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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-08

Special to the Herald.

Special TO the Herald.
Brenham March There wa. n livelv
ehootlng bee at Burton the first station west
OF hers on the. railroad last Saturday.
Tho shooters were II. Knittle, a prominent
merchant the postmaster st that placs, and
u man named johnson section boss ON tho
Cexns Genital. Five or six shots wore tlred
knit.le was shot in the side but not dauesr-
ousy wounded. Johnson was shot in the
leg. The difficulty occurred about a matter
connected with the postoilice.
Jake Brown, a Zulu, and one Of our many
deputy sherids, was shot in the back by
moke named Nathan Wood. The ball only
punctured Browns hide. This shooting oc.
CURED four miles east oftown.
The district court convened TODAY with
Judge j. D. Mcfarland on the bench. There
are about thirty Cases on tho criminal docket,
Last Saturday night bunch Of festive
cow>boys from Austin county, visited Yves.
Icy, village in this county twelve miles
southwest of here. They were full of fun
and got full Of whiskey. They shot out
lights, beat Mikesks, u ssloonlst, over the
head With revoler, and knocked down his
wife sod an old woman. Twenty-Five shots
were fired
Tho weather is fine and farming operations
| are active.
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Waco.


- f'N'ni y" Ait AANANil4
Waco. March IA heavy rain storm,
with violent thunder and lightning, passed
over this city last night. Mi. Torry's house
was struck by lightning. Tho electric current
entered thu front room. A bedstead standing
near the door was fcled to the floor. A child
sleeping on the bed escaped any injury,
which fact the parents attribute TO the nom
conducting prorertes Of the feather bed on
which the child lay. The other
members of the family, six in
numoer, were all greatly shocked, some
severely. Mr.. Tory was tho first to regain
consciousness and found several articles in
the room on fire. BY strenoue efforts he ex.
tinguished the flames. The Memphis CAPT.
tallsts,. Messrs. Nelson and Grider, purchss.
cd three acres of ground in East Waco To-
cay and will at once commence
the erection thereon of a cotton seed oil
mill, investing $50, 900 therein. This makes
two cotton seed oil mills in this city, to be
ready for operations by September Isl
l6'Oeo tons Of aeed will be required the ilrs
year.
Major Marion, ofthe Missouri Pacific rail
way, is hero making ilual arrangements
for the building of the Brazos bridge
Waeoites who we're in New Orleans las
week saw there Paul b. Jaudon, the missing
carriage manufacturer, who has beci
mourned for by despondent creditors
He stated tha! be would yisi
Florida and South Carolina and. return (,
Waco. Jay Gould has evidently forgotten
there is Waco; al all events wo have no
seen him yet.
The Tempetons played to packed hous,
Tonight
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Special TO tile Herald.
San Antonio, March 7.-Jay Gould and
party arrived Saturday night and left hero
yesterday for Galveston. Ho was very reti-
cent as to his intentions.
Mrs. Emels Rummels, aged 70, died ve..
'erday. she was an old resident Of San
Antonio,
Governor Holiday, Of Virginia. spent
Sunday here and left for Austin at noon
to-day;
1t seems that the man found dead few
days since near tie International csmp.
twenty-five miles west of here, committed
suicide by strychine. He seduced Girl and
her father persuaded his 20 consent 10 marry
th girl with siy-shooter argument and
the mother prayed on his mind 90 much that
no took the poison the day before the we'd
ding.
Parties out west are giving the road agents
lively chase.
Tickets are being sold rapidly to the
Mccullough performance.
The evening Light makes due amends to
Representative Denam that he was not the
man. II was another fellow,
A special to the Express from Laredo saw
that sixteen prisoners confined in the Webb
comfy jail escaped last night by cutting a
hole through the roof. ]. w. Orr, with Gen.
eral Frank Armstrong has established a now
daily stage line between San Antonio and
Laredo, and have secured the mail contract.
A small fire occurred about ten tonight In
y house stored with cotton and hay, between
Flores and Acquia Streets No damage. only
Re loss ofthe cotton and bay. The prompt
SETON of fremen prevented serious con
flagration.
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Special to the Herlad.

special TO the Herlad.
Rusk March 7.--Mrs Fannie Neely, wife
OF Mr.. Geo. d. Nicely, prominent mer-
chant OF this place, died on the fifth instant,
Of supposed diptberia. Mrs Nicely was q
most essmable Christian lazy beloved by the
entire community.
Tho survey ot tho Kansas spd Gulf short
line railroad from Tyler to Hearne passed
west Of hae four miles. The engineer claims
that 1t iaNpost excellent route.
The appropriation for the penitsntiaries
by the Legislature, meets tho hearty appro-
baton of this people.
District court eenyenea here on the twenty
eighth inst.
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Cburch Troublca

