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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30
CLOSE OF DAN MOBILES CAREER
Death OF ihH No,orion, nprninr Ia nm In.
klish prisJh.


A letter from London i'd cerilomou
in Elmira, n. Y, annoI,necs Tho 1eoIl
in prison of Dan Noble. the notorious
criminal, who is remembered here m
connection with the Roval Insurance.
Company robbery. This robbery Was
committed in Wall street. New York
City, December 10, 1866. by Noble.
Frank Knapp and Jatnes Griffin: EppttT
and Griffin hnsngei one OF the oliiclala
IA conversation, and, while his attention
was attracted, managed TO stcnlthily hand
to Noble, who stood at or near the door,
II box containing bonds To Tie yalhD ol
S975, 0Oe,. Noble ana Ms pals made a
Successful escape with their immense
booty, and fed mt onc1 to Kingston,
Canada, where it was sccrctcd by Noble
for several months.
In April, lsG7, Noble came 70 tlmirn,
bringint with him; M Was aftcrward
lca'nca. HE lrorcsla W Tie fnldiet%,
He purchased of well known resident
in Eimira, Micah Foster. n fine property on
West Water street, not fur this side Of
Hoffman street, on The river side Of
Watcr slrrcA Tile luhGrot!s lind OK.
irayagant style of Noblc's living in FL
mira attracted the attention of the pull
lie and kindlcd emulation in the brenst
Of many person whose means of sub
sistcncc were in' more apparent IN II
tl'o"r n!siila;aa ny the hroHigaie and
dnshing Noblc. The best horses were
his the best wines were on his table,
and there seemed no end 10 his mnpniti-
rcncc ~ 81 Srort anti Il iAdi ~ the world.
O. Go'lrsc he had nocntrcc into rcspccta.
bic society, and sought none. Such
were lis personal charms. his dp2zling
cxtrayaganccs, his prodigal outlay Of
money among sporting and conyiyial cir
clcs, that many Of the then loose youth
OF the city set him up rs n sort Of drmi-
coll AMI bowed the knee to him in shame
less sycophanct. His bec,niaty re-.
sources seemed unlimited. In gambling
ventures he lost and won heavily. His
tail, erect form was always prominent ut
ncc.courscs and he was leader in MI
sorts Of sports. He always dressed with
scrupulous iaultlessncss and in the height
u fashion,
1t was In Eimirn that the spoils were
divided between him and his pulls,
Knapp and Griffin. The division 4"
was made with Dams usual eye to bust
ness. The amount of the contents of the
box that Nas secured In Wall street, il
seems. was not known at this time TO any
one but Noble. He quietly distracted
500, 600 OF the booty, leaving $75, 600
t. exhibit to his conicdcrntes rs the os-
tcnsihle fruit of their operations. He
gave them each $2j, 600, with which they
EXPRESSED themselves satisfied, and after
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30
What TO DO.

Among the papers lately distributed by
he Party of Action in the soldiers bar
racks Mt Paris are some which enable the
,oung recruit to grasp the whole art Of
r,volution down to the minutest details.
There is one, for instance, which tells
the revolutionary soldier what he ought
to do Immediately there i news OF an III
surrection. He must set fire to his bar,
rack. To enable him to do this, he must
make for where the straw and other ILL.,
fammable matter may be lying. In any
case he must set fire to the mattresses.
For making fire he must employ com,
pound. il il is at hand, of petroleum aud
alcohol, of petroleum simply, OF use a
candle. il no better means are avallaDle'
When the fire has commenced TO burn
mn he must then turn on all the Jets OF
pas in the corridors and apartments. IN
The midst of the confusion he must
either force the officers to Join the revolt,
or slay the recalcitrants, so that no one
shall remain standing. He must ileh
Join the people in the street, and leiP 20
burn the public buildings, beginning
with the police offices. Besides alcohol,
lied petroleum he should be furnished
with q yet deadlier agent, which spe,
troleum essence saturated with wlltc
phosphorus,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30
An Orators Power.

