The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-01

once wheh NJ himWlufh ~.
nounosd iof the hon.e, bu. !, hs..
som.s Events lha, he has been prsvsilsd
on 70 come out 10 Tbs senate, sod that u
jn,t Ill there 10 Of the malisf. Our people
want good, true. able and tried men 10 REP.
resent than, aud they will not be deferred
from selecting ihsm by such trivl.l obisc.
tlons as those urged by Democrat" even
II he don't reside ai Terrell.
FORT WORTH.
Folr Worm. April 25.-[speolal.l-Tho
Cunningham cass has closed aud the Jury
ID now out. County Attorney Psndieton
closed his spseeh about ~ O'Clock to-day,
when tbs Judge delivered a clear ani full
charge on fnnrdsr IN tho first degree and
murder In the second degree, instIuoting
the jsry that II they failed 10 Had de'end'
ant guilty OF either one Of these 10 sequit
CONT ard said they disagreed ss TO wha, the
NO. dead, " was. After SOME
discussion Judge Abbott said it
might DO read 20 Them Ia fall, which was
done, and the jury went 10 celebrating
again. The courtroom Gas crowded 20
.uiiocstion to-day during psndle,ons
drsds who could not tud seats. The In
| ystsrate spirit Of gambling 10 shown even
In this n urder case, a nnmoer OF bets have
mean made on tns verdict. Even bets being
made ON conviction and ncqnltlal, siher
bets on the term given II found guilty Of
murder In the second degree.
As coon rs oonrt opens IN mo morning,
another murder clss will be tried. II COO
tlnusncs Ia not obtained, that OF Dick
Evans, the negro who killed George Cooper
ia the Cowboy saloon, a few months ago.
la this case Truman, btsdman " Cspps
havA been employed to nssist tho state IN
the prosecution.
oIT peopiy are In daily expectation Of
hearing something new in the famona
Murphy.Eaton affair, a. IL IL Understood
that tue Raw. Mr.. Murphy Ia having atii Ia
Wits prepared In Hissonrl disproying OF the
article IN the CArrollton Democrat. This
denial is teem.d absolutely necessary TO
establish Miss Murphy's innocencs.
Committees have been GU. all day solicit
inv subscription TO the fund to entertain
the two conventions TO DO held here. About
$50 was raised to-day.
Frank Clark, who was arrelted soms time
AGO on a charge Of robbing Captain Day at
the opsra-house, was to have had preltm'
insry examination to-day, but when his
case was called no failed 10 answer md his
bond was forfeited. Ten days ago sister
of Clark's came here and by hard work got
him out OF Jail on bono. II Is said the yuong
lady secured the bondsinen by pawn
ing with them her jewelry.
The experts In coal have returned from
an examination of the coal zelda ia Mon.
tngue and Wise, and report the coal there
~ OF fine quality, equal to that OF Pennsyl.
wants, but say It lacks one THING, sge, snd
while they cannot say positively how much
sge IL needs, they are united III deoiulog
tho time to be not less than 400 years. This
report is not Is favorable asst might have
been.
The republican clans are gathering, that
ia, their leaders ore coming. A. b. Norton,
OF Dallas, was here TODAY, and two pronii-
nent black republicans from Houston. The
:, pa biicen pot is boiling and will give out
great heat oy next Tuesday. Ii all signs
are not wrong there will DE two repu6' lean
parties in Texas by this day next week.
The commissioners find great trouble in
Strengthening the county roads. Many
farmers are utterly opposed to the roads
going through their farms, while small
pieces OF land suddenly become 80 valuable
th.t the county treasury would be BANK
rupted to buy more than three. In nearly
every case where land is taken, commits
sion 10 assess damages Will nave 10 say
what the land is worth.
Brick are being received by the carload
for tae new jail, coming from Cleburne,
l. will require 10000 to finish the work.
Henry LATHE, fsrmer four miles from
the city, WAS overhauling lot OF corn
knives when he let one drop and cut the
| artery in his right foot He bled 80 'profuse.
| ~ before the surgeon came that 1t is feared
be will die. Had he acted cslGcly his wound
would have been o mere trifis, but he no!
only lost his own head but his wife and
ueiehbor seemed to have no idea what to dc
except to send for doctor. Latte IL we'll
to do and reasonably intelligent.
Ths trouble about the negro grave yard
| was settled to-day. A fence will BIO put
around the yard and bodies near the excs.
walton will be moved and buried further
| from the gravel pits
SECOND TELHGRAM,
FoRr Work., April 25.-I5pecial. lat
o'clock tonight one OF the jurymen In the
Ounu. CHAM case made signs from the
window Of the jury.roOm in the court house
to friend below, BY holding up ten fingers
then one, Then drawing his hand across nil
thront, which WAS interpreted TO mesn thai
eleven were for hanging and one for &C
quittsl. The jury were sent to u hotel FOL
the night, at 8 O'Clock. and are closely
guarded and no communication Whatever
IL allo we'd with them.
Marshal Rhea and a detective this eve
ming arrested w. H. Smith, alias Sam Base
| William Patrick and Charles Steward. at
the cracksmen who blew open safe ct Gle
burne. yesterday morning, and stole vaiua'
BILE papers and money belonging to Cooley
& Co. Steward has given the whole thing
| away and Will be used by the state 90
witness,