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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18

CoRsIcASA, Dec. l0.-lSpecial. "A sad
accident occurred mt the Houston q
Texas Central freight depot this morn
ing by which an old man by the name
of ohm Sullivan, 20 years of age, lost
his life. The old gentleman arrived
here last night, accompanied by his
family, consisting OF wife, son and
daughter, and were on trade for the
Horton house, when lie stepped out,
leaving his son, to close the trade. The
old gentleman started To the compress,
and, while passing over the Cent al
crossing approaching the freight plat
fo'm, and while passing around the cor
ner of the platform, which Is about -FOUR
feet high, the switch engine backed up,
striking some cars near the crossin Z,
and before the old man, who was feeble
and cripple, besides, could get out oil
the way, he was caught between a box
car and the platform and the lille
crushed out of him. A stretch
er was procured and the
bleeding, quiv-ring form taken
back to the hotel and presented To his
family in dying condition. The aged
wife broke down and wept bitterly,
while the shrieks of the daughter were
heartrending. An inquest was held
over the remains,and verdict rendered
in accordance with the facts as above
stated. The body will be shipped to
BremOnd for temporary interment.
Kansas is Mr.. Sullivan's native state,
but he had been keeping the section
house at Angus for some time, but for
some reason the company removed
him last week. When the family can
make the necessary arrangements the
remains, with those of daughter
buried mt Bremond, some tiIne ago, will
be taken up and moved to Kansas.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18
Gen. Sherman And JEFF. Davis.

Sr. LOUIS, Dec. l0.-Gen. Sherman
his evening, in answer to question by
An Associated Press reporter as to
whether he intended to reply to the lot
ter of jefferson Davis, recently pup
lished in this city, said he might DO SO
at some future time, but he should con-
sult his own convenience; that Mr.. Da-
Wis had not addressed him, but the st.
Louis Republican, and that if he (Gen.
Sherman) made any reply, 1t could only
be through the war department. he
further said he did not suppose any re-
porter was at the Frank Blair post the
night he spoke, as the Grand Army IS
an organization only f'r social inter
change of personal memories. Still he
admitted the reports published con.
tanned much truth, but not
al. He has most OF MS
Louisiana papers, he said. to make
good his assertions, that the civil war
was forced upon the people of Louisiana
by conspirators in Washington, and mat
during the progress of the rebellion Mr.
Davis changed his views Of the doctrine
of seces. ion, and threatened to use force
in case any state of the confederacy
should attempt what was then known
as separate state action. The general
has already sent to Washington some
letters and papers bearing on the case,
but as to their publication he stated the
authorities there must pc consulted.
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rhe Blnnders of Il. aders.

A few months ago reader asked me
to get him "Porter's History Of the
United States Navy" and on my sug-
gesting that possibly he meant "Preble's
History of Steam Navigation" recol-
lected that that was the title. The other
dav professor from another college in
uuired for the architectural works OF
Parnassus, in many volumes, costing
$500. He had never seen the books, but
An architect had describe1 them to
him and he had searched for them in
vain for two years. By a little biblio-
graphical legerdemain l found that he
meant the works of Piranesi.
II this thing keeps on somebody will
have to open school of library mind
reading. Even that, however, fear.
would fail IN such a case as l had last
summer, where a student had forgotten
the author of the book he wanted,
couldn't recall its title, and had no ldes
of its subject.
How booi are asked for: III want-a
thinghistrionic." She wanted
Berthet's "Prehistoric World"
ST want a nice book"
Please send DR.. b. two Of Dumas nov
els that he has never read"
"I want commentary by bishop;
do not remember his name" -,
IA book l saw here nine years ago."
al don't remember the title of the
book I want, but there was remarka-
HE passage in the last part which
sboiild remember If saw it, From
the Literary Journal.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18
Murdered by Fence Cutters.

