The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 315, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1884 Page: 4 of 4
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FISHING TACKLE
which is now cp route. Parties desiring Guns will
Hive in oner by buying row.
HUGHES
Dr.Theo.Iiober's
TASTELESS AND EFFECTIVE
I rnsPAHED dx
I THE GERMAN MEDICINE CO., I
St. Louis, Mo. i
L»>n. — ——- I
M. H. HICKOX, state Agent, Dallas.
SHOT ATJUPPBH.
Assassination of a Boatman at Smith's
Point*
About twenty-five miles northeast of Galveston,
amid the marshes of Smith'S point, on the east
shore bay, a small colony of professional Nimrods
have made their home, reaping bountiful returns
from the slauahter of game which frequent the
many limpid lakes in tbat vicinage. It would be
imagined that amid such tranquil scenes crime
would never find a haven, and yet, withal, last
Sunday nigbt Louis J. McComb, a boatman, was
Galveston, Texas, at 25c. and $1. Manufactured by
aspitalitv of his em- | Walter A. Taylor. Atlar*
ployer. The isolated locality of the trairedy and | lor s 1 remium Cologne.
me^flessly shot, as" seemhigTy content with all his Galveston, Texas ,
little world, he partook of the hospitably of.tag em- TWta;
OFFICE
Sclioolfaerr Bernstein & Co.,
' I. BERNSTEIN & CO.,
(oxrss w. J. sriTGE-iZs & GO.,)
CORNER TRF.JIOST AND STRAND.
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Thursday, Jasiaary 81.1884.
Sails' Weather Snoort.
"Wasbikoton. January 30.—The indications for the
west gulf States are: Local rains in northern por-
tion, followed by clearing: weather, partly cloudy
weather and local raius in the southern portion,
southerly winds, generally lower barometer,
slightly colder.
War Department—Signal Service United States
Army —Division ol Telegrams and Reports for
the Benefit of Con; marand Agriculture—TV1«-
teoroloncai ltecoru, Galveston, January 30,
1884, D. m.:
Locality. ! liar. iTber.; Wind. Rain j Weather.
Gal vest on...., 30. 1 61
Indlanola ... 30.10]
Palestine 30.10]
Elliott- i8ai5j
Stookcon ;30 l(i<
Little rock. 3§.0lj
lJocUre City.. |80.09-
l.eavenw'th. ,28,93]
Kortfe Plattft!29.98
BL-aaarck .. |8».8lj
New Orleans 30.19;
70
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72
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.00 Fair.
73
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24
.00 Cloudy.
sw
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NW
14
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07
SW
12
.00 I Cloudy.
56
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47
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44
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2i
.00 Clear.
8
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72
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8
.00 ;Fair.
Change of {"fi.ramor.er in the last eight hours:
Galveston, .05fall: Icdlanoia, .07 fall: Palestine, .07
fall; Elliott, ; Stockton. ; Little Rock, .07
fall: Dodge City, .03 rise; Leavenworth, .01 rise:
North Platte, .02 rise; Bismarck, .14 fall; New Or-
leans.
Ccanres of thermometer in the last 24 hours:
Galveston. 11 risw: Indlanola, 8 rise; Palestine,
rise; Elliott. 7 fail; Stockton, 5 fall; Little Rock,
rise: Dodge City, 2 fall; Leavenwortn. 3 fall;
North P 'tree, 5 rise; Bismarctt, G rise; New Or
ltans, 10 rise.
Isterratisnaf J iiL Northern 11!.
ELEGANT PULLMAN BUFFET CARS
DAILV BETWEEN
GALVESTON & ST. LOUIS.
For Berths, Tickets or any information apply to
J. S. SEacWAMASA,
Ticket A^ent»
Gulf. Ooisrs«Q mi Fs
TEXAS MIDLAND.
The popular route through Terras, to l\ew Or-
leans, t- AU Antonio. Ease, Southeast and North.
The only route to Lampass. The new route to
Navasota and Montgomery- Dining cars attached
to nil through Grains. NO BUS TRANSFER AT
HOUSTON.
SSovsizient ol Trains.
FORT WORTH A:>'D INTERJf EI HATE POINTS.^
Leave daily. 0 a. m. Arrive daily, 6:45 p. ra
lil,re ,T( '.N TO HOUSTON—TWO TRAINS DAILY EACH WAY
Leavo Galveston. . 9:30 am. S^5p. Ju.
Arrive H -uston. ... 11:45 a. in. 5:3."; p. in.
Arrive T.iN. O. Depot 5:50 v. m.
HOUSTON TO CAI.VI~.iToN.
LeaveT. N. O. Depot.. 7:10 ;. >n. 0:15p. m.
Lenre • »'■ i-ton 7:30 a. m. (5.30 p. m.
Arrive Galveston 9:30 a. m. 8.45 i>. m.
Fa.-era for New Orlean- and points J^ast and
North raice the 3:35 p. m. train.
For further information, connections, etc., call
cn or address
OSCAR (i MURRAY, J. IT. MILLER,
Gen. Passenger Agent. Ticket Agent.
nri-j"
i ti.
CITY.
\Tramps-
Yesterday the police escorted fourteen white
tramps to the r. ilroad bridge and bade thein cross
to tli'e mainland a.id take to the country. The
order was unwillingly obeyed. Some of the vags.
went to H< u too mx& others to other points. Some
of tin e gf-r.:ry vere well dresse i. and. amon,
country folks, would hardiy pass for loafers.
art-
The Hon.
judge for th.
b* -n aprjo!nt(
cult ai d Disti
ing letter to <
> i i-li. ai'(
arra:
United States District Co
ilex. Boarmsn, United States district
Western District of Louisiana, has
to hold th March term of the Cir-
t Coyrte at Galveston, as tLe follow
January 24. 1834.—Dear Sir: I hav
Jutig® Boarman, of the "Western Dis
f&na, to hold the Galveston terms, i
no jutjge is appelated in the meantime.
Give notice to the bar and public that they may
be reedy.
j*re there any appeal ca
Verv respectfully yours.
C Dart. Esq., clerk, etc
P. S.—Forward necessi
juries to me.
Stray STotes.
Detective Jerry Lorden book
vesteruay to the credit of the
fee.,iinir.
Since Saturday la?t th!rty-on<
filed in th* District Court, and
County Court.
The nr-t meeting of the 31a
held last night. resulting iu th
Oldenburg as president and I W
retary pro tern.
to th;? concert perfo
next Saturday evenir
man Ladies Bene vole
The Iadie>' of St Patrick church are prepari
for a fair and bazar, to be given next month, in ai<
of the building fund - f that church. All are co
dially invited to participate, and the ladies con
denfly expect the usual display of generosity on the
par), of their ft iends.
William Jackson tapped the till of the ovster
Fhop, r-n the corner of Tremont and avenue K. on
Monday last. He was discovered in the act an
overhauled by the proprietor, who made him
gor^e his ill-got I en we;dth. Vest"rda.v Jackson
arrest ■ ! by Chief Jordan on a charge of theft and
lodged in the county jail
es on the docket?
Don A. Pardee.
. Galveston.
•y orders for drawin,
?d another charg
ahoe-thief, Georg
suits liavo bei-
twenty-one in the
legates
tion of Win
tioltz aa sec
; the receipt of invitation
ice and ball co be given
Turner hall, by the Ger
Personal-
K. F. Koi
L. H. Pa
K 31. Ph
isr, of Nev
. of Sf. L<
Sweet Gam.
When we consider the medical authority of the
world recognizing our Sweet Gum to be the finest
stimulating expectorant known, and that the pro-
prietor of "Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet
Gum and Mullein" has the formulA of the Chero-
[ kee Nation of incorporating the sweet-rum with
the tea of the mullein plant of the old fields—which
, many of our readers will remember our grand-
[ mothers making under the direction of the old
family physician for croup, whooping cough and
colds—it is* no wonder that "Taylor's Cherokee
Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein " is producing
suoh effective cures in Coughs, Croup, Whooping
Coughs aud all bronchial affections. For sale by
all leading druggists, and by J. J. Schott & Co.,
FORTY-EIGHTH CONflRESS.
Atlanta, Ga., proprietor of Tay-
the imperfect communication existing with Gal-
veston, prevented the earlier receipt of the intelli-
gence and the thorough personal investigation of
the attendant circumstanoes, which would other-
wise bo given, and therefore beyond the result
of the coroner's inquest, nothing can be officially
stated, with voucher for its accuracy, beyond the
statement of parties in Galveston who have a know-
ledge of the personal and domestic relations of the
victim and those with whom at the time of his
death he was related. From these sources it tran-
>ires that the Barrow family, consisting of father
(Richard), wife and four children, the eldest a lad
o ' eighteen, occupied a house on the point, and un-
til recently managed to live comfortably on the re-
ults of the joint hunting endeavors of Richard and
.lis two sons—all expert hunters. McComb was in
the employ of Barrow to boat the game to Galves-
ton, where a ready aud fair purchaser was always
ound in Mr. Wm. C. Nelson, the Twenty-first street
game dealer. Some three weeks ago discord crept
nto the family, which resulted in Barrow, pere,
leaving the house and going into camp a mile and
a half away, McComb remaining in his capacity of
boatman, *in which he still found employment
from The young Earrows. Thus affairs progressed
smoothly enough for all concerned until it trans-
pired that Mrs. B. intended permanently locating
in Galveston, and with that object was brought
hither by the boatman McCbmb. Satisfactory ar-
raugements, it is said, were made, and, returning to
her home, preparations were completed for an
early move. This was the condition of things on
Sunday night at supper time. Mrs. Barrow and
McComb were at the table in the front room on the
ground floor, McComb was seated between the
table and the door, which was barely three feet
distant. The door was opened, giving a full view
of the lighted interior, while outside darkness had
fallen. A slight noise from without evidently at-
tracted McComb's attention, for he partially
turned, exposing his right side, and as he did so a
bullet, flred from without at such close range that
the powder burned his clothes, penetrating the
unfortunate man's side just )>elow his right
arm. With a scream of agony he ex-
claimed, "Mv God, Mrs. Barrow, Im
shot!"' and falling to the floor rolled out of
the doorway a corpse. The horrified woman
quicklygave the alarm, bringing her sons to her
a,ssi*tauce, who declare that on hearing the shot
they hurried toward the house, arriving just in
time to see two men ride away on horseback, firing
two shots from a pistol as they fled. Mrs. Barrow
states that she was momentarily blinded by the
flash from the firearm, and ere she recovered the
assassins had fled before she could see them. One of
the theories given by boatmen concerning the killing
is that McComb was offered up as a sacrifice on
the altar of mistaken Identity, and that, taken for
Barrow, he was shot by one of several persons in
the neighborhood who have recently been made
the victims of fence-cutters. This is denied by
those who pretend to know. But, be that as it
may, the circumstantial evidence is not sufficient-
ly.conclusive or proof direct enough to warrant
charging any one directly with the crime, and so,
until further development, the murder of McComb
will remain a mystery.
The history of McComb reveals him to
have been aged abont thirty-five years, a na-
tive of Maine. He has been in and about Galves-
ton for the past ten years, and was regarded as a
very tough citizen, his greatest offense being the
brutal beating of his wife, for which he served a
term in the city jail, when he finally deserted her.
The following is the proces verbal of the inquest
held on the body of McComb, after which he was
buried on the point.
Smith's Point. Chambers county, January 38.-
State of Texas, Chambers county. Precinct No. 6-
We the jury impaneled and sworn in the coroner's
inquest held over the dead body of L. J. McComb,
iiuii that the deceased came to his death from the
effect of a gun shot wound, received under his right
arm, near the shoulder-blade, made by a ball shot
from a gun or pistol by some unknown person, be-
tween the hours of 6 p. m. and 8 p. m. on Sunday
ni-rht. the 27th dav of January, 1884.
Witness our signatures this 38th day of January
A. D., 1881.
D. B. Wallis, foreman;
Henry Hi em an,
Richard C. Frankland,
P. V. Woolley,
C. F. Rhueottom,
Edward Zickler.
