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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
Dorsey's Tin.lIned Cedar Chest.

Ex-senator Dorsey's cedar chest
promises to bring disaster and ruin to
rs many Republican leaders as Cakes
Ames' fatal memorandum book. In
IT he has preserved the letters written
to him during the political campaign
OF 1850, in which he was one of the
ieaders-an those confidential letters
wherein his brother Republicans ex-
pressed their profound love for him.
applauding the course he was pursu-
ing in his Indiana campaign, and
encouraged him 10 new villainies.
The dangers of political letter wri-
ting and the advantages of cedar
chest are again illustrated in this case.
Men like Dorsey, who preserve these
documents, will always be powerful
aud dangerous. 1t was by this means
that Senator Window nearly reached
the presidency. OF little influence.
popularity or strength personally. he
rose TO one of the highest positions i'm
our government, thanks wholly TO q
series OF scrap-books he prepared.
Everything written or spoken by any
one OF Importance or in authority was
carefully clipped by his scissors.
slowed away in his scrap-book and in
u'ANtA <AiiU lOt one OF these men
dared oppose or fight him afterwards
for he had only to turn to his scrap,
books to discover their weak point
These scrap-books were terror in
Minnesota and at Washington. and
Window rose rapidly thanks to them
TO the secretaryship OF the treasury
ana became prominent candidate for
the presidency.
Ben Butler similarly obtained the
leadership of the republican party in
congress by keeping d scrap-book and
employing a number Of de.ectives 10
work up the records of his opponents
anu oakes Ames' little memorandum
book killed many q politician. II is
said that Dorsey's tin-lined cedar chest
ls lully as dangerous weapon. very
colin for regulations. When he has
given the world the benefit OF its con-
/ tents, the average politician will come
70 the conclusion that the old fancy
mat the owl was the bird of wisdom
because II looked wise, held its tongue
ana SAID or wrote nothing, is no fable
after all. Times Democrat.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
The Christmas Tree.

The custom Is of very ancient ob.
servance. Its birthplace il Egypt
The tree there used was the palm, and
the ceremony was in full force lonp
before the days of Antony and Cleo
patra. The palm puts forth a fresh
shoot every month. LII the time OF
the winter sostice, when parties were
given in ancient Misraim, spray OF
this tree. with twelve shoots, was stis-
pended, to symbolic the completion
of another year The custom passed
into Italy, where the fir-tree was EN-
ployed for the purpose of celebration
and its pyramidical tips were decora-
ted with burning candles in honor OF
Saturn. This festival, the Saturnalia
was observed at the Winter Solstice,
from the 18th to the 2lst of December.
The Sigilaria days tor interchanging
presents of figures in wax, like those
on the Christmas tree, followed, and
finally the Juvanalia, when men be-
came boys with boys, matrons turned
children once again, and young and
old INDUCED in the solemn ronps
with which the festival closed. That
the Egyptian tree passed into Ger
many may he seen in the pyramids
which sometimes there are substituted
for the tree. But the antique North
ern mythology has supplied most of
the observances. The .Iuel FEST was
the midwinter Wheel Feast. y and the
wheel represented the circling years,
which end but to begin again,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
The Mystery of the RUBY.

1t Is not little remarkable, and we
might philosophize for some time
about it., that while the diamond is
made up of pure carbon. or simply
black Opaque charcoal, the ruby, the
next in value and beauty. is nearly
made up of alumina or common clay
1855 per cent.--the coloring matter
iron. making up the rest of IL the
mere trace of lime found in IL being
upappreciable. Nothing, we may
venture 10 say, in natures chemistry
l. more wonderful than this fact of the
duG colorless. and liieless clay be
coming metamorphosed by some hid
den and almost miraculous way into
the transparcntly clear, red-colored,
and almost living gem. Imagination
itself fails to find a theory to account
for all this, and no progress in chem
istry can invent a theory to account
for all this, and no progress in chem.
Mtry can invent a theory to fit IL. 1t
+ a somewhat curious coincidence
Shat the ruby, as well as the diamond
and other precious stores, il so often
fouEd associated with gold where
they are, there is gold almost sure to
he present. Nature produces these
her riches, together; and IL afterward
Is the province of art to keep them to-
gether and to exhibit them as one OBJ
ip,t
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
WACO.
New Years Reception 4 Lovcslcl swain.
The Census.

