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THE GALYESTON BAIL f NEWS, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1685
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Proceedings of the Senate^nd House
Hecate.
Washington, December 15—The report of
Ccptcin Bixby, Untied Slates engineer, orxtha
EfO-coatt fcrtifii-Btions of Earopn, wn reil.
Mr. Edmunds, from tli« committee on judi-
ciary, reported favorably a bill to relievo Gen-
era] Alexander R. Lawton, of Georgia, or po-
litical disabilities. He asked for immediate
coneidcraticn of the bill.
Under fpectsl order Mr. Edmunds intra
duccri a bill granting a pension to Mrs. Julta
D. Grant, ami another bill granting her the
frenkirg privilege.
Mr. Edmunds sni<l Ilia bills were preciiely
in the form adopted in similar cas; a hereto-
fore.
The bill was then read three times and
paacd.
Goii g to tlm calendar, the Renata took up
Mr. Hoar's bill to provide for the presidential
meocffion, and he addressed the Senate on it.
On the conclusion of Mr. Hoat's remtrks on
the pmidoitial tuccession bill, the Senate took
lip the bill lo increase to $5000 tbe salaries of
United States district judges, but after soma
delay laid it over till to-morrow.
Mr. Frje then called up a bill providing a
code of joint rulea for the Senate and House
of Rt prestntatives, and the Senate proceeded
with its crnfideration.
Kr, Edmunds, from the committee on ju 11-
ciarv, leported favorably a bill to relieve Gen-
eral Alexander H Lawton, of Georgia, of his
political disabilities He asked for immediate
consideration of the bill it was read three
times and passed.
Going to the calendar, the Senate took no
Mr. Hoar's bill to provide for the presidential
succession, and Mr. Hoar addreased the Sin-
ate cn it, aud said that, among other things,
the new measure would bo a protection
to tbe person holding the presidential
office frcm the assaults of political
criminals, as no one would attempt to
assastlnata the president in order to elevats n
cabicet (illcer who would be of the president's
own political party. It was desirable to pro-
tect the presidential incumbent from assault
in time of great public excitement, by per-
sons, maddened and crazed, as feeble minded
Guiteau bad been, by political quarrel?, or
frcm a rprson who should persuade himself
tb&t be was performing the part of Brntus.
Mr. Conger inquired what would happen In
rate the secretary of state, performing presi-
dential duties, should himself die. or Dacouis
incapable? Would the person who should suc-
ceed him as secretary of state be entitled to
succeed him as president?
Mr. Hoar replied there would 1)3 no secre-
tary cf state; tbe duties of secretary of BSate
end president would be performed by the
tame cfflcer.
On tbe conclusion of Mr. Hoar's remarks,
tbe bill went over until to morro w.
House.
Wasiungton, December 15 —Mr. Morrison,
cf Illinois, offered a concurrent resolution pro-
vidirg for a holiday recess from Tuesday, De-
cember 22, until Tuesday, January 5, which
was laid over for one day ut der tbe rules
Mr. Morrison called up the report ot the
committee on rules, which was presented yes-
teiday, and tbe proposed new cade of rules
was read at length.
A Mr. Morriton's suggestion, the readiog of
the report itself w as dispeused with, and gen-
eral debate was opened by Mr. Morrison with
a short explanation of the proposed revision
There was nothing new, ho said, in tha propo-
eiticn. He bad merely grouped such of tha
propobitiens as had been submitted to tha
House from time to time, as were believed es
tential to the speedy organization of tha
House, to a proper distribution of its work,
■fed to mote conservative economical legisla-
tion. After touching upon one or two minor
changes proposed, he argued in support of tha
dietiiLutton of the labors of the appropriation
committee. If the revision was not adopted
that committee would be left with jurisdiction
over bills aggregating in amoiaS over
bait the expenditures of tba govern-
ment, atd it was beliaved by tha co-naaitiaa
cn rules that to give diligent and proper aitsn-
tim 10 appropriation bills Involving su^h an
en ('Ui.t of moLey would require all tha efforts,
all tbe industry and al! the diligence that could
be ftund Id any one c mmittce of the Hoasa.