Chas. N. Eley,
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. C, and ex-offlcio
Coroner. ^
THE COURTS.
Court of Appeals—Hon. John P. White, pre
siding judge, and Judges Sam A. Willson and
James M. Hurt. Horace A. Morse, clerk.
1541. Hunt vs. the State, from Washington coun-
tvr: affirmed.
1.^3. Thomas vs. the State, from Bell county;
affirmed.
iO. Leal vs. Woodhouse, from Webb county;
reversed and remanded.
K53. Cahu vs. Salinas, from Webb county; re
>rsed and remanded.
1550. Brown vs. Engel, from Fayette county; re
•rsed and dismissed.
The following cases were submitted on briefs and
oral argument for both parties:
1519. Jones et al. vs. Foster et al., from Walker
county.
1540. Brown vs. the State, from Travis county.
< >n briefs for both parties:
Cook et al. vs. the State, from Jefferson county.
Prator vs. the State, from Limestone county.
On briefs for the State:
Short vs. the State, from Llano county.
Coleman vs. the State, from McLennan county.
Williams vs. the State, from McLennan county.
Taylor vs. the State, from Johnson county.
Crrtioraris were granted in:
Mason vs the State, from Llano county.
McDonald vs. the State, from Madison county.
Recorder's Court.
Rob"it Beveridge, John Horn, Henry Hutchins,
John Handlin, William Sandroct, W. R.Thomas;
Officer Davis, vagrancy; S10 or twenty days each.
William Barbrick, Officer Schaub; disorderly
conduct; j'5 or ten days.
Harrison Frost, Officer Neiman; allowing his
hoics to rut; at large; $5 or five days.
Isaac Gabrien. Officer Nelson; running a dray
wittiout license; dismissed. i
Nellie Woodbury, Officer George Galligher; drunk
and disorderly; dismissed.
Charles Johnson, Officer Schaub; disorderly con-
duct; $5 or ten days.
.Mrs. Harris, Officer Readdy; abusing and insult-
ing: continued to January 31.
W. A. Sherwood, Officer Readdy; disorderly con
duct and intruding on premises; continued to
January 31.
Andrew Baxter, Officer Readdy; assaulting and
strii- ing.
William Lynch, John Williams, Pat Burns, Officer
Readdy ; disorderly conduct; dismissed.
state slase3.
George Hennings, theft of property of less value
than 320; continued to 9 a. m., January 31.
George Hennings, theft of property of less value
thaa §30; concinued to January 31.
Criminal Court.
Larrenzo Benigia, theft; two years in the peni-
tentiary.
Herbert Dothier, assault with intent to rape; con-
tinued by defendant. 4
.T:,mes Murray, theft; verdict, not guilty.
P ilv Thompson, Lizzie Stanley. Margaret Harloe
r.n i Virginia Hanson, keeping disorderly houses;
nolle prosequi.
Lizzie Martina, Molly Waters, Molly Blanchard
and Lmma Whitney, keeping disorderly houses;
pleaded truilty and each fined $100.
Molly llenston, Eliza Hollis aud Letitia Moore,
t:< eping disorderly houses; continued by defend
W. L. O'Neill, Atty., overs.w. cor. Strand & 22d;
gen'l law business; collections, small,large. Judges,
bankers. #C-, state he is "able lawyer, honest, re-
liable." Ref.; Le Gierse & Co., Ullman, Lewis & Co.
Dr. O-. P. Hall,
Oculist & Aurist. Office hours—9 to 12 a. m.;
2 to 4 p. m. Office—Ti emont hotel, Galveston.
The latest improved Light-ruuning "New
Ho me" is the best Family Sewiug-Machine.
Premature Ijoss of the Hair
may be entirely prevented by the use of Bur-
nett's Cocoaine.
Housekeepess should insist upon obtaining
Burnett's Flavoring Extracts—they are the
best.
Jnst Received.
PROCSSDZKeS OF THS SENATE
AMD HOUSE.
Senate*
Washington. January 30.—A petition was pre-
sented, signed by 4000 citizens of the District of
Columbia, and other petitions, signed by a large
number of citizens in the territories of Washington,
Dakota and Idaho, all praying the enactment of a
law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alco-
holic liquors in the District and territories.
Mr. Hale called up the report of the commi ttee
of conference of both houses relating to the Gree-
ly relief expedition. The report recommends that
the Senate recede from its amendment requiring
that only persons who volunteer their services
shall be deCailed for the expedition.
Mr. Sherman stated that if he had known that
the bili when presented authorized the secretary of
the navy to order any man outside of the line of
his duty to take his life in his hands, as would be
the case in such an expedition as this, he would not
have voted for it.
Mr. Saulsbury was oijposed to give any man—
whether the secretary of the navy or the president
—authority to order or assign men arbitrarily for
a voyage so perilous, while others would gladly
volunteer for the purpose. He did not know that
the secretary of the navy would assign any man to
the work who would not be perfectly willing: but if
the secretary wanted to punish any officer, such
assignment would afford an opportunity. He re-
membered the fate of Lieutenant Herndon, whose
exploration of the Amazon reflected so much
1200 bundles No. 26 & 27 stove-pipe iron; 1500
& parlor stoves. To trade at boi
M. P. He?
box & parlor stoves. To trade at bottom prices.
Iennessy, 74 Market & 63 Mechanic sts.
The nutritive properties of Couden's Liquid
Beep Tonic sustain the body without solid
food. Colden's; no other.
_ Sore Throat or Coug;fc, if suffered to
progress, often results in an incurable throat or
lung trouble, " Brown's Bronchial Troches" give
instant relief.
There is only one kind of powder that can
repair the ravages of time and climate on
ladies' complexion—Pozzoni's.
Rescue with Hale's Honey op Horehound
and Tar, before the baby strangles with croup.
Pike's Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
The sick, worn and dejected should read the
ad. of Colden's Liquid Beep Tonic.
Spring:
Bishop Gregg's Winter and
Visitation-
Bryan Sunday,4th after Epiph-
any Feb'y
Bastrop Septuagesima Sunday.. Feb'y
Bellvllle "Wednesday Feb'y
Brenham Sexigesima Sunday Feb'y
Richmond Tuesday Feb'y
Columbus Quinquegesima Sunday
and St. Matthias day.Feb'y
Eagle Lake Ash Wednesday Feb'y
La Grange 1st Sunday in Lent March 2
Liberty Friday March 7
Woodville 2d Sunday indent March 9
Beaumont Tuesday March 11
Nacogdoches Thursday March 13
San Augustine... .3d Sunday in Lent March 16
Austin 4th Sunday in Lent March 23
Houston 5th Sunday (Passion) in
Lent. March 30
Galveston, Trinity
church Palm Sunday April
Galveston,Grace c Good Friday and Eas-
ter day April 11-13
Willis Tuesday, Easter week.. April
Crockett Thursday. April
Huntsville 1st Sunday after Easter April
Brazoria 2d Sunday after Easter.April
I Columbia —Tuesday." April
hinp and St. J amei
• York, is at the Tremont.
>uis, is at the Washington,
i i: :i •-•, of N- w York, is at. the Tremont.
Koskins. of Boston, is at the BeacU hotel,
ilk r) aud wife, ot Baltimore, are at the
"'Irs. John lieid, from Lexington, Mo.,
• -..King and wife, of Chicago, are stop-
Pi
3each hot*
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from St. Louis, are stop-
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and
E. J. J
"aul, of Baltimore,
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Mr
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Crunk, ol
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iila, arrived last night
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ing at the
Wa
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fro
■; Iowa, are on their first
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city and
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the Washington
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Houst
itiine Taatters.
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teamer I
rtc Libra, for 4
her in B
mack, of Independence, came down by
e last night and put up at the Wash-
s arrived yesterday
Dd left last evening
?. of Houston, accompanied
fairest daughters, returncxl
, via the Gulf, Colorado and
ng are the departures by the Gulf,
-auta Fe: F. A. Hefta, M. Mayers,
»V. Gauche, P. It. Rice, Thomas M.
Kler, New Orleans; John G. Wirte,
Eldrfdge, Providence, R. I.;
;. G. W. Foote. William J.
Pa.; E. Heum-fse, St. Paul,
r. S. Vv\ Thatcher, Chicago.
Mrs. Caxiales, Laredo; I).
for Mobile, with oats,
y the steamer Conti-
as cleared for Phila-
ns of bones, and will
«Jay afternoon towed
unen, with cotton, and
Is near the black buoy,
s cleared yesterday af ternoon
with '<*7 -0 sacks of cotton-seed
pounds, and valued at
ft F. Schmidt, from Baltimore
with coal, finished discharging yesterday, and was
cleared for Matanzas, in buiiast, and will go to sea
to-day.
The steamer K. elle yesterday af ernoon towel
down the bark Dronning Louise, for Havre, with
cotton, and anchored her iu Bolivar roads near the
lightship
The British
eight days frc i.
arrived in the
and came to at
The steam
York yesterda
of sundries, u
wharf and procce'. d to
The steamer Contin
towed the bark Mustang
outer roadstead, when*
ton-seed oil cake for Cork, for orders.
The Houston Direct Navigation company's
Steamer Louise came down from Clinton yesterday
morning with a tow consisting of the barges Swan
a I Alice, laden with 1154 hales of cotton,
The steamship I. C. Harris, twenty-four hours'
os Santiago, arrived at2 o'clock yester-
>on, and after landing a few packa^--.
ndise proceeded on her way to Morgan
.e fop prevailing all yesterday interfered
extent with the movement of vessels, as
ras, as the mariners put it, as thick as a
corning in and going out of the harbor
oping in the dark.
im -hip I. C. Harris, at this port from
uiago yesterday, reports that tho stern-
4mboat Bessie, from New Orleans for
e, via Galveston, left Point Isabel for tho
rranue and the town of Brownsville last Thurs-
^rything is in readiness at East levee for
ng down the Norwegian bark Norma, recently
j beach some miles to the westward of
t!i« city. The tackles were? tightened yesterday
aitsrnoon and the vessel will b'J hOv# down tbii
morning.
.inship Barnesmoro, twentv-
;r[.' ol, with salt and Are brick,
roadstead yesterday morning
inpasas was cleared for New
i -'3138 bales of cotton and a lot
Lii'ing the afternoon left her
d yesterday morning
an anchorage in the
will finish loading cot-
Slotel Arrivals.
The following were registered at the Beach-hotel
yesterday: W. L. Blossom, Milwaukee; A. J. Bas-
:t. James C. King and wife, Chicago; D. D. Mai
lory aud wife, Baltimore; Mrs. F. W. Beebe. Den-
r: ?.Irs. A. A. Hammond, Indianapolis; Mr. and
Mrs..] nathan Reid. Lexington, Mo.; Horace Has-
kins. Eugene H. Clapp, Boston; George W. Lilley,
St. Louis; V. B. Curtis, Chicago; f>. M. Litchen,
Kentucky; George J. Jones. Kansas City; I>. B.
Robinson, St. Louis: H. M. Gurthie, San Francisco;
T. J. Hayne. Milwaukee; R. M. Davies, St. Paul.
.At the Tremont: G. J. Gooch. J. W. Burges, B.
F. Blunt, Palestine: E. E. Nelson, Hy. E. Bowen, R.
Treat. A. Welson, E M. Phillips, Andrew Wilson,
' h^s. Sr.,all, Jr., H. Hugo, Fred. W. Leonard, New
YorU: Thos. L)e Arrmus and wife, Dayton; C. W.
S.'ett. Geo. Bartholemair, E. G. Faul, A. S. Cur-
leLt, Baltimore; W. C. Ellis and wife. Iowa; Phil. C.
Inter, Hempstead: H. C. Pierce and family, J.
