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Plots Against the Gar.
New York Herald

A dispatch from Philadelphia re-
ceived in Boston says that Leo Hart
mann, the Russian nihilist, arrived
there from Washington last night and
had an all night conference with Herr
Most and three members of the Inter
national Society of New York. The
conference had relation to the corona
ton of the ear. Buchanan, another
nihilist, arrived to-day, and another
conference took place. Herr Most
took cipher cable dispatch this morn
ing to Berlin socialists, and arranged
for another conference this evening.
Hartmann has declared to German so
cialists there that the coronation will
not be allowed to take place.
Last evening at the opening of the
new rooms of the Socialist hedertafel
society in Philadelphia, Herr Most
was the principal guest. When asked
by reporter if his friend Hartmann,
the nihilst, was present, he said that
he had gone to New York. When
asked if Hartmann had come to
confer with him regarding the
coronation of the car, he
replied that that was not his
immediate purpose. but that the sub
jeet was discussed. He added that
the coronation of the car would not
take place. He said that Hartmann
had come to confer with him concern
ing secret matters of their own organ
ization before leaving for England
These matters were such as could
not be trusted to writing. Herr
Most spent the evening socially en-
joying the singing in the society OF
the sladies. Among those present
was Victor Drury, agent of the social
list society of New York. CoWmunis-
tic recitatiOns were made, which were
favorably received. Herr Most leaves
to-day at noon for Baltimore.
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The PenitentiarY Lessees.
lGranbury vidette.l


We believe the views of the minori.
ty are correct with reference to this
question. The state should exercise
absolute control over her convicts, as
a matter of principle. Considering it
from financial standpoint, the state
would save by resuming control and
combining about 900 convicts within
the walls dong term mem, above the
profits of the lease contracts, about
100000 within the fifteen years.
This is a considerable saving, and
if an individual would not take adj
vantage of such chance to save an
equal sum of money, he would be
considered very poor financier. 1t
would not, in our opinion, be good
policy for the legislature to ratify
them, as the state would be handicap
ped for that length of time in case
the leases did not prove satisfactory
and for the further reason that the
state can save money by controlling
k1r. convict system.
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Rescued from Death,

William j. Coughlin, of Somerville,
Mass, says: an the fall of 1876 /
was taken with bleeding of the lungs,
followed by a severe cough. 1 lost
my appetite and flesh and was con-
fined to my bed. In 1877 was adj
mitted to the hospital. The doctors
said had a hole in my lung as big as
half dollar. At one time a report
was around that | was dead. i gave
UP hope. but a friend told me of DIR.
William Halls Balsam for the lungs.
| got bottle, when to my surprise, /
commenced to feel better. and to-day
feel better than for three years past.
81 write this hoping everyone af-
flicted with diseased lungs will take
DR.. William Halls Balsam, and be
convinced that consumption can be
cured. L can positively say it has
done more good than all the other
medicines have taken since my sick
ness"
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Forty Years Experience of an Old
Nurse.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is
the prescription of one of the best fe-
male physicians and nurses in the
United States, and has been used for
forty years with never-failing success
by millions of mothers for their chill
dren. 1t relieves the child from pain,
cures dysentery and diarrh9a, gripping
in the bowels and wind collie. By
giving health to the child it rests the
mother. Price twenty-five cents a
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Penitentiarr Lease.

