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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

SOME o. the people of Fort Worth are
not happy. only few days ago all the
papors ihon in that city woro fullsome
in their praises ofthelr Mayor, but when
thoy called him the "daddy of tho
Fort" about thirty-nino or forty "ther
men wanted to claim the parentago of
the child, and thought they ought to he
called "daddios,' too, as they had sub
scribed as largely and contributed as
literally of the necessary pabulum vs.
tho accepted "Guddy." hut the good
PETER, smiling sweotly and blandly,
remarked to the would-bo "daddics"
"Look Mt me. did It. | am the only
legitimate daddy and without me the
great Fort, with all its gambling "a
looms and whisky shops, would still be d
child In its swaddliag clothes.n Then
the would-bo "daddics" called upon tn,
papers, and now the name Of fErER, tn,
"daddy," is not mentioned In the Older
established journals, and the new paper
the Mail, has been subsidized, II IL sup
posed, by PETER, and II alone singctl
his praises, And the end Is not yet.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

THE New York Sun speaks TO those
papers who are finding fault with Others
for Publishing the scandals which
attach 10 candidates as follows: "Edi-
tors ought to understand that the fault
is entirely in the man and not in the
newspapers. An incompetent, unde-
serving, and immoral candidate having
been nominated for the Presidency, it
becomes matter of public duty that
the facts should be made known, so that
voters may act at the polls with their
eyes open and with sufficient means OF
arriving at an intelligent judgment about
their votes. The error lies not in the
newspapers that do what they out to dc
in the premises, but in the attempt tc
promote an ignorant and unfit political
adventurer into the highest station Of
our Government.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

Hon. GEoRoE &. CABELL, represent
ing tho Fifth Congressional district in
Virginia, has just received the nomina-
ton for tho fifth time, and will, without
doubt, be elected by an overwhelming
majority. Mr.. CAbEiL is regarded as
one of the Woodworking members of
the House, and commands moro inilu-
ence with members generally than any
othor representative from Virginia. Mr..
CAnRLL lisa brother of MAYOR CAuHLl,
ofthis city, who is highly pleased and
gratitlod at his brothers success.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12
STlLLIN THE LEAD.

The figures published this morning in
another column rs to tho assessment Of
property values In Dallas county for the
current year, present some extremely
encouraging facts for our citizons. The
assessor, Mn, Bgv, SooTr, Is ono Of the
most intelligent and careful officers In
the state, and his figures may be de-
pended upon ny absolutely correct
The county has grown in aggregate
wealth within the past year from So,
650,OW TO Sl0,22i,0O0 In round numbers,
or an increase of some S2,615,O0O This IL
not fact to astonish those of us who
have been eye witnesses Of this rapid
growth and Improvement, but It may
serve to impress great fact or two upon
the outside public,
In short, no county or city In Texas
has grown ~ rapidly as ours for
the past twelve months, Every condi-
ton OF success aud prosperity, every
element of wonderful Improvement,
cvory feature that distinguishes tn,
building community has been seen
here, and Dallas can proudly, and with
reason, lay claim to being the banner
county of Texas. There may have beer
nelghboring skeptlcs, whom wo hay,
claimed In these columns all along tina
such would be found true, when oflcia
figures were published, but now the fac
must quiet all discussion.
II is thought by Mn. Scorr that vhei
the rolls are all overhauled and com
pared by the state authorities, Il will b
discovered that no other county In tn
State will reach us In aggregatelincreas
by half million dollars. lie IL probu
! bly, and ominently correct In this est
, mate, as much as the fact may indicat,
Hut better than this In the fact tina
this years assessment will put IN
! county practically out OF debt, beside
: reducing taxation from cot 40 cents o
the 500. Unjust be remembered II
: this connection too that the county pai
+. out some $4,000 for various lnproy,
: ments last year.
What better showing could be mad
! than thisS Out OF debt, n reduced taxi
: ton, extensive improvements and tw
e million aud a half increase In propert,
!, over last year, with steadily CROWN
3 population aud added school aud con
: mcrcial facilities Of oyery description
lhAsl moro vould = oomnl a,.lsy want .
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

