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National Notes

WASHINGTON, Oct. % Condition Of the
treasury; Gold coin and bullion, sos 2i,.
GAO, silver dollars and bullion, Sl2O,3i2 S22:
fractional silver coin, $26 6il ,O05 uhted
States notes, $50 GD,iii. Total, siO7 SSs,.
goi. Certificates outstanding gold, k5t .
5l2 so; silver, SS2,iOj2il; currency, Sl9,.
$50 600.
The United States steamer, Dispatch.
left the Washington navy.yard this morn.
ing for Mount Vernon. with Lord Cole.
ridge. A large party Of distinguished gem
tlemen are on board, When about hail a
mile from the navy yard the steamer ran
aground on the mud shoals. aud at the last
accounts had not succeeded .in getting
ahnat.
The secretary Of the interior to-day de.
cinpd to reopen the cases OF tue Pueblo
lands San Francisco and revoked the sus.
pension decision OF July ~ h, last, which IN.
cluded the Mission creek In Grant City
That decision, however, has been modified
Ia finding special facts, so as to allow par,
ties who appealed 10 maintain their cases Ia
court.
Experts have been sent 10 Brewton
[ Alabama, by the surgeot.general TO max,
/ Investigations ol the epidemic ne that place
IL IL reported by telegraph that the ais
| ease Is yellow fever. 10 TO yesterday
I there bad been % eases aud Is deaths Dr..
l Hemilton says this Is n very high rate o
/ mortality, rs the population OF the town il
/ between 400 aud co.. but the disease isno
/ spreading to any extent. Tue adilininr
towns have quarartined against Bfewton
/ Dlssniec,anls from the hospital supple,
at New Orleans will be sent to the mayo
OF Btewton.
The special mtslon from the government
at Tab Chosun has recently asked the CO
operation OF the department Of state In thl
proposed establishment OF museum a
Sooud, the capital. The following not,
was written by the yice.ptesdent at IA,
foreign office, at Scoud, and transmitted b,
the minister 10 the department Of state, an,
fully sets fourth the object and purpose
Of the enterprise with a view Of deyelopln
the commercial and industrial resources q
the kingdom Ia order 10 facilitate trade. /
Is proposed TO establish NJ Sooud, the capl
tai, a museum, In which, among otne
things, will be exposed samples an
models Of articles Of fo.eign ex
/ ports, such as machinery, minin
and agricultural implements, geological In
struments and various minerals OF ever,
description, likely 10 prove Of intsrss. an,
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An Ah.cnnalnr Mnn,rch

