The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-27

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might be frustrated Sud al, uaiiOn permit
ted to retain POSSESSION of their island IN
peace. by motion, MIR. Beechers resalu
tons were adopted, giving the right hand
Of fellowship TO their brethren sad express,
Ing the warmest r. mpai nv lr the snvcr
eign citizens al MAddgaSrfr la their stfug
gle for liberty sud iudrt,r ude1rc; snd ",
protest in the name al God, liberty aud Ic
publicanism against the ini, ricrrucr oi any
Christian state, and .slocialy any stat,
calling itself republican. with The lnterba
atiairs OF thu island 81 Madagascar.
cgEyAssEs cLosED
NEw ORLEANS, March 70. - Tn PirtNuuel
Thibodeaux special says: The crrvas.e> M,
closed; bu, liili. damage hl, trsn done
The town gli 6e oun free of water
ALARMED.
LONDON, March 2j.-TNn thuusan ~
iantry have been Oriereu 20 protect pubnt
buildings in London. The Culdstrcam
Guards have been posted the parliauenl
buildings aud Buckingham palace.
CONF TO THE DEATHBED.
WAsuINGroN March - --Onlrnel Eno'l
Totten, son-nlaw at Po.tmastcr-G Genera
Howe. eft for Wisconsin this evening. nc.
companied by Mrs. Soften and Frank
Howe, son of the dead postmsst or general
TO Tx RErIREU.
Qunrtermaster General Rufus Ingalls,
United States Army, will be placed on the
retired list August sd next, under the re-
gulrements of the "a ear net, aud viii be-
followed, August 3lst, by Colonel James
hehin, assistant OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ii
Is not known who will succeed the former,
but II one OF the assistant duarterniastrr.
generals, Ho!abra, Tomkins or Saxton is
promoted, the two retircments will promote
lIieutenant-Colonel j ID. Bingham and
Northumberland Alexander j. Perry to
the assistant qnartermastorgenera
with the rank OF colonel, and Major j N 4.
More and Major Benjamin Il, Card to the
deputy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 18th the
rank oil lieutenant colonel, aud Captain
John ii. Belcher AID Captain Ezra D..
hirk, TO the qutrtcrmasteTSbip with the
rank OF major.
MUST BACK DOWN.
ST. Louis, March "a committee OF
union men. representing former employee
OF the Vulcan Steel works, south ST. Louis.
had a conference with John u. Fry, general
su0erlnlendent Of lhc works, thlsaltcru0on,
ana made formal offer Ia resume work At
u reduction OF 33i per cent. IN wages Mr.
Fry said he would he glad TO give employ
nent to as many of The old men as thtte
was work for but absolutely refused to treat
WIN thcm as union men, and reiterated
the determination OF the Vulcan company
to not again employ any members Of the
anna gamated association. This settles The
matter on the part of the company. The
men will hold u meeting to morrow, but
there is no likelihood they will withdraw
society
NUT TO CRACK
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Attention has
recently been drawn TO the tact Jnnt the
new CIVIL service law ig silent as To any
distinction 10 be made between male and
female applicants for places N the eyecu.
tive departments and the problem OF recon-
cling this state oI affairs with the present
practice in most of the departments of
giving male applicants for Office preference
III appointments is now subject TO consider.
alton by the civil service reform commits
sioners. The rules to be drawn up by The
commission will, II Is understood, contain
some provision bearing upon this question,
tue commissioners beng cogulziut of
necessities OF public service and tho OPPOSE
tion ON the part of heads of departments TO
any large increase IN the number OF female
clerks.
UNABLE TO WALK.
LONDON, March 2J.-The queen ia unable
TO walk without assistance.
FLOODING.
New ORLEANS, March 25.-Onlccrs of the
steamboat Alexandria report water pour.
ing over the levee at Louve plantation.
covering the fields. This seems 10 Indicate
that the Hood level below Bennett Care
has been raised
MARROW EsCArE.
WASHINGTON, March y. --tirSl- Assistant
Postmaster.Gcneru llattun had a narrow
escape this afternoon from scrtOus acct
dent. He was returning in a close cnrrlage
rom visit to the White House when Tie
horses drawing the carriage took fright, and
getting beyond control OF the driver
dashed down Nermo. avenue Mt A terrific
pace. Mr.. lIatt0n throw open the door NJ
the oarrlnge and stood on the step, but did
not step oil, lie directed the driver To
guide the horses of the avenue to loss ire
luented street This the driver succeeded
III DONG, though he barely prevented the
horses from running into u street
car Sar nrst and then into a funeral procession.
Having heated the train for the omen conn
Try by direction of Mr.. Hatton, he whipped
them up steep hill until they became
from sheer exhaustion, When
he drove home.
MIDNIGHT SEARCH.
CHICAGO, March 25.-rhe Tribune's
Illinois, special says: A party
OF twenty, with the necessary apparatus
entered the Diamond mine tonight for tho
purpose OF making search as far as posi-
BILE, for the bodies OF the drowned miners
IL is intended that the search be kent se-
cret, and conducted ut night, In order 10
avoid a crowd. A large number of people
were at the mine all day. The bodies, il
found, wilt not be brought up till midnight
and vii! Mt once be put on board a train
ana taken 20 BraidwoUd. whore the inquest
will be held.
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Dresses, cloeks coats, stockings and all
10 IA.