ABouT the silliest twaddle now in
dulgod in by some of the press, Is the
talk about the machine in Texas politics.
None of them have ever been ablo to
point to one single proof of the existence
of any machine. Gho biggest fight in
the last Legislature was ON the poniten-
tiary lease, and every single Democrat
with state reputation was understood
to favor its ratification, and Gov. Ron
ERTs and other able men and party
leaders, argued for its ratification, but
the boys downed them on the policy.
SENATOR TERRELL, the oldest state
Legislator, and one Of the leaders, mndo
u strong fight and able argument for his
herd law, and yet only secured II small
minority vote. Nearly all the old poll.
ticians who wero supposed to control
the party, opposed h'EiAND's nomina.
ton, yet II was made by reclamation
The people Of Texas have tho Demo
cratic party of Texas well in hand, ant
there Is no ring or machine.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

THE Maine election signifies nothing.
1t Is well known that the Prohibitionists
of that State outnumber the Republl-
cans, and as they both united to defeat
the Democrats, the result is not at all
startling. In the November election the
Prohibitionists will have an electoral
ticket of their own, and the BUTLER
following will also have candidates to
be voted for, and IL would not be out OF
the order of events If the Democrats
carried Mr.. BLAIEE's own State in the
presidential canvass. Tho result OF
the late election in that State was moi
unlocked for or unexpected, and the
only thing astonishing is that the Re
publican majority was 50 small. The
promonitions Of this election are nj
favorable to the success of the Demo
cratic National ticket.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

LET the conservative tax paying
masses Of Texas go to the polls and by
an unprecedented majority preserve
the good economical Government which
they established only by n hard fight.
Repudiato mouthng, dissatisfied sore
heads whose personal ambitions have
not been gratiied. This class are al
ways looking to WASH JONES and the
party thieves and negro votes as n nu-
clous upon which to build. The patri
otto citizon and tax payer Of Texas can't
afford to see the prosperity of his STATE
checked by the supremacy of such q
crew no matter under whose Leadership
they train. 1t requires eternal vigiianc,
on the part of tho respectable elemou
to preserve their Government from tn
control of this eItravagant, irresponsible
crowd. They nearly ruined tho stat
once.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

"FRER grass" Is seldom heard now in
the land. Only a few weeks ago, 1t was
sung with variations by all the organs
OF tho cattle men in the State. Now IL
Is, "tho lease law must be repealed" To
quiet their turbulation, the HERALD
will say to them, tho lease Law never
will DO repealed, but higher rental win
be fixed ON all lands, and the fencing in
of fields, many miles square, will b.
prohibited. Tho actual settlers will be
thusutill further benefited than they are
now by tho protection the lease law
gives thcm.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12
McKINNEY NOTES.

Animated Canvass Mack in Pursuit of
.Dbs-Pers0hal Mention.
MCKINNEY, Sept. ll.--lSpocial. The
Legislative canvass waxeth warmer be-
tween p. b. Muse, lease law and III. C..
Mack, free grass candidate. AT Rhea's
mill the free grass champion charged
that Hon. Barnett Gibbs was imported
by the ring(2) and that his speaking AT
FarInerville next Saturday will lose
the Democratic State ticket 1000 votes,
ii, G. Mack has called in his appoint
, ments, and purposes reply to Gibbs. A
large crowd viii be on hand.
William Warden, sheriff, left this
evening for WaNahachie to bring back
Jim Bailey, charged with horse steal
| ing.
j. d. Page, candidate for county judge
has found something new in interview
ing voters, and will give points gratis on
mich cows.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

told plainly by highly-respected wild
ow lady that She did not want light
ning-rod put on her house, succeeded IN
persuading her to let him rod the house,
and after getting note for $50 and q
mortgage on the house, had the check to
propose marriage TO the widow, promis-
ing to give her $4,000 and several hun
bred acres of land, The offer was indig-
nantly refused by the lady, but last
night he came back TO press his suit
when the lady requested him to vacate
the premises. Instead DIGGING away he
crawled under the house, for what pur-
pose no one knows, but faithful negro
servant discovered him there, and
THINKING he meant harm, got pisto
ana fired at him, but unfortunately
missed his mark.
Cotton receipts about thirty to forty
bales per day.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12
run WIN q Llrh1nlnr.Rnh Arnn,.

