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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-17
STATE SPECIALS.
Continued from First Page
Athens.

Athens.
Special 10 the Herald
..ATHES' November l6.-Pomp. Goodgame,
citizen of this county, indicted and
charged with the murder of a negro, came
to our Sheriff last evening and save'up and
announced himself ready for trial. The
negro was Il witness in our District Court
and while on his way to court
at the Spring term was shot and
killed by an unknown party, being literally
riddled with buckshot.
The Texas Trunk corps of engineers are
camped near Athens, locating that road.
Colonel j. ii. Skinner one of our leading
merchants, made an assignment Monday.
Liabilities, about 81 900; assets, sufficient to
cover the liabilities.
A fine rain fell yesterday.
Cotton is still coming in rapi!ly
County Commissioners Court is in SEES.
sion.
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SpecIHI 70 TIC IIeraIH.
WA1AHAcHIE, November 16.-Thc 10th
session of the Northwest Texas Conference
convened here this morning, Bishop II. II.
Kayanagh, presiding. There were present
about 200 persons. No business was trans
acted to day, further than organizing and
appointing a committee, and the session
will last probably week. as matters of i'm
portance are to be considered.
Payton Rowland, grand lecturer, or the
Masonic order is in the city.
The total number of bales of cotton re-
ceived here to date is 1885.
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UroN THE heels of obtaining the right.or.
way through the Choctaw Nation by the
st. Louis 4 San Francisco road from Fort
Smith to Paris, etc, comes the cheering in.
telligence that the company has Just filed
at st. Louis deed of trust for $4,000, 900,
The Indebtedness of the company at pres.
ent is Sl5,ooo,oOO, and this mortgage Just
made will leave margin of $l5,Ooo,OOO ior
the prosecution of the work of construc.
ton and the extension may be anticipated
nj oncc.
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Houston.


