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us. There Is no tear for the future,
no danger Of foreign sentiment
dominating over that which is
50 distinctively American, while the
constant flow of new life from all quarters
Of the globe places us in advance OF all
other people in national absorption of the
newest ideas and latest progressive
methods, as well as physical force. Ii is
thus that we are forging so rapidly ahead
Of the world in increase in population and
power and wealth, and in intelligence. II
is the vast absorptive capacity OF the nation
that is operating to keep us so young and
vigorous while growing so great, and rather
than discourage or feel alarmed at the ire
mendous immigration which We have been
witnessing, we could wish for ten times as
great an addition from the same source, for
it takes but residence OF few years at
most in the United States to mould the
ideas and shape the life of the stranger to
the American standard of independence.
activity and practical intelligence.
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City VS.. Minnie Palmer, Ida Cole, Maud
Whetlock, Jessie johnson, Minnie Hutton,
Emma Stringfellow, Amanda Collins, Flor
ence Wilson, Nina Walker, vagrancy; fined
$50 each.
City, VS.. Bobby Purdy, vagrancy; con-
tinued.
City VS.. J. NJ. Reynolds. failing to repair
sidewalk; dismissed.
City VS.. W ii. Lennon, II. B, Seay,
Jones & Murphy, failing to repair side
walk; continued.
City VS.. Jake Brown. interfering with
private property; fined So:
City VS.. John Porter, intoxicaton; fined
S..
City vs.. Fred Smith, intoxication; fined
So.
City VS.. George Smith, intoxication; fined
81.
City VS.. Charles Stewart, careless driving;
continued.
City VS.. G. j. Bellumpts, assault; dis
missed.
City VS.. Andrew Gruiire, assault; fined
So.
City VS.. Augustus Grufrte, assault; fined
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Scholastic Census Of the City


The following is the scholastic census oil
the city, officially taken by City Assessor
aud Collector Dogel, for the scholastic year
commencing September LIST, 1888, and end
ing August 3lst, 1884.
Total number of white male children
and under IA years of age, III; white
female children and under IA years of age,
1853; colored male children s ana under II
years Of age, lS9; colore6 female children s
and under IA years of age, POI. Grand
total, white and colored, male and female,
and under II years of age, l,760.
Total number of white children 8 years
Of age, 372; number who cannot read, Al;
| white children years of age, 1863; number
who cannot read, D; white children I'D years
of age, III; number who cannot read, .:
white children II years Of age, 1885, number
who cannot read, 4; white children ~ years
of age, 1876: number who cannot read, 4;
white children IL years OF age, 3O6 number
who cannot read, .. Total white children
8 and under IA years of age, 1870. Total
number of white children and under IA
years of age unable toread, 81.
Total number of colored children years
of age, no; number who cannot read, IS;
colored children years of age, 90; number
Wuo i'uu, -pt 0pioiVu Nv
years of age, AZ; number who cannot read
"a colored children IL years of age, 81;
number who cannot read, s. colored chill
dren II years of age, &C; number who can.
not read, 10; colored children 10
years of age, 81; number who cannot read
80 Grand total of colored children 8 and
under Ia years OF age, 800. Total number
OF colored children s and under IA years OF
age unable to read, 1877. Grand total oil
white ard colored children from 8 to IA
years of age unable to read, 25l.
ny WARDS
First ward, white, 1865; second ward
white, l5l; third ward, white, 526; fourth
ward, white, 52S; total, 1870. First ward,
colored, 81; second ward, c0lored, 36; third
ward, colored, 100; fourth ward, colored, 50;
total, 800; grand total 2,760.
NATIVITY,
Texas, $50; Louisiana, So; Alabama, "a;
Tennessee, Is; Missouri, 81; Georgia, 80;
Kentucky, 81; Virginia, Is; Arkansas, "a;
Mississippi. So; West Virginia. 4; South
Carolina, 8; North Carolina, l. Florida, 3;
Maryland, 10; Illinois, 49,; Pennsylvania,
Is; New York, q; Indiana, 81; Ohio, q;
Michigan, 10; Kansas, %; Wisconsin, 2;
Massachusetts. B. Iowa, II; New Hamp-
shire, l. New Jersey, 2; Minnesota, 49,
Connecticut. 1; California, 3; Nebraska, 4;
Colorado, 3; Montana, /; Wyoming, 2; In.
dian Territory, /; England, 6; Germany, 20
Denmark. Il France, l. Italy, 4; Russia, B.
Holland, q Ireland, q Canada, 6. Total
. 7GO
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NATIONAL ABSORPTION,