It was claimed by the minority of the comaait-
tee on riles tfcat this would lead to in-jreaiei
expenditures. It would be only so, ha contend-
ed, if numbers who should constitute ofh-r
ccmn ittees were less intelligent, lass houaaf,
less vffcilant, less capable of performing the
duties ibat otvolced cn them thin tha unai
bus of the committee or. appropriations. Is
no statid in the minority report tiat, slnoa
tbe ugtlroltural appropriation bill had bean
transferred to the care of tha committee
cn Bgricnlturc, tho . appropriations for
tbe "ugiicultural bureau hid b;ei
laigily increased. This is accounted
fcr by tbe fact that the duties and powers of
tfcat luteau had largtl/ increased, and he
con. men tea upon the fact that though the
pgricul ural interest was ihe most important
in Ihe cnuntiy, the last agricultural appropria-
tion bill carried only one-twelfth of tha money
vtlie b bad been appropriated to erect a pub ic
buildli g in Fhilidelptii to tix industry, and
about (he same amount that bad bien given
for a i ublie building fa au interior town where
CLe rr.i mber of tho appropriation committee
resided, hut (his was rot the only bill in waiah
the appiopriatlons bad been increased under
He mt.neKeu.eLt of a Democratic appropria-
tion committee. Tbe expenditures for tha
postifiicp department had grown $7,000,000
Hire Ibe Forty third Congress. Didn't
rem)Iain cf it; didn't say It ha-1 not
properly frown so; but only pointed
cut tte fact that the appropriations would
glow and rightly grow whether they were
n ede by the committee on appropriations or
lin e other crmcoittee. It was not a new
thing foi bim to be in favor of the destribution
tf tbe appropriations bills; had voted to take
iiway tbe agricultural appropriation bill from
the propriaiion committee, at a time whsu
that committee was pre«ided over by a warm
f I lei, d of bis (Mr. Aiblnr) of Tennessee, to
itbeni ibe public owed as much as to any
oiler man lor diminished expenditures. Tne
government minority report had introduced a
number of emalors as witnesses agaiust the
advisability of a division (if tha appropriation
bills. Tney hud been summoned to say
tbat in the House tha appro-
bation bills should be kept togathsr
)u eider that expenditures might be redncad.
fa Ml in ibe Senate tbat tbey should be kept
getber in order that expenditures migttt be
largely increased. He then passed ou to i
contioeration of tbe proposition to prohibit
the incorporation of general legislation ou the
orprcprietion bills, declaring it would ba in
ihn iLlere&t cf considerate and spaedy iegisla
tie®, and answered the suggestion that the
only way to get a decrease of expenditures
tbtougb tbe Senate was to permit the ililiiiiii
amenoment to stand, by remarking that Ctae
Beuste would hardlv worry itself about in-
cieasirg appropriations which were made in
tbe interest of Democratic officials.
Mr. Kendal], of Pennsylvania, said ha had
not intended to speak on the subject to day,
but tome views bad been expressed by tha
gentleman from Illinois (Sir. Morrison) which
be was unwilling to pass over without notice.
He lealized fully tbat his past relations to tha
cen n ittee on appropriations would seam to
itflicate in tbe minds of soma men that he was
we deed to a particular control in this
jespect, but be was not sure that thosa
wbo knew bim best would give him
credit in this matter of sating from a
pre j cr sense cf duty as if related to the public
gceet. Tbe gentleman from Illinois had seen
fit to allude to his views as expressed in tha
niccrity report In tbat report thare was not
» word which reflected upon a human bsing.
He bad studiously, in and out of this hall, eu-
ceavored to discuss and argue questions from
a bigber level than an individual level Ha
be.d said with deliberation that tha tender! jy
©' u divi-icn of tbe work of tho committee on
Bf piopriations was to increasa tha public ex-
penditures of the govern meat, and believad ha
was in possession of facts which would sab
itentiete what he bad said. He instanced tha
river and barber bill, at d presented a ta*)la to
show ibat while the bill h id been ia the po«-
8 sticD cf the appropria'i ;ns committee
tte average annual appropriations for
ir.ie rptit irr [ r vemeuts had e.reu i Dili), a i t
lb».r tire-e the bill ha.d been oonfi l"d Ci l-lia
eeu.n erce and river and harbor comaittcees
il *■ .-vere-jre annual appr-p-eations j im,i d t,n
flJv.M'lOO TM«itate-me-nr. b * thought, wo old
b. ni Mm cut in tbe ass r;i<i.n lb >t tb" separa-
tor e t ti e appropriation hi|!« woul 1 iarm-ly
ircieate expenditures. Mr. Randall sent to
the clerk's desk and had read an extraot from
Ibe at nual me ssage of President Arthur to the
Forty seventh Congress recommending that no
epproprtation bo made for internal imrove-
inrnt, and Informing it that a suQlclentamouut
remained frcm tlia appropriations of previous
year to carry on all the necessary work of im-
provement, yet In face of this message, and in
face of tbe further fact tbat no estimates hail
been submitted, the Forty-saventh Congress
bad demanded estimates, and had actually
passed a bill involving an expanse of naarly
18,000,000. With this state of facts he was
quite content to leave to the House and coun-
tiy the question whether there had not b:en a
tendency to increase expenses under tha plan
cl distii'intirg the appropriation bills.