HousroN, November l6-The decision of
the Board of Trustees in the scandal case is
unsatisfactory to the public in Diminishing
the Superintendent and retaining the lady
teacher. They say it is inconsistent, The
decision should have been guilty or inno-
cent and both retained or dismissed. 1t is
feared a scism in the school will result,
Many citizens talk of withdrawing their
children unless CHANGE is mnde.
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AN EXCHANGE says 1t would be interesting
to know just how many companies and
corporations Jay Gould is president and
director OF. Ifthis man lives long enough,
he and his syndicate will soon get pos
session of the entire property of the
country, and there will be nothing for
anybody else to labor for. lie could put
cemetery lots up so high that we would
have to 20 ont of the country to get buried.
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Mr.. JENNINGS, the London correspondent
OF the New York Herald, discredits all ru-
mors of Gladstones resignation, and insists
that just now the Liberals could not do
without him, and that a serious split would
Immediately occur in that party should the
great Premier retire. He says it is possible
the cxchcquer may be resigned in behalf Of
Mr. Childers, but that Gladstone has his
health still, some years of usefulness yet
before him, and desires to try his popularity
before the people once more.
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ms-wHEREAs, 1t has been found that the CAPT
tai stock of the Chicago, Texas & Mexican Cen.
trail railway company. now being 5000 shares,
of the par value of 500 each, Is insufficient to
construct and operate its road and that 1t is de-
sirable to increase the same from $4,000 shares,
or $500, 900 to 10000 shares, or to $4,000,
900, the totalamount being $4,000 per pile;
Therefore, BE it resolved that meeting of
the stockholders be and the same is hereby
called to be held at the office of the company, at
Dallas, Texas on the 2Sd day of January 1850,
to consider the proposition of increasing its
capital stock from $4,000 TO 10000 per mile, in
accordance with the preamble hereto, and to
consider the proposition of issuing series OF
income bonds II the same be deemed necessary;
that the secretary be and is hereby instructed
to give legal notice to each stakeholder, of the
time and place and purpose of said meeting.
by order of the board of directors,
AsAHEL +. BENNETT, Secretary.
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THERE are more places than the one
whore II was said that the following is APP
plicable, and as strikingly correct: How
delightful to have party occupy seats be-
hind you at theatre and laugh and discuss
their private affairs during the entire
evening so that II is impossible to catch
more than third of what Is said.
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days and reported by thespingfeldRe-
publieans correspondent as stating that ten
per cent. of the Southern negroes are in
schools, and with the progress they are
making in acquiring property-gaining 81 :
100000, 600 in ten years-there should be
both hope and courage The Southern
negroes have certainly acquired large
amount of real estate, but Mr.. Wright
puts the figures rather high. We think
SlOOOO,OoO would be more correct, and
that is a very remarkably fine showing
The fact of such property ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
lisa sufficient refutation of the old bloody
shirt stories about the wholesale massa-
cres of blacks" in the Southern States.
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A SPECIAL iron Chicago, of the 18th inst,
says that it has just been discovered that
the wife of John Forsyth, well-known
citizen of that city, is the heir of the late
Peter Smith, of Dumfries, Scotland who
has left an estate valued at S6,00O,00. lie
gal documents have been sent to Scotland
to prove her claim.
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WE have probably got at last at John
Kelly's strength. The New York Even
ing Mail says it can fairly be estimated that
the vote for Calvin in the late New York
election represents that strength. This was
no less than A, 298
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Tur quarterly report of the Secretary of
The Irish National Land League shows that
there has been sent to the home executive
of the league during the last quarter the
sum of Sl27 ,S35 and 81 900 through unofli-
cial sources, neat little sum for printing
and torch-light expenses,
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Two women have been arrestcdand jailed
II, New Yorl; city for highway robbery, act
ua,ly knocking down and going through a
MAI, Ga sixth avenue, in that city, This is
the mos practical move in the direction of
woman's rights that has been inauguratcd
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FRED DOUGLASS, the representative col
orcd man, is TO deliver several lectures in
Tennessee this month, the opening one OF
which is set for the DIST instant at Knox
vile. in that State.
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FRIDAY morning last six vessels landed at
Castle Gayden, bringing to our shores over
2,lOo immigrants from Germany, Spain and
England, nearly all of them being bound
for the Most
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We take the following from an exchange:
Richard Wright (colored) editor Of the Au.
gusta tGeorgia) Journal Of Progress, spoke
at the American Missionary societys
meeting at Worcester, Massachusetts,, a few
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Hon. LIONEL SAcKvILLl-WEsTi the new
British Minister is an experienced and ac-
complished dipomatist, and is credited with
pleasing and elegant manners,
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SECRETARY HUNT is improving his few re-
naming months in office by travelling
through New England ostensibly inspect
ing navy yards
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ApELlNA PATTI seems to have the Euro
pean idea thoroughly developed that the
Americans are all walking National banks
and that money grows on trees, Her con-
cert tickets are only $40 each, She is ex-
pencncing the usual disappointment.
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TnE barbed wire cases in Iowa. III which
Ben Butler, of Massachusetts,, and Hon C..
c. Cole, of Des Moines, will appear for the
farmers against the monopoly, are set for
January Sd, at keokuk
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FARM. Rancho AND COAL LANDS.

80 tracts "Pcters Colony" or T. Z: Il l. Co,
lands ia Montague, Clay Archer, Jack Young
Palo Pinto stephens, Eastland Callahan ana
Shackclford connties-see county maps Va
rious sized tracts In sane and other counties
Lot OF coal aud farm lands of 1000 acres in
stephens 20,Oa acres in Young. A healthy
region; has early promise of several more rail-
roads. Larry inspection invited. Come, VIA
tai. R'y., TO Weatherford For sale by
r. s. GRAHAM,
Graham, Young, county, Texas
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In is claimed that statistics show that
from April to October 1, of this year,
100000 immigrants have been added to the
population of the city of Chicago.
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COLONEL JouN KURTz, the old Chiei oil
Police of Boston, and an excellent oihcer'
died day or two since.
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THE st. Louis News says it is not gene
rally known, but neverthess true, that in the
city of st. Louis, and in the mos, populous
part, Mormon missionaries hold services
every Sunday, in which they inculcate
their doctrines, and to which not one or
two but several hundred auditors listen
with the greatest attention, the crowd in
creasing each succeeding Sabbath. And
yet the Globe-Democrat is very quick to
charge that the only success of the Nor
mon apostles is in the South, where igno-
rance makes the popuIace an easy prey.
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REV. GEORGE BowEIs, formerly of Bound
Brook, New Jersey, and who has completed
two years sentence in the penitentary at
Trenton, for forgery, lectured in his old
church at Bound Brook few evenings
since, on "Prison Life" and complained
bitterly of the trC atment prisoners receive.
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Killed for "A Nickel.

