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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-18
Bastrop: Republicans Divided - An
Aged Citizen Disappears.
News Nuggets from the Fort-A
Tragedy at Shepherd.
Yellow Fever Reported at Vera Cruz
and Other Points.
Aud Other Interesting Specials.
Galveston.


Special TO the Herald
GALVESTON; October i7.-John Ii. Ruhl,
Il native of Prussia, who has for the past
nine years occupied the position of cont.
dental man and general manager of the
business of Kaufman Il Runge, was found
dead in small bath.house on the beach, at
the foot OF avenue l., only few blocks
from where Charles Nelson was found dead,
Sunday. II having. become evident that
the accounts OF Mr.. Ruhl were behind. II IL
understood that the firm demanded OF him
full statement of affairs. Unable TO rem.
der this Mr.. Ruhl, after few minutes de-
lay, left the building, and was not seen
again until alter his DEATH The propric
tress ot Cedar Grove says Mr.. Ruhl came to
her place, foot of avenue l., and asked for
her. She being absent, he seemed yery
restless, walking the floor impatiently un.
til she returned. He had before him
n small tumbler and half bottle of beer
When she came up he teld her he was feel.
ing very badly and desired rest, and asked
her to prepare room for him. After 20.
lng to the room he ordered a fresh bottle of
beer. The proprietress LEFT the room TO
give some instructions and returning met
kuhl on the stairway coming down. BE.
ing asked the reason of his departure he
said, Good bye. IN too sick TO remain.
think will 20 home" She poticed his
lips contract as he spoke. He turned upon
his heels and walked toward the beach.
About two hours afterwards he was found
In the bath house about 100 yards from the
grove, lying upon his back, his hands upon
his breast and u smile upon his lips. Mr..
kuhi was a perfect scholar and had thor.
4 Anuh know la.lfsa NJ hha,.
| is in the second bottle OF beer he admin.
istered the fatal drug. A coro.
ners jury was empaneled, but
adjourned over until Thursday morning,
pending chemical analysts of the contents
OF the stomach. II prussic acid was EN-.
ployed II will be difficult TO detect its pres.
eDce. Ruhl was considered one of the
ablest tinanciers in the state, and his deial.
cation is attributed to unfortunate specula.
! tions.
John II. Bright, u prominent cotton man.
died today while undergoing surgical
operation. He had been suffering for wears
from tumor OF the stomach. Before un,
dergong the operation, performed by DR.
Herr, oil San Antonio, In which he lost his
life, he said; There are thousand chance,
TO one against my life, but will take that
| chance"
The North German Lloyd steamship ar.
rived to-day from Bremen, with cargo of
AL German emigrants for Texas
| Spot cotton closed easy; middlipg iOy.
others unchanged Sales, 1926; receipts,
Futures opened dull and easy, and closed
weak; January, 10 10 To 10 70; February
10 - to 10 IL March, 10 10 to 10 u, April,
10 81 tol0 %; October, 10 rs TO 10 3T No
yember 10 10 TO 10 III December, 10 10 to
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Fort Worth.
Special 10 the Herald.

'fNN'"i W thc iitfuiu.
Fort WORM, October l7,--Jim Scot, and
Patton, railroad men, had fight this even.
ing; Scott was doubled on and badly beaten,
and may not recover.
The Mabel Norton troup are performing
A masquerade bali is in progress to.
night.
Trsi ms are behind on account Of heavy
ra ms T'
Thurman came clear in the land swindle
case.
The rain has done no damage here.
The nights are cool and fires comfortable.
BIZ Jackson, for raping little white girl
aged about u, Is on trial. Over 200 men
have been objected to ss Jurors, but ten
have so far been empaneled
Cotton Is coming In at lively rate. Trade
improving,
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Tyler
Special to the Herald.

HPcVIhI 10 INC TtfhIU,
TYLER, October l7.--suppme court:
Missouri Pacific Railroad VS., Lyde from
Anderson county; reversed and iemanded.
Bergstrom w. Breckenridge, from Travis
county; judgment reversed opinion of
commission of appeals adopted. Weekcs et
al. w. WinEiield, from Van Xandt county.
reversed aud remanded. lnternatio onal K
Great Northern Railway and Missouri
Pacific Railway vs., Kindred from Anderson
county; affirmed, Judge Boaner oissentinr.
Waterhouse VI. Blount, from San Auyus.
tine county; reversed and rendered IN favor
OF Waterhouse.
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san Antonio.
s"h anton
Speolhl 10 the Herald.

