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VOL. XXI NO. 129.
WEEKLY HERALD
ri UL.HHKII KYf.ltY SVIlllllAV RV
JOHN W. SWINUUIjJL.S.
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Ag.Mit. No. I Smith Mtr.-i't lViltlmuic Mil.;
S. M. r.iUentilll Co. :I7 I'uilt Kw Xi;w
York nml M. !. On. Wotlmrllt fit. No.
0)7 CiinstmU stn-.-t HliIliKli-lplilii nru duly
nulv niHIioilZ'Hl to pontnirt for hiIvimIIs.j.
niHtiU for inmrllon In tin; UALLAM Iltn-
AIjI) lit our low. st ml.M.
Kd-Mram Uanlil '11 & Wilt ! Biiiikpin
Kiufinun iin- iiutlioriz il nn nls for Tilt.
HEKALD In Knufmiin county.
lrT. M. S'ultli E. nt l;wlsvlll" Uviiton
count v. Is mi imtlioii. 'il iiKfiit for the DAL-
LAS HKUAI.Ii nail money pnlil lo lilnion
ouraceouut will be duly iii'ltnowlriliti tljiy uh.
THE UCY TO T1IOM h' 1IK.111T.
II V WILL 51. CAHLKTOS.
Bide wltli me Undo NBtlian?
l noui fun. mi j i".
Mypooj-oM henrt In a hurry; I'm noxious
My soul outwalks my body; my lego nre far
frmii Klritliu: i
An'U'Hiniiihiykln.lo' you doctor to help
the old maualoiiK.
I'm some'at full o' thchustl
there's huslness
to no uoue.
I'veJiiKt liecn out to the vlllago to seo
my
younui-Ni. Hon t
Vou ui"l lo ku-.w him doctor ere. h lili ne
did Ki t
An' if I ain't mistaken you sometimes sec
him yet.
We tools lilm tliroiii;h his boyhood with
never n Kroiind loi fears;
But soineliow he stumbled over his enrly
miinhood'syeui-H.
The landmarks Hint we showed him he
Heems lo wnude'' from
1 lioUKh in his hi'firt there never was u better
boy than Tom.
lt.l was quick o mind un'lKxIy In nil lie dune
an' said; .
Juit all the ttold he reached fur H socmed lo
turn to lead. . .
T'e devil ofioim itcnui;hthlninii'Ueldhlm
though Ihewhlle
lie has never ni iulKed his parents n pleasant
word tin'smilc
Tliedevil of tiro It eauslit him an' (hen he
tuninl an' Kiild
By that which fed from ofl' him he lienco-
forth would ho fed;
An that whldl lived uium him shoulil give
him n llvln' o'er:
A u so he keeps that dodgery that's next to
Wilson's ytore.
But howsoe'er he wandered I've always so
far heard
lliat he had n sense of honor and never
broke his word;
An his mother fioni the yood Lord she snys
has understood
That if ho dKiees to bo sober he'll keep the
promise Kood.
An' so when Just this niornin' these poor old
eyes o' mine
Saw nil the women 'round him a-eonxln'
him to sii;n
An' wlien the widow Adams let lly a home-
apuii prayer
Au' he looked kind o' wild like and started
unaware
An' glanced at her an Instnnt an' then nt his
kegso'rum ....
1 somehow knew In a minute the tlli'llln-
point had eomtr;
A a' he would be as good a man as ever yet
there's been ....
Or else let go forever an" sink In tho sea of
sill.
An' I knew whatever efforts might carry
him or fall
There was only one could help Ood turn tlio
waverln' scale:
An' I skulked away in ahurry-I was bound
to do my part
To get the mother who carries the key to
Thomus' heart.
fihe' nettla' old an' feeble an' childish In
her talk;
An' we've uo lmrso an' bnftgy an she will
have to walk;
But she would be fast to come sir the gra-
cious ehance to seize.
If she had to crnwl to Thomas upon bcr
hands an' knees
Crawlt Walk? No not if I know itt Bo
set your mind at rest. ...
Why liunK It I I'm Tom's customer and said
to be his best I .
But if this blooded horse here will show his
usual power.
Poor Tom shn 11 seo his mother In less than
half an hour.
WEAVING CAltl'KT.
I am sitting In the sunshine
aatlierlnnup the sunny Kleunn
And weaving them with teur-dvops
i'iiiouiih thechaln work of my drenms.
'Iain making me a enipet
For the lloornf coming years
And thesuiiBlilne-wnveii In it
Will engild the mist-dimmed tears.
I will sprinkle It with rosos.
And Hie sunbeams shining th'ougll
Will drink up tiiedr 'ps of sorrow
They mistook for drops i.f dew.
When the roses grow all faded.
And their fresh young luu J dim
The pale leaves will bid sweet frsgraneo
From their dead crushed hearts uprise.
Then 1 gather blushing roses.
Ere their ncarls are rtlled with tears
Weave them wlih tne treasured suushlne
In the garnered wealth of years.
But sometimes I'll Ireud a carpel
Made 'f clouds and stars above
With the rainbow lor Its chain' work
. By the great All Muster wove.
Report of IheUrnnd Jury.
Dallas Texas March 20 1874.
To the Hon. Hilas Hare Judgoofthe cilmln-
al district court of Dallas city holding
aessious within and for tho couuty ot Dal-
laa and state of Texas :
We the uudereigned grand Jurors of
n.ilna nountv. duly empaneled and
.nrn at Hie nreacut (March) term of
your honorable court present herewith
our report aurt would respeciiuuy us
iot th aa.tia be snrcad upon the min
utes of the court and published for the
general Information of th eitisens of
our county :
First We have closely examined our
i.ntv (all. and. first we will say that
V-u J i 1 . .
while we recognize the actual necessity
for places in which persons cuargea
the wi'B commission of crimesshould be
securely emili ned yet. we are com pellcd
to rejsDrt the present Jail building to-
tally inadequate both as to size and
comfort.. .
