The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-24
GENERAL PAEss
ABOUT HoApLY,

Tor years. SOUND enough Democrat 10
be a fsvorite of Mr.. Tilden. He made
an argument in Mr.. Tilden's behalf
before the electoral commission in 1877,
claiming that Cronin, Democratic can
didate fOrelector from Oregon, should
be recognized, and his vote counted
for Tilden. He was in 1852
ernor Of Ohio-as Democrat-and-as
Domocrat--can, IL desiring it, secure
n denomination. Last year Governor
Hoadly's name was prominent as u
presidential probability on the Demo.
cratic side, and in Washington his
standing is not that OF a mugwump,
but leading Democrat. There is no
man in Ohio so cordially disliked by
Republicans as Hoadly, who wa
strong when in their own party, and is
strong as Democrat Little Rock
Gazette.
THE PRoHIBIToRY LAW.
The new prohibitory law of Iowa
having been in force year on the 4th
of July, g Davenport paper has taken
pains TO collect statistics from 25 OF
the larger towns OF the State TO show
how it has worked. These were col.
lecte6 from mayors and town clerks,
who say that tho entire number of an.
looms now openly in operation is 9l6
againbt 10 before the new law weni
into effect. In one place the in.
crease has been from so TO 70, in
another from GS to 100, and in still
another from 1856 to 1850. Under the
old law the councils Of these diiieron
towns had fixed licenses at figures
ranging ut $3.50 to $1,000. In some
places this produced revenue oi
nearly $4,000, which was, OF course
entirely thrOs u away when Che State
took from communities the right ia
issue lieenass at any prico or with any
restrictions, however severe. The
general opinion favors tho repeal Of Il
law which has thus defeated its own
endp, aud which has demonstrated 20
thoroughly that prohibition does not
prohibit. n o. Statos.
THE CHOLERA
Tho cholera eXperts--as they call
themselves-told us that the disease,
having once obtained new IoothOId
in Europe, must accomplish It's mis-
sion; and that this necessarily in.
cluded trip 10 all the great cities of
the continent England and America.
They declared that it TOuld break out
earlier this year than last, and by the
Al NAhlb vi ouAAtA4Abl WOulh hhNO lbNkliNAl
Its maximum of mortality in those
fresh fields OF central and
NORTHERN Europe which escaped
1t in 1854 Yet here we are In
the last half Of July and none Of these
frightful forebodings have come true.
The cholera Is isolated in the Spanish
Peninsula, and moves ia all directions
more sluggishiy than last year. OF
nnI1rca In Ia tlrqfla tlFn IN inipr fEDV1
these facts the probability Of the i'm
munity OF ell ether countries and p3o-
pies this sunnmer, but we are certainly
entitled IA take much encouragement
from the nOn.fullillment up 10 this
date of the great mass OF dismal
prophecies about tho general diffusion
OF Asiatic cholorG in lSS5.-l New York
Journal Of Commerce.
THE PREFACE TO GENERAL GRANT S
BOOK.
"'Man proposes and God dlsposes.
There nc but few important events in
the affairs of men brought about by
their own choice.
"Although frequently urged by
friends TO write my memoirs, had de-
termined never to do 40, nor to write
anything for publication. At the nge
of nearly CO | received an injury from
u fall which confined me closely TO the
house, while IL did not apparently al
feet my general health, This made
study q pleasant pastime. Shortly
after the rascallty OF a business part
ner developed itself by the announce.
ment Of failure. This was followed
soon after by universal depression of
all securities, which seemed to threaten
the extinction OF good part OF the In.
come still retained, aud for which am
indebted TO the kindly acts of friends
AT this juncturo the editor of the Cen.
fury Magazine asked me TO write {
few articles for him, / consented fol-
the money II gave me, for at that mo
mont j was living upon borrowed
money. The work found congenia
and l determined to continue it. The
event 10 an important one for me fol
good or oYil-I hope for the former.
ain preparing these volumes for the
public, have entered upon the task
with the sincere desire to avoid doing
Injustice to anyone, whether on the
National or Confederate side, other
than the unavoidable Injustice Of not
making mention often where special
mention Is due. There must DO many
errors Of omission in this work, be.
cause the subject Ia too large 80 be
treated OF In two volumes in such way
as TO do Justice to all tho officers and
men engaged. There wore thousands
of instances, daring the rebellion, o.
individual, company, regimental anC
brigade deeds OF heroism which do
serve special mention, aud are no
here alluded 70. The troops engaged
in them will have to look 20 the dc
tailed reports OF their individual com
mandors for the full history Of thost
deeds.
H.rhe first volume, as well as q por
ton of the second, was written before
had reason TO Bupposo | was in
critical condition OF health. Later
was reduced almost 10 tho point o
death, and it became impossible fO
mo 10 attond TO anything for weeks.
have, however, regained somewhat o
my strength, aud am able often TO dc
vote az many hours day 40 person
should devote to such work. ! wOul,
have more hope of satisfying tho eN
pectatlons OF tho public II 1 could havl
allowed myself moro time. | havl
used my best efforts, with tho aid @
my eldest son, II. ID. Grant, agsisto
by his brothers, TO verify from In
records every statement OF TACT given
The comments are my own, and Shoy
how i saw the matters treated OF
whether othora saw them In tho sam
light or nel.
"With these romarks present thes
volumes 70 the public, asking no IA
vor, but hoping they viii meet tho up
provnl OF the reader. u. s. GRANT,
MT. MCGRE0oR, n. ", July /, 1856
-lNew York Commorolal-Adorhger