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SAN ANTONIO.
The Sheep Mems Conventions
BurgIary--MOre Gamblers
Personal.

Special telegram
SAN ANTONIO, June 6.-The sheep men
are arriving in considerably large num-
bers to attend their convention, in the
exchange, tomorrow, and it is expected
that an important meeting will be held.
The residence of S. w. Morris, on Wor-
than street, was entered this morning by
thieves and gold watch and about S19C
in money taken. The owner and his wife
were chloroformed.
Four negro walters at Hord's hotel
were arrested for gambling this morning,
and each fined $40.
Mrs. Hewitt is able to be up to-day, bul
is very weak and depressed. To-day was
the date originally fixed for her marriage
to the late Lieutenant ewitt.
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SONG OF NATURE.
BY JOHN GREENLEAS WHITTIER.

BY JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER.
:, The harp at Natures advent strung
= Has never ceased TO play;
The song the stars OF morning sung
Has never died away.
And prayer is made aud praise Is given
BY all things near and far;
The ocean l0oketh up To heaven,
And mirrors every star.
Its waves are kneeling on the strand,
AS kneels the human knee,
Their white locks bowling to the sand,
The priesthood of the sea
They pour their glttering treasures forth,
Their gifts OF pearl they bring,
And all the listening hills on earth
Take up the song they sing.
The green earth sends her incense up
From many mountain shrine;
From folded leaf and dewy cup
She pOurs her sacred wine.
The mists above the morning rills
Rise wide rs wings OF prayer;
The altar curtains of the hills
Are sunsets purple air.
The winds with hymns Of prayer are loud,
Or low with sobs of pain,
The thunder organ of the cloud,
The dropping tears of rain.
With dropping head and branches rOssed
One twilight forest grieves,
Or speaks with tongues of Penteeost
From all its summit leaves.
The blue sky is the temples arch,
Its transept earth aud air,
The music of its starry march,
The chorus of prayer.
So nature keeps the reverent frame
With which her years began,
And all her signs and voices shame
The pray erless heart of man.
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HOODS Texas Brigade.
HOUSTON. June / 1SS

Houston, June /, 1882
The annual reunion of the survivors OF
Hoods Texas brigade will be held at San
Antonio, on Tuesday, June 9th inst
Excursion rates of one and one-fifth fare
for the round trip, have been made to all
members of the Texas brigade, then
families, and the Terry rangers and theiI
families who are guests of the Texas bri
gade, by the following named roads
Over the Houston and Texas central rail
road and branches. j. Waldo, general
freight and passenger agent
Over the Missouri Pacific and branch
as. B. w. Mccullough, general passen-
ger agent department.
Over the Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonia, and Texas and New Orleans
and branches. T. W. Peirce, ir., gen
eral passenger agent.
Tickets viii be placed on sale at all
stations on the above named roads on the
18th and 9th of June, and good to re-
turn until June 30th. All persons must
purchase round trip tickets before taking
the cars. The annual address will be
delivered by Judge Gus Cook, colonel OF
the Terry rangers,
Texas papers please copy.
ROBERT BURNS.
Secretary Texas Brigade Association,
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County Court.
Hon. z. T. Fillmore, judge presiding; Frank
Brown, clerk.

Hon. z. T. Fillmore, judge presiding; Frank
Brown, clerk.
PROBATE BUSINESS
Estate of Valentine Abel, deceased
final account of administrator approved
and administrator discharged.
In re Pearl Conner, minor; resignation
of guardian filed.
Z. aud Kate Summerow, minors; re-
port t sale approved and administi alton
ordered to make deed to 240 acres of land
in Zavalla county.
Estate A. Il. Townsend, deceased; ad-
mlnistrator cited to file first annual ac.
cunt.
Eftate F. l.. Mantle, deceased; final
account continued
|. Estate Eyaline Fowler, deceased ad-
ministrator cited to file first annual ac-
count.
Estate F. w. Kluge, deceased order
to sell lots Nos 10. II and 10 in block 6,
and part of lots and s, in block 20,
granted.
Estate George Hubbs, deceased order
TO sell all sheep belonging TO estate.
Estate John Schlittler, deceased ; al
lowance to widow and minor children
of 1915 per annum granted.
Estate j. {. Pierce, deceased salesof
lots and 8 in outlot 8, division ID, and
lot in sub division of block in lot 4 in
division A, approved.
City VS. Elsie Smith; appeal from
mayors court Quashed.
State VS.. Joe Trongatt and Otto Iron
gait; unlawfully drawing seine. Dis
missed on account of former conviction.
State VS.. J. w. Patterson; carrying a
pistol Dismissed
Alex Hughes; malicious mischief.
Plea of guilty and fine of five dollars.
City VS.. VIM. Hendrix; appeal from
mayors court. Fined ten dollars and
costs.
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A Trap for Hancock.


