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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-09
Canada and Our Dsfau,ter..

MONTH Al, Ort. AT the quar-
terly meeting of tho Bead of Trade
tie lay the President read a letter rom
the Minister OF Justce in response to a
request that efforts be made to reverse
the eXtradition treaty in view of the
alarming increase of defalcations and
the immunity which defaulters secure.
He explains that although the matt r
had frequently OF late engaged the
watchful consideration OF the Govern
ment, 10 steps could bo taken, as the
matter rested with the impe
rial authorities. 1t is understood,
however, in Government circieB
that negotiations are IN progress be-
tween the United States and home gov
ernment, hut so far no satisfactory de-
cision could he reached. This is due 10
the'fact that the American government
failed to agree in tho particular clause
in regard to the presentation of the ex-
tradited persons on more than II
charge.
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APPELLATE COURT SUCCESS
TInNS

The AttOrney-General has written to
the Court of Appeals for suggestions rs
to changes in the Code of Criminal Pro
cedure, the result of which correspond
ence is embodied in the publication
which we make this morning ofthe ell
| tire subject, so far rs it has progressed,
| Both the bar of the state and the geIi-
eral public are deeply interested III
many of these suggestions, and their at
tention is especially called to the docu-
ment presented, headed Criminal
Laws" in another column.
The proposed change AS to disorderly
houses is good. The change of tho con-
junction "and" TO the Distinctive, ena-
bles the prosecution to maker pr of more
readily, but the fine minimum is too
high. 1t is now from 500 to $500; and
whilst this penalty might be suitable
for some such houses, yet 1t is al
together too much for disorderly houses
of a very low grade, negro dens, etc.
Let the minimum be S25-the same
change as was made in the case of ag-
gravated assaults. AS to rape, the
Court has made wise suggestions, Which
were made by themin the case they re-
fer to in Is Texas, Of Baldwin va. The
State.
So as TO homicide, embezzlement
and the change of Article 6S4, or rather
the addition thereto. We would further
advise the insertion of a penalty against
persons throwing stones and missiles
into ears whilst in motion or containing
passengers, and AZ it is a crime Of great
difficulty in detection, it would be well
to give a portion Of the penalty to the in
Tho change as to the manner OF for
bonds and recognizances appears
inst . little too strict, which wcpld upset
he common Law doctrine OF scirs facias
Entirely.
The change Of venue legislation should
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FROM rORT WORTH.
A WHITE ELEPHANT" SEQUEL
Bordoni Lodged In Jaii-Uis w'fs TALKS
Hood The Law and order No.
ciety -tiii Zrnious wsses
Works-Oth.r Items.

FoRr WORM, Oct. Z-lapecial.l-
About y o'clock tonight r.. A.. Bordoni
proprietor formerly Of tho White Flo.
phant restaurant, hut whose establish
ment WAS closed by attachment lately
was arrested for ombezzlement, and
failin- Ia give bond. was lodged In Jail
w. II, Lake, hardw nre dealer, made the
complaint. The ease ~ peculiar, Bor
doni owned solid silver are which hs
had locked In "a large safe. The SAFE
was attached but ~ tho contents, and
Bordoni claimed the silver ware, taking
possession of II surreplitiously. Mrs,
Bordoni, u very handsome French lady
IL frantic with rage, Saving publ ely to-
night that she would kill Lake at sight.
The body of j. Is. Minton was taken Ia
Whitesboro to day for interment.
Marshal Rea received n telegram from
Mis- ,issippi to-day stating that the body
OF Wise, the murdered Deputy Marshal,
had been found.
The Law and Order society met at the
courthouse tonight. In spite of bitter
denunciation, in spite of Withdrawal OF
patronage, c%ontuuIely and indignities,
these men stand together and brave all.
They may be fanatics and they may be
right. In either event they show
Il devotion TO principle, which will
surely succeed.
The Council met to-day, the chief bus
mess being u discussion of the water
works question. The city has %ostensi-
by purchased one-half interest, and
Morgan Jones wants Ia unload the other
half al u good proat. IL looks AS If he
would do It..
Some slight Improvement in trade to-
day, but still no Dallas men come ove
here 10 buy that cheap cotton for sale.
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JEFFERSON, Oct. 7.-[Special. l-Fe d.
eral court adjourned for the term yester
day, after a long and satisfactory SEES
sion.
Judge Sabin and wife left last night
for Galveston.
At the residence Of Mrs. Frank Penny
the Chataqua Literary Scientific Circle
was recognized. Its object is the pro
motion of the study of literature and
science among its members. 1t meets
every Monday night.
On to. morrow quite q number Of our
young ladies, leave for Marshall to at
tend y ball to be given complimentary
to them there on the 9th inst.
The advance agents OF Mabel Norton
Combination and Callender's MINISTRIES
are in the city posting up bills for their
respective shows.
The weather continues warm and dry
with no prospect tor rain.
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That Horrible Nebraska Crime.

