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\ 1J \ fexas, giving distances
[j I °f 1'IS toicn* having a
a indispensable necessity
EACH WAY BETWEEN thin tbe Stute. Price 10
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GAL YES. in /o the publishers will receive
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Galveston, Texas.
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Office or Publication: Nos. 113 axd 115 Market Street. Galtkston. Texas. Entered at the I-outof*^ at Galveston as Secomd-Olass Matter.
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MEDICINAL
TOKAY WIHE
Ungarischer Ansbrnch).
250 CASES JUST ARRIVED.
Send for Sample Bottle to
LE GIERSE & CO.,
Sole Agents, Galveston.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1883-PRICE 5 CENTS.
VOL. XLII-NO. 253.
"procrastination is the thief op TIMB."
So many last season deferred tbe sittings for Christmas pictures until too late that the number of
disappointed ones were legion To such as contemplate tbe giving of Photographs for Christmas pr^
sents, I would respectfully -suggest that they take time by the forelock, and come at once. Respectfully,
THE P II O TO G R.A.IPII E TZ,
[f&C. THARKET ST., BETWEEN CENTER AND 221).
AMUSEMENTS.
TremontOpera House
Three Nights ancl Saturday
Matinee,
Commencing Thursday, Nov. 29.
ANOTHER HAVEHLY BOOB®!
LAUGHING ROOM ONLY!
J. H. Haverly*s Comedy Company in the Great-
est of all Successes.
Our Strategists!
IN FOUR ACTS and XOOO LAUGHS.
Indorsed by press and public, from Maine to Cali-
fornia. is th» ereatast comedy suecess of the aje,
prewat.d by a company of metropolitan artists.
Those who Gome to Laugh, Remain to
Roar.
Box office now open. December6, Ford'sOpera Co.
DANCING SCHOOL.
MAD1U LOUIS has opened at Harmony Club-
room, Market St.. near 22d. Tuesday. Thurs-
day aad Saturday aftarnoons. Monday and Wedues-
v nights. Call at hall school-days. Mason s
< or address Beach hotel.
, . Cheesman & Son's
d\ DANCING ACADEMY.
Jdelic*..
At Artillery Hall.
Fancy jSfclp W anted—Maie.
TANTED—Drug clerk, capable
. V ing prescriptions, with good m<
3ne other need applv. M. Eastland.
clerk, capable of compound-
moral character.
Gonzales, Tex.
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_ 7" A XT ED—A kai'd, honest Youth in office. Ad
* i V dress, stating**?, previous employment, and
Uffcive references, box V, Nows Office.
WANTED—Competent Tinner to go to Temple,
Texas. Address
ENGELKE & SHERWOOD, Temple. Texas.
\TAN TED—Three Traveling: Salesmen to sell a
VV manufactured article required by every busi-
ness house. Address, with two stamps,
HUNTER & GENSLINGER. New Orleans. La.
Agents W anted.
"TTTANTED—Book agents, of successful experi-
V V ence, to hunt up and drill other canvassing
agents for new, illustrated, salable works. Condi-
tions liberal. Address, statiug experience, book
sold, etc., N.D.Tbompson & Co.,Publishers,St.Louis.
WANTED—Good, reliable and active agents;
liberal terms made: excellent chance to make
money fast. J B Vinson & Co.. 116 Main st., Houston.
Help Wanted—Female.
WANTED—A good white nurse to attend three
children. Apply to Mrs. FELIX HALFF, 17th
and Ave. K.
WANTED—A gocd Cook: also, a diningroom
ServauL Apply to MRS. PR1ESTER, corner
26th street and Avenue I.
WAN l'ED—Two respectable white women as
nurse and cook. Apply northwest corner of
Tremont st. and avenue I.
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dry.
ANTED—
A woman cook. Inquire at 166 Bath avenue,
A. P. LUFKIN.
7~ANTED—At the Tremont House, one cham-
bermaid and one woman to work in the laun-
Situations Wanted.
STENOGRAPHER (expert), typewriter (expert),
good correspondent (English, French), has some
time unoccupied. Postoffice box 545. Galveston.
Miscellaneous Wants.
WANTED—A house of six or seven rooms, in a
central location.
Address Box A. News office.
"V\ 7"ANTED—Young men to address Island City
VV Business College, Galveston, for particulars
ere going elsewhere. J. M. BENISH, Proprietor.
"\ XT ANTED— At the Galveston Bone Mills. 1 (XX)
VV tons dry bones. Address BAUGH & SONS,
822Strand. Fertilizers for sale.
.Lost.
T Irish setter
- ©,f* ^-aite «tar in bre®
?r ran;
easaar
;rk»
ale pup. eight months
nd little white on each
Liberal reward for
Business Chances.
PARTNER WANTED — In well paying estab-
lished wholesale business, to invest from $5000
to $10,000. Address Box D, News office.
WANTED—A partner, a practical machinist, in
foundry and machine-shop business, witn
$3000 or $4000 capital, at Calvert, Robertson county,
Texas. For further particulars, address
a. GILL am, Calvert, Texas.
Personal.
PERSONAL—If the heirs of Mrs. C. M. Peck and
Phillip C. Merwin, who resided in Galveston in
1839 and 1840, will communicate with JOHN A.
CAPLEN, postoffice box 78, they will hear some-
thing to their advantage.
WITHOUT EGOTISM WE CLAIM THE
largest and best stock of goods, at prices de-
fying competition. Convince j'ourselves by giving
us a trial. A. W. SAMUELS & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail '»'obacconists,
corner Strand and 22d; branch, Bank Exchane.
A CHANCE IN TWO BEAUTIFUL DOLLS FOR
every 50 cents worth of good purchased at our
store. J. P. LALOR & CO.,
Market street, between 24th and 25th.
Notices, Etc.
TIDAL WAVE FLOUR, si 90 per sack. Sea
Falrv Flour, $1 60 per sack. At SIMPSON'S,
£59 asd 261 E. Market street.
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ON'T forget when going shopping.
It is worth your while stopping
At Ideal Tea Store, 215 Market street.
Where for Tea. Coffee, etc., the people meet.
TELEPHONE US YOUR ORDERS FOR CORD
Wood, which will have immediate atfeution.
McRaE. ANGELL & CO., 22d and Water streets.
LYNCHBURG MARINE WAY now in perfect
order. Ad. L. S. YARD CO., Lynchburg, Texas.
John Weaver, Supt. A. P. Tompkins, S. and Treas.
""vtora AND BESSIE have arrived, the two most
JlN beautiful dolls ever brought to this city: now
on exhibition at our store. J. P. LALOR & CO.,
Market street, between 24th and 25th.
HEATING and Baseburuer Stoves from $2 65 to
$40; Cooking Stoves and Ranges from $5 95 to
$82. Full line of Tin and Hard ware, Lamps, Crock-
ery and House-furnishing Goods, Coal Vases, Coal-
hods, Fire Seta, Stove-boards, Brushes, etc. Chas.
Engelke, 216 and 218 Market st, opp. Schott's.
HAVE your vaults and cesspools Cleaned by our
Odorless Exoavatlng apparatus. U. S. Sani-
tary Excavating Co. Office: J. P. Lalor & Co.,
Market, bet. 24th and 25th^'
Professional.
B
AA^D SURCJEON-
Reaidence. 24th aud avenue I; office, 215 Mar-
ket street, adjoining Schott's di ug-store.
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J. WlStGATE,
Attorney at Law, Collecting Agent,
And Dealer in Exchange,
Orange, Texas.
BOACH & RICHARDS,
LAWYERS.
Weatherford, Texas.
In connection with Mack B. Roach, County Sur-
veyor. will buy. sell, lease, rent, pay taxes, and do
a general land business.
TARLTON* JORDAN & TARLTON, LAND
Lawyers and Real Estate Agents, Hillsburo,
Texas, have a complete abstract of all surveys in
Hill county. Special attention given to buying
and selling Lauds, Perfecting Titles, etc.
Chas.1. Evans.
Evans & hardwicke,
attorneys at law
and
LAND AGENTS.
ABU.ENE, TEXAS.
s. p. Hardwic&e.
J M. PEARSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McKINNEY, TEXAS,
^articular attention given to collections and real
estate.
Plumbers, Gas-titters, Jitc.
F
D. HARRAR <fc MATHEWS,
PLUMBERS, GAS AND STEAM FITTERS,
Postoffice street, bet. 22d and 23d.
Telephone cenaectiwn.
tos brock el man—
fj Dealer is sivvas and manufacturer of wrought-
iroa ran^ea, iioa railings, cresti«is. balconies,. ?«*•
miida» aad all kluds iroa tin. oupKe^afifl
iron weikJTlumUiu^ ateaizi dttiag ai oui^l-
bot yutJu unu ate.
ly attended to MacWnalc
Hor sey, Oidrriatfea, liftc
mOE SALE-SADt)LE PONY—
D Gentle, yaung aud it. good order.
GEO. E. MANN.
Buggies phaetons, family cakkiagks
and Koad Carta The largest as^urtcxtent in
the city at lowest prices. Call aud famine
LEVY BROS <£ OWEN.
Maeiii aery.
17>OR SALE—One S^-horse-power engiae, iust
* the thing for running a com sheller, by th*
City Railroad Company.
ilT^OR SALE CHEAP—-A new Phcetiix Cotton Gm.
JD Feeder aud Condenser—a first class outfit iii
tvery respect. Will be soid very cheap nn-i on
isasy teruis. Inquire of B. F. DISBROW,
Tremont street. Gaivesron.