SporInI 70 The Herald,
SAN ANTONIO, October IA dispatch
from Brownsville says that yellow fever
prevails along the lower Mexican coast and
ut Vera Cruz, and that quarantine has been
established against the several points. Il
Is believed here that there IL a mistake out,
as this II the first information Of the kind,
Thomas Booker, colored letter oarrier,
arrested for robbing letters, was convicted
today on two counts. There are dozen
other cases against him.
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Bastrop.
Special 10 the Herald,

B.srnor, October iT.-Distrlct court con.
vened here yesterday, Hon. J. W, Moore.
judge. The charge Of Judge Moore to the
grand jury was strong and complete, touch.
ing upon all forms of crime.
The republican county convention, which
met here Yesterday endorsed the following
district clerk, Z. J. Maynard, county iudve
w. q. l.awhon; county attorney ~
Maynard county clerk, l.. Heilirbrait,
sheriff. w. Il. jenkins; county trrasnrer
John Hearne; tax collector, Murray purle,
son; tar assessor. j. ID, Hopkins. represen.
tstlye, X. A. Kerr, lcolored,.
| There is great dissatisfscticn smony
some OF the eolored leaders over the endorse.
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A srLENpin krvrrss.

hLricn, october 1.-THE I'd annual
fair Of the North Carolina Agricultural 50.
clety was opened here to-day by Coyerno
Thomas ]. Jarvis. The eihibition h ,be
best ever made in the state, particularly as
TO live stock machinery and farm products,
All departments are complete, An un.
usually large attendance Is expected, Sen.
ator Y. j. Vance u expected 10 deliver an
address Thursday.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-18

ments for county clerk, Judge and assessor
anu the calling OF another convention &
probable, II another convention be no I
os,aeu ',ss, tne ticket will not be supported ey
great number Of republicans. :
Mr.; Joe Rhodes, of Alum creek. csudi.
uate Ter the legislature, addressed an audi.
ence az the courthouse last night.
The Bastrop ball club left this morning
Tor Austin 10 contest the championshin ~
tne state with Houston, San Antonio, Ans.
fair. Nv '"e
Miss Lille Sayers, one OF Bastrop's most
esteemed and intelligent young ladies. len
Today Tor Huntsville, Texas, to attend the
normal school there.
Mr; Matthew Duncan. Familiarity known
US Old Man Duncan" aged 50, dlsap.
peared from his home six miles east of Bns.
hhop' zen days ago. Diligent search has
b peen kept up, but nothing has vet been
man neafu OF nm; He is supposed to be de.
nnented, as his mind is at times affected,
caused by extreme old age.
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Houston.
Special 10 the Herald.


HOUSTON, October l7.--George Williams
was shot and killed yesterday at Shepherd.
on the Houston, East n West Texas mil.
tVanl rva ny negro named Charles Brown,
Mlllisms, after receiving his fatal wound
raseu himself from the ground and phot
nrown twice in the legs. Brown WAS AZ.
res,sa and placed in Jail at Cold Springs.
William Evans, suspected of having shot
JAKE Levy on Thursday last, in tie Slb
ward surrendered himself 10 Deputy
sheriff Phant to-day. He was released TO-
DAY ON 5000 bail He denies having lone
the shooting, Long Is conyalescent.
Ihe Houston cotton exchange sent 1900
yesterday for the yellow fever sufferers at
rensacola, They received grateful nc.
knmowledgements of its receipt to-day.
The cotton market closed quiet ond nm.
changed; sales. 1854 bales; middings rpot,
~ receipts 0.0a6, gross; 2,SO6, net.
The party who robbed Drs. McCliutock
and Burroughs on Saturday night of two
gold watches and 800 In Money was CAP.
tnred to-day. He is q negro named George
washington. Both watches were recovered
and about $50 in money.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-18
NEWS BY SPECIALS.

Galveston: John II. Ruhl, Confidential
Clerk kofkauiman 4 Runge. Sui.
cides on the Beach
Cause, DefalcatiOn.
\ Prominent Cotton Buyer Of the
Island City Dies Under the
Surgeons Knife.
Austin: State Fair Postponed - The
Chief Clerk Of the Land Ofilce
nesigns.
NJ. Louis; Election Day at the Cotton
Exchange-Some Lively Can.
yasSing.
Houston: The Cotton Exchange For.
wards $500 10 Pensacola.
Calvert: No Yellow Fever There
Movement ofthe Staple.
7H-H-=--
Bastrop: Republicans Divided - An
Aged Citizen Disappears.
News Nuggets from the Fort-A
Tragedy at Shepherd.
Yellow Fever Reported at Vera Cruz
and Other Points.
Aud Other Interesting Specials.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-18
Trunks, Vases, ETC.,
8O6 and 8O8 Elm Street,
DALLAS, TEXAS

