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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-29

DENVER, Dec. 28.-The first report o
hunger, cold and death in the noun
tains comes from Eagle County. N. r
Smith, Of Dotsero, started week agt
last Tuesday with Elbridgs Forsyth
with two teams, from Coffeepot Springs
for lumber, and that night the storm
began. On Sunday the mail carrier
reached Dotsero from Carbonate, with
the news that the men had not been
seen since Wednesday. The storm had
ragged with unabated fury for days. A
relief party Of five men was started At
onoe, and after a struggle through the
drifting snow and a furious gale OF
wind, they found Forsyth, half dead
nom hunger aud cold, and no weak that
he was unable to move. When they
asked for Smith, the famished man
pointed to bank of snow some distance
away, and gasped >" He died yesterday
morning, and boys, you are too late for
either Of u.s."
The white mound was examined and
Smiths body was found, half covered
with snow and frozen hard. In For
syth's clinched hand was a scrap of
paper on which he had written with
his benumbed fingers brief word to
to his wife, as follows:
DEAR ADDIE We cannot live
another night 1 want you to have
Everything. ROACH FORSYTH.
He was carried to Willow Springs
and cared for His feet 10 badly frozen
and he will be crippled for life.
Nathaniel Rochester Smith, the dead
man, came from Rochester, N. Y. He
was one Of the pioneers in that newly
settled region, and had faith in its
future. His brother, Henry Smith,
lives at Salida. Forsyt tn tells the fol-
lowing story:
Soon after we started on Tuesday
we killed q deer. When the storm
struck US we thought II would DO of
brief duration, but on Wednesday we
found ourselves hemmed in on ell
sides by deep drifts, and were unable
to get fuel to replenish our fires. We
we're then left In the cold with only
raw deer meat to eat.
On that day we saw the mail .carri-
er, in the distance, on the way to Dot
sero, moving along freely on snowshoes
We tried to signal him, but could not
and saw him disappear. With this
failure our last hope died. On Thurs.
day morning the storm abated, and
made AN effort to get wood. I was
weak and could hardly move, and
Smith cried
"' For Gods sake, don 7 leave me to
die Alone"
II then dropped down, where 1 was
found by the relief party. For three
days we lived on snow and raw veni-
son."
Forsyth thinks that Smith died some
time on Thursday night, but he cannot
tell exactly,
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-29

Great cathedrals and churches of the
world. To be had at No. 4 West Sixth
street.
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The Same Low Prtces

10 all nr pure drugs at Beaten Smiths
lite attention.
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State or tne nermome,.r

6t0uo O1 the D0fmOm0tor
at the REPUBLICAN office in the shade.
O'Clock 10 O'Clock 12o'clock.
800 42o AGO
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Down 0tate Clippings.

Mr.. and Mrs. John vasey, of Middle
town, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
Of their marriage on Monday evening
last. About twenty. five persons, near.
ly all relatives and including four
children and i've grandchildren of the
honored couple, were present. Hons
B 7. Biggs and f. R. Cochran were
among the guests, and made addresses
appropriate to the occasion.
DR.. William N. Hamilton, of Odessa,
who has practiced medicine for half a
century, celebrated the seventieth an
niversary of his birth on Tuesday BY
giving q very pleasant enterrainment to
q large number OF his)professional and
other friends. About thirty guests sat
down to the sumptuous dinner in the
pleasant home Of the Doctor and enjoy.
ed themselves right royalty
DR.. George g. Harmon, who for
many years resided in Camden and
practiced his profession, died ut
Cambridge, Md, on Sunday last. DR..
Harmon had been sufferer tor several
years which compelled him to relin
O aisb his practice and take position as
surgeon on one of the American line
of steamt rs that run from, Philadelphi
to Antwerp.
Lieutenant-C Colonel A. r, Boyle will
preseno Silver Medal for competition
in rife match between teams selected
from the three companies composing
the 2nd Battalion, the match TO come
off at Dover, on Feb. 23d, 1885, and the
medal to be worn by the man making
the highest score of the winning team.
severa parcels Of land belonging to
the estate Of the late Jacob Boys will
be offered at public sale by William
Green, Esq, attorney for the trustee, at
Sum mitt Bridge, on January q.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Rey bold, of Della.
ware City, celebrated the tenth ami
versary of their marriage on Tuesday
last. A goodly number of guests were
present and the occasion was very en-
joyeble.
The Delaware Railroad Company has
declared q mi-annual dividend of 81
per cent. on its stock, payable on and
after Januray I'd, al the office of the
TItafurer at Dover.
The Pennsy lvania Railroad suthori- |
ties have d distribund passes to the LIE
gislatlve mem berselect, good between !
and Delnar.
New years day is the moving day in |
Dover On tha' day great many of
the citizens will change their resi-
1ence.
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Emcien, Trusse. and Andomiual

/ Supporters ombined at Lad les De-
partment of Belts, Druggist, Sixth and
Market sGreets. Lady attendant. En-
trance for ladies, No. W. Sixth
street..
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-29

zine Burr ~ialtine Machines at c a
Howe office, 6OS Sh,pley 8 rect. S.E.
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The MaoOnic Hail.