Pianos.
fpHEONLY PIANOS AND ORGANS, made spe-
1_ cinlly for our climate, are sold low for cash or
in easy payments by TJHOS. GOGGAN & BliO.,
4;rner 22a and Market streets. Galveston.
* Dressmaking.
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fts. S. A. HARDIE—
Eashiou.blo Dressmaker,
259 Treoiont «t, batneen Cnurgh and Winnie.
ES. E. MOORE,
FA8HIONABLE DRESSMAKER,
No. 67 Uhurch street, opposite Treiuout hotel.
Real Estate.
JpOR SALE—Several choice lots on Avenue O and
24th, fronting south: also lots in southeast pari
of the city, ranging from $325 to $500 each.
H. M. TRUEHEART & CO..
Real Estate Agents and Brokers.
FOR SALE—lots, with large raised cottage,
containing all modern improvements and con
veniences, also commodious outhouses; the ground
tastefully arranged, and the said structures built
substantially: located on s. s. H, second place east
of 23th st. Low price—easy terms. G. A. MEYER.
WANTED—To exchange $10,000 worth of real
estate in Beil and Robertson counties for hard-
ware or groceries, or Interest in a paying business.
Address Banker, this office.
FOR SALE—Lots 8 and 9. block 675, corner
Fifteenth and Strand; lots 13 and 14. block 675.
corner Sixteenth and Strand; one-half block in
outlot 112, being the south half of tbe northwest
quarter, fronts on Thirty-fifth, between avenues Q
and R; one-half block in outlot 136, being the east
half of the northwest quarter, fronts on avenue R,
between Thirtv-fifth and Thirty-sixth streets; (the
above two half blocks are near the proposed line
of the new street railroad); lots 218 and 227— ten
acres each—section 1. near Magnolia cemetery, on
road to the city: lot £94, section 1—nineteen acres
fronting on the beach. The above will be sold low
for part cash, balance on time. C. C. PETTIT.
Building lots of small and large
dimensions, east and west; some with cottages
thereon. For sale or lease. sam maas. n A 21st.
Heal Estate Agents.
Thurmond a- co . Victoria. Texas.
land agents and AUCTIONEERS.
Consignments and correspondents solicited.
X AW AND LAND OFFICE OF JOSEPH FRANK
JL-J LIN. Ballmger 8c Jack building, Galveston.
Texas. Proprietor of complete aud reliable ab-
stract. and history of all lauds in Galveston coun
ty. compiled by myself after more than ten years
labor, ispecial attention to examination of laud
titles. Business intrusted to me w ill receive per-
sonal and prompt attention JOSEPH FRANKLIN.
f W. LAWRENCE & SON, Austin, Texas, have
fj . for sale 33,000 acres, solid, in Cochran county:
64.000 acres near Beaver lake. Crockett co. Buy or
lease school Jaud. pay taxes. Corresponds solicited.
TOSEPH SPENCE. real estate and collecting
fj agent, Austin, Texas, will buy and sell lands ex-
amine and adjust land titles, pay taxes on lands,
give special attention to business in the several de-
partments of the state government, and collection
of claims against the State.
/"~"1 R. JOHNS & SONS, successors to Johns &
V_7. Spence,Austin. Texas, will attend to business in
any of thedep'tsof the State government, make col-
lections. pay taxes, adjusts perfect land titles, buy,
sell or lease lands & do a general agency business.
TD H. kirby~
JA. AUSTIN, TEXAS.
General Land Agent. Correspondence solicited.
THOMSON &. DONNAN-
IL M. Thomson. John K. Donnax,
GENERAL LAND AND CLAIM AGENTS.
Buy and sell lands and laud scrip. Taxes paid for
non-residents. Prompt personal attention given
to all business intrusted to them. Correspondence
soiicted.
808 Congress Avenue,
Austin, Texas.
Postoffice box 370.
J STEW ART CLEVELAND—
• Attorney at Law and Land Agent,
Brownwooa. Brown county, Texas.
Land business attended to in all its branches.
On receipt of tax funds, tax receipts will go for-
ward to owner by return mail.
References—First National Bank of Brownwood,
Texas: H. M Trueheart & Co. Galveston Texas.
For Sale.
All kiuds of nice Fruits and Vegetables at 10c.
a can, at SIMPSON'S Cheap Grocery, Market,
bet. 19th and 20th, south side.
CARPETS—Just received, a new lot of Tapestry
Carpets.
FOR SALE—£4000 worth of laud notes, drawihl
teu per cent, interest, one-half running twelv^i
months, balance two years. Bunker, this office.
WE
25 CRATES APPLE BCTTEB, 5 lbs.
75 CRATES MINCE MEAT, • 5 lbs.
25 CRATES MINCE MEAT, - 10 lbs.
25 BOXES NEW CITRON,
15 BBLS. NEW CURRENTS,
10 CASKS NEW PRUNES,
ALSO,
2500 Bbls. NEW SUGARS,
(ALL GRADES),
Send For Samples Before Purchasing.
FOCKE, WILKENS & LANGE,
Wholesale Grocers,
Importers and Cotton Factors.
COTTON.
Notwithstanding the short crop, 1
have handled several thousand
more oales this season, sofar, than
during the corresponding time
last season.
What does this mean? It 7ncans,
first, that Houston is the l>est mar-
ket in the State, and that ship-
pers have found it out.
It means, further, that my efforts to
please customers and' to introduce
more system, punctuality and
economy in handling cotton, are
more and more appreciated.
Wm. D.CLEVELAND
HOUSTON.
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FOR SALE.
A T reduced prices, doll and basket trunks. Sara-
_i^A_toga trunks, satchels, s'jraps, etc. R. H.
JOHN, trunkmaker, 70 Treirioui street.
T7,OR SALE — High grade Jersey Cows and
JJ Heifers, either fresh in milk or due to calve
soon. Selected for milk and butter qualities. Also,
two thoroughbred registered Jersey bulls, one year
old. A. M. SHANNON.
QERMAN TILE
at
A. ALLEN & CO.'S.
T^N CAUSTIC TILE
at
A. ALLEN & co.'s.
ALL KINDS OF MARBLE TILE
at
A. ALLEN & CO.'S.
TO ARRIVE—In October and November—Direct
from Europe. 2500 barrels German and 1500 K.
B. S. Portland, 4000 Rosendale Cement; also a full
line of masons' and plasterers' materials in store.
Reduced prices on wharf W H. POLLARD &
CO., Importers & Dealers. 11 Mechauic. Galveston.
DISSTON'S SAWS. BAILEY'S PLANES, BAR-
ton and Butcher Chisels. Bits and Gauges—fine
tools, at J. P. Lalor A Co.'s. Market, bet. 24th & 25th
IT'OR SAL.E—Euglish tile, 9x9 aud 12x12. Fire
X1 brick, large size. To arrive, direct from Lon-
don, cargoes J. B White Bro. and O. F. Alaen Port
land cement, standard full weight. Also, 10,000
bbls Rosendale cement; discount on lots from
wharf.
GEO. H. HENCHMAN.
Tj^OR SALES—50,000 feet Iron Pipe, 5000 pounds
JP Iron Fittiugs. 6000 pounds Lead Pipe, at cont.
Large stock of Brass Goods,Steam and Hand-purnp
Rubber Hose, Packing and a complete stock of
GasU-itters' and Plumbers' Supplies.
JESSE aSTaLL. 67 Strand, Galveston. Tex.
STOVe5^STOYE8—We are selling Cooking
Stoves at from $6 50 to $45 00. Also, a full line
of House Furnishing Goods, which we will sell
cheap. D. A. KEARNEY, Opp. Trwmont House.
TpRESH GRITS. CREAM MEAL. HOMIXY,
-L1 bolted meal, cracked corn, feed meal and corn
bran, always on hand, at
Galveston hominy mills.
Fo
n;
For Rent.
OR RENT—Six-room cottage.south side Avenue
N>£. bet. 17th and 18th, >25; do. south side Ave
nue L, bet. 28th and 29th, $25; 7 or 8 room cottage
with 2Jr£ acres ground, cor. QV6 and 33d.
H. M TRUEHEART & CO.,
Stock Brokers and Real Estate Agents.
FOR RENT—The lower part of my building on
Ea;t Market, bet. iSth r,pd 19th scs.. suitable for
stores, offices or club-rooms. H. SCHEBLE. *
FOR RENT—Two story—five rooms and aitchen—
on Avenue P, near Tremont.
A. H. CASTEEL, Broadway and 12th*4^
Xj^OR RENT—Raised cottage, seven rooms, next
X1 to corner 0>£ and Twentieth street; $30 per
month. A. M. SHANNON.
]j">OR RENT—Cottage north side H, bet. 9th and
' 10th. $25. Cottage south side O, 19th and 20th,
$20. Apply to ARTHUR B. HOMER, 176 Strand
OR RENT—A south office in our building op-
posite Cotton Exchange.
HEIDENHEIMER BROS.
F<
Rooms and Board.
Avery handsome furnished parlor,
with adjoining bed-room, single or en suite,
to a couple of gents or geut and wife, with or with-
out board. References exchanged. Fine location.
223 Ave. L, between 18th and 19th streets.
rpw o LARGE, well-furnished ~south
X rooms, with board. Mrs. E. S. fjli^i CHER,
Cor. Church and 17th streets.
"Up LEG ANT south rooms for rent, furnished or
Xlj unfurnished; gas, grates, at No. 60 avenue Hf
next to northeast corner of 24th st.