On Our First Floor offering co mplete line O
leans Lindseys Fannes, Repeents Blankets Bieached and
Brown Canton Flannes Bleached and Brown Domestics
cotton Plaids Cheviots Hickory Stripes, Prints etc.
On Our Second Floor are offering as complete line
Sl OF Notions Hosiery, Gents Furnishing oods, Cashmere
Shts Especially suited to Western rade) our Custom,
Made Overalls, ETC.. as ever offered in this market.
T. on Our Third Floor we are offering the most complete
nne OF Mems Boys and Chldrens Hats comprising l. B.
sesons and Hurst Sons Hats. gotten up especially for
our Cow Boy trade, also Ladies and Misses Trimmed
ats Misses and Childens Sailor Hats Trunks Vaises and
Salehes also Towers Fist and Shield Brand Oil Coats etc
ever offered by us. ' wv
making purchases. -''NN o'''''
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Our Prices ! Always Lowest
SPECIALTIES FOR NEXT WEEK!
COMMENCING MONDAY, OCTOBER I6YH|
OUR CLOAK DEPARTMENT. WILL OFFER:

IS Dolmans of Merveieux and Rhadames Silk, hand
somey trimmed in Passemenerie and Spanish lace S.
mal value from SI2.5o to SIS.
IS Silk Domans of superior quality elegantly made and
trimmed, at $40; worth SIS to SIS.
a Silk Dolmans in various styles of material beautiful
goods at $I2.5o worth $40
40 Silk Doans, very superior articles goods that would
be considered cheap at SIS, we will sell at SIS.
AT SIS we will offer line of Silk Garments that YOU would
think could not be made for less than S3o and you will be
right in thinking so.
Ats2o sa5 S275o at $50 and at all prices up S5o
none of which would be high for onehaf more
these Goods are lot of manufacturers samples and ends
Of lots They were bought by in much larger quantity
tina" we can use at regular prices, got them at little
over hall value and for next week we will sell them at the
same rate reduce the stock They are all suited to the
present
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BROTHERS
Lead the Styles
|AND SET THE PRICES

Display has proved to the multitudes who witnessed
that no house can show more complete or
comprehensive line of anything pertain
ing to the Dry or Fancy Goods
Trade than we can.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03
QUIET DAY At CONEY ISLAND.
THE WEATHER HOTTER THAN IN THE CIT
DROWNING OF 4 WAITER