DECATUR, Sept. li,-ISpecial. Last
night between II and IL o'clock the citi.
zens ofihe vicinity of the depot were
startled by two pistol shots, when n Ger.
tain sorrel-complectod llvhtnlng-rod
agent from Morgan, In this State, was
soen To step over fine board fence, AMI
glide swlftly oil into tho darkness. This
morning the following facts were told
your correspondent;
nus audarious rou-agont, after benin
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12
WILL THEY THROW AWAY THEIR
STRENGTH2

Some of the organs that were grind
ing out the free grass music before the
Houston convention and ANTI-IRELANn
literature by the yard, pretty much as
tho organettes grind out rolls OF popular
airs, have been insisting, since the
Houston platform was promulged, that
the IRELAND vote in the Panhandle and
western counties generally, would be
interestingly small, many Democrats
there intending to vote with the opposi-
ton,
We can hardly believe such declara-
lions for various reasons. In the first
place, we do not place so low an esti-
mate upon tho western Democracy of
the State. The bone and sinew out
there are about the same material that
is found in this end of the
State. They are Democrats from
principle and not for row
enuc. The determinations of the party
are rs sacred and binding upon them as
upon any members of the party any
where, and 1t would doubtless require
some gross derelicton of duty on tho
part of the State managers and officials,
to create any disallection among the
rank and file.
| But still more potent reason IL found
IN the fact that to scratch the Demo.
cratic ticket in this campaign would
most seriously cripple that section Of
tho State In the conventions of the party
two years hence. The representation in
the State conventions will of course be
apportioned upon the popular vote foi
Governor this year. The delegations
from the western counties will be large
or small just as the Democratic vote
there this year is large or small. TIL
fact will hardly be forgotten and it IS
vital ono to that portion of Texas.
Will Western Texas throw away il
growing strength by refusing GO roll u
n big Democratic vote In this eau
paign, or will 1t, on the other hanC
rather attempt to obtain still create
representation in tho councils of til
party by casting an unusually larg
Democratic vote this fall? on this proI
osition we are disposed to think ther
will bo no issue or question. IVES
Texas will secure propOrtIonately larg
delegations in the State conventions ,
1886 by giving the party nominees TIN
year tremendously heavy vote.
. Any other course would be suicida
and our Democratic brethren out We
, know this truth as well as an
Of us. Tho boilers can, therefor
y remain easy. They need not bull
any air castles and furnish thel
=, with hopes based upon Wo
4 Texas detection. Both party honor an
foalty as well as solf-nterest and pro-
=, ident care for tho future, will lead tn
:, part of the state to come to the frol
"by u large majority" Instead Of wi
=, Messing bolts and scratching, ii Is. q
. tho other hand, moro than probable TN
/. every county In Texas will place {
n record for future reference even mo
! overwhelming endorsement of the par
n, nominees and platform than they ha'
ever yet furnished to the public.
,, however, they should not take this vic
= of the matter, and prefer to drown the
n voices In future selections by the part
II Is their own funeral rnd not ours.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

THERE Is strong effort being made
In Tarrant county To induce some one to
run for the Legislature against Mr..
PENpLEToN. 1t is claimed that a large
majority Of the people of that county
are in favor of the lease law, and that
Mn. PENpLnToN would not represent
their views correctly in the Legislature,
There is no doubt strong feeling in op.
position to him throughout the county
and another candidate may he put IN
the field
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

BLAINE is no sardine in manipulating
elections. He formed coalition be-
tween the Republicans aud Prohibition
lists In the late state election in Maine to
beat the Democrats. lie knew II the
Republicans and Prohibitionists would
separate tickets the Democrats would
win. But ho fooled the Prohibitionists
by not voting at all on the constitu.
tional amendments, and thereby had Us
good joke ON that party rs the Dutch
man had on SNIDER.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

