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CLARKE&COURTS.
Stationers, Printers, Blank Book
\ AND
> PAPER BOX MANUFACTURERS,
66 and 68 Tremost Street,
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
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ssaJj'Uoo 10 qiq
Omci or Fublicxtiok: Nos. 113 and 115 Market Street, Galyiston, Texas. Entxmd at the Pobtoitice at Qalteston as Second Class Mattes.
A &&SE
$150,000 STOCK
AT COST.
OS ACCOUNT OF OUR REMOVAL TO GAL-
veston, we are offering our entire stock at
Houston at below market value, and on liberal
terms. Country merchants will do well in visiting
Houston to embrace this opportunity, as we are
determined to close out within a few weeks.
TJLLH^IJ,LI1WIS & CO.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MA^CII 6, 1S83-PRICE 5 CENTS.
VOL. XLI-NO. 299.
APRIL 9, 1883.
GBA*D ™A°ED^U OF THE H AVAN A K0YAL LOTTERY !
Write for plans at once to BORXTIO & BRO., New Orleans, X-a.
Having sold out our entire Grocery business to Messrs.
XJllmann, Lewis & Co., avIio will "become .our successors,
we take this method of thanking our patrons for tlie kind
consideration we liave received at their hands while in
business, and to bespeak for our successors the good-will
of our customers, assuring them without hesitation that
their confidence will not be misplaced by intrusting tliepft*
business in the Grocery line to Messrs. Lllmann, Lewis &
Co. "We would also advise our Iriends that our office re-
mains as heretofore at our old stand.
Respectfully, MARX & KEMPNER.
Referrino- to the above we be^ to state to the public
that on and after March 1 we shall carry on the Grocery
business, liit-licrto Cctrricd. ouTd^ ^l^ssrs. Marx & jiompneT,
at the same stand, corner of Strand and 24th streets, in
this city. We wish to assure our patrons, who have kind-
ly intrusted us with their grocery business at Houston, as
well as the patrons of Messrs. Marx & Kempner, that we
shall take pleasure in extending to them such accommo-
dations as they have heretofore been in the habit ot re-
ceiving XJLLMANN, LEWIS & CO.
AMUSEMENTS.
Tremont Op_era House
L. E. SPENCER Lessee and Manager.
Engagement of the
DE FOSSEZ
11117 1 ilLil
THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING,
Grand Opera in 4 acts.
WEDNESDAY EVENING,
IL TROVATORE.
PRICES—Parquette Circle, J8;Parquette. $1 50.
Remember Manag-er Spencer's Benefit
tremont opera-house
L. E. SPENCER Lessee and Manager.
For Three Wig-hts and Saturday Mati-
nee, Commencing Thursday,
March 8, Z8S3.
Magnificent Revival of the GRANDEST SPEC-
TACLE ever presented in this country, K1RALFY
BRUS.'
BLACK CROOK
With Magnificent Scenery, Elaborate Costumes.
TheJ peerless and captivating Premere Assoluta,
acknowledged to be the most artistic dancer in
America, MLLE. MARIE BONFANTI. ably sec-
onded by the charming danseuse. MLLE. LEO-
NILDA ORTORI, The wonderously beautiful
PRISMATIC FOUNTAIN!
with its myriad of colored jets, originally intro-
duced in this country at an expense of $5000. The
pronounced hit of the spectacle. A reSned and
chaste performance in every particular. Ladies
and children are especially invited to attend and
behold the most gorgeous spectacular scenic ef-
fects ever presented to amcsement admirers.
See the Fairy Grotto: see the Weird Incantation
Scene; see the Crystal Cascade; see the Illuminated
Palace; see the grandest of all Transformation
Scenes. Usual prices. Box-sheet now open.
Remember jflflanagor Spencer's Benefit.
Help Wanted—Male.
WANTED—An office boy, colored, 12 to 15 years
old. Apply to 282 Church street, between
19th and 20th, between 1 aud 3 p. m.
WANTED—A book-keeper and office man.
Must be married and with reference. Address
box N, News office.
"TTT ANTED—
VV An active, intelligent boy at Mrs. C. GAU-
TIER'S, 170 Market street.
"TITANTED—A thoroughly competent grocery-
VV man to travel in Northwestern Texas. One
owning a team preferred. Ad. Box E, News office.
T\TANTED—An experienced grocery clerk who
\ V is acquainted in the city and can control some
trade. L. HARRIS & CO., No. 8 Market street.
WANTED—75 GOOD QU A RRYMEN—A t Quarry
of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway, 12
miles north of Brenham, Texas.
Real Estate.
T7K)R SALE—A Frame Hotel, 2 stories, being
JD thoroughlv repaired: 24 rooms, partially fur-
nished; half block ground; well and underground
cisterns; outhouses and stables; situated m busi-
ness center city and convenient to depots; former-
lv known as the Hall house. Also tract of land,
west side Guadalupe. mile from Victoria; 80
acres under fence, 40 acres good timber, balance
prairie and timber; all bottom land; very rich;
house on place: splendid water and a beautiful
lake. Sugar mill, evaporator and equipments will
be sold with laud. For terms, etc., apply to A. F.
HALL. Victoria, Texas.
"TpOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR GALVESTON
_P city property—Ten acres adjoining Highland
Station, fenced and cultivated, with fine two-story
residence and complete outhouses, vineyard, grape-
arbor, bearing peach, apple, plum and other fruit
trees. G. A. MEYER. Real Estate Agent.
"T71QR SALE—Lots 1. 2, 3 and 4, and imnrove-
JP ments, in block 145. corner Broadway and 26th
streets, known as the Alien Lewis homestead. Will
be sold for cash or on time. Apply to
A. G. McMAHAN,
Fowler, Bosque county. Texas.
"DUILD1NG LOTS OF SMALL AND LARGE
XT) dimensions, east and west; some with cottages
thereon. For sale or lease. SAM 31A AS.
FOR SALE OR RENT—ON REASONABLE
terms. Lot No. 10. Block 682, Strand (formerly
occupied by Messrs. Greenleve, Block & Co.) Also
Lot iso. 5, in rear of Lot No. 10.
Apply to
M. KOPPERL.
Keal Estate Agents.
ACXEY, STAYTON^& KLEBERG,
Attorneys-at-Law and General Land and Col-
lecting Agents,
at Cuero, Victoria and Corpus Christi, Texas.
Special attention given to the purchase and sale
of lands and collection of claims.
J STEW ART CLEVELAND—
Attorney at Law and Land Agent,
Brownwood, Brown county, Texas.
Land business attended to in all its brauches.
On receipt of tax funds, tax receipts will go for-
ward to owner by return mail.
References—Pecan Valley Bank, Brownwood,
Texas; H. M. Truelieart & Co., Galveston, Texas.
Charles Miller.
ENNEDY & MILLER.
Iv
REAL
John Kennedy.
GENERAL
ESTATE BROKERS AND
AGENCY BUSINESS,
Houston. Texas.
PETER G. RUCKER & CO., Belton. Texas. Land
and Loan Agents. Sole proprietors of the Ab-
stract of Bell County Records.
i Austin Real Estate Agents.
IAWRENCE & EDWARDS. Austin, have for sale
J 125,000 acres, solid, Cochran county: 230,000
acres, alternates, Crockett county. Attend to land
business generally. Correspondence solicited.
Help Wanted—Female.
w
office.
ANTED—A lady book-keeper in a responsible
office. Addres, with reference, box Q, News
rpEXAS STATE AGENCY—Attends to land and
I other business anywhere in State. Johns a
Sfence. Austin, Tex. C. R. Johns, former Comptrol-
| ler. J. Spence. former Commissioner Gen. Land O.
rp W. FOLTS, Austin, Texas, Dealer in Ex-
L • change and Texa3 Lands and Land Scrip.
! Business with State departments transacted and
I prompt returns made. Correspondents: Bali,
Hatchings X" Co., Galv.; S. M. Swenson & Co., N. Y.;
; Lock wood & Kampman.San Ant*©: IstNat.B'k.Ho'n
"TTT VON ROSENBERG, AUSTIN, TEXAS,
W . Land Agent, formerly principal draughts-
man in the general land office, has twenty-six
years experience in land office business, and offers
to examine and report on land titles, as shown in
the archives of the general land office.
WANTED—A young white woman to keep
house: good home; liberal salary. Address
BALDRIDGE BitOS.. Courtney, Texas.
WANTED— A woman to cook, wash and
iron. Reference required. Winnie, between
11th and 12th.
ANTED—A cook, with recommendations,
corner Thirty-seventh and avenue L.
MRS. W. E. TORBERT.
W
C^OOK WANTED—A good German cook (female)
J can find steady employment by applying at
G5 West Church street.
Situations Wanted.
mo BUSINESS MEN—Wanted by an active, ener-
.1 getic man, of first-class clerical ability and
large business experience, employment in commis-
sion or grocery house in Galveston.
Best of references.
Address box X. News office.
A ANTED—Position as book-keeper, by man of
VV long practical experience. Satisfactory
reference. Address box Y, News office.
Miscellaneous Wants.
3'WANT TO BUY—For removal, a cottage of
.four or five rooms, with or without out-houses.
Address COTTAGE, care News office.
ANTED—One or two boarders (.male) in a
private family.
Address Box R, News office.