TWAS in the Clay campaign OF 1914.
An immense audience, fifteen or twenty
thousand, had assembled to hear Pres
ton. A large stage had been erected,
which was crowded with prominent per.
Sons, and the multitude was packed
around it. There was the usual buzz
and confusion incident to such occasions,
until after Preston had been speaking
lew moments, when it began to subslde,
and soon there was a dead silence, except
the music of that wonderful voice. he
was in fine condition for his work, and
went at it in his best style. The silence
seemed to intensity as the tide Of his ell.
oquence poured over the dense mass OF
enchanted listeners.
With the swell of his sonorous voice
the audience seemed to rise Oh tiptoe and
sink back again with its ebbing cadences
and again they swayed with the sweep
OF his arm like q wheat-feld to the
breeze. At length, in a magnificent
burst Of inspiration-with his long arm
raised high, his eyes flashing, and tn
multitude hanging breathlessly to hi
w,ords-he seized the brown wig which
he wore, held it up over his shining bali
head, and, still soaring in his splendi'
plight, replaced il crosswise, and SCARE
on; and there was not, in that vast aud
ence, the least ripple Of laughter at thi
most ridiculous performance, hut, Oh th
Contrary M ono aaar,a1 IN notica n .
completely eptrspced was every listenel
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

Treasury. In Philadelphia these sour
ces yielded revenue of t23O,OOO last
year to the State, and it is stated by the
Bulletin of that city. that if the license
law is enforced the sum can be doubled.
1t would appear that this new LAW, BY
which so much additional motley Is Sc.
cured for lt5tl purposes, will have the
effect of interesting the different com.
munities to see that the legal licence.
are obtained, especially from the many
liquo. calo6ns which evade the law.
That is one of the effective WAYS Of
ed ucing the number of saloons.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30
The First Settlement.

Marshall Jewell, as is well known, was
for many years prominently connected
with a Hartford fire insurance company.
At the time of the great Chicago fire ne
was in Detroit, and after some telegraph
ic correspondence with the officers OF the
company, he hastened to the scene OF
ruin. and found large crowd OF business
men assembled amid the ashes, discuss
ing the probability Of recovering insq 1
nnce on their losses. Mounting a box, Mr..
Jewell announced at once, in his own
genial way, that his company would pay
ali its losses in full. The crowd was a
little skeptical, and finally a merchant
stepped forward to test the matter. he
presented the policies on his burned ga
building, amounting to $500, which
WAS mere 1.-THE OF his total loss. Mr..
jewell, on the spot, with the top OF ms
hat for q desk, signed draft ior 'ne
amount, and that was the first settlement
for loss on the Chicago fire.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30
TclcphOning by a Beam of Light.

Prof. Alexander Melville Bill, father
Of Mr.. Alexander Graham Bell, the ILL.,
ventor of the Bell telephone, was asked
eff the question may be allowed
Prof. Bell, is it true that Mrs. A. Graham
Bell is n deaf mute?'
"She is, and yet she talks almost per-
fcctly. You would never know she were
deaf if you met her. Deaf mutcs me
dumb only because they arc deaf. There
is no local defect to prevent nit, rance.
When they know how to control their
vocal organs they can aticulate with
comparative facility. While engaged in
teaching the visible speech to 1000 pn'
pills in Boston, my son made the expert
mcnts which led him finally to the send
ing of audible words through the electric
wire"
"The popular impression is that the
sound il IN some way conveyed over the
wire, Just whit il the iact?"
"'rhe fuct il, ii is II heNutiiul example
of the convertibli,y OF forces from one
form to another. Thus, You give the
first Migratory mechanical motion of the
mir which is impaired to the membrane
CARRYING the iron. This motion is con-
vcrted into electricity in the coil of wire
surrounding the el, ctro magnet, and nj
the receiving end is first effected os mag
netism, which il again conveltlvc into
vibratory motion at the iron armature
which motion is impaired to the air, ant
so receives again sound wave III the al
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30
Woman Suffrage.
living THE RIGHT TO VOTE AT LOCAL
ELECTIONS by PAYING THE FOIL TAX.


