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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-30

A dispatch from Evansville. Ind. on the Oath
reports the death of child from what was
supposed to be cholera on board the steamer
Annie P. Silver, at Port Anderson, Miss. The
family to whom the child belonged came di-
rect to New Orleans from TouloD, France,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-30
Some More Nihilists.

dispatch of the 21st says nest of Nihilists
has been discovered at Warsaw, Poland, and
a state of siege will be declared in the city.
The police of Moscow also confscated 500, 1000
roubles and quantity of seditious documents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-30
Struck for Nine Hours.

The bricklayers of New York, TO the number
of 5000, went on strike on the 21st inst, de-
handing nine hours for days work. At noon
nearly all the employers had acceded to the de-
mand, anG The men went to work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-30

A NEGRO footpad who knocked
countryman down and robbed him of
81 was sent to the penitentiary for ten
years in Atlanta recently.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-30
A F;nancier Murdered.

The body of M. Volkmar, a prominent fnan
cier of Paris, was found In the Seine on the 22t
with bullet wound in the head.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-30
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Two Hangings.

Victor Eloi, for wife murder, and Kendrieb
Holland (colored), for killing his mistress, were
hanged at New Orleans, on the 25th.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-30
yo+ber Earth Takes a Snake

Nearly all the houses at Massowah, Egypt
were destroyed by an earthquake on the Oath
The inhabitants fled to the mountains.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-30

The private banking house of F. G. Hall, at
Elmira. n Y, closed its doors at noon, en- the
21st. Inability to realize on real estate and
carried about $50, 900 or 100000 in deposits.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-30
Minor Mention.

fremont MaCtheu, OF Berr1en County,
Mich, shot himself with revolver on the 26fh.
while trying to shoot squirrel.
Five men were killed on the 25th by the ex-
plosion of 3 switch engine on the Lehigh Valley
road near Wilkesbarre, Pa.
The wife and two sons Of Capt. A. J. Surrey,
farmer near lola, Kas., were killed by the fall
Of barn which was blown down during a
storm, on the 25th.
pavilion was blown down upon about $50
picnickers during storm near Indianapolis, on
the 25th, and about a dozen persons were
hurt.
Three children of Joseph Ashley, aged 9, 7
and years, respectively, were dro Wned while
playing in the river at suamico Wis. on the
oath.
Ex-Congressman John Hill, of New Jersey,
died at Morristown. on the Oath, aged 81.
Luke Waters whipped Jack Brennan in five
rounds in prize fight at Jamaica Bay, L. l., on
the Oath.
Compromise, a wel-known hurdle racer. fell
on the track at Monmouth Park, New York, on
the Oath breaking his neck and fatally injuring
his rider, colored boy named Williams. The
horse was valued at 81, 900 and was owned by
A, Lakeland
Two children of John Ransdale, of Plano,
Tex, were burned to death on the Oath, by the
explosion of can of kerosene with which the
eldest, aged IL, was lighting the fire. The
youngest child was two years old.
Otto Pheise, aged IL years, was drowned at
Racine on the morning of the 23d.
The Canadian rifle team won the Kolahor
cup at Wimbledon, Eng, on the 23d.
Joseph Borillard was drowned in the Chip
pewa River, at Eau Claire, on the 23d, while
attempting to ride logs.
Lake Catholic Church, large stone
structure, situated eight miles north of Port
Washington, was struck by lightning and en-
tirely consumed on the night of the 23d inst.
An explosion of gas in the vault of the Ger
man Bank, at Wheeling, West Va, on the morn
ing of the 3d. wrecked the front of the build
ing and badly burned John He'll, the chief
clerk.
John A. Miller, 81 section boss on the Mar
quette, Houghton & Ontonagon Railroad, fell
asleep on the track at Morgan on the 21st, and
was killed by an ore train.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-30
Deeds of Blood.

