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Remember that we
buy your wheat, corn.
cotton, and any thing
you may have to sell.
PLAUT BROS & Co.
s.mail l.ox ln this UohntN

On Saturday last, it was reliably ascer-
tanned that number of small pox cases
existed in the Mud Greek neigh borAood
in this county, and the fact created con-
siderably excitement, aud especially ia
tia immediate n ighbOrhood where it ex-
listed. There are several cases in the
family of Cal; Miles, celered man, soEs
six or seven miles from Hickman, and
one in the family OF Ned Cross, ascther
colsrsd man, on the Nat Johnson farm,
about 8 miles from Hickman.
ITS IRTRoDUcrIoE.
One OF Cal. Miles sons, grown man,
has been RAINING on the river: and some
weeks ago came home from ST. Louis, sick.
and the Miles family and eolored neigh
bors waited on him, during his sickness,
none snspecting tia he had the small
pox. He died, but was not buried for 3
day or two, waiting the arrival of another
brother who was away from home. Wien
he was buried, we learn, quite a Gro wd
OF colored people attended his burial.
Ned Cross, who was one of The attendants,
has since been taken, and several of the
Miles family. DR.. Davis is the attend
ing physician, and " learn asserts that
it is unmistakebly small pox
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TnE President has approved the Chinese
bill, aud tits new the law. Mr.. John. Chin
aman must now wait ten years before any
more of them can come to this country.
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w e carry no auction
or shoddy goods.
PLAUT Bros & Co

Miss Mary Lea Bell, daughter OF
Hon D. D. Bell, O. Union City, died at
her fatbsrs residence in that place, last
week. she was beautiful and accom-
plishod young lady, and had many asso-
ciatcs in Hickman Who will deeply mourn
hor death.
The finest strawberries we have ev-
err seen this season, was presented to the
COURIER, Tuesday, By Mr. Il. n. Thomas.
son tenant of DR.. Geo Rogers farm.
Many Of them measured from 3 to 1 inches
in circumference. They we're of the
Bidwell Satin Gloss, Orient aad Warren,
varieties
For HARsHAL.-In this issue We
announce Mr.. VIM. L. Gardner as candi-
date for the Office of city Marshal. He is
genial, clever man, Of good morals and
good standing in the community He
held thu Office Of Marshal many years ago,
and made good Oficsr. sc.
The Fulton Fultonidn announces that it
has completed arrangements with "a first
class lady authorizes" to furnish that
paper with an original serial story en-
titled (which il the Heroins?" The Full
tonisa exhibits commendable enterprise in
this step, and deserves, and We hope will
receive, liberal encouragement.
FoD SaEe!!
A. inc lot of MAcntNE Oils, including
LARD OIL-GoLDENM MACHINE OIL, and LUBRf-
cATINo OIL, at bottom price.
81. J. W. C0wGILL, Druggist.
WHEAT Prospects. Our farmers
are talking more farorably of wheat. The
advanced wheat ia pronounced pretty
good, while the young fields will suffer
from worms. sc. The outlook from other
sections represent large crops, and as q
consequences the market quotations. are
tending do inward.
Mr.. Alex Williams, good citizen
and farmer of the Lod ystoh nsighborhood
died, very suddenly on the 3rd inst. He
got up in the morning, as we'll as usual
to all appearances, started to blowing, was
taken sick, went from the field to the
house, laid down, and was a corpse by IL
o'clock. 1t is supposed that he died from
heart disease. lie leaves family and
many friends to mourn his loss
Fulton county needs, and needs
badly, law for the prevention of cruelty
to animals. 1t is wrong, and a crime, to
work crippled, manned and half starved
animals, or to meanly and snne-
eessarily abuse and beat them. 1t is not
only mean, but it is cowardly, and ought
to be punished. True. not one citizen in
thousand is guilty OF such wrongs, bu,
when they are, there should be law to
punish. Reader, think of this.
The Mississippi has been rising here
rapidly the past three days, marking from
two to three feet daily. Slight rises in
the Mississippi at St. Louis. and in the
Ohio at Cincinnati continue, but our
Oldest river men apprehend no danger
The recent heavy food cause all the suf,
ferers to be very nervous at the ihdica.
tons OF another high water, but there i:
ne present danger. II brings the river
however to that stage that makes it ex
ceedingly dangerous If what is usually
termed the June rise comes upon us before
the present rise passes off.
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II GEE.

