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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17
SYncn I.nnnl Nntns-

Waco, April 1G.--[Special. The lie
quor men of the city had largely St
tended meeting at the Garland opera
house this morning to Geyiso policy
70 meet the mayors declaration thai ha
will hereafter enforce The Sunday law
es il now stands. Tho salaonist we're
very cool and temperate in their course
They passed q resolution declaring that
whatever the law, they VIII obey IL, but
they framed petition 10 the cSuuci to
adopt yhe old Sunday law, which al
lows ell kinds Of business TO DO carried
on, except between the hours Of g q. M.
anO p. m, on Sundays. This petition
was circulated around town this even.
ing being quite generally signed by
business men, and presented to the
council tonight. Up 10 CHS heur it has
not been disposed Of The tactics OF
tho saloon mon are to get the old Sun,
| dag law if possible. ii not, to obey
the present law and corporate
for its rigid enforcement. II
this is done n perfect howl will soon gC
up, for the law can be made So odiou,
the people willGemand q revision.
AZ the meeting tonight Of the council.
| tho tax budget for the ensuing munic3
pal year was presented. u contem
plates an aggregate tax of 1851 cents
on the Sl.00, which is IN increase of IL
| present rate.
No business of Importance was trans
! acted in the federal court to-day, save
That . motion for stSy of Judgment was
| argued in the case OF lobe XollicOiIe-
convicted of Illicit retail liquor dealing
Judge Mccormick took the motion ua,
Ger adviscment.
John Slodek, for sending a postal
card, on which was written obscene
language, through the United States
mails, was fined 500 and costs.
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Mckinney Mnffnra

MCKINNEY, April 15.-lCorrospona
enco.l-W. A. Butler, deputy sheriff 81
Brown county, left for Brentwood with
c. l. Chandler, charged with theft OF
horse. Chandler was arrested last wesk
and sued out writ of habeas corpus
which was dismissed.
The Democrat, a FREQ grass papor,
changed hands to-day, Mr.. Orrin Rob,
ertsor retiring. The distriut clerks of.
zee is draped in mourning in honor OF
the event. The course of the Democrat
had made some friends and embittered
many against him.
The Monogram company inaugurated
q system OF cut rates at the Heard opera
house. The company is first-class one
aud tho move u good one,
The veto of the land bill by Coy. Ire.
land is endorsed here. Hon. p. b. Muse
says, though he favored the house bin.
not as fully ombodying his views, but
~ compromise measure, that the SEN
ate amendments negatiVed the good
there wes, and for this reason he fayOrs
the veto. Hon. John johnson is under
stood 10 favor tho veto.
tllntou Thompson, I'm very sensible
salutatOry, assumes charge of tho Dem
ocrat. He is quite youthful, but i'm the
proper mako up OF a man, OF good pro-
portions, and his readers will have a
sensible, newsy paper aud the editor nc
all Times u gentleman.
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croquot and lawn tennis at Ed


AUSTIN, April 10. - Special - Uar
risou Machine works VS.. George D.
tgiror from Turau. county; submit
ted on briefs for both parties.
via. Hollosg " Co. SIS, Fred Muller
from Graysou county submitted ON
brief or bo.b parties,an printed .y.u.
Wuut col appellants aud written .,r,u.
mont OF appellee.
ID. n EOmar vs. Il. S. Parker oil A..
from Grays0n county; submitted on
briefs and printed arguments Tor both
parties and oral argument of appellant.
Mckee n Fish Bros. VS.. A, H. Coffin.
tom Grayson county; submitted ON
buols of both parties aud oral Rrru.
mont of appellants.
II. G. Douglass vs.. 4. II, Coffin, from
Erayson county; submitted on briefs oi
both parties and oral argument of an
psllant. w
Motions for rehearing I'm tho follow.
ing cases were submitted:
Western Union Telegraph compnnV
VS., Il. 5. Edsall, FIR m Cook county,
National Bank of Texas VS.. ], f0yen-
berg, from Galveston county,
Galveston, Harrisburg 4 San Antonie
railway VS., Damon Jones; from Harris
county.
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Which is still there in abundance and
ready for Investment upon proper
showing being made, and committee
through the western territory to DO
pierced, to solicit concerted action and
assistance Their 0, and what seems to
some men suc'n 9 herculean task would
DO more than half accomplished.
Scarcely man but can recall instances
where Jew men have projected and
built sCch roads, by tact and push, ard
grown from mere competency iAto
raiGoad magnates and millionares.
There are dozen or score of men in
Dallas who could, if they would quietly
get together and act, build roadg from
Dallas TO Graham, from Dallas to Brown
: wood and other points, in an incredibly
short time and become budding mil
lionaires. But first of all Dallas need.
her northwestern connection, and thu
HERALD hopes soon to chronicle thu
fact that such company as it has sug
gested has been incorporated and gon,
} TO Werk,
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sherman mat,ers.

