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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-14
THIN DALLAS BLOOD STOCK ASSOCIl.
TION,
Grand State Tournament nnu AmrIcuI.
turni Exposition, August iith, 1879.

The most brilliant display of Gallant
knights ever seen in the state, and mounted
ON the most splendid collection of Rlooded
Horses ever before exhibited in Texas. The
Prizes to he competed for are the most yalu-
able over offered in this country ON such oc.
caSlons. An unsurpassed exhibition of thor.
ongh'bred and trotting horSes--double and
single harness, and saddle horses. Tine hest
display of horsemanShip by ladies' and gen.
tlemen, PromlumSwill be given for the best
display Of Wheat, Corn, Oats, Cotton, and
all other agricultural products, Also orthe
best span OF mules used exclusively for farm.
ing purposes. There will be n magnificent
nahu IN attendance. rho Dallas Blood stool,
Association will spare no pains In adminis-
terihg to the wants of their guests on this
occasion, and confidently expect that il Will
be the largest gathering of the people vet
witnessed In North Texas.
There will be presented to the best drilled
company In Dallas, u magnificent silk nng.
A. WADE, VIZ. MILLER
secretary President
July23-d&wtolinug
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NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING
NlNETl-ElGHTu EDITION,

Containing n complete list of MI tbo to,.,,.,
IN tnS united states, the Territories nnI thS
n ,nn,nn t, OF Canada, having population
s e., t t1on 1,uUV according to the last CEN
sus, together with the names of tho nov. sta
Pers having the largest local circulation IN
oH'l' oi the places named, Also, catalogue
OF newspapers which are rocommenIed W. w
advertisers rs giving greatest ynmn i NJ 70
portion 10 prices charged. Also nil neysno.
EerS IN the United States and Canada print.
,ihS over 1000 each issue. Also, Mi no ~
iigious, Agricultural, Scientltic and Necba ave
tSnn, Meuieal, Masonic, Juvenile. Edura.
fiou"', sSommercinl, Insurance, Real Estate,
Inv, sporting; Musical, Fashion and othsr
sSpeci3l class journals; very compipte ISIS
n"sotner with complete list of over 900 Ger
aisn P pn printed in the United states,
h htso, an essay 'pon advertising; mnnvta'
pres OF rates. showing the cost of advertISsi in
wi Nhrlous newspapers, and eyervthinS
w MI,vn u beginner In advertising would lits
a n"igSSs GEO. 7. R0WElL Il CO.,
ouslooIW ii Park Row, New York.
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TARRANT COUNTY.
An Unfortunate Accidental Man Fails
Forty Feet and is Instantly
Killed.
NnArlNlaN. Auensl u, In.


Special Correspondence Dallas lloruldJ
Our community was startled yestcr-
day by sad accident. a gentleman
by the name Of Winslett, while being
let ntoa well, was taken with asphyXia
and fell II distance of forty-three feet,
the fall killing him instantly. After
considerable troublehis bodywas drawn
from the well in bruised and man
gled condition.
The deceased was about thirty.liye
years old, served his time in the Con-
fcdrrate army, and went through many
battles without II scratch. lie was Il
quiet, unoblrsi"c citizen. Having no
relations here, urpeoplc will attend to
his funeral to-day. HI.W.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
'T'ASTE.L. E.:.SS
MEDICINES.

