The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 18, 1883 Page: 4 of 4
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Have opened Full Lines of
Fancy Goods
IX EVERT DEPARTMENT, COMPRISING
Oriental Xiacos, Madras Laces, Point
de Venice Laces, Erabant Laces,
Spanish Guipure Laces, Escu-
riel Xiaces, Real Guipure
Laces, Linen Laces,
■EStCa, Etc., Etc.
Ladies' and Misses' Hosiery.
Ladies' and Misses1 Lisle Thread, in plain and
fancy colors. , .
lAdies' and Misses' Balbriggan, in plain and
fancy colors. . , . .
Indies' and Blisses' Open-work, colored and plain.
Ladies* and Misses' J rench Ribbed, in all colors.
We consider this lot of Goods excellent value,
and buyers should examine it before purchasing.
PARASOLS,
Plain and Fancy, in Great Variety,
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163 - MARKET STREET. - 163
Wednesday. April 18. 1883.
Daily Weather Report.
Washington, April 17.—Indications for the Gulf
States are: Warmer and partly cloudy weather.
Local rains in western portion, southeast to south-
west, stationary or lower barometer.
>Var Department—Signal Service United States
Army—Division of Telegrams and Reports for
the Benefit of Commerce and Agriculture—Me-
teorological Record, Galveston, April IT, 1S83,
1:49 p. in.:
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Locality. IBar.lTher. i Wind. :Rain. Wetaher.
Galveston.... 30.18; 73
Indianola ; 30.18 74
New Orleans 30.14! 78
Brownsville. 30. l:i {£>
San Antonioi30.08 81
Concho i29.98i 84
Eagle Pass.. 30.07! 88
Stockton ... i29.99i 87
Palestine ... .80.12! 76
Fair.
Clear.
Fair.
.00 i Clear.
.00 'Clear.
.00 Clear.
.00 i Clear.
.00 (Clear.
.00 j Clear.
Changes of barometer in the last eight hours:*,
Galveston. .06 fail: Indianola.. .04 fall; New Or-
leans. .09 fall; Brownsville, .08 fall: San Antonio,
.132 fall: Concho. .11 fall: Eagrle Pass. .12 fall:
Stockton, 10 fall; Palestine, .10 fall.
Changes of thermometer in the last twenty-four
hours: Galveston. 2 riso: Indianola,3 rise: New Or-
leans. 6 rise: Brownsville, 7 rise: San Antonio, 4
rise; Concho. 8 rise: Eagle Pass, 5 rise; Stockton,
10 rise; Palestine, 2 rise.
Special Weather Report from G-alves-
ton Cotton Belt.
"'Galveston*, April 17. — Observations showing
highest and lowest temperature and rainfall, for
the past twenty-four hours, taken daily, at 5
o'clock p. m.:
Maximum Minimum Rain-
Locality. Temperature. Temperature, fall.
Galveston 75 61 00
Houston 81 4S 00
Hempstead «0 47 00
Hearne 80 45 00
Waco 87 49 00
Corsicana 82 44 00
Dallas 81 42 00
Palestine 78 50 00
Tyler 81 52 00
Longview 70 46 00
Austin 82 45 00
Hunts ville Hi 51 00
Luling 82 47 00
Wei mer 80 . 58 (X)
Sour Lake 70 50 00
Orange 74 40 00
W eatherford 82 50 00
Belton 80 48 00
Cuero 83 47 00
Mean Maximum. MeanMinimum. Mean Rain fall.
80 48 00
International 8 St. Northern r. r.
The Direct Line to all Points in the
NORTH, EAST, WEST AND
SOUTHEAST.
TWO TRAISS DAILY BETWEEN
GALVESTON & ST. LOUIS.
-J- S. HdacNAMAHA, Ticket Agentf
RAILROAD TICKETS
to the
Korth, East,Sautheas! and Wsst.
BMAGE CHECKED I# ISTIHT10S.
SLEEPING CAR BERTHS RESERVED IN ADVANCE.
J. Hm MILL2H,
Union Ticket Ag-ent for All Lines,
UNION DEPOT, GALVESTON. TEXAS.
day at the Mallory wharf, and is expected to leave
to-day. She will carry a quantity or cotton, hides
and other produce.
Among t,!ie eight or ten vessels outside is the
bark Albion. . a
The steamship Clinton, for Morgan City, arrived
from Clinton and took on 39 hogsheads of sugar,
35 bales of hides and 7 bales of cotton.
The barge Waldo, from Houston, arrived with
535 bales of cotton, 2 baies of hides and 2 sacks of
wool.
T)i© barge Dixie, from Houston, came down with
200 hales of cotton, towed by the same tug as ihe
Waldo.
Th* irtusquito fleet was numerous yesterday.
Extensive improvements continue to be made on
the bay front. Near Central wharf earth dredged
from neighboring slips is being dumped and new
ground made. The dredgeboat is at work in East
levee slip, and is working so rapidly that an extra
number of dumping-cars have been brought into
requisition. The filling between Twentieth and
Tweniy-flrst streets, north of avenue A, has so far
advanced as to require another temporary track to
be laid for the dumping-cars.
East levee is graced with a heavy supply of
stone for the government works. Colonel Mans-
field evidently does not propose to waste valuable
time.
Lovers of piscatorial sport are to be found on all
the wharves and at almost all hours of the day,
temptingly enticing the flnnv tribe.
It was reported yesterday afternoon that the
steamship Nit-h had, in going outside, got aground
on the bar some time yesterday.
THE JC IT Y.
Election of Directors.
At the annual election held by the Citizens Loan
company, yesterday, the following directors and
auditors were chosen: Directors—Albert Weis.
Charles Vidor, J. D. Skinner, I. Lovenberg, E. S.
Flint, John Focke. M. Marx, R. J. John and M.
Laaker. Auditors—J.^Rosenfleld, George M. Courts
and C. G. Clifford.
The IVIaifest.
The various committees having in charge the
Maifest are pushing matters a« rapidly as possible
for the forthcoming celebration. At a meeting,
held night before last, Mr. Hermann Stresau was
elected to deliver the German oration, and a num-
ber of matters of detail in connection with the
fest were considered.
Assessments-
County Assessor Nichols stated to a News repor-
ter yesterday that at least 2000 persons have come
forward with their assessments since the 1st of
January. This is a great improvement over last
year, when there were scarcely 150) assessments
taken up to the middle of May. There are over
3000 names of property-holders "on the assessment
'.•oils, and the fact that two-thirds of them have
'ome forward and made renderings presents a
good showing for the county.
Damage Suit Decided*
The action for damages brought by Wm. Zuber
again** '-he Galveston City Railroad company for
» the JtillingVof his little daughter a year ago, was
brought to)p conclusion in the District Court yes-
terday morning by the return of a verdict for
Zuber for damages in the sum of $1500. The case
was given to the jury the evening before, and they
wrestled with the subject during the night, return-
ing their finding early yesterday morning. It is
not Known yet what course the railroad company
will pursue in the matter.
The Schooner Julia-
Captain N. Grositti, master of the schooner
Julia, which was reported a few days ago as hav-
ing: grounded on San Bernard bar, arrived with
his vessel yesterday afternoon, jie informed The
News last night that he succeeded in setting the
Julia afloat last Thursday without damaging the
cargo in the least degree. The schooner was in-
jured to some extent, however, and he put baclr
for repairs, which was the cause of his de'ay in
reaching this port. He reports having brought his
cargo in, in as good a condition as when it was fir.it
put on board of his vessel.
Passengers for Vera Cruz.
The following is the passenger list of the Whit-
ney for Vera Cruz, yesterday, from Morgan City:
F. C. Riley, R. F. Berzill. W. E. Lewis, C. F. Dor-
man. John Chevard, F. F. Chaffer, Win. Reed, A
H. Ruggles, G. A. Mumford, R. M. Straddter, Mrs.
\aughn and child, Mrs. Ringler. Mrs. Hileman,
Mis4* Brocard, Mrs. Bouhgav and child, P lierna
C. Berna and wife, W. M. McCarty, Mrs. M E Mo-
ran, Mrs. Tomaspn, Mrs. K. O'Riley. Mrs. A.
Mouton, F. Father, Father Michael. G. W E.
Griffith and wife, General Cavedo. R. Pacheco
From Galveston—S. C. Smith, George B. Harris
V. Colvayrac, wife and three children, J. Lobit,
F. R. Aranjo, S. Heidseck, Francisco Esquivel,
C- L. Ynigo and -wife, Juan Pina and H. Borne-
mann.
There were also steerage passengers.
The New Orleans Bank Robbery.
The daring raid on the Metropolitan bank, of
New Orleans, excited considerable interest in this
city generally, and in official circles particularly
Detective Heimessy said to a News reporter yes-
terday that when he was in Houston some days
ago he dropped on a party there whom he recog-
nized as an old-time eribber, and with his partner
Capt. Jackson, kept a quiet watch of the man dur-
ing1 the wnole day. In the evening the fellow took
the train for New Orleans, evidently recognizing
that he was spotted. Detective Hennessy forward-
ed a description of the party to the chief of police
in New Orleans, and gave him a warning to be on
the lookout for the chap. Mr. Hennessy says he
last saw the man in the New Orleans Parish prison
twelve years ago, and thinks that he would have
attempted operations in Houston had he not sus-
pected that he was under police surveillance.
A Petty Peculator.
Sam Williams is a colored individual who had an
interview yesterday morning with Recorder Fon-
taine, the subject matter under discussion between
them being the whys and wherefores of the pos-
session by Samuel of a pistol that did not belong
to him. Sam acknowledged that he had poached
on another's preserves to the extent of the pistol,
but he forgot to tell the judge about sundry other
small articles that had dropped into his hands, and
but for the work of Officers Lawton and Cossar the
petty peculator would perhaps have had an easv
time of it. As matters stand now. however, he will
be called on to explain how several small articles
of jewelry, a lady's goid watch and chain, a pocket-
book and one or more other pieces of property
drifted Into his possession. The watch and chain
are now in the hands of the chief of police await-
ing an owner, and Sam is in the county jail await-
ing the convening of the grand jury. -
San Jacinto Day.
The forty-seventh anniversary of the battle
which gained Texan independence will be appro-
priately observed in this city by the Galveston Ar-
tillery company and by the Galveston fire depart-
ment, It has been customary heretofore for the
E?nnrr^C?h"ITy k a sulat0 in
honor of the day, but since certain members of
the command were arrested a year ago for fil ing a
aalute it is not known whether they will follow their
old-time custom, even though the council
granted leave for them to operate their cunn In
any event they propwse to devote the da? to plea-
sure, and to that end will give an excursion tl La-
fltte grove, where a picnic and dance will be en-
joyed.
The fire boys will honor the day—as they have
long been accustomed to doing—with a parade in-
spection and review, after which the several com-
panies will enjoy their anniversary dinners \t
night a concert and hop will be given at the Pa-
vilion.
An attractive feature of the day will be the
visit of the Brenham firemen, who will be taken
in charge by the home boys and made to enjoy
themselves as fully as possible. A large crowd of
Brenhamites are expected to be present.
Nautical Notes.
The steamship Whitney sailed yesterday at noon
for Vera Cruz with a considerable list of cabin
passengers (elsewhere mentioned), fifteen steerage,
854 bales cotton and' 500 packages general merchan-
dise.
The steamship St. Mary cast loose from Central
wharf exactly at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, swung
out into the stream, and steamed out of the chan-
nel Inaianolaward.
The schooner Mary E. Clarke was towed ud to
her berth in the afternoon.
