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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-08

Waco, Nov. 6.-Ispecisl This morning
at hall-psst 10 O'Clock q white man named
Nm. wi Kes shielded in a boarding house
in East Waco. By taking fifty grains Of
morphine. lie was a native Of Duley
county, GeOrgiai but has been
a re.ident Of this state 6 years.
living for the past wear IN the Shed settle.
msnt. near Mount Calm, 10 miles from
this point. Last night be slept in q varoh
yard with two men named Wiley
and Shed, and before going 20
s'sep tod them thar be would not
live long lie vas known 10 have had
money in uank boz ID has been with.
drawn. yet only so 50 vas found on be
person. Before he vas Completely
stupsfed ~ the drug, 10 a..
fver % toe question. what hsd
b.cnr1a oi the t11ufy. Fdkes said ths- hs
hsd thrJun q HvaF. He had sill s134 in
WfieTfs hards. which vii b. used % defrnv
the funr-tl srrsEses. Wilkes vHs single
msn. . ysHrs o. age. and from hints drop
ned " his trends n i believed that b. Va
F0rtF eifv lots vr-s s''d 81 fhs rubT,
suction today " Nrs. Ms-y r. Bsnsrd. 81
sdmiristrsfrir q Der hrsb-- z for the sum
q a. 5f5.
Bryanf Appleton. q nrr-o Who vas arrest
81 to-dav. VS. founr o. tart q quaufif~ p
wsa-iag arrsrtl n he rrsssssiun BESIDE
trc nsv vslis.s. al ~ vtich are suppose.
20 hsvs besn sto.sn- Arr ei0n claims q
have recsrtig c1ns from hansss.
Cortractor Bsiisf rssssf fhrouzh hs-s %
Saven ruura fnf Hurtsrilis vitt ~ en-
viefs ron Hillsb1rc m cta-rs.
A rrvnte diruntct ron Auuin
r---ive1 ~ r-rUtrent frr
II rrr~rinr statra trst n. "
hhrss. doinE brsDsE 81 fhst poirf b.
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ATH RNS.
ATEKEs, Nov. 6.-[Special.l--our counts

ATExys, Nov. 6.-[Special.l-our county
criminal court is about to be q
fash. A large number of the cases hsye
been dismissed for want Of Jurisdiction.
Fffty.six cases were disp Jsed of on the
docket, and not one case hss been tried by
. sjsry.
News from the Texas trunk shows that
work is progressing on that road towsIds
this place. J. D. Royal, OF Palestine, re-
ports work already commenced tOwsrds
Athens from that place.
Cotton still coming in lively.
A dry norther struck US last night.
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Earsas Crrr. Nov. Ga Tines Spring
fsld. Missouri, pee a. ssys- WsrkInsn are
busv to-day cieariug eway the debris leit
bg Yesterday storm. Mrs.. AIKEN, reported
among th- Injured, cied. TIE three 0sbers
are not vet out Of danger. In the country
west % hsrs there vas the isru-bouse -
Jerome House blown aEEy aud his Siis is
r.pr-ied as stin missing NJ. ingier and
Ms. Strong are thOught 70 Be MORALLY
wounded.
Tns storm aiso vruuFht seri1us dlna
In The courtry east. sut ns fzr ss can b
csrtnruef q frsTelfd q sb' ut Cry fnis~
force being sTr sn1ei c1iehT in t1H
~. A lsrrs ru1blf ci fra ly>1seF =
fr4sr dr-n TIE r.l -f rsZ<rs fsrrer-
r-srr f-fu-ad is urrhtr'T c<-nr 80 81 70
ra-rfE. CiiTens have resI.ande.i d ia-rtliT.
nnd o. vil TO- 1e ueses-srg % - fri iie
frf n.sfstsrcs- Tb< 1arraEs 10 r-rre- y m
I tfs city and vie tifr is saTat $50 o0l.
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COLEMAN

COLEMAN, Nov. 0.-[special 1.-The fol
lowing was found posted on the streets thIi
morning; "Down with monopolies, they
can't exist in Texas and especially In Cole
man county away with your foreign capi
talists. The range and soil Of Texas be
longs to the heroes OF the south, no monop
olies and don't tax ne 10 school the Niger
Give us homes. as God intended. anu moi
yates 20 churches and towns, and above
all give us water for our stocks.
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GAINESVILLE.

