The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 317, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 2, 1884 Page: 4 of 4
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NOTICE.
We hare a large stock of
Breech and Muzzle-Loading Guns
on hand, which we will sell very close for the next
fifteen days, in order to make room for
FISHING TACKLE
which is now en route. Parties desiring Guns will
save money by buying now.
W. J. HUGHES & CO.
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THE GERMAN MEDIC
St. Louis,
M. H. M1CKGX, State Agent, Dallas.
POWDERS
Saturday. February 2. 1S84-.
Xsaily "V^eather Uooort.
Washington', February 1.— For the Western
Gulf States generally fair weather, winds becoin-
Iuk variable, rising, preceded in southern part by
falling barometer, stationary followed by a slight
rise in temperature.
V. ar I'eparuneut—Signal Service United States
Army—Division of Telegrams and Reports for
in* Benefit of Commerce and Agriculture—Me-
teorological Recoro. Galveston, February 1,
13*4. p. m.:
Looal>itv.
Bar.
TAier
Wind.
Qalventon....
30.10
66
S
6
Indiaaola ...
$0 05
60
NE
7
ralestine
so. m
$>.05
71
S
8
JCUlott
60
NW
Stockton
30.13
m
Calm.
Li'>ti»Beck.
ao.io
57
E
Dedff# City.
30 04
58
SE
6
I.oaveaw'cb.
52
SW
15
>'orth Platte 130.03
50
W
10
Bismarok .. jyfi go
34
NW
21
New 0rleans|30.06
70
N
6
I tain. j Weather.
.00 !Fair.
r air.
.00 Clear.
fair.
00 i Fair.
.00 'Clear.
00 (Clear
.00 Clear.
00 :Clear
.00 Fair.
Change of t-«.roriifwr in the last eicht hours:
Galveston, .01 ris^: Icdiar.oia ; Palestine, .07
fall; Elliott, .04 fa l: Stockton. .07 rise; Little Rock,
.03 fall; Dodge City, .05 fall; Lea veuworth. ,0G
fall: North Platte, ; B.suiarck, .20 rise; Now
Orleans, .0i! fall.
«of thermometer in the last 24 hours:
Galveston. 2 fall; IndianoJa. 13 fall: Palestine. 4
fall; Elliott. 2 fall; Stockton, 3|rise; Little Rock,fll3
fall; Dodge City, f rise; Leavenworth, 16 rise;
terete Platte. 14 rise; Bismarck, £6 rise; New Or-
leans, 1 ris?. _
International S Gt. Northern R. R.
ELEGANT PULLMAN BUFFET CARS
DAILV BETWEEN
GALVESTON k ST. LOUIS.
Fer Berths, Tickets or any information applj to
J. S. BlacJJAMAKA,
Ticket -i»ent.
Eulf, Colorado and Santa Fe By.
TEXAS MIDLAND.
The popular route through Texas, to New Or-
leans, ban Antonio, East, Southeast and North.
Movement of Trains.
F0RT W0|W9 JJti> INTJEWCEDIATK POINTS.
Leave daily, S a. m. Arrive daily, 6:43 p. ra,
OAl/VISTO*' to SSUBTON—TWO TRAINS JJAU.Y EACH WAY
Leave Galveston 9:"J0 a. ra. 8:85 p. m.
Arrive Houston. ... 11:46 a.m. 5:35 p.m.
Arrive T. 4 K. li. Depot 5:50p. in.
rtOUSXCN TO GALVESTON.
Leave r£. & N- o. Depot.. ?:15 a. m. 6:15 p. ra.
7:30 a.m. 6.30 p.m.
9:30 a. m. 8.45 u. in.
and points i^asi and
connections, etc., call
Leate Houston
Aijrtve Qalvoaton • ■ r
Pa**«neerfr 'or New Qrleans j
lionn ta*a p. m train
For fhrther Ififormatitn, coi
oft # More*i
OSCAJl % MTJ£H,VY, J. H. MILLER,
Gee. raSitnger Agent. Ticket Agent.
THE CITY.
County Court.
The February term of the County Court convenes
Monday morning. Judge Austin announces that
there will be a peremptory call of the docket for
the purpose of setting cases.
I
Custom-house Changes.
The following changes have been made in the
custom-house iijrce: J. H. Holland, night inspector,
to be inspector, vice C. >1. Campbell, resigned;
Louis Johnson, to be night inspector, vice Holland,
promoted.
Committee Appointed.
Mr. R. S. Willis, chairman of the citizens meet-
ing, has appointed the followins-named gentlemen
to servo on the executive committee which was
raised by the citizens meeting held at the Cotton
exchange a f^w days ago: Julius Runge. chair
man: W. S. Moody, Fen Cannon, Albert Weis aud
F. W. La miners.
T«x Collections.
State and County T-'x Collector Weeks informed
a News reporter yesterday that he had, during ?he
>nonth of January, collected over 200 occupation
tajt-s aiyregatiug £10.OX), and taxes or other elates
aggravating about $0000. The occupation tax de-
1 . quen'.s were few In number, and these were
t ikon in charge by the grand jurj*.
The l^ew City Hailway.
The Gulf City Street Car company commenced
grading and placing cross-ties on Twenty-fourth
street, between Church and Winnie, yesterday,
preparatory to the laying of the track, which
President Allan informed a represntative of The
News would commence on Wednesday next, when
the lirst shipment of the iron rails is expected.
On the Tapis.
Mr. August Doepp. the manager of the successful
musical festivals at Charleston and Atlanta, ar-
rived yesterday to arrange for a similar serifs c,f
entertainments to take place here about the first
•week in April. Mr. Doepp promises a full, fluely-
trained orchestra, one or more prima donnas, a
celebrated tenor and baritone and a chorus of 200
voices, to be recruited from this and other Texas
cities.
Odd Follows*
The Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows meets at Fort Worth on Monday next.
The following delegates will eo from the lodges in
this city: Win. Steinbrink, Hermann lodge; Wm.
Lester, Chosen Friends lodge; C. G. GlilTord, Gal-
veston lodge; J. E. Hess, Lone Star encampment,
v and C.F. Rhode, Hermann-encampment, ft is at
\ ^t .is session of the Grand Lodge that the selection of
&• ?fite for the temple of the order in Texas will be
made.
Railroad Rate Sttoeting-.
It is understood that there has been nothing very
definite accomplished as yet by the railroad con-
vention which has in session in this city be-
yond the adjttstoieut or certain doubts of rates be-
tween Te^as and New York. The special rate
matters which wefe reported upon by the commit-
tee of the convention to whom they were assigned
were referred back to the same committee to bal-
ance up the whole business. The convention is ex-
pected to assemble again in about a week.
Diod.
Mr. James C. Hudson, a young gentleman wel
known in this city, where he was born and has
lived from hi6 birth, died at 8:3# o'clock last eight,
at the residence ®f Bis mother and brother, on Tre-
mont street, near avenue K Mr. Hudson has been
111 for some time, but none the len^ beavllj- does the
blow of the sad summons come to the loving ones
who are now enshrouded with gloom and sorrow by
reason of the stern call. The young man possessed
many high qualities of sroodness. and while the
hand of affliction bore strongly upon him it did not
serve to blunt the warmth of his heart, which lived
oa to the last.
Derailed and Herailed.
Yesterday morning at Virginia point, six miles
out of Galveston, the north bound 0 a. m. passenger
train met with an accident, whereby the tender and
taggage and express cars were derailed, with no
more serious re-alio than a two hours delay of the
train and the slight injury of an express messenger
named H. M. Simms, rei-eived in jumping from the
car. A thorough investigation of the ac rident re-
veals that the bolt from trie switch-rod had been
removed, throwing the switch haif way, which
caused the locomotive to jump the track and skip
along the cross-ties until finally brought up.
Simms, the messenger, fearingly sprang from his
car, and falling on his back, "was considerably
jarred. A similar accident recently occurred on
the International and Great Northern railroad near
New Rraunfels, and it is suspected that probably
the same party got in his work yesterday on the
Santa Fe.
Tremont Opera House.
A fair audience last ni/ht at the Tremont Opera-
tiou-«e renewed pleasing acquaintance with Miss
Rose Eytiagoand her exoHlant company, who ap-
peared ki Led Astray. Miss Hytinge created tbe
rolr of Armando In this sterling drama, an.1 it is
enough to say that in her " original character " she
has nO equal. Last night proved no exception to
hur equiiitely, perfect performance, and the best
evidence was given in repeated culls before the
curtain. Mr Searle. as Ruuolphe Cuandoce,
gave a sterling characterization to tiie part, and
admirably displayed those high qualities as an
actor that won him his strong reputation in Eng-
land first, and enabled him to maintain it thor-
oughly in this country. The companj' in support
of Miss Kytinge is well and evenly balanced.
Bliss Lewis. Miss Knowlton, aud in fact
all of the ladles were pleasing In appearance,
smooth in their lines and well versed in r.h-fir parts.
Mr. Baker-. Mr. Drew and Mr. Shields filled the roles
assigned them efficiently and well. This after-
noon Felicia will be presented, aud this evening A
Winter's Tale, v/hich has not be^-u presented here
in many years, if at all. and which should bring
out a nuge house, will close Miss Ey tinge's en-
gagement. _
Personal.
II. Hays, of Chicago, is at the Tremont.
Mr. Cyril Searle is a guest at the Girardin.
J P. Ow-us. of Louisville, Is at th«- Tremont.
V/ D. Farlsh, of Helton, is at the Washington.
C. F Forsvth, of New York, is » t the Tremont.
Miss R Eytinge is registered at the Girardin.
H. H. Hitchcock, of « hicago,is at the Tremont.
J. P. Ramsey, of Dallas, is a guest of the Tre-
mont.
H P. Osborne, Newark, N. J„ is stopping at the
Girardin
Jumec Kearney, of New York, is stopping at the
Tremont.
M. A. Newmeyer, of Victoria, is stopping at the
Washington
ria: ty G. Freese, of Philadelphia, is stopping at
the *1 r< nont.
L. L. Ju.Kes, of Seguin. is among the Washington
arrlva... night.
M:a. >'V! ,iau: Oariick, who has just returned from
a trip north, is sr ,ppi;igat th-- Tremonr.
Mr. ' Tearney, j l;. Tully, and M. Keely, of
Chici-i j »•:r.• • • ; »• lieach yesterday.
Copinin Fi;«.nk j. Siioer.jaker and wife, of N»w
Yori.. arnved ijA tnecil/ ^esLcid.iy, and arc at the
I' .-1 hot,
of MllwauKee, Wis.,
iit-.ic daughter, Mrs.
arrived y«-Kt<
i Ro
i—lit r.ftn passer.:-.r a^ent
u'i Mexican railroad, ar-
t i-;i at tho Washington
J. K. G.4t*5»a.te «veli
Of 'l iie Nev.' Y«-> , r
rived laftt night u...: i
Hott«i.
Among the depart' r s by the Santa Fe yesterday
w«re F. 1 Brodie, L 'l.sviii-: Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Crabb;, R L i : Mr. and Mrs. D. II. Dickenson.
Chicago; A J. Lassett, Atlanta; W. J. Ryan, New-
York: F. J. Holmes, A. K. Wilson, J. K. Jia(stead,
Wsw Orleans; D. W, Uok«. Water Valley, Miss.
BURN
BURN
AN ARRANT FRAUD.
A Bogus Legal !Decision Causes a
Sensation.
In tho Dallas Herald, of the 29th ultimo, under
the head of court decisions, appeared the follow-
ing:
COURT OP APPEALS.
Stats vs. McDowell—Appeal from Brazoria.
An indictment must contain the name of the ac-
cused. In case his name Is unknown that fact
must be stated, and a reasonably accurate descrip-
tion given of him. The Commissioners Court of
the counties, in the absence of legislative au-
thority, have no power under the constitutional
amendments, adopted the second Tuesday in
August, 1883. changing the terms of county courts
to create additional terms of the county courts,
until legislative action; only the constitutional
terms can be held. Reversed "and dismissed. Will-
son, J.