Yager, St. Louis: I). C. Gaul, Dallas; W. J. C'ulor,
Jersey City, N. J.; Horace Haskins, Eugene Clapp,
.john Blair, Boston; A. E. James ond bride, Hous-
lon; Sam R. Perryinan. Liberty: Walter Shoema-
•r. S. W. Thatcher, Chicago; Geo. Sampson and
wife. city; H. F. Koening, New York;
s. B. Rucker. W. E. Booth, J. Bursel. Navasota; J.
T. Perrv. New York; Spencer Hutchins, Houston;
Hy. Jackson, W. O. Ellis, Travis: R. H. Parks. St.
Charles, Mo.: Wm. Munhold, T. D. Westervelt, St.
Louis: J. Waldo. Houston; D. C. Gaul, E. Smith,
alias; Chas. Wetzel and bride, Kyle; K. K. Lowell.
W. .Tones, Fort Worth: Julius Wauua. A. Kulman.
F. 'i. Holmes. New York; L. P. Milligan. St. Louis;
Wm E. White, New York: Geo. B. Sachs and wife,
San Francisco.
At the Commercial hotel: W. M. Frederickson.
San Francisco; James Hav. thorn, Houstont D. R.
Vaughn. Bolivar, Texas; Louis Pruss and wife,
Fredericksburg, Texas; A. Robinson, San Fran-
riseo; M. Cazanoba, H. Grenier, Houston; R. J.
Davis, M. Scully. New York city; C. M. Heard,
Fort Worth; Charles Harrington. Clifton, Texas;
F. M. Etheridge, I. Whatiey, Groesbeck; James
Allosbey. Ellis county; T. H. Skinner, Norfolk,
Vi.; Chas. Kugacht, H. Richter, Houston; E.
Albers, Gazette.
At the Washington hotel: M. Reed, Houston; H.
L. Pa^-e, St. Louis; W. R. Finks, Texas; C'h. Rosen-
hi-Tg, San Francisco; J. C. Crunk. Davilla, Texas;
lames Cribbitt, Columbia, Texas; W. D. Womack,
i "pendcnce ; Alexander McCall, Milwaukee,
Wis.; II. W. McCown, Richmond, Texas; A. H.
Hutchins, Waco; L. B. Clark, Columbia; O. M.
Wheeler. Jr., Cold Springs. Texas; J. T. Browning,
He-ipsread: I. B. Latt, Washington, Texas: A. E.
Davis, Haywood Brahan, Thomas J. Goree, Hunts-
ville; Frank Percey, with Rose Eytinge company.
"Crazy Abraham."
ie time during Tuesday night a demented un-
fortunate. known only as Crazy Abraham, breathed
!ns 11.-1 in the county jail, aud so quietly passing
j wa that it, was not until the morning on opening
Lis cell that the discovery was made. At the inquest
h-id by Justice Spann it was developed that beyond
the sobriquet of Crazy Abraham no oth«r clew to
his identity could be obtained. For the past eight
years he has been aoout Galveston, varying his
mendicant life by in turns becoming an occupant
of the county jail and hospital. On October 12 he
applied for admission at the jail, and, complaining
illness, was placed under treatment of the coun-
• physician for dropsy. Tuesday evening Abra-
iuua expressed himself as being worse, and was in
formed that in the morning he would be sent to the
■>-pita!, with which he appeared content. Justice
-Oritin returned a verdict of death from natural
auses—a county J>urial, ami thus endeth the last
in die wreck
Caney St. Philip and St. James. May
Matagorda. 8d Sunday after Easter.May
Wharton .Wednesday May
To close with meeting of Council in St.
Peter church, Brenham .. May 14
The offertories will be applied to Diocesan Mis-
sions and Theological Department of University of
the South. _
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Alleged Forger Caug-ht.
St. Louis, Jannary 30.—Anton Linsenmeir was
arrested here last night, charged with forging a
large number of postoffice orders amounting to
several thousand marks while he was postmaster
at Kroutzinger, in the duchy of Baden, several
months ago. He was acting as bartender in a
saloon on Clark avenue and Sixteenth street, when
arrested The capture was made by E. A. Becker,
of the St. Louis postoffice, acting as special deputy
United States marshal, who is now searching for a
relative of Linsenmeir, said to be implicated in the
crime, and is believed to be in this city.
Struck the B.ocks>
London. January 30.—The steamer Rliywabons,
bound from Hollyhead to Cardiff, struck the rocks
near Cardiff, last night. The mate, five men and a
boy escaped in a small boat. Half an hour after
leaving the steamer, they say her lights disap
peared. The captain and two men remained on
board the steamer and were probably lost.
▲ Narrow Escape-
New York, January 30.—On the elevated rail
road a heavily laden train ran into another. The
passengers, fortunately, escaped at a station. The
engine was wrecked and the passengers well
shaken, but nobody was seriously hurt.
Passenger Train "Wrecked.
New Haven, January 30.—It is reported that the
New Haven and Northampton passenger train this
morning was ditched and several passengers in
jured. It is a ISO reported that the cars took fire. *
wrecking train has gone out.
The Injured in the Accident.
Springfield, Mass., January 30.—This morning1!
accident on the New Haven and Northampton rail-
way happened just below Southwick. Three cars
were thrown down the embankment. Conductor
Thomas, Express Messenger Ryan and several pas-
sengers were injured. The conductor is seriously
injured and Ryan had a leg broken in three places.
The telegraph wires are down, and particulars are
difficult to obtain.
Instantly Killed.
Denver, January 30.—The Republican's Lead-
ville special this evening says: William Manley, a
construction boss, and three men employed on the
Denver and South Park railroad, came down hill
into the city on a flat car. When near the depot
they collided with a car of iron. They all jumped.
Manley was Instantly killed and the others seriously
injured,
A Murderer Sentenced.
Terre Haute, January 30.—The trial of Perry
Manis ended abruptly, without a word of testimony
for the defense, by an agreed verdict, and sentence
to imprison for life. Manis was on trial for the
murder of Mrs. Susannah Nelson, of Anderson,
Ind.
The James Case.
Kansas City, January 30.—Frank James's attor-
neys applied for a change of venue in the Blue Cut
train robbery case. A deaision is expectea Febru-
ary 11.
Iiocal Train Ditched.
Rochester, N. Y., January 30.—A local train was
ditched near South Livonia. Nobody was seriously
hurt, but the first reports suggested a catastrophe.
WESTERN UNION.
Xffileag-e of Iieased Lines—The Balti-
more and Ohio Railway.
New Yore, January 30.—General Eckert informs
the Commercial Advertiser that the mileage of the
Western Union company's leased lines exceeds the
entire Baltimore and Ohio system.
F. E. Trowbridge say3 in the Mail and Express:
The Western Union looks upon the purchase of the
National line by the Baltimore and Ohio company
with favor, because the W estern Union, not wish-
ing to have the line, was glad to find it falling into
which will flatly and authoritatively contradict va-
rious assertions made by the opponents of the Por-
ter bill in the course of the debate.
The .Charges against ftovernor
Murray.
Washington, January 30.—Representative White,
of Kentucky, testified before the house committee
on expenditures in the department of iustlce to-
day, In reference to his assertions in the House last
week concerning the present governor of Utah-
He referred to the charges of irregularities m office
by governor Murray, While United States marshal
in Kentuokj', and said the government had been
on the country, and he remembered
the hands of friends. Mr. Trowbridge also says
Mr. Gould has taken hold of the Northern Pacific
not only to sustain the market, but also to control
that enterprise aud extend his influence with the
Pacific roads.
General Winslow, president of the West Shore
railroad, has replied to Mr. Vanderbilt's animad-
versions thereon. He says if this property (West
Shore) should be subordinated to Vanderbilt's con-
trol and the state would lose immense advantages.
With this independent channel of commerce in bis
power he would only have to go one step further and
destroy the independence of the Erie canal, and the
merchants of this city and state would be
entirely at his mercy. It remains to be seen
whether our citizens will awake to the
magnitude of the present efforts which aro at work
agamscthe independence of this line of railway, be-
fore it is too late. I was one or the early pro-
moters of the West Shore railway, and had charge
of it? construction, and so far as I know no person
having any considerable interest in property ever
contemplated selling this road to Vanderbilt or his
company. If the bill introduced in the assembly
repealing the second section of the act legalizing
the sale of stocks and bonds on time and substitut-
ing therefor a section requiring the party con-
tracting to sell or transfer the same to be in actual
ixKsession of certificates, or other evidence of such
debt, share or interest, should pass, Mr.
Gould thought some restrictions would
be very salutary, but any measure what-
ever "should be carefully considered,
after deductiiig'the amounts already paid the com-
pany on that date, a balance of $316,000 due them
remains. _
E3II&HATION TO CANADA.
icplorj
v/edit «,«» .
that brave officer was assigned to the charge of
the vessel against whose seaworthiness he unayail-
ingly protested, and in consequence of tlfat assign-
ment lost his life. .
Mr. Hale dissented from the views expressed by
the senator from Delaware. He hoped the spirit
of the. navy would be tested in this matter and the
Senate would recede from its amendment.
Mr. Ingalls hoped the Senate would not recede.
At 1 o'clock the chair informed the Senate that
the hour had arrived to attend the funeral ceremo-
nies of the late Representative Mackey, and the
senators thereupon proceeded in a body to the hall
of the House.
On their return the Senate adjourned.
Sonse.
Washington, January 30.—Mr. Young, chairman
of the committee on expenditures of the interior
department, reported a resolution empowering the
committee of investigation of the work at Hot
Springs creek to send for persons and papers, and
send a government sanitary engineer to Hot
Springs, Ark., to inspect the work and report
whether the plan, in accordance with which the
work is being done, will be hurtful to the health of
the adjacent town. „ «
Mr. Holman offered an amendment directing the
committee to investigate the general management
of the government property at Hot Springs, em-
bracing leases made and all matters connected
therewith. Adopted.
The resolution was agreed to.
Mr. Reagan, from the. committee on postofflces
and postroads, reported a resolution calling on the
postmaster-general for all reports made by special
agents of the postoffice department to the post-
master-general during 1681. having reference to the
Star-route investigation, wnich have not heretofore
been published. Adopted.
The following repoffe were submitted from com-
mittees:
Mr. Hatch (Mo.), from the committee on agri-
culture, to establish a bureau of animal industry,
to prevent the spread of contagious disease among
domestic animals. Sent to the House calendar.
Mr. Lyman, from the committee on military-
affairs, in reference to the retirement of H. J.
Hunt with the rank of major-general. Private
calendar.
Mr. Maxey—From the committee on postofflces
and postroads, regulating rates of postage on sec-
ond class mail matter at letter carrier offices.
House calendar. It makes the rate uniform at 2
cents per pound.
Mr. Hardeman—From the committee on territo-
ries, on Townshend's bill, providing that no terri-
tory shall apply for admission as a state until it
contains a population e«ual to that required in a
congressional district. House calendar.
The hour of 1 o'clock having arrived public busi-
ness was suspended, and arrangements made for
the funeral ceremonies of the late Hon. E. W. M.
Mackey, of South Carolina. At 1 ;05 o'clock the
Senate was announced. As the members of the
body filed down the main ailse to the seats assigned
them, the members of the House remained stand-
ing, as a mark of respect. The funeral procession
did not reach the capital until about 2:15, preceded
by the pall-bearers and joint committee of arrange-
ments, followed by many sorrowing relatives and
friends. The casket with the remains was borne
into the chamber and placed upon a support in
front of the skeaker's desk. Selections from the
Bible were read by Rev. Dr. E. D. Huntley, and an
appropriate addTess delivered by Rev. Dr. B. Rush
Shipuen, of the Unitarian church. After the bene-
diction by the ohapl^in of the House, the funeral
procession left the cnamber.
The members of the Senate having retired, the
House adjourned.
THE MEAT QUESTION.
Papers on the Exclusion of Hog: Pro-
ducts by Foreign Countries.
Washinoton, January 30.—Secretary Frelinghuy-
sen has addressed, to the president, a communica-
tion, which he transmitted to the House of Repre-
sentatives in response to resolutions asking for pa-
pers relating to the exclusion of American hog pro-
ducts from foreign countries. He submits to the
president copies of all pertinent matter found on
record in the department of state, and gives in de-
tail a history of the exclusion ef American meats
from France, Germany and other European coun-
tiies.