1t has been suggested that the
Democrats of Pennsylvania should
nominate General Hancock for gov
ernor. His name meets with great
favor. Were he nominated in the
present divided condition of the Re-
publicans, he might secure many
votes from that source. His mod
crate views on the tariff would sat
isfy most Pernsylvanians. A great
deal can be said in favor of his nomi-
ton. And should he be elected gov
ernOr of Pennsylvania this year, he
would be the inevitable Democratic
candidate in 1884.
But the other side to this project
deserves attention. The only way
by which the Democrats can posi-
bly, elect any man governor is by
hearty union aud enthusiastic, ener-
getic work. A small detection would
defeat any candidate who may be
selected. William A. Scott, of Erie,
is the chief marplot Of the Penn
sylvania Democracy. He has money,
extensive business connections, per-
sonal influence. lie is q TIlden
crank. lie has made his malign
power felt more than once In the
politics Of that state. lie was one Of
the Tilden wreckers who comprised
Hancock's treacherous defeat In
1880. He would not consent TO
Hancock's election to the Pennsyl-
vania governorship this year, in
volving, as it would, his nomination
for president in 1884, without Til
den's approval and order. And
Tilden will consent TO the nomina-
ton of no man for president who
will not permit him to dictate his
policy and appointments. II was
because Hanc ock refused TO promise
Tilden this privilege, at least so far
as New York was concerned, that
Tilden treacherously defeated him
in 1880.
Should Hancock be nominated
and defeated in Pennsylvania this
year, he will be a spiked gun so far
as the campaign OF 1884 is con-
cerned.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,

ABSTRACT TITLE AND REAL ESTATE
OFFICE OF ZIMPELMAN ~ BERGEN,
PECAN STREET, AUSTIN, TEXAS. J
NJ. A. Taylor to Patsy Boyd, lot 3,
block "a. $3.50.
i. Bremond ct al 10 John Bremond,
store room on Pecan street. Consideration
$50, 0C0.
Richard King to John Hoffman, so
acres land. $135.
j. III. Washington TO A. NJ. Holland,
part outlot rs, div sion ID. $l25.
o l. Hobert and wife to deed III. G..
Risiier ct al, lots and q, block 60: lot 1,
block So; $685. acres, Del Vale grant.
Consideration S2710.
G. w. Anderson and wife TO Niels
Pearson, 9lJk acres, PHI. McElroy's
league. SS57.7S.
X. &. Smith and wife to Laura Won
Carlowiiz, lot 81 in block %, division
ID. $1,000.
Jonathan Green to Isaac Fox, 20 acres,
King Cole survey; $500.
p. S. Leigh to J. w. Biting, 1877 acres
out of A. G.. Caldwell survey, S3 40
acres out of j. b. Walters survey. $S0S.
III. and T. G. railway company to j.
W. Biting, lot in block "a, and lot
in block 81, in Manor. 800.
w. S. Hotchkiss ct al to S. A. Lundell
ct al, part Of block 81, division E $lS3.
+. B. Forster to r. T. jackson, lot l,
block 8, outlet SO, division b. $50.
A. g. Lucke to II. NJ. Andrews, part
of block SO, division b. 500.
f. Ii. Forster to Joseph Male, 2l0
acres out of J. Z. Wallace survey. $1l0O.
II. NJ. Sw aringen to II. M. Salm,
part OF lots 3. o. z and s, Raymond
plateau $500.
w. B. Workman and wife to Wilhel-
rneue friedman, ct al, 5 Is acres out of
Isaac Decker lsgu'. 5000.
J. Limerick and wife to VIM. Walton,
lot 30 in ouliot Al, division B. $3.50.
Jos Limerick and wife TO Mary l..
Sydnor, lot 81, outlot A., division ID.
$50.
r T. Ganet and wife to Geo. Suss-
mann, part of Merrill survey. $3.50.
j. II. Owings and wife to A. Hamilton,
lots 8, 4, and 6, block SO, in Weber
willie. 1850.
Mary j. Hemphill to L. II. Castleber-
ny, lot 8 in block 3, Webberville. $525.
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FORT WORTH.
knights of PythIas - Wool and
Wheat-ImPrOvem
for Governor.

