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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-01-08

A traveller in South Africa says every
window in Rio Janeiro has woman in
it. The measure of the responsibility
of funeral there is the number Of
mules to the hearse. After hard rain
in Rio the streets are flooded. and big
negroes earn tips by carrying ladies
and gentlemen from one dry spot to
another. Ii is said the only place a
Brazilian does not smoke is in his coffin.
The common beast of burden in Rio is
the head, after the Holland style.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-01-08

There were twenty-seven marriages
to one divorce in Massachusetts last
year
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26
DALLAS, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 8 1884, NHHgSTT2sS4

acts Of his cliont. Defendants ni
guilty Oi any Oi tho counts in tha indict.
mont. What tho presld0nt OF z hank
may do within the scope Of hia adminis-
tratiOn may bo nal administration, but
II did not como under tho limitations ~
tina statute. There must be wiiiul mis-
appropriation Of the funds pf tho insti-
.utiOn to make the action criminal.
United Statos District Attorney Root
opposed tue motion to dismiss the
charges, and the court dOuied the mo-
ton, Counsel for defense then cOntin-
uod the ononing, and among othor
things said that at tho time Fish became
a member of the firm OF Grant & Ward,
h0 was worth S500OO, In making loans
on 50 called "con,racts" Fish was not
alone, Counsel undertook 10 show the
Jury that nine other banks were inter-
Ostod In those so'csllsd contract loans.
Tho board of directors werO aware of
the loans being made on these contracts.
Fish should not he sent TO prison be-
cause Ward hoodwinked his fellow
directors. Ward should be punished,
Fish made no false entries IN the hooks.
They showed tho records Ofactull facts,
u would be shown where the canvas
bag came from, and how " wsq brought
thero by Ward aud deposited with Fish,
having IN IL securities amply sufficient
TO protect all loans which Grant & Ward
had with the banks. IL was pAbAll who
permitted Ward to take tho bag away
aud not Mr.. Fish.
Recess,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26

OTTAWA, March A.-It is well known
that the disturbances in the northwest
are much more serious than Sir John
McDoA aid will acknowledge in parlia-
ment. The minister of militia has been
closeted all day with Gen. Middleto n
and Sir David Mcpherson. The minis
ter of the interior has information tina
there are 800 half-breeds under arms
The latest advices from Prince Albert
and Carleton show the rising to DO seri-
Gus affair The combined insurgents,
half-breeds and Indians, have posses
sion of all the government stores at
Fort Carleton and have made
prisoners of the officials and
even threaten the Fort there.
Three hundred mounted police have
gone from Swift Current to the scene of
trouble. More are to start tomorrow
from points west. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Downey, at present in Winnepeg,
has been in commune alton with the
authorities here relative to the disturb
ance. A regiment of mounted police,
with field guns, is to go to the scene OF
the disturbance.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26
Shameless LalsOn OF Brother and Sister
In the Ackerman Family.
THE MANA DEPARTMENT CLERK
sensations at Denton-AIso In Paris, Owe
Historic Gun-Onlc.rs Killed In
tho Torritory-A Jail rrag-
ody Mt Gainesville.
THE DAYS CRIMINAL RECORD
Rovorting Scandal at san Antonio.