W
PARTNER WANTED in a^vveli established drug
store, prominently located, in Waco. Address
box 38G, Waco, Texas.
~X\J~ANTED—An orphan girl. 12 to 14 years old. to
\ V raise as a member of the family; will provide
for her same as such. A German girl who can
speak good English preferred. Good references
given in Austin, Galveston, Fort Worth and Dallas.
Address J. W. POSEY, Sweetwater, Texas.
"TTTANTED—At the Galveston bone mills. 1000
V V tons dry bones. Address BAUGH & SONS,
222 Strand. Fertilizers for sale.
Lost.
IOST—A diamond ring, inclosed in a small
J jewelry box. Finder will be rewarded by
leaving it at L, Fell man & Go's., Market and 22d.
Hotels^
rnHOMPSON HOUSE, Victoria, Texas-Mrs. J.
JL H. Thompson & Son, Proprietors. New house,
new furniture and everything first-class Transient
custom a specialty. Rates—^.2, $2 60, $3.
"W
RARTON HOTEL—Just completed. Sample
rooms. Special attention to commercial men.
Mrs. A. M. WATTS, Proprietress.
Business Chances.
A RARE CHANCE — For sale on easy terms,
XL or exchange for city property, a well-estab-
lished country store, doing a good business now.
Store and dwelling-houses convenient and comfort-
able. Satisfactory reasons for wishing to sell.
Address Box A, News office.
Dry Goods and Millinery.
A TTENTION—I shall receive new spring mil-
xv. linery every steamer, and my prices will be
low. Gilt goods, gilt and silver fringes, crewels,
wools, applique, canvases, stamping, pinking,
Honiton laces, patterns, zephyr fringes, human
hair. Mrs. S. DIXON.
"VT EW YORK SHOPPING—Embracing all articles
\ lor family use. including ladies" and children's
wearing apparel, house furnishing goods, jew«lry,
ttc. Special attention given to ladies'costumes and
bridal trousseaux. Information as to styles aud
Bamples mailed. Mrs. S. MIMS. P. O. Box 2137, N.Y.
Gents' Furnishing- Goods.
TUST RECEIVED—1000 white Marseilles Vests at
ej $1. 300 dozen white and colored Shirts at *1.
J. GROSSMAYER, 171 Market street.
(
Fish, Oysters, Etc.
1 ALVESTON FISH
J AND OYSTER COMPANY.
P. O. Box 60. 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 Post,office.
r 1 B. MaRSAN & CO.,
LX. DEALERS IN FISH AND OYSTERS,
Orders solicited from the country.
V
L. MEUNIER, WHOLESALE DEALER
FRESH FISH and OYSTERS.
Central Wharf. Galveston
IN
Building Material.
KILN-DRIED~ri«N-GLES.""Y'doo.ooo" £onB ~£
Co."s O. K. Shingles; shipping weight war-
ranted not to exceed 300 lbs. For sale by Beau-
mont Planing Mills, Beaumont, Texas.
5000 9x9 and 12x12 English Pav-
_ ^ 5,000 White and 50,000 Blue Fire
Brick; 1500 bbls Portland Cement (in store); Lime,
Laths, Hair, Plaster, Fire Clay and Rosenoale Ce-
ment, Stoneware Flower Pot's, etc. W. H. POL-
LARD & CO., Importers and Dealers. Galveston.
~T> M. THOMSON. Austin. Texas, Dealer in
_£A . Land and Land Scrip. Large bodies suitable
for ranches for sale. Correspondence solicited.
j
NO. K. DONNAN, Austin, Texas, dealer in
Lands and Land Scrip.
Correspondence solicited.
TDERSONS HAVING VETERAN, DONATION
I and Confederate land scrip, may find a pur-
chaser by stating price to J. H. COLLETT,
Land Agent. Austin. Texas.
For Sale.
F
jpOR SALE AT A BARGAIN-
About 1.000.003 feet of dry and green, 1 inch,
aud 2 inch cypress boards and planks.
Address W. B. S..
Care News office.
WEST INDIA FRUIT—3000 bunches bananas.
5000 cocoanuts. Schooner Magnolia has ar-
rived from the West Indies in distress. The fruit
will be sold for three days from schooner on Ele-
vator slip, prior to shipments of fruit to west and
interim Call, examine and buy. Fruit is delicious,
and wijl not soon again be sold for such low prices.
Lane. Julia & Weinberger, wholesale fruit dealers.
"IT^OR SALE—A board and lodging-house, bar-
room, fixtures, etc., now known as the Enelish
Kitchen, corner 19th and Market street. For fur-
ther particulars, apply to H. SHEELE.
10th and Market streets.
A NCHORS. Cables, Blocks. Copper Paint. Row-
_jl A_ locks. Galv. Ship Ware, Russia Rope, Snatch
Blocks, Hawsers, Paints, Boiled Oil. LABADIE.
For sale at a bargain—Fine large family
horse, with or without buggy and harness:
Church st., bet. 13th and 14th, next to corner 13,th.
IpOIt SALE—Contents and good will of boarding-
1 house in heart of city; 50 prompt paying board-
ers. mostly day; best stand in the city; sickness
cause of retiring. Address Box C, News tcdce.
I1JTE SEED CORN FOR SALE-Corn raised
from this seed will sell above market prices.
HALSEY & BOY SEN.
W
A
CHANCE FOR EVERY ONE TO RIDE.
Open buggies, $40; top buggies, $50, at
J. S. BROWN & CO.'S.
TPOR SALE —Pure (unregistered) Jersey cows
P and heifers. All due to calves soon. This is
the chance to secure a family cow that will yield
cream. Call on or address A. M. SHANNON, Galv'n.
T^CUfSALE AT A BARGAIN—One second-hand
.1" engine, 60 H. P., cylinder 14x24; one double-
flue boiler. 44 inches in diameter, 25 feet long, with
pulleys, shafting, belting ana feed pump. Also,
one second-hand engine, 10x30, shafting, pulleys,
etc. Apply at
WHARF COMPANY'S OFFICE.
"O ABY CARRIAGES—
THE FINEST AND CHEAPEST IN THE CITY,
At L C. LEVY'S,
Market, between 21st and 22d.
'1TU0R SALE—One 25-horse-power Engine and
P Boiler, one upright Boiler, several Grist Mills,
Fanning Machines, Corn Shellers. etc. For particu-
lars, address KENNEDY & MILLER,
Houston, Texas.
"TTvLECTRTC RED ANT EXTERMIN aTOR—Guar"
.l.Li anteed io do the work quickly a*d effectively.
County rights for sal». For particulars, address
TUCKER & WILLIS, Druggists,
Sole Agents for Texas, Waco.
T^OR SALE—IN STORE A^D TO ARRIVE—
J7 10.(^)0 bb!s. Kosendale and Portland Cement,
50,000 Firebricks. Plaster. Laths, l>rafn Pipe, Stone-
ware. Marble Dust. Whim Sand, Cedar Bayou
Bricks. Full stock of ail kinds of building materials.
GEO. H HENCHMaN. Importer and Dealer.
E>UGG1ES AND ~PHAETONS—ASSORTMENT
) of all styles for sale cheap. Warranted as re-
presented. LEVY BROS. Jt OWENS.
For Rent.
"IVOR RENT—A neatly raised cottage, to a small
jj family without children. $iS p«r month. Cor-
ner Center aud Victoria Aveuue.
E^ORRENT—Tvro-?t<#ry h&use on southwest cor.
Broadway and 22d: flve-roem cottage aud 2^.
acres ef ground, cor avenue Rand 35th; two story
on northeast cor. Winnie and 11th. seven rooms.
H. M TRUEHEART & CO.,
Real Estate Agents and Stock Brokers.
"'OR RENT—The reems occupied by Dr. Car-
ruthers in the Gogjan building.
THOS. GOGGAN & BRO.
IT^OR RENT—Lower floor on Tremont street, be-
. twoen Bridgeford & Co aod Rice & Baulard.
Apply to P. H. HENNESSY &. Co.. second |floor.
Rooms and Board.
OUTH ROOM, WITH BOARD,
12C Church street, between 22d and 23d.
"TpOR RENT—
F A large south rooja, with board, corner 22d and
Winu:e streets
"T7>OR RENT—Two new. clean reeaas, over car-
.1. ■ pen ter snap, Post office street, between 21 and
22. suit.Hii.le for etigie men or small family.
fTKJBe RENT--A pleasant roeua for the summer.
J1 well furnished, terras moderate. No. 426
Church aad Sixteenth.
ri^O ARRIVE:
jl ing Tile;
House Furnishing' Goods
^IlIN TOILET SETS. I>ish I'ans, Spoons, Knives
_1 and Forics, Butcher and Cheese Knives. Tubs,
baskets, S-qt. Miik l'an for 10c. LABADIE.
O
UR SPECIALTIES!—Hardware, Lamps and
Oils, Crockery. 1 in ware, Baskets and Toys
J. P. LALOR & CO., Market, bet. 24th and 25th.
VJTOVES -STOVlS -U e are selling Cooking
O Stoves at from $6 50 to $45 00. Also, a full liue
of House Furnishing Goods, which we will sell
cheap. D. A. KEARNEY', Opp. Tremont House.
Banks and Bankers.
T300MS AND BOARD—For rent a nicely fur-
jl V nished room (with board) to two gentlemen.