SAVANNAH, Ga, November 16.-Daniel
Brown, Colorcd, was fatally stabbed here
yesterday by colored boy, in quarrel
over five cents
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INDICATIONS.

For the Gulf States partly cloudy weather
followed by local rains; stationary or shsh' riS'
in temperature
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The town of Decatur, in Wise county, is
showing the good sense of its people by in,
sisting that good and durable sidewalks
and streets shall be constructed by the mu-
nicipal authorities. A day or two since
several parties visited the town for the pur.
pose of purchasing property, but were de.
TERED by the muddy and filthy condition
of the town. Such will be the result in
other, and all places in fact, whore this
matter is not attended to. 1t should be a
lesson to Dallas and other towns similarly
conditioned and is corroborative of the
view taken by us in Yesterdays issue.
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New millinery Store !

~ Mas. JENNIE RowLEY fancy
Has opened Der store OF millinery anu ran in tho
millinery bI,incss for many years, ehu WI, Wi
guarantees FEiisfaction ! iIIer friends VIII w w"
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CARTER & GIBSON,
Printers and Book Binders
No. 43 Elm Street, Dallas Texas
Special 0otiec.
OFFICE OF TEXAS TRUNK r. X. Co., 1
NAr (

UfFICE OF TENAS Trunk X X VO.,l
DALLAS, TEXAS, Nov. IL. 1881.
BB-THE REGULAR annual meeting of the
stock. holders ofthc Texas Trunk railroad COM
pany will be holden at the Office of the company,
II the city of Dallas, tate of Texas, on the 18th
day of December at Il o'clock noon, for the
election of directors and the transaction of
such other business as may come before 1t.
W. l.. CABELL,
Nice-President,
d. A. ROBINSON, Secretary. novl2.tdl5
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was stolen from the Golfers Of the govern
ment, and their confederates in possession
gilmore or less of their stealings. II was
never intended to bring them to serious
trial. They were dismissed after the
performance of farce which
would have cost the veriest
country magistrate his seat upon the bench,
In discharging them the Judge pronounced
their crime infamous" and in the same
breath said, ''let the prisoners be released 4"
And now Acknowledgement MacVeagh says
it was the fault of District Attorney Cork
hill, and Corkhill in turn accuses MacVeagh
ofnot properly bringing the action against
| them. The honest men of the country be-
lievc that these thieves should be shut up
in cells made for felons and the officers who
have just turned them loose should
be ANONYMOUSLY dismissed from the
public service. In the earlier and
more honorable days of the Republic the
infamous acts of Brady, Dorsey & Co. would
have cost the party who placed them in
power, reposcd confidence in them and
threw its protecting shields around them
when brought to the bar of justice, its hold
upon the government. The rogueries OF
Swartwout, amounting to only few thou
sand dollars, perpetrated under the last ad-
ministration of General Jackson led to the
defeat of Martin Van Buren, in 1886, mere
than anything else brought forward during
that holly contested campaign All
the power and unbounded popu.
larty of the great hero of New Orleans
availing nothing in his efforts to save the
Democratic party from defeat. The name
of Swartwout rang down in tones of exc.
Grafton from every stump and was received
with derislon from the audience. 1t is DIFF
tcrent now, Brady and Dorsey, instead o.
being branded by every tongue in the land
as rogues of the deepest dye, are hailed a.
smart fellows who only improved an oppor
tunity given them by theil
party. Brady has even been men
toned as an cminently fit person
Tor responsible clerkship in the Treasury
Department. And why should he not hay,
hope, since Secor Robson, after stealth.
Sl3,WOOO0 of public funds, now sits as AZ
honorcd member ofthe House of Represcn
tativeS" The escape Of these men from an,
q. punishment whatever, their retention o
every dollar of the enormous sums stolen
will encourage all the petty and grea
roGues now in Office to prosecute their pee
nlations with greater industry than ever
1t will not cease until they overwhelm thu
party which covers them with Its protectin;
wings in one common ruin. Has indigna
ton in this land become fatigued? vii
this giant crime and colossal theft be forgot
ten Ike the sensation of an hour? lit is
will not confidence even in public virtu,
itself be shaken?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-12-29