hoNOllihg StNnuhl NJ sun Antonio,
SAN ANTONIO, March 2i.-LSpecial. r.
For some months past scandal has been
busy among the lower classes Of fami-
lies on Government hill, tho scat Of the
largo force of troops kept here, and the
center of the towns fashion. Detective
Hughes suspected that VIM, Acllerman,
for long time a clerk in Adjutaut-Gen
eral Vincent's oilico, was criminally in-
innate with his sistor, Lizzio Ackerman,
a handsome girl Of 20. He soon became
convinced OF the truth of his surmise,
and Ackerman, finding that he was be-
Ing watched, threatened the officers
lie ifho persisted in his hunt. Hughes
ascertained that the girl had beon Sc
duced by her unnatural brother some
months ago, and that child was
the result of their Illicit inter
course. The child was taken Co
the house of Fannie Alexander,
a negro prOcuress, who figured prom.
inently in the Shropshire inianticides of
two years ago. From Fannie's care tho
infant was transferred to Mrs. Howard,
a white woman, living near tho Sunset
depot. Hughes traced II thus far, ana
accused Mrs. Howard of knowledge of
tho Ackerman criminality. She prac-
tically denied all cogniZsnce of the ai-
fair, but finally confessed that she had
beef hired by Ackerman to care for the
child, which subsequently died. She
showed the death certificate. The facts
were laid before the grand jury, which
returned indictments against the Ack-
ermans, brother and sister. The govern
ment clerk ascertaining that the indict-
ments had been found, skipped with his
sister before daylight this morning, and
when the officers called they found no
trace of the absentees. Ackermgn n has
wife and four children. When the
officers reached the house she met them
in horribly diStigured condition. She
had learned some time ago of the crimi-
nality practiced by her husband and
her sister in-law and had been repeat
edly beaten for threats to denounce
them. Before leaving Ackerman beat
her savagely, knocking her down and
trampling her. Her face was terribly
gashed and her eyes almost closed. She
refused to give any information con-
cerning her husbands mode of depart
ure or inten tions, seeking to shield him
to the last. She said, however, that he
had railway tickets to Fort Worth,
and he may have gone there. The
Fort Worth officials have been mott ed.
Nothing else is known to Ackerman's
discredit. He was an efficient clerk,
out occupying subordinate position, OF
course did not move in the upper circles
of the hill.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26

SAN ANTONIO, March 2i.-Spccial.l i
For some time officers at the jail have
been aware that some of their prisoners
we're endeavorlng to escape. This
morning at an early hour deputy sher-
ifs discovered them break thr, ugh the
roof of their cell and como into the run
around. 5hot-guns were held on them,
and they were marched back to prison.
They were Potter and McDaniels, stage
robbers; Joe Brown, horse thief and
murderer, and Collier and Bean, the
murderers of Br@nhigan, the saloon
keeper, Mt FrederickS burg. They had q
NUM- ner Of saws and files, most OF them
"a ade by themselves, from odd pieces OF
metal. They were ~ work on the CELL
ing OF their cell for over two months.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26
AIeNlnln Mntters.

CRY OF MEXICO, March 2i.--Presi
don't Diaz has issued a proclamation
creating a body called The fiscal police,
for tho purpose of guarding against
smuggling ON tho northern frontier
Tho force will consist of about 500 men
Tho expenses Of maintaining the force
j. 20 he met 10y economies In other de
partmonts Oi the customs service, such
az tho suppression Of the chihuahua
custom house and inspectors of from
tier custom houses. The proclaim alton
takes effect April |.
Minister Mariscal, Of foreign rala-
tions, In an interview this even
ing with an Associate Press
correspondent, stated that no had
just received nows th't Barrios
5000 men. Mariscal could not say
what Mexico's action will bo.
Thore was only one Mexican
battalion now on tho frontier, and about
1000 men ON route. But IL viii
take some time for them
TO arrive. In reply to the
question whether Mexico is liable
10 take ADVANTAGE Of Bauios'
weakness in the north while invading
tho southern republics, Mariscal said:
leave our course open. We
arc unhampered. So far we
have only protested. IL de-
pends on further circumstances
whether we viii use force or not
At present we are only protecting
our frontier, but we have resources
and, If necessary, would be doing only
right If We aided San Salvador in
her just cause. We should
not meddle with their internal
affairs. but only give help in response
to choir call. If the moral disapprovql
of Mexico and the United States
has no effect upon Barrios, most
decided action may be necessary.
But it would be unfortunate for us TO
actively interfere, as we would gain
nothing, but merely ward Off possibly
future harm. We are now deyoting all
our energies to internal reconstruction
and improvement, and would dsplore
the necessity of foreign war at thia
timeO
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26
Todd Mills Prairie Flour, $245 per 100
pounds. G. E. MoMAND u Bro,


ENNIS, March 24.-ISpecial. There is
quite 6 demand for winter garden seeds,
since she spring seeds havs failed to
grow.
Miss Willie Teylor, of Dallas, but
form erly of this Diace, is here on { visit
20 old friends. Miss Wi1ie has many
warm friends here.
MIR. Soape, of California, is svisitiRg his
brother, Mr.. A. J. Soape,
Messrs. Ed Craig ard I. j, Kendall
have returned from the New Orleans
exposition.
Rev. S. b. Ellis, of Ennis, and Reys.
r. C. Armstrong and Little, OF Waxa-
hachie, lefa yesterday for the expo
sition.
Mrs. Fr5d Lawson, living on Brown
street, was badly burned to-day by her
dress catching fire from the fire place.
A cold Iain il now falling.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26

