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Patti has been wise in selecting sharp
,,ne,.i'.an b1l,incss-manager in Mr.. Abbey,
after aft,r suffering the modification Oh seeing
a snr sea.on In New York q lameptaDle
, iJi She at lr,t refused $4,000 q con-
ccrt reused Mr.. IIayerley's oiler Ct 9i'oOo,
and II Is said Mr.. Abbey's contract was
finally signed for $4,000
Spring brings the blossoms; A Az, Snr
brings The iruit-and also coldS, e'g; iDl
which nothing superior to Dr. BuiI
Cough syrup has ever been offered 70 , Tue
nu5iic. II always cures. Price, 20 cents
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Wrecl1cdinaIl nrricamc.

CHARLESTON, :. C., November l9.-Thc
hrie Lizzie, which arrived 1t Bull river on
"wednesday la,t from Bermuda, picked up
at sea ON November sd boat o. the ship
Franco. OF DWkhk. with the chief mGte
and four s,amcn oi That vessel. The
France was reported by them to have bccn
wrecked i'm O hurricane on Oetobcr 9Th
and the officers end crew took 10 Tie boats.
The rescued men were terribly exhausted,
and it r. feared That Che other two boats are
lo-f. or that their crews have starved TO
death. The ,hipTrcckcd mn will reach
here Oh Monday.
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rrain nobba.l BY sIaaI. cd Won.

er.Lous, November ia special from
Austin say, last evening freight train
sanding ON Il side track few miles from
Palestine wc4 attacked by seven masked
men. The truin-mcn were driven OFF anda
dozen ears robbed u their contents. II j.
.aid that six Of The men have been arrested.
II IS further reported chat three masked
men robbed 'hr store and rost-cliice at
Smi:hyinc. Ba-trop county, yesterday. The
robncra were young men, and are still At
large
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THE GTETEAU TRIAE..
Tickets OF Admissisn Required 20 Get IN tho
Court Room-The Prisoner Isrcpressiblc-A
Sensation.

Sensation.
-.
NAsHINGIoE' NoFcnheF ID he crowd
at the courthouse this morning was far
rcaier ll3h on any previous n'ol'l'!2. Al
Wv. w. '''J'' '' ', J.G eyi,,
~, 49,! 80, - ~ 49,
""' - ~ ~ -'''..'''' ~
'nost NH"So Wv ~, We ~ - T.. l'i'
courtroom; 10 "'oiI 81 s''''"'Dic IT. ms
pC'h ioUhu htC''>"i! 10 i'N"t ''Ac'' Oh
admission. A. on !c-''f,'"y' tLc greater
portion O. lhc Spccl't2ls were iaa.'~'
hc 'ouIi W'' lchcu Niihod, inci"oh,'
ana -. - M'l ii.I u WA, p"' on '.e H'Il. "a.
ne '''' lA'u - INV "- 'o''.i'" ""''''" CIV
III one tiIl' anu go ai hto'H'I'
Hulicau protested '-AlHSt thc 'lhc OF EVIL
ocAcr' ana s'1d t-i" nc gu" h't t-inh II
anybody business WhVlhP ne o"cd -
or soint"oGy oWcQ MN 80. May lArd j.
Eooa le.loW' ana } owe MN -. H'l s.
'u t",It j. III It,
torNlill desired To- prove ny witness lhot
''d'lfau orroW'" SD 'o '". lHr pistol.
The wines was cross -cNalnincd. lie
,hou@hi 'h"l 'ui'e." i'oA'" '.'"l '"d
"unsiH'
Ih' Il'"HtI $40" 'u Ii"'" ''-'.-' ''"
II'P'ehli! liI'' "l i.' ,il' " ''"' ~ '',
>dtih@ lItl h' l,f." ID I-'-'i'' %! I' 'I.i
wore niiion-dcI'.T suit 81 come; NhcW
plenty ~ pub'lr men, ana htd .ii ih' money
ac wanted li'| ii,.,'. coma, l',i' .'i'C ,'e'
I'@ llF i''''' "%> ,' i'..i.' i. H'.' Ct "'5
I",u o." l'., INN" "' ' 1'''.' ',". ,,.. ,
jo.A - VI ,a-' tt'.''l.u as I'D a''hH7 '''
pistol To- GUtcU
GW.c1u announce" 10 ilr 'o'Ti th7l hr
had John L. IoWn,hcd ~ Now ork. leo
rard SWEET ana ~ >. ffUdc oil ,ilca-o'
as ''' ,.i"'' ,., ~ ','''
Oh lhc 't",f -iG'' am" .l. Oh 'N, interest "i
lH,lioc Ht "''.',., '.' ''.'','' w. .,.
III ''o'I,I H'',''' '.' ''l-'''' W. =
~Ir to ''u t. .n, 'i'', 20 ,'" ''i
ihat lh'Ir are u.sI ',''A. .' ''i.'"' ''. ., Qua
the court a..d lDa' Some l.il''l"'i F'o'n'c
have been made during ih' i>. VICE.. J
have no ltT' lor N.Y. i,'"A -'i'i3' iht
chici OF police Aa~ kii"'N i,iliI>h'd me "a
loot--daid' ana ] Wi-h l' h''il ai C'l.-
Ii>i o'ed persons i1ai j. ug{ @itiHn' i'
harm me- my CN--Gail " ,'i S"o.. 'H'''i
down. ma .I' mere u aI..' ~. ~ aga i
mere H'",n- u" l'' i,i'o' W. ''''' -,
I.'''' ., IA i.''I' i',.I .'..','.
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Faiunc.i0n Against Conveying a Rail-
road.