SHERMAN, April lG.-lSpecial. The
case ofJ. 2, Loving, for the killing of
w. A. Woods, IN March, 1881. noar
Carpenters Bluff, in the north part of
this county, was called in the district
court this morning and continued by
tho state. The killing was done with n
stick. The dotonso Ia that the deceased
came To the residence OF tho defendant
aud violently abused him and attemntpd
TO strike him, when tho defendant first
tried 10 get a gun, but was prevented
by his wife. He then took "a slick.
about three inches thick aud about live
feet long, and struck tho deceased lie
lived two or three days after the blow
was Inflicted.
Tho visit Of Prof Proctor ia looked
forward TO with snucipatluus o. profit
a5 well rs pleasure, profit not used iu a
uecuuiary sense.
Dull timos are being felt, aud the
clerks are sharpening up their ,uivrs
preparatory for the whiting season
a heavy rain aud hail storm visited
Us last night. IL was of short ,I.rt.i5n
tOrtrnatolV,
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WHAT DALLAS NEEDS FIRsr.


Yesterday morning tho HERALD ap-
poalod again to tho business men and
property owners of Dallas to no up and
doing and the article occasioned consid-
erablo comment on our streets yostor.
day. Many were alive to the situation
and applauded the HERALD for It's
stand, and plain uttorancos, while 9TH
ers-srd whero Is the community with
out such croakors-thought Il unpar-
donable to intimate In Dallas paper
that this city was not the hub of tho
universe. These are the mon who allow
cities to grow up in weeds before ad.
hitting the necessity for enterprise or
contributing ono dollar towards max.
ing place trade and population cen.
ter. What tho HERALD wants il 10
arouse feeling, occasion discussion and
improssupou all classes the dangers tobo
feared and the means OF avorting them.
10 will ho satisfied it it accompanies
this fact, let those critic,so who may.
Tho great obstacle TO tho establish.
mont OF manufacturing enterprises I'm
this cilyis the scarcity and costlluess of
fuel Labor and machinery can bo
easily enough obtained, and as choap az
anywhere, aud market stands ready
at tho factory door, bu, tho trouble aud
expense o' obtaining am abundance of
go'd fuel looms mp so prominently as
to discourage capital seeking such IN.
Vostmeuts. In tho northwest, notably
I'm Young, Jack, Shackollord and other
counties, uro vast Aolds Of splendid coal,
the shipments from which to thjscity In
a year or two would save thousands of
dollars to our people, besides giving 10
capital the needed supply of cheap fuel
for factory purposes.
But no section OF the state il growing
as rapidly as the northwest, the bolt of
country extending westward from Dom
ton $50 to 30 miles, aud uorthward from
the limo Of the Texas ~ Pacific. Here Is
developing a magnificent trade that
must seek tho market easiest of
access, tho market that can bo
reached on the lowest rates and that
furnishes tho cheapest and best goods.
Does Dallas need or want this trader III
40, she must 20 after it.
Aud there is but one way to roach Il
aud that Is by throwing line of road,
which shall be distinctivoly Dallas on
terprise, with low passenger and freight
rates from Dallas westward through
Wise, Jack and Young counties. Not a
paper road, but one built by Dallas en-.
terprise, assisted by the counties
named, and that eastern capital that
can DO easily enlisted in the movement.
Tho Fort Worth 4 Denver now praoti.
cally cuts us of from that territory and
IL TO pueh further into tho west and
Panhandle, and direct the trade Of
those sections to our nolghbor, Fort
Worth. Cheap fuel, a largo trade, di.
rect communication ON our own terms
with what is destined to bo one OF the
most prosperous and wealthy sections
OF the state, are some OF tho reasons
aud Inducements for this northwestern
road from Dallas.
How can Il be builtY Lot representa-.
tive men here organize and obtain a
charter, send a committee OF the best
and most Intelligent citizens, particlpa-
tors In and promoters OF the enterprise,
70 the eastern centers 10 enlist capital,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17
POLITICAL POINTS.
Galveston's Municipal Middle.