New Years Reception 4 Lovcsiel swain
The Census.
ssrecini ia the c;asettr.
Waco, Mcf.ennan county, January
II New Years receptions have boon
the order Of the day, though fewer In
dies than usual observed the custom
OF keeping open house 10 friends. and
the weather was SO bad the gentlemen
Gid not venture out IN great numbers.
" was quiet and lonesome day com-
pared with the grand Christmas iolll-
iiceiinn week ago.
To-day u love.sick swain named loo
Sandiier attempted To take morphinc
out was prevented by friends. He
swore he would end his woes with a
cup OF cold poison and the druggists Of
the city were notified OF his Intentions
Inc consequence was he sought tartar
emetic and other staff and ala not Ak,
hnt WAS sick enough to occurred of Ia.
ioliy, lie Is in the calaaoose med,Ia
ing on the Shakespcrlan saving TINT
the course OF true love Is n hard road
10 travel. 'V'"
The census OF the city IL not vet
completed, but the estimated popila.
'ion varies fmm 5000 IA a.0Ot The
figures are probably correct. which Il
'esn excess 81 the United Stnte,
census. 'f't'N'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
COMMENTS ON Gam@ETTa

1ondon, January 1.-The Pail Mall
4dzette this evening says it is thought
TIE death of Gambetta will break M
the republic. 1t will have minor ef-
fects ofgreat Importance though fur TOO
serious TO he other than a convineed
partisan of the public Gambetta has
always been susceptible of the
force Of the French traditions. He
thought himself now the Mazarin
or Richelieu. Liberalism all over
Europe will deplore the loss of 30
great and remarkable figure
Of statesman who used his truly
fertile mind for noble cause, and will
live in French history among the most
courageous, acute and most actiey
founders ofthe republic The measure of
his loss is of secret or of avowed salts.
faction of which it will he held by the
reactionists and enemies of free gov
eminent all over Europe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
Death of Dr. Tat

Archbishop TAFT died
Sunday niorning. The ny
seacon bring forcibIy /"
words of our Lord, "Nbo y
faithful and wise stewars n
lord shall make ruler ov"r y
hold, to give them the;r Y
meat in due season? Rles. 4
servant whom hislord whens|
shallfad so doing.r Ons "
how apily these words ds
character and work of thisx.'
wise III GROVER Christie 4 ~
thee Church of England. Wiz
Office was indeed conf,r,aaa
hy that lord hihself' and IN
thanks to Him ftM SO ,na,,,s|
dering of His fsovldans
midst Of human atrahs WI
remarkable thing thats,,a. }.
the spirit Of the Church n
turn he represented in any Il
1t Is remarkable that the g.J
acter OF the Church. th,N
from the commingling IA
and opposite spirits, should
represented in the spirit cI1
the chief officer of NM
Even in his don,s,|
was he q typical \
Churchman. Himself a sh,|
Professionalism of the Chuns|
united in coniugal love viii!
embodied that picty which n
ignore the violence which M
the external Catholicity oftk|
so that he must needs haye \
that respect which under!h'
lection for those from who's
fers. His conciliatoriness n
led by his hopefulness fors
of the Church studious Is
these and many more, are M,
which his example has cid
standard of the Christian,
and of Christian manhood.
age prove itself in some MN
thy of this so eminent a
Standard Of the Cross.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02

a special memorial service in com
mcmoration of the life and work OF
the Rev. John Il. Hill, ID. D.. LII. D..
for half a century Missionary in
Greece, who died mt Athens i'm July
last, was held ON the evening OF
TUESDAY, Dee, II, at Calvary Church,
New York. The Bishop OF New
York presided, and there were also
present in the chaneel, the Bishops of
pennsylvania, Illinois, and Washing
ton, and Bishop Riley, OF Mexico the
Rev. Dr. Henry y. ASatterlee, Rector
OF the Parish, the Rev. Drs. Morgan
of New York, Davies of Philadelphia,
and Leeds, of Baltimore, and the
Rev. Messrs. steele and Walker. The
Bishop of Pennsylvania preached a
Memorial Sermon reviewing the work
of DIR. and Mrs, Hill, from the fime
they set foot in Greece, Dee. 18th, 1880,
to the time of DIR. Hills death.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
DIll0N's ADDRESS

