The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 341, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 26, 1884 Page: 4 of 6
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KING & FORDTRAN, * ° *
WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS
Corner Strand and Tremont. Galveston, Texas.
CLOTHING
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Furnishing Goods.
PINCUS & ROSEN FIELD,
123 and 125 TREMONT ST.
New Firm! New Goods! Low Prices!
Gents', Youths', Boys' and
Children's Clothing- and
Furnishing Goods ior low
prices. Call and see for your-
selves before purchasing
elsewhere. No trouble to
show goods. Satisfaction
gu aranteed.
Fishing tackle
Guns and Ammunition
AGENTS
Herring's Champion Safes.
W. J. HUGHES & CO.
Dr.TJieo.Kober's
German
LIVER
TASTELESS AND EFFECTIVE
PREPARED rtY
THE GERMAN MEDICINE CO.,
St. Louis, Mo.
M. H. HICKOX, State Agent. Dallas.
POWDER
Tiiefcday, February 26. 1884.
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fali: Bismarck, .04 rise; New Orleans. .35 fall.
Changes of thermometer in the last 24 hours:
Galveston,2rise: Indlanola, 4 rise: Palestine, 6 rise;
Stockton, 13 rise; Little Rock, 8 rise: Dodge City,
2 ris®; Leavenworth. 23 rise; North Platte, 2 rise;
Bismarck, 2 fall; New Orleans, 3 rise.
International J Gt. Northern R. II.
ELEGANT PULLMAN BUFFET CARS
DAILY BETWEEN
GALVESTON k ST. LOUIS.
For Berths, Tickets or any information apply to
J- S. r?Iac*rASSART,
Ticket Agent*
Gulf, OGlerada and Santa h By.
TEXAS MIDLAND.
The popular route through Texas, to New Or-
leans, Sgu Antonio, East, Southeast and North.*
She only route to Lain pass. The new route to
Navaaofa and Montgomery. Dininsr cars attached
to all through trains. NO BUS TRANSFER AT
HOUSTON.
itlovement of Trains.
FORT WORTH AND intkitm edl/ctht tootft.
Leave daily, 0 *. tea. daily, 6:45 p. in.
GALVKHT >K TO HOUSTON—TWO TRAINS DAILY EACH WAV
Lftave Galveston 9:*' a. in. 2:35 p. m.
Arrive Houston. .. ... 11:4.% a. in. 5:85p.m.
Arrive T. & N. O- Depet 5:50 p. in.
HOUSTON TO GALVESTON.
Leave T. & N. O, Depot.. i .15 a. in. 6:15 p. m.
Leave Houston 7:30 a. m. 6.30 p. m.
Arrive Galveston J>:80 a. m. fc.45 v. ra.
Passengers for New Orleans and points iiast and
North take the 8:35 p. m. train.
For further information, concoctions, etc., call
on or address
OSCAR (r. MURRAY. J. R. MILLER,
Gen. Passenger Affent. Ticket Agent-.
THE CITY.
Znvitation-
Strangers in the citv and their friends are invited
to the Cotton exchange this morning to witness the
manner in which cotton future transactions are
d iily made. The caller will officiate at 10 and 12
o'clock precisely, after which the exchange will
close.
2i Pleasure Party.
Messrs. Ii. F. Reynolds and family, Phin. Rey-
nolds and Miss Matthews, of Throckmorton county,
ar*d Mr. Robson, of the Albany News, were yester
day g-uests of the pilots on the Mamie Hi^gins for
a trip to the outer roads. The visitors express them-
selves as delighted with the hospitality that was
extended them, and the rich treat of a sail on the
guIf* -
Suicided*
Paul C. Hudson, who paid a visit to this city some
time ago, and left with his skirts not as clean as his
friends would desire, committed suicide in the San
Marcos jail, a few days since, where h<» was con-
lit ed on a charge of forgery. Hudson was a prom-
ising man a year asre, had an extensive law prac-
tice. and had every expectation o/ being one of the
most successful business men in th® State. Whisky
and cards compassed his ruin.
Visitors to the City
Who have a taste for complicated machinery, are
extended a cordial invitation to call at The "news
ot!i<*» to-morrow moraine, between the hours of 8
and 10 o'clock, where they can see the web-per-
fecling x>resa of The news at worn. Tne machine
is the only one of the kind in the State, and its
operations will doubtless prove interesting to many
ot the visitors to Galveston at this time.
HAIL TOBTHE KIN6.
DIONYSUS SVLEB OF THE
EBAIiU OF PLBASUKB.
Maritime Matters.
The harkentine Geo. W. Sweeney, for Providence.
R. I., with cotton, was towed from the Brick wharf
to the outer roads by the steamer Frank G. Fow-
ler. Yesterday afternoon, from whence she pro-
ceeded to sea.
The steamship Guadalupe, from New York with
a food passenger and freight list, arrived in the
outer roadstead yesterday morning, and came to
anchor.
The steamship I. C. Harris, from Brazos San-
tiago, is due this morning, and proceeds on her way
to Morgau City.
The schooner S. S. Hudson, for Philadelphia
with oetton, was towed to the outer roadstead by
the steamer Estelle, yesterday afternoon, and pro-
ceeded to sea.
The ship Otago was cleared for Port Eads, in bal-
last, yest-rday afternoon, and will probably sail
from the outer roadstead to-day.
The British bark Drumadoon was cleared for
Liverpool yesterday with 2770 bales of cotton,
weighing 1,404,291 pounds and valued at $143,039.
"Wanted to Sso the Procession*
Mardi Gras has its many amusing as well as its
many entertaining features for young and old, but
perhaps an original bona-fide remark made by a
flve-yeir-o!d Galveston girl, yesterday, may be
friven as the best exhibition of general enthusiasm
prevailing. Her older brothers and sisters had de-
] arvd to see the king, and she was left alone with
t ie maternal parent, who, bv the way, was striving
hard to make the young damsel presentable from
a dressmaker's point of view. The youngster was
not eas-y, however, and fretted and signed be-
cause she could not get abroad. The mother told
h *r that the king merely arrived to-day, and
that the great, spectacular carnival would tak-?
place to-morrow, and that she could see all material
points if she had patience. At this she lost all the
patience" she had and petulantly exclaimed:
*• W hat's the use of living if you can't see the pro-
cession? "
The Xjadies Sinner.
The large number of persons who thronged the
Moody building to partake of the repasts spread by
tiie ladies of the Baptist church proved, that in one
direction at least, the festival will 1* successful.
The management of the arrangements was given
to Mmes. 31 ills and Poole, assisted by the following:
Mmes. Payers, Tobey, John D. Rogers, E. Allen,
Myers. Denson, Smith, L. Boone. Franklin, Ber-
nard. Drewry, Spalding, James and Worth Moore,
Sawyer, Skinner, Jameson, Russell, Locke, Stew-
art, J. S. Rogers, Withers, Joseph Cole. Jones,
Hinkle and Hervey; also the Misses Den-
son, Rogers, Jones and Spalding and
Misses Rucker, Heard, Clost*, Jack,
Tol ey, Johnston, Stuart, O'Jteef* and Meyers, with
Messrs. King, Fieichmann, John Cool®, U. Rogers
and several others whose names could not be recol-
lected. Under the skillful attention of these a
bountiful supply of viands was provided, while the
closest attention was paid the visitors. Commenc-
ing at 10 o'clock this morning, the tables will again
be spread, and no doubt a large number will be in
attendance.
The Bohemians*
Last night the first section of the Houston Bohe-
mian clu > arrived in good order and condition. The
list comprised the following named gentlemen: W.
H. Coyle, vice-president; D. D. Bryan, secretary:
M. Curtin, orator: J. K. P. Gillespie, J. L. Watson
and George Michaels, privates in the rear rank,
awaiting promotion. Uncle Dau'l, the president,
v. as detained by temporary sickness, but promises
to report this morning. The visitors, with several
other quill-drivers, were taken to the Press club
room, where a brief business meeting was held, at
vhich nothing but speech-making was done. In
this Messrs. Curtin, the orator, Bryan and
Coyle led the forces cf the attacking party, with
Watson and Michaels !n good reserve. The fort
was well held by Messrs. Petri, Walker, O'Brien
Moore. Wilson, Donnaud and Spangler, who with
the help of one or two outsiders, were able to
finally make the beseigers strike their
colors. The Press club-room is in the
second story of the Marwitz building, corner of
Twenty-second and Mechanic streets. Visiting
newspapermen are asked to call during to-day. be-
tween the hours of 12 and 2, when a fraternal hand-
shake will be offered them. The latch-string hangs
on the outside. Remember ihe hour.