THE WEATHER HOTTER THAN IN TIE CITY
browsing or a WAITER
There was no need To seek the seashOre for
comfort yesterday and IN con Inence tie number Of
people at Coney Island smaller than usual
Those who went found the place taan the city
which they had left. There a breeze, but
1t blew from the land and more invig-
Grating TO those the beaches than TO
the jewellers OF the city who had remained a home
The visitors at the beaches mostly seekers after
pleasure rather than comfort and their number thnnel
az one went eastward on the island. At Brighton Beach
there twice "a many persons as az Manhattan,
while the Oriental Hotel, devoid all side-snows and
catchpeDny cOntr1vancos 10 tempt the democratic
masses. left to the enjoyment Of a few than
its regular guests. The progress upward in the
social scale from West Brighton to the Oriental was
marked and was almost IN exact proportion TO the de-
crease IN the means for idle amusement Yet IL l. fair
subject for remark that naiura ness Of conduct and
ubcrsnce Of enjoyment among ue visitors to the leland
are found the surroundings snow least rGaiay.
Those to whom the visit (, more than everyday
pcrence the people % the &" lovcrniddc-clasl" mo-
nopulze the broad and breezy beaches and rOOany
expanscs Of West Brighton, while for the
people WHO scorn all tables and accommodations
cept those at the Manhattan aad the Oriental there
main only the piszzas the board walks and
slightly khe IDS. Here consolation aud cOnpensa-
lie monoioay Of SUNDAY life at Coney bland was
tressing nature. \ young man was drowned
in front OF the Brighton Belca ba.hiug pavilion.
He Michael Quinn. age tweuty-ibr-e. waiter IN
tIe Hotel BigstOI since Last Thursday. AZ 10 he
wa, walking near the edge ~ ga. pavilion when the
wind b!ey his hat aud ear 30 nO ihc suif 10
"a silk one. ana he was lose ~. lie tr.cd 10
hire "A boy 10 20 INFO IT,. water after H. but
the boy Icftis ID. He then ran INTO the bathing
house. procured a suit, aId went after
hat himself. lie swan out for n some distance beyond
the danger line. lie nrnng 10 the shore when
suddenly threw up boil hands aud sauk beneath the
gdr ace help o.1d not reach him ANA ne !" drowned
gG tnAt he seized VITA crtup. III. nome
v4s 10 No. 2O1 Elsa twenty second st., this cly.
hclglO services were Leli a. thr Manhattan Beach
Hotel yesterday forenoon, TIE Rev III. william
OrnistOn, OF the RIO med Church, preaching
al IL O'Clock the VerAlds 81 tho hnicL There
visitors the IsnIi az the time. and his nrfcg
tOn was upOsed of the que, % tnc iuuIit-
tan Beach and Oriental i1lcl. similar services VIII bc
held every lay duTluE the season they VIII be
4 u demo. ninALOuA
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this district May % only thirty wells were iouna
that yielded over 1000 barrels each per Gay, yg'
there have been found here WITHIN rev gnisnde
Not well has yet been opened mere tnht W. NOV
flow over thousand barrels o day ana some paYe
been drilled down TO the sand where the oil Is found
and then plugged. so that the OH cannot now, any
are still in that condition. awaiting the erection oi
fankaCe aud pipes TO conduct the oil away. AS
soon as this Is accomplished Mt well, which rs
slow work. owing 10 the difficulty o! getNng tns
material here. the well IS opened ana the OF,
IL shot up "A distance of from so 10 100 ieot Ill tue
air and is accompanied by flow Of Gas thai makes
Missing noise, 10 be heard several hundred iee' oi
tant.
DrpRrssrSG FFFECTs OF THE GREAT WELLS
Although this district has proved such wonder
fully rich strike, and millions are beng invested III
it in one way and another vet it has been proo"c-
tive of widespread disaster to the oil trade ana
many failures are looked for unless change IN the
market price comes very soon. 1t is estimated ana
is almost capable of demonstration that the depre
citation in the value of real estate and generai OIL
producing property, together with oil s'ocKs SINCE
the striking of "64G"-the 6rst well horc-amounts
to at least $50. 100000. There were ABOUT
80. OOO, 900 barrels of Oil on hand when the hrst
well was struck The average price of oil for the
first FIVE months of the year was 80 cents barrel.
Now II is selling for 80 and 90 cents Darrel,
which alone marks great loss. MANY producers
who were making money before are now wiped OUT
as il were because they cannot produce OIL ana
make it pay at present prices as those owning large
wells can, and, unless consumption IS greatly IN
creased or the field here at Garfield gives ont
thousands of wells which now pumping viii he
closed The discovery of this new field has had won
derfully depressing effect on the OLD helds ne
great Bradford field, where $4,000 wells have been
drilled and where hundreds, were under way a
short time ago. now has less than three dozen gong
down. In the Alleging field where last month
there were over $50 drilling wells, now there are
less than o. work having ceas on the remainder;
In the Cherry Grove District, which Is The name OF
this new field. Ill which SIX weeks ago there was
only one WELL there are 161 in progress, and me
number is only limited by the inability 10 get the
necessary material 10 begin work on others, 1here
were in the entire oil region 108 fewer wells COM
peted in June than in May. but the production IN
creased 4, 10l barrels day owing 10 the Magnitude
of the new wells about Garfield.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03
'ht. When driver is on the lookont for a 49,.

sient. When driver is on the lookout for nat.
ana patron on the watch for driver there a;.ron
nncuIty IN exchanging signals. The on. w 20 no
ns WHIP ana the other his cane, umbrella o9 ives
empty hand and In less time than we are tslI =, an
Ine cap is at the curb the patron seats hmseIf KY
gives the necessary instructions Tnenga@oodu and
when away from their stands procesd az Gu cabs
ana In most cities it is understood that an nnocai
pea cab Is unengaged. 1t would not reanire Ioa
o,,ne ior the puDlIc TO understand the system Why
most OF the features of the European systems o aIs
be found practicable on Manhattan Island "ouid
N,c. YorL r,,o 90 1000 THOMAS W. KNOX
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03

"Oh, yes,n said the tramp as a tear gllsteDed
like giin-1rop upon his sun-stined face; served
during lie entire war" After slowing away the COM
PORTABLE breakfast that gwen blIa lie finished the
senteDce-" 1 "a walter IN "a Canadla1 Testaurant'
Dr. Mcclellan. the famous rlte-shot, gave an
od oolored nan the other day dollar u hOld target
IN the shape the ashes the end " freshly hghted
cigar Tho darkey took the dollar IN his mana ana the
ri0ar In mis- mOu b. Mcclellan walked back, raised the
r1e and shot the ashes from the end The exploit was
repeated successfully, but the old man objected " the
Third attempt, saying: DE tulIu tline a." euoi iuoAJ
o. = eIo 0Liicky."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03
A STRIKE OF COAL MINERS.