II is u commonly expressed fear by many |
well meaning but over-sensitive and unre
lecting people in this country, that it is be-
ing gradually captured and run by foreign
ers. A Mr.. GERARD read the other day be-
fore the New York Historical Society, an
interesting paper on 1.-THE Impress OF Ma
tionalties on the City Of New York." and
indirectly referred to the effects of foreign
Immigration upon the country generally.
Mr.. GERARD showed that of the vast num-
Der of immigrants who come annually to
the United States the number vino stop in
the larger cities are as nothing compared to
those who find their way into the great body
OF the nation and are as foreigners practic-
ally lost sight of forever. In such country
rs the United States with Its absence OF caste
and orders, its rush and change and cosmo-
politan manners, IL would be absurd to sup
pose that any immigration that could be
witnessed in the nature of things in this
country would make any appreciable i'm.
press upon the millions of native popula.
ton, or that the strangers would not be alb
sorbed with wonderful rapidity by the
nation. A New York journal, comment.
ing on the remarks of Mr., GERARD, points
out the impossibility OF the domination Of
foreign element with us, and even shows
that the great metropolis itself, nearer a
foreign centre than anyother in the Union,
has nothing to fear in the premises. Among
other things, 1t says; "The Nation
generally has assimilated what
1t has received without dit.
| flculty vast as has been the immigration of
recent years. but New York is more like a
foreign city than any other part Of tho
United States. The census of 1880 showed
that the foreign.born population Of the city
was i7S,670, while the native born was 727,.
$40, so that there is no prospect that the
foreign-born population will ever prodomi
nate, Besides, the foreign. born population
Of the city zealously adheres to the Ameri.
can system OF government. There were
l0S,505 natives of Ireland In the city In
1880; l6S,4s2 natives Of Germany, and %
767 natives Of England, but none Of them
had come here to establish foreign institu-
lions or to oppose our system Of govern
ment. What Is true everywhere is true
here that those nations and communities
without an influx Of immigrants, withou.
an infusion constantly Of new blood and
new ideas grow retrogressive mentally
and physically, just as families
dcteriorate and finally run out by constant
intermarriage Of relatives. II is this fact
that has put tho eastern nations to sleep,
that has kept back the spanish-Amercan
countries Of the new world. As In New
York 30 all through the country, IL is a
pleasure for the foreigner to ACQUIRE our
language and obtain = knowledge Of our
manners and laws that he may the sooner
become full-aedged patriot and Citizen,
In The second ssAsratisn At farthsst the
foreigner has disappeared and the Amer.
lean has taken his place. Thus Il 10 that
That The nation 10 constantly keeping III
: s'eed and physique ssplsnishsd and grad,
: uelly ahsorblng lie some trsmsndou,
vhn'poel VI uAsionalltlss that come uss,
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Wants Mls Pony or Money