A. NJ. BROWN & CO., have bnilt an Ice
House, aud will keep Lake Ice through
The summer az reasons able rates. Call and
get your ice.
Potato slips.
Sweet Poiatoe Slips now ready.
T. II. McMAHAN.
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QUARANTINF

Immediately upon this information,
Esquire Gore, we learn, promptly en-
ployed DR.. Davis to take charge OF the ca
ses, and at once instituted rigid quaran-
tine to present its spreading. If new cases
develop they viii be Immediately quaran-
tined, every care and attention given, but
also every precaution taken to present its
snraad
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Compare our goods
and prices. We guar
rantee satisfaction.
PLAUT Bros & Co.
lee Cream Parlor.

Mr.. Louis Keyser has opened his pop
alar Ice Cream Parlor, aud will keep 1t
ParlOr, the 7th, and thereafter regularly
during the summer. Families, parties,
picnicks, &c, supplied on short notice
Also, he has constructed an Ice Hous e
and will keep constantly on hand, for
sale in any quantity, the finest quality
of Lake Ice.
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S.. y - 9SS =
EEE

If low prices and good Goods will COM
mand your trade, we are determined to have
our share, for we now offer our entire stock
of
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NoT MUCH DANCER.

With the precautions taken, and the late
ness of the season, it is believed that there
is not much danger of the disease spreading
and that it can be confined to the two fam
lilies now afflicted.
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pRraoNrR ATrEMPTs Suicide.
Ee Persists i'm the Determination TO
hiiI Himself.

l
On Tuesday, about neon, an alarm was
| given that Ed. Thomas, alias Ed Green, 8
prisoner in the county Jail, had hung
himself and Dr. Faris was immediately
summoned to the jail and arriv cd just in
time barely, to unite tho strings with
which ths poor fellow had hung himself,
and which certainly wsuld have produced
death in few minutes. He had made
rope by tearing his oed quilts into
strings and tieing them together, and
then passing the ends through the venti
lation holes in the top of the cell, thus Sc
curing a firm fastening from which to
hang himself. His strings proved too
weak however, and breks from the weight
of the body, and be fell senseless to the
floor. When help finally reached him the
strings were yet tied tightly around his
throat, and vas with difficulty embossed.
In short time he was restored to con
sciousness.
In about half an hour afterwards, the
other prisoners again gave the alarm, as
sorting that Thomas again was trying TO
hang himself The jailer entered the
cell, and found that he had again impro-
Vised rope from his bed clothing, and
swung il in precisely the same way as in
the first attempt. Jailsr Thomasson then
caused all the bedding, quilts, &C., from
which rope could be made, TO be remov-
ed from his CELL so hat he could not &C
cOmpIish his design Of taking his own
life.
In very few minutes, however, the
prisoners again gave the alarm, and the
jailer entering the cell, found that Thorn
as had sscreted string which he had
fastened to ono of the iron window CRATES
and for the third time the same evening
was attempting to hang himself.
WHO Is THE PRISONER?
The prisoner, Ed Thomas, alias Green,
is oolorsd man, committed to Jail by
Esq. Boaz, of the Fulton district, on the
CHI arge Of house breaking with intent to
rob. While under arrest at Fnlton, we
learn that he twice attempted to &C mint
suicide, and one time set FIRE to the Gala
bose in which he was confined. He firm
ly protests his innocence of the crime
with which he is charged and afirms that
he had rather die than stand thus accused
and wrongly punishsd-puuished for
nothing as he puts it.
STARVING HIBsELT.
Since the bedding, ETC., out of which h e
could make a rope hive been removed
from the cell, Thomas has taken up the
idea of starving himself to death, aud
persistently refuses to take any thing to
eat or to drink any water. When his
m eals have been carried to his cell he has
thrown them out, or declined to take
them. How long he will persist in this
idea remains to be seen. He is thought,
by those having the best opportunity to
judge, to be
PERFECTLY SANE
on oil subjects, except on the one idea Of
killing himself He sfirms at any and all
times that he will find some means Of kill
ing himself before he viii serve any time
in the State penitentiary. This case
should be looked into. His conduct, and
repeated attempts at sslf destruction, are
su ficient indications ofinsanisy. to cause
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befilod lis llfe and IN whose civil service
In NIL departments, 10 has added lustfe n
his mnE and woven lanfcls Tor bis own
brow, II the whole story aud verify nll W.
tlHim fdfilie great international Improve
ncnt systh, Of tins young but Rraed en-.
pre-. Nay mare they voice tho Cnlm aDd
intelligent sentiment Of the stnte
Your day has now come; "tlle long do'
layed time" ~ your governor says, mas
nov fortunately arrived
WIN YOU not stay your hand IN spirit
of generosity and fairness, until we can r. T.
only the the reward that every one Of you
claim for vonr own capitdP VIII you not
permit us 10 pay our dcDts bcrore you make
sHll further demands upon our good
Offices to the people, and to the com
merrs of state, which you yourselves,
yOnr executive departments, your news
papers, your orators aud the letters OF in
duccments you write 20 your friends IN the
older states to immigIate, admit we have
more largely contributed 10 make what it
now is, and will be, than all the other agen-
Cies combined.
sincerely believe you will. Your high
sense OF Justice, born ofadyenture and dan
ger is the surest guarantee OF protection to
all and oppression to none. The traditions
of successful revolution, supple
menttei by an endless llSt
of deeds of lOftiest daring, are your
richest Inheritance, and until the cdict of
coniiscation goes further, | will not believe
that the spotloss escutchcOn OF the Lone
Star state will be furnished by her own
chiyalrlC sons.
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most NJ TIE time In the newspaper business
NJ times has INDUCED excessively IN strong
drink lie came here about sogen months
ago aud was connected with the Times until
Ne Suspension For some time
past be has been engaged IN got
ting up u trade guide for the
town " Lampasas which work Il unnn.
ished. This, together with extreme cnlliu.
siusn on the subject Of religion, seems t.
be- the cause Oi hs unfortunate condition
The last day and night here he was rayine
and had b. be confined
Max Specr and Mycn Crown, who were
hound over to the districNcouTt yesterday,
charged with attempting hight before last
to set fire 10 the confectionery store OCCu.
pied by Crown have not filed bond and are
still In custody.
Weather warm and dry.
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Houston .