We find forty or more persons hud-
dled In three suiaU'rooins Indiscrimi-
nately without regard to age sex or
color. Trite number of persons In ao
insecure jail requires a constant guard
to be employed at heavy expense to
the county; and while we think and
believe that our sheriff" is now and has
ever been faithfully discharging his
official duties toward the jail and those
oouAneil therein yet owing to the
difficulties as suggested above the pris-
oners cnunot receive that care which
humanity aud religion demand at our
While the law knows and recognizes
nn differences srounded on color yet
for the comfort and general welfare of
all we believe that the whites ana
Hi.; as well as the males and fe
males should be kept separate If pos
sible I n all places of confinement We
Wllere. therefore that It should be the
uty of U county court at rlj
day us 1h practicable to strengthen ami
enlarge or rt'lmlli) uucw our county
Second We have also visited und
i have a wo v s leu ami i
pcw.Jrt house which
new c uit nu -
examined cur
examined cur new curt
In nearly completed requiting only a
.. .. It ...Ml I... fiipm.
fl'W IlllH't' WC'l'liH Ik "
. !. ...! W'n
iiv tui ued over i' " "j
! ? . k ai1nii.il building.
believe It to be u substii in! blllhlli (
vv. 1 1 1 i iimple room for all the necessities
of the county and feel that we have
. conurutulnte the people of
f ' t " U n " 1
tho county in lmvlng a court house
that In point of durability nniHii anu
appearance. HtiimU second to none
wilhiu the limits of our stale.
Third We have l-ivesllgatrd the
oomlilli.n of the rond-. and .ulilleliih-
wiiys .f "ir enilMi-y u;i.l rcf!-l '-'
Unit it i" ''. Mi' li .i-.Khould bo de-;ivd.
(Jdh I ro.t:Sali'.l bfiiii-ia.-'.' a pulilie ne-rcs-ii
y ol' M-i-li ri'.rm'.i-il I" 'ill mil ii ! ie i.
iu t;. ciiy of Dallas hnving beeoiin-
the ..:iiiii.'i i-iul center or .1 larse and
exteii-ive-c-ipeofeotiiitry the public
r.milf. ol tho county should receive that
iitteiilloii from Hie county court wliioli
. w iml).mltivelv de-
iiii-ii iiiij..'.. i--
yt. Leg leave ti) say that we
utti ibtlte the wretched condition of our
. . . t .. . xi... i I..f .titiitit
high-ways miliary io me
-. llnf hi- leve it shoulil
ho iho duty of our legislature to amend
and thoroughly revise the roud laws of
our state at its present session if possi-
ble. We would further sHy that for the
want of diiligence on tho part of tho
county court and the corporate author-
ities of the city of Dallas one of the
most important roads In tho county
to-wit the ford road below the
hrldgo across the Trinity and opposite
the towu of Dallas has been closed
and we believe that justice to the peo-
ple of the county demand thul said
road should be kept open ami In good
repair. We further believe that the
charter of tho Wire suspension bridge
company requires and public travel
that thev should nuikoti good
and substantial eauueway through tho
bottom on the west snlo oi tlie rivei
mums!! o the oil v of Dallas and it is the
opinion of the grand jury that said
bottom extends to the hiuli lauds or
hills.
Ruirth We have investigated the
books and miners mwrtnining to the
county treasurer's ollice and while wo
tind tlic treasury empty yet the books
reports etc. of the oflice ore eminently
satisfactory. .'
we linu uuu mere cHine imo nn
treasurer's hands from all sources
during theyear 187.1 S7000 82 and dis
bursed by hint within the sumo time
tho amouut of S27.0U0 82. From the
first day of January last A. IK i74
wo And that he has received the
amount of $4201 83 and within the
sumc time ho has paid out to date tlie
amount of S4.2U1 93.. We find that for
the year 1871 there remains unpaid lor
county taxes tlie sum of !l3d7 OH; for
the year 1872. the sum of 18020 04;
for tho year '873 the sum of 810402 93.
Makingunaggregateor?bS7Ui "etl
now due and unpaid to the county for
the past three years.
We find also court house Fcrip due
mid ininnid to the amountof $12874 20;
jury scripdne and unpaid to the amount
of $420 00 una county warrauts uuo
und unpaid to theaniountof $14271 10
Fifth We have examined closely
the hooks etc.. of the sheriffs office
and find Hint the delinquent tux lists
us turned over to tlie present sheriff by
his predecessor amounts as follows:
For tne veur 1871 school tax $H4'J3 00;
stule taxS- ol; county tux $11178 13.
For the year 1H72 state tux $1905 07;
county tux $2948 40; court House lax
$2403 82. Fur the year 1803 stule
tax $17347 97 county tux Sl 35(. 28.
uiuking a total of taxes unpaid at the
time tlie present sheriff was installed
of 01327 72. We further report that
he sheriff' Is muking every effort to
have this delinquent list oroinptly col-
lected. isixth We have investigated the
condition of our district clerk's office
and find everything satisfactory. In
fact tho people have Just cause to ap-
preciate the various officers whom
they have clothed with authority In
our" couuty; and we feel assured that
with the present efficient chiefs in the
county officer aided by their no
less efficient deputies together with
one on the bench who does and will
see that the laws of the land are strictr
ly enforced tho 'good people of our
county can rejoice at the return of a
brighter era and look forward to the
day not far distant when crimes will
bo lev frequent iu the country.
A C. Haught " A. M Home
Worm ley Carter K. H. Keudnll
John H. Daniels ieo. Neeley
John II. Cole H.H.Hall
v. L. Wi Imette . K. Mays
V ! i. u.....i .iiin m..i.i.
""Tl" 'Yv iT"5 d.. :
Juo.1). Floyd
A. J. JIICKSOU n.n.rvuK
Foreman.
The foregoing report was read lu
court. March 26 1874 and it is di
rected that the same oespreau upon tne
mluutcs of this court; that tno cierK
nresent the same to the ounty court
at their next session and Invito their
especial attention to the Importance of
Its contents; that tho newspapers oi
the county be requested to puunsn me
entire report. a. hark
Judge
Reuort of thecommitteeof the craud
Jury to examine tlie district clerK's of
fice.