London, January l.-Dillon has is
sued an address to the electors of Tip
perary, announcing that in Difference
of the wishes Of his friends, he has
agreed to postpone his resignation as u
member of parliament until the first
week in the session. Consequently
there will be a vacancy about the end
of February. He says he retired
because he is disguised with
parliament agitation. He says
he believes more firmly than ever the
necessity of insuring that Irish repre-
sentatives in parliament shall be an
independent body, nationalist who
will oppose and harass the govern
ment which denies rights 10
Ireland. He believes above all.
in the organization in Ireland
In America. and wherever
Irish remain faithful to their national
ity. He resigns, he says, solely be-
cause his health is broken down and
labor will be impossible to him for
considerable time. He believes the
national cause never since the
union in "a stronger position
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02

The following is from the fourth an
nual report of the Church Society for
promoting Christianity amongst the
Jews Five new Missionaries have
been appointed, and provision has
been made for the establishment of
two new missionary schools for Jewish
children. Aid has been extended 10
the Parochial Clergy of towns aud VII
lagos in effort among the Jews of their
own localities-a branch Of the work
which nov. extends into thiriy-four
dioceses and ten missionary iurisdic-
uons eight dioceses and five jurisdic-
tions having been added since last re-
port. The number of Clergy engaged
has very nearly doubled. being for the
past year 30. The Jews in POI cities
and towns scattered in every mart Of
The country-are now directly reached
by the society.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02

ference an hour long and separated.
Dir. Belo took the south bound train
and returned home. He was In town
about three hours. Whot the cause or
theresult Of the visit and conference
was, IL left To conjecture, but on the
800 west bound train last night Eli
o., arrived from New Orleans where he
had been several days. IL IS believed
the Utraid and NcUs are negotiating
for an alliance in order to hold the
fort against the threatening invasion
of the state by the New Orleans Times
Democrat. 1t Is familiar 70 all that If
husband Is whipping his wife and
an outsider interferes, the husband
and wife both turn upon the meddier
and clean him out and then go on
with the matter The Heratdand the
NeWs In this instance represent the
war-like husband and wife.
Fire broke out in the stock rooms 81
the Dallas Ucrdid Office to-day. The
mechanical force of the establishment
extingulshed tho flames without tle
assistance ofthc fire department Sew
cral hundred dollars worth OF paper,
to-, was destroyed. The origin Of
the fire IL unknown.
The old year in this section went
out like lion. Yesterday was bitter
cold with stiff norther blowing ac-
oml anied by snow and slcet Last
night was the coolest OF the
cason; the thermometer registering
rs low as l3 degrees below zero, Fair
nheit.
The Dallas Croker Manufacturing
Company has organizedand chartered
and started operations to-day. Capital
100000.
According to the police records there
were 1856 arrests during December
i'he amount of fines imposed was
$7i0.5O, OF which s660.50 was paid.
For the year 1882 there were 2,eIl ar
rests made.
Happy New Year,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
WEiTHeRFoRD.
a Mcgee Thief Jailed "A Small Binye
Death of Milton Hard
and everything dull.

a Negro Thief Jailed "A Small Blaze
Death of Milton Hard.
special 20 tac CiaNstt~.
Weatbcrlord, Parker county, Janu
AIRY l.--Seck Prince, a negro, stol,
four hundred ana nifty dollars from j
u. Pcgg OF this place this morning
The negro was arrested this afternoon
and lodged in JUL, Charles. X
Ham, prominent grocery merchant
who made M assignment recently
I'll here this morning vt four o'clock
He came near being burned to dcatl
yesterday morning when his stor,
caught fire. He has been sick fol
sonc time md was too weak Co raise
an alarm. &. G. Baker and other.
saw the fire and went 10 the rescue be.
fore the tire did any serlou,
damage except Il large hol,
burned in iloor and the loss Of one
Thousand pounds of flour. Tho corpse
OF Hon. Milton lizard passed through
last night from Tennessee for MilIsan,
1t viii be inferred in the family
bnrying grounds, He was highly
respected citizen OF Parker county and
once 70 member of the Texas l.episIa.
ture.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
A FEMALE MURDERER.