GALVESTON, April l6.-The city coun-
Gil met in special session mt 10 a. m. TO-
day, for the purpose of taking action In
the contested election cases for MAYOR
and aldermen Of the twelfth Watl.
Mayor Atkins not wishing TO embar-
ress the board in its considerations.
called Alderman Large, OF the
eighth ward, to the chair. Alter the prc :
tests of the citizens and tho petition a
OF the contestants, Fulton and Cunev.
were read, alleging gross frauds in tho
eleventh ward, Alderman Fowler offer
Cd preamble and resolution stating
the grounds Of the contestants and de-
inning the jurisdiction OF the council over
the matter, which, upon being passed.
thecluucil resolved itself into a commit
Tee Of The whole aud adopted rules gov
trning the manner Of conducting the
cases w fixed next Tuesday 20 defer
nine tho contest for aldermen of tyellth
ward IN which y. w. Cuuey, a promi-
hent colored politician, is the contest
AM aud j. O.. Alden is the contested. and
designated Thursday, the 23l Instant.
TO hear and investigate The mayoraltv
contest, with eN-MayOr Fulton as con.
testant and Joseph Atkins as contostee.
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Hammocks aud baby swing at Erb,,
Lnilnrsnn .Inin

JrrrERsoN,April l6.-,Spcclh.l- REV.
Mr.. Lamb, the Methodist pastor, has
undertaken TO awaken a religious zeal
amonS the inhabitautsof this place. He
is holding services every morning and
night.
To-day Mr.. r, j. Rogers aud wife, 40.
cnmpauied hv their daughter, Miss
Alice, and Misses Louise Ferry aud
Fannio Torrans, loft tor tho New Or
leans exposition.
Yesterday one OF tho officials OF the
nenitentlary Obtained the manaato rom
the district clerk hero IN the case OF the
state VS.. A, Il. Allen, for tho purpose OF
carrying Allen 10 the peniton,iary TO
serve a term of 90 years Tor the murder
OF A. l. Partain. Allen has boon confined
In the Marshall jail for safe kooplnr,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

ENGLAND, in the late difficulties with
Russia, started on with good deal of
buster, demanding explanations for the
cause of the attack on Penjdeh. Tho
car replied "Wait until 1 hear par
ticulars OF. the BATTLE" Now Russia de-
inands Explanations from England why
British officers engaged in the conflict
III inc Afghan army. DE GIERs is get.
tlns away with GLADSTONE rapidly
nus STA, 1t seems, is not averse to wal
WI III England while the latter country
Is. making great preparations, in The
Aopes, apparently, Of soaring the Musco
! vi ties.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

TUE English troops are having an I'm.
pleasant experience In tho Soudan and
In Aiganistan. elm the former country
the hot winds and burning sun arc
prestrating Thorn with disease, while
In the lottor the cold aud storms toll So
voroly upon their comfort aud health
Tho natives Of those countries are not
affected by tho climatic influences so ia.
tel 20 the British troops.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

Tur state executive Prohibition com.
mittee has called n convention of PRO.
hibitionists 20 moot la Dallas May n "a
dov'so plans for securing tho next legis
lainro for submitting "a proposition "a
the poopleofamoudiug the constitution
TO extend the operations OF tho local
option law and TO consider tho proprloty
LOT organizing regular Prohibition
party In Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17
THE GOVERNORS VETO AND TIE
LAND BILL

The veto of the land bill by GOVERNOR
IRELAND was not unexpected, and from,
a careful porusal Of this document In
connection with the bin, tho HHRALpis
constrained to applaud tho governor.
action in the premises. In common
with the great mass OF citizens in Texas
the HERALD had hoped for n final and
wise settlement Of this vexod land uuos.
ton, by tho'ninoteonth legislature, hui
the act which passed the two houses,
while containing some good provisions
was lacking In the most essential foa.
lures. Some oftho governors criticisms
are based upon imaginary foars and fail
to disclose any serious defects in special
sections named. For instance, tho gov.
ernor objects to the 18th section because
IL provides for forfeiture and ejoctment
without judicial proceedings aud makes
the general land office, where all tho
facts are OF record, court for that pur.
pose No forfeiture could occur with.
out failure TO perform conditions, and
the land Office alono knows of such fail.
uro. liza man has forfeited his right to
land no should not bepormitted through
the tedious process of the courts 20
hold on for years against bona
hdo purchaser or lessee. So, with
section Il to which the governor OBJ.
jeets because purchaser is confined to
$40 acres. II is doubtful Il the public
domain should DO disposed of IN groa..
er bodies than section, aud TO actual
settlers only. Tho governor also thinks
- an acre too high for timberod land,
because some acres have not one dol.
lars worth OF timber ON them. II an
acre is timbered land, especially in the
west, II is worth far more than g, and
the s0verno e pOIn, is rather strained.
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gil,nerCt,,n,n..