EKilcd mouarohs are plentiful enough.
but wa seldom hear Of monarch abscond.
ing from his subjects owing 10 sheer sick.
ness OF the worries inseparablc from roy
atty. Such an occurrence has, however,
taken place at rongalahu, Ia the South Sea
Islands. Great excitement by latest ac.
counts, prevails In that place In conto.
quencu Of the disappearance OF Kinr
George, who. having reached the pairi.
archal age OF cighty.iour years, aud being
anxious, II possible, 10 end his days with
one untroubled hour positively declined
to have any more 10 do with his subjects
and has taken his departure 10 the Vau
vau group, announcing that No intended
10 spend the remainder Of bis lie there In
peace and quietness Under the clrcum
stances Prince Wellington, the ex mon
arch's son, talked OF ascending the throne
but ~ was considered very doub,lu
whether his position n his fathers ,uc
cessor would be either permanent or com
Portable. forhe Is very unpopular with th,
TonEaiabuans. who, II IL stated, have ex
pressed their intention Of blowing him ul
BY dynamiIe,-fSI. James Gazette.
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SAN ANToMo, Oct. 2O.-[Special.l-
Twenty building permits were issued dur
ing the week, o, from 81 500 to 5000 value.
Simon Moreno, Mexican who has been
extensively engaged In horse stealing, has
been captured, and passed through the city
yesterday, en- route for Caslroyille, in charge
OF Captain Shelly. When captured Moreno
had 70 head Of horses In his possession
which are now held by yUaptain Shelly y'smen.
Captain Hughes, accompanied by several
officers, among whom were, ID. Rodgers,
wilkins, Opperman, McSorley and Bishop,
made regular raid on colored gambling
ring in the back Of the Menger hotel to-day
About ten boys were captured in all.
The iron has been bought for I've miles oI
the new street railway company, II Is the
new patent steel rail, called the johnson
rail
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Nav YORK oct. 2O.-The race between
Magnolia aud Tiinket, at the gentlemens
driving association, has been postponed un-
I'll October 25lh.
First Race-Joy City. stakes, for twe.yeaT-
olds mile; Millie b. won; woodlark, sec.
ond; Nital, third. Time-li7 IL,
Second Race--All ages; 7 furlongs Burch,
first; Rica, second; Bella, third. Time
l.301.2.
Third Race Congress stakes. all ages;
two miles aud fnrlong; Faircount, won;
Nettle, second; Homespun, third. Time
350l4
Fourth Race one mile dash, Heel and
Toe won; Brad, second Fairyiew, third
Time-l45.
The last race was substituted for ahurdl,
race and was n three-'ourths mile dash, AL
ages Brad won; Old LiE, second; Colone
Sprague, third. Time-lilS.
BRiGuroN BEACn. Oct. m--First Race
Three.Quarters OF u mile; Little Dan, first
Governor, second Nexation, third. Tim'
/ ll:lS3A.
Second ace-Three.quAtters Of a mile
Garfield first; Frank Y, second; Hlokor!
Jim, third. Time-l;l53A.
Third Race.-Mtle and an eighth; Arsenic
frat; Dizzy Blonde, second
Fourth Race--One mile; Little Dan, iirst
Girano, second, and Dattledore, dead hea
third place. Time--l.i l-2.
Filth race-Fiye luTlongs Orange 'BlnssoI
frat; Mikes Pride. second; Harry Mann
third Time-l;S2 l.2.
Sixth Race-Mile and a quattr, over Nv
hurdles. Dodetle, FIRST; Rochester, secOni
Puritan third. Time-2'2o l.2.
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NEW YoRK. Oct. 2O.-The United States
district attorney died another information
OF iorfeiture-the third within week-'or
oonhscation Of quahtliy Of laoes, silks
velvels and other line dressgo ids, all Ia
dies apparel brought hilher on the steam.
ship Republic. IL Is alleged that Mrs
Thornton. a uillinCr oi this city, and other
persons, yet unknown 10 the authorities.
suugged these rsods IN September
last, with intent 10 deifaud the customs.
The. first information OF forfeiture this
week was against Miss II. A. Waohman, a
fashionable dressmaker Of the west, and
her goods are also In the seizure room.
Then came an information OF iot-
iei,ufo against about 5000
worth OF Tine goods, seized by
the custom officers, the Missea Partridge.
Of boston, being the claimants. Neatly
concealed In the hustle Of one of these mi n.
liners was quantity OF extraordinarily
tino lace. The Misses Partridge came home
on the steamer Alaska, aud with them
came several other mlllintg, whose good.
are at present In the customs SEIZURE
rooms
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what tho peoI.Ion has pone

ST. LOUIS. OCT. 2O.--R0v, II. NJ. Turner,
bishop of the African Metho.
dist church. reildng at pres.
ent at Atlanta, Georgia, and who
has n great influence In his church,
In reply TO the question as TO
what he thought about the decision
OF the supr me court upon the civil rights
bill, used the following language, as
published by the Glohe.Democrat .
| think It the meAnest, the most
inhuman and abominAble thing
that was ever done to loyal
race Of people since the world began.
There IL nothing TO equal II in the
history Of the dark Sges, or during
the dreadful career OF feudalism.
Il absolves the negroes allegiance TO the
general government, makes the American
dag TO him n rag of contempt,
instead Of symbol Of liberty IL re.
duoes the majesty OF the
nation TO an aggregation oi
rutiiAnism, opens all the Issues OF the late
war, sets the country 10 wrangline
again, puts the negro back. MO politics
reyives the kukluI klan and white Leagues
resurrec,s the bludgeons, sets men to curs
ing aud blA,pheming God and man. aud
| literally unties the devil,
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NEWS BY SPECIALS.
Fort Worth: RumOr OF Terrible Rail.
road Disaster.
Aus lin; Excessive Freight Charges TO
be Investigated.
Marshall: A Passenger LOcOmotlV
Leaves the Track.
San Antonio: Capture OF n Mexican
Horse Thief.
Henderson; Arrested for Murder Of
Long4gO
Minerel Wells; HOSpect for a New
Railroad.
Other Interesting News by Specials
FoNr WORTH.