Th© King's Arrival—Sights, Scenes
and Incidents of the Day and
Evening: — To-nig-h t's Pa-
rade—Odd Notes Here
and There.
Mardi Gras, the carnival celebration immediately
preceding Lent, is distinctively of southern origin
and practice. In sunny Italy the feasts and mad
revels that honored the advent of Shrove Tues-
day were, perhaps, the commencement of a cus-
tom that has grown with the ages and found with
each succeeding year greater favor with th®
people. A writer on the subject has well said
the origin of the wild riot of th® carnival and th®
iast dav preceding the austerities of Lent is found
in a natural inclination of the heart. It seems but
natural for men, before beginning their fast, to
make a great feast. When Mr. Bibulous proposes
to join the temperance society and enter upon a
life of abstinence he generally celebrates his good
resolution with a spree that is in itself a flourish.
Whatever may be the causes that make the inclina-
tion, certaih it is thac once in a twelvemonth th®
people delight to engage in one grand season of
iuirth and merry-making, which, in Itself and for
itsolf, will be a period worthy to b® held in grate-
ful recollection, its recurrence to be looked for
with delightful anticiDation.
In this country the custom of celebrating Mardi
Gras. has never beep fully observed save in the
South. In Memphis, Mobile, New Orleans and Gal-
veston, it has for many years been an annual festi-
val. and has attracted to those cities, year after
year, thousands of strangers from all over the
country.
In this oity, while there were two or three cele-
brations anterior to that date, yet the first Mardi-
Gras curnlval, properly speaking, was given by the
Knights of Momus m 1871. The same organization
made their second appearance the year following,
and in later years with the Midday Revelers, The
Revelers of Naxos. and other organizations born
for the mission of merry-making, have annually,
with two omissions, presented at east of fun and a
round of pleasure for the inhabitants of the State
from cast to west and from Denison to the Island
city.
the revelers op naxos.
The origin of thtt order is traceable to the fanciful
stories which are to be found in the old myths that
have come from the times of the long-ago. Three
Sears ago it was instituted in this city: it
ourished then; it survived the cold shoulder of last
year, and has just inaugurated the festival which
will close to-night with as handsome a street
pageant as has ever been seen upon any former
carnival day in Galveston. The Revelers acknow-
ledge fealty to
dionysus,
the god of the grape and vine—the son of
Semele, daughter of the Theban King Cad-
mus, a native of the Bcotlan land. The student
of the Homeric «ra will learn of Bachos
and Sabazius, undor which names he was wor-
shiped and his praises sung among the Phrygians
and Lydians. Gifted, so say the myths, with rare
and wonderful powers even for a god, he went
through the world fceaqhiug people how to enjoy
itfe and to make pleasure for themselves. In ac-
uccordance vith the Attican history of the
origin of the drama, its contests were
confined to the Dionysia, or festivals of
BachOb, t&e patron deity of scenic entertain-
ments. Throughout all Atfloa these were held in
all the country towns ana villages, in Poseideon,
the sixth Athenian month, corresponding to the
latter part of Deoember and the early part of Jan-
uary oT our system of time computation.
Dionysus, it oan be seen from this hurried glance,
was a favored Spirit in all lands where the vine
grew.
The Revels of Noxas were instituted i» his honor,
and were conducted commemorative of his union
with the beautiful Ariadne. His later day subjects,
the R. O. N.'s of this city, having received from
the hands of Miletus, the faithful messenger, com-
munication that his majesty had been pleased to
express a desire to once again revisit this the capi-
tal city of his most favored realm, the gracious an-
nouncement was heralded through the length and
breadth of the land, and all the people were freely
bade to come and do him hofior. From time to
tim® since the imperial court left Hong
Kong for this port messages of good cheer
have come from across the water, and the loyal
subjects of his most potential majesty have been
actively engaged in preparing to give proper grace
and honor to th® august ruler and visitor. Yester-
day was th® day set for
the king's arrival.
The fastest and finest cutter in the royal fleet,
now at anchor in this port, the Louis McLane, was
put under immediate orders to go out and meet the
imperial yacht, and bring the courtly visitors to
the capital. Under command of Captain Evans,
with his accomplished lieutenants—McGuire, Cant-
well, Hanks. Magee and Coffin—as able aids, the
royal cutter steamed out of the harbor at an
early hour in the morning, and in a littl®
while was bounding Ov^-r the blue sea
to meet and greet the king. Thirty miles out the
royal ileet was sighted and soon the woric of trans-
ferring the noble Dionysus and his retinue to the
cutter was accomplished. To a News commission-
er, who had by special favor of the prime minister,
Malanthus. been sent to interview his majesty, the
king expressed his great pleasure at once more be-
ing with his trusted subjects. He was glad to know
that peace and prosperity abounded in the land,
and he expressly commanded that during his stay
mirth and pleasure should rule supreme.
In honor of the occasion the royal cutter had
been dedecked with the colors of all nations who
acknowledge fealt3' to the jolly good king. As the
hour of lil approached the ship hove in sight of the
island, and in a few minutes fired a broadside to
acquaint the multitudes with the coming of their
royal ruler. The docks, tba streets and tne house-
tops were linen with the thousands of eagerly cu-
rious. all anxious for just one glimpse of the king.
As Fort Point was rounded the Galveston artil-
lery, under command of Captain M. F. Mott,
belched from their guns a glad salute
to the salvos thar were pealing forth from
tne royal cutter's sides. As the vessel, streaming
with its hundreds of flags, came to the dock, the
shouts of the populace rent the air. while the blow-
ing of .rhlstles and ringing of bells joined to swell
the volume of the welcome, response to which was
made with a courtly salutation by Dionysus. The
pleasant duty of safely landing the much-loved
monarch, his personal attendants and his knightly
retinue, was accomplished with litlle delay, the
royal band discoursing pleasant music for the
hour.
The following was the order of procession as it
left'the landing place:
Mounted Police.
Music by Eighth United States Cavalry Band.
Cadets of St. Mary University, Captain Truchard,
commanding.
Music by Lindenberg's Band.
Washington Guards, Captain Zeigler, commanding.
Detachment of Galveston Artillery, Captain M. F.
Mott, commanding.
The King and His Royal Household, in carriages,
attended by the Royal Troop.
The Clear Creek Cavaliers, Charioteers and Faith-
ful Subjects. •
The route of the parade was as noted in The
News yesterday, and along the line every available
foot of space was occupied by the anxious sight-
seers who, not content with catching one view,
were eager to press upon the already wedged ana
packed-in crowds to get another glimpse of the
king. The procession closed at the Tremont hotel
where, escorted by the military, the king and his
courtiers were conducted within.
at the tremont house.
Dionysus, having been seated upon his throne,
was ut once surrounded by members of his
court. The hotel had been handsomely dressed for
the occasion and was packed by crowds, who pressed
forward and occupied every available position to
witness the
delivery of the keys
of the city. Hon. R. L. Fulton, mayor, was present-
ed to his majerty by Sublime Artillerist M. F. Mott.
Mayor FuKoo, in delivering the keys, said:
Mighty King Dionysus: As the official head of
the city in which your majesty has established
y our temporary capital, it becomes my pleasant
duty to surrender to your faithful Prime Minister
Malanthus. the keys of the city. Recognizing your
majesty as the sole arbiter of all that pertains to
government on this sea-girt isle, during this festiv®
occasion, it is meet and proper that this symbol,
(the kej-s of my ^te official authority) should pass
into the possession ocf him who rules with the
weapons of mirth and joy. Before relinquishing
my official identity, permit me to say in behalf of
yotjr loyal subjects tnat your majesty's royal edicts
shall be implicitly obeyed in letter and spirit,
and your absolute sway in Galveston will be dis-
puted by none. The city's keys are thine, great
Dionysus, and its gates are thrown wide open to
thee and thine, this joyous, festive day. Long live
the king.