Mr.. Mcclellan made affidavit yesterda y
for the arrest Of Frank Clark, whom he
charges with making away with his pony.
lilo says that Clark, a maohinist. employed
him to work for him near Richardson, and
that on Tuesday, Clark told him that he
wanted TO got horse that would work In
harness, and suggested that the pony be
traded for an animal that would answer
TINT purpose, TO which he consented, Clark
left with the pony for this citv and was 10
have been back the following evening, but
he failed 10 do 10. Mcclellan came down
yesterday morning, and on inquiry learned
that Clark had dtsposed Of the pony 10 Mr..
D. T. Jones' Tor 90 10 cash and gave Mr.,
Jones bill Of sale for the animal, sienIns
hi. own name 70 u. The warrant Of srrest
. 70 In The hAnds Of IN oEacer,
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Tue British government was bent on
convicting KELLEY and succeeded finally
on the third trial. The poor man, there.
fore. who struggled so hard for life and
liberty, will be hung on June 9th, unless
executive clemency is extended to him l..
the meantime. The case presents an un.
usual feature in the history of criminal
procedure, or what would be very unusu.
al feature In this countryside trying of
man for his life these times, within two
weeks on the same indictment. In an
American court 1t would have required
iully three terms Of the court to reach the
name result.
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lF Pennington Centre, Pennsylvania, il
anything like Dallas, The women of that town
deserve prominent niche in the temple of
history and fame, and they ought to put
the male citizens to tending house and
nursing the baby and take full charge OF
affairs. They have formed society, the
object OF which is to keep the village stree 8
and sidewalks in repair, after 1t was dis
covered that nothing could be hoped for
from the sterner sex in that particular.
Women OF that kind are certainly as useful
o. they could possibly be ornamental,
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THE interest in the proceedings and re.
suit Of the THOMPSON trial Just commenced
la Kentucky, isnot confined to that state
but extends throughout the country. The
verdict will furnish another noted prece.
dent in a peculiar line OF cases. and will
therefore, be double significance. The
accused is defended by SENATOR VOORHEES,
aud REPRESENTATIVE JOE BLACKBURN, and
1t is beyond question that all the Patio.
and extcnuation there is in the case will b,
brought out to the utmost by these cele
brsted advocates.
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TINS is not the only section where it
sometimes requires long and hard pull to
raise money for the public use by public
subscription. After oil the months of effort
to get up the $25OOOO necessary for the
erection Of the pedestal in New York har.
Dor upon which to place the great BAR
rHoLDi statue, given by Frenchmen to the
new world, only 100000 has been so ia,
raised in tho metropolis. The statue |.
finished and only awaits New York's action
to take its stand at the entrance of the har
Dor Of the first port of the new world.
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TAG Birmingham, Alabama Iron Age
has ievel.headed editor around. 1t de-
clsres that the best school for the southern
negro, or the white either for that matter,
Ia the industrial school or the school which
will teach him how to make living. This
and every other section would have fewer
dead weights upon them if there were few
good schools Of the kind mentioned scat
tered here and there.
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0ntice to Architprts

NOTICE TO ARUHI rECTS-Planss and specid
~ cations will be received until THURSDAY
noon. the nth inst, for the proposed new Mer.
chants Exchange building to be erected on The
northeast corner of Lamar and Commerce
streets Lot 20 feet on Commerce by 100 feet or
basement apartments Cost not to exceed
$4,000 Architects whose plans are accented
must furnish full set of plans and specification,
ana superintend the erection of the building
ior which The sum of 800 will be paid. Fol
further particulars apply to
W. q, HOWARD, Chairman.
I. l.. MARSALIS,
or w @ COMMON Comn,itinn
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TYLER.
The Mayoralty MIDDLE Settled-warm Mu

The Mayoralty MIDDLE Settled Warm Mu-
nicipal Canvass Probable.
TYLER, May l0.-TSpecial, THE muddle
over the mayoralty was cleared away to-day
by the city council declaring that office
vacant, and ordering a new election to take
place on the 18th of June. The cause of
this action was the failure to order an cleo
ton for this Office at the late election, the
mayor claiming that he was elected for two
years, when, in fact, he was elected to fill
an unexpired term. The mayor, Captain
Dodd, has announced for reelection. Pros.
poets for a warm municipal canvass are
good.
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Tue number five seems to be the favorits
In the length to which the star.rou,e
speeches are drawn out, five days being re.
quired for each Of the counsels to tell what
he knows. An able man with clear con.
oeption OF the case, could tell what he
wanted to say in two hours and a half,
Condensation and generalization would ac.
Somplish far more than such windy har.
lnyues as the jury are now getting, but un.
fortunately there are no counsel employed
In the case with sufficient ability to con.
sense and generalise. There are still seven
'peeches 70 be made In the case which will
necessitate another month at least Tor the
completion OF the trial.
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TUG total number of ex.congressmen up
to date who have applied for the office OF
commissioner Of internal revenue is placed
OF fifty. Not only this, but no less than
Eve or six senators have been urging the
president in as many different directions in
the matter. We should imagine that moth
ing would, now days, so break up the
president as the fact Of vacancy in one Of
the higher government positions.
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TuE Canadian scare under the rumors Of
. threatened Fenian raid was In the ex.
tsesne absurd. Canada will be Of no use to
We Fenians II they could take II, except as
Z tsrritory TO remove the population Of Ire.
land 70. and TO get possession Of 1t by force
would b 70 stand Oh both England and the
vnlAed States. Az II 10, tbs British gov.
Mnnens hardly ever intsrleres With The
)culniqa eoyernmsnt and otlsrs 70 tram.
~ = 0aay nsltlah eltlssAs a. VIII ~ iuss
I; - mlnioo, fFes u ehnfos. end I'VE eacl
X ~ opuQaleed. AN tAlk Nbaut Ieniel
ne1>lgte y Ahe9rd, knd ths CAnadiAn
~ '''1e e'uAleeed y sAaeqvA )
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NATIONAL banks continue to increase in
large numbers throughout the country
under the recent statutes. Private banks
likewise are continuing to be organized
extensively and In fact in all kinds of ell.
tcrprise there seems to DO no lack of cap
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only r' r,.s are apt to think tAa. If the, -,
0nis rich enough to be indle,,.,. ~'' ss
cost COS, Of thing it would b, easy :, ,'' '' A'
Just what they want In the mat. 70 Obtain
nyou've ever tried it, you know hi, n ' :.
laiiacy' Nothing is easier than to sn,s, ''
Oh money in dressing your boy su, n %
Guilty is in the choosing. 'D' aia'
One mother considers the ho.r,
garment another Sorutinizes the maxim, . NV
third estimates how twill, ,oo. while
wear. "' amon,hu
we are w"'chful of all these. detail, -,
experience enables us to determ,Do~.', '4a oa
wear better than any one not an esps,, W, W.
give you the benefit of our skin ana ~ We
Is safe to be guided by our Iudgmen, =. =. :.
goods while exercising your own ,,.,,
patterns and style of garment
inA' we are honest in our desire to Serve va,
efficiently orr readiness to take back ,o,,. ".
refund money is the best test
we have also large stock of bow, ,.,.
caps and a full line of ''fxings' "a, m.. =.
boys. A'u Aad
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WACO.
Disaster In u Wholesale Grocery

