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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-22

psny 6e,ss ssen, snt Of the Texas Express CON,
0pera-hansas a'r p.oe pride, will be given a, , phs
The foliowipp,S.' pS'aay lay evening, March SOlh "'
for aldermen NJ fsssn'lemen ss are candidates
Ssin ison IN the first ward, l.. MS'Sn, M Gn. H.
IN the third ward. 49," ''' . H. Heating
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SOrsiCana.
No"'i0ANA' March 2l.-[Specisl. .l-Thi,
'norhing at II a. M, two tlat.cars of cotton
ABOUT sixty-six bales, in the Texas Q ..
.ouis yard were discovered ON fire. Tbs
""'nh was sounded and promptly responded
W py large body of men, who pushed tbo
v"rnlng !, cotton Off the cars and then sooLo,
nnt ti'm hn water; ltcaught from sparks tb rnwn
Sn passing engine. The loss will IL
az per cent. Colonel Van Dvne am aane oe
superintendent of the road. was on s'heiu,
pamss u worked Ikea Trojan in suppressipr ai, thu
ho owsenty'elght thousand nine bnpdroa
Tins f, -, optloh have been shipped from bapa
ninatv ' .,is an season: Twelve hundred and
makiy, are ARE sun IN the cotton Yards
bales bnrut pu, iieceipts mot counting the SOD
~ 80 ouinI III the cotton yard iirel M ton
a. inree thousand bales will be bron.h, pv'ipV'
iole tue close of the season whioh ~ ,.,'m pe,
600 bales. something over 3d.
a Une hundred and fifty-nine new hovo,
Iotai OF 400 boxes. The bnsiness nssA,hg as
Vlace mas Increased 90 per cent in tho " .ne
lwo years, and still no provision 'Iu , past
W. ! extra clerks, and the result il inpn,n ,"ue
nw ;U vo waa Plainls. The Office was inspected
'hip.shape. o'''s'n'i'g found in
- 4, Hazel kirke" is the attraction Of nav,
9th inst. -Aiohuay night,
several section hands and 'seot;on Roe,
usSers, OF the Texas d. st. Louis railaos, noss
,ese u arrested this evening for d,cc,n, ,,may'
afraiit street and using The eartb tbsfos inr up
@,u,llg @ lheir track. Several immense hoias oLi
aSu assaS peeh aug and the street is almost linz im
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u Iah f.NN y.
, e,r a"5 lolowlng gentlemen ara ca,,19yn. "a.
: WHiulsh ulsh at the coming elac,;n,,
ba,'m usun IN The first ward / NJ G' II
in nth ,h, "a the second ANA ID. j p Trugsen
Fort Worth
FONT WORTH, March i.-TSpecial 1-r,.,
sua 'ren OF Mayor ]. P, Smith, a son q, ~
a"u a daughter of Z, were bitten on ,tS ~
'sos oy rats night before and last nish, ~
g., Two scrub races occurred This apa.
''1 Soo SIDE, and 500 people attsnds,i nooh
th., ne clty has purchased a school 'bons l..
''s 'eSon9 warh from Colonel Peter Sn,i,h ~
swedish NJ. 4. church viii ,0mlth.
nash ashhioers' was organized LAST Snnasenty
p T i1,se1 fe 10 buy site for suildins u;,S aaH
1, a. Juhlin pastor. ''hE' with
hoeorge u. Holland, sr., father of ,A
Unna, San, aied this afternoon, and Gsosu,' ne
NJ Msonand, IT,, continues in, '''rse
last nicht 10 warren, OF Hill county. came
inue ri TO the child whose motbar ,,;a, ! al
said. Va "nom SO much has been |
oitv Sussioh s,'', is rampant on the spbiact =,
Ivy engineer. Goodiellow. elac,sI oieet i oi
l., car ago, resigned, and Smoot " as anno;, O,o. y
ha h n.s place Smoot's friends cIain, NV.
tha ovau a''g,i. hold year and Others deuama
With hEneGr othae a Se voted for next April the sd
o, AZ unusual movement is poinc an
'aslie per railroad just now. e'''s 'n IN
night tegWH,hg Nh gy In high life took place 10.
nle Speak. ana Mrs. Fan.
Law. V" '"e sewers was done to-
,o,nhi Inc heavy parts of the great water.wo,,,.
,olnation pump are in place. and i, Worhs M
lays service will be had. f''' '"u III lew .
harsed hneS bsssr' ws,s a Texas 4 Pacific engineer
. the Hanger station collision ''esneSs cana, as
10. II. "'' ies'oreu to engine a
rahsmyon mharry Manning is promoted from freight e
", ~ Ohnton, superintendent of IN. pi, II
IA fahde division OF the TexasS Poctin az sne @ h,o y y
ig Springs. " Ways ie'' Tonight for e e
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

