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Morris tribune., 1883-12-19

We respectfully solicit the accounts Of Merch-
ants and all who have dealings with banks in this
section of the State.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16
DECATUR.
Accident to a Popular Young Man
Criminal Matters Sale of Stock.

Special to the Gazette.
Decatur, Feb. 15.-This evening
about seven o'clock Billie COLON,
book-keeper for the Wise County Coal
company, and very popular young
man of this place was thrown from a
buggy by runaway team and one
ankle badly fractured. Dr's. Carpen.
ter and York are attending.
Sheriff Allen started this morning
for Leadville Colorado with the TIVE
stage robbers, Judge and Sears, cap
tured here two weeks ago. Upon in
formation from Sears since being ar
rested the stage driver Forest and 8
citizen of Leadville named Lawrence
have been arrested for completely in
the robbery.
|. Geo f. Atkinson a prominent stock
man whose ranch is situated in Knox
county to-day bought of Wylie Moore
agent for Ike Pryor, of Austin, three
hundred and fifty head of horses
Weather fine, and business good.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16
DALLAS.
Arrival of Mexican Officials-The Fed
eral Building Site-Notes.

special 10 the Gazette.
Dallas, February l5.-Lieutenant
&. Bros of the cavalry branch of the
Mexican army, r.. Humane custom
house officer accompanied by j. NJ.
Roma, a business man of San Francis
60, acting ms Interpreter, have been in
the city last night and to-day. They
are all direct from the City OF Mexico,
via Vera Cruz and Galveston. Lieuten-
tenant Bros is en- route To chihuahua
to take command of portion of the
Mexican forces against the
Apaches. Humana goes to inves-
tigate custom matters Roma il
returning home from business trip.
He claims they have been detained
two days by II misrepresentation of the
agent of the Gould system of roads, mt
Galveston, and thinksuthey were badly
treated.
There is evidently trouble brewing
over the federal building site. The old
town crowd refuse to accept the defeat
and the limitations of protests, cloud
ed titles To property, ETC., are heard.
Several prominent lawyers are being
consulted by the wheelhorses of the
defeated element.
San Antonio authorities thought
Dallas had an ordinance against par
ties driving the streets allowing
their wheels to splash mud
on pedestrians and so sent
commissioner here To see the or
dinance, investigate its workings and
report on it. The official has spent
two days consulting ityAttorney Field
and returns Disguised at finding oceans
of mud, scores of splashers, but no
anti-mud splashing ordinance. THE
only law about the matter Is an old
dead-letter ordinance requiring We
hicles and horsemen In muddy seasons
to slow up when th.y approached u
crossing, provided there is any one on
the crossing. But this was
never enforced and was not
known TO he in existence
by any except antiquarians till resur-
rected by the San Antonio investiga-
ton.
Federal court at Graham adjourned
yesterday, after two days session, and
Judge Mccormick, Attorney Bigger
and other officers returned to-day.
The only convictions of any public
interest was Dudley Armstrong, a
white man, for selling whisky To In
dams in the Territory, sentenced TO
thirty days imprisonment.
About one o'clock this morning II
stranger named !. Aiken was killed
in n saloon at Weatherford by man
named Miller Aiken by accident
stepped on the toes of one Miller. He
politely apologized, stating that he
did not do It meaningly, but by acct
dent, when n brother OF Miller stand
ing near, with an oath, drew u revalv-
or and shot Aiken dead The two
Millers fled but reports from there
say the community are terrib.S in
censed, and determined TO capture the
murderer if possible.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16
yANDERBILT'S PALACE.
Workmen Taking Ont Some Of tn Tim.
bers and Putting Others In.
New York SUM-

