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TILLEY & SETTLES
FROM THE EXPOSITION.
SYNOPSIS.
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Texas*
R. II. SMALL,
DEALERS IN GENERAL
V
AGENTS FOR
Jacksonville, Texas, February 27, 1885.
BRIDGE & BEACH’S
CELEBRATED
SUPERIOR
COOKING
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STOVES
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S. H. RAGSDALE & BROS.
--DEALERS IN
GrenT ZMZei?cli.aiic3-ise
And Proprietors Opera House.
Jacksonville, Texas.
Corner Main and Commerce Streets,
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TEXAS.
7-2t
Prompt to Business and Fair Dealing is our Motto.
Citation.
Deeds and
BROWN.
C. DIXON.
Dealer In
Successors to McKinney &. Brown,
AT THEIR OLD STAND,
JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS.
DEALERS IN
then
7-11
K. & G. S. L. R. R.
TEXAS.
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('ASH STORE!
W. C„ BOLTON a Notary Public.
Mortgages written and acknowledged.
Wanted to know.—If Senator Jones
and Representative Harry Haynes, of the
penitentiary committee, submitted tlie
pig iron made at the Rusk prison to any
practical tests to determine its quality and
value; if so, are they competent to pass
intelligent judgment upon such tests ? If
they made no such tests, or have not the
knowledge or exnerience that would ena-
ble them to make them, from what source
did they derive their information that the
iron was of an inferior grade? The iron
is there, subject to practical tests, which
it has already undergone, and been pro-
nounced of a very superior quality, and it
is not likely that the legislature and peo-
ple of the state will be willing to abandon
an enterprise in which the state has
already expended a million and a half of
money, upon the flippant statement of a
couple of legislative bohemians, that it is
inferior, without any evidence that they
know what they are talking about. The
statement of these gentlemen that there is
not a sufficient water supply at the Rusk
prison is contradicted by the fact that the
only trouble had in this respect was from
the temporary breaking of the dam. They
state there is no lime rock within one
hundred miles of Rusk, when the late
lessees were hauling rock over the K. &
G. S. L. railroad from quarries about 35
miles from the prison.
Of the Proceedings of the Nintccnth
Legislature.
Also, A Full Line of
Staple Groceries
Constantly On Hand. •
THE
JACKSONVILLE INTELLIGENCER,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY. BY
R. II. SMALL AND T. M. McCLURE.
CHAS. EPPNER,
Wholesale and Retail
Dealer in Fmitire
OF ALL KINDS.
PALESTINE,
Fire Backs Warranted te Last 15 Years I
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR MONEY REFUNDED.
Agents for Geo. K. Oyler Manufacturing Co.’s
SUGAR CANE MILLS
And Manufacturers of Evaporating Pans.
CLOTHING.
Hats, Boots, Shoes,
TRUNKS,
Furnishing Goods
For Ladies and Gentlemen.
JACKSONVILLE, - - TEXAS.
It is said that the. administration and
the legislature are at loggerheads on the
penitentiary question. There has been no
good feeling existing between the gov-
ernor and the legislature during the whole
of the present session, and it is to be de-
plored, too, for when the two branches of
the state government are thus antagonized
it is likely to result in evil consequences
to the whole state.
The merchants of Palestine have formed
a board of trade for the purpose of se-
curing concert of action upon matters af-
fecting the welfare of the town. Their
first move was to secure a reduction of
freight rates on cotton north and east.
Corner of Bolton and Commerce Streets.
J acksonville, ....
Austin, Feb. 23.
Senate.
PETITIONS.
From the sheriffs’ convention, asking
fora change in the law regulating the du- i
ties and fees of sheriffs.
Against the disbandment of the frontier
force.
From 20,000 citizens, praying for a pro-
hibitory amendment.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
To further regulate boards of arbitra-
tion, and delining the duties and powers
thereof.