Interpreter John M. Forshey then, on behalf of
the king, approached the honorable mayor and
said:
Most Honorable Lord Mayor: His majesty ac-
knowledges your allegiance and accepts the tender
of the city's Keys. He is pleased to find peace ana
happiness and good will among his people, and
recognizes the precept of his illustrious predecessor
the mighty Momus. He now commands that this
day and to-morrow be set apart from all
kinds of toil, and that all merchants, capitalists,
tradespeople, artisans, overseers and their ser-
vants, and laborers of all kinds, rest from their
labors during his visit. He desires that no task shall
be performed, except that which is itself a pleasure
and contributes to the general merrymaking. He
charges all people to forget their passions and unite
in do;ng honor to tke king. The king salutes the
ladies, and declares he never before saw so mauy
beautiful women. He thanks them for their
presence and their smiles.
The carnival is now begun. All lords, attendants
and soldiers in waiting are dismissed.
So saith Dionysus, king of the realms of pleasure
—himself a god and guardian of Naxos.
The ladies' reception was next held in the grand
parlors of the hotel, and was attended by hundreds
or' the fair sex, who always grace the occasion of
the imperial presence with the charm of their
smiles. After the reception was concluded the
king and his suite retired to enjoy much needed
rest.
the sons of malta.
This erudite order celebrated Mardi Gras last
evening bj- turning out in force and raking m the
exuberant enthusiasm of the multitude that pre-
vailed during the evening. The parade, from the
peculiar standpoint of the order, was in ail features
excellent, and reflected credit on those who had it
in charge. The Eighth Cavalry band furnished the
ordinary music, and the streets were lined with
eager and excited lookers-on during the parade.
On the corner of Church and Bath avenue, on what
is khown as the custom-house lot, the
chief services of the evening were held, which by
the wav, was the cremation of a traitor to the or-
der. During this ceremony the immense crowd
that thronged to the scene was at the height of en-
thusiasm. A few srood speeches w*re made, nota-
bly the following, by the M. of C. F. (Master of
Chin 31usic), supposed to be Otis Eaton. It was
well received, though the author was pretty well
disguised:
The creation of this institution was the out-
growth of a broad philosophy. The world's tradi-
tion has credited its faith and good works, and gen-
erations have testified to its strength and prowess.
The scenes of its first inauguration have long since
paised to dust, but the altars erected will give birth
to inspiration so long as men shall live. It
was the sanction of peace and good will: it was the
love for home and duty that taught the ancient son
of Malta to land his honor and good name So the
existence of this order, and the perpetuity of its
principles. The criterion of ancient civilization,
mat which exhibited to mankind the ascendency of
race and people, formulated its decrees and the
centuries gone by have seen its growth while the
forefathers of ages have transcribed its doctrine.
Its histoiy has survived the fittest, and its motives
have been but sympathetic responses to hirn who
hung his harp upon the willows and wept
by the waters of the Babylon. Kingdoms have
come and gone, empires have risen and
fallen, resolutions have remodeled the plan of civil-
ization. but the tombs of Malta have survived
them all; conceived in virtue, moulded in sympathy
and matured in benevolence, this order has no su-
perstition except the fraternity of mankind and his
love for God. Planted in hope and alaired by
charity, its faith ha.? governed its prosperity and
fashioned a creed both sacred and powerful.
Among those who wear its armor, with those who
are protected ao its dictation, none tolerate the
form of misdemeanor or sinter disorder from its
inmates. The secrecy of this institution has guar-
anteed fidelity. l ew there have been who have
i proved treacherous or unfaithful. Before you to-
night lies a sin rle disunited wretch, l.y virtue of the
prayers of the of 31*1 & he is being burned
t° ashes, and may the Lord have mercy on his
80ul.
The following also was well received, being the
orrering of tne grand chamberlain, supposed in pri-
vate lif® to be recognized as the bald-headed mem-
ber from deep water:
Hymetticus, th® sixth son of Alexander Hypothe-
JnuSOiN u je<* our order in the sixth century.
I he Crusaders who visited the Holy Land took refuge
on the island of Malta, to atone for their sins and
do deeds of charltv and benevolence. Our belovad
patron saint founded our order among these faith-
ful, virtuous, pious and benevolent people, and de-
creed, in commemoration of the treachery of Judan
Iscariot, who sold the Savior for
u ^ trade, dollars, that all traitors
u ij £erea*ter die, aud traitorous Sons of Malta
should be burned alive. The wretch before us now
in nn coffin must be so burned alive. Cremation
is his doom. W® must cast asi4« pity, and let jus-
tice be don®. It is so decreed, so be it recorded
forever. Cremate him.
Soon after the cremation, the Sons and the crowd
dispersed and mingled with the other amusement-
seekers during the evening.
TO-DAY AND TO-NIGHT.
TheR. O. N.'s will start from their rendevouz at
"clock sharp. Route: Strand, from Bath avenue
to Eighteenth; Eighteenth to Market; on Market to
Tremont; .Tremont from Market to Broadway,
countermarching on Broadway between Twentieth
and Bath avenue to Tremont street and to the
Opera-house, the doors of which will be open to
ladies only at 9 p. iu. Gentlemen will not be ad-
mitted until the revelers have entered the ball.
Tickets wiil be good at both the Opera-house and
the Ootton Exchange. Checks will be given from
one hall to the other. The following was received
from Malanthus last night:
All loyal subjects are commanded to illuminate
along the line of march, and those on Market
street, between Ninteenth and Tremont, to stretch
ropes from post to post, in order that horsemen
may have the streets clear. All committees will
report promptly to their chairmen. All informa-
tion will be cheerfully furnished at the bnreau at
the Tremont hotel. Ail hacks will go to the Opera-
house from Twenty-second street, and leave by
way of Tremont; at the Exchange they will drive
from Twenty-first street to the Mechanic street en-
trants, and depart by way of Twenty-second street.
The Cotton exchange doors will be open at 9.30.
The following are the committees to serve at the
Opera-house and Cotton exchange balls:
Opera-house Reception Committee—Mr. O. G.
Murray, chairman; AlbertWeis, R. S. Willis, F. P.
Killeen, E. Garrett, Geo. B. Dodson, R.J. John,
A. Bornefeldt, Geo. M. Courts. G. B. Miller, A. Keni-
son, S. M. Penland, J. M. O. Menard, M. F. Mott, J.
E. Beiasner, W. B. Denson. J. O. Aymes, R. V.
Davidson, Thos. Caden, C. G. Wells, Thos. Sweeney,
E. S. Flint, Julius Runge. Svlvain Blum. A. J.
cotton iLxchange Reception Committee—Colonel
John D. Rogers, chairman: R. A. Brown, H. J.
Labatt, Sr., N. N. John, Wm. Terry, Henry Sftelig-
sou. O. H. Hughes, Gust Heye, B. Adoue, James
Sorley, T. Ratto.
Opera-house Floor Committee—Mr.W. F. Manson,
chairman: Wm. Lofland, A. C. Garsia, A. H. Perry.
J. D. Moody, J. D. Settle. O. H. Dorsey, J. R.
Gross, C. M. Guinard, H. D. Prmce, W. F. Ladd,
H. L. Mather, W. F. Beers, F. L. Lee, B. W. Leigh.
Cotton Exchange Floor Committee — Fenelon
Cannon, chairman; Gus MayholT, J. H. Hawley, F.
P. Wood, Wm. Conklin, .T. S. Brown, Robert John-
eon, J. A. Duckworth, J. Holler, J. H. Miller.
NOTES*
The coronation of the king will take place imme-
diately upon the entry of the Revelers into the
Opera-house.
All bicyclers in the city are requested to meet at
Mechanic and Thirtieth streets at 10:30 this morn-
ing, to take part in the parade. The procession
will start at 11:80, going uast on Mechanic to Tre-
mont, then to Strand, theh to TWfenty-first, then to
Market, then to Tremont, down Tremont te Tre-
mont hotel, countermarch on Tfemont to Me-
chanic, then east to Twenty-first, then to Strand, to
Tremont and disband.
The Santa Fe yesterday evening brought in' a
train laden with 70G passengers ffom along the
main line. Ed. Driscoll was m command. The Mis-
souri-Pacific brought iu crowded cars on every
train, and the report goes to the effeot that the
trains to-day will be put to their utmost to accom-
modate the devoted subjeots of the king.
After the Sons of Malta parade, last night, the
Eighth Cavalry band gave a oonosrt at the Union
club, which was largely attended. This is one of
the finest and best bands in th® army, and yester-
day excited highly favorable comments from every-
one. The band is composed of twenty-five mem-
bers, each one of whom is an artist.
The police arrangements yesterday were excel-
lent.