FoRr WORTH, oct, @.--ISpecial.l AT o
O'Clock tonight W. r, Sanner, well.
known saloon man, who was under the in
iluence of liquor, tarned his slx.shooter
lonse in his saloon, firing three shots.
Officers Milton and Garretson hur-
ried to the saloon to arrest
Sanuer, followed by Deputy United States
Marshal Jim Courtrieht, when Sanner fred
three more shots barely missing Courtright,
who fired, hitting Sanner in the wrist OF
his pistol hand, causiEg him to drop his
weapon. Sanner is quite seriously wound
ed. The remarkable shot of COurtright Is
the talk OF the city. Courtright being per
ieo.y justified, was not arrested.
The Jury in the case of Sterling Johnson
colored, charged with attempting to rape a
little white girl. Ella Walker, after being
out tWenty-six hours, failed to agree aud
were discharged. Nine were for fifteen
years and three to acquit, Great dtssatis-
faction exists at the result ofthe trial,
The east-bound Texas & Pacific due at
O'Clock this morning has not arrived and
rumor is that terrible wreck has occurred
west OF here, and anumber OF passenger,
killed. The railroad men will not talk.
s. n. Plstt, ranger, and United state
/ Marshal Gerrin arrived in the city to.nigh
with the Terry brothers and Dan Brock
/ the three men who robbed the stage n
| Henrietta. They lodged them in jail her
/ for sale keeping until they could be take
to Dallas for trial before the United State
commissioner. The robbers have bee
identified as the right men.
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LINCOLN, In, oct. 20.-zra Burns, who
had been tmplotcd as domestic In
the family ct O'Brlon Carpenter, a
prominent aud wealthy resident of
this city, was found dead near the out.
skirts ol the city ont week ago, her body
bearrg all the evidence OF desperate
murder. her throat had been cut from ear
TO ear. Her skull was crushed In aud her
arms boru evidence that she had furious
struggle with her assa liant. Ever
since the discovery Of her body the
entire community has aided the
detectives Ia the search for her muir.
deter. II was Learned that she had
been engaged 10 young farmer, named
Dukes, and suspicion pointed somewhat 10.
ward him, but for the past two days the
chain Of apparently criminaling olrcum.
stances have been wound around her
former employer. Carpenter, which
resulted In his arrest this after..
noon An investigation disclosed
that Zara had LEFT his employ and returned
20 the home Of her father, In avillaee neal
Lincoln. aud on tho day preceding her
death she came 20 the city and paid visit
! 10 Carpenters office. and remained with
him an hour, alone. He was the only on,
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IONGVIEw.

LoNGvIEw, Oct. 2O.-Ispecial Edgar
Bean, charged with murder, who escaped
from Jail in the early par, Of this month,
was reosptured In Shreveport. or as he says
gave himself up, and was brought back
mere by Sheriff killingworlh to-day. lie
says he only went out to getmnpey enough
TO fee lawyer for his defense.
Judge Willie, OF the supreme court pass.
ed through here to-day going to Marshall,
Nhere Mrs Willie Is reported TO be In dy-
ing condition.
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ure. The materiel will be brought by rail
from Palo Pluto county. Reausaux &
Hines have the contract tor the stone ana
wood work at Sl96O0. W, J.. Pauley &
Brother, Of ST. Louis, furnish the iron cells
for 81. 40.
County bonds at 6 per cent have been is.
sued amounting to so 900, This is the
first debt the county has owed for ten
years.
Work is progressing on the extension Of
the Trunk railroad. in the direction OF
Athens. 1t is doubtful Il the fifteen miles
will be completed by the 7th OF November,
as required by the charter.
District Judge G, J Clark has returned
home from his circuit, Court sits in Rock,
wall on the first Monday In November, and
at this place on the third Monday. Judge
| Clark will not be candidate again.
County Judge J. L. Dillard is At Austin
/ looking after the division line between this
and Rockwsll county, about which there is
I some trouble,
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Ell PAso, Oct. 2O,-[special.l-J. W.
Hotchkiss, an enploye in the running de.
partmeut Of the Mexican Central railroad
was killed by railroad accident near Chi
hunhua. The body will arrive here to-mor.
row en- route to Peora, illinois, for inter-
meut.
The election yesterday resulted In = vote
in favor of issuing $4,000 In l5-year bon DIS
for iail, public hail and pest.house
The city Ia iull Of Mexican eXcursiOnsts
from Chihuahua, perhaps 900.
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she visited, so far as Is known here. AZ TO
the nature of her visit, Car
penter related n story plainly
denied by the facts subsequently disclosed
It was also discovered that the dead girl was
encieile and testimony OF various parties,
tender to show that he had supplied the
girl with money and had written her vari,
GUS letters, The bartender OF the Nolte
house here. testiiles that Carpenter pur-
chased nom him, half pint OF whisky
tho day OF the murder, An examination
OF Carpenters buggy to-day disclosed that
the cushions, lines aud shafts were plainly
marked with blood, aud on this discovery,
warrant was Immediately sworn out for
his arrest, He was followed 10 the Jail by
large and excited crowd, The accused Is
credited With being the wealthiest resident
IN lincoln, owning large grain elevator
here and a tArm near tho city, aud other
properly. He has a wife and two daugh-
terS,
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benefit 70 the population Of 2,0OO, goo
souls, emerging from most primitive
state. These articles will all be cAtalogued
In English and Chinese, and have
attached the names OF the
contributing or manufacturing
trms, merchants and manufacturers OF the
United States invited TO contribute 10
this museum. All articles should be ad.
dressed TO the care of DR.. Suethlage, esq.
Shanghai, China, and all communications,
catalogues. price lists, etc, should be sent
direct 20 me at this place.
Mr., Van Mellendort Seaul, OF the Corean
government, should have the privilege OF
purchasing the articles nsmed in the ia.
voices. 1t 10 proposed by the system to
develop trade to mutual advantage, rs any
orders which may he the outgrowth of
Il can be sent by Us direct 20
manufacturers, the aid OF middle
men viii not be needed. American firms
having no representatives will be largely
honeiitted thereby. No date has been de-
cided upon for tho opening Of the expibi'
tion, but our government will do oil It can
10 promote the object IN view Exhibits
OF agricultural implements, tcos
etc, are particularly desired, aud
1t is probable that these and
similar articles will find ready sales, No
Arrangement has bsen made by the Chinese
government for transportation to Shanghai,
but from that point it is understood such
articles will be forwarded by the agents OF
Mr. Snethlaee, at the expense OF the gov
ernment. He is prepared to resolve
goods as soon as they can be sent.
The vacancy in the Office olsuperyising ar.
chitect In the treasury, caused by the res
ignstion otJ, L, Hill, will probably be MI
ed to morrow, rs an answer Is awaited from
the gentleman TO whom the position Il
rendered.
The Conscience contribution OF $500 wa
received at the treasury department In
letter post-marked Allegheny, Pennsyl
vania, aud signed Clergyman"
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MINERAL WELLS.

