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GtLy ESTON.
0oud sport-Deiegates to tho knights of
Honor Convention Arriving Weekly


aoud sport-Delesates to tho Knights N,
Honor Convention ArrlyIng-Weekl,
summary.
GALVESTON, May 5.--The day opened de.
lighttnlly for the races, the rain of yester.
day putting the track in fine condition, Al
the hour announced for the races this after.
noon large crowd was present.
The first was 2;i0 trottng race, mile
heats best three In five, $40 to first, 500 Ia
second and $50 to third, Entries: l., J.
Bartlett'sc h., Star; Joe Fosters O. h
Dexter, Attera spirited contest Dexter
took the first, third and fourth heats, and
was declared the winner OF the race.
The second was q free ior-all trottinc
race niue meats, best three IN five, $265 to
first, 500 to second, $i5 to third. Entries,
Z. Harlins CHI. h. Crockett; l., ]. Bartle,t's
b, 4. Blind Tom; Clif Porters z. m, Carrie
X. Carrie X. came in an easy winner
taxi ing the first three straight heats.
The third was running race, half mile
heats, best two and three. Entries: l.. K.
HAWKINS, b. K. Sport, (aged); sire, Pilgrim,
dam, Mollie. Charlie Mullens, c6' m
Queen Ester, (aged); sire. Bulletin; dam
Glenderlly. j. s. Sherwood's blk. ~
Glendower, lageD; sire. Gengary; dam by
Bulletin. Ninety dollars TO drsi.
$40 to second, so to third. Queen Esther
took the first heat, when in consequence of
the darkness, the conclusion of The race
was postponed until Monday.
Delegates to the grand conclaye of the
knights of Honor, that meets the Sth
OF May, are beginning to arrive,
Among those already here are r,
II, Cuhrem, supreme dictator, wife and
son; FIR Ireland. supreme vice.dctator
wife and child; Il #. Nelson, supreme re-
porter. and wife; John II. Weldman, chair.
man OF print'ng cnmmit,ee; Okey johnson
OF tarsersburg, West Virginia, chairman
OF the committee on laws.
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A short while since SECRETARY TELLER
figured the Union Pacific into the govern
ment's debt TO the extent Of several mil
lions of dollars SIDNEY Dn.LoS, the presi-
dent of that tremendous corporation, now
replies and brings the government into the
company debt to the tune OF nearly three
millions. 1.-THE public want to see an e1-
hibiiion OF real fancy scientific book keep
ing. it is only necessary To set the govern
ment after corporation. The real posi-
biIities OF the ramifcations and power that
turks in the art of bookkeeping are then.
for the first time. seen and appreciated in
their fullest glory. The Union Pacific sub
sldlzed and assisted to an extent never be-
fore seen, never fails TO have a balance OF
two or three millions against the govern
ment
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SUNDAY. MAY. o. 1888.

We have received several communities
tlons from outside towns, asking us to state
definitely he date Of the Grand Parade o.
the Sengerfest week. 1t will occur Oh
Thursday. the l,.h instant, that being the
picnic day Of the Smngerfest. On that day
he Grand Procession will form In the
N orning and march to the picnic grounds
o Shady View park. The indications are
that there will be q tremendous crowd in
tho city on that day, rs the Parade will un-
doubtedly be one Of the most snowy and
atupendous ever seen In North Texas.
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Mr.. Co.'s Motiys.