The Dallas corresponent of The News reported
the action that was taken by County Judge Burke
with regard to the purported decision, and explains
in this morning's issue of The News how the fraud,
as fraud it is, came to appear in the columns of the
Herald. But in law circles, and by the judges
themselves, it is considered so great a fraud that a
statement of what is thought about the matter is
considered worth giving. It was deemed by Gov
ernor Ireland of sufficient moment to justify the
following telegram:
Austin, February 1.—Judge John P. White, Gal-
veston: Important to know whether rumor of the
late decision as to power of commissioners courts
to fix terms of county courts, correct. Is Bob
Wilson against State overruled? John Ireland.
A representative of The News called at the Court
of Appeals rooms and was fortunate enough to find
Judge White and Judge Willson together. Both
gentlemen unqualifiedly pronounced the alleged
decision a fraud and a forgery, and said that there
was not even a case of the title given on the docket
of their court. They said further that the thing
bore upon its face the evidence that it was false in
the very fact that it makes the State the appellant,
when under the constitution the Stat®
can not prosecute an appeal in a
crimiual case. The only case in
which the questions discussed in the forgery have
been adjudicated was that of Bob Wilson vs. the
State, decided at the Tyler term. Judge Willson de-
livering the opinion, in which directly opposite doc-
trine was laid down, to that attributed as expres-
sions of the court in the fraudulent syllabus. The
judges said, as the matter was one which would
possiblv affect every county court in the State, it
was hoped the utmost publicity would be given to
Its denunciation, and that if it was the work of any
lawyer, he ought to be debarred from practice
fortuwith.
School Trustees.
The board of school trustees met yesterday even-
ing in called session. There were present Presi-
dent Densou, Messrs. Austin, Finlay, Fulton, Jen-
ne6t, McAlpine, Superintendent Crow and Secre-
tary Rose.
The president stated that the principal object of
the meeting was to approve the pay-roll for Janu-
arv, but that other business might be transacted.
Superintendent Crow made the following report,
which was received and filed:
Office of Superintendent, Galveston, Texas,
February 1, 1884.—To the Honorable Board of
Trustees—Gentlemen; The per cent.of pupils in at-
tendance during the past mouth has been smaller
than usual on account of the extreme and continu-
ous inclemency of the weather. Teachers, with
very few exceptions, have been punctual and regu-
lar in the performance of their duties. The resigna-
tion of Miss Virginia Garland, on account of fail-
ing health, is a loss to the teaching corps in the
public sczhools that is much to be regretted. I ask
that a teacher be elected to fill this vacancy. As
experienced teachers resign it becomes a matter of
supreme importance that their places be supplied
with those of equal skill and success in the school-
room.
The list of supernumeraries now holding certifi-
cates is wellnigh exhausted and it is deemed neces-
surv that an examination for teachers desiring cer-
tificates to teach in the public schools of this city
be held at the superintendent's office on Friday,
February 15. This special examination will be held
for the benefit of professional educators
and steppinp-atone interlopers are respectfully re-
quested not to apply.
As a practical and very efficient means of im-
provement, I ask that teachers may, for the pur-
pose of observing the modes of discipline and in-
struction in the different schools, take one day in
each scholastic year, to be designated by the super-
intendent, to visit any of the public schools. I
would further ask that the 26tn of February be
designated by your honorable body as a holiday.
Have held five Institutes since last report. Printed
copies of the revised rules and regulations have
been placed in the hands of the princtpals, and
may be obtained by patrons desiring information in
reference to the government of schools.
W. M. Crow, Superintendent.
Colonel McAlpine moved that that portion of the
superintendent's report relative to permitting
teachers to visit the public schools, be approved,
and that the manner of said visits be left to the
discretion of the superintendent. The motion pre-
vailed.
Colonel Finlay moved that the 26th of February
of the present year, be made a holiday, as suggest-
ed by th? superintendent. The motion prevailed.
Colonel Finlay moved that the superintendent be
authorized to hold an examination for teachers on
the 15th instant, as requested in the superinten-
dent's report. The motion prevailed.
The committee on finance submitted the Janua-
ry pay-roll and claims and accounts, as follows:
Officers *216 60%
White teachers 3,154 17%
Colored teachers ?99 80
Substitute teacher 22 00
Janitors 114 00
Rents 132 50
Sundry claims 1,018 13
Total $5,457 28^
On motion of Mr. Jennett the report was ap-
proved and an appropriation for its payment was
made.
On motion of Colonel Finlay teachers absent
from the institute during the past month and hav-
ing rendered good excuses were excused.
The resignation of Miss Virginia Garland as sec-
ond assistant teacher, tendered on account of
serious illness was, on motion of Colonel Finlay,
received.with deep regret by the board.
Colonel Finlay moved that the president write
Miss Garland, expressing the regret felt by the
bonrd bv reason of her resignation. The motion
prevailed.
Mr. Jennett moved that the board proceed to
elect a third assistant teacher. The motion pre-
vailed.
< aptain Fulton placed in nomination Miss A. B.
Haughton, who was elected on first ballot.
On motion of Colonel Finlay in was ordered that
Miss Garland be paid her full salary for last month's
services
3Ir. .Jennett called up his resolution relative to the
nay of Messrs. Seliers and Conyngton, for Novem-
ber, 13&3.
Colonel Finlay moved as a substitute, that Mr. H.
Lee Sellers be paid the sum of $89, in full satisfac-
tion of his salary for November, 1883. The motion
prevailed.
The report of City Collector Fisher, for the month
of December, 1883, was received ana filed.
T*n« reports of Treasurer Sealy for December,
18^3, and January, 18S4, were referred to the com-
mirtee on Finance.
Colonel McAlpine moved that the board adjourn
until the lirst regular meeting in March, unless
sooner called together. The motioj prevailed.
The secretary will be found at the superintend-
ent s office to-day, from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m., pre-
pared to replenish depleted purses of teachers, and
pay all claims approved at this meeting, or those
previously approved and unpaid.
Hotel Arrivals.
At the Tremont: T. W. Downing, New Bedford;
J. P. Ramsey. Dallas; F. E. Hart and wife, Conti,
C. II Hayes. Chicago: H. G. Freese, Philadel-
phia: W. Reppen, city: J. T. Alexander, Palestine;
J. M. Daniels, J. Kearney, New York: A. Hitch-
eock. Chicago; J. P. Owens, Louisville; J. J. Kel
ley, St. Louis; W. I. Ryan. C. F. Forsyth, New
York: J. It Cox, Auburn. N. Y.: T. B. Gale and
w:fe, Houston; J. A. Harris, Now Orleans, Champ
Cartar and wife. Franklin: B. F. Blount, Palestine;
S. M. Beatrdsly, Omaha; H. Jackson, Comal county;
O. L. Newton, E. J. Marshall, Austin; E. J. Ford,
Philadelphia; J. L. Foster, New York; T. B. Ellis,
Beiton; G. Fowler, Fort Worth: F. Ii.
Hurton, Dallas; T. A. Harding, Wil-
is; E. Harris. Navasota, Texas;
J. S. Dunlap, Dallas; B. O. Church, Sherman; J.
Stone. St. Louis; G. Smith, W. Parker, New Or-
ms; J. Newman, Chicago; M. Calm, New Vork;
. C. Page St. Louis: D. Scott, Cincinnati: G. Penn,
lea
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San Antonio: T. W. Downing. New Bedford; J. P.
Ramsey, Dallas; F. E. Hart and wife, Cincinnati:
C. A. Hayes, Chicago; Harry G. Freese, Philadel-
phia: J. T. Alexander, Palestine; J. M. Daniel,
Zacatecas; James Kearney, New York; W. H.
Hitchcock, Chicago; J. P. Owens, Louisville; J. J.
Kelly. C. L. Dunbar. St. Louis; Axford Hicks, J. G.
Bennett, Navasota: C. M. Womaclr. Courtney.
At the Commercial: George A. Dold, Lexington,
Ky.; W. Stephenson, New York: F. Barek, Fayette
county: T. H. Skinner, Norfolk, Va.; F. L. Mar-
shall, Hauna, O.; G. W. Brown, San Francisco;
J. H. Clifford, Boston, Mass.; J. Mahony, N. Y.;
W. s Tanner, Kokomo, Ind.; F, W, Zimmerman
and family, Brazoria, Texas; H. L. Link, H. W.
Link. Terre Haute, Ind.: W. G. Braunsteck, Fort
Worth; W. H. Morris, Dallas.
At'the Girardin: Abe 31. Levy, Houston; John
D. Aden, bt. Louis: H. F. Osborne, Newark, N. J.;
F. A. Schmidt, Baltimore: A. Katz, New Orleans;
Louis A. Cerf, New York.
At the Washington: W. Both man, Texarkana;
C. M. Adams, Dodge; E. S. Ceisig, Texas; W.
Perns, New York: M. Levy, L. Levy, Houston. E.
L Jaraes, Seguin; L. L. Rosberry, Texas; Kit.
Newmeyer, Victoria; F. R. Wainright and family,
Richmond; Charles F. Hill, Mexico; D. Matoney,
Piano: W. D. Farish, Temple; I. Muloikill, Gulf,
C dorado aud Santa Fe railway; J. R. Guess, New
York, Texas and Mexican railway; James Wilson,
Houston.
At the Beach hotel—William Speer, Houston;
Edwin Francis, Texas; Captain Frank L. Shoe-
n laser and wife, E. Feldman, New York; M.J.
Te i ney. J. li. Fully, Michel Keeley, Chicago; Miss
Jennie Bingham, Texas; W. M. Spaulda, Houston;
James P. Ingram, Michigan; G. J. Morgan. Alle-
gheny City, Pa.: Jaraes 3. Wood, Chicago; S. M.
Malley and wife, Milwaukee; Win R. Reed, James
Reei, St.-Paul; F. A.Glynn, Chicago; • J. P. Mur-
phy, New London, Conn.; Robert S. McDonald,
Hempstead.
Stray ITotes.
The City Council will meet Monday night.
The Knights of Pythias ball takes place at Artil
erv hall to-night.
The District Court has about finished its business
and will adjourn this evening. The February term
begins Monday.
Justice Spann night before last performed the
marriage ceremony which united J. F. i>ank and
Mary Groenrood.
The News acknowledges receipt of an invitation
to a leap-year ball, to be given by the ladies of Vic-
toria next Tuesday evening.
Mr. Leon Haas, an old Resident and a former dry-
goods dealer of tiiis city^ it is learned by private
t-legrams, committed suicide yesterday in New
York by shooting himself. No particulars are yet
known.
It was reported last night that Captain Jack
Moore, of tne lighter Maddox, who was iniured
about six weeks since by falling through the hatch
of the German steamship Wesser, Is in a very pre-
carl jus condition.
A man called at The News office last night and
reported that four small boys were seen walking on
the railroad track near Dickinson yesterday, and
that they said they were run nine: away from hotne.
Why they were uot taken in hand and brought back
is a question.
Complimentary German.
Sir. and Mrs. Laudes entertained a number of
their friends last evening, at their residence, with a
complimentary german, in honor of Mr. and Mrs
C. L. Wall is. The host and hostess left uothiug un-
done to add fo the comfort and pleasure of tiieir
guests—an elegant supper was one of tne features
of the entertainment. Among the ladies present
were: Miss Kolly, Miss Denson. Miss Spaulding,
Mi*s Armstrong. Miss Mott, Miss Williams, Miss
Briggs, Miss McLenwre, Miss Wells, Miss Daisy
Caden, Miss Edith Caden, Miss Jack, Miss Lyons,
.'Iiss Augcll, Miss Hall, Miss Harris, Miss Simonton,
Miss McDonald, Miss Sorley, Miss Ferris, Mrs. Wal-
lis, Mrs. Dorsey, Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Groce,
Prisoners Sentenced.