Mr. O'Neil, of Pennsylvania, inquired
whether his colleague had any evidence to
stow that President Arthur's views iu this par-
t cular had ever been sustained by tho people.
In his opinion President Arthur's *eto of the
liver and harbor bill was the most injudicious
and most uncalled for act of his administra-
tion, which had otherwise been a good one.
Mr. Randall replied that whether the people
sustained President Arthur's views or not, he
cculd point out instances where people bad
defeated candidatesfor re eiectioa to Congress,
men who had voted for excessive river aud
barber bills.
Mr. O'Neil declared that it was not so, as
far as Philadelphia was concerned. His Ra-
publican colleagues, who bad always voted for
proper river and harbor appropriation bills,
bad been re-elected to the Housa.
Mr. Randall suggested that he had always
voted against tho river and harbor bills and
bad been returned.
Mr. Hammond, of Georgia, argued asjaiust
dietiibnting tbe appropriation bills, iu the
course of bis remaiks he referred incidentally
to the ccmmittee on ways and means, and
tcucbing upon tho tariff question, declared
tbat every attempt mode by the Damoaratic
{arty to revise the tariff had been followed by
a Democratic victory at the polls. "Morri-
son," he exclaimed, " was chairman of the
ways and means committee when Tilden was
elected president, and chairman of the ways
and means committee when Cleveland was
elected president. [Laughter and appiatue. j
For a ejuarter of a century the Republican
party had been in power. Tho Deniocratia
party bad just come into aBcandency, and waa
on trial. Ho was afraid to try this experi
meet, when the Democratic party had bean
posing for years as the party of reform, as the
party of economy.
"Posing Is good," snggested a Republican
member.
"Yes,1' replied Mr. Hammond, " I said pos-
ing; and tbe country has been looking at our
posture and learning to admire us, until It has
d riven j ou out of po wer.'' [ Laughter and ap-
plause.]
Mr. Singleton, of Mississippi, a former mem-
ber of tbe appropriations committee, favored
a revfeiiin cf the rules.
Mr. Reagan, of Texas, and Mr. Willis, of
Kentucky, after giving a hearty approval to
tbe proposed revision, earnestly defended the
committees of commerce and rivers and liar-
bors from the charge of extravagance in the
matter of internal improvement, and dwelt
upon tbe advantages which had accrued in tha
past end would accrue in the future from lib-
eral appropriations for the improvement of the
waterways of the country.
Mr. Scott, of Pennsyl.ania, though favor-
ing any change in the rules which would expa-
dite the business of the House, vigorously op-
posed tbe proposed distribution of the appro-
priation bills.
Mr. dibson, of West Virginia, said that un-
der the present rules nine-tenths of the cou
stttuencles cf the country were practically
disfranchised in the House, while two or three
set their selves up or were set up as the only
men wbo could be trusted, on account of thair
capacity or their honesty. He favored
a distribution of the appropriation bills, and
observed tbat history had shown that nearly
every scandal of modern time3 had been found
in tbe belly of an' appropriation hill. He did
not believe in this pretension of honesty that
some sentlemen spt up He had yet to dis-
cover tbat the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
(Mr. Randall) and the gentlemen froaa In-
diana (Mr. Holman) had ever objacted to ap-
prepriatior.s for tbeir own States.
Qiiite an animated colloquy then took place
between Messrs. Gibson and Randall, which
went cutslde of the question iu hand ani occu-
pied considerable time, after which Mr. Can-
non, of Illinois, made a strong argument in
opposition to the distribution or tha aporoori-
aticn bills. " The true remedy," he said, " for
tie evil which had grownup in delaying tha
repi rting of appropriation bills was to let the
committee cn appropriations make all tha ap-
iropriatioDS, and to take from it the power of
orlfcinMing legislation."