Special Telegram.l
FORT WORTH, June 6.-The Knights OF
Pythias had grand torchlight process.
sion to-nig hit, which was one of the
grandest scenes ever witnessed in the
city. Tomorrow night their hall is to be
taken, after which they will give grand
ball.
Wheat and wool are coming up quite
freely, and business is improving.
The health officer pronOunces the city
free from smallpox. All anxiety In re.
gard thereto is subsidIng.
Improvements are being made more
rapidly than ever before, and of much
better character.
Most OF the Democrats here favor Ire.
land for governor.
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The object of the notice served on
Commissioner Walsh by the attorney of
the Mercer colony claimant is stated to
be as follows: The decree of Judge
Pardee gave to claimant claim upon all
vacant and unappropriated lands in the
Mercer colony. There were school lands
within that boundary which were sold
by the state prior TO this decree, and
which were to be paid in INSTALL
ments. Under the decree Colonel Pres
ton, the claimant, contends for all mon
les now coming in from sales of these
lands. The petition has not been filed
yet, but its object is to force the la-1
commissioner to appear before Judge
Woods, on the 10th of June, and disclose
the manner in which he is administering
the affairs of his office concerning the
Mercer colony, requiring him to make a
sworn statement, etc. Then, if such ad-
ministTation be not satisfactory, to
ask the court to appoint a receiver
to administer the trust under or
derS from the court of chancery. Cap
tain Walsh says he is receiving no money
from the source named, as all monies
from the sales of school lands 90 to the
treasurer direct, and his office has nothing
10 do with them.
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CAPITOL cULLINGS.
Current Notes I'm ana About the
state Departments.

There was no news in the departments
yesterday. There is plenty of work for
the clerks, but no items for the re-
porters.
The Fort Worth wafer company filed
a certificate yesterday in the ate de-
partment, increasing its capital stock
from 800, 900 to $500, 900
OF the eighteen principals selected, all
are natives of Texas save two. Pro-
fessor Joynes, of the Gainesville school,
is a native of Tennessee, and Profess r
Carlton. who will have charge of the
colored institute at Austin, il not ma
live.
Adjutant General King reported yes
terday that he had advices FROM Captain
Nevill which say that migratory Indians
are often seen IN the lower portion OF
Preside county. Colonel Baylor also
reports that ne sent scouting party after
some Indians, and ran them into the
Guadalupe mountains, where the trail
was lost.
The charter of the Texas Investment
company, of Fort Worth, with the privi-
iege of branch offices at other places,
filed charter yesterday 10 the secretary
of states office. The purpose of the
company is to buy and sell real estate
and 1--we stock in Texas, Missouri, Kansas,
California, Colorado. the territories and
Mexico. The paid up capital stock is
20 be 100000, and the directors
: are ]. o. Ford, G. w. Alexander, Geo.
j. W. Zoak and w. l.. Malone, all of
Fort Worth.
In establishing the summer normal
= -
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limited states district court.

Ho1 f. b. Turner, Judge presiding.
This court convened yesterday in the
regular June term, with Judge Turner
presiding, and District Attorney Evans
in attendance.
Court did not organize, because of a
failure to obtain sufficient number of
jurors. After ordering a new Uenire of
twenty-five, the court adjourned until to-
day. Following is the new centre.
Jos. Breuer, Bastrop; Henry Mitchell,
Austin; J. t. Dalton, Taylor; VIM.
Shelly, Austin; j. II. Roberts, George
town; Henry Norwood, Milan county;
Geo. T. Walker, Austin; Calvin McCor-
kle, Austin; Taylor Prizes. Round Rock;
Phil Abrahams, Austin: Louis Decker,
Menardyille; t A. Hassler, Bias
trop; J. n. Hammond, Lampasas;
w. C. Denney. Austin VIM. Schroeder,
Austin; f. Reeves, Caldwell; J. &.
Billeisen, Austin; Edmund Graves,
Washington county; John Casparis,
Round Mountain r. Tris:hineger, Aus
tin; u. NJ. Collins, Davilla; c. r. Dis.
son. Austin; ]. T. Breckenridge, Aus
tin; Alexander Thurmond, Flint Rock
postoiflee Ferian Clements, Austin.
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failed. The president does not think
that the United States are called
upon by any principle of equity to
revive those propositions Of the
Clayton Bulwer treaty which were
specially applicable to the conces-
ton of August, 1S49, and apply them
to any other concession which
has been since or may be
made. The conditions OF 1882 are
not those of 1852. The people of the
United States have now an album
dance of surplus capital for such en-
terprises and they have no need 10
call upon foreign capitalists.
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SIX MONTHS.
Ex-Governor Moses RetIres 10 Al
hnnU

