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Mcllhenny Company
HOUSTON. TEXA'S
COTTON FACTORS,
And Wholesale Dealers in
Dry Goods,Boots and Shoes,
HATS AND NOTIONS
mt
Cmci or Ptblicittok: Nrs. 118 aud 115 Ham in Stbeet, Galvkhtox, Texas. Eot-hied at tbk Foanmci at Galtbitok as Second Class Matter.
ESTABLISHED 1812.
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Our Consignment!
3250 BAUULS
Louisiana Sugar-House
MOLASSES,
Whicli we offer to the jobbing trade in carload lotf
on plantation, at lowest market prices.
Ullmann, Lewis & Co.
HOUSTON.
galveston, texas, wednesday, february 21, 1883-price 5 cents.
VOL. XLI-NO. 288.
APRIL 9, 1883.
havana ItOYAL lottery!
Write for plans at once to BORNIO & EROm New Orleans, Xia«
GRAND EXTRAORDINARY
DRAWING OF THE
AMUSEMENTS.
Tremont Opera House
L. E. SPENCER Lessee and Manager.
GRAND MATINEE TO-DAY._
MISS ROSE EYTINGE
IN THE
Princess of Paris.
This WEDNESDAY Evening-,
Last appearance of Miss LA TINGE,
' THE PRINCESS OF PARIS.
tremont opera-house
L. E. SPENCER Lessee and Manager.
Two Nights and OnoWatinee, Thurs-
day and Friday, February 22 and 23.
Ninth consecutive year of th« foremost American
character acter, MILTON NOBLES, as-
sisted by theyoune and gifted coinmedienne and
rocalist, Doilie Nobles, aud a .dramatic com-
#pany of unusual excellence. Thursday Evening,
February £2, will be produced an American co-
medy in four acts, written bv Milton Nobles, enti-
tled INTERVIEWS. Quilford Driverton, a born bo-
beraian, Milton Nobles. Florence Wolverton, art
heiress, Doilie Nobles. Friday Evening, February
23, and Saturday Matinee, will be presented the
unique American melo-drama, written by Milton
Nobles, called THE PRCENIX. Carroll Graves, a
New York bohemian, Milton Nobles. Sadie, the
flower girl, Doilie Nobles. Box office now open.
Coming, February 25, De Fossez Opera Company.
Milkmaids^reception
A very novel entertainment will be given
At Artillery Hall
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
by the young ladies of the Presbyterian Church,
who will be in most beautiful costumes prepared
for the occasion. Music and recitations will follow
the drill.
ICE CREAM AND CAKE WILL BE SERVED.
Admission, 50 Cents. __
Help Wanted—-Male.
WANTED—Agents to handle the new Pocket
Electric Lighter. Will light any tiling—wood,
paper, leaves, cigars or pipes. Wind or water will
not extinguish it, and warranted not to miss fire.
Sells for 25 cents, or $1 per dozen. Exclusive ri^ht
of sale for a city, county or State given without
charge. S. J. NICOL,
277 E. Madison street, Chicago. 111.
ANTED—75 GOOD QUARRYMEN—At Quarry
of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway, 12
miles north of Brenham, Texas.
WANTED—Agents in Texas and other Southern
States to sell our chromo advertising cards
and other novelties to merchants, printers, station-
ers. Liberal commission, and very Salable line.
Address CHICAGO PICTURE CO.,
70 State street, Chicago, 111.
Help Wanted—Female.
WANTED—A good, reliable woman as Cook.
None need applv without a recommendation.
Apply to Mrs. J. H. HPTCHISGS, Av. O and 29th.
w
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ANTED—Girls for light work.
Apply to M. P. HARGRAVES,
corneij 17th and Strand.
ANTED—A GOOD COOK—
At MRS. GRAIN'S,
At southwest corner Church and 21st streets.
Situations Wanted.
WANTED—A position as salesman or drummer
with a wholesale liquor or grocery house: sev-
eral years experience; give reference. Box W, News.
TRAVELING SALESMAN
Address
P. O. Box 307, J. B. M.
A FIRST-CLASS
jl"A_ wishes a situation.
"A XTANTED—By a young tnan of four years' ex-
V V perience, a situation as salesman in a dry
goods or grocery house; best of references. Ad-
dress D, Box 17, Gilmer, Texas.
Miscellaneous W ants.
"VXTANTED—By young gentleman, a furnish* d
\V room; must be west of 21st street. Address
Box R, News Office.
ANTED—In a nice private family (no board-
ing house), a pleasant home for a boy of 15,
whose expenses will be paid. Box X, this office.
*X XTANTED—Cotton merchants throughout the
V V State to know that the '* Boss)" cotton-mark-
ing brushes are the best. M. Strickland & Co., Gai n.
WANTED—At the Galveston bone mills, 3000
tons dry bones. Address BAUGH & SONS,
222 Strand. Fertilizers for sale.
"\ XTANTED—Ladies, gentlemen and children to
V \ learn short-hand. Muason's system taught.
Address Alice M. Magnon, 706 Winnie St.. Galveston.
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Notices, ijtc^
"IT^OUND AT LAST—The right place to buy
J" House Furnishing Goods. Crocjcerv and Glass is
at MEYER & BENEKE'S.
M
ATZOS—Orders for Matzos and other articles
for Pesach, will be taken till APRIL 1, by
M. MANSBKRG & A. DREYFUS.
House Furnishing Goods.
"Y\7"E HAVE JUST OPENED a complete and
V V fresh stock of Kitchen Utensils, Tin and Agate
"Ware, Babv Carriages, Baskets, Feather Dusters,
Brushes, Wood and willow Ware, Mouse and Rat
Traps, Water Coolers, Japanned Ware, etc.-
MEYER & BENIEKE.
OTOVES—STOVES—We are selling Cooking
O Stoves at from $0 50 to $45 00. Also, a full line
of House Furnishing Goods, which we will sell
cheap. D. A. KEARNEY, Opp. Tremont House.
LADIE8—The cheapest and best House Furnish-
ing Goods, Crockery and Glassware; also 10-
cent articles, at LABADIE'S.
E CHEAPEST CROCKERY' AND HOUSE-
T£
l furnishing e oods at
J. P. LALOB,
M
<& CO.'S. Market, bet. 24th and 25th.
ASCOTTE OIL HEATERS. Best in the world.
. Oall and see them.
J. P. LALOR & CO.. Market, bet. 24th and 25th.
Business Notices.
QANS>—SAND— —
O G. A. Hill. C. J. McRae.
GEO. A. HILL &. CO., Contractors.
Lessees sand trains Texas-Mexican R. R. Co. Sand
delivered or sold on track in lots of from 1 to 1000
cars.
^URTIN & CO., Galvanized Iron Workers and
Cornice Maker*. Estimates solicited.
63 Mechanic street. Galveston.
rpHE OLD RELIABLE GAME STAND—W. G.
_L Nelson, 123 Center street, near Market, is con-
stantly receiving fresh supplies of game, poultry,
etc. Venison, canvas-back ducks and dressed
C
poultry are specialties,
retail, filled promptly. 1
.11 orders, wholesale or
lephonic connection.
WEST STRAND IR K, BOLT AND NUT
Works, manufacture iof lag screws, bridge,
car and key bolts, nuts, w Ahers, etc., and dealer
In iron pipe, fittings, stea. \ pumps, syphons and
cast-iron bridge washers. Estimates promptly fur-
pished. JESSE AST ALL, Galveston, Texas.
BLESSING, the Photographer. 170 Tremont st ~
makes negatives instantaneously, therefore ex-
quisite portraits.the frest expression. Frames cheap
Fish, Oysters, Etc.
(jr
1 ALVESTON FISH
AND OYSTER COMPANY.
P. O. Box CO. GALVESTON, TEXAS.
OYSTERS—FISH—
J. L. BELBAZE & BRO. have always on hand
the finest supply of
FISH AND OYSTERS in the market.
Country orders solicited and carefully attended
to. Twentieth street, bet. Market and Postoffiee.
G1 B. MARSAN & CO.,
T. DEALERS IN FISH AND OYSTERS,
Orders solicited froi^ the country.
Y
L. MKUNIEK, WHOLESALE DEALER IN
FRESH FISH and OYSTERS.
Central Wharf. Galveston.
Building Material.
K ILN-DRIED SHINGLES. 1,000,000 Long &
.Co. sO.lv. Shingles; shipping weight war-
ranted not to exceed 300 lbs For sale by Beau-
mont Planing Mills, Beaumont, Texas.
ARRIVE: 5000 9x9 and 12x12 English Pav-
ing Tile; 25,000 White and 50.000 Blue Fire
Brick; 1500 bbls Portland Cement (in store»; Lime,
Laths, Hair, Plaster. Fire Clay and Rosendale Ce-
ment, Stoneware Flower Pots. ere. W. H. POL-
LARD & CO., Importers and Dealers, Galveston.
TPn
Educational.
Through the solicitations of old
patrons and friends,
MlgS CLOTHIER
will resume her Private School, February 1C. at
St. James infant class room, on Postoffiee and 14th.
TSLAND CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE, Joss &
_I Beuish, Proprietors, Galveston. Apply for our
^2-page illustrated catalogue.
yewinff Machines.
niHE VERY* BEST AND LATEST IMPROVED
1 SEWING MACHINES
can always be found at my store, No. 131 Postof-
fiee street.
H. BLAGGE. Ageut.
SECOND-HAND SEWING MACHINES—From
$5 to $20; warranted go»d. Sewing machines
repaired. A.Cusbman & C«. Postoffiee and Tremont.
