Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 28, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 31, 1884 Page: 1 of 8
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D O HENNETT
Vlco President
GEO JACKSON
Cashier
irst National Bank
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strict 11 General Jtmiltiug Business
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ISRAEL CO BANKERS
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tnsact a General Banking Business
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iltTTA NATIONAL BANK
tapitol Stoclc 50000
tRIETTA TEXAS
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fOKilnJ WTary
f solicited
rW and sold
i4on time depevits
ie and remitted Tor promptly on day of pBycmout
nckmen and ousItkss men gororally sollcItoU
The HENRIETTA NATIONAL BANK
STMESTS LOANS COLLECTIONS
Thirty Veers Etrerlenco In Laud CItlc3 In thlo btato
IITHS TEXAS FINANCIAL AGEHCY
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Governor Irehmd AustinTexas AttornojGcnernl John D Tomplcton >
Ion ltichnril Coke U S Senator Wucci Hon 8 II Mswey U 8 boimton
onal Bank Fort Worth Fort Worth Nttlonul Hank Fort AVorth U 8
ankers lenia Slip NT Latham AlernndorA Co llcnkers Wall 8tN i
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S AND SEOUEITIES
brt Worth Austin San Antonio and Colorado Texas and
London Enyland
Morphy President J V Smith and J D Heed ViseFresldouU Goo
umxjpBmlth WJ Rons A M Brltton W A Huffman and W
President Tredors
p SSlSIMllenl < ity NaUonal Bank W J Boa
or Tldbiil Wan
ltiEi ibHor Kort Worthand or tho banking firm
Natloual Il nk
iui an Cattle Dealer nud Director In First
Hi fl Arteultural Implements Sidney Martin or WartlnUrown Co
nf Morl > hyCatilo Dealcroad Geo HLolnf Manager Lortug
fort Worthami J F Evans Ranchman and Cattle Dealer of Bber
atwlii 1 116 11 1 llt r to deal through ns wo rosjpoctfullr so icit
iVS2tihln to m1 or 8c anything fn our lino Communications
ineabove oitlces will recolve prompt attention
WRN BULLS HEIFERS
pale at Port Worth on Feb 201884
Urtltort Worth oatUo
Day o February 1884
H0I0E SHORTHORN BULL CALVES
tT d re Me tiiapMuy to ranoh orvlco They have
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iteft11 AlBoonnilK lcJ y nil < l vigorous calves rouging in
itoWlo outcry an ii a J P ° ul < wullbroil holforn
oul JCSll
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agent at
Kort Worth or write to tho un-
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ddrew Alcxilackuy Chlhualjua Mexico
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Jauodry HOiuao at MtiUolt hotel
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MISS M W BERLIN
SITUATION WANT1SU MAHK
GOOD HAltKKEPjit speaks German
A wiHhesa situation Address G V Ga
wtto olllce
UTANlKDASinJATION HI A COMPI >
M pelrnt dBgKliita graduate Addresn
Jruggifit GAKTTronice
CJITUATIOK VANTHDA TIIOKOUGIE
O business mnn desires a po IKon as cleric or
tiookkeoiwir binalt Hilary to commence
m tih A rcis liookkeeper Grand Lentoill
hotel
llOntANTKU
xirA TJZD A young colored boy to taks
M cars of a horse olid nud rork in Hie
yard A good Uinuce for woino lollaUlo buy
wlio di sires a permanent home andemploy
mcnluff Ir wages Apply do WA uarntr
Gazette onUc
WA > TKIA < ENTS
WE WANT MEN AND
WANTED ovcrywhero to sell our dia-
monds Ivo provlous eijierlenco ueeessnry
For particulars iiddrehs Weakley AJlurnolt
2H vine street Cliiclunatl
LOS1
T OSTTWO KING DOVESF1NDE11 WJLI
LI bo 11 be ml IJ rewarded by leaving tibcin or
iufcimiatlon of their wiiereabouta althoGA
IKTTIt olllce
lOUND
store key near Cunninshains
ALA11GI The owner can hcvetho
nunc by pa > lug for this notice
at the Union depot Tho
owner can hae tho samo by payluc for
thlssotice
WAJ TKIlHOAItDKltS
In private famtc can bo had for
BOAHD gentlemen or geutlcmau and wife