4 prominent Now York phvslclnn lately
complained lu uUNptS DICK a 90. about
their SlNphLWOOD ON CAPSULES, stating
that sometimes they cured miuculuuslN,
but that % patient Of ius hud taken tuum
without effect, ON being Informed that soy
er1l limitations were aut, ue inquired md
found bis pnijoul 0iuUt bs.u aIYy DUN
DAS DICK a co.'s,
What happened to this physician may
have happened to others, ana DUNDAS
DICK n co, take this method OF projecting
IhlNtrdy, dIHyyiM ana Themselves, and pre-
venting on or SASpALWOOD from coming
into dlsrcputt.
PHYSICIANS who once prescrlbethc Cap.
SulCsWill continue ~ do 80. for they con.
tain the pure oil In The best and cheap
est form,
DuNDAS DICK d co. use more on OF
SANDALWOop than all the wholesale and
Retail Druggists Nnd pcrlumcrS IN the Uni-
ted states combined, and this Is the sole
reason why the pure oil les sold cheaper
in their Capsules lhan IN amy other form.
OIL OF SNNnALWOOO rs ijtsi suppressed
ing every other remedy, sixty Capsules only
being required to insure safe and certain
cure in six or eight days. From no other
medicine can THIS rceuit be nod
DtNDAS DICK & co o. SOFT CAPSULES
solve tue problem, long considered by clui-
nenL physicians, OtNOW 10 avoid the nausea
aud disgust experienced In swallow ing.
which are well known to detguc' from, II not
destroy, the good effects OF many valuable
remedies.
son Capsules are put up In tin-fot, and
noot boxes, thhly In each, and arc thy only
Capsules prescribed by physirNns.
VASTEhESS MEDICINE. 90 aston Oh
and many other nause0ua medicines cnu be
taken easily and safely In DUMAS DlCEA
* 40 y SOFT CAESl AEs. NO FASTE.
80 SHELL,
EJ'Thcsc were The only Capsule adj.
mittc'i 10 ihc last Paris Exposition.
Send for circulars to 70 Wooster street, H. y.
Z 4 4. a ~ ~ a.
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MARVIN COLLEGE.
MALE AND FEMALE,
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS.

The nth annual session Of this institution
Will commence On the first Monday in SEN
tymber, 1919, under the Superlntcndcuce nj
NJ, Il. Franklin, A. NJ. NJ. D., President, with
IN able corps of experienced and efficient
teachers, The course of instruction IL aS ey
lenSiVr, and viii be rs thorough as any
Schoo! IN the state. ''
Tins school will be conducted strictly in
accordance with tho usngcs OF the colleges
in the South. Music distinguished PROBES,
>or OF many years experience.
The college Is now being put in thoronph
repair, and when compile ed will be onrof
me largest and best Arranged college build.
incs in the state.
WaNahachie lSadmirahly situated for cdu.
catlohal enterprises is easy of access, hav-
lng two daily hacks from Ennis Station, ON
the Central road. The town and vicinity
are noted for The Intelligence, refinement
and morality of their inhabitants.
Terms OF tuition per session OF five months
range 80 (" % Incidental Fees, n Oj Nlu.
sic on Piano, 20 use of instrument Is 90.
board from Z to Slj per month. Tuition in
advance. For iurthor particulars address
Dr.. NJ. b. FRANKLIN.
augil"ltW8m WaN0hachle, Texas.
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}. ). Jackson, Esq, of the Dallas
Book store, returned home yesterday
from the East.
Prof. w. II. Banks, late of st. Johns
College, Little Rock, Ark, was among
the visitors at TnE HERALD office yes
terday.
Col. John Ii. Stone left few even
ings ago for brief visit to his old
home in Alabama. The withdrawal
of such n citizen as Colonel Stone, even
though it be temporary, from the cir
Gle of the solid men of our city, cannot
but be apprcciably felt.
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Caution.

We wish to caution users of DR..
Prices Cream Baking Powder against
buying it in bulk. UnpriucipIrd deal
ers are mixing flour, cheap powder,
and other Substances with it and selling
il rs DR.. Prices. Some too are filing
large cans that have DR.. Prices name
on them with common powder, and
weighing it out to customers us DR..
Prices, The only safe way is to buy
II in cans, and to see that their trade
mark, the words DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powder, and the hand and
cornncopia, are on the box. do not
buy it IL label is broken. Observe this
caution, and we will warrant that you
will find DIR. Prices powder to make
the lightest, sweetest, and healthiest
bread, biscuits, cakes, ETC., with one
third less quantity than other baking
powders in the market. Steele n Price,
only manufacturers.
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The 'rurnVcrcin.