In March, 1881. the secretai^ saj-s the department
of state prosecuted for examination various phases
of th« pork industry in the Western States, which
resulted in establishing the fact of the entire
healthfulness of the pork product. The facts thus
elicited warranted the department in representing
to foreign governments that the prejudicial judg-
ment against the swine export from this coun-
tOy was ex parte and unfounded. When it was
ascertained that Germany was about to
issue an order for its total exclusion, the president
directed the imperial government to be informed
of hi6 intention to appoint a commission to ex-
amine the whole subject, and invited it to send ex-
perts hither to act with the commission. The in-
vitation was declined. The president has since
appointed the commission then contemplated. It
is composed of a representative of the New York
Chamber of Commerce, Professor Charles F.
Chandler : a representative of the Chicago
Board of Trade, if. W. Blatcbford; two members
nominated by the commissioner of agriculture—F.
D. Curtis. New York, and Professor D. E. Salmon—
the whole under the chairmanship of the commis-
sioner of agriculture.
In point of scientific competence and elevated
impartiality, the formation of the commission pecu-
liarly fits it for the execution of its responsible
task. To it should belong in a great measure the
shaping of the policy of this government toward
the pork question in its domestic or foreign as-
pects.
In view, therefore, of the prominent part which
the results to be reached by the pork commission
must necessarily play in the further treatment of
the question by the executive, or by Congress, the
secretary feels it incumbent upon him to advise
that the president recommend Congress to abstain
from any legislative action until the report of the
committee, soon to be presented before it.
The secretary further says the question to be
carefully, frankly and honestly met is whether
prepared meat products exported from this coun-
try are injurious to the public health. We believe
they are not. and have so represented. Should it
appear that the meat products of this country are,
as we believe them to be, not deleterious
but promoters of health, he believed those
friendly nations which put forth decrees
prohibiting the importation of our meats
would annul those decrees. If, however, in the face
of the clear proof eliciled, both at home and
abroad, that our products are free from disease, or
communicable trerms of disease, the proof of which
might be established to demonstration by actual
inspection, as well as supported by the
knowledge of the precautions which surround the
raising and packing industries here, any nations
with which we are on terms of intimacy and amity
should, by legislation, discriminate against the
trade of this country rather than protect the health
of their people, it would then be the province of
the executive to call the attention of such nations
to the provisions of the treaties, with the confident
expectations that those treaties will be respected.
It seems|very plain our policy in an}' event
should be to prove meat products wholesome.
This, the absence of trichinosis in this country, and
particularly in our army and navy, where our
meats are constantly used, goes far to demonstrate.
Measures, however, might be taken to ascertain
the absolute certainty, by such means as a com-
mission of scientists would devise, that our meats
are, or can be, rendered innocuous.
wronged out of thousands of dollars in conse-
quence of expense incurred by the frivolities and
unnecessary prosecutions against citizens of the
State, by which they were harassed
aud embittered against the government
and its officers. False and fictitious charges for
guards were made and numerous prosecutions has
>eeu instituted for the most trivial violations of the
law, and arrested parties were taken from remote
parts of the state to Louisville, passing en route
commissioners who could have heard their cases on
preliminary examination
This was, he said, not in the interests of the gov-
ernment, but apparently no other reason thaajto
make costs.
Case Dismissed*
Washington, January 30.—The house committee
on elections dismissed the consideration of the con-
tested election case of Janin vs. Hunt, of Louisi-
ana, on the ground that the evidence of the former
was not introduced in the time prescribed by law.
Excess of Exports.
Washington, January 30.—The excess of value
of exports over imports of merchandise for the
month ended December 31, 1883, was $21,593,142,
and for the six months ended December 31st, 1883,
$108,071,606.
Absent from the City.
Washington, January 80.-^Secretary Folger is
absent from the city.
DBI7T
FROM HOUSTON.
OF EVENTS OUt
FALO BATOD.
FROM SAN ANTONIO.
BT7F- THE DAT XXV THS ALAKO 0X7-7. CT:
DOMESTIC DISPATCHES.
OF NEWS PBOM DIF-
FERENT DIRECTIONS.
COMMITTEE WORK.
The Sub-committee of the Honse Com-
mittee on Accounts.
Washington, January 30.—The sub-committee of
the house committee on accounts, which has in
charge the circumstances attending the
removal of one of the official steno-
graphers of the House by ex-Speaker Keifer, to-
night after a review of the testimony, unanimously
agreed the report be submitted to the full
committee to-morrow. After the meeting,
however, the chairman of the sub-committee
was informed some further testimony would be
presented on behalf of Mr. Keifer, and will conse-
quently withhold their report for the present.
Members of the sub-committee decline to say what
is the character of the report agreed upon in^ad-
vance of hearing farther
ed. It ie
tee flna
County Court Matters—Saws Found
in the Jail—Burglars—Found
Dead — JHstice's Cour t—
Criminal Notes9 Etc.
[Special to The Nbws.1
Houston, January 30*—The ootton market closed
steady. Sales, 297 bales. Quotations: Ordinary,
8%c; good ordinary, 9 0-l6c; low middling, 10 l-16c;
middling, 10$£c; good middling, lO^c; middling
fair, 10 13-16c.
Yesterday was the last day ef service in the
County Court, the next regular term of which
commences Monday, and the following new cases
have been filed for trial on the appearance docket:
Forsch, Deuzer So Co., plaintiffs in execution, vs-
J. S. Mills, defendant in execution, and Sweeney A
Coombs, garnishees; P. M. Kinney vs. the Western
Union Telegraph company, appeal from justice
court; Henry Henlce vs. John and Jane
O'Connell, debt: Wm. D. Cleveland vs. R. Holland
and H. H. Satterwhite. debt; Geo. Cochins vs. Dan.
E. Kennedy, damages; f). A. MoKinney vs. the
Texas and New Orleans Railway company; appeal
from justice court; E. M. Henricks £ Ce. vs. the
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway
• • ~ I. Japhet &
Sr. Baldns's Troubles and His Ex-
planations—Military Matters.
[Special to the News.1
San Antonio, January 30.—An effort to oust a
number of the members of the First Baptist church
to-night by the Dodsonites was defeated by a vote
of 38 to 37.
The air has been ladened for the past few days
with rumors relative to tne official misconduct of
Theodore Bald us in applying to his own use a large
The Wheat Supply.
Cincinnati, January 30.—Th« Cincinnati T*rice
Current has made a special examination of the
wheat stocks in the country, and will publish
it in full to-morrow, showing the total supply
of wheat to be 175,000,000 bushels. To
this is added 85,000,000 bushels in flour in
the hands of the dealer, making a total of 110,000,-
000 for the remaining half crop of the year. It is
estimated the requirements for tbat time are for
domestic food, etc., 126.000,000 bushels; exports,
including flour, 57.000,000 bushels, leaving a surplus
sum of money held by him as district clerk. The j of 27,000,000 exports this year, against 148,Out),000
amount was fixed at over $7000, with only $2000 to | last year.
his credit in bank to meet the liability, which
was on the eve of being demanded by an order
of court. It appears that during the montn of
October, 1832. the Galveston, Harrlsburg and San
Antonio Railroad company secured an attachment
against N. K. Connolly & Co. The property levied
on was in Pecos county. The proceeds of the sale
amounted to $7229 20, which was deposited with
George Daspiel, then district clerk of this county
and subsequently turned over to Baldus, who be-
came his successor in office. The attachment was
afterward crushed, and the first trial came up in
October, 1882, when a verdict for $5004 0e was
rendered against Connolly & Co., in favor of the
railway company. About ten days ago the railway
company demanded the amount, together with in-
Ice in the River.
St. Louis, Jauuary 30.—Ice in the harbor moved
two or three times this evening aud to-night, and
did some damage to various crafts along the shore,
wrecking the steamer Salvor. The steamer Minne-
apolis had a hole stove in her hull, and one or two
| barges were badly damaged. These vessels were
lying in the lower part of the city, between the
arsenal and the work-house. Steamers nearer the
center of the city, so far, have suffered no damage,
but it is feared when the ice goes out there will be
considerable destruction of property.
Interstate Industrial Exposition.
Chicago, January 30.—The Interstate Industrial
Exposition of Chicago having settled its difficulty
: _Sk thof thft
General Gordon and the Huntington
Scatters.
[Savannah News.]
In the Hnntington-Coulton letters, which
hare been widely circulated and commented
on within the last month, the name ol
General John B. Gordon is mentioned. This
fact has been pointed out by certain jonpiais
in a way that General Gordon and his friends
regard as unfriendly. . General Gordon has
written a letter to "Major John C. Whituer,
of Atlanta, why • he was friendly
to Huntington rather than to Scott when bcots
was trying to get from Congress a charter for
his Texas and Pacific road aud bonds to bulla
the road indorsed by the government to the
am mint of $50,(XX). 000, and H untingtoii, wno
was building the Southern Pacific, was trying
to prevent Scott from getting a charter.
company, appeal from justice court; .
Co. vs. G. B. Robinson & Bro., debt; Harriet B.
Timpson vs. A. E. Meek, debt; Sweenev « Coombs
vs. H. H. Harding, attachment; J[. C. Fisher
vs. J. W. Scott & Rosamond, debt;
Jacob Scherer vs. P. B. martin, debt and attach- comDanv was eu
ment: A. Whitaker et al. to the Texas Oootiaaotal jnterest ^tis Ieft £r Baldua nothiae else
company, damages, StuaeoaKer j Kiit. aatiaf„
went and sale, due to the sheriff of Pecos county,
who held him responsible for that amount, was de-
ducted from the ameuqt. The matter was pre-
sented to Judge Noonan, who decided that the
i railway company was eutijjed to the fuU^amount.
Gen-
eral Gordon says;
I opposed Mr. Scott's bill with such influence
as I could exert, cn two distinct and well-
considered grounds. First, as a United States
senator, I opposed it on the ground that the
government of the United States ought not on
principle, nor as a public policy, to place.its in-
dorsement on the paper of a private corpora-
tion. Especially was this true in view of the
fact that another corporation was proclaiming
its readiness to do the work without any sub-
sidy of any description, and was actually
accomplishing the work with great vigor and
rapidity. Georgia experience in indorsing the
bonds of railroad companies, as well as the ex-
— . . perience of other States, did not justify me, I
and close October 14. 1H%4. Appliea- thought, in favoring so gigantic a scheme of
for space are coming in already farmed- ve7nment aij when there seemed to be no
vance of any former year. This announcement | K
disneis all doubts as to buildings being torn down
as thrt*atened. It also makes it certain that it will
Transportation compnuj, u*umso5.
Bros. Manufacturing company vs. J. W. Rose & Co.-
debt; Meyer, Weill & Co. vs. A. Spitzer, debt; An-
heuser-Busch Brewing association vs. T. G. Bennett,
debt; Erasmus Brokel vs. the <i., H. and $. A. rail-
way company, appeal; M. Looscan vs. Matt Stens-
sey et al.. executors, etc,, aud F. Stenssey, debt;
— — -- » T —--1 " J-«—- Charles
vuuiuuuj uomauucu amuiu.., -r , concerning rental with the city announces that the — — - —_ T
terest from date, from District Clerk Baldus. This 1 twelfth consecutive annual exposition will open perience of other States, did not justify me, 1
he refused to do, unless $600, the cost of attach- J September 3 "~J " ',oaj4 • - =— -
~ tlons '
necessity whatever for such extraordinary
X. .v ... — — legislation. Secondly, as a Southern senator^
be selected as the place for holding tne next Re- j I was profoundly anxious that^if he wctj to
publican National convention.
Petition to the President.