GlLMBR, April Especial. Hon. ],
T. Miller LEFT to-day Tor Memphis, Ton.
nesseo, his old home.
]. NJ. Marshall aud l.. NJ. Harrison
LETT yesterday for tho exposition. 10 do
honor To Texas. Wv
Mrs. 4. j. Lowe aud her accomplished
daughter Miss Genie, ara v,sitins
friends In Gatesville,
weather fine and farmers look happy.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

The Arlington World gives seven
good indications promising favorable
year ahead. 1t enumerates the political
rest we enjoy, the resumption Of me-
chanical labor, tho fine promise Of tho
iali and winter crops, the comparative
want of suffering among the stock last
winter, The easing up Of the money
stringoncy, tho surplus OF grain and iab.
cica that are being put on the market,
and lastly, the war prospects. This III q
very fair summsrization OF the oauaes
for hopeful outlook.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

Mr.. BEEoHER preached on the Salva-
ton Army last Sunday, says the New
York Herald, and DIR. TALMAGE on
roller skates. The latter did not have a
very sure foundation to stand on, but
the former could Grs and fall back COM
posedly, nv no was giving good adver-
tisement all the time.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

THERE are the iewest number Of mer.
chants and business men in Dallas who
own tho property they occupy. Let any
other city In north Texas overtake and
lead Dallas, and It would tako them but
day or two TO pack up their goods aud
wares and brush the dust of this city
from their foot This is a subject for
real estate owners to contemplate. Dial.
las must have more railroad facilities or
sunor severely in consequence.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

A DISPATCH from Titusvillo, Penn.
syl4ania, says the tfenians there are or
gani2ing raid on Canada. If these
Feniens came to this country. and In
good faith took tho oath Of allegiance,
they had better remain Mt home, work
ing honestly to support themselves and
families, instead of originating hostile
excursions TO destroy great public
works and property, which can only be
used In the interests of trade and COM
merCe,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

Tue story that gentleman of Phila-
delPhia gave $1,000 for ono ticket 70 at
tend lecture to be given by j, AR
Moy Knox, of tho Texas Slfsings,
reeds Ike u CRASHED hoax. KNOX
would lecture 60 one man alone for %
nights for that amount of money, and
tho simpleton who would THUG squan.
der tho fortune left him 10y his deceased
father, should have II guardian ap,
pointed to protect him In his inherit
auco,
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FaoS Nor exchanges throughout the
slate tee HERALD has not CLEANED the
Intelligence that there exists in Texas
any frenzied desire to subscribe 80 the
pedestal of BARTHoLDI's statue Of Lib
erty Enlightening the World. Ia fact,
the assertion is ventured that if the
whole of this forenoon should be devok AZ
to the purpose of personal solicltati, N /,
Midlothian, Mesquite or Eagle Ford
not $4,000 could be raised for t. IA prea
purpose. In fact, gentle man from
Slap-Foot remarked yeste rday openl
that he didn't believe the citizens Of tina
place would subscribe $1,000 in that d
ractlon
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

JUDGE ADAMS, says the Donison Her
ald-News, tried JOHN HANDLEY for
illegal voting and bound him over in
the sum OF 5000 to appear before the dis
trict court. The HERiGD would like TO
see this sort of machinery put into
operation in Dallas. Material could he
found In the last elect on.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

IT is said that New York lady sailed
for Paris the other day'to consult an om-
inent physician thoreabout the health
other dog. She will report his health by
daily cablegrams to his anxious friends
In America. He is said to DO suffering
from pneumonia affection incurred
from over exercise in trying to escape
the Naturalization Of a tin can which
uncircumciscd and heathenish hood
lums IN Gotham Affixed 10 his caudal
appendsgo. His disposition IL reported
As gentle and kind, with something
wrong behInd," after the fashion OF old
dog Tray
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A COUNTRY paper published in Mon.
tague county, says that after tho most
careful perusal, 1t cannot toll whether
the Dallas HERALD Ia Republican or
Democratic journal. There Is an asylum
in Philadelphia FOR the infrm in mind
that has among its inmates quito a
number OF individuals affected SINH
larry with the editor OF that rural shoot.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