HousToN, pril 26.-The Press assoc alton
to-day adopted a new and complete constitu-
ton, p assed upon the subject Of advertising
rates and foreign advertisers, and adopted a
most advanced aud progressive report on
education. The tenor OF all the speeches,
and the almost unanimous vote showed u
big stroke towards the most approved and
advanced system of edu alton. II. l..
Gosling, OF Castroville, was unanimously
reelected president, and the following
officers were elected: Fields, editor of the
Meridian Blade. DR.. Yandell, of the Sc
guin Times, Wilson, editor of the Ad-
vance. vice presidents; Clifford of the
Evening Light, treasurer; Burison, of the
Dcnison Herald, secretary; !. J. Girardeau,
of the Post, orator; Styles of the Calves
ton News, essayist. The association meets
tomorrow for further business. On Friday
the excursion to San Francisco via Los An
geles occurs. A large number of editors
will 90. The editors are tonight enjoying
. grand banquet at the pslstial residence
of Hon. j. w. johnson, SEN
ior proprietor Of the Houston Post.
About 100 were present, including the
| mayor and leading citizens OF Houston.
Several toasts were given and responded TO,
| including the subjects The press. rail-
roads, woman, the country press and others.
A ball wound up the occasion.
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Marshall.
hhrHiih'i'
annnlnl IN lhn IInrnlI


MARSHALL, April 2j.-Mr. L. A. Carney,
civil engineer of the Texas & Pacific rail
road, and Miss Mamie Resch, niece of vii
liam Umbedcnstock, were married to-
night, ut the paaliul residence OF Major
Umhcdenstock, Rev, A. Il. Clemens, oili-
Ciating.
A charter has this day been forwarded to
Austin incorporating the Wylie University
of th. city This is one of the most flour
ishing institutions OF the kind in the state.
They have two large, commodious brick
buildings, elegantly equipped with all the
modern improvements, i'll the way OF schooi
furniture and appliances. The grounds are
spacious and everything is conducted in
frst.class style, by Rev. W. H. Davis, pres
ident and general superintendent OF the
university.
The Odd Fellows gave grand ball at The
opera-house tonight.
= Major William Stedman has been elected
special Judge to conduct the business of
the court during the sickness of Judge
Booty.
MiGsHALL, April 27.-The Odd Fellows
ball was grand success. Gallant men,
fair women and elegant music filled up the
measure of tie evenings entertainment.
Numerous ,robberies were perpetratefd
last night in the residence portion of the
city. DR.. II. Lewis lost his watch
and lot of valuable family
iewelry. Sheriff Perry is disconsolate oyer
the loss of $3.50 Emile Beckinith contri-
buted $3.50 in gold and other valuable trink-
cts to his noctural visitors. Many other
residences were visited and many other
valuables taken. No clue as yet.
Jay Gould and party passed up the road
to-day.
John Smarlin was found dead in his room
at his hotel this morning. He
and was a telegraph operator and hailed
from Virginia lie had been dissipating
heavily since his arrival. In his room was
found a partially filled vial OF laudanum.
Justice Case held an inquest to-day. Yer.
dct--dea,h from excessive drinking and
opium. lie was man OF good appearance,
He has no friends or ac4uaintances Ill the
city that we know Of.
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GreenyiIIe.
Special to the Herald