K
Rubber Stamps.
UBBER PRINTING STAMPS: GOOD AS made
anywhere. Also plain aii<l artistic Steueils.
FRED. A. SMITH.
Hotels
CENTRAL HOTEL, Bryan, Texas, continues as
heretofore. Special accommodations for com-
mercial men. Mas. E. A. CAMPBELL. Prop'ss.
jjressmakiiu
MRS. E. MOORE, Fashionable Dressmaker, cor.
Twenty-first and Winnie streets, Galveston,
Texas.
Teas, Cottee, Groceries. Etc.
? NSUKANCE OIL. SSc. A GALLON; KEROSENE^
1 16c. a gallon, delivered free. J. P. LALOR A.
CO.. Market street, between dtth auu ~5th.
Real Estate.
EMit lots' on north and south side of avenue
A, between 20th and 21st streets. Good location
for warehouse purposes. Apply to
H. M. TRUEHEART & CO.,
Real Estate Agents and Stock Brokers.
CBATTLE and RANCH FOR SALE—*1 Clear Creek
j .Ranch " (of Ballinger & Jack), with 10,100 acres
of land, inclosed by Dickinson and Clear creeks on
south and north, and G., H. and H. R. R. line and
fence on the east, and wire fence on the west, in-
cluding large dwelling, barn, stables, etc., well
shaded and protected by skirts of timber on both
creeks. Over 1000 head of select and improved
cattle can be sold with the ranch, " half-way be-
tween Galveston and Houston." ADply to H. M.
TRUEHEART & CO., Real Estate Agents, Galves-
ton.
MINERAL LANDS WANTED—The undersigned
is prepared to find purchasers for mineral
lands in Texas, when found to oe desirable, con-
taining zinc ore. Correspondence solicited. Ad-
dress L. CHAPMAN,
Martins. Va.
TpOR SALE—Lot with improvements, on soutn-
.1^ east corner of Broadway and 19th street. *
80x120 feet on northwest corner of M and 19th
street.
G. A. MEYER,
Real Estate Agent.
• HOUSES and LOTS in Groesbeeck, county seat
J of Limestone, will exchange for merchandise
or other property. J. J. LEWIS & CO.
6
IHOR SALE—Lampasas Business House, stone
1 building, two stories high: size, 25x120 feet;
fronting Public Square, in town of Lampasas
Bargain for cash. Address^.
San Saba, Texas.
IT^OR SALE—A medium-sized two-story dwelling,
' on 36th, between K andL, one of the most com-
plete places in Galveston. Size of lot, COxloO.
Apply to Abbott Arnold, Houston.
Building lots of small and large
dimensions, east aud west; some with cottages
thereon. For sale or lease. SAM MAAS.
"IPOR SALE OR RENT—ON REASONABLE
Jj terms. Lot No. 10. Block 68i, Strand (formerly
occupied by Messrs. Grecnleve, Block <St Co.) Also
Lot No. 5, in rear of Lot No. 10.
APP'3 t0 M. KOPPERL.
Real Estate Agents.
Charles Millek. John Kennedy.
J^ENNEDY* & MILLER.
REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND GENERAL
AGENCY" BUSINESS.
Houston, Texas.
P
J. greenwood—
Law, Land and Collecting Agent,
Luling, Texas.
PETER G. RUCKER & CO., Belton. Texas, Land
and Loan Agents. Sole proprietors of the Ab-
stract of Bell County Records.
JOHN DURST!
LAND AGENT,
Tyler. Tex.
Lands bought and sold, taxes paid, lands sur-
veyed. titles, examined, etc. Maps and catalogues
furnished on application. Correspondence solicited.
For Sale.
c
LOTHIG—A new consignment of Spring Cloth-
ing offered in job lots at special inducements.
LYNCH & PENLAND.
B
ABY CARRIAGES—
THE FINEST AND CHEAPEST IN THE CITY,
At I. C. LEVY'S,
Market, between 21st and 22d.
tpOR SALE—FIFTY HEAD OF FINE MULES.
^ Apply to SAM S. HUDSON,
Sale Stables, Houston.
ITHjR SALE —One 25-horse-power Engine and
J Boiler, one upright Boiler, several Grist Mills.
Fanning Machines, Corn Shellers, etc. For particu-
KENNEDY & MILLEK,
lars, address
Houston, Texas.
TjIOR SALE—100 head of Mares and Geldings,
Jj three to eight years old. For further particu-
lars apply to H. B.* ENGLISH, Sealy, Austin county,
Texas. [ •
LECTRIC RED ANT EXTERMINATOR—Guar
anteed to do the work quickly and effectively.
County rights for sale. For particulars, address
TUCKER & WILLIS, Druggists,
Sole Agents for Texas. Waco.
TE
h
NNER'S TOOLS—One set, completl, second-
hand. For sale cheap.
M. P. HENNESSY. Tr6mont and Market sts.
T^OR SALE—IN STORE AND TO ARRIVE—
J> 10,000 bbls. Rosendale and Portland Cement,
50,000 Firebricks. Plaster. Laths, Drain Pipe, Stone-
ware. Marble Dust, Whiie Sand, Cedar Bayou
BUcks. Full stock of all kinds of building materials.
GEO. H. HENCHMAN, Importer and Dealer.
B
UGGIES AND PHAETONS—ASSORTMENT
of all styles for sale cheap. Warranted as re-
enfced. LEVY BROS. & OWENS.
presented,
„ For Rent.
TT^OR RI NT—Neat Cottage on south side of K,
JP second house east of Tremont street, $3 ;
raised Cottage on south side of H, between Ninth
and Tenth streets, $30; Cottage on northeast cor-
ner of NU and lath streets, $18.
G. A. MEYER.
FOR RE^T—Cottage on north side Avenue L,
next to corner of Fourteenth street. Apply at
the corner. •
F§
lOR RENT—Two-story house on south side av
N, between 20th ana 21st.
Large two-story
house on Postoffiee, between 27th ana 28th streets,
and cottage on av. Q. between 31st and 32d.
H. M. TRUEHEART & CO.,
Real Estate Agents and Stock Brokers.
OWER FLOOR FOR RENT—2 rooms and kitch-
en: good cistern: highest locality.
Apply at No. .423 STRAND (up stairs.)
L
"DOARDING-HOUSE, corner store, 22 rooms,
_I J Cnurch and 24th. Present tenant retiring.
Possession March 1. JOHN C. TRUBE.
FOR RENT—A large cottage containing eight
rooms, on avenue H, bet. 9tn and 10th. Apply
to T. DIGNAN or G. A. MEYER.
Rooms and Board.
Day boarders wanted at mrs. bur-
CHARD'S; also. Meals sent out. Church St.,
between 15th and 16th streets. 458 and 460.
rrVWO UNFURNISHED ROOMS. FRONTING ON
J_ piazza on street central, pleasant, together or
separate. Address G. News office.
FOR RENT Neatly furnished south front rooms,
and one suit southwest rooms, No. 412 Winnie
street, between 16th and 17th streets.
rpWO GOOD ROOMS FOR RENT, CENTRALLY
J. located, all modern comforts, $20. Meals given
if desired, but no special object. $25 for breakfast
and dinner, latter at 5 o'clock. Box L, News office.
B^UIilSHED
without board.
R(3b.US
TO RENT, WITH OR
' SI WINNIE ST..
corner 24th st.
Professional.'
Chas. 1. Evans.
r* VANS & HARDWICKE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
and
LAND AGENTS.
ABILENE, TEXAS.
E
S. P. Hardwicke.
rp ARLTON, JORDAN <fc TARLTON, LAND
L Lawyers and Real Estate Ageuts, Hillsboro,
Texas, have a complete abstract of all survej's in
Hill county. Special attention given to buying
and selling Lands. Perfecting Titles, etc.
J.
M. PEARSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McKINNEY, TEXAS.
Particular attention given to collections and real
estate.
TAMES M. RICHARDS ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WTeatherford, Texas, will practice in Parker
and adjoining counties, and give prompt personal
attention to the payment of taxes and collection of
claims.
Correspondence solicited.
H,
W. PATTON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Masonic Block,
CLEBURNE - - - - .
Collections promptly made.
TEXAS.
Dry Goods and Millinery.
"VTEW YORK SHOPPING—Embracing all articles
for family use. including ladies1 and children's
wearing apparel, house furnishing goods, jewelry,
etc. Special attention given to ladies' costumes and
bridal trousseaux. Information as to stvies and
samples mailed. Mrs. S. MI MS, P. O. Box 2137, N Y
±
A TTENTION*.—Having all the new stvies in
r\_ Millinery, I am prepared to fill orders satisfac-
Stampmg,
Fringes. Fancy Goods in variety.
=3^
Mas. s.
brequms,
. DIXON.
M
Musical Instruments.
ATH LSHEK FL^NOS,
Best and Cheapest.
FELIX SCHRAM,
169 Tremont Street.
13> EATTY'S Organs, 27 stops. Si25; pianos,
J $297 5$. Factory running day and night. Cata-
logue free. Ad. Dan lF. Beatty. Washington, N. J.
Business Chances.
\ RARE CHANCE— Fer sale on easy terms,
JTA or exchange ^or city property, a w*te!l-es:ab-
lished country store, doing a goed business n«w.
Store and dwelling houses convenient aud cotnferC-
able. Satisfactory reasons for wishing to sull.
Address Box A. Isews office.
Sportsmen's Supplies.