at SZtlinmar street Itoom ftirnlsliod or lin
ftirnwlicd Terms reasonable
GENTLEMEN WJTJI
tlonablo referenco can
HOOVIH KOIt KISNT
UNGUES
got best
board the msrkotallordsiii j rlae family
on Muln Btreet Tuckers Hill Meals w7
nicely iered For terms addcei > s 1 ii
Gakkik ofllco
KENT Nicely furnished roomsulta
11011 1 two gentlemen Northeast corner of
Calhoun andlhlru Btreet
No I ROOM well furnUhcp onlnylor
A Texas and Jack
street No IKO boiwicn
son streets Apply ut premises coueulcu t
to business
llUIfJISHED BLEEPING ROOMS FOR
X Rent northwest lornor Publlo Bquaie
Apply to Jno W Htapley
Fourth nnd Grovo streets No Hi
rnWONICEIAFURNISHED ROOMS FOR
1 rent Apply at No 015 West Third
street
FOR HKNTmVKLIlNa HOUSES
TO RENTON COLLEGE HILL
HOUSE rooms neatly finished Near ter
minus of etrettcar track 15 in dance ap
Brolles corner of
ply at tho olllce of Dr II S
Fourth nndJailor streota Ofllco
am and 7 to a pm
hours It toll
OK A FURNISHED HOUSE TO
PART Ion widow lady or a parly without
children will board with Bame ulio scyoral
boarders at house wanting board Call ho
501 Grovo and Last Third streets city
PORRENT Houso or three rooms Apply
L at 501 West First Btreet
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WANTJIITO RENT
wirii THREE or
or rourroom furnished or unlurnlshtd
a llhlu three blocks of tho Caltlo Exchange
by nlco paily without children Apply at
Vutllo lUehnngo
FOKHALl RKAL 12STAIK
JIAVE A BPWNUin LIST OF
ranches and farms for sale Read our
list In lodays paper or call on usand get full
particulars Toxaslnvstment Co Limited
DEAD THE iisr OF CM Y PimFERTY
lb ror solo by Texas Investment Co Limit-
ed to bo found eUeuhero in this imer
FOR HAMSLI fit STOCK
pOn HALfA H1YLI8H SADDLE PONY
I and a good draught horso Apply lo Ur
ItcudACoCorner rifteeiith and JJoustou
btreois
IF YOU W14II TO IIUY OR BELL LIVE
slock call on Texas ln > oitmoutCo Limit
id Read their advertisement in todays pa
liorON RBABONAIILE TERMS AT TUB EM
ON tmu slock aud dairyfarm two
miles south of tho city of Fori Worth flfty
Lead o Ptt oroughbred ace imated sborthorii
bulls ono yea olthand past f MJ < S
of half and threeiiuarter bred native Short-
horn bulls ono and two year old Cattle are
larj jlne and we suited for breeding pur
MRSS M ALLKN
Miss Berlin Co
MILLINERY AND FANCY DRESS GOODS
Houston St Near tho Square
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COR FIFTEENTH XSO HOUSTON STS FORT WORTH TEXAS
Constsriments of Cotton Wool Hides and Produce solicited and prompt returns Kuaranteed
povs If desired will beheld till April 1st
and turned o or to purchasers In good con
dltlon Apply to It E Mftddox Fort Worth
Texas
MUSICAI
THE GUAHANTEED PIANOSTHE
BUY makes In the market Webur Pond
Ives JP HaloAContMaxEUora Nos
KDdtfl Houston street
nSlEY MASON A IUMIIN AND
Jli HlioutnRcr Organs and a mil llueof mu-
sical tnstrumenu at Mas EUersJ o > 47 and
l Houston street
FOH8AlBMlSOlltAiJ3 > DB
ITTE ha o n good supply of vapon lumber
V on hand nod are proparcd to All or-
ders on short notice Will didlMr the lum-
ber by tho oarload t Hnoy orllclls An >
one wishing to purchase please nddrcss moat
Bavoy lexaa T It iixiaim
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no i bit of tinneips toots and
machines for sale Address Glassbox
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ClOR SAtEIJIANK DEEDS WITH VEN
l dors lieu rotalncd Gazktte JobOfflco
pOU HAIiEDLANK DEEDS WITH SIN
I1 glonnd Joint acknowledgment GAtKTTI
WANTEI > MlbCU5LLAJfKtl8
VIiJLZ HOUSE SOUTH-
east corner public square poaniers
Tablo board f I liourd and lodging 15 to 1
tmnslcnt rales fl to < 1 SI per day I solicit u
liberal sbaro of patrouago nud guarantoo
you togct the worth of your money 8 V
ltowlnml proprietor
r NE THOUSAND CU8TOSIE113 AT A J
U Andersons JUS Houston street Fort
WorthToxas wholesjjo and retail dealer In