The Criminal Court adjourned yesterday. The
„-rand jury was discharged and the following
:> isoners had siutence passed upon them: Dan
Dorsey, theft, two years; Champ Bryan, theft, two
years; Lorenzo Benigau, theft, two years; Jame-
I'anner, robbery, live years. In the case of J. K.
Turner, who had been given two ye trs for theft,
new trial was granted, and in the case of Thad
Williams, given three years for assault with intent
to murder D. J. May, an appeal was taken.
THE COURTS.
Supreme Court*—Hon. A. H. Willie, Chief
Justice, and JohnW. Stayton and Charles B.
Wist; D. D. Atchison, Clerk.
17GS. Heard vs. Busby, from Tyler county; re-
versed and remanded.
1764. Conway vs. City of Beaumont, from Jeffer-
son county; affirmed.
1593. Edwards vs. Oonnally et al., from Burleson
county- reversed and remanded.
1648. Woorers vs. Hall, from Houston county; re-
versed and rendered for appellaut.
1641. Evansich vs. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
railway, from Washington county; reversed and
remanded.
1614. Cluck vs. Guffee, from Falls county; re-
versed and remanded.
1647. Davis vs. Smith, from Trinity county; af-
firmed.
1625. Jones et al. vs. Barton et al.; from Hamil-
ton county; affirmed.
1658. Elils vs. Ross, from San Jacinto county;
submitted on briefs for both parties.
1759. Petty vs. Hallinger, from Houston county;
submitted on briefs and oral argument for both
parties.
1760. Friaby vs. Withers, from Trinity countyi
submitted on briefs and written argument for both
parties.
1779. Seeligson & Co. vs. Brown & Brown; from
Grimes county; submitted on briefs for both par-
ties.
Criminal Court.
Jacob Neff, perjury; not guilty.
Spira Villa, assault with intent to murder; con-
tinued by defendant.
C. A. Sandegard, assault with intent to mfcrder;
continued by consent.
James Turner, robbery; five years.
Thad Williams, assault with intent to murder;
three years.
Charles White, theft; not guilty.
Virginia Hausen, disorderly house; continued.
L. E. Spencer, occupation tax; continued.
L. Harris, occupation tax; dismissed on pay-
ment of cost.
H. Green wall, occupation tax; dismissed on pay-
ment of cost.
Carl Schwartz, Jr., occupation tax; continued.
R. E. Lyons, assault with intent to murder; recog-
nized in sum of $500, with Joe Levy as surety.
Becker & Drew, occupation tax; dismissed on
payment of costs.
John Bell, occupation tax; dismissed on payment
of costs.
Recorder's Court.
liib Nolan, carrying a pistol; continued to 2d.
William Miller, disorderly conduct; continued
to 2d.
John Davis and Harry Clayton, theft of property
of more value than $20; continued to 2d.
Hans Hansen, Mathias Hoidal and Theodore Han-
sen. assault with intent to murder: frivolous com-
plaint dismissed at cost of complainants.
OIL
JUST ARRIVED.
JL LA1GB STOCK OF
The Finest Mader Send Orders Direct to
Corner Strand and Tremont sts. KING- A DAVIDSON.
XSaritime Scatters.
The steamship I. C. Harris, from Morgan City for
Brazos Santiago, is due Sunday morning.
The dense fog prevailing during the afternoon
prevented a sight outside, and put a stop to the
movement of vessels.
The clearance of the schooner Lillie F. Schmidt. S
for Matanzas, in ballast, has been; canceled, and
the vessel will load for a coastwise port.
The British steamship Carn Brea, eighteen days
from St. Vincent, Cape de Verde, arrived yester-
day, and went into a berth at the Western wharf.
The steamship Whitney, from Morgan City for
Vera Cruz, is due this morning, and will take a
number of passengers and fifty bales of cotton
from this port.
The Houston Direct Navigation oonapany's
steamer Louise came down from Clinton yesterday
morning with a tow consisting of the barges How-
ard, Otter and No. 1, laden with 1112 bales of cot-
ton.
M. R. Brown, 2YI. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
Office, 215 Market street.
Residence, 24th street and Avenue L
Office hours: II a. m. to 1. p. m.
and 3 to 4 p. in.
JEL Case Not Beyond ZZelp.
Dr. M. H. Hinsdale, Kenawee, 111., advises us of a
remarkable cure of consumption. He says: "A neigh-
bor's wife was attacked with violent lung disease,
and pronounced beyond help from quick consump-
tion. As a last resort the family was persuaded to
try Dr. Wm. Hall's Balsam for the Lungs. To the
astonishment of all, by the time she had used one-
half dozen bottles she was about the house doing
her own work."
T. B. A.
Always Prompt.
Crockett, Texas, January 28, 1884.—Re-
ceived of R. B. Parrott. Business Manager
Texas Benevolent Association, five thousand
($5000) dollars, payment in full under certifi-
cate No. 4720, terminated by death of Mrs.
Catherine N. G-ause. Edward A. G^lUSK,
Beneficiary.
Witness: Albert A. Alarich,
J. E. Dowxes,
J. H. Wootters.
Sweet Gum.
When we consider the medical authority of the
world recognizing our Sweet Gum to be the finest
stimulating expectorant known, and that the pro-
Srietor of "Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet
um 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 aud Mullein " is producing
such effective cures in Coughs, Croup, Whooping
Coughs and all bronchial affections. For sale by
all leading druggists, and by J. J. Schott & Co.,
Galveston, Texas, at 25c. and $1. Manufactured by
Walter A. Taylor. Atlanta, Ga., proprietor of Tay-
lor's Premium Cologne.
Morsley & Burclt, 65 Market St.,
Have the Easy Lawn Mower for sale. Cuts
higher grass, cuts cleaner, sharpens itself;
can be taken apart instantly.
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. G. P. Hall,
Oculist & Aurist. Office hours—9 to 12 a. m.;
•2 to 4 p. m. Office—Tremont hotel, Galveston.
Ammoniated Phosphate for sale by C. D.
Holmes &; Co. See advertisement in another
column.
The latest improved Light-running "New
H ome" is the best Family be wing-Machine.
Premature IjOss of tfce Hair
may be entirely prevented bjr the use of Bur-
nett's Cocoaine.
Housekeepess should insist upon obtaining
Burnett's Flavoring Extracts—they are the
best.
Just Received.
1200 bundles No. 26 & 27 stove-pipe iron; 1500
box & parlor stoves. To trade at bottom prices.
M. P. Hennessy, 74 Market & 03 Mechanic sts.
A Sore Tliroat or Cou^h, if suffered to
progress, often results in au incurable throat or
lung trouble, "Brown's Bronchial Troches" give
instant relief.
The nutritive properties of Colden's Liquid
Beef Tonic sustain the body without solid
food. Colden's; no other.
A blonde dude asked a brunette dudine
what faco powder she used. Her answer, Poz-
zoni's No. 2, but you should use Pozzoni's No. 1.
Rescue with Hale's Honey of 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 Beef Tonic.
Bishop G-regg-'s Winter and Spring
Visitation.
Bryan Sunday,4th after Epiph-
any Feb'y 3
Bastrop..., Septuagesima Sunday. .Feb'y 10
Bellvllle Wednesday Feb'y 13
Brenham Sexigesima Sunday Feb'y 17
Richmond Tuesday Feb'y 19
Columbus Quinquegesiitia Sunday
and St. Matthias day .Feb'y 24
Eagle Lake Ash Wednesday Fob'y 27
La Grange 1st Sunday ia Lent March 2
Liberty Friday . March 7
Woodvlll® 2d Sunday in.Lent March 9
Beaumont Tuesday March 11
Nacogdoches Thursday March 13
San Augustine.. .3d Sukday in Lent March 16
Austin 4th Sunday in Lent March 23
Houston 5Lh Sunday (Passion) in
Lent March 30
Galvestou, Trinity
church Palm Sunday. April 6
Galveston.GracecGood Friday and Eas-
ter day April 11-13
Willis. .. Tuesday, Easter week. .April 15
Crockett Thursday April 17
Huntsville 1st Suudayafter Easter April 20
Brazoria 2d Sunday after Easter.April 27
Columbia Tuesday.*. April 29
Caney Sr.. Philip and St. .Tames.May 1
Matagorda 3d Sunday after Easter.May 4
Wharton Wednesday May 7
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,
FIR22 RECORD.
Incendiarism in Toronto.
Toronto, February 1.—Adamson's elevator was
burned last night. It contained $100,000 worth of
wheat and 45.000 bushels of barley, valued at $05,-
000. The building was valued at $50,000. The fire
spread rapidly to the adjoining pier, firiug it, and
Chapman & Sons's elevator. The latter contained
30,000 bushels, insured for 530,000. The building
cost $19,000. The principal losers are A- DeLaport,
Taylor A Oates, Crane A Baird. J. McKay & Co.,
J. S. Prule and H. Slater, Loss, $250,000. At3
a. m. another large fire was raging in the western
part of the city. Both fires are believed to be the
work of incenaiaries.
Adamson's elevator was burnt, valued at
$00,000. It contained 150.000 bushels of grain, prin-
cipally wheat, the ownership of which is divided
up among a number of persons whose warehouse
receipts, it ir, said, are covered. The same is said
to be true of the storage of Chapman's elevator,
which was also burned. Chapman's elevator con-
tained 25,000 bushels of grain, principally wheat.
The building was valued at $15,00u.
Fire in Paris-
Paris, February 1.-There was a serious con-
flagration last evening near the cemetery Pere la
Chaise, by which a lace faotory, several coal depots
and shopu and Ave dwellings were destroyed. A
hundred families were rendered homeless.
Isoss, over a million francs.
Property Consumed at Searcy.
Little Rock, Ark., February 1.—The Gazette's
Searcy special says: A fire at 2 o'clock this morn-
ing in Ragland's barber-shop consumed the store-
houses of R. A. Ward, W. S. Lay, J. H. Redmon
and several other buildings. Loss $20,000, partly
insured.
Flames at Belmont.
Chicago, February 1.—The Inter Ocean's Darling-
ton (Wiaj special says: The business portion of
the little town of Belmont burned yesterday. Loss,
$25,000; insurance, $10,000.
Firo at I*eadville»
Lkadville, February 1.—The Denver and Rio
Grande round-house, with six locomotives, was de-
it i"oy«-d by fire this morning. Loss, betweeu $00,000
and £b0.000; partially insured.
Blaze at Pueblo.
Pueblo, Coi., February 1.—A fire this morning
destroyed six residences and Desmond's livery-
stables, with twelve horses. Loss, £20,000; In-
surance. S7000.
FORTY EI8HTH feBNBltfcSS.
PROCEEDINGS of tub senate
AND 310U3E.
House.
Washington, February 1.—Mr. Dockeray Intro-
duced a bill prohibiting the removal of employes
of the House, except for cause, during the vacation
of Congress. Referred. Also, a resolution amend-
ing the rules so as to make similar provision. Re-
ferred.
The conference asked by the Senate on the Gree-
ly relief bill was agreed to.
Messrs. Randall and Calkins were appointed con-
ferees.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Ellis, Holmanand
Ryan conferees on the part of the House on the
bill appropriating $50,000 to support destitute In-
dians in Montana.
The morning hour was dispensed with, and the
House weut into committee of the whole, Mr.
Springer in the chair, on the Fitz John Porter bill.
Mr. Wolford (Ky.) spoke in support of the bill.
Criticising Mr. Harris's speech, he said the gentle-
man from Michigan has assumed that ex-Confed-
erates were interested in this case, and had argued
that self-respect should prevent them taking part
in the debate. The gentleman would have had
more respect for ex-Confederates if, like himself
(Wolford). he had been in tho front. He regretted
that in this Congress the gentleman expressed such
sentiments. He had thought ex-Confederates were
here as members ef the American Congress, with
the ri^ht and duty to vote on every question. He
hoped no man who had served in the Confederate
army had got so mad over the fight that, after
twenty years, he could do uo act of justice to a
man who had fought against him. He hoped such
a man weuld get up and say, I can't vote on this
bill; I am interested. Iam still mad. He under-
stood his Confederate friends were here, loving
their flag and loving their country. They were say-
ing to-day and forever they had left behind them
the bitter feelings engendered by the war and every-
thing that divided the country. Were men forever
to stand and quarrel over the old issues? Let Con-
gress come forward and say it is ready to do jus
tice to a wronged and Injured man.