ELECTIONS by PAYING THE FOIL TAX.
The Woman Suffrage Committee OF
the Massachusetts Legislature have de-
tcrmincd on bill to give women the
right to vote on municipal affairs, but
still insisting on the poll tax qualitica-
lions. The following is the bill re-
ported:
SECTION |. Every female citizen of 81
years of age or upward excepting pau
pcrs, persons under guardianship and
persons excluded by article 20 OF the
amendments 10 the Constitution who
has resided in the State one year and in
the city or town in which she claims the
right to vote six months next preceding
any 81, elton of city or town officers, and
who shall have paid hy herself, OF trris.
tee, or parent or guardian any city or
town tax which within two years next
prcc ding such election has been assessed
upon her in this State, and any female
citizen otherwise qualified, who shall by
law be exempted from taxation, shall
have the right to vote il all such cleo
tons for city and town officers.
SEC. 9. Every female citizen OF any
town, duly qualified to vote for iowa
officers, shall have the right to vote
upon all municipal subjects and ques-
tions which may legally come before any
town meeting, with all the powers OF
male citizens at such meetings.
Sec. 3. Every female citizen, duly
qualified to vote for .ity and town OH
GERS, may hold any city or town Office to
which she may he elected or appointed.
SEC. A. Any woman who is citizen
of this State, and above the age Of u
years, may at any time, on or before the
: 18th day of October in any year, give
notice to the assessors OF the city OF
town in which she resides that she de-
sires to pay poll tax, and she shall DO
assessed for her poll, as a CITY OF tow1
tax. n sum not exceeding o. Genus, mna
The assessors shall, on or before the 1y.n
day of October, return her name 70 inc
Clerk of the city or town in the hst OF
persons so assessed. "a,
Other sections provide that oil laws
respecting the registration OF voters shall
apply TO women upon whom the right to
vote is conferred, and that the names OF
such women may be placed on q sepa.
rate list iii any city or town, and shall
continue On such list so long as they
continue to reside in such city or town,
and to pay any city or town tax that has
been assessed upon them within two
yesZs previous to any voting day.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

Few even among sporting people know
that there is Shetland pony rancho in
this country. At Leon Springs, Baxter
county, Texas, Baron Yon Raub' an
old time sporting gentleman, has a
rancho of 5000 acres, all under fence,
and stocked with beautiful Shetland and
spotted ponies. His breeding stock con-
s;s,s of seven thoroughbred stations,
forty.tive mares and 200 small spotted
pony mares. He is now raising race
Of striped and spotted ponies to please
the children He sells the increase u
neople all over the world, and cannot
sunply the demand fast enough. On a
visit, the rancho seems like kitten nur'
sery on large scale.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

The functions of the Signal Service
bureau have been seriously crippled by
tie failure Of Congress to make a suf.
fcient appropriation for its support
ull reports will be resumed after july
ut, when the annual appropriation
fccomes available,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

PosTMAsTERs. A bill introduced in the
United States House by Gen. Bingham
to readjust the salaries of Postmasters
under the two-cent postage law proposes
that the salaries of Postmasters Ct the
first class shall be graduated from S3,0W
to 81, 900, MS receipts Of their offices vary
from $40 900 to 81, 900, 600; second "a c ans
salaries to range from 81 Wo 70 1890 o',w9.
as receipts vnry from $40 o go to t sg' oUS
third class salaries from g .ooo 'o e;a go.
as s. receipts vary from $4,000 to $lo,oo y;
souyth class TO be fixed upon basis Q,
box box rents and cancelled stamps ana
stamps sold.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

Six h,eh and one woman in Philadel.
rhia have organized the National Gre
nation Society" which is in substance
a sort of insurance company. Members
are admitted upon payments graduated
according to the expectation of life
those q years old for SO year, those 80
at 81, and so on-and at their death the
society will furnish coffin, hearse AMI
one carriage, pay all expenses and have
the PERSONS remains cremated.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

Switzerland used to beat the world In
in the consumption of fire watef, but
Belgium has forged AHEAD, There is
drinking ship there for every IL persons
nd eighty per cent of the hospital NOR
t"Iity is attributed by the Physicians in
Tendance to alcoholism.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

Charles II, yelling, who failed in
Vow York in 1868 for 100000, paying
only 80 cents on the dollar, has recently
sought out his old creAiton ahd paid
them nearly in full. As he was under
no legal obligation to do SO, the majority
of people who are familiar with the ta"ts
ave overcome with amaar men,,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

The opium dealers have been layin,
n large stocks of the drug in view Of
Il c increase in the duty on July lst
from Sc to $lOa pound. 1t is estimate |
that enough opium to supply the trade
for five years is already stored at San
Francisco, and large lots are received
constantly snd will be until July lst.
y San Francisco firm recently paid $685.
40 in duties on $4,000 worth of OPT
um received on one steamer.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