guns plHtols ammunltton lino pocket cut
Tory llshlng tackle poll Reins neU etc
Tho lowest prices and best coodsguarnnteed
MLSOKLLANKOUH
RENTONE OFTHEIIEST PAYINO
FOR In Northern Texas The Airnl
ture will be sold on good term as tho pres
ntowuarsare retiring from the buclnessou
accouutaf engagements in other directions
Apply to Texas Investment Company Llm
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ALL bOHTS
OR BENTONE OP THE REST PAYING
FIVE TON
Hotols In Northern Texas The furnl
ture will bo sold on good torms as the pres-
ent owners are retiring from the business on
accountof engagements In other dlreettons
Apply to Toxus investment Company Lim-
ited
WAGON 80ALK
ANEW bo sold cheap for cash
the Gazette ofllco
FINANCIAL
Apply at
< S1 KAA OR KOOd TO INVEST IN BU8I
3I0UU ncssby an energetic man who
SiH furnish good references and renulro
same Address conddontlally T Kclsey
this ofllce one week
Cnfrnn to lend on phutclass
C > 10UU real cstot security clly property
preferred G W Alexander ngenl olllco of
Texas Investment company
SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS
rjtovessioNAL
OOCNTYI AW LAND ANO MVJ3
PEOOS Agcneyhavo ra > ches for salo from
DID up to luiouo acres Huvo aNa made ur
rnngements with a Middle Txxas arm to
represent them liera In the salo of caltlo
Parties desiring to buy land or cattle will
find it to llioir Intorcst to call nnd seo us
Address llarrell Frledenhaus cither at
Pecos City or Fort titocktou Pecos county
Texas
T H POLLOCK M II Homcopatlilo Phy
1 siclan nud Surgeon Olllce oer Royal
i Twnmbley ASoiPaLandolllcoMaiu street
one block outh of court house lleildenci
701 IjisI Wcatherford street OOlcti hours
from II tol2ainnudf to5aud7toU p ra
Specialty of dlaeasea of children
TV O If LUIIUOOK PHYSICIAN AND
J SurgeonFort Worth Offlco and resi
clouco boutbeast corner Main and Third
streets over Hteius Otllco liours 0 a in to a
p in
U If 8 J1ROIIKS PHYSICIAN AND
Burgeon Olllco and residence corner
P
burth aud Taylor streets gaslight on cor
ncr Olllco hours 8 to Da m and 7 to Bp m
Telephone call No B2
W r JERNIOAN PHYSIOMEDIOAI
DR physician OUlco a0 Houston street
overHLLouis store Office hour toll u
ro2 tot p M Residence on lilutr stroet
uortheatt coruerof Kiuaro
ROtlTII IIOMIKIVTWOIMYHI
WW Port Worth Texas Office and
rcskleucocoruerlhlrd and Rnsk streets op-
posite OperaHoute Telephone No 0
WALLHltlCU
Morlh Texas
DENTIST FORT
OfflceNo ft Main
street up stairs Uies Nitrous Oxide Qas
KT > 1UTKMAN w Q 11ATKMAJ
Kitabllthed 1805
BATEMAN BRO
Wholesale Grocers
AND
Commission Morolionts
Nos 12 H 10 and 18 West becond street cor-
ner Throckmorton
tout wonTir
BAYLOR < fe BARR
The past weeks run on childrens misses and
Indies wraps has reduced our
foUoVsV sarments To clcar thom 0ttt wo llft o pSoc > lislto Sad S
Manufacturers Oost 6 00
Manufacturers Oost 7 50
Manufacturers Oost 10 00
Manufacturers Cost 15 00
Manufacturers Cost 20 00
Manufacturers Cost 25 00
Manufacturers Cost 30 00
Manufacturers Oost 35 00
Manufacturers Cost 40 00
Manufacturers Cost 50 00
Manufacturers Cost 60 00
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HOTKIJ
HOTiLSWr17rVATEll TEX
PALACE paradise the bCBt accom-
modations the best tabic J P Willy pro-
prietor
IIOIEI HWEETWATElt
OKNTltAI countylexas W J Cook Prop
Table supplied Willi best market ullords
special accommodations to Drummers
ltOTHI Ilalrd Texas facing depot
SK1AI in central part of town FlreUeliiss
samplerooms forcommcrclnltrnclers GoimI
fare and accommodations Nice parlor for
ladles
rOKKdUK 1IOUSKMA1N HTItKET
McGregorTexas by Mrs D J Ishaud
rof C Heard tho drummers home table
supplied with all tho delicacies of tbeseason
1IOTI r Denlsiin Texas located
RAFFS I ml portion of tho cllv Firstclass
aocomicodHtlons Popular ronort of commer-
cial travelsrs
LAW OAIIDS
HENl > EItSON W H 110U8