New York SUM-
More workmen than usual hay,
been busy in the last few DAYS at
new residence of Mr.. Cornelius Van.
derbilt, at Fifth avenue and Fjhr
seventh street. 1t was said that tss
tain timbers of the house were benr
removed on account of the offensive
odor and replaced by new cues
These timbers, it is said, had Been
soaked in creosote to protect thz
against decay. Mr.. George B. RI
the architect, said yesterday.
Some timbers, in different pana.
the house, where they were most like1
to suffer from dry rot, were treata
with heavy oils, not with creosote |
don't think there was any creosOte
left in them at all. They becsne
somewhat offensive, / suppose, and
advantage was taken Of Mr.. Wander
bits absence from town to remove
them and put in others. Mr.. Wander
bilt has not removed from the houx,
and really the matter is not worth tall
ing about
Another architect said "FarnlsN
frequently treat with creosote that Ert
of their fence posts which is to 30 ur.
der the ground and the preseryatV.!
quality of the creosote is admitted.
should not expect to see it used on y.
interior timbers of a dwelling, sli
should expect the heat to make timber
so treated very ofiensi~&.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has occupied his Y
perb residence put n few weeks anl
workmen have been steadily at voii
until now in putting the finlshln;
| touches to the exterior and intenl
decorations. During the past wee
elaborate bronze lattices ofintricatedt
sign have been set in each of the bls
ment windows, and painters have BEG
busy in the greenhouse on Fittyxs
enth street. Mr.. Vanderbilt and as
family are out of town.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

She was mt the Hooper homests.s
the morning after the tragedy. III
with her lover when the hand ~ ~ w v
law tore him from her; she yjsjte it'd a ~
at the prison and babe him be ~ e.. ~
for all would yet be well She s y
with him during the long and " !,
dious habeas corpus case ssa,s
in his being remanded 10 iail 1' "
remained in court during tha az az
weeks of trial, and when. At iast ~ ~
jury returned its verdict az Nv
guilty." she sank sobbing in his a,m =
When an indignant communi,,
met and passed, resolutions Y
nouncing the action If 4.
jury, and adopted resclut;s4.
setting out that they would hold h;s'
personally responsible for any wnm NM
done in the neighborhood, her fs;ts
was mistaken, her affections und ANY
med. They were married yesterisT
and to-day are visiting some Of Han
er's relatives who live in Lafayetis
The marriage day had been thrce n
but was twice postponed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16
POLITICAL POINTS.

PuBLIc sentiment is against an i'm
crease in either The army or navy.
The president will probably give n
democrat place on the hybrid civil
service commission.
Many members Of congress express
the opinion, an extra session will be
held to settle the tariff question.
The Kentucky prohibitionists will
meet to nominate candidates for state
officers at Louisville, March 10th.
The papers are calling Governor
BATES message TO the Tennessee legis-
lature an apology for reputation.
EDWARD j. LEWIS and CHAs. PAR
LANGEare contestants for the seat made
vacant by the death of Congressman
Harris, of the Sixth Louisiana District.
Election next Tuesday.
:. :. Cox is said to be trying TO eat
his way to the speakership. He gives
magnificent dinners to members of
congress.
Colorado's two bonanza senator's
are just now the butt for the ridicule of
the press. They are credited with
more money than brains
JUICE JERE BLACK declares that
under the constitution people in terri
tories have as much right to have self
government as la the states.
BLACKBURN and CARLISLE have
greed 10 leave their candidacy for the
speakership of the house of represen-
tatives in congress to the Kentucky
legislature.
Payment of the current quarter
interest ON the bonds issued TO EAps
for improving the Mississippi has been
suspended until certain distractions
in the channel of the river have been
removed.
The editor of the New York Baptist
Weekly calls Senator INGALLS,, of Kan
sas, an infidel, and Senator INGALLS,
writes card in which he says "ifthere
is no hell for such a bigoted scoundre
and malignant liar" as the editor OF
the Weekly, there ought to be"
A correspondent of the Gainesville
Register says None attract more at
tention than the rustic senator from
Collin, RuTA BAGA JOHNSON. Hi;
great hobby is economy" Don't call
1t economy. If there is one trait which
deserves more approval than another
from the public, it is that of calling
things by their right names. Call this
peculiar feature of Mr.. JON NsoN'!
pdrSimony.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16
ON very soon. at
EVANS & MARTINS

ported by the committee OF the house,
will probably pass, through it may
have to run through the gauntlet of
a shower of amendments.
John 5. Moore, the representative
from McLennan county, by his social
qualities, conservative ideas and manly
course in the eighteenth, has made
many friends. He has quietly acquired
a considerable degree of influence with
his brother Legislators and would be
assisted by the whole house in advanc-
ing the interests of bis section. Mr..
Moore speaks but little, but when he
does it is TO the point, and he gets the
attention of the members.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16
ANOTHER LOVE AFFAIR.
Sequel to the Hooper Tragedy in Indiana