Mr. H-td, of Maine, spoke in favor of tha
profoitd revision. For tbe last three C>n
i. rei-ns iL'e representatives of the people of tlia
Ui iten States bad been in irons. They bad
been allowed to transact no public business
( xcept at tbe dictation aud by permission ot a
str ell coteiie of geutlerr.en, who, while they
pctEessed individually more wisdom than tin
rest cf tbe members, did not possess all tha
wisdem of thia woild. [Laughter.] Ha ba-
litved tbat tbe safety of the country was not
in ihe bands of any ore man or any
set of men, but lu the genersil vir-
tue of the representative's of the paopla.
waicted by the people. His experience w is
tbat tbe expenditures .of tbe United Statau
e.i.d Ihe laws cf the United States were made
in obedience to tbe wishes pf the paopla
What be specially congratulated the House on
wes tbat it bad at lest secured a unanimous
veice in favor of transacting somo other bas'.-
neis thou the noble and lofty business of th*
ccrrtrnttee on appropriations Sicca tha
b'ci ty-sixth Congress, that was tha only basi-
nets wl ieh tbe House had been allowed to
transact.
Mr. Mirrieon gave nolica tbat ho would en-
e*eavoi to close the general debite to morrow
afterLOcn, and then the House adjourned.
LLC KV AU .ItlEHS,
Regular Drawing of the* LetiiletUna Lattery at
.\ew Orleans
IBphoul to This Nlews.i
New Orleans, December ?5 —At the regu
lar drawing of Louisiana lottery today, tha
febowing numbera drew the principal
przes: No. (.9 255 dre« the capital prizs of
f If 0,000, sold in tenths in New Orleans, New
Ye?lk, Memphis, Carrolltou, Ky.; West O ik-
ibi.p, Cal.; and Black Station, Yalo county,
Cat No. 14 yas drew the second priza of |.otlr-
110, sold in Livingston, York county, Ma.
No. 51,704, drew (SO UOO, sold ia tenths In San
Fratcisco, Boston, St. Paul, Lancaster, O ;
iUizarille, Ky.; Tucson, Ari,; and La Caar.i,
N. M. No. 63,378 drew $ 10,000,
told in Jersey City, Evansvillo. Memphis,
Mobile, Augusta, Uuluth and West Point.
No. bS.iHHi oiew 110,000, sold in Philadelphia,
Chicago. Oaklanei, O/il., and Hosedale. N. C.
Nrs 20,195 37,Mia. 57,.193and 72,587 drew each
f.U'00, tell In New Orleans, Sin Francisco, Los
Ai jie es, Socorro, N. M., Boston, Claveland,
Te.e e.mo, W, ,T\, Washington city, Steuban
vitle, O., Baton Reuge-, San Antonio aud Syl-
van, 'lex. The following numbers draw $1000
eecb, tha p'ace-B where sold not helog an-
Tie ntced: 1084, 11 034, 14.001, 16 Oil, 16,937,
17»«, SI,781, 85 548, 27 074, 85,488, 30,116,
8.1,848. 51,481, (.4.209, 68,031, 73,840, 88,531,
413,858, 98,714 and 95 532.
MEXICO.
lYMlfna! Congress ASj iurneel-Death of M a.
Morgan
ISy Hezican Cable Direct to Galveston.1
City or Mhxico, December 15 —Tne na-
tions! Congress adjourned to-night.
Mrs Morgan, the wife of Joseph L Morgan,
ef Scu'h Carolina, chief secretary of the Ame-
rican legation, died to day.
'I h« Kinbryo Htaee.
Eitpon, Dak., December 15 —TheFirstlegis-
latoieef tbe state of Dakota asseinoleiat
Huron yesterday morning. Under the consti-
tution. it was made the duty of Judge Hugh J.
Ctmpbel], 'chairman of the state executive
c niimttee.to call tbe Hou-e to crder and swaar
in the members', ninety ou; of niaety-nina
members of tbe House being present Mr.
Till cer, ot Marshall county, was nominated
temporaly speaker, and unanimously elected
A jeint resolution was adopted Bxltig 4 o'clock
as ibe hour for receiving the senate and stata
ctliceie, atd for administering the oath of
i flice to the latter. At thitbu.ir tbess offloard
n ri the- SeLHte took seats iu tbe Hoasa, ivhan
Jlir*gp Ct U'pbe II fcnve* then") the oath. Tela
joini si ssii n then I* rmi'iHted, and tne Sauata
r< M.rt' el A j 'itit resolution "'as a-iopte t that
II e-y meet in joint tes»ion Tuesday no in to
selec' fcnn'ors 111 - Hoeipo >i 'j iuri*l a' l'i I'l
Tt e- Hi isip ibe n me t in their nail and took taa
cath cf tffice from Judge Uatupb;!!.