CCOMFORTABLY furnished rooms, with flrst-
J class board, at Rev. Dr Bunting's residence,
262 east Winnie. Day-boarders wanted.
IpGR RENT—Two large furnished Rooms, one
X1 with grate. Apply at 355 Church street, be-
tween 17th and ISth streets.
XpOR RENT—In my new 3 story building on E«st
1* Market. b«t. 18th and 19th streets. 20 new and
well furnished rooms. H. SCHEELE.
TIOK RENT—
? With board, a large, furnished south room.
Corner Winnie and 22d streets.
171URNISHED ROOMS TO RENT—
X? itiffEast Postoffice street, between 14th and 15th,
south side, with or without board.
\jicely FURNISHED SOUTH ROOMS, with
_L\ board, in convenient locality. References ex-
changed. Address Box V, News office.
D^OR RENT—Elegant furnished rooms, with or
X without board, to gentleman or gentleman and
wife. Southwest corner 26th and K.
17^0R RENT—Two well furnished rooms, en suite:
* southern exposure, with grate, at No. 458 Win-
nie, between 15th and 16th streets.
J HOR RENT—Furnished R00ai, second story; to
gentlemen only. References required.
45§ East Winnie, near 16th st.
IpOR RENT—One southeast and west large fur-
jP nished room, suitable for 2 gentlemen,with bath
privileges. No. lSl East avenue K.
| jH'R.N ISHED ROOMS, with good board, at MRS.
P THOMPSON'S, Church street, two doors west
of Twenty sixth.
1 BURNISHED ROOMS TO RENT—WITH OR
J1 without board. 51 Winnie St., corner 24tn st.
Day ooarders will be taken.
Hotels.
/ COMMERCIAL HOTEL — Mechanic, between
\J Treijiontarid 2£d. Mrs. Lasserre, proprietress.
Having beau uowiy furnished and thoroughly re
titled, will be opened on the first of December. The
Ubie will be furnished with the best the market af-
1'ords Terms reasonable.
KE NEW FIRE-PROOF VAULT
OR, to fit in opening six feet high, three feet
wfSfc; "has improved locks, etc.
__
ONE KEW BURGLAR & FZHS-
PROOP SAFE. Inside measurement: Thir-
tv-two inche* high, eighteen Inches wide and six-
teen inches d«ep. Has the latest improved Burglar-
proof Chest, with Crane Hinge, and first-class Bank
Lock.
ONE NEW FIRE-PROOF SAFE.
Inside measurement: Thirty-flve inchee high, 20V4
inches wide and fourteen Inches deep. Sub-treasury.
These articles are of first-class manufacture, iust
from the factory, and for sale cheap.
Address, for Particulars,
Geo. M. Steirer & Co.,
COMMISSION AND GRAIN MERCHANTS.
171 Strand - GaWeston.
IXL CHILL CURE.
SHOULD ANY ONE suffering with Chills and
Fever, Ague, Bilious, Malarial or Intermittent
Fever, after taking IXL Chill Cure, return the bot-
tle and say that it did not benefit him, tbe dealer is
suthorized to refund the amount paid for it, $1 00.
All druggist*.
2XE. D. CONSLIN & CO.,
Wholesale Druggists. Houston. Texas.
Fisb, Oysters, Etc.
BAY OITY FISH i OYSTER CO.. cor. 16th and
ave. A.—A full supply of oysters kept in water
until sold. Telephone Ko. 98. Country orders so-
licited. Delivery free to any part of the city.
GALVESTON
pauy.
itish and oyster com-
musgrove & Gaston,
Postoffice box 60.
VL. MEUNIER, wholesale dealer in fresh Fish
. and Oysters,Central wharf, Galveston, Texas.
Postoffice Box 397.
T L. BELBAZE,
O . DEALER IN FISH AND OYSTERS,
Country orders solicited.
GB. MARSAN & CO.,
% DEALERS IN FISH AND OYSTERS,
Orders solicited from the ct/untsy
Millinery.
NEW HATS, Bonnets. Tips, Plumes, Ornaments,
Velvets, Ribbons, Birds, etc., coining in every
week. MARIAN LALOR. 209 and 211 P. O. st.
LADIES, ATTENTION—I am selling my entire
stock of Millinery Gooas and Notions at a great
sacrifice, with the intention of retiring from busi-
ness. Sales to continue until stock is disposed of.
Mrs. S. DIXON, Tremont street.
Sewing Maenmes.
I WOULD warn people against buj'ing any Sew-
ing Machine until tliey have seen the " Unequal-
ed Household," which possesses qualities that ren-
der it incomparably better than any other machine
manufactured. H. BLAGGE, Agent.
ALL kinds of Sewing machines repaired, and
satisfaction guaranteed. Don't have your
machines ruined by frauds, but give me a call and
be convinced. W. CUSHMAN,
107 Postoffice st.,bet. 22d and 23d.
rpHE celebrated light-running New Home, has all
X modern improvements, is simple, durable, easily
operated, and can not get out of order. For sale on
easy terms. E. DULITZ, 107 Postoffice street,
near 23d.
Business Cards.
FOR DRAYAGE—Forwardiug and storage of
every description of merchandise at lowest
rates. Call on J. E. BYRNE, 269 Strand, bet. 19th
and 20tli sts.
DRAYAGE of every description solicited at low
rates bv
GEORGE M. STEIRER & Co., 171 Strand.
Storage of every description solicited at low
rates by
GEORGE M. STEIRER & CO.
7 NSURANCE OIL and all kiuds of Laaip Oils,
J. Crockery, Tinware and Notions. J P. LALOR
&CO.. Market street, between 24th and 25th.
OUR Odorless Excavating Apparatus does the
work of cleaning vaults and cesspools without
offense. U. S. Sanitary Excavating Co. Office: J
P. Lalor A Co., Market, bet. 24th and 25th.
Plants, Seeds, Etc.
( CHOICE VINES—Grape viae cuttings and root
iugs from the celebrated Yerba Buena Vine-
yard and nursery Santa Clara compauy, California.
Portable use wine and brandy-making. Address
P. O. BURNS, Pro'p, Box 1198, San Jose, California.
P. S. Full instructions given in grape culture.
House Furnisliinyr Goods.
W -j~LBS. A SUGAR, Si; 10 lbs. Fairbanks Lard,
II 51. ' At simpson's!,
» Market, bet. 19th and 20th.
LADIES!—We are standard on prices. Selection
large, quality unsurpassed, and ask your pa-
tronage. LABAD1E.
Kubber Stamps.
Rubber"stampsTsealsand "bten' oils—
Ordor direct. No solicitors employed.
FRED A. SMITH, 114 Tremont street.
Of ALL the toys in the world, no greater stock,
variety and description could be selected from
than at LABADIE'S.
A LL KINDS OF CROCKERY, GLASSWARE,
Majolica, China dinner and tea sets, chamber
do., earthen and stone ware, wedding and Christ-
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 18S3.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad
aad connections 950
Missouri-Pacific railroad and connec-
tions. 2,027
Houston Navigation compauy and con-
nections 2,391
Various 17
Total 5,385
Exports this day 5,333
Stock on hand 90,^23.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CAHLISL£ AND RANDALL.
Interest Unabated in the Speakership
Contest—Editor Hutchins's Re-
marks—Sam Randall's Political Sa-
gacity reared.
[Special, to The News.]
Washington, November 29.—Notwithstanding
the thanksgiving celebration, interest in the speak-
ership has not abated—indeed it has been on the
increase—largely the result of closing the depart-
ments, thus filling the hotels and streets.
Among the new faces on the scene, to-day, have
been Senator Coke and Hon. John Hancock. Strang-
er things have happened than that a compromise
candidate may be taken in the person of the last
named gentleman. His name is frequently talked of«
and,as his record is good,he arouses nothing like the
antagonism occasioned by the mention of the
names of others.
One thing is certain, all the leading candidates
are being injured by the claims made in this can-
vass, and leading men and newspapers are loudly
condemning the false attitude in which members of
the Democratic party are being placed. The only
way out of this, it is claimed, is to secure a nomi-
nation by viva-voce vote. This, in addition, will
prevent any trickery, particularly in the interest of
Randall, which is feared.
The leading editorial in the Post to-day, on this
subject, is significant, and has been the subject of
comment all day. Editor Hutchins says:
'If all the candidates for speaker are honest In
the declarations they are making, or authorizing
their recognized friends to make, there is alto-
gether too much lying going on in Washington just
now for the good of the community or of the Dem-
ocratic party. It is not possible for each of the
three candidates to obtain ninety votes out of a
possible 194, and whoever promises so many is con-
templating a swindle. The member who an-
nounces himself for Randall, with the
intention or purpose of voting for Car-
lisle or Cox, is not worthy of the confidence
of either, and should be exposed. The best way to
put a stop to all such deceptive flummery is for the
outspoken and straightforward friends of the can-
didates to unite in demanding a viva-voce vote
from the very beginning. This will be unfair to
nobody; will prevent cheating and acri-
monious criminations after the result, and
will show to each member's constituency
whether he has discharged his duty as required by
them or not. By all means let a speaker be nomi-
nated by each of the members in open declaration
of his choice as the roll is called; then, whoever is
chosen will be honestly chosen."
From this on to Saturday night the interest will
continue to intensify, but while a thousand guesses
and claims could be given, there is nothiug in them
but personal speculation and buncombe for the
candidates. Carlisle, from all indications, is un-
doubtedly the leading man, but the impression pre
vails that the political sagacity of his opponent will
at the last moment make successful combinations
against him.