Lafayette, Ind, February s.
August, 1881, Harry Hooper,
a young farmer, was the ne,
cepted sutton OF Miss Mollle Per
kips, On the night of August so. 1851.
he arranged for her company 10 me
county fair. Late that night he re-
turned to his home, some miles ais.
tant. On the morrow. when tho Uoon.
en- family awoke they discovered tie
morse OF John Hooper, the eldest
son, running loose i'm the harm.
yard, the saddle still strapped
upon him. Fastening out, ,about Kali
a mile rom the house, living i'm the
fence corner, his body riddled with
shot ana pieces of bar lead, they found
me remains of John Hooper. Life
haa peeh extinct for many hours. An
assassin had concealed himself i'm the
renee corner, near where Hooper
would nave To pass on his way home,
ana shot him TO death. Pieces OF
paper were found near the body, pow
def-barned, and these pieces seemed
10 belong to copy of newspaper in
the smoke-honse at the Hooper home
Stead, where the family gun was kept.
The people of the neighborhood sus-
picioned Had. Hooper, the younger
brother of the murdered man, with
having guilty knowledge of the deed.
ana on the afternoon after the burial
Had. was arrested and placed in iail al
his place. The grand jury indicted
ann, and public opinion was strongly |
'galpst him. Hooper protested his IN |
locence from the first, but Mollie Per-
,ihs chung TO him from first to last
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16
MINEOLA.
Flattering Business Review of the
City-A Prosperous School.
special to the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
Mineola, February IA careful
estimate of the sales of twelve or fif-
teen leading houses, representing nine
teen-twentieths of the active capital.
discoses the agreeable fact that the
business of our city this season exceeds
that of last year by over twenty per
cent. Considering the partial loss of
the trade south of the Sabine, caused
by the impossible condition of the
river bottom, the general result is
peculiarly gratifying, and augurs well
Tor the permanent prosperity of Mine
ola, 10 remedy this drawback
our enterprising business men will
soon have constructed good
bridge over the Sabine from
hill to hill. The work is
to begin as soon ms the condition of the
river bottom will admit and to be fin
ished before the next season.
Our graded public schools with am
enrolment of 260 pupils have become.
under the able supervision of Prof.
Grow, the pride of the city.
The grand masquerade ball last
night under the auspices of the young
men OF Mineola was u complete success.
Our honored townsman Senator
buchanan is at home on a short fur
Tough from legislative labors at Austin.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

The tariff thinkers have thrown u
sop to Cerebus by including agricul-
ture and stockraising among the in
FAINT industries that need protection.
They have laid II duty of twenty per
cent. on cattle, horses, sheep and hogs
What do the stocll-raisers want of
such protection. 1t only makes them
pay one-fifth more for the stock inn
ported for the improvement of their
animals. A duty of ten cents n bushel
on Indian corn, ten cents on oats,
twenty per cent. on bran, fifteen cents
on rye, twenty cents on wheat, twenty
per cent, on cider, two cents Il pound
ON bacon, fifteen cents a bushel on po-
tatoes, four cents pound on butter,
two cents Il pound on lard, ten per
cent, on milk, twenty per cent. ON
mutton, one cent pound on pork
twenty per cent. on sailed tongues,
ten per cent. on tripe, all OF which is
In the interest of u few farmers among
the granite hills along the Canadian
border. Its simply ridiculous.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16
Impeding Legislation