A good deal of anxiety and specula-
ton have been felt and INDUCED in
in reference to the fate of the resolu-
ton to ratify the penitentiary lease
in the senate, and some excitement
was therefore caused by the vote
taken on the proposition to postpone
the time for which its discussion was
proposed to be set. 1t was thought
that the fayorers of the lease, believ.
ing that the failure of the present
legislature to dispose of the matter
would settle the point by default. and
thai thai, i &c could Jul! not Be eE22Ghfufof
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The attention of our readers is di-
rected to the attractive advertisement
of Mr.. Zeimer, in this paper. This
gentleman is we'll and favorably
known to many of our readers, hav-
ing merchandised several years in this
city. He has secured some rare bar
gains in dry goods and notions, by
taking advantage of fortunate OPP
portunity for selecting from some
bankrupt stocks. Our readers will do
well to call and secure some of the
rare bargains he is offering.
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WACO, March Ga most horrible
double crime was committed last
night near Hubbard City, on the Texas
and st. Louis railroad, about thirty
miles east of this city, by Lon p. Var
nell, son of prominent steckman of
Hill county. A ball or dancing party
was given at the house of a wealthy
and respectable farmer named Land,
new conner from Wisconsin, to
which Varnell had been invited. Yes
terday morning Varnell, with a young
man named George Walker, came
down to Waco and bought pistols
and ammunition, and returned to
attend the dance. About midnight
Varnell induced one of Lands daugh-
tiers, young woman about Is years
of age, to take a short walk with him
away from the house. AS soon as he
thought they were at safe distance
he drew pistol and forced her to go
further, and finally committed a
brutal outrage upon her person.
When the two returned the young
woman's sister, learning what had oc-
CURED, made an outcry and eX-
posture of the crime, when
Varnell drew his pistol and
made an assault on her. At
this point the father, Mr.. Land, made
| his appearance and ordered the girls
into the house, when Varrel turned
and shot him through the heart, and
shot him again as he fell dead. Var
hell Immediately made his escape in
the darkness, accompanied by Walker,
who seems to have aided and abetted
the crime. Lands family offer a
large reward for the murderer, and
the governor will be petitioned to
supplement it by proclamation.
Maj. George Barner, the oldest resi-
dent of this city, who established
trading house here in 1874 when this
was the Indian frontier country, died
to-day, and will be buried tomorrow
with the highest civic honors.
Gen. FitZhugh Lee and party ar
rived this afternoon and were escort
ed to the hotel by the mayor and
other prominent citizens. He is lee
turing at the opera house tonight.
Showery to-day, and streets muddy.
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Receipts :....................... "a
SSnlphehts' ''.'.'......'...
stock :.a.:..::;..::.;......;..; ......;:; eoAoI
riour urn al anu lo uhcnanged iancy ~ 4oR1
e y. 9Ess, 90 zoVo ~; FANNY - 80 AA
~ z2g4 80. -. -.
.. Wh lI openheeu pet,es, nut ueclneu stea4'I)
" " sn a cliSVsei N.Y. reu 81 znc cash; ~ ~
81 ~ ~ mMarch' ~ 10 10 81 ifA April ~ IN 70
n Corn ,S onSenIed shade higher but Declined
a aiu e.ose1 io"en 9oc W otzsc caSn anu march,
Hsts cIosed epser 40 ~ 10 aaalcy :ash. 1a,..
April; HaSc May.
Whisky steady at 81 10.
Corn meal quiet at 50 90
Pork lower SIS 2'@1S %
Bulk meats lower TO sell only small Or,fcr<
trade done; long clear 9.9Oc; short rib NO.
short clear 10.25c.
Bacon easier; long clear Il. G2h 0lQx
rib l0e0910.85c; short clear 1f.1zTWf1.f L.
Lard nominal
ST. LOUIS, March 6.-Cattle-demand largely
in excess of supply and prices firm; exports
50 00D6 40; good 10 choice shipping s. 501o0 Uu.
light shipping 81 80@5 30; good butchers stocI@-
81 506o5 90; good cows and heifers "a O0f1f 90.
common So 25@3 so; stockers and feeders 50 70
as co. Receipts 5000 head.
Hogs higher and firm; light 80 so@ %:
packing So 90@7 20; heavy $z20@7 go Receipt34
BOO head.
Sheep scarce; medium TO fair % 1904 90;
good to choice 81 75@5 90; fancy s. 1905 %.
Receipts POO head.
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The contrarieties of the Chinese, as
compared with us, have often been
commented on. The Rev. Selah
Brown writes about them in the
Christian Advocate. We shake hands
as salutation; a Chinaman shakes
hands with himself. He stands at a
distance, and, claspiDg both together,
he shakes them up and down at you.
We uncover the head as a mark of
respect; they keep their heads COW
cred, but take off their shoes for po-
likeness. We shave the face; they
shave the head and eyebrows. We
cut our finger nails; they consider it
aristocratic to have nails from three
to five inches long, which they
are obliged to protect in silver
cases. The Chinaman's waist
coat is outside his coat, and
his drawers outside his trousers.
We blacken our shoes; he whitens