Ij^OR SALE—dn lots to suit. Japan Poles at 16c
_l.' each, Bamboo Poles, 24c. fresh & sound; S«ines,
Tramell Nets, Leads, Floats, Twine, at Laba^|e s.
JpMSHING TACKLE—
Our new stock of Fishing Tackle has arrived and
we ara prepared to fill all orders.
Call or write for prices.
W. J. HUGHES & CO.
Personal.
rpHE PUBLIC is notified that I am constantly re-
_L eeiving new goods; purchased at th« lowest
market price. An examination of my stock before
purchasing elsewhere will eouvmee all that I am
up with the times. A. W SAMUELS, Tobacconist,
corner Strand and 22d street.
Batiks and Bankers.
R E. SxAFrono. W. I). Stafford. E. J. Sandmeyer.
O E. STAFFORD <£ CO.. Bankers, Columbus,
JLV. Texas.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY.
Remittances promptly made at lowest rates to
any part of the United States.
For the Holidays.
rpoY'S—'TOYS—We intend to keep a full line of
JL Toys the year round. Give us a call.
J. P. LALOR & CO., Market, bet. 24th and 23th.
Clarke & Courts.
S"
TATIONERS. PRINTERS. BLANK-BOOK AND
PAPER-BOX MANUFACTURERS,
00 and 68 TREMONT ST.
QTATIONERS. PRINTERS. BLANK-BOOK AND
O PAPER-BOX MANUFACTURERS.
<i0 and 68 TREMONT ST.
STATIONERS, PRINTERS. BLANK-BOOK AND
D PAPER-BOX MANUFACTURERS,
66 and GS TREMONT ST.
QTATIONERS, PRINTERS. BLANK-BOOK AND
O PAPER-BOX MANUFACTURERS,
66 and 6S TREMONT ST.
QTATIONERS. PRINTERS. BLANK-BOOK AND
O PAPER-BOX MANUFACTURERS,
66 and 68 TREMONT ST.
STATIONERS), PRINTERS, BLANK-BOOK AND
#Al'ER-BOX MANUFACTURERS.
U6 and 68 TREMONT ST.
O TATIONERS, PRINTERS, BLANK-BOOK AND
O PAPER-BOX MANUFACTURERS,
6t«and OS TREMONT ST.
STATIONERS. PRINTERS, BLANK-BOOK AND
PAPER-BOX MANUFACTUF —
66 and 68 TREMONT ST.
QTATIONERS. PRINTERS. BLANK-BOOK AND
O PAPER-box MANUFACTURERS,
66 and 68 TREMONT ST.
qtationers. printers, blank-BOOK and
o paper-box manufacturers,
66 and 68 tremont st.
STATIONERS. PRINTERS. BLANK-BOOK AND
J PAPER-BOX MANUFACTURERS,
66 n«d (M TREMONT ST.
qtationers, printers, blank-book AND
d paper»box manufacturers,
60 and 6S tremont st.
qtationers. printers. blank-book AND
o paper-box manufacturers,
66 and 68 tremont st.
Stationers, printers, blank book and
pa per box m an uf acturehs,
66 and 6S tremont st.
QTATIONERS. PRINTERS, BLANK-BOOK AND
O EAPER-BOX MANUFACTURERS.
66 and 68 TREMONT ST.
Austin Advertisements.
LAWRENCE & EDWARDS. Austin, have for sale
125,000 acres, solid, Cochran county; 230,000
acres/alternates, Crockett county. Attend to land
business generally. Correspondence solicited.
£XAS STATE AGENCY—Attends to land and
other business anywhere instate. Johns &
Spknoe, Austin, Tex. C. R. Johns, former Comptrol-
ler. J. Spenoe, former Commissioner Gen. Land O.
rp Yv. FOLT6. Austin. Texas, Dealer in Ex-
± • change and Texas Land3 and Land Scrip.
Business with State departments transacted and
prompt returns made. Correspondents: Ball,
Hutchings & Co.. Galv.; S. M. Swenson & Co., N. Y.^
Lockwood A Kampman.San Ant'o: IstNat.B'k.Ho'n
WVON ROSENBERG, AUSTIN, TEXAS.
. Land Agent, formerly principal draughts-
man in the general land office, has twenty-six
years expevienae ha land office business, and offers
to examine and report on land titles, as shown hi
the archives of the general land office.
T7> 31. THOMSON, Austin, Texas. Dealer in
_LV . Land and Land Scrip. Large bodies suitable
for ranches for sale. Correspondence solicited.
NO. k. DONNAN, Austin, Texas, dealer in
Lands and Land Scrip.
Correspondence solicited.
j
PERSONS HAVING
and Confederate land
VETERAN. DONATION
scrip, may find a pur-
chaser by stating price to J. H. COLLETT,
Land Agent. Austin. Texas.
Brenham Advertisements.
T McFARLAND. Brenham.
fj . B<
. Books, Stationery and Music, Emensop and
Chi'ekering Pianos. All standard Organs.
CENTRAL HOUSE, Brenham—Mrs. L. Biesen-
bach, Proprietress. Rates, $2 per day. Largest
and best hotel in city. Large, airy sample rooms.
TIYRAVELERS—When at Brenham don't fail to
JL visit the SANTA FE REFRESHMENT SALOON,
at depot, Lanches and refreshments of all kinds.
BRENHAM BATH-HOUSE—Hot and cold Baths
at all hours.
Aiglyo
SANDER, Proprieter.
L. T. Noyes, Houston.
Shells for shot-guns. u- m. c. or Winchester,
first grades, 75 cents per 100.
l. t. NO yes, Houston.
~p>AKF.R GUNS—Twenty per cent, off list prices.
L. T. NO YES, Houston.
D
IEBOLD Fire and Burglar Proof Safes. Largest
stock in the South on hand.
L. T. NO YES, Houston.
Billiards.
rpHE H. W. CALLENDER CO.'S world-re-
_L nowned billiard tables an# material of every
description. J. J. MOORE, Agent, Tremont Hotel.
\ USTIN LIME—P. c. TAYLOR, Manufaturerc
^A-of Lime, Austin, Texas, is prepared to fill all
orders for Lime and Building Material. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed. •
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
rjrH
E TIME FOR BIDS FOR THE FOUNDA-
tion for the proposed News building has been ex-
tended.
Separate bids are invited for 700,000 bricks or
more, and for the labor in laying same.
Also 700, more or less, barrels of Portland and
Rosendale cements, and 500, more or less, barrels
of best Austin lime.
The right to reject any and all bids is reserved.
All bids will be closed at 12 o'clock m. on Satur-
day, February 24, 1S33.
The plans and specifications can be seen at the
office of N. J. CLAYTON, Architect.
SPRING HUDE-GROCERiES.
Since /the 1st of January I have
so enlarged the scope and method of
my Grocery Department as to make
it perhaps the most complete and
comprehensive establishment of the
kind in the South.
I make purchases on a much
larger scale than is -usual, even
with the wholesale trade, so that any
number of orders, for any quan-
tities of goods, can be filled prompt-
ly by return train.
The very lowest market prices can
be depended upon. I offer no " baits "
or " cutsbut simply propose to give
the full value of customers' money
in first-class, reliable goods.
With quick and large sales, and'
prompt collections, J nan afford to
be content with a very small and
uniform rate of profits all the year
round—autumn, winter, spring and
summer.
WM. I). CLEVELAND,
HOUSTON.
AFLOAT •
PEE GYLLSE,
4000 Bags Coffee.
IN STORE:
5000 Bags Coffee.
Kauffman & Runge
STOCK:
600 Mats COHSOTTA COFFEE.
100 Kats JAVA COFFEE.
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NEW YORK.
REG-UX.AR DAILY COMMERCIAL
BXSFATCH-
The morgan Estate—Mayor Baker
Returns Home—Bailroad Earnings-
Coffee and Cotton—Texas Railway
Securities.
[Special Telegram to The News.l
New York, February 130.—The final account-
ing of the estate of the late Charles Morgan is
now before the Surrogate. The chief point in
dispute is 32,000 shares of the Jjouisiana and
Texas railway and Steamship company, which
Mrs. Morgan says were given to her and cer-
tain children by Mr. Morgan in his lifetime,
and upon which the other members of the
family can have no claim.
Mayor Baker has returned to Houston, leav-
ing the funding of the debt with the commis-
sioners.
Government bonds stiffened on the defeat of
the revenue bill. »
The gross earnings of the Mexican Central
railroad, Southern division, in January, were
$146,000.
The Delaware and Lackawanna net profits
last year were $3,250,000.
Coffee is dull at 8%c.
Sterling quiet. Spinners' bills 4.81@4.81>£.
Cotton continues a traders' market.
Sales $4000 Santa Fes at 111%; $4000 Inter-
national sixes at So; $1000 Texas and Pacific
firsts at 106; $40,000 incomes at 55J^@56; $3<
000 Eios at ; 7000 shares of stock at 38.
OVER THE STATE.
TRANSMITTED BY WIRE BY SPECIAL CORRESPOND
FORT WORTH.
Various Criminal Notes—Attacked—
Getting- Well—Taxes Collected,
Etc.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Fort worth, February 20.—In the District
Court to-day John Montgomery, for horse-
stealing, was given seven years in the peniten-
tiary.
The city marshal of Denton, in this city, to-
day, viewed Mike Hickey, who was arrested
as Charles Ellis, charged with killing Police-
man McCarthy, i% Denton, January 25. He
considers chat this man is Ellis.
