Fort Worth Daily Standard. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 268, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 3, 1878 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL, II.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1878.
NO. 268.
DOMESTIC.
The Washington Sub-Com-
mittee Still Grinding.
Also
the New Orleans
Committee.
A Mississippi Steamer To-
tally Destroyed by
Eire.
A Prolonged Indian War
Anticipated.
Destruction of a Virginia
Railroad Bridge.
An Absconding Treasurer
Arrested
IPress UeDort for the Daily Stan'dakd.1
Washington, July 2.—The Potter
committee met at 11:35 this morn-
ing.
Thomas C. Anderson was re-
called and testified that lie knows
S. E. Murdock; is not in witness’
employ, but promised to do some-
thing tor him this month; had not
yet done so; he has had letters
irom Kellogg tor some time, re-
questing the witness to do some-
thing lor him.
Mr: Morrison questioned the wit-
ness at length with reference to the
action of the returning board, in
lhrowing out the returns of certain
polls, and lie believed the exist-
ence of intimidation throughout the
state of Louisiana, but nothing
which has not heretofore been pub-
lished was elicited.
In reply to a question from Gen-
eral Hunter, the witness said the ic-
turning board, as a body, had never
made any attempt to fill the vacancy
which existed with a democrat, but
bad counted and returned both the
republicans and democrats with
democratic representatives.
Thomas II. Jenks was recalled,
lie testified he never made an affi-
davit similar to the one submitted
in the evidence before the sub-com-
mittee yesterday, and which is pub-
lished in the associated press dis-
patches of this morning, purporting
to be in the handwriting o! James
E. Anderson. Jenks added he had
never seen Hotary Seymour in Hew
Orleans, before whom the affidavit
appears to have been made.
At the conclusion of Jenks’ denial,
J. E. Anderson explained how he
came in possession of the affidavit
in question.' He stated he left Hew
Orleans on the 11th of May and met
Jenks, and the latter asked him to
use his influence to get him a place.
Tl#e witness continued: “I told him
1 had all I could do to get a place
for myself.” He then said: “Well,
you know your jurat is forged.” I
said “You write an affidavit to that
effect,” and he sat down and dicta-
ted an affidavit and swore to it be-
fore Hotary Seymour and asked
Jiie to show it to Stanley Matthews
to help him to a place.
Conquest Clark was called with
reference to the mailing of the sec-
ond set of Louisiana certificates to
Washington. lie had no positive
recollection of any one but Kellogg
signing the second set; he thought,
however, Brewster signed them, but
did not know who signed the names
of the ocher electors, and did not
know at the time that any of the
names were forged.
E. L. Weber, brother of the
Weber who was killed, read a
lengthy statement, which he made
under oath, setting forth he had no
personal knowledge that democratic
intimidation had existed in the par-
ishes of East and West Feliciana.
His brother Daniel Weber and James
E. Anderson had so informed him.
I he two parishes named had gone
fairly democratic. Great influence
was brought to bear upon his broth-
er to make his protest, and he had
been approached very frequently to
nso his influence with his brother to
said Anderson signed his protest,
nnd he saw Black’s in there after An-
derson had left. Judge Campbell
attached the jurat to the paper. It
others were pressing Anderson and
Weber to make their respective pro-
tests. Mr. John Sherman, he said,
was spokesman for the visiting
statesmen, and he (Weber) knew
that Sherman had given his brother
assurances which caused him to al-
low his protest to stand after it had
been made. Weber had a conver-
sation with Sherman, and explained
to him that his brother thought his
parish had gone democratic, and
was prepared to take back his pro-
test, whereupon Sherman assured
him that his brother would be cared
for. The statement further adds
that in 1877 the Sherman" letter was
the subject of mortification in the
Weber family, and Mrs. Daniel
Weber had endeavored to find it
among her husband’s papers. It
was afterwards found and destroyed.
In this connection tie statement
adds that Mrs. Jenks had been in no
way connected with the authorship
of the Sherman letter. The witness
referred to his readiness at one time
to believe anything against the
Hit-bolls government.
Hew Orleans, July 2.—The Pot-
ter sub committee met this morning
and John Dwanshine, clerk of the
district court, was sworn. The wit-
ness produced three sealed envel-
opes, said to contain copies of certi-
ficates of the elections, etc., which
are signed in triplicxte according to
the law requiring one set to be filed
in the office of the district court,one
to be forwarded by mail, and the
other by messenger to the presi-
dent of the senate. Witness stated
that the envelopes had been kept in
the safe since they were deposited,
ar.d had not been withdrawn through
any application for withdrawal.
The first set was filed by republi-
can1, and had been made to Judge
Billings. Witness was present, but
there were so many persons in the
office at the time he could not state
w o made application for withdraw-
al, but heard the judge refuse to al-
low the withdrawal. After examin-
ing the.envelopes, the committee re
quired the witness to open them.