Louisville, Xy., January 30.—A petition is being
circulated here to-day praying President Arthur to
re-appoint Eli H. Murray governor of Utah. It ex-
pressed confidence in Governor Murray's honesty,
to do but to satisfy the claims of the rail-
way company. It was expected that he
wt»uld give his check instanter and liquidate the j
matter now that the courtjhad decided the point at .
issue. Things began to wear a doubtful look |
when the attorneys for the road caused an order to
lie issued yesterday afternoon for Clerk Baldus to
W. v. Mangnm «. J i W!Rett moSS/''and^ow'' wiy toi£d not
Kortze vs. Louis Schlott. damages, F. W. Jiender i Comr>lie<i with the order or be punished for con-
.on V, Tf Rutherford, debt: Oney Thompson et al. | Ci8rt Baldus failed to ap-
son vs. R. Rutherford, debt; Oney Thompson
vs. the G., C. and S. Fe Railway company, dam-
ages; James W. Tufts vs. John Arto, debt and
sequestration; Mrs. J. W. Oates vs T. and N. O.
Railway company, damages; Solomon Weil vs. C.
B. Bell et al.. debt.
On the probate docket the following cases have
been entered for administration since the last term
of court: „ , _ , _
Estate of W. F. Carrington, deceased, W. A. Car-
rington petitioner. Estate of M. Fitzgerald,
minor, M. Conlan, petitioner for guardiansmp.
£c; a^.wr,^t aemj- fiends, *whir^e numerous, were
^thAVlnst KeiferTSk'i I \d°™Lea, Mrs. Luci.daiat^P^oaer. | ^c6no=°u'lIr DOJ,. w™
ed. It is understood, however,
ids that the charsre made agal
he removed the stenographer, Tyson, in order to
that the charge made
red the stenographer
giye the latter'g place to his nephew, is true.
rOREiawTNTELLMEMCE.
POINTS or ENTUKSST BIT AT-
LANTIC CABLE.
The Agrarian Agitation.
St. Petersburg, January 30. —The Imperial
Council will shortly consider the question of form-
ing a Russian-American company for erecting ele-
vators.
in spite of many arrests the agrarian agitation
continues in Pskow and Vitebsk. So intense is the
irritation among the peasants of the latter province
that the governor has telegraphed to St. Petersburg
asking for troops, specially to go to Vitebsk, as a
collision is feared. Appeals addressed to the edu-
cated classes have appeared urging them to join in
the struggle against absolution.
The Br^dlaugh Case.
London, January 30.—Bradlaugh acquiesces in
the suggestion Labouchere, that he make no effort
to take oath on the opening of Parliament, but to
remain below the bar. On the 11th of February,
however, he will advance to the table of the House
of Commons to take the prescribed oath. Mean-
jvhile, Northcote will make no motion hostile to
Bradlaugh; and will not support any Conservative
who does.
English Racing Xftatters<
-jj^peg1
Estate of Jessie Ludwig, deceased, C. 1>. Hopson,
petitioner. Estate of William Plumer, deceased,
| Sirs. S. J. Dillworth, petitioner for administration.
Estate of Mrs. Sarah A. Webb,deceased, W. E. Webb
Eititioner for probate of will. Estate of Christian
ecker deceased, Pauline decker petioner for pro-
bate of will. Estate of E. N. Fielding, deceased,
Mrs. C. P. Fielding petitioner for Probate of will.
Estate of Manville Perkins, deceased, W. E. Wood
etitioner for administration. Estate of Stephen
— - *• r for pro-
tempt. — — j -
pear and he had been seen on the streets late last
evening and said to some of his friends that the
matter would be straightened out this morning
and he would convince tbe public that some law-
yers had been dealing entirety too hastily and
harshly with him. This morning about 9 o'clock
he telephoned the sheriff that he was coming down
immediately to the court-room. Alderman
Schreiner, one of • his bondsmen, also bad heard
from him to the same eff-ctj but 10 o'clock and 11
o'elock came and yet no Clerk Baldus came. His
vere astonished. His
accounted for. At
about noon Mr. P. H. Ward moved the
court, that as the district clerk had
not made his appearance in obedience to the re-
peated mandates of tne court that his place as
such official is vacated, and that Mr. Masuel Yturrf,
chief depuUr, be placed in charge of the office ad
interim. Tne motion was granted, but as a jury-
was out, subsequently was recalled and the matter
laid over until to morrow morning. During the
evening the amount was paid by Clerk Baldus to
the attorneys of the railway, and a receipt taken,
Sonea^deceaaed, Matilda Jone.peHon.rfOr pro- I Mc^i^^tJm^ow.Vtan
bate of will. Estate of A. M. Gentry, deceased, | mlj> fnr „„htAr„„t w,n ha heard. Tbe result
Mrs. Mary F." Gentry petitioner for administration.
Jailer Harmau Youngst, to-day, found sir steel
saws in one of the cells in the jail, and thus nipped
in the bud an evident preparation for an attempt at
jail-breaking. Lately he heard some sounds at
night that excited a suspicion of a plot to break
jail, and he instantly concerted measures to cir-
cumvent the plotters. His measures were success-
ful, and this morning he found in one of the cells
the saws, made of a splendid article of steel, and
found where the process of sawing one of the iron
bars of the prison had been begun. The cell in
which the saws were discovered was occupied by
W. H. Cowart, who is charged with stealing a
horse, and Ed. Kennedy, charged with stealing
from one of the nymphs of the town, and by I?. K.
Zerbe, cnarged with forging street car tickets. Mr.
Youngst now has the saws in hand, and the trio has
been placed under a closer surveillance.
Some burglars made an unsuccessful attempt,
last night, to rob tho safe of the Houston Flour
1 Mills company. They got into a building and suc-
ceeded iu boring two holes in tne safe, but seem to
have got scared off before they attempted the
blowing-open operation, as in their hurry to leave
they forgot a paper of powder they had with them
I and some of their tools. The tools left were identi-
fied this morning by Messrs. Charlton & Lynch as
their property. The blacksmith shop of_Messrs. C.
ability, etc., and says that if any irregularities
occurred in his office, they were ttirough the acts
of others, and that the attacks on Governor Murray
were instigated by the Mormons. The petition is
beine signed by the most prominent citizens irre-
spective of politics.
AEore Hazing.
Annapolis, January 30.—More hazing is reported
at the Military academy. On Saturday a number
of first-class men attempted to compel a fourth-
class man (Russell) to stand upon his head, when a
free fight ensued, and several cadets were injured.
It is stated on the same night three upper classes
banded together and hazed each member of the
fourth class. The latter refuse to give the au-
thorities %n.y information.
What Russell Sage Says.
Nrw Yorx. January 30.—In an interview Russell
Sage said: The right of selling short always had
been recognized as proper and he doesn't think
any thing will coxae of the present attempt to stop
it. He, however, favored a bill which would tend
to check the practice. Had one been in force the
heavy losses of the past week would have been
avoided. He is opposed to a man selling what he
does'nt own.
Purchase of Telegraph Lines.
New York, January 30.—The Board of Trade
Telegraph line from Chicago to St. Louis, and the
Pacific Mutual Telegraph line, St. Louis to Kansas
City, were purchased to day by the Bankers and
Merchants Telegraph company, of New York. The
former was built four years and the latter two
years ago, and both are four-wire lines.
Bank Suspended.
have a road across the continent claiming
to be a Southern road, it should in fact, and
not merely in name, be such. Mr. Scott
was at the head of great lines of road leading
from New York to St. Louis. He was seeking
to extend from St. Louis through norther^
Texas to the Pacific ocean. I believed the
and I believe now, that if this great ^Sojj
line had been built and owned by
and his associates and successors^ fchei?
est would have compelled them to ifl
he transcontinental freights to pass
their own lines by way of St. Lol
to Northern ports. If any one doubts the
he doubts that men are influenced by their own *
interests. It is true that the Scott bill provided
for a branch to the Mississippi river at Vicks-
burg, I think. But who can believe that Mr.
Scott and his associates would have directed
the great traffic between the Pacific and At^
lantic ports over this short branch instead of
over th,e one thousand miles of bis line leading
by wav of St. Louis to New York. On tne
other hand Mr. Huntington not only
declared his purpose to carry the
road to Southern ports, and southern ports
only, but he had no Interest iu carrying it any
where else. On the two distinct grounds, as t6
biL.
ton. The latter declared that he could ana
would build the road without a dollar or
tovernment aid or subsidy. §He
id it. He declared tbat he would
make the eastern termini of his lines at South-
ern ports, and only Southern ports. He has
done so. Af Galveston, at New Orleans, at i
the rule for contempt will be heard. The result
can not be anticipated. It is said his arrearages
will reach the total of more than $7000, the receipts
from the railroad being only for $5125 06 of that
amount. Baldus was formerly city clerk. He says
that his failure to pay the amount yesterday was
due to the fact that the banks had closed when
tbe matter was called to his attention, and his non
appearance in court this morn:"
: by the sickness of a client _ 7 ,
presence at her bedside. t I suspended this afternoon. It was immediately mington. are destined to reap the benefits of
A iteneral court-martial is appointed to meet at attaohed for $37,000. More attachments will fwl- . ' lnt\Ux of California wheat, and of th«
~ ^ "1- ■»— for th« 1 iow No estimat. of liabilities or what it will prob- I lDe vasl luuu* ol ^ ,
ably pay are at present obtainable. This leaves
but one bank in i^eadviile—the Carbondale.
Arranging the Details.
Pittsburgh, (January 30.—The conference com
ing was occasioned 1 Denver, Col., January 30.—After a heavy run I Memphis are his lines, and our own Atlantic
which required his 1 the Merchants and Mechanics Bank of Leadville I cities Brunswick, Savannah, Charleston, W ll-
i T* 1 . ... the benefits of
IlUX oi v-aiuoruiu. w ut-ai. auw ui
, enormous traffic between the Pacific and
Atlantic ports, while the most Northern point
! at which his lines terminate is at Newport
News, in the State of Virginia.
Fort Ringgold on the 4th day of February for the
trial of such prisoners as may be brought before it.
Detail for tbe court—Captain E. H. Liscum, Nine-
teenth infantry; Captain T. B. Robinson, Nine
teenth infantry; Captain J. Y. Porter, assistant
surgeon; Captain J. M. Ropes, Eighth cavalry;
First Lieutenant. J Qtofan^; | 11 "isThou'sht "the mat I Eating Cane, _
trev• Sec^d UeSwna^it H L. Roberts, Nineteenth ter will be definitely settled by evening as stated john Naves, a young map living near this
infantry; Second Lieutenant S. L. fl. Slocum, last nighi^as a compromise is P™cucallyjagreed place has been aMjCted for five years with«n|
Eighth cavalry, judge advocate. I OD> a.nd 'J?eSe?sl?n tcwiay 18 for 1)18 purPose of ar- I f the most angry-looting eatmg cancers that
1 ranging the details. I ever saw. His nose has been eaten awa-
Directors Elected. and ttie caneer was feeding itself on his cheel .
New York. January 30.—The following board of nioliti, antj throat, and all thought it was only
directors, elected at the annual meeting of tne 1 _r—
FORT WOETB.
Man and I
Arson — A <
London, January 30.—The following acceptances & L. is near the mill, and had evidently been en-
for the City and Suburban handicap are announced: | t^red and the tools stolen from it. The Flour Mills
Sutler; J. R. Keene's Blue Grass; P. Lorillard's | company and Mr. A, McGowen, of the Bayou City
Gerald, Sachem and Abbotsford; and F. S. Wal- | foundry, have a private watchman employed by
ton's Girofle. For the Chester
accepted for Sachem; for the
stakes, for Comanche; and for the Lincolnshire
handicap, for Gerald and Abbotsford. Sutler is
also among the acceptances for the last named
Alleged Incendiarism —
His Son Charged With
Narrow Escape—Accident.
ISpecial to The News.1
Fort Worth, January 30.—A man named D. M.
_ . . meeting offthe 1 questi0I1 of time wfcen life itself would give
Auiencan Telegrapli^mp^y.were^sor^Grjen, a jjpasti Swl»{t-s Specifl A^-e§ect
cup Lorillard has j them jointly to watch the mill and the foundry. I gu_j_ was arrested here to-day on the charge of
Northamptonshire How the burglars escaped detection by the watch- j vreiline b«
man does not appear.
handicap. ^
Comanche was scratched from the entries for the
great metropolitan handicap.