Address l$ox O. News office.
TP OR RENT—Furnished south front rooms, suit-
P a hie for gentlemen; and suit of rooms, with us®
of kitchen. 412 Winnie, between 16th and 17th.
T^URISKED ROOMS
? without boaixl.
TO RENT. WITH OR
51 WINNIE ST.,
corner 24th st.
Personal.
A. "" "bankers,
LEVI & co.,
Collections a specialty.
VICTORIA, TEX.
I>ECEIYED and to Arrive—A full line of iciport-
V cd and Domestic Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobaccos,
etc. The new firm of A. W. SAMUELS A CO. pro-
pose to lead the market in quality and price of
goods, and especially urge a trial. Same stand,
corner Strand and 22d.
Sewing- Machines.
WE INVITE Everybody to try the superiority
of the light-running NEW HOME, free of
charge. Sold on easy terms: guaranteed for five
years. A. CUSHMAN & CO .
107 I'ostoffice street, near Tremont, sole agents for
Galveston. Sewing Machines Repaired.
SPiiiHG TRADE—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
rl/n/V« TyT^/JOl /n
first-class, reliable goods
'With quick and large sales, and
prompt collections, 1 can afford to
be content with a very small and
uniform rate of profits all the year
round—autumn, winter, spring and
summer.
WM. D. CLEVELAND,
HOUSTON.
AFLOAT:
FEB. GYLLER,
4000 Bags Coffee.
IN STORE:
5000 Bags Coffee.
Kauffman & Runge
Notices, Etc.
""^TOTICE.—Customers will please take notice that
JJN we have removed the office of our Perfect No.
7 American Sewing Machines to No. 223 Market,
bet. 20th and 21st sts„ aud A. B. Cowart & Co. will
transact all business pertaining to same. Respect-
fully, O. L. GEER, Manager.
QOMETHING NEW—Mme. Demorests Portfolio
O for Spring and Patterns, at Mrs. BROCK'S, 115
Postoffice street.
rpHE CHEAPEST CROCKERY AND HOUSE-
JL furnishing goods at
J. P. LALOR & CO.'S, Market, bet. 24th and 25th.
FOL'ND AT LAST—The right place to buy
House Furnishing Goods, Crocxerv and Glass is
at MEYER A BENEKE'S.
"A ff ATZOS—Orders for Matzos and other articles
_iAJ_ for Pesach, will be taken till APRIL 1, bv
M. MANSBERG & A. DREYFUS.
Breiiliam Advertisements.
J McFARLAND, Brenham.
Books, Stationery and Music, Emerson and
Chickering Pianos. All standard Organs.
Central HOUSE, Brenham—Mrs. L. Biesen-
J bach, Proprietress. Rates, $2 per day. Largest
and best hotel in city. Large, air>* sample rooms.
TRAVELERS*—When at Brenham don't fail t©
visit the SANTA FE REFRESHMENT SALOON,
at depot. Lunches and refreshments of all kinds.
BRENHAM BATH-HOUSE—Hot and cold Baths
at all hours. Apply to
C. F. SANDER, Proprietor.
B. T. Noyes, Houston.
O HELLS for shot-guns. U- M. C. or Winchester,
O first grades, 75 cents per 100.
L. T. NOY'ES, Houston.
AKER GUNS—Twenty per cent, off list prices.
L. T. NOYES, Houston.
DIEBOLD Fire and Burglar Proof Safes. Largest
stock in the South on hand.
L. T. NOYES, Houston.
Business Notices.
PFEIFER & HOLLACHER, Galveston, manu-
facturers of Show Cases. Large stoos of all
kinds constantly on hand. Country orders
promptly filled. We have special express rates.
Send for price list, mailed free.
J USl* RECEIVED—A very handsome line of
Easter cards, by N. S. SABELL, manufacturer
and dealer in picture frames, window cornices,
poles and shades, engravings, chromos, easels,
cabinets, brackets, albums, fancy baskets, etc.
60 Market street.
rpELEPHONE ORDERS for sawed and split wood,
X at reasonable rates. Delivered from tni
any quantity.
e cars in
J.J. LEWIS & CO.
HARDWARE!—Just opened a complete line, in-
cluding the finest Carpenters' Tools made.
J. P. LALOR & CO., Market, bet. 24th and 25th.
URTIN it CO., Galvanized Iron Workers and
Cornice Makers. Estimates solicited.
63 Mechanic street, Galveston.
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EST STRAND IRON. BOLT AND NUT
Works, manufacturers of lag screws, bridge,
car and key bolts, nuts, washers, etc., and dealer
in iron pipe, fittings, steam pumps, syphons and
cast-iron bridge washers. Estimates promptly fur-
nished. JESSE ASTALL, Galveston, Texas.
BLESSING, the Photographer, 170 Tremont st.,
makes negatives instantaneous]}', therefore ex-
quisite portraits.the best expression. Frames cheap
Professional.
HORTON BOBO it GEO. HARRIS,
Attorneys, Wharton, Texas.
Will practice in all courts "in Eighteenth Judicial
and First Federal Districts of the State.
R. V. Davidson F. D. iI:.\OK.
J^AVlDSON A MINOR.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Twenty-s.oond and Strand, Galveston, Texas.
CHAS. I. EVANS.
"P VAN'S & HARDWICKE,
ATTORNEY'S AT LAW
and
LAND AGENTS,
ABILENE, TEXAS.
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8. P. hafidwicsjc.
TARLTON, JORDAN' & TAKt.TOX. LAND
Lawyers and Real Estate Agents, Hillsboro,
Texas, have a complete abstract of ail surveys in
Hill county. Special attention given to buying
and selling Lands. Perfecting: Titles, etc.
J.
m. PEARSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
McUNNEY, TEXAS.
Partic^-^--.!. on given to collections and real
est-
''fAMES M. RICHARDS ATTORNEY AT LAW,
y Weatlierford, Texas, will practice in Parker
and adjoining counties, and give prompt personal
attention to tni» payment of taxes and collection of
claims.
Correspondence sol-cited.
H.
W. PATTON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Maseaic Block,
CLEBTTRNE
Collections promptly made.
TEXAS.
Sports men's Supplies.
j^lsklng tackle-
Our new stock of Fishing: Tackle has arrived and
we are prepared fo all all orders.
Call or write for prices.
w. j. hughes & co.
Teas, Cofiee, Groceries, Etc.
"I NSUKiNCfi OIL. J5c. A GALLON ;~KEROSENE,
JL I He. a gallea. delivered tree. J. P. LALOR «£
CO.. Market street, beiwseia 24th aud 25th.
M usioal In a rr* ui
YJt ATHUSHiiK pianos,
lents.
Best and Cfapspest.
FELIX SCHRAM,
i»9 Trement Street.
BLATTY'S Organs, 27 stops, $126; piaues,
Factory running day and night. Cata-
logue free Ad. D-a.n'lF. BsuTTr. Washiagtea, N. J.
Educational.
[CHERRER S BUSINESS COLLEOIE—
Galveston, Texas.
e. e. Scnaaaca President.
a thorough business education at moderate
cost. Telegraphy, shert-haad and literary depart-
ments.
Through the solicitations of old
I>atroiis aad friends,
MISE CLOTHIER
will resume her Private School, February 12, at
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Cbc(iall)JstonlTctos.
The result of the municipal election in Gal-
veston yesterday will be found in the local
columns of The News. The successful can-
didate for mayor is Captain R. L. Fulton, who
beat his opponent, Captain Thos. H. Sweeney,
by a majority of aboutJIOOO. It is not neces-
sary to state here who Captain Fulton is, as
that point has been lucidly brought out for ten
or twelve years past, whenever an election
for mayor has been up. He has been mayor
once before. He served under an emasculated
charter. An opportunity will now be af-
forded him to show whether or not it was the
charter that was at fault. It is declared on
some hands that the result yesterday means
an end to ring rule in Galveston. That
remains to be seen. While not particularly
brilliant as a mayor on a previous occasion,
the honesty of Captain Fulton has never been
brought into question. He may improve upon
himself in other respects. Captain Fulton is
certainly the choice of the voting population of
Galveston. The reader may study the charac-
ter of the councilmen elected by consulting the
local columns. The canvass having involved
no distinct platforms and issues for trial and
decision at the ballot-box, the total result must
be for the present regarded as somewhat prob-
lematical, and developments will be awaited
with interest not unmingled with a large
measure of hope that events will show no in-
considerable improvement in the administra-
tion of the city's affairs.
NEW YORK.
BEGT7LAR DAILY COTflMEHCI AL
DISPATCH.
NSW QBLSAKS.
An Important Ijegai Decision—Debris
from the Sunken Steamer--General
X3iaz's Departure*
[Special Telegram to The News.]
New Orleans, March 5.—The decision of
the Supreme Court of the United States in
what is known as tko Louisiana bond cases
caused no excitement on 'change, but was re-
ceived with much satisfaction by mercantile
classes, tax-payers and the public at large.