HOUSTON IleDdorhonlJiwjirs and Land
Agent Olllce In Dank building Wichita
Toxas
Fulls
1IIIITT LAWYEltS AND
MKLYVJN
general land agents Wo have a com-
plete abstract of laud lilies of llaj lor county
beymour Ilaylor county 1 oxas
HVSHI r ATTOItNEYATEAW
Cameron Toxas Prompt attention giv
in to all busluess placed la my hands
KNDIETON 1IOWMN IIOWMN
L WHPendleton county attornejNIt
towllu O It Uoniln AttomoysHt law Fort
Worth lor Olllco county attorneys odlco
u tlio court bouse upstairs
STUBV sriNE P M 8TINE
Attorneys at law Fort Worth Texas
olllco up sbdcH in Icrrell building comer
First nud JUlu streets
ITARltOLU C LKONAltll ATTORNEY
11 atlaw Dacalur Texas Practices In the
tumuil Denton Parktrand Wise couutles
In Federal com la ut Dallas and supremo
> ourtof thustato
JOHNSON attornoy at law real es
GO and collection agent ltowlo Mon
tague county Toxas Will practice in the
courts of Montague nnd adjoining rountlfs
Special attention given to land mutters and
to collections References given If desired
HART AttornevatLnw Notary
PKTKIl and Ijind Agent Albany Hhack
elford county Texas Taxis raid for uon
realdeuta Patents procurrd titlesexumlucd
and land business genornlly
J
K JVMASON ATTORNEYATLAW
Whltesboro Texas
MIMULIKN A HUMPHItKYS Attorneys
at law Fort Worth Collecting
corporation and general litigation O
Terrell
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building eorner
llrst and
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Fair warning This week ends our chat toout ladies misses and chil
drens winter wraps Eespectfully
TAYLOR BARR
BFIlBAB
B F READ CO
lissi
rnilU EYE AM EAUlllt JAB IIItKEN
1 recently from the Eje and liir Infir-
mary Cliluigo has located ut Fort Worth
and will ntlend promptl to tho medical and
KUiglcal treatmentof thodlscaiLsof the o > o
mid ear Ollce Main street near Fourth
four doom from Grand Central
Ofllce In
Main
AVIS IIHALL UOOEliS attorneys nnd
counsellors at law Terrell building
lain street Fort Worth Toxas
nllAlSlAN SWAtNU ATTORNEYS AT
VI law Fort Worth Texas Olllco over
First Natloual Rank
nlUNF HPAKKMAN
TRKNOUAKU
Atiorhoys at law I > ecaturTexas
TjiDQAlt KYE attorney at law couuty at
I
torney Albany Texas
P OUR Lawyer and Land AkentVer
J non Wilbarger county Texas
COKSICANA
Closed by Attachment A New City Hall
Nuptial Chimes
Special to tho Oaztte
Corslcaua January 30 Fritz Koclil
Uros Buloon was closed today by
attachment at instance of Galveston
creditors who have a claim of lGO0
Stock about 500
Our city board of aldermen are con-
sidering plans for aho building of a
city hall und aro selling school land
lots in tho city for the further improve-
ment of our public school
Curds aro out for tho raurrlageof Mr
W L Mulllus manager of tho West-
ern Union telegraph of this city and
MIts D 31 Caldwell for next Tuesday
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Jcriiiiui Forger Arrested
SU Louis January 30 Autouu Lin
scuinlai was arrested hero lost night
charged with forjlnga largo number of
iiostoillco orders amounting to soy
oral thousand murks whllo ho was
postmaster at Kiouuiugcr Duchy of
liaden several mouths ago Ho was
acting ua barteuder of a ealouu on
Chirk uveijuo uud Sixteenth street
when nnestcd Tho capture was
mado by E A Ueckcr of tho St Louis
postoftlce acting us special deputy
United rotates marshal who Is dow
searchiug for a relative of Llnseuiufur
said to be Implicated In tho crime and
believed to bo In this city
a
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for delivery at those points
TEXAS WVEBTL1T CO LIMITED
Iort Worth Texns
CAPITAL CULMNGS
Clmrtcrs riled Vrpartincnt Notes nud
Iogislftlho Echoes
Special to tho Gazette
Austin Jainmry 30 Clmrloretl to-
day Tlio Ccnteiuiitil Laud nnd Cattlu
compnuy ofDulliu cnpllnl 3000000
Tho liiciirnorutors are Y K HuRhes
ami John N Simpson of Dalltw tind