CUMBERLAND. Nd, July 2.-The miners in tho
Meyersdae and Elk Garden regions struck nj noon sa1
day for an advance from 50 to IS cents per ton Ty
also say they will not work until the ahv.n''
asked In the Cumberland region granted This sc.Ss
is undoubtedly tho result OF the combination ioHs@"
bedford, Penn, Thursday and Friday
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d MINER FATALLY BURNED.

CARB0NDALE. Penn, July 2.-Thomas Phil
fjps q miner employed by the Butler Coliery Company.
OF this city, attempted 70 remove quantity OF blasting
powder and. having a lighted minclamp upon Lis hat,
the powder exploded burning him 30 badly that be died
IN terrible agony few hours !ater
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03
COURT CALENDARS-JULY 8.

SUPREME COURT CMAMBsas Hold bv Larronore J--F"''
Monday motion calendar called al ii n - -
suPRsME CoURr-SPEciAL TERM-Held by Donoh"~ -
No day calendar.
PARi III Held by iarrcmore. J.-No day calendar
SUPERIOR CoURr-arKcIkL tenn No day oAicasn'
COAAos PLgAs-ePgclAL rzRA-So day 5alon3~x.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03

In the contest for the American Association cham:
piOn the Cincinnas I'D with the st. Louis nine
second the Athletics and Louisville mines being wei up
on the list
The Peerless still lead in the Long Island ANA
teur Association.
Tue olympic aud Atlantic mines play on the Polo
Grounds this morning. The game viii be called az 10
"A m The MetropoAtans and the Harvard College nine
play in the afternoon. The Atancs and MetropOlitans
play morning and the MetrOpO itans ami fao
lean In the afternoon The Worcester and Providence
League teams play the Metropotans ON Friday and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03
RACING ATLUNG BRANCH.

There will be an extra day of racing at Non
mouth Park to-day, and, as this will be holiday Tor
some thousands OF people In this city, the attendance
will probably be large The list OF with their
dtons and the list of entries with their ages and weights
WAS printed In THE TRIBUNE yesterday. Full Informs
ton as 10 the means for reaching the may Ds
found Ia the advertising oolumns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03

The contest for the college championship is ended,
and the Yales have again the championship ont
OF eleven games played they eight losing game
each with Princeton. Brown and Harvard. The Iale
men owe their success to their heavy batting they
played the whole poorly in the held Princeton 10
second with won games out OF eleven played.
Harvard is third Brown fourth, Amherst fifth and Dart
mouth last. All OF the college mines except the Harvard
and Yale teams have usDandcd for the season Yale aud
Harvard will play a contest the Polo Grounds on
Wednesday afternoon.
The Metropolltans OF seventy-four games this
son have won hfty-Onc losing twentytnree Nos! OK
games lost with League clubs the following
schedule will show
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03
BASEBALL NEWS.

In the race for the League pennant the De-
troit and Providence mines a tie In won games Tho
latter, however, have lost more games. The Chcagos
are good third and will probably be- in the first place
by the the present month Boston fourth
with twenty and eighteen lost games. table Of
the games played to date Is as follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03
BACCAL1 UREATE At WILLIAMS.

WILLIA.IsTOwN, Mass, July 2.-President
Carter Of Williams College, delivered his first baccs-
laureate sermon the chapel this afternoon to large
sudiepee Ills text was 9" am come that they might
hsye life, aud that they might have IL more a0und-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03
MANAGEMENT or CABS IN EUROPE.

In Paris nearly all the cabs aud public carriages
are the property Of two enormous associations or
companies, the CO.npagnie Generate dies Nonuros"
and the CompaGne Urbaine" with depots and
stables IN various parts OF the city. The drivers
are uniformed. so that they may be readily dis
tingushed. and each vehicle is numbered conspcu-
ousy Oh the lanterns also the sides, aud usually
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03
CABS AND CARRIAGES.
LETTER FROM T. w. KNOX.

TuE CARRIAGE SYSTEMS or NEw-YoRK, LONDON,
PARIS AND OTHER LARGE CITIES COMPARED
Avn coyrRAsrEp-A PLEA FOR BEFoRM IN