Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-28
LEIGH.
Plenty Of the Beautiful Snow and Sleigh
Bells.
Kansas Refugees Suffering from Cold and
Hunger.
A Chicago View Of the Langtry-Gobi.-silt
Sensation.
Last Of the Assassination 0onspirators
Gable Street Cars.

Last Of the Assassination 0onspirators-
Gable Street Cars.
Special Correspondence u the Gazette
Chicago, January 23.-One week ago
tonight eight inches Of "the beauti-
fni snow fell, making an even foot Of
snow on the level and az high winds
have prevailed nearly ever since,
with the mercury, for part
81 the time, registering ~ to 30
degrees below zero, the drift
has been heavy and locomotion Of nil
kinds seriously impeded. The iron
horse In ''slnglc harness" has not been
equal 10 the emergency and even the
suburban accommodation trains are
driving tandem with two or three
more frey steeds. Roads running
north and west ARE having a serious
time blowing through snow drifts. and
the wear and tear on locomotive stock
~ great.
KASgIR REFUGEES.
Kansas II n land flowing with milk
and honey but Ike most every other
state Ii requires either long, hard La
Dor or capital 10 start with in order to
win peace and plenty IL ~ great
state, but just why IL should have
been deemed haven Of refuge for
Southern negroes, is hard TO under
stand. Bread is no easier won there
than In many other sections, aud an
abundance of fuel in winter Il ALSO.
lutcly necessary, thus adding mate
rally 10 the cost Of living ia the far
South. The refugees are again re-
ported rs suffering for both fuel and
clothing. Daniel Notaw, the agent III
Independence, says: .fThe state has
not furnished 100 pounds Of the 100
cars promised before the election He
earnestly advises the poor freedmen TO
keep out Of Kansas.
LAST OF THE ASSASSINATION con-
sPIKAToRe.
DIR. Mudd, who died recently, was
the last survivor of those who were
convicted of the assassination conspi-
racy. Wilkes Booth was killed. Har.
old, Payne, Atzerodt, and Mrs. Sur
raft executed In July, 1865. and DIR.
Mudd, Arnold, Mclaughlin, and
Spangler were sent to the Dry Tortu-
gas, Mclaughlin died there, aud Or.
Mudd, Arnold and Spangler were par.
doned. Arnold died In Baltimore in
"a fow months after his release: Spang-
Ter died at DR.. Mudd's resi-
dence a year or so ago, and now DR..
Mudd's death closes the list Of all
who were supposed to be concerned In
the conspiracy excepting John IL.
Surratt, who was tried by the civil
courts and escaped Surratt Is now n
clerk In mercantile house In i.alti-
more.
TiIE LANGTRt,
The country IL, or ought to be get
Ting about tired OF the Langtry firce
and imposition. The idea OF Il mar
ried woman having hair Drained
snub following her from city To city,
across the continent seems intolcrably
disgusting, yet--the public shows It's
disgust, or rather displays idle and
morbid curiosity by encouraging this
outrage on public dceopcy with
crowded houses at advanced rates.
Manager Abby, IT. Is said, we'll knew
thnt Mrs. Lang,ry would not draw
full housei ut popular prices, and 80
no advanced the rates. 70 have put
her on the bonrds at regular rates
would have been putting her on OF
above her proper level ns nm actress,
and IL was necessary 10 make the pco-
pie believe her something extra, by
charging them "a premium on regular
rates.
CABLE STREET CARS
ARE now recognized rs being "the
thing Philadelphia Is having the
system introduced, and Gin
sinnati also IL talking OF
following the example set by San
Francisco and Chicago. After the
plant has been made the cost Of or
Grating iamuch smaller than by horse
hat 10 IL la,
$4,000 per milo TO lay the roadway.
Robert Strahorn and John Il. Hoxie,
both well known Ia Texas, are heavy
stockholders in the Chicago Cable Car
Road, The stock In the concern has
increased in value greatly since the
system was introduced,
SALOON iIcESsEs.
Chicago "t'ity Fathers are indeed
and the dram sellers. The latter are
sented I'm the city council.
The city Is badly In need of more
revenue, and rs IL II Justly claimed
that at least haifof the police force
might be dispensed with but for the
groggerics, and Yet double rs many
police rs ARE NOW on the force are
needed, II Ii only right that the liquor
dealers should ut least pay an equitable
tax. The city council Is
wrestling with tho problem
but from the manifest disposition OF
that body 20 be governed largely by
what the saloon Keepers want; II II ev-
ident that the state legislature VIII
have 10 deal with the matter.
Recently the Saloon Keepers AsSn-
citation held n meeting. and, impressed
with the eariesiness of public scnti-
Inent on this subject, agreed 10 assent.
10 a gmded.licensc system, under
which the minimum fee shall he the
ridiculous sum OF So rs at present for
saloons doing Il gross annual husi-
fieas of more than $4,000
and less than $1,000, an annual fee o (
800; for those doing n business of
more than si5,oWand less than so, 800,
an annual fec of 500; for those doing
4 business Of more than $4,000 and
less than 81, 900, an annual fee of $3.50;
and for all saloons doing business of
more than SO 900, a fee OF 5000 such
- scale of Prices would be too low
even II II were possible 10 get correct
returns, but such a law would simply
lac one 10 encourage perjury. The
matter will doubtless hc settled soon.
IOWA PROHIBITION.
The law passed last spring by the
people OF Iowa making IL Illegal 10
sell, usc or handle liquor Ia the state,
has been declared unconstitutional on
mere bit Of technical hungling nj the
hands OF the representatives.