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 10.-TSpecial. j
From visitor to the city the HERALD
reporter CLEANED information Of the
Death of John Edwards, prominent
citizen and stockman OF Live OAK
county, who became involved in a shoot
ing scrape some time ago, in which ne
was, as 1t afterwards appeared, fatally
wounded. From the best Information
that can be obtained the difficulty grew
out of dispute over dividing fence
between the lands of Mr.. Edwards, 5, y.
Lewis and s. w. Williams. The parties
resorted to law, and the suit was decided
in favor of Edwards. Lewis and
Williams, not being satisfied with the
result OF the suit, proceeded with nip
pers to cut the wires Of the division
fence, and were caught in the act by Mr..
Edwards, who was so enraged that ne
began to fire at the parties
and they returned 1t with
what, proves to be fatal effect.
williams bullet did the execution.
Both he and Lewis we're arrested, but
kthe latter was released on bond, while
The former was kept in jail to await the
Result of the wound. Mr.. Edwards died
Mo or three days ago, and Williams is
sNll in Jail. Lewis, who was released
on bond, has not been apprehended
since Mr.. Edwards death, but the
officers are on the lookout for him.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18
Editor BromIcy's story.

When Nesmiih was elected to the
senate from Oregon, in the early part OF
the war, he had never peen in Washing
ton; never been east of the Rocky noun
tains, In fact, since he emigrated as q
boy to the Pacific slope TO seek his for
tune. He had never seen "A railroad oi
locomotive until he struck the Pan
anna road AT the lsthmus, and as he do
scr.bed himself, WAS "green AS q
squash" Upon reaching Washington
| being TOO basniul u present his creden'
iials and be sworn In III once, he spent
a day or two looking down upon
that distinguished rody from Il seat
in the gallery, so rs 10 get the hang
of things little before he ventureo
ON the floor. His diilidence wore of
after Il little, and his great fund ofanec
dotes, his fine vein of humor, mis- from
tier irankness and originality OF rharac
ter and manner drew around him warm
friends of both parties. Standing one
day in n group of senators who had been
questioning him concerning his adven-
turous life, Senator Wilson, OF Massa-
chusetts, said: 81 understand, senator,
that you had never seen a railroad until
YOU came east, and that everything OF
hat sort i'm the way of modern improve.
ments was entirely new to you. Now, l
am curious TO know what struck you as
being the most wonderful thing that
me your observation on this side of the
continentW
Nesmlth hesitated moment, then
said: "Well, l spent my first two or
three days in Washington, up there in
he gallery. looking at the senate, and
I think what most iilleu me with won
der was the thought that |, who went OIL
o Oregon years ago, a "oor, uneducated
boy, should be here Ms member If the
highest leg slatiye body in the country
That was my greatest WONDER"
"Well-but-I don't mean that ex-
actly," said Wilson, who was chiefly
curiou' about what mechanical con-
| trivance or invention had excited most
surprise. "but what, after that, most
s.prised you" .,
"Weli,' said Nesmith, dropping his
serious manner and putting on quiz
zical expression, 81 think, after the sen
sation of surprise AT being here myself,
what excited most wonder was how the
ID the rest of you got here."-IRo-
chester Express.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18
The Scope of a Collegiate Course,

DIR. James McCosh, president OF
Princeton college, does not look with
favor upon the radical changes in the
old collegiate system which haye been
made at Ger ain institutions of learning
in this country, of which Harvard is the
most conspicuous example. In his re-
port to the trustees of his college DR.
Mcgosh SAYS: "Some, not many, of the
American colleges are seeking to draw
students by giving them, younger as
older, an almost unlimited choice OF
subjects through all the years OF their
course. This, in my opinion, is fund.
amental mistake. Everyone acquainted
are stucents who show uncommon
skill in choosing among the
electives the subjects which require The
least expenditure of thought and atten-
ton, and that professors are tempted to
give high grading marks without exact
ing rigid study. met not long ago with
student of distinguished college,
who in his senior year was eontentinE
himself with taking two branches of
When such state of things is allowed
and encouraged hold that the educa-
ton given, SO far from being an advance
upon that given to our fathers, Is a
reatrogression, as in the older colleges
they required solid knowledge of
higher branches-w which is true, / may
add, of some of our smaller colleges al
this day. 1 hold that there are
branches, rudimentary and funda-
mental, which have stood the
test of time, fitted to call forth the
deeper and higher faculties of the mind,
and opening the way to farther knowl
edge. which all should be required to
study. Such in language are the class
ical tongues, with certain European
ones, and above all our own tongue; all
of these with their Iiteratures. Such in
science are mathematics, physics, chem
istry. and certain branches of natural
history. Such in philosophy are the
study of the human mind, psychology
logic, ethics, ami political economy. A
Young man is not Literally educated
who is allowed to omit any of these; and
certain Of them should be required ev-.
cry year of the course to keep the mind
from being dissipated and wasteful."
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. l0.-lSpecial'l-A
woman lately struck town calling her
self Mrs. Howe. Sho claims to have
been drummer in a northern regiment
during the late war; to he amember oil
various G. A. II. posts, and well known
by many union veterans. unrer her
anspices an entertainment was given
last night, participated in. by members
0f the local posts OF he u.
r.. and confederate veterans. The aiiair
staggered along under the time-worn u
lie OF The Blue and the Gray. 1t was m
tended to show the cordial relations eX,
listing between the quondam Toes anu
the proceedings. after paying an expeh-
SEES, were to be equally divided between
the two posts. The affair passe1 OH
nicely and the receipts were large. Al
ter the performance, an Adjournment
was had by some members TO nelgh.
boring beer hall. Here an argument
sprang up between an eX'contederate
and an ex-federal over the respective
merits of the two armies, in which rom
Howard. lessee of the Turner opera-house
finally took part. A federal soldier.
standing near, became excited, ana
dared Howard outside, who promptly
went, and az he passed out OF the door
q pistol was fired, and Howard sprang
back inside, with a bullet through tne
hand. subsequently necessitating Tie
amputation of the third hnger. me
soldier escaped. Howard had ON con-
federate badge when shot. 1t was fair
to average performance, but as an Illus
tration of the entente cordiale existing
kbetween the two sections. was not sue
apsS
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At the Top of the Washington Monument