To provide for the purchase of 10,000
acres of land for penitentiaries, the same
to be located somewhere in north Texas.
For the relief of sheriffs bjr paying for
services rendered in selling lands for de-
linquent taxes.
BILLS ENGROSSED.
Authorizing the governor to appoint an
agent to present the claims for frontier
defense to the general government.
Making it a misdemeanor to herd over
live head of stock on another’s land.
BILLS PASSED.
Providing for the redemption of land
sold for tax and bought in by the state.
Conferring upon county courts jurisdic-
tion over contested election cases.
House.
The bill fixing 28, judicial districts was
called up by Mr. Atlee, who offered a sub-
stitute, which was adopted, and passed
under a suspension of the rules.
• The governor's message, with accompa-
nying documents, as an answer to T. J.
Goree, superintendent, and Haywood
Bralian, financial and purchasing agent, of
the penitentiaries, and the resignation of
Messrs. Searcy and Tipps, of the peniten-
tiary board, was received and read.
Other business, of minor importance,
was transacted.
Entered at the Jacksonville Post Oilice
as Second-Class Mail Matter.
in addition to the above I have added to
My Store a
Millinery Department
Superintended by-
MRS. FREEDMAN,
To which we would invite the attenion of
Ladies. I am now selling
Strictly For CASH,
and can therefore give you
Better Bargains
than any other house in Town. If you
want GOOD GOODS at LOW PRICES,
come and sec me before buying elsewhere.
Respectfully,
M, FREEDMAN.
No. 2.
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General Mercltanflise.
when it was found that he. too. was shot
in the neck. He stated that when Pitts
fell dead lie dragged his body to some rocks
with which he broke the manacles that
that bound them together. Mrs. Drown
died of her wound. The following parties
are now under indictment for the murder
of Mr. Gosling : Charles Yeager, as prin-
cipal, and Tom Scott, Carroll Browa, Will
Ileidelman, the two Krant boy«. Mrs.
Pitts, Annie Crowder, and Celestine and
Rose Yeager, as accessories.
Mr. Gosling was once the editor of the
Castrhville Quill, and a gentleman in eve-
ry respect.
In looking over the commissioners'
courts proceedings in several counties in
eastern Texas, our attention was attracted
to the fact that a very large sum of money
is being drawn out of the counties into
the coffers of St. Louis printers for sta-
tionery furnished county officials. In all
these counties, too, there are local job
printing offices, the material of which is
taxed by the state as well as the counties
in which they are situated, and also the
towns. Some of these offices we know
turn out good work, at prices that will
compare favorably with the prices of for-
eign printers, and it seems but a fair busi-
ness proposition that they should have
the patronage of their respective counties.
We notice that the commissioners’
courts of Anderson and Smith counties
made large appropriations to pay for sta-
tionery bought of foreign printers, while
Palestine and Tyler have each two job
printing offices. The same thing was
done in this county, which has a well
equipped job office, which offers to dupli-
cate St. Louis prices for all kinds of court
blanks. True economy is in keeping all
the money we can in circulation at home.
When county officials send money to St,
Louis, or other towns, for printing that
could be obtained in as good style and as
cheap at home, they are not only depriv-
ing their home printers of work which by
right they ought to have, but are deplet-
ing the money circulation of their own
counties of the sums so sent away, and
which is in every instance taken away
from the aggregate of produced wealtn
and money circulation of the state, when
if paid to local printers it would remain in
the form of circulating medium or taxa-
ble property. There is too much money
. flowing out of Texas through a thousand
channels, which ought to be kept at home,
and this, more than anything else, tends
to increase the pressure of hard times.
Local enterprises languish because their
home people will not sustain them, and
that, too, when it would be to their inter-
est to do so.
From and after Sunday, June 15, and
; until further notice, trains carrying pas-
sengers will arrive at JACKSONVILLE
as follows:
BOUND SOUTH.
■ 461—Aeeomodation Daily—A it. 3:38 P.M.