WACO, May lO,-[Special. IA portion CT
the flooring of the second story of Cleve-
land 81 Cameron's wholesale grocery house
gave way this morning and precipitated a
large amount ofgoods down upon the lower
floor. Damage estimated at $1,000.
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VAHpERDn.T, the richest of the nabobs
sees ne. necessity for $25O,OOO yachts. lie
always goes to Europe in safety and CON,
fort in one of the great ocean steamers.
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SAVE YOUR MONEY

If you are going to the Mineral Wells In Palo
tlnto county, never buy your tickets on the
train for any hack line If you do Won are iiahie
70 lose your money There are always a suf.
hcient number of hacks at the railroad station
lMillsapl TO convey you to the wells without
relay They charge Is cents extra # you buy
your ticket on the train. '0N '"'
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Memorial Day.

WILMINGTON, N. O., May lO.-R. T. Ben.
nett, congrcssrna At large, delivered here
the Confederate Memorial Grafton to-day.
Business was suspended this afternoon,
AT RICHMOND, VA.
RICHMOND, Nay l0.-The death Of Stone
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The reception committee of the Dallas
Press club are requested to meet at 10
o'clock Saturday morning. at the board of
trade rooms, for the purpose of being as
signed to duty. Each member will please
be prompt at the hour mentioned.
ii. G. STEVENSON, Chairman.
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FRIDAY MAY II. 1888.
INDICATIONS.

For the Gulf States. Tennessee and Ohio
vsllcys-Parily cloudy weather, with local
raius, sort ierly winds generally. shifting to
uortheriy. stationary or lower temperature.
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pail delivered an Grafton to a large con-
course OF people.
The. Trouble 1t Dodge City, Kan.
KANSAS Cry. May l0.-[Special. l-Ad-
vices from Dodg> City continue to be of a
conflicting nature. though there are many
in this city who hold to the opinion that
the banished men, gamblers though they
be, represent the better element OF that
rough community. Jack Bridges, the
marshal OF the town, is known here as a
bad man, and Short and others who have
been driven from Dodge City bear with
them letters from bank pres
ident and county officials of Ford
county which show them to be in sympa-
thy with the exiles. On the other hand, it
Is claimed that the vigilantees are doing
their work in u quiet manner, and that
they have simply driven out some gamb-
lers, and that there is no excitemont in
Dodge City. However this may be, there
Is feeling here that the vigilantees are
acting without law or reason, and dispo-
sitlon is manifested to hear more fully the
details OF the affair before taking sides
against Short. Short left here
tonight to lay the matter
before Governor Click, and his attorney
leaves in the morning for the same pur.
pose. He will urge that there is no lustifi.
cation for his Punishment, as the law il
ample to punish any acts of which he may
be found guilty. 1t will be remembered
that Short was released from custody on a
S2lOO bond on charge of shooting at 9
policeman. Before being given trial he
was again lodged in Jail, and then ordered
out of town
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General sherman at Fortress Monroe

General sherman at Fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 10.-General
Sherman arrived this morning to inspect
the post. He received a salute on landing,
reviewed and inspected the troops, ex-
changed visits with Rear Admiral Cooper
and was received with salu,es from the flag
ships Tennessee and Vandalia.
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ErDal.