town, giving the camp gala appear
ance and reminding us of ye olden
times. Every one seemed to be de-
termined to have good time, and as
we passed around town greeting our
friends, receiving numberless invita-
tions to the flowing bowl, and seeing
everyone in the best of good humor,
we felt happy ourselves. About two
P. M. we "hove to- in front of the
residence of Mr.. Louis Coffin, with
whom, by invitation we were to dine.
After the usual courtesies to the other
guests, who were Mr.. and Mrs. L. L.
Harding, Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Ropell,
Messrs O. G.. Schultz, w. S. Good
win, S. Cullom. George and Harry
Cornwall, the announcement was
made for dinner; we were ushered
into the dining room to most sumpt-
uous spread, and withal to one of the
finest repasts it has been the pleasure
Of the writer 70 attend in this part of
the country. Mrs. Coffin certainly
did her utmost; Mr.. Coffin claims
to have charge of the cuisine, but by
dint of inquiry we found his labors in
that department to consist mainly in
hauling wood and drawing water. To
say the least, all present enjoyed them
selves hugely.
After smoking and chatting awhile
we bade our host and hostess aa.eu, and
donnlng Our somb1e>us we wandered up
town. The first man encountered was
Pete Crow, who gave US a pointer
about swell spread at S. S. Metzler' S
where also a number of friends were
invited. Accepting fresh cigar we
stroiled up street stopping in to see
DR.. and Mrs. Cornell, nee Black, who
were also dining a host of friends.
The Windsor Hotel made great
preparations for a grand Christmas
dinner, and accommodated seventy
five guests. Mr.. Ayres certainly un-
derstands how to keep a first-class
hotel. Myers and Baney at their Eu-
ropean hotel also show their skill in
the culinary department by setting be-
/ fore their guests a meal that would do
for kings. All in all the day passed
of quietly, everybody apparently en-
joylng themselves, nothing occurring
to mar the happiness of anyone.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-12-29

We had the most severe storm of the
season on last Tuesday night, in fact
the like has never been witnessed in
this country before. The wind blew
perfect hurrlcaneuprooting trees, and
causing everybody to stay up all night,
for fear the houses would blow over.
The only damage done to property,
was the front of Harding Bros. store
falling in causing damage of 5000.
Old city hotel slightly damaged.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-12-29


At this season of the year back
east it is quite fashionable to visit
friends in the country and spend the
day in social chat and at the same
time eat hearty dinner from the fat
tened turkey, that has been kept for
the holiday season. We may not have
the pleasant resorts of some of the
eastern cities but we dare say there is
more romance about our visits. Last
Wednesday party of FIVE started up
. hill on snow shoes to partake of a
bac helor's dinner with John Sayles.
The scene was really romantic as we
trudged up the hill tumbling in the
snow, but finally we reached the Sayles
cottage. Mr.. Sayles is son of Ex-
Attorney General Sayles of Texas, and
is operating here for Texas parties.
He lives alone and keeps bachelors
hall, but we can truly say that he
knows how to cook, and we all enjoyed
ourselves handsomely. We should
think that some OF Mr.. Sayles Southern
LADY ftiendswould take pity on him
..,l .,r..rD Ian hc,.cn fnv h:vn
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-12-29
THAT OIL WE'LL.