To the honorable Grand Jury of Dallas conn
ty Texas
Vn.tr mminlf tpp nnnointed to lln.
I lt tUn w.n.l it i.ll tt t h M 1 frl( '
umiv uuu nn vvu..." . - -
ollice of Dallas county" beg leave to
submit the following repon as iue re-
. Inwuallnalinlia.
IHill Ol lUCH 111 .ran"...
lu discharging the duty assigned us
by your honorable body we take pleas-
ure in saying that we have spared
neither time nor labor In our Investi-
gations aud after a most thorough in-
vestigation of the office in its various
departments find the whole in a most
While some of the early volumes oi
While some of the carry volumes oi
i - . k.
record of deeds mortgage etc. bear
trong evidence of the ravaget of time
DALLAS DALLAS COUNTY TEXAS SATURDAY APRIL 41874.
find service we cannot Impute tho sumo
to the neglect or fault In anywise of
the present incumbent for the later
volumes are In almost a perfect state
or preservation ami vmoiw nw m iu-
cess of preparation present the neatest
A .i n.v vi nine of n I ko
of any 'volume of a Ilk.
it i.uh ever been the pleasuro
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OF J'OUr COIIIHI11U.-U Ul num
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m mn n ..-
Tho various hooks paper.
(loclmlPUte belonging to tb.
()11(.0 ire moHi udmlruhly ar
rttl)(?e)j for convenience and ccono
my of time. There seems to he a piaci
foi-everything and everything lmlt
Illy wi mm-. --
for everything and everything limits
place. .
Order Is written everywhere evi-
dencing lliat admiral le tact nml skill
i f the' muster in arranging planning
and executing; lluwo qualities indis-
pensihlo lo the proper conduct ot an
uilicc v hose workiug are uo oomplieit-
lul nml whore bushier is neccwiurily
S" publie.
There Is j el a feature of the ollice
we take greater pleasure In reporting
to your honorable body than any other
vet mentioned und that not because
tlii) I'net came to the knowledge of
your committee as the resultof special
investigation but from tlie general ex-
pression of satisfaction from those
wlin have business relations with the
office anil that is the uniform courtesy
mid consideration exteuded to all by
the chief and his assistants.
O. W. NKELY
A. M. HOHNK
JOHN D. FLOYD
Committee.
TilK NTATK FAIR.
Wo have received a pamphlet copy
of the catalogue for the fifth annual
state fair to be held at the fairgrounds
in the city of Houston- commenc-
ing Friday May 19th nud continuing
four days. Competition open to the
United States. The premium list is
very large embraciug nine depart-
ments from A to I inclusive each de-
partment being divided into classes.
The Ago of Saturday last says: "The
mechanic arts lu all its branches the
fine arts domestic arts agriculture
horticulture stock raising in all its
brunches etc. will be represented and
competitors in any of theso depart-
ments are Invited to attend and enter
tho lists. The last fair wus a grand
success hut preparations have been
made to far exceed it in every respect.
Thousands of visitors will be here not
only from all parts of the state but
from other states and more can no
seen and learned here in tlie four days
tho fair will last thau could be seen or
learned in a summer's travel. The
crounds are ample and splendidly ar
ranged so there is nothing in the way
of the perfect success of the undertak
ing. Already entries of all kinds and
of every description are being made
fionccrnlmr entries the general rules
and regulations of the association say:
It is desirable that all entries should
be made the week before the fair.
Entries can bo made at any tiaie before
the fair by application to the secretary
Mr. James F. Durable Blank applica-
tions will be furnished on which to
specify exhibitor's- name and address
with descriptlan of the animal or arti-
cle offered. No entry can be made
after one o'clock Tuesday the 19th of
May for competition." ' -
Amono the acts which have become
laws are the following :
Au act to validate assessments made
bv assistant assessors. Approved
March 10.
An act fot the relief of pureiiosers ot
university lands and to validate pat-
ents thereunto issued. Approved
March 17.
An act to provide for the immediate
nnmil-Hfiliniilllt. nf tllA BrillOfll : tlllld
which should have been apportioned
t. i . . r. t u-o i... .....I
in i;ecemoer i x'. 1010. niii"
March 17. '
An act of March 3d. attaches the
enmity of Kockwall to this (the four
teen til or Dallas) judicial district.
Joint resolution declaring tin? second
day of March and the twenty-first day
of April legal holidays approved
March 2 1874.
It seems that the legislature by a
test vote has abandoned the idea of
reducing the number of judicial dis-
tricts chiefly tin the onlnion of Attor
ney General Clark that such a course
would be unconstitutional. Hence the
corruut iudges cau only be set aside by
the expensive inodo of address or im
peachment. Many of them will stick
till ousted by a new constitution.
MB. K. J. C'ABItlSiUTO.X .
Democratic nomiuee for city assessor
and collector demanded tho appoint
ment or a committee to investigate uis
conduct us deputy under the present
officer Dr. King owing to rumors that
he had committed someottlciul derelic
tion. The committee after a thorough
examination report as follows:
Wu. the undersigned committee
find that there is no evidence to con-
vince our minds of any intention on
lUnflrfnfir V. .T. rirrtnirtnn to de-
t LI l. ' i w v. ..... w . - n -
fraud either nr. .rung or iue cuy wa
that he is ceusuraoie ior issiuuk iiii-
mal receipts contrary to instructions iu
five instances.
JOHJf J. EAKIN8
RICHARD OAIXES
A. H. 8HEPPERD
A. H. STEAOALL.
Dallas March 281874.
Dr. Frank Rainev. of Crockett hav
ing been appointed by Governor Coke
annerintendent of the blind asylum.
has resigned bis seat In the house of
representatives to take effect April
15th. The appointment la an excellent
one. Dr. Rainey is well qualified and
is passionately fond of children
Dairies nromise to be abundant
around Dallas. Several gentlemen of
the right sort are entering or have al-
ready entered Into the business. It is
pratlfvlnir to see such changes. The
prolifie land of cattle should always
have an abundant aupply of milk and
export rather than import butter and
cheese In a few years this county will
ship large quantities of both articles.