A. J. Rooney aud Jim Crowley were arrested
this morning, charged with the shooting of
Tom Lane, colored, last Sunday night. They
state that Rooney did the shooting and that
L&ne came at them with an ax. Lane died
this morning. A coroners jury was impaneled
and will take evidence to-morrow.
Three more attachments by the United States
marshal were levied on the jewelry stock of
John Howard & Co. /
A letter from Little Hock says that the ball
has been extracted from the leg of J. O.
Riley, and that he is recovering. Riley was
accidentally wounded when passing in from
the El Paso hotel, in this city.
Argument for a new trial in the Cresswell
case will be nia£e to-morrow.
Chas. E. Porter s corpse was returned to
Virginia to-day.
Twenty-five hundred dollars State and coun-
ty taxes was collected to-day.
Simon Gabreth, charged with killing Geter,
will be tried to-morrow.
The weather is line.
HAZiiiETTsvxiiiJE:.
Norther—Stock Frozen—Indignities
Perpetrated—Court tfotes>
[Special Telegram to The News.l
Hallettsville, February 20.—Another se-
vere nortlier visited this section on last Fri-
day, and continued without abatement until
Sunday evening, when the weather moderated
somewhat. It is reported that Mr. Ko'cernutt,
on« of our largest cattlemen, has employed
eight wagons and teams, skii ning cat-io ou.
Peach creek aud Guadalupe river, the loss
among his stock being very h^avy.
It is learned from Mr. Frank" Rother, who
lives four miles from town, on the Texana
road, that six white men rode up to his house
last week, dismounted and made his wife get
them supper, while thev went to the stables
and fed their horses. ^Viiile the men were at
supper Mr. Rother returned home, and, seeing
the men acting in such a manner, remarked to
them tl^at they were taking undue liberties. As
the odds were against him he could do nothing.
"When the party had finished supper, not con-
tent with what they had already done, they
took Mr. Rother by the heels and pulled him
around the yard, until his pants came otf. This
failing to gratify the mob they commanded
the negroes ^>n the farm to come up to the
house and there mad® them strip and dance, in
a nude condition, before the crowd. Without
further preliminaries they then rode away.
Mr. Rother failing to report the matter to the
grand jury before its adjournment, no steps
have beeu taken by that body to ferret out the
guilty ones.
The weather has been so bad that for the
past few days the District Court has not ac-
complished much in its line.
Hon. E. C. Patton, senator of this district,
who has been engaged in some sarious murder
cases in the District Court here, returned to
Austin yesterday.
General A. P. Bagby is said to have made
the best speech Thursday ever made in the
court-house, in the case of the State vs. Martin,
for the murder of Holland and his mother.
HOtRON.
Cotton Market and Receipts—Sale of
the Morgan Interests—Opinions and
Speculation Concerning tho Same—
To be Hanged.
[Special Telegram to The N»«rs.l »
Houston, February 20.—The cotton market
closed quiet as revised. Sales, 364 bales. Quo-
tations: Low ordinary, 7c; ordinary, 7%c;
good ordinary, &%c; low middling,~9>fc: mid-
dling, 9%c; good middling, lOj^c; middling
fair, 10%c.
Cotton receipts—Per Houston and Texas
Central railway—444 bales; Houston, S3;
New Orleans, 08; Galveston, 2S8 bales.
Per Galveston, Harrisburg and San An-
tonio—38 bales for Houston.
Per Texas AVestern—20 bales fof Houston.
Total for Houston, 96; for Galveston, 28S.
Total grqss receipts, 482.
In Central railroad circles all i* dark on the
the subject of the alleged sale. Inquiry from
the officials elicits the response: "Nonews."
Considerable speculation is indulged in on the
outside as to the extent of the purchase and its
probable outcome. An official of the road
said if the sale has been made tfak public have
learned all they will be likely to know until
the annual meeting of the companies takes
place, although a special meeting could be
called to act in the matter, but the annual
meetings are near at hand there would be no
necessity for calling a special meeting. The
annual meeting of the Morgan Louisiana and
Texas Railway and Steamship company
place early in April, and the
annual meeting of the Housttfj and Texas
Central railway early in May. A well in-
,ys he believes th» sale has been
made aud that the price reporteSby the press
—$7,500,000—merely refers to tli amount of
cash paid; that it has been understood for
some time past that it would take t hat amount
of cash on the table to make 9e trade; that
the balance of the purchase mouey was paid
ih securities; that tlie Morgan heirs retain the
bonds of the Morgan, Louisiana and Texas
Railroad and Steamship company which
amount to $S,800,000. These" bonds
are nearly all owned by the Morgan
heirs, and represent bonds which were placed
on the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great
Western read, whicli were guaranteed by the
city of New Orleans. This road was merged
into the Morgan road, and the bonds
were placed on the roads under its
articles of incorporation in 18,8. The Mor-
gan family regard these bonds as cash aud
would be willing to retain them as part pay-
ment. There are $5,000,000 first mortgage
per cent, forty year gold bonds due April. 191S,
and $1,800,000 first mortgage C> per cent, forty
year gold bonds dua July 1, 192(5.
The Morgan railroad paid very handsomely
last year. The balance sheet for t.Be year end-
ing March 31, 1882, shows the total earnings to
be $4,188,622 14. The total expenditures, in-
cluding interest, was $2,501,960 7-">; surplus,
$722,450 73. The capital stock of the Houston
and Texas Central railroad is $7,720,900. of
which the Morgan heirs own $4,000,000. The
capital stock of the Morgan road is ^5,000,000.
The capital stock of the Gulf, West Texas nnd
Pacific railway is $1,054,900. of which the Mor-
gan heirs own nearly ail. The aggregate
stock in these propertie* amounts to $9,054,900,
ami computing the price paid for the Morgan
railway stock at par, and allowing the
market price for the Central railway stock,
gives about the cash figure which is reported
to have been paid for the interest, the Morgan
heirs retaining the bonds, thus receiving about
ABILENE.
Improvement and Other Notes.
iSpecial Telegram to The Jfews.l
Abilene, February 20.—The first number of
our new paper, the Abilene Magnetic Quill,
has made its appearance.
Passengers on the east-bound trains now take
supper here, and those on the west-bourid con-
tinue to take breakfast.
Material has begun to arrive for the new
railroad hotel and passenger depot, which will
cost, when completed, $20,000.
Mr. Wm. Cameron, of Waco, has purchased
the lot on Pine street, on the second "fcorner
from the railroad, from M. W. NorthiAgton,
for $1500, and will at once erect!" a twi/story
int by
apital
brick building, with a twenty-five-feet fi
sixty feet long, and open a bank with a
of $"100,000. The building will be tinishld aud
occupied in sixty days.
Mr. C. W. 'Merchant is confined to is bed
with an abscess forming in his left sic 6, and
his attending physician is apprehensiv as to
his recovery.
lousiness good aud the town coatiuues to im-
prove.
controlling stock interest in them." The Morgan
company owns four large ferryboats and a
number'of tugs and dredgeboats, sixteen irou
steamships, five of which ply between the ports
of New York and New Orleans, uine between
Morgan City and various Texas and Mexican
ports, and two between New Orleans, Florida
and Havana ports. They also -own the Texas
Transportation Company railroad, from Hous-
ton to Clinton, and the Houston Direct Navi
gation company on Buffalo bayou. The^team-
ship properties are capitalized in the Morgan
company as above given.
Speculation is also rife as to the interest of
Mr. Gould in the purchase. It is stated that
under the combination thus formed, the
Houston and Texas Central will at once be ex
tended to a connection with the St. Louis and
San Francisco road, and the Gulf, Western
Texas and Pacific extended from Cuero to San
Antonio. It is evident that the officials here
are influenced by the reported sale, as several
negotiations which were in progsess, have
been summarily suspended.
The negro Cone, who is in jail here, under
sentence of death, for rape, will probably be
hanged next mouth, ths Court of Appeals hav-
ing affirmed his case.
WACO.
SAN ANTONIO.
Runaway — Bntcher Bruised — Sen*
tenced for Stealing—A Conference—
Fire Department Celebration — An
English Colony Scheme—Prisoners
Escaped—Criminal Notes.
[Special Telegram to The News-1
Saw Antonio, February 20.—The double
team attached to Dr. Joseph Paris's buggy ran
down avenue C this afternoon and collided
with John Cavanaugh's wagon, breaking a
wheel and badly bruising the driver.
Ferdinand Gersting, a butcher, was badly
bruised to-day by a fall from his cart.
W. A. Starpe, who was convicted of stealing
a valuable diamond ring, was sentenced by the
District Court judge to-day to serve two years
in the penitentiary.
Cosmos Reyes and Severo Raimaiz were also
sentenced to seven years each in the peniten-
tiary for horse-theft.
Colonels Peirce and Andrews, president and
vice-president of the Sunset route^^jent to
Austin' to confer with the comptroller in refer-
ence to the Bexar county bonds issued to that
road.
Messrs. Geo. R. Dashiel, Sam. Maverick and
Harry C. Norton have been appointed com-
missioners to draw jurors for the next term of
the District Court.
The one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of
Washington's birth-day will be celebrated here
by tho fire companies day after to-morrow.
The programme is for a parade on Houston
and Commerce streets, and a banquet at
Kii-seh's hall.
Messrs. McCracken and J. E. Lewis, repre-
senting on English syndicate, passed through
the city to-day en route for Coahuilla, Mexi-
co, to negotiate the purchase of $2,090,000
worth of land, which will be settled by a large
colony.
