The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-10
TEXAS PRESS OPINIONS.
MR. GInEa ANn rnrALAMo.

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whole country crying shame upon Texas for
| 80 long neglecting to show some substantial
marx of respect for the heroes who sacri-
| feed their Likelihood TO wrest this fair land
from Mexican tyranny and give its PEG.
pie freedom, they try TO stop the tardv us
tce proposed. Davis would see our history
pass into oblivion, and deprive the people
of information they ought TO have, aud
which the interests OF the state demand they
should have, To save the state paltry sum
of money, Though We have been treated
to the spectacle oi legislators opposing the
erection OF monuments in honor of the
heroes Of the Texas war for independence
at cost of less than two cents each TO the
people OF the state, the appropriation has
passed both houses, aud though the general
appropriation bill, of which IL is a part, bias
not vet become II law, II is safe, and the
Texas people will applaud.-lSan Antonio
Express.
The following reasons were assigned by
Mr. Gibbs FOR the vote on the passage OF the
bill;
vote mo- on the passage of the general
appropriation bull, being house bill No.
!. Because OF its general and unnecessary
extravaganza.
2. Because the appropriation for the pur-
chase OF the Alamo and some other appro-
II perversion OF public moneys.
3, Because the amount and conditions Of
the item for the support OF the peuitentia-
rles make the bill II campaign document
Tor the minority of the democratic party,
and attempts to legislate in such bill con-
trary to law.l
TsEA,
The ratification of the penitentiary lease
was defeated in the house, and the state
resumes control of her penitentiaries, But
tho legislators are now as much at sea as
ever. Now that they have succeeded in
capturing the elephant, they don't know
what to do with HIM. They are at n loss
to know how much additional appropria.
ton should be made to enable the state to |
manage her COnvCts There is little dan |
ger, We suppose, OF them making too large |
an appropriation. The expenses that will !
necessarily be incurred will be enormous, |
besides there is 80 much room and such |
temptations for public servants to squander |
the funds, large additional APPROPRIATION |
should he made that the poor criminal may |
not suffer through the cupidity Of public |
servants Denton Chronicle.
warren FOR HIM.
Last week terrible outrage and crime |
punishable with death was perpetraled |
upon young widow lady, whose name is |
Mrs Rhody Davis, by iiend and monster |
wearing the shape and form ofanegro man. |
After accomplishing his hellish purpose, he |
sought his axe, which was lying near at |
hand, aud with which he first deferred her |
from screaming Tor help, 10 take her life |
so as TO seal her tongue from telling the |
terrible deed. She eluded him, however,
and He'd screaming to the house of neigh |
Dor, whose family ran TO her aid in time To
save her life. The lady was making
her home at her fathers, Rev. J.
j.. Farmer near Dresden. She was
on mission of mercy about twilight to Il
tenants house on the same farm to sit up
with the sick, when he was intercepted by
this negro, bearing the name of John Will
liams, with AK in hand, who seized and
dragged her into thicket Tor his foul pur-
pose. The officers have made every effort
TO catch the sconndrel. Jesse Doolcn, esq,
returned last Wednesday from Stephens.
VILE, where telegram stated that he had
been captured and jailed, and the officers
OF Erath county had trouble to keep the
people from mobbing whom they supposed
TO be the demon; but 1t turned out to be
different negro than the one wanted
when Mr.. Doolen arrived and
inspected. He took the Texas & st. Louis
train here Thursday morning, going east, 1t
is pretty well now ascertained. We give
description of the liend, in hopes it may
soon help to capture aud bring him to CON
dign punishment. lie is about five feet
seven or eight inches high heavy set and
square built; will weigh about $50 pounds:
has n scar about an inch long on the top of
his forehead above the right eye. lie had
on, when he left, n pair of brown ducking
pants an old brown sack coat, and an old
wool hat. He claims that he has two sis
ters living IN Houston, and that his mother
lives IN Fails county. IL is understood that
"A liberal rp\ynrl has hnpu pilpraI fnr hts
arrest.-lCorscana Observer-lndex.
TilE TRUTH.
Amy one who desires to do 80 can open
n saloon in one of those prohibition towns,
and the worst penalty he is likely to receive
is small fine. - Palestine Advocate.
suppose you try the saloon busine in
Add-Rann, and see what success you make
of ."-[Atd-Rann Student. Suppose you
20 TO Rome, set up the standard of Protest
antism III the chapel of the Vatican, aud
see what success you make in converting
the papal court. One of the suppositions
is about as fair and sensible as the other,
and neither ofthem approaches the bonnds
OF lucid probability. By-the-by, while
we are suppOsing things. We always sun
posed that Add-Rann was aschool-house.
and not u town. Abilene Quill.
THE BOUNDARY.
The boundary line between the United
ptUtos anu McAlCO, rom I'll taSO 10 the
Pacific, is to be resurveyed by the third day
of September next. Each government is
to appoint u surveying party, consisting of
an engineer in chief and necessary assist.
ants. The monuments are to be OF stone
or iron, and in no case to be further apart
than 5000 meters, They are to be six feet
high, and the cost of placing them is to be
borne equally by the two governments
llsl Paso Lone Star.
LONG ON BEAUTY.
We think Huntsville can boast of n
larger lot of pretty girls than any town in
Texas; had fair chance for critical sur
vey at tho Arlington show Tuesday night,
and the idea struck us forcibly. Perhaps
the normals were one cause for the effect.
Anyhow, If they make IA good wives and
mothers as they now make beauties, the
country may boconsidNod safe for the next
hall century sure and certain.-I Huntsville
Item.
To CROOKED.
Somebody suggested George NJ. Robeson,
OF New Jersey, for the office OF postm aster-
general, but as the president regards 1t ms
essential that tho postmaster-general should
be man OF high personal integrity, Robe.
son, who has u well-earned reputation for
crookedness, was ruled OUT Brenham
Banner.
An indiscreet man ~ like IN unsoaled |,