This settles the vexed question of the State
debt, and bond-holders will now regard as final
the terms of the debt ordinance adopted by
the constitutional convention in 1S79. Nearly
50 per cent, of the bonds have been refunded
thus far. A large sum of interest money col-
lected to meet the rate of interest provided
for by the ordinance had accumulated
in the hands of the fiscal agent, but at'the last
session of the legislature a bill was passed
granting bond-holders the privilege of draw-
ing the new rate of interest provided in the
debt settlement, without relinquishinggtheir
logal right to the full amount called for by
the coupous, in the event that the Supreme
Court decided against the State. This re-
duced the amount of money in the hands of
tne fiscal agent-, and it is probable that what
remains will now be speedily called for. The
decisjou rendered to-day "leaves the bond-
holders without hope from the courts.
A large quantity of floating material, trunks
and oth»r personal property, has been picked
up to-day frem. the wreck of the steamer
Yazoo at different points along the river be-
tween the city and the scene of Saturday
night's disaster, but no bodies have yet been
recovered. It. may be several days before
they will rise to the surface.
Geueral Porfirio Diaz and party left the city
this afternoon at 4 o'clock for Monterey,
Mexico, by way of Houston and San Antonio.
Many prominent citizens assembled at the de-
pot to bid them farewell.
ROCK, ASK.
A Passenger Badly Hurt—Indian Of-
fenders Captured-
[Special Telegram to The News.l
Little Rock, Ark., March o.—A passenger
by the name of Caldwell, from Crawford
county, in this State, in attempting to board
the Fort Smith train, Sunday evening, while
mcving, fell off the rear of the train, and fall-
ing into a trestle at the foot of Main street, in
this city, was badly hurt.
Advices received hero to-day from the In-
dian Territory are to the effect that on
"Wednesday last General Porter, on his return
from Fort Gibson, discovered quite a number
of Spioche's men. among whom he recognized
Sleeping Rabbit, Spioche's chief lieutenant in
the late disturbance. Being then without
forces, the general, on arriving at Muscogee,
sent a runner for a detachment, which came
flying, and quickly arrested him and five or
six other leaders, with a considerable number
of subordinates. The event was very exciting,
as Spioche's men had no idea that Porter or
his forces were in the neighborhood, and were
completely surprised. _
Polk Released-
Nashville, March 5.—Judge Allen the new judge
of the Criminal Court, on petition of counsel of
ex-Treasurer Polk, reduced the latter's bail bond
to $*0,000. The bond previously required by Judge
Allen s predecessor had been $50,000. The ground
for the reduction was Polk's inability to give so
high a bond, and on account of his exhausted con-
dition froiu confinement, as shown by the testi-
mony of physicians. Ex-treasur Polic then gave
bond in the sum of and was released.
Texas Railway Securities—Court De-
cision—Railroad STotes—Sterling- De-
clined— G-oId 23n Route—Cotton, Etc.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
New York, March 5.—Sales $400,000 Texas
and Pacific incomes, at 62^^66; $200,000 Rios,
at 81^@S3; $3000 Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio, Mexican Pacific division, at
91*.
The Supreme Court denies the right of one
State to sue another.
Preliminaries for taking possession of the
Houston and Texas Central railway will oc-
cupy some time. Huntington says he has
scarcaly considered the extension of the Gulf,
Western Texas and Pacific to San Antonio,
and will not do so unless he sees a ce'rtain ad-
vantage in it. With the present adverse legis-
lation in force, he says, it will not pay to
build another mile in Texas.
A meeting of the Galveston, Houston and
Henderson Railroad company will be held to-
morrow, to borrow $2,000,000 for the use of
the road, and perfect tariff arrangements with
the International.
The passage of the tariff bill was favorably
received on the Stock Exchange. The market
advanced on home and foreign buying.
The Illinois Central moved 350 cars across
the Ohio river at Cairo in one day—the largest
number ever crossed in that time.
Louisiana bonds are unchanged. Since the
Supreme Court decision, it is now believed the
holders of the bonds will accept the State's of-
fer of settlement.
Sterling declined. City bankers, 4.80>£@
4.81.
Half a million dollars in gold is en route
from London, and more t fining.
Coffee quiet at 9}^c.
Cotton advanced a few points, closing nomi-
nally steady.
Fort Worth and Denver City earnings for
the fourth week in February $58,000.
OVER THE STATE.
transmitted by wire by special correspondents.
HOUSTON-
matter: 1. That section 25 of the city charter,
approved January 23, 1S74, conferred upon the
City Council ample power to prevent by ordinance
the "sale of fresh meats at any place in the city
other than those designated by the council, and
conferred the further aad additional powers upon
the council of collecting and imposing a
license tax upon all parties dealing in fresh
meats, etc. The above powers are repeated and
again conferred by express language in section 24
of the act of incorporation approved April 21. 1879.
That the legislature had the right to confer such
powers upon the council there can be no question,
and the ordinance passed in pursuance thereof is
sufficiently full and explicit in its terms and lan-
guage to enable an offense against the terms of the
ordinance being established and furnished. 2. I
can not see that any conflict is caused, or that the
city is divested of its right under its charter to
designate particular places within its
limits as markets, and to restrain per-
sons from selling fresh meats, etc., at
other points and places in said city not
so designated by the mere fact that such persons
liave obtained a license from the State to do the
business of a merchant, and it would require a
very strained construction of the license granted
by the State to say that it covered the business of
a butcher as well as that of a merchant. If this be
not true, then any merchant in the city of Houston
who nays an occupation tax to the State can carry
on his avocation as a merchant, and sell any and all
articles usually sold only in a market. 3. I
am of the opinion that any person who sells fresh
meat, etc., at any times and places other than
those designated by the ordinance, or who sells the
same at such times and places designated without
payinsr a license tax for so doing, can be legally
punished for so doing. S. Taliaferro.
The mayor submitted a communication on
the subject of the San Jacinto street bridge.
The mayor holds that the county has not fin-
ished the bridge, and that the remaining work
to be done, and which the county asks the
city to do, is beyond the original expectation
or agreement of the city. He reiterates the
fact that the city is ready and willing
to build the approaches to the
bridge, but not any portion of the
bridge proper. He holds that the county is
better able financially to complete the bridge
than is the city at the present time. The re-
port of the mayor was adopted.
Upon motion of Alderman Meyer the council
went into executive session to hear the report
of the mayor upon the success of his recent
mission to New York in the matter of the debt
compromise.
Cotton Zttarket and Receipts—Gen-
eral Diaz—G-ould-Huntington Peel-
Fire—Burned to Death—Personal-
City Council Proceeding-s-
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Houston, March 5.—The cotton market
closed quiet and steady. Sales, 1186 bales. Quo-
tations: Low ordinary, 6%c; ordinary, 1%c\
good ordinary, 8%c; low middling, 9}£e; mid
dling, 9^c; good middling, 10>/c; middling
fair, 10%c.
Cotton receipts—Per Houston and Texas
Central railway—104S bales; Houston, 257
New Orleans, S6S: Galveston, 523.
Per Missouri Pacific—273 bales for Houston.
Per Galveston, Harrisburg and San An-
tonio—3S bales for Houston.
Per Texas and New Orleans—120 bales for
Galveston.
Per Houston, East and West Texas—20S
bales; Houston, 88; Galveston. 120.
Per Texas Western—10 bales for Houston.
Total for Houston. 666; for Galveston, 703
bales. Total gross receipts. 2177 bales.
General Diaz will arrive here to-morrow
morning at 7 o'clock. Mr. A. A. Talmage,
general transportation manager, and B. W.
McCullough, assistant general passenger agent,
will meet the party, and will leave with them
on a special train "for Austin. According to
the present understanding, the party will not
stop any length of time in this city. Mr. C. C.
Gibbs, general freight agent of the Galves-
ton, Harrisburg aud San Anto-
nio railway system, and J. C. Stubbs, freight
traffic manager of the Central and Southern
Pacific railways, returned from the North on
Saturday. They spent four weeks in New
York and two weeks in St. Louis engaged in
perfecting a new pooling arrangement
with the Gould Southwestern system.
They were in New York at the
time the purchase of the Morgan heirs'
interests was made by Mr. Huntington. Mr.
Stubbs left for California Saturday night and
is accompanied as far as El Paso by Mr. Gibbs.
The new pooling arrangement embraces the
Southern Pacific, the Missouri Pacific, the St.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern; the Mem-
phis and Little Roci. and the Texas and
Pacific. The Houston and Texas Cential
and branches and the Morgan's Louisiana
and Texas will, after their delivery to Mr.
Huntington, constitute divisions of the South-
ern Pacific. The new agreement establishes
rates and divisions for 1SS3 from New Orleans,
St. Louis, Memphis, Hannibal, Kansas City,
Moberly. Omaha. Leavenworth, Atchison, St.
Joseph, Cairo and Columbus, and will divert a
large amount of business by these Southern
routes.
The Germania House, on the corner of Lou-
isiana and Preston streets, was totally destroy-
ed by fire this morning. The building was the
property of Mrs. Waguer, and was insured in
the S. O. Cotton & Bro. agency, distributed as
follows: Lancashire, $2600; Queen, $2300; New-
Orleans, $400. An old man named Martin
Long, who was asleep in the house at the out-
break of the tire, perished in the flames. His
charred remains were recovered this morning.
