The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-11-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
Fence Cutters Meeting---0allas and Her
Gamblers -Fort Worth Races Success.
collector Of Webb Comfy Short.
Carrying Prohibition with Dynamite Lot
terry Ticket Sellers in Chicago Found
Guilty Prize Fight, Etc.

/ counts ABOUT p9oOot auu MS uohuhmeh nOu-
fed to-day.
DALLAS, November so.-After the tesd-
mony Of 30 witnesses relative to a change Of
venue in the gambling cases, Judge Burt re-
fused to grant 1t.
DANvLLE, Va, November 2o.-Yesierday
morning unknown parties inserted dynamite
cartridge under the Dewdrop saloon. The
explosion blew the building to pieces and
shook the entire town.
Sr. LOUIS, Mo-, November GOV. p.
Woodward, late Superintendent Of the Hanni-
bal and St. Joseph road, has been appointed
General Manager of the Texas and St. Louis
Narrow Gauge, and assumed his duties to-day.
IRON MOUNTAIN, November 2o.-The off.
GERS Of the Menominee Mining company,
running the Chaplin and Ludngton mines,
have determined to shut down for the winter,
and arrangements are being made to shut of
the men. The Sheriff Of Menominee county
and IS men and 100 Of Pinkerton's men have
gone to the mines to protect the property.
BRowNwooD, November 2o.--A large and
enthusiastic meeting was held here on Saiur-
day last to consider the wire fence question.
1t lasted from noon till twilight. Strong reso-
lutions we're adopted with regard to pastures
embracing more than go acres. Henry Page,
OF the firm Of Page Bros & Robinson, extern
sive sheep dealers, died very suddenly on
Friday night
CHICAGO, ILL.,, November GOV. II.
Sharpley, Fred Erby, ]. II. Cook and b. F.
Moore, who represented the Little Havana,
Henry College kentucky and Louisiana
State lottery as agents, were tried in the United
States District court to-day under a clause
forbidding the sending of circulars or lottery
tickets through the mails and found guilty.
Sentence has not yet been pronounced.
ROCHESTER, November 2o.-The Post
Express has letter from man who says that
he knows O'Donnell, soon 10 be tried for
killing Carey. lie says that O'Donnell was
one of the chiefs Of the Molly Maguires, of
Pennsylvania, and that in conjunction with
Dan Kelly. Jim Carroll and Red Shirt, he was
in several Jobs. His three confederates were
hanged, and O'Donnell, who formerly called
himself Thomas Moran, is the only one left.
TRENTON, N. J., November 2o.-A prize
fight took place early this morning in Bucks
county, Pennsylvania, between James Golden,
of Philadelphia, and Patrick Scullian, of Tren-
ton. Sixty-fve rounds were fought and both
men badly punished. In the 6sth round
Scullian, who had rather the worst of the
punishment, claimed a foul, which was
granted, and he was declared the winner
The attendance was 5000. The battle occu-
pied two hours.
OTTAWA, November 2o.--A report made by
combined charities, points out a terribly desti-
tute condition Of the poor Irish immigrant
families in this city. To-day's Globe asks
why should not the Imperial government be
called upon to refund what the Toronto and
Canadian cities may have TO support some of
those who are reduced to abject poverty adj
mittedly by ages OF injustice and misgovern-
ment and who are sent to Canada because I'M
perial policy requires. their removal from
Ireland.
FORT WORTH, November 2o.-The races
to-day attracted 1000 people. The three
minutes trot was won by Jerome Turner, Joe
Morris being second. The half-mile dash
was won by Miss Yates, the mile and quarter
running by Princess first, Olivette second.
The ago trot was not decided. Texas Bill
won the first two heats, May II. one and
Isaac one. The fifth heat will be trotted to-
morrow. The news received here that Daw-
son, the cattle king, of Henrietta, has
assigned for S42S 900, is the subject OF earnest
conversation among cattle men. Thursday
will be a general holiday so all may attend
| the races.
CINCINNATI, November 2o.-The discovery
has been made in the auditors Office of a
peculiar scheme to defraud tax payers by in
creasing the assessed valuation of the prop
erty Of certain large tax payers, mainly in
corporated companies, and then offering for a
commission to get the excessive taxes refund
ed. The discovery was made two weeks ago,
| but kept quiet, and an order for remitters
| we're given TO the treasurer in all cases which
| he found out. Two clerks of the late auditor,
Capeller, are suspected. No arrests as yet.
| Capeller, being out Of Office, claims that the
auditor should cause the arrest, and the audi
tor places the duty Of arrest on Capeller.
NASHVILLE, November 2o.-Detective w.
II. Owens, of Louisville, returned here to-day
with Mrs. A. F. Lincks, alias Rose Miller,
alias Flncks, an expert diamond litter and
sneak thief She has victimized jewellers in
all the principal cities of the South, especially
Louisville, Nashville, Atlanta and Charleston.
Her game has been to examine tray Of soli-
taire diamond rings, on the pretext OF puTchas-
| ing for her daughter, swapping a chip dia-
mond ring for the best ring in the box and
then leaving the store, promising to return and
| purchase. On November 1 she snapped a
paste ring on Wiggens, jeweler here, for a
| SIS solitaire, and then snapped the solitaire
on b. II. Shef, jeweler, for a $Io5 ring. She
next worked the trick in Atlanta, Charleston,
Augusta and New Orleans. She was board
ing on Fourth, near Chestnut street, Louis
vile, with her husband. She says she was
| born and raised in Chicago. She is held by
the Criminal court in default of $4,000 bond
DUBLIN, November 2o.-At the trial to-day
Of Joseph Poole for the murder of John Ken
ny, William Lamie, brother-in.law Of the
prisoner and an informer, repeated his former
evidence. Lamie said; 81 first believed that
Kenny was murdered because he was an in
former, but am now of the opinion that re-
venge for the seduction of girl caused the
murdei." Francis Geogham testified that he
lived in the same room with Poole, On the
the night Kenny was murdered, he heard the