The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-26
STATE PRESS.

STRIKES.
Strikes are becoming frequent in every
department of labor. If such movements
continue 10 impede business congress will
be compelled TO take legislative cognizance
OF them. The appointment of an inter.
national labor commission might possibly
prove beneficial in its results TCleburn
Telegram.
RIDICULOUS STUFF.
The attack of Texas Sittings on the legis.
lature like all its ridiculous stuff amounted
10 nothing, the committee finding no eyi.
dence to support the statements of the
paper. Other papers have made similar
statements, but the legislature noticed their
ease simply because II was the Siftings,-
Hamilton Times.
THAT SNAKE MEDICINE.
., Wonders will never cease. A party OF
brenham fishermen yesterday returned
from Eagle Lake, and the most innocent
man of the party has been telling his friends
that they brought back part of the snake
medicine which they took with them from
mere to the lake. The story takes very well
with those who know nothing about going
hshing Experienced men simply shake
their heads and look wise.
BISHOP GARRETT TO DE BISHOP or INDIANA.
The lay delegates to the next Episcopal
convention of Indiana will, it is said, cast
their votes for Bishop Garrett. now mis-.
slonary bishop of the diocese of northern
IeSas, with his residence at Dallas. His
election as bishop of Indiana would of
course be high compliment, but it will be
quite loss to Texas il Bishop Garrett goes
elsewhere. He is scholarly profound
thinker, brilliant orator and wthal one
OF then most polished gentlemen who ever
wore bishops Clothes Waco Examiner.
DRUNKEN HMpInNEs
drunken man is unfit to run railroad
ualn ireighted with humanity whose
SAFETY depends upon his sobriety and skill.
ror the protection of themselves and the
public, then, the roads give notice that their
employees must not drink, goDg upon the
hypothesis that the man with ten drinks is
only ten times more drunk than the man
WIN one. No one questions the right OF
roads to employ any safe man, or the adop-
t,oh OF any rules which promote safety to
tte lives and property with which the roads
are entrusted lrexarkana Interstate.
the FISH COMMISSION.
Some time ago the Times chided Gov
ethor Ireland for ignoring Fish Comm's.
sloher X 'oetison and employing Tom Luz
pocS. An investigation of Robertson's ac-
counts and case reveals the fact that he has
sluahdered all the money foOliShly, and
Snat there is not a fish owned by the state.
livery carp sent out has cost the state 81 81.
We desire to apologize to Governor Ire
anu Tor the injustice of our Censure, aud
70 commend him Tor his prudence in So
,eVtlng new man, A tree Niger would
nave conducted the fish business better
Times.
=, FORT WORTH, THE RAILROAD CENTRE.
ooIllewnero on the Texas Il Pacinc there
~ 10 be great trade centre--thc city of
tne southwest must grow up at some point
between the thirty-second and thirty-third
parallels OF latitude aud between the ninety
nA,h and ninety-eighth parallels OF longi-
.uue, III may be that the site will be lood.
.e1 'his week. Securing this Narrow gauge
Wul go very far towards deciding the ques.
.Ion, The authorities controlling the en-.
seeprise Will probably take action at Tyler
w friday next, 9th instant. II Fort
v wvrth ialls to have representative there
WIN power to achieve, II will be the fault
Wy VIII rue the fatal mistake. III Fort
worth Democrat.
M RANDALL NOT THE MAN.
h,ue democrats are menaced with peril
SI..un nothing but sharp, intense iarilf
,.svussion probably can exercse-the cleo
son OF Mr.. Randall OF Pennsy lvania to the
speakership OF the next house. On the only
m ong question Of the day, Mr.. Randall is in
sonllle, with his party, In that respect is a
ncspuoi,can, and It were better for a demo-
s,s future that a republican were chosen
quaker OF the next house than he, since he
n,,, n'Sh protectionist, and republican
o oo, DO nothing more. Mr.. Randall depre.
S S maintenance OF the tariff discussion
Uycesuse 1t will interfere with his schemes
o ~ esiec!lon but for that very reason nine
NV ss v, ten democrats may well desire TO
Ns' e ! made rs sharp aud intense as posi-.
we " Is an Issue full Of strength and