Colonel Elmer Otis, Captain Farnsworth and Ad-
jutant Frisby, of the Eighth cavalry, are in the city
enjoying the pleasures of the hour. Colonel Otis
in commemoration of the occasion, and to express
his good feeling toward Galveston and the Texans
who are here, has directed the band of his regiment
to give an open air concert in front of the Beach
hotel at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Balls were given at Artillery hall by the Texas
Railway Employes Benevolent association and at
Turner hall by Fire company No. 6 iast night. Both
were largely attended and greatly enjoyed.
The ladies of St. James church spread an elegant
lunch yesterday in the Opperman building, on
Strand, near Twenty-third street. It was a sumptu-
ous repast, and afforded to scores of people sub-
stantial refreshment. The lunch will be repeated
to-day.
Not a Candidate*
The Tyler Democrat and Reporter contains the
following:
'•We are always glad to hear of the success of
any good and useful man, and especially so of an
East Texas man; therefore we are gratified to learn
that our friend, Professor W. M. Crow, is succeed-
ing well in building up and placing on a sure and
satisfactory basis the free schools of the city of
Galveston, to which work he was calle2 less than a
year ago by the people of that city. Professor
Crow is well known, at least in this section of the
State, as one of the best and most successful edu-
cators. He has very thoroughly studied and mas-
tered our state system of free schools, and perhaps
no man has a more practical way of handling and
making available for actual use what he knows.
We see lately that his name is somewhat freely
mentioned in connection with the high and very
important office of state superintendent of educa-
cation, aud our personal knowledge of him places
us beyond hazard in saying that if chosen
to that position, the people of the whole
State would soon learn to place as high an estimate
upon his worth as we do new. As perhaps no man
iu the State understands our system of education
more thoroughly than Professor Crtfw, so would no
man handle it more faithfully or successfully."
Professor Crow stated to a News representative
that highly as he appreciated the feeling which had
led the Tyler Democrat and Reporter and others to
mention his name in connection with the office, he
was not a candidate for the office. He was under
engagement to the public schools of Galveston, to
the upbuilding of which he was now devoting his
whole time and services. He considered it an honor
indeed to have his name associated with the high
office, but he was not a seeker after public offices,
and wished it well understood that he was not a can-
didate for the place.
St. James Church Xiunch and Supper*
To the ladies having charge of this entertainment,
and who have labored so assiduously to make it a
success, it certainly must be gratifying to find their
efforts are appreciated by the large crowd of per-
sons who throughout yesterday and last night
thronged the hall. Notwithstanding the heavy de-
mands upon the refreshment tables there was ap-
parently but a slight impression made, owing to the
quantity of everything needful in store, and an
abundance of choice aud tempting edibles stlil re-
main, sufficient to supply the wants of a good-sized
hungry army: and the beauty of it is they are
disked out unstintingly by the fairest of damsels,
whose sole object apparently is to care for the com-
fort ana enjoyment of those who are so fortunate
as to afford them the opportunity.
Mrs. Lovejoy, ably assisted by Mesdames Shep-
herd, Blaylock, Davis, Seal's, Perkins, Stuart,
Hunter. Thompson, Heich, Munson and Cordray,
Lula Davis, Estelle Austin, Cora Labarthe, Lucy
Campbell and Stubbs, were here, there and every-
where, seemingly at one and the same time, and
by their energy and untiring perseverance there
certainly were none present that not only felt
perfectly at home, but ate to their hearts' content
and went their way satisfied with themselves and
the balance of mankind. Tp-day the entertain-
ment will continue, and the ladies have prepared
everything possible to ensure the comfort and en-
joyment of all their friends who may aitend.
Visited The News Office.
Th® following were among the Mardi-Gras visit-
ors to The News office yesterday: R. S. McKeen
and wife, Belton; D. C. Summers, Summers Mills;
Mrs. H. Harvey, William Moore, Belton; L. Durr,
wife and sou, Palestine; Mr. and 3Irs. H. V. Hamil-
ton, Democrat and Reporter, Tyler; Mr. and Mrs.
11. H. Bowland. Tyler; J. H. Smith and wife. Fort
Worth: Mrs. J. A. Caspary, Mineola; Miss Willie
A. Droonigoole, reporter of the Nashville Globe,
Tennassee: Mrs. Penny, Temple; H. Gallagher.
San Antonio: E. L Flanagan, Tunis; Rob Ransom,
reporter of the Chronicle. Cleburne; A. F. Clem-
ents, Greenville; R. H. Foord and wife, Miss Es-
telia Webster, Temple; J. F. Randell, Madisonville;
L. C. Chambers, Liberty; M. Y. Randolph, Otto
Witti, W. J. Hepley, W. W. McCullough. Belton:
W. F. Wakefield, ilidway; W. S. Adam, E. 8. Ben-
nett, Dallas-L. P. Hemphill, Ischom Hoott, Love-
lady: B. J. Parker, W. $. Woods, Oakwoods; Tom
Moore, C. J. Ward, Millican; John Alexander,
Caldwell: JohnE. Crawford, A.S. Lewis, Franklin;
S. C. Wakefield, Midway.
Widow Bedott*
Tremont Opera house drove a thriving trade
yesterday, the house being comfortably well filled
at the matinee, and completely jammed at night.
The play was fully up to the previous performance
reviewed in these columns yesterday morning.
Briggs, and M®#®rs. W. Q. Wiser, E. A. D®ch«rd, R
G. Scott, J. A. Grant, S. B Huriev, W. P. Talley,
James Lloyd, A. McMillan and J. w. McCoy, promi-
nent citizens of Franklin, wer® arrivals yesterday.
O. L. Brown, of St. Louis, and J. F. Smither, of
Huntsville, are in town.
J. D. Berry, banker, and wife, of Dublin, are
guests of Mr. J. G. Curri®. , _
Mr. Morris Hahn, of Washington, D. C., is in th®
city visiting his brother.
A. L. Lewis, of Franklin, and W. S. Woods, of
Oakwoods, are in the city.
Mr. C. H. Allyn, one of Corsicana's representative
business men. is in the city. . ^
Messrs. W. M. McCullourh, W. J. Hefly and Otto
Witter, of Belton, ar® in town.
Hon F. W. Latham and wif®, of Brownsville, are
in the city from a visit to Laredo.
Messrs. W. F. Proctor, of Kosse, and W. J. Par-
ker of Oakwoods, ar® In the city.
Major T. B. Womaok, of Victoria, is in the city
▼isitinrhis son, Mr. J. B. Womack.
Mrs. Wiecle Wooldridg® and Miss Lola Waters, of
Wllils, are gheats of the Washington.
Dialer Wiley Jones, of Waoo, and MK L. P. Hemp-
hill, of Lovelady, ar® visiting th® oity.
G. W. Robson. of th® Albany (Texas) News, is in
the city enjoying the sights and scenes.
Winnsborough has a representative doing th®
city in the personage of Mr. A. McBride.
Major Mason and J. N. Daisey, North Toxas citi-
zens, are among the visitors to the oity.
Lewis Wood and Mr. J. S. Cajland, of Lampasas
and Belten, respectively, are in Galveston.
Mr. L. Durr, of Palestine, one of the livest busi-
ness men in East Texas, is a guest of the city.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rogers, of Columbia, Texas,
are spending Mardi Gras with friends in th® city.
C. J. WTardand Tom Moore, of Millican, seem to
be enjoying their visit to the king's realm hugely.
Major J. S. Fowlkes, a prominent banker of
Bryan, has been in the city a couple of days.
Miss Maggie P. Young, a belle of Midway, is in the
citv, visiting the family of Mr. M. P. Hennessy.
T. W. Ahlday and lady, from Wharton, and A. E.
Falke, from Warda, are guests ot the Washington.
Misses Bennie W. Walker, of Waco, and Florrie
Wynne, of Orange, are registered at the Tremont.
Miss Bessie Fowles, one of the most accom-
Elished young ladios of Bryan, is is in the city with
or father.
E. M. Dotson and wife, of Henderson, are in
Galveston. Mr. Dotson is a brisk business man.
and does business in one of the most substantial
towns in tke State.
Colonel Latham, member from Southwest Texas
to the Eighteenth Legislature, is on a visit with his
wife to Mardi Gras.
Messrs. Konzlemaq and Hester, accompanied by
their daughters, from Lexington Texas, are among
last night's arrivals at the Washington hotel.