The report was current that he had been on a
spree yesterday, and had retired very late last
night. If this be true it furnished an ample
excuse for his not getting out of the building,
but Mr. Brunner, for whom the deceased had
worked for the past nine years, denies
that Mr. Long ever got so intoxicated
that he could not take care of him-
self. A search was made among
the debris of the burned building, and
the charred remains of a body found. These
were taken to the station-house and an inquest
was held, aud from the fact that Martin Long
had not made his appearance, aud the burned
body was found in what remained of the room
occupied by Maritn Long, the remains were
very uaturaiiy taken to be those of Long, par-
ticularly as all of the other boarders in the
house were accounted for. The deceased was
54 years of age.
Mr. J. M. Cotton goes up the Central this
evening on a business trip, to be absent from
the city about a week.
Mr. S. A. Oliver, of the King Iron Bridge
company, left by the Central yesterday even-
ing on a" brief absence.
There was a false alarm of fire this morning
about 11 o:ciock.
Saturday evening Deputy Marshal Glass ar-
rested a. negro named Jim Hill on the charge
of robbing Mi*. A. Chimene of a number of ar-
ticles of clothing. Hill has been in the em-
ployment of Mr. Chimene for some time and
has been carryiug on a system of robbery from
his employer for some time past.
The City Council met in regular session this
afternoon, a full board being present except
Aldermen Waldo and Little, who were absent.
A large amount of accumulated routine busi-
ness was disposed of. An ordinance was in-
troduced granting the Gulf. Colorado and
Santa Fe railway the right to erecTNa line of
telegraph poles on Congress and Main
streets. On motion it was referred to
the Ordinance Committee. A resolution was
passed authorizing the extension of Providence
street and Liberty avenue through Gregg's ad-
dition in the Fifth ward and the closing up of
William, Jack and Peach streets in the same
addition. A committee composed of Alder-
men Kennedy, House and Meyer were appoint-
ed to inquire into the condition of the pier for
the new bridge over Buffalo bayou on Preston
street, and to employ experts to examine seme
and report to the next meeting of the coun-
cil. On motion of Alderman Shaw an appro-
priation of $8000 was made for the mainte-
nance of the public schools during the coming
year. On motion of Alderman Curtin an addi-
tional four men and four carts were ordered to
be placed at the disposal of the city health
officer (Dr. Rutherford) to clean up the vege-
table matter and other unhealthy debris in
the streets throughout the city. "On motion
of Alderman Curtin, the services of Alder-
man Thomas and his corps of street
workmen were dispensed with, and his salary
as inspector of streets discontinued. The tele-
phone coinpaay, desiring free quarters, made
a proposition to the council to take charge of
the ringing of fire alarms, etc., if the city
would give them quarters in the market-house
free of rent. The matter was referred to the
Market-heuse committee, with power to act.
The following petition was read:
To Kis Honor the Mayor aad Board of Alder-
men ©f the city of Houston: Your petitioner would
respectfully represent that he is a merchant grocer
selling goods ia tlie city of Houston as per occupa-
tion license paid; that he purchases and sells any
geods, articles or produce by which he can make
a reasonable profit; that as country produce, he
purchases hogs already killed and dressed, and
cuts up and retails the same: that the market-
master ot Houston has seen fit, under his
reading of the law, to demand of
petitioner a monthly market-stall license of
513 for retailing pork; petitioner would respect-
fully represent that his reading of the market or-
dinance exempts grocers from said ordinance in
selling of any thiug they purchase contained in
said ordinance; that it is well known that grocers
have sold pork in the season in any quantity since
Houston was first settled; that petitioner has-<iow
and has had ever since notice was served on him a
large quantity of pork on hand; that he to save
himself has offered his pork for sale to the butch-
ers, and he has been offered six cents for such meat
as is commonly sold in market at 15c. per pound;
that your petitioner does not seek to evade, but
comply with the law; that petitioner would re-
spectfully ask that this matter be disposed of as soon
as possible, and that he be relieved from the im-
portunities of said marketmaster; that petitioner
was acting in good faith, believing he was right,
aad if wrong he must go on helping to maintain a
protected extortion 9IQ the public. He asks that he
fee relieved from penalties accruing from mistaken
good intentions brought about by his misinter-
pretation of thei®rdinance, and he will ever pray.
Signed Thoma* Milner. The Market-house Com-
mittee retailed this petition indorsed: We, tha
Market-hoyj» Committee, to whom the with-
in petiti<*i was referred, return the same not
granted ^md ask that the ordinance regulating this
matterJbe enforced, and also call the council's at-
tenti&i to the opinion of the city attorney. Signed
John Kennedy, for market house committee. The
cut attorneys give the following opinion unon the
WACO.
Dis-
Various Criminalities—Sundry
putes—Numerous Deaths.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Waco, March 5.—Poole, charged with horse-
stealing, had an examining trial before Judge
Evans to-day. The judge reserved his de-
cision until to-morrow.
Sheriff Harris succeeded yesterday in again
jailing the escaped prisoner Jim Williams, who
stole the sheriff "s horse. He was captured at
Hubbard City.
Yesterday Tom Burk, a railroad man, got
into a quarrel with Fish Bogges, a negro, and
shot him in the arm.
To-day tw o printers, named John Welcher
and G. A. Albert, got into a dispute at a house
of ill-fame and four shots were fired. Albert
was hit on the hand, under the arm and over
the side; all his wounds are very slight.
Abe Tyler, a young darky, sneaked into an
Austin avenue saloon and succeeded in captur-
ing three five-dollar bills and some silver. The
police were at hand, and after a lively chase
for a long way landed Abe in jail.
Mr. J. E." Jackson died of meningitis at
China Springs and was buried yesterday.
Mrs. M. E. Maness died in child-birth "yester-
day at Fields's ranche.
John Furnish died at the McClellan hotel
yesterday of hemorrhage.
Mrs. Gambell died of dropsy Saturday at
Tehuacana.
J. M. Jamison died Saturday of cancer of
the stomach.
The health of the city is reported improving
and the measles have spent their force.
SAN ANTONIO.
Court Notes—War on Gamblers—
General Zjee's Reception—Drowned
... Mortuary — Sanitary — Frus-
trated Suicide—Numerous Deaths-
Stringent Military Instructions.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
San Antonio, March 5.—The District Court
was convened in the new court-house to-day
and the grand jury impaneled. The judge,
in addressing Ihem, alluded to the new court-
house as being a structure of which the county
might feel justly proud, and that it reflects
great credit upon the commissioners who or-
dered its construction and the contractor who
erected it. In that portion of his charge in
reference to gambling he said, after citing the
statistics: 'I ' would recommend you not
only to indict those who engaged
gambling as an occupation and those
who participate, but I would say
that you indict every officer, both State and
municipal, who has not, having the knowledge
that they exist, prosecuted all violations of
the statutes relating to this vice. His charge
is the theme of conversation, in general here,
and speculation is rife as to whether the grand
jury will act on this portion of the charge.
In conversation with a prominent city
official, your correspondent was told that two
of the principal and most notorious gambling
hells could be broken up if the officers were
permitted to exercise the necessary authority
to accomplish this matter.
Since the action of the district judge, it is
believed that more strenuous efforts will be
made by the officers.
Several hundred persons are here to attend
the United States Court, to be convened to-
morrow morning.
General Fitzhugh Lee and his party left via
the International route this morning. After
visiting several points of interest, he was enter-
tained yesterday evening at the residence of
the commanding officer here, General C. C.
Augur.
An inquest was held here yesterday on the
body of Annie Cuello, a child aged threo
years, whose parents live at San Pedro
•rings. The child on Saturday night was
playing with a large New Foundland dog on
the brink of a ditch with perpendicular
walls, and fell into it. The dog tried
to rescue the child, but failing, ran to
the house and attracted the attention of the
child's mother, who went to the di'ch and,
not finding her little one. got the lessee of the
park to have the ditch dragged. The body
was found shortly after, but life was extinct.
The jury returned a verdict of accidental
death.
There were 16 deaths the past week. Seven
were strangers. Four of the deaths resulted
from consumption, 4 from pne^nonia, 1 from
heart disease, 1 from drowning and the re-
mainder from various causes.
The sanitary inspectors report that 5S0
premises have been cleaned upon their notifi-
LAREDO-
A Fatal Accident—New Market-
house—Mexican Railway Extension
Weather.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Laredo, March 5.—A Mexican named Tre-
jino, while in an intoxicated condition, fell in
one of the numerous ravines which abound near
the river, in the upper portion of the city, and
was found dead this morning. The place he
fell in was about thirty feet deep. The city
authorities are much blamed for allowing the
dangerous places to remain in an exposed con-
dition. Several narrow escapes have been re-
cently made by strangers walking in that part
of town, and not acquainted with the dead-
falls.
Several plans and specifications have been
submitted to our City Council for the proposed
market house and town hall, to cost $2000. The
city engineer has not yet made his report as to
the estimated cost of the most acceptable plan.
The successful applicant is to get $600.
It is now understood that further work on
the International extension into Mexico is post-
poned.
Construction material is being daily forward-
ed to the front on the Mexican National exten-
sion beyond Monterey.
The bark Jennie Afron has arrived at Aran
sas pass with several hundred tons of mer-
chandise for Mexico, to be forwarded by rail
to Monterey.
A large number of our citizens have gone to
San Antonio to attend the Federal court.
No rain yet, though the weather is threaten-
ing. This is tho most backward spring ever
known to the inhabitants of this county. The
trees are just commencing to bloom.
ABIIiENS.
Various Improvements-—Death.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Abilene, March 5.—Work is progressing
finely on our several large new buildings.