TuLAuAs-rr. ia, November lo.-At
a hearing Yesterday before Judge Walker
I'm tho state Circuit Cour., al thr suit II
Sir. Frank T.. ShrWia, representative and
contractor with lLo D,tch holders OF the
Florida per cc1t. lold>. against Charles
u. Willard. Calvin IiuIim. md other. tAe
organization OF the Jacksonville and No
bile Company WIS held to hc Heal and
void. and q permanent igiunction wa,
Granted RESTRAINING lhc conveyance 90 i.mt
company of the road and Ii, iranrhe,
formerly known a, the jacksonville, Pen
.aco,a and Mobile railroad.
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VIRGINIA METH0DlSTS.
ia, of Lay and Clerical Dele
10 80. 10 she General Conference.

..,,i,,d Contest Quite Number Of BAL
o., delegates 60 the General Confer
,,,miration or the Characters OF
- Appointments Tor sunday French
o-lina,ious Person als-in'rcduc-
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fnl ballot for reserve lay delegates
" hole AunInr OF NOies cast, ~.
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ncntr Of MnIier =. Ntey.

Especial telegram % the Eispairn.l
LIBERTY. VA, November l9.-Walter p.
Otey, member OF the mercantile firm Of
Slice, & Otcy, ut Buiord,yiile, In this coun-
~. died Of typhoid-iever t.i' morning at
ha.l-past 9 O'Clock.
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PIANO TIMING. Nc.

MR.. CARL SUMMERS, PRACTICAL
VI TUNER with over twenty years. experience
lu forGuii. Engllud. and New York city }, hat llr
taken up ID. residence Ia Richmond rcgsc' iuli{
solicit nrd.-s from ne musical public or ~ " NJ
riiI ttFP AIRING PIANOS AMI REED ORGANc,
Al work warranted and s1tisfc'iOn -u3r'rt''d.
Worl. on C.rrcn Organs carefully ana ,hiiuii}
done. Orlors addressed m care %. ~ .rit Mlih'
X CO.. Mnsit -D,a'rr.. 81 east
Nl,ln street. win receive prompt attention
sy-.ttfXtn
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,o,ruoon session Third Day.

.-fcncc ~ ilc Richmoad pispa'ch.l
'rrrlcr.F~yulr, November is, 1881.
't,.opr. met according 90 adjourn
bishop NcTycirc IN the chair.
I'm. Peterson conducted religious ser
g,' Bishop announced the order Of the
..'-a,, election OF delegates 20 the Gene
r-.n.,- simpson. Tiilct, Twitiy, and
v,t.y we're appointed by The Bishop TO
allois amoag>. the clcricalmembtrs,
cd ,,p->r.. Kilby and Davis amongst the
m. clerical members elect tle clerical
,..f... and the lay members elect the
., d.f.-ute,.
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FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

-N4ND4LIfAO4FD = IOOh INOIIIA4fNI41s
SATURDAY. November 10. 1881.
sALEs-FmsT BoAED.-lOO Richmond city S.
OF 1872; 1000 Virginia pccIers II 42s; 10 shares
Richmond and Danyllle Railroad stock NJ 1lsN;
10 shares Petersburg Railroad stock n 267, 25 do.
at 20. lO shares Richmond md West Point Rail-
road and Warehouse Company stock "a 1913; 90
shares Richmond aud Pciersiurg Railroad (B. C1
stoc', at l01; 90 shares Columbia and Grccnyillc
preferred at ssl 100 shares Norfolk and Western
preferred al Je.
SECOND BOARD.-l shares Norfolk and Western
preferred RI 5,7s. 10 DO at 81; 80 shares atlanta
and Charlotte st0ct at 81, 80 90. at n, 50 do. At
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FOREIGN NEWS.
supporting tho Government Policy In
ireland.