Messrs. R. K. Black, of Anderson, and L. Black,
of Jewett, and Miss Kaleta Black are guests of the
Washington hotel.
Colonel J. M. Patterson, of Dallas, accompanied
by his charming daughters. Misses Roena and
Emma, Is spending some days In Galveston.
Colonel T. H. Murray, of McKinney, and Judge
T. W. Folts, of Austin, number themselves among
the guests of the city.
J. A. Solomon, accompanied by his wife, is on a
visit to Mardi Gras. Mr. Solomon is a leading
whole-sale merchant of Waco.
Major J. W. Morris, of Montgomery, has been
shaking hands with his Island city friends for a
few days,
Searcy Baker and wife, of PlantersvlUe, aud
Miss Laura Wilson, of Navasota, are feasting on
Mardi Gras.
Mr. Clements, banker of New Braunfels, S. S.
Walker and M. E. Blake, merchants of Groes-
beeck, and W. L. Williams, of Independence, are
in the city.
Mr. Joe K. Heim, a popular clerk of the Tremont
hotel in Houston, is in the city and will remain till
after tbe CarnlvaL
Miss Drumgoole, correspondent of the Nashville
World, is in the city, and gave The News a pleas-
ant call yesterday.
Hon. H. K. White and lady, accompanied by
Dave White and Richard 17 White, of Wallace
Prairie, arrived last night.
Misses John Sealy, Webster, Snyder and J. H.
Crowley, of the Santa Fe, left on a special yester-
day morning on a trfp over the lino of the road.
Mr. H. V. Hamilton, edftor of the Tyler Democrat
and Reporter, aud wife were among "the visitors to
Tue News office yesterday.
B. B. Cannon, W. C. Bolton, J. L. Douglas and
W. A. Brown, merchants, from Jacksonville, are
doing the city.
Mr. W. F. Wakefield, a leading merchant of Mid-
way, Hex., is in the city attending the Mardi-Gras
festivities.
Hon. Joe F. Randolph and Mr. F. J.Westmore-
land. of Madteehville, and Messrs. L. C. Wakefield
and L, G. Beyd, of Midway, are in the city enjoy-
ing themselves.
Mr. J. M. Potter and wife, of Gainesville, are
guests of Major Casteel, corner of Broadway and
Twelfth streets.
Dr. Charles S. Morse, clerk of the Supreme Court
at Austin, is enjoying Mardi Gras among his old
friends.
Judge J. M. Patterson and daughters, Misses
Roena and Emma, of Dallas, ar® registered at the
Tremont hotel.
Messrs. E. H. Bennett and W. S. Adair, business
manager and city editor of the Dallas Times, are
guests of the city.
Mr. R. T. Mfiner, editor of the Henderson Times,
is in the oity, talcing in Mardi Gras. He is accom-
panied by his wife,
Hon. Bryan T.* Bariy, of Corsicaaa, is in the city.
John K. Wileyj of H\wtsvill®, is here.
George W. DeLa»s and wife, of Milwaukee, will
The immense multitude last night contributed the
fealty of genuine laughter and thorough enjoy-
ment to the masterly Bishop, and all were glad
tkat they were in attendance. To-day a matinee
will be given, Our Boys, and a Thousand Milliners,
being on the board. The performance commences
at 12, in order to give the managers a chance to
prepare the hall for the ball in the evening. ^Man-
ager Greenwall's benefit comes off on Thursday
night. _
Personal*
Matkiu, of Hearne, is in the city.
O. T. Holt, of Houston, is in the city.
Hon. E. D. Lynn, of Victoria, is in town.
J. W. McDougal, of Winona, is in the city.
Waco is represented by Lawyer T. B. Cox.
Colonel Sam Robb, of Trinity, is in Galveston.
D. W. S. Rogers has returned from Hot Springs.
Max Hoffman, of Enterprise, Miss., is in the city.
George S. Eaton is in the city, from Fort Worth.
Hon. George Paschal, of San Antonio, is in town.
Thos. Kraitcher, of Caldwell, is at the Washing-
ton.
Cad M. Nation, of the Richmond Nation, is in the
city.
Mr. R. B. Long, of Tyler, is among the late arri-
vals.
Hon. R. G. Street returned from Washington last
night.
Dr. W. W. Whitehead, of Chester, is at the Wash-
ington.
Captain T. B. Cex, a prominent lawyer of Waco,
is here.
Miss Waef, a sweet young lady, of Dallas, is in
the city.
Major L. Beack and daughter are in the city from
Jewett.
Miss Ruby C. Wrest, of San Antonio, is visiting
the eity.
Messrs. Douglass and Adickes, of Huntsville, are
in town.
Judge Alexander, of Caldwell, is stopping at the
Girardin.
Mr. Zac Toliiver, of Dallas, is in the city on a
short visit.
Mrs. W. A Rodgers, of Dallas, is attending the
festivities.
C. C. Locicett and lady, of Caldwell, are among
the arrivals.
Joe Edmundson and B. E. Haile are at the Wash-
ington hotel.
E. L. Aagier, Huntsville, is registered at the
Washington.
Captain Robert P. Boyc® and family, of Houston,
are in the city.
Miss Carrie Bassett, of Brenham, is visiting Mrs.
H. P. Redmond.
Joe Edmundsen, from Crockett, is stopping at
the Washington.
Messrs. Call and Brown, young business men of
Orange, are here.
Miss Marian Seward, the belle of Houston, is on
a visit to our city.
J. y.. Eplen, of Yanelton, is in the city, and paid
Tht. News a visit.
Guy M. Brynn, Jr., of Bryan, is here, paying due
respects to the king.
•Misses Annie and Carrie Bryan, of Houston, are
visiting Mis. Marrost.
Miss Emtua McEunis and Miss Addis Ballard, of
Dallus, are at the Beach.
JuJue Crawford, Drs. S. E. Carrington and W. B.
spend a few days at the Beach.
Henry Hanca, from Ireland, is stopping at the
Beach hotel.
R. C. McClureand wife, of New York city, aroat
the Beach hotel.
Henrv Wolfsohn, business manager for Minni®
Hauk, Is domiciled at the Beach.
Mr. John R. Hoxle and family, of Chicago, ar-
rived in the city yesterday, and are stopping at the
Beach.
Messrs. Leigh, Nance and Sanders, all business
men of Huntsville, are in town.
Mr. Frank VanDuzen has returned from the inte-
rior, and is doing the carnival season.
Messrs. E. L. Bremond and Charles Ud®ll, of
Houston, and Joe A. Harris, of Temple, are in
town.
Mr. B. F. Keegan, of Houston, is in town.
Messrs. E. Campbell, Austin: S. C. Arleage, Her-
bert Wagner and A. A.|Aldrich, Crockett; Jo® Ben-
nett, Will Roe and Ed Cox, Huntsville; Joe Mc-
Ennis, John Jones and George Ballard. Dallas; W.
T. Cropper. Hamilton: Frank Van Duzen, Palestine;
J. M. Lankford, Mineola; A. F. Gillaspie, Gilmer;
S. A. Tomiinson, Tayler. and Clarence Chinski,
Navasota, are among the prominent visitors to the
Island city.
The following were among the departures by the
Missouri-Pacific yesterday: George Crane, T. A.
Chapman, J. L. Reagan, Harry Preston. E. B.
Perkins, D. L. Powers, M. A. Far, F. S. Boyd and
wife, S. Bigger and wife, New Orleans; Harry
Soper, Philadelphia; J. M. Ray, New York; Peter
Metger, Cincinnati; C. W. Shaw, James Miller,
Chicago; J. Jenkins, Nashville; C. Perue, Louis-
ville.
The following were among the departures by the
Santa Fe yesterday: A. Flatauer and bride, Chat-
tahoochee, Floriaa; C. W. Baker, G. G. Alexander
and E. Beardsell, New Orleans; S. Taylor, New
York; T. Berthams, San Francisco; I. M. Fosgard,
L. Price and Mrs. Rogue and family. New Orleans;
J. E. Tucker and family, San Francisco.
M* P. ZSennessy-
Sole agent for the Charter Oak, Buck's Brilliant,
Buck's Patent and Pride of Texas Cook Stoves.
During Mardi Gras I will be at my office
and Sample Rooms, No. 10 West Strand, Gal-
veston, lex. Vance Allen.
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
Pianos from $15 to $600. Organs from $20
lis ad & Thompson,
to $150.
22d and Postoffice streets.