OMAHA, Oct. I'm the matter of the
Percival quintriple murder in Nance
county, no clue has yet been found to
the murderer. 1t has now been demon
strated that the man who was found at
the bottom of the pond is Baird and not
Furnival the farmer, who was suspected
of the crime, but his death o that
charge. Furnival has not been appre-
hended. The county has offeTed rewards
of 81 900, and the Governor m of 5000
for the arrest OF the murderer The
Sheriff of Nance county is in town and
reports the feeling OF revenge among
his county people great and that it will
he unsafe to bring the murderer back
immediately.
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THE Austin Statesman says "the
courtroom was literally damned with
people last night to hear the speech Of
the orator from Dallas. There was
scarcely standing for the immense
throng, and numbers went away disap-
pointed at the lack Of space. The audi
ence, too, represented in an eminent de-
gree the culture and refinement, the
worth and wealth Of tho city of Austin.
A hundred ladies were present, attracted
10y the growing fame OF OLIN WELLBORN
AS a speaker of m power. Nor
were they disappointed. There was
only one opinion about tit was a
glorious success. The grea at crowd hung
entranced on his u%tterances, and as his
sonorous sentences rang through the
chamber, climax On climax, they gave
vent to their appreciation of the man
and the principles he enunciated by re-
peated demonstrations Of the most real
and intense enthusiasm"
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To Test Pleuro.Pneumonia.