The ship Regulus, up for Liverpool, has about
taken on all her cotton and will sail soon.
The brig Florence, Flynn, New York, has sailed,
iteamshiu Rio Qrando was loading yegter-
Stray Notes.
The State Jewelers'association meets in Dallas
on the 23d instant. Galveston will have represen-
tatives in attendance, it is said.
The waterworks ordinance will occupy the at-
tention of the Counctl in special session at 5 o'clock
this afternoon.
The Sixth ward election case comes up again to-
morrow night.
The mayor and several members of the Board
of Aldermen visited Highland yesterday. The re-
sult will probably be made known this afternoon
at the Council meeting.
The police even were on the grumbling list last
night over the dullness of the town. Nothing bet-
ter than a drunk could be shown up as late as 12.30
last night.
The Texas Mexican road has brought in nearly
500 carloads of sand this month. Many of the
streets look the better for its application, but still
there is room where it could be freely placed to
excellent advantage.
Mr. William Vanderpool and Miss Lizzie Barrett
were united in marriage last night. A number of
friends of the young couple were present to wit-
ness the ceremony and extend congratulations.
Tiie police blotter at midnight last night pre-
sented an even dozen cases for the recorder's levee
this morning.
The Value of Advertising-.
On Sunday morning last an advertisement ap-
peared in The News to the effect that certain re-
tail merchants doing business in this city would,
from and after the day following, commence sell-
ing out at very low prices. The result has given
the gentlemen interested a knowledge of the value
of advertising. Yesterday, about 11 o'clock, a
News man happened to pass by the store, and
noticing five butreries in front, he asked himself the
cause of that number of vehicles standing where
they were. Looking into the store he observed an
unusual number of persons in it. In a moment he
remembered the closing-out sale and unusual in-
ducements offered to purchasers through the
columns of The News. Forty seven ladies were in
the store at the time The News man looked in, and
every clerk as well as the proprietors were as busy
as nailers waiting on their fair custodiers.
Another case in point. A business college firm
in this city keep an accurate account of the papers
wherein the patrons of their college saw the ad-
vertisement that induced them to come to Galves-
ton to fret a business education. A member of the
firm informed a News man yesterday that in the
past year forty-six of the students gave the adver-
tisement in The News as the cause of their com-
ing here, while two other papers were the means
of sending them five and two respectively.
If anything else was necessary to demonstrate
the vaiue of advertising in a paper of general cir-
culation it could be readily given. A few weeks
since a gentleman advertised for a servant. Be-
tween 10 and 11 o'clock he rushed into The News
counting-room and said, "For God's sake take
that advertisement out of the paper, as I have had
noc less than twenty-five applications this morn-
ing." And yet there are some business men who
think there is nothing to be gained by advertising.
Personal-
Mr. Robert Chapsky, of New Orleans, is in the
city.
Mrs. C. M. Winkler, editor of the Prairie Flower,
Corsicana, Texas, is in the city, and is a guest of
the Washington. Mrs. Winkler will remain in the
city several days in the interest of her magazine.
General Molloy has returned from a short visit to
North Texas.
General Maximilian Hermann, of New Orleans,
La., is in the city.
General Canedo, of the Mexican army, was a
passenger on the Whitney, from New Orleans for
Vera Cruz, yesterday.
Ex-Governor Pacheco, of California, was in the
city yesterday, en route to Mexico by the steamer
Whitney. Governor Pacheco was a representative
in Congress some years ago, and has the right to
boast a majority such as no man ever received for
the same place. He was elected by one majority.
Mr. M. W. Garnett, of Houston, is in the city on
legal business.
Mr. C. A. Carlisle, formerly connected with the
Morgan Steamship line, left yesterday for Vefa
Cruz, where he will take charge of Weils, Fargo &
Co.'s Express agency.
Mr. J. E. Mason leaves for Dallas on a short visit
this morning.
Mr J. Lobit left yesterday on the Whitney for
Vera Cruz, to be absent a month or six weeks.
Mr. J. H. Robinson, traveling passenger agent of
the Santa Fe, is back from a short run through the
State, but leaves again to-morrow for Atlanta and
other Southern points.
Mrs. Elsworth of Galveston, Texas, arrived at
the Louisville hotel yesterday evening. Mrs. Els-
worth is a sister of the Misses McKeen. who have
been spending the winter at the Louisville.
[Courier Journal, April 14.
HOUSTON HAPPENINflS
THE DAILY RECORD OF THE
BAYOU CITY.
THE COURTS.
District Court.
10.94S. Wm. Zuber ^vs. the Galveston City Rail-
road company; jury verdict: We, the jury, find a
verdict for the plaintiff Zuber in the sum of $1500.
Wm. Batchelor. Foreman.
Judgment on the verdict for plaintiff for $1500
and costs of suit.
County Court.
2747. G. Seeligson & Co. vs. Moore & Staunton.
Plaintiffs dismiss as to Moore. Judgment by de-
fault against Staunton individually, aud against
Moore & Staunton for $235 72, with 8 per cent, in-
terest.
2S18. J. C. Leitli vs. Ayres Hannon. Judgment
for 3225 44, with interest at 8 per cent. Costs in-
curred up to March 20th to be paid by defendants
and since that date by plaintiff.
2S2<*. G. Seeligson & Co. vs. J. C. Crouch. Judg-
ment by default for $704 71, with interest at 8 per
cent.
~'S83. G. Seeligson & Co. vs. D. M. Barnwell;
judgment by default for $207 55.
2884. G. Seeligson & Co. vs. J. W. Moore & Co.;
se'tled and dismissed by plaintiffs.
2S90. G. Seeligson & Co. vs. C. F. Collins; judg-
ment by default against defendant Collins, and
continued to oerfect service upon defendant
Miles.
2915. Seeligson & Co. vs. Clegg & Tandy; judg-
ment by default for $61 08, attachment lien fore-
closed, and the sum of $558 10, proceeds of sale of
attached property, to be paid to plaintiffs after
payment of costs and applied on this judgment.
2921. G. Seeligson &. Co. vs. George Roller, Jr.:
judgment by default for $447 63, with interest at 8
per cent.
29.18. G. Seeligson & Co. vs. G. M. Basevi & Co.;
plaintiffs dismiss as to defendant Fernandez, not
served; judgment by default against the firm of G.
M. Basevi <£ Co. and against G. M. Basevi and
James A. Kir.kpatr«ck for $351 97.
2938. A. Flake & Co. vs. Hv. and George Seivers
judgment by default for $2D0 49.
3021. <i. Seeligson & Co. vs. L. Solomon; judg-
ment by default for $227 79.
B.ecordor's Court.
Eliza Green, abusing and insulting; dismissed.
Pat Devine, abusing and insulting; dismissed.
Ada Mitchell, refusing to pay hack hire; dis-
missed. hack fee being paid.
Pat Short, assaulting and striking; alias capias.
John -McLean, assaulting and striking; cotinued
to 8th.
Pat Short, fined $5 and attachment ordered for
him.
John Smith, drunk and unable; fined $10. Judg
meut suspended.
Eliza Hooks, disorderly conduct; fined $10 or
twenty days.
O. L. Bears, disorderly conduct; continued.
B. F. Hines. violating ordinance to establish and
designate stands for vehicles: continued to 18th.
Andrew Maguire, assaulting and striking; con
tinued to 18th.
Thomas McKuon, drunk and down; fined $5 or
five days.
Jennie Hutchins, drunk and disorderly; con-
tinued to 18th.
H. B. Yammer, vagrancy; continued to 18th.
STATE CASES.
Mrs. Patrick Devine, assaulting Mrs. Green; con
tinued to 18th.
Sam Williams, theft of property of less value
than $20; plea of guilty and held in $250 to appear
before the Criminal Court.
John Pace, assault and battery: fined $10 and
costs.
Andrew McGuire, assault with intent to murder:
continued to 18th.
Samuel Williams, theft of property of tne value
of $7: held iu the sum of $250 to appear before the
Criminal Court.
Xce-Cream and Strawberry Festival
A uice entertainment will be given at the
Pavilion on Thursday, April 19, at which the
young ladies of the Dairy Maids have promised
another drill and to serve ice-cream and straw
berries to all who come. There will be music
and many other interesting features on this oc-
casion to make it one of the most enjoyable en
tertainments of the season. Preparations will
be made for a large crowd.
Important 10 Rlolliers,
Mrs. Winalow's Soothing Syrup is the only thing
that mothers can rely upon for their children. It cor-
rects acidity of the stomach, cures wind colic
regulates the bowels, and gives rest, health and
comfort to mother and child. During the process
of teething, its value is incalculable. It softens the
gums, reduces inflammation and allays all pain,
thereby giving rest to the child and comfort to the
mother. Twenty-five cents a bottle.
Cotton Market Report—Meeting- of
the City Council — The Shooting:
Tournament — Inquest — Miscella-
neous Notes.
[Special Telegram to The News.l
Houston, April 17.—Cotton market closed quiet
Sales, none. Quotations: low ordinary, 6%c;
ordinary, 73£c: eood ordinary, 89£c; low middling,
9J*c; middling, 99i,c; good middling, IOV4C; mid-
dling fair, 1056c.
Cotton receipts -Per Houston and Texas Central
railway—138 bales; Houston, 51; Galveston, 87.
Per International and Great Northern—23 bales
for Houston.
Per Houston East and West Texas—57 bales;
Houston, 32; Galveston. 25 bales.
Per Texas Western—18 bales for Houston.
The Houston Cotton Exchange has advanced the
fee for visiting members to $100, payable annually
in advance, and has also limited the active mem-
bership to 75, which must soon make certificates
of membership at a premium. A new Cotton Ex-
change building is actively discussed.
The County Commissioners Court met in special
session this morning to pass upon the plans and
specifications of Architect Duhamel for the new
court-house. The following bills were examined,
approved and ordered paid out of the general
fund:
A. W. Sittig, stationery for coimty clerk's
office and jury scrip book $12 90
G. M. Beauchamp, for amount advanced P.
M. Campbell "for making table and desk
for clerk s office 25 00
J. C. Baldwin, carrying sick to hospital 3 00
Crowley & Walsh, barrel of lime at jail 2 60
Conklin & Co., medicine at jail 6 75
F. Illig, chairs for county clerk's office 4 50
Geo. D. Barnard & Co., St. Louis, books and
stationery 17 55
The bill of J. R. Morris was referred to Commis-
sioner Frank S. Burke for examination, with pow-
er to act.
The assessment of Mandy Jackson was reduced
to $100 for unpaid year.
The assessment of Pierce Geiselman was fixed at
$300 for 1882, on 75x250 feet of block No. 42, south
side of Buffalo bayou, out of the g>. M. Williams
survey.
Petition of John Reichman to have his assess-
ment reduced was rejected.
The plans for the new court-house were exam-
ined, and Captain Howe, the eneineer of the Hous-
ton and Texas Central, was present with the court
giving it the benefit of his opinion. The court
finally turned over the specifications to Captain
Howe for an extended opinion, wnich was done,
however, over the protest of Commissioner Burke,
who considered this proceeding irregular. Court
adjourned till to-morrow.
The Criminal Court resumed Its trial docket this
morning and disposed of the following cases: Zilva
Daniels, disorderly house; nol pros. Lou Smith,
disorderly house: nol pros. A. De Gaulte, two
cases, theft and swindling; each nol prosequied.
George Wilson, theft; continued by State for wit-
nesses. W. Evans.Jiheft; reset for 26th. Milton Jones
obstructing railroad; guilty and two years in the
penitentiary. Joe Dean, aggravated assault; con-
tinued. John King, theft; guilty and two years in
the penitentiary. Angelina Johnson, disorderly
house; fined $100. Henry Archer, carrying con-
cealed and deadly weapons; fined $25.