Miss ELLA CHASE says there WIN be
three women to one man in lieay on.
Well, yes, that is about right, but how
can that be reconciled with TITO gcnor-
ally accepted doctrine that the New
Jerusalem is city of eternal JJeaes?
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

THE travel TO Europe has fallen OF
very much. The steamers report not
near so many passenger entries az at
this time last year. The army of de
faulting iiduciGries has sensibly dimin-
ished, and this is probr5ly the reason
that the briny deep ia net 30 often tray
.arsad
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TuE Corpus Christi Gazette urges IT.
citizens to build large hotels in that
place and render II attractive to pleas
ure seeking visitors. II cites tho in
stance of Santa Barbara, California,
which place, aItor an effort of several
years, and by tho means suggested, has
found the plan "self-sustaining and of
great proft to the city of Santa Barbara -
With its delightful coast Corpus Christi
could attain the Same SUCCESS.
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THE San Antonio Light, abiding to
our invitation 10 GEN. Russ to come to
Dallas when no realizes his big judg-
mont against tho land syndicate, calls it
"sort of walk into my parlor arrange
ment" Fortunately, tho gentleman al.
luded to has solounod In our parlor
some time, and didn't meet with any
spidetof tho tarantula species, such MS
we often geo in the San Antonio neigh
borhood.
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THE Laredo Times says that six per-
sons have been bitten by rattlesnakes
in one field in AtascOta county within
the last year or two. The last bit was a
boy, who died-the only ono of the half
dozen bitten.
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IN Kansas the saloon koopors havo nm

liz Kansas the saloon keepers have all
opened up drug stores. They got three
or four big'bellled bottles, MI thom with
green, rod, blue and orange col.
ored water, place them In win.
dow, aud have sign over the
doors bearing tho significant words.
"Drug store" A cocktail lin that
state at a hrst-c!0ss drug store costs Ia
cents, and zwi lager can DO administered
to patients for the usual fee. II isas.
serted that tho "Sr, JonS saugaree. y
composed OF gin and sugar, exseed- In
number any other prescription filled by
the druggists.
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IT is stated that over 20 Co., 90 acres of
land are owned in this cour.try by for
eigners who never saw the United
States, but made their Purchases
through agents and compa hies engaged
in stock raising. They ali want free
grass
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GEN. GRANT expresses the belief the It
he will get well. 1t is to DO hoped lis
opinion may DO verified. No one in ,his
country desires his domise, and al Will
regret the day he becomes an angel ard
with the angels stands.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

TINS dissolution Of the Austrian par.
liament prevents tho proposed probibi,
tory duty on American grain. The New
York Herald PROCESSES to be half sad
over the result, as lt thinks the inten.
dod tax would serve TO demonstrate tc
American statesmen tho folly of our
own tariff provisions. The HER.
AID prefers the dissolution as Il is,
without legislation, and to allow con.
gross TO gather Its wisdom from hostile
legislation already passed by other ma.
tions,
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FISH has gone to meet WARD in Lud-
low street jail, and the verdict of the
jury is universally appro we'd. Still this
does not restore to deposi TORS the money
of which they were 30 viIlainously plum
dered. 1t may deter Others, however,
from similar attempts In tho future.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17

From the Mobile Item IL will ba soon
that MAJ. JONI Il. ELLIOTT has visited
his old homo in Mobile for the Hrst time
In % years. The Item allulos To The
major in his connection with the HEp.
AID, which IL stylos, ga paper of ox.
tended oirculauorrand largo influence
The HERALD recognizes the compli.
ment, not only TO MAJ. ELLIorr, bnt
itself.
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THE 1850 daily newspapers are sus-
tanned by 10000 writer's. This includes
correspondents of course, but shows
that the mere intellectual department
ofjournalism is by no means insigniG-
cant
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The Illinois plan.

SPRINGFIELD, April lG.-At meeting
.ot the Illinois Democratic congressman,
called by Mr.. Morrison, to discuss the
question of federal appointments. mi
were present, except Mossrs. Springer.
loWnseud and Lawler. 10 was arranged
tnht after the 2Ofb instant every perspn
AhouId 60 m nnd gal what Do rGrIh.