11 J Slcrlliife Jnnica W Uell John
Whittakcr and VVUlluui L Kueo of
St Louis Tho Uerreudo Stoclt com-
pany of Tom Green tiled an amend-
ment to its charter Increasing the
capital stoclt front 100000 to J70000J
The IltitchlnsonLuwiH company of
Wciitherford tiled n charter tIthE
A Hutchinson John II Lewis and 11
0 Evans incorporators
A MAEIUAO
Col John D Tcnipleton attorney
general and MlhS Lulu Pope daughter
of Col John H lopo of this city
wero married this ninrnint at tho
brides house by ltov 11 Whipplo of
the M K church South and left on
tho Missouri Pacific for Now York No
cards and buffo present a general
surprise
FINANCIAL
Tho comptrollers ofllce Is busy pay
inirdellcleuctcs
W M KhiR collector oi Jack coun-
ty paid in 018 09 balanco of taxes
duo for 1SS2 Hlltou Mast collector or
Nacogdoches paid in 383 for the
Butue year
yearA
A texas Veteran
J M Jtobliibon an old Texas sol-
dier now residing at 8pokaue Wash-
ington territory inquired by by let
ter of tlio atljutanlgcuerur for evi-
dences of servico to entiilo him to a
pension Ho served with lie rangers
in 1S54 and is now 75 years old The
letter was dated 127th and reached here
this morning showing swiit transit
A KURLlfiQUE
Tho senate bill making it ti felony
to wantonly aud willfully kill cripple
or malm any donivstie animal or herd-
ed stock was burlesqued with an
amendment Including domestic birds
of greater value than j0
THE SUM TOTAL
Four Iillli nud ono resolution have
been enrolled and sont to tho governor
These aru threo Judicial district bills mid
and ono appropriation bill iWi
THE OUTLOOK
Qho two houses danglo from the
baibed feuce mid there are fearful
rents fore and art Tlio apprehcnsluu
is growing that tlio main fencecutting
and school bills aru In danger of get-
ting left
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JEFFEIWON
A Now Saw Mill Personal Tlio Mea-
sles Cotion Itccelpts
Special to the Gatette
Jeilerwn January 30 Mr M Kel
ly an enterprising citizen of this city
left today for Now OrJeaus for tho
purpoio of purchasing machinery to
put u fine saw mill about half a jrillu
above tlio cltjv is havo already got
ono about tlio saniQ distance below
town owned by Clark iioyeo which
Is said o be ono of tho linest in this
part of Text
Mr M Jlowers a furnlturo dealer of
this city hay returned from Fort
Worth where ho purchased a homo
uud business house Ho contemplates
moving his family and business to thut
pbice
Tho measles aro vory bad here but
no deaths reported yet
Cotton receipts today w ere about ii50
baits
KLPASO
Tlio Hugged Course of True Love at Last
Cuds Happily
Special to the Gatette
El Paso January 30 John Loren
sen u Dune and prominent carpeatir
and Mlsa AllceSmlth of Now Orleins
were married by Uev Mr Italnes
This is the couple who were announced
to bo Joined In wedlock lust week
when the minister and guests assem-
bled at the brides resilience but the
groom failed to put in an appearance
They ate now happy in eacn others
love
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FORT WORTH TEXAS THURSDAY JANUARY 31 1881
TOl8tu0 28
STOCK CATTLE toMw it
iv ifrwtawit v
We desire to call the at j
tenton of STOCKMEN tc
the fact that we are hantf
ling large numbers ofSiqcrf
Cattle and that we ah
pared to contract or
aelivery any clas
of Texas c 4
require
OUT F
for handling
promotlv mr
are unsurpas
believe it will b
terest of all tbj
fore nakmi thr
We have pert
meats ftfr
DEL1TKI1
in any of
Western St
ries t p hc
K
over andwilr
submit our priced
who may desire topufbl
o
W
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In TeV
t6 obey ls >
at Austin ai >
Invested witliV
people ot Texas tr
Republicans uud U
and since their poMij
growing even moilgV
toters tlio decree wout rorw
must bo destroytd Russetv
mado marshal refiisetl
to uP v
it number of deputies desiguaei
by tho recopnlfcod iipirriutlug powor
