The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-23
TOTTERING, TUMBLIyG!
Business crashes Reported in All Direc-
tions With Many Victims
TURNING UP THEIR TOES TO FATE
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Adams Il Leonard Attached and Sued
BY the Texas & Pacific
FOR $4,000 OF COMPANY FUNDS.
The Wages Of Laborers in Manufacturing
Embellishments are Being Cut All
Over tho Country-soms Re-
dactions are Accepted.
FOR $4,000 OF COMPANY FUNDS.
TONE OF THE STOCK MARKET.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.--The annual
report of the first assistant postmaster-
general shows the number of post-oflices
established during the year at 3,4l4, nm
increase of l6l over the preceding wear.
and the number discontinued Mt f.5GO. a
decrease of 36l; not increase, $50. The
whole number of postoflices on June 20.
1873, was 6O0l7, an increase of Q l54; num-
Der iilled by presiden lion appointment,
2,S22; number filed by appointment OF
the postmaster-general, 1891. During
the year li,953 postmasters were APP
pointed. The net increase of postoflices
curing tho year Is much larger than
any increase for severa, years.
past. The Increase was divided among
sections as follows: New England
states, ~; five middle states, 225; four
teen southern states and Indian terri
tory, l,OQ; ton states and six territories,
west and northwest, 707, and three
states and three territories on the Pa
ciilc slope, l04. The greatest increase
-, any states and teraitories was 1866 i'm
Iexas. The increase in North Carolina
was l26, and in Pennsylvania l24. The
only decrease was in New Mexico, and
comparing the number of post-oilces
IN the different states in
WAS Pennsylvania, 6,si0; New York,
yl22; Ohio, 2,707; Illinois, 2,l67:
Virginia, 1852; Missouri, l,96s. Ofthe
territories Dakotah had the largest
number, s31, exceeding the number i'm
tlther Massachusetts,, MARYLAND or
south Carolina. 1t Is recommended
that the free delivery system be ak
tended to places of 10000 inhabitants.
provided the postal revenue amounts To
SlO,O0O yearly. The attention of con-
gress is invited to the Importance of
erecting buildings for postollices in all
cities OF 20,OW inhabitants and upwards,
Tho stars and stripes Can stand 1t.
PHILADErPHIA, Nov. 22.-The Inter
national Navigation company, which
recently pprehasoa foul Anlsrican-built
steamships Of the American Steamship
company, and which assumed tho com
pany's agreement with the owners of
nye British vessels, all OF which have
been and still are run between this
port ana Liverpool, under the title of
the American line, IL seriously consid-
erlng running American-built steam
shlps under tho British flag in.
stead OF under the American flag.
~ at present. ave shall try the oid
plan for sometime longer" said an Off.
Ger OF the company to-day, "beGause we
are 10th TO haul down the stars and
stripes, IL IN matter of patriotism
solely that now keeps the old dag where
u IL. Under tho British flag we could
run these steamers at very considerable
less cost, for the reason that now we
are compelled to ship men at American
ports and American labor is much
higher than abrond.r
A large number Of carpet mills scatter
od throughout tho old district of Ken
slngton,, especially in the Nineteenth
waf1, closed to-day, owing TO the re-
cent. reduction. 'N'
Az Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the blast
furnace of the Oxford Iron company will
be blown out in few days.