Nov Orleans, March 7.--Regsrding recent
church trouble. hero. Bishops Warren and
Fats state tha. 20 charges wors ovor made
against the Reverend Bricton Of tho Ames
Methodist Episcopsl church. Doctor BIS
Ton was not removed, but regularly transfer.
I'd to Tho Wilmington, Delaware, coefaren %.
The author of tho scsndalous letter sga'ns,
Doctor Brs,on IN an open letter of apology
ssye tho whole report originated In mistake
ind was au inexousablc blundsr OF his.
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over,on Dots.

Special to the Herald.
Overton, March 1.-Two negroes, John
Edwards and Jim johnson, engaged in a
Eight here yesterday. 0ae is now here seri.
| ouFly cut on the arm aud head, the other fed
aud is thought 10 DO fatally wounded.
Julius Q. Wiley, conductor on tho Hon.
dorson and 0vorion railroad, Is seriously IN.
Pneumonia, me'sals and mumps arc ra.
ging here.
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COrnfcana Ifcnna

spenlni 70 the Herald.
oorsicsna, March 7.--The body of an un-
known man was found in the bottom about
midway between this place and Rice. The
fact was reported At Rice and the coronor's
jury summoned. Their verdict was that the
unltnoTnn man came to his death by expos.
ure and ilur.
Cotton coming in slowly.
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Iare,Io.
spaclal to the IIornld.

0phclAl 10 the Hrfniu.
laredo, March Twelve Of tho sjxtoen
prisoners conhned in the county js,l at ibis
place cut hole through tho ,eof and made
good their escape last night.
Another stage line, from tho terminus of
the International road to this place. h, to bo
established sson by Mr.. j. w. Orr who has
the contract for carrying tho mail.
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Greenviilo.
Special to tho Herald.

:, Grecnvilc, March The track on the
Denison and Southeastern railroad Is being
laid east OF Greenville 10 tho direction Of Nine
ola Of the rate of u half mile per dsy, The
road Is now about four miles from Greent
Vile. Next week tho track will bo laid =
tho rato Of one mile per day,
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GEORGETOWN Items.
Special to the Herald.

special to the Herald.
Ge9fgetown, March 7.-Capt. Dawers and
party OF enginees of the M. X. q T. r. r.
completed two lines Of survey into Georto.
town last Saturday. He reports an excellent
route from Bslton. tits now regarded as
csrtalo thai tho road win be built TO this
pace Jus. as soon as money and men can do
80; The right of way and depot grounds
will be given by the citizens.
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Fort worth.

Fort Worth, March Z, 1eS1.--Ths Jury IN
tho case Of the Ate.sgalnst Jim Ellillon,
who Killed Davo Boax, al old Blind man, d
Birdville, about three months ego, brouehtin
q verdict Of guilty Of murder IN second
degree. The prisoner goes " the penilsn-
tiary for eleven yeafs.
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Palestine.


Special TO the Herald.
Palestine, Msrch IA negro named
Chess shot and killed q negro named Houe-
ton McMcans hero on yesterday. Tho XII.
ling seemed 70 be unpro,okei. They wore
talking together whom Chess pulled 4 large
six shooter and began firing. Ono shot pss-
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AFrERNooN sEssI0N.

Senate bill amending article 2ll, chapter 6,
title 20, of the revised statutes, was taken up
Rnd passed under suspension Of the rules
Senate bill No. l21, authorizing the pur.
chase of portraits Of the governors and
presidents of Texas, was taken up AID en-.
crossed.
Senate bill No. 90 passed under suspen.
sion of the rules.
The liquor tax bill was returned from the
house announcing q refusal to concur in the
sensie amendment. The sonsle refused To
recede from the amendments. A motion for
q conference committee was carried.
MIR. Homsn senate bills No. 66 and 81,
joint resolution No. 40, and senate bills No.
81, 81 and 81 all as correctly engrossed.
Senate bill No. l7s passed.
The senate then adjourned till O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
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London, March 7.--It has beon showing
steadily In Scotland for 70 hours, and lrAilo
s blockAded. Many shipwrecks arc reported
on tho coast
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House bill No. 81, providing for The organ
izaton of penitentiaries md the manage.
ment of the same, was taken I'D and djs-
cussed, and being amended it was at length
engrossed.
A message was received from the governor
containing memorial from the railroad
msgna!es with their views on tho pending
bill.
The house adjourned till o'clock in the
afternoon.
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Nashvillo, Tenn, March l. .-PrswiIk, Hposr
n Co., bucket manufacturer, burned out' ~
night Lou sso,0Co, |naufancs $4,000.
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XVIITH LEGISLATURE.
P0RTY-HIGHTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS
Another Railroad Bill-MOTc Petit.
tfons for Prohibitioa-The Liquor
Tax Bill Passed-A Memorial
From the RaiiroaS Masnates--
The Legislature Getting
Down 60 work-A Field
Day for the Passing
Of Bills, Etc