CHICAGO, Oct. THE Daily News
Springfield, Illinois, special says: Gov.
Hamilton held a consultation with the
State Veterinary Surgeon to day
on the subject Of pleuro-pneumouia.
proposition of the Chi live stock
exchange refused 10y DR.. Solomon,
chief of the United States Bureau OF
Animal Industry, to expose ten head
of healthy cattle to infection by
pleuro pneumonia, in order to decide
whether or not, it is contagious. Quar-
antine in the meantime Is
to be strictly maintained. The Gov
ernor also instructed the veterinary
to lodge complaints against all persons
who have sold cattle from Infected herds
and reinse to exhibit heir sales books,
whereby such infected cattle may be
traced. .
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New YoRK, Oct. The brig +. I. Mer'
riman. Capt. Hoff,child, arrived to-day
from Bathurst. Capt. Hoffschild, lately
of the bark Frederick Scala, from Stet.
tin, with salt Tor Charleston, reports
that on September 18th, in latitude 20,
longitude 81. they had q hurricane, dur
ing which they lost all spars, sprung a
leak and kept the pump going until the
2lst; was then fallen IN with by the brig
+. |. Merriman, boarded the brig and
found the Captain, both Mates, and
some OF the men had died. The vessel
was in charge of the Steward and two
men. She had been eleven days with
out a navigator and was short of provis-
ions. Captain Hoifschild abandoned his
vessel and took charge of the brig,
bringing his crew of eleven men with
him.
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SENATOR GIBBS, in his Baird speech,
said: 'One OF the objections offered to
Gov. IRELAND is that he hasn't got mag
netism enough. This is a recent qualiti-
cation for Office, and is claimed to be the
strong point with BL,INg and WASH
JOINS. Honesty and capability used to
be the only qualifications, aud no I'M
prejudiccd mar doubts but what the
Governor possesses these. Perhaps
those who charge him with want Of
magnetism are correct, ard / object to
him On tho same grounds, for, 80 far. he
has made me furnish the magnetism In
this canvass, and out here 1t costs Just
u . quart, which makes il a serious mat
ter With . mar that IL constitutionalIy
Asrd-1p, and IL travelling vhsrs bis
eve5it = mt rood
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BowIa, Oct. Especial. i Weather
continues dry, but mornings cooler and
more pleasant.
Yesterdays cotton receipts were eom-
parativpIy light SO bales. A good lot of
cottorron our streets day; from S9< to So
A nInit af cas- loaded With wood
for s.iiptt-iL. I ;,t"ii OF wood
from plis 't"cr i~, f".,,sr b~,.>iaess,a and
for mo,ti. ~; .i'r a-,uGttl cpnsidera-
hle prog 8 ii,> a. is shipped TO the
Falls, FCrt Woi.i and elsewhere.
Col. ". .. SPARKS. a lrpHliuent law
yer of M"nlaYu , w3s in growing
iiLtle city Yesterday.
Tha tiHnALD by some mesna failed to
pay its daily visit this morning, causing
a disappointment to many.
Total shipment NJ cotton from Bowie
up TO yesterday, 6UO bales.
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IT is said hat WASH JOKES is sulking
in his tent, and so far has confined him
self to his own Congressional district.
His letter was u big bid fer the votes of
that class who pay no taxes and never
expect TO, and who have no political
convictions, and vote against the Demo-
cratic ticket on the prejudices engen-
dered twenty years ago, and continually
famed by designing men who make
them believe with BUTLER that slavery
is still an issue. NORTON will get the
bulk OF this vote In spite of the well laid
plans Of WASH JOINS, and the knowl-
edge OF this fact has 40 conquered WASH
that at San Antonio he was induced to
exclaim that q Niger was only good In
his place. The fact that DEGREE and
representatives Of the worst
elements Of Texas Republicsnism, are
him 10 disgusting bis few
friends
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bs amended o. ~ w. sreluds misie
meanofs dednlieiy. issylns felonies
only. Tha changes "a W reversal ~
Judgment aud chafgesof courts afo we'll
advised aud rsluiofy amendments too
obviously W Ia require comment.
Hut there are further amendments
Witch the oIrerienre ~ other States ~
well as the practical workings ~ the
Criminal Code In Texas very markedly
dictate.
Ia tho first place. defendants In
criminal cases should bo permitted To
testify or not, ~ they please. Tho
United States courts IA q adopted this
course under tho statutes, and nearly all
the States have done the same. There
l. not u parent who chastises his child
that docs not FIRST hear his story, and In
mHny Instances thu accused can give
light upon points that can he obtained
from no other source. The united voice
OF the Dallas bar counsels this course.
We think, too, that burglary should
hc made IA capital oifnnso when the party
Is caught with u deadly weapon on his
person, which he had at lifetime ofcom-
uniting the otlense. In such u case II
the party whose house was entered
awake he would be killed because the
burglar was prepared to kill him on re-
%siStancc, and II unarmed could commit
his design Of Iapr or any other crime
with inquiry. The party waking from
slumbcr would have no showing what
ever.
As to tho ofrense OF using cloud and
vorifrrous language, cursing," etc:
This IL simply II tub.mill for Justices of
the Peace, County Judges and officers.
Now, ever time there IL n negro quar-
rel the county il saddled with a whole
batch of costs imposed on the people for
filming "a lot of miserable creatures for
"jawing." The law should be changed 50
as to make II impossible for II County
Judge oil Justice To misunderstood and
4 convict for private GUESSING and nui-
sances, in which the public at large are
not interested, and which are too con-
temptible to he noticed by State laws.
Again, we would suggest the utter and
immediate abolition of the fee system
80 that ii would not be possible for the
needy official to replenish his pockets
on Saturday night by casting his drag
net and landing on his docket n lot of
recruiting costs from the petty oifenses
Of the debased elements.
We might go further and suggest II
change ss to the time in which u state
ment OF facts or recognizance for appeal
should be extended. Ton days is too
short a time for the preparation Of a
statement of facts. Sixty days should
be allowed, when we consider the hurry
and confusion incident to the winding
up of "a court term. The right of appeal
is one OF IL most sacred rights, and in
all misdemeanor eases the defendant is
required, frequently just at the termina-
ton of his case and before the adjourn
of the court, to enter into rec0gni
lance for appeal to the Court Of Appeals.
He should ut least be allowed the sam
rs in civil cases-twenty days
Perhaps other amendments may be
hereafter suggested, to all of which we
the attention OF our legislators
in the oven OF popular incubation.
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A Cowardly G