A few days. since goodly company
of lrwln's solid men, your reporter
among the number, paid visit to the
Oil well near Irwin. Seated behind
a pair Of deliberately moving mules,
we in due time by dint of gentle per
susslon on the part Of the driver, came
in sight Of the high trest!e work as it
lowered over the tops Of the Spruce
trees, indicating to the passer by the
spot where company Of Colorado
capitalists have erected machinery
and are now boring for lubrica.ing
oil. Our party was under the kindly
protection Of Mr.. F. Woodard, fron,
Pennsylvania, who has entire charge
of the work. It vas our first expert
ence in the oil business but we have
passed through the oil regions of
Pennsylvania and have had glimpses
of the pecxliar features of an oil
country and, at the sight of the tall
tower, we could hardly persuade our
selves that we had not been suddenly
transported to the life and scenes of
the oil regions Of the old Key Stone
State
We were surprised to see that not
only was the machinery upon the
ground, but that work had actually
commenced, and that everything was
running on in most business like
manner, already the huge drill had
bored its way some 70 feet into the
rock, and even casual glance showed
that in Mr.. Woodard the Company
has a master of his work and one
who understands what he is boring
for.
There was SO much snow on the
ground that We were unable to ex-
anime the indications of oil found
here, but Mr.. W. informs US they are
very strong and extend over large
territory, and that no where has he
seen fairer promise of success.
The rock through which they are
now boring, is a sort of shale and the
oil itself is found in porous white or
black sandstone, and for several miles
about, strong surface indications are
found. At the point where they are
now boring, they will go down about
1,soo feet, unless oil is found in quan-
titles before reaching that depth. They
will first bore toa depth of about 100
feet, then water tight casing will be
put in to keep out the surface water,
and after this they have dry boring
and can more readily observe the in
dications.
The machinery with which the work
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-12-29

A PILOT reporter entered 4 barber
shop few days ago for the avowed
purpose of getting his face scraped.
Whether it was because he had an ex-
traordinary amount of cheek or not,
1t took two men to complete the job.
Billy Muncy, the lightning jerker,
tried it and gave it up for a bad job,
when Counsellor Colburn took hand
and completed it. Counsellor, we do
not know whether you missed your
calling when you became a Black
stone follower, but We do know
you can shave a man without pulling
the beard out by the roots.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-12-29

power boiler and one of Balls en-
glnes. In the first place buildings of
rough boards have been erected to
shelter the machinery and the men
while at work. The tower So feet
high, from which the drill for boring
is worked, is built of sawed timbers.
An immense walking beam about g..
feet long and INA inches in dimer-
sion, supports the drill when at work.
lifting 1t up some tvo3 feet and then
letting 1t drop.-vith Its ponderous
weight. The drill complete in its
various parts, weighs about ? 500 lbs,
being technically known as part Of
the rope socket, which is directly at
tachcd to the walking beam, then in
succession the center bar jars the augur
stand and lastly the.,bit or..drill proper
about three inches in width, bores
a 3 inch hole; the actual drilling
weight is about 1900 pounds, and
this weight lifted to the height of two
ieet and allowed to drop with its full
force, borcs its way like some sentient
monster, piercing the massive rock
at the rate of about 50 feet every "a
hours. A man stands at the drill,
constantly, turning it as it is lifted up
by the walking beam, so that the hole
may be of uniform size and now and
then setting the set screw to allow the
drill to drop with its full weight, until
distance OF perhaps five feet is ac-
complished, when the drill is hoisted up
through the tower entirely out of the
hole and cylindered pump is plung-
ed down, which cleans out the borincs
BY the time it becomes necessary
to replace the bit or drill proper by a
freshly sharpened one the forge is
within reach of the workings and it is
but a moments worl, to attach the
new drill and again the monster ram
IS forcing Its way into the rock. In
the short time we stood watching the
progress Of the work, fully FIVE feet
were added to the score of the DAVIS
boring.
After sinking to the depth of say
1900 feet, should not a sufficient flow
of oil be found, the machinery is
readily moved to some other available
spot and the prospecting recommenc.
ed. Weare indebted to Mr.. Woodard
for one of the most interesting DAYS
in our experience in these mountains,
and it was interesting, not only from
the point of simple curiosity, but it
was doubly gratifying in that it aroused
our faith anew in the future of the
Gunnison country. Here is the com
menCcment of new and wonderful
industry, and those men who are in
vestlng their money in this young en-
terprlse are IN earnest, and have the
experience and means to place it upon
the firm footing of another and almost
unmeasureable source Of wealth to
this new Pennsylvania. 1t would
seem that in our new land, where only
but yesterday the Indian held undis-
putable sway, man has but to stamp
his foot and the earth yields her treas
ures of every kind with boundless