Mayor Baker had a harvest this morning in his
court, disposing of the following cases: Alice Kel-
sey, Lizzie Williams, Emma Roberson, Rosa
Brown, Lilly Tullis, Adaline Brook*, Maria Adkins,
Celia Irvin, Alice Wilson and Mary Davis, all ne-
groes, were each fined $5 on the cha»-«3 of being
vagrants and prostitutes, and Wm. xClbert was
fined $5 for being drunk and down in the market.
This morning Marshal Wichman arrested two
men and locked them up in the calaboose on the
charge of theft. They refused to give their names.
It seems that under the pretense of taking a drunk-
en friend home they got a well-to-dG stranger, who
was intoxicated, into a hack, and then robbed him
of his watch, and had left the hack and were trying
to make their escape, when the hackman drovo
down to the station-house and reported the fact to
Marshal Wichman, leading to their arrest. The
party who was robbed fails to identify the men
and they deny the robbery.
This morning Officer G. E. Gorham, of the Fifth
ward, arrested a man named McLaughlin for rob-
bing another named McGraw, in the Fifth ward, of
$40. It is claimed that McLaughlin got McGraw
drunk and perpetrated the robbery. He is now in
jail to answer for the offense.
The man Masters, who was arrested Saturday
for playing a confidence game to the tune of $50
on two German preachers of Grimes county, is
still in custody. The names of the victims are
Messrs. Becker and Lange. They have been noti-
fied by the marshal to appear and prosecute, and
if they do not do so Masters will have to be re-
leased.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church have
abandoned the idea of their grand festival to havo
been given on May 8.
The Evening Age says: The three hundred tons
of cotton-seed hulls, piled up in the city mill yard3,
is intended for fuel to make steam. When the
hulls have been utilized iu that way they leave,
not as might be supposed, a bank of ashes fit only
to be thrown away, but a first-class article of po-
tassa, worth $12 a ton.
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
The City Council met in regular session at 4
o'clock this evening, with the following aldermen
resent, and Mayor Baker presiding: Messrs. J.
Lennedy, J. F. Meyer, S. O'Flynn, W. D. Cleve-
land, T. W. House, J. C. Thomas and J. R. Little.
The principal object of the meeting being the ap-
pointment of an assessor and collector to succeed
Mr. Walker, a caucus of the council was held be-
fore the meeting, which resulted in the unaniqjous
confirmation of Mayor Baker's appointment, Mr.
J. M. Tryon.
The following petitions were read and acted
upon:
From residents on Travis street, asking for a
good sidewalk on that street, from Prairie to Me-
Kinney street, to be built at the expense of proper-
ty holders. On motion, petition granted.
From property holders on Texas avenue, also
asking for a sidewalk from Travis to Crawford
street, on the same conditions. Granted.
From J. C. Conliff, asking reduction of his as-
sessment on four lots to $500.
From W. G. Heintze, asking reduction of assess-
ment on two lots from $1500 to $800.
From August Schilling, asking reduction of as-
sessment ou his property on Montgomery road to
$1000.
From Wm. Schelley, asking reduction on his pro-
pertv to $2000.
From Jenny N. Hurley, of Bexar county, asking
reduction of assessment on block 306 to $500, to
conform to county assessment.
All of the above petitions were referred to the
Board of Appraisment.
The Police Committee returned the reports of the
mayor and marshal for March approved. Report
adopted.
Alderman Flynn, as the chairman of a special
committee on street-work, was granted further
time.
The special committee appointed to pass upon
the propositions of the Electric Light and Gas-
light companies to ligrht the city, reported as fol-
lows: One electric light, placed at the intersection
of two streets will thoroughly light two and a
half blocks each way, say ten blocks, at a cost of
$24 per month. To light this space with gas would
require at least ten lamps at $2 SO per month,
which would be about $28 per month. The Elec-
tric Light company proposes to furnish thirty-two
lights of a capacity of 2000-candle power for each
light, and place them wherever designated, at a
cost of l?0 cents per night for each lamp. The Gas
company proposes to erect lamps on the line of
their mains only, and to furnish the amount of
light equal to thirty-two electric lights would re-
Home Industry.
Gentlemen desiring a superior shirt—guar-
anteed in every particular—should visit Mor-
ris, und save commissions paid on goods made
elsewhere. Send for directions for self-meas-
urement.
CJ. T. Morris, the Shirtmaker, Galveston.
Bryant and Stratton Business College,
Corner Fifth and Market, St. Louis, qualifies
young men for real life by fitting them for
business and as telegraph operators, etc. Send
for circular.
If your complaint is want of appetite, try half a
wine-glass of Axgostcra Bitters half an hour be-
fore dinner. Beware of counterfeits. Ask your
grocer or druggist for the genuine article, manu-
factured by l>r. J. G. B. Siegert & Sons.
M. P. Hennessy
Is the sole agent for the Grand Charter Oak,
Buck's Brilliant, Old Buck's Patent and Pride
of Texas cooking stoves.
Visitors to Dallas,
Call on I-Iickox, the druggist, COS Main
street, for pure drugs, " Odontikos," for the
teeth, best soda and mineral water.
Durkee's Salad Dressing is the best thing of the
kind ever sold. With it superb salad o£ any kind
can be made without delav or trouble. It is also
one of the best of sauces for cold meats.
A Cousli, Cold or Sore T.'iroat should
not be neglected. Beown's Bronchial Troches
are a simple remedy, aud will give immediate re-
lief. Price 25 cents. _
Br. Goo. P. Sail,
Oculist and Aurist, Galveston, Texas. Office,
Tremont hotel. Kntrance on Church street.
She has the complexion of a peach. Fozzo-
ni's Medicated Complexion Powder did it. A11
druggists keep it.
Diocese of-Toxas.
Bishop Greco's Winter and Spring Visitations.
Nacogdoches Wednesday, Ayril 18
ban Augustine... ,4th Sunday after Easter, April 22
Columbia oth Sunday after Easter, April 29
V„a"e3' Ascension Day. May S
Matagorda Sunday after AscenaioB Mav 6
totwori* Whit Sunday, toy 13
figures are based upon actual ratios as taken
from the market-house, the ground floor of which
is lighted up on Saturday evenings with six elec-
tric lights, displaying 126 eras jets, and also giving
much more light and of a better quality. We find
from this data that one electric light is about equal
to twenty-one gas jets, and we believe that the
greatest efficiency of lights can be obtained by
placing the electric lights on poles of suitable
hight at the centers of the intersections of streets,
thereby economizing every particle of
light. Placing the lamps on the corners of
the streets is not only following the
old fashioned method, but. in our opinion, is an
aetual loss of fully 30 per cent, of the light. In
conclnsion, your committee recommends the
adoption of its original report now on lile, with the
following amendments, viz,: that the poles shall
not be less than 20 feet high, and shall be placed
at the centers of the street crossings, and that the
Electric Light company shall be allowed 80 cents
per lamp per night, instead of 82^ cents, as men-
tioned in the former report. J. C. Thomas,
John Kennedy.
A minority report upon the propositions was
submitted by Alderman -Meyer, in effect that he
did not think the city financially in a condition to
which
the
pay S9316 per year for lighting the city, whic
Avould be the cast of thirty-two electric lights, th
minimum number proposed by the company, and
while he did not claim any .superiority of gas over
electric lights, yet to have the city lighted, he
would recommend 150 gas lamps as proposed by
the Gas company at the cost of $4770 per annum.
Mr. M. Raphael, the president of the Electric
Light company, and Mr. White, the superintend-
ent of the (ias company, both being present, they
were invited to address the council relative to their
propositions. Mr. Raphael accepted and address-
the council as follows:
Gentlemen: I desire to state to the Honorable
Board of Aldermen, before taking a final vote on
the propositions now before vou, that the subject
of electrio light, being new and interesting, is one
worthy of your serious consideration. I feel that
we can show that it would be a great advantage to
the city to use electric lights; that their general
adoption would be conducive to good morals, make
our streets more safe at all hours of the night, as
sist the police in the performance of their duties,
prevent disorder in certain localities, and have the
effect of making our city more pleasant and at-
tractive .
Of all the artificial lights known the electric
light is the most powerful and diffusive. It
is specially adapted to lighting up streets,
bridges, squares and public places. It
has passed the experimental stage, and
Is adopted by nearly all of the principal
cities in the United States and Europe as oeing the
most powerful, effective, and economical lighUfor
outdoor illumination. I hesitate to say anything
about gas, but, in order that the merits of electric
light may be best explained, we must have a stand-
ard to judge bv, hence, I speak of gas in order
that a comparison may be had in view of the com-
petititive propositions.
If your honorable board, in considering the pro-
consider the difference in the illuminating power
of each, light for light. Then only can we arrive
at the comparative economy of the two
prepositions. 1 propose to furnish thirty-
two lights, giving a brilliancy of two thousand
candle - power, ench# light. Now, I do
not know what candle*-power the Gas company
propose to give in their street lamps, but am willing
to concede that they are good 12-candle power jets.
Now, you can make your own calculations as to
how many gas-lamps would be required at 12-
candle power to yield the 64,000-candle power
illumination of our thirty-two lamps. I do not hes-
itate to state that the thirty-two lights we propose
to furnish, erected in their best position, that is at
the intersection of streets, will give more and bet-
ter.lights en your streets and bridges than 000 gas-
sav 1 to 2 o'clock a. m., if 200 lamps have to be lit
when the moon goes down, it must take one man
two hours or two men one hour to light these
iamps, thus leaving many portions of the city in
utter darknesss. The same thing would occur
should a storm arise during the moonlight hours,
causing even greater loss of time and inconvenience.
With the electric light^ system, however, a much
more prompt and effective service is guaranteed. As
soon as the. moon goes down, or a sudden storm
darkens the sky, the generator is turned on, and
instantaneously every lamp in the city is lit up by
electricity,and not a moment of darkness falls upon
the streets. This, gentlemen, you will observe, is
great economy, and gives us decided advantages
ever the old system of lighting by hand. Again,
in the item of lighting up our bridges, with their
approaches, we claim, that one electric light hung
in the center (like the one which we have burning
on the Iron bridge at present), will light the same
more effectively than 20 gas lamps, all in a line,
across the bridge and its approaches.
New York is fast putting in street after
street of electric lights. Boston is lit up with
them exclusively. Kansas City, Chicago, St,
Louis, Cincinnati. Atlanta, and. many other
cities are putting up electric lights for street pur-
poses, while the city of Philadelphia the other day
has contracted to light up the entire Delaware
river front.
I would say, in conclusion, that I have placed the
price per lamp at 80c, instead of 82V$c. aud would
ask you, gentlemen, to bear in mind that in com-
.ring the gas proposition with ours, dollar for
liar, you must, in justice to the bids, compare
electric light with gas, light for light. Thus com-
pared—and that is the only just and equitable
method of comparison—you will conclude, gentle-
men, as all other boards of aldermeu have done,
that our light, quantity for quantity, is by far the
cheapest and best light for the city of Houston.
Your honor, and gentlemen, I thank you, for
your courtesy and marked attention.
lamps placed on street corners. To put it in an-
other form, we propose to furnish 64-000-candle
power light for $708 per month. Now to obtain
that same amount of light at the Gas company's
rates would cost the city over $2000 per month.
This great disparity of figures may appear start-
ling, but you have simply to look at
the Market-house ground-floor lights to
convince you of their correctness. We
have there six electric lights in the interior, which,
besides giving much more light, displaces 326 gas
jet8,%hTch were formerly used. This makes tne
ratio of oue electric light for twenty-one gas jets.