ST. LOUIS, March 2i-Amos T. At
water, secretary of the National Cattle
and Horse Growers Association of the
United States, has received from Il. X.
Moreland, vice president Of tho associa-
tion for the state Of Now York, sn OIL
cial weekly bulletin of the effect of the
weather in that state. He says IL has
been extrem Jly cold, but no loss has oc-
Cured among cattle or horses; that so
far as known no contagious or infectious
diseases exist among cattle or horses,
and that very interesting coming event
in stock circles is tho great puOlic sales
of Holstein and Jersey cattle, to take
place in New York city in April aud
Nav,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26
Officers Killed in the Territory.

GAINESVILLE, March A.-[Special.l l.
Gainesville is very much excited over
the news of the murder of Deputy
Sheriff John A. Culp and ex-Constable
Rush Meadows, of this county, near
Arbuckle Mountain, Indian Territory.
The, particulars, as far as they can be
learned, are as follows: The two officers
were in pursuit of negro named
Glass, a notorious character, VINO was
wanted for murder committed in the
territory some time ago. They met
Glass riding horse and ordered him to
halt. The negro made move for his
pistol and one OF the officers fired at
him, ard he fell as if
shot. The officers supposing
him to be killed, laid aside their wea-
pons and approached Glass, who sud
denly seized his pistol, shot both
officers and made good his escape. Culp
and Meadows were found short while
afterwards in dying condition, and
they said the negro had breast plate
of which their bullets could not pene-
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26

ToYAH, March A.-[Special.] Henry
Yerges and VIM. Ware had difficulty
last night in which Ware was worsted.
They went into q saloon and were ap-
parently on good terms again, when
Ware pulled a gun and shot Yerges as
he was lying on q table watching a
game of pool. Three shots were fired by
Ware, one passing through Yerges'
right breast and one grazing him near
the hip. The third missed him entirely.
He IS dangerously and probably fatally
injured. Ware escaped in the darkness.
Officers have gone in pursuit, but have
not caught him yet.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26
A stubborn Stranger subdued.

DENTON, March A.-[Special.l This
morning Jail bird calling himself
Charles Booze, and hailing from Lone
Oak, Arkansas, was taken to the picture
gallery by Deputy Sheriffs Hutchin-
son and Ware, for the purpose
of securing his photograph. Three
strong men could not get the prisoner in
the position chair; but, after hanging by
the thumbs for five minutes,
he yielded and allowed his picture 70 be
taken. He has a very hard face. A
letter found on his person indicates
that there are three indictments
against him at Lone Oak, Arkansas. He
had been jailed here for carrying a
pistol. 1t seems he stayed ali night
with Mr.. John Merrill, tour
miles south of town. When
called on for his fare he drew his pistol
and replied that he never paid any bills.
He started eff in the direction of Fort
Wo tn, but was captured on the railroad
between here and sherman.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26

KANSAS CITY, March A.-The Jour
NAILS Omaha special says: At Osceols,
Nebraska, to-day, Milt. w.
Smith was found guilty
of the murder OF his wife on November
q last, and sentenced to be hanged on
the 9th of July. The murder created
great excitement at the time. A mob
sndeavored to break the Jail apd lynch
Smith, terrifying him so that he at
tempted to commit suicide.
The bodies of the five victims OF
the Nance county tragedy,
Henry Percival, wife and child
aud the two men named
Muir and BARN. which occurred
some months ago, passed through
Omaha to-day en- route to- Owtonna
Minnesota, for re-5urial. The grand
jury last week brought indictment
against Furrival, sthe supposed
murderer, who is believed to be now ip
Nova Scotia. Detectives are still search
ing for him.
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kdiirOhu news.
LoNGvIEw's NARRowsGUAaE.

