The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-06
The Gap In the Mexican Central Re.
dnced 10 Ten Miles.
Political points from Varied Sources
Campaign Rumbliugs.
The Criminal, Petty and Prodigious,
Singnlariy luac,lye.
Miscellaneous News by Specials.
AUSTIN.


AUSTIN
AUSTIN, March l.-[Special. l-Charter
filed; south Side Baptist church. For
Worth; Auburn Cattle company, Nolal
county; capital stock, So, COO: inoorporators
q, l.. Wilkinson, ID. w. Stokes, A. @
Gooch.
Revenue paid In to-day, $1,000; revenu,
PAID com o. roller during February. take,
due for 1878, s23; 1850, 81, i32. 1881, $3.50
1882, $S,635; patent fees, - IA; govern
ment dues, $40; state department fees
S2,7lS; taxes paid at comptrollor's Office or
ranizvd counties, 80 s75: uuorganizec
counties, 1000; special occupation tax
81, l66.
Bids for advertising tar sales IN the un-
organ zed counties we're opened /, day q.
follows: Post. $40; Statesman, $l45; News
$3.50; Dallas HERALD. $40; Gazette. $50
Examiner, $l96. The contract was awarded
/ the Post
The union printers have completed sr.
rangements for issuing u morning paper
except az to securing press dispatches. II
the Western Association refuses under con.
tract with the Texas Press association Ia
furnish the news and the New York asso.
citation cannot do II, arrangements will BIZ
made II possible for specials from
m port ant Cities. The Statesman con.
declared war on tho Union, and will carry
the.war into Africa II necessary.
The Statesman this morning, abiding to
the New Orleans comm issionship, says that
Elliott and HardenbrooK "ars two very
doubtful democrats" and after calling the
governor good" and saying he sis b1 no
means a foo, l." advises him 10 Throw both
oyer.n It is suggested here that the
editor of the Statesman having
| N
Pueblo, Leadville and other places, he
knows how 1t is himself and is eminen,l y
CAPABLE of giving advice on the subject,
The governor viii probably designate the
commissioner in a few days, to ieiieye the
suspense, and he will be the man whom he
believes will best serve the state, be he 4
newspaper man or not. OF the gentlemen
kaown TO be applicants, Colonel Elliott lie
evidently the choice among the people In
The adiutsnt. general has no news from
the fence cutting districts, and it is believed
fence cutting Ia dying out.
There ia q desl Of comment down here
relative 10 the CITY fathers. the police and
Ban Thempson. Monday night the chief
of police makes a report to the CITY coup-
on, a. ~ Wu'o ~ ;rtar,oranca ~ ,Ha ni;na
during Thompson's last play fulness. From
All tDHJ Cbu Ut lthTDcu IL 10 pObblUl6 luc
CITY council, Notwithstanding the adverse
vote last Monday night, will remove the
entire force and re-appoint those who have
proven themselves efficient officers. Strange
as it NAV seem, there is one man at least on
the force who does not fear Thomp son and
who iearlessly discharges his duty.
The political waters are being disturbed
lust now as to whether there shall be two
or only one state convention, with a very
large majority in favor Of only one. The
opinion obtains that two are unnecessary,
troublesome and expensive, and from all
that can be learned here il the executive
committee will call one conven.
ton to meet In Fort Worth some.
ne in May or June the people will be
~. listed, Or course there are some who
favor holding two conventions but really
public sentiment seems to be against the
idea and the executive committee will
shoulder a heavy responsibility if they
assume to call two without making the in
yestigation and ascertainipg the wishes O.
the people.
Il is feared the late cold snap has ser
ously Injured the fruit. Oats have been in
iured and very few farmers will make ovel
half a crop,
ST. LOUIS.
ST.. LOUIS, March 1.-TSpecinl. l-Las
"Wednesday The startling news was recsj VEG
that Robert ID. Crsighesd. a prominent cit
".