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der case at Dallas, has boon con-
; tinued till October term of the
} court. This is another victory for
Adams, as each continuance de-
creases the chances of his convic-
ton. 1t would be very safe TO bet
that he is finally acquitted. When
Burns is forgotten and the memory
of the witnesses fails then there
will be no evidence to convict.
The public should not lose sight
of this case.
AT Chicago it is schemes and
counter-schemcs that engage the
undivided attention of the politi-
clans. Arthur and Blaine will be
slaughtered, remarked an Ohio
politician. 1t is alleged that the
Blaine andArthur people have each
formed compaCts against the other,
and the result is likely to be the
defeat of both. Logan and his
friends are doing their best for
him, but some think that he has no
chance and that dark horse will
run away with the prize. With
all this surmising and calculations
the best thing to be done is to wait
and watch.
The Dallas Herald, an exceed
ingly well regulated newspaper,
was lately made the victim OF a
cruel, dastardly and objectionable
hoax. A correspondent at Waxa-
ahchie sent it a special to the eff
feet that a respectable young lady
had eloped with negro The
Herald published the dispatch, not
knowing its bogus character, AID
now the injured party wants to
see the Herald. The man who
sent the dispatch should be made
to suffer; he is a graceless slanderer
and should serve a term in Jail or
n the penltentiary. The most
careful newspapers are liable to
be imposed upon. .s..F -..
CHANcEY l. FrLLEY, a prominent
st. Louis Republican, says his
idea with regard TO the proper
course for the southern delegates
to pursue in the Chicago conven-
ton is likely to be carried out.
Holding the balance ofpower they
should, he thinks, hold off to
see who develops the greatest
strength in the New England and
Middle states, and then vote solid
ly for that man. The Southern
states can do nothing toward elect
ing president after he is nomi-
mated, but they are a power in the
nominating convention. 1t is pos
sible that some of the southern
delegates can be "fixed,"
MoNDAY's Issue of the Galveston
News contains full and exhaus-
tive report of Capt. Eads' confer
ence with the River and Harbor
committee with regard to the deep !
water problem at Galveston. Up
wards of twelve columns of small
type are devoted to it, Cant, Eads
gave scientific analysis of the
deep water problem. The News
says, editorially, that it is clear,
scientific analysis of the problem,
as well as lucid expesitlen of its |
financial and practical require
ments, and if after reading 1t th--c
are any doubtlnT M .,omoses loft =
". ne because they propose to re-
main doubling Thomases.
The Texas Delegation to Chica
go were addressed on Monday
evening by the speakers of the
New York business mems COM
mittee in the interest of Arthur.
Several of the Blaine delegates are
said to have, been converted to the
Arthur side. No mention is made
OF chicken-pie, there may have
been some handed around and then
there may not. 1t was stated on
Monday night that the Texas dele
CATION was a mystery, and no one
was able to say how it would go.
Quincy is working hard for Blaine
with the Texas delegation. Web
Flanagan is a prominent man in
the estimation of his State friends
and has made a national reputa- ,
ton by his celebrated question.
What are we here for, if it is not
the offices 7"
1t will be remembered the ne {
yroes held a convention at Louis I
vile last September and appoint
ed a national committee. This
met at the Palmer I
house on Monday night, about :
'eventy-two persons being present. :
Resolutions were passed asking the
Republican National convention to ;
adopt resolution recommending '
IN amendment to the constitution f
placing civil rights of American c
citizens within the province of the
rational legislature. About as c
lear as they came to pledglng !
themselves for Arthur was to pass =
resolution endorsing his admin
stration. The negroes evidently
want a civil rights bill for their :
'wn protection, and by asking spe- |,
,ial legislation they acknowledge Z
heir inieriorty and their inability
o take care of themselves as citi- t
zens c
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