Weisten & So well's two-story rock store, on
Pine street, is nearly completed; R. R. Wy-
lie's two-story rock store on North street, is
being pushed along rapidly, considering its
immense size. It is forty feet front by 103 feet
deep, and will have a "handsome iron front.
The rock foundation for the new railroad hotel
and passenger depot is about completed. Work
will begin to-morrow on Wm. Cameron &; Co.'s
new bank building on Piue street. Hicks's
warehouse aud Cameron's lumber yards are
being removed from off the right of way,
which is a decided improvement to the looks of
the town.
The wife of J. L. Chappell, a prominent build-
er. died this morning of fever.
Weather balmy and springlike^
RIVERSIDE.
Weather—Quarry Reopened-
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Riverside, March 5.—We have had nice
weather the last few days, and farmers are
busy preparing for the coming crop. Some
corn has been planted and more will be planted
in the next few days.
The railroad company have reopened their
rock quarry at this place, and broken rock is
being distributed all along this division of the
road. It is hoped by the citizens of this place
that the present legislature wdll confine the
convicts within the walls, as it might be the
means of bringing other labor to work. The
railroad company's quarry here is being
worked by convict labor now.
BRYAN-
Court Notes—Hop—Weather*
[Spe.^al Telegram to The News.l
Bryan, Ma^ch 5.—The District Court is in
session. The grand jury was impaneled and
consists of the intelligent and law-abiding men
of the county. Judge W. E. Collard, our pop-
ular judge, delivered an able and exhaustive
charge to the grand jury on their duty as
jurors. District Attorney Henderson is here
attending to the duties of his office.
The young mem gave a complimentary hop
to-night, which was largely attended by the
elite of our society.
The day has been cloudy and the indications
are of another bad spell of weather.
SILGOSS.
A Successful Burglary.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
krlgore, Marcli 5.—Kilgcre was thrown in-
to excitement this morning by the discovery
that during the night burglars had entered the
store of R. W. Wynn, blown open the safe and
takaa out upwards of $2500, a portion of which
belonged to private parties and was placed on
deposit for safe-keeping. The robbery was ev-
idently the work of professionals, as it was
carefully planned and executed. A pasteboard
shoe-box, bearing the price-marks SO
N, with the name Crow written on the cover,
was left by the burglars. No other clew.
McKINNEY.
Declared a Lunatic—Death.
[Special Telegram to The News.l
McKinney, March 5.—Rev. J. C. Cowan,
late pastor of the old school Presbyterian
church of this place, was to-day declared a
lunatic in legal form, and arrangements will
be made to pat him in tho asylum at an early
day.
John Scott, one of the oldest • citizens of
Collin county, died last night.
BAIRD.
A Railroad Accident.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Baird, March 5.—Reports reached here to-
day that the western bound passenger train
was wrecked at Vista, seventy miles west of
here, at 9 a. m. The baggage car jumped the
track at a switch and the ladies coach and
sleeper turned over on their sides. One pas-
senger had his wrist dislocated aud another was
badly bruised. _
RICHMOND.
Fatal Shooting- Affray-
[Special Telegram to the News.]
Richmond, March 5.—Shed Oliver was shot
and killed by George Sterling last night, at a
party on the Colder place, near here. George
was arrested and placed in jail.
much aud they are pushing on with plowing
and planting. All vegetation is rapidly devei-
oping under the infiueuces of spring.
The wife of J. A. W ilson, Esq., was partially
Baralyzed last week aud is slowly recovering,
'r. J. P. Barnett has been quite sick nearly
two weeks and is slowly improving. J. L.
Barrow fell from a building last week and was
severely hurt. He is suffering intensely yet,
but sustained no dislocation or fracture of
bones. Elder J. S. Abbott lectured in Smith's
Opera hall on temperance. Saturday night and
twice on Sunday, to appreciative audiences.
The Republicans held a meeting here Satur-
day and passed resolutions of regret and con-
dolence on the death of ex-Governor E. J.
Davis.
The weather is warm and prospects of rain
soon.
cation by the occupants during the past month.
- " • • Re< " ' ~
for Februarv is $923.
The amount of fines in the Recorder's Court
Marshal Gosling intends shortly to build a
handsome residence here.
The Federal troops stationed here have been
paid off.
A youth named Myers, who is boarding at
the Central house, attempted suicide by taking
morphine late Saturday night, but was frus-
trated by the prompt application of a stomach
pump.
James L. Thompson, a prominent book, sta-
tioner and news dealer, died Saturday even-
ing of consumption, at his residence on San
Pedro avenue.
Mrs. Russell, mother of Andrew Russell, one
of the principal clerks in the postoffice, died
this morning from the same malady.
A Mexican child, named Garcia, died of
lockjaw yesterday, on Calabaras creek.
County Judge Mason, and a delegation of
the county commissioners, went over to Austin
this morning to confer with the comptroller.
Yesterday a very difficult surgical operation
was performed here. The patient was W. A.
Howell, living on West Houston street, who
was injured at the Pinto bridge accident.
The following important orders in reference
to drill tactics have just been issued from the
headquarters of this department, this being
the season for the commencement of yearly
drills. Commanding officers will give the ne-
cessary orders aud directions in the matter and
through personal attention see that these rules
are enforced: Instructions should commence
with the school of the soldier. Post
commanders are equally responsible for the
instructions, theoretical and practical, aud the
improvement of the officers under their com-
mand, as they are for the drill of the enlisted
men; and they are hereby strictly enjoined to
give their utmost attention to this important
subject. The great improvement in
firearms, and the increased skill and
efficiency in their use, have given an
individual importance to the soldier
and .to his personal training never before con-
sidered necessary. Hitherto he has been re-
garded and instructed as one of a mass, and
the object has been to make the mass effective
rather than the individuals composing it. Long-
range rifles in skillful hands have, except in a
moral sense, destroyed the value of the old
cautionary precept of elbow to elbow. The
soldier must now be taught that within certain
limits he must think and act for himself. He
must be thoroughly instructed in the know-
ledge and efficient use of his gun—its sights,
ranges, imperfections, and the manner of over-
coming them, the manner of determining
ranges, how to take advantage of ground and
cover, not only to protect himself, but increase
his aggressiveness, not forgetting at the
same time that he is one of a
number striving for the same end obedient to
one command, enforcing a general system of
which he is a unit and to which he must con-
form. For cavalry and infantry target prac-
tioe the opeu order or skirmish drill should re-
ceive special attention; the former in conform-
ity to existing orders and the latter conform-
ably to the tactics of their respective arms to
the extent prescribed and provided for them.
At the next and all future inspections the de-
partment inspector will, in his presence, re-
quire every officer to drill his proper command,
and should he ever find any officer not
proficient therein or showing negligence or in-
difference, he will make a special report to the
higher authority. Captains and lieutenants
will drill companies and field officers battalions
when one of their own arm of the service is
included in their command. At all drills of
whatever description, and at target practice,
all officers on duty, with their companies, will
attend and perform their prescribed duties in
connection therewith.
FORT WORTH-
Divorce Suits—Stockmen's Convention
Notes—General Lee's Visit—Per-
sonal Mention—Sentenced to Hang-
—Tax Revenues-
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Fort Worth, March 5.—Five suits for di-
vorce were filed to-day, as follows: Martha
Haley vs. Chas. W. Haley: Lula Alberto Ga-
briel vs. Anniel Alberto Gabriel; Emma Pearl
Casto vs. Garibaldi W. Casto; Molly Finley
vs. Tom Finley; and Wm. Lyles vs. Mary Ann
Lyles.
The Stockmen's convention, which will be-
gin to-morrow, grows more interesting, as
scores of visitors continue to arrive*, Five
coaches of Illinoisans and Missourians
will arrive to-night, and 150 persons are ex-
pected by special train from Gaiusvslle in the
morning. The District Court room, the hall of
the convention, has been beautifully decorated
with bunting, pictures and mottoes. The latter
read thus:
The sixth annual of the North Texas Live Stock
association.
Fort Worth extends a cordial greeting to all.
Since the morning stars first sang together, the
breeding of cattle has been an hon-
ored industry.
The Texas cow supplies the world's beef.
Freedom of speech is the life of our trade.
Blood will tell.
Eighty-two dollars and eighty-sir cents for grass
Texans in 1S^2.
Improve your herds; it leads to wealth.
The last relic of barbarism—the revolver must go.
United, we stand; divided, we fall.
Tables for the banquet are being decorated
with fine cakes and candies in imitation of
Texas long-horn cattle. Fully 2000 cattlemen
with their friends are expected here during
the next three days.
Ex-Confederate and Union soldiers met to-
night and arranged to receive General Fitz-
hugh Lee next Friday.
Colonel P. B. Hunt, agent of the Kiowa
Comanche and Wichita Indians, located at
Wichita agency, Wm. Blacks. United States
army, of Fort Sill, superintendent of gov-
ernment telegraphs, are in the city, and also
A. W. Palmer of the 24th infantry at Fort
Sill, is here and wili escort Major Maynedier,
United States pay-master, who will pass
through the city on the 6th instant with
$50,000 to pay United States soldiers at Fort
Sill, Camp Supply, Chadbourne, Clarke
aud Wichita agency. A squad of soldiers will
escort them from Henrietta.