But. in the city of Boston (which is now lit up en-
tirely by electricity), the proportion is even more
surprising. There, the City Council have erected
1500 electric lights which have displaced 10,236 gas
lamps! This proportion is one to sixty-eight,
hence, in the matter of quantity of light, the pre-
ponderance is unquestionably In favor of the elec-
tric light. Now, I wish to call the attention of
your honorable board to another question. Our
competitors propose to erect their gas lamps on
the line of their mains. Now, I do not know where
their mains are, neither does their proposition
state it, but the fact remains that the area
of their lighting capacity is circum-
scribed, at the outset. Now. I take it,
that your honorable body, in lighting up our
city, which has been plunged in darkness
for so many years, proposes to give the
greatest good to the greatest number. Hence,
our proposition to place these electric lights
throughout the city, In the First, Second, Third,
Fourth and Fifth wards, north and south Of
Buffalo bayou, on all of the bridges spanning the
bayou, wheresoever designated by your City Coun-
cil, regardless of existing or former lines of street
lighting, would thereby give the greatest gooa to
the greatest number.
Another point, supposing you have gas. and on
mooulig&t ttightft the lights Are not to be Ut until,
Alderman Thomas moved to adopt the majority
report, but withdrew his motion for a motion of
Alderman Cleveland that the matter be laid over.
The propositions were laid over until October,with
the privilege of taking them up again at any date
before that time if the council sees fit.
The. Board of Appraisement reported unfavor-
ably upon the petitions of the following persons,
asking for reauctions in their assessments: E.
Scherman, Ann Warwick, L. C. Nobles' E. L. Den-
nis, A. F. Sillman, Henry Bonner. W. L. Blanton,
W. B. Pullman, H. A. Gardner, Mary Fitzgerald,
Jas. Carlton, Hester D. Needham, Jacob Meyer,
Geo. Dumble and Charles Chatman. The board
reported favorably upon the petitions of the fol-
lowing: Emile Newman, A. K. Taylor, S. L. Sam,
F. Fenwick, Martin A. Wynn and Louis Hillendle.
They also reported reducing the assessment of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company to S2000, and the as-
sessment of F. H. Shuster to $500. Report adopted.
Mayor Baker stated that at this meeting it was
his duty to nominate a city physician to serve for
the ensuing year, and he nominated the present
incumbent, Dr. R: Rutherford, whose nomination
was confirmed by the council by a unanimous
vote.
He also stated that it became his duty to nomi-
nate a city assessor and collector to fill the vacancy
caused by the removal of P. C. Walker, and for
possession he placed in nomination Mr. J. M. Try on,
an assessor and collector in former years. Mr.
Try-on's nomiuation was also confirmed by a unani-
mous vote.
No further business appearing the council ad-
journed till to-morrow evening at 4 o'clock, to re-
ceive Mr. Tryon's bond.
SHOOTING TOURNAMENT.
The shooting tournament continued to-day at the
Fair grounds, and the attendance was quite as
large as on the first day. The first match taken
up was the unfinished match of yesterday, as re-
ported in The News, and in the shoot-off of ties in
this match D. W. C. Dunn, of Houston, won the
first money, T. W. Dollarhide, of Denison, second,
and the third money was divided between J. W.
Kennedy and W. E. Jenkins, of Bastrop; fourth
money divided between J. W. Davis and J. J.
Weiss, of Houston.
The first regular match shot to-day was a
sweepstakes match, 5 pigeons, 31 yards" rise, pri-
vilege of both barrels. Entrance. $10, birds in-
cluded. Forty per cent, to first, §0 per oent. to
second, 20 per cent, to third, and 10 per oant to
fourth.
There were forty-five entries for this matoh and
the score resulted as follows:
W.W.Holland 1 0 111—4
W. A. S. Haynie 1 1 0 1 1—4
J. R. Carleton 0 0 1 0 1— 2
C. R. Robinson 1 1 1 0 1—4
Jas. Jenkins 0 1 0 1 1— 3
Jas. Hucker 1110 3—4
D. W. C Dunn 1 0 1 1 0— 3
J. L. Bates 1 0 1 0 0—2
W.L.Douglas 10 111—4
O. F. Nash 10 10 1—3
J. J. Weiss 0 1 1 1 0—3
E. McCall 0 0 111—3
E. H. Night 1 1 0 0 0—2
J. #1 Petmecky 1 1 1 0 1—4
H Fontaine 1 1 0 1 1—4
C R. Haynie 11110—4
A E. Jenkins 1 1 0 1 1—4
W. V. Fort 0 0 0 0 0—0
J. S. McCall 0 0 0 1 0—1
John Warren 1 0 0 1 0— 2
J.M.Johnson 0 1 1 1 3—4
F. Liester 1 1 1 1 1— 5
S. A. Garland 0 1 0 1 1—3
L. L. Maughs .. 1 0 0 0 0—1
W. A. Ryan 1 1 0 1 1—4
Albert Erichson. 0 1 1 1 1—4
T. W. Dollarhide 0 ! 1 0 0— 2
J. M. Jamison 0 0 10 1—2
P. B. Watson 1 0 1 1 1— 4
B. A. Calhoun 1 1 1 0 0—3
A. Stude 0 1111—4
J.W.Davis 110 0 1—3
G. L. Porter 1111 1— 5
C. P. Pettitt 11111—5
J. M. Day 0 0 111—3
J. W. Kennedy 0 1 1 0 1— 3
J.H.Mason 0 110 1—3
J. H. Blake, 1 0 1 1 1—4
J. S. Simpson. 0 0 11 1— 3
J. D. Yoeum 0 1 1 0 1— 3
J. P. Leaverton 10 111—4
G. M. Van Liew I 0 0 1 0— 2
Jas. Whyte ..1011 0— 3
R. H. Downey 0 0 1 1 0— 2
H. M. Thompson 1 0 1 1 0—3
The first money was divided between F. Leister,
of Denison, George L. Porter, of Houston, and C.
C. Pettitt, of Galyeston. The second money was
won by W. L. Douglas, of Liberty. Third money
divided between D. W. C. Dunn, of Houston, and S.
A. Garland, of Waco. Fourth money between J.
Jamison and R. H. Dowser, Qf Houston.
The second m»-^jj wasjat Ave pairs double glass
balls; entrance, K
First Prize—Fifty dollars cash.
Second Prize—Gold-heaueu wane, donated by
Sweeney & Coombs; value, $35.
Third Prize—Ono Winchester rifle, donated by
E. P.Hamblen; value, $20.
Fourth Prize—Two quarter kegs powder, do-
nated by L. T. Noyes; value, $10.
There were thirty entries for this match, and
the score was «s follows:
P. B. Watson
. 0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1— 8
J. H. Blake
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1— 7
Jno. Hajnie
. 1
0
1
1
1
1
r
0
1
0— 7
W. L. Douglas
. 0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1— 5
J. S. Simpson
J. R. Carle ton
. 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0— 9
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0— 7
J. W. Davis
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0— 6
Jas. Hucker
. 1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1— 7
D. W. C. Dunn
. 1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1— 8
J. J. Weiss ..
. 1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1— 8
J. H. Mason
. 1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0- 8
C. R. Robinson ...
. 1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0— 7
A. Stude
. 1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0- 7
J. W.Johnston
. 1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0- 5
E. McCall
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0- 8
S. Toliaferro
. 0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0— 6
Q. L. Porter
. 1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1— 9
J. L. Bates
. 1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1— 6
J. C. Petmencke ..
. 1
0
.1
1
1
6
1
1
1
3— 8
B. A. Calhoun
. 1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0- 7
W. E. Jenkins
. 1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0— 8
J. W. Kennedy—
. 1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0— 5
W. A. Ryan
. 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0— 9
M. Van Liew
. 0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3— 8
A. Erichson
. 1
1
1
1
1
I
1
1
1
3—10
W. W. Holland
. 1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0— C
C. R. Haynie
. 1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0— ti
T. W. Dollarhide.
. 1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
3— 9
J. P. Leaverton..
. 1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1— 6
J. S. McCall
. 1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0— 4
First prize to Albert Erichson, of Houston; sec-
ond prize to T. W, Dollarhide, of Denison; third
prize to J. C. Petmencke, of Austin; fourth prize
to B. A. Calhoun, of Bryan,
The third match was at five pairs clay pigeons.
Entrance, $4.
First prize—one fine sewing machine, donated by
O. Erichson & Co.; value, $60.
Sscond prize—one canvas folding boat, donated
by Weiss & Hucker; value, $40.
Third prize—one silver cup, donated by J. L.
Mitchel; value, $20.
Fourth prize—two quarter kegs powder, donated
by L. T. {toyes; value, $10.
There were thirty one entries for this match,
which was shot with the following score:
James Hucker lOlliiioiO— 7
H. Fontain 111111100 0—7
J. W. Middlebrook. lllOliinio— 7
J. S. McCall 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0—4
J. W. Kennedy 1010001110—5
E. McCall 110011100 0— 5
D. W.C.Dunn 1010101111—7
W. E. Jenkins 1011111013—8
C. R. Haynie 0011100010—4
J. H. Mason 1010101011—6
J.H.Blake 1110000010—4
G. M. Van Liew...! 111110101 0— 7
J. L. Bates 1 000 1 0 1 0 00—3
John Haynie 1011111000—6
C. R. Robinson 1011110010—6
J. S. Simpson 1010111010—6
W. A. Ryan 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0—5
P.B.Watson 1011111010—7
J. W. Davis 101 1011010—6
W. L. Douglas 0000000010—1
J.J. Weiss 1113 101110—8
A Stude 1010101011—6
Albert Erichson 101110101 0— 6
J. C. Petmencke ..1011101111—8
J. W. Johnson 001 0111 li l 7
B. A. Calhoun 1 000 1 000 1 1— 4
G. L. Porter ..1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 l 1—6
W. W. Holland 11101 1101 0 7
W. A. S. Haynie... 1110100010—5
S. Talifcrro 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0— 2
Jas. Jenkins 001110101 1 6
T. W. Dollarhide... 111110101 0—7
J.D. Yocum 1100111011—7
First prize divided between J. J. Weiss, of Hous-
ton; J. C. Pitmencke, of Austin; W. E. Jenkins, of
Bastrop. Second between H. Fontaine and G. M.
Van Lew. of Houston. Third prize won by A*,
Erichson, of Houston. Fourth to W. A. Ryan, of
Austin.
The tournament will continue to-morrow and to
the 20th inclusive.
MISCKIJLANIOUS NOTES.
The closing reception of Miss Surdain's dancing-
school, at Turner hall, to night, was largely at-
tended by the elite of the city.
Jeff. Buckingham, the driver of hook and lad-
der company, who was arrested and jailed a few
days ago on the charge of burning the truck-
house, was released to-day on $500 bond, W. B.
Baker aud A. J. Pannell being the sureties.
Your reperter was in error in stating the Hous-
ton Volksfest would take plaoe on May 2d and 3d.
The 3d and 4th are the dates, being so arranged in
order not to interfere with the Galveston Maifest.
A self-propeliing circular railroad, has been an-
other feature secured *y the Volksfest committee
The State Sportsmen's association met to nieht
and elected W. A. Ryan, ef Austin, president.
Other proceedings were deferred until Thursday,
that the association may hear frem Foit Worth,
where they desire to hold the next tournament.