Robert Logan, an lnOffenslve mechanic, was
shot dead by Edward Sneed, a absolute char
acter, in q saloon on Twenty-third Street, Kan
sas City, on the night of the 26th. The crowd
procured rope and threatened lynching, but
officers hurried the murderer away before they
could execute their design.
In an attempt to arrest three rowdies named
Tony Canteney, Mark Earman and James
Parker, on the Goth, Police Officer McLaug him,
of Minneapolis. received fatal bullet wound
in the abdomen.
Joseph McGonigal has been held for trial
for killing his step-father, at Philadelphia
while the latter was beating his wife.
In row over game of cards at Hudson,
Wis, On the night of the Goth, Cole Mcclellan
was fatally shot by st. Paul gambler named
Henry Clifford.
quarrel about woman, on the 25th, re-
suited in the shooting to death of Addison
Smith, a negro, by Andrew johnson, also
colored, near Glasgow, Mo.
Near Maysvile, KY, on the 18th, Thomas r.
Calvert, a respected citizen, was shot dead
by Robert Farrell horse trainer and sporting
man. Farrell claims that the shooting was
done in self defense.
Policeman Minkler was shot and danger
ously wounded while attempting to arrest q
burglar at Minneapolis, on the Gath.
John Harmon, aged 80, an old resident of
Monroe, Wis, hanged himself at that place on
the morning of the oath.
James Cullinau shot and killed q young
married man named GeOs cnOS, at chicago,
on the 23d, because he interfered to prevent
his (Culhnau's) son from beating q little
child.
On the 23d en- Italian named Salvatore Tan
dino, swallowed fatal dose of poison while being
arrested at New York for attempting to kill his
wife.
James Smith quarreled with William Jones,
over game of cards, at Turtle Lake, Wis, on
the night of the 21st, and almost severed
Jones head with one thrust of his knife.
Thos. Nixon, deputy marshal, was shot and
killed at Dodge City, Kas., on the 3d. by
Deputy Marshal Mathers.
Frank Ratzen, aged 18, only two months
over from Germany, shot himself three times
in fit OF dependency at Madison on the 22d.
His wounds are dangerous.
William Ashley was fatally shot and about
a dozen wounded in a fight at a negro camp
meeting near Chessertown, Ind, On tine night
of the Dist.
D. r. Ever. rich cattle owner of Allegheny
City, Pa, committed suicide, on the 22d,
near Denver, while under the influence of
liquor.
Alex Douglass shot his brother James at
Waldo, Sheboygan County, Wis, on the 22d
inst, IN an alteration growing out of a do
mestic difficulty.
Henry G. Lewis, a government gauger. was
seriously wounded in an affray at Greensburg,
KY, on the 21st.
Michael Collins, aged about 10 years, hanged
himself on his porch at Cedarburg, Wis, on
the Goth inst.
Preston Sexton. aged 68, was shot and fatal
ly wounded at Junction City, KY, on the 21st,
by unknown parties.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-30
BY STATES AND TERRITORIES

The following statement shows the
aggregate receipts from internal rev.
enue by states and territories during
the fiscal year:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09
IrRY cnNNLIssIoNERs.
An act to amend article Saa7 and 30.
of chanter 3. title 81, OF the revise

An act to amend article Se27 and SU2s
of chapter 3, title 81, OF the revised
statues OF the state OF Texas.
section l. BE ii enacted by the iegls-
lature of the state of Texas that crtl-
cles S027 and 1929. chapter 3, title o.
OF the revised civil statues OF the state
of Texas be and they are hereby 50
amended as hereafter to read a. iol-
lows, to-wit: =,
Article 1927. The county court shall
atits first term after the Slst day OF
December and the S0th day OF June oil
each year appoint three persons TO per
form the duties of jury commissioners
for said court who shall possess the
same qualifications rs jury commits
sioners tor the district court and the
same proceedings shall be had in the
county court by the officers thereof
and by the commissioners for procur-
ing jurors as are required by this title
for similar proceedings in the district
court, except as modified by the pro
visions OF this chapter.
Art. 3o.9. Such commissioners snail
select Jurors for all the terms of the
county court 10 be holden within SIX
months next after the adjournment OF
the fist term Of said court after the
said 3lsr day OF December ana the SOth
day Of June oil each year and the eoun-
ty judge shall designate the number OF
Jurors TO be so selected fot each term
and week
Emergency clause.
Takes effect February 10, 1854.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09