IL Representativ ARyEs, 'the gentle
man from Brazos, has been correctly
reported, he has been guilty OF the
preparation and introduction Of a bill.
which to say the least of IL, is an inn
mense folly. The bill, as reported, Is
entitled "an act to prevent the owner
ship of large bodies ofland in the state, y
and provides ''thst no firm or corpora
ton can own more than sixty-four hun
dred acres Of land and no person
can own more than that amount un-
less by devise of descent, all in excess
to escheat TO the state and making IL
the duty Of the states attorney TO in
stitute suits for that purpose. This is
not exactly agrarianism, as II is defined
by Webster, but il is nearly of kin
to 1t. Mr.. AyrEs, like many
other Legislators, has been
induced to this by the popular clamor
against the ownership OF land in large
bodies, and did not give the subject
that consideration and thought that
every representative should give to
all matters brought forward for legis-
lative action. Mr.. AYRES should
know, and does know, that the law ii
enacted would be unconstitutional.
The constitution proposes to protect
every man in the acquisition of prop
erty, as well as protection to life and
property. The same instrument
also provides that private property
shall not be taken for public uses, ex-
cept due compensation is given there
for. IL might bc asked, also what is
TO become of the principle of vested
rights so often alluded to in the balls
aud Hobbies Of the law-making bodies Z
4 l. it To be swept away at one fell
swoop by the gentleman from Brazse
1 He might, with az much propriety and
| consistency, have gone step further
and made the bill have eepOsf .Jttctl
| operation, and provided for the escheat
of the surplus over siXtyfour hundred
acres that some of the land monopolist,
already own. The cattlemen wht
own their thousands of acres, upor
which their herds Craze, would ther
be compelled to dispose CT their stock
and we would hear no more of COW
monarchs, the name of which has sucl
IL terror to some ears.
Mr.. AyREs is usually clear-heade,
and wise legislator, and is seldom
guilty Of acts as unwise and inexcusa
bile as this. He has pandered to
silly prejudice against land owner
that is not in consonance with til
genius of the boosted freedom of tn
American people, and should maxi
haste to set the seal of condemnation
upon his own act by the Withdrawal
of the bill. While on the subject w
may add that Mr.. AYREs is not tn
only member who is impeding need
full legislation by consuming the tim
of the legislature in the introduC
ton of bills that are with
out merit in themselves. If the,
were not unconstitutional Mr. A yrcs
bill will probably never emerge fron
the hands of the committee into who's
custody ii was referred.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16
BRANCH OFFICES.

T7,s sock JouHSAL PUBLISHING CON.
PANY hare established Brdneh ODces for Chr
TesJ0ndencc and he receipt ~ OdUcriisenonts
and su5scrfpfio,is and mhere Mes ~ ne Cum
pa,ly's Publications may aiicays be found, as
JoiioWs!
sAS ASToSro-~No. 30 Dolorosas street, y.
w. HINKLR, Manager.
AUsTIN-6Brner dpcnue and Bois Dfrc
sreet, Il. VI. JoIIssroS, Manager, w. n.
SpRscE and f. II. CoSSELI., dssistdntx.
CoLonADo CITY--H. l.. BESTLEY, Manager.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

In the GAZETTE of Tuesday the fol-
lowing paragraph appeared in the
house report
BY Mr., Lakewood Repeating the
law making the sale of school lands
contingent upon scholastic attendance.
1t should have read
by Mr.. Ha2lewood- Repeating the
law making the pay Of school te0ehers
contingent upon scholastic attendance.
This correction is made because il
was very material error and does MIR.
Lakewood an injustice. The wires
get on n bender sometimes and pro-
woke mischief.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

A statement Is going the rounds,
that many of the wealthiest men OF
New York began poor. We under
stand that n large reward Is being of
fered by these men for n rich or prom
inent man who did not begin life as
u poor shoemaker, rail-splitter, ped
der, blacksmith, carpenter or carpet
Dagger.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

A SCENE occurred between BRAGG OF
Wisconsin, (Dem.,) and MILLER, OF
Pennsylvania, tRep.,) in congress Sat
urday, and the former ordered the lat
ter TO get on his own side of the house.
BRAGG says MILLER was spy in the
democratic camp.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