LoNDoN. November l9.-Ahrgc meeting
OF magistrates, landowners, tenants, ana
traders, held at Rosenc, County Iippcrary,
Yesterday, passed resolutions supporting
The Government policy in suppressing The
land League: expressing their loyalty to
the Queen and Constitution. and thanking
the constabulary for their conduct during
the late crisis.
President OF the German Reichsiag'
BFRIIx. November l0.-lIerr Teyltzow,
candidate OF the Conservatives, was to-day
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nj valparaiso Bnrned.

LONDON, November ia dispatch TO
the Lloyds from Valparaiso dated the 18th
instant reports that the ctistom-hOuse in
that city has been destroyed by fire. The
total loss i 100000.
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'uohin bAhLor FOR CLERICAL DELEGATES.
Whole numbor OF votes cnsi- 1in

ioORlu BALLOT FOR CLERICAL. DELEGATE.
ho'e number OF votes cast. iio.
=. - itlaekwc'l received. . 90
- n. jefferson received ......... ''''''' =
h"w MMlchc'd received. .................... az
go hroWn rccciNcd.. IL
- ''Nni's lect'NcN.............. Il
j; u. Blackwell and y. 4. Peterson were
declared elected delegates, and 4. p. win.
son. lau whitehead, and A. G.. Brown
we've Gccarcd elected reserve delegates.
RESOLUTIONS, &C.
On motion 81 +. 4. Ware, DR.. McFcrrin
was requested 70 address the Conference
on the subject OF the Ecumcnical Confer.
encc tomorrow afternoon al "a o'clock
ID. l.. wills moved a resolution asking
an auditing committee Of three 10 audit his
accounts as president and treasurer of tho
loung Preachers Educational Board.
Ihe motion prevailed, and the Bishop
announced T. II. Boggs. +. Men. Simpson.
and W. o. Wacgcucr as the committee.
ON motion 70 was resolved ihat WHOM tbc
conference adioWns, il adjourn 10 meet IF
hali-past o'clocl, this afternoon.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, &C.
\. G.. Brown, chairman Of tie Joint
BOARD oi Finance, gave notice that q num-
n'f ol TIE preachers had failed TO hand in
IhcW reports 10 The secretaries.
Dr. Bennett gave notice to subscriber, 10
nc college dct that he was anXiou, 10 r.
cciye their money.
\. & Brown announced an increase in
all the benevolent collections.
The Bishop announced The names Of
those elected 20 dcacOns' and elders or
ders. and gave directions rs TO their ordi-
nation on tomorrow.
INTRODUCED.
Rev. !. l.. Powell. q the Disciples
Church, was invited TO scat within the
bar.
LEAVE.
I. L. Wise, j. i. Twiity, and j. Z. Dc
shazo, were granted leave % absence.
Notices ~ service, tomorrow were
given. and Che Conference adjourned.
Member, of the Conference and visiting
ministers preach in all the churchc, Of me
town. 10 University 81 Virginia, and at
the Miller school
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Arreei OF EIoction Lio.srs.

MERIDIAN. Miss. November l9.-Thrce
ncor1e.-.Iacob Johnson. Green Johnson,
and Jacob Nayar-suspectrd of being i'm
u.iratel iu the Marion disturbance in tbs
r,euty ON clcc;i0E-day, wera arrested lat
HirM 81 the clubhouse q Ed. Vance.
Samuel johnson rolored) was arrested
tlf, morning near Marion. All have lccn
LODGED I'm Jail. The Others :rc stiil az large,
/ N. Win VT lie clnlnreh.
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tSoRsys. MILES. CORES. Ae.