GRErNvlLLE, April 26--Burglars visited
Greenville last night for the second time in
a few days. On Saturday night they
pIundered the city, with the following
losses: Glen Wells, gold watch, chain and
seal; Chick Wells, gold watch and chain
and some money; f. II. Crinshaw, two
Silver watch Ed Schiif, gold watch and
$40; Wolf Morrison, $40 in money; Den
ison restaurant, two watches. They also
went through several other houses, but
found nothing. Last night they visited
Mayor Clements, Lib Hart and others but
got nothing. They were closely pursued
| by officers but escaped.
Coin, Il dry goods merchant here was
not known. Assets about $1,000 Mail
| still irregular.
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- 81 I'D = Nls tAtFAiA
FoEr Worn. April - Tie Medical
assoriation vas called 10 order BY the presi-
dent The minutes Of yesterday were rea .
and nd1ptsd. Prayer By Rev. Mr.. Murphy.
Articles 81 Interest were resd and re-
ferred % tbe CommIttee on publfcztiun.
Anumber % Physicians we're admitted 10
mem NJ rsLru.
Al the afern0un session D.. T. II. l.
p rn. - Aus1in. the secretary, rendered hrs
-iEuafiuu - q ruefnber. being shout %
move o. Old Neric0 ~ Tr.ctice hts flrDies-
non The resignation 80 nc1eftsd- Re
solutions endorsing and recumuending
d. BIB were unanimously s1aTted-
A thesis On puerfzl oouvuisions uss
read.
Th. hall - being largely attsndsd and
rrurh sriuTei to-niEit
Chs-lis wien rss luirsd in i1l this
evening ~ atterrr-inE 20 I'll ts ~. a. q
rrsY-y sarly this morning. They hEFs t-s'1
--ra-ased ~ slrus riu. HIS vie rei1sed
- talE 20 hirr wtict - erraraf bin ttat
- freu risiol and fred tee stf-s-
rrurr afT. MIS- brs1fu-d rectired Ers
III II ~ ~ arm - iumpis9 bs-Hssn
F5ls wor-n, Gp-1 Tx. sssisy.
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Galveston.

ope"i"i w VIZ -, 40 1,,.. Doo,l
GALVLsT"N, HPIii ~ nc o'e"''''i ,"
Rivers, engaged the greater part ol last
,,oa. ,,,,o, borbor imnrovenent work here,
' =, ''.. r,,,,,l.,- iooded IN tho,
lett Beaumont lhursuay iH"u.u " IAN'
guards. Sunday morning, in tae~N ueces
river, when within fifteen miles of Yellow
Bluff, she struck sunken cypress raft.
The engines were Immediately reversed
and the vessel was backei to a sand-bar,
where she Immediately sank in eight feet
of water. Captain Junker, master ana pro-
prietor of the vessel, left on this mornings
train for the scene OF the wreck. Inc cargo
was insured in Galveston, New Orleans and
foreign agencies
The Independent Order OF Odd Fellows
celebrated here to-day the sixty-third ami
v,rsary of their Order in this country, by
grand procession at O'Clock p. M, and a
concert and hop is in progress at the paVll-
ION on the beach.
Temple Bnai Israel was the scene OF
quiet yet interesting wedding between Miss
Rosa Levy and Mr.. Emanuel Longlni. The
couple left by the afternoon tram Tor
wedding tour TO the north.
The bark Minnie Gordon cleared Tor LlV-
erpool this morning with . ,3il bales OF cot
ton aboard.
| IL. Abrams, arrested ana brought before
the recorder yesterday, and whose case was
continued. Was inns nl,rning honorably nc.
quilted, as the evidence produced did not
warrant a conviction upon the charge OF
syindling.
| Local market for spot cotton unchanged.
Futures very dull, two to six points lower
| than Yesterday. Sales, 800 bales.
| GALyHsroS, April T.-Cotton receipts,
Il9. Market higher. Closed steady
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SAN ANTONIO, April 27.-James P. New
comb, editor OF the Evening Light, just re-
turned from the press convention at Hous-
ton. was met by G. II. Smith, city engineer
this morning ard was thrashed for publish
ing articles derogatory to Smiths official
conduct.
The county commissioners to lay accept
ed the lowest bid $4,000 to buiid new
court house.
Crops in this section are tinei except
wheat, which will be one -third of a crol
because of the effects of rust.
John Mitchell of Edwards county. was
tied to Il tree and beaten nearly to death
and his two sons shot dead by men named
| . Brien and Field. Trouble over the pre-
emption of eighty acres of land abandoned
by Mitchell and squatted on by Field, led
| to the tragedy.
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News from reliable source reached her