MINERAL WELLS, oct. 20.-ISpCcial J.
The citizens Of our town had a railroad
meeting on last evening, and will doubtless
accent the proposition made them by some
eastern capitalists to build road to this
plsce, II we donate them $40 700 In money.
Our prospects for railroad are better than
ever before ,
Our city and the town OF Palo Pinto will
b. connected by telephone by Tuesday
next. on Wednesday there will be free
talk between the two towns. u IL the in
tentlon of the builders Of the lluc TO con-
meet with Dallas and Fort Worth ss soon
ss men and money will complete the
work.
The Brazos river Is on regular boom,
The health n the town is splendid ana
the weather delightful,
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HoUsroS, Oct. 2O.-lspecisl Might be.
fore last freight car on the Santa Fe road
was broken open ami robbed Of several
boxes of dry goods. No clue to the thieves,
The Preston street bridge was finished
to-day, and Marshal Wichman
was the first TO pass over II In buggy,
The citizens Of the fourth ward greatly re.
joice that communications have at last
been opened.
Rutherford who knocked a negro on
the head with soantling few weeks ago,
and Killed him, was tried for murder
yesterday. The jury was out all night and
this morning returned u verdict OF murder
in the second degree. He was sentenced tC
aye years In the penitentiary.
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AUSTIN, Oct. 2O--[special THE comp
troer's office ortsthe taxable values oiIhe
state at $500 100000. Charters filed; Brazos
cattle company, Of Fort Worth; capital
stock 800, 600. The Dimmitt county past.
ure company; capital stock, $4,000. The
North Texas horee company filed an
amendment increasing its capital stock to
$4,000.
The attorney.general has been asked to
investigate the excessive freight charges on
the shipment OF corn from Dallas TO San
Antonio. The charge is made against the
Galveston, Houston & San Antonio rail
road.
The fair closed to-day after a very I'M
successful week.
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GAINESVILLE, oct. 2O,-Ispeoial Yes
torday while attempting to cross Red river
with wagon and team, a man, together
with his family, came near being drowned,
besides losng the wagon and three bates NJ
cotton. The team mired In the qntcksnnd,
and IN trying to get cut broke the wagon
tongue. leaving the family IN the wagon IN
theoiysr which was rising very rapidly. BY
Al be'me they were rescued the current was
sd II that the wagon and cotton were
} ,rripd off and lost.
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GALVESTON Oct, 20,-lSpeciall- l-rbe
deep water committee will meet Monday
evening to devise means OF extending the
work on the bar.
Four EnRish steamers cleared to-day
with nearly 1900 bales OF cotton.
A young man fell to-day from scsiald-
ing at the Santa Fe railway building, a
distance OF twenty feet, striking squarely
on his feet fraClurmg one Of his legs, and
dlslocating the ankle of the other.
DR.. Penny, health physician, reported i
deaths for the Ieek, OF which s were adults
and minors.
County Clerk Naen issued only six mar
| riage licenses this week.
An interesting game of base ball will b,
played tomorrow between the Gull Cit,
club and the Nationals, of Houston,
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Pro,sst-As.lgnment,