NoRroN's Intelligencer isas efierves.
cent as q bottle Of soda and Its gas is
working up TO tho top. II says OF the
action OF the rulers In the Republican
convention at Houston, "Nearly 500
mon are brought from their homes ut an
expense ofat least 5000, which lily af-
ford to spend merely to back down and
lower their flag and recommend the en-.
couragemcnt OF free hooters and guerril.
las. To this complexion has Republl-
eanism In Texas boon brought by those
who profess TO believe In the necessity
OF Republican principles to tho prosperi-
~ OF tho people," II a straighlout Re.
publican ticket is not put In the field,
the intellieoncer will probably give its
support 10 InELAND instead OF 10 froc-
bVVsois aud guerrillas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12
woman's Christian Temperance Union.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
WASH NOTION, Sept. 1.-The annual
meeting of the Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union began to-day at Garfield
Memorial church with rather slim at
tendance. Mrs. Glare l.. Roach was
and then sketch of the organization
was read and the field of work described.
Rev. Mr.. Powers this evening delivered
an address of welcome, which was re-
sponded to by Mrs. Chaplin, of South
Earnlina
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12
COMMUNICATING a Cnnsnl.

WASHINGTON, Sept. ll.-Socretary of
state Davis sent the following common
datory letter to United States Consul
Frank G. Mason, who has remained at
Marseilles during the cholera epidemic
in that city and Toulon.
al take pleasure in expressing the
high appreciation of the department for
for the courage and devotion you have
evinced by continuing at your post dur
ing the prevalence of the scourge which
has visited those cities and in the face of
The dangers which have surrounded you
since its Outbr, ak. Your report is cS-
ccodingly interesting, and tho informg-
ton it conveys, Of very useful charac-
ter
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

THE Waco Day remarks, "WAsn
JONES is only coquetting with tho mon
grel maiden who Is Turing him Oh to do
feat" which IL u reflection on the
maiden and her parents, which are
named GosLlNo, WADE, DEGREss,
NELSON, CocnRAN, CuNEY, ct AL, will
defend the fair fame of their daughter
Sat the risk of their life, il needs be-"
Let them telegraph to JuDGE REcToR,
"commenco libel suit immediately for
$4,000
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

"IAw. yaw, ! vas dink so, neider, too,
mine own self, don't it?" There are only
seventeen papers printed in the German
language in the State of Ohio, and every
one supports CLEVELAND and HEN
bricks 1t is sure thing now--the
Dutch viii take Holland,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

THE Abilene Quill says, "Repeal of the
lease law or division ofthe State. Which
will you have?" ARTEMUs WARD was
once asked which would he rather be,
ga strange dog or II bunch Of garlickP"
and no replied neither. Tho people of
Texas neither want the lease law re-
pealed nor the State divided, and ait
can't be did"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

SAN ANTONIO has II brewery. A keg
was sent TO Houston, and experts were
called in to test its qualities, among
others UNCLE DANIEL, of the Age. This
chemical sage, whose tests were made
per SO, pronounced 1t good and pure, but
said there was not enough of 1t. lie
wanted, to make thorough test, a car
load instead of keg.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

TIN Bronham Banner thinks JuDaE
RECTOR will regret sending that letter
to the negro, MD, asking him to in
iluence the German voters in behalf of
himself. That's nothing. The white
Republicans all think the negroes con
troll tho Germans in olections
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

CLEBuRNE, Sept. ll.-LSpecial.l A
light rain, enough to benefit cotton, fell
here and east of here this afternoon.
County court is still is session.
Higgins was found not guilty OF ag-
gravated assault yesterday.
The sheriff Of Epson county, Georgia,
was expected here to-day after Will
liams, but did not arrive. A purse is
being made up to defend him.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12
FRIDAY sErTEMsEn IL. 1884.

