
four of the ffty-four members, elected their
whole ticket i'll nineteen out OF twenty seven
Wards, and part OF their ticket i'll five others,
leaving only three Wards to be carried by the
regular party tickets, of which two were Re-
publican and one was Democratic.
This as we have said, makes the triumph of
Reform complete. Hcnccforth the citizens of
Philadelphia are their own masters, and VIII
pay their taxes for the support of honest gov
ernment not for the enrichment OF thieves.
picturesque parallel to the fall of Tweed and
his ring is furnished, curiousy enough, in the
returns. The chief Boss, McAlullen, was re-
elected after a most desperate fight by means
similar to those which Tweed used, and will sit
HELPLESS in the theatre of his former greatness.
lie may follow the Tweed parallel still further
and never take the seat to which he has elected
himself, knowing that to do so will only
make him more conspicuous in his Iuin. This
victory is of great Importance to Phla-
dclphia and of great significance to all Penn
sylvania. Especially will the machine portion
of the Republican party i'll Pennsylvania be
wise to ponder it well. This is evidently nc t
good year to fly in the face of the popular
antipathy to Boss rule. The Republican vote
of Philadelphia Is an important item when the
election of State ticket is at stake, and voters
who have rcbellcd once are likely to rcbel
again on similar prOvocation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-23
GENERAL NOTES.

The stroke of the Oxford University Crew
weighs only l39 pounds and Is the ghcs man who has
ever filled that position in race with Cambridge.
In breach of promise case recently tried at
Dublin love letter read by the plaintiff began
follows: "n anyone reads this excerpt Mss Helen
McNuty, hold him accountable before God andJustfce
The aurochs, or wild oxen, which survive
only in the Imperial forests Of Lithuanis and Poland.
threatened, q few years 10 become extinct, and
strict orders issued for their preservation Under
Imperial protection they have multiplied to abon' 500
he ad and hunt recently permie near Bel0stok
Two aurOchs were killed and sent to st. Petersburg
Haverhill the shoe manufacturing city OF
Massachusetts,, which suffered 50 severely by fire re-
Gently desires to have II distinctly understood tbat
great the loss is which it has sustained, 1t still
solvent and in good heart asks special favors has not
been reduced to ashes" and is day one Of the rich
est cities in the common wealth" Only the compare
lively portion Of the city has been Durnea-the
west largest portion. remains intact Ample arrange-
menta have been made 10 rebuild "hie inc lie" snoe
factories will be greatly improved
bill is now before a committee of tho
Massachusetts, Legislature which provides for STATE
Board Of Forestry TO supervise such tracts OF land as
may be set apart by and cities under the act For
the pre- ervaion, reproduction and culture OF forest
trees" It IL provided that the title OF every such domain
shall vest in the Commonwealth but shall be held per-
petualy for the benefit OF the town city In which
situated value of all tho products OF the forest
derived from IT, the coat OF ts care and protection
and the necessary roads within IT, and the net balance
shall be- paid annually the town or city treasurer.
Every such contain at least 500 acres but It
may lie in two adjoining townships.
A Swiss correspondent tells how an agile ard
adrOit band Of canine smugglers have been shlfully
trained perform dishonest work for their owners be-
tween Chiasso in Switzerland and Como in Italy. They
arrive at in the former place by train and are
at once taken certain house. where at nghtfa they
are laden with contraband goods. The lighter articles
are strung around their necks the heavier are strapped
safely their backs and thus as soon as 1t is perfectly
dark they led forth and started on the southeast side
Of the town this point they make their way over
hill and dale the Swiss frontier into Iaiy and run
on to Como where they take refuge in empty houses
TO which they have been accustomed to go. There the
contrabaud goods unpacked and the dogs are soon
afterwards DISPATCHED again by train 10 Chiasso Inc
distance trayersed by these Guadrupeds Il not great put
their peculiar excellence is the sagacy with which tney