Cincinnati, Ohio, January IA
Mount Vernon, Ohio, special saws:
Mrs. Stillwell, wife of Jay V. still
wei employed on the Chicago, Bur
liugton aud Quincy Railway has made
confession on her death bed of three
murders. She Is at the house of rela-
nves in Knox county. The first was
Benlanin Swegarth, her first has
Gand, who she says she killed at Mary
vile, Missouri, in March, 1877. with
Ihe aid of her mother and brother.
the second, while stopping at Il board
Ing house, The third was her own
daughter, aged II, whom she strangled
~ the presence Of her mother NJ Rulo.
Nebraska, in May, 1880 She also con.
fessed to three attempts TO Kill her
present husband, 10 get his life lnsur-
an.ee. Her confession was first made
20 ilsr husband and since then repeated
to Others. She Is dying of consumn.
tion.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
RAIL Road CHANGES

st. Louis, January l.--Colonel Thos.
MeKissock the oldest railroad man in
Missouri, late general superintendent
OF the western division of the Wabash.
has been appointed general manager
ofthe Vincinnes and Carondelet, and
OF the Illinois and st. Louis Railways
The latter Is an important coal road
penetrating the Bellville coal regions
and the former, n belt line surround
ing East St Louis and extending to
East Carondelet six miles down the
river.
The land department of the st.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad has
been placed under the direct manage
ment of Captain G. w. Rogers, genera
manager of the road since the death of
Colonel w. Ii. Coffin.
a fire in Belleville, Illinois. yester-
day destroyed about $4,000 worth of
property.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
CaHRonaplEG 4 CHURCH.

Reading, Pa, January Shorty
after midnight, while watch was being
held in the Reformed Evangelical
church, a large cannon filed with
large stones and powder was dis
charged. The front was crushed in,
and nearly all the window frames
shattered. There was great excite
ment among the audience, but, fortu-
nately, no one was hurt. Eight ar
rests Were made, and warrants are out
for the apprehension of several others.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
BURNETT.

Stage Agent Bates AeridentIy >hot-Minor
Notes.
se eaSs al - the Gazette.
Burnett, January l.-Mr. Bates
stage agent at this place, was acct
IDENTIFY shot yesterday, receiving a
serious wound but not fatal.
DR.. Davis murderers have not been
ound.
Christmas passed oil quietly. Bust
ness ~ good and new houses are open
ing every day. THE weather is cold.
A grand masquerade ball tonight
promises 10 be n grand success
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
SAN ANTONIO.

Preparing for Municipal Election a muse
mentr-Nsw Years.
special 10 the Caszcttr.
san Antonio, Bcxar county, Jan
uary IA large meeting Of citizen,
was held in the school hall on satul
day and committee Of twenty AZ.
po''ed to select candidates for cit,
officers.
2 . city physicians annual ropor
shows five hundred and eiehteei
deaths during the year, forty-two L.
ihan Inst year.
hew Years eve was well celcbrat,
by lnnumerable balls, etc. 1'otiu
the courts are closed and business gen
orally suspended.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02

The Government Indian School 1T
Carlisle, Penn. has representatives
among the students of nearly all the
tribes in the eastern part of Indian
Territory. The Sioux. Pawnees,
kiowas, Cheyennes, Apaches, Conan
ches, Wichitas, Arapahoes, Navajos,
Modocs, Caddoes, and Delawares have
sent the sons and daughters of many
OF their best families. The course of
study Is for five years and a large pro-
portion of the students will complete
the whole of it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
PALESTINE.

Railroad Changes watch Presentation,
Spe-iai TO tho dazette.
Palestine, Anderson county, Janu-
AIRY l.--Superintendent Herrin of the
International, went TO Galveston to.
day TO assume control of the Galveston,
Houston and Harrisburg Railway,
which Will be operated by him here
after IN conjunction with the Inter
national. Many changes will be made
II the officers. Master Mechanic
Johnson of the International shops
vas to-day presented with a three
hundred dollar watch and chain by
The engineers and brakemcn Of the
road.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
wlmpFeR's sIllClDe

Paris, January l.-Count Van
Wimpfer, Austro- Hungarian ambas-
sador here who committed suicide sat
uriay. had lately been in the habit Of
talking aloud to himself for hours. He
carried revolver about with him for
a week. On Friday he fired 1t out Of
the window of the hotel Maurice
against the wall of the court yard to
test il. The supposition that the
suicide is connected with financial
embarrassments, gains color from the
fact that one letter he left il
addressed to a rich Austrian anancier
living in Paris.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
BAIRD.