them. Wehave soup as first course
at dinner, and dessert at last; they
have dessert at first and soup at last.
We want wines ice cold; the Chinese
drink theirs scalding hot. We bury
in the earth; they on its surface.
With us, black clothing is a badge of
mourning; with them, white gar
ments indicate the loss of friends. In
that land of opposites it is the old
men who fly kites, walk on stills and
play the shuttlecock, and, to keep up
their odd ways of doing things, they
play the latter with their feet instead
of their hands. In China, women do
mems work, and men are the milliners
.dressmakers and washer-women.
With us, the right hand is the place
of honor; with them, it is the left
hand. In dating letters we place the
year last; they write the year first
They always speak of the mariners
compass (their own inventiou) as
pointing to the south. We pay our
physicians when we are sick; they
pay while they are well, but as soor
as they get sick the pay stops. Here
men kill their enemies; a Chinaman
gets revenge by killing himself. We
use soft pillow; they a block Of
wood. They launch ships sidewise
ring bells from the outside, and actu
ally turn their screws in the oppOsit,
direction from ours,
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My friend, look herel You know
how weak and nervous your wife is
and you know that Carriers Iron Pills
will relieve her, now why not be fair
about it and buy her a box? Fol
| sale by Morley Bros,
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as detectives and to protect stock in
terests generally; believed in fewer
resolutions and more combined action
upon the part of members.
L. L. Andrews, of this CITY, the
orator of the day, spoke of the impor-
tanc, of the association and what it
had done towards increasing the value
| of stock; favored reorganization and
a protective and detective system.
n resolution to reOrganiZe was
adopted and committee of nine ap-
pointed TO draft constitution and
bylaws.
AT the afternoon session the con-
vention was called to order by the
chairman, when it was moved that a
committee of thirteen be appointed
on round-upS. Carried.
The election of officers, by motion,
was deferred until the committee on
constitution and bylaws reported.
The selection of place for holding
special order for Thursday. For the
purpose of giving the committee
plenty of time to report, the asso-
citation adjourned to meet at 10
o'clock a. m. tomorrow.
A man by the name of Henry Ter
rell, of Mckinney, was thrown from
his horse this afternoon this side of
Bardville, and received injuries which
are probably fatal.
Quite a number of transactions are
being made in cattle and land during
the convention.
Tax collectors will advertise sales
of lands this week.
DALLAS, March 6.-At meeting
of the Dallas board of trade the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, We learn that the North
west Texas livestock association is
now assembled in convention at Fort
Worth, and fully and freely recognize
ing in it one of the most important
organizations in the state Of Texas,
for the encouragement of its wealth
and prosperity, for the promotion and
general enlargement of one of our
greatest and surest sources of reve-
nue.; be it
Resolved, That the president of this
board is requested and is hereby en-
powered to extend to its officers and
members an earnest and cordial invi-
tatlon to hold their next meeting in
the city of Dallas.
Resolved, If our invitation is ac-
cepted, we promise to make the tenn
porary sojourn of the members of the
association and their friends in our
city as agreeable as possible.
Mrs. L. NJ. Mcdowell, of st. Louis,
is in correspondence with parties
here, endeavoring to learn the where
abouts of a lost son named Frank,
now twenty-seven years of age, and
last heard of in this section.
Jack Cammack was arrested here
to-day on warrant from Rockdale,
charging him with gambling. He
gave bond for his appearance, He is
connected with the Cammacks who
are alleged to have perpetrated
thirty thousand-dollar swindle at
Rockdale few weeks ago.
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Will you suffer with dyspepsia and
liver complaint? Shiloh's VitaliZer
is guaranteed to cure you. For sale
by Fincklea & RalstOn. l.
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The medicines composing Carriers
Liver Bitters are all American, fresh,
homegrown, active and valuable
They form a bitters which cannot be
used without benefit. See advertise
ment. For sale by Morley Bros.
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Every woman who suffers from
sick headache, and who dislikes to
take bitter doses, should try Carriers
Little Liver Pills. They are the
easiest of all medicines to take. A
positive cure for the above distress
ing complaint; give prompt relief in
dyspepsia and indigestion; prevent
and cure constipation and piles. AS
easy to take as sugar. Only one pill
a dose; 40 in a vial. Price % cents.
If you try them you will not be with
out them. For sale by Morley Bros.
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Not in History.