GAIsmvnLE. Nov. o.I5pecials.-on
Friday Kirk Tombstone, of the firm OF
Touchstone Brothers, blacksmiths, started
TO his ranch in the Indian Territory and
was to return the same evening. but he has
not been seen since. The supposltion we'll
founded IL, that he is drowned. His hprse
wa. found Saturday with everything that
ne ssarteu with.
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TKRRKLL, Nov. 6.-[Special.l-Msior j.
S. Grinnan,. who went from here as delegate
to the Episcopal convention at PHI iladel-
phia. has returned with his wife, who at
tended him.
Poles for the telephone company are be-
ing put up and We will soon have long
range connection with Dallas.
Quite number lett yesterday and to-
dsy 10 attend the Dallas races.
Stovall Bros loss mentioned in yester-
day's issue should have read four or five,
instead OF 405 bales.
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Eew York.
AT NEW YORK CITY.


YKw YoRK, Nov. e-The weather is fine
to-day and there is Indication Of large
vote. The state oficers to be elected are
secretary OF state, c1mptroller, treasurer,
engineer and surveyor, and the attorney
general; members OF the legislature are
also 10 be voted for. Importance attaches
10 senators TO be elected, as they will par
,icipste in the choice OF q United State.
senator. In this city great interesi Is
sbosn in the contest for reg
lister and aldermen, these repre-
rentinr poFsrful political interest
rbe democracy beiag divided il isimpossi.
bic 10 predict results. Politicians are also
watching the sena' Orial contest m the first
district. where Downing. who was removed
| bV Governor Cleveland from the Of1cs O
district attorney o. Queens county, is beins
guuported BY al the democratic factions
His competitor is Otis, republican.
one hundred and seyenty-eight OF Os'
election districts Of the city give Carr, re
publican, for secretary ofstste. II ,lO5i Nay
psrd. democrat. 10 $50. Tor attorney general
| OfRrieo. democrat, has 1850. Russell, re
pubIjcan, I565f, showing that Maynard
was cut as wss promised,
In srs di.tricis Carr ha. s. III; Maynard
as. Russell. &c SOC; O'Erisn, 5gb5l. Ibl
vote indicstss thar Maynard viii % tht
civ run about sso1J De1lha his sssll--t-s
O-Brien viii have atout30 900 0msi0rity Ovs
Carr, republican.
N EE1oELTB
ID. thief interest oentsrs In the oontesf 10
mayor. Hendrir being the oemocrste csn
didsts and Lors the republican Bot
femocrsfs and rspU. leans erp@ct thH
MAYNARD, the denocTsic csnoi1sts tof -
RETRY Of state vi fun cgnsoeraoig D.
lind his tirket tfruu gh Cgt The state
Returns ron ss7 poi1ng pisce. 9
NJ this city rive Maynard 7s5i
vrfes. CsrT - Ia v0tss- for setretary Q
ststs. Ths v1ts bas sirsady viped gut a.
majority f1r MaTnsro In Eew 1ork CfF
rrd secures the erection of Oar.
AZ ALnarr.
AIlkEr, Eor. e-Quits q hssTy ~
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Maryland.

BALTrxoRF, Nov. 6.-The election in
Maryland to-day is for governor, state
comptroller, sttorney-general and the legis
lature, excepting one. half Of the senate who
hold over, all county officers and in Baiti-
more City, the judge ofthe court ofappeais'
clerk OF the supreme court, sherin, states
attorney, three judges OF the orphans court
and the city scavenRer. The Legislature
which xill elect United States senator 10
succeed Groom, consists Of twenty siI sena-
tors and ninety-One members and house
delegates. OF thirteen senators holding
over five are democrats and eight repUbli-
cans. OF thirteen senators TO be elected,
they stood 81 last legislature eleven demo
Gratis and two republicans; the house dele.
gates stood, sixty democrats and thirtv-Ons
republicans. Up 10 noon the election In the
city was progressing quistly and very full
vote was being pOlled.
The returns Of several wards indicate
that 8cLsne's democratic msiOrity IN thil
citv will be 700.
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MiHuesota