The other officers are all elected in cities where
the tournaments are held. The Slate msdal will
be shot for to morrow, twenty glass halls, with a
team of four from each club. Houston aud Waco
has each won this medal once, and if olther of
these cities win it to-morrow it will be theirs per-
manently. The Houston club has not yet selected
a team, but the Waco team consists of H. M.
Thompson, W. V. Fort, E. McCall aud S. A. Gart*
laud,
Gaston Moslier, of the Wabash line, is in the city.
NEGRO "WITH HIS THROAT CUT—INQUEST.
This morning as two little boys were coming
into town they discovered in the woods, near the
Fair grounds, a negro with his throat cut from
ear to ear and a rope tied around his neck, indi-
cating: that he had been murdered and dragged to
the spot. They reported the case to the authori-
ties on reaching the city, and Justice Bringhurst
went out to hold an inquest. The inquest was
commenced in the morning where the body was
found, and the flrat witness was Ambrose Monford,
who testified that he and two others discovered
the body lying near the boia d'arc hedge in front
of the Fair grounds this morning. The body was
lying in the ditch, and had a rope around the
nock. The throat was cut, He saw no one near
the corpse.
Frank Simras, another boy who was with Mon-
ford, was examined and corroborated Monford's
statement.
J. C. Baldwin testified that he knew the deceased
to be a man named Milam. He last saw him at
his 6table on tlio 16th. Deceased had told his
cook, Angelina Rice, that two men had attacked
him some time ago. He (the witness) did not know
who they were. Mrs. Baldwin gave th©
deceased some money yesterday evening
for marketing. Deceased had been living
with witness for eight or nine years. Witness did
not know his aee, but thought him tp be about 50
years of age. Deceased had been separated from
his wife for about two years. His wife (named Su-
san) lived at Mr. Franklin's. Deceased was sup-
posed to have considerable money, and some par-
ties broke into the house two or tnree weeks ago
and dug up the flre-placo in hopes of finding it.
He had never heard the deceased lay anything
about tfuioid*,
This was all the evidence taken in the morning,
and the inquest was postponed until 3 o'clock in
afternoon, when it was resumed at Justice Bring-
hurst's office.
Susan Carter, the wife of the deceased, was the
first witness, and testified that the name of the de-
ceased was Milam Williams. He and I have been
separated about two years, and he has not visited
me since. I had not seen him since Christmas until
this morning when I saw him dead. Last time I
saw him alive we spoke of a reconciliation. I
told him if he behaved himself we would live to-
gether again, and if he did not somebody would
blow his light out. He laughed and said he would
quit running around so much. Jerry
Scott is a nephew of mine. I did
not see Jerry yesterday or last night, but
saw him this morning at Judge Crosby's gate. He
then told me tliat Milam came to him about dark
last night and asked him to go with him to his
girl's house. He fold Milam he could not go. 1
went down to see Jerry after I saw the corpse this
morning, to ask him if he knew anything about
Miiam's death. He said he was sorry for it. Milam
told me last Christmas that he had "his money
buried in the ground, and he was going
to keep it. I told him he had better dig it up and
spend it or somebody would blow his light out. I
never had any trouble with Milam about property
or money. The first question Jerry asked me this
morning was whether Milam was" killed. He did
not ask me any question as to the manner in which
he was killed, lie said he saw Milam last night
when he asked him to go with him and see his
girl. Jerry says he he told Milam he had better go
out Main street and no oue would trouble him.
Margaret Tread well, colored, was the next wit-
ess, and testified: I knew Milaiu Williams. I did
uot see the corpse, but was told that the corpse
was that of Milam Wiiliams. He was at my house
about 7 o'clock last night and asked me for his
supper, saying he had to go right back. He said
Jerry had got up a crowd, and that Pet Harris was
one of them, and that he was going with the
crowd. He said there were three to form the
crowd besides himself. He mentioned only Jerry
and Pet as being in the crowd. He then went out
and said be would be back after a while. He came
back about 11 o'clock. No ono came back
with him. He then said he had to go
right back again, as the crowd was waiting for
him, and he wont away again. Said he would re-
turn about 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning. 1 did not
see any Zone with hira. I was iu bed at the timo.
Milam said that Jerry Scott proposed to him to go
and whip two men, or some parties who had bro-
ken into his house, and were after him. He said
that Jerry had told him that he and Harris knew
where the men were, and would go with him to
whip them. I live in the Third ward, at Mrs. Glea-
son's house, on Caroline street, Milam and I were
living as man and wife. Milan told me he had
considerable money. We had been living together
air or seven months. He did not tell me how much
money he nad. [ havo not seen Jerry or Harris to-
day. Milam had a little seven-shooter pistol. I
heard about 13 o'clock to-day of Milam's death.
Milam always carried his pistol. He told me he
had it last night. He never toid me he was afriid
of any one killing him. He shot at some one last
Sunday night in Mrs. Smith's yard. She asked him
to do it, because the man was jurying around the
house. The man that was shot at ran under the
house. Do not know who he was.
John Bass, colored, ^stifled that he knew Milam
and his wife, Susan Carter. He heard Susan tell
Milam over a yelar ago that she would get even
with him if it took her seven years. They were
quarreling at the time. I was at the market early
this morning with Arthur Phelps and Paul Mor-
gan. A heavy-set colored man asked me who
Phelps was, and I toid hira he was an officer, when
he remarked that probably he was in search of the
party who had killed a man. I would know tiie
heavy-set man if I saw him again.
Angelina Rice, colored, testified that she worked
at Mrs. Baldwin's, where Milam did. He told h*r
about a week ago that he was up at Margaret's
house when some man came and told him that Mr.
Baldwin had broken his leg. He came down to i-ee
and found it untrue. This happened at night.
When he came out of the house a man grabned
him and a tall black man .rac away. They were
both colored men. He fired at them with a pistol.
1 knew some one broke into Milam's room and dug
up the hearth looking for money. Milam and
Jerry seemed to be friendly. I saw Jerry early
this morning and he said to me he had not seen
Milam since last night, and that it was early in the
night.
The verdict of the coroner's jury fn the case of
the killing of Milam Williams was that the de-
ceased came to his death at the hands of parties
unknown to the jury. Warrants were issued for
the arrest of Jerry Scott and Wm. Harris, charged
with the murder, and they were arrested this even-
ing. Harris afterward made his escape.
ON THlTVBBGB.
Zs a Revolution Impending—Uneasi-
ness in On* >ial Circles-
[Cable to the New York World.]
London, April 17.—The message of Emperor
William to the Reichstag, calling for legislation in
the interest of the working classes, excites a*
much uneasiness here in official circles as at Berlm
for the reason that it is believed to be inspired by
a distrust of the existing government of France,
and to cover a military programme which will
pretty certainly be carried out upon the first
symptom of political disturbances in France.
I have it on best authority that under orders from
Berlin a fortnight ago six divisions of German Im-
perial cavalry and four army corps have been got
into readiness to cross the French frontier in three
days time. Some of the socialist leaders in Ger-
many appeared inclined to cut out work nearer
home for this force by provoking overt disturb-
ances among German working classes, but as any
such attempt would be disastrous to the people it
is not likely it will be made.
The real danger to Europe at this moment te at
Paris, where men in authority seem to be en-
tirely isoapable of understanding the danger to
which they are exposing:, not only the peace of
the continent, but the very existence of tkcxr own
country. _
CRZaXES AND CASUALTIES.
Mysteriously Disappeared*
Kansas City, April 17.—Edward H. Sager, sity
clerk of Wyandotte, Kansas, has disappeared un-
der suspicious circumstances. Informal charges
have been made that he had defrauded the oitv by
means of false warrants and pay-rolls. An inves-
tigating committee was appointed last week. On
Friday Sager left his office, saying he was going
over to Kansas City, and has not been seen or
heard from since. Members of the committee re-
fuse to say antyhing concerning the'results of the
investigation, but rumors estimate a de>.v.ii of
$5000 to $25,000.
Destroyed by a Cyclone.
St. Louis, April 17.—Dispatches state that the
town of Zumbiata Fails, Wabasha county, Dls.,
was almost destroyed by a cyclone last Friday
night. Several buildings were entirely demol-
ished, a $5000 bridge wrtagtad, a large school house
and other buildings unroofed, and all stores and
houses on both sides of the street from Sugg's
The
hotel to the river had their fronts smashed.
damage is not estimated, but it will be quite heavy.
The same storm also did a good deal of injury to
farms in its track.
A Depjity Marshal Killed.
Little Rock, April 17.—A Gazette Fort Smith
special says that to-day, at Annona, Texas, United
States Deputy Marshal Layman, of th® Western
Arkansas district, was killed by John S. Lennox, a
Texas desperado, for whom' the deputy had a writ
for the murder of two men.
Lennox attacked the marshal's camp, in the
southern part of the Choctaw Nation, with a band
of outlaws, shot and killed l^ayman and roleased-
the prisoners in their possession.
An Express Car Robbed.
Louisville, April 17.—Last Sunday a through
Adams express «jar l*rt Cincinnati for Nashville
via the Short Line railway. The car was 1 n good
condition at La Grange, thirty miles from Louis-
ville, but on inspection after the arrival at East
Louisvnie i-he looks were found to be broken and
the contents scattered about and broken. The
amount of stolen good* is net learned owing to the
reticence of express officials. Some of the train
employes are under suspicion. *
A Sensational Rumor.
Sax Fbakcisco, April 17.—It is a common report
on the street and abeut the hotels, that this after-
noon the son of Senator Fair, of Nevada, aged
about 20. attempted to shoot Ins father, but was
prevented. Rumor attributes his act to domestic
difficulties between bis father and mother, coupled
with too free use of liquor by young Fair. The
matter is being kept very quiet, and it is difficult
to obtain definite information.
A Prisoner Identified*
Empoph. April 17.—Albert Taylor, the man ar-
rested near this city last week, has been fully iden-
tified as the man who, with his brothers, murdered
Sheriff Cot© and Deputy Sheriff Conway, of Ham-
ilton county, Tenn.,' last winter. Officers are here
with a requisition from the governor of Tennessee
to get the man, but he is held here under a $300
bond for assault with intent to kill.
Sent to Jail-
Kansas City, April 17.—The Times Tonganoxie
(Kan.) special says that the Rev. J. Comstock,
second-advent preacher, was arrested to-day
charged with the rape of the thirteen-year-old
daughter of Mr. Anderson, of Rene township. At
a hearing he was committed for trial and sent to
the county jail at Leavenworth.
Damaged by Hsg-h Water,
Troy, N. Y.. April 17.—The trestle work of the
Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway com-
pany, crossing at Saratoga Lake, was submerged
by high water yesterday and two freight trains
abandoned. High water also caused considerable
damage at Mechanicsville and other points along
the Hudson river.
An Unruly Pupil.
Wheeling, W. Va., April 17.—Mrs. Kate Griffith,
school teacher at Martin's Ferry, at tempted to cor-
rect William Beck, fifteen years ol«l. a pupil, when
he assaulted and beat her brutailv, uutil it is
thought she is fatally injured. Been was arrested.
A Fatal Difficulty.
Castleburt, Ky., April 17. —The sheriff of this
county last evening:, io attempting to quell a dis-
turbance among a lot «f raftsmen, was attacked by
one of them, named Dempsey, with a knife. The
sheriff fired and instantly killed Dempsey.
Robbery and Attempted Arson.
Franklin, O., April 17.—Grady's jewelrv store
was robbed yesterday morning of $4000 worth of
goods, and then fired. The fire was extinguished
with small loss,
G-uilty of Embezzlement.
Boston. April 27.—Harv«y n. FolfanKbee retract-
the plea of not guilty and pleads guilty of embezs
zlement of funds of the Police Relief association.