CARBON, Oct. Especial. About
To- o'clock last night n mob of thirty
or forty men c 10 the house of an old
man named Hays, living sixteen mile,
south ofCarbon, near Sipe Springs, and
after firing several shots into the house
jim Hays, IA son of the old man, ran out,
aud as no turned the corner, was shot
under the left eye, tho ball passing
through his heat. killing him in.
stantiy. A son-in-law of the old
man named Dunlap, ran out
and was fired at several times, but good
luck favored him. He was struck only
once. The ball struck him in the elbow
of the left arm and came out near the
wrist. He will probably lose his arm.
The people in hat vicinity are very
indign mi at such a cowardly act, and
rs i've of tho mob have been identified
IL will probably go pretty hard with
them.
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Suspected Of Train WreckIng.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. THE Journals
Topeka special says: Detective James
Dustar to-day arrested James and
August Forney and Will am
Mounds, suspected of wrecking
the Santa Fe train near
Emporia early Sunday evening. The
men have been idling about town
some time. They left Saturday
and returned to-day, their horses
bearing marks of hard service. The
prisoners were held for hearing on Sat
urday next in $4,000 bail
for each one. Five thousand
dollars reward for the wrectrcI has
been offered by the railroad company
and $500 by the State.
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RoCKwALL county financially shows
up admirably and the people are corre-
spOndingly prosperous. The Success
says: "The county is now out OF debt
and in . prosperous condition. Taxa
ton has been reduced lower than any
neighboring county. The court house
has boon repaired and reprinted. Thejail
il net needed, thanks be to prohibition.
Tho roads and bridges are in good con.
dition throughout the county. A large
surplus is accommodating In tho county
treasury"
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THH Eagle Pass Journal says 1t j.
en~deavorns tn make its columns read
able, u credit To its town aud county,
and of interest To all. II succeeds in
doing so. 1t also says further: $50
long - such able papers rs the Dallas
HERALD and Galveston News find
something each week in the Journal
worthy OF notice We arc encouraged to
believe we have not mistaken our mis-
sion"
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TIM Brennan Banner says: Fort
tons to the Dallas HERALD for the
numerous gratuitous notices it has re-
ceived in the past few weeks" 1t says
these notices serve to advertise tho
town. The good people of the Fort APP
preciate the efforts Of n HERALD, as Is
shown by the steadily increasing list of
subscribers there, and o a few admit
that this paper is doing more for the
moral improvement of that town than
all tho Journals published within its
limifa
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AND CASUALTIES
A NAVAL GUN GOES TO PIECES.
A Dusi "a w. Death In Rentuohy-kiiird
By . D-rrick-An invsiid Husband
Murdered iros aud Other
Casualties aud Grimes.


NIw YoRK, Oct. Minnie Palmer,
actress, In suing Richard X. Fox, OF the
Police Gazette, for libel, claiming s25-
100 damages. She charges that several
lihellous articles were published In the
Police Gazette, In which her relations
with her manager, John II. Rogers, were
mi-represented; that the articles re.
iiected seriously upon her character
and reputation In every respect possi'
BILE. The east came up to-day before
Judge TruaS, in the Superior court.
Fox put In an answer In which he
acknowledged tho publication Of the
alleged libel, but claims II was published
for the purpose of advertising her and
Charles Spencer. Counsel for Fox
claimed that Rogers promised his client
that u he would publish the portrait
of Miss Palmer and give her u favor
able notice in his paper that the case
would not be pressed, and counsel for
Miss Palmer denied / o statement OF
Spencer, and desired 70 put Ia his ALL
dayit To that effect.
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"ONH BY one the roses fall" but the
assertions from the Republicans are
in number like the leaves in Vallam-
brosa. The latest Is DIR. w. L FoRisT OF
the Republican ticket, who sends in his
resignation, stating he cannot support
JAMES g.. BLAINE. BL will be
beaten badly, and those who are betting
money on his success will reduce their
bank account by just that amount. The
the result.
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Erightenel SCAlDera.

CHICAGO, Oct. THE railroad ticket
scalpers have become frightened at the
rapidly with which passenger rates to
Missouri river points have been
going uown, and fearing the cut
would be so low and leave them no
margin for profit, held a meeting to-day
and decided to charge So to those
points to which they were sell.
ing yesterday at $3.50. The price
Owe railway counters to-day
was SO. There is no open cut in rates ia
st. Louis, but scalpers are selling at
So. SO.
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Tho Higher State Courts.