Or* G. P. Sail,
Oculist & Aurist. Offie® hours—9 to 12 a. m.;
2 to 4 p. m. Office—Tremont hotel, Galveston.
If you want a genuine article of pure, un-
adulterated apple cider made of sweet apples,
call at C. D. Holmes & Co's.
The piano and organ house of Thos. Gog-
Gan & Bro. is the xno6t reliable in the South.
Houston (Tex.) Flour Mills Co.—Patent, fancy &
family flour, unsurpassed, from first hands. Oheap
Meal invariably fresh, of thoroughly cleaned corn*
Great advantage in freights. D. P. Shepherd, Pres't.
Pianos and organs sold on monthly pay-
ments. Read & Thompson,
22d and Postoffice streets.
She said: "Don't, but if you mu6t, chew
•'Spring." That's the best."
A Pnre and Effective Kair Dressing*
Cocoaine, a compound of Cocoanut Oil, beau-
tifies the hair and is sure to allay all itching
and irritation of the scalp.
The superiority of Burnett's Flavoring Ex-
tracts consists m their perfect purity and
strength.
For Throat Diseases and. Conghv.
Brown's Bronchial Troches, like all really good
things, are frequently imitated. The genuine are
sold only in boxes.
Pianos and organs sold on small monthly in-
stallments by Thos. Goggan & Bro.
I like my wife to use Pozzoni's Powder, be-
cause it improves her looks and is as fragrant
as roses, a staid old banker says.
If the cattlemen in Texas wish to have a good
time this year they must chew "Spring'' To-
The sick, worn and dejected should read the
ad. of Colden's liquy> Beef Tonic.
The " Spring " Sweet Navy Plug Tobacco is the
Texan's favorite.
Sweet apple cider at C. D. Holmes & Co's.
■ One of the celebrated Behnlng Pianos on ex-
hibition at Read & Thompson's.
THE EGYPTIAN WAR,
The Ziatest Report at Iiondon-
London. February 25.—General Graham's troops
remain encamped between Trinkitat and Cape
Maaka uAIer the guns of th© garrison. Following
council, General Gordon and Admiral Hewitt de-
cided to await the arrival of the horse artillery be-
fore ordering an advance.
Admiral Hewitt sent an order to Suakim for 500
black troops to go and bury the dead of Baker Pa-
sha's army lying on tbe field at Teh. Many hun-
dred bodies are lying unburied, filling the air with
noxious taint. An outbreak of cholera is feared in
the camp of the blacks, who refused to go to
Trinkitat yesterday, but left Suakim for that place
to-day, being assured they were not wanted to
fight.
Cavalry made reconnoissance to-day toward Teb.
The Arabs were found in force between Teb and
the earthworks thrown up bv Baker Pasha. Every
sign indicates that Ostnan Digma. the rebel leader,
means to contest the advance of the British troops.
It is reported the government, acting under the
ad* ice or General Wolseley, has ordered General
Graham to transfer bis base of operations to Sua-
kim, from whence, with a strengthened force of
men aud artillery, he is to march to assault Tam-
nich, Osmau Digma's headquarters.
The report that El Mahdi was marching toward
Kharboum is confirmed. He liberated twelve mem-
bers of the Catholic mission before leaving El
Obeid, receiving a ransom of £2800 through the
Austrain consul at Khartoum. El Mahdi's
inaction, after his victory at El Obeid, is
explained thus: Finding the sheikhs of the princi-
pal tribes wished to go home with their spoils in
order to attend the harvest, he proclaimed a holy
truce during the month of Moiarrem, ending at
the anniversary of the birth of the prophet. That
time having expired the campaign has been .re-
sumed. _
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY*
The Texas Law Review
Publishes weekly all oivll opinions, Ccourt Ap-
peals and all important opinions of Higher
Courts. Indorsed by Higher Courts and Texas
Bar association. Exhaustive index to each
volume. $5 per year. Box 364 Galveston.
Xteading Millinery House.
3£rs. C. Gautier, 170 Market street, Purvey-
or to the Royal Household.
Mrs. Gautier made a special importation of
French Millinery for the special benefit of the
King's loyal subjects from the interior who
have gathered here to do him honor.
Visitors will remember that this is Royal
Headquartersjfor Millinery—170 Market street.
Pure apple cider at C. D. Holmes & Co's.
Dionysus and ZZis Court*
The king has come, and is at this writing
sleeping the sleep of the just and good. He has
ordained that his headquarters for cigars and
smokers' articles shall, during his stay in liis
capital city, be at the Two Brothers Cigar
Stand, corner of Tremont and Market streets,
where Jeff and Pat will always be glad to see
their friends, the friends of their friends, and
all the other loyal subjects of the king. The
celebrated K. O. M. cigars and the loading
brands, bearing the king's own stamp, are kept
on hand. See Jeff and Pat and smoke one of
their cigars, or you will go away without hav-
ing seen Mardi Gras.
Dr* barter's Zron Tonic.
This medicinal preparation is one out of a thou-
sand of th® patent kind placed before th® public
which has what it claims, "intrinsic merits," and
does afford relief in diseases like dyspepsia, gen-
eral debility and many kinds or disorders peculiar
to females. It has received the indorsement of
hundreds of people of good standing throughout
the country, and should it sometimes fail to effect
a cure, it may be taken without deleterious results.
It has beoome a staple medi 'iue with druggists.
One or two bottles, used in season, may save a
heavy bill from the family physician.
Two Xtlen Shot and Silled in a Kansas
Town*
Humboldt, Kans., February 25.—The community
was horrified at a double tragedy which occurred
five miles southeast of Moran, in the eastern part
of the county, at 9 o'clock this morning. James
T. Harclerode and Robert McFarland were shot
by Hugh Guilland, assisted by his three sons,
Joseph, Ike and Andrew. Harclerode was shot in
the back and instantly killed. McFarland was shot
three times. His bead was crushed witlv a club.
The murderers escaped, but were closely pursued
and rod® into Humboldt and surrendered to the
officers:
The town is excited to-night, and many armed
men are on the street. The sheriff is here with a
strong posse. It was a cold-blooded murder, and
trouble is feared before morning.
The dispute was over land claimed by Guilland,
but owned by Mrs. Hawes. All the parties con-
cerned are land-leaguers, but the organization is
blameless. _
CHIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Shot Kim Dead.
Petersburg, Va., February 25.—David Elmore, a
well-known citizen of Lunenburg county, returning
home, was met by a negro who asked him if he had
ever been to hell. Elmore said no, and the negro
said: " It's time for you to be there," and flred at
Elmore twice without effect. The negro attempted
to run, but Elmore shot him dead.
A Woman to be Hanged*
Binghamton, N. Y., February 25.—At Morris-
▼ille, to-day, Mrs. Haight was sentenced to be
hanged, April 8, for a murder committed February
8, 1S83. When asked why sentence of death should
not be pronounced Mrs. Haight said: I have not
hurt my husband by word or deed. I am not guil-
ty. The night of "the hurt I was entirely helpless,
and could not get up or down.
MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived, Sailed, Etc*
New Oreans, February 25.—Cleared: Steamship
Yucatan, Liverpool; E. D. Sedbury, Campeohe;
bark Consuello, Barcelona. Arrived: Steamship
Counselor, Liverpool. _
Germany and Russia*
Berlin. February 25.—Recent interviews between
Delgorouki, th® Russian military plenipotentiary,
and Bismarck, resulted in the assent of
Bismarck to a meeting in the spring between
the caar and eraperor, Dolgorouki gave the
emperor an autograph letter from the czar asking
for an interview. In consequence of the explana-
tions of Dolgorouki regarding the concentration of
Russiau troops in the frontier provinces, Bismarck
has countermanded orders to increas® the forces
in the Duchy of Posen, but will maintain present
garrisons at their full strength.
2»Xore Dynamite*
London, February 25.—Shortly after 1 o'clock
a. m., a terrible explosion occurred in the cloak-
room of the Victoria railway station, London.
The explosion was undoubtedly dynamite. A large
portion of the roof was blown off, and nearly all
the glass work in the station destroyed.
Seven men were sent to the hos-
pital with severe injuries. Extensive dam-
age has been done to surrounding property.
Sour Lake Hotel*
Now prepared to receive guests. Address
manager for circulars.
You will get full value for your money by
lying a pianp or organ from the old-estab-
lished house of Thos. woggan & Bro.