ST., Paul, Nov. "a besutifal day and
an unusually large vote vas pollsd. The
main fight being between the csndidai-s
for governor. The republicans renomin-
sied the entire present ststs officers. sith
Governor ubbsrd 81 ths head. TIE dem
ocrnts rsnOrn insted for governor. k0rueiE-
les A. BiermHn; over fOur-titns
of tLe reDublicsn votes are q that
nafiUnaIiiy. Hubbsrd had . majority oi
UOOg last time. The leading republicans
eisim % u00 for him this time afd isE
denacrais c1ncsds more than 90.
sirtreight towns Ontsids Of 81. Peui sni
Minneapolis rive Hubbard, reuubiicsn, for
governor. 20H msiOrifY over Bsrrnan,
dsuocraf.
Tbr ssrz-tsry Of the central rspubli-an
cruuiftes esrimsfss Hrbos-f's nsi1r. ~
~ not le.s thar y 90. sud the baisncs D.
TIE rsuubirsn ticksf 11010.
In - p-tcirc1s ont q 31i the t1tsi =
= E.1li. aEsfrst 5.qos lest yssr. Huh-z-i
srrus q loss IN tbese precincts 0f i ~
This indicntes that Hubbs-d Il slscted ~
na.riy i1o1o.
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esr Fnaru-co. EoT. 6l-Aojutsnt-een-
.-rI K-tton received despatch from Gen
- c-.rt confirming the surrender 81 tbs
- 1870 70 Lfeutenant Huuter- he
1'I--- r-rrr. lrir1na. Indians. = = sis,.'o.
80 r~rns On tbs rtserTstion Dei1re - :
- --t'77r-s I. s-aiffr 10 The r1Durtsins .
~~-1s - rftsr~p- 81 iiIs heIlc1nsfc srr-
-~rrf fhrrr Ger1lmcs. ~ q Lns
rtrflus frunllT. T. anl1rf thssupuEFf
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our opponents must feel the satisfaction o
belug relieved OF the irrcgu
lariiies Of the present adminisiraiion
which they cannot excuse. We have made
a beginning to-day, aud In the iuluro We
can 20 forward hopefully IN the endeayor
to serve the Whole people.
Az soon as Robinson had
finished. there was general hand shaking
for fsw minutes, and chen 10 600 poopls
escorted him through Main street TO the
depot and as he took the train the band
played Aud Lang Syne."
The Republican will say:' The people
responded mot guilty" to the Infamous
charges of Governor Butler. Let all the
world take notice, Massachusetts was not
lost hY dishonest extravaganza or
corrp7, administration. Msssach nsetts is
nes ct given over to the domiSation OF
igaorant and foreign born, or foreign fath-
ered old stock.
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SAN ANTONIO.

SAN ANTONIO, Nov e.-[Speclal.l .l-Yst.
terday the mixed train OF the Sunset road
which left here at 4:35 p. m. was horribly
wrecked by ties laid on the track by mis-
creant to wreck the train. The engine and
eight cars were thrown from the track,
killing EbRneer Ruck,tead and the FIRE.
man and wounding many Others. A relief
car was sent 10 the scene Of disaster this
morning, and reached here this evening
with the dead aud wounded. An effort
will be made 10 discover the perpetrators OF
the hellish deed.
Last night the west bound freight, engine
No. 30 left Houston TOR this place, was
wrecked near Pierce Junction by running
over COW. The engine and two cars were
thrown from the track and badly smashed
Engineer Case, Fireman George Brother
ana Brakeman ]. Pierce were instantly
killed aud their bodies were horribly man
rled.
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Nebraska.
AT OMAHA.