ErDal.
NOTlCE-All persons living or doing business
I'm the city OF Dallas, are hereby notified to
Clean up and disiniect their premises, and All
u, n0les where water is standing or may stand.
al nils to be made with earth or sand. and no
rubbish or trash of any kind must be put in the
stfeets or cutters. This notice must be complied
with Immediately. II you wish to save your-
selves money and time. This notice also an
plies to those acting as agents of or for others.
u, 1000 NJ. NJ: NEWSOM, MD.
May 3. 1883. Health officer Dallas, Texas,
NorlCE-sealed proposals will be received
~ by the city secretary until o'clock m :,
tuesday, May 10Th prOxmo, to build a brink
dra'n on Magnolia street, according to paps
ana specifications on file in the city engineer s
once Also to furnish the material to Law a
pipe sewer along Elm street from Jefferson
street TO sycamore street, and down Murphy
street from Elm street to Town Branch, thence
10 lhe Trinity river, according to plans and
w. Johnson, City Engineer
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BRENNAN,

DeIttu OF Ver1taDIe PIOneer-KaIlrOnder
Run Over and Killed.
BRENNAN. May TO- [Special.l Am q
Gates died at home on the Sd inst, aged 81
lie was the first white man that ever cross
ed the Brazos river, and was the advance
guard OF Austin's colony, He settled the
place on which he died, near the town OF
Washington, in 1919 or 1920
An Irish railroad man was run over and
killed by the train at Somerville Yesterday.
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General Sherman at Fortress Monroe
The Star-Route Trial,

Inc Sthr-lSOuto hTiui,
WASHINGTON, May l0.-When the star.
route trial was resumed this morning
Judge Wylie said he wished to qualify his
remark made yesterday that seemed to
censure Blackman. As matter OF fact
the evidence showed clearly that Blackman
had made no proposition TO Reredell, but
had merely listened to proposition com
ing from him. The court wished now u
Coniine it, self and censure to Reredell.
Davidge said he believed the court did
notfull> understand the matter. 1t was
not mere proposition, but an infamous
bargain between Reredell and government
agent to affect the completion OF the jury.
He was willing to suspend argument IN or
der to let hickman take the stand and say
whether or not he acted under orders.
BlaCkman then took the stand, and In
gersoll conducted the examination. Wit
ness said he was in the courtroom when
Reredell testified in regard to this subject
Ingersoll-"Y on can state what you wish
about the matter"
Witness-"I made no arrangement OF
any kind with Reredell; he sand he was
willing to go on the stand and testify"
QuestiOn-"Did he say he would sit with
the defendants and challenge the jurors al
government SUGGESTIONS"
Answer He said he would exercise his
privilege as defendant to challenge
jurors"
Question-"How. For or against the
government
Answer-"l was to communicate that to
the government; he gave me list of per
sons he would challenge. / have it now at
my house and would have brought 1t with
me If had supposed | would be examined
| communicated the proposition to Mer.
rick Immediately, long before the trial
began; don't think l gave the list to him
but cannot be positive"
lngersoll enquired II witness knew Rere
dell had attempted to carry out his propo.
sition.
Witness said his only knowledge on that
point had been received from the record; il
was not understood that Reredell was to
challenge jurors for the government. When
witness reported to Merrick he was directed
to listen to Reredell and cautioned what tc
say in reply; Merrick ordered witness to
say to Reredell the proposition could not be
entertained it would not be proper Tor the
prosecution to entertain 1t, nor would ii be
conformable towards counsel for defense
witness had a conversation with s. W. Dor
sey yesterday; did not tell him he made
that arrangement with Reredell, and did moi
think Dorsey would say that, either.
Question-"Did you not say to Dorsey
yesterday that you ought not to be blamed
for the Reredell matter; that you had taken
every step under the direction OF Merrick?'
Answer-"I said that in everything had
done in this trial my hands were clean, aud
thar the remarks Of Wilson were unfair;
had been instructed to do whatever did.