503—Local Passeng’r “ 6:28 P.M.
■ 453—Express “ 2:47 A.M.
BOUND NORTH.
1 452—Express, Dailv, Arrives 12:33 A. M.
500—T np.ll P‘ia«onor‘r TLillv Air 1141RPM
In view of the charges that have been ,
made that, the administration management;
has manifested a desire to compel the;
failure of the iron and other industries at
the Rusk prison.it would probably be a I
good idea for the legislature toplace that
institution under separate management, I
which wotdd bp independent of admisis-;
tration rings and influences. Anew deal
all round is what the Rusk prison needs.
I Austin to San Antonio for safe keeping.
The prisoners’ names were James Pitts
and Charles Yeager, who had been con-
victed in the U. S. Court at Austin of rob-
bing postoffices in Burnett county, and
sentenced to imprisonment for life‘in the
penitentiary. ®n the same train were
a party of friends and pals of the prison-
ers, four or live in number. The prisoners
were, by permission of the Marshal, ac-
companied by a Mrs. E. A. Drown, moth-
er-in-law of Pitts, and Miss Rosa Yeager,
sister to the other prisoner. The prison-
ers were handcuffed together and occupied
seats facing the two women above named,
while the Marshal and his deputies occu-
. pied scats opposite them on the other side
of the car. When a few miles from New
Braunfels the women got up and left the
car carrying a valise with them,and return-
ed to their seats in a few minutes, when it
is supposed they slipped a revolver to each
of the prisoners. Soon after this occur-
rence one of the friends of the prisoners,
seated behind Marshal Gosling shot him
. in the back of the head, killing him in-
stantly. At this signal the prisoners
sprang to their feet and opened tire on the
deputies, when a rapid tiring- of pistols
ensued, during which the prisoners made,
their escape from tlie car and jumped from
the train. When the smoke had cleared
away in the car it was found that Marshal
Gosling was dead, Mrs. Drown was shot
through the bowels, Miss Y'eager was shot
through the leg. and Deputy Marshal
Manning was shot in the neck and shoul-
der. Parties searching for the escaped
convicts the next day found the dead body
of Pitts a few hundred yards from where
they jumped off the train, with four bul-
let wounds in bis body, three of which
were mortal. The party then took Yca-
' ger's trail and followed till he was recap-
STRAYED.
From the undersigned, a large bay
horse, pacing gait, 14 hands high. 12 years
old. A liberal reward will be paid for the
delivery of horse to me or to my grand-
father/!’. J. Slaton, af Jacksonville.
VIRGIL MONKRESS.
Jacksonville, Texas.
M. FREEDMAN,
— DEALER TN —
DRYGOODS,
That distinguished minority of the •
penitentiary investigating committee dis"
covered that the Rusk peni tentiary has
i ‘-but one railroad, and that a narrow :
guage.” And now we suggest a compar-!
json between the excellent, well equipped 1
narrow guage road that runs by the Rusk
prison, and the rickety old broad guage I
over which bobtail trains make seven ■
miles an hour through the pine swamps 1
from Phelps to Huntsville. The animus
of the minority report is but poorly dis-
guised, considering that it was gotten up
■ by statesmen.
Just the naked truth of tlie matter is
simply this : That Coiner & Fairris con-
spicuously overreached the administra-
i tion, penitentiary board, umpire and all,
I in adjusting their account with the state.
| For business men who can deftly convert
| liabilities into assets, just commend us to ■
It is reported that the Texas Trunk rail c. & F. They would make a bully team
road has petitioned the state to build the ' to administer upon a .dead bankrupt's
extension of that road from its present' estate, for the facility with which they
terminus to the town of Rusk with con- could bring his creditors out in debt to
vict labor, and take inpayment for the his estate, would give the promise of a
work first mortgage bonds of the compa- ' competency to his heirs.