~ ism ! often that a man really kills two
birds with one stone. But Mr.. Sunset Coz
really seems TO have accomplished that feat
MIN w. hls letter to the Irish convention In
fnliadelphia. At least this has been sue.
Rested on all sides here. On the one hand,
ms district Is Irish TO a degree, and after
thai letter he ought to be sure of perpetual
ie-eiectoh with or without regular nom
nation. On the other hand, are there not
various professional Irishmen, so TO speak,
70 the next house of representatives. and
Is, not Mr.. Cox a candidate for speaker?
me Honorable Pat" Collins, of Massa.
chnsetts, and John +. Finerty, of Chicago.
VIII De IN the next house. William T..
Robinson. of New York, would probably
vote Tor Mr., Cox anyhow. But there are
Also Patrick d. FULLY, of California; J. III.
Murphy, of Iowa; Robert W. Evan, of
Missouri; and Martin A. Foran, of Cleve.
isnd with others. That letter may bring
Mr.. Cox half a dozen votes, and il makes
his canvass almost COMMUNICATIVE YORK
Tribune.
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In Cara county and stolen seven
teen tine horses pastursd on Vel
iow House canyon. Ben. Galbraith, the
manager IN charge, is in pursuit Of the In
disns, with band of well armed cowboys.
The Indians not only stole the horses. but
slaughtered several beeyes. The ranch
being on the plain in an uninhsbited dis
trict. the Indians had no difficulty in es-
Gaping.
Mr.. K. Shott, citizen oflhis county, had
twenty six head Of horses stolen from him,
SIX miles south Of this city last night.
Tie organized posse and gave hot
pursuit, the thieves were Oyertaken
aud gave fight. A negro was
killed, two others wounded. The three
prisoners were taken TO Ellis in Enn is
county. shott says he never saw more
desperate gang.
The Arkansas editors, eighty-four in
number, in two coaches. passed through
the city at 10 O'Clock tonight on their way
to Austin. A number OF ladies are in the
party.
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IT Is we'll and fortunate that ali IN. In,


Ir 10 well and fortunate that all the Jour
nalists OF the country do not glory in max.
ING an exhibition OF the millions and lux.
ury that are theirs. II Is well that be.
coming modes,y IN conduct aud economy
Ia expenses characterize many of them, for
otherwise they would become tho envy Of
the public. A moderate and sensible OK.
change remarks mn. HAsxKLL, tho mil.
llonaire editor Of the Boston Herald, Is
about 10 take atrip through the west In a
magnificent private car. EpiroR DANA IL
glancins d the Pacific Slope from the win.
duvs Of splsndldly.eQulpped palace car
placed u his disposal BY one OF the big rail-.
xoad companies. He carries his cook and
Nd Kitchen with him. For the good Of the
sspublic . few editors s,ill ride on dead.
bed tlckslh ID common, everyday coaches.
We sui hare . gvsM country"
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Woman's Disadvantage In CourtshIp.


A mans quest of spouse is limited only
by his time and opportunities for looking
around. He can try to win anybody, al
though reasonable chance OF success may
attend him with but few. At any rate, he
stands slunrely upon his cheek and his
merits, and that Is enough. On the con
trary, society saysthat II woman must new
or 20 a step out Of her way to secure the
best and most desirable of mankind She
must simply sit aud wait until chances
brings the longed for opportunity of speak
ing, In fact, II is said that young ladies
pride themselves upon feeling as well ~
seeming indifferent to all men until an Of.
fort is made to awaken their interests.
No wonder social retormers protest. II
young maidenhood did not so often fall "A
victim to the first ight of Cupid's darts, its
AS they go, rich and poor, pretty and home.
~, Intelligent and ignorant, probably wo-
men would not, # they accepted none of
them, receive on an average more than
nall dozen oilers apiece, and not over
three OF these reasonably eligible. Suppose
That she Is fortunate cnouLn TO win a score
ot suitofS, young lady is still terribly
handicapped Like enough none of the
twenty would be Just her liking, and mean
while one she greatly preferred to any OF
tho Others might just escape coming under
the spell of her charms.
IL Is all very pretty, but this sitting in
maiden meditation fancy tree" until
some stray youth makes u vigorous effort
10 deprive the aforesaid fancy of its liberty
is q very unsatisfactory thing when criti.
cally examined, Probably IL may never
DO advisable to put woman on AN exact
equality with man and lot her 10 forth with
u stock OF caramels and valentines TO her
ideal, and put the motto, "li at first you
don't succeed, try, try again." TO practi.
cal test. AT all events, anything of that
kind is in the far future, II, however, man
is to be robbed of his time honored prerog.
ativcs or forced to share them on even
terms, we respectfully submit that ade-
quate attention be given to his immense
advantages in courtship, Cleveland (O.)
Leader -
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q