More has been done this winter to aa-
vauee this object by the Introduction
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flooa Umo IM wu
I KO.H THK I KOMIKH. I
We hud tho pleasure of a call yester-
day from Cnptaiu W. II. HIcUh post
supply agent at Fort Urillln who is in
- - .. n fn.n
our city purchusl.ur flour for the fron
lUnwk
crpos.s.
rwi.
Hicks Informs us that (Ion-
1
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.HIU1IIIV.II
era! Hucll with one hundred and fifty
cuvulry twenty-uvo luhintry anu
twenty TonKaway Indians us guides
left FortOrifflu on a scout on Satur-
day last. The troops were to go to the
headwaters of the Hra.os river and
took with them provisions for thirty
days. We liopu to hear a good report
from them. The evening before Gen-
eral lUiell left Gcncml l uvidson coin-
iiiMiiiliint at r'orl Sill reached G. iffln
fur supplies t(t furnish a line ol posts
which lie Iiiim established between
Forts Sill and G-Klin. Troops were
left at lied river on thel-lttle Wichita
and at Miller's creek thirty-five miles
north of Griffin thus forming a con-
tinuous line of posts from Sill to Grif-
fin and they have orders to make
daily patrols from one post to the
other. Four companies supply these
Intermediate posts. As soon as the
line Is completed and provisioned
General Davidson has I nt ructions to
inform General Augur the department
commander in order that he may in-
struct other post commanders along
the line of tho frontier to establish
.similar posts aud uuiumtely to form
u continuous line with dully communi-
cation by patrols from Fort Sill in the
Indian territory to tlie ltio Grande. It
is believed that this will ho an effec-
tual barrier to tlie Indians penetrating
in to the settlements and is but the
initiative step to establishing a milita-
ry telegraph ulong the whole line.
General liuell has been very' ener
getic mid successful in Ids efforts to
give protection to our frontier people
since he lias been there and wo trust
that this move of tlie military authori-
ties will result In much good.
SOVTtlWtr.NT TliXAK.
r.iir nf iiiir f-ll izeim nre huvin? nrai-
in Inii'.la itutulillilmwr fiirmil there
on ill preference to the sticky soil of
the river vaiioy. j ins species ui mini
lias never had heretofore any but a
mere nominal value in Victoria coun-
ty and as a consequence some of the
licst lunil in tne county uas never oeeu
lt.i.....i.i-)il Tint iiilvMtiitnirr.il vniHKf'MKod
by prairie land over the liver valley
are manifold. First cheapness; sec-
tin. rfiuri in Iin culti vntionl:
third greater certainty in securing an
early "stand" aud exemption from
overflows. I'i'.ss I lie fence law and the
prairies of Victoria county will soon be
settled by Industrious tanners men
who aro able td purchase from (Illy to
l-....iili...'l .w.ft.a nf Inii.l t-lin elnuu
which comprises too boue and sinew of
any country inous lot' oi poor men
aro debarred the privilege of building
liumes oi iiieir own uy wie iiai-irw cjv-
iwnuii nt funi-iiif. nml flip state looses
annually thereby more than the entire
al.ir-lr i'litnl'dur. 1h wiirtll ill 1111V five
years. Victoria Advocate.
A few days since an Italian gentle
man was introduced to us by a friend
as one in search of land for a large colo
ny of his countrymen. He explained
to us his plans. He wanted to get ut
very low rates on easy payments some
fifty or moro thousand acres in one
compact maas ; good laud convenient
to a railroad. This was a sine qua nou
whereunon we frankly told him he
could not succeed in this portion of the
state stuting the manifest. "Where
then ?"sitid lie. We replied"in the rich
nriiirie lands iu the county of Victoria
good lauds good climate good peo-
ple and a railroad running forty miles
tu the seaport of ludiiiuola. Wo will
ive ni letters to "ood men who wll
assist you such as Mr. John J. Linn
Dorwiu M. htapi) and others and you
can get till the land you want at one
dollar per acre in easy annual pay
ments as we think."
Now. us a matter of course we would
greatly prefer ' havinu all such eml
grunts come to our section. Hut our
lands being in small tracts eonsidera
hie of It owned by non-residents a vast
amount occupied as homes by men
who will not sell and the vacant iaiid
hlnir esteemed very voluuble it is
perfectly plain that such large com
pact bodies as desired by this geutle-
man. cannot be obtained at all within
tlie settled parts of .north Texas and
they are unwilling to goon the fron
tier. We Bimnly gave him the best
advice we could under the circum
stances and commend him to the
good-will of our fellow-citizeus of ie-
toria. CIOSiSISTEJiCY.
The buttle raged the men of the
north and the south met in steel-clad
array the eurth quaked as if thunder
riden- -Greek met Greek the land was
clad in mourning the soil ran blood-
mothers widows daughters and sis
ters mourned their lost ones patriots
trembled and christians prayed but
the wagon shop of Mntamoras went
nn making money till peace came.
Then the wagon shop adjourned sine
lie aud claimed a share of the victor's
ipoils.
Caft. J. W. Lane sends us a copy
of the evidence taken iu the trial of J.
W. Cooper judge of the Crockett dis
trict. It is voluminous aud we have
not had time to examine it . If one-
tenth of the allegations against Cooper
are true he ought to be dismissed..
We abe glad to state that goods are
now shipped Horn ew Orleans lo ual-
las at fifty-five cents per one hundred
pounds. The Morgan .line signs
through bills of lading at those greatly
reduced rates owing to the central po-
sition and heavy shipments to Dallas.
It is a great change in our favor.
The venerable Mr. John Huffman
of Collin la Iyiug very ill and may
not recover. Thousands of friends
will sorrow to bear of the death of toe
rood old man aud useful eiUn.