They contained one—the first set
of papers sent to Washington by
the republican electors; the second
were those sent by the conservative
electors; the third were those sent
by t ie republicans in place of the
fiist, which were found defective in
this, that the certificates were for
] resident and vice-president togeth-
er, instead of for each
It is claimed by the democrats that
the signatures to the last set of re-
turns by the republicans are not
genuine. The committee took
cl a-ge of the docum mts.
\V. A. Strong, secretary of state,
was sworn. By order of the com-
mittee he produced all the protests
of the election of November, 1876,
filed in his office, that were be ore
the returning board. There were
no protests by Packard or Kellogg
or other attorneys. A large num-
ber of affidavits wore made before
F. A. Wolfley, clerk of the circuit
court in this city, and bear date not
later than ten days after the elec-
tion. Mr. Strong is rending the
names to each affidavit, before
whom attested, date, etc., and deliv-
ering them to the committee.
Memphis, July 2.—The Anchor
Line steamer, Capital City, while
lying at the elevator, was totally
destroyed by fire this morning. The
elevator took fire and was totally
consumed.
About 2 o’clock the fire broke out
near the boiler head of the steamer
Capital City, and in a few moments
the whole boat was wrapped in
flames, the officers, crew and pas-
sengers barely escaping with their
lives, leaving their clothing and
everything behind. A strong west-
erly gale was blowing at the time,
and before the fire engines and tugs
could reach the scene the elevator
took fire, and the gale drove the
flames through the building where
was stowed a thousand barrels of
oil, bagging and other inflamable
articles, which caused the heat to
speedily drive back the firemen, but
not until one named Cown had been
dangerously burned. As soon as
the fire was discovered, the captain
ordered the boat cut loose in order
to save the elevator, but the gale
held the boat hard against it, until
pulled off by a tug, when it floated
some hundred yards down among
some trading and wood boats, and
was burned to the boiler deck, after
setting those boats on fire. The
elevator soon burned to the water’s
edge, and with a large amount of
valuable merchandise, is a total loss
Numerous conjectures as to the
effect the signing of the protest. He number of lives lost, but up to this
writing only one body has been
found, which lies on the deck of the
Capital City, only the trunk being
left, and this not identified. One
A'aa not sworn to by Anderson. Itjpassinger was severely wounded in
}'lls a notorious fact in the custom j trying to save Ids baggage. Cap-
house^ that Kellogg, Packard and | tain Crane thinks the fire was the
work of an incendiary. The total
loss will exceed $200,000. The
greater portion of it falls on the
Anchor Line Company of St. Louis,
as the books and papers of the boat
and elevator are lost. It is impos-
sible to obtain a reliable list either
of the losers or insurance.
Monmouth Park, Del., July 2.—
Track fair and safe. Attendance
good.
First Pace—Maidens, all ages,
one mile, was won easily by Bonnie
Wood, two lengths ahead; Loiterer
second, Berth third. Time
—1:46 3 4.
Second Race—For maidens two
years old, half mile, was won easily
by Monitor by a length a head of
iLcnel, who was two lengths ahead
ot Grand Master. Time—52 l-2sec.
Third Pace — Handicap sweep-
stakes. one mile and three-quarters,
won by Little Reb in a gallop one
length ahead of Danicheff, second,
who was three lengths ahead of
Bayard. Time—3:1-4.
Fourth Pace—Purse of $500, all
ages, six starters. The race won by
Lou Lanier by a head before Vir-
ginius, who was second. Time
—2:43 3-4.
Filth Pace—Purse of $300, all
ages, with selling allowances, one
mile and a furlong, ten starters.
Hattia F. Winner by one length,
J. Higgins second. Time—2:02.
Sixth Pace—Private sweepstakes,
half-mile, gentleman riders, won by
Erastus Corning, riden by Mr. De-
venne, and Divinity third, ridden
by Mi . Murphy. Time55sec. Eras-
tus Corning was the favorite.
Seventh Pace—Purse of $400, hi r
die race, one mile and a half, over
six hurdles, eight starters, won by
Derby by a length before Deadhead,
second, Waller third. Lord Sait-
land fell at the fourth jump. Time
2:52.
Bethlehem, Pa., July 2.—In ac-
cordance with the previously ar-
ranged programme of the coal com-
bination operators, of' the Schuyl-
kill region, they suspended opera-
tions at the eolleries yesterday. The
suspension will continue until the
15th instant. President Gowen ol
the Philadelphia and Reading com-
pany, has written to ti e coal super-
intendents of that corporation to
the effect that no further stoppage
will be made during the present
coal season. The shut down will
deprive about 2,500 workmen ol
employment.
Petersburg, Ya., July 2.—The
frame work of the suspension
bridge, one hundred and seven feet
in length, just being completed by
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
Railroad Company, connecting with
the company’s shops on the Ches-
terfield side of the Appomatox
river, at this place, was blown
down yesterday by the wind.
James H. Yaeger, of Richmond,
was killed, and Philip Watson badly
injured. Ten or twelve other work-
men were about the bridge, whose
escape was miraculous.