Wboa, a' MHrch W.-FlOur dim
,,ons ,,meaI casn, unsettled, / to 4 iowor.' 'al' W.
to ' Si AZ 10 lover, steamer No. 3 red n 20 20
So siys, III No red 81 10 to Si.l7I; steamep ,sp
Corn I,o' ,o ,ss,dSi No. 2 red, si.i6 to ' 81 10,
6s s,eamc, M ~ ,eoNwser, eNs unsettled No 3, Gll ~
:! Coffee dull Rio 81 II to 81 s7 NO; A2.sst 2 GCs to dsi
So o best rntlninrs, 80; New oTlesSss os ~ nsn,
~, Porto ltico, 40 to 60. Wool lears, 'm,,, " TO
sSi,gea' . ,o " Pork dull, lower; sis sss; un
sl S.v,lso Cut meats dull, nominal l''''f 70
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-02

All around about me shone the precious
metal. Ny candle bad become exhausted;
and cropping my way back to the 1901 Oh
the shaft essayed in vain to climb us pre-
cipitous sides with but little hope OF us
being OF any avail. began shouting ~
the top Of my voice until I was hoarse;
Suddenly I heard an answering cry and
pretty soon felt rather than saw cord or
rome touching me on the face. Graspng
this tightly felt myself raised quickly to
the surface and was landed In the midst OF
my companions. 1t seems that shortly
after had become separated from them
they had missed me and had tracked me
TO the place.
.sMost OF my companions remain at the
old mines, and my business In Denver IL
to bay the outfit needed In working our
treasure
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A Fall Over n Precipice.
WANDERING AMONG CLIFFS AND CRAGs, A wo
MAN SADLY ENDS HER JOURNEYING.
[From the LeadvilIe ChronIcle.I

MAN SADL1 ENDS HEX JOUhNE1lNO.
Iron the Leadvile Chronicle
A thrilling misadventure Is reported
from the Royal Gorge, in which Mrs.
George n. Udell, wife of the editor of the
Canon City Reporter, was the victim. II
was upon Sunday last that the lady, IN
company with a number Of friends, started
out for ramble among the cliffs and crags
OF the mountains. In some manner or an
other she became separated from her COM
panions, and in the wilderness alone she
lost all presence Of her whereabouts. Wan
dering onward, and shouting at the top Of
her voice In an effort TO secure relief, she
became suddenly entangled in q most crti-
cal predicament. She made a desperate
effort to extricate herself, while, on the
other hand, her friends, alarmed at her all
sence, started in every direction in an ef-
fort TO rescue her.
All night, long they searched the noun
tains, and worn out and tired at days
dawn they were relieved by new parties.
Their efforts were OF no avail, however,
and it was late at night when, footsore and
weary, they were summoned back into
Canon by a telegram that had been received
announcing the fact that seriously man.
gled and unknown lady had been picked
up by the afternoon train from her posi-
ton near the track. She was taken to
Salida IN an unconscious condition. and
upon instructions from her husband at
Canon was returned to that place under
the care Of surgeon. Upon examination
II was found that she had fallen over steep
and rugged precipice some forty feet into
the bed OF the Arkansas. and that she had
been horribly mangled.
The adventure is certainly one OF the
most thrilling Of any OF the mountains. and
the escape from instant death was simply
marvellous.
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event will he seen In the brightest phase
he will attain for more than two years.
The right ascension OF Mars IL Oh. 3Om.,
bis decllnation Is 10 25> north, and bis
diameter Is 1874.
Mars rose on the 1st at quarter before
o O'Clock; on the 3lst he rises few min
utes before O'Clock.
THE MOON.
The December moon fulls on the 18th at
forty-four minutes after 10 o'clock In the
evening. Boston mean time. or twenty.
eight minutes after 10 O'Clock standard
time. On the LIST, the new moon OF the
Doth OF November Is In conjunction with
Venus about half-past O'Clock In the
morning, being 80 81 north. On the
evening Of the LIST the moon sets about two
hours and Venus one hour after the
ann. Sharp-sighted observers may pick
mo the fair star and the slender crescent,
though they will be past conjunction and
not very near each other. This Is the first
of series OF views In which during the
winter we shall behold some Of the most
charming pictures ever painted on the ce-
lestiaI canvas, those OF Venus and the
Young moon in conjunction. On the llth
The moon paws her respects to Neptune.
On the 18th she makes close conjunction
with Saturn, being about one degree south.
In some places in southern declination Sa-
turn Is occulated by the moon for the ninth
and last time during the year. On the 10th
the moon Is at her nearest point to Jupi-
ter. on the 18th to Mars, on the Dist TO IRA
nus, and on the 31st to Mercury. On the
list the moon has made the circuit OF the
planets, and swings round for the second
time TO the near neighDorhood OF Venus.
The CONJUNCTION takes place not far from
half-past 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when
Venus Is GO 81 south. Planet and crescent
will, however, make lovely picture on the
evening sky As the moon sets two hours
and half, and Venus two hours, after the
sun, the exhibition may be seen by all OBJ
servers, unless the envious clouds obscure
the beautiful scene.
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Explanation or the Aztec Calendar.