NOR SALE, \ COUPE, BNc.S rs
i WOOD BROTHERS, Il New York. -
he seen az GEOEGE A. AlNsLlE c SONS ear
,,,,,e mgrnf,ctory. no lC-lw
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elected President of the Reichstag by
vote 81 1915, against 1i3 for Herr stauflcn-
bury, Liberal. Herr Fraudenstein, Of the
Centre, was elected First Vico-President
of the Rcichstag by l97 votes, against 1856
for Herr Benda, the Liberal candidate.
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WASHINGTON. November l9.-Ihc Cri-
Yer II the pr.son-Nn gives tA' following
u.rlirular, OF the attempt 60 shoot Giu-
tenn. The fact, are substantially these:
Tuon tlc Adjournment q the court Che
,an started - usual .or the jail, having one
policeman ~ q guard, who SIT 90 tne seal
Vim the driver. Before reaching the Cap
itol ,hr Guard noticed q young maI on
L,r.elqck riding lcislTcly behind .Ie VAN.
Vcart 5c corner OF East Capitol Wd i.ir,t
.tr,ct. the lorscmau rode Gi:,cuy up T.
fine roar of the VAN and hastily lerftd
tlrou.h the small -laiin-. Gul,edu was
.,l,nr I'm fine van. and seated oa iic right
hand side. the seats running ltn2ihNNt
NJ fine van. After evidently satisfying
himself az the location OF ,he prisoner tle
Iotseiyau wheeled suddenly to iAe leu OF
the van and fired directly MojSh n. ne
thcn dashed 10 the front OF the van ana
uointcd his pistol at tAc driver WIN Inc
evident intention OF intimida;ing Llih OF
.foupipp the van. The driver was some
What excited, and i'm Response TO an m
ouirv Of reporter said pcrhal, be IN
tended 10 stop the Han 10y shooiliS
ono Of the horses. Seeing M armed
policenan BY the side CT the driver, ne
exclaimed. "Fye shot the -- 81 q --,
and, putting spurs to his horse, started
down East Capitol street ia the direction
o, the Congressional cemetery. The police
man fred one shot 1t the fa,t-disapp caring
horscmm, and the driver oithc van whipped
bjs horse, into gallop and kept in sight OF
him for several blocks. The would-De
aycneer was, however, mounted upon n
Hooded horse, and readily escaped out Into
the country. lie was described as a
srnooth-faced man about twenty-five years
of ace, and dashing horseman. lie mac, nad
an a dark-brown suit o. clothes. Inc
van then proceeded to the jail, ana
Guifenu was taken out. in state OF
Great excitement. He exclaimed: 81 have
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ms ~
=, r. b. liamlin. VI. II. Garland, and
ah .inas Branch having rec eiged plurality
- 'he votes east wee declared elected.
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FINANCIAL.
CONFEDERATE BONDS.

u
We arc To-day paying $3.50 Ter thousand for
CONFEDtRhIE %. Z. or = PER CENT BONDS
with March, APRIL June, or july 1865, co.,
PuNS on.
You had host .cnd yours no once. y express
registered letter. ana VIC viii pay YOU market
price fhe ca received. at -lould orr orders %
Withdrawn ve viii return them io Won free ( en-
uCnsr. THOMAS BRANCH < Co,
Banker, and Comm ,siOn Merci anti.
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y; ~ blackwell and i. 4. Peterson were
declared elected delegates. and T.. p. VIII
son. Paul Whitehead, and A. G.. Brown
we've declared elected reserve delegates.
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RsGTs BE,


TT0TTI1ITIl = :" 7 -
I105 MAIN STREET ASb 3, Z, AND q SOUTH
TWELFTH rTEEfT.
i- ,.re' wing auI adding diily % lh IMMENSE
SLOT IS OT IlHNIllRE. MATTRESSES, and
~TEAN-DRE~-tD FEt1IiEk~.
IItIG NAI1 Rf~~E~. FEAIilEE BIDS, PHI
Low ~. mI BOI~TEIi~ made over ana rn"Yabd
~ 1000 improved moi.lod. Don't rul % examine
before buy iu-. Stoam-',sator~ o. a.. lars % The
i,u., "a. ls-3m
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NENERA. \ noyel lrom Dc German.

lEAERA. \ nONcl lrOm Tie beiman.
y Truu.lltod % Mr.. Wisttr. Price, si.5O.
CFNOIE - Doom. 4 story. al usirticd.l
Clo:h. ~l.aO: paper % cents.
LIClLf. ~ owen Meredith. 4 new edition.
HIc.ul fully inustmtet.l -.
SONGS OF SEVEN. liy jean ingClOw. New
edition. Nilu,twitdl -.
Miss ALCOT1's LITTLE WOMEN. Hand
somrY Nlustwtcdl 50.
TlE TRAGEDIES OF .FsCllNLOS, 4 new
TRANSLATION. with biographical e.s1y and aTpcn-
dix ~ rythnleh choral odcs. ly J.. ~. iinmptre,
d. ID. Price, : So. Win maAy other chcler and
elegant books daily auNing. -
no ii WOoDIiOUsE & rARuAM.
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Clostng on noston Rank.