Messrs. Robards, Slavdpn and Parrot, of this
city, have jftjrchased for $200,000, 160,000 acres
of land in Tom Green county.
Pat O'Donnell, one of the city prisoners, dug
his way out of the lock-up last "night.
George Roddy was bound over to-day on
$:S00 bond to appear before the grand jury on
a charge of robbing a man named Sullivan.
John Sutton was also compelled to give $500
boud to answer the charge of swindliug.
The examination of Charles Hohne, for mail
robbery, was oommenced by the commissioner
to-day, but continued until to-morrow on ac-
count of an absent witness.
FBANSLIN.
Small-Fox—Court X>?otes<
[Special Telegram to Tho News.)
Franklin-, February 20.—County .'udge
Crawford received a telegram from the mayor
and citizens of Heame last night stating that
several full-developed cases of small-pox are
on the Anderson farm, near Heame, and ask-
ing that the Commissioners Court establish
quarantine against the infected locality, which
will be done immediately.
Hon. A. C. Breitz, special judge in the Al-
bert Bishop case, was here yesterday to hear a
supplemental motion for a new trial, the origi-
nal motion having been overruled, but the
hearing was postponed till Friday in order
that District Attorney Thos. Henderson, who
had returned to Cameron, could be present.
The grand jpry indicted Henry Taylor, col-
ored, ex-constable of Calvert precinct, for per-
jury in the Hall vs. Crawiord election contest
case. Taylor was one of Hall's witnesses, and
the court quashed the indictment on account of
defects, and the defendant is l\eld over under
a $500 bond to await the action of the next
grand jury, an affidavit having been filed
against him as soou as the motion to quash
was sustained.
Overdose of Morphine^An Elopement
—Criminal Arrastod-
[Special Telegram to We News.]
Waco, February 20.—Yesterday, Air. W. L.
Gatlin, a well-known citizen here, accidentally
took au overdose of morphine, but by hard
work all night the doctors brought him around
all'right.
'i'his morning a young man and young lady
arrived on the Central train and registered at
one of the hotels. They were assigned to one
room, and after breakfast took the omnibus
for another train, but did not leave the city.
Inquiry shows that they eloped from Marlin,
but thus far are said not to have succeeded in
getting married, as the county clerks have
been notified that the young lady is under age.
To-day Deputy Sheriff Ash arrested one
James Chambers.on a requisition from Illi-
nois!, where Chambers is said to bo charged
with horso-stealiug. He walked into the court-
house and was quietly caught. The officers
have been looking for him for some mouths.
Weather clear aud busiue* improving.
SL FA30.
Entertainments—Criminal Arrosted—
Rumored Railway Extension.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
El Paso, February 20.—A grand entertain-
ment was given in the city of Chihuahua,
Mexico, yesterday, by the Mexican local au-
thorities to United States District Attorney
Seabriskie and H. Cameron, a nephew of Sena-
tor Cameron.
The Presbvterian church, constructed of
rock aud costing $7000, was completed to-day,
and to-night the ladies are celebrating the
event by a musical entertainment and oyster
supper held in the church.
John H. Howard was arrested here to-day
for killing a man by the name Of Ross, in
Brazos county, before the war.
We have received news to-day that the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe railway company
will commence in the next sixty days building
the road from Guaymas, on the Gulf of Cali-
fornia, to El Paso.
H. Owler," chief contractor on the Mexican
Central, died in Paso del Norte.
DALLAS.
A Bogus Priest—After an Zncendiary
—A Jeweler Attached—A Small
Fire.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Dallas, February 20.—The bogus priest,
John Eagans, who figured as a dead-beat in
the southern part of the State, is in the city,
and Father Martiniere publishes a card warn-
ing the public against Eagans.
The sheriif of Kauffman county passed
through here to-day in search of the incendiary
who set tire to Mr. Lb Roe's residence at Law-
rence last week.
Attachment suits were filed in the office of
the clerk of the United States Circuit Court
to-day asainst John Howard & Co., jewelers,
of Fort Worth, by New York, Chicago and
Meriden (Conn.) creditors. The aggregate
amount of the suits is upward S15,0<w.
A fire in the dwelling No. 1013 Wood street,
last night, did $250 damage.
Weather clear and warm.
RICHLAND.
Weather—Crops, Etc.
[Special Telegram to The News.!
Richland, February 20.—We have been
having some terrible weather for the last two
or three weeks, and a great deal of pneumonia
has been prevailing, but the worst panic was
caused by the measles, which made their ap-
pearance some three weeks ago, and nearly
every family in the neighborhood has had
them, more or less. '
Cotton has about all been marketed. There
will be some fifty or seventy-five bales yet to
be shipped. A great many of our farmers left
from ffve to six bales in the field, and unless
tho weather moderates it will most likely stay
there. One of our farmers, Mr. Thos. Briscoe,
planted twenty-one acres in cotton, and has
gathered therefrom twenty-six bales, and still
has'six or eight balos in the field. Total bales
shipped from this station to date, 566.
Weather clear and cold.
TITLES.
THE STATEC APITAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHT-
EENTH LEGISLATURE.
Small Fire—Resigned.
LSpecial Telegram to The News.]
Tyler, February 20.—'The residence of Mr.
W. L Tucker caught fire last night, but was
extinguished after our citizens had been gener-
ally aroused by the alarm.
Mr. J. B. Buckliu, the popular agent of the
Missouri Pacific railway, at this place, resigned
yesterday, Mr. A. L. Clarke, of Crockett,
taking his place. Mr. Bucklm was greatly
esteemed, both by the officials of his road and
the citizens of Tyler, and will make his future
home here.
CONCHO.
Banquet-Old Citizen's Death.
[Special Telegram to Tho News.]
Concho, February 20.—The Tom Green
Lodge No. 46, Knights of Pythias, gave a grand
banquest latt evening in honor of the annual
celebration of the order. This lodge, although
recently formed, has a lar^e membership.
An old and respected citizen, Geo. Bird, died
yesterday. Cause, typhoid pneumonia. The
deceased had many friends here and in Blanco
county. His remains were interred to-day.
JEFFERSON.
The Election Cases—A Termination
in Sight.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Jefferson, February 20.—In the election
cases this morning^ the defendants announced
ready for trial. The extensive and systematic
attempt at judicial terror did not have the de-
sired effect. Judge Morrill, however, con-
tinued the coses of his own motion, on the
ground that sufficient time was not left him to
try them before his duties called him to Gal
veston. All the attorneys of this city and
Messrs. Crawford, of Dallas; Turner, of Mar-
shall, and Hyuson, of Texarkana. volunteered
for the defense. - Judge Morrill instructed
Colonel Burns that he need not further investi-
gate the charges against Gutbridge. but the
people, cognizant of the facts, believe these
charges are true, but, under the peculiar cir-
cumstances, think the prooftxgjffibtful. The
court will finally adjourn to-morrow.
CAMERON.
General Improvement Notes.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Caeeron, February 20.—Cameron is on a
boonf. Several new business houses have been
opened during the last month and a contract
has been let for the immediate erection of five
brick stores. Every dwelling-house in the
town is occupied and new people are daily seen
upon our streets inquiring for residences with
a view to locating here. Real estate has ad-
vanced 50 per cent, iu three months and has a
constant upward tendency. Ganleron has
shipped more cotton than either of her sister
towns, Caldwell and Bellville, the shipments
being 5000 bales more than last year, and re-
ceipts are only retarded by the bad condition
of the roads.
The weather is fair and farmers are busy at
work. The loss of stock by inclement weather
has been quite light.
SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Etc.
Court Notes—Weather—Crops,
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Sulphur Springs, February 20.—Our Dis-
trict Court convened yesterday. His Honor
Green J. Clark is still in very feeble health and
the bar elected E. B. Ferkins, Esq., .of Green-
ville, special judge, who proceeded at once to
organize the court. He delivered a clear and
practical charge to the grand jury.
Tho weather here at last has cleared up and
to-day is bright and cool.
The roads are almost impassable, but will
soou dry up.
Some cofton is received every dav, though
we are of the opinion that so much rainy and
bad weather will keep the farmers from pick-
ing all of the cotton as the planting season is
fast approaching and no work has been done.
Cattle and sheep are suffering badly.
MARLIN.
District Court — Elopement—Marshal
Removed.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Marlin, February 20.—The District Court
convened here yesterday and will continue for
six weeks. The grand jury has been impaneled
and is now in session.
A runaway couple passed through here to-
day bound for Waco where they will be joined
together for better or worse.
City Marshal J. V. Marlow was removed
yesterday by order of the City Council for of-
ficial misconduct. No new appointment has
been made as yet.
The recent bad weather has retarded busi-
ness considerably, but to-day the weather is
delightful.
There have been 11,500 bales of cotton shipped
thus far this season. •
GIDDZNGS.
Weather—Cotton—Sickness, Etc.
{Special Telegram to The News.]
Giddings. February 20.—The genial rays of
old Sol shine out from an unclouded sky, and
man and beast draw a grateful inspiration
therefrom after tho very bad weather just
passed.
Pneumonia and choler a morbus prevail
among the people of our town and vicinity.
The Brazes presbytery will hold its synod
here in April next.
Cotton Beceipts and shipments since last re-
port: Eighty-four bales received; 51 bales
shipped.
. TEX ARS AN A.
Death—Assignment—City Elections.
[Special Telegram to Tha News.]
Texabkana, February 20.—D. D. Shaw,
city attorney of Texarkana, Texas, died last
night and was buried to-day.