At the Top of the Washington Monument.
On the top of the Washington Monu-
ment it is very warm on some days and
freezing cold ON other days. a good
many Democrats who hope that it will
rain post Offices next spring are now in
that condition Philadelphia Bulletin
The people in every county in the
state should proceed at once to get up
petitions to the legislature for the
repeal Of the unjust unequal and oppres
>ive occupation tax. now levied and
collected. There is not shadow OF JUS
tice in this odious tax. Nor is there the
least necessity for it 1t compels a mer-
chutor grocer with $500 capital, to pay as
much occupation tax as the merchant
with q capatal of Sl00, 900; it compels the
lawyer, doctor real-estate broker, dem
list, mocha .ic, ect..who is just starting,
to pay the same occupation tax which is
paid by PERSONS in an established bus
mess. The tax is upon the occupation,
and utterly regardless Of the amount OF
business that is done by those paying it..
The press OF Texas should take up this
unjust law and discass it freely, and in
sist upon it's repeal by the legislature.
Let the voice OF the people be heard at
Austin. The Mirror is opposed to all
occupation taxes in principle. Just as
well tax farmer for being farmer as
a lawyer tor being lawyer. A poll tax
and an ad yalorum tax is all that should
be allowed in this country. Waxa
hachie Mirror
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18
Indicating Mi..i..IppI.

McKIsSEy, Dee. li.-lspeoial. lit In
matter of some surprise that the Fort
Worth correspondent should have 10
imposed on the iIERALD Of to-day In
tho sensational dispatches abou. la
fayelts aud other counties Of Mississippi
being iawless, etc. These counties are
lnw-sbiding, among the most orderly ~
the state, aud are beyond question vii
lainously slandered. Lafayette IN the
home Of Senator Lamar, the scat OF he
State University. the place OF holding
United States courts, and the people Ar.
educated aud refined. From the fact that
he mentions Jefferson In connection
with Lafayette and Pontotoc, shows
that probably Buchanan didn't even y.
10 the county. Jefferson is hundreds OF
miles south, ON the Mississippi river
OF course this correspondent OF the
HERALD IL native Mississippian,k knows
tho people, was with them but lately,
aud speaks up for the people OF his old
home.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18

Irate doctor-See here, Minks, l just
want to settle q little matter with you
right of. 1t is the talk Of the town that
you publicly asserted you would not
send for me to doctor dog.
Minks-Thst's vile SANDER, doctor;
T said nothing Of the kind. On the con-
trary, l said that if member OF my
family got sick would send for you in
preference to all others.
ooh, 1 beg your pardon for being 20
be- hung, BY the way, which member
of your family had yeu in mind when
you said you would prefer " send fer
meW
MY mother-in-law."
Minks escaped Il Philadelphia Call.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18