Result of the Recent Storm.
London, January 30.—Within a radius of ten
miles of Ayr, 2U),000 trees were blown down in the
recent storm—100,000 on the estate of the Marquis
of Anglesea.
minister Wallace's Demands.
Constantinople, January 30.—General Lew Wal-
lace, American minister, has demanded from the
Sorte indemnity of £2000 on account of the alleged !
legal arrest of Dr. P. Flaurn, an American, by the
governor of one of the provinces. Also, indemnity
for American travelers recently attacked by Khurd-
ish brigands in Anatolia.
Sensatinnal Dispatch Denied.
London, January 3D.—The Central News's sensa
tional dispatch from Kharkhoff. alleging the dis-
The following real estate transfers were filed
to-dav for record in the county clerk's office: W. J.
i Settegas & Bro. to Martin P. Ray an, 47x100 feet of
northwest corner, block 41, S. M. Williams survey,
with improvements, south side Buffalo bayou, city
of Houston, for $900. R. E. Paine to H. H. Dooley,
640 acres of land known as section No. 15, of Hous-
ton Tap and Brazoria railway companv, Harris
county, for 535*. John E. Bishop and wife to T. P.
Burnsfeit, lots 1. 2 and 2, block 27, Noble addition,
north side 5f Buffalo, bayou, city of Houston, for
SltiOO Mrs A. E. Sydnor et al. to Morris McAshan,
531 acres of land out of Thomas Ead league, Harris
county, for $1000. .
Justice Bringhurst went this morning and held
setting fire to a dwelling belonging to his wife, from
whom he separated last June, while he was under
ndictment for cow-stealing. The fire broke out
after 2 o'clock last night, and the building, which
was located in the southern part of the city, was
burned to the ground. Loss, $1&>0; no insurance.
The house being a new one and unoccupied, led
the officers to believe the fire to be the work of an
incendiary, and their suspicions fell on Burk, for he
is said to have made threats against his wife siiice
their settlement and separation last June. The
house was built by the money she ob-
tained in that settlement. The officers
found where Burk had purchased a gallon
Thomas T. Eckert. Jay Gould, Augustus
John Van Home, Harrison Durkee, George J. Gould,
Charles A. Tinker, Rosweil H. Rochestt * "
liam H. Vanderbilt.
Dairymen in Council.
St. Louis, January 39.—The Mississippi Dairy
and Creamery association met this morning at 11
o'clock, Norman J. Colman presiding. About
fifty delegates were in attendance. The chair ap-
pointed a committee of arrangements and after
some informal remarks a recess was taken until
2 p. m.
To Protect Their Interests.
Pittsburgh, January 30—The retail dealers of
Western Pennsylvania, Obifc and West Virginia
was wonderful. After the botfle he coultj.
attend to his business, and after five bottles he
is nearly or quite well. The poison has been
forced from hi3 system, and he is a new man.
M. F. Crumley, M. D.? Oglethorpe, Ga.
Me. Oscar A. Droige has just entered into
a contract with the Mexican government to
plant 2,000,000 trees in the valley of Mexi<
within four years. The contractor pledg
himself to 80,000 ash, a5,000 willows, 120,000
poplars, 60,000 eucalyptus trees, 60,000 moun-
SSanPS»h*roSS |
which is to protect their interests against the en ' Thfl Tr,1,cft k® 111 plantations of from
who Vas founa I can of kerosene oil the day previous to the fire,
croachment of wholesale dealers.
Against Foreign Labor.
Pittsburgh, January 30. — A committe com-
posed of members of the different labor
organizations, with headquarters here, leave for
aD ^Gum islaml with^lKith tegs'* ott,*and"hU I and subsequently foundHthe can "emptyIn Burk's I wishington to-morrow,' to "urge the passage of
Gum islana witn °otn iegb °Q^QpAnf1v | own dwelling, with a hole cut in it and the con- | a bill restricting the importation of foreign labor
from
day ;
wuuul - r--- „ 0 was, or where be was from, and nobody knew any-
covery of the plot for poisoning the czar and for a 1 thing about him or bow he was killed . His appear-
general uprising of the peasantry in Little Russia, • *-i:—v.owoc a tr»mn
and asserting that Special Officer Sabieloff, sent by
Lieutenant-Colonel Sudeiken to Kharkhoff to in-
vestigate the nihilists, had been assassinated, is
flatly denied by a St. Petersburg dispatch to the
Ruter's Telegram company.
A dispatch asserts that nothing happened at
Kharkhoff beyond the discovery of a secrect print-
ing-press.
Sodies of the Deljong Party.
Moscow, January 30.—Lieutenant G. B. Harber
and Master W. H. Schuetze. escorting the corpses
of Lieutenant DeLong and comrades, of tbe Jean-
nette expedition, started for Hamburg to-day on
their way to America. A solemn procession fol-
lowed the coffins to the railway station, where the
chief Lutheran pastor of the city delivered an ad-
dress. Many wreaths were deposited on the coffins,
including one from students of Moscow university.
South jfiimerica.
Valparaiso, January 30.—A wine bodega, near
the grand theatre in Santiago, is on fire, and the
theatre itself is in danger.
Canadian Pacific*
Ottawa, January 30.—Papers laid before Parlia-
near .,
Fsrirs&S'sESSS I
SSgfesiSSiSSS I S&SSPESSS
sequently arrested, and again bailed on the same
^"miller- named Henry Jackson had a terrible
experience to-day in the Novelty mills, in this city.
His coat caught in a large cog-wheel, but fortu-
natelv he was able to throw his right arm around
a post and hold on until almost completely stripped
of his clothing. His left hand was drawn into the
edge of the cogs, but not so as to drag the arm
after it He was cut about the face and shoulders
bv the edge of the wheels, but sustained no serious
i injuries. Nothing but great presence of mind
saved him from a horrible deatlj.
ment show that the total cash subsidy paid the
Canadian Pacific up to 5th December last was
812,000,000. Total land subsidy carried was 12.G0U-
000 acres.
Railroad Smash-up.
Princeton, N. J., January 30.—A terrible railroad
smash-up occurred to-day at Plainsboro, near
Princeton. Two Pennsylvania freight trains, go
ing in opposite directions, ran into each other and
were badly damaged. The road, for a time, was
blocked by the wrecked cars and freight. The fire-
man, engineer and conductor were seriously in-
jured.
Death Warrants Sig-ned.
Pittsburgh, Pa., January 30.—The death war-
rants of George Jones and Jesse Carter, the two
colored boys convicted of the murder of George
Foster, in the spring of 1882, have been signed, and
Thursday, April 3, is named as the day of execution.
Train Derailed.
St. Louis, January 30.—A passenger train which
left here for the West on the Missouri-Pacific rail-
way this morning, encountered a large boulder on
the track between Gasconade and Herman, which
derailed the engine. Fireman Brooker had both
legs broken, and was otherwise badly injured, and
the engineer was badly hurt.
ance indicated that he was a tramp.
In Jestice Anders's Court to-day, the following
cases were disposed of: Jim Young, fighting;
fined Si and committed. Preston Smith, disturbing
the peace; fined $5. Frank Walsh, assault and
battery; fined 55 and committed. Robert Price,
fighting; fined Si. Emma Howard, fighting; dis
missed. Wm. Mack. John Anderson, Fred Smith,
Saint Germain, Alfred Frank, Ants Lobie, vagran-
cy; fined $10 each. .
Visited The News branch office, 42 Main street.
Ed. Driscoll, Galveston; H. T. MacGregor, Hous-
ton; John C. Baldwin, New York city; O. W.
Loucks, city; N. A. Cravens. Jr., Austin.
Mr. John C. Baldwin, of New York, has located
here, and will shortly open an office for the sale of
tourists' tickets.
The Houston Gun club will have a pigeon shcot
to-morrow evening at their grounds near the Fair
^ The'i eport of the sale of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe to the Gould interest has created quite a
stir hero in railroad circles, particularly among
the employes of the Santa Fe.
The ladies of the Methodist church are preparing
for a grand concert tb be given some time in the
near future. .
To-night quite a sensation was created on Mam
street, corner of Franklin, by the discharge of
several pistol shots. The cause of the excitement
w is a thief running from Mr. Panish, and being
fi-ed at by the watchman at the City bank.
Last night safe-breakers also attempted to blow
open the safe of Finnegan & Pajne, in the First
ward, near the Houston Flour mills, and lett all
their implements in the office, being frightened
away. The tools used were discovered this morning
in the attempt to drill and blow open the safe.
These are supposed to be the same parties who j around a graveyard was also mutilated,
attempted to blow open the safe of the Flour mills. | Mr West, 11 w*Althr ICentuckian. <
The arraugement committee of the fire depart-
ment, to arrange for the celebration on the 21st of
April, will be heid to-morrow morning at the office
of the chief of the fire department.
under the contract system.
Death of a Famous Mare
New York, January 30.—The famous brood mare
Midnight, dam Jay Eye See and Noontide, died at
Palo Alto on the 19th, aged nineteen years. In the
autumn of '82 she was sold by David Bonner to ex-
Governor Leland Stanford.
Good News for Workmen.
Pittsburgh, January 30.—'The lumber factories
have already started fires, and it is expected by
February 15 that all the factories will be operating.
By this resumption, 2500 men will be furnished
employment in this city.
Billiards.
St. Louis, January 30.—The score in the billiard
match botween Cotton and Carter stood, at the
eties. The trees must be in plantations of from
50, UUO to 100,000 each.
Mechanical dolls are made that cry very
naturally. One was purchased by a Chicago
mother "and hidden in a bureau drawer to
await a chance for a Christmas surprise. At
midnight's hour the spring got loose, and tho
result was that the father had arisen, lighted
the gas stove and prepared the nursing bottle
before he discovered that it was a false
alarm. _
'Rough on Rats" clears out rats, mice: 5c.
Hamburg
(SCHOTTS)
Judge J. E. Martin was thrown from his buggy end of the play to night^Cotton 2000, Carter 1406. |
to-night by a runaway horse and his leg fractured 1 ootton s best runs were 77, 118, 500, Carter s, 106,
in the same place where it was broken about a year J 113, 292. __.
ago while getting off a street-car. The accident I Taffy for the Jam§*•
was caused by his horse becoming frightened at a I Francisco. January 30.—A Reuter cable
runaway team in the eastern part of the city while 1 from Honolulu says the steamer Rasboijnik ar-
— us. ——— Vita nffina i _i—i —in. — " vinT Kalakaua the
he was on his way home from his office.
CORSICANA.
.a Chapter on Pence-cutting, with a
Hint to Legislators.
[Special to The News.]
Corsicana January 30. — The fence-cutting
troubles in this section are far from ended. In the
immediate vicinity of Corsicana no cutting has been
reported, but The News correspondent is reliably
informed that on the south side of Richland creek,
in this county, there is not a wire fence that has not
had the nippers applied, and that, too, regardless
of the size of the inclosure. In several instances
ten-acre lots were out, and in another case the wire
ard was also mutilated.
wealthy Kentuckian, came here
about two years ago and invested $20,000 in fine
stock in the neighborhood mentioned. He owned
all his fenced land and much more besides and his
from tin
ception of the troubles, but tor au uuU his fen<
I rived with an envoy bringing King
Russian decoration in diamonda
chapter i
eked life of Crazy Abraham.
IVf. R. Brown, X&- D.9
Physician and Surgeon,
Oftiee, 215 Market street.
Residence, 2Jtb street and Avenue I.
Office hours: 11 a. m. to 1. p. m.
and 3 to 4 p. in.
Ammoniated Phosphate for sale by C. D.
Holmes & Co. See advertisement in another
column. ^
T^*a Drinkers.