The dramatical festival at Cincinnati.
opened to an immense audience in Julius
Caesar, with Murdoch, Mccullough and
Barret in the cast. The general verdict
upon the performance is that it was grand
success, An immense crowd of visitors mr..
IN attendance. Last night THE Hunch.
back was given with Mary Anderson a,
Jnllns and Mccullough as Master Walter,
me cincinnati press appear to he severely
Grltlcal ana vent much learnedness in their
HlsquiNllons. Mccullough and Barrett have
oeen the subjects of their peculiar pursuit,
'.u " II woulu appear very like that neither
oi these can play to suit the critics,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-06
A PErRItIED FOREST
thousands of Trees Turned to Stone In a
New Mexico District

ihousanus OF Trees Turned to Stone In a
New Mexico District.
The visitor to the petritled o
Corizo, on the Little Colorado, will begin TO
see the signs of petrtication hours before
he reaches the wonder; here and there AZ
almost every step in the road small pieces of
detached limbs and larger stumps of trees
may be seen almost hidden in the white
sand. The road at q distance of ten mile,
from Corzo enters an immense basin. the
slope being nearly semicrcle, and this EN-.
closed by nigh banks of shale and white
me clay. The petritied stumps limbs, and
IN Tact, whole trees lie about on all sides
the action OF the waters Tor hundreds n,
years have gradually washed away the high
hills roundabout, and the trees that once
covered the high table lands now lie IN the
valley beneath. Immense trunks soma n,
which will measure over five feet in
diameter, are broken and scattered over a
surface OF three hundred acres. Limbs and
twigs cover the sand in every direction. and
the visitor is puzzled as TO where he shall
begin to gather the beautiful specimens that
lie within easy reach There are numerous
blocks or trunks OF this petritied wood, that
has the appearance, for all the world. of
having Just been cut down by the wood
mans axe, and the chips are thrown arounl
on the ground so that one instpctiyeIv
picks them up as he would in the log c, MP,
OF Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Many OF the small particles and even the
whole heart otsome trees have now become
thoroughly crystalized, and the beautiful
colored cubes sparkle in the sunshine like
Sc many diamonds. Every color of the
rainbow rs duplicated in ihese c,vstaia
and those of an amethyst color would mass
the eye of novice for the real stone. The
grain of the wood is plainly shown in near
" every specimen, making the pieces more
beautiful than ever Albuquerque Jour.
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WACO.
faS Assessors Convention Church Com
pleted-Mr. Gould, Etc