virginia tlly kNtN'l
At recent meeting OF the California
Academy OF Sciences. held at San Fran
cisco, Eusebio Moera, a graduate OF the
University Of Madrid, who has distinguish
ed himself by his antiquarian researches,
read a paper on the Aztec Calendar, or
Mexican Calendar Stone, from which an
insight has been obtained TO the extent OF
the astronomical knowledge OF the AZtecS.
The stone was unearthed In the city OF
Mexico on the 18th Of September, 1890. and
was placed in the base OF one OF the towers
of the cathedral, where it remains to this
day. The stone is eleven feet nine inches
I'm diameter, and originally weighed twenty
four tons. The coniectures OF number
OF antiquarians in relation TO this object
were revived by Molera, who described Its
prominent characteristics by means Of q
painting OF the same size as the original,
which was prepared by himself. The Gen.
trial figure was picture OF the suns face,
distorted human countenance, and about
it were geometrical signs, and figures Of
animals, reptiles, birds, and specimens OF
vegetation. There were characters, the
Interpretation Of which presented his
tory OF the creation Of the earth. There
Was u Mucu WAS 10 sufl,
and the tigers came out Of the woods
and devoured everybody. After a time
the sun "died again." and there were
great hurricanes Of wind, causing men
to perish. Another age was that OF the
flood, when everything was submerged,
and the last epoch was that OF fire. and
men became birds. Around and about
these central figures were cycles contain
ing representations OF the days OF the
month. the days OF the year, and other
peculiarities. Some antiquarians thought
that II was a calendar stone, but Mr.. Moera
had an idea that it was designed for one
OF the sacrificial stones on which captiyes
were slain. their hearts being offered to
the sun. He believed it was constructed
under the second Montezuma, who, hay-
ing done nothing to perpetuate bis name,
determined 10 construct a sacridcial
stone, the same as his predecessors had
done. lie wanted to make it larger than
any OF the others, and gave orders that II
be two elbows larger than they were. The
Indians began hauling the stone, which
finally said II would not 60 any further.
There were 10000 Indians pulling the
stone, and the ropes broke and the stone
would not move. This the historians cite
10 show that supernatural phenomena was
with the event. However, il
appears that the stone was really brought
10 town, and II was so heavy that 1t broke
The canal and fell down.
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Only q Kiss.

:. I'm tired Of thee" she sternly said,
md mndly t04s'd aside her head,
AZ dashed her eyes with angry 6re
Begotten by u sudden Ire:
Ne er Rnze that e'er Medusa gave
Could more, palfta mors, engrsve,
Nor tidings sad BY Geld or Hood
Could so have child my Bourbon blood.
A moment more i was alone,
AS like statue carv'd In stone;
A thousand mem'ries came across
My fever'd brain, the while 70 toss.
TO shake pefpicx and worse torment,
Than all that devils arts invent;
Iconjur'd up the distant past
or mem'ries cid and dear and vast.
That like some panoramic scene
Did pass be fore my vision keen.
The hrst the canvas painted there
Was Nell, fair Nell, with auburn hair,
And dainty hat with crimson bow,
And apron white ms driven snow,
Whilst from her arms satchel swung
As full or books In every tongue;
And lightsome step, rs through the wood
She sauntered where the schoOl-house stood
And then came next the leafy bowers,
Where Oft she'd stop to take my flowers,
And weave them In her auburn hair.
ASH 'twere flowers that made her fair.
Alone she went-'twas 'gsinst the rule
That should walk with her from school.
So pass'd the canvas mem'ry drew
In shifting scenes In quick review,
Till length appear'd, In dainty dress,
The missing Nell of auburn tress.
Before a taDie painted blue,
AZ game OF chess the players, two.
And Nell was Queen and the Knight.
The Castle, Love. with ewes Of light.
The canvass cead, the curtain tell
And mental darkness flung lis spell
Till wonder died. All desolate
] felt without my missing mate.
When faint and weary, sought the door,
But scarce had cross'd the threshold DER
When there met. 70 my surprise.
The truapt lass with vengeful eyes.
Not vet, young man." The maid BEGAN,
And quickly through her grievance ran,
In common parlance only this.
Twas nothing, nothing but kiss.
edmond, VA. &. :. III.
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A Cave Of Gold.
HOW PROsPECToR FELL DOWN DESERTED
SHAFT INTO A MARVELLOUS PLACE.
lDeuyer Ncws