Waco Examiner !
Mr.. Chenoweth will not be apt to
go down to history as the Texas solon
who solved the problem of railroad
regulation.
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All scurf and tartar disappear
From mouth and teeth, though
dark and dry;
And all becomes fresh, pure and clear,
If we but SOZODONT apply.
That magic wash-all now confess
Gives to the mouth new loneliness.
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Sleepless nights, made miserable by
that terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is
the remedy for you. For sale by
Fincklea & Ralston. 2.
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Catarrh cured, health and sweet
breath secured by Shiloh's Catarrh
Remedy. Price 80 cents. Nasal in
jector free. For sale by Fincklea &,
Ralston. 3.
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Financial.

ExcHANGE-New York, New Orleans, Gal
weston and Houston, buying n per cent dis
count; selling, par TO y per cent premium.
LAND CERTIFIcATEB - Alternate
railroad certificates 900 acres) dull tz5
Confederate (1280 acres)-dull ...... 0O0 -
s @snd .... ~.e Gonsoo
Vs %sna. 'o'~ ';;......s..a,..;.. nses1
0G %and. coo
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ESTRAYED-By B. Dillingham;, before w.
II Won Rosenberg, j. p. y. c.. February 3.
1888 brown horse geldIng about "A hands
high. no brand, about six or seven years old.
appraised at So FRANK BLOWN,
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BELToN, March 6.-The sunshine
for the past ten days brings cotton
into town at the rate of some two
hundred bales per day.
Work in town on buildings and in
the country on farms goes on rapidly.
Farmers are still blowing in wheat
and oats. Some ten new stores will
be ready for business in few days.
Two marble yards have just opened,
and third one is expected soon.
Exchange in real estate was never
so active in this county as at present,
and Judge Tyler, of SaladO, has per-
fected his plans for an extensive
brick yard on his property near town.
County Attorney Furman wreaks
most desperately the vengeance of the
law on evil doors. Bird hunters who
disturb private homes with their
guns are now feeling the power of
the law to protect.
A large number of horses were sold
on the streets yesterday, bringing
good prices.
JnO. Delp, furniture dealer, assigned
to-day to z. Hammersmith. Liabili-
ties about $1,000, and assets about the
same.
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GOOD mlddllng.. ........ ...-.............sss ~
11ldulnR ........ss.'..ssssss.ss-s ..
Low middling. ...................,... W
Receipt TO date at this place, 5000 bales.
Market firm; stained cotton NC less than
white
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review OF the Market.

DAILY STATESMAN OFFICE.
March q laA1
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MOUNTAIN HOME, March 6.-Jones
&Briggs have been closed up for the
benefit of their creditors. Liabili-
ties, $1,000; assets, $4,000. Levies have
been made to the amount of $500
There is a controversy between the
last two levies as to which was first
Leon s. II. Blum and Jacobs &
Bernheimer. One handed his papers
the sheriff, while the other gave his
to the deputy sheriff, Fowler. Fol-
wiler is having the goods taken to
Bolton for safe keeping.
Business is quiet. The farmers are
all busy planting corn.
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LAMPAsAs, March 6.-The election
for Incorporating the town was held
to-day. Everything passed off qui-
city. Constant rain during the morn
ing and occasional showers after
wards, prevented great many from
turning out, and for this reason only
small vote was cast. Out of IFS
votes, only forty were against incor-
poration.
1t is said paper mill company will
be organized here shortly, and also
that an English company is nesOtiat-
ing for water power privileges on the
river.
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GALVESTON, March 6.-The SUI
preme court reversed and .remanded
Moore VS.. Moore from Houston; Nc
Fadden ct al vs.. Larghans, from JEFF
ferson; Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio railway VS. Bracken ct
al, from Harris; Freeman ct al VS..
Findly, Fort Bend; Farley VS.. Des-
londe, from Milan. Dismissed, Wit
ting VS.. Glass. from Colorado.
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SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

PALESTINE, March 6.-Taylor,
Williamson county, is to be supplied
with water works. a company has
been formed here, representing large
capital, and have received assurance
that should they succeed in obtaining
sufficient supply, branches of the
Missouri Pacific and International
repair shops will be established there.
Work will begin on Monday.
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ST. LOUIS. March e.-Cotton quiet; mIddIin,
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NEW YORK.

UOHee quiet and unchanged.
Sugar quiet and unchanged.
Molasses quiet but steady.
Rice, demand fair and market firm.
Pork dull and easier at $40 256Dl9 50.
Cut meats dull and easier: long clear mid
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WEST INDIES.

Horrors of Civil War in Hayfi-The Situ-
alton Daily Growing Worse.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-All advices from Hay
tt agree that the republic is lapsing into fright
ful misery. The situation at Jeremie is grow
ing worse daily. The government organ at
Port an Prince says that the bombardment of
Miragoane destroyed the principal ramports
there, and that in consequence the rebel chief
Mathurian Legras, sent letter to President
aSslomaD. asking for peace, and enclosing a let
ter from the foreign representatives at that
place. After the death of Bazelais, Epami-
nondas des Roches took up the defence of Mir
recently shot himself, believing that the
steamer La Patria had been sunk, and that
thereupon Legras took the leadership OF the
insurgents. The damage done by the bonn
bardment of Jacmel is reported as insigIifi-
cant. The town is amply supplied. Jeremie
Is also resisting, and is fully supplied. The
defenders OF Miragoane have captured forts
Price and Mora Blanc. Communication be-
tween Cotes de Fer and Jacmel is still free 1t
is said that the government forces, while bonn
harding Jacmel used up all their cannon balls
and afterwards loaded their cannon with
stones Several OF their guns burst, having
been dug ont of the ground near Jacmel where
they wore buried ninety years ago in the war
between Toussaint and Rigaud.
AT meeting of the diplomatic body at Port
au Prince, it was decided to appoint mixed
committee to consider the indemnities to be
paid for losses sustained during the recent ex-
cesses. Five French men of war are rnomen-
tarily expected at Port au Prince to support
ths claims of French subjects Among the
men recently captured on the schooner Fear
less by the Haytien steamer Desalines, and
subsequently shot, were two British subjects.