The Dallas Turnvcrein give n grand
vocal ana instrumental concert, follow
ed by gymnastic exercises and II ball,
ut their hall on Commerce street, this
evening, Our German friends know
how to enjoy themselves, and will try
to make everybody do the same thing
who may attend. AS the admission is
only fifty cents, the hail will doubtless
be crowded.
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Medical College of Alabama
AT NToaTbE,

ne REGULAR Course of Lectures will begin
on Monday, November l5th. ISzL III
close about the 10th of March following,
Iht preliminary Course will commrDrn
nboni the middle OF October, at which limo
'n U lnSsectlng Rooms viii be open
, Ihet lty Dispcnsury has been removed ia
the college Building In the course of tho
wear several thousand patients are examined
nGd prescribed for ut this DispeuSary, i'm the
presence OF the Students 80 Wv
no Lecture Free to Students from, oil wants
OF the United States F'''''
Naturalization Frcr.................,.......S oI IN
DlsSccting Fee, IA n"
FOR iurther parliculalSand Circulars npvlv
10 w, IL. ANDERSON, NJ, D.,
Mobile, June LIST, 1873. VIZ "'"i'S'
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DALLAS, JnlY 0, lS1h.
July23-d&wtolituI

80 DALLAS, July y, 1876.
10 the citizens and publicgcnerally:
reel IL u sense OF duty of mine to make
Nhowh to the public, Tor their benefit, that [
nave been afflicted with rheumatism and
rheumatic govt tor several years, and for the
.'st SIX months nave been confined to my
oed moro than half the time by the above
diseases was induced by friends to try DR..
ooleman's Electro Napor and Medicated
bolhs, and though having no failh In them
they have effected n permanent cure of NV
rheumatism ana rheumaticgout. Yours m.
specially, j. DIANE
Julylidm i'N"S'
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-14

The sherman Iron Works, Sherman
TeAas' VIII be iensed for term fyenrs to re-
sponslbc parties who can invest about four
thousand dollars on taking possession. The
inaohinefy Is NIL new the works having only
peeh III operation about four months. A
large business can be built up by expert
onced management. Apply Immediately to
H. JOUNENAT, Secretary,
adgl2dlw Sherman. ,raxos
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Gully 8erall.
SATURDAY MORNING AUGUST A.,
FOR SALE.

Ny residence, corner Pacific avenue
ana Houston streets, embracing hnIfS
block of ground, win u well finished
onc-story and basement rocIC-cOncretc
ings, etc. An early applicant mny We.
cure n bargain.
JNO. w. SWINDELIs.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-14

the police court solitary drunk'and-
down, like dragged rousicr moping
discousolately on IN ash-hoppcr, mood
lily awaited sentence, and everybody,
from the Mayor to the small boy who
sat on the end Of the bench next the
door, seemed glad when the job was
done and Mr.. Grouse sent TO that
bourne from whence no ii. and i. re-
turns until he has done sole pcuarce
to the extent of two dollars and costs.
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District Criminal court.

The case of Wallace West, charged
with the murder Of Montgomery, in
1877 was set for Wednesday. Messrs.
etemmons " Morris, Judge J. NJ. Thur
mohd and Colonel George n. Aldrelge
are retained as counsel for defense.
The State of Texas vs. G. NJ. Hibbler.
assault; verdict of not guilty.
The principal portion of the day was
spent in setting cases for special days
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Street cars crowded yesterday.
How are your rheumatics, this
morning?
--Rubber-coats and umbrellas came
In good play yesterday.
Tournament postponed until Tues
day, on account of the rain.
-Bull-whacking and kindred oceu-
pa'ions not so agreeable just now.
Thrifty housewives put in yester-
gay ma rshallng tubs and empty bar.
rels under the caves.
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The Dallas Colle1o