The stockholders of the Masonic Hall
Company held their annual meeting
last Saturday afternoon In the lecture
room OF the Opera House. President
Lobdell submitted his annual report,
which showed hatnQtwithstanding the
Improvements that were made during
the past summer, the financial condi-
ton OF the company Is excellent.
The report OF Thomas j. Lawson, the
Treasurer, WAS read ~ follows:
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-19

trial of the rights of property levied
under execution, bnd valued at Sjn0
aud 1t Is claimed that in such cases
the county court has exclusive juris-
diction. BY section s, ar icle of the
constitution, jurisdiction is given the
district court of all suits for the trial
of the rights Of property, levied upon
by virtue ofany writ of stquestration,
execution or attachment, when such
property shall equal or exceed $500 in
value. Held, that this is IA special
power conferred on the district court
in this spec al class of eases and Is not
controlled by the 10th section of the
same ar iclS, which is general. Arti-
cles III and | 1853 of the revised stat
utes, rs attempts To extend the county
court jurisdiction in such cases to The
extent of S50O,a void and imperative.
A MORTGAGE out of possession can not
assert his claim to property levied on
under attachment in the manner pre-
scribed by statute for trial of the right
OF property. la this case the property
was taken under Il levy from the pos
session of one of the defendants in at
tachment, which possession was right
full so far rs appears, and before frac.
ture of the mortgage. Held, that the
mortgage couli not be enforced in this
character of proceeding, aud that the
error goes To the foundation OF the nc
ton. Reversed and dismissed. Will
lie, chief justice.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-19
THE MAYBEE MURDERS.
Confession OF Edward Tappan-The
Crime Committed by Himself
and His Brother.

Hunters Point, l.. l., January IS
Edward Tsppan, arrested in connec'
ton with the Townsend outrages, con-
f,sses that his brother John and him
self were concerned in the murder OF
Mrs. Maybee and her daughter at
Brook ville. The following is his con-
iession
II know who took the lives of Lydia
and Annie Maybee on the evening of
November 17th. IL was John Ii. Tap
pan, my brother. He was In the barn
when Miss Maybee came in. was
not in the barn. ] saw John go In the
barn. He went in the double door. |
was at the front side of my house when
he went in, feeding the pigs. When
John choked the old lady 10 death j
was at the front of the barn. l saw
him: he choked her to death on the
barn floor He caught her by the
wrist with one hand and took her by
the throat with the other. | saw him
do 1t. ] was looking through the door
II was light enough for me 10 see in
the stable. When John had her by
the throat she was on the ground
When she came In for leaves, John was
standing In the stable whore the leaves
were. II took from ten To fifteen
minutes 10 choke her 10 death. After
she was dead John picked her up ard
lnid her in the back stable. l saw
him throw some leaves over her. l
was siandining on the barn door very
near the opening i'm the door that goes
down into the stable. i saw the whole
thing myself. After she was dead,
John said, II ann going To wall for
Annie; | am going to choke her too; II
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-19
THE HIGH COURTS.
Synopsis of Opinions Rendered at the
Galveston Term, 1854.
COURT OF APPEALS.

Ramon Ortiz vs. the state.-Appeal
from Webb county. Upon sufficient
indictment the appellant was placed
upon trial for the embezziement of
goods. The prosecuting witness hay
ing testified that the alleged embez-
lied goods belonged to him, and had
been by him delivered to appellant TO
sell on commission. stated on cross eX-
animation that he was plaintiff III an
attachment suit against appellant for
81. 900 worth of goods. The appellant
offered in evidence the petition In the
attachment suit, which was excluded.
Held, that its eXcIusion was not error,
inasmuch as the account, which was
in evidence, Was sufficient to prove all
that the petition would have
proved. Objections to jury misconduct
and improper argument of counsel
must be brought up by bill of eXcep-
ton. Affirmed. White, presiding
judge.
G.. l.. Braun Va. the state, appeal
from Victoria county.-It Is an inva
riable rule of practice in this court
that, unless the statement of facts Is
filed within the time prescribed by
law, or if after the trial term of the
court has adjourned, 10y order of the
trial court, which order must be
brought IN, document purporting 10
be Il statement of facts can be recog-
nized for no purpose whatever, and In
that event the court Is called upon
only TO inspect the Judgment. aud
other proceedings for fundamental
error. The Indictment was for the
Islander of two females. Affirmed.
White, presiding judge.
John Canova vs.. the state, appeal
from Webb.-B Both the affidavit aud
the information, charging that on or
about the Goth day OF January, 1883,
the appellant kept IA honse tor public
prostitution, held that the information
was sufficient to charge the commis-
sion Of the oiiense, Notwithstanding
the fact that the attesting or qualify
ing oath to the affidavit was made, AS
IL appears, on the = day OF January
1885. Affirmed. White, presiding
Judge.
G. NJ. Holden W.. Peter Lopez, APP
peal from Calhoun county ltnppears
rom the transcript In this case that
the appeal bond was filed in the court
below in April, 1883, and that the ass.
signment Of errors was not filed until
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-19
WICHITA COUNTY.
A Petition for the Federal Court
Openings for Business.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
Wichita Falls, January ia siren
uous effort is being made in this Sec
ton to get the federal district court
removed from Graham to this place.
A petition to our representative in
congress, setting forth the superior adj
vantages of this point and requesting
him to urge the change, is being eX-
tensively circulated and signed.
There is but one mill and gin in town
and it has ginned l20 bales of cotton
and is run day and night grinding.
There is a good opening here for an
enterprising "washee."
Land business has been good lately
and the county surveyors office is
crowded with work. We are having
falling weather and business on that
account is duller than usual.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-19