London, with its 100000 inhabitants,
does twice as much telegraphing rs
Paris and three times as much as New
York. It has 10000 miles OF under
ground conductors and not telegraph
Dole in the streets. Yet we find the fol-
lowing absurd statement in the Electri-
cal World, attributed to DR.. w. w.
Jacques, electrician Of the Bell Tele-
phone company, Of Boston: "a desorip-
lion Of the two cables recently
prisiuD statement made that more
Underground wires existed In Boston
than in all European cities, except Paris,
combined" The telephe one people are
continually making such preposterous
statements. The more absurd they arc
the more titles they attach to their sig
natures. But any one who will take
the least trouble to inform himself upon
the facts win find that they srsmads out
of the who.e cloth.
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COIIAIlulLA'S CONDITION.
osa or THE mtxichn STATES
ON shs Ragged Edge Of ne'eis,is"--im-
proved War Implements ordered
Bioodshed Anticipated atths
EIeotion-Ibe Leaders

san ANTONIO, Dec. il.-lspeoiai LIN
evidcnce ol the strained condition OF AT
fairs I'm the state Of Coahuila, Mexico
despIte the numerous ro-assuring teie'
grams inspired by the government o'
the republic the HERALD reporter was
~ dsv shawn an order for arms iroih
The representatives Of tho iederai gov.
srnment nj Saltillo, the capital OF lhat
s,ste. The order was given, unuef ON
cial seal. Ia the Saltillo representative Oh
I.anda BROTHERS, OF TINS place,
who have done pr years "so
contract supply ou oaS' ans act almost
Ns~cImsiv,ly M its southwestern busi-
a.. agents. The order calls Tor lVu
istsst Improved Winchester rifles ana
Nh roupd. of ammunition for the same.
N WAS accon'pa panied by an urgent request
that the utmost dispatch be used landa
Ns9sos. Immediately duplicated tue order
bstelegraph Ia the Winchester Manu-
Xcturing company and tho goods were
Dshipped to-day. Mr.. landa STATES snas
the Saltillo authorities have for some
time been anticipating u serious out
break and doubts of their ability 10
anal IL. The soldiers at Saltillo are rev
in number, poorly paid and poorly armed
One-half OF them are without guns
OF any description and the otho, ,
half are armed with AN obsolete aud
complicated weapon, not TO DO men
toned IN tho same day with American
arms :, A., ra. m.
ra,iable man, and has lived long time
> In Coahuila. From his account, should
say there is bound TO be row
FALCON Ia not the man In let good
thing slip, and GARLIC, his, opponent, Is
very thoroughly supported. The newly
ordered eiection will bring things to .
head. The 100 Winchesters will not GO
the government much good. They VII
need more than that to hold the people
down when they get started"
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done III regard W the bsnhfaPs bill
before congress. The executive e"n'
mites presented q series Of resolutions
declaring that tbs obambef reHilifine,i
iii, Ia establish a uniform system ~
BANKRUPTCY throughout the United
states aud authorizing the president ~
the chamber ~ appoint committee
with power IN oo-nperHte with commit
tees from other commercial associations
Ia ufgiug the irninf diHiU passage hy the
hous. Oi representatives OF tho hil
pending known NJ thu "lowtll blll''
AlOutgu.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18

SHERMAN, Dec. ll.-lSpecial.l-ln she
district court this morning the 10 OF
the State of Texas VS.. John Allison,
charged with no murder Of his cousin,
Bob Allison, in Delaware Bend, IN this
COUNT, In August, 1852, was continued
ON the application OF the defendant. The
murdered man lived by himself and
was found dead by passing neighbors
tho next morning, having been shot,
Tho sound of the shots were heard and
the time was about 10 o'clock mt night.
The defendant expects 10 prove an abb.
II is, however, rumored that there ae
witnesses who will testify that while
drunk he confessed to having done the
killing, aud that Joseph Smart who Is
indicted with him, helped him.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18
Liueoln Won't Look for IL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL. - Secretary
Lincoln said to-day, in speaking OF tn
Shermau-D Davis controversy, that ne
had received no communication what
ever from Gen. Sherman on the subject
and he knew absolutely nothing about
the alleged conspiracy letters. IF such
letter is in the war department, he said,
it is in the rebel archives division. the
record 9 and papers OF which are IN .
small, insufficient clerical force en-
ployed. The secretary added: ~ don't
sven know whether such letter is sup
posed tn be here or not; at any rate, l
will not search for it unless at the re-
quest OF Gen. Sherman.
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LEGAL,