The candidates for the minor offiaes are active,
but, of course, are overshadowed by the speaker-
ship fight. _
COX'S MISTAXE.
Why Tilden is His Enemy—The West
8olid for Carlisle—-G-enoral Specu-
lations.
[Special to The News.]
WasH(ngton, November 29.—It is much feared by
the wami adherents of Cox that the New York
delegation will split aud seek strange gods after the
first ballot The old man of G reystone bas con-
siderable >nfluence with at least three members,and
it is knowi* that Cox is very objectionable to the
sage. When Cox was acting speaker in 1876, dur-
ing the sickness of Mr. Kerr, he voluntarily sur-
rendered the position to go to St. Louis
to the national convention at St. Louis to help
Tammany tght Mr. Tilden. The old man has never
forgiven Ccx for this, and it is probable that the
act was the greatest mistake of Cox's
life. Mr. Kerr died soon after, and Milton
Saylor, an Ohioan of the Keifer stamp, became
speaker. Ccx had the position, and if he had retain-
ed it insteacl of going to St. Louis at the bidding of
John Kelly.it is not improbable that he could have
defeated Ra\dall for the speakership of the Forty-
fifth Congress, and would now be far advanced in
the political orocession.
Cox's candidacy looks decidedly shaky at present,
though still many people think that he may yet
capture the pnze. He has the advantage of being
the second choice of nearly two-thirds of the Demo-
cratic membi*g, and in the event of a protracted
and stubborn contest between Carlisle and Ran
dall, the cauevs, for peace sake, may conclur . to
nominate Cox This hope is entertained by .\Moi-
ber of the Nev Yorker's friends, and many of ""tile
wiseacres thini there is something in it.
Carlisle's chitf strength will come from the West,
instead of from:he South, as at first anticipated.
Texas will give Carlisle the most solid support of
auy Southern St*te, and in the event of his elec-
tion, it is safe to ^resume that Texas will be well
represented on tie best committees.
The California delegation that was counted
solid for Randall is rather badly split up.
Three are foi Carlisle, two for Randall, aud
one for Cox. fJhe New Yorker is the second
choice of the entre delegation. The Iowa dele-
gation, under the lead of Jeremiah Murphy, is
solid for Carlisle, tod the same can be said of
nearly all tbe Western States. Unless the South
looms up strongly hr Randall he can not secure
tho nomination; an|, though it is well understood
here that the peopldL»f the South favor Carlisle,
still It is feared thatftfluence of some kind will be
brought to hear *to induce the members to
vote for RandalL At the present time
it looks very much as if Carlisle would win, and
each Democratic ariyal from the West seems to
increase his strength The sectional cry raised by
the Randallites was s bad play, and succeeded in
driving many iudiff rent members to Carlisle's
support.
The Randallites wa,fca secret ballot at the cau-
cus, but the Cox and (jg-Hsle men will insist on a
viva voce-vote. Badfci0CMi is being engendered
between the friends oljthe candidates, and it
feared that the caucus J, n not heal the difficulties
or establish
OVER THE STATE.
XTXiXSS COLLECTED BV NEW!'
CORRESPONDENTS.
[Special to Txx News.]
Sulphur Springs.
Sulphur Springs. November 29.—Every busi-
ness house in town closed to-day for one hour, and
thanksgiving services were had at all the churches.
Th e farmers report that they are through pick-
ing cotton, and that the bulk of the staple has been
sold.
Xftineola*
Mineola, November 29.—The public schools have
a holiday. Very litt'e interest is manifested in
Thanksgiving.
The chief attraction for to-morrow night is the
play of Damon and Pythias, after which the Knights
of Pythias will give a grand ball.
Xionevisw.
Longview, November 29 —The sudden death of
Hon. M. H. Bonner, of Tyler, has caused much
sympathy to ba manifested here, where a large
number of prominent citizens are his relatives.
The bar of this city will meet and pass appropriate
resolutions to-morrow.
Thanksgiving has passed much as any other day.
Jewett-
Jewett, November 29.—The crowning event of
the season in society circles was the marriage, last
night, of Miss Clara Springfield, daughter of Dr. B.
R. Springfield, a leading physician of this place,
to B. D. Dashiell, prosecuting attorney for Leon
county. The high social standing of the contract-
ing parties is well known, and the affair was a very
brilliant one.
Gainesville-
Gainesville, November 29.—Thanksgiving day
has been pretty well kept by some of our people.
The banks closed, and services were held in several
of the churches.
Judge Potter delivered a lHerary address at the
Library hall to-night.
Cotton is coming in at the rate of 700 bales per
day this week.
Chappell Hill.
Chappell Hill, November 29.—Yesterday morn-
ing at 10 o'clock Mr. C. L. Wallis, of the Island
city, was married to Miss Jonnie Lockhart. The
ceremony occurred at the residence of the bride's
father. Dr. J. W. Lockhart. The happy couple
departed at once for Monterey, Saltillo and the City
of Mexico.
The weather is clear and warm.
Xiuflrin.
Lufki>t, November 29.—The weather in this sec-
tion is pleasant.
Cotton is coming in rapidly and business is very
good.
The District Court opened at Ilomer Monday.
The grand jury adjourned on account of sickness
in the foreman's family.
Cotton is all picked in this section.
Fort Worth.
Fort Worth, November 29.—A brilliant marriage
occurred here to-night. Mr. David W. Oppenhei-
mer was married to Mrs. Dora L. Simon, by Rabbi
Schuhl, of Dallas, at the residence of Mrs. A.
Schwatz. sister of the bride. The presents were
varied and costly, and came from different cities in
the East and West. The affair was the most bril-
liant that has occurred here in many months.
Kingsbury.
Kingsbl*ry, November 29.—'The weather is clear
and cool, and business is dull.
Two business men—Mr. C. C. Cooper and Mr. W.
J. Thomas are sick with dengue fever.
There has beensome talk among the merchants
of Kingsbury of having an artesian well bored
here. It would be a great help to this little place,
as a scarcity of water is one of the principal ob-
jections.
G-idding's.
Giddings, November 29.—Hon. Travis Shaw died
at his house, near Lexington, in this county, yester-
day at 2 o'clock p. m.
Mr. Charles Davis, County Court commissioner,
died in town at 3 p. m. to-day.
Dr. W. L. Johnson's daughter, Virgie, died of
continued fever this morning.
There is a great deal ofc sickness among the
people, measles being prevalent.
The norther is still blowing.
£1 Paso*
El Paso, November 29.—Thanksgiving day was
generally observed by services in the various
churches and the closing of stores this afternoon.
Ilgarte was elected mayor of Paso del Norte last
Sunday. ->
A desperate gang of Mexican burglars were ar-
rested last night in Paso del Norte by the police
and citizens while preparing to rob the house of
Senor Rodelas. Five or six shots were fired, but
only one of the burglars, and none of the police,
was wounded. This, it is believed, breaks up a
desperate gang.
Belton.
Belton, November 2D.—Judge Minyard returned
from Austin to-day, having successfully negoti-
ated the $65,000 worth of Bell county court-house
bonds at par.
The streets have been crowded with cotton
wagons for the past two days, and trade has been
very good.
The habeas corpus trial of G. F. Eckles, for the
slaying of L. T. Williams, on October 31 last, was
set for to-day, but the Missouri Pacific train being
eight hours late, the judge did not arrive. The
trial was necessarily postponed until to-morrow.
Sherman.
Sherman, November 29.—The District Court
went on as usual to-day. A German named Hot-
bern is on trial for burglarizing Mike Hannan's res-
taurant. This is his third trial, the other two re-
sulting in a hung jury.
An individnal named Higgins. colored, was taken
in to-day on a charge of bigamy. His first wife
lives in Fannin county, and wondered what brought
him to Grayson county. So, after coming here,
and makiog inquiries, she learned of his second
marriage aud had him arrested.
The grand jury will be reconvened on Monday,
the 3d of December.
Coleman.
Coleman, November 29.—The free schools closed
to-day, to enjoy the freedom of the legal holiday.
No religious services were held here.
The sound of the carpenter's saw is continually
heard, and the streets are filled with wagons and
teams.
It is said the attachment of the stock of hard-
ware of J. A. Rawls & Co. by United States mar
slial Burge, to satisfy a claim of certain parties,
has caused considerable comment among the busi-
ness men of this place, as ** -e goods, it is alleged,
were claimed by Pitting Gordon, as innocent
purchasers. The case wi, ^ tried in the Federal
Court at Waco.
Brenham.
Brenham, November 29.—Thanksgiving day was
observed by very few of the business men. Re-
ligious services were held in the Baptist. Presby-
terian and Christian churches, and eloquent ser-
mons were delivered. The postoffice and telegraph
office and all the banks had their doors closed this
morning.
S. J. Wright, a well-known sewing-machine man,
died here yesterday morning after a lingering ill-
ness of consumption.
As the cold weather approaches several weddings
have been arranged for the near future. The popu-
lar young city attorney will be the first victim of
Cupid.
A carload of valuable horses, mules and jacks
have reached here from Kentucky, and several en-
terprising farmers have made purchases.
Terrell.
Terrell, November 29.—Two hundred bales of
cotton was in the wagon-yards last night and
another hundred came in this morning, to which
was added many loads of hay, corn, oats and po
tatoes, making this one of the busiest days of the
season, consequently but few business men at-
tended Thanksgiving services.
Rev. Nealy, the new pastor of the Methodist
church, preached his first sermon1 to-day. Service
is being held at the Cumberland Presbyterian
church to-night.