TYLER, Oct. Especial. 1.-THE Su'
preme court and Commissioners of APP
peals met to-day and adjourned with
out t%ransacting any business. The
Court of Appeals and Supreme court
meet here Tomorrow to call the motion
docket of the first assignment. Judge
Hurt and Judge Stayton will arrive to
morrow. This will complete the courts
with the exception of Presiding Judge
Walker, who is sick at Galveston with
the dengue fever.
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in Canada.

LouIsvILLE, KY, Oct. Jacob
Smyser, of this city, returned from
a visit to Canada tonight, where he saw
Buchanan, of the observation-disclosures
company. He talked witch them at
Windsor. They expressed q desire to
return to Louisville and help straighten
out matters If they would be allowed to
go free. George Buchanan says he can
take charge of affairs and settle up and
have half u million dollars LETT.
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Drank Too Much whisky.

COLEMAN, Oct. 7.-[Special. Bill Har
rIngton, a stone mason, was found dead
on the prairie neal Trickam last Satur
day. The verdict nf the %coroner's jury
was that he died from the effects of eX
cessive WHISKY drinking.
One arrest has been made for the
shooting of Simmons last Thursday
night, and the party on having an exam
inatiOn was released on 81 900 bond. 1t
develops that a woman was at the bot
tom of the whole business, and not a
spirit of lawlessness.
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IT is aid the reason that NJ Hs. RUTH
RRFoRD Is. HAYES refuses to let her hus-
band take "a part in the present Presi-
Dental canvass is because she don't like
Mr.. BLAINE. She thinks MIR. BLAINE
is q bad citizen, and is fearful hat his
great magnetism might overcome her
husbands conscientious scruples to
such an extent as to induce him 70 go to
Kentucky to teach the same branches in
the same school that MIR. BLAINE
taught there over thirty years ago.
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4. X. will stand lur"Piucked Knayc,"
instead rlumed Knight, after the ith
NJ November. 81 say IN san Antonio
Times. Amer reading tho MU LIIAS
letters aud hi, story or two marriages,
sin the sight or God" would the letters
not stand now for "Prinre OF krimcs -
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TIM liz ALD expresses thanks 10 the
sulphur Springs Enterpris. for the fol,
lowing compliment; "whem the Dallas
Daily HrHAL' hr-t came tn our office
we pronounced It the best daily of
Northeast Texas, and We now have no
oauso To change our opinion"
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THE Fort Worth Mail, the representa-
tive OF the business men of the Fort and
the advocate of its best interests, saws:
''Fort Worth i. divided against itself on
the free mail delivery question, one part
Of the city being denied u carrier on ac-
count of tho tiiinne,s of the population.
Not on account of %'thinness Of popula-
ton but becau ~ Of lpcti jealuusies and
rivalry that appear to have the ear of
the Dostmistrp,s,v
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THE Eagle Pass journal complains,
and it appears very justly, that the
of ferriage between that place and
Piedras Negras, only run two skiifs on
Sundays when the travel requires many
more. The authorities of Eagle Pass
will take the matter in hand and unless
more skiffs are provided Of Sundays
they will tie up the only two which are
running on those liYA.
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IL the Congressional districts in this
state RECTOR opposes SAVERS, RENTPRo
and Nh sos are Ia opposition to CRAM,
osrEg our IL against Mills, SAVIOR
is running in las JAMS district and
other portions nj thu STATE TO hear from.
WELLBoI has M opposition.
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THE formalopening Of the magnificent
Merchants Exchange in this city will
occur on next Monday afternoon, to
which all tho merchants aud business
vited. This will mark an epocn in the
business history of Dallas, and will
prove an occasion long to be remember
ed. Speech s and fea>ting and other
good things will be INDUCED in, and a
royal good time may be anticipated.
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me,iican Man Alice samc,.

SAY Francisco, Oct. IA large num-
Der of Chinese passengers by the steamer
City of Pekin, lately arrived, arc taking
advantage of Justice Fields ruling, that
Chinese born In the United States are
citizens and entitled to land. Thirty writs
have been taken within tho last fow
days by Chinese who claim tn BE- OF
birth.
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CHARLOTTE, N. c., Oct. 7.-Charles
McNairy, colOred, was murdered at
Laret Hill Y sterday by his wife, aided
by IL colored woman and man. He was
an invalid and his wife killed him to
keep from supporting him. The muir
derers were arrested.