The Garfield Monument Committee IF
the Society of the Army OF the Cum
h'rland have Selected Mr.. J. @. A.
WaH. Of New York, to design and
complete the monument at cost MT 10
exceed $50 OOn
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

Hinder the Tavern Licence bill re-
,,utlv passed by the Pennsylvania Leg
t ;',atu,e, all the licence money from
,sia ,0rns liquor retailers, eating houses,
AVE- ..ara suc,ioneers, patent medicines,
oIs s,a,. and billiard rooms goes to the
p lsvsral counties instesd Of the state
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

A DISTRESSING accident occurred in st.
Louis last week, some fiend throwing
large stone into the local room of a daily
paper and seriously wounding several
colonels. The brigadier. generals III the
adjoining apartment fortunately esciped
injury. Chicago Tribune,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

The special feature of the new obser-
vatory at Columbia college will be its
parer dome. There are only three 9TH
ers in the world. They are at the Troy
Polytechnic institute, the West Point
academy, and Beliot college, Wis, The
d2me at West Point is the largest, but
that of Columbia will be the best in
obstruction and arrangement. The
inside diameter of the dome is 20 feet,
and its height II feet 1t is 1892 of an
iuch thick, and so light that the hand
can turn it. The method used in the
preparation Of the paper is a taade Sc
cret, protected by patent.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

IF inventors and scientists assert that
the wasted energy of Niagara falls and Of
the swell Of the ocean can be utilized
aud transmitted to run all Of the maclin-
cry of all the factories in the world, why
cannot kind of harness be made to fit
the lower jaw Of barber?
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30
TOPICS OF TIIis DAY,

The New Workers have been seven
years trying to raise s25NWO for the
construction of the pedestal of Barthol>
di'sgreot statue of Liberty Enlighten-
ing the World" to be placed Oh Bedloe',
island.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

The new English decoration of the
ROYAL Red Cross" which is to be con-
FRED for special services in nursing the
.itk and wounded Of the army and
nvy, consists of cross, enameled
cimson, edged with gold, hearing on
he arms the words, "FaiSh, Hope and
Charity" with the date of the institu-
ti,n of the decoration, and in the center
he queens efiey. On the center Of
he reverse the royal and imperial arms
rrear in relief. The cross is to be at
ached to dark blue ribbon edged
with red, and worn on the left shoulder
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

ABOUT the only thing it is safe to COM
mence to read now without first looking
at the last paragraph for patent-medi-
cine attachment is the dictionary or n
ooO.year old Bible. NorristODn Herald.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

The first cotton mill in California is
about to be built at Oakland, near San
F,sncisco. A large number of persons
have gone into the cotton growing bust
ness in Califo,nia, the southern half of
the State being climatically favorable
TO the culture of cotton. 1t il said that
here is gain in weight of the crops of
20 rer cent, and the shipping facilities
FOR the Asiatic market make the success
If a cotton mill very certain. 1t is
claimed by Californians that sea island
cotton can be grown in the State.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

Too NIrcu. -" Pupils nowadays study
- much that they don't know anything"
avs u member OF the Massachusetts
Board Of Education,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30

BEWARE Of The cook who can make
bnsh of everything except corned beet.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-28
CORSICANA.

purglars Folied-h Lecture Base BAN
Fruit Abounds, Etc.
CoRsIcASA, Jane 23.-TSpecial. IA bold
attempt was made 10 burglarize the resi-.
dence Of Judge Beale Thursday evening by
three tramps. They were frightened Of
however, before they effected an entrance.
Quite a number Of our citizens left for
Re this morning to attend the barbecue.
Rev. s. A. Hayden delivered lecture at
the Baptist church last night TO a small
but appreciative audience. Tne subject,
Herculaneum and Pompeii, was well nan.
died and beautifully illustrated.
Judge r. G. Beale arrived home from
Virginia yesterday morning, being much
improved in health and appearance by his
trip.
friendly GENE Of base ball on Wednesday
next. The Tyler boys will come over Tues
day night, and will be the guests OF our
home club during their stay. The game
will be played on the grounds southeast Of
the Union depot.
Watermelons, peaches and tomatoes have
been on sale for several days at very high
prices.
Application will be made by the city
council to the Genital railway for a block
Of land in East Corsicana suitable for the
erection Of q public school for the white
children living on that side.
We have suffered from an ice famine the
past two days, saloons being ABOUT the only
place where cool drinks can be procured.
several cars are on the road and will prob
ably reach here tonight or tomorrow
morning at the latest.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-28
GALVESTON.
The scoundreI Recsptured-Yellow Fever
In Vera Cruz = General Weekly sum