The wagon-yards are full of countrymen again
to night which will make to-morrow another good
day.
Ground was broken to-day for a new building on
Moore avenue. It is to be a stone foundation and
brick superstruction.
The health of the town is good and weather ex-
cellent.
Cleburne.
Cleburne, November 29.—The District Court will
probably be occupied the balance of this week with
the case of a contested will transferred from the
Hill County District Court. This is the will of one
Martin, who died several j^ears ago, and devised
the bulk of his property to a daughter who lived
in Alabama, aud appointed two trustees for her.
About six weeks after his death a codicil was pro-
duced canceling the former appointment of trus-
tees and willing about $6000 in notes and claims to
the children of another daughter. It is alleged
that this codicil is a forgery. More thau thirty
citizens of Hill coun-y are here as witnesses in the
case.
The Santa Fe pay car reached here to-day, and,
after paying off the employes at this station, pro-
ceeded to Dallas.
There ha3 been a rush of cotton shipments from
here this week, probably on account of the desire
to get cotton off during ihis month. The total of
shipments up to date is 72S2 bales.
Lampasas*
Lampasas, November 29.—-The weather is clear
aad pleasant, with frost this morning and a little
ice yesterday.
The Exchange hotel having been purchased by
Snodgrass & Jackson, is again open to the public.
The street railway is graded to within a short
diitawu ot tt* location oI tbapMMDKSr deoot. and
/
iron is being placed on the branch line on West
Third street.
The Lampasas Ice factory building is under way,
the roof being put on to-day. The machinery is on
the ground, and will soon be placed in position.
The principal streets are lined with tele-
phone wires, and communication is now per-
1 «ct to the depot. Mr. Mil burn, of the telephone
cciapany, is in the city, and is contemplating the
ex"ension of the line west.
1"-* latest rumor Is that the goods of John M.
Dickei -on, of Seuterfeit, have been attached by
Leon ano tx Blum and Miller & English, of Gal-
veston, for $4000.
The dry goods stock, i %^ently attached, belong-
ing to A. R. Rubenstein. will be sw\&, it is stated, in
bulk by the sheriff on Tuesday next.
The city celebrated Thanksgiving day with a
grand dinner under the auspices of the Methodb*
and Presbyterian churches.
Rev. W. C. Brodie, of Burnett, is in the city.
Abilene.
Abilene, November 29.—The case of the State
against Sedberry, Milton and Wells, the rangers
charged with the slaying of W. Patterson, at Col-
orado, in May, 1881, has been on trial all day.
The testimony has been closed, and argument be-
gun. There will probably not be a verdict before
to-morrow.
Several important land cases will have to go
over for want of time to try them, because the
slaying cases have consumed the entire term.
Before the meeting of the last legislature a three
weeks term existed and then barely had time to
finish the business of the court, but that wise body
reduced the term to two weeks, and not a tenth of
the business can be disposed of.
Messrs. F. W. Chandler, J. W. Robertson and
Henry E. Shelly, of Austin; T. D. Cobbs, of Nava-
sota; McCart, of Fort Worth, and Colonel J. W.
Jones, of Bastrop, are among the visiting attorneys
attending court this week.
Marlin.
Marlin, November 29.—The city marshal on re-
ceipt of a telegram from Sheriff Harris, of Waco,
asking him to look out for Bill Allen and C. W.
Kennel, the 44 crooks," charged with robbery in
McLennan county, and who broke jail there last
night, started in pursuit of two parties who got off
the train here this morning suiting the description.
He reports having chased them for some distance
till a large pasture wire fence interfered with the
pursuit. A posse is out to-night and it is thought
they will be caught. The people are down on
horse-thieves aud law-breakers generally and they
had better give Marlin a wide berth.
Two carloads of beef cattle were shipped by E.
F. Davidson to Algiers, La.
Constable Marlia brought up and lodged in jail
Charles Smith, convicted in three cases 6©fore
Justice Fountain, at Reagan, to-day.
tragedy at *f0rt worth.
FATALLY SHOT BV A NEGRO.
houston's thamkscmn6
CELEBRATION OF TBE DAY.
During an Altercation George Cooper
is Eillod by Dick Evans—The Slayer
Arrested.
[Special to The News.1
Fort Worth, November 29.—A case of shoot-
ing occurred here to-day, which resulted in
the death of a young man seventeen years old,
named George Cooper, at the hands of a negro
named Dick Evans.
The particulars are as follows; The dead man's
father aud uncle are partners in the saloon busi-
ness. running the Cowbovs saloon, corner of Main
and Twelfth streets, iu this city, and located in that
district which is known as Hell's Half-acre. This
morning. Isaac Cooper, one of the proprietors and
uncle of the dead man, was drunk, and
William Cooper. father of the victim
and the other partner of the saloon,
asked him to give him all the money he had to
keep until he got sober. Isaac gave him $35, and
he took $12 from his pockets. This was the first of
the circumstances which finally led to the shooting
of George Cooper by Dick Evans, who was em-
ployed as a porter in the saloon. Some time after,
while Mr. Cooper, the father, was playing pool, the
porter. came to him and told him that his
son George had $20 belonging to Isaac.
The father then at once questioned his
son, who admitted that he had had
the money, and that the bartender had given it to
him to get change for the use of the bar, and that he
got the money changed and turned it over to the
bartender, whose name is Charlie Covington.
Finishing the game of pool, the father turned
over $17 of the money taken from Isaac to Coving-
ton, and went up in the city aud paid a bill of
Messrs. Casey & Swasey, amounting to $22 88.
When he returned, Isaac had somewhat
sobered up, and wanted to know
what William had done with the money he had
got from him early in the morning. He was
told, and the balance, $7 15, handed over to him,
with Casey & Swasey's receipt. Isaac, in whose
name the license for the salcon was made out, then
ordered Williams out the saloon, saying he did not
want him there any longer. At this time Isaac
William and George Cooper, Charles Covington and
the negro Dick Evans were in the aaloon and
close together. William Cooper asked Isaac what
was the matter with him. Isaac replied that George
Cooper had taken $20 of his money, and he was
short that amount.
He advanced towards William as though he
would forcibly eject him from tbe saloon. William
Cooper remembered that Dick Evans had told him
about the $20 George had taken to get changed,
and angrily ordered the negro to get out of the sa-
loon. Isaac interceded and said that the negro
should gel none the worst of it, and that Dick had
not said anything to him about the 5520. William
persisted in ordering Dick out of the saloon, and
from this point the testimony to the shooting was
contradictory.
In the preliminary examination this morning.
Cooper stated that he saw the negro pick up a pis-
tol and hold it in his right hand. He advanced
toward the negt;o, while his son George went to
the other end of the bar. Wm. Cooper said to the
negro, " You have got a pistol; now, I want you to
give it up." The negro was standing with his back
to the elder Cooper, while George was in front of
him, and demanding that he give up the pistol.
Wm. Cooper advanced to the negro, and said:
"I'll feel of him to see if he is safe,"
and with his left hand felt for the negro's
hip pocket. The negro raised his right hand with
the pistol and pointed it at George, close to his
stomach, and fired. William Cooper then said:
" Isaac, he has killed him," and tried to get another
pistol to shoot the negro with, but was held by
Isaac and Covington. The negro, in his voluntary
statement made at the preliminary examination,
states that Cooper first got hold of a big six-shooter
and swore that he would kill the g—d d—n sou of a
b—, and that he picked up his pistol to defend him-
self; that Isaac was first trying to beat him over the
head with a big rock in his hand, and that the pis-
tol was discharged while in his left hand, by
Cieorge Cooper trying to take it from him. He had
cocked the pistol when he first picked it up.
The ball entered near the center of the dia-
phragm, causing death in a few minutes. The pistol
used was an ordinary Colt revolver of 38 caliber.
As soon as he was shot George staggered around
in front of the bar, and, sinking down on the fioor,
died In a few minutes.
Evans dashed through the door just as Policemen
Wicher, Coker, Rushing and Cooper entered. He
ran down Twelfth street and up Lamar, but was
overhauled oy Officer Wicher at the corner of
Eleventh and Lamar and taken to the county jail.
In a few minutes the saloon was filled with an
angry, surging mass of men, anxious to have a
look at the dead man. Those who were in the
saloon when the shooting occurred declined to say
anything about the matter, and the above facts
came out during the preliminary trial this after-
noon.
The deceased was a young man of bad reputa
tion, and has hitherto figured in the courts of this
city.
The negro is a mulatto, who has been employed
by the proprietors to act as porter in the saloon.
The meeting of husband and wife over the dead
body of their son was heartrending in the extreme,
and the rude, rough crowd shrank back abashed in
the presence of their grief. The picture of the dead
man's face was very Striking as he lay in the sa-
loon. He possessed handsome and regular features,
but they were marlfed with the lines of dissipation.
The preliminary trial was suddenly stopped by
William Cooper refusing to answer the cross ques"
tions of the negro. He said his emotion was too
great to say anything to the slayer concerning his
son. The examination will be continued to-morrow
till 1:30 p. m. at Justice Stinn's office.
JUDGE BOCTCTEH'S OBSEQUIES
Citizens without Distinction Pay ttie
Xaast Tribute of Hespect.
[Special to The News.]
Tyler, November 29.—The funeral of Judge M.
H. Bonner, who died last night at 7 o'clock, took
place from the M. E. church to-day, at 3 o'clock.
In accordance with the following proclamation
of the mayor, all business houses were closed, and
the citizens turned out en masse to pay the last
honor to his memory:
" To the people of Tyler: In the death of Hou.