Mr. Milliken (Me.) inquired whether he was to
understand the gentleman as asking members to
vote for the relief of Porter as an act of concilia-
tion toward his Confederate friends. If he asked it
on that ground, he would vote for relief.
Mr. Wolford replied he asked it on the highest
grounds ever presented. He demanded it as an act
of justice, and proposed to demonstrate it as an act
of justice to a long-injured man. [Applause on the
Democratic sidj?.] Mr. Wolford passed on to re-
view the case, and was frequently applauded by
members who collected around him in the center
aisle, but his remarks at the time were so low as to
be inaudible.
Mr. Calkins (of Indiana) began an argument in
opposition to the bill by the statement that he
knew there was no doubt of its passage. The book
was to be opened where the page was turned down
twenty years ago, but those who opposed tbat ac-
tion would not adopt the means which they believed
General Porter used on the 27th and 29th of August,
1862, and refuse to fire a shot at the enemy; but, on
the contrary, would adopt the more gallant conduct
of the brave soldiers, sailors and marines on board
the Cumberland, when sha was swept fore and aft
and was sinking. They fired their guns at the
enemy, manned the yard-arms, and gave three
cheers for their country. [Applause on the Repub-
lican side.] Those who opposed the bill would go
down, but as they went, would go down gal-
lantly. They would fight until the last
moment, and discharge the last shot
in the locker. This measure might be
called a vindication, but he denied it. More than
4.0C0.000 voters in the country would deny it.
Speaking of the Grant letter, he said be knew Gen-
eral Grant well. He had received his early mili-
tary experience under that leader. He gnew how
Grant's soldiers implicitly obeyed: and how their
prompt obedience served to give him the honors he
now enjoyed. He honored and loved General
Grant as a brave soldier, lAit when that soldier
came out in favor of this bill, he could only say
none of his officers dared to disobey a like erder of
his. [Applause on the Republican side 1 The 4:30
order was to attack the enemy. Porter did not at-
tack, his excuse being there were too many men
in front of him. Suppose there were a million
in front of him. His superior had
ordered the attack, and it was his duty
to do so. Members were asked by this
bill to say, in the language of the gentleman from
New York (Slocum), tbat Abraham Lincoln, Ed-
ward M. Stanton and General Halleck, conspired
together to organize a court, to convict Fitz John
Porter, and tho gentleman undertook to attack the
name of General \\ m. T. Sherman to help him
out. General Sherman was true to his country,
and while he and Stanton had a difficulty, yet,
with the generosity of his later years. General
Sherman had said he did not believe Stanton was
untrue to himself or to him. If these things are to
be re-enacted here, then might come the time when
at the bugle blast the Grand Army of the Republic,
by the side of their camp fires, would ask General
Sherman to come out ©f his retirement and lead
them again to victory, as he did before. [Applause
on the Republican side.] The House was asked to
write—where James A. Garfield, twenty-two
years ago, wrote 44 guilty" — the words
"not guilty;" to maroh to the sacred
dust of Abraham Liucoln, the man who saved his
country from destruction, and where he wrote—
"approved"—to write the word—4'reversed." The
House might write these words if it desired, but
the people would reverse its writing, and spit upon
it, and spurn it. (Applause from the Republican
side.)
Mr. Phelps spoke In favor of the bill and in re-
gard to General Garfield's connection with the
matter; read the joint resolution introduced by
him for the appointment of the board of review,
and stated he had private letters from that gentle-
man which he could twist into an approval of the
bill, as other gentlemen had twisted private letters
into a disapproval of it.
Porter had his faults, but he was not guilty of
treason. If the members forgot that wound in
Mexico, let them not forget the 30th of August,
18G2, when he got an order that was sent in time;
when the Fifth Army corps went into
the battle with Porter at its head; when
they marched into the jaws of death and
into the gates of hell. That was mag-
nificent, and that also was war. [Applause on the
Democratic side.] For the Fifth Army corps tbat
was now watching every vote for the commander
of that corps, which left 2200 men on the field, of
that magnificent corps, which was, and is, and
always would be the steadfast, unfaltering friend
of Porter. Give him back to them. The leader of
the Confederacy went down the steps of the
capitol, threatening to return and destroy it. He
failed in the attempt, and yet he walked in free-
dom. The men who peuned Union soldiers in An-
aersonville and the Libby still lived. Officers
trained at Weet Point, whose treason needed no in-
vestigating. were sitting in this chamber. Should
porter be the only victim? Should he be sacrificed?
He spoke for Porter when he asked, for the last
time, justice at the bar of his country's Congress.
Let that Congress look at his proofs and do him
justice. He had no authority from Porter to go
further; but, speaking for himself, he would say:
If you can not do him justice, let us give him
mercy, and, taking him from the side of Judas an<i
Arnold, place him bv the side of those who fought
with him, who loved and honored him—by the side
of Sikes, and Getty, and Terry, and Schofield and
Grant. [Applause on the Democratic side.]
# Mr. Bontelle (Me.) said, as a duty to his State
and members of the Fifth army corps who resided
in that State, he wished the floor to protest against
the passage of the bill. He denied it was the
unanimous desire of the men who fought under
Porter that he should be restored to the army, and
asserted, as a refutation of that claim, he had, this
morning, received a letter from a gallant cavalry-
man, who carried Porter's flag as his orderly,
stating the sentiment among the old corps was al-
most universal in astonishment and indignation ac
the inaction of their general on the 29th of August.
A number of short speeches were made, all but
t;wo in opposition to the bill, the exceptions being
Mr. Laird, who served under Porter aud made an
eloquent appeal for his old commander, and Mr.
Heuley, who criticised the action of Mr. Outcheon,
of Michigan, in casting imputations upon General
Grant and t'uen striking them out of the record.
In reply. Mr. Cutcheon expressed his high appre-
ciation of the military abilities of General Grant,
but being pressed by Mr. Heuley with the question,
44 Why did you strike out your remark?'* he was
compelled to admit he left them out because he
wanted to, au admission which caused much mer-
riment.
Mr. Steele moved to strike out the name of Fitz
John Porter and insert that of Ward B. Bennett.
Rejected.
Mr. Calkins offered a substitute providing for
convening a new court-martial to review the
Lost.
Mr. Converse offered an amendment making Fitz
John Porter's retirement compulsory. This was
agreed to in committee, but subsequently reversed
by tho House.
Mr. Bayne offered an amendment Btriking out
the words, *4 appointment under it,'* and inserting
4* the passage of this act." Agree# to.
The committee rose.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed the third
time.
Mr. Curtin then took the fio'or to close the debate
in favor of the bill. He kuew Fitz John Porter well,
and, in the beginning of tfc© war. that general was
a most enlightened and ^dent advocate of military
discipline. The record would show one significant
fact, coming not so much from the living as from
the graves of the dead. The first citizens who asked
for a redress of his wrongs were Horace Greelev,
Henry WiUon and himself. Certainly the fidelity
of those persons to thejUnioa could not be ques-
tioned. Porter had never approached him
to ask him to be his advocate. He was pained
to hvar a distinguished member of the House
(Keiffer) over and over again say that Porter was
a coward. Before God, he never knew a Porter
who was either a fool or coward. [Applause.j He
had never before come across a man who had the
temerity to say Porter was a coward, and he never
would hear It again. He gav$ an interesting history
of the treatment of the army of the Potomac in the
beginning of the war. and nearly everv member of
the House stood iu a circle arouud him and fre-
quently applauded his remarks. Referring
to the fact that' Mr. Outcheon eliminated
from record his imputation upon General Grant, he
congratulated that jreutleman upon the good taste
exhibited, and that, between the time of the deliv-
ery of the speech aed its publication, he had time
to repent. He critiolsed the speech of Mr. Horr
for its expression of the opinion that no ex-Con-
federates should vote upon the bill, and took it for
granted that men who, In error, but with the belief
they were right, had fought in the great war. were
better men than the quartermasters, paymasters,
sutlers and contractors. [Laughter.] In a bril-
liant peroration, which was warmly applauded, he
appealed to the House to do justice to a wronged
man, and, at the conclusion of his speech, was
heartily congratulated by a party of friends.
The bill then passed-veas. 184; nays, 78, as fol-
lows: Yeas—Adams (N. Y.), Alexander, Arnst,
Bagley, Ballentine, Barbour, Bayne, Beach. Bel-
mont, Bennett, Blanchard, Bland, Blount, Boyle,
Breckinridge, Broadhead, Buchanan, Buckner.
Burleigh, Cabel, Caldwell, Caulder. Carlton, Cassi:
dy, Clardy, Clay, Clements, Cobb, Collins,
Connolly, Cook, Cosgrovc, Cox (N. Y.),
Cox (N. C.I, Crisp, Culberson (Tex.), Curtin,
Dargan. Davidson, Denis (Mo.), Deuster,
Dibbrell, Boclsery, Dorsheimer, Dowd, Duncan
Eldredge, Evans (S. C.) Ferrell. Fiedler, Findlay',
Finerty, Follert, Foran, Forney, Fyan, Gibson,
Glasscock, Graves, Green, Greenleaf. Halsell,
Harmar, Hatch (Mo.), Haines, Hemphill, Henley,
•on (111.), Hepburn, Hiscock, Holmes, Hooper.
Hoar, Houck, Johnson, Keifer, Laoey,
Lawrenoe, McOord, McCormick, Mcftin-
ley, Milliken, Morey. Merrill, Neleon,
Ik?.. . .1 n 1 T, . T>...!(« rx n .1 V
OVER THE STATE.
auhbii, xtyan, owuuw \«.
Steele, Stepheason, Stone, Strait, Struble, J. D
Taylor (O.), E. B. Taylor (0.), Thomas, Wadsworth,
Wakefield, Washburn, Weaver. Wnite (Minn.), and
Whiting—78.
When Mr. Poland cast his vote in the affirmative
there was a round of applause on the Democratio
side.
The following members were among those
paired: Messrs. Blackburn. White (Ky.), » Bro-
ner (Pa.), Ermeptrouf, Howev, Hitt. Eaton, Wait,
Budd, Georae, Ka-son, Talbott, Keliogg-, Randall,
Miller tPa.), Ketcham, Warner (O.), Wilson (la.).
Rice, Covington, Haiton, Valentine, Hardy and
Ellis.
The House adjourned until Monday.
COMMITTEE ACTION.
Senate Committee on Xtabor and Sdn*
cation—War Claims--Clayton-Bul-
wer Treaty.
Washington, February 1.—The senate committee
on education and labor has ordered favorable re-
ports as follows: On Mr. Logan's joint resolution
providing for the payment of per diem to govern-
ment laborers for certain holidays, when clerks
and other salaried employes are so paid. On Mr.
Blair's bill to establish a bureau of statistics and
labor in the interior department. On Mr. Blair's
bill to fix and regulate the hours of
labor and laborers, workmen and me-
chanics employed !by the government
of the United States. On Mr. George's bill to pro-
tect employes, servants, etc. It provides that any
employe of a railroad, steamboat or other vessel
that shall be entitled, from the employer or mas-
ter, to damages for any injury he may sustain in
such employment, through the careless, negli-
gent or unskilful act or omission of his employers,
or his fellow-employes. No rule or regulations of
the employer, and no agreement between him and
the employer shall exempt the employer from the
liability imposed by the act.
The House committee on war claims instructed
Representative Geddes to report favorably a bill
allowing pensions to officers who served in the late
war from the date they actually entered on the
performance* of their duties.