A Fatal mistake.
Montgomery, Ala., April 17.—Win. Dorsey early
this morning fatally shot his wife, mistaking her
for a burglar.
S. ABOK TKOUBI.ES.
Tanners' Strike-—Wtiners Sesame
W«rk«
Pittsburgh, April 17 -Tw« hundred tanners, or
about half the force employed in the Allegheny
tanneries, struck this naetning agaiast a reduction
of a dollar a wo^k. The tanneries ere runniug
wPh a reduced force, and it is thought the trouble
will be amicably settled within the next twenty-
four hours.
Coal minors along the Pan Handle road resumed
operation this U3»rni«ig at a reduced mining; rate
of three cents p*r bushel. Miners will continue
the work until cive result of arbitration is known.
The Strikers.
Pittsburgh, April 17.—Four hundred tanners of
Allegheny City held a meeting this evening and de-
cided to strike to-raorrew against a reduction of $!
Ser week in their wacrea,which the einploy*rshart*
ecided to insist upon. The employers are confi-
dent the strike will not last a week.
Railroad coal miners held a mfeting in this city
to-day. The proceedings are withheld, but it is
believed a strike has been decided upon.
Carpenters' Strike Successful.
New York, April 17.—Striking carpenters are re-
ported to be meeting with success in tb*ir demand
for $3 50 per day. It is reported some of them re-
turned to work^to-day at increased rates. A num-
ber of non-union men joined the strikers' ranks
during the day. The painter*'demand Cor an in-
crease from I 50 and $8 to $3 50 is reported to be
meeting with general iuccesa, most of the employ-
el's having given in at once and others promising
to do so Monday next. ' f
Goal X&iners Resume.
Pittsburgh, April 17.—Work was resumed to-
day iu all but three coal mines along the Panhan-
dle railroad, the miners agreeing to work for a re-
duction during the summer months, provided
cents per bushel would be paid alter the 1st of No-
vember.
Moulders Return to Work.
Reaping, Pa., April 17.—Striking moulders of the
Manhattan Hardware company returned to work
this morning, their committee having received
satisfactory torms from the flrrc.
Mexican Postal Service—Strike.
Mexico, April 17.—It Js'determined here to have
postal service koep pace with that of th« United
States. It is hoped the international money order
system will be established.
Mexican laborers on the Mexican Central rail-
way have struck for $1 a day.
A pure strengthening tonic, free from whisky
and alcohol; cures dyspepsia and similar diseases,
it has never been eaualed. Brown's Iron Bitters*
DOMESTIC DISPATCHES.
XTJEU&S OF NEWS FROM DIF-
FERENT DIRECTIONS.
XKemphis Races-
Memphis, April 17.—The Recond day of the
spring meeting of the new Memphis Jockey club
was a repetition of tho first as regards good
weather, track and attendance.
First Race-^Thfee quartersl mile, selling race:
Lute Fogel, favorite; Joe Shelby, seoond. Joe
Shelby won, second. heat. Time—1.18$^; 1.10^41
1.19V*.
Second Race—For two-years-old colts: Lloyd
Daly, favorite, won: Major Barclay, second; Gabe
C » third. Time—1.07&
Third Race—For three-year-old fillies, one and
one-lialf mile—Japonica won: Mavonaise, second ;
Myriad, favorite, third. Time—2.63^. Palis Mu-
tual s paid $54,
Fourth Race—Handicap hurdle race, one and
one-quarter mile. Gver live hurdles—Florence D.
won. Time—€.18. Annie G. fell at the second hur-
dle. Florence D. stumbled over and also fell.
Athelstane kept going, but refused the third hur-
dle. Patsey Ma^rath, the jockey of Florence D.,
ran and caught his horse, remounted and woo the
race amid great excitement.
Railway and Police RIatters.
New York. April 17.—It is officially stated the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad company will
issue $1Q,000,000 5 percent, debenture sinking fund
bonds to provide the necessary funds for the ac-
quisition of St. Paul and Omaha stock. The $10,-
000,000 debenture bonds have been sold to Kuhn,
Loeb Co., who, it is understood, represent a syndi-
cate of American and foreign houses. The election
takes place June 7. Books will close May 5 and
reopen June 9.
The police made the discover}' that the seizure
of gambling implements last night was not justi-
fied in law. The penal code authorizes the seizure
of paraphernalia if the owner is arrested and the
destruction of the articles if the owner is con-
victed.* Action for trespass and damage are bap-
posed to lie against the police.
A Ziouisville Project.
Louisville, April 17.—A suggestion has been
made to convert the Louisville Exposition building
into a hotel for the accommodation of visttors to
the Louisville Southern Exposition this year. The
building is a large brick, substantial and imposing
in appearance. Thp structure cau be readily ar-
ranged to comfortably accommodate 9000 guests.
The ground on which the building stands has
been purchased by the government as a site for the
new custom-house, and the request has been for-
warded to the secretary of the treasury to permit
the building to remain until after the close of the
Southern exposition. Should this request not be
gran ted, other steps will be taken to afford the full-
est accommodation to all visitors, as Louisville is
doing nothing by halves in a matter of great en-
terprise.
IfCayors of Cities-
Albany. April 17.—3Iayor Edson made an argu-
ment to-day before the Committee on Cities of the
legislature in favor of his bill clothing tne mayor
with power to appoint chiefs of departments and
commissioners, and depriving the Board of Alder-
men of the right to confirm the nominations of the
mayor. He said the present system is demoraliz-
ing and dangerous to the public interests, be-
cause the agreement between the mayor and the
present confirming power must necessarily be
based upon compromise and concession.
This had been the o&se for the past ten or twelve
years, and during that period very few appoint-
ments had been made except such as were the re-
sult of political combinations-ltnd" bargains, sueh
as demoralize the public service and deteriorate
the cnaracter of public servants.
Mayor Swing's Appointments.
St. Louis, April 17.—Mayor Ewing sent his ap-
pointments for the next four years to the Cfty
Counail to-night. The most notable of these are
Chauncey I. Filley, known in politics as Boss Fil-
ley, and a broad aspirant for a place in both the
Garfield and Arthur Cabinets, to be assessor and
collector of water rates.
H. Clay Sexton is reappointed chief of fire de-
partment, and General John D. Stevenson is named
for health commissioner, vice Charles W. Francis
resigned. The appointment of Mr. Filley was a
great surprise and caused a good deal of comment
on the street and at the hotels to-night. There
seems to be no doubt of his confirma%iofi by the
council.
The Telegraph Controversy.
Chicago, April 17.—In view of the action of the
City Council last night, directing the mayor to en-
force the ordinance requiring all telegraph and
telephone wires to be placed under ground. May 1,
the evening papers to-day publish interviews witii
Western Union officials who are quoted as saying
if the course outlined is pursued it will possibly be
the quickest method of obtaining a final settle-
ment, as officials assert that the wires can't go
underground by any known process by the dale
mentioned, and" that if the wires are cut the com-
pany can stand it if the business public can.
A Campaign Document-
Boston, April 17.—The Republican State Central
Committee will issue a circular, offering for sale a
bill against General Butler of about $-800, claimed
to be due one Leet, of Southboro, who in reply to
the offer of a reward by General Butler for a per-
son to father a document entitled 44 Nuts for Butler
to Crack," claimed he wrote it and demanded the
reward, which has not been paid.
The Irish Convention.
Buffalo, N. Y., April 17.—The president of the
American National Land League has cabled Par-
nell: The Philadelphia convention can not be
postponed. We regret you can not be with us,
but everything indicates the convention will be
the largest ana most important ever held by Irish-
Americans.
Cincinnati Dramatic Festival.
Cincinnati, April 17.—The Dramatic Festival
association are finding a serious difficulty in pro-
viding for the press. They say they have already
over 2500 applications for press tickets from all
parts of the country. The sale of single seats
now progressing shows a preference for the Julius
Caisar and Hamlet performances.
A Priest's Suicide.
St. Paul, Minn.. April 17.—Rev. John W. Schenck,
a Roman Catholic priest, at Long Prairie, was
found dead in his bedroom Sunday, under circum-
stances plainly pointing to suicide, His death was
occasioned by a bullet wound, and a revolver with
one chamber-empty was found lying by his body.
Cause, despondency.
Mississippi Politics.
Jackson, Miss., April 17.—John li. Lynch, chair-
man of the Republican State Committee, has
called a meeting of leaders from different parts of
the State at Jackson on June 12. Chalmers has
called a meeting of Republicans on July 4.
Election Cases Postponed.
Chasleston, S. C., April 17.—Owfag- to a de-
ficiency in the appropriation for the payment of
the expenses, all witnesses and defena&ts in the
election cases have been discharged from further
attendance at this term of the United States Court.
Rejected the Blot ion.
Albany, n. y., April 17.—The Senate, 19 to 8. re-
jected a motion to pay $15,000 to Mr^. Martha
Washington, widow or Dr. Lawrence A. Washing-
ton, of Denison City,'.Tex., for the purchase of cer-
tain relics of George Washington.
Saturday's Storm.
St. Paul, Minn., April 17.—Advices from the
northwest show the storm of last Saturday did
but little damage beyond delay to seedfiy At
Bismarck fears of a flood have not been realized,
and the danger has passed.
Slig-h Ijicense-
Minnkapolis, Minn., April 17,—The license upon
saloons has heretofore beeu $100. The City Coun-
cil last night raised it to $1500. The saloon men
will use every effort to induce Mayor Ames to veto
the bill.
A Suit Annulled-
PrrrsBURGn, April 17.—The case of Mary Sohen-
ley against the city of Pittsburgh, for the recovery
of property valued at $:!.000.iXK), was non-suited to-
day, Judge Stowe deciding the plaintiff had no
title.
Prohibition in Delaware.
Dover, Del.. April 17.—The House, 11 to 5, indefi-
nitely postponed the Senate bill providing for the
submission of the question of license on prohibi-
tion to the poople.
THE gOHILLER CASE.
He is Acquitted of the Charge of Arson
—Incidents.
Milwaukee, Wis., A*pril 17.—Attorney Semers,
of the prosecution, addressed the jury in the
Schiller trial this morning. Fully reviewing t*e
evidence, following Schiller almost to the very
door of the NewhaU house, and laying particular
stress on the fact that while the accused had made
up his mind, according to his own testimony, to go
home, he yet turned toward the Newhall-house
on leaviag Newbauer's gambling house, instead ef
toward home, which was in au opposite direction.
This afternoon Judee Mallory is engaged in giving
his charge to the jury, when the case closes, and
the public will wait for a verdict.
Milwaukee, April 5.—Georgo Schiller, accused
of setting fire to the Newhall-house on the morn-
ing of January 10. last, was to day acquitted by
the jury. Five ballots were taken, and only one
of the jurors was for conviction in all that time,
and he finally gave in because the judge-instructed
him if there was any doubt in his
mind he must give the prisoner the benefit of the
doubt. The court-room re echoed with cheers
when the verdict was announced, and hundreds
crowded abou^ Scniller to grasp his hand. The
jury was out just two hours. The trial has lasted
a week, and nearly 100 witnesses have been called.
The prisoner was traced to within half a block of
the scene, and admitted on the stand that he was
in front of the NewhaU house only a few minutes
previous to the tiiiie the alarm was sounded.
Tne cause assigned by the prosecution for the.
fiendish act wjis that Scheller owed over $4000 and
had heavy insurance on the stock of liquers in the
store in the basement of the NewhaU house. Once
previously gas jets in his place had been found
turned on and one was burning. After Schiller
was arrested his father-in-law died at the hospital
under circumstances pointing to suicide. His
father-in-law was interested with him in business.