LONGvIEW's NARROWeGUAaE.
LoNevIEw, March M.-[Special.l The
narrow-guage road has reached Grand
Bluff, IL miles north of Carthage. AS
soon AS possible q stage line will be run
ming from the end of the road to Car
thaga and continue until the road is fin
ished, say next November. A station
house will be built at Grand Bluff, which
will prove great convenience in that
portion OF the country, which hereto
fore has shipped cotton and received
goods from Shreveport, between rs and
100 miles distant.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26
Sensational sceme in 8 Hotcl

DENTON, March N.-LSpecial.l- M. j.
Graham, wood-workman, and we |
known to this city, this morning imag-
ined that some one had put poison in
his coffee, at the James house,
and arose from the breakfast
table in rage. He drew his
pistol and rushed trantically at
u young m"n by the name
of Fred Farris, waiter, and
cook, but the latter knocked the pistol
from bis hand. Both parties made
for the pistol aud got hold
of it at the same time. As
they surged to and fro, trying to
wrench the pistol from each Others
grasp, the excitement IN tho
hotel became intense. Women
screamed, and the bOardess and guests
intorfered and succeeded in getting the
pistol from the belligerents, not until
one shot had been flied, however,
grail ng the leg of Mr.. James. MIR. Gra-
ham was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Ball and arraigned before Squire With
ers, who placed him under bond Of
800 TO answer the charge of assault to
murder,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26

CHICAGO, March A.-The Farmers
Review, in its summary of reports from
correspondents throughout the western
states for the week ending March 2l,
comparatively q small acreage in wheat
can be got into the ground before the
1st of April. This, though it cannot be
called late, Mother can it be called
early. In regard to winter wheat, it
says: The indications are, that taking
the decrease in acreage and tho daily
running down of the crop prospects, we
shall see the winter wheat crop in guam
tity below that of 1888.
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INVESTIGATION IMMINENT
THE BULLS THEREFORE CAUTIOUS
aould's R.turn-CoaI, Gould and Wander
bilt shares sp Ong-The Trade Bat
snee-union Paoihe-Of la
terest TO CAttlpmen.
Tone of the Stock Market.

NEW YORK, March I.-Guyernments
y. higher for4l4i unchanged for other
Issues. The stock market was again ir-
regular, active aud feyarlsh. Tho street
was supplied with rumors throughout
tho day, some OF which, upon invostiga-
ton, proved 20 have more moro or less
foundation in fact. Tho first
quotations were Irregular, but The gem
eral market soon developed considerable
strength, and tho bOst prices we're gem
orally made In .ho first hour, II IL be-
lisved the holders OF Pacific Mail stock
arc selliug on each rally. ih0 rumors
mdAhtrlouslV circulated tho past few
daya To the effect 81 differences between
Pacific Mail and .ho Pacific railroads
have no foundation iu fact. Pasillc Mail
OollilaA claim theP VIII not consider a
proposition which EOS not iurr5seo the
subsidy, while the r-iirund officials are
equally positive ip l.rgir assertions hat
they viii NOT pay rs WutA as
h oratolC!e. After midday the market
became weak ana later In tho afternoon
there was heavy selling uf 50. Paul,
following the announcement thai the
executive committee had failed 90 meet
to-day TO recommend what should be
dOno In regard 20 the declaration Cf a
dividend, and tho stock declined on he
impression that tho dividend viii 90
very small or POSSIBLY paSseu allnECtLer.
There viii be a morlinE OF ihudirect0rs
when the question is TO so
decided, Tho tyong stocks on the
list have been Northwestern, Van
dCrhlts and could st ess. The
last mentioned, with tho exception of
Union Pacific, have been very quiet.
Gould Is expected back tomorrow, but
his friends say he viii probably have
little TO do With tho stock market at
present. Trading IN 81. Paul aud Pa
'ilc Mail amounted to ll5,OlO shares,
leaving less than lSl 900 shares % tho
OF the list, Tho third most
which appears "a have lost ali
It's friends among the old bull party.
A good deal is hoard on tho street
about tho probabilities of thorough in
yestigations by the departments ct
Washington, and as 10 the probable dis
,overies that viii follow. The strongest
stock in tho list was New York Genital,
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A DOUBTFUL SITUATION.


