The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-17
Ar HOME AND ABROAD.

New YonK, May l5.-f5pecia. l-Mone
easy and unchanged.
Exchange easy and unchanged.
Governments steady; SO, higher; 49,
lower.
Railroad bonds dull and irregular.
Texas & Pacific, lilo Grande division
first's. declined 4.
Missouri, Kansas &c Texas mortgage
I lower.
Stocks irregular and weak.
Denver & Rio Grande, 400.
Houston e Texas Central, 70.
Missouri Pacific, 1889.
Missouri Kansas e. Texas, 30I.
Texas & Pacific, 3Ss.
Cotton inactive and stationary.
Wool the same. Sales only for fine San
Antonio and western.
Dry hides, 16t to II.
Beeves-fair market.
| Provisions-dull.
The Erie railways Chicago e. Atlantic
division, making through Chicago line,
opened to-day.
An Austin dispatch denies default in the
Houston G. Texas Central sinking fund.
New YORK, May 15.-[Press. l-Govern-
ments irregular; railroads firm; state secur-
tiles dull and generally higher.
Business on the stock exchange was
largely interrupted in the forenoon by the
formal installation of the new president
and other officers. The market took its cue
from yesterday and few stocks touched q
traction lower price than during the same
hours yesterday, though the general
market was not so weak asyesterday. The
net result of the forenoon business was
decline of Id to l Is per cent. Vanderbilt
stocks and Louisville & Nashville, Jersey
Central and Delaware, Lackawana q
Western were among the strongest. In the
last quarter of the hour part of the ad |
vance was lost. Compared with last night |
the market closed irregular.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-[Special. IA
newspaper of this city has been threaten
ing to make startling disclosures in refer
ence to the district commissioners. But it
only threatens, and tells nothing. The
common talk is that the New Orleans lot
terry company is potent factor in this
city's government. 1t has been rumored
that this company would psy $4,000 per
annum for the poor privilege Of selling its
tickets to government clerks and other
heavy dealers in lottery tickets. The |
gamblers of the capital. so saith Madame
Rumor, would pay 81 200 per month if the
police were instructed to make no raids on
their dens. Such are stories which the
newspaper has doubtless heard and which
it hesitates to publish till it has the proc.
These supposed facts caused so mnch I'M
portance to be attached to the chairman
ship of the district commission. The chair |
man has absolute control of the police force
and could, therefore, cause or prevent the
closing of the policy shops and faro banks.
Mr. Vert was chairman but has been dis
placed, He is, too, from New Orleans,
where the lottery has its home. But these
are only rumors and by no means ascer-
tanned facts. But since they are talked
about everywhere and by everybody, it is
well enough to make out the empty indict-
ment and have it properly quashed and by
the proper authority.
The assistant secretary of state refuses to
talk about the Irish English American war,
but it is brewing. Somehow the rich-pay-
ing newspapers, the organs of the aristocra-
cy and of spectators in the country's griefs,
can get the news, but Mr.. Davis doesn't
know the common people or their organs.
The civil service rules exclude every one
under 16 and over 35 years of age, except
Union soldiers, The ex- Confederate is taxed
to support to pay the pensions of bis former
foe and by these rules is prevented from
holding a government position. Amnesty
means nothing. The rebel must bear
the heat and burden of the day without
any reward. By the way, the operation OF
these rules will foster a new aristocracy
akin to that of West Point and Annapolis
the sons of the office-holders, carefully
coached, will have the pick OF the fat posi-
tons, and no outsiders need apply.
The critic contains an article descriptive
of an alleged meeting of detectives black.
msilers, intormers and other scavengers of
the department of justice, Brewster Cam
eron presiding, whereat measures designed
to crush the press were discussed. August
assemblage Noble president
The Washington monument is now $50
feet high and has DETECTED two inches.
The city is full of veterans, their first APP
pearance since the war.