Ex-Governor Moses Retires 10 Al
bany Penitentiary.
New YORK, June 6.-Franklin j.
Moses, ex-governor of South Caro-
lima, pleaded guilty in the court of
general sessions TO petit larceny,
which was accepted by the district
attorney, and Judge Gildersleeve
sentenced Moses to the penitentiary
for six months. Moses, who IS forty
years of age, claims TO reside on
West Twenty-fourth street. lie was
indicted for obtaining by fraudulent
representations thirty-two dollars
from DR.. Nathan Bozeman, of Fifth
avenue, ON February 16.
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GRAIN FOR EUROPE.
Preparations for Shipment From
California via New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, June 6.-Active
preparations are being made for tho
shipment Of grain from California
via New Orleans for Europe. Geo.
Hart and John Alberton, of Stock
ton, California, have been here for
some DAYS, examining terminal ia
cilities and.completing arrangements
for through shipments, TO commence
as soon as the railroads can furnish
necessary transportation from the
Pacific slope.
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One of James Freeman Clarke's
Pensioners, a lady Of great wealth,
sent him a present of $4,000 on the
eve of his departure for Europe.
lie is now more than seventy years
of age, and hopes to preach until he
is seventy-five.
A man named Charles Hunt, who
claimed 10 be natural son OF DAN
lei Webster, and who has held va
r;ous positious in the treasury, New
York postofice and custom house,
)dropoed dead in q saloon In that
CITY on Thursday.
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OREGON.
Democratic Gains I'm the state
Election Yesterday.


Election Yesterday.
PORTLAND, Or, June 6. = The
state election occurred to-day. Dem
ocrats generally concede the cleo
ton of George, Republican, TO
congress. The Republican majority
in Multnomap county, in which
Portland is situated, was 1857 two
years ago. The Republicans esti-
mate it this year at 1900, and an im-
partial estimate this evening gives
the Republicans a majority in the
whole state OF only from 500 to 1900.
There is a bare possibility that Shat
tuck, Democrat, has been elected
judge of the supreme court. The
Chinese restriction bill was not
made an issue of the election.
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steamboat Roller Explosion,

EVANSVILLE, IND, June 6.-The
steamer Evansville, running from
this place to Bowling Green. ex-
ploded her boilers this morning near
Calhoun, fatally injuring the mate,
Owen Gilmer, and slightly scalding
some nine or ten others. No passen-
gers were injured.
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The Count de Paris, in letter of
recent date TO General g. B. Norton.
of Boston wrote: 81 see with
pleasure that the new trial of our
friend, General Fitz John Porter, is
likely to terminate favorab,y for
him in a short time. He has been a
victim of a great injustice. and this
tardy reparation is well due him."
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District Court.

Hon. A. s. Walker, judge presiding; James P.
Hart, clerk.
Stale VS.. Tom Jones and Wren Tol-
bert; theft of horse. Tolbert plead
guilty, and had his punishment assessed
at five years in the penitentiary. Jones
was convicted and given ten years.
Only one case tried in this court yes
terday, lobe Thompson VS.. Susan
Thompson divorce granted.
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SENATOR HILL.
His Condition slowly but surely
Improving.

AUGUSTA, Ga, June "a letter
from Eureka Springs. received this
morning, states that Hon. Ben. Hill
is slowly but surely improving. His
appetite and digestion are good, and
he sleeps well The ulcer is in
better condition, and strong hopes
are now entertained of his recovery.
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A husband KILLED by HIS wife.

EAST SAGINAW, MICH, June g.
Saturday night, in Billings town
ship, Mrs. Anna Stevenson shot her
husband, William, dead, for trying
to gain access to their house after
abe had barred him out.
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supreme Court.