BOsroN. November l9.-Thc Pacific
National Bank closed it, doors yesterday.
From IT, inception il has lhored under
disadvantages, and has never been menu
bcr OF the clcarinc-hou,e. \ catastrophe
has been impending since last January,
when the bank began II carry o. G..
Weeks. stock broker, who became heavily
indebted to the bank
BosroN. November 19.-Thcodore G..
Weeks. advances 10 whom are siid to have
caused the failure Of the Pacific National
Bank. /, well known upon thc street - q
-hrcwd and heavy operator in stocks, but
being unable 10 procure funds 10 Sc
cure himself against an unexpected de-
cline in stocks Of which %" W2s 2
9rac holder De IN, suffered % fnau-
cal defeat. 4 lew month, ego lc was
placed I'm q similar position br iAc collapse
~ The Boston. Hartford and Eric lond,,
'u which hr wa, largely interested, M
after making satisfactory arrangement
with his creditors b" 9-ain appeared on
the street. and il j. understood That his
losses were made good DIS a .Ul.eqIcutac-
vance u the bonds.
40 1850 s. #. the Central National
B1nS .toyped paving ch.ok-. They d.
NOT wish IL T. Boz understood a-c permanent
suspension. iUt temporary -toipagc .or
The purpose o' consultation muaug the
director, as - Che Proper rorr-cto pur,Hc.
g. the clauinC-horse today The Central
ims wa, compelled t. pay ei1,GDJ.
Thnr, wa. ar at apprehension nn safe
street this moruing until 't.ar tlr clearing
house iac,t.lg. Tic announcement ti1t
au loans LcfWccn the hank, had iccn
promptly roid anl th.' tie rltc had not
materially advanced greatly aiicycd the
general auHi'ty.
The Central National Ralk. which
stopped payment Il 1880 s.. ~, 90 i:3l r..
VI. rc,um.d payment. The resumption Of
payment by tha Central DaaR bps inspired
@ marked ,c..ilrof confidence. and ilcc is
erurra.l}-Nwr-.cd opinion .mt thcwof,'
j. over.
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WASHINGTON, November i9.-N Gu
team wa, being taken back To j1ilth.s after
noon q man on horseback rode mp beside
tbe van and fred shot at Guilcau. The
bah .-razcd hi, arm, and t-e man rode on
and escaped.
PARTICULARS OF TIE AT1ENf oN 6l IIEA' 3
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NEW Y0rn November I9-Coi;on-Ncl Pc
cent. oJs iair-: ern-s. o12l hdr. fui,It'
-11eGn sli.s-: December. >ll.o3H l.9t A:
Jlnuir,. SI2IG; Frarurrv. el2.lt March
-I2.52 1888; APRIL sl2GGs i261 9@y'
si9.9-q- III: Augnlt,s
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EURNlTU RE. RNIIURE.
WILLIAM DNFfEOs. IN.
manufacturer ant dealer ln CHAMBER III
PARLOa. aud DlNlNG-AOuM tlENI-I
TTyE. WOOD 1nd tNNE-NEAI tlAlks' nnh
c.p!s .r.rlr BOO o., ttNNlltlE LINE; Bed-
dim. Tettlc.>. Hud iiHltr.tc-. Doc ne business,
c..ile- thr stock. lud cflUot hr uudc-sold. once
and wIfDrn0ll-. 4Br NlH street, Factory, To- II,
yI.21. - north Fifteenth s'Irti, Richmond. Va
O-lrr. hv maIl promptly attended 20. oc i2-'im
WALNUT. OAK, AND COTTAGEM
w ETPNlTIRI: UAU:-fLOTIi, RhW-EA.
SIN a9I C2ItLl>,EE n rAik2R = lTinTI M
TABLES. Sc. FORTY thousand COTTAGE BED-
ARTHUR EOONEY's,
au f-e0d Governor aLu Franklin streets.
VISITORS AND OTHERS mn
rc-iuf FtFsNIIlRT would 90 wen o. -.
r.Uat g.. GA1iiRiGilI * SON. TO h"'-DJ
,-ror ,'r,c, atI c.auuo thcir large and,
v,il-a -lrlol st.ck % WALNif ADD POP.Ak
CHAMBER anI DiNlNG-IDOM tlENIIlKk.
embracing al 90 DE uc. tf}l.-. Easy terms OF
payment. Don, "a a. hc J'.cc. 1900 .....
b. 6AIIiNtcllT & SON.
oc 2l-3m 10 Governor ssrcet
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ANNOUNCEMENTS, &C..