A. Taylor, (colored,) who was taken from
Fort Sill through this city to Fort Smith, some
months ago, to be tried for killing a sergeant
and private soldier, has been sentenced to be
hanged 27th of May.
The telegraph business has increased so much
that the switch board here has been filled and
another one ordered.
The city collector to-day delivered to the
treasury $20,000, making total amount col
lected $40,009—the largest amount ever col
lee ted. The property of delinquent tax-payers
will be advertised for sale during this week.
DENISION.
Burglarized—Fruit Prediction.
[Special Telegram to The News.l
Denison, March 5.—Saturday night the
hardware store of Leeper, Baldrick & Co. was
burglarized, and about $200 worth of goods,
mostly pistols, were taken away. No clew to
the burglars.
Fruit-growers predict a full yield of fruit
this season, although the season is very back-
ward.
THE STATE CAPITAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHT-
EENTE LEGISLATTTHE.
DALLAS.
A New Hospital—Sunday Trains-
Jockey Club Decision—New Depot
Etc-
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Dallas, March 5.—The ladies' committee of
a charitable organization has undertaken to
build a new hospital and will ask the city to
co-operate with them.
The Sunday trains on the Houston and Texas
Central are highly appreciated by the travel-
ing public. The trains yesterday were crowded
both ways.
The management of the Dallas Jockey club
have decided against holding a spring nj^eting
owing to the meager patronage extended the
last fall meeting, when some of the best race
horses that ever ran in the South were brought
here and the association lost money.
The local orchestra of twelve pieces for the
coming Saengerfest began rehearsals yester-
day.
Mechanics will begin on the brick work on
the new Texas and Pacific depot next week,
the stone foundation having been completed.
Assisiant District Attorney Marshall re-
turned from Sherman to-day where he went to
prosecute Elliott Dodson, arraigned before
United States Commissioner Ricketts there on
the charge of counterfeiting nickels, and who,
in default of $2000 bail, was remanded.
PALESTINE.
Small Fire—Insane.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Palestine. March 5.—Half Palestine turned
out last night. Stern's was reported on fire,
but it was found to be buildings in the rear,
which the fire department promptly quenched,
preventing great loss.
A man, coming from Union parish, La., in-
sane and wild, gave Sheriff Davis a terrible
tussle before the Sheriff could get h:m jailed
out of harm. He had broken into several
houses, scaring the inmates and makiug part
of the town hideous. When partly lucid he
says his name is Reagan.
TYLER.
Waterworks Completed—Schools
Flourishing-
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Tyler, March 5.—Our waterworks are at
last completed and in good working order.
The water was turned on to-day for the first
time, and they stood the test very satisfacto-
rily. throwing a stream over a three-story
building.
Your correspondent learns from Dr. Stewart,
superintendent, that our free schools are in a
flourishing condition. There are enrolled 443
white and 193 colored scholars.
SULPHUR SPRINGS.
The Tanton Case Ended-
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Sulphur Springs, March 5.—The Tanton
case wont to the jury this afternoon, and after
being out twenty minutes they returned a ver-
dict of guilty, and assessed hi3 punishment at
a life term in the penitentiary. The court
will be engaged the balance of the week on
the case of Daniel Webster, for the murder of
young Rowa, in February, 1852.
Weather threatening rain. Farmers are at
work.
NAVASOTA.
Crop Notes—Personal,Etc.
[Special Telegram to The News.]
Navasota, Tex.,* March 5.—Over twenty-
one thousand bales of cotton have been re
cived here since September 1, aud there must
be fully three thousand yet to come in. The
dry. pleaaant weather has helped farmers very
[Special Telegram to The News.l
Senate.
Austin, March 5.—Mr. Matlock presented a
petition of citizens of Young county, asking
that the jurisdiction of their county court be
transferrsd to the district court.
Mr. Buchanan presented a petition for pro-
hibition.
Among the committee reports was one by
Mi*. Chester recommending the passage of the
House bill providing two sets of ballot-boxes
and two sets of election officers at every pre-
cinct at.general elections, one for tickets of the
State and county election, the other for presi-
dential electors and membei*s of Congress.
Mr. Gibbs, for the Committee on Constitu- ,
tional Amendments, reported favorably the
House amendment fixing the maximum State
tax for general purposes at 32j^ cents, with a
committee amendment fixing the amount at
35 cents, and favorably a proposed amend-
ment by which couuty courts will hold only
four terms per annum.
Other amendments, and a joint resolution
calling a constitutional convention, were re-
commended to lie on the table.
Mr. Patton, for the Committee on State Af-
fairs, submitted a favorable report on the bill
amending Dallas's city charter, with an amend-
ment to strike out the clause looking to the ab-
sorption of East Dallas.
penitentiary lease.
A resolution to ratify the lease with the
amendments of Mr. Johnston, of Shelby, to re-
duce the time of contract to ten years, and of
Mr. Collins to authorize the legislature to an-
nul it in six years. The pendmg question is
the latter amendment.
Mr. Traylor made a logical speech in sup-
port of the "following propositions:
1. Resumption is preferable in order that the
State may oy employing- the convicts on farms of
her own, or by contracting them to farmers, better
overlook and supervise their control, thereby pre-
venting cruel treatment.
2. It is an unwise policy that permits an indi-
vidual to be pecuniarily interested in the quantity
of labor the convict performs.
3. The State having incurred the expense of
arrest, trial and convictiou of the criminals, should
be the beneficiary of the profits of his labor.
4. Too great a number are required to l<e con-
fined within the walls who are not skilled laborers.
Only such number as can be comfortably accom-
modated and profitably employed should be re-
quired in the walls.
5. If the legislature decides to lease, a much
higher price can be obtained by inviting competi-
tion.
6. The present lease permits the convicts out of
the walls to be employed wherever the lesees
choose, and they will, on account of better prices
paid by railway companies, be worked along
those lines in competition with other labor and
in violation of the wishes of the people, and we
may expect a repetition of the frequent escapes
and cruel treatment heretofore complained of.
7. It is the duty of the State, by humane treat-
ment and proper employment, to prolong the life
of the convict. The report of the superintendent,
page 24, shows that from November 1, 1880, to Oc-
tober 30, 1882. the mortality of prisoners empioyed
at plantation labor was six per cent., while it was
ten per cent, of those employed in railroad con-
struction, and thirteen per cent, of those confined
in the Huntsville penitentiary.
8. Any other employment than that at farm labor
is competition with our own citizens, and is a
source of complaint where tolerated, and is shown
by Captain Goree in his address before the joint
committee.
9. The lease is objectionable because the lessees,
having to pay expenses of guards, may frequently
use an insufficient number, thereby facilitating es-
capes. By an examination of the superintend-
ent's report it will be seen that within the two
years ending October 30, 1882, 397 persons escaped,
and only 74 were recaptured in the same time,
while the State of Georgia, during the same pe-
riod. with more than 1200 convicts, none of whom
are worked within the walls, had only 20 escapes,
nearly all of whom were recaptured.
10. "The lease was made without competition and
is illegal, because the advertisement for bids was
made on one basis and the lease executed upon
another, and a more profitable one for the lessees.
1!. As a profitable business transaction, it is fa-
vorable to the lessees only, and not to the State,
in support cf which reference is here made to the
rej>ort of the superintendent, showing that from
January 1, 1873, to November 1, 1882, there was a
net increase of 209 convicts, or about
12-3 per annum, which will give us a max
nil am number of 4153 at the ter-
mination of the lease, or an average of
3215 per annum. Thus an average number of 3215
convicts are to be leased for fifteen years at $20,-
000 per annum, or 62 cents per montn per capita;
yet the State of Arkansas, about tlie same time,
leased her convicts on exactly the same conditions
ac $-j 75 per capita per month, or more than six
times as much as call«d for in this present lease.
There is no good reason why the labor of Texas
convicts should not be worth as much, which would
bring the State a net profit per annum of §114.675,
instead of $30,000, or a net profit over the present
lease of $1,870,000 in fifteen years.
12. If the State shuuld resume, an average of
2715 convicts, at $72 net profit each per annum, we
have the following result—$1^5.4*9: 2715 convicts
for fifteen years, a» a net profit each per cauita of
$72 per annum—$2,932,200; deduct lease for fifteen
years, at $20,000 per annum—$300,000; deduct
crausperting convicts from jail for thirteen years,
at 525,009 per annum—$325,000. leaving a profiit
over and above tho lease of $2,307,000.
Mr. Pope said he was not extreme in his
views upon any question except against pro-
hibition, but 111 this matter his convictions
were strong. He would, if he voted against
ratification of the lease, do violence $0 his con-
science, for in doing so ho would cast a reflec-
tion upon the governor, treasurer and super-
intendent. who made the contract. They had
made it after careful consideration, honestly
believing it best for Texas. He opposed Mr.
Collins's amendment because it would force
resumption. The lessees could not afford
the outlay, and would not accept the
time is $3,614,000. The argument was made
also that rejection of the lease would be in bad
faith with lessees, as well as imputation on
the governor, etc. As to treatment of convicts,
he thought many poor men had to work in the
cold and rain wiio were honest and free, and it
should not be revolting to humanity if the
vicious class be required to do the same. He
was inclined to agree with Mr. Johnson, of
Collin, who thought some of them don't suffer
enough. Tho remainder of the argument was
to show that resumption would absorb the ca^h
balance, and that the State would be bank-
rupted.