OxihA, Nov. 6.-Rsports fren the sta's
show fair vste to-day.
The election 10 for q justice of the su-
preme court and four regents OF the state
university.
N. ID. Reese Is the republican candidate
for Justice and James W. Savage represents
the democrats and auti.monopolists.
AT LINCOLN.
LIEooLN, Nov. 6.-Tne election 10 creating
no special interest. The contest for judge
exotes some animation. The regents are
conceded ~ The republicans ef the tenth
district. OF the judges 10 be elected the
sigh b Is conceded to the republicans, the
first and seventh are doubtful. Reports
will be made Of the vote tor supreme judge
snd comparison made with the vote for
governor last year, when Dawes lead by
| 900 majority over the democrats and anti
monopollsts.
OF tweniy-six precincts and two towns
x. ese, republican, for the supreme cou
iudgship, has /, ,OS2 majority. The indica
tions are that he is elected by .
small majority. The vote is light,
There is q strong probability that Savage,
who received the combinsd support Of TIE
anti-monopolies and Democrats will be
elected supreme jude by small majority
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ton Of the morals Of Dallas, and tho HER
ALE is afraid they will not bear the scrutiny
OF the honest old farmers s.-lGainesville
Register.
NoRk0NIsM.
At the next session OF congress We may
expect some effective legislation on Nor
monism. Nothing but this will satisfy tue
people. MUmonism must De say u2wn
upon as soon as Observation-Disclosures
Gun
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HOUSTON.

HoUsToN, Nov. 6.-(spsciall-Ssme ma
licious person placed rail across the track
OF the Texas & New Orleans road to-day
a1d an engine was ditchsd. The engineer
was badly scsldsd but the fireman escaped
unhurt.
An ordinances granting the Houston City
railroad, the use OF Main street, passed its
third reading to-day and become a law,
| So ARjn street will have @ railroad anyhow.
There has been great opposition on the
| part of the property owners, but the gsner.
hl public desire the convenience.
The Stats Game Cock association will
hold its annual tournament here about
Christmas week. The Houston members
will hold . mestizs tomorrow TO provide
ways and means. They propose making il
the hnsH AFFAIR Of the kind sver held in the
| south.
Tbs city treasurer's October report shows
that during the month S22,7S0 were re-
ceivsd, 1nd S37,0l5. expended, leaving q
balance In the trsasury OF tS SIS.
+. Bsllis, butcher, who came here with
the Victoria Meat Retrissrsting company,
and started n stall in the market for their
meat, and who has been doing a big bust
ness, has suddenly disappeared. leaving
various creditors in the lurch.
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A Nsy forf msrE-l garnsn = rsttl1T
r a ss.linr So tywls NJ oTsttr rup = dET
zen cents borl. Ttat CT = ~
% inTsstst % tie Cysier trsineE-
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SgIII!IZI({EIzI SigII!!I'3|}I zE(y.!ls& e! zIa.!8sI}|l|{&&
TRUE ECONOMY