SENATE
Special to the Herald.
Austin, March THE senate met pursu-
ant to adjournment
Roll called and quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The reading Of the journal was dispenaed
with.
MIR. Hightower reported on senate bill No.
206, relating to elections, adversely On tho
original bill and offered substitute.
Mr.. Stewart reported on senate bill No
23l fsvorably; also on the substitute for
house bills No. S27 and 3S9 fsvorsbls; also
report on senate bill No. 2S2 adversely; on
senate bill 2l9 favorsbly; on senate bill 105
adversely.
Mr.. Rsiney presented u petition ffom Ellis
county for prohibition.
Mr. Lane offered bill authorizing j. S.
Mihnifee to sell certain realty in property.
| The executive session on the governors
appointments resulted in their confirmation.
Mr. Lightfoot presented petition from
the ladies Of Lamar county on prohibition.
| Mr.. Shannon reported on senate bill No.
| l47, favorably.
Also on senate bill No. 2S5, with commit
tee amendment, favorsbly.
Also on senate bill No. 1856, favorably.
MIR. Mariin, Of Navarro, reported on bill
No. 290, ftvorsbly.
Mr.. Stu6bs submittel the minority report
on bill No. 2S5, adversely.
Mir. Homan introduced bill amending
article 1892 of the revised atutes
A message was reCeivet from the governor
containing memorial from railroad men
protecting against the proposed legislation.
The memorial was referred.
The senate joint resolution No. Is, amend
ing section IL, article 8, of the constitution,
was taken up and lost.
Mr.. Stubs introduced bill amenliu,
join! resolution No. 81. Tabled subject Il
cell. q
MIR. Buchanan, of Grimes, reported on
senate bill No. AZ as correctly engrossea.
House bill No. 235 relating to the WOO
growing interests, passed.
House bill No. 4Sl passed.
House bill relative to the claim of Moses
Herring was passed to ils third reading.
House bill No. 438 Was passed 10 its third
reading.
MIR Gooch introduced bill regulating the
duties Of railroad companies.
Mr.. Lane reported On house bill No 807,
liquor tax, iavorably
The rules were suspended aud the bill was
placed ON its second reading.
The rules were then further suspended and
tho bill passed.
Mr.. Rsiney introduced bill amending tht
charter of Dallas.
MIR, Lighifoot introduced bill providing
for jury commissioners.
Joint resolution No. 35, amendiu, the IL
diciary bill, was tabled subject to call.
A bill claiming $4,000 for the heirs
Toby WAS taken up and engrossed.
The senate then adjourned unil $3.50 o'clocl
in the afternoon.
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Mr.. Plumley offered resolution sskinp
lha. Judge Hunter, one or the survivors Of
tho Fennin msssscre, be invited 70 q seat ON
the floor. Adopted.
Mr.. Hill moved to reconsider the vote on.
gtossing tho peni.eniiary bill. Lost.
a resolution for night 1essions was taken
up and sdop,ed,
The liquor tax bill WIS reported from the
sauate with amendments. Tho house re-.
'utCd to concur.
Tho bill relating 10 tho county OF Ualop
wsa tskon up and passed.
The house joint resolution, so chsneine
toe constitution as 10 allow members fuii
psyns long ~ sitting, WAS engrossed.
The house then sdjoaruet I'LL 1880 O'Clock
tonight.
CAPITAL CRUMBS.
Governor Robert. is III, and unable "a
leave the mansion.
State vs.. the Western Union telegram
Co., to recover taxes is occupying the district
conrt.p
j. l.. M. Curry, agent Of The Peabody
fund, and Governor Hollowday of Virgiais
arrived here this evening.
Jay Gould was iu tho city for few hou r,
yesterday. He then went 10 Galveston.
Judge Hunter survivor Of tho Fsnnin mas.
secrc, Is in town.
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STATE SPECIALS
TEXAS TOPICS BY TELEGRAPH.