Denver NcWs.I
Charles Il. Johnson, an old miner and
prospector, arrived in Denver last evening
from the South, and is stopping at Char
plots. To Ne,oS reporter Mr.. johnson
| said "You may remember that some two
years ago two young men OF an adyen-
turous spirit, named Merrick and Mat
thews, started from the ranch OF the for
mer's father, situated on the lower San
Juan, In quest OF some fabulous deposits
OF gold said TO exist on the borders OF the
Indian reservation some hundred miles dis
tant. After several days wanderings. du-
ring which they met with frequent signs OF
Indians, they came upon rude sort Of Srge
orfurnace bearing evidences of having been
at one time In active use in fabricating some
KIND OF metal; this. from evidences found
in the Deighborhood. they soon discovered
TO be gold. While looking for the ledge
from which this float had come they were
surprised one day by the Indians, who
came upon them in considerable force, and
before they could make any attempt TO de-
fend themselves poor Merrick was killed.
His companion, after enduring incredible
hardsbips, escaped from the country, and
made his way back TO the home OF Mer-
rick's parents. carrying the mournful
news OF his fate, but also bearing tangible
evidence Of the wealth OF the country in a
small bag Of nuggets OF surprising rich
ness.
THE matter Of finding the source OF
this wealth remained in allowance until
early the past summer, when a party OF
thirty miners, brave and hardy men.
thoroughly Injured TO the hardships OF a
pOlInfrV and ~ IL n
started to retrace the route OF Merrick
and lind the immense deposit which it was
certain existed there. After two weeks OF
forced march, during which many de-
tours had to be made to avoid the
gaping chasms with which the plains
were scanned, they reached the trea-
sure mountains. One day | became sepa-
rated from the party 10 which | was
attached and found myself IN forest OF
fallen timber, through which it was Impos-
sible TO ride. Fastening my horse to
large trunk, and noting particularly the
surroundings, / started in search Of my
companions. | had not gone far when,
stepping upon some loose brush, sud-
denly found myself falling down what
seemed an incline plane. How far went
l knew not, but upon reaching the bottom
discovered myself In sort Of d cave,
which l soon ascertained was the under
ground workings of mine.
"Mv fright soon gave way to my pros
pecting instincts, especially as / found | |
was none the worse for the fall, and | |
lighted candle, which fortunately had
brought with me. Two galleries led from
the bottom Of the shaft, and taking the one |
the least encountered with df6ris, / had
penetrated perhaps some fifty feet when / |
found was In vein Of pure white quartz |
richly scanned with a shining metal mine |
raj which knew at once was gold, but In |
thicker and richer streaks than had ever |
been known In the history Of gold-mining. J
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How the Judge Entered the House.