31essrs. Curtin. Eaton and Phelps were appointed
a sub-committee of the House committee on for-
eign affairs to consider the proposed abrogation of
the Bulwer-Clayton treaty and matters connected
with the establishment of the interoceanic canal.
OXVIIi servxcs.
The Commission Snubbed by Secretary
Chandler.
Washington, February 1.—A few days ago Secre-
tary Chandler made requisition upon the civil ser-
vice commission for nominations for vacancies in
the clerical force of his department, and in response
the commission certified to him the names of four
persons from which to make selection. This after-
noon Secretary Chandler returned to the com-
missioners the nominations sent him, accom-
panied by a note, in which he states that
having carefully inspected the examination papers
of the four persons whose names were certified
he reached the conclusion that none of the candi-
dates had, upon examination, shown sufficient in-
telligence to give promise of filling a vacancy in
his department acceptably. This action of the
secretary has raised an Interesting question. It
has not yet been considered by the commissioners.
Commission Thoman said to-night the persons
whose names were certified to the secretary passed
a fair examination before the commission. In cer-
tifytng them the provisions of the law and civil
service rules have fully been complied with. In
his judgment no other certificates of names would
be made to the secretary under this requisition,
▲ POSTOFFICE FRAUD.
A Slick and Oily-Tong-ued Inspector
Gets away with the Postmasters.
Washington, February 1.—Detailed reports are
coming Into fhe postoffice department of frauds
practiced upon postmasters by Postoffice Inspector
Lanier, removed from office. The office at Mf bile
was defrauded of $270; Jacksonville, Fla., $390;
Pensacola, $100; Houston, Texas, $125; Atlanta,
$150; New Orleans, $150; Selma, $100. Other points
not yet heard from, that Lanier is known
to have visited. are expected to swell
the figure considerably. . He also holds
$470 belonging to money order funds.
Different plans were pursued by Lanier in obtaining
money from postmasters, but his favorite scheme
was to appear before a postmaster, present his
credentials and ask a loan from the postal funds to
aid him In an attempt to arrest criminals. It is said at
the department that the postmasters must lose the
money, as they are not authorized to expend pos-
tal funds in the manner above described.
A dispatch from New Orleans says Lanier has
fled to South America.
CONG1BSSIONAL TOPICS.
Foreign Labor Contract System.
Washington, February 1.—Wm. Martin, of Pitts-
burgh; W. N. Lynch, of Wheeling; J. J. Morgan, of
Allegheny, representing the Amalgamated Asso-
ciation of Iron workers; John Castello, of Pitts-'
burgh, representing the Miners* association of the
Pittsburgh district; J. Campbell and J. Slicker, of
Pittsburgh, representing the Glass workmen's asso-
ciation, arrived to testify before the house com-
mittee on labor to endeavor to secure some legisla-
tion to prevent the importation of foreign laborers
under contract.
The Sherman Resolution.
Washington, February 1.—All members of the
senate committee on privileges and elections were
present at the meeting this morning. The Sherman
resolution was under consideration. Senator Hoar,
chairman, was directed to ask the Senate for au-
thority to act by sub-committees. The opinion was
expressed and met with favor that the Virginia in-
vestigation take place at Washington, and a sub-
committee be sent to Mississippi.
Financial Statement*
Washington. February 1.—Decrease of the pub-
lic debt during January was $11,958,004; decrease
since June 30, $65,700,488.
Cash in treasury v$893,415,233
Gold certificates 101,250,620
Silver certificates. ,..! 110,137,051
Certificates of deposit 16.880,U00
Refunding certificates 307,950
Legal tenders 346.G81.016
Fractional currency 0,957,250
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Wegro Emigration to Mexico.
WiSHiNG.N'To.v, February 1.—At a meeting of the
National Eaiiffration association (colored) to-night
an agent was appointed to negotiate with the pro-
per authorities with a view of securing homes for
colored people of the United States who desire to
emigrate to unoccupied public lands in the Mexi-
can States of Sonora and Lower California.
Commissioners Appointed.
Washington, February f he president appoint-
ed the following oommis'jioners to the Worlds fair
at New Orleans: Paul Langhammer, for New Mexi-
co; F. A. Blake, alternate; John T. Harris, Mon-
tana; Wm. Clark, alternate.
General O^d's Remains.
Washington, February 1.—The president ap
proved the bill for conveying the remains of Gene-
ral Ord from Cuba to Washington.
A 6AS0UNE HORROR.
A BUILDING BLOWN TO PXBCSS
Herbert, Hewitt (N. Y.) fiewett (Ala.), Holrnan,
Hill, Hopkius, Hauseaian. Hunt, Hurd, Hutch ins,
James, Jefferds. Jones (Wis.), Jones (.Ark.|, Jones
UtllllCO, UC1KIU9, Vu,<va ' vm b./, ifUlica
(Ala.), Jordan, Kean, King, Kleiner. Laird, Lamb,
Lanham, Lefovre, Lewis, Long. Love, Lowrin*,
Lowery, Lyman, McAdoo. McMillin, Matson, May-
bury, Miller (T»*a*>< Mitcbeii. Morgan, Morrison,
Morse, Moulton, Muidrow, Murphy, Murray, Kmc ti-
ler, Nee>e, Nichols, Oaies, O'ilara, O'Neill (Mo,),
Pat ton, Peirce. Peel (Ark.), Phelps, Poland, Post,
Potter. Pryor, Pusey, Rankin, Ranney, Ray (N. fi.),
Reagan, Reese, Riggs, Robertson (Ky.), Robinson
(N. Y.), Rockwell, Rogers (Ark.), Rogers (N. Y.,)
Rogecrans, Scales, Sen ey, Ssyinour, Shaw, Singly-
ton, Skinner (N. C.), Slocum, ftmitb, Snvder,
Spriggs, Springer, Stevens, Stewart (Texas), Stew-
art (Vt.), Stockslager. Storm. Sumner (Cel.), Sum-
ner (Wis.), Taylor (Teun.), Thompson, Throckmor-
ton, Tillman, Townsena, Tucker, Tnlly, Turner
(Ky.), Turner (Ga.t, Van Alstyne, Vance, Van
Eaton, Ward, Warner (Tonn.). Welborn, Weller,
Wemple, Wilkens, Williams, Willis, Wilson (W.
Va.), Winans (Mich.), G. W. Wise (Va.), Woolford.
Wood, Woodward, Worthington, Yaplc, York, and
Young—184.
Nays—Adams ('111.), Anderson, Atkinson, Barr,
Bingham, BouteMe, Brainard, Breiiung, Breiver-
(N. Y.), Brewer (N. J.). Browne (Ind.), Brunn, Cal-
kins. Campbell (Pa.), Cannon, Converse, Culbertson
(Ky.), ('ullin, Cutcheon, Davis (III.) Davis (Mass.),
Dingley, Dunham, KUwood, F.vans (Pa.), Golt,
uenther. H'auback. Hart. Hatch (Mich.), lieuder-
People Buried in the Ruins Perish in
the Flames—Names and Num-
ber of the Victims.
Alliance, O., February 1.—A frightful gasoline
explosion occurred in F. M. Orr's stove and tin-
ware store to-day, demolishing the building and
burying in the ruins an unknown number of peo-
ple. Four persons have been extricated, and four
more are known to be inside. Men are at work for
the rescue, if possible, of those still alive and to
recover the bodies of the dead.
Orr's store was in a large new brick block in the
middle of the town. It is rumored that a child
turned the spiggot of the gasoline tank and the
gas escapiug was ignited by the fire in the stove.
Several people were in the store, and two families
lived on the second and third floors. Besides those
engulfed in the debris, many are more or less
seriously injured. The force of the explosion
wrenched and broke tho windows in the other
buildings throughout the entire square. The dam-
age to the structure is estimated at $75,000.
Mr. F. M. Orr, Elmer Orr, his son, Mrs. Homer
Hight and a daughter of Mrs. Frank Evans, and
two children, aged two and four months, were
known to have been in the building at the time of
the explosion. These ail perished. The women
and children were in the second and third stories,
ami are supposed to have been killed by the
falling walls. Mr. Orr and son were both spoken
to while confined under the debris, but were
burned to death.' These bodies were all recovered
ZTBMS COIiIiEOTSD BY
OOHflBSPOXfJENTS.
[Spscial to The N*ws.]
Big Sprines.
Big Springs, February 1.—The town is improving
rapidly.
The artesian veil is now dawn 500 feet.
FROM SAN ANTONIO.
X31 Paso.
El Paso, February 1.—The gas mains are being
rapidly laid, and to-night the electric light will be
turned in at one of the principal hotels.
The city is full of strangers, and business (is
booming.
Xiufkin.
Luton, February 1.—Mr. A. R. Moore, the active
station-maater here, was married last night to Miss
Addis Abney. Miss Abney is very popular in so-
ciety.
The weather is good at last. The farmers are
preparing for work.
Marshall.
Mabshall, February 1.—The Messenger came out
in a new dress this moralng, greatly improved by
the ohange of ownership.
Geneial Transportation Manager A. A. Talmage
spent the day in this city, looking after his compa-
ny interest.
XSineola.
Mineola, February 1.—The telephone connection
wire was completed to-day between Quitman and
Winnsboro, thereby connecting Mineola with
Winngboro in this section.
We are waiting patiently for the House to pass
the new school bill-building.
Everything quiet and business dull. Little has
been done toward farming.
Winsboro.
Winsboro, February li—O. Thompson, the per-
son accused of the theft at Dr. Keen's, was bound
over in the sum of $300, until the next meeting of
the grand jury.
Stanton & Reider, general merchandise, made an
assignment this morning, A. C. Campbell being as-
signee of the firm. The liabilities are betweeu
$6000 and $8000; nominal assets about $5000. It is
thought that the concern will pay out.
Cotton receipts yesterday, 1000 bales.
Colorado-
Colorapo, February 1"—An interesting contest is
in operation between the two rival claimants for the
recorder's office of this city. B. J. Ferguson, the
regularly elected recorder, it is claimed, instructed
the city attorney to offer his resignation, which
was done. The resignation was accepted, and J.
M. Clark elected in nis stead. The matter was
finally submitted to two lawyers for their decision,
who, after some thought over the matter, refused
to decide. The way the matter now stands is some-
times there are two recorders, at other times none.
Reagan.
Reagan, February 1.—This section of Falls
county continues to fill up with immigrants, princi-
pally from Alabama, who contemplate farming.
Farmers are busy preparing the ground for a new
crop.
Quite a pleasant entertainment and ball were
given at th* City hotel last night, cofaplimentaiy to
Miss Carrie Moore, a charming young lady of Bre-
mond, Texas.
Cotton still continues to ceme in slowly.
The health of the oity is good.
Business is dull.
Xaongview.
Longvtew, February 1.—Traveling Auditor H. C.
Brown finished checking up the books at both the
junction and city stations to-day, and put his o. k.
on them.
Mr. J. G. Tally, well known among lumbermen
h>oth east and west, died yesterday at HotSpriags.
iSis remains will be brought to this city under an
escort of Knights of Pythias, and will be taken in
charge by the Pythian lodge upon their arrival.
The weather is very agreeable. The gardens are
being plowed, and farmers are getting ready for
seed-time.
Sweetwater.
Sweetwater, February 1.—Many were quite sur-
prised this mortiing to know that the general mer-
chandise establishment of Neblett 8c Arnold, of this
place, had been closed by attachments last night
The assets or liabilities are not yet known. This is
one of the best firms in the place, and all deoply re-
gret the occurrence.
The town is quiet and business very good.
The weather has been delightful during the
week.
Men who Jraow whereof they speak say that
money is scarcer in this section than was ever
known before.
Cleburne*
Cleburne, February 1.—The postoffice depart-
ment to-day started a tri weekly mail service be-
tween Cleburne and Granbury, the county seat of
Hood county. Heretofore the mail has been sent
by rail to Weatherford, and thence by stage to
Granbury. The new route is direct by way of
Acton, leaving Cleburne at 8 a m. Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays, and will be of much
convenience to business men here and the people
of Hood county.