Thk oldest inuson iu Texas.aor per-
haps anywhere else around the world
is Captain Kylvanus Hatch of Choco-
late near this city who was made a
mason iu the year 1809 in the state of
Maiue. He has his documents still
showing him to bo sixty-live years a
member of the masonic order. The old
gentleman who is now a little over
eighty-seven years of age having
reached that period of life the 12th of
March Instant Is still In possession of
till his faculties und we hud the pleas-
ure of giving him a shuke of the hand
only u few (lays since. He reads the
newspapers and keeps up with the
limes; works iu the garden and enjoys
bis exlsteneo as much as most men
much younger than himself. During
the last elections he rode to town on
horseback -adistanoeof twelve miles
to vote the democratic ticket; thus ns--ertiiig
his proud prerogative as a free
and independent citizen wiiose rights
had been so long entramnielled by rad-
ical rule. Indianola Bulletin.
For thlr'.y-iiine years we have known
Captain Hatch who settled on the
Lavaca river near where Texana Is In
lKfl. The army of Texas under Gen-
erals Felix Huston and Albert Sidney
Johnson camped on his laud in 183(1
and 18:i7 and thereby he became known
all over Texas. As General Houston
used to say we think tho old gentle-
man dates his anp buck a dozen or two
years. He ought now to be about one
hundred and twenty years old. Though
made a mason In Maine ho was born
ut li.ist Falmouth Cape Cod Massa-
chusetts and followed the sea many
years then planted iu Louisianu and
us before stated came to Texas. Cap-
tain Jim ('innings once offered to bet
three hundred cattle to a darkey that
he would live till 1890.
A in Mi has become a law creating the
county of Tom Greeu named In honor
of the distinguished Texas general
who so heroically gave his life up for
the lost cause in the memorable Hed
river campaign of 1804. This is rigid.
General Green as a youth was a sol-
dier of San Jacinto for many years a
bold Texas ranger and a captain under
General Taylor in the Mexican war.
Texas owes his memory this honora-
ble work of distinction. But were. he
yet living we should oppose naming a
county for him. Being dead his re-
cord is made up and no after event can
couso regret at tho permanent honor
paid.
. Wo have long thought it wrong to
nuuie eounties after living men. In
several states as in Missouri and Geor-
gia counties thus nnmed on account
of the persons honored encountering
public approbrium the names of coun-
ties were changed by law. The names
of Van Buren In Missouri and Uenton
in Georgia were so changed. So were
the names of Cass and Buchanan
changed in Texas.
We refer to this subject because
wo see that a bill is pending to
create tlie county of Coke. Governor
Coke has too long known our friend-
ship and high regard for him both
personal and political to misunder-
stand us in being opposed to such an
act. He is hardly yet In the meridian
of life and usefulness and however un-
bounded our confidence in his wisdom
spotless integrity aud patriotism he is
mortul and fallible. If he is thus hon-
ored in the dawn of a grand career
why not other living men and where
are we to stop ? Many of our eminent
dead are yet un honored In this perma-
nent form as Collingsworth Hemp-
hill Lipscomb Fisher Ochiltree and
others. For more than twenty years
we have advocated theso views as a
tribute due to deceased patriots and
pioneers. We are sure Governor Coke
himself approves them.
A former legislature named a county
for a man now living. Yet his conduct
has bceu such as to cause general
regret among the people of the county.
A it ill is before tne legislature ot
prohibit all towns in Texas from levy-
ing a tax of more than one-half of one
per cent excepting In cases where
debts already contracted require a
higher rate for the time being. We
hope the measure will pass. 1 be
power of taxation is the highest power
iu the exercise of legislative functions.
The tendency of things is always to
wards au Increase of taxation and high
taxes lead to fat salaries lavish expen-
ditures and a multiplication of offices
for the favorites of those in power; aud
as these things grow the swarm of office
seekers is constantly Increased.
The antidote to a long array oi
abuses is low taxes. If the city treas-
ury is on a sound economical basis
men are not tempted to abandon
other pursuits for official stations. The
right to exercise the high power of
taxation when delegated to a compar-
atively irresjionsible body like a town
council should always and every where
be guarded and the amount of taxes
limited to the lowest standard consis-
tent with a fair administration of mu-
nicipal affairs.
Let Texas while young and untram-
melled profit by the same experience
of Kansas Missouri Illinois and the
west generally where taxation by
counties and towns on top of the state
levies Im making the people hewers of
wood and drawers of water. Low taxes
wisely and honestly applied constitute
a rule of action by which every Texas
town should be governed. Moonshine
prosperity wild inflation debts beyond
our ability to pay promptly lei inese
as a rule go by the board and in the
end all will be well.
We saw yesterday a fujl suitof buff
silk clothes worn by George Washing-
ton together with a package of letters
from him to bis brother Samuel vary.
In? from 1772 to 1784. They were at
the bank of Adams & Leonard en
route from New York to Dr. Washing-
ton at Dentson Texas be being
grand nephew of the Uaatriotu fetber
ef hii enantry.
TOO Til IX.
A weok case when advocated by sel-
fish men tempts them to do not only
wrong things but very foolish ones.
We understand that some of the radi-
cals of Dallas are exhibiting the follow-
ing dispatch from Washington to tlie
Galveston Jsows. iu order to Injure
General Cabell democratic candidate
for mayor of Dullas:
Wahiilnoton March 20. The sen-
atojudlclary committee repot ted adver-
sely to-day on tlie bills to remove tlie
political disabilities of Thomas Harde-
man and General W. L .Cabell. The
latter gentleman Is a citizen of Texas
Both those bills passed the senate once
this session first us origimil bills;
and second as amendments but Ed-
munds was not quite rutislled in re
gard to the circumstances under which
General Cabell resigned his commis-
sion iu the fulled Slates army to join
the confederacy and Gordon who in-
troduced it consented that t he bill be
re-referred to tne committee.