OYER TIIE STATE.
Interesting Items from Various
Points in Texas.
A 7 ewiy Budget Ualbered by IVewa Itnpor'nri
md Flashed In Orer Hie Wlrei—A Com-
prehensive History of Ihe Day.
KacoKdoi'hes.
ISrxciAL to th» Nxws.l
Nacogdoches, December 15 —The weather
is clear and very ccld, with plenty of ice. A
stiff norther adds to the general discomfort.
Borne of our merchants, for prudential reasons,
t ave no fire in their business houses, but build
a small one on tbe streets of the town, wikti
gives one a shivering idea of old confedaraca
times, when the heart grew cold with hops .d—
ferred, ar.d the enforce I absence from lived
cut? rnsde Ihe bravest souls to weaken and
grow Bick.
Court has adjourned and the town Is not
ijuite so lively,though the aspect is by no means
dull.
Merchants complain, but the farmers are
right in holding thtir cotton for better pricas,
and the fortunate condition of many in this
county enables them to hold for a more favor-
able season.
1 here are many rumors of tho speedy com-
pletion of the bridge across the Sabins river,
which will give this place all-rail comuiucitaa-
tlcn with Bhreveport, but uono which can bo
traced to a reliable source.
Abilene,
fSPKOlit, TO t'HB NEW!.!
A BII.KNE, December 15.—Parties from Ala-
bama have rented a store-room and made all
ntcessary arrangements to open up a mam-
moth wholesale grocery establishment in Abi-
lene which will be in operation as soon as
possible. Our fast-growiDg city is attracting
capital from all parts of the globe.
Mr. A. J. Johnson, who on the 25th of De-
cember was accidentally woumed in the left
breast;by Walter Reeves at the Colber ranch,
bas recovered, and in company with bis mo-
ther passed through the city to day en route
for their home at Decatur.
Abcut two hundred citlzans witnessed a very
exciting badger fight this afternoon. Ex-
Senator N. M. Lo wry, of West Virginia, was
allowed the honor of "pulling the badger,"
which duty he executed in an able manner.
Bcr ator Lowry says he enjoyed the badger
flgbtmore than anything he has experienced
for j tare, and speaks very highly of Abilene
and ber people.
In the County Court, to-day, In the case of
Sloan and Shep vs. the Missouri PaclSc rail-
way, plaintiffs were given judgment for dam-
ages, amounting to $(k0
Mr. John Dalton was acquitted on a charge
for disturbing the peace.
Graham
[FPSCIAI. to the nswb.1
Graham, December 15. — The wretched
Heather which has prevailed for several days
terminated to day in ilie first snow of the sea-
sor. The stock on the ranges is in good con-
dition and will, unless tee weather should re-
main bad a long time, pass through.
United States Commi-Bioner Girard, of this
place, bas been occupied for several days In
tte investigation of a ease from Anadarks, I.
T., in which the defendant is charged with the
intrcduction of spirituous liquors into the Iu
dian Tenitory. After hearing all tha testi
moty presented, the commissioner postponed
the investigation until December 24, wli»n tbe
government will perhaps have additional testi-
mony.
The different nurseries In Texas have made
extraordinary heavy deliveries of fruit trees
in this county this fall. There saetns to ba a
string desire amoog tbe farmers to both im-
prove and beautify their homes.
Victoria.
IBpiccul to Tern N&w&l >-
Victoria, December 15.—Tbe recent heavy
rains have filled tho cisterns and put sto i tuion
in a better humor, as grass was suffering and
water scarce in msry pastures. A heavy frost
appeared tbis mnrn'ns. To-day is coil, b.-ao-
irg and beautiful. Farmers are prepariug for
next jeai's crop; building still continues in all
quarters tf tbe city. Many people are stiii in
ibe river bottoms gathering pecans Our sum-
mer tourists have nearly all returned, and
Euiusements are numerous. City Marshal J.
F. Sittetle has resigned, and Henry Kajjlan l
lias been nppototod in his staad. A larara
eiuantity of iron pinirg has been purchase ! loy
tbe city, with a view of extending tbe water-
works system. Mr. Frntik Delern cams near
beir g rebbed on show day, but a well dtreote 1
bl. w frcm him sent tho would-be pickoocket
to retirement. Many were less fortunate.