LIMITED STATES OF AMERICA
u NORTHERN DIS RIOT OF TEXAS: In
United states tourt at Dial as. The Presi
dent OF the United states to the Marshal OF
the Northern District of Texas, greet
ing: You are hereby commanded to
cause the following notice in words and fig
ures, 10 b" PUBLISHED in some newspaper for
thirty days, as follows. to-wit:
FANNY Won PRENscH-l Suit pending in
EN- LEIBRNsTIEN EFT AL. the Circuih' our,
CHARLES u. PARKER States ess for "'t the
ErAL. Northern ludic
NO. All. ia District OF
Texas, in the Filth Circuit. at alias.
To all beras e a aI%s,
that Fanny Won preuscnen Leibenstien
and Clemens Won Preuschen lie b nstieE.
plaintiffs, have filed Intermediates In a GER
tain suii pending in the irruit Court OF tht
United States for the Northern judicial Dis
trict of Texas, in the Fifth Circuit, at pallat
wherein Fanny Won Pre- sciien Leiben stiei.
plaintiffs, and Charles w. PoTkel, h. Y.
keene and Lucius c. Parker are defendants.
No. 47l--To Francis c. Henderson,, a witness,
who resides at Orange, in the county oil Essex,
which will be read In evidence on the trial oil
| said cs use, and has also filed an affidavit II
said sui made by X. ID. Coughanour, attor'
o eof thu defendants to said suit, is resi-
dent citizen of the st ,te of Iowa, residing ~
the cou, ty Of Wapello in ssid state, tn tsaiu
defendant is beyond the jurisdi ;tion OF this
court, SO that the notice and copy OF Inter
rogatories cannot be serv q upon him for thc
purpose OF taking dispositions, and CHI par
ty has no attorney of reco,d upon whom
notice ca n be served, and that a commission
will issue on or after the 10th day after the
publication of this notice, 10 take the deposit
ton OF said witness.
Herein fail not and due return of this writ
make.
m. S.l-witness: Y he Hon. MORRISON
X. WAITE, hief Justice. of the supreme
court of the United States and the seal OF
the Circait Courtof the United -tates Tor me
| eth day December, A. d. loci.
A. ]. HOUSTON, Clerk,
u. s. Circuit Court, N. ID. T., Dallas.
| By JAMES u, ADAMS, peputy.
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The e. G. Rust Case ON Trial,

Mckinney. Dec. ll.-ISpecial. This
morning the case of the State vs.. II. q.
Rust was called for trial before Judge
Wolfe. Both parties announced ready
and the case is on trial. Quito a num-
Der of Dallasites are in attendance,
among them Ju ge Crawford, Hon. Il.
+. Nash, of the Mesquiter. Judge White
and Capt. X. b. Seay. Judge Maltbie Is
also in attendance as witness. De-
PENDANT is charged with libel in com
menting on the action of Judges Brad
ley and Maltbie in the Willis Adams
case. The trial will be stubborn and
will be of much interest to newspapers.
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GREENvILLE, Dec. l0.-[Special. Ito
day Officer Nathan Anderson captured
Frank Price and one of the black
tramps who broke into Ralph Harding's
house at Lone Oak yesterday, stealing q
watch, fine shirt-pin, and exchanging
their clothes for new suits. They were
armed with butcher knives, and had
been hiding in box car, but in coming
out were captured and Unidentified by
Harding's brother, who. was on the look
for them. They state that necessity
caused them to,do the deed.
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Biehl, the Ballot Burglar.

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.--Arthur Gleason,
chief deputy in County Clerk Ryan's OF
fee, makes public statement this
morning, under his own signature,
charging Henry BiehL one of the em-
ployes in the county clerks office, with
having distracted the envelopes con
tanning the ballots of the second pre-
cinct in the eighteenth ward and there
by allowing substitution of the forged
ballots found in the envelope when the
same was opened by the federal grant
Jury. The two persons now directly
charged with the crime are Joseph @.
Mackin, secretary Cook county democrat
ic central committee, who ordered the
bogus tickets printed, and Biehl with
the abstraction of the envelope contain
ing the original ballots, to allow the sab
stitution of the bogus ones.
BIEHJ. SAYS GLEASON DID 1T.
Henry Biehl Also makes public .
Statement, in which he traverses the
charges MADE by Gleason. He says
mat The crime of removing the envelope
from the county vault was undoubtedly
committed by Gleason or himself, and
as he knows he is not the guilty party,
he believes Gleason to be-, and is
strengthened in this view, owing to the
contradictory statements made by Glea-
son before the grand Jury.