SENATOR GIBBS and Col. w. l.. CRAw-
FORD will address the citizens of Gaines
Vile and Cook county, at Gainesville on
next Saturday afternoon and evening.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

THERE is talk of the managers Of Fort
Worth and San Antonio taking their
respective base ball clubs East to cross
bats with the champions there. They
are seeking other worlds TO conquer.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

MoRE people get on the cars at Fort
Worth than any other burg in the State.
The voice of the Gazette crying, "The
lease law must CO." Is no longer heard
in the land. This is not threat, but a
prediction, "limited.n
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

THE Globe Democrat reporter, at
Weatherford, sent off II dispatch saying
Mr.. sMYrn, of the Times, made an on
thusiastic Republican speech. SMyrm
donounces the reporter as a liar. The
Brennan Banner says SMITHS denun-
citation was superlluous, as all the Globe
Democrats reporters in Texas are
liars, and that 81. Louis paper would
not employ any other kind.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

On last Saturday, 5000 Germans, who
for twenty-five years have voted the Re
publican ticket, assembled in Cleve-
land, and resolved to vote for CLEvE-
LAND and HESDRCKs. 1t is n little
strange, the Associated Press didn't
give this item In its news, when IL de-
tails every little circumstance connected
with BLAINE demonstrations, IT ought
to tote fair with both parties.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

GALV ESToN, Sept, ll.--Folowing is the
weather report, furnished 10y the Signal Ser
vice In conjunction with the railways:
WAsuNCroS, Sept ll.--For the West CUR
States: Generally fair weather; variable
winds; stationary temperature.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

expect? The facts speak volumes for our
attractiveness and push and enterprise,
as well as for the fidelity and honesty of
our county officials in charge.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12
A Senatorial snh.Cnmmittee.

CHICAGO, sept. IA Senatorial sub
COMMITTEES, composed of Senators
Dawes, Cameron, Of Wisconsin, and
Morgan, leave for San Francisco en-
route to Round Valley Indian reserva-
ton, to investigate the troubles existing
between the Indians and white settlers.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-12

For good trunk 90 to Henry Pollack
Il Co., manufacturers, ID Elm street.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-13

The WASHINGTON MONUMENT at the
National capitol, the erection OF when
was commenced away back in the fmtieS'
and the cost of which it was in the begin
ming proposed To defray by dollar contrlbu-
tions. has been finally completed by the
aid of liberal appropriation from con
gress. The completion was accomplished
last Saturday by setting in place the mar
bic capstone and Its pyramidal apex OF
aluminium The height of the structure Is
-, feet, which makes ii the fullest shalt
or structure of any kind, in the world. Inc
ceremonies attending the completion were
few and simple. the intention being w
have a biz celebration with elaborate cere-
monies. nm Grafton. &c on next Washing
tons birthday, Feb. 22d. Among those
present AZ the completion on Saturday
were ore of the master mechanics who laid
the corner stone more than thirty six years
ago. and the old watchman et the mouu-
ment. who had been continuously employ
ed in that capacity during nearly the whole
Intervening period. The flag over the
monument tioated from the Flagstaff top
which is exactly six hundred feet from the
ground, thus displaying the American col
ors AT the greatest height OF construction
ever yet known in the world. The monu
ment itself, with its total height al oo3
feet, far oyertops every structure al human
hands
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-13

The prevailing opinion regarding the girl
of the period is unjust. A few decades back
Abe spun, wove, knit, &c. These things have
given way to modern machinery. She has
higher planes, is more of an ornament when
IN health is beautiful. She takes DR.. Jones
Red Glover Tonic, which clears the com.
pleNon, drives away pimpes and cures all
diseases of the stomach, liver and kidneys.
Fifty cents of f. Y Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-13
Catarrh

Il undoubtedly caused by impure blood.
Hence a medicine which purines the blood
removes the cause Of the disease and opens
the way for a thorough cure. This Is exactly
what Hoods Ssrsaparilla does, and 1t makes
the cure complete by giving the system health
and strength, and enabling It TO throw OF the
depressing effects " the disease.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-13

Sand il took only one bottle TO do it, said
a gentleman, speaking Of Parker's Hair Bal
sam. ~ had a run Of fever, and when l got
well Of that my hair began 10 fall out so fast
AS to alarm me. really didn't know what
to do, until one day friend said, Try Park
cr's Hair Balsam' That was some months
ago What surprised me was the fact thai
one bottle was enough. expected to use mp
u dozen" Clean, highly perfumcd, not Oily,
not dye. Restores original color