Halneftvlllc.
ISpkcial to Tn* Nkwb.J
CiMKESViLLE, December 15.—N. O. Laurt1,
president of the as^cciaiion of fire uonai*wri-
terB for Texas, A. G. Campbell, seoretary; J
E, PoHock, J. W. Covington, J T. M irphy,
J. E Bony and Barn P. Cochran, all nwaib^ra
cf tbe executive committer for tho ri^gojUr.ioa,
held a ir.eetiDg here lasting two daya Td^y
had under corn-id era lion tbe question oP r-itea
in federal towns tbat apply for rerating aud
clapeificatioD.
Tbe Queen City Guards ia no more. U wia
an old company, organized in l^Tvl, aol vy*s a
fine 0L6. It h«s dinhandert, and its arun were
turned over to tbe Dallas Light Guarda, a uo*v
company composed of tho beat young uitsu ia
town, and wbioh promises to ba ona of t&e
btat companies the city evor bad. The mem-
berg are taking a great interest in th^ir ivorte,
aLd tbe citizens bhould do everyttiia^ to ea-
ccurtge thtm.
CorRlcina
isphciau to ths nk-tf.l
Cobsicana, December 13 —Tbe entire day
was ccntumtd by tbe Diitrict Court in heiring
ibe rape of Bowles vs. BrL*e. It wont to tba
jury late this evening and they have not yet
returned a verdict.
Sixty seven Fuits were filed in tha Juitlja'a
Couit to day, and it waa not rtgard?d a gyjd
daj for bringing: suite, either.
"VVill JSmitb, the party charged with killing
Tbomab Letttr, wa-j reL-a^ea to-day on £LUJd
boLd.
Jannea Dyer, charged with stealiug Ci^ lo in
tfcia coiiLtjj five yenra ago, waa to-d/iv plao-jl
in the jail in tbia city. Ilo waa arreatoi at
Galvkston.
Tbe city courcil baa pa?ped an ordinin39
undtr w hich ibey pr ,po?e to " arresttbd fea
tive tovi n cow.
ing postofflcea and putting postal service on
tbe trains.
Mrs. B. P. CJoudor, the wife of the city
clerk, is periouely ill, and little hope of her re*
covery is entertained.
AleHInnny
(Hpxct&i roTK» Nnira.1
McKjnnky, December 15 —B. II. BtrhkUnd
ip on fcia examining trial before Jastloa J. VV.
Gray, charged with burglary.
Tho Commissioners Court received six
bridges and ordered them paid for in cash,
6 mounting to f 3002.
W. E Bond wa« fined $100 by Judge Wolfe
for malicious mischief. Boud id the man whj
amused himself by cutting and slashing seven
cushions on the Houston and Texas Central
railroad.
A FcrocloiiB Hon.
(bP> CIAL TO TBI NKW8.J
Austin, December 15 —The wife nnd
S-jear-eld child of William Heiurich, a letter
carrier, were both eeverely bitten thia evening
by a bulldog which Mr. Heinrich raised. The
dog bit a piece off tbe flashy p*rt of tha
ebild'a body while the mother was holding it,
and was biting ber on the hip whan she threw
the child over the fcc?e to a lieignbo^'. liar
I ufbatd e-arne up and ehot the .1o»< dead wnle
it was s i.l hulning its frightful grip on his
w Ife. Tie dog is not supposed to biye b id toe
I'abiee, but was eimilv ferocioas.
Hapiiy llfMU
f8p«eo!ai^ to Thk ngws i
Paigf, Decfmber 15.—Thia moroing, at 11
o'clctb, Mr. G. VV. Jones, Jr., waa mirriei to
Mips Susie B. Hill, at tha residence of the
biide's parentP, Mr. and Mra. D. O. Hill,
about fiitt en miles south of tbh pla^e, oq the
Ce.loredo river. Mr. Jones is a pro^«p^r)j3
yc urg merchant and farmer, a son of t io lite
Eon. B F. Jones, and nepbew of ex-Congre^-
ioaii G. "Washington June?. Miss Hill ij tb-»
ercrmplitbed daughter of a wealthy f/tra»er
of Cok r&do valbv. The h»ir<oy young c ju.i'p
l»ft cn the evening' train for Orieuni au i
Floiicn.
b.u *oK-.itta
ISpeciai. 1 o The News 1
Pax A srouio. V< ee li b r 15. -The p istofii -e
depsr-mmtet WaKhingt. n has requested the
i-'ar iflnfonio ard Aransas rallr >«d oflljlali
fi r a list of Maligns on that road b-*t vaen this
i it j aLd Fionsvill?, whh a riivv of eitibiUU-
b linnet.