scar question
special to the C,n;srtt~.
Baird, January 1.-The terrible
tragedy at Cotton Springs In this
county Thursday last resulted In n
double homicide. Tom Jones and
Geo. 7 Franks were friends. Franks
became involved in difficulty with
another man Jones interfered and
took Franks pistol from him
and drew the cartridges. Franks in.
sisted on the returning of the pistol
and told Jones il he nd not recharge
and return IL he would kill him.
Jones refused and Franks went sway
and returned with double-barreled
gun and repeated the demand. Jones,
who had In the meantime charged the
pistul, drew IL and fired, Franks firing
at the same time. Jones was instantly
killed; Franks died in an hoar.
Baird In on the anxious bench rs to
the result of the approaching election
10 determine whether the county site
shall remain at Bell Plain or come
here. The uncertainty Is retarding
the growth of the town.
There is anew Years hall and sup
per mere tonight and the town is alive
with young people.
The day was bright and sunny but
the snow refused TO melt
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02

Bishop Green, Of Mississippi, who
has been presiding over a Council OF
the Episcopal Church at Vicksburg. is
eighly-ionr years old and has been IA
preacher for siXty-two years. He is
now, and has been for thirteen years
past, the Chancellor of the University
of the South, and il the sole survivor
OF the ten Southern Bishops who
founded that institution in 1860. His
mental faculties are still remarkably
vigorous for one OF his age The kal-
ent{0r.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
AUSTIN.
Ne"sy Notes aud Personais from the Cayl
tai OF the Ntnte.

Newsy Netes aud Persopais from the CppI
tai OF the state.
Special tothe Gazette.
Austin, January /, 1883. The re-
ceipts Mt the land Office last montl
wSHe $500.
Il frame Methodist church burnet
down to-day. Origin of the fire moi
known.
sSixtcen gamblers were fined in Tn,
county court to-day.
Judge w. A. Blackburn Is here. II
gives up his court in Burnett county q,
account of sore eyes, and IL here 10
treatment.
Mr' DAVIS, . merchant, was close,
out by his creditors to-day,
Governor Ireland, ex-senator Bur
CESS, Hons, G. II. Gibson and / O
Ghrnoweth are here. The inlpresslo,
y here that Gibson will be The mex,
speaker.
'..' s'pte department is all closed
and everything dull.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02

Bishop Whipple says Minnesota
Is Il iield which sorely tries ones faith.
Inc increasing restlessness of our pop
nlatlon prevents the formation of last
ing ties between Pastors and people.
Missionary work is like preaching to a
procession. The people have no one
ness OF organized life. The Church :
children have come from widely sepa-
rated folds. Added to these hindrance..
there is q widespread unbeIiefi But
this condition cannot be said to char
aeterize Minnesota alone.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02

There are some boys who do not like
TO iea,n anything that is hard The
like easy lessons and easy work; but
they forget that things which are
learned easily ars OF comparatively
little value when they are learned. A
man who confines himself to easy
things must do hard work for very
small pay.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
pallis
censlls.

Combination OF Newspapers susp.ct.a
As@,ii Fire -Netesand Personals.
sspsot.s4 roth@ tsasate.
Dallas, january L--Mr. All. Belo. 81
the Galveston Ncas, made hurried
visit 10 Dallas yesterday, lie repairca
to the Windsor Hotel and sent for
John +. Elliott, cditorin-ohief OF the
Herald, but that gentlemen not being
IN the city he sent for Mr.. Hall, the
business manager They held L CON
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
SYMPATHY FOR GAMBeTTa

Washington, January 1.-The secre-
tary of state received the following
from Minister Morton at Paris:
The death OF Gambetta caused pro-
found sensation in France. In hfs. death
the government and people of the Uni
ted States lost a devoted friend, whose
great admiration for our country and
It's institutions was expressed ON all
occasions. His death is TO the menu
beers of this legation great loss and
personal sorrow.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02
The Great Business.

The money made 10y farming Is d.
clearest, best money in the world. II
IS made in accordance with.God's first
iaw-under honest and genial inilu-
ences-away from the faint Of trade or
the fierce heat of speculation. Ii fills
the pockets Of the farmer at the ex-
pense Of no other man. His gain is
no mans loss. but the more he makes
the better for..the world at large.
Prosperous farmers make prosper-
Gus people. Whatever benefits our
agriculture benefits the common.
wealth.--.itlaata Constitution.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-02

When new ports We're opened 10
commerce. IN various parts of the
world the time has been that Ameri-
can merchants were among the first TO
seek them out That time has zone
by Such announcements now only
create langnid geographical interest.
it IL well enough 10 know that trade
Is springing up IN new regions; but
We are so occupied IN developing our
home resources by fencing out lie rest
OF tbs. world that we cannot DO ex-
pscted TO 10 more than know L.