The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-10-04
Other Interesting News by Specials

Other Interesting News by Specials
GALVESTON.
GALVESTON, Sept. 2S.-[Special. The
libel against the steamship Guadalupe was
filed in the United States district court yes
terday afternoon. The libellants are the
Galveston Steamship and Lighter COM
pany, managed by Irvine e. Bressner, and
James Mcdonald, managing owner OF the
steamer Mamie Higgins. They allege that
twas through the aid and instrumentaiity
of the vessels owned and operated by them
that the steamer was extracted from
perilous position on Bolivar beach. The
value OF the steamship and cargo is set
down at $500, 600, and the libellants ask for
a reasonable and just salvage and compen.
sation in proportion to the vslue OF the
steamer and cargo. The vessel, as stated
Yesterday was bonded and sailed for New
York during the afternoon.
The remains of DR.. e. A. Watts who
died yesterday morning, were followed to
the grave at 10 o'clock this morning by q
large concourse of the friends oil the de
Quoted by Rev. DIR. Spalding, of the Bap-
tist church, of which the deceased was a
member, after which the corps was taken in
charge by the Masonic fraternity and es-
corted to the cemetery.
This morning two of the crew of the
steamship Empress INDUCED in smuggling
match on Kuhn's wharf, which resulted in
one of them striking the other under the
chin and causing him to bite his tongue
nearly off. TIE man is said to be severely
injured and is undergoing medical treat
ment.
Estella. who was severely wounded in an
aAr yxpi, ho Of 0f q uaqspl upafpr1Qv
is undergoing treatment at the hospital.
His condition is considered dangerous.
Your correspondent was in error in re-
porting the German steamer Weser as
arriving yesterday. The vessel anchored
outside to-day, and her passengers, LOO
emigrants, will be brought ashore to-mor-
row, and will leave Tor their new homes in
the interior.
GALVESTON, Sept. 2S.- [Press.] J. The
board OF health committee, appointed to
investigate the condition of certain alley
in the heart Of the business district, report
ed. alter a personal inspection, that the
covered sinks in the center emit constantly
through the porus soil foul and
mephitic gas, and that the
ground is saturated with animal and
vegetable matter deleterious to health.
Earthen pipes extending three feet above
the roofs of adjoining houses are recon-
mended for the escape of the gasses formed;
dlsO tudU bu6 Bull w u uCpbu vi OitohpSShi
inches be removed and the alley be paved
with shell, leaving open the drain down the
centre.
Supplies of ice are arriving by the
schooner load. The ice famine is about
over.
Arriyed-Texas, from New York.
LITTLE ROCK
LITTLE Rock, Sept. 2S.-[Special]-
Addison Becka, deputy United
States marshal, and his assistant, Lewis
Merrill, were killed few days since be-
tween Childers' Station and Webber's
Falls, in the Indian Territory. Their
bodier arrived at Fort Smith to-day and
were taken charge of by United State:
Marshal Boles. The officers were killed by
John Bark and Cherokee Indian named
Johnson Jack. couple of notorious des-
peradoes and whisky pedders Jack was
fatally injured and Bark escaped.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. 2S-[Press. 1.-The
Gszette's Fort Smith special says: Yester,,
day morning between Hilders station and
Webbers Falls, Indian Nation, while
Deputies United States Marshal Beck
and Merrill were attempting to arrest
John Bark, and a Cherokee named John
Jacks, whisky peddlers; both officers were
killed and their heads smashed in With re.
volvers. Bark escaped. Beck was an old
member of the force. Merrill was only
twenty-five years old, and from Jackson,
Tennessee.
HOUSTON.
HousToN, Sept. 2S.-TSpecial City Tax,
collector Tryon, to-day instituted one hun
dred suits against delinquent taxpayers, a
majority Of whom were wealthy and
prominent people. Tryon says he will
bring rich delinauents to time first, and
then enter proceedings against the smaller
fry; :,
Yesterday German drove his team OF
three horses in the bayou at the foot oil Main
street, to the water, but dredge boat had
dug out the customary watering place, and
the horses were drowned, the driver barely
escaping with his life. To-day the defunct
horses were towed down the sluggish ship
channel beyond the city limits, and the
wagon was recovered.
Nearly $500 bales of cotton were received
rapidity which shows that the boast oil
Houston being the greatest interior cot.
ton market OF the world" is rapidly being
made good.
CLEBURNE.
CLKBuRsE, Sept. 2s.-[special l-Henry
Ward Beecher lectures here tonight. The
seats at the opera-house are being rapidly
taken.
Telephone connection between here and
Italy. In Ellis county, on the route OF the
line under construction 70 Waco, was com
pleted this afternoon. Your correspondent
conversed easily with the operators there.
The distance is about sixty miles. The
line will be completed to Hillsboro next
The county officials moved into the new
courthouse to-day.
PALEsTfNE.
PALKsIrSE, Sept. S.-[Special1 There
was destructive fire here last night In Q
row of tenement buildings near the Cath
ole church. on Oak street. The fremen
&c work saved that portion Of the town from
complete ruin. Losses and insuraDce-
Judge lowers tvo-stoiy tenement, 5000,
insured in the Nisgara company for
$3.50; Mr.. Joest's two frame buildings,
1900. insured in the London Assurance
Tor 1900. Y. Heckt, Thomas Gown and
John MorRsntsl's loss on buildings about
5000. covered in the London Globe. To-
tsl loss ell around, about $500, nearly COW
cred By insurance
MIDLOTHIAN.
NrDro-H1AT, Sept. s.-I6peciA.1- dur
ing The absence Of the station master ct
this plscs to-day, the Santa Re telegraph
line was run into the once by unknown
parties. The citizens are juDilsnt. The
wire vorks ali riebt and The Rev. HsDy
Ward Btecber. Who vas passing through
en- route 10 CleburDe. sent the hTst pad
message rom This Ufilce.
TExARKs ana
TrrsrKssA. Sept szs.-f5Pscisl. LAST
~ishf rbruf 90 o'clock arhits man, hsil-
Iuf from Bemis' mill. while ouarrtllng
sbcut . 81 ate rsEro gDmbling otns shot
ana killed \ nero rsmsd Charles SCOTT
Tl,s sstssrs Esfs fEm-tiisisiF O tie scene
and captured The murderer sr hour sfter-