About one mile of pipe has been laid for the
water supply. Four miles still remain to be put
down. Two first-class Worthington pumps were
received to-day from New York.
Several merchants intend to leave for the east-
ern markets in a few days, for the purpose of buy-
ing spring stocks of goods.
A PROSPECTIVE B1IDEOBOOB
IN TBS BASTILB.
Deserters--Fatally Injured—A Guilty
Conscience—Fence-cutting in Ban-
dera Exaggerated — Personal
Kention—Baldns Restored,
Etc.
CSpecial to t«jc News. i
Sax Antoxio, February 1.—The first of the month
collections are reported easy by the bill brigade.
During the past three months seventy-nine desert-
ers from organizations serving in the department,
were reported to army headquarters.
Mike Nichols, car reporter in the yard of the Sun-
set railway, was run over this eveniag, sustaining
a crushed arm and broken back, from the effects
of which he died shortly afterward. His remains
were taken charge of bv toe Knights of Honor, of
which order he is a member.
James Lee surrendered himself to the city mar-
shal to-day, pleading guilty to the robbery of a
silver watch from a drunken man. and*to a num-
ber of other offenses committed about three
months aeo. He skys he came here from Houston
expresslytosurreender, as his conscience upbraids
him. He was locked up.
J. A. Lipscomb, of Bandera county, reports that
only one instance of fence-cutting in that county is
on record, all accounts to the contrary notwith-
standing, and that the fence in question cut had
be^*n willfully run across a road. The reported
cutti itr of ten miles of the Strickland pasture, he
says, is incorrect aud sensational.
Candelario Nunez's wedding, wfcich was to have
been celebrated to-morrow, has eeen indefinitely
postponed by the minions of the law. He was
taken from the preseoce and parental roof of his
charmer, last night, and domiciled in the county
iail. The penitentiary stares him in the face for
having not only sold a horse and pawceA-the sad-
dle and bridle loaned him by bis employer, but
for having deliberately sold the pawn-ticket at a
premium.
Junius French, son of the mayor of this city,
leaves to-morrow to assume charge of the Presby-
terian church at San Marcos.
Report from the west end of the county is to the
effect that horse stock is dying in the neighborhood
of Baker's ranch for the want of grass.
W. H. Sutton, American consul at Matamoros,
Mexico, is in the city with his family. It is reported
he is en route to Washington on au important in-
ternational mission.
Nothing definite has been received from Uvalde
concerning the fire there. The telephone line be-
ing still down, there Is no wire connection from the
town. A report from Hondo City places the loss
at $16,000, with light insurance.
District Clerk Baldus submitted his written state-
ment to-day to the court in purgation of contempt.
For answer he says: It was about 9 o'clyok en the
night of the 29th instant wheq he was served with
the rule of the court commanding him to produce
the $7£26 held by him in the cause of the Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad com-
pany vs. Connelly & Co.; that owning to
sickness in his family he did not pay
said sum over*until a few hoi^rs later than
otherwise he would ha^go done; that ne paid the
Sunset Railway company then $5125 06 in full of
their claims. He now makes a profer of the
balance, $2101 14, aud places the same under
the control of the court. At the conclusion of the
reading of the statement, of which the above Is but
a skeleton, Judge No(T5an stated that he was satis-
fied that no contempt had been Intended bv Mr.
Baldus, and that all further proceedings for his
tardiness be dismissed, which restored the respon-
dent to the position as district court clerk.
at 1 o'clock to-night, and were so crushed or
charred as to be hardly recognizable. They were
takeu to Sharer's undertaking establishment,
where the scene baffles description. The only per-
son iuihe Orr building known to have escaped is
Frank Evans, whose wife and children perished.
Beside these killed tho following have broken
limbs, o* are cut and bruised by flying brick, etc:
Robert Joyce, Frame Evans Frank Fries,
J. D. Lewis. Jerry Miller, Maggie Miller, John
Baker. John Currey and Charles H. Hay den, of
Duprez, and B^ndicta minstrels, blown out of Orr's
store through a plate glass window and carried
clear across the street, where they were picked ud
badly injured, and carried to the hotel, but will re
cover.
The damage is estimated from $GO,OflO to $80,000:
partially insured. Business was entirely suspended
in the city after the exuloslon. The minstrel en-
tertainment was declared off. It is thought all the
bodies will be recovered. _
THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
A Cadet's Statement of the Recent
Pracas*
Annapolis, Md., February 1.—A cadet who wit-
nessed the whole affair at the Naval academy on
Saturday last, says the quarrel was a private one
between a first classman and a fourth classman,
The first classman reached out to take hold of the
fourth classman, when the latter struck him twice
With a skate, and afterward running into a dark
room and striking at everybody that approached
hicu. The skates were takeu from hitu and he w as
led into the corridor to have it out, but he darted
down stairs and ran away, nothing more being
seen of him until supper.
On leaving the mess hall a first-class man stop-
ped him aud told him he supposed ke was rea.dy to
go to one of the upper doors, away from the officer
in charge, and give satisfaction te the man he so
cowardly strucx . He refused, and began to strike
out at the men around, who took hold
of hitu to carry him to the first floor
to fight out "the quarrel. The scuflie
attracted the attention of the o-tlcer in charge and
ali present dispersed. Cadet Craig was assured
be should have always fair play, and only one
to fight, and that one the mau he had already hit,
who is teu pounds lighter than he.
Tne statement that anv ou« else was hurt except
the party struck with tne skates is entirely incor-
rect. There was no hazing connected with this
difficulty. _____
Bow Sykos Received Zt.
[Special to The News-1
New Orleans, February 1.—The jury in the Kate
Townsend murder case came into court at 11:30 this
morning, and, to the surprise .of the entire com-
munity, rendered a verdict of not guilty. Very few
outside of the small circle of Sykes's intimates ex-
pected any more favorable results to him than a
mistrial, while a conviction for manslaughter at
least was confidently expected by the large ma-
jority. Svkes received tbe verdict with composure,
and as soon as the judge ordered his release, wa«
congratulated by his friends.
MISSING- COTTON.
New Orleans Oity Item Defends Its
Locality—A Detective's Story Dis-
counted. ,
[Special to The News.1
New Orleans, February 1.—The City Item to-
day publishes the result of an investigation of the
charges recently made by Detective Hennessy, and
in conspicuous head lines asks: '* Will The Gal-
veston News print it?" The Item says Hennessy,
while here, was never regarded as a very bright
detective light, but seems to have convinced the
Houston correspondent of The News of his ability;
and convinced him, also, that he (Hennessy) had a
big thing. After some reflections upon the "so-
called enterprise" displayed by The News in.
publishing the charges as furnished by Hennessy,.
the Item then produces testmouy to show the uo-
trustworthiness of Henuessy's statement.
The first person interviewed was President Black,
of the Cotton exchange, who said that Hennessy
called upon him with his startling information, but
as uo cotlon had been lost he paid no attention to
those charges, deemiug them unworthy of notice.
During his loug connection with the exchange, as
member, director and broker, he had not heard of
any cotton being lost by a factor.
Colouel Jules Denis, president of the Cotton Press
association, was next interviewed. He said: Detec-
tive Price, of Houston, called upon me some time
ago with the same evidence produced by Hennessy.
I did not think the evidence sufficient to prompt an
inquiry iuto the charges and asked him for further
proof. He then proposed to exhibit the receipts of
certain presses for the delivery of the stolen cotton.
This latter break convinced me that Price had an
object in view and that the allegations were
groundless, simply because there had been no losses
in any of the presses, and if there had the fact
would have been reported here: and furthermore,
no press would use their own receipts. So I put
Price down as either a fool or—well, I took no stock
iu anything he said.
Colonel Denis said a few bales may been misplaced
in a press for a time, but they always turn up be-
fore the season is ov«r.
Mr. C. W. Gorringe, general agent of the Louis-
eille and Nashville, said: There has never been a
bale of cotton stolen to my knowledge from our
depots during my administration.
Mr. D. B. Morey, of the Big J, said: We have no
recollection of ever having paid for any missing
cotton.
Mr. W. W. Tinley, of the Texas and Pacific said:
No, sir; the only cotton ever stolen from us was
the thirteen bales in the Poyner case, s
The investigation was pushed further, and the
shipping agents called on. Messrs. Lucas E. Moore
& Co., Hall & Vaughan, Forstall. Clayton & Co..
Ross, Keen & Co., Silas Weeks <£ Co., R. H. Miller
<!t Co., DeWolf A Hammond, all declare their ignor-
ance of any cotton ever being stolen on the levee
or on shipboard.
Sometimes cotton goes on the wrong ship, when
they are lying three or f our abreast of each other,
but the cotton'always tuirns up all right.
The Item sums up its investigation by the re-
mark: The thinness of the alleged stealing is
found that out of the 9:000,000 bales of cotton
handled in this port s -nce the period Ftennessy
claims the business dat es back to, factors, ship-
pers, railroad or stiip agents know nothing
of any cotton being stolen, and
everybody came out even at the end of each year.
During Mike Hennessy's visit to this city he said
that $5000 was offered ascertain man by cotton mer-
chants to leave the country, and he claimed to
know all about the proposition. Now, wheu the
whole matter is reviewed, the objective point of
Mike Hennessy can be easily arrived at.
ATTEHIFT2D POISONING.
Mysterious Proceeding* in the Case of
An Estimable Young Lady.
[Special to The News.1
Fort Worth, February 1.—The startling news of
an attempt to poisen a beautiful girl in this city
leaked out to-night. Miss Fanaie Murphy is the
daughter of the Rev. J. D. Murphy, of the Baptist
cliarcili in this city, talented to a high degree and
very beautiful. She is a teacher in the Texas Wes
ley-an college in this city, and last Tuesday a week
ag o she received an anonymous note warning her
not to eat anything which might be sent her. That
ovening she was the recipient of a handsome box
of fine French candies. When she opened the box
a fine powder was seen in it, which she showed to
Mr. P. M. White, principal of the college, who,
after examining the powder thoroughly, pro-
nounced it arsenic. The box and contents were
then sent to a druggist, who pronounced the powder
arsenic.
In the box was the name of a young gentleman
of this city, written in his own signature on a piece
of paper, but Miss Murphy refuses to believe he
gent the candies. The young gentleman! who is a
very particular friend of Miss Murphy g, hag not
even yet been informed of the affair. Miss Murphy
has lately been receiving anonymous notes warning
her if she appeared in an opera, in which she is soon
to take the principal part, she would b« hissed off the
stage. Her father's house has been watched and
tt-e blinds turned at all hours of the ni^ht for
some time past. No further particulars can be ob-
tained to-night. _
Praiseworthy Execution of the I*aws.
TSpECIAL. to the news.1
Gonzales, February 1.—Two men were con-
victed to-day—French Darden, for forgery, was
given two years, ana Alfred Bell, for theft, two
years. The criminal docket was concluded this
mornlDg. There Lave been during the term six
teen convictions, five acquittals and two indict-
ments quashed. The aggregate years of imprison
ment amounts to sixty-throe. T. J. Ponton
W. M. Atkinson, representing the State, have won
the thanks of tbe community, and Judge Lewis is
highly commended for his dispatch of business.
District Court open* in Lavaca county next Mon-
day, and District Attorney Ponton and Judge
Lewis leave immediately after adjournment here to
be in time. _
Fence-cutting.
[Special to The News.]
Wallis, February 1.—To-day about 12 o'clock
two men, one riding a sorrel bald-faced horse, and
the other a sorrel horse with white feet, cut W. B.
Johnson's pasture fence and boldly drove off about
twenty-five.head of horses in the direction of Eagle
LuKe. Mr. Bridge and a freed mau. in the employ
«»f Mr lahautn iu close tJUrKUlt-
FOREIGN IHTELU8ENCE.