CiSciSNArr, Oct. @.-The paper Of the
Union Iron company, OF Portsmouth,
Ohio, went 10 protest some weeks ago and
tho affairs OF the company have since been
put In the hands Of trustees. The liabili-
ties are estimated al $500 90; the assets are
much less. John Campbell, Of Trenton.
Ohio one Of the neavlss. s.,...n efea, :.
II. ]. Neal. These embarraSments have
been kept very quiet, but they effect eight
nr nine blat furnaces In southern Ohio.
Campbell claims he can getthrough, unless
his creditors force a sale, In which case
he says, they will not get more than hlty per
cent.
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CoRsICANA.

CoRsIcAEA, Oct. 20 -Ispecial.l-A car
load Of thirty bales OF cotton, on the Texas
& st. Louis railway track caught FIRE this
noon from spark thrown on II by pass.
ing engine. The cotton was damaged about
10 uer cent.
The pay.car OF the Texas 6st. Louis road,
which has been anxiously looked for during
the past two months. arrived to-day and
gladdened the hearts OF their weary toilers.
Hon. X. Q, Mills leaves Monday for
| Washington u. Q.
Three thousand bales Of cotton were ship
ped from here during the week
The electric doll In "Jollities," Monday
night ut the opera'house.
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Henderson, oct. @.-lSpecial THE
sheriff Of Comanche county srrived yester-
day with John W. Nelson in custody, ar
rested for murder committed in this
county twelve years ago. The prisoner is II
years Did.
Cotton continues to arrive freely. Thirty.
four hundred bales have been shipped this
season.
During the last twenty.iour hours we
have had quite rain all through the
county, much TO the encouragement OF the
ftrmprs,
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TENARKANA

TEIARKLSA, Oct. 2O-lspeoial. Frank
Miller's residence, next to Conductor Hall,
near Broad street, was entered last night by
burglars. Mr.. Miller Is employed on the
Iron Mountain railroad, and was paid oil a
few days ago. The trunks were riiled, as is
supposed, for money, but none was found
from NJ. Lewyn's fruit stand, aud was ar
rested aud fined Sl7.
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Roller Esp,osIon

BURLINGTON, Ia, ost. N.--By boiler
explosion at Mount Pleasant this morning.
at Ross Brothers planning mill, man
named Dtokwiih was instantly Killed.
another man was badly injured and
were more or less hrlised. The mill was
bloVn to atoms, with hsrdly enough left 10
burn. The dwellings In the vicinity were
shaken by the explosion aud the glass was
broken IN many windows. IL was new
steel boiler. Cause unknown.
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MARSHALL, Oct, 20,-Tspecial,l-when
the New Orleans Pacific passenger train
was within about eight miles OF the city
the engine left III, track In consequences OF
a broken rail, seriously II not fatally injur.
ing the engineer George Peyton, aud Jlhn
q. Eiser. the fireman. IL Is found that
Peyton's injuries will prove fatal, as he was
caught in the wreck and feariul5 scalded
and bruised
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COLEMAN, Oct. 2O-[Speclal 1.-The clos.
ing week Of the district court has disposed
OF the following case,: Tho State vs. vii.
liam Nix, theft OF cattle; three years. D..
Cotton, theft; fifteen years. William J,
Smith, forgery; four years. The grand
Jury In session.
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LocKuARr, Oct. 20 Especial ] Our es-
teemsd citizen, Mr.. U,Y. Porter, died to.
day after a short illness.
There Is slight norther blowing to-day,
making the weather more pleasant.
Mr.. ]. W. Cahill, appointment business
man OF our town. Is SICK with typhoid fever
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GENERAL NEWS.

A Canadian Darky and the Clyn
Rights.
Caught Smuggling Some Fine Laces iu
Brustles.
Planning MIL Bursts lis Boiler One
Killed.
Supposed 10 Have Been Murdered by
Her Employer
Cooling Effect OF Very Heavy
Gale.
Brutal Attack and Murder by Negro
Burglar.
Some Other Interesting General News.