The Garner whisky-house made an assign-
ment yesterday. Liabilities but little in excess
of resources, and they claim that their being
wrongfully pressed by local creditors is the
cause of the failure.
Much interest is being manifested in the ap-
proaching city elections.
Weather clear aud warm.
[Special Telegram to The News.1
Senate.
Austin, February 20.—Prohibition petitions
were introduced by Messrs. Perry and Pfeuffer.
A large number of committee reports were
submitted. Among them a favorable report
on the transfer of the Tyler Supreme Court to
Dallas and a minority adverse report by Messrs.
Buchanan, Johnston and TerrelL
Mr. Johnson, of Collin, introduced a resolu-
tion instructing the Finance Committee to in-
quire into the subject, and report whether the
law should not be changed that fixes the state
treasurer's bond at $75,000. He considered the
state treasurer as an honest man. He has had
a million dollars in the treasury, and gives
only $75,000 bond. His county treasurer was
in office ten years, and was always regarded
as an honest man, but he died in debt to the ,
county $8000. Without reflecting on the
treasurer, the bond ought to bo sufficient. The
resolution was referred to the Finance Com-
mittee.
Mr. Evans introduced a bill fixing the rights
of joint owners of fences joined together.
By Mr. Chesley—A bill to regulate telegraph
companies.
By Mr. Traylor—A bill to equalize and fix
the compensation of tax-assessors and collect-
ors.
By Mr. Fleming—A petition from Brown
county against hiring convicts outside the
prison walls, and against ratifying the peniten-
t iary lease.
The Senate bill to prohibit, under penalty,
the hunting of hogs with dogs, cn the premises
of another, without consent, passed.
school tax question.
The Senate ioint resolution amending sec-
tions 3, 4 and 6, article 7, of the constitution,
being the committee bills on second reading.
Tho morning session and the sessiou from 3 p.
m. was consumed in debate over the third sec-
tion, which reads: There shall be annually
levied and collected, for the annual support of
the public schools, au ad valorem State tax of
15 cents on every $100 oT taxable property, $ 1
poll tax. and one-fourth of the occupation tax.
Mr. Houston offered an amendment to strike
out 15 and insert not more than 25 cents.
Mr. Fleming offered an amendment to the
amendment to insert the words not more than
15 nor exceeding 30 cents. Supporting his
amendment, Mr. Flemufc^xtndemned the sta-
tionary figure in the bilL He wanted the con-
stitution in this respect flexible. The State
was developing, and what was a good rule for
to-day was a bad rale a year hence. He
wanted the State to provide a six months term,
and tha local school district conld, if desired,
supplement that by four months more.
Mr. Davis called attention to the fact that
there is a proposition to impose a local tax for
school tax. He wanted au (unbended, inflexi-
ble rule that tho legislature and governor could
not change. He remembered the existing flex-
ible rule had given a governor the opportunity
to veto the appropriation for schools.
Mr. Fleming said the legislature would, by
his amendment, be obliged to vote a tax of at
least 15 cents.
Mr. Davis believed since tho Senate had re-
fused to extend the scholastic age, 15 cents
would be enough for six months, and if the
idle classes have time to attend a longer time
in the cities and towns let them pay for it.
Mr. Gooch also opposed the amendment;
argued that as one-fourth of the 30 cents State
tax going to support of public schools guaran-
teed a four months term, a school tax of 15
cents, double the one-fourth, would give at
least six months.
Mr. Gibbs would oppose the maximum, or to
give the legislature power to largely increase
the tax more especially, becauso the people
would conclude the maximum would always
be adopted, and would therefore vote down
the amendment. He would, if there was to be
a flexible measure adopted, prefer a 12V£ cents
minimum and 25 cents maximum.
Mr. Pfeuffer believed the people of his dis-
trict wanted public schools supported by direct,
taxation, even if it was 50 cents; but that was
not necessary. He preferred a flexible rule, so
that if the school fund increased, it would not
be compulsory to levy a tax exceeding the re-
quirements of the time. *
Mr. Traylor favored the fixed rule, because
he would compel the legislature to impose the
tax and not beyond it, because it would be
too great a burden on a large amount of pro-
perty not interested in the public schools. He
then" submitted a calculation showing the pro-
posed tax and income from the hivested school
fund would give an increased term of'over
one month.
Mr. Johnson, of Ccllin, thought men iiad
gone wdd on the school question. The poof
hard-working, tax-paying fanners do not want
over a four-months term, and those who
wanted a longer term had no right to ask these
poor people to pay for it.
Mr. Randolph contended there was an ele-
ment in the Senate and in the Democratic
party opposed to free schools, though free
schools are advocated in the party platforms.
But this opposing element was always in the
way; here iu the Senate it would avoid the
obligation: it is found advocating the district
system with the purpose of crushing public
schools in Texas. If an efficient system is
wanted taxation is necessary. He argued
strongly the obligation and the policy of sup-
porting au efficient system of free schools.
Mr. Getzendaner went over the figures and
submitted estimates showing the fifteen cent
tax sufficient, and was afraid the people would
refuse their approval of a higher tax.
Mr. Peacock also submitted estimates show-
ing an available fund from the proposed tax,
aud the interest on the permanent fund and
land sales and lease exceed $2,000,000 annually,
or nearly $10 per capita of tho scholastic popu-
lation. which is ample for a six months term
and the employment of a better class of
teachers.
Mr. Terrell made a lengthy argument, the
gist of which was to warn the Senate of the
disaffection likely toensue in the wheat regions,
where a large portion of tha taxes are paid,
when it is found a largo number of counties in
other sections derive more from the school
tax than they pay the State for schools and all
other purposes. He contended strenuously for
district or local taxation, and instanced other
States, holding that no other State proposed
supporting public schools wholly from State
taxation.
Mr. Fleming found in this argument the very
same reasons always given by the opponents
of free schools in substance, and at the bottom
it was the same old argument that the State
has no right to tax one man to educate another
man's children. The senator from Travis, in
substance, is in support of that proposition.
Mr. Terrell, interrupting, said he had stated
the obligation; supDort the schools was iu the
constitution and he had favored taking from
the revenue to educate the children.
Mr. Fleming was glad to hear this statement,
but it scarcely comports with his argument
that the wealthy counties should not be taxed
to educate tha children iu the poor counties.
Mr. Terrell explained thathe mentioned that
fact feeling that it was one that menaced tho
whole subject.
The Senate adjourned to dinner and in the
afternoon resumed the debate.
Mr. Chesley went over Mr. Traylor's calcu-
lations, showing an increase of a dollar per cap-
ita, which it was believed was more than off-
set by the increase in scholastic population
provided for in the bill which passed yesterday
increasing the age from S to 16 instead of 8 to
14.
Mr. Matlock worked out estimates arriving
at over $2,500,000 annually.
Mr. Johnson, of Collin, went over his morn-
ing speech.
Mr. Terrell brought forward
LITTLE ROCS, ARK.
Prospective Railway Extension.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Little Rock, February 20.—A meeting was
held to-day at the Cotton Exchange, at 3 p. m.,
to further the Extension of the Irou Mountain
road from this city to Hot Springs. A com-
mittee of three was appointed to call on the
business men for their assistance.
Accident to a Steamer.
Memphis, Tenn., February 20.—The Anchor
line steamer John B. Maud, en route to St.
Louis from MemphiV while backing out from
Hathaway's landing yesterday morning, struck
a hidden obstruction, which tore a hole in the
stern, causing the water to flow in freely. The
accident was not discovered until the boat
reached Gayoso, ten miles below where the
steamer ran on to a sand bar, and the pumps
were put to work, by which time the water
was up to the guards. After strenuous efforts
the water was pumped out, temporary repairs
made and the boat arrived here this morning
and entered protest. A considerable quantity
of flour in the hold was damaged.
Passed the Senate.
Augusta, Me., Februafy 20.—The Senate
passed tha constitutional prohibitory amend-
ment.
the books
showing that other "States adopt the district
system.
•5 Mr. Davis moved the previous question, Mr.
Flemings's amendment, which motion carried
and the amendment was rejected.
Mr. Houston, on his amendment, spoke
against the idea of dodging the responsibility
of providing for the schools by State taxation.
Mr. Davis replied on the general idea that
the unreasonable demands of self-constituted
advocates of schools were participating in
demagogism.
Mr. Houston's amendment was adopted by a
vote of 17 to 11.
Mr. Peacock moved to reconsider that vote,
and spoke against flexibility. Ho wanted a
rule that will enable tho teachers and patrons
to know what to expect.
Mr. Fleming remembered, three elections
back, the Democratic party all the time pledg-
ing itself to free schools, had a majority of
102,000, and at the last election only 40,000.
He believed if these promises aro made by tho
party only to be violated by the legislature,
the people favoring free schools would join
some party that would supply an efficient sys-
tem of free schools.
Mr. Matlock would not leave the matter to
future legislatures to say what the tax should
be.
Mr. Davis did not favor leaving to every
session what the school tax should be when
open aud secret enemies would always be ready
to reduce the tax.
The debate was long drawn out, and much
of it w as not applicable to tho question.
The Senate adjourned until morning with-
out a vote on the motion to reconsider.
House-
Austin, February 20.—The following peti-
tions and memorials were referred:
By Mr. Wortham—A petition of citizens of
Hopkins county for prohibition.
By Mr. Stoat—A memorial of County Com-
missioners Court of Navarn* county, protest-
ing against the creation of Richland county.
bllls referred.^
By Mr. Cramer—Making auy member of a
partnership guilty of theft who shall embezzle,
fraudulently employ, or convert property to
his own use without the knowledge and con-
sent of the other members to the partnership.