Schiller says he will remain in Milwaukee.
A MUaDEHBR'SOOKFESSION.
James Triglown's Crime—Shooting a
Rival and Killing His Sweetheart.
Mokristown, y. J.. April 17.—Jamoa Triciown,
sentenced to be executed to-morrow for the mur-
der of Minnie Chigwiu, has confessed. His state-
ments at the time of the trial agamst the girl were
false. He never knew anything detrimental to her
character.
He confessed having foUowed Minnie and Harry
James, his rival, aloug the tow path, and attempt-
ing to shoot James, but his revolver missed fire the
first time, and Minnie, stepping between himself
and James, received the secoud shot, la the strug-
gle both rolled into the canal, and when he diseu-
gaged her arms from his neck she was dead. He
then made an attempt at self-destruction, one bul-
let passing In at the back of the ear. The sheriff
thinks this is a true statement.
Trfglawn busied himself to-day writiug a letter
to his mother, bidding his brother good-bye, and
conversing with his spiritual adviser.
A couple who lived at Dundee,
Hell overboard into the sea,
'J hey were stiff as a post
When they reached the coast,
But tit. Jacobs Oil cured he and she.
Singular Proceeding.
Halifax, April 17.—The actions of the American
fishing schooner. Ansill, off this port Saturday, is
atlrsctiBg aitemiou. Some of the crew landed,
ant! during the night the grass around Point Bat-
tery was ftred. Soldiers extinguished the flames.
The schooner, without reporting here, disappeared
this morning.
Hop Bittkp.s does not exhaust and destroy,
but restores, cures, and makes new blood.
Let amusement fill up the chinks of your ex-
istence, but not the great spaces thereof.
drowned in beer
Concerning this Popular Beverage
Two Men Kxprew* their Minds.
u The fact is, gir, and you mav stick a pin there,
that the neople of this country are likely to be
drowned in a fiood of lager beer," shouted an en-
thusiastic teetotaler the other day into the ear of
your cornered correspondent. 41 That German
drink has struck us hard. It is the second deluge. "
t,!\es, and the worst of this beer-drinkiag busi-
ness is that ft gets up kidney troubles, as a heaw
wind raises the waves." added a city physician,
who had a knowledge of the times and a tendencr
to metaphor. "Tho uiidniffht 4 schooner' leaves
behind it a wake of furred tongues, headaches
tcrnid livers, nausea, and all that, and lavs thti
foundation of Bright's Disease."
This melancholy fact accounts in Dart for the
increasing sales of BENSON'S OAPCINE POROUS
BLASTER, "Vhich at once mitigates these symp-
toms. Price 25 cents. Ask your physician about ft.
SEABUUY & JOHNSON, Chemists, New York.
F0REI8N INTELLI8ENGE.
POINTS OF IKTBBBST BY AT-
LANTIC CABLE.
-Labor
The Czar~Th. Snltaa<
Troubles.
Berlin, April 17.—It is likely th*t the coronation
ot the czar will be postponed until the 10th of
June. The latest proclamation of the nihilists
merely refers to the czar in a scornful way, saying
he is beneath critieism. Well-informed persons in
Russsia express the opinion that no danger need
be feared by the czar at the coronation, with per-
haps the exception of the action of isolated fa-
natics, and even that is unlikely.
The Sultan of Turkey invited Baron Von Goltz,
of the general staff of the Oermari army, to enter
the Turkish service and reorganize the militarv
education of the troops. The emperor will permit
the baron to accept the invitation.
V/orkingmen are organizing for a general strike
for an increase of wages. '
The American Cattle Disease.
London, April 17.—In the House of Lords the
Duke of Richmond moved that the papers regard-
ing the foot and mouth disease of cattle be pre-
sented to the House and asked why the importa-
tion of cattle from the United States as weU as
France was prohibited. The lord-president of the
council and minister of agriculture denied that
the disease was prevalent to any large extent in
America, although the disease existed, there the
wholesale prohibition of the importation of Ameri-
can cattle was not justified.
Examined by Fenians.
London, April 17.—An affidavit of a clerk in the
postal telegraph says that men whom he supposed
to be Fenians accosted hira, bandaged his eyes in
a court near Broad street railway station, and
compelled him, under threats of his life, to answer
a question of the whereabouts of engines and num-
bers and duties of persons employed in the central
telegraph offices. He was afterward conveyed to
Kingston and questioned bv six men, some of
whom were Americans. The clerk has a brother
in America. He does not know how the Fenians
learned his name.
The Emperor of Annam.
Paris, April 17.—It is stated that should the em-
peror of Annam refuse the demands of France, a
thousand troops and>everal gunboats wiU be sent
to occupy strategic points.
The government hdfe expelled the nihilist, Ches-
tapeloff.
The Queen's Journey.
London, April 17.—The queen left Windsor this
morning for Osborne. Owing to troubles from her
sprained knee she was unable to walk, and had to
be lifted into the carriage. The route was care-
fully guarded.
English Races.
London. April 17.—The spring meeting at York
has opened. To-day's rac^for the Great Northern
handicap, was won by Boroer Minstrel, Mermaiden
second, Ben Alder third. There were eight start-
rs.
Epsom Meeting-.
London, April 17.—This is the first day of the
Epsom spring meeting. The race for the great Me-
tropolitan stakes, handicap, was won Dy Vista.
Alison second. Berzene third. Five ran.
The French in Africa.
Lisbon, April 17.—The French occupied Port
Negro, on the Congo, after some resistance by the
natives.
Destructive Fires.
London, April 17.—The loss by fire in Pater Nos-
ter square last night is £90.000.
JL HORRIBLE MURDER.
The Deed of a Jealous Husband—Shot
Dead.
New York, April 17.—The corner of Vanderbil
and Park avenues, Brooklyn, was the scene of a
horrible murder this afternoon. The slayer, Died-
rich Mahuken, has a grocery store at the corner
where the shooting occurred, and the victim. Died-
rich Stetfins, was a lager beer dealer at 108 Fifth
street.
SteflTins for a longtime had been paying attention
to Anna Doscher, Mahuken's niece, and who re-
sided with him and family over the store. Here
Steflins visited Miss Doscher. to whom he was en-
gaged to be married. Mahuken was very suspi-
cious of hira, and believed he was undulv intimate
with his wife. His wife, knowing his jealousy, got
Miss Doscher to move to a friend's house, and re-
quested Steffins to stay away.
Steffins was delivering goods opposite Mahu-
ken's store this afternoon and crossed the street in
answer to a call of a friend. He had hardly
reached the sidewalk when Mahuken approached,
holding: in his hand a revolver. Without a word
he fired five shots at Steffins, four balls entering
the head and the fifth his left breast. Steffins
dropped Uead. Mahuken was arrested,
and at the station-house admitted the murder.
Mrs. Mahuken says her husband had no grounds
for jealousy, and must have been insane when he
killed Sifcftius. The slayer is 39 and the victim 35
years old. _
FIRES,
A Fatal Fire-
St. Louis, April 17 —The Atlantic house, kept by
Godfrey Bhems and wife as a boarding-house, in
Albia, la., was burned early Sunday morning, and
Wm. McGill, Chas. Quiileu and Chas.'Spitfeel, rail-
road laborers, perished in the flames.
Factory Burned.
Leavenworth, Kan., April 17.—The Abernathy
furniture factory was totally destroyed by fire
this afternoon. Loss, $40,000; insurance, $25,000.
One man was fatally injured by jumping.
Fire at Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, April 17.—A fire broke out in the
Model flouring mill, of this city, owned by R. P.
Russell & Co., ana valued at $4v0,'»0, at 9 o'clock
this evening, destroying that structure. It is cer-
tain that the Dakota mill ad joining, valued at $25.-
000, owned by H. B. Brown & Co., will go, and
other more valuable mills in proximity may fol-
low. The Model and Dakota mills each had a ca-
pacity ©f 250 barrels.
Academy of Sciences.
Washington, April 17.—The National Academy
of Sciences met this afternoon at the National
museum. Twentv-six men were present, including
some of the best scientific men in the country.
Professor A. C. Marsh, vice-president, was in tile
chair and Professor Asa Hall acted as secretary.
Papers were read by Messrs. Leconte, Remsen,
Loomis, Cope and Hill. The academy will re-
main in session until Friday. To-morrow the
election wiU be held to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Professor Rogers, late president of
the academy-
Knights of Pythias Edition.
The special Knights of Pythias edition of th»
Sunday Opera-Glass made its appearance yes-
terday", replete with interesting reading matter
and containing portraits, with short biographi-
cal sketches, of the following prominent mem-
bers of the prder: A. R. Collins, P. G. C.,
Denison; Max Elser, G. C., Fort Worth; H. J.
Labatt, G. V. C., Galveston; W. H. Sutton,
G. P., Dallas; T. B. Hanna, G. M. of E., Deni-
son; P. S. Wren, G. K. of R. and S., Galves
ton. Supreme Representatives—J. P. Alax
ander, Fort Worth; T. W. Powell, P. C., For
Worth; W. W. Simpson, D. G. C., Galveston,
P. Tieling, P. C., Galveston; W. J. Burke,C.C.,
Galveston; Joe Levy, V. C., Galveston; A. C.
Garsia, K., Galveston; F. H. MciJahaa, K.,
Galveston. The Opera-Glass will lie found on
sale at book-stores in all the prominent cities
in the State. Price per copy, 10 cents.
Now, as the Spri.g Season
is fast approaokinc, and every live business
man is renovating bis store and is striving to
show off bis goods to best advantage, we beg
leave to call bis attention to our beautiful as-
sortment of show cases of all styles aud de-
scriptions. We make a specialty of Sue grade
of cases, such as combination and tower cases
in wood, metal and halt metal. Merchants
from the interior, when visiting the city, are
especially invited to give us a call.
PFriFKR & Hollachkr.
MAEITIME INTELLIGENCE.
Four Vessels Stranded During a Harris,
cane.
Viotoru.. B. C . April 17 — A shipping disaster,
unparalleled at this part, occurred yesterday. Four
sliips were blown ashore. The hurricane Usred
fifteen Hours. Vessel after vessel parted asclior
and was driven ashore. One sailor was killed by
the f»ll of a spar. The names of the ships ashore
are the Gettysburg, Southern Chief, American
Tisrer and Connaught. Qn shore little or no dam-
age was done except to trees and fences. It Is
sairt the masters were warned to take their ships
inside Esquimaux harbor, but neglected the warn-
ing.
Steamer Sank.
New Ori-uans, April 17.—The steamer Calvert,
from Baltimore for this port, has been sunk by a
collision at PoA Antonio, Jamaica.
Arrived] Sailed, Etc.
New Ojilians, April 17—Cleared: Steamxhips
Hudson and Morgan City, fer New York; Buteshire,
for Dublin; bark Nebo, for Queenstown.
New York, April 17.—Arrived; European steam-
snips France aud Fhrnexia.
PoRTi.iND, Me., April 17.—Arrived: Peruvian,
from Liverpool.
PmLiBKLPHLi, April 17.—Arrived: Ohio, from
Liverpool.
JLosnos-, April 17.—Arrived out: Alaska, from
New York.
!fi£aiits™i Children
Without Morphine or Karcottae.
•• ^What ffires our Childre* rosy cheeks,
What cures their fever*. makeH them sleep j
"ri* Ca»t»ria.
: '.When Babies fret, and cry by turns,
- " iWhat cures their coiic, kiiis their worma^
Bat fMtoria.