Horrible Murder Committed la uiil
Co"nty-Escape OF Prisoners From
the Laredo Jail-Jay could ana
Party in GalvestOn--Eoad
Agents ont West to he
Routed-Ncgro shot
And Killed Mt
Palestine.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

L,oR SALE CHBAp--sTuCk AND FIx-
II lures OF n ccfitcr grocery, centrally lucated;
store and dwelling for fpnt, Address, one week,
G. A. H., Crtic Office, A bc2i3ts
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

XTANTED--A SITUATION BY A YOUNG
w colored man as driver or waiter In private
family; good references. Please address W. s.,
l3jB 10Th 1T.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01
A Girl Famine.

The demand for servant girls at the pres.
years I'm fact, at tie principal employ
incnt agencies In New York city 1t Is stated
that so many have never before been
wanted. And this demand cannot be sup
piled. The girls are not to be had they
are not In existence; they cannot be secured
for love or money" was the statement
repeated In one form or another Mt tl,e Iii
eIass airls 70 to nj, nrr,s ~ tSc country.
from Maine To. Texas. A good many of
thcsr net married., and then comes call
Tor others TO fill their places. Ono sent to
Tcxns married S6j. 900 short time since.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

THE STRICT ADMINISTRATION of Sum
day law has closed the beer gardens of In
dianapolis, and the immediate result is the
establishment of a number of literary So
cieties. The advocates of the temperance
movement considered this triumphant
vindication of their cause until it was dis
cqyered that the new literary circles were
composed of Germans who wash down their
learning with lager.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

VXTANTED-BY YOUNG AUTHOR, (POET-
w ical and prose) nm engagement to write for
periodical, or any literary employment. Address
b. BANKSON 1916 q st. Oc3i
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

VINOR SALE : A CINCINNATI CYLINDER
II Press; will print sheet 2ix3S. Address OF
apply at CRITIC Office. 5ll Ninth street. lea
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

THE POISON of the national frying-pan is
henceforth to be neutralized by tho potency
of the porridge pot, and America is to be
redeemed from the dreariness Of dyspepsia.
To oatmeal, we arc assured, must be ascribcd
the stalwart vigor for which the Northum-
brians were anciently famous, and that
their strength is now abated is due solely
to abandoning milk and porridge for tea
and white bread.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

. Advertisements of Three lines under this hea
Inserted times for 25 cents.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

NTANTED-A SITUATION by A RELIA-
w BILE young man, In some mercantile house;
best of references given. Address E. l.. E.. 10j +
st. n. g. mol
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

VIZ ANTEb - An EDDERLy woMAr,
wv white, Who wants good home. 327 g ~.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

THE Parisians need no longer hold up
their neatly glovcd hands in horror at our
genuine Western drama. The new French
spectacular has dancing damsel who
keeps time to her flying footsteps by firing
of revolvcrs until she vanishes in cloud
of the smoke,
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

E0R sALE-oLD PAPERS AT THE CRITIC
IL Office, OCT
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

THE PROJECT OF making n lake or in
land sea in the Desert of Sahara seems to be
a bcwitching theme Of verbal speculation.
On descending to practical details it is,
however, confessed that the necessary canal
from the Mediterranean would have to be
both wide and deep, and q good deal of
water would be needed.
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ron sac.
Advertisements Of Three lines under this head
Inserted times for 2j cents.

INOR SALE = TWO BLOoDEp 3,s-YEAR
IL colts, raised by me, for SALE l5,s hands high;
broken to saddle and gentle. Address DANIEL
AMNfEN, Beltsville, Md. oc2g-3ts
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