M. H. Bonner you have lost one of your most dis-
tinguished citizens—a patriot and a Christian—a
man who in his walk among you exemplified all
those virtues that ever characterize the life of a
pure and honest mkn. I, therefore, as your mayor,
deem it meet and proper to suggest that it
would be eminently in good taste that on
this, the 29th day of November, A. D. 1883,
a day designated by our national and state gov-
ernments as one of thanksgiving, that all business
houses be closed from 12 to 4 o'clock p. m., and
that all unite iu paying the last tribute to the mem-
ory of Judge Bonner. Witness my hand this the
29th day of November, 1SS3.
"Thomas W. Dodd, Mayor.
The higher courts in session here, and also the
Methodist District conference, adjourned out of
respect to his memory, and the members attended
in a body the funeral obsequies. All classes of cit-
izens united in paying a tribute to his memory, and
it was altogether, perhaps, the largest attended and
most imposing funeral in this city since its founda-
tion.
from dallas.
THE DAY IN THE NORTH CITV.
Beautiful and Instructive Services in
all the Churches—The Old Capitol
Dinner.
[Special to The News ]
Houston. November 29.—The Cotton Exchange,
banks, courts, etc.. were all closed to-day in honor
of Thanksgiving, and this, together with its being
circus day, gave the city a decided holiday appear-
ance; tbe public schools being also closed, which
filled the streets with children. Outside of the
churches and family reunions the day was gener-
ally observed in recreation on the part of of those
who enjoyed a respite frcm business. At Christ
Episcopal church the usual Thanksgiving service
was held, but the rector preached no sermon, hav-
ing delivered his Thanksgiving sermon last Sunday.
The excitemeut on the outside, caused by the
crowds on th£ street, waiting In anxious expecta-
tion for the circus parade, caused the attendance
at the churches to be rather small.
Except at the Capitol hotel, no public dinners
were given in honor of the occasion, but there was a
magnificent repast, which regaled the palates of the
guests, the proprietors extending a special invita-
tion to the newspaper fraternity to partake of
their hospitable good cheer.
After the services at the Episcopal chureh, the
junior members of the choral society were enter-
tained by an impromptu spread of delicate ?nd
delicious edibiies, and in the evening the senior
members of the society and their friends were en-
tertained in a supurb manner at the rectory by the
Rev. J.J. Clemens, rector, and his estimable lady.
After the supper at the rectory the evening was
spent in the enjoyment of some fine music by
members of the Choral society and others.
The offerings at the Episcopal church, despite
the much-complained-of stringent times, were
quite as bouuteous as usual on such occasions, and
around the chancel-railing was piled the annual
thanksgiving supply of groceries donated by the
more fortunate members of the congregation in the
possession of worldly goods, and to be distributed
among the poor of the city, irrespective of church
connections. Owing to the small attendance at •
this church, the monetary offering was not quite as
munificent as usual.
Union Thanksgiving service were held at the
Presbyterian church, at 11 o'clock, there being
present. Rev. S. H. Werlein, of the Methodist
church; Rev. Dr. McGregor, of Lamar Street Pres-
byterian; Rev. Dr. J. M. C. Breaker, of the Baptist;
Rev. Dr. Junkin. of the Presbyterian, and Dr. E. P.
Palmer, president of Austin college.
The services were opened by Rev. Dr. Junkin.
after which the choir, under the able leadership of
Professor T. J. Girardeau, sang as a voluntary, the
anthem from Hallelujah. Creation, by Haydn*.
Rev. S. H. Werlein then read a chapter from the
Bible, and was followed in prayer by Rev. Mr.
McGregor.
While a collection was being taken up for the
benefit of Bayland Orphan Home, Miss Bucking-
ham sang in a most exquisite manner a soprano
solo-*-Cons!der the Lilies, by Topliff. The singer
exhibited a voice full of richness and melody, and
executed the beautiful piece with much sweetness
and feeling.
Following this the choir sang with fine effect, to
the tune of Benevento:
While with ceaseless course the sun
Hasted through the former year,
Many souls their race have run,
Never more to meet us here;
Fixed in their eternal state.
They have done with all below;
We a little longer wait.
But how little none can know.
As the winged arrow flies
Speedily the mark to find.
As the lightning from the skies
Darts, and leaves no trace behind;
Swiftly thus our fleeting days
Beur us down life's rapid stream;
Upward, Lord, our spirits raise,
All below is but a dream.
Thanks for mercies past received,
Pardon of our sins renew;
Teach us henceforth how to live,
With eternity in view.
Ble^s Thy word to youug and old;
Fill us with a Savior's love;
And when life's short tale is told.
May we dwell with Thee above.
After this. Dr. J. M. C. Breaker delivered in a
most effective manner a short sermon from Psalm
92. 1st verse: " It is a good thing to give thanks to
the Lord." Following is a brief synopsis:
We are gathered here to-day not simply out of
respect to our honored rulers, nor in conformity to
a reputable custom, but in obedience to a prompt-
ing which has the sanction of the inspired psalmist
and of the divine spirit which spoke through him.
We are saying by our presence here, " It is* a
good thing to give thanks to the Lord." Do we
fully realize the full force of this? In proportion
as we do this we shall accomplish the object for
which the day was set apart and for which we ob-
serve it. Let us notice wherein it is a gcod thing
then to give thanks.
First, it is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord,
because this brings into exercise one of the noblest
instincts of our nature. If there is anything that
sinks a human being even lower than the brute it
is ingratitude. The case mentioned in the daily
papers of yesterday, of the man at Victoria giving
a man $1 as a reward for saving his wife and child
from drowning, is a most striking instance of the
complete absence of gratitude. An ungrateful
heart is oue of the most disgusting and debasing
things that, can possibly be imagined. 3Ian. un-
grateful, sinks lower than the brute. It is ungrate-
ful, it is folly, to be forgetful of the blessings of
God.
We have reason to be thankful for this good and
excellent government and such rulers. The very
fact that we meet here to-day by order its chief
magistate is in itself gratifying, as reflecting the
voice of public sentiment, because, not only does it
recognize the power and wisdom of prayer and
thanksgiving, but it reminds us that we have men
at the head of our government who are entitled to
our confidence, our respect and our esteem.
We should be thankful for equal rights, for the
blessings of general education, for our state
asylums for the poor, the blind and the deaf and
dumb.
Ill the second place, we have cause for congratu-
lation in the general health and for the plenty which
abounds around and about us, and for the means
of honest livelihood. Next we have to thank God
for exemption from the ills and calamities of life.
To uS there have been no terrible and distressing
disasters, such as sometimes befall mankind. We
have, as it were, been under the shade of His
Almighty wing.
How much is suggested by the remark of the
crazy man who rushed up to a stranger on the
street aud exclaimed: "Have you ever thanked
God for your reason* If uot, do it quickly, for I
have lost mine."
There have been times when probably all of us,
as individuals have been called upon lo drink of the
oitter cup, but even these may have been blessings
in disguise, may have been visited upon us for our
good.
It is no abatement of our cause for congratula-
tion that many of these blessings have, as you may
say. been the result of our owu efforts and labors.
It can uot be said we do not owethanks to our God
because our brain, our energy and our hands have
beeu employed to bring about these things. If a
friend presents you with a watch, does the obliga-
tion to that friend become void because it is neces-
sary that you wind it up every twenty-four hours ?
Thus it is with our own effort?. We simply wind
the little watch with which God in hia goodness and
mercy has seen fit to endow us.
Another thing we have to be thankful for is that
God has not visited his judgment upon us accord-
ing to our deserts. How many of the people have
regularly ignored God aud treated his religion with
contempt?
" It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord,"
because such a grateful acknowledgment of God,
we may reasonably hope, will insure the continu-
ance of his favors. The speaker dwelt on this idea
and then said: If it is our nature to despise the in-
grate, God has given us that nature, and it is a re-
flection of his own. And if we truly appreciate
favors we will and must show it—teli it.
Again, it promotes our happiness in two ways.
First, the performance of any pure and virtuous
act gives a certain elevation and satisfaction to the
soul. Second, this giving thanks for God's favors
turns our attention to the bright spots in life's pil-
grimage aud away from its ills and troubles, makes
those pleasures the more dear, because con-
ferred bv such a hand. There is a looking at
the bright side of a cloud as at the dark: therefore
each act of this kind throws sunshine and happiness
in our pathway.
Lastly, not to weary your patience. It is a good
thing, etc.," because it tends to improve our gen-
eral character, and to help us in the practice of all
the christian virtues. It does this, because if we
are thankful to persons from whom we receive
favors, it will not ne possible for us to treat that
gerson with disrespect or with gross disregard,
[ence it will not be possible to treat otherwise
than with respect Almighty God, from whom we
receive so many bountiful gifts and blessings. It
is simply impossible.
When I hear a man take the name of God in vain.
I need no further argument to convince me he is
not a grateful man. A profane man can not be
grateful to God. on the principle that you can not
receive favors from a man and then go away and
treat him with marked disrespect. In conclusion
as I said just now, it makes us cheerful. A thank-
ful spirit is a cheerful, buoyant spirit, and this
makes all our duty and work for God and religion
the more easy and successful. We can know how
good a thing it is only by experience and practice.
WANTED TO DANCE.
Rev. Mr. Redwine Ordered to Vacate
to Accommodate Disciples of Terp-
sichore. *
[special to The News.]
Kernes, November 23.—About a weekjsinco Rev.