Wordsworth said that the best portion 1 as^eng r Daily,Arr. 1L38 P M
, t ,,2 ,.xi, 462—Accommodat’n “ “ 10:5oA.M.
Trains leaye station 5 minutes after ar-
rival. b. w. McCullough. I
Geii'l Pass’r A Ticket Ag't.
Ready-Made Coffins and Trimmings
A Specialty.
Repairing done promptly, and at reasona-
ble rates. ' jan.19 81. ly.
DICK HUBBARD
Is The Name of the
Fine Jersey Boll,
OWNED BY
Bolton Brothers.
ny on that part of the road. The board of j __
trade at Palestine are going to offer the I 1
Trunk road the subsidy that was made up of even a great man’s life was his little
for the Midland as an inducement to run nameless, unrememhereiI acts of kindness
nd of loye.
--THE--
Ho. PaciHaitay,
INTERNATIONAL DIVISION.
The State of Texas, to the Sheriff'or any
Constable of Cherokee county—Greet-
ing : -
Whereas, oath has been made before me
by W. C. Bolton, agent for Henry Beck-
with. that A. J. Thurmond is indebted to
said Beckwith in the sum of $12, for house
rent, at the rate of $S per month, from
the 20th day of December, 1SS4, to the
20th day of February, 1SS5. and that the
residence of said Thurmond is unknown
to affiant.
These are, therefore, to command that
you cite said A. J. Thurmond to be and
appear before me at my office in Jackson-
ville, Texas, on the 17th day of April.
1885, to answer said complaint, by causing
this citation to be published once a week
for four consecutive, weeks previous to
the return day hereof in some newspaper
published in Cherokee county. Texas.
Herein fail not. but of this writ make
due return as the law directs.
S. A. THOMPSON.
J. P. Pre. No. 3, C. Co., Tex.
What is Home Without a Mother ?
And what is a mother without health ?
And yet how many of us have unhealthy
mothers, wives, sisters and daughters. If
they would only use Creole Female Tonic
all the ills to which womankind are heirr
would vanish like mist beneath a noonday j
sun. This inestimable remedy is an infal-l
lible cure for weakness, nervousness,
monthly irregularities, painful menstrua-
tion anil all female complaints.
Sold by J. U. BOUGUAS A BRO.
Hon. R. E.»Hendry, in a letter to the
Standard last week, complains that his
friends did not eorae to the rescue when
he was ‘'forced to stand the onslaught of
partisans,” etc. We suppose allusion is
made to the investigations of the legisla-
tive committee at Rusk. The question
occurs, here, did not the committee have
the power to summon any one before it to
give evidence touching matters coming
within the purview of tlie committee's ap-
pointed work? And again, was it expect-
ed of citizens to appear as volunteer wit-
nesses on either side? If parties who
were summoned before the committee
■failed or refused to tell what they knew'
touching matters under investigation, the
conduct of such parties was certainly rep-
rehensible, and Mr. Hendry may very
justly complain against them ; but from
reading his card in the Standard, we do
not know whether this is the case or not.
We a g satisfied, from all that lias trans-
pired, that there has existed much cause
for complaint against the management of
the Rusk penitentiary, and we should
have liked to have seen the whole subject
thoroughly sifted and impartially investi-
gated, to the end that whatever evils may
exist might be corrected by competent
legislation, that the management and em-1
ploytnent of the convicts might be made
subservient to the interests of the state.
In the investigation recently bad it is
plain that a part of the committee was in-
cai a iitated for the work assigned them by ’
either ignorance or preconceived opin-
ions. which overbalanced their judgment, by that place.
Successors to Bolton Bros.,
Jiilm in tanl llffliiifci,
South Side of Commerce Street,
JACKSONVILLE,
The Public are invited to improve their
CATTLE.
Terms.—For a Heifer Calf. $5. Male $2 50.
(SOLID COLOR.)