POINTS OF INTEREST BY AT-
LANTIC CABXjS.
Extradition matters.
Havana, February 1.—The Spanish government
will furnish as ground for the extradition of C*arlos
Agnew. arrested at Key West by the United States
authorities, proof o f his guilt of three highway rob-
beries. with murder.
In the case of Eruiliano Munez, who was recently
arrested by the Cuban authorities at Sagua la
Grande, the government will bring forward proof
of his guilt by seizing the property of persons on
account of their release from captivity.
Jerome Napoleon*
Paris, February 1.—Prince Jerome Napoleon has
informed a Bonapartist deputation which waited
on him, that the time had arrived to commence a
legal, open and untiring agitation for the promotion
of the Bonaoartist cause. It has been decided to
hold a large meeting on the 17th instant, to discuss
the necessity of an revision of the constitutson.
Crime in Vienna.
Vienna. February 1.—The increase of crime, es-
pecially robberies, has almost caused a reign of
error. The scavenger to-day received a cartridge
from a stranger and handed it to a policeman. The
cartridge exploded, probably fatally wounding the
policeman.
An Absconder.
London, February 1.—Blakeway, the absconding
member of the firm of P. W. Thomas, Sons & Co..
which failed for over $4,000,000, is believed to have
sailed for the United States.
Workmen Arrested.
Vienna, February 1.—The Fremdenblatt says:
Under authority of an exceptional law, the police
here have arrested many workmen and expelled
others.
EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.
Situation at Tokar.
London, February 1.—The commander at Tokar,
in Soudan, writes: It would be impossible for our
condition to be worse. The rebels filled up ail the
wells outside town. The water inside is brackish
and bad, and the troops are suffering from diar-
rhea. There is great fear that it will be necessary
to surrender shortly. Only ten to twenty rounds
of ammunition per man ft still left. The rebels
continue firing day and night.
A Spy's Story.
Cairo, February 1.—A spy captured in Trinkitat
says that 7000 rebels are only five miles distant.
The spy is a mere boy, who came armed with a
spear to avenge the death of his father, who was
killed by a shell Tuesday. The youth fought furi-
ouslv uatil wounded.
Baker Pasha has sent letters promising a full
pardon to the rebels who submit.
The relief of Toker and Sinket are dependent
upon diplomacy as much as upon arms. An uncon-
firmed report states that Sinket has been relieved
by friendly tribes.
Anxiety for Baker Pasha.
Cairo, February 1.—There is deep anxiety felt re-
P0ME8T1C DISPATCHES,
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM DIF-
FERENT DIRECTIONS.
Missouri Pacific Securities.
New Yore, February 1.—-The suit of Peter Marie
and others against Commodore Garrison, for the
recovery of about $400,000 worth of Missouri-Pacific
railroad bonds, was continued before a referee. Mr.
Wm. H. Qsborne, ex-president of the Illinois Cen
tral railway, testified on behalf of the plaintiff ag to
the value of Missouri-Pacific securities in 1877. Mr.
August Belmont, Sr., stated that in 1877 he bought
stock of the Missouri-Pacific, which should have
been worth at least 60, ana in 1S78 should have
brought at least 110. President Hatoh, of tbe Stock
exchange, stated, en behalf the plaintiffs, tliat,
taking into consideration the net earnings of the
road in 1877. its stock should have brought at least
65, and in 1878 it should have brought from 95 to 110.
Telegraph and Telephone.
Albany. n. Y., February 1.—An examination of
the records of the secretary of state's office shows
that within the last ihree years the number of
companies incorporated under the telegraph com-
panies act is 135 district organizations, with
a capital of $25,000,000. This includes tele-
phone companies, some of local character,
also schemes for the promotion of every species
of electrical contrivance for the transmission of
intelligence. In no other single activity do the
records of tbe seoretary of state show anything
like competition illustrated by these figures. This
condition of things in this State has a pertinency
in view of the discussions at Washington whether
the government shall go into the telegraph business
or not.
.The World's Exposition.*
New Orleans, February 1.—The board of man-
agement of the World's exposition rejected all bids
for the construction of the main building and in-
structed Director-General Burko to advertise for
proposals for materials for the structure. Wor<
on the building will he commenced at once. The
mills of Louisiaaa, Mississippi and Alabama, are
prepared to furnish all the lumber required and ar-
rangements will be made to bring a large number
of carpenters from the Northern cities.
Death of a Catholic Divine.
New Yore, February 1.—The Catholic Review an-
nounces the death in Rome, February 1. of Rev.
Louis E. Hostlot, rector of the American college.
The deceased prelate was a native of Brooklyn,and
after a brilliant course at St Francis Xavier col-
lege. New York, he went to Roma, where he suc-
ceeded Bishop Chottard, of Indianapolis, as rector
of the American college. Recently he was named
domestic prelate by Pope Leo XIII, and a brilliant
aud useful career was before him.
Disease Among: Sheep.
St Paul, February 1.—Marquis de Morres, who
shipped 12,000 sheep from Wisconsin and Iowa last
year to ranges in Montana, reports that 55 per
cent, have died. The animals swell up and bleed at
t,he nose before death. A post-mortem examina-
tion disclosed extravasation qt blood in the intes-
tines, and it is au incurable disease, heretofore un-
known.
Iron Works Resumed.
Lancaster, Pa.. February J.—The Pennsylvania
iron works resumed operations to-day in all de-
partments except the puddling mill, where the
operators are striking against a reduction of their
wages.
Representatives Appointed.
St. Lojjis, February 1.—President Francis, of the
Merchants exchange, appointed (four prominent
members of the exchange to represent that body
in the Central-Amorican Trade convention, to be
held in Npw Orleans on tbe 20th instant.
Executing the Blue Laws.
Readins, Pa„ February 1.—Eight well-known
citizens, horse-raclug with sleighs on the public
road, were arrested and held for court under the
blue laws of 1794. which provide also, upom con-
viction. that the horses shall be sold and the pro-
ceeds placed in the county treasury.
BiffL and Case Decided.
San Francisco. February 1.—The great land suit
of Bmeric vg the Heirs or ex-Governor Alveraao,
has been decided by the Supreme Court in favor
of the defendants. It has occupied the courts fif-
teen years, and iuvolves IS 000 acres of land in Con-
traco^ta county. Including the village of San Pablo,
the whole valued at $2,000,000.
The ^Kentucky Scnatorship.
Louisville, February 1.—It was expected the
caucus would nominate a senator to-night. Swee-
ney withdrew from the race and rumors of the
probable nominee are many. It looked as if Car-
lisle would get it. For some reason, when the cau-
cus met, on motion of Mr. Hallam, it was agreed to
adjourn until Monday night, when the nomination
will be surely made.
Week's Failures.
New Yorx. February 1.—Business failures for the
last seven days number for the United States 329;
for Canada, 44; as compared with 317 the previous
week, an increase of 53. _
MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.
and 150 Turkish cavalry, four Krupp guns, two Gat
lings and two rockets.
Impending Starvation.
Cairo, February 1.—Advices from Sinkat are
heartrendinar. It i$ said'that the people have eaten
all the dogs in the town and only the horses and
one keg of barley remain. There will be nothing
left February 1, when, unless relieved, the inhabit-
ants intend to try and cut their way out to Suaa-
kam. They say it is better to be killed than to
starve.
The Slave Trade in Soudan.
London. February 1.—Goschen, member of Par-
liament, formerly special embassador to Turkey,
in a speech at Ripon, said: England can not and
dare not ignore the question of the slave trade in
Soudan, and so muse teach the Mussulmans that
in any conflict with Cristians the Mussulmans are
certain to be finally defeated.
ICE AT ST. IiOCTS.
Movement in the River —Damage to
Vessels.
St. Louis, February 1.—Two slight movements
of ice in the harbor this afternoon resulted in break-
ing a bole in the hull of the small stern-wheel
steamer Maggie, lying near the bridge, and sinking
the Clarksville Packet company's wharf-boat, lying
at the foot of Carroll street. The derriok of the
steamer John B. Maude was thrown down, and,
falling on the hurricane roof, damaged it a few
hundred dollars. Between 7 and 8 o'olock to-night
a more general movement was made, and
so far as can be ascertained at this
writing, all the ice between the chain of rocks,
about seven miles above the city, to probabbr Ca-
rondelet. six miles below the city, has run out, but
no additional damage to any river craft is yet re-
ported. Several valuable steamers and a number
of barges are lying between the sectional docks
and the arsenal, two to three miles below the
bridge, and these have suffered damage, but none is
yet reported.
Reporters just from the extreme lower part of
the city give the following casualties caused by
the ice. The steamers Mattie Bell, Fannie Lewis,
Alex. Mitchell and Dora, and towboat A. J. Baker
were pushed out on the bank, but the Mitchell and
Dora were pulled into the water again by tugs.
The towboat Alps had a big hole stove in her hull.
A large amouut of ice was forced iuto the hold.
The Dora lost pearly all her starboard »?uard. One
barge, belonging to the towboat Dolphin, sunk.
None of these vessels are of anv particular value,
and tbe loss by the break-up, so far as now known,
is quite light. None of the Anchor-line property is
damaged. The ice is freely running through the
harbor again and It Is believed the movement is
general from the lower part of the Missouri river
to Cairo, and steamboatmen say there will be seven
to eight feet of water to Cairo when the ice rung
out.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Arrived, Sailed, Etc.
New Yore, February 1.—Arrived: Steamship
Pavonia, from Liverpool.
New Orleans, Feoruary 1.—Cleared: Steam-
ships Annie. Carie. Liverpool: Wanderer, Port
Antonio: Guinere, Progroso; barks Alma, Alme-
ria, Adelante, Juanita. Barcelona. Arrived:
Steamships Hudson, Ohalmette, New York.
Returned to Oravesend.
London, February 1.—The steamer Erin, which
sailed yesterday for New York, returned to Grave-
send, having been in a collision.
A Couple of Counterfeiters.
St. Louis, Fehrunry l.-*George Brown aud a. C.
Gibson,two notorious counterfeiters, arrested yester-
day at Kerbyvilla, Missouri, have been taken to
Springfield for safe keeping. Brown was once con-
cerned in a train robbery in Colorado,
Eminent Medical Testimony.
10 East 32p Street, i
New York, March 15, 1883. j
I have U3ed AllooCe'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 reoommend them as the
best and safest Plaster ever made, and would cau-
tion the public against the numerous other go-called
porous Plasters that are sought to he palmed off
or a credulous public; they are worthless and
oftentimes dangerous.
ROBERT S. NEWTON. M.D., L.R.C.S.
Late Chief de Clinique Hospital for Diseases of
the Throat and Chest, Medical Officer to the London
Hospital, Clinical Assistant Royal London Ophthal-
mic Hospital. AssisSant to the Hospital for Diseases
of the Skin, London. Consulting Physician and
Surgeon.
When you want the most carefully prepared and
best plaster made, ask your Druggist for Allooce's
Porous Plaster.
Report of the Committee of Missouri
River Lines.
Chicago, February 1.—The committee of Mis-
souri river lines, appointed yesterday for the pur-
pose of drafting an agreement for the maintenance
of passenger rates both ways between all river
points and Chicago, reported to the general passen-
ger agents of those lines to-day. The report wag
gatisfactory, but it wag decided to submit it to the
ocal passenger agents here, for the purpose of de-
ciding whether only local conditions would be af-
fected. It will probably be adopted to-morrow.
Another conference between the Burlington and
lines in the Western Trunk Line association, has
been called for Monday.
Special Rate Revoked.
Kansas City, February 1.—As a result of the re-
cent conference, the Southwestern freight pool re-
vokes the special rate from Memphis to Louisville,
in consideration of the withdrawal of the Kansas
City. Springfield and Memphis from the competi-
tive New York business. The settlement will be
ratified next week by the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia, which has been engaged with the
Memphis road New York business.
THE BROAD RIPPIaB ACCIDENT
Testimony at the Inquest—Causes of
the Wreck.