Does not exist in going without things that are re- n &c
mo Wisely has1g what is needed and pay,
ine the L0 WEST 3IBLE PSCEfor the BEST POSSSlBl.E
QUALITY Ladies who aim at being really econohlcal
should not fail to visit
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mixed, A 1-S.
Wool market quiet and no change in
prices.
Cattle trade dull. due to light receipts,
no tayas on sale,
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Our Dress Gosds DsPsrasa, Which Is Now R'penlshsd
Our Dress Go.ds Department, Which Is New Ae'salsR@
Our Dress Gseas Dspart tmsst Which Is Now Rep'hshsd
Our Dress Gosds Department, Which is Now Rspeakhsd
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l
ing is about ovV
The concrete IL
was finished todd
Wichita county
bonds to the state.
The following survel
plics:ions for The purchN
situated in counties OF TIN
veyor Mitchell, for countisS
ry, Kent, CARA, Dickens, u
| book; Surveyor Howard for
den, Lynn, Hockey, Cochran
SOD, Gains, Andrews and MartiN
Wheeler for Wheeler, Greer, Col!
G ay, Hutchison, Hsnsford,
Roberts, Hempbill and Lipscomb
or Oldham for OLDHAM Sherman,
Potter, Castro, Farmer, Deaf Smith,
ly, Ddllsm; Surveyor Donley for Doh
Carson, Armstrong, Swisher, Rand
Floyd, Briscoe, Hall and Childress; 81
veyor Wilbargsr for Wilberger and HardN
man.
Ihe following are the receipts for tn
year ending October LIST, of the Sunse
and roads operated by it, $4,248,S44: il
debtedness. SS0,975 ,8Os. The compHn
owes the common school fund $3.50 sOs
The Texas & st. Louis Narrow Gauge in
| debtedneM Is $5.if6 ZiI; receipts Iron
transportation, s6l7 725.
The sheriff Of Milan county writes tn
governor shat psace and harmony prevail
between the whites and blacks, and ths
there was no foundation whatever for tb
sensational telegram sent out from GAS
last week. Cox, the man who sent Ii
dispatch, had 1--WE kilograms prepared
which the citizens took froI
him and destroyed, but he succeeded i
getting on one that srssted the sxeit,
citsmsnt throughout the state without thei
knowledge.
Ths last legislature passed law provid
ins for tho payment Of expenses of al
tached witnesses IN felony eases, but M
elected TO nAks an appropriation. Coy
srnor Ireland, in ealing the extra session
does not mention this overnight, but it
understood an effort will be made to ze
| him call the attention Of the extra sesso
| IN ~
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was pollod ear
Carr was freely
that MAYNARD win
IN the CITY, The dN
Zee at 10 O'Clock seiN
prominent democrats
New York are that tfN
gaDizAtions report the al
scratching OF MAynsrd, al
enquiry for Maynard postsN
hero. In Albany Maynard
ahead OF his ticket"
AT TROY.
Troy, Nov. s.-The sheriff aI
specials for the polling places \
Ia severely criticised by the republ
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- DslIrs II rnsL1 = ricLirE 80. sloef
rfIr brcIuet TIE grad jay =, tnai g -
- -. 80 nIIrrsther Ir1u ne crunf u
-. - r&rr2 r. fhs ricEIrr seenI1 ~ 4
ar ~ r.r11 i1rg i - oonsi1r ihs gusst
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22
SOCIAL f,REVITIES,

4 dozen of eggs are now worth as much
rs large size hen.
The teachers of the public schools were
paid their salaries for December to day.
a government buoy tender was in the
river oil this city to day replacing buoys.
One Of the commission stores on the
Wharf was entered last night and robbed of
:! l;rX 81 eggs.
The Baptist pulpit tomorrow: Jesus in
Social Life" at II a. H.. "rhe Great Christ
mas Git" at :! =. III.
! marriage license was issued III Wash
inglou Yesterday to Zeddie X. kidwell and
Lille James, both of this city,
Bishop keane, of Richmond, will make u
visit to st. Mary's Church in this city to-
movrcw and impart the papal benedlcton.
4 new schedule will go into effect on the
Virginia Midland Railway tomorrow. The
change in the arrival and departure of trains
at this end Of the road is slight
MeSsrs. r. r. Lucas 4 Co. to-day sold for
Mr.. H. Mex enZie, Trustee, the thirteen acre
lot Of ground at the head Of King street,
extended, to Mr.. w. Rodgers for -, 40.
Last night, the police report rs being
clear and cold There were no prisoners
aid but five dodgers at the station house.
The Mayor this morning had no cases for
trial
The market this morning was poorly sup
piled fer Christmas time and prices were at
high water mark. But comparatively few
eversrcens were to be seen and country pro-
duce VAS scarce.
The two large warehouses belonging 10
Mr.. William \. McFeigh, on the corner OF
Union aud Prince streets have been baud
-olncly rcpainted and thoroughly repaired
greatly improving their former appearance.
Ii is understood that the hours of the pub
lie schools of this city, will be changed from
till j to from | till p. m, as large
majority of the parents of the children at
tending the schools have expressed wish
for the change.
| David Devaughn, aged sixteen years, was
accidentally shot in the leg by another lal
i'll the shooting gallery on King street, near
the corner Of Royal yesterday afternoon.
| The bail, which was a small one, used in
The rifles there, was extracted by DIR. Smith,
after which young Devaughn walked to his
| home.
! The W., O. & ". Il. r. Co. have received
; chased in the North, which is row at the
compauy's shops in this CITY. The engine
j. foriy-Gye ton Mogul, and when the road
| is extended over the mountain to a connec-
ton with the Shenandoah Valley road, will
I've used on that extension for drawing trains
over the mountain grade.
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LOTTERY
LOTTERY.
DISMAL SWAMP LOTTERY CO..
OF NORFOLK. Va,