LONDON, March A.-A dispatch from
Gulran of March II says: Outwardly
all is quiet, but it is reported tho Rus.
SLAMS are concentrating toward Herat.
It is proposed to withdraw Col. Ridge
way from Penjdeh and leave Capt. Yale
there. Measures are being taken for
the defense of Herat.
THE INDIAN FORCES.
Advices from Calcutta state that the
force which is to be sent to Quettah will
consist o' three divisions drawn from
the three presidencies and reserve
body, consisting of ll,000 men, fully
equipped, to be drawn from troops at
Rawalpindi. The Russian military or
gan says: "England is ready to give
Pen uideh, Tamonas and'Buleh to Russia,
but wishes to keep Horst, in order to
make road from the Caspian Sea to
India"
MORE CRITICAL.
There was a cabinet council this even.
ing 1t is understood a reply of q
somewhat unfavorable nature was re-
ceived from the Russian government In
relation to the Afghan frontier question
The stu alton is still very critical.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26

PARIS, March 2i.--When Miss Van
Zandt came upon the stage at the
Opera Comique she was received with
Kisses and wbistling, which wero
soon drowned, however, by storm OF
applause. Considerable curiosity ia
felt whether Carvalho, the director
of the opera comiqIe, will con-
tinue the enterprise. 1t is reported
that 800 students OF the Latin quarter
are coming in Thursday night to make
y demonstration against tho American.
Despite the organized opposition to Miss
Van Zant the house is crammed nightly
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New YORK, March A.-The trial of ex-
President James d. Fish, Of the Marine
bank, continued to-day. The prosecu
tion closed yesterday and the defense
opened this morning, and moved for
dismissal of the charge against Fish on
the ground that no offense had been
proved. In the opinion Of counsel 1t
witness upon the stand in defense of the
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26

ST. LOUIS, March 24.-An old feud be
tween Robert Grimes and John Rogers
eliminated last Saturday evening in q
street duel at the little town of Hub
bard, Mississippi county, Missouri, in
which each party emptied siX-shooters,
and Rogers was killed. Grimes was ar
rested and taken to Charleston, Sunday
night for sate-keeping.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26

MARSHALL. March 24.-[Special.l-The
primary election passed OF very quietly
yesterday.
]. e. Flovd was elected city marshal.
William Rudd, city secretary.
10 Smith alderman for the first, w. @.
Austin for the second, and LIP. Wilson
for the third wards.
j. II. Brantley has bought out the
| hardware establishment of Price Bros,
and will continue the business. Mr.
Brantley has ample means and Is
clever gentleman.
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The Uusual Irish-Amsrican Suspect.

QUEBEC, March 4.-Two Irish-Amer-
leans have been arrested here on sus-
picion of being dynamiters. They .r-
rived via the Grand Trunk railroad a
few weeks ago, and since haye bee a
closely watched. They would not reg
lister ut their hotel. They were exam.
ined privately before Judge Chauveau
to-day, but nothing leaked out.
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Rifs From Helfnn

BELToN, March A.-Ls.pecial. IA slow,
drizzling rain has bee'a falling all day.
1t is generally con ceded that farmers
are better up with 6heir work this sea-
son than ever bef ore.
Frederick WGrde appears in Damon
and Pythias, Thursday night, at the
opera-house,
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BERLIN, March 2.-The popular sub
scription towards tho Bismarck memo
rial fund now amounts to S575,000.
Before the reich~tag adjourned to-day
the emperor's entire approval was Inn
parted concerning the disposal of
the Bimarck testimonial fund.
The title deeds of the Schoenhausen
estate are TO be presented to Bismarck
on the 50th anniversary Of Ais entry into
the service of the state,
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In Parliament.

GENERAL MoNEILL ON THE ROCK.
LONDON, March A.-In the house Of
lords this evening" Baron Granville gave
notice that he would ask the Duke of
Cambridge whether in viewof the heavy
losses in Sundays engagement, which
were dre to disregard of the most Or
dinaEy military precautions, General
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DENTON, March 2.-[Special. Ia is
reported that tho anti-local option men
have concluded to let local opSio5 = go
into effect without opposition as the
people will never be satisfied u.2tl they
| try it.
A new paper is to be startsd at Pilot
| Point next week,
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GAINEsvILLE, March A.-[Special. J.
Bill Hall, apowerful negro, who is in
Jail for assault with intent to kill, quar-
relied with some of his cell mates yester-
day, and one of them struck him over
the head with piece of iron in stock
ing. The blow landed on the back of
his neck severing an artery. Hall will
probRbly die.