Chief Justice, X. \. Gould; Associate Justices,
NJ. IL. Bonner, w. Stayton;
CLERK. G. 5. Morse.
FARMLAND VS.. Talley; appeal from e.
lis county. Submitted on brief for both
parties, and an oral argument for appel
liant.
City of Fort Worth VS.. Davis ct al.
appeal from Tarrant county. Affirmed.
Glasscock VS.. Sachett; appeal from
Williamson county. Reversed and re-
manded.
Brigham VS.. Brigham; from Bell
county, Reversed and remanded.
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Yesterday Hal L. Costing qualified as
marshal and received his commission.
The bond Of The marshal is SOC, 900 and
the following gentlemen are Mr.. Cos
ling's sureties. Hugh H. Griner, John
G. Woodward and Philip Palmer, Kin
ney county; GOttfried Fritz, Medina:
Thomas N. Mcdaniel. Medina; Philip
II. Wentworth, Or cketI; Dayton j.
Crouch, Frio; Wilton G. Sinner, Bexar;
A. S. Cureton, Frio: John ). Burke,
Zavalla; Christopher l.. Kelley, Uvalde
TWO important cases We're decided by
the supreme court on Yesterday. That
of the city Of Fort Worth VS.. Davis ct al
involving the validity of the assessment
of special school tax. The collection
was enjoined below, and the constitution
atty OF the various statute S, authorizing
cities and towns TO assume control
of their public free schools, and
10 levy special tax to support
then was involved. The constitutional
" of these statutes was sustained, hut
because the question of taxation W as not
submitted, as provided by statute, the
ju gment of the court below enjOining
The collection of the tax, was affirmed.
The fist breach of promise of marriage
case ever tested before the supreme court
of the state was also decided The
plaintiff, Miss Schell recovered damages
10 the amount OF $4,000, against Andrew
j. Glasscock. Nothing but refusal to
comply with the marriage contract was
alleged in the pledgings The case was
from Williamson county.
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JOSEPH CARTER,

who surrendered yesterday, is an uncle
to Charley Carter, the member of the
Sam Bass gang who was convicted of rob-
blng a store on Red river and sent to the
penitentiary before he could be tried for
his Bass gang robberies. He is now at
large, having escaped from peniteutiary a
few months ago.
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xrTRAPPING PAPER Al Statesman o nee
w q 5eenis per pound
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-08-19
A RACKET.

We were very sorry to learn OF a
very unpleasant affair which occur
red in one of our Sabbath schools
last Sunday. The school has been
perfectly harmonious and prosper
GUS for more than a year, and it is
much regretted that any cause for
bad feeling should appear just now
Let the teachers continue to use
every effort to maintain good feel
ings. and we think this will all soon
be forgotten.
Of course Sabbath school is
strictly o Christian missionary insti-
tuition, and no one is expected to be
paid. He who is so mean as to take
the poor children's pennies as pay
for few minutes service on the
Sabbath is beyond our classification.
We can't say just where he belongs.
Of course we don't mean for the
people outside the city to under
stand one of our scholars or teach
ers charged us for playing for the
school, but we merely speak of the
absurdity of such a thing. We're
we superintendent though, and such
thing should occur, we should
ask that person to-. We must
have music.
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A Warning.

The Republican party Of Meek
lenburg should be on the alert for
the new dangers that threaten them
There are signs of disinterrega-
ton in the party here that will re-
quire skillful management to heal
up ere the campaign begins in earn
est, or else the Republicans will be
defeated by 500 majority.
We dislike to say this as we are
Republican in principle as well as
practice; but to be warned in time
is to give us q chance to secure our
selves against possible defeat. That
the party is being bossed here by a
ring of halfbreeds of both political
parties who have formed a syndi-
cate to bull-doze those Republicans
who desire to preserve policy diff
ferent from the bosses, is plain to
any man, not knave or a fool.
The signs of the times point to a
combination ticket ON the 18th COM
posed of weak and shaky Republic
cans and a few smart Democrats
the programme then will be-the
Republican nominees must control
the negro vote and the smart Demo-
Gratis on the ticket will control the
Republican nominees, or in other
words the Republicans will be put
forward as a catch.
This ring will not nominate any
but those of the whiskey ring, and
will go forth as Anti-ProhibitiOnist
to down the suffrages of the people.
Now it is selfevident that the
Democrats who meet here on the
21st, will present as wet a set Of
nominees as the most ardent Anti
Prohibitionist could desire, or in
other words they will steal Goali-
ton thunder to kill Coalition with.
What will you do about it2
J If the people of this county must