Mr. S. R. Redwine, a Baptist minister of Sulphur,
moved to this neighborhood, and got permission to
move iuto a house, on the farm of .Lieutenant
ernor Martin, two miles from this place.
Last Friday afternoon, a negro named J. Guss
Henman, went to Mr. Redwine's and stated that he
had bought the property, and ordered him to move
out immediately, as they were going to have a
dance there that night.
The dance was held and the negro, with .'twenty
two others, was arrested, and Hiuman, as leader,
was to-day tried here before Justice Melear on a
charge of disturbing the peace of a private family.
The jury fined him $100 and costs. The case was
appealed.
It was in evidence that Mr. Redwine gave the ne-
groes permission to hold the dance rather than
move out, but protested against their doing so.
The case excites considerable local interest here.
The State was represented by R. A. Greer, Esq...
aud the defendant by R. R. Go wan, Esq., of Corsi-
cana. _
ED. SHORT'S SENTENCE
Twenty Years in the Penitentiary-
New Trial IMEoved For
[Special to The News.]
Sherman, November 29.—Last night after the
District Court had adjourned and the jury in the
Ed. Short case had beeu turned ov<jr to.^the sheriff
for the night, the jury concluded to agree on a v.
diet The judge was sent for afid ope^fcd
court. The clerk had to be hunted up to
and read the verdict. A long search was
the attorneys at home aud at the theater. They
were eventually found at the lodge. When all
were present th* verdict was read, which was
twenty years in the penitentiary. The prisoner
seemed relieved at the verdict. His attorneys have
moved for a new trial, and if granted- *<^»ose to
> put in all the facts at the nsxi tilal
Thanksgiving—New Fire Engine-
Runaway — Disbanded — Destitute—
Jailed—Rallston's Case—Base Ball,
Etc.
TSpecial to The News.]
Dallas, November 29.—Thanksgiving was gener-
ally observed. The weather was beautiful and the
streets were thronged all day with ladies and
children, in holiday attire. Services were held in
the Methodist. Presbyterian and Congregational
churches and were well attended. All the banks,
the postoffice, the city offices and a number of the
larger mercantile houses were closed. The courts
stood adjourned. The prisoners in the calaboose
were liberated by the mavor, and nearly every-
body, rich and poor, dined on turkey. Wallack's
magnificent Dramatic company, from New
York, played Moths, a dramatization of Ouida's
great novel by that name, at a matinee,
and night performance at the opera-house to pack-
ed audiences. The stage and proscenium boxes
were decorated with moss and flowers, a la Madi-
son Square theater, New York, and the play was
magnificently mounted, the stage furniture, car-
pets, curtains, parterers and other property having
been specially furnished by local dealers. Taken
altogether, a more generally enjoyable holiday was
never before had in Dallas.
A new steam fire engine is on the way from the
factory for the fire department, and will arrive in a
£?w days.
A report Is current to-day that a Mrs. Harris,
who lived near Ferris, was burned to death, yester-
day, by her clothes catching fire.
A livery horse ran off with a buggy hitched to
him to-day. smashing the vehicle to pieces.
The Cochran Grays, colored military company,
has disbanded.
The merchants and shop-keepers are laying in
stock for the Christmas and New Year holidays.
A sad case of destitution was brought to the at
tention of the city authorities to-day, when a sor-
row-stricken woman with jwo little children, all of
whom were sick aad nearly starved and naked, ap-
plied to the city for assistance. The woman camo
to Texas from Mississippi two yfi*rs ago, since
which time her husband died, and she has been un-
able to provide for herself by reason o£ sickness.
Dr. Parsons, floater from this district, \js in the
city, en route for Austin, to remain till the extra
session of the legislature meets.
A young man named P. C. Rallston, lately froin
Louisville, Ky., where he is highly respected, was
brought here this morning from Wichita Falls and
lodged In jail on a charge of passiug counterfeit
money. He went to El Paso from Louisville, where
he deposited a considerable sum of money. He
then returned to Fort Worth, looking
for employment and accepted a situation
as bookkeeper on a cattle ranch in Wichita county.
He went to the town of Wichita Falls a few days
ago to get a $100 bill changed, and took the bill to
the bank there for that purpose. The banker pro-
nounced the bill counterfeit, and had young Rall-
ston arrested. He had a hearing before United
States Commissioner McCormick to-day, and was
released from custody on motion of the district
attorney, who had the bill examined by experts and
found it to be genuine. Rallston will sue the
Wichita Falls banker for a good round sum for
damages.
Sam Martin, a hackdriver, lately from San An-
tonio, was locked up to-day for stealing a watch
from James Wilson.
A match game of base ball was played to-day
between the original Brown Stockings and a pro-
fessional nine, resulting in a score of 22 to 2 in
favor of the professionals. The Browns play the
Nationals, of Fort Worth, at that place on Sunday
next.
FROM HOUSTON.
from san antonio.
DH. T. HERFF'S DISCOVERY.
LIFE IN THE BAVOTI CITY.
Base-Ball—Lyceum Entertainment-
Railroad Notes—Court IVZatters—
Correction, Etc.
[Special to The News.]
Houston, November 29.—A game of base ball has
been arranged for Sunday to take place at the
Fair grounds, in this city, and it will probably be
the farewell game of ball in this city for the season.
The game wili be played at the Fair grounds be-
tween the Nationals and a picked nine, and will be
for the benefit of Messrs. McDonough and Fic-
cerson, of New Orleans, who have played
with the Nationals this season, and intend leaving
soon for their Crescent city home.
An entertainment, free to the public, will be
given at Lyceum hall, to-morrow evening, the prin-
cipal feature of which will be a lecture by Profes-
sor W. H. Foute upon the subject of Symmetry,
from an educational standpoint. Mr. W. N. Shaw
will give one of his inimitable comic recitations,
and the musical feature of the evening will be in
charge of Professor J. J. and Miss Julia Herrle.
Bill Thompson, the brother of Ben Thompson, of
Austin, was in the city to-day, on his way to Cuero
to stand his trial. His brother and other friends
purpose being present at the trial, and Mr. Thomp-
son seems to have little apprehension as to the re
suit.
The Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio sys-
tem, including the Sunset, Texas and New Orleans
and Louisiana and Western roads, will to-
morrow change schedules to conform to the
standard, or ninetieth meridian, time. The change
will make no difference in the running of trains
cept merely to conform to the new standard
time, which is one minute faster than the former
Jefferson City time, by which trains on this line
have been run. What was known as the Houston
division of this system will also be abandoned
to-morrow, by which half of the division will
be added to what is known as the San
Antonio division, and the other half to
the Louisiana division, thus leaving Division
Superintendent Flanders out of his employment.
Under the change the Louisiana division will be
made to extend to Glidden, aud the San Antonio
division east as far as that point, placing more
road under the division superintendency of Super-
intendents Irwin and Van Vleck. The Gulf, Colo-
rado and Santa Fe will also change to conform to
the new standard time to-morrow, and the passen-
ger train formerly leaving here for Galveston at
3:50 p. m. will leave in the future at 6:30 p. m.
The branch of the judiciary not observing
Thanksgiving was Justice Anders, and in his court
to-day a young man, who came to the city last
night for the circus, and getting too much benzine
aboard, fired off his pistol several times upon the
streets, w as fined $25 for carrying the thing, and
$10 for displaying it in a public place.
In the case of P. S. Nussbaum vs. M. Messenger,
for debt, judgment was given for defendant for
$51 on a plea in reconvention.
In the report of the conversation with Captain
Henry Scherffius in The News of this morning
regarding the Galveston jetties, the reporter should
have placed Captain Scherffius In the merchant
marine service instead of the navy, and by the sub-
stitution of the disjunctive " or" for the copulative
conjunction " and," the old northeast end of the
cylinder channels were made to appear
one and the same, while Captain
Sherffius should have been reported as saying the
jetty should have been built from a point about a
mile east of Bolivar Point, extending out in a south-
southeast direction to the beacon, crossing the
old northeast and the cylinder channels.
The circus to-day turned the heads of the old as
well as the young people, and the two perform-
ances were witnessed by about as many Houstoni-
ans as could well have been accommodated under
the canvas. _
AUSTIN.
Observing Thanksgiving Day—Com-
ing municipal Election.
[Special to The News.]
Austin, November 29.—Thanksgiving day was
more generally observed than usual, and ali the
state departments, banks and the principal busi-
ness houses were closed. The saloons aud poli-
ticians, however, were running on full time.
The city election next Monday is exciting consid-
erable interest since De Cordova's nomination for
mayor, and his friends are actively at work, but
Mayor Saylor will be re-elected unless there is a
great change in the next three days. Twenty al-
dermen are to be elected, and they select the mar-
shal, treasurer, assessor and all other officers and
police, so that there is unusual interest
in the aldermanio contest. From present
appearances the candidates nominated at the citi-
zens meeting are greatly hampered, and will in
most cases be defeated by those who are independ-
ents, so called. Party politics do not ostensibly
enter iuto the contest, though it is generally under-
stood the Republicans will hang together, at least
in the mayor's election. The color line and odor
line are obliterated in the contest, so far as out-
ward appearances go. but there will be the usual
solidity when the votes are counted.
DANGER OF S2BOSENE.
A Young- Lady Fatally Burned Near
Brenham.
[Special to The News.]
Brenham, November 29.—A young lady, a Ger-
man, named Mina Hodde, residing in the family of
C. C. Palm, a merchant doing business five miles
south of Brenham, was burned to dealh while
pouring kerosene oil out of a can in making the
kitchen fire to cook dinner. The oil flashed, and,
covering her clothing, she ran out of doors, aud as
a strong north wind was blowing at the time, her
body was burned to a crisp. At the time of the
accident all the family were at the store-house,,
several hundred feet distant, and no one was near
to aid the poor girl.