By Mr. Barry—Tt) enlarge the Texas Mute
Ranger and Praps sufficiently to advertise the
estray stock of the State and announce the sale
of the same.
By Mr. Matthews, of Grayson—A resolution
that the comptroller be and is hereby requested
to furnish the members with a list of the
amount due by the citizens of Sherman on
their railroad subsidy bonds, and how applied.
Laid on the table subject to call.
The House joint resolution granting leave of
absence to Judge Kennard, of the Fourth Ju-
dical District, and the bill providing a penalty
for pointing loaded or unloaded fire-arms at
any person within range, were put on their
final passage and passed.
The constitutional amendment prescribing
the maximum tax for school purposes was put
on its third reading: and final passage.
A motion by Mr. Nash to postpone and make
the subject the special order for Monday next,
bv which time he thought an almost full vote
or the House could be secured, was laid on the
table, and Mr. Ayers sent up an amendment to
strike out 25 cents State tax and insert 14 cents
as a fixed amount.
Mr. Taylor moved to vote upon the propo-
sitions separately.
Points of order were raised and the speaker
ruled that the propositions would have to be
voted upon jointly.
Mr. Foster, of Limestone, made the point of
order that, under the constitution, no bill shall
relate to more than one subject, while this
matter embraced more than one subject.
Mr. Davis, of Lamar, asked whether the
House was considering a bill or a constitutional
amendment.
The speaker ruled that the point of order
was not well taken.
Mr. Durant offered an amendment to strike
out the words "not more than " before25 cents.
Lost.
Mr. Fisher, of Limestone—As it was cus-
tomary to give a man a few parting words
before cutting his head off, I want to say I
have tried for three days to separate these
prepositions in order that we mignt be able to
carry out the pledge made by the Democratic
party at the Galveston convention, that the
school tax should be separated from the State
revenue tax, but, in our effort to ea$ry out
that pledge, we have been met with a proposi-
tion tacked ou a rider that we can not vote for.
We have been met by a proposition which we
do not believe is desired by the people of Texas.
Mr. Frymier—If the people of Texas do not
like the proposition, can not the\* vote it down ?
Mr. Foster—Yes, sir; but the "people want to
submit it unencumbered.
Mr. Wurzbach—I desiro to retire.
Mr Foster (mistaking his purpose)—The
gentleman can retire till the end of the session.
Mr. Wurzbach—I desire to retire on urgent
business.
Mr. Foster—I thought the gentleman in-
tended the remark for a reflection on me. I
withdraw my remark. It is asked why we are
afraid to submit these propositions separately.
I would not be afraid to do so, did I not love
the free schools too well to imperil them by
t he amendment it is proposed to* tack on, ancl
1 know that under a district system the dis-
tricts would lose interest in the State system.
Mr. Rodgers said for his part he would be
willing to vote for a State tax of *25 or 30 cents,
but he would be ashamed to go back to his
people and tell them the minority did not have
the moral courage to prevent the majority
from forcing a measure upon the State that
would be t defeat to education, and he called
upon the minority to assert their manhood in
the presence of the House and of the citizens of
the State.
Mr. Cravens criticised the professions of love
for education by the minority into antagonism
to what a large majority of the House deemed
for the best interests of the people. The reso-
lution in its terms provides that the proposi-
tions shall be submitted separately, aud no
member on this floor has the right to say that
the great body of the people of Texas shall not
decide this question, what right has the gen-
tleman from Limestone to say that the people
shall not pass upon the constitutional amend-
ment#
Mr. Fisher, of Limestone—I speak only for
the people I represent.
Mr. Cravens—I do not stand upon this floor
as the representative of four counties. My
•mind recognizes the fact that I am a represen-
tative of the broad domain of Texas, and no
man who is less than that can be fully up to
the wants of the State. If tho majority of
the people can say ; who'their representatives
shall be, why can not those representatives
trust them, restricted to a two-thirds vote, to
say what their organic law shall be?
Mr. Jones—It is objected by the gentleman
from Limestone that section lfi of the joint
resolution will endanger the passage of the
section then because "of the amount of money
allowed to be levied. I am representing a con-
stituency whom I believe intelligent enough to
read, write and understand what they are vot-
ing for. I repudiate the idea that my consti-
tuents will vote ignorantly. I grant the gen-
tlemen on the other side the privilege of cast-
ing that reflection 09 their constituents.
Mr. Foster, of Limestone—Have your people
ever demanded the submission of the amend-
ment providing for district taxation?
Mr. Jones—My people demand an efficient
system of free schools, aud if 25 cents tax
will not meet that demand they require more.
I spy that the Democratic party is not only
pledged to a division of the State and school
tax,, but to an efficient system of education!
Mr. Foster—Do they want district schools or
State schools?
Mr. Jones—If necessary to efficacy they
want district schools. The gentlemen base
their opposition solely in an attack ui on the
intelligence of their constituents. They have
no right to say that of my part of the State,
aud if their constituents are ignorant, the
fact furnishes a reason for giving them a sys-
tem of education by whicli they may be en
lightened to vote intelligently. We "are ac-
cused of putting a rider on the bilL I desire
those gentlemen to tell me what a rider is*
Mr. Foster—It is the tacking on to a bill an
other bill which could not pass on its own
merits.
Mr. Jones—He answered it according to his
own views, but not according to the views of
the majority of this House. 1 say a rider is
something tacked on "to a bill which is foreign
to the object and intent of the bill. I defy the
gentleman to meet this argument fairly. As
an humble member of tha committee I
have, evidence to the fact that there
was " ^ 110 attempt to put any-
thing into the resolution except what, in
the opinion of the committee would be promo-
tive of educational interests. The argument
that there is a widespread dissatisfaction at the
present school system, but that if 3-ou submit a
proposition for a greater concession it will in-
sure the defeat of the amendment, is inconsis-
tent with itself. How do you expect to better
your schools except by the payment of more
money? If you expect to pay more money,
how <!o you expect it to be raised? If you ex-
pect to tax yourselves for a better system,
what plan can you formulate that would
be better and more just to the public
than for them to say how they will be taxed,
and how much? We have been trying to prove
to the negroes in my section that we are their
friends. We have made them joint heirs of
one of the grandest laud systems in the world,
and of what should be developed into one of
tho grandest educational systems in the world
d 1 could say to the gentlemen that it is their
duty to educate them from ignorance into the
light of good citizenship.
A vote was then taken,and tho amendment
was lost—yeas. 60: nays, 29. Whereupon Mr.
Upton made a motion to reconsider the vote
by which it was lost.
Mr. Wurzbach called up the motion.
Mr. Hazlewood opposed this motion. He
said the minority had refused all compromise
and he was opposed to any constitutional
amendment that would take from the people
of Texas a larger amount of money than is
now taken to be frittered away uselessly, and
not worth a dime to the State.
Speaker Gibson took the floor and tried to
pour oil on the troubled waters. He cautioned
the House against the danger by defeated ac-
tion that would arise to the schools if, by a re-
duction of tha tax to 15 cents, they would be
cut down under the existing constitution to
cents.
Mr. Armistead—I have listened to the speech
of the speaker with a great deal of interest
and, while I am not on the side that has been
driving nails in the Democrat coffin, yet, as
that side wants this proposition recommitted
in order that they might go back with some-
thing like an effort in favor of public free
schools, I trust that the motion to reconsider
will prevail. Twenty-eight men have dictated
this whole measure. They are wrong in their
hearts. They are tho enemies of public free
schools. [Applause and cries of they are the
enemies of free schools and we are not thf*
enemies of free schools. The House is boiling
like a pot.]
After the speaker had restored order, Mr.
Armistead proceeded: We judge men by their
works, and if they are not the enemies of educa-
tion, they have played the part of the Israelites
that crucified Christ. He said, they know not
what they do, and upon such an assumption
alone can the Democratic party of Texas wash
their hands of this.
Mr. Taylor—In a spirit of candor this morn-
ing, I expressed regret for anything I might
have said on Saturday hurtful to tho feelings
of the gentleman from Marion. He now charges
us with assuming positions that we do not be-
lieve in. As far as dictation is concerned, I
desire to say to the gentleman from Marion
that I do not want to dictate to any one, nor
shall any one dictate to me. I will say further-
more, for the benefit of the gentleman from
Marion, that I do not think him mentally nor
morally competent to dictate to me. When
my action has«-to be dictated by him, I will
surrender my position as a member of this
legislature, go back to my constituents, tell*
them they are unworthily represented and that
they should send some one here to take my
place.
Mr. Upton's motion to reconsider was
adopted, aud he moved to recommit on the in-
structions that the committee report a separate
joint resolution on each proposition to-morrow,
to be made the special order of 11 a. m. to-
morrow.
Mr. Armistead proceeded to reply to Mr.
Taylor, but was cut off by the adoption of a
motion to adjourn to the afternoon.
evenixg session.
The motion to recommit was adopted.
Mr. Benavides introduced a joint resolution
inviting General Diaz and other citizens of
Mexico, en route to Texas, to visit its capital.
Adopted.
The Senate bill pensioning veterans was then
taken up, aud the House committee's substi-
tute bilradopted in its stead. The substitue
leaves the question of indigence to be deter-
mined by the courts, and makes no provision
for veteran sailors.
Mr. Frymier offered an amendment, pro-
sidered and referred to the Committee on State
Affairs.