TIE LAST SENSATION in banking circles,
by which the directors Of national bank
in Newark arc politely requested to hold
the bag for about two millions, will be re-
ceved by the financial public with deep re-
gret. There will be no very widespread
sympathy, perhaps, with the rich old gem
tlemen who will have the said bag to hold,
but the entire banking interests of the
country will feel that shadow has beon
cast on the great governing principle by
which fiduciary trusts are obtained and
held. This Is the most unfortunate feature
of all such defalcaticns.
The popularity Of this case is such as to
make the idea of colluson between cashier
and book-kccpersa necessity Mr.. Baldwin,
circumstances, contends that the deficit
occurred through loans granted Nugent &
Co. out of the bank funds, covering n
series Of years, till the appalling figure of
two millions was reached and discovery be.
came inevitable. His explanation states
drafts of Nugcnt & Co., which were carried
on the books as cash.
The idea of carrying New York drafts rs
cash for series Of years by means of
dummy entries without the connivancc or
knowledge of the book-kecper is too pre-
be done If Baldwin were cashier book
keeper and draft clerk combined.
We don't claim that the book Keeper in
this case received any part or parcel of the
swag. 1t remains to be seen just where the
money did go; but the facts reveal n
maudlin sentimentality about the nature
of n trusted servants responsibilities which
banking circles would do well to pluck
right up by the roots. When q man enters
their employ they first teach him to under
stand that he must regard everything that
goes on as family secret not to be men,
toned beyond the walls of the building.
BY following this advice, the clerks close
their eyes to multitude of irregularities
for fear of losing their heads, and, as in
this case, the lesson comes home to roost at
the door Of the bank directors. There can
be such thing as straining this question of
silence to too fine point.
Another lamcntable feature and the one
most to be regretted, isthe shadow nat.
urally cast on personal and business faith
Revelations of this kind must weaken the
force of personal integrity and undermine
the whole fabric of personal character and
credit. Every recurrence of such breache.
Of trust lower the high standard of indi
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

A NEW USE for the telegraph has been
discovered in Norway, where it is being in
troduced to scare away the wolves, rapid
communication being a matter Of secondary
Importance. Why Norwayan wolves object
so sternly to this modern improvement is
not stated but the fact is assured that the
erection of telegraph wire has driven
these animals from district where they
were both numerous and dangerous,
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

DELMoNIco, the caterer, condemned tho
New Englanders for failing in applied
science. With all their learning he con-
sidcrcd very few of them able to order
dinner betraying their Ignorance by order
ing what is ont of season.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01
A Proof Of His Insanity.

New Haven NegIstef,
The mere fact that Guiteau borrowed q
silk umbrella and returned il is strong evil
dence of insanity, but. that he carried 1t to
the Republican headquarters and sue
cceded in getting 1t safe back again Is over
whelming evidence of pretcrnatural
sharpness which Is characteristic of only
the most hopelessly insane persons
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01
The FnmiIx Gafhering.

Translated from the Omnibus +: Uncle
=" Children, wonder yourselves not that l
To me relishes 1t indeed not ut home alone
with the table must company around me
see." Relatives In chorus, to the horror of
the uncle" Good, dear uncle; then Will we
from now on with thee to dinner eat.n
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

THE TRANSFER OF live fish from place
to place is very difficult. In tanks care
fully arranged for circulation of water and
by the greatest care number Of soles and
turbots were shipped from Southport, Eng
land, and let loose in the American waters
near New York. Only about one in seven
of the fish survived the voyage.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

THE BUSINESS MEN of England eat bread
and cheese where the American eats pie
Rows of gigantic cheeses are displayed in
the great dining-halls of London. In the
year ending September l, 1881, the import
from America reached 127, ,311 boxes, and the
recent diminution in tho supply from this
country has been severely felt in the Eng
lish restaurants.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

THE SENATE has adjourned, but the
people of Washington need not curl up for
very long nap. The candidate for Speaker
of the House will begin to file in by platoons
in about two weeks. He will come
victualled for short and hot campaign, and
it now looks as if his name would event
ually turn out to be KassOn.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01
Conditions Renuireh.

DtIFOII TTtt FTtss.
All that Is needed to sell mining stock Is
a wnter-oolored map, two pieces of ore Dur.
chased alta jewelers., and II man with cheek
and n fool with money.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01
william, the Hopper.

81. Louis Post-DiSpatch,
Mr. Window hops from limb to limb like
an ngile official hummlng bird. just at the
nick OF time the Minnesota Legislature re-
elects him to the United States Senate,
and he will succeed himself without any
serious break In the salary.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01

WE SUGGEST that the hearing of the
Star-route cases be set for January 1, 1885.
This would give George Bliss u chance to
get ready and furnish Billy Cook with time
enough to reach here from New York.
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01
A Royal IIumOrist.
Chicago Herald.

NDIcuBO HtfuIu.
The Shah of Persia has vein of eycep-
tionally wild humOr. In his diary of Euro.
pean travel he says that ''an Englishman
who disobeys policeman Is instantly put
to death.n The humor consists in his
writing "Englishman' for "Irishman."
The Evening critic., 1881-11-01
Honors Easy.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
Frank A. Burr, n war correspondent now
in Virginia, is getting tendcr-footed. He
says there is II conspiracy to put Mabone's
here that this conspiracy win be over
thrown by h counter-con spirncy on the
part of Malone not to put his life In jeop-
ardy.