General Cabell hud In tho mean-
time received the iiominatiun fur
mayor of the town in which he lived
and the election takes place next week;
and Gordon supposing no question us
to tlie speedy passage of the bill lele-
graphed to lilm to accept tho uoiuiuu-
tiou.
Tlie committee iu pursuance of the
policy to report unfavorably states
there will be no removal of political
disabilities until after the passage ol
the civil rights bill.
Now the dispatches of the next day
the 27th us published on tlie 2Sth ex-
pressly say that the bill passed the sen-
ateon that daynotwithstandiiigthead-
verse report of the committee. On the
same day as already published by us
General John B. Gordon senator from
Georgia telegraphed General Cabell
saying: "Your disability bill passed
hoth houhi!S of congress to-day."
But to make assurance doubly sure
in reply to u question General Gordon
repeated his dispatch on tlie 28th. Al
this took place after the dispatch to the
Galveston Xcws. The radical sly work
on the question Is the merest bosh.
As to General Cabell's resignation
we hnve but a word to say:
Like General Lee when Virginia
his nativo stato seceded he regularly
und in due form transmitted Ills resig-
htttiou as an officer of the United States
army to Mr. Lincoln's government
aud it was In due form accepted by M r.
Lincoln's order. On that suoro lie
stands precisely where Lee Johnson
Stuart the Hills and most all the old
officers stood who fought on the con-
federate side.
Nor was ho disfranchised for going
to Mexico to avoid the war but solely
because he was a confederate soldier.
As a soldier tho people of this country
know his reputation too well to need
any commendation from us. Ask any
of our boys who old "Tige" is if you
want to know more.
THE ALPINE
For April is on our table promptly and
opens with a marvelous collection of
beautiful Illustrations some of which
are the finest yet seen in the American
Art Journal whilo all reflect great
credit upon the enterprising publish
ers. American scenery as heretofore
forms a striking feature of this number
of the Aldine. J. D. Woodward con-
tributes a tender and beautiful full-
page spri'ig-time view which is
priuted hf luts and has all the fine-
ness of aveel engraving the block
coming from tlie bunds of C Muurand
the eminent engraver. Five great and
remarkable pictures of Lako George
and its glorious scenery embellish this
number in which the well-known ar-
tist Thomas Mornu and tho engrav-
ers have vied wlrh. each other to put
upon paper faithful pictures of the
most exquibite scenery in the Xew
World. A full-page picture shows
Lake George looking from Caldwell
aud the reur of the famous Fort Wil-
liam Henry Hotel; another line pic-
ture is "Fourteen-Mile Island" und
the rest all large and beautiful are
"View from Fourteeu-Milo Island"
"Long Island" und "Cat Mountain."
The iiioonllght rainbow mid sunlight
effects iu tliee ure particularly pleas-
ing. A. Gault gives a full-page pic-
ture of "Knickerbocker Days" which
faithfully represents rural Hie lu flew
Amsterdam in the middleofthefeveu-
teenth century when New York was
but a village the most spiriteu pic
ture which has been seen on paper for
a long time is full-page battle-scene
drawn by Julian O. Davidson repre-
senting a conflict at sea between an
American nna .cngiisu snip oi war
during the devolution.
The details of
the ships aro aihiilraoly o
other large and beautiful
drawu. Four
pictures rep-
rc.iit scenes in the Old World. One
of these "Marble Mills on the Unters-
berg by lu mttner is a picturesque
vie iu the woods on the Alps; an-
other. "The Fishwife of Marken"
shows us the Interior of a cottage on the
"Island or Widows" in tne uyuer-
Zee: the third "In the CloisterCellar"
by Edward Urutzner Is a picture oi a
perplexed ablsitt contemplating the
gross dereliction oi an inioxiotueu
brother who has (alien in a uruiiHcu
sleep by the side of a beer cask; the lust
of this series Is called '"ielting Around
Him" by F. Widnmauu a pretty
scene of a man asleep across a path
way In the woods. A striking picture
to add to this long list is a scene from
"Led Astray" by T. Beech which
gives the portraits of Hose Ktynge nd
Mr. Thorne. A Hue portrait of Theo-
dore Thomas tne eminent musician
Is eiven. A little woodland view
'-Watching for the Flowers" completes
this remarkable list of illustrations.
The literary contents of the April
Aldine are of a high order varied and
liitjrmtitiir. Mrs. Margaret J. Preston
openstbe number with a fine poem of
J LI. 1 . L. 1 1 ...1 l1Un UnK
OullBliitTuuie leiini i.Mni-1 ''
on'e Daughter:" is. r. a very writes
intelligently or "Art inuuiinrnis;- w.
W. Bailey hasa timely essay on "Buds;"
the editor furnishen a loug descriptive
rtkl about "Lake George." John
Worthingtnn baa a poem called "ine
Answer" Mrs. A. P. Stansbury telle a
thrilling tale or me in -New f.ngiBuu
nW the title of "The Story of
Jock WUiston: this is followed by a
pleasant article on "KnlcKernocaer
Days" and graphic description of
Mr. Davidson's great picture "An Old
Time Sea-Fight;" M. Despard has a pe-
culiar poem "Overture to Spring-"
Mary P. Tbaober tells in a touching
way the story of Corresrgio'e Last
AngU" and there are valuable and
deeply Imtererrtlaf rtrUc'ea o "toa
lie Industries of the Alps;" "The 1h-
laud of Widows;" "In Ihu Cloister
Cellar" by It. II. Hloddard iiiclinlluga ;
poem; nnd "Tlie Forest l'ntli." B. J. '
Taylor has a fine essay on "The I'ress
at l'rescnt" nml lu the regular depart-;
luentsof tlie Aldine tliero aro articles
on "Church Music and Choir-;" a
sketch of Theodore Thomas; mi esmy
on "U'll Astray" the play which lias
produced such such a sensation in New
York; an account ol'llie "Artists' Fund
Kxhlhllloii" and the usual literary no-
tices the whole forming a rare collec-
tion of good thine.. SulKcripl Ion price.