VIII open the first session in the Dallas Col
lego stone building ON the first Monday In
September 1878, The institution is L.. charge
of Rev, q. n Wilburn, assisted by an able
corps of teachcrsin the literary and musical
departments.
TuIrIoN.-Pr Urinary clasScs.,.nS9 90 permonth
Preparatory classes. -........ = 80 permonth
College clsScs.....,.............. 90 permonth
Music classes...........,.... 10 per month
uugl2tilSept
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Notice Is hereby given that the annual
meeting of tho stockholders of ina nnlI,,
Compress Company will be held M the
ounce vi H. V'Tompkins, President, on Mon
oay evening August I'D, at half. past 7
'o'o'h' W. IL. TAYLOR,
au5 l3dtillaus22 s.cr.,orv
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Reduction.

Owing to tho scarcity of money and hard
times Just now prevailing, II reduction has
been made In prices at the Lafayette rostnu-
rant, Frank Lantery, proprietor, GIVE this
mouse liberal share OF patronage, as you
WIN be well treated end charged reasonably.
0ugl3dlw
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CITY BUSIN ESS.
school Hoard.
OFFICE BOARD OF SCuooL DIRECTORS,
Dallas, Texas, August n. MA. -

''ihuS' l'NuNi August III, 100.
Attn meeting of the school Il oard the fol-
lowing resolutions Were unanimously pass
ed
O.
Resolved, That tho Roard win not allow
the school tax rolls, MS prepared for the scho-
0Htic year ending August 81, 1871, for Pre-
cinots Nos and !, to he returned to tho
Sheritf, the same being entirely incorrect .
and that the rolls for Precincts Nos. =, 3 and
be corrected by the Board before being re-
turned to the Sheriff,
Resolved, That the assessing officer OF Pre-
clnclS Nos, and 1 be and they are hereby
ordered to make II now assessment of school
taxes, both deficiency ana school house tax.
where required, from the assessment rolls of
tho year 1874 be it further
Resolved, That If any taxpayer in Pre-
clncts Nos. and !, has paid school in excess
OF his real tax when the rolls shall have
been properly made out, that the Sheriff is
hereby ordered 10 refund such excess.
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noting whot Is MD what r. mt good
manners that quuliiy which "makc3
the man, but, in the language Of Mar
Gus Autoniui or Mark Twain, "sulll-
ciont for this time is what has been
said.n
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Select school for Males and Females.

Inc ia'l session will open September Attn
'hnrgcs ns heretofore Parents who have
seen 'he eVil results OF changing teachers
ana DOCKS every year. win find it to Il, 'o
Interest to patronlac this sch.ol
ii. W. ALDEHOFF A, Nj.
July 23--lllNMl5M
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SIT. LOU r3
UNION STOCK YARDS,
Bremen Aycnne, Gcnnctt ST, and the lIiss,uDi Riy,,
ST. LOUIS, MO.

or these Yards, tlrst.class in every particulor
ii az OF nll kinds of Live Stock. "i'
nv h ova nrc with the Yards the Compn.
iB5ul,ulng with Restaurant SleSpi,,ms.A Hviiange
S,n a9er Snop' No. for the accommoj ~;
,St}i Men. The charges of the Con, ynn %,
to th ee ~ ,,e44sonahie ana Just, Consirn diTnct
W n .me 9t Louis Union Stock Yards. "i'e''
Ir 0seV[s;. co Ohm Whitaker President; d,
'WSIu w bo W: Il: Jameson, su,
Treasurer. AN''iis"y' secretary and
aug7- yybm
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Lands adjacent to the county site of East
land county can be bought of Mcssls Daugh-
er'y, Connelleo& zimmerman, Real Estate
Agents over the postoilicc, at from 81 80 to
tsO Fer mere ON ten years time. nuglOd2t
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His HouOr's Levec