The celebrated He-No tea, which is being in-
troduced all over the United States, has just
arrived in Galveston. Try it. Packages 20a,
40c. and 75e. Can be had only of
J. J. Schott dc Co., Druggists.
J. V. Boone, Grocer.
Horsley & Burck, 65 Market St*,
Have the Easy Lawn Mower for sale. Cuts I
higher grass, cuts cleaner, sharpens itself;
can be taken apart instantly.
What 2£arquis of Ziorne Says About
Canada and the Americans.
London, January 30.—At a meeting of the Society
of Arts, last evening, the Marquis of Lome presi-
ding, a paper was read on emigration to Canada.
Mr. Gait, lately high commissioner for Canada,
said 200,000,000 acres land had been given away in
farms ou the simple condition that farmers should
have the right of ownership.
The Marquis of Lome said he had been greatly
surprised to see a most extraordinary telegram,
purporting to have emanated from New York,
which asserted that the finances of Canada were in
a bad war and wero going generally to the devil,
but he bad been relieved next day by re-
eceiving a letter from tho secretary of the high
commissioner for Canada, which showed the
ficures in the dispatch were altogether erroneous.
In many instances hundreds of thousands of dol-
lars out of the way. This had led him to the con-
clusion that while many people in America were
kindly affected toward Great Britain and all things
British, certain others were quite the reverse. As
far as he himself was concerned he could only
speak most lovingly of the American people, but at
the same time Englishmen should not allow their
< love for their kinsman across the Atlantic make
them forget that their own flock in America had the
first claim upon them. _
V7IWDOW-G-LASS WORKS.
End of th? Long Strike—The Men
Going to Work.
Pittsburgh, January 30.—The long sta*ike of the
the window-glass workers is at an end, and after
seven months of idleness, the men Will return to
work as soon as the furnaces are heated. The
manufacturers' and workers* conference commit-
tees reached a satisfactory conclusion yesterday
afternoon, but were in session again to-day, arrang-
ing the details of the agreement, aud did not ad-
journ finally until this evening.
While both sides marie great concessions the
terms at which work will be resumed is largely in
favor of the workmen, who will be paid last year's
wages until April 1, when a sliding scale will go
into <-fifed and wages thereafter be governed by
card rate on glass.
The scale will be subject to charges every four
weeks and the agreement wijl last until July 1, and
if found to work satisfactorily will probably be
adopted for life ensuing year.
PRESIDENT'S STATU DINNER.
First of the Season—Names of Guests
Present'
Washington, January 30.—The president gave
the first state dinner of the season at the White
House this evening. The East room was beauti
fully decorated for the occasion with tropical
plants, ferns and exotics, the Marine band being
stationed at the further end of the room.
President Arthur, assisted by Mrs. McElroy, re
ceived the guests, who were as follows:
Secretary of state and Mfs. Frelinghuysen; the
secretary of war and Mrs. Lincoln: the secretary
of the navy and Mrs. Chandler; the postmaster-
general and Mrs. Gresham; the attorney-general
and Mrs. Brewster; the secretary of the interior
and Mrs. Teller; the speaker of the House and Mrs.
Carlisle; General and Mrs. Sheridan; Admiral
Porter; Senator and Mrs. Van Wyck; Senator and
RAILROAD NEWS.
Dissatisfaction Among Employes.
Pittsburgh, January 30.—A good deal of dis-
satisfaction is expressed among the employes of
the Pittsburgh and Western railroad, on account of
the failure of the company to pay the last month's
wages. Threats were made that if the money was
not forthcoming by this evening there would be a.
general strike. Treasurer Campbell says the men
will be paid this afternoon, or to-morrow at the
latest. The recent heavy snow had cut off the
freight business almost entirely, and, of course, re-
duced the revenue materially. He did not appre-
hend any trouble.
Pool XVIatters.
New York, January 30.—At a meeting of the
joint executive committee of the passenger de-
partment. after considerable discussion ot" the
changes proposed in the subdivision of earnings
by the trunk lines among their Western connec-
tions in the ola deferential fare pools, were agreed
upon and settled. The present pool contract was
extended from March 1 to May 1. and a meet-
ing will be held in April for making
new contract, and regulating percentages for the
new volunteer pool between Cincinnati and the
s »abosrd were. The remaining pools from
leveland, Toledo and Indianapolis will be taken
up to-morrow. New differential rates on pools
already established will be published to-morrow
and go into effect on February 1.
Special round-trip rates were made for the com
ing convention of mining engineers to be held at
held at Cincinnati.
Railroad Conference
Kansas City, January 30.—Commissioner Midgely.
of the Southwestern pool, held a conference to-day
with the officials of the Fort Scott and Gulf road
concerning New York business. The Fort Scott,
\(nmnhii! avfA ftcilOl
llfl'GBXIGOR.
Tried by a Kangaroo Court»«W®ws
Supplement TVelcomed, Btc.
[Special to The News.1
McGregor, January 30.—A lively time was expe-
rienced by the young men of Gatesviile last niffht,
the occasion being a kaugaroo court, a so-called
educator being the party on trial. He was released
upon promising to leave the town. Among the
passengers on the evening train from Gatesviile a
NeW3 representative noticed a white man sitting in
tiie same seat with a mulatto girl, engaging in a
lively and familiar conversation. Upon investiga-
tion, and in conversation personally with the man,
he was found to be the same party that was re-
quested by the kangaroo oourt to leave Gatesviile
He stated to The News reporter that his school had
a vacation of one week on account of the death of
a prominent gentleman in the neighborhood. His
school is said to be located within six miles ot
Gatesviile.
The news which comes concerning legislative
matters Is generally indorsed in this section, and
Senator Terrell's bill to remedy matters seeins to
be the best and only one that presents » fair solu-
tion of existing troubles. The News supplement,
containing Senator Terrell's speech in defense of
his bill, was read with eagerness by the people this
morning. „
This place is Still improving. Farmers are ail
busy plowing. .
T-SilREXiL-
Oat Orop Failure—A. Masquerade-—
New Building's—Governor Ireland's
Visit.
[Special to The News.J
Terreli., January 30.—The oat crop in :the coun-
try contiguous to Terrell wis completely killed by
pasture gates were allowed to be open fr
ception of the troubles, but for all that his fences I
were devastated.
The pasture of Messrs. Frost 4 Barry has been
repeatedly cut. The people here are crying aloud
for relief of some salutary nature. Causes may
have existed elsewhere, but so far as ifl knowb
there are no mitigating circumstances in this sec-
tion. It is believed that if the powers that be fail to
recognize the importance of this question now that j adjourned for the day,
the next election will make a clear sweep of the
present incumbents.
WESTERN NAILMEN.
A Meeting to Consider the General
Situation.
Pittsburgh. January 30.—A special meeting of
the Western Nail association was held to-day to
consider the advisability of extending the period of
idleness after February 11, the time agreed upon
for the resumptiom of the nail machines. The
meeting was largely attended and the discussion
animated. Many were of the opinion that the six
weeks suspension would be sufficient, while others
favor not resuming before March. Trade con-
tinues dull, and tbev argue a longer suspension
I will result in stiffening prices for the spring de-
mand. Stocks are still light and ill-assorted. After
a lengthy discussion it was decided to postpone ac-
tion until next Wednesday.
The Trial of Bykes.
[Special to The News.1
New Orleans, January 30.—The trial of Troisville
Sykee, for the killing of KateTownsend, began yes-
terday. A jury was secured in a few hours, and
several witnesses were examined before the court
FIBS HBCORD.
Bod Sunsets.
Wearing Aurorafc robe, night after night.
Some radlent spirit rules the western sky,
Drowning the sun-tints wiih such rich supply
Of colors weaved of unremembered liaht,
That it would seem the Master-painter's might
Glassworks Destroyed.
Pittsburgh, January 30.—The Chronicle's special
from Rochester, Pa., says: Shortly before 12
oVlock last nieht. flames were discovered issuing . — ... ; ... . ..
o cioc* " - I which first His pledge of promise did indite,
from the boiler-house of the Phoenix Glassworks, j pi[r^e j npw|y a steel-blue scimitar,
at Phillipsburg, opposite nere, on the Ohio river. — * "
when first dis-
Had wrought anew His palette there on high
To tell the tired world rainbows shall not die,
The fire was under good headway
covered and the means at hand of extinguishing it ]
being limited, but little could be done 'toward
checking the progress of the flames, which soon
spread throughout the entire works, destroying |
them in a short time. Loss about $125,000; in-
surance, $74,500. "The works, which covered a
large area, were among the largest in the country.
The most unfortunate circupistanoe connected
with the destruction of the works is that 500 hands
will be thrown out of employment in the middle of
winter.
Fatal Conflagration.
Home, N. Y.. January 30.—Thig morning a three- I
story building, between Stanwix Hall hotel and the
Searle bank block, on James street, burned. Mrs.
Samuel Alexander and children were rescued by
policemen. Ten minutes after the fire broke out
an explosion occurred, knocking out the whole
front wall of the building above the first story. 1
Joseph Alexander and his brother Samuel were
killed David Patterson, a clerk, was injured. The
bank block and hotel were saved by the firemen.
Tenement-house Blaze.
New Yore, January 30.—A fire in the five-story
apartment-house. No. 06-' Sixth avenue, occurred
about midnight, and created a panic among the oc-
The crescent moon shines keener than of old,
And. as the drawn sword of one armed for war.
I COMPOSED OF SYRUP OF WILD CHERRY,
an old and long used remedy, soothing the irritated i
I LUNG and NERVOUS SYSTEM, quieting the moitj
annoying 00 UGH.
HAMBURG SYRUP,
COMPOSED OF SYRUP OF CAPSICUM, An "ole
woman's remedy,1' for SORE THROATS. The ola
saying is here repeated that an * ounce of prerent-1
ire is worth a pound of cure," for all COUGHS |
and COLDS commence with SORE THROATS, oo
CROUP, with children. With this syrup you hav
an immediate cure.
HAMBURG SYRUP,
COMPOSED OF PETROLEUM TAR, pronounced
by Dr. Griffith as a speoittc for CONSUMPTIONS
Certain it is that it has worked wonders in curini
worst forms of CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
and CONSUMPTION, purifying the breath. al|
laying the COUGH, creating an appetite and
storing to health the most obstinate cases.
Marshals those hosts of crimson, green and gold, j
Till underneath tbe quiet evening star
The great review pales out into the cold.
[Herman Merivale, in the Spectator.
THOMPSON & 0HMSTED3
Eminent Medical Testimony.
19 East S2d Stkeet, I
New Yoke, March 15,1883. f
I have used Aiicocx's Porous Plasters in my |
practice with remarkable success, and found them
peculiarly efficacious when applied to the back for
Weak Spine and Nervous Exhaustion ; they afford
almost instant relief in Coughs, Colds and Liver
Complaint. I cordially recommend them as the
best and safest Plaster ever made, and would cau-
tion the public against the numerous other so-called
porous Plasters that are sought to be palmed off
on a credulous public ; they are worthless and
oftentimes dangerous.
ROBERT S. NEWTON, M.D.. L.R.C.6.
Late Chief de Clinique Hospital for diseases of ;
the Throat and Chest, Medical Officer to the London j
SOLE PROFRIBTOItS.
I'J
COLDENS
Lie? 11 id Beef Tonii
try contiguous to lerreu w-s compel, cup^ts a dozen o£ whom, occupying the upper ™~ , Chnlca, Asgistant Royal London Ophthal-
the late cold weather and fa mers n m^y in- floEr, escaped_to a roof in their night^othes, aud i^ Lsistant to the for Diseases
Porter; Senator ana A>irs. van wyes; aenawr auu i ^rou«h fts Memphis extension, has been taking
Mrs. Harrison; Senator and Mrs. Conger; benator I „ ^ ^ freight below tariff rates, endeavoring
Sawver, Senator Sewell; Senator Aldrich; Mr. and I - 6 - • —
* VT. w» T* HTUifA • Uw P/l _ I w
Mrs."Frank Hiscock: Mrs. H. G. White; Mrs. Ed'
ward V. Kinley; Miss Lucy Frelinghuysen; Miss
Gresham; Bishop Simpson and wife.
stances have plowed them up, and will replant the
ground in spring oats. This being one of the great-
est oat counties in Texas, the failure in the crop is
seriously felt here by all parties. Last season
there were upward of 100 carloads shipped from
iv York freight below tarin rates, endeavoring | point while all that are coming in this season
force the poolI to aUow_£em_a percentage | £Xine\elll for seed
A grand masquerade ball was given at the opera-
house to-night, which was participated in by the
Midgely was interviewed to-night and said that a
satisfactory agreement had been reached, but de-
clined to state the terms.