$o including cbroiiKH "The Last" and
"The West." J allies Sutton & Co.
publishers &8 Maiden Lane fl'ew York
City.
llydroiiliohlu ami I'et Pons.
From tlie New Vorlc Kxpru. i
Thirty years ago a room-mate of the
writer died of this disease. Ho was a !
renowned maker of rifles. Uis weak-j
ness was the dog; he would pick up
futicy canines without m:i-le:s--!unl 1
ten to twenty ownerless uniiiial i in his ;
kennel. In sportive moment- we
said: "Brunker you will yet die of
dogs mad dogs!" He laughed. Due
Sunday afternoon In his rumbles ho
picked' up a stray little "King Charles
spaniel" In Loekport New York.
The dog bit him in tlie wrist ; lie threw
him down in disgust und thought no
more of the incident. After the lapse
of six weeks lie complained that Ihu
right wrist hud fulled him. Soon ul'ler
be had a repugnance to water but
could drink eider. Next day ho could
not drink cider hut craved vinegar.
On Sunday evening he came to the
hotel and said to tho waiter: "I am
going mad!" The waiter laughing
said: ".brunker I will give you a glass
of water; take it drink it." And
when 1 placed the glass of water in his
band au involuntary spasm came over
him and the contents went into tlie
lire. Then I knew ho was mud and
became very nervous und called upon
others to assist to take care of this
man. While the writer was absent he
went to his room nud tore the bed
clothes in all shapes. A window was
above the door. Slopping upon the
shoulders of an assistant anil opening
tlie window we shouted to Brunker:
"Here I am; what is the matter with
you?" Meantime tho door was held
firmly at the outside. Soon Brunker
regained his eiJmposuro and told us to
enter the room us the lit was oil und
all danger over. Stalwart men beside
us wavered; but we entered. Wo went
to a drawer and took a snsh or face
muffle.' and pl'doned his arms with it
as he requested. He said the volunta-
ry muscles had become involuntary;
and if he did injury he could not avoid
it. This lasted twenty-four hours
during which poor Brunker hud lucid
intervals nnd knew his forlorn condi-
tion; but the ratioual moments be-
tween spasms became less aud less till
he (lied.
This was the most developed case of
hydrophobia the writer ever w itnessed.
Since that time ho has seen two dos
mad but chained. I'ouring water from
one dish to another In witness the ef-
fects in all respects I hey exliibited.the
same repugnance to water us did friend
Brunker a shudder followed by n
spasm. Yet it is now asserted that this
rabies in dogs creates no antipathy to
water. And thin is so asserted in Lon-
don journals. It may be so but expe-
rience is to the contrary.
It seems now lo lie conceded that
while men in this disease abhor water
dogs with hydrophobia court it nnd
drink it. The two dogs the writer saw
in the midst of their miidiicsa would
rave when water was poured from one
dish into another. Ought not science
to settle this mooted poiut ?
A Miunr Healer's liiise.
(from tlio New York Herald.
There was a crowd of obout two
thousand men women and boys gath-
ered in Nassau street near Fulton lust
night. They were led there by an
advertising dodge of a bill-poster who
is part owner of a gin-mill at Ivo. 9
Nassau street and who adopted the
ruse In order to collect a crowd at his
place and have In tho theutiical
phrase a little benefit of his own. He
placarded the city with posters setting
forth that the lady crusaders would hold
a temperance prayer-meeting at his
place und the (lodge had just the effect
he desired. Not only was tho little
seven-by-ninu plaoo packed by the
gullible but there Was a couple of
thousand on the sidewalk und in the
street pushing and elbowing each
other and straining their eyes to see
what was going on. There were two
bar-teuders behind the bur dealing out
the whiskey und ruking lu tho moucy
as fast as possible. Occasionally au
iuquiry would bo made by some per-
son a'bout the tomporunee meeting
when ouo of tho bur lenders would
smile pleasantly nnd say that he re-
gretcd to state that they hud received a
dispatch from the Indies saying that
they had concluded to postpone tliur
prayer-meeting until next Wednesday
uiglit. ...
An old lady who was attracted by
the advertisement really thinking that
a meeting was to be held elbowed bcr
way through the crowd at 8 o'clock
and marched into the back room
where she was greeted by u roar ol
laughter ironi mo rougiui n.
gathered to enjoy the joke. Shortly
after eight o'clock two middle-aged
women ulso entered mo phh
were moving towards the back room
u. r.t iI.a f.pnu'rl rmL; "Soldi"
i. iiirii niiu n . v. - -
The women hastily lelt the placo and
disappeared ine rrou uvuuini;
. iimiMiitiin'm l'lii'lnr nnd sev-
eral policemen were obliged to clear
the staeeu
For our sister town Forth Worth
if she is delayed In getting railway
facilities she can boast of two excel-
lent aud high-toned papers the Dem-
ocrat and the Standard. They are
faithful sentinels ou the interests of
their people sometimes mayhup
snooting too "previously" but always
true to their colors. We always read
them with interest.
WE asked an old citizen of Dallas
day before yesterday if it was true
as reported that he was going to vote
the opposition ticket in the city elec-
tion. His eyes sparkltd as he sail:
iiti if tno miiirt. know- itself! Do
tho people think I've gone crazy V" j
The boys call the old gentleman uuoie
Worm." WS have met several similar
replies to similar reports.
RttrR the Inauguration of Governor
Coke judging by the press throughout
tbe union Texas seems to De auoui
tbe most peaceable state in the great
republic. It annoye tbe Texas radi-
cals and they are whining around
Washington for another reconstruc-
tion. TMUauerllVvfl
WHOLE. NUMBER 1054
Ilurliiw Hobbery.
Hlireveport Times Mareli il.)
One nf the boldest robberies that has
recently occurred was perpetrated in
Ihiselly Saturday evening und money
Jewelry and other valuables aggregat
ing seven llinUMUIUI iioiiiirssucui'wiiunjr
curried off. The robbery was of tho
money and valuable nf Mrs. Anderson
formerly Mrs. Gilllllln. Mr. Anderson
the husband of the lady gives us tuu
following detuils : Mr. und Mrs. An-
derson reside in their own house on
Milam street immediately adjoining
the new market and in the same house
keeps a store. Iu an adjoining house
there Is a saloon. The house of the
Andersons is about sixty feet in depth.
