The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-14

dllon. Ife was aware of the disposition Of
tie Mexican troops In Sonora and Chlhua-
hua and expresses satisfaction nt the ar
rangement for cooperating May 18th.
Crook entered the Sierra Madres again and
pushed south. These circumstances we're
communicated 10 General Bandotte, the
commander Of the Sonora state troops also
to General Torres, at Hermoslllo.
Louisville Locals.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 0.-The conven-
ton Of the greenback antimonopoly party,
held here, appointed delegates to attend
the anti.monopoly convention at Chicago,
July 4th. Among the delegates Blanton
Duncan appears, though tnat gentleman
has been living quietly here for some time,
taking no active part in politics.
The court of appeals to-day affirmed the
| decision of the court below, refusing to
grant a new trial to Ellis Graft, one of the
Ashland murderers, charged with first out
raging and then numbering girl named
| Gibbons, afterwards setting fire to the
house in which were The body OF the girl.
| Her comrade and brother were also muir
dered. Ellis, Graft and Neal were arrested.
charged with the crime. Ellis confessed
and was sentenced to the state prison for
life. Neal and Graft were sentenced to be
hanged. While being taken from Catete-
burg to Lexington for safe. keeping, mob
attacked the steamer Granite State,
and attempted to reach the prisoners, firing
on the guards, who returned the fire,
killing several persons. Ellis was taken
from the guards and hanged. Craft and
Neal secured rev trials last February.
Craft was tried, found guilty in the Gray
son county court and sentenced to death.
| The motion for new trial was overruled.
An appeal was prayed for with the result
! nd fhn
law, will fix day for the execution. Neal is
still in jail at Lexington, and will be tried
next fall and found guilty, as the testimony
against him was equally as strong as
against Craft. The result of the action of
the court of appeals gives much satisfaction.
as no doubt of guilt is felt. Neal and Graft,
besides costing nearly $4,000 for guards
of the death OF nearly dozen good people.
Races.
CONVICTION, KY, June 9.-The inaugural
meeting of the Latonia Jockey club and
large field horses in two of the four races
made the sport interesting. The
Derby winner repeated his fine perform
ance by winning the Hindoo stakes, mile
and half, beating Drake Carter, that beat
Lord Raglan for second place. Time-2:404.
winner in 1;434; Rena B., second; Cleaner,
third.
Eva S. won the Clpsetta stakes; Mons,
second; Mclvana third; time for five fur
longs, 1:044.
Selling race; purse, $4O0, all ages, mile
and quarter, had seven starters; Molly Rup-
ture won; Little Joe second; Manitou
third. Tlme-2:00
JEROME PARK, June 9.-Despite very
light card prepared by the American Jockey
club for the last day of the spring meeting,
there was large attendance.
The first race was walk-over for the
Breakness stables; Trombone, second !;
Renegade, third, Jacobus and Inconstant
not being permitted to run; for 5000, over
mile course.
The Bellemont stakes, mile and a haiti,
were won by George Kenney's Big Favor
lite; Trombone, second; Renegade, third,
just good enough with 8S lbs. to beat Mac
beth with 1l9 pounds, by a head over a
mile and half course in 2:434. Inconstant
beat Volresia and Carlisle in the mile and
a turlong race. winning by halfa length
from Carlisle in 1882.
Dan N. beat Larepgun in the mile race
by three lengths, in l:50. The winner was
bought for 81 ,450.