Fog- nt Iffew "STonfe*
New York, January 30.—a heavy fog to-day se-
riously interrupted travel and traffic and makes
telegraphing alow work.
COlTgRESglOMrAI* TOPICS.
XT omina tions-
Washington, January 30.—Charles P. Roberts,
registrar of the land office, Hamboldt, Cat.; Rich-
ard S. Tuthill, Chicago, United States attorney for
the Northern District of Illinois; James A. Con-
nolly, Illinois, United States attorney for the South
era District of Illinois. Postmasters—James B
Budd, Houma, La.; Neil Sinclair, Morgan City, La.:
Carrol Bellinger, Luling, Texas; James H. Ash-
croft, Paducah. Ky.; Harry W. Grantley, Appleton
City. Mo.; Lindell C. Cantwell, Richmond, Mo.;
Adrian C. Case, Albany, Mo.: Mercator Jessey,
Dardanelle, Ark.; John Watts, Ames, la.;
George E. Eberhart, Cedar Falls. Ia.; Elihu
Enos, Waukesha, Wis.; James Gray, Romo, Mich.;
H. C. Kimball, Crystal Falls, Mich.; Ethelbert J.
Brewster, Midland. Mich.; James G. Bain, Martins-
ville. Ind.; Jabez H. Kasson, Kasson, Minn.; Royal
M.Hubbard, Longmont, Col.; Mrs. Jennie Good-
win, San Buenaventura, Cal.: A. Pedler, Woodland,
Cal.; Richard Melrose. Anaheim, C&la.: Benjamin
McElroy. Frankfort, Kans.; N. A. Yeager, Augus-
ta. Kans.; George Huyck, Ellsworth, Kans.; Ralph
M. Grimes, Kearney. Neb.; Jos. C. Keppler, Glen
dale, M. T.' All public business is suspended in the
Senate and House, and the funeral ceremonies of
the late Congressman Mackey, of South Carolina,
are progressing in the hail of the House of Repre-
sentatives in the presence of the members of both
branches of the national legislature.
The Fitz John Porter Debate.
Washihqton, January 30.—'The Fitz John Porter
debate will be closed Friday, or, at the latest,
Saturdar. In the course of the debate last Satur-
day General Slopum, who has charge of the bill,
interrupted Mr. Horr to say he had in his possession
original letters of General Garfield. He was in
favor of the commission. General Slocum said,
further, " these letters will be produced before this
House by a gentleman ou your own side, aud in
whom you have confidence." It is Uarned
the Republican to whom General Slocum
referred is Mr. Phelps (N. J ), who is to close the
debaUftlndefense of General Porter. General Slo-
cum, in moving tbe previous question, yiflded his
hour to Phwlps, who w.is selected as au old friend
of General Porter, and because the latter has since
the war been a resident of New Jersey and the dis-
trict which Mr. Phelps represents in Congress. It
is understood that the friends of General Porter
have placed in Mr. Phelps's hands the orivate let-
ters aud ether new ovideuce of a notable character,
Railroad Company Fined-
Lewiston. Me., January 30—The Grand Trunk
railroad, indicted for causing the death of J. W.
Perkins, at Mechanics Falls, in 1882, was found
guilty and fined $1000.
XKABITX1VIZ] INTELLIGENCE.
Rhyn-
r, Bre-
Arrived, Sailed, Btc.
Queenstown, January 30.—Arrived out:
land, New York. Arrived: General Werder,
men.
London, January 30.—Arrived out; Steamship
Devonia, from New York.
New Orleans, January 30.—Cleared: Steamships
Excelsior, for New York; Hampshire, for Liver-
pool; schooner Horace O. Bright, for New York.
Arrived: Steamships Lone Star, from New York;
Milanese (Australian), from Liverpool; Heredia,
from Bluefields; ship Otago, from Liverpool;
schooners Sophia, Kraz and John F. Kranz, from
Boston.
Steamship Disabled.
Baltimore, January 30.—The pilot steamship
Carolina reports tbe steamer He&thmore at the
mouth of the Patapsco river, having lost three
blades of her propellor at sea and another in Craig-
bill channel. She was bound from New Orleans
for Amsterdam. Assistance has gone to her.
The TXTrecked Steamer.
Boston, January 30.—A large quantity of per-
sonal effects belonging to passengers on the
wrecked City of Columbus have been brought to
this city for identification. Reports from the
wreck state that the steamer is gradually sinking
into the water, but little of the vessel being now
visible.
Reported Safe.
Plymouth, January 30.—Tbe overdue steamers,
concerning whose safety much anxiety is felt, are
reported to be safe.
Senatorial Contest.
Louisville, Ky., January 30.—The contest in the
senatorial caucus to-night was very exciting to
break the dead - lock. A resolution was offered
to withdraw Sweeney and take a ballot
on Williams and Blackburn and then
take auother ballot on the leading m«n
and Sweeney. Much time was spent in discus-
sion, and a deal of filibustering indulged in by the
Blackburn leaders. Adjourned till Thursday with-
out taftins a ballot.
best people~in the town. A brass and striug band
from Dallas was secured for the occasion.
Contracts are to be let soon for the calaboose and
a public school building—the former to cost $5000
and the latter $25,000.
Governor Ireland is expected to pay a visit to
Terrell in % short time to look into affairs of the
North Texas Lunatic asylum.
The foundation for the asylum fs being laid, and
the work of burning the brick for the building was
finished yesterday.
LATE NEW ORLEANS RIOT.
True Bills Returned by tho Grand
Juryj Etc.
[Special to The News.1
New Orleans, January 30.—The grand jury yes-
terday returned true bills in the Seventh ward
political riot on the 14th of last December, wherein
three men—Captain Michel Fortier, Superintendent
of Streets Renaua and Constable Masson—were
killed, and seven men, Including Sheriff Robert
Brewster, his brother John, John Douglas, John
Domimck, Mike Earlr and others, were wounded.
The grand jury brought in true bills against John
Brewster, charging him with the killing of Cap-
tain Fortier, and against Dominick aud Douglas,
charging them with the killing of Renaud and
Massv>n.
A true bill wa3 also found against Gus. Aucoln,
charging him with shootir»g with intent to kill.
The grand jury refused to find a bill against Mr.
James D. Houston, who, it was sliowa on the pre-
liminary examination, flred at Fortier after receiv-
ing that gentleman's shot in his breast; nor did it
find a bill against Sheriff Brewster, who admitted
that he attempted to shoot Thomas Buckley, after
being wounded by Buckley in tbe leg. John Brew-
ster, who is charred with killing Fortier, was him-
self desperately wounded in the riet.
Happy at Last.
[Special to Tme News.1
El Paso, January 3®.—John Lorenzen, a Dane,
and prominent carpenter,'and Miss Alice Smith, of
New Orleans, were married bv Rev. Mr. Baines.
This ia the couple who were aunounced to be joined
in wedlock last week, when the minister and guests
asserubied at the bride's residence, but the groom
railed to put in uu appearance. They are now
happy.
I jumping to another roof six feet below. Mrs.
Michaels and granddaughter were probably fatally
burned. Three other tenants were burned on the
face and hands.
EGYPTIAN SITUATION.
English Policy on the Nile*
London, January 30.—Mr. Chamberlain, president
of the board of trade, in a speech at Birmingham,
said England was not going to allow the war with
El Mahdi to interfere for a single moment with the
! projected reforms and improved institutions which
England is making every effort to develop in Egypt, ,
and bv which it is hoped security may be given fleered than ithers."
Egyptian liberties and tae people educated for in- | °
dependence and self-goverament.
El SCahdi and the Mussulmans. ^
I a£S«" to' soiled criminal
Mahtii has not only joined El MahJi but decreed he I brain. Profe«or Bardleben is forced to decide
is a false prophet and aa auveaturer, aud that I that eve® " the shape of the normal brain has
Mussulmans must on no account follow him. J by no i^eans as yet been determined.71
with 1000 I THE manufacture ;>t salt has grown more
mic Hospital. Assistant to the Hospital i
of the Skin, London. Consulting Physician and
Surgeon.
■When you want the most carefully prepared and
best plaster made, aakyour Druggist for ALLOOca s
Porous Plaster. ^
Oaniae Prestidigitation.
Tarn McReesh, the butcher, standing outside
his door aud pointing after a dog retreating
■with a bone in his mouth: " Thut dug bates
a' for stealin' scraps frae ma shop." On-
looker: " Ay; some dugs are micht light-
Afiordiiis Material lor bot|
Xferve and Muscle.
Strengthening Invigorating Fatteniij
COLDEN'S LIQUID BEEF TONIC IS
nounced bT score* o£ physicians,and by thou
of people who hare used it, to be the best Wnotj
'reu.etiv for Debility. Dvspepsia, Indigestion. L*
of Appetite, Less of r lesh. Lung Comnlainto, >
male Weakness, Gastric Irritability, Malarial Fer,
and manv other diseases where tonics are A
quired—differing essentially from all other Bel
Foods and Tonics. Highly recommended by Pro'
Sir Erasmus Wilson, r. R. S., LL. D., of Londo^
Eng., and generally indorsed by the medical px
fession. Iruarti against counterfeit!.
C N. CRITTEN'TEN, Qen'l Aa't, 115 Fulton St, K.
Sold wholesale by J. J. SCHOT
ton. and at retail by all druggists.
BEWARE OF
After all th» elaborate studies made in
Germany to enable medical men to differenti-
troopal landed "a't TrinkUat,"Monday" and an'ad- I rapidlv than almost any other industry of lat
ditional body of 2000 landed Tuesday, completing ] years in California, which is the only State h
force for the relief of Tokar. Nearly 20,000^ rebels
are between Tunkita and Tokar. First battle wdl
probably be fought where Captain Moucriff.British
consul at Suakim was [killed seven miles distant, as
rebels are massing at that point. Small bodies of
the enemy whica approached within 4000 yards of
the camp were shelled by the British gunboat
Sphinx. . . ^
General Gordon has arrived at Assouan. Osman
Donga is ill.
WACO.
Personal Encounter — The Driving
Park—Baildin^ Purchased*
[Special to Til News.]
Waco, January 30.—About 3 o'clock this after
noon an encounter took place between Sheriff W"
T. Harris and Mr. Jas. Drake, in which the laiL
ter attempted to use a knife, but was prevented by
bystanders interfering. Mr. Drake was arrested
and placed under bond.
Work on the Driving park is progressing finely.
Mr. Johnston expects to have the grounds in readi-
ness for the spring races.
E A Sturgis, Esq.. purchased to-day the John-
; son building, a two-story brick on the south side of
the square, paying therefor $-&00.
X>3ath Warrants Eignsd.
Harrisburq, Pa., January 30.—The death war-
rants of Jebse Carter and George Jones, Allegheny
county, have been signed. The execution will take
place April 3.
than almost any other industry of late
^ California, which is the only State in
the Union where the extraction of salt from
sea water is carried on to a considerable ex-
tent.
IMITATIONS
>uau»ni>«
%saa
CANTRELL & COCHRANE" DUBLIN&BELF4
E. 4 J. BURKE, General Agents, New Yorl
ANOTHER LARGE SHIPMENT OF
II
IS ARRIVED Al ORDERS SMI RE SENT Id
ULLMANN, LEWIS & CO
GALVESTON.
The Mmn tSlears Ire Pronouoced the Finest in Imei
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