The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-18

discussed o0ijointy with the othss, |
dillsrt from the Blair bill, which approprl'
ates specific sums annually fnrA stated
number OF years, providing that all receipts
from the eAle OF public lands forever aud
one-nslf the receipts from railroads shall
be devoted 20 educational pulp1les, % b.
substituted on the basis OF illitefacy. The
bill WAS reported back from the committee
on education without amendment W the
senate might have the two before them for
INT consideration aud comparison. u ~
also possible that Senator Logan may tAkf
occasion 10 st forth the merits ~ his bill o.
appropriate aud tSptnd the $4,000 coo hsm
Internal revenue tex aud sHls Of public
aud tor the educhtlon OF oil children OF tue
United States. This measure was intro
duced Ia Dscsmbsf, but not yet referred 20
, sny committee,
snw YORK sorkl.
New YORK, March lG.-Mr. Wolfe aAys
he IL cor hdfnt that the bupeDsion of his iirm
would not continue more than three days
Cable communications with RIO Janeno
nave been detective since the later part OF
February, aud remitt.nces have been very
much behind. Creditors oi the firm were,
SIR. Wolfe said, without exception satisfied
OF the snly,noy Of the house.
Tue Eastern Butchers Protective asaocla-
tiou have taken steps % form n permanent
orean'Z ,tiOn. fhey are endeayoring u put
n a ID 30 the Importation into this city a
dressed otef from Chicago. Butchers ssy
Chicago beet can be sold sero Tor lees than
city killed beet.
DAMAGED ny rIRE.
PHILAnBIPnIA March 10 Tho extensive
spice mills oi 4. Colburn q Co., was dam
aged by lire last night. Loss, $4,000; In
suriuce. $50 600.
NEW YoBK, March 10. Marx & Rowel's
elNcerine factory were damaged by fire
$40 600; partially ineurod.
a brutal outrage was committed on y
Young wcman named Margaret Mehan, In
Bfooklyu. tO.ay, by ruiliano who seized
her and draggHl her 10 "a stable. The pc
lice have arrotted john +. Savage, Robert
| T. Baldwin, John MulholAnd aud Robert
| Daley, whom the girl identified.
a prize fight for 5000 was fought to-day
on q barge which wss towed into the East
river u etcape the police. The principals
were Tom Hogan and Jim Barr, both from
Green Point Four rounds were fought
/ Both men were severely punished. -Four Of
/ BarrB teeth were knocked out in the fret
round, aud IN the fourth he was knocked
seneelgGs The bsht wga given 10 Hogan.
Denuis Reilly pointed revolver 1t Celia
R-nney, aged II, while both were visiting
friends In Brooklyn. The weapon explode d
instantly, killing the girl Reilly is over.
come win sriel He "didp't know 1t was
loaded" He was arrested. Examination
showed oil chambers OF the revolver loaded
except one.
sABLE TRAGEDY.
WINDSOR, ONT, March l6-Lnst night
George Rose, oClored, found Gnolher col
ored man named Scott with his mistress
Ross threw lamp at Scott, striking him
on tho head, breaking the lamp. The OIL
ienited aud fatally burned Scott. Ross
was arrested ait T n desperate struggle, de.
felding himself with an axe.
ssRLIN BULLETIN.
BERLIN, March l6 AT a meeting OF the
ptogressiOnieti To-day resolution to fuse
with the liberal union was ADOPTED. SaT.
gent has accepted from Bismarck an invita-.
liou TO "A dinner on the 221 instant IN
honor Of Emperor Wiilivm
TRAGFDr OK THE HIGH sRAs.
BALTIaoRE, March l6.-Johu Wilson,
mate OF The DnIk Liden, MniupOrt for Ha
yhnB was it.bbed and killed by sailor
named Gus Peterson 10 OhesRpalks bay
Yesterday. Peterson claims seli-deteuGe
Subsequent 10 the stebhing he set the ship
on ire, but II was Cxtinguishcd md the
vessel headed icr Annapolis where Peter
son will bee delivered ~ toe authorities.
TN AMEMcAN TRACT SOCIETY.
| WAsHiNGrJgi harch 10 --lne annual
meeting ~ the American Trac. society was
held IN the Congregational church this ever =
ing,s and was largely attended. The presi1er
OF che society, ex-Justce Strong, presided
aid mRde an address upon Christian work
among immigrants Rev. G, S Shearer, d
| d., fnhnciol secretary, presented the an.
nual statement. Rev. George d. Marsh,
missionary OF tho American board In Bul
garia, spoke OF the power OF the press IN
foreign missions. Hon. b. NJ. Outoheon, oil
Michigan, spoke OF the silent but effective
Influence OF the gooiety. TIE report showt
receipts OF the year, S369, o6G; expenditures
1851 go; balance In tbs treasury $7,7s5; do
nations and legacies. Sll6,95l of which $751;
80 were special. leaving Soi 557, available
| for benevolent work; benevolent eIpendi-
lures, $50 1877 Tho 147 colporteurs EN-
pIoyed made l30,463 Christian family visits.
The gratutous contributions included 81 =
! 600 900 pages Of tracts. Total issue OF the
society for the year, ~ 346 800 copies OF
books, tracts and papers.
MIMI ON FIRE.
WILKsBARRK March 10 -Grent volumes
| OF smoke poured out the Corygham air
shaft at 8 O'clock this afternoon, indicating
q fire raging In the mine. What l, was due
| to was unascertained a. tho time. Daniel
| Evans, fire boss at the colliery, with four
u,iners hastily collected I'll the hose at
h9nd and hurredly went down the shat
with IT, Ii WAS soon learned that No 2
lain IN the mine was on IRE and an explo-
.ibn might occur at any moment. Up to
| the discovery OF the fire in the mno no ex
plOsioD has yet occurred.
LATRR.-Another party went down and
cooperating with those already engaged in
| fighting the fire succeeded in extinguishit z
| the flames after hours hard work. THIS
mine. Suspension OF mining is necessary
| for several days.
THE wosLD's EXPOSITION.
New ORLEANS, March l6.-Colonel e A.
Burke, Encouragement, issued q circular
to-day stating that copies may be had upon
application OF tho plan of the Worlds Expo
sitlon, which opens in New Orleans Decem-
Dor lat.
EIPf7D IL TnEpu
MADRID, March l6-General Velarde. n
cavalry ensign two seargoante and two
civilians were arrested at General Velards's
home Saturday. Several others were ar
rested at other places including Br gaiier-
General Valls Camp. The government has
for some time been aware OF conspiracy
being hatohed for a military uprising similar
10 that of Angus. last. Many more perso
we're arrested to-day including Moran, SEQ
rotary for Z,rrilia; o priest, fourteen SER
geanIs and thres army officers. The gov
eminent has forbidden q communistio ban
qnet aud public ssrenade In honor OF Portu-
onlo vel Known democratic deputy.
FLANK MOVEMENT
LONDON. March l6.-It is rumored the
government, desiring to test the
opinion in Of the country In regard
to its Egyptian policy and fearing
obstruction Ia the present parliament will
thwart the franchise bill hes decided to
dissolve parliament and informed the
queen OF this decision through Chamber
lain, who died at Windsor castle last even
ing.
THE LOWER MissIspIPrI FLOOD.
NEW ORLEANS, March 16.-The Picay-
nnSs Vscseburg special tayt: From
Sosftey 70 Greenwood, hundred
lie hfl al ali
places except few mounds sufficiently for
took to stand on. The town OF Greenwood
Is under water. except the warehouse, and
courthouse. Shell mound aud Sidcn are