Foity feet back a partition runs across
the lower room dividing it into a forty
feet store room Iu front and a slee-
Ingroomin the rear the lutter hav-
ing n door opening Into tho storo
ami ono Into tho brick yard which
.......I iu ii.iii-ifiii ti tlm utfirn mid
"saloon adjoining and Is partly occu-
pied by barrels boxes etc.
Aficr supper Saturday evening Mr.
Anderson took the children aud weuc
up l lie sheet to another house he was
having furnished for tlie occupancy of
n number of workmen he had em-
ployed leaving his wife sitting in tho
store door on the street. This was be-
tween seven nnd eight o'clock iu the
evening. Whilo sitting there Mrs.
Anderson heard some one tumbling
about in her room and supposing it to
ho liiuuken inen from the saloon who
hud gone in there called the bar
tender and asked hini to go back and
lalto the fellow out. The bar tender
went buck through the saloon and
reaching Ihu back door saw a man
standing iu the yard near the iron
railing that surrounds tho morket.
He asked twice ' Who is that" but
receiving no answer stepped back to
get his pistol; but when he returned
the man had disappeared. People liv-
ing up stairs say they saw two men
runiaging among the barrels but
thought nothing of It.
About half an hour subsequently
Mr. Anderson returned and going in-
to the back room to get a drink of
water missed a trunk coutuiniug val-
uables and money. He immediately
called his wife but tho trunk wus
gone containing $1000 in currency a
considerable sum in gold nud silver
jewelry two gold and one sliver
watch besides papers and securities of
value.
It seems the room was tho sleeping
apartment of the Anderso.is and they
kept their money anil jewelry iu the
trunk under their own eyes. It is evi-
dent from this that the robbery was
perpetrated by some one familiar with
tho house unil Its customs. The rob-
bers were tracked ns far as the rail-
road but there the trull was lost. The
trunk containing a few papers was
found yesterday floating down tho
river two miles below town. One of
tho thieves 111 getting over the murket
fence dropped a Colt's revolver which
wus picked up yesterday morning and
found to be numoered 271120.
Mr. Anderson offers as a reward for
too capture of tho robbers half of all
the money that may bo recovered from
them.
Terrible Accident.
l-'rorathe Slircvcport Times 2itb.
Yesterday morning at aliout eight
o'clock as tho train from Texarkuna
for Marshall was crossing tho bridge
over Liitlo Cypress bayou six miles
this side of Jefferson tho last bench
of the bridge gave way precipitating
the engine against tho bank and tho
tender and express car into the bayou
killing tho fireman and seriously injur-
ing tlie emiineer. Tho shock broke
the coupling that held the rear earn to
the express car and saved thein trotn
being also pitched into the bayou and
wrecked.
Tho engineer and firemen were the
only pei-sons ou tho locomotive and
express ear though there wero twenty
pussengers lu the other cars. The
name of the engineer Is Toney Bnr-
slowe. His left arm is broken in two
places aud he complains of much pain
iu the breast though strong hones aro .
entertained of his recovery. Ho was
takentoMurflhallon tho relief train.
Kd. Johnson the fireman bad his left
leg mashed Into a jelly. His stomach
was also badly mashed aud his whole
body bruised and badly cut. Ho dlPtl
in tibout uu hour and a quarter re-
marking just before his death that he
left a widowed mother aud three sisters
to the mercy or the wona. ine con-
ductor was slightly Injured and a num-
ber of tlie passengers knocked over.
It seems that the foundation of tbe
bridge is not the best and the recent
rains and flood had washed under tho
piling. We are Informed that tho
bridge was not considered secure and
a force had been sent there the day be-
fore to work on it but the rains had
not permitted aiything to be done.
W. Ford a brakesman on the train
is highly spoken of for bis coolness.
He prevented a number of frightened
passengers from Jumping off the train
and immediately sent a flagman back
to stop and notify the freight train
then pearly duo.
A relief train was immediately sent
out from Marshall. Until the bridgo
is repaired trains from Texarkana aud
Marshall will exchauge passengers
etc. at the break.
A Hub Killed at Jaenkbvro.
A man Known as rienry Joues was
killed at Jacksboro one day this week.
He was arrested by the deputy United
States marshal under a charge or
breaking open the post office. He de-
li vered up his arms on being arrested
but afterward started to run when the
marshal threw his pistol at him and
hit hini on theshoulder Jonesstopped
and picked up the pistol and com-
menced firing at the marshal aLd a
Mr. Strong who was with him.. The
two returned the fire and after exchan-
iug several sects Joues was killed.
Jones was an assumed name. His real
name was Jett'eriea. He left o"'h-
west Missouri not long since for kiil-
.......... l.l I. 1 V.nirlHH OlUUtV. Ill
IIIK I.V. 1. 15 lt . n v ... - ' .
that state. He was a young man not
. A. twmitvJhrM
more man iweui-i' - j . v
years old and respectably connected.
. . . . ..' m ....
I W eatnerior i im
Special Deputy Marshal W. L.
Nugle called at our ottloe yesterday
morning aud from him we learn the
particulars of the arrest of W. Elgin
for the killiug of George Kirkendall
which occurred at Fort Griffin some
weeks ago. Elgin was arrested at
Waco on the 16th Inst. at a circus. He
is now iu the penitentiary
ville for safe keeping. Mr. Nagle baa
shown a gooti uctu oi cucisj
lowing np aua arrennii
and deserves much credit for nls ser-
vices. Fort Worth Democrat
Z. EL Coombes Esq. who basbeeo
acting as district attorney pro tern. at
tbe Fort Worth court has r turned
here leaving Jodge Good to prosecute
in behalf of the Ut. 8o J ttt
Btudefd.
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