Richmond, Ya., July 2.—The
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com-
pany, whose property and fran-
chises were recentty purchased by a
committee of bondholders, was yes--
terday reorganized with C. P. Hunt-
ington, of New York, as president;
A. S. Hatch, Hew York, first vice-
president ; William C. Wickham, of
Yirginia, second vice-president;
William S. Dunn, engineer. The
superintendent and directors will be
chosen at a meeting of the stock-
holders, and the road extended
westward from Huntington, Va.
San Francisco, July 2.—Great
excitement prevails in the neigh bcu-
hood of Heffner, Umatilla county,
relative to Indian troubles. Hews
is received that the, Indians have
attacked Carson City. Ho particu-
lars. Parties have commenced
moving their families to places of
safety. The Umatilla Indians have
put their women and children on
the reservation and joined the hos-
tiies. Everybody is expecting a
general uprising and a prolonged
war,
London, July 2.—A Berlin dis-
patch says all the persons arrested
in connection with Nobeling’s at-
tempt upon the emperor’s life, have
been liberated. Nobeling’s young-
est brother was discharged yester-
day.
The course of the money market
was a little irregular yesterday.
The changes in the rates of discount
demanded were fitful. Owing to
the still unsatisfied drain of gold to
Paris and the uncertainty regarding
its duration on the other hand, over
half a million pounds sterling is due
at the end of this week.
London, Ont., July 2.—George
Gessler, absconding county treas-
urer, from Canton, Ohio, was ar-
rested at Hamilton to-day and
brought here on a charge of bring-
ing stolen goods iu the country.* He
is charged with embezzling over
$60,000, half of which he brought
here and deposited in local banks.
Portland, Me., July 2.—James
S. Bedlow, superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph company
was drowned at Pine Point while
attempting to rescue his daughter.
Patterson, H. J., July 2.—Laflin
& Rand’s powder works at Mead’s
basin blew up this afternoon.
Speak Gently.
A loud boisterous tone shows a
want of good breeding. The first
principle of politeness is to make
those about you feel pleasant, and a
rude course manner of speaking is
annoying to most persons. A good
anecdote is related of a man, who
went by the name of “Whispering
John,” which was given to him in
ridicule. People said he talked as
though he were brought up in a mill.
One cold morning he walked into a
public house, and called out in a
thundering tone:
“Good morning, landlord, how are
yon ?”
“Very well; how are you ?”
“Oh, I’m well, but I’m so cold, I
can hardly talk.”
Just then a nervous traveler, who
was present, ran up to the landlord,
exclaiming: “Please have my
horse brought as soon as possible.”
“Why, what is the matter ?” asked
the landlord.
“Nothing,” replied the traveler,
“only 1 want to get away before that
man thaws.”
City Council.
Regular meeting, July 2d. .Alderman
Nichols presiding.
Petition of J. VV. Smith for the opening
of a street, referred to city attorney.
Further time was granted to the com-
mittees on the petition of Morehead & Co.,
and on the contract with* the gas company.
Petition of R, A. Hatcher, et. al„ for the
removal of hides from the corner Weather-
lord and Taylor; the board of health re-
ported that the proper parties had been
requested to abate the nuisance.
Fi. ance committee reported an e.iror in
the report of the assessor and collector to
the amount of thirty cents.
In the matter of the removal of side
walks on Houston street, and the collec-
tion of money for street improvement; re-
ferred to city attorney.
The street railway company offer to
bear part of the expenses ot constructing
culverts; consideration postponed.
Committee on public buildings was in-
structed to ascertain the repairs needed on
roof of city hall.
An ordinance prohibiting houses ot ill
fame was laid on the table.
Petition of John McManus for re-issue
ot lost script; duplicates ordered issued on
receiving bond of indemnity.
Assessor and collector reported $503 75
collected on occupation tax; referred,
Repairs on lower end of Main stree
ordered.
Au ordinance was adopted repealing
ordinance No, 110, against dance houses.
Bills were allowed to the amount of
$818 73, whereupon the council adjourned
ti l the next regular meeting.
Attention Tarrant Rifles.
You are hereby notified to appear at
your armory this evening in full dress
uniform, at 7 o'clock, sharp. By order of
R. E. Maddox, Captain.
T. II. Prindle, Orderly Sargeant.
JOSEPH H. BROWN,
WHOLESALE
CORNER
Fort Worth, Texas.
AGENT FOa
Dupont’s Powder Co.
ATTENTION! CHANGE! REMOVAL
GROCERY
S. JES
has removed into the spaemus
store formerly occupied by Bruns-
wig, the druggist, on Houston
street, between Second and Third
streets.
GREAT BARGAINS IN GROCERIES.
SOdlw
&
WHOLESALE
DRUGGIST
is fast getting his mammoth stock
of Drugs, Faints, Oils, etc., re-
moved to his new large and ele-
gant store rooms, next to the corner
of First and Houston streets. J. H.
Brown’s old stand.
jim22d&wlm
DOES AN EXCLUSIVELY
Wholesale Business.
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Lacy, Drury. Fort Worth Daily Standard. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 268, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 3, 1878, newspaper, July 3, 1878; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1005144/m1/1/?q=green+energy: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fort Worth Public Library.