Domestic Sewing SXachines-
To the Ladies: Do not fail to call at the
Domestic Sewing Machine office, on 22d street,
between Postoffice and Church, the new brick
buikiing, and eee tbe beautiful work executed
on tiie Domestic with their new attachments.
The work consists of lace curtains, bed-spreads,
pillow shams, tidies, etc. The grandest dis-
play ever made in Galveston. One week only,
commencing February 26. A pleasure to show
you machines. A. Cushman,
Sole Agent.
Gold in our Old Fields*
When we consider health to be better than wealth
then must we consider th® old field mullein better
than gold—at least the medioal wqrld so recognize
it; and att®stp its m«rit over Cod Liver Oil for lung
troubles. Made into a tea and combined with
Sweet Gum it presents in Taylor's Cherokee
Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mudlein, a pleasant
and effective cure for Croup, Whooping Cough,
Colds and Consumption. Price 25 cants and $1 00.
This with Dr. Bigger's Southern Remedy, an
equally efficacious r®inedy for Cramp-Colic, Diar-
effeots of teething, present* a little Medicine Chest
no household should be without, for the speedy re-
lief ef sudden and dangerous attacks of the lungs
fand bowela. Ask your druggists for them. Manu-
actured by Walter A. Taylor, Atlanta. Ga., pro-
prietor Taylor's Premium Cologne. For sale by
Thompson <£ Ohmstede. wholesale dealers. Galves-
ton, Texas, and retail at 25c. and $1 per bottle by
J. J. Schott & Co., Galveston, Texas.
Accordeons, violins, strings, sheet music,
etc., wholesale and retail. Thos. Goggan &
Bro, cor. Market and 22d sts.
BXardi Gras
Visitors should not fail to call on Mr. N. S.
Sabell, 69 Market street, the acknowledged
picture house of the city, who has a very hand-
some assortment of everything that is useful
and necessary to the make-up of a pleasant
home, which can be had at remarkably low
figures. Pictures, Frames, Albums, Parlor
Easels, Cabinets, Fancy Goods, Birthday and
Wedding Presents in great variety—69 Market
street.
Zee Cream
at 4 p. m. to-day. J. H. Forbes,
177 Market street.
Sour Lake Hotel*
Now prepared to receive guests. Address
manager for circulars.
Emerson pianos are acknowledged bv all to
be the most durable. Thos. Goggan « Bro.,
sola Agents, cor. Market and &d sts.
XXardi Gras at New Orleans
New Orleans. February 25.—The Knights of
Proteus appeared in a grand procession t0-night,
illustrating the gorgeous tableaux of Virgil's
.SSneid. The streets were througed with spectators
The Crevasses*
Vicksburg, February 25.—The crevasse below the
delta is 500 feet wide and five feet deep, and is
steadily increasing.
Origin of Peats
[Coal and Iron Record.1
The origin of peat may be briefly stated in
the words of Dr. Rosa, of Watertown, N. Y.f
as follows: " The great body of most peat
beds results from a variety of moss
called spliangum palustre; in part, also,
from ferns or brakes, rushes, reeds and other
plants, and even fallen timber occesionally con-
stitutes a part. The bog moss, of which there
are many varieties, flourishes luxuriantly
in such positions, its fibres growing a foot
alf in *
T TAKE PLEASURE IN INFORMING THE PUBLIC THAT I HAVE JU8T RETURNED FROM THE NORTH, AFTER HAVING, WITH GREAT CARE,
X selected the largest stock of
CLOTHING A TV D GENT'S FURNISHING- GOODS
ew broujrht to this city, «nd am now able to offtr better bareains than erer before. The Ladies are specially invited to call and examine my large stock •(
0HHJ)Ri.,N"s CLOTHING, which they will And marked in plain figures, at Dricea from SI 50 to $2 60 lower than tfe.y can be had anywhere else. CALL AND
CONVINCE YOUESELVES.
M. SCHKAM, The Leadin? Clothier aud Gent's Fnrnisher, 111 & US Tremont St.
SHOW-CASES, SHOW-CASES
I take pleasure to announce that the price for all stylas of CASES has been REDUCED to meet any and all competition My
Stock is the Largest and Best Assorted in the State. Merchants from the interior are respectfully requested to give me a «■»» Corre-
spondence solicited, and prices mailed on application. Address,
GALVESTON.
OPPOSITE UNION DEPOT. - -
length. And it has this quite
alii
Fin^al's Cave.
[Cop® Whitehouse, in The Manhattan for March.]
FingaPs cave is in Staff a. Staffa is one of
the Hebrides. "From my earliest days,"
wrote the companion of Mendelssohn in his
northeru tour, '• 1 have confounded the Hebri-
des with the Ilasperides, and if we did not
find the oranges on the tre«s they lay at
least in the whisky toddy." There is so
strong a tendency to cotnaect th® little island
with the Giant's Causeway that even the En-
cyclopaedia Britannica, under Caves, puts it off
the southwest coast of Scotland. In 1772 it was
deeply embayed in the Island of Mull. Sir r
Joseph Banks, after that president ol
the Royal society, to whose official
longlevity Professor Huxley recently paid
tribute, visited it on August 12. Cruising in
the Sound of Mull, he had met an Euglish gen-
tleman, who told him that about nitu* leagues
distant was an island, where he believed uo
one, even in the Highlands, had been. Land-
ing at night, the impatience which everybody
felt to see the wonders they had heard so
largely described, prevented their morning
rest;. They were struck with a scene of mag-
nifflcence which exceeded th®ir expectations,
though formed, as they thought, upon
the most sanguin® foundation. As they
passed its columns they expressed their amaze-
ment in unstinted terms. 11 Compared to this,
what are the cathedrals or palaces built by
men? mere models or playthings, imitations as
diminutive as his works will always be when
compared to those of Natural Where is now
the boast of the architect ? With our minds
full of such reflections, we proceeded along
the shore, treading upon another giant's
causeway till, in a short time, we arrived at
the mouth of a cave, the most magnificent,
I suppose, that has ever been described by
travelers. We ask the name of it. Said our
guide: * The cave of Fiuhn.' 'What Fiuhn?
said we, 4 Fiuhn MacCoul, whom the transla-
tor of Ossian's works has called FingaJf
How fortunate that in this cave we should
meet with the remembrance of that chief,
whose existence as well as that of the whole
epic poem is almost doubted in England!
Enough for the beauties of Staffa. I shall
now proceed to describe it and its produc-
tions more philosophically." In " Wing-and-
Wing," when the officer of the deck puts the
ship ashore, and then, overwhelmed with re-
morse at his want of care, puts an end also to
his career, the captain expresses a regret that
the second act had not been committed a little
earlier. Had the philosophical mood set in
thirty seconds sooner the myth of Fingal's
Cave would have been shorn of all that lies in
its heroic name. _
An Ancient Journal.
[Lndon Tablet.]
The oldest paper in the world known is cer-
tainly the Acta Populi Romani Diwona, of
which there is still one number extant of the
year 168 B. C., of which the following is a
translation: "On the 29th of March Consul
Livinius has exercised the governing power
to-day. A violent storm occurred in the
course of the day, the lightning struck an
oak, soon after noon, near the Velian, hill,
and split it into several pieces. A disturbance
too* place at an inn with the sign of the Boar,
close to the Janiculum. The landlord has been
seriously wounded. The Edile Titinius has
condemned some retail butchers for selling
meat to the people which had not been inspect-
ed by the authorities. The tines have been
devoted to the erection of a chapel to
the goddess. The money-changer Ansidius,
whose office bears the sign of the
Cimbrian shield, absconded with a consider-
able sum. He was pursued and has been ar-
rested. He still had on him all the stolen
money. The Praetor Fontejus sentenced him
to restore that money immediately to those by
whom he had been intrusted with it. The
brigand chief, Dennipho, who v. as arrested by
the Legate Nerva, was crucified to-day. The
Carthaginian squadron has entered Ostia to-
day." The world was not so different in those
days. _
Ancient Naval Architecture.