TTHT TVor working people. Send lOcentu pos-
it P I if tage’ and we wil1 mal1 3-011 free.aroy-
ill-Jj-ll al, valuable sample box of goods that
will put you In the way of making more money
in a few days than you ever.thought possible at
any business. Capital not required. You can
live at home and work in spare time only, or all
the time. All of both sexes, of all ages,' grand-
ly successful. 50 cents to $5 easily earned every
evening. That all who want to work may test
the business, we make this unparalleled'offer:
To all who are not well satisfied we will send $1
to pay for the trouble of writing us. Full phr-
ticulars, directions, etc., sent free. Immense
pay absolutely sure for all who start at once.
Don’t delay. Address Stinson &Co., Portland,
Maine.___________________________ nov21-ly
TOB PRINTING of all descriptions neatly
fj and promptly exeented at this Office Pri-
ces low . and work guaranteed flist class.
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| A lamentable tragedy was enacted on 1
; board a passenger car on the I. & G. N. I
1 Railroad a few miles from tlie town of
New Braunfels on the evening of the 21st.
U. S. Marshal Hal Gosling, with two of
his deputies, J. F. Manning and L. J Lov-
Galveston, Houston, Waco, Dallas,
and all the lesser "trade centres,” are
moving upon the legislature to secure a
repeal of the state law which prohibits
• . railroads from charging more for a short-
er than a longer haul. In other words,
these towns want legislation that will
force cotton and trade to them, at the ex-
pense of interior country merchantsand
farmers. The trouble seems to be that ,
some people cannot concede the fact that .
country merchants and farmers have any
right to participate in the benefits of
cheap tianspoitation^------ -- tured in the act of crossing the. Leon river.
The minority report of the legislative
investigating committee appointed to in-
quire into the status of affairs in the state
penitentiaries can only be characterized as
a monument of stupidity, if we assume
that tlie members joining in making that
report were honest in their opinions, and
not wilfully misrepresenting matters con-
nected witli the Rusk prison. It sometimes
happens that very honest men run upon
one single idea, and it may be that these
committeemen are of that stripe, and that
they went to the Rusk prison with tlie
preconceived opinion that it was a failure
in all its appointments, and being wedded
to this conviction, were completely blind-
ed to all kinds of evidence to anything to
the contrary. At all events, their report
is a bundle of stupid absurdities and false
statements top puerile for serious com-
ment.
Movement of Trains.
One train each way daily. Sundays ex-
cepted. carrying mail and passengers, as
follows :
W. C. BOLTON & CO.,
Editor
- ' ing, were conveying two prisoners from
Rates of Subscription : '
Single copy one year $1 50
six months, 1 00
“ “ three months, 50
Liberal discount to clubs of ten or more.
THE CASH must accompany all orders.
Advertising rates will be given on appli-
cation either by letter or at the office.
STATIONS FROM
TYI-ER.
TYLER
Leave. Arrive.
ASHCRAFT
FLINT
BULLARD
.. MT. SELMAN ....
SMYRE I
) Arrive. Leave. I
''JACKSONVILLE. ]
) Leave. Arrive. (
.. INDEPENDENCE..
........D t AL.........
BRADSHAW
RUSK
LINWOOD
STEPHENS
ALTO
Arrive. Leave.
EBI UULVERHOUSE,
General Manager.
And Manufacturers of All Kinds of
Tinware, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware
And All Work Guaranteed.
And Guttering A Specialty.
Austin, Feb. 24.
Senate.
Mr. Traylor, for the joint finance com-
mittee, reported back the appropriation
bill providing for the expenses for the
next two years.
The bill providing that county commis-
sioners may provide for four terms of coun-
ty court annually, was reported favorably.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Making an appropriation to pay the sal-
aries of veterans, amounting to $6000.
Amending the law appointing a reporter
to' the supreme court at a salary of $2500
per annum.
To permit county commissioners to set
aside one-half the road tax for free bridge
purposes.
To define the duties of telegraph com-
panies.