Mr. Johnson, of Collin, spoke at some length
to show tbat. the working classes needed the
kindly consideration of the humanitarians
more than the thieves. He would vote for the
ten years, the fifteen years or a hundred years
lease.
Mr. Gibbs held that, if the legislature is to
accept the lease for fear of reflecting upon tho
governor and is to be bound by his dictates,
it would destroy the "law and pervert the theory
of government. If it were a true theory that
the legislature is to approve because the gov-
ernor recommends, there would be no use for
a legislature. He admired and had always
supported the governor. He revered him, but
he is not infallible. The lessees could not say
that a rejection of the lease would be in bad
faith, because the law and the contract
under it signed by them' provided that it
was to be rejected or approved by the legisla-
ture. Did any one guarantee them the Senate
would do their bidding? While assaulting
neither motives nor general capacity of the
board he contended the manner of making the
lease would not bear investigation. Here was
a plain statuary provision violated. If State
officers can violate the law in so important
contracts there is no need of a law. It is con-
tended that advertisement was made
but. the superintendent dare not and
does not, in his testimony, deny
that it was made in violation" of law";
simply they advertised for convicts to be kept
in the walls, and they made a contract for all
within and without the walls. Without going
into figures they gave the lessees a bonus of
$750,000. An officer who can violate one law
can set up his wisdom and discretion against
all law, He then presented the argument that
he saving of a portion of the cash balance was
not to be placed against the proper con-
duct of the penal system, aud that if there
were largo profits to be made by
this perversion of the penal system,
the State ought to have the fair share of them
that competition would have guaranteed. He
agreed to the good claims of the lessees as
men. He thought it singular the first lease
was made at $5000 a year, to increase to $10,-
000 or $15,000 the second five years; the next
lease for $40,000 with Burnett & Kilpatrick, the
third with Cunningham & Ellis for $60,000 to
$i>3,000 a year, and now a new one with them
and others for only $20,000 a year. The re-
mainder of an exhaustive argument against
the lease of and lease system can not be syop-
sized. , ^
Mr. Jones upheld the lease. If reduced ia
time to ten years, he feared bankruptcy from
confining convicts in the walls.
afternoon session.
Mr. Fowler offered an amendment that af-
ter the first five years of the lease the legisla-
ture may revoke the same amendment. Re-
jected.
Terrell voting no, said he did so because
ho believed the legislature should have power
to revoke at any time.
Mr. Gibbs voted no because this legislature
has no authority to amend the contract, but
shall revoke or ratify.
Mr. Terrell spoke thirty minutes against the
lease and system aud upon his amendment to
prohibit working of convicts upon any public
building in the State except penitentiaries.
The lease permitted them to send 2000 convicta
to any city or town to drive off the mechanics
and honest laborers of the cities. The system
is at variance with the benign objects of the
laws as stated in the penal code, which was to
reform convicts and prevent crime. The code
also says one object of sending to the peniten-
tiary is for safe-keeping, while escapes here
are more numerous than in any other
State. The law requires a chaplain
and religious instruction. He asked how
these requirements comport with the practice
of digging holes for them in railroad camps
to sleep in, taking them out dead from cars,
shooting them all over the country?
He did not want a contract under
which 500 striped convicts could be
brought here to build the State houso
and run off hundreds of honest mechanics or
to build a lunatic asylum in North Texas. The
requirements of the law are treated as solemn
mockery. Convicts are to have a chaplain,
cells and humane treatment. You send
them into railroad ditches to live
like gophers in a hole in the
ground with logs over them aud shot-gun
prayers—a l^eautiful place for a chaplain.
He graphically portrayed the enormity of tha
practices depicted by Mr. Gibbs, hauling dead
WuIiqc nf pnnvinta r\f mnnvincre nnt
uld noi
change. He defended the lease as
having been fairly made and th© lessees as
solvent men and good managers. It was ad-
vertised m New Yurk, Chicago aud St. Louis
as well as leading Texas papers and by circu-
lars. and when 110 bids were received another
effort was made by advertising and bv letters
and circulars. After this the lease was made.
It is a large business—requiring great business
capacity, constant effort and large capital so
that a good margin for profit is neccessary.
Mr. Pope submitted estimates which, for sup-
port of the convicts fifteen years, is $3,142,000
income. At the liberal figures of
the Senator from Hood the income in the same
bodies of convicts of mornings out
of the prison • cars had its example
the East India company's cruel-
ties. This company had by a like contract
and charter from the English government, the
power over the lives and bone and sinew of a
large population. Whoever might be lessees,
the same result would be expected. It is the
fault of the system.
Upon the close of this forcible speech the
Senate adjourned until morning.
House-
Austin, March 5.—On motion of Mr. Fisher,
the Seuate bill amending the city charter of
Houston was taken up and passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
. Mr. Stagner then resumed his speech on the
railroad bill, and went deeply into parables to
illustrate how somebody or something had drawn
ud its stomach to suit, its rations, after which
he proceeded to show that the bill under con-
sideration was less exacting ill its demands
than the Missouri law, and asked its ene-
mies, if they did not desire to vote for
it, w'hy it was they had not offered
anything better? He for one, was willing to
see the bill amended, but not to have it torn to
pieces. He called attention to the danger from
corruption, stating he believed that it was
from day to day stealing into tho state house
of Texas, and" he warned the House against
land and penitentiary combinations. He again
referred to discrimination in favor of San An-
tonio against Austin, at which Mr. Upton
asked if, under the provisions of his bill, the
railroads could not haul cotton from San An-
tonio to Galveston for twenty-five cents a bale,
or any figure that might be acceptable to the
shipper?
Mr. Stagner admitted that they could haul
it for nothing if they pleased, but he thought
it would be wrong. Turning toward the lobby,
he said'. Do you not see the House filled with
the ablest men in Texas, lobbying for the de-
feat of this bill ? I ask you if the State has a
lobbyist to buttonhole anybody? It would be
an insult to the legislature if it should appoint
an agent to manipulate its members.
Mr. Scott said be had listenad to the argu-
ments of the two able gentlemen who,wanted
the question met fairly and squarely, but he
was forced to the conclusion that neither of
them had offered a solitary plausible argument
in its favor. They abused railroads $nd
favored railroad legislation, but they both ad-
mitted the bill was unsatisfactory and were
willing we should do as we pleased with it.
They reminded 1dm of the Irishman who
caught the skunk. They had raised stink
enough on this railroad bill for two conti-
nents, and they have got only them-
selves to smell it. He had taken the
bill home with him, aud, after care-
ful study, the impression it made on
his mind was that if Jules Verne, or a com-
mittee from the moon had been called upon to
formulate . a bill for Texas, he would expect
just such a measure from them. He did not
know a single railroad otliciai on the continent
of America, and he never received nor never
expected to receive a favor of any kind from a
railroad. He therefore could claim that his
motives were jis pare and noble as ever ac-
tuated any man in the discharge of his duty,
but next to his wife and m- -ther, Texas was
dearest to his heart. It nad given
him liberty, health, prosperity, a salubrious
climate auli willing soil, aud for that reason
he should resent every thrust aimed at its fu-
ture by the feeble bill under consideration.
He then proceeded to analyze the measure,
saying: For the efficient and wise laws on the
statutes it was proposed to substitute a com-
mission with extraordinary powers, not one of
them to be a railroad man. as if it was inten-
ded that ignorance of his subject was to be the
essential requisite of the commission. It dele-
gated those officials powers that never were be-
stowed upon any other authority in the State,
empowering them to give instruction to man-
agers and sui«?rmt-iudents of railroads in vio-
lation of which they were to be treated as com-
mon felons with from two to ten years penal
servitude. It gave them power to punish for con-
tempt. It was not in the interest of trade. The
man who chartered a hundred cars to carry
cattle would have no benefit from tho whole-
sale feature of the transaction. This he
considered a violation of the spirit of
trade. Further, it aimed at and
destroyed competition between railroads,
and therefore was plainly in opposition to
the intention of the constitution, as expressed
in the provision against the consolidation of
parallel lines. He could recollect the period
when the people of North Texas were the
truest friends of the railroads, and
would cheerfully have given half their
lands for them to run through them; and
he knew that the lands in Central
Texas that in those days could have been
bought from 50 cents to $1 an acre, are worth
from $10 to $15 an acre now, the increase
in value due to the railroads. The in-
crease of values in ten years due to
the same cause amounted to over $161,000,000.
Why, then, propose measures which, if not
effective in strangling this grand enterprise
in its infancy, will have the effect of hindering
its growth and extension to other sections that
do not receive, its benefit ? He believed that
the sentiment against railroads had been
principally spread by merchants, who prefer
false charges against them in order to cover up
their own extortions from the farmers. The
people, he contended, had made no demand
that the legislature should transfer the cus-
tody of railroad property from its owners to men
ignorant of tho modus oj»erandi of railroad
bush less, and if the friends of the Jules Verne
measure did not want railroads they had the
same long horns and ox carts in use forty years
ago to do their hauling. Ho then went exten-
sively into figures to show the large percentage
of profit derived by farmers who had their
haulihg done by rail over others on the remote
frontier who were obliged to patronize prairie
schooners.
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The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 299, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 6, 1883, newspaper, March 6, 1883; Galveston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth464764/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.