[HrEOiAi. to Til a Niiws.l
Pukskt, December 15.—There have besa
tfcipptd from this station this season twenty
cars of wheat, aggregating 10,000 bushals, and
abcut 1500 bales of cotton.
The railroad eiompany Is making arrange-
ments to build a tap from the quarries near
town, which contain stone pronounced to bo
equal to tho best quality in the United States.
A Serious Are'ldeot tverted.
i8pku1al to Thi niiwo.i
Lvi.ikg, December 15.—Tlia clothing o! Mrs.
Levy caught lire, this morning and in extin-
guishing it her husband, David L?vy, had his
hands very severely burned Had it not been
for the presence of mind exhibited by both ot
them the result would have been very sorious.
falestlao.
IKpkcul to Tub News.)
Palestine, December 15 —Memory Law-
rence, charged with disposal of mortgaged
property, was acquitted in the District Court
to day.
Pbil Phillips, charged with burglary, was
acquitted.
Arrlriemi, timilti-tl.
ISeiGiAL To Thb Nswa.1
Bkacmont, December 15 —Ia the report of
Ibe appointments by the East Texas confer-
ence the n^me of Rev. W. L. Pate was accident-
ally omitted. He goes to Carthige, aud Rev.
VV. L. Droady to the Livingston circuit
Brllvllie
rfipkhal ic Thi mews.
BEt.lvh.i.E, December 15.—The District
Court will commence here Monday, Jinu try
4,18S6, with rather a small docket.
Tbe weather is c,le*r, cool and braciog.
IIIGHKIt COUHT8 DKOI«IOi\8.
Supreme Court
[BrEClAli to-The NEWS.!
Tti.eb, December 15.—The Supreme Court
seems to have reserved i's most important de-
cisions for its last sittings. To-day was what
might be properly termed a field day. All
tbe tax cases before it were decided, as were
all decisions involving a construction of the
act of April 14, 1883, relating to school lands,
etc. The effect of their decision in tax-title
cases was simply that the constitutional pro-
vision did not alter nor change the rule aa
beietofcre ootained, to wit, that before a tax
deed ceiild be introduced in evidence tha party
reljing upon it is compelled to
pruve eonclu.ively tbat all tba prerequisites of
tte law as to assessment, collection, sal >, etc ,
lad Leeu strictly complied with. Judge Ro-
birtscn delivered all the opinions except a few
reports of the Commission of Appeals, which
were adopted. The main case was Meredith
vs. Caller, from Henderson county. In the
crse of ibe State vs Snvder et al, from
Mitchell county, ard others in which reference
was made to the Snyder case, the court, Judgo
Stajtcu delivering the opinion, held that tho
jurisciction of dietrict courts over suits
brought under tbe act of April 14, 1883,
did not depend opon tfcat act, but existed uu-
cer and by virtue of tha constitution, and
ttctsaid net merely regulated the veoue; tliat
it W8b rot necescary in suits brought under
si id. act fur tbe State to refund jr offer to re-
fund ihe puichsse money paid into the trea-
ei iy as a prerequisite to Ih-i State's right to
irsiniBiri au action directed to ba brougut ua-
diriaidact. That a purchase mads for thi
benefit of oce who had acquired the q isntuu
cf land authorized by tha act
v.hfn taken in the ntma of
(Iherp, lut for his use and
teceflt, was inva'id; that all parties appear-
Ir g es Durchnfera who have not made trans
Ins are prc-pe-r parties defendant iu aa action
cf tfcis hind, but where they luva cuide trans-
fi rs, even if tbey be proper they are not neces-
sary parlies. Tbe opinion is very exhaustive
and ccci pies twenty eight pigos of le^al cip.
Tbe following cases were allirmad: Interna-
tional and Gieat Northern railway vs John
J. Gray, from Cherokee county; International
tnd Gi eat Northern railway vs. Eveline Gray,
frcm Cberotee couutj; Rl Idea et al vs.
Smith, from Navarro county; Meredith vs.
Ccfeer, from Henderson coanty: Mo^es vs. M '-
Farlin. frem Burret couuiy; Fant vs. Branin
• tel., from Live Oik county; Parr vs. Coller,
frcm Lamar county; Hubbard vs. Arnold,
from Lampasas county.