faS Assessors Convention-Church Com
pleted-Mr. Gould, Etc
Waco, May 5.-TSpecial. "A convention
of the tax assessors of all counties In Texas
through which railroads pass will be held
on the 18th of this month. The object is to
consult in reference to the assessment of
railroad property tor taxation.
The Baptist church, ofthis place, which has
been five years building was completed to-
day by placing new pews in it. 1t will
seat 900 The Baptist convention will
meet in this church.
Jay Gould, the railway king, Russell
sage and several other railroad magnates,
and officials arrived this evening on a
special train. They took carriages a, the
Missouri Pacific depot aud were driven over
the CITY, The party left again during the
evening.
Plans for new hotel to contain seventy
1--WE rooms are in the hands of an architect.
Inc hotel will probably be commenced
A number of delegates to the Baptist
convention arrived to-day.
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Or Is more than likely that while MrssRs.
MCDONALD, BAyARp and others, who,e
candidacy for the presidency has com.
menced already, will learn that the early bird
catches the worm, they will have still more
tndellibly impressed upon their memory
the fate OF the worm that the early bird
catches. 1t is rather previous to start n
presidential boom at this stage of the pro,
Ceodings.
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THERE Is some consolation In the dyna.
mite scare after all. II has caused the POI
lice In London to stop lawyers clerks and
emilscate the bags in which they carry
papers, The Boston Globe says. with more
truth than poetry, that the contents of such
receptacles might well be destroyed, rs they
are creating more misery in the world than
all the dynamite In II.
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ONO has derived two strikingly beneii
Gal results from the liquor question agita..
ton within her borders. The l 400 saloons
In the state that heretofore did not pay the
state any revenue now turn into the treas,
ury there $2,0Oo,0oO taxes under recen,
law, The other scarcely less beneficial Of
foot experienced is the fact that the state
has been turned over to the democracy
Intelligence and progress are gradually
coming to the front In Ohio.
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THE Chicago and Cincinnati papers and
people are not cast down greatly by the
hostility In Germany to the American hog.
They are ielicitatiDg themselves upon the
unevenness Of the conflict between Bis.
NARcK and the hog, tho former getting past
his days of usefulness rapidly, while the
latter still ilourishcs and promises so to do
4 or all time TO come.
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The proprictors of a London illustrated
weekly have hau constructed a balloon md
intend to send artists into the upper air
and print illustrated narratives of their
aerial voyages. When an artist falls out Of
the balloon, distance of halfa mile, and
strikes the earth with dull thud, he will
auu variety to the trip, but he will feel too
much discouraged to make sketch of the
accident taken on the spot"-where he
strikes, -Norr. Herald, A'
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GENERAL SHERMAN proposes going rigl,
among the Apaches. This may hasten Il 9
generals proposed retirement from tic
army and cut of his presidential aspirin.
lions In their first and earliest bloom. 1t is
a lar more hazardous undertaking the gen.
eral proposes for himself than his "marcl
to tho sea" with nobody but women aud
children In font OF him.
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iSsrEAp Of contributing money to PAR
TrLL and other fat and saucy officials of tho
Lsnd'league and noted agitators In the Irish
movement the charitably and periodically
inclined have now bona iide case Of des,i.
tuition where their dollars can DO made of
more than timely service. The ,elegraphic
reports say that over six hundred families
Nm Ireland are destitute by reason of the fact
that the heads thereof have been arrested
sand thrown into Jail.
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TnE robblng OF tho cornerstone of the
colored Methodist church at Terre IIaute,
Indiana, isa warning TO those who shall
hereafter I'LL such stone with any great
amount of wealth, II is in direct opposi.
ton to tho prayer, Lead us not into temp.
tatlon." The brethren in rcrre llaute IN
the presence of an assembled multiiude'
hall OF whom were DOUBTLESS exceedingly
hungry, actually put two or three dollars
in the stone. After this lesson let no such
extravaganza or lorgetiulness occur again.
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Ir seems that GouLp and the Santa 70
people didn't fra,crnlSo to any alarming
extent AFTER all, while the railroad magnate
was In Galveston. The GouLp party
seemed utterly oblivious Of the fact tina,
there we're any railroads running into the
ssland City and were only DESTROYS, so far
- appearances went, Of listening to what
thc:wild waves were saying. On the o'her
hand the Santa .Fe folks didn't seem to
Inow that 0ouLp was Ia the state.
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PULLING Polk in Nashville, and raising
his bond was wise act, L, isn't likely
that $500 900 deaulter with the penito H.
tary staring him IN the face, is going to
pay any attention to Il $4,000 honda sum
his friends would be only too glad to ..pay
to get FOLK out of reach of the law. In
stead of placing the bond at $4,000 II
should have been raised to the original
figure, 100000. 1t is doubtful If any less
bond Will hold the ex'troasurcr In this
country, 30 violent is his desire to go
abroad and travel.
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THE retirement of the older VANDERBILT,
WIN H., brings the third generation of the
family to tho front Both the younger
men, CORNELIUS and WILLIAM X, who have
just succeeded their father in the practical
management of the great VANpnRplLT rail.
way System, are said to be thorough bust.
ness men, trained with great care and
familiar with all the ins and outs and varied
interests and ramiiications aud compiled.
tions OF their iamily's business.
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THERE never was jury that 30 unques'
tionably deserved the sympathy and kind
Offices of the public as the present star
route jury. KxR spoke six days aud BLISS
has only completed five days Of his argu.
mont. JOHNNY SULLIVAN couldn't display
more physical endurance than tins jury has
aboWn
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muscular calf il is impossible to indicate,
but Sinai and Moses are near At hand.
And when things get Strengthened out once
more, perhaps brain will respect. Drawn and
vice versa, and that the perfect man will
strive To acquire the flower Of each.
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Cuttcuca.
Uuttcuca.
OUR LITTLE BOY
A story Of lnfantlle Suffering Truly
as Told by His Parents,