The president laid before tlie senate the
bill providing for the care of ihe Alamo,
and authorizing the governor to appoint
Mr. Crockett superintendent of the same,
and care for the exhibits now at New Or-
leans. Passed.
House.
PETITIONS.
Several prohibition petitions were pre-
sented.
Against the passage of the Houston in-
surance bill.
That Henderson county be made a sep-
arate representative district.
Asking that the toll rates of mills be
fixed by law.
Two petitions from Houston, for and
against, amending tlie city charter.
The pending business being Mr. Fos-
ter's (of Grayson) amendment to the bill
abolishing the fish commission, that the
bill go into effect two years, after its pas-
sage, the rules were suspended, and the
motion to reconsider the vote defeating
the senate bill to abolish the fish commis-
sion was carried. After much filibuster-
ing and speaking, the vote on the bill was
reconsidered and the bill adopted.
Mr. Foster's amendment was
adopted, and the bill passed to its third
reading.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
Validatingcity ordinances carrying pen-
alties, not officially published.
For taking a state census by tax as-
sessors.
Defining the duties of telegraph compa-
nies in the transmission of messages, and
imposing penalties for a violation thereof.
Validating all land certificates issued
prior to February 20, 1883, under tlie act
of 1881.
That justices of the peace be presiding
officers in precincts containing cities of
5000 or more population . not county sites.
Regulating assessments of occupation
taxes, fixing fees therefor, and penalties
for non-payment.
That the residence of a married mm be
where his wife lives, and the residences of
i single and divorced, or separate from their
i wives men, be where they sleep.
I A joint resolution for the apportionment
| of state representatives to be under the
! state as well as U nited States census.
Special Correspondence.
New Orleans, Feb. 11).—There has been
such an exciting time since my arrival
in the city—the visit of Rex, and shows,
and wonders from all over the world to be
seen in town—that I haven't given the ex-
position but two and one-halfdays. Yes-
terday I visited the Government building.
! Of course 1 went straight to Texas, and
I met Mr. Gammage, an old time friend,
who was busy as a bee, bidding welcome
to all visitors. Then, of course, I wanted ;
to see Cherokee's exhibit. The first ob-!
ject that attracted my attention was a see- '
tion of tlie big white oak from the planta-
tion of Mr. H. B. Avant, with a pine tree
growing through its centre; this has at-
tracted tlie attention of every one who has
visited Cherokee’s exhibit. There are otli- j
er exhibits from Cherokee that are both
wonderful and beautiful to look at, yet
there seemed to be no particular location;
they were scattered here and there over
the state’s space. Neither did 1 see any-
thing out of order, except in one particu-
lar, and that was the display of needle '
work in the Brosius cabinet; it reminded !
me of a gentleman's bureau—everything
rumpled. Upon the whole, I am proud
of Cherokee, of our noble state, of our
solid union, and hurrah for Mexico! She
leads the van in her silver display. Just
think of one lump that weighs 5640 [
pounds, valued at $114,000. She has the;
finest display of saddlery on exhibit. I
speak this much for my old time neighbor.1
that tier band of music cannot be excelled, j
Now I must close, for the sun is up. j
and I must be out seeing the sights. 1 have
already seen an ear of corn two feet and
six inches long, a pumpkin that weighs
222 pounds, an elephant 1G feet high, with
tusks 20 feet long, and, O, my, will any
body stay away from this world's fair i
who has the means to get here? If there '
is one, send him to the jungles of—away I
off some where that is not represented
here. W. B. i
J. A. TEMPLETON,
Successor to J. A. Templeton & Co., | BROffN & DIXON
General Merctata,!
MAIN STREET’,
Next Door to Dr. Rudd’s Laboratory,
Jacksonville, Texas.
Thankful for the liberal patronage extend-
ed in the past, I desire to merit a continu-
ance of the same only by reasonable prices
and square dealing.
J. A. TEMPLETON,
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