Jefferson's great height and slender
figure exposed him TO mitch ridicue from
bis opponents; his SObrigltet with them
was "Long Tom" Nothing could pre-
sent more striking or more singular con-
trast than the figures Of Mr.. Jefferson and
General KnoX-the one very short, the
other lank and lean, and unusually tall.
They happened 10 meet one morning on
the steps OF General Washington's lodg-
ings. The two Gentlemen approached from
opposite directiOAs, aud, arriving at the
same moment, contest ia etiquette
took place between them. The Gene
raj at the nesd OF the army, and
full Of Its chivalric politeness, could
not think OF passing In before the CO.
equal head Of the Department OF State,
while the civil officer OF the Government
was equally adverse TO taking precedence
Of the military, and they stood for some
moments, each drawing back and waving
the other forward. In the midst OF this
entertaining scene the notorious Judge Pc
tiers, the greatest wit Of his day, came w
directly IN front. Perceiving how matters
stood, and casting sly glance from oLt
side TO the other, he pushed boldly be-
tween them, enchanting as be passed
.Pardon me. gentlemen, II in my haste
dash through thick and thin"
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lfIom tilt Ndl fIduclhcO
All over the Pacific coast are TO be found
indelible traces OF long-forgotten and pre-
historic race. While the investigation has
been OF comparatively recent date, still
enough has been discovered to show that
an almost limitless field has been so far only
dipped into in few places most easy Of ac-
cess to the explorer. As yet these re-
searches have been confined almost alto
gether to the immediate coast OF South
ern California and TO the cluster OF
Islands lying at short distance thereirom.
These islands-Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz,
Anacata, San Miguel, and San Nicolas
which are now almost or quite unlnhabited,
and are only used rs ranges for sheep and
half-wild cattle and hogs, are known to
have been densely populated In long ages
past, rs is shown by extensive remains in
the shape OF burial-places and dfbris OF
former habitations. The exploration OF
these isolated spots has been confined al
most exclusively 10 the agents OF foreign
societies, and large quantities OF the most
interesting relics have been exhumed aud
shipped to foreign colleges and mu-
seums at different times during the
last decade. One OF the largest OF these
islands, Santa Cruz, some thirty miles
off the coast OF Santa Barbara, Is as yet
comparatively UNEMPLOYED, though il Is
known to abound with numerous traces OF
a former race. The scenery OF this island
Is most beautiful, and although bearing
evidence OF having been inhabited In ages
past, still II presents many traces Of being
much younger than the neghboring
having been probably thrust up
from the sea by some convulsion OF ma
ture long after the formation OF the wild
and desolate-looking mountain chain which
here approaches close TO the shore OF
the California coast. Another OF these
Islands, San Nicolas, some seventy miles of
shore. has been rendered famous by having
been the solitary home OF a woman who,
having been accidentally abandoned there
on. existed on such miserable sustsnance
as was afforded by shell fish and Wild roots
Tor upward OF eighteen years, and until
rescued by sealing party In the early days
Of the American occupation Of the coast.
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spsnney, or shaw, said to Mr.. Gilbert
awhai q pretty wood you have" The
answer was: "Nof quite wood, l am
afraid. A sort OF wouldtf you could"
Everybody recollects Becky sharp, ana
her observation how easy II was 70 be good
on five thousand year. There was some
talk at Mr.. Gllbert's about bishops, and one
fervent dame said: "How good the dear
Bishop Of Peterborough is Whata good
mani Gilbert was ready instantly with :
"There Il no merit In that. Bishops
ought to be 80. They ge. five thousand
year for being good, while we are expected
to be good for nothing-and most OF Us
ara ~
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- A London dispatch says: The French
man who was arrested last evening on sus
picion OF being implicated with the So.
cialist Wolf in the plot TO blow no the
German embassy with internal machines.
y named Bondarand. He Is a brother OF
the Frenchman who gave the information
which led TO the arrest Of Wolf. and who
afterwards made his escape. Wolf and
bohdurand were arraigned in the Bow.
street Police Court to-day. Mr.. Poland
appeared as prosecutor In behalf OF tbe
treasury. IL was shown that the prjson-
ers were not members of secret So.
csty. III appears that their object was
eltner 10 cause an explosion at the GERMAN
embassy, or, by timely warning TO the mo.
iice' prevent q pretended intended exnlo.
SION, and TX the guilt upon some Iunocen,
person. A men named Kallborp. aims
Farrell Is also implicated In the plet,
hailborn was accepted as q witness. In
the mean time the four culprl.s commune
Gated with the police behind each others
beck. each trying 10 secure himself and 10
get reward. Wolf pleaded that he was
toe victim OF conspiracy. The prisoners
we're reminded until next week.
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w. 8. aiIbert's Neat Retorts.

LONDON letter TO the New York Trlbune.I
Just as was going into Chappelps. the
music publishers, met man who
told me stories OF w. s. Gilbert, whose
new house In Harrington Place, South Ken
sington, Is tne talk Of the town. When Mr.
Gilbert was In the country for his vilsggia-
turd at pretty place he bad taken 10 Hert-
ferdshire. lady guest, who had remarked
little grove, such as we call coppice, or
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For the Dispatch.
Music.
A SONNET

A SONNET.
Beneath Loves touch n tender chord awoke,
And, trembling into melody divine,
Filled my VIII ole being with prophetic sign
Of llfe's great promise. Blissful hopes bespoke
No Earring tones, and on the silence broke
Responsive 10 this eager soul Of mine,
Songs breathing light-as when the sun doth shine
Into darkened chamber. and invoke
The perfect day. In pomp of victory sure
Fled joyful time thrilled with these measures pure.
on vision of my youth, 20 false, 40 fair,
Once more with thine enchdntment ill the air
Oh music, rich with pledges unredeemed.
RICHMOND, VA. FsE<4E.