Reversed aud remanded: Pratt vs. Jones,
from Clay cuunty: New York, Texis and
Mexiccn railway v*. Thurmond, from Vic-
toria county ; Grefr et al v. tiowell, from
Good county; Mott vs Snelling, from Sin
Saba county; State vs. S. A. Thompson, from
Presidio county: House vs. Stone, from Tar-
lant county; State vs. Talninge et al, from
Travis county; State vs Sayder etal.,fi-om
Mitchell county.
Rehearing granted and judgment afllrmsd:
Hemctierg vs Houston and Texas Central
Railway company, from Nivarro county.
liebiarir.g refused: GKrriiy & Huey vs.
Thompson, from Navarro county ; Globe In-
Btraiii-e company vs. Fred. Ejdo, from Hunt
county.
The Court of Appeals will adjourn to-mor-
row, msd the Supreme Court next Tuesday.
Tbe Fire /.one (luemloa
.iieKaiAL to Tbe Nawg.i
El Paso, December 15.—The action of
Cci.gressmiin Lar.ham aud Senator Cokp, in
pretsirg ibe stale department at Washington
to do something to neutralize the damaging
< ifects of tbe free zone on tha Mexican aide of
the Rio Giande, creates much dissatisfactioa
in this city. Seme of the leading business
men are discussing the advisability of bold-
iig a meeting to advance the matter. As
n atiers now stand, the merchants on this
eide are unable to compete with those in Past
dil Ncrte in a large olass of articles, nnl the
trade of tbe city ja being damaged, nui| as at
Laredo and other poics, cirloadsof E'lropian
prcds come Ihrough iu bond for sale on ths
llexican sice.
Married at IWw Orleann.
tareuial to Tbe N«»a.i
Hew Ori.ea>s, December 15—L Krankel,
cashier ot Leon & H. Blum, of Galveiton, was
married to night to Miss Kegina Marx, of this
city. Rev. J. K. Guttieim oQlsiated. A largs
party ef friends witnessed the ceremony.
Abcut 100 ccngratulatoiy ttlegrams were re-
ceived. After they were read, toasts were
offered and responies were made br Mr.
(jutbeim, Rev. Mr. Eisenburg, Captain Drown,
Mr. Wtiland Sol Marx. The presents were
m«ry and valuable. The happy couple l.-fi
to night rn a brief weeldiog tour and will ar-
live in Galveston Sunday next.
A IV'ew Knterprl.e in Eggs
Newark, December 15 —A number of deal-
eis in e-^gs and produce iu Paterson «im
called cn Saturday last by a man nam-jel Gar-
rett Onderdank, of Rockland county, N. Y.
Ho sold each a load of fresli country eg^s <i"~>
iimatkably low figures, and when hecill il
fer his money, wns arrested under an ao! pr.v
bibilirg ihe sale of adult.rated foil. Ha
I lend guilty, and was flne.l $5') and costs,
'i his be paid promptly and left the city, vylnti
lut r.ltemptlng to collect for the e<i?s Hi
BOmitted to several dealers that the e^gs w-'rs
rrtiEci.-)1. at d bed been manufacur^ I by a
tirm n Xe«aik. whoj« uaiiies he dnsliniiti
difelosp. The eheils were m»ie of a clean,
transparent composition, anil ih<s sh ipe wis
p'llei'.liy ten.deleil The p jrli ,u 8irriaulia<
II ejnlk ^-ss n ade of al'uiuien, aui ibs yolu
el grcjcd carrots an J s^ir.jc.
Ilactlon Frmnjlu Wllh Danger
Inaction of the kidneys and bladder Is fraught
with dang r. Renal diseases ot the most stubb irn
«rd fatal character have this initial symptom, To
disregard it is to invite them. Hostjttir'a Stomach
Bltteis has the special quality of stimulating urin-
ary secretion and discharge to a degreo emsonant
wllh health, and no further It Is int an excltuit
of Ihe organs, like the uninedicated stimuli of com-
merce. It simply arouses them when their u.-'.ivily
and vitality are impalreel. Tills stimulating and
tordc acllon the BUteis likewise exerts upon tha
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disease, cures dyspepsia, prevents and remeiies
fever and ague, and removes biliousness and con-
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itself, as it is a fine depurent of tho hloorl.
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Macoii, Ga. At Guernsey's Store, 2d at.
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IfHiftilers are authoriz''d to refund m n^y, if.
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