las, night to the effect that the rangers had
CAPTURED three of the robbers who
robbed the Texas & Pacific train
1t Ranger Station and were
there awaiting transportation eastward.
These, with the wounded man already
arrested, make four out Of the eight cap
tured. The name Of the wounded Dbber is
Gullett, and il 10 said that his father gave
away the whereabouts Of the gang. Their
names were not learned. The other four
are still az large. General Manager HoIie,
Of the I. & F., has offered q reward
of $1,000 each for the capture OF the
robbers. To Mr.. X J. Duncan is due great
credit, for be had spotted the robbers
some time before the train was attacked, as
they hung around AbeliDe, and II was at
his suggestion that the ran
gers were put aboard and thus saved a
wholesale robbery. Dan White, the en-
gineer, and Conductor Hare also deserve
credit for the cool manner in which they
outyitted the robbers.
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WASHINGTON, April 20.-The president
has transmitted to congress letter ad-
dressed by the minister plenipotentisry OF
Mexico to the secretary of state, proposing
the conclusion of a convention between the
United States and Mexico, from the Rio
Grande 10 the faClnc ocean, by the cree
ton OF durable monuments he also lays
before congress letter On the same sub
ject, with its accompanying Endorsement
from the secretary of war, to whom the
proposition was referred by the secretary
of state Tor an expression OF his views
thereon. The president states that he
deems it important that the boundary line
between the two countries as defined by
existing treaties and already once surveyed
should be run anew and Defined
by suitable permanent monuments,
and saws that "by SO doing, uncer-
tainty will be prevented as to juris-
dction in criminal and municipa! affairs,
and questions he averled which may at any
time in the near future arise with the
growth of population on the border. More
over, | conceive that willing and speedy as
sent Of the government of the United States
TO the proposal thus to determine the ex-
listing stipulated boundary with permanence
and precision will be i'll some sense as
slred to Mexico that the unauthorized sus-
pcon which of late years seems to have
gained some credence in that republic that
the United States covets and seeks
to annex neighboring territory, is with
oft foundation. That which the United
States seeks, aud which a definite settle
ment of the boundary in the proposed man
ner will promote, Isl confiding and friendly
feeling between the two nations, leading to
advantageous commerce and closer COM
mercial relations. | nave to suggest that,
in accepting this proposal, suitable provis-
ion he made for an adequate military force
on the frontier, to protect surveying parties
from hostile Indians. Troops so employed
will at the same time protect sett er on the
border, and help prevent mar .uling on
both sides by nomadic indians"
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Suprial 10 the Herald,

MA sofa, April 26.-The new board of
the council were sworn in and installed to-
day. The following differs were elected
City marshal, John II. Mickelhorough;
clerk, Thomas r. Brooks. assessor and col
ector, II. n. Wilson; treasurer j. Book.
The J. G. Stafford lodge, No. 0S, |. o. o. f.,
celebrated the third anniversary of Ameri-
can Odd Fellowship tonight with concert
and ice cream festival.
Mr.. r. A. Messick, n. G., in an able
speech explained the principles and organi-
cation OF the order.
DIR. A. X. Fitzpatrick left here to attend
the meetir e If he Texas State Medical as
ISOLATION, at Fort Worth.
Weather still continues warm, and the
cry is for more rain.
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Weather warm and dry.

Special to the Herald


WILLS PoINT, April 2G.-Our city is full
ofpcople to-day, it being the celebration
of Wills Point lodge No. 2i5 |. o. o. f.
and the celebration of the 63d anniversary
of Odd Fellowship. Mineola and Terrell
lodges were well represented. The pro,
cession was grand one. They marched
through the principal street to the grounds
which were beautifully and appropriately
decorated for the occasion. Rev. j. a
Scruggs delivered an address of welcome
and then introduced r. b. Rawland, who
made most eloquent and lengthy speech in
behalf of the order. Dinner was then an
nOunced, which was a sumptuous one and
plenty for all A grand fancy dress ball
will be given tonight.
District court at Canton is now in session.
being the first week, with full attendance.
Our district attorney, Hogg, is making 1t
hot for the boys.
Weather warm and cloudy.