"What quickly enres Constipation, ^
Soar Stomach, Colds, Indigestion ; *-
> Bnt CMtrria. Jp
, \ Farewell then to Morphine Syrups, t ^
' [Castor Oil and Paregoric, and
Hail Csitorin I
Centaur Iiiniment.—An u-
► - ————————————
falling cure Cor Rheumatism,
Sprains, Burns, Galls, &>-. The most
Potent and Powerful Pala-reliev
lux and healing remedy, known to
THE only absolute cure Jfor Scrofula, Scrofu-
lous. Contagious, Itching, Scaly. Pimply, Mer-
curial. Cancerous, Infantile and Birth Humors,
Blood Poisons, and Torturing 8kin Diseases is the
Citticura Remepiks. They have performed mira-
cle® of cures when physicians, hospitals and all
other means failed. They are the only Skin an l
Blood Cures free from mercury, arsenic and min-
eral 'poisons. Thev are prepared by chemists of
world-vide celebrity and unsullied honor. Th*y
differ in composition from all other known rem*
dies. Hence, they command the confidence of
physicians, druggists and all afflicted.
ladies
f
CUTICtTKA RESOLVENT,
The new blood purifier, kills the disease germs
of Scrofulous*, Contagious aud Inherited Humors,
which Coat in the blood, urine and perspiration,
expelling thein through the bovrels. kidneys and
pores of the skin. Cuticura, a medicinal jelly,
eats away dead skin and flesh, allays itchin^s and
irritations, softeua, soothes ana heals. It instantly
relieves tbe most torturine Itching Humors. Itch-
ing Piles and uelicate Irritations. Ccticura. Soap,
prepared from Cltiourx, is indispensable in the
t reatment of Skin Diseases, Infantile and B:rth
Humors, anci for preserving and beautifying the
Skin.
SCROFULOUS
Humor on face, neck, and head for twelve years
permanentlv cured by Cuticuba Remedies, after
medical and hospital treatment had failed. Hon.
Wm. Taylor, 8 Pemberton soaare, Boston.
Salt Kiiecu coveriog the body for ten years.and
resisting all known methods of treatment, cured
by CiTicaA Hei;edies. Ciias. Houghton, lawyer,
28 State street, Boston.
Psoriasis or Leprosy of twenty years standing
perfectly cured. Most wonderful case on record.
Cure certified to before a magistrate and well-
known citizens. H. E. Carpenter, Henderson,N. Y.
SKIN DISEASE
Of the most painful nature on his head, face, eyes,
and hands, nearly destroying his eyesight, cured
after a consultation of physicians had failed. F. H.
Drake, Detroit, Mich.
Milk Crust—Baby of two years, head covered
with crusts and sores cured, and now a fine.liealtby
child. 3Irs. Bowers, 145 Clinton St.. Cincinnati.
Price: Ccticura, 50c andf 1 per box. Resolvent,
$1 p*ir bottle. Cuticuka Soap. CuTicuitA.
S ha vino Soap, 15c. Sold everywhere.
Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston.
read!
For Infantile and Birth Humors,
Rough, Chapped, or Greasy Skin,
Pimples, and minor Skin blemishes, use OrrR-uiu
Soap, an exquiaitA Sei.v ibtauririkr. and Toilet,
Bath, and Nursery Sanative. Fragrant with deli-
cious flower odors aud Cuticura healing balsams.
Natural Fruit Flavors.
rjr.Pricc's
^ohinc
EXTRACTS.
Prepared from the choicest Fruits, with-
out coloring, poisonous oils, acids or artifi-
cial Essences. Always uniform in strength,
without any adulterations or impurities.
Hare gained their reputation from their
perfect purity, superior strength and qual-
ity. Admitted by all who have used them
as the most delicate, grateful and natural
flair or for cakes, puddings, creams, etc.
MANUFACTUKED BY
STEELE & PRICE,
Chieagjv, 111., and St. Louis, Mo.,
lakers mt Lspalta 1 >«t fltmi, Br. Price's Grata B.n.g
Powdtr, ud D '. PHee't uniqne Pet-fonts.
WE MAKE NO SECOND CRADE GOODS*
A WONDEBrUL
FEMALE MEDICINE!
MOELLER'S
Berliner Tonic!
Cures Faiaful MENSTRUATION,
without fail. Try it and be convinced.
Cures XSzcessive KOKTELY FLOW
in cne or two periods.
Contains Black Haw, Iron, Brigerom
and all the m03t noted "WOMB
TONICS.
Cores Irritation, Inflammation and
Ulceration of the Womb.
Cores Whites or Iieocorrhcea and all
nnhealthy discharges.
Cores troubles of the Bladder and
Ovaries and Falling of the Womb.
Stimolates the Sexual Organs with »
vigor and health.
Works Wonders in regolating tha
worst forms of Female Complaints.
Strengthees the Muscular System,
and is the on.y remedy for a Weak
Back.
Arouses into action tho Nervous and
Bebilitated with the resebad of health.
FOcfUTEEWiH BI-ANNUAL
TEXAS
Stale Ssengerfesi
WILL BE HELD AT
DALLAS TEXAS,
May 14, and Continue Five Days
UNUSUAL ATTRACTIONS.
GRAND CHORUS OP 400 TOICES,
Comprising the finest t&Lent of the State.
orchestra of 75 pieces.
PROGRAMME:
MONDAY..Reception and Torchlight Procession,
TUESDAY Grand Coocin
WEDNESDAY Matine«
WEDNESDAY NIGHT Concert
THURSDAY Picnic and 6ommcr§.
FRIDAY Business Meeting
FRIDAY NIGHT Promenade Bali and Concert
JULIUS SOGHA,
Sealer in
GOLD AND SILYER WATCHES AND
CHAINS,
DIAMONDS.
Fine Jewelry, Solid Silver and Silver-
Platedware, Spectacles, \
Novelties, Etc.
I have one of the largest stocks in the State to
select from, and my nrices are 25 per cent, lower
than those of any other house. Call and examine
the stock and convince yourself of these facts.
Spectacles and Eyeglasses a Specialty.
My Optical Department is complete. I guaran-
tee to suit everybody's sight. Spectacles repaired,
new lenses ground in, and everything in the opti-
cal line done at short notice.
Watches and Jewelry carefully repaired and
warranted.
JUXiXTTS SOCBA,
- GL
Under Opera-House,
>ALVESTON.
Ample provisions will be made for
the J^ccommodation of Visitors.
Reduced Hates of Transportation
overall the Hailroad Lines of the State*
G. A. Gibbons,
44 ifT.9 HOUSTOJY,
merchant tailor
AND DEALER IN
FINE CLOTHING
•v AND
GfflT'3 FURN1SHIN6 600DS.
The Tkegest stock in all departments I have ever
carriedT\.»rders by mail promptly attended to.
Custom ^vo^rk; for Traveling men a specialty.
New Tozi( Prices Paid to Pirst-class
Steady
Tailors.
journeymen
Wanted.
UHLZEP THE SYSTEM
\ refuUr with Tropic-Fruit
Lax&tiT*. and yoa will Al-
ways feel and look It
' is oetter than pills and the
(usuai pnrgativas. Unlike
tBrai. it does not sicken or"
weak»n the stomach. The
dose is small, t. e taste deli-
cious. Ladies and children
like it. Trw a 25 ceat box.
aad you will be sure to adopt
it as a family aeeessity.
Sold bj all Drugffibts.
vat) q a t.t!
LEADING BOOK, STATIONERY
A»TP JBWBLBT HOUSES.
■\TTITHIN THE REACH OF ALL—SEVENTY-
VV five cents for six months. Delay not. Keep
posted as to the markets. Full and accurate reports
in each issue of the Weekly Newrs.
Manhood Restored.
A victim of early imprndence, causing Nervous De-
bility, Premature Decay, etc., having tried in vain
every known remedy, has discovered a simple means
of self-cure, which he will send free to his iellow-
wfferers. Address J. H. REEVES. 43 Chatham St ..S.Y-^
M. W. SHAW,
Corner Tremont and Market Streets.
Wholesale and Retail Jeweler and Importer ef Artistic Novelties.
Stats Ajeats for tho Celebrated
patek, philippe & co.'s watches.
diamonds!
FOR SALE BY
M. P. HENNESSY
zar GALVESTON,
And Stove Dealers generally throughout Tens.
1 I.arge. elegant Diamond Sapphire Cluster.$33 00
1 5-stone Cluster Diamond Rinp 54 00
1 Combination Cluster Diamoud, Ruby and
Sapphire -19 00
1 10 stone Diamond and 10 Rubv Cluster 75 00
1 4-sfen« Diamond and Ruby Center 55 00
1 Solitaire Stud and Rioer. 73 00
1 Small Diaussnd Cross King 35 00
1 Fine SraadJ Cluster 50 00
1 Diamond SoHf-aLre set in Onyx 65 00
1 Selitaire Diamond Riug 28 <K)
1 Solitaire Diajnoad 22 50
1 Selitaire Diamond Rius 21 00
1 Small Solitaire Diansoad Rinc 20 00
i Solitaire Diamond in Buckle mounting Ring 26 «X)
1 Solitaire Diamond Ring 93 00
1 Solitaire Diaieeud Ring 45 00
1 Solitaire Diamond Ring «0 00
1 Solitaire Diamond Riag HI 00
1 Solitaire Diamond Ring 91 00
1 Solitaire Diamond Riag 42 50
1 pair of Cluster Ear-rings $70 5C
1 pair of Solitaire Ear-rings 40 0(5
1 pair or Solitaire Diamond Eat-rings 85 0d
1 pair of Pearl ana Diamond Ear-rings, with
taps and screw 38 0G
1 pair of Solitaire Ear-rings aud Enameled.. 73 Of
1 pair of Butter-cups and Diamond Ear-rings 15 04
1 pair «>f Solitaire Diamond Ear-rings for a
child 8 0<
1 pair of Diamond Ear-rings, Solitaire 45 OQ
1 Diamond Cross. 11 stones 80 00
2 Pearl and Diamond Lace Pin 45 00
1 Lace Pin in Diamond and^Rubie (beautiful) 39,50
1 Solitaire Diamond Li
1 Bird Diamond Lace
1 Diamond Lace Pin, 4
1 2-stone Diamond Lace 1
1 Diamond Collar Button 12 OQ
2 Diamond Collar Button 5 W
1 3-stone Diamond Lace Pin 50 00
ond and Rubie (beautiful) 39 50
d Lace Pin 23 V5C
,ce Pin 25 #4
n, 4 stones 83 00^
Lace Pin 47 02 V
REPAIRING WATCHES AND JEWELRY, RATING CHRONOMETERS
BY TRANSIT—25 YEARS EXPERIENCE.
ALL WORK! GgARANTEED.
REFRIGERATORS
With Water-Coolers Combined, at §16 75, $20 and $23 50.
mattings,
WHITE, CHECK AND FANCY, AT LOW FIGURES ■ BY THE ROLL
* SIMON'S & SHAW.
Flor de A. C. Rodriguez
The Finest KEY WEST cigars in all popular Shapes.
bouquets. elegantes,
conchas non plus ultba.
n0n plus ultba. panetelas,
conchas de begal0.
Send Orders to
ULLMANN, LEWIS & CO.,
State Agents,
GALVESTON.
ARRIVE rx
Per Steamship Morgan,
FROM HAVANA, CUBA, DIRECT,
m
EIII
Customers are requested to send their orders early,
so as to secure tlie goods of desirable freslmess.
JAKE DAVIS & CO.,
IMPORTERS AND "W HOLESAE LIQUOR DEALERS*
b/, Li
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