lit Texas Ho cho ° e to select his nwnj
agents Ho was the best speechmii s-
er of the pai ty Ho was oven eelcctedfjL
1
to tho great clingrln of tho partyayi
masters In Texas to canvass thot
Northwtst for Gnrlleld and Arthur
Ho won tho plaudits of tho mob every-
where nnd the tuuent friendship of
Republican leaders liko General Dud-
ley and John C New Theso fuels
Healed Russells fate and all the wealth
and power tttul courts and machinery
of despotism w ere einploj ed to destroy
atdssoll and
Nortou Thoy wero oh
Htructlons in tho path of that partisan
absolutism which disposed of 10000
federal ofllcc3 of high and low degree
in Texas and other Southern states
A divided empire could notbo tolera-
ted aud tlie governing cabal at Austin
decreed that llussell and Norton
should bo destroyud
THEM INfaTRUMlJNT
Tho cnbal sent their chief to Wash
ington Fortune blest them in tho
discovery in tho attorneygenerals of
llce of the very agent for which thoy
searched Citlllue Dover used a dead-
lier dagger or tho Doritlns moro cun
ulug or fatal poison Jlrewster Cam-
eron wielded tlio power and tho gold
of tho department of Justice Brew
ster Cameron Is the prnetlcal head of
this department aud tho president
himself bends reverently in tlio pres-
ence of its ileiy figurehead
l < ruudulcnt Judges und prosecuting
attorneys aud marshals and the
countless subordinates soon learned
that their fortunes were tho plaything
of Jlrewster Cameron Ha moved the
whole vast resistless machinery of tho
Federal Judiciary system ut Mill and
grayhaired Judges trembled trucu
lently in his desjiotlo presence When
a Toxus lawyer In tho Federal court
of that stute sjioko highly of Drows
ier Camerons prosecution of a nonllb
less youth who had incurred Cumer
pns dlspleasuro ami been prosecuted
yJackLyans who as it prosecutor
knows uodistinction between the Im
personation of Innocence and truth
that or knavery and
and when tho defendants
nttoruey In this Instanco Invelgcd
against Camerons
ferocity this truck
ling Ittdgo iiiterpobcd In behalf of tho
potent Camerou and silenced tho law-
yer with tho statement that This
court cannot Buffer Mr Cameron tho
representative of tho greut and good
government to bo assailed in its pres-
ence Therefore this excellent old
creature of tho department of justice
redolent of nepotism iaHuflcrcd to re-
sign uud then rcsunio his place and
8 dronstcr Moral justice aud
still distribute salaries and nerciulslteB
where they will do most good
Lawyers dure not criticize luo Iwniao
ulato Cameron In u federal court
or Justice und uuder u Republican
form or government Tho fonti wo
have the fact la a gorgeous flctlona
splendid mockery und it living Ho
AN ILLUSTRATION
Jt may bo well having alluded to
tills case that I should explain tbot
two young men on of them rich and
the other poor wvto accused or robbing
tho postollleo ut Marshall Tex Tho
rich paid for un acquittance How
much Cameron received If any share
of tho round sum lam not advised
but tho accused refunded the sum lost
uud Jiow much more lie expended 1
ea ii nottell but thlsculprlt whoso real
crime was n fit of drunkenness in
which ho uppr prlated money not Lis
own went scot free tho othor youth
happened to bo a poor mans son
Jlrewster Cameion befooled the g tveru
metit coiuiuiloucr u Northern mm
and carpetbagirir and Itepub
Mean before whom tho youth
was brought by Camerons
myrmidons Tlu fiery uud rt8l tlt > n
Eyans did his bet but tho prosacutlon
wus uu utter fuilure and thUCauieron
uhoscii commlsslonei Inslautly releas-
ed the youug man with ho statement
that thero wero no ground for the
prohecution The poople of Marshall
kuow tho youug man well and mani-
fested the keenest In tent in tlie trhU a
and there was great rejoicing when lie
was properlyacquitted But it luay
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