The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-24
SANGER BROTHERS,

democrat and also because we enjoy such
personal and friendly relations. wish
to express my republican convictions
upon this subject but irrespective
Of my republican convictions, l intend
most emphatically to indicate how impor-
tant all of this is 10 both sides, that there
should be fair play all round. There is no
just Judgment of the popular will in
any election that is controlled or biased
by force or fraud, and do insist that both
democrats and republicans should have
their faces set as flint against any abuses
against a free and tair use Of the ballot.box.
Colonel Melton, | desire, shall read this,
and | would write directly to
him upon this subject If it were not that
il might look like an official admonition,
that to certain extent 1t was what
have before repeated-that the poor and
obscure were to be pursued and the
conspicuous and prosperous were to escape
judgment of the law. would not in any
way impeach him and therefore | will not
write even letter in the kindest spirit
such imputations, for / believe as
the public believe, and believe he will do
his duty, | am with great respect, your
friend, BENZ. HARRIS BREWSTER.
TO Dallas Saunders, Assistant District AttOr-
The letter is dated March 18th.
In his reply, dated Charleston, March
2lst, Saunders says: 81 enclose you list
of election cases, so far selected for trial,
days Charleston News and Courier.
When | reached Columbia last
month Judge Melton instructed me, on the
visits to the various counties, to select the
strongest cases against the important and
influential men not to take the lit
tie fellows. You will see by
the list enclosed that the men we propose
to try are no exceptions to the Barnwell
county managers of elections, that is elcc-
ton officers who carry on elections on the
day of election, like Judges and inspectors
Of elections in Pennsylvania; then we
have case from Sumpter county against
the board of county canvassers, and they
are men who count returns from each pre-.
cinct of their respective counties and for
ward 1t to the board OF state canvassers."
Exploded.
PHILADEIpHA, March 2s.-The tug boat
Henry b. Pratt, lying at pier s, foot OF
Walnut street exploded her boiler this
morning, killing four men.
The tng.boat explosion this morning Was
remarkable for the completeness Of the
wreck IL caused. The only living thing re-
maining from the boat Is badly singed
cat. The engineer went down with his
boat, and two other men who usually slept
on the boat ere missing-supposcd to have
sunk In the river with the en-.
gineer. Four men whose bodies were
found were blown ashore. The captains
body was blown over four story ware.
house without touching II and landed $50
feet beyond In the street.. having been
nearly cut TO pieces by passing through a
net work Of telegraph wires. The other
three had been blown against the side Of q
building fronting the water. The narrow
gauge railroad depot, 200 feet long and %
feet wide, was blown to pieces. A number
OF brick buildings on Delaware avenue
were totally wrecked, though len
standing. An iron door Of q fire.prool
vault, in'one Of them, was wrenched on the
hinges and rolled up like q screll. The
boiler OF the tug was blown some distance
and struck ssyerAl buildings. II finally
landed In DelaWare Avenue. The anchor
OF the boat, weighing $50 pounds, wal
blown several hundred feet over the tops o.
houses, whose roofs are over 100 feet aboy Va
the sidewalk, and remained suspended In
the air among the telegraph wires.