The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-24
STATE SPECIAL TBLEGRAMS.
DEATH OF A LITERARY LADY AT DALLAS
FEMALE ROBBERS.

FEMALk kObDENo.
Dallas, October 23.-Mrs. Francis Elizabeth
Browne, aged seventy-three, native OF
Chester, England, and for many years a resi-
dent of Boston and New York, died here to-
day. She was the author Of several volumes
of lyrical poems, and was lady OF rare liter.
ary attainments. Her poem on the death OF
Gen. Garfield was widely published: She
was correspondent of Longfellow and Whit
tier, and held high position in literary circles
of the eastern states.
Parties in Corscana were robbed OF money
and Jewels by two women, to-day, but the
officers traced and found the stolen property.
THE FEVER REPORT-POLITICAL EXCITEMENT
AT BROWNSVILLE.
Brownsville, Octoaer 23.-There were no
new cases nor deaths reported in this city, or
in the garrison in the last 4S hours. The
weekly death roll Of Matamoros is as follows:
Deaths, eleven - three from fever. The
weather is still clear, cool and pleasant.
Some parties arrived here to-day from La
redo, via Misr and Camargo, and were ordered
to cross back into Mexico Immediately by
Health Officer Wolff.
The democrats are badly split up on Ochil-
tree and Finlay for congress. Stump speeches
are in order and the excitement runs unusually
high.
SEIZURE OF MONTE CARDS AT LAREDO.
Laredo, October 23.-Three boxes, cor
tanning about four thousand decks of Mexican
monte cards, that were put in the Office OF the
Pacific express company for shipment, con-
signed to 7. Rosen6eld, Galveston, were
seized by the custom house authorities Satur-
day afternoon. The officers had clue tina,
the cards would be struggled, and have been
the lookout for the past week. The cards
sell for one hundred dollars per pack in Gal
weston.
POLITICIANS CROSS SWORDS FATALLY
STABBED ELECTRIC LIGHT
Houston, October 23.-To-night there was
a big democratic speaking. Hon. J. e.
Hutcheson, Frank Spencer, criminal district
attorney N. H. Cravens, aoaterial candidate
and Still Russell, independent, were among
the speakers. Hutcheson followed Russell
and completely demolished him at every
point.
Sunday morning a negro named Peyton
Randle stabbed to death a negro named John
Warner, at frolc that commenced Saturday
night. Warner was captured and jailed
Electric light wires are being erected
throughout the city.
JAIL DELIVERY AT GlLMEk - NOTORIOUS
CRIMINALS ESCAPE.
Waco, October 23.-There was Jail deliv-
ery at Gilmer Saturday night. Seven prison
ers made their escape, one ofwhom was the
notorious w. w. Ashley, the printer who
killed county Judge Lyons last year, and who
escaped at the time, but was afterwards ar
rested at Selma, Alabama, and brought back
The Others were Ii. Markham, and four ne
groes, all charged with murder, and Rich
Young, convicted of theft. The only remain
ing inmate of the Jail is poor fellow put in
for beating his wife. Ashley. it seems, has a
great many friends in the county, and some OF
them are believed to have conveyed crowbar
to him with which he opened his cell, and
then passed it to his comrades. There has
been great excitement and the officers made
pursuit but no capture has yet been made.
1t is believed arrangements were made outside
to facilitate Ashley's escape, and it is probable
he will get out Of the state.
GREENBACKRR wITHDRAwS.
TYLER, October 23.-Mr. S. X. Withers, the
preenback candidate for congress from this
district. has withdrawn from the contest, thus
leaving the field to the democratic nominee.
Hon. James H. Jones, and 5. II. Russell, in
dependent republican candidate. 1t is the
general impression that the contest will be
very close between these two gentlemen.
STOCK ATTACHED AT FORT woRTII-CITl
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Fort Worth, October 23.-The stock o.
Thos. F. Hudson IT,, vas levied upon under
an execution issued from Galveston in iayol