THE New York tribune fears that II
moderate and reasonable reduction
OF the tariff Is not made ut this session,
the democrats will make one that Is
not moderate or reasonable. This
seems TO be accepting the inevitable,
but not with much grace.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

The lobby Is getting in its work at
Washington. The senate has In
creased the duty on steel, and returned
lumber TO the dutiable list. There has
been vast amount of ''log-rolling'
done, and its effects are becoming Wis
ible. The third house is no mean fac
tor in legislation in these days.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

THE New York Times has recklessly
incurred the righteous indignation of
Miss SUSAN b. ANTHONY by abiding
to her as lady whose name has been
familiar 10 the public of the United
States formore than thirty years. Such
n want of gallantry is unusual among
Journalists.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

MR...MooRE OF Tennessee is called
all kinds of hard names by Nashville
journal. He will have the satisfaction
of seeing that paper climb the golden
stairs before he dies or is forgotten us u
member of congress.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

THE Tennessee Legislature has passed
a resolution to settle with Polk, the
deiaulting treasurer. A compromise
probable.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

A WESTERN paper prints long arti-
Gle about man having snakes in his
pockets. When man has them at all,
he is just as liable to think they are in
his pockets in in his boots.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

JNo. $. MosBY consul-general at
Hong Kong, is coming home on a
short visit, and little Billy MAHoNE
is trembling for his political power and
prestige.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

The Houston Post regards the sec
rotary of the board Of education as a
clerk, but thinks thelegislature should
provide that clerk with clerk. So
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

THE mayoralty race in Galveston is
creating so mtr,h excitement and feel
ing that a committee of safely has been
found necessary.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

THE san Antonio Express admins
tiers some wholesome advice TO that
class of legislators, who, in order to gain
local popularity, consume time in the
introduction and advocacy of bills that
are moonstituti onal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

WHAT WILL STop MY CouGutNe
AT NIGnT?--tiuarantee Acker's Eng
lish Remedy will Price l0c., soc, and
81. Sold by &. w. Barradall.
25 o d,Sw
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

THE San Antonio 7paes is correct
in thinking too many people are be-
ing educated for the learned profess
sions. But one OF the great objections
Is the completeness of the alleged ed
locations many of them receive.
The professions would he more ably
represented, however, IL there was
some way of ascertaining persons
fitness for profession, before he at
tempted to adorn it and eventually
disgrace It, If this could be remedied,
there would be more efficiency in both
the trades and pro LESSONS.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

CRooP, wHooPiNG COUGH and even
asthma Immediately relieved by Ack-
er's English Remedy. Sold under
guarantee by G. w. Barradall
p 60 d&w.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

ERuPTioNs, SORES, pIMPLEs, RHEu
MArisM are but indicators of impure
blood. Acker's Blood Elixir Is the
remedy. sold by &. w. Barradall.
70 dweod lw
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

Mr.. James Roberts, Jonesboro, Tex,
says II find Browns Iron Bitters
10 be Tie test tonic for dyspepsia.
o-li-lw-dkw
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

EN-Gov. MCDONALD OF Indiana has
given his opinion of the pending tariff
bill He thinks the bill reported by
the house committee on ways and
means will bs passed, and states the
effect of the bill will be 20 reduce the
revenue of the government, but at the
same time to increase the burdens of
the people. The reductions are on ar
ticles but little used and the tariff has
been placed SO high upon some Us to
bar them out OF the country altogether,
II will also increase the duty Ell arti-
cles most necessary 20 the people,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

THE struggle which some of the
members of the legislature make
against expanding few dollars fol-
necessary clerical work, deserves
severe condemnation by every one.
People at a distance will form bad
opinion of the state aud certainly no
state in the union is more able To pay
her public servants or to have public
work efficiently executed. Texas is
not pauper, and her representatives
should not do anything which will
cast such reiIeetion upon il.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16

Hs- Coke for sale by the ton OF so ms. nj
cents al works.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16
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