OF NORFOLK, VA.
The franchise of this enterprise is based upon
the charter granted by the Legislature Of the
State to the Dismal Swamp Canal Company, and
its legality has been fairly tested before the courts.
The object in view is the Improvement and
extension" of the Canal, and that full opportunity
may be given for the purchase of the tickets, of
which there are onl
$4,000 WITH 356 PRIZES,
The Drawing will take place on the
18th JANUARY,
at which time it will be made in the city Of Nor
folk, before the public and under the supervision
of duly authorized Commissioners and in like
manner each succeeding month.
The previous Drawings have been most success
fully AID satisfactorily conducted the distribu-
tion of $4,000 giving assurance of the stability
and good faith Of the Company, and now CLASS
C. is presented with the following SCH EME:
rAPlTAI. prize II Llhl
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THIRD VIRGINIA REGIMENT.-Col. Wer-
tenbaker has issued General Orders No. 8,
announcing the assignment Of the Roanoke
Rifles" to the Third Virginia Regiment,
and welcoming them to the rights. privii-
eyes and responsibilities Of the command.
The Rifles will be designated as Compa-
ny II
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not disfranchise him as the verdict Of the
jury would have done.

CASE DISMISSED. The suit of Magarity
W. Shipman, involving between $50, 000 and
500 900. growing out of Government con-
tracts in which the plaintiff and defendant
we're partners, and which occupied the at
tcntion Of the Fauquier Circuit Court this
week rs stated in yesterdays GAZETTE, was
dismissed on account of a technicality.
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KILLED 81 HIS SeN-John Kirbey, a
lock keeper at Seneca, on the Z. 4 o. ca
nal, Was accidentally shot in the leg We'd
nesday afternoon by his son, who had just
rclur'e,l from a cunning expedition. The
wounded man bled to death before physi-
clan could be obtained
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THE BURNETT CASE came to sudden
termination at Fairfax c. H., yesterday. On
Monday Burnett was sentenced in the Fair.
fax County Court to 81 hours confinement
in jail and to pay a fine of $40 for unlawful :.
ly cutting Lawrence Bayne. at West End,
last summer. A motion for Il new trial was
made and the hearing set for Friday. When
the case came up yesterday and arguments
had been heard, Judge Sangster said if the
prisoner would plead guilty of assault and
battery he would set aside the verdict Ct
the jury of malicious cutting and impose tie
same penalty. The prosecution objected 20
such proceedings, but the prisoner accepted
the terms at once so the Judge overruied all
objections and verdict was entered against
Burnett Of assault and battery which does
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DEATH OF IN OLD LADY.-Mrs. Maria
Jones, relict of the late Captain Ezekiel
Jones, whose serious illness was mentioned
in Yesterdays GAZETTE, died nj ten O'Clock
last night. The deceased was DOUBTLESS The
oldest resident of the southern section OF the
city. She WAS born in i. MaY'o comfy,
Md, nearly eighty-three years ago, but
moved to this city when quite young girl,
and taking up her residence in the First
Ward had resided there ever since. Her
circle of acquaintance was extensive there
being hardly person born or who has resided
in that locality for the past half century who
has not known the deceased. During the
past few years Mrs. Jones has had several
dangerous attacks from pneumonia and
other ills to which flesh is heir, and though
Death stood waiting for the lapse "!;ardy age
That Knocked hiu tuHg.
that fell destroyer has at last secured bis
victim.