The announcement that the learned society
in Athens is about to try to fish up a few speci-
mens of the Greek and Persian fleets which
sunk at Salamis about 2000 years ago will be
received with immense interest, as all such
romantic proceedings usually are. Every
now and then we hear of companies to fish
up the plate ships sunk at \ igo, and it
creates a sensation for a moment, and
would create more if anybody bad evea
brought up anything. After Sebastopol was
taken an American undertook to raise the
sixty-six ships sunk in the harbor, but divers
convinced him in about three days that it was
impossible; at that short interval the "teredo
navalis " had damaged them hopelessly. When
once the teredo makes holes, the ship at the
slightest motion breaks up and floats to
the top in pieces if in shallow water,
as is said to be the case at Salamis;
while, if in deep water, the operations of div-
ing will be impossible. If, however, anything
was found by chance to throw light on the
naval architecture of the ancients, we might
be disillusioned as to tho battle of Salamis,
and this would be a real pity. If, for instance,
we found that they fought, like Pacific sava-
ges, in open dug-out canoes, and triremes
were a myth, antiquity would fall considerably
in our estimation. [Pall Mall Gazette.
TO OUB
FRIENDS AND VISITORS
wlio wish, to avail themselves of our Large
Selection
e>
^he Handsomest Line
<md procure a Complete Summer Outfit
before returning home, we wonld respectfully
ask a call, while
IN GALVESTON.
Our line of FURNISHING GOODS is replete
with all the Latest Novelties.
THE POPULAR
CLOTHIERS, FURNISHERS & HATTERS,
MARKET STREET, Xext to News Office.
and a hi
remarkable peculiarity; that while " its
roots and lower portions die in the wet
soil or water, new roots spring out from the
■tern above; and thus, without interruption,
it continues to grow and accumulate, 3'ear
after year, in a deeper and deeper bed, for
centuries, at last resulting in a vast collection
of carbon, frequently almost as rich (in car-
bon) as bituminous coal.
I beard an old farmer talk one day.
Telling his listeners how
In th® wide new country far away
The rainfall follows the plow.
" As fast as they break it up, you see,
And turn the neart to the sun,
As they open the furrows deep and free.
And the tillage is begun.
•'The earth grows mellow, and more and more
It holds and sends to the sky
A moisture it never had before,
Wheu its face wa? hard and dry.
44 And so. wherever the ploughshares run
The clouds run overhead,
And the soil that works and lets in th® sun
With water is always fed."
I wonder if that old farmer knew
The half of his simple word.
Or guessed the message that, heavenly true,
Within it was hidden and heard?
It fell on my ear by chance that day,
But the gladness lingers now.
To think it is always God's dear way
That the rainfall follows the plow.
Opinion of Dr* Mott, Late Govern*
meat Chemists on AUcock's Porous
Plaster*
My investigation of Allcock's Porous Plaster
shows it to contain valuable and essential ingredi-
ents not present in any other Plaster. These in-
gredients are so perfectly proportioned that the
Allcocx's Porous Plaster will not cause Blisters
or Excessive Irritation, and I find it superior to and
more efficient than any other Plastei.
Henry A. Mott, Jr., Ph.D., F. q. S.
Prof, of Chemistry N. Y. Med. College, ®tc.
Do not wast® your money buying inferior arti-
cles. Tell your Druggist you want Allcock's Por-
ous Plasters, and do not take others made to 6®11
on the reputation of th® g®nuina article.
Professor Ritchel, of Bridgeport, Conn.,
has invented a successful submarine boat.
Dr. Van Klin, Dayton, O., is making a
medical lexicon in forty-two languages.
The African Lion*
The African lion has appropriately been
termed the king of beasts. Its great strength,
noble appearance and assumed magnanimity-
have been the theme of travelers from time
immemorial. The male has a long and thick
mane which gives an appearance of no-
bleness to the animal. The average
length of the full - grown lion is between
six and seven feet, exclusive of the tail, a? d
the height at the shoulders nearly three feet;
specimens are on record considerably larger
than this. It can carry off a good seized heifer
with ease, and drag to a considerable .distance
an ox or a horse. The lioness is smaller than
the lion, with more slender and graceful
form, and is more agile in her move-
ments and more • impetuous in her pas-
sions. The appearance ot the lion when in con-
finement or unannoyed does not convey the
idoa of ferocity inspired by the tiger, aud his
wide forehead, overhanging brows and shaggy
mane give him a majestic look which well en-
titles him to the appellation of " king of
beasts," but when irritated there is sufficient
evidence that the power and passion in the fe-
line race reach their greatest development.
In the Highlands of Scotland, at the birth of
a ohlld, it is stated that the nurse takes a
branch of the ash tree, one end of which she
puts into the fire, and while it is burning re-
ceives into a spoon the sap that oozes from the
other end; this she gives to the child, to be
mingled with its first food. It is supposed to
impart wonderful virtue. There is an ancient
saying that a serpent would rather creep into
the' fire than over the twig of an ash tree.
Excellent industrial and business prosper-
ity has prevailed in South Carolina during the
past year. The manufactures of all kinds foot
up $32.324,s04, as against $16,738,008, in the
3Tear 1880.
"While out trapping near Bridgman, Mich.,
William Williams caught an eagie that meas-
ured nine feet from tip to tip of its wings. The
eagle was not seriously inj ured by the trap.
Wells' Mat-apple (Liver* Pills. 10c and 25c.
A. C. PETRI.
LEBER, SBBGUS, SASH, BOOKS, ETC.
STATS AGENT FOR
TEXAS TRAM A LUMBER CO., Beaumont, Tex.,
C. I. L. MEYER 4 SONS' CO., Chicago, IU.
G-aWestonj Tox.
Strengthenin
Invigorating Fattening
COLQEN'S
Liquid Beef Tonic
is pronounced by scores of physicians,and by thou-
sands of people who have used it, to b® tne best
A Handsome Steel Engraving
PRESENTED TO
EVERY PURCHASER
BY
RELIABLE SHOE HOUSE,
IGO Tremont Street.
SEND FOE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AX1> PRICE LIST OP
SHOW CASES
AIL CASES GUARANTEES FIRST-CLASS WORK.
PRICES LOWER THAN EVER OFFERED IN THIS MARKET.
LIBERAL COMMISSIONS ALLOWED WHOLESALE HOUSES.
THOMPSON & OHMSTEDE,
TVHOLESALi: DRUGGISTS,
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
w
Wb I
1 BBI w IB n-n n 1
WHOLESALE JEWELER AND
DIRECT IMPORTER OF DIAMONDS,
AND DEALER IN
American Watches, Seth. Th.om.as Cloeks,
Silver and Silver-plated W7are, Table and
Pocket Cntlery and Paris Fancy Goods.
ORNES OF TREMONT AND MARKET STREETS.
larial Fever and many ®th®r disease®where tonics
are required—differing essentially from all other
Beef Foods and Tonics. Sold by leading wholesale
druggists, and retailers g®noraily. at $1 per bottle;
6 for $5. C. N. Crittenden, general agt.. New York.
o o
WHY WILL ANY ONE SUFFER FROM CORNS
when they can get a bottle of the GERMAN CORN
REMOVER—a oertain and painless remedy for both
Corns and Bunions—of any druEgiet for 25 cents.
There are worthless imitations—similar in name.
Be sure to eet the GERMAN CORN REMOVER,
C. N. CRITTENTON, Sole Propietor, 115 Fulton
street. New York.
Ulenu's Salphnr Soap ImproTes'1 lie Skin
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS
dubli*
BE-FAJ>
CANTRELL& COCHRANE" DUBLIN ^BELFAST.
E. & J. BURR'K, Central Agent*, &«fr lurk.
T TJ 3STI 1ST Gr.
Pianos and organs, by r. h. hooper.
formerly of New "fork city and Boston, Mass.
Thirty years experience. Pianos restored to their
normal condition at reasonable rates. Orders for
PIPE ORGAN TUNING SOLICITED.
Will receive orders from any part of the State,
address HEAD & THOMPSON,
corner of Postoffice and 22d streets.
03" CONSIGNMENT.
3000 BARRELS
SEED POTATOES.
Early Rose. Goodrich and Peerless. This lot of
potatoes must be sold to close. Also, 200 bbls of
SELECTED SEED POTATOES, from Landreth'S
nursery.
II. hHJlZtlOBON & CC.« Galveston,
TOO MUCH!
In CLcqzziririg tJbe. Icirge, stock, of llje. G-terse
& Co., together tvttfb the heavy supply in. oizr
own stock.~we Jlnd that we are greatly
overstocked in tobaccos, whiskies and. ci-
gars, and are ojfering these goods at re-
daced prices. Oar stock consists of stand<
ard brands in all these lines, and par*
chasers will find it to their interest to sei
as before msfctrig pzirchases.
ULLMANN, LEWIS & CO,
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