Rev. !. l.. Powell. q the Disciples
Church, wa, invited 10 q scat within the
bar.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-11
Especial to the Statesman

A letter from Uvalde says many
sheep men have been obliged TO
move their fiocks on account of dis
astrous prairie fires. Flock masters
are moving night ana day to save
property. A strange disease is also
reported to be among the sheep,
resembling lombriz.
A man named Reynolds broke his
right leg to-day while putting up an
engine.
An AtascOsa desperate named q.
Mccullough, charged with murder
ing a Mexican IN that county, has
sent word to Lhe sheriff that he
will give himself up if bail bond
will be put at $4,000. Mccullough
broke Jail at Pleasanton some
months ago, and has been on the
dodge since.
The International road will reach
the Nueces river tomorrow and
cross on the 18th inst. 1t will have
a clear road from there to Laredo.
Good rains fell here last night
and to-day, and they seem to have
been general
Two hundred and fifty-two drum
mers' licenses have been recorded in
this county SO far.
c.. .. Wood, representing the Dali
las Herald, is in the city.
The convention, to examine into
the report upon the work at Pass
Caballo, took an expert and three
witnesses. The work is good, but
it is conceded as badly arranged.
Mayor Mansfield says that Pass
Caballo was difficult to the ietty.
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Sunday morning about church going
time terrible accident occurred in this
city that resulted in the death of Mrs.
Alice Bacon Sneed, wife of Captain S. &.
Sneed, chief clerk in the comptroller's Of
flee. The sad affair occurred ut the
residence of Captain Sneed and as
the news spread throughout the city
cast gloom over the entire community.
The particulars as given TO the reporter
are as follows:
In the household of Mr.. Sneed Is used
a gasoline cooking stove which, on Sum
day alittle before IL o'clock ran short of oil.
Mrs. Sneed, who was familiar with the
stove, has always attended, in the alb
sence of her husband, to filling the reser-
voir, and Sunday she turned down the
flames, and, as she believed, entirely extin-
guished them, preparatory to relilling. She
mounted upon chair with oil in hand
and, while pouring IL into the reservoir,
happen TO look down and discovered that
one of the stove jets was still sending out
small flame, which had ignited the
lower part of her skirt. This discon-
certed her, and in her haste to step to the
floor that she might extinguish
the blaze, she spilled the highly
infammable oil over her clothes and
the floor of the kitchen and a part of 1t
reaching the burning skirt, she was in
stantly enveloped in sheet of flame
She screamed and ran into an adjoining
room where Mr.. Sneed's daughters threw
u sheet around her and endeaYored to
smother out the fire. Mr.. James Hart,
clerk in the district court, happened to be
passing at the time, and attracted by the
cries, rushed into the house, and with
the assistance of the young ladies, sue
ceeded in extinguishing the flames,
but not until Mrs. Sneed had been
terribly burned. Mr.. Hart then pro-
ceeded for medical aid, and for MIR.
Sneed, who had stepped down to the
postotfice. As soon AS they arrived and
the physicians ascertained the eX-
tent of her injuries they pro-
nounced them fatal, and could do
nothing but administer remedies to as
suage the terrible pain. Mrs. Sneed suf-
fered intensely until O'Clock yesterday
morning, at which hourshe departed this
life. She was the daughter of Joel S, Bacon,
ID. D., who during his life time was a
distinguished educator and honored citi-
zen of Virginia. She had been resident
of Austin for number of years, and was
greatly beloved and respected by all who
knew her. and she leaves large circle of
friends to mourn her untimely loss. The
STATESMAN extends its profound sympa-
thies to Captain Sneed and family in this,
their hour of afflictlon.
The Austin and Northwestern survey
ing corps reached the city limits last
night, and camped at the fair grounds
They have finished locating the perma-
nent line of the road from Liberty Hill
to this CITY.