ered in improving public roads and
determining the amount of taxes to be
levied therefor; and IL any
com missioner of any commits
sIoneS court In any county in this
stata shall fail or refuse to discharge
INV or nll duties made obligatory up.
on him by the provisions of section l,
article l9DOa, he shall be deemed
gu,ltv of misdemeanor aud upon
Conviction therefor before any court Of
competent jurisdiction, shall be fined
in any sum not less than $40 nor more
than $50. 1000,
No entire road of the first or second
class shall be hereafter discontinued
eycept upon vacation by order of the
commissioners court or now used for
period Of three years.
ARTICLE 1900.
The report made by the supervisors
of public roads to the commissioners
court, rs provided for in article 430OA,
shall be submitted, together with all
contracts made by said court since its
last report for any work on any road,
to the grand jury, at the first term of
the district court thereafter.
ARTICLE 1892.
Sec .. An overseer shall be APP
pointed and hands apportioned by
said court for each road precinct at the
time of establishing the same, and at
the first regular term of court in each
year the said court shall appoint an
oyerseer for each road precinct in the
county, and shall at the same time
designate all the hands liable to work
on public roads and appoint them to
their several overseers; provided,
that the hands shall, as
nearly as practicable, be
appointed TO work those road precincts
nearest to their place of abode; and
provided further, that no supervisor of
public roads shall at any time appor-
ton any hands in his precinct who
from any causes may not have been
apportioned rs provided in this act.
ARTICLE AL.
Section 3. II shall be the duty of the
overseer, within ten days after he has
had his road worked, to file with the
county attorney of his county, or the
Justice of the peace of his precinct, u
complaint in writing and directed
against each person who has been
Summoned to work and who has failed
to work, and failed to furnish sub
stitute, and has failed to pay 81 for
each day he has so failed to work or
furnish substitute, and also against
each person so summoned who has re-
fused to do a reasonable amount of
work on the road, or who has refused
to perform the reasonable directions of
the overseer.
The fact that the commissioners
courts of the several counties will
shortly meet and evy taxes for 1884,
and for the further fact that it is inn
portant for this act to so into effect
Immediately, for the purpose of Sc
curing TO the people the full benefit of
the recently adopted constitutional
amendments, constitute and impera.
tive public necessity, requiring that
the constitutional amendment requir-
ing bills to be read on three several
days be suspended; therefore, it is en-
acted that constitutional rule be sus-
pended; and that this act take effect
from and after its passage.
Approved February ., 1854.
JOHN IRELAND, Governor.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09
corRr HOUSE BONDS.

An Act TO amend chapter ., section /,
of an act OF the regular session OF
the Seventeenth legislature entitled
can Ac; authorizing the county
commissioners court OF the several
counties of this state TO issue bonds
for the erection Of Z court house,
and To levy y tax 10 pay for the
same, approved February II, ISL, y
so as to include the issue of Jail
bonds.
Section II Be it enacted by the
legislature of the state OF Texas, that
section /, Of chapter 9, of the laws of
the regular session OF the Seveute -ntu
legislature be so amended as hereafter
to read as follows:
See l. That the county commits
sioners court of any county is hereby
authorized and empowered to
issue the bonds of said
county with interest coupons attached
in such amount as may be necessary
% erect suitrble building
for court house or Jail or both;
said bonds running not exceeding fif-
teen years, and redeemable at the
pleasure of the county, and bearing
interest at rate not exceeding eight
per cent. per annum.
Emergency clause.
Takes effect February 10, 1884.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09
BRIDGE BONDS.

An act to authorize counties to issue
bonds for bridge purposes and TO
levy tax to pay the same: also TO
validate bonds heretofore issued for
bridge purposes.
Sec. |. Be it enacted by the leglsla-
ture of the state of Texas: That the
county commissioners courts of the
several counties of this state ARE here
by authorized and empowered TO issue
the bonds of said county, with inter
est coupons attached for such amounts
as may be Necessary for the purpose of
buying or constructing bridges for
public uses within such county, said
bonds 10 run not exceeding twenty
years and bear interest at any rate not
TO exceed eight per cent. per annum.
See. .. The commissioners court
shall levy an annual ad valorem tax,
not To exceed fifteen cents on the one
hundred dollars valuation sufficient 10
pay the interest on, and create sink
ing fund for the redemption of said
bonds. The sinking fund herein pro-
vided for shall not be less than four
per cent. on the full sum for which the
bonds are issued.
Sec. 3. Said bonds shall never be
sold at less than their face value, and
the Interest on the same shall be paid
annually on the tenth day of April
of each year, and they shall be regis
tered and an account kept by the coun-
ty treasurer of the amount of said
bonds and the principal and interest
paid on each, in well-hound book for
that purpose; provided that no county
snail issue larger amount of bonds
than n tax Of ten cents on the one hun.
dred dollars valuation of property in
the county will liquidate in ten wears.
Sec. 4. Said bonds shall be signed
by the county judge and counter.
signed by the county clerk. and regis
tered by the tr easurer before they are
delivered.
Sec. 5. Moneys in the hands Of the
county treasurer belonging to the
sinking fund of any county shall be
first applied to the payment of said
bonds or be invested in other bonds OF
that county or other counties of the
state, or in bonds Of this state or Uni
ted states; provided in no case shall
more than the face value be paid fol
the bonds above mentioned.
See. q. All bonds heretofore issued
for the purposes named in this bill are
hereby validated; provided, said bond.
come within the limitations OF the
provisions OF this bill.
Takes effect ninety days from the
10Th of February.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09