Justice Kirk helr' inquest, and the verdict was
above stated facts.
Winter Outlook—Personal 2Kention-«
Accidentally Shot—Teachers Paid—•
Thanksgiving1 Services—Captured-®
Probable Beer *War, Etc.
[Special to The News.1
San Antonio, November 29.—Stockmen from
western counties report the winter outlook for
sheep as very favorable.
The county physician reports fifty inmates in the
county hospital, an unusually large number.
United States Marshal Hal Gosling returned to-
day from Chester, 111., whither he went to deliver
government prisoners.
Rev. W. J. Young, a youthful divine who has ac*
ceptably filled the p*ilplt of Pain Methodist church,
has been assigned to Galveston.
Nesters are at work cutting fences, and cattle
thieves are plying their vocation in Zavalla county.
The rangers are on the trail of a gang who stole
thirty head of beef steers from Buzzard & Hillard.
One of the reporters on the Evening Light acci-
dentally shot himself through the hand last night.
Aroused from his sleep by a noise which convinced
him that burglars were trying to enter his room, he
seized his pistol and unconsciously fingered the
trigger, with the above result.
The public school teachers were paid their month-
ly salaries to-day by tho city clerk; $2283 were dis-
bursed.
Union thanksgiving services were held in Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church by the different Protes-
tant denominations, excepting the Baptist3 and
Episcopalians, who had separate services in their
chnrches. In the Catholic churches there was
early morning services. Very few business houses
closed.
Louis Rea, the convict trusty, at the residence of
Captain Cunningham, who drove off with a fine
team belonging to the lessees, was captured in
Uvalde county by the frontier battalion, brought
here and turned over to the sheriff. Rea was
working on a farm when captured.
There is an impending war between the Chicago
brewery, which begins the manufacture of beer in
this city on the 15th of next month, and the Lemp
and Anheuser companies of St. Louis. Parties, who
claim to be posted, say that if the Chicago article
proves to be as good in quality as the St. Louis
brands, an aggressive competition will be inaugu*
rated, and two schooners for a nickel will be the
result. The recent visit of the heads of the An*
Il^user and Lemp breweries to San Antonio was fof
the'fiurpose of looking into the matter, and if it be-
comes ^©cessary they will erect a large joint brew*
ery in thiSi-City. These two companies shipped over
40$ carloads-v°£ beer to San Antonio alone last year,
and are deterZ*"'3e<i to retain the Texas trade.
At the regularising or the West Texas Medi-
cal association hekfS^st night in the County Court
room. Dr. F. Herff spdi^ at length on the subject of
fevers, and especially ot\^ peculiar type of fever
which was not exactly fever, but greaiy
resembles it. It would not any *ever treat-
ment. Purgatives and quinines-1* assuag-
ing the fever, aggravated it. eivjggg,
ium was augmented by qu! *
would follow which culminated l^^^
lapsing fever was entirely different
lariai disease he was familiar with. He noticed
that the temperature was much too high for
typhoid fever. He had examined the blood of pa*
tients affected by this fever, and it did not present
the same microscopic appearance or the same
components as the blood of patients afflicted witli
other fevers, and he had failed to find spirilla. This
fever was not produced by privations or starvation,
and the patients had been mostly among people ot
means, whose system had not been impoverished
by hardships or lack of a sufficient diet. He
noticed, too, that this fever had increased, and
other physicians had encountered It and
had also been puzzled by it. I#
was difficult to treat it successfully.
The best treatment he could recommend was to re-
duce the temperature by the application of colcl
cloths. The first stage or this fever usually lasts
about twelve days, which is longer than ordinary
relapsing fever. It affeets persons of various
ages. It was frequently fatal when complicated
with jaundice. He had seen relapsing fevers else-
where, but nothing exactly similar to that he men-
tioned as meeting with here. His first case was
about two years ago, since which time it has come
frequently under his observation and treatment.
This disease, however, is neither contagious nor
infectious.
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FROM WACO.
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THE CENTRAL CITY'S BUDGET.
Negro Captured—Arrest of Eubank
—Hecent Fire—D« "W. Clyne in Jail
—District Court, Etc.
[Special to The News.]
Waco, November 29.—Ben Taylor was arrested
to-day at Mount Calm; he escaped from the Little
Rock penitentiary.
John Skinner Eubank was arrested yesterday on
complaint of James E. Lynn, charging substantial-
ly that Eubank aided Cline in killing A. O. Lynn, a
brother of the complainant.
Mr. Pires examined B. F. Efron's burned goods
yesterday, and ascertained his loss to be $290.
Efron was insured in the Scottish Union aad in the
National Crescent, for $4000 in the first and $2000
in tho latter. Five bales of cotton-twine steeped in
kerosene were employed by the incendiary
of tha B. Efron fire. Never was
thieving bolder than at the Efron
burning. A negro named John Sylas and a white
man named J. C. Briscoe were arrested almost in
the act, and both are in jail. They stole blankets
and clothing. Mrs. Beatty lost more than double
her insurance. One item is a supply of groceries
sufficient for a year for thirty boarders. The loss
above the policy is over $2000.
The census returns are nearly all in. The popu-
lation is about 11,090. As stated nearly a week
ago, this does not include the compactly built-up
suburbs imminent and inhabited to a great extent
by those who do business within Waco's incor-
porate boundaries.
D. W. Cline was arrested yesterday on com-
plaint of James E. Lynn, charging that on the
night of the 31st ultimo, or the morning
of the 1st instant, said Cline did, of his malice, etc.,
kill A. O. Lynn, brother of complainant. The
county attorney probably prompted this move^
New evidence has developed, and he probably be-
lieved that the bond agreed upon at the examina-*
tion of inquest was insufficient, as Cline has had no
preliminary examination. The State was able to
begin de novo, as indicated. Cline is in jail.
Ex-Hyde Inspector Marshal Johnson was sent to
the Paupers asylum yesterday.
In the District Court, yesterday, Judge Rimes
presiding, Mrs. Mahala Pipkin obtained a divorce
from her husband, S. W. Pipkin. It is understood
that the judge adjourned afterward to go to Bel-
ton. To-day he will call the big McNamara rail-
way suit. _
SERIOUS CONFLAGRATION.
The Indefatigable Efforts of Citizens
and Soldiers Save San Angela.
[Special to The News.]
San Angela, November 29.—At 1:30 o'clock th^F
morning an alarm of fire was sounded, and the
building occupied by the San Angela bookstore
and the Tom Green Times Printing company, was
discovered to be in flames.
The fire made such rapid headway that nothing
was saved from the building, and two printers,
sleeping in^he rear room, barely escaped from the
fiery furnance. and the flames rapidly spread to
the harness and saddle shop of Adam Meckle, ad-
joining on the west, and then to Dr. S. L. Smith's
new drug store on the corner, and a building at the
rear of the drug store, occupied as sleeping rooms.
These buildings were all rapidly consumed. Owing
to the fact that little or no wind was
stirring, the fire was confined to
the four buildings, though the building
occupied by the Concho National bauk on the op-
posite corner and the Great Western stables on the
east were only saved by the heroic efforts of the
citizens, aided by the soldiers with their water
wagon from Fort Concho.
Another building further up the street caught
fire from the flying cinders, but the flames were
promptly subdued. Had the fire spread to the
Concho National bank building almost the entire
business part of the town would have been de-
stroyed.
The losses are about as follows: Kibbee & Rob-
inson, book and music store, $25,000; no insurance
Tom Green Times printing company, $3000; no
insurance. Adam Meickel, saddle and harness shop,
$6000; insured for $.3500. Dr. Smith's drug store,
$5000; insured for $2000. W. S. Veck, two build-
ings occupied by bookstore, printing office and
sleeping rooms, $2100; insurance, $1400.
Nothing was saved from the book-store and plant-
ing office, and, as they were not insured, the losii
is very serious. James Kibbee and C. Robinso; I
were the priucipal losers, and the loss falls heavies ]
on them, as nearly all their worldly possession
were swept away. Most of Dr. Smith's stock wa
saved, but none of Adam Meickel's.
The origin of the fire has not been discovered. Ifl(
was either incendiary or a faulty flue and rickety
old stove. All the parties will resume business a11
soon as stock can be secured.
in accordance ^
CFT
;ly Heport.
he News.] •
'fettle—receipts, 6000;
m, with a good de-
^d to choice ship-
dium, $4 00(^5 40;
medium to good,
^3 90; feeders,
Texans, $3 75
THE TURF.
Erighton Beach Races.
^EW 1Vakk' November 29.—Three-quarters of al
mile—Riddle first, Sugar Plum second, Guyantana
third. Time—1.22J4.
Seven-eighths of a mile, for three-year-olds—^
Barbarian first, P. H. second, Columbia third.
Time—1.36^.
One mile—Caramel first, Charley Kemp'.and gee*
ondj LiUle Dan third. Time—1.49. French pools
One miie—Frank E. first. Unknown second. Hike's
Pride third. Time—1.51%.
One mile and a quarter—Tennrson first. Little
Dan second, Ida B. third. Time—2.19.
Engineers Strike.
Little Rock, November 29.—As an effect of thn
engineers, strike on the Texas and St. Louis NaJ>
no traina waat
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The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 253, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 1883, newspaper, November 30, 1883; Galveston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth464515/m1/1/?q=%22Travis+Shaw%22: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.