The rain, and overcast skies, and
muddy streets, and general discomfort
may have caused 1t, but yesterday was
dull to enervation In police circles. AT
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a Card.
W. q. SICKLES n co

W, z. SIUKLES 4 CO.,
drocors and dealers In Produce, 60 Elm
street. will furnish Bagging and Tef to thoi,
country friends, and ship their crops; or n
planters wish to consign cotton or wheat to
their friends In Galveston, they will maho
very liberal advances.
July@. " II rni, ELS Ebbs,
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Rain / Rain II

the Grand Tournament and Agricultural
Exposition aud Military DriIl IL postponed
until tuesday 18th, owing to the state of tn q
weather Ihere are oven twenty thorough.
bred horses now on the grounds.
W. b. MILLER. President.
!" AoE' Seorctary. auglll2t
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-14
Wake Up and see What is
Going On.

JoglDh M,Hc,cr groccr Gl5 Emsrcrh
Do'loa, 5cois a4 in setting goods cheap.
III dciiruS Hcm II customers free, ia
and girc linn Il him, at Gl5 E1m street,
G7d3m
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Certificates furnished and lands located
ana patented, ut n cost Of 80 cents per mere
10 the purchaser by Daughcrty, Connclloe ~
zimmerman. uugljdtf
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-14

hemember that suter, Everheast 4 Co., 7le
ana III Elm street, can sell cheaper than any
mousse In Texas, because they manufactures
"'eit own goods auglSsatSsund4t
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Farm lanIl,is.

ono or two good nrn bands can lind per
inanent employment Mt Ino, NJ. Crockelts
farm. Men with small families preferred
Liberal wnges paid for the right kind o
Mon.
Dallas, August Il, 1875. augl3d3t
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ilsentemen want good Washing and noat
Ironing, take their clothes to Madame
cromwell, corner Pacific Avenue and River
Streets henr Railroad bridge. None hut
gents clothes solicited. Responsible for all
r'c'Neu NJ our 0ilco, aug7dlm.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-14

Nix. JOSEPH SWAIN viii have the exclusive
charge of the city circulation of The DAILY
Herald from this date untll further notice.
June II, 1878.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-14

Persons owning western lands, or those de-
slrlng To purchase them, will find It 10 their
interest to see DOughcrty, ConncllceN Am.
NVTIllhh, nMLl3dii
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Delegates TO state Grange viii pIcaso 70.
port AZ Grange Agency Friday 18Th or Snnr.
day IAN. JNO. NJ, CROCK Err.
DalIaSi August Il, 1870. augl3l2t
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glstS, for your compound of syrup Of
stlIlurgca. augllltl
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TIE DAILY HERALD

WIN Ice found on sale by the news
boys on MI irnins al the Texas and
nnd Pncinc railway, and az the news
stands In nIc city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-14

Correctly done, and positively by the tim
promised nj j. NJ. Grams, 1O7 Main street.
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. Ihe Dallas Broom Factory has been re-.
moved to Pointer, Shields ~ Co. Is Old stnnd,
hear the postolllOc.
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Iob Vork

Every description OF legal job work done
49, Galveston prices at THE llLRALB jon
OFFICE.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
BANK RUPTGY.

In me EHitcd states district CONT for the Hes
tern district Of Tiruy,
In the matter of II. E.&J.T. Williams, bank
ruptS-ln bankruptcy, No. SOB.
The undersigned hereby gives notice OF his
appointment of the estate and effects OF Rob
ert l., John 4. Williams, of the CITY of
Dallas, In said District and state OF rr%aa,
who have been adiudgcd hanliruptS on tncir
own petition by the District Court OF said
District W, W. PEAK,
Assignee.
August ., 1870 auglhIIW
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MEMORY OFGEN. SAM HOUSTON,
10 ARRIVE!