lature of the state of Texas that sec
ton 16 OF the above recited act I've
amended so as hereafter 10 road as fol-
lows:
Section 10. The Sixteenth judicial
district shall be composed OF the eoun.
ties of Denton, Wise, Montague anu
Cooke, and the district court shall ne
held therein rs follows; In the. county
of Denton on the first Mondays III
January and august, aud may con-
tinue in session six weeks; in the
county of Wise on the
sixth Mondays amer the first
Mondays in January and Au'
gust, and may continue In session five
weeks; i'm the county of Montague on
the eleventh Mondays after the first
Mondays in January and August, and
may continue in session four weeks;
in the county of Cooke on the fifteenth
Mondays after the first Mondays in
January and August, aud may con-
tinue in session until the business Is
disposed of.
Sec. >. The large amount of business
to be transacted during the remainder
of this session, and the necessity that
this act should be passed at the pres
ent session, creates an Imperative
necessity that the constitutional rule
requiring bills to be read on three sew
eral days in each house be suspended,
and said rule is therefore suspended.
Approved January 90. 1881.
Takes effect ninety days after adj
journment.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09

times at which each of the four ,et'"s
required by the constitution, ana the
terms exceeding four, II any, sha,i ue
held, not to exceed SIX Veihis
annually; provided that when .aS
commissioners court shall nave nNeu
the number OF terms OF the county
court by an order entered OF recotu,
said court shall not change the ntIii l''.l
Of terms Of the county court iof "ne
year from the date of the entry ot wv
original order. fixing the terms oil 'ne
county court.
Takes effect ninety days after pas
sage.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09
EENCE-CrTTING-
An Act to prescribe the punishment
| for the wanton and willful cutting,
| M It.il11r or dot rnArii inn fnnnns

An Act to prescribe the punishment
for the wanton and willful cutting
injuring or destroying fences.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
legislature of the state of Texas. that
any person who shall wantonly, or
with intent to injure the owner, and
w.llfully cut, injure or destroy any
fence, or part of fence without such
fence is the property of the person so
cutting, ipiuring or destroying the
same) shall be deemed guilty of AN
otiense, and upon conviction therefor
shall be punished by confinement in
the state penitentiary for a term not
less than one year nor more than five
years. a fence within the meaning
Of this act is any structure of wood,
wire, or both, or of any other material
intended TO prevent the passage of
cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats
or hog- Provled, however, -tLat il
shall constitute no offense for any per-
son owning and residing upon land in
closed by the fence of another who re-
fuses permission of such person or
persons so residing within said inclos-
ure, Tree egress and ingress 10 their
said land, for such person or persons
to open a passage way through said
Enclosure.
Sec. =. The fact that fences are be-
ing continuously destroyed in MANY
parts OF he state by lawlesspersons and
the penalty now fixed by law is not of
sufficient magnitude to deter offenders
ana suppress the crime creates an
emergency which justifes the suspen-
sion OF the constitutional rule which
requires bills to be read on three sever
al days in both houses, and this act
should take effect and be in force from
and after its passage, and it is so
enacted,
approved February 6, 1854.
Takes pft,acf a fta, ,,,,,eo,.,.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09
ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION
OF TAXES.