Indianapolis, February 1.—The coroner this af-
ternoon begun un inquiry over the remains of the
fi\e bodies recovered from the wreck yesterday on
the Air Line railway at Broad Ripple.
Three witnesses were examined. Their testimony
shows that the bridge was built of good material
and properly constructed. Workmen were repairing
the bridge, and had removed permanent supporting
rods, supplying their place with temporary rods,
which were claimed to be strong enough to hold
the gtructure. It is generally thought the accident
was caused by weakening the bridge, the result of
removing the permanent rods. The railway com
panv has two attorneys to represent it at the in
qu-.t.
'i i.e bodies recovered were taken to their places
of residence for burial. The body of Purr, bridge
foreman, has not yet been recovered. Semausaud
Clark, the men seriously hurt, are still alive, but
the letter's chances of recovery are slender.
" Buchu paiba." Great Kidney Urinary cure, $1 00
CONGRESS SPRING
THE STANDARD MINERAL WATER.
CATHARTIC, ALTERATIVE.
A specific for disorders of the STOM-
ACH, LIVER and KIDNEYS, EC-
ZEMA, MALARIA and all impuri-
ties of the BLOOD.
gO enviable a name has this famous Mineral Wa-
ter that the managers of inferior mineral springs,
desirous of imitating the natural purity of the bot-
tled water of Cengres Spring, inject a powerful
acid in their bottled water to preserve the crude
ingredients in solution, being so heavily ladsn with
LIME AND IRON DEPOSIT.
With such contrivances, bogus testimonials and
doctored analysis cards, they seek to rival the pure
medicinal waters of Congress Spring.
rjlHE regular season visitors*to Saratoga fully un-
derstand these crude, harsh waters, many of them
after painful experiences. In vrovf of this fact roe
can produce a great many responsible names. But
the Saratoga visitors without experience, and maay
who use the bottled waters (often labelled as cura-
tives for disorders which they positively aggra-
vate), should remember that crude, harsh mineral
waters produce headache, a sense of burning and
internal irritation, and do irreparable injury to
the digestive organs and kidneys.
CONGRESS WATER, PURE, 1.1TIRU AM RELIABLE.
NONE GENUINE SOLD ON DRAUGHT.
For sale by Drngrfists, Grocers, Wine
Merchants and Hotels.
mows
Lionid Beef Tonic
Affording auli'iu ; i■ ioc both
Nerve and Ivluscie-
Strengthening Invigorating Fattening
COLDEN'S LIQUID BEEF TONIC IS PRO-
nounced by scores of pftygicians,and by thousands
of people who have used it, to be the best kno.vu
'remedy for Debility. Dyspepsia, Indigestion. Loss
of Appetite, Loss of Flesh, Lung Complaints, Fe-
male Weakness. Gastric Irritability, .Malarial Fever
and aaauy other dlseaseg where tonics are re-
quired—differing essentially frem all other Beef
Foodsaad Tonics. Highly recommended ey Prof.
Sir Erasmus Wilson, F. it. S., LL. D., of London,
Eng., and generally indorsed by th« medical pro-
fession. Guard against counterfeits.
C. N. CRITTENTEN, Geu I A?'t, 113 Fulton St., N. Y
Sold wholesale by J. J. SCHOTT & CO., Galves
ton. and at retail by all druggists.
CRIBZZSS A2VD CASUALTIES.
Rug-g-'s Statement.
Ovstxr Bay, La., February 1.—Charles D. Rugg,
colored, who confesseg to committing a murderouj
assault upon Selah Sprague, and who Is known to
have pawned a watch takeu from May bee, the
blind man, after his wife and daughter had been
murdered, and who, it is believed, committed the
murderous assault upon Townsend and wife, makes
a statement, saying: That Saturday night, No-
vember 17, he met a man at Glenhead depot, who
said his name was Ed. Tappan,who asked him if he
would take a gold watch and chain to New York
and sell the same. He wanted $•> for it. The man
also gave hfm four five dollar bills and two twen-
ties, saving not to sar anything about who gave
him the watch. He described the man as short
and stout with gray teard. Ed. Tappan "is exactly
the opposite—tall, thin and no hair on his face.
A Hungarian Robbery.
New Yoax, February 1.—Inspector Byrnr-s re-
ceived a circular to-day from the chief of police of
Buaspaetb, Hungary, giving details of a bold rob-
bery in thit citv, January 5. and already told in the
Associated Press dispatches. A massive iron chest
containing Austrian bank notes was stolen from
the platform in front of the main postoffice whi.e
in transit. Two hundred and forty thousand
florins were in it in thrty-five 1000 guilder notes,
1300 100 guilder notes, lOcO fifties, 1000 tens and 10.-
000 one guilder notes. Tht^^ox had four safety-
locks, and was in a wicke^.ork basket, covered
with green baize. No trace has been found of the
thieves, who. it is surmised, fled to this country. A
reward of $300 is offered for information leading te
the appreheusion of the thieves, and $1500 for the
arrest and recovery of. tne notes.
An Absconder Discovered.
St. Lorxs, February 1.—Two years ago. Frank
Hayner, bookkeeper for Cash, Stewart A Co., cat-
tlemen, doing business at the National stock-yards.
East St. Louis, disappeared, and the firm subse-
a/iently discovered and alleged that he
had swindled them out of between
$5000 aud $600»3. Detectives were put on his track,
but nothing was beard of him until vesterday.when
he was discovered in Jacksonville, 111. A tele-
graphic order is said to have been sent there for
his arrest, but up to a late hour to-night no infor*
matlon of his capture has been received. Hayner
is highly connected in Jacksonville, and well known
in Kansas City and other placas in the West.
Wanted to Lyuch Them,
f Woodhjlves, L. I., February 1.—There was
great excitement last evening. Philip Fox, peddler,
failing to make a sale to Mrs. Julia a. Keller, seized
the woman by the throat and choked her into in-
sensibility. When the woman revived she raised
the alarm and people started in pursuit aud cap-
tured Fox. The assault following so quickly upon
the May bee murders and tbe Townsend and Sprague
outrages the people clamored for lynching Fox and
Rugg, that a speedy end might be put to the present
Long Island rage for attacking defeuseless wotneu
and aged men. The officer succeeded in getting
Fox into jail.
Down on Cock-Pie-bting.
Philapeupsia. Fsbruary 1.—Sixty policeman at
midnight last night made a descent upon a cock-pit
at the new hunting park and secured ninety-five
spectators of tbe battle. The search resulted in the
capture of twenty teams, some of them well ap-
pointed drags. The police also secured seventy-
two chicken?, of all sizes anrt breeds, and any num-
ber of gaffs, scales and other paraphernalia. The
men were fined $11 30 each; seventy-two paid their
fines; the remaining twenty.three were committed.
Koebel's Crime.
St. Louis, February I.—Chas. Meyers, who was
stabbed la the lungs and horribly cut In the breast
in a quarrel with Chas. Loebel. Wednesday night,
died al the hospital this moruing. Alben Berger. a
friend of Meyer$. who was also dangerously cut by
Koebel in the same row, is now lying at the point
of death at the hospital. Koebel is under arrest
and claims to have done the cutting m self de-
fense.
Murder in Alabama.
Columbus. Ga., February 1.—A special to the En-
quirer-Sun from Opelika, Ala , says: James Aber
crombie, son of Judge J. J. Abercrombie, stabbed
and killed Henry Hart, marshal of the-Cown, this
morning. Abercrombie was interfering witlr the
truck hands at the depot, when the marshal asked
him to step to oue side.
The Gallows.
Vicksburg, Miss., February 1.—Simon Bonner
was hanged at Port Gibson, this afternoon, for
the murder of James P. Light, wuite, in November
last, the first legal hanging in Claiborne county
since 1S4C.
McKenna to-day was sentenced to be hanged oa
the -1st of March next.
ZSIurdercr and Robber Hanged.
Nevada City. Cala., February 1.—John P. P. Col-
lins. who robbed Moore's Flat stage, September 1.
1879, andjkilled W. F. Cummings, banker, robbing
him of two eold bars, worth $7000. was hanged this
morning. The execution took place during a vio-
lent rainstorm aud was witnessed by a large crowd.
Shaking Up a Mob.
Chicago. February 1.—The Daily News Vin-
cennes (lad.) special says: E. J. Lindsay is in jail
at Princeton, Ind.. on a charge of ravishing his own
daughter, aged thirteen. Word was received here
that arrangements were being made at Petersburg,
his home, for a mob to go to Princeton to-night for
the purpose of lynching him.
Ice Gorges.
Pittsrurgh, Pa., February L—Damage has been
done along the Youhiogheny and Allegheny rivers
by the gorge at several points. On the Youghio*
f;heny the bottom lands are inundated, and families
iving on them have been compelled to retire to the
second floor of their houses or wade out waist-deep
through the icy waters. At Freeport, on the Alle«
ghany, the ice piled thirty feet high, and for a time
it was feared the town would be flooded, but tho
gorge started shortly before midnight, and tho
water, obtaining an outlet, soon fell to its proper
level. The Allegheny ice reached here at 3 o'clock
this morniug, and since then has been steadily
passing out. Several flatboats, moored near Haud
street bridge, were set adrift about 4 o'clock, and
collided with and sunk the trading boats Monitor
and Lily, tied up at the foot of Second street. They
w^re valued at $3000 each and are thought to be a
total loss.
A.t 8 o'clock to-night the Allegheny river com-
menced swelling again. At 11 o'clock the marks
showed 23 fee:, a rise of 3 feet in as many hours.
The Pittsburgh and Western railway tracks are sub-
merged for miles and traffic entirely suspended.
Several rafts of lumber were swept away and great
damage is anticipated if the river continues to rise ^
throughout the night at the present rate.
Violent-
Corrosive sublimate is the usual form of mer-
cury given fot- blood and skin diseases, and it
is one of the most active and violent poisons.
A case is on record of the death of a child from
the effects of corrosive sublimate sprinkled on
an excoriated surface. Taken in small doses
for a length of time, it gradually settles in the
tisiues and bones, producing mercurial rheu-
matism and other diseases equally as painful.
Persons who have been poisoned In this way,
or who suffer from any blood complaint or skin
humor, should by all means take a course o?
Swift's Specific, which is the only vegetans
preparation which will eliminate this pqfson
from the system. Send for a copy of 'Jp^atis*
on Blood and Skin Diseases, free. +*
The Swift Specific Co.,Drawer 3. Atlanta.Ga,
Hamburg
(SCHOTT'S)
COMPOSED OF SYRUl- OF "VylLD CHERRY,
a. o'd Afid long r.m.dy, soothing the Irritated
LUNG and NERVOUS SYSTEM, quieting the mo»t
aanojias COUGH.
HAMBURG SYRUP,
COMPOSED OF SYRUP OF CAPSICUM, an "old
woman's remedy," for SORE THROATS. The old
gay lag is here repeated that an '• ounce of prevent-
ive i3 worth a. pound of cure," for all COUGHS
and COLDS commeuce with SORE THROATS, or
C&OUP, with children. With this syrup you have
an immediate cure.
HAMBURG SYRUP,
COMPOSED OF PETROLEUM TAR, pronounced
by Dr. Griffith as a specific for CONSUMPTION.
Ceitain it is thai it has worked wonders ia curing
the worst forms of CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
and CONSUMPTION, purifying the breath, al-
layiag tne COUGH, creating aa appetite and re-
storing to health the most obstinate cases.
THOMPSON & 0HMSTEDE
SCXj3 proprietors.
BEY/ARE OF IMITATIONS
dosl
CANTRELL&COCHRANE" DUBLIN IcBELFASf.
K & J. BURKE, General Agents, New York.
ANOTHER LARGE SHIPMENT OF
If
BIS ARRIVED AID
BE Ml 10
ULLMANN, LEWIS & CO.,
GALVESTON.
The Mnmi (fears Are FronQunosd tbe Finest in America.
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