VIZ sc, corner Public sqnare:-
\ SvERrISlNG: Cheap: Good: System
- Mc,-Al persons who contemplate
insn,,tg contracts with newspapers for the
SWrmIS TO Geo. p. Rowell Il Co., Al Park Row,
~" YORK, Tor their PAMPHLETS BOOK
WaMetSy cih ednio1), containing lists OF
~ ~, -'uVO newspapers and estimates, show
T., y elie cost. Advertisements taken for lead
ny Ing papers in many states mt n tremendous
i ponx from publishers rates. GET Tnk
hoOk' 2SSl,twly
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2EU4EaELS
Iron Frame P|0W

-, a saving OF forty per cent of po,ver oya,
NE 5e CON on, ninon plow. a boy with three horses
Woes woes the work of two men and fonr horsoS
with com anon pillow. wa" 'o''l hoiSeS
palHapsI So 40 William Pendleton Trinity Mills,
narro county; Hughes ~ Bell, Peoria tiiii
county, or to '"suo' montague
HUGHES RIDING Pillow co.
'''ee'o ST. Louis, Mo-
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W. Il. CABEG.L, President
Board school Directors for Dallas County.
mglldlmwlm
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-08

The Galveston Nescs contains details of
the hanging OF Nelson Mitchell for the mur-
der of two men in named Truitt in Hood
county, and the death of JEFF Mitchell who
was trying to convey poison to his father in
Jail. iT-s.fi. -. - - -
Although every effort was made TO secure
the Communication of his sentence, Governor
Coke was firm In his refusal, and ON Fridsy
last the officers proceeded to put the SEN
tence into execution. Mitchell, who is q
man eighty years old. made several at
temPts 70 commit suicide Wednesday night
BY hanging himself with q chain he had
wrenohed from the door. but his heart failed
him. He spent the night in cursing the
sheriff and officers, and on Thursday night
o guard was placed In his cell to prevent
selt-destructiOn. On Thursday night the
guard about the jail discovered an armed
man crawling toward the jail, and not
knowing how many more men there
might be, fired. In the morning the life
less body Of JEFF Mitchell, youngest son of
the doomed man, sged shout twenty one,
was found on the ground, the whole top of
OF his head blown OF. He was armed with
Q double 1barrelt d shotgun, and had brace
OF Colts' rovolyers buckled around him. and
All heavily loaded: ln his pocket was found
large Wal OF lsudanum, wrapped with
rega which hewss evidently conveying to
his father. The old man ssksd that the
body be brought into the jail, that he might
see his son, aad was much Affected. Near
by his horse va hitched, his hat and shoos
tded 70 the aAddle. The execution was at
tended BY 5000 people. A little sitter one
o'eleek ~ wagon, ecstaining the doomed
man dttinG on hia cVlin, proceoded b, the
ganoWs, the r0ps Was tied, and tke exeou.
toa gone through WITH sl& Ga 0rdl H.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-08
oErsosAl soURnALs srArE OF LOUISIANA. 6@
- q e. NEW ORLEANS FRIDAY, OCTOBER s, 1875,

ink; Judge Stokes had not: another recol-
lsctsd he was yw0unled across the stomach
By shell which left Q scar. Judge Stokes
Sinbbs that bore tie hand writing Of r w W.
StDkea were brought forward. and a te+t
made on that point, but all to no avail. and
Judge p. j. Stokes was told thst he might
Co. istss "a ,.If..-.ritf.r,.d L,r.i.
He speaks well Of his trt atment In Texas,
except In . few q, which he attribures
Captain Henry. q lawyer Of Linden, and
Colonel H. F.lO'Neil. He thinks he will
moke s0me uartiss to the affair liable before
he gets through, but could not say who
until he coDsults bis lawyers. He left on
the CasTie A Thorne yesterday, and says If
be- gets to Colfsx in time he will stop and
hold court, and II not he will 20 to New
OrleAns and commence proceedings in the
case, which he designates "clesr case of
Kidnapping"