The scoundreI Recaptured-Yellow Fever
In Vera Cruz - General Weekly sum
mary.
GALVESTON, June 23.-[Special l-PatriCk
Fitzpatrick, the wouid-D be Tapist, Was cap
tured this morning, In close proximity to
McKinney's bayou, on Forty. fourth street
and above P-Half, and brought back 20 the
city and lodged in jail. Since his escape
yesterday morning the police have been
yigilantly on tie watch, and this morning
they received . ord that Fitzpatrick wRs
seen going in a westernly directi on down tie
Island. A detail of officers was once dk-
patched in that direction. who found the
prisoner lurkirg in the high grass on the
edge of the bayou,
BY private advices recently received from
Vera Cruz. yellow lever is making terrible
ravages among Amer cans and BuropeanS
There were ten deaths from the hospt
tai yesterday, and 100 during the last two
months The heat is said TO be terrible.
Nineteen deaths occurred during tins
veek-ten adults and nine children
Real estate transfers for the same period
aggregate S32 $50 %.
Weather excessively hot, and business
stagnant
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-28
FORT WORTH.
The Spanish Fever-Tho Suicidal Mania,
Etc.

The Spanish Fever-Tho Suicidal Mania,
Etc.
Fort WORTH, June 23.-ISpecial.l-A
great excitement has been prevalent for the
past three days among cattle men here
Of 1856 cattle shipped from
Colorado City bound for 81. Louis, to
Hunter, Evans & Go. Local veterinary
surgeons and cattle men examined the
dead animals and the sick cattle, and came
to the conclusion it was Spanish fever. The
Stock Journal at once telegraphed for j.
W. Smith, famous veterinary surgeon at
and determine the cause of death. An
examination of eighteen OF the dead
cattle was made. and tonight
Surgeon Smith gives his opinion that death
was caused by drinking alkall water
from a stream not far from Colorado
City, and that while some OF
the symptoms are like unto those in
Spanish fever it is not that disease. The
cattle are doing well under treatment, and
will be forwarded to Hunter & Evans
on Wednesday or Thursday of next week.
The disease causes the cattle to lose all
power over their fore shoulders, the
cattle being unable to rise and believing as
Nf in great pain.
Mrs. Ray Singleton, a cousin of Frank
and Jesse James, who married Mr' olnRle-
ton in Kansas City several wears ago, the
famous outlaws being present at her mar
riage, took twenty grains OF morphine to-day
with suicidal intent. She says she has
nothing TO live for tince her husband was
killed in October last by Canada Bill. Mrs.
Singleton was at one time spy ior Guam
trell.
Charles Markle, a German, aged AZ, was
found dead at the Tell house this morning,
hso hnd
Veryjct was death from unknown cause.
The corn crop in this county will be i'm
mense and will average fifty bushels to the
acre.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-28
BELTON.
A Swindler neutrality-suspicious. JAIN hp.
proved-Etc.

A Swindler ght-Crops-Dallas JAIN Ap.
proved-Etc.
BELToN, June 23.-[Special. This morn
ing man nam ed Friar presented draft
for $780, signed by Ed. 8. Flint to Miller
Bros, bankers, J.F. Miller, Of the bank
firm. being present. observed that Mr.
Flint, though perfectly good, had never,
without previous arrangements. overdrawn
his bank account, whereupoD the stranger,
who was passing himself as F.EnsoD, de-
sired to return the draft to Ar Flint, as
Mr.. Flint had instructed ~ care it was not
all right with the bank. This strengthen
ed the suspicion alreaiy Y aroused, and in
less than ten minutes Furguson, alias
Friar was under arrest. Mr.. Flint was
sent for and testified that the draft was
forged, and that, too, by his neighbcs,
Friar.
Crops in this county were never more
promising, though being III need OF rain.
The county judge and commissioners re-
turned to-day from trip over the state, in
specting plans Of jails. They adopted the
Dallas Jail as their model for Bell county.
The first issue OF the new paper, the Tex
as Home and Sunday School, by Mr.. Smith
and Kit Williams, appeared yesterday.