An Act to authorize the owner O,
agent to render land for taxes due fol
The years 1871 to 1876 inclusive. and
providing for the assessment and col.
lection of taxes due thereon.
Section l. BE it enacted by the leyis-
nature OF the state of Texas, that the
owner or agent of any land which has
,iov peeh assessed for any year or years
rom a. ID. 1871 10 1876 inclusive, may
, ,uLhisn Ihe assessor OF the county in
Wil,ch the land is situated list of
su9n iahd with an affidavit of its c,lsh
yaiue ior the years for which the rem
ui.ion Is made, and the assessor. IL
satisfied with the valuation, shall as
sess lhe state, county and special taxes
asuiiist the same, at the SAME rate as
s ss ny the county court of
.no county In which the land is situ-
a.eu, upon other lands which
we're rendered and assessed for the
Year or years such taxes NAV he
uue, ana The comptroller of public nc.
counts, or the county collector. Ia here
~ authorized to receive the taxes due
Vueieoh ana receipt for the same and
a 9 receipt shall be recent in fnll
'os IN taxes due prior to 1876.
oa,' eu. z. az, laws or parts OF laws I'm
a ooni.ict WIN the provisions OF This act
ue hereby repealed. The near mn.
l;n o. The close of the present ses.
siol OF the legislature creates nm I'M.
rsncu ,o puoiic necessity and the emer-
sSienoy requiring bills to be read an
that th hIselai days is suspended ana
he nsssa o ac. ake effect from and after
" mnsg, ana IL is so enacted.
Tn dpIpn February 0, 1884.
onrnment. "'s' "''Vi "u-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09
THE ROAD LAW.

80 iNCEhD LA W.
An Act to amend articles 1890, 1861,
1866, 1867, 1870, 4371, 1872, i375. 4379,
1881, 4aS7, 1889 and 1890 of title 81,
chapter ]. and TO add thereto articles
1890, $1,000, and 1890; and also to
amend article 1892 Of chapter ., and
article AIS of chapter A, title 81,
of the revised civil statutes relating
to public roads, and To enforce the
provisions of article $4,000 of this bill,
and to provide adequate penalti es
therefor.
Section !. BE it enacted by the leg
lslature OF the state of Texas, That ar
ticles 4300d, $1,000 and 1890 be added
to chapter /, title 81, of the revised
civil statutes, and that articles 1860.
1861, 1866, 1867, 1870, 1871, 4372, 4375,
431o, 43Si 1850 and 1890 of suid chap.
ter and title, and article 1892, chapter
., and article HIS, chapter 4, title 81,
be so amended as to hereafter read as
follows:
ARTICLE 1850.
The commissioners court OF the sew
eral counties shall have full power, and
II shall be their duty, to order the lay.
lug out and opening of public roads
when necessary, and TO discontinue OF
after any road whenever it shall be
deemed expedient, a. hereinafter pre-
scribed; provided, that hereafter no
public road shall be altered or changed
except Tor the purpose of shortening
the distance from the point of begin.
hing TO the point of destination.
ARTICLE 436l.
Ii shall be the duty of the commis
sioners courts to classify,all public road,
IN their counties into first, second and
third-class roads, and to act as super.
visors of roads in their respective IRE
clnrts, rs hereinafter provided: and
commissioners courts may, on their
own motion, when IL Is deemed neces.
ssary, open new roads or straighten ex-
listing ones.
ARTICLE 1865.
Al applications for new
road, and allapplications to discontinue
an existing one, shall be by petition
10 the commissioners court, signed by
AZ least eight freeholders In The pre-
cinct on precincts In which such road
is desired To beinale or discontinued.
specifying in the petition the beginnips
ana termination ofsuch road proposed
70 be opened or discontinued: provided
.nns where one or more persons live
within any Enclosure either or all of
them may petition the commissioners
court Tor a third.ciass road or neigh.
borhood road To their nearest trading
points, mills, gins, school and church
nousss and county seats, anu the
eoutts shall open such roads as herein
ai.er provided In the opening OF third
e ,has roads. And provided further,
Inv no part ora public road shall be
uisoohtihued, unless n new road con-
nec.ing that part OF such road not dis
oonlilueu snail ilTst be opened; and
proVrleu further, that no part OF a
n a Or second-class road shall be re-
auced 10 road OF lower class.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09

hereof. ,arso,s
Sec. Q. If any person or persons i,s
shall build or maintain more .ha'
three miles, lineal measure, on ivh.ins
running in the same general dlIsua .o,
without providing such ga.eWass
he shall be deemed guilty OF u nl .Ii W.
meanor, aud upon conviction sl .Da ,, 01
fined in any sum not less than one noi
more than two hundred dollars ahu
each day that such fence remains WIN. ~,
out such gateway shall constitute anu
be punished rs separate oiietse' IN,
Sec. 3. The provisions OF thls o'ii
shall only apply to pasture land
Approved February 8, lSSl'