Mr. Patton had a motion to reconsider the
vote by which the Hbuse committee substitute
was substituted for the Senate bill. Spread
upon the minutes. Adjourned.
Legislative Notes*
Austin, February 20.—Mr. Armistead, the
young member from Marion county, who, as
chairman of the Committee on Constitutional
Amendments, so stoically and strongly pleaded
for its Democratic representative capacity dur-
ing the great awakening in the House to-day,
made a reputation for stirring eloauence be-
fore he came to Austin. A few years
ago he spoke for his townspeople in welcoming
Jeff Davis, who spoke a few words to the in-
habitants of Jefferson, the train on which the
latter was a passenger having stopped twenty
minutes to enable him to do so. Mr. Davis af-
terward said of Armistead's speech, that he
had never in his life heard so much eloquence
compressed into so short a space of time.
G-eneral Notes.
Austin, February 20.—Colonel T. W. Peirce
to-day called on Comptroller Swain, and in
reference to the bonds voted to the Sunset rail-
way by the county of Bexar, said the bond-
holders would surrender at par a sufficient
number of the bonds to cover the 2 per cent,
of the principal now on deposit in the comp-
troller's office to the credit o2 said bonds. The
agreement is that 2 per cent, shall be surren-
dered annually.
The London Assurance conjpanv of London
has been admitted to do business in Texas for
the year 1864.
The Luling Co-operative association, Patrons
of Husbandry, filed a charter to-day. and will
deal in real estate and other property.
THE NSW YOEK HOLOCAUST.
Fourteen Children Perish in a Fire
Panic—Description of the Calamity.
New York. February *30.—The outbreak of
a fire under the stairs of the second floor of
the school-house attached to the German Ro-
man Catholic church of the Most Holy Re-
deemer, Fourth street, >>etween avenue A and
First avenue, at 3:15 this afternoon, was the
cause of a terrible calamity.. No less than
fourteen children lost their lives. Over 700
scholars, mostly children of the poorer classes,
ranging Trom six to eleven years of age. at-
tended the school, and were in their class-rooms
when the alarm of fire was raised.
A fearful pauic soon followed. The removal
of children from the fourth floor began quietly
enough and was progressing rapidly, when a
liarity, in charge of a class of girls,
fainted. This immediately alarmed the class.
who became panic-stricken, and a rush was
made for the hallway. On the stair's, already
crowded, a deadly crush took place. The rail-
ing of the stairs broke, and a mass of straggling
children were precipitated to the floor below,
falling in a packed mass one upon another
from four to five deep.
The police and firemen already summoned
arrived, but their work of rescue was much
hampered by frightened children continuing
to fall or leap from the stairway, those in front
being crowded over the broken balustrade by
the children behind struggling to reach exits.
$ix children were # taken out dead from the
bottom, eight more died immediately after
rescue, maling a total of fourteen. A number
of others, who were carried to neighboring
tenements, were reported dying. The excite-
ment when the news of the catastrophe spread
was fearful and great throngs of people blocked
the streets surrounding the school. Many
children lost in the excitement were reported
missing.
Sister Apromia, who had charge of the fifth
class of girls said: I was in charge of mv
class when the fire first broke out in the hall-
way adjoining my room. I heard a commo-
tion outside and great confusion and a hubbub
of voices. At once I turned toward the room
door, and then for the first time discovered
smoke coming in through the wainscoting. I
immediately went to the door, and as I opened
it to learn the cause of the excitement,
the flames rushed toward me. I at once closed
the door, and was about to warn the children
to keep calm, when some men came bursting
into the room. In a moment the children ran
out at the bidding of the men, and I followed,
seeing all were escaping. Many of them, how-
ever, went to the stairs at the west end of the
building, and were injured by falling over tho
stairs where the boys had broken down the
bannisters before them. There were about 100
gir!s in my class.
The sister in charge of the first division of
the girls' department, on the fourth floor, said:
I was not aware what was going on until I
looked out and saw the boys on my floor run-
ning over to the west side stairs and going
wildly down. I heard the balusters give way,
and then was about to turn to look for my
charges when they all arose, and, as if seized
with fright, dashed past me recklessly and ran
down the stairs anil hallways. I saw none of
my girls injured, and as they disappeared so
quickly from my sight I hoped they had all
escaped in safety.
The sister appeared calm and composed, and
seemed to have retained her self-possession
during the tlying moments of her harrowing
experience.
Another account says the fire from which
the smoke spread through the building, bring-
ing such terrible results to innocent pupils, was
of a most t: ivial character. It started among a
mass of sweepings iu a closet beneath the
stairs leading from the second to the
third fidbr, on the east side of the
building. It had been smouldering for
some time, and had eaten its way through to
tue center of the partition wall, dividing tho
wail from the class-room in front, and crept up
toward the third floor, ere it was discovered.
At this moment a visitor called at the school,
which is on the second floor, and the door of
which opens almost opposite, and within five
feet of the closet in which the sweepings were
bi ruing. The visitor knocked at the door,
which was opened by one of the sisters of Notre
Dame, by whom the school is conducted. Scarce-
ly had the door swung back on its hinges, when
the flames burst out from under the stairway.
The sister hastily shut the door, but not until
some of the children in her care had caught
sight of the fire. - All efforts to quiet them
were in vain, and they rushed madly from the
class-room. The smoke now rolled out of the
closet in great volumes and in a few seconds
spread to all parts of the building, and a sceno
of "the wildest confusion ensued. The school
building is five stories high and has nine class-
rooms, seven for girls and twofor boys.
The rear of- the school abuts at the rear of
the church of the Holy Redeemer, which fronts
on Third street. There are two stairways, one
on the east and the other on the west end of
the building. These stairways were about 3>£
feet wide and opened almost at the doors of
the class-rooms, but from the play-room in the
center of the building were approached by a
narrow dark passage way. W hen the girls on *
the second floor of the school rushed from their
class-rooms they hardly reached the head of
the stairs when boys and girls from the upper
floors were upon them. All frantically fought
to get down the narrow stairway, and the
first were thrown headlong to the bottom.
Then as the crush came from hundreds of
children trying to get down from the upper ^
floors on the east side of the building, the bal- *
us trade gave away, the balusters going with
it, and fully fifty children were thrown to the
floor beneath. On these others fell, until they
were five feet high on top of each other.
Oflicer Lambert, of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children, happened to
be in East Fourth street, nearly opposite the
school, when the alarm was given. He says:
I rushed into the building aud a terrible sight
met my eyes. Packed into the narrow hall-
way on the first floor were from fifty to sev-
enty-five little girls. The poor things were
screaming and straggling with all their might.
By this time other police and citizens had ar-
rived, and we began pulling the poor children
out of the hallway. The cries of some of the
children at the bottom of the pile grew fainter
and fainter, and then ceased altogether.
Detective Robinson said the nre broke out
under the staircase on the second floor, and
was easily extinguished. I examined the placo
and it seems to me that some matches must
have been swept with the papers under tho
stairway and been ignited by friction with the
floor.
Solomon Reid said: On the floor behind
the staircase lay a mass of struggling,
screaming children. They were piled on top
of each othdr. As quickly as possible, we
pulled them out and passed them, one by one,
• • - m> - — *— were still
Those on top
alive, but when we reached the bottom we
through the window.
viding that no agent or attorney should be al-
lowed anv fee or compensation by virtue of
any contract heretofore made for procuring
the passage of any pension act or bill of relief.
Adopted.
An amendment by Mr. Acker, providing that
the homestead of tho applicant should not be
construed in determining his circumstances,
was adopted.
Apprehensions of Mr. Nash, based on esti-
mates from the comptroller's office, produced a
scare and a motion by Mi*. Cramer to strike
out the enacting clause was adopted.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which ths
bill was killed was adopted. It was recon
came upon ten dead. It was an awful sight to
see them lying there with their blanched faces,
mouth and eves wide open and their dresses all
in disorder. " One little girl (Minnie Truhe,)
was still alive. She died, however, on the way
to the station-house. It is the most awful
scene I over passed through.
The dead were removed to the police statien
on Fifth street and First avenue, where they
were laid in a row on the floor in the back
room. They were ail quickly identified by
sorrow-stricken mothers and little brothers
and sisters, and their removal each to the
afflicted home of the family was promptly per-
mitted by the authorities.
The scene in the class-rooms and in the halls
after the panic was almost indescribable. Torn
books and broken school apparatus and frag-
ments of torn clothing were scattered upon tho
floors, terrible evidence of the wild straggle of
the children to escape from the building.
MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.
Schooner Wrecked-
London, February 20. — Tho American
schooner Pilot Bridge was totally wrecked at
Desolation Island. Only four of the crew were
saved; they were landed at Capetown.
Steamer Sunk*
London, February 20.—The Allen line steam-
er Buenos Ayres, in a collision, sunk a steamer
off Lamlash,"Scotland. Eleven of the crew of
the latter steamer were drowned.
Arrived, Sailed, Etc.
Bremen, February 20.—Arrived: Propitious,
Galveston.
New York, February 20.—Arrived: Celtic^
Liverpool.
London, February 20.—Steamships General
Werder and Illinois arrived out.
New Orleans, February 20.— Cleared:
Steamships Louisiana, New York; Riba, Liv-
erpool. Arrived: Steamships Jose Baro, Bar-
celona; City of Dallas, Belize; Henry Anning,
Cape Verde. "
Store Burned*
Montreal, February 20.—The wholesale gro-
cery and spirit store of D. Mason & Co. was
burned to-day. Loss, $100,000, partially in-
sured.
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