Mr. EpiroR,-We feel it our duty t, write Won
; ,In i hn,. NulcIra remedies have done for our
NY poy' VINO has been terribly afflicted win
saIt hhenm scrofdla aud Eryslpolas ever since
Iva ne was porn, and nothing we could ave him
nelped MN until we tried Cuticura which after
usaHs qIite quantity began to help him and
snv mia ou' ~ MN until he is now as fair as
S Snd ms tace and hands sweled very b.d'y W.
t NV" i,o comfort with him, 1t was So much WORK
20 Iahe care OF him. aud he suffered SO We hn.
S ssp VI Urea Tea' nun when he was eighteen months
ReSo1vent ~ ', ~ hrst Yen drops of the Cuticura
H W ,h soap and applying Cuticnra earefiIv
vcs eo e I1 6ody lie is now three and half
years Ola and Is perfectly well I'VE have u nn,
M "' o oGiore because we thought it might m.
thankful. "''u We are very
po,ob NIX, AND MRS. EVERETT srRBBINs
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THx code Of honor and the spirit of chiv'
airy are booming in Atlanta, Georgia. Two
youths, neither Of them over eighteen
Tears Of age. fought about a girl, and one
OF them received bullet In the hand. All
Tue elements Of a ilrst.class romance SUI
ounded the affair,
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In Is to be hoped that the British govern.
mcnt will attempt to get hold of SHERIDAN
and WALSH or at once notify this country
that 1t doesn't want them. THE daily dir
patch either affirming or denying that a
demand is TO be made for them or has been
made is growing somewhat monotonous.
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THE Gar of Russia has actually been
brought to promise few pardons and II
slight reduction Of taxation upon the occa
sion Of the coronation Such straws will not
10 likely to tickle the tough hides of the
Nlhiilsts. A CONSTITUTION or royal blood"
is still their WatCh-word.
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THE Irish Nation speaks out sensibly OIL
the dynamite plan and convention ofdyna'
miters. II remarks that not more than
one hundred and fifty men could be found
TO compose such a convention, and that
they would be nothing more than fools,
cranks and scalawags.
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Funeral.

The funeral of the late George A. Cox will
take place this y. m, from the First Pres.
eyterian church to Trinity cemetery. Tho
friends aud acquaintance of the deceased
are respectfully invited to attend. The
funeral services will be conducted by the
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The ridiculous and unenviabe position of
SARGENT at the court of Berlin is in glowing
contrast to the popularity of MORTON and
LOWELL at Paris and London. Intellect
and manners are valuable adjuncts to man
nlI or oil
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A NEW and powerful reason for tho at
quittal Of Dorsey comes to. tho front. 1t is
said that such a result Of the starrout,
trial will prove the downfall OF BREWSTER.
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A gentleman by the name Of Van DYKE
has Just put forth a valuable work on
Books, and How to Use Them" Ii II Ia
meant for book.kcepers OF banks and In.
surAnce companies, II ought TO have, as an
Europe.-lLife,
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FORT NORTH
Divorce Day Marauding Indians - Dos.
peratc R1ght-Thc ArkAnnNs Ed,tor~

peratc Tight Arkansas Editor.
FoRr woRru, May 6,-ISpecial. This
was divorce day In the district court, over
thirty cases being on the docket, oue tn
every nine marriages In this county for ina
year past. -Four divorces out Of the mum.
Der were granted,
Word reached the officers ofth Llspo Cat.
tle company, Of this nity, today thar a
band OF marauding k,owas and Com.
manehes has swooped down upon It's ranch
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A Philadelphia girl says that the race of
young men with noble principles, superior
intelligence and personal graces seems To
be dying ont, and all society young men
are good for is 10 dance with. So appears,
alter all. that the society young man. is
good Tor something. The more we find out
the longer we live. But, speaking OF per.
sohaI graces and superior intelligence. did
the ihlislelph,a girl ever see New York
dude Norr Herald. dude.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

Those desiring to change their ad-
vertisements Or 10 Insert new ones,
will confer q favor by handing their
copy into the business office In the fore.
noon, In order that II may receive
proper attention.
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WEATHER REPORT.
Ma nauA Az ~,

Real estate transfers filed for record DIR
ing the week amount to $i5,ls7. 80. Inter.
mehts recorded for same period, II; adults,
10; children, Z. "''''
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BtSr BLOOD puaiElrp

nave used your Cuticura Rem,Jin: Il, ca,
crn, 1asss OF Eczema, Moist and Dry letter an5
E So them all. Your Cuticura kesolvent "H so
,nr as my supply enables me TO test il has IN IN
any atHra,,H exceeded In efficacy and efficiency
ever made nso I OF " blood purifier have
years durat on. I'm EFSSGK. Ee o, thirty
Jacksonville, Pa NonIn' M' u,
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REhlITY For lniantile and Birth Unmors
Rough, Chapped, or Greasy Skin
bath Hack Heads, pimoles and Skin
e,oni,i'a G, biemmishes. use Cuticnra Soap, an
N ntserv s SH,n beautiiier and Toilet Bath and
nowerodo's aud Cutlcura balsams. 'e'''o's