i'm November. 1883. In the absence
! of GOOD cause being shown
why the assignment of errors was not
! filed within the time prescribed by
law This court has no option, under
rule 81 of tins court. and of rule 81 OF
the district court, but to dismiss the
appeal. Appeal dismissed. White,
presiding judge.
George Robertson vs.. The State
Appeal from Washington county. Ia
charging simple assault, it is suifi
ciept if the indictment charge that the
defendant did. then and there, willfully
and unlaWfllly make an assault upon.
etc. without alleging the particular
acts of violence constituting such as
sault Statements of means made use
of in committing an assault are I'M
necessary. This rule obtains in simple
assaults. Notwithstanding the general
rule, that an Indictment, to be sufii-
cient. must allepe the ac.s or omissions
which constitute the offense. That
The .tlidnyit upon which the informa-
tion wns based was signed William
Hunt and charged the assault as upon
VIM HINT and that the information
alleged The name AZ VIM. Hunt, Is not
n variance fatal to the prosecution.
An inrormo,ion CHARGING AN oiH.nse
nav Inc filed nj any time before The
offense is barred by Limitation. even
though the complaint anon which IL
was based was filed long before the
filing of the Information. Affirmed.
Wilson. Judge.
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IN garhisl,i,cnt piuc.euinI, ny" az
,ii1au az ~ M nrinina, smit pro
ueieluahl III Tue oiisi'a SUI are
ceedlhss apparent III tn.s oase are
these: w. ~ 70, susu Sei,iiuI
neigler ior az aiiegeu inuep'eune si
5chlhiut O. nsiSs. VIZ 49,
ueuts, aiiu SCI VICE WIS go oo'nineu 900 mnuei
aI.icie 10y, i,-oi' 10. anu 80 ro W
the IeV. 3'a.s W ""s
ueIeu ny usi"ui. - . smo
luen''y sueu 81, Sn,,in and
men. a ;di u,,Y e hnnd rsn,;rid a nh'
upon nv ;udn,,a9t cor 500 90 S,.hn,idt
ta,Ieu Juusnu 'h. ~ ~, s Y,i, f,r sin5 IN
He's,ui p,w aaims, '" Stern a. ,iar1in
W .'o' ~ as, ,ar inyoived il, he
D Dsrni.h I'm nroreedinrs. which were
pleaded i'm defense. Held. under rules
announced, that appe linnts are entitled
to recover against Stern u Martin
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-19

| He carried her in the stable near her
mother, and covered her all up with
leaves, and said, NOW | am going to
| the house, We both went in the
kitchen door; old man Maybee said,
"Who is thereof Johd said, TITS
me, y aud then went up stairs to Mrs.
Maybee's room, where Mr. Mayhee
was knocked on the floor. | stood by
the door; / saw him do it, Then John
came down stairs and went In front Of
Maybee, very close TO the hall, and
ran his hand up and down Maybee's
| breast and said, II want that gold
which you had two years ago" May
bee said, 81 ain got II; am blind
and can't see to get IT "'"I know that, ;"
said John. John then said, II must
kill you then" Then he snatched n
cane out of Maybee's hand and struck
him with il twice on the head John
went up stairs again. and came back
and said, 81 have all want md we
came out. He went to the eedars by
the spring, aud then went home sup
pose. lie gave me ten dollars In bills.
{ have IL now, but not with mei
will bring il To you; l will bring 10 to-
day ii | can. John showed me thV
pin and the watch by the door ont
side / could see them he said he
got them M stairs. He did nN tell ne
how much money he got he ale! moi
tell me what he was going 70 do with
the watch aud pin, ana do not know
what he did with them. / have not
seen my brother John since atone TO
Ibis day and this hour
| saw him sand by the
wagon house At The Maybee auction,
,.,l,.t, I tvtta ,rnittt, nm hill Ixazl 1f nv
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-19

worksenergetically for its prosperity.
The fence. cutting troubles have died
down for the present. One Giles Cor
don is in jail awaiting the court for
cutting ne pasture fence of Joe Har-
ris. Two are are in the Nation, for
whom he sheriff awaits requisition,
when we may look for them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-19
kE|CDUNrY.
lne~yllle Rail
0Spect Personal.
Ire Gazette.

t4@V 4aAtttc
Ian nary 1.-THE
r Htreets with prospect
bid 10th business houses
are Rented before CON
u iathe demand. Some
,nte will open out here
ipg, besides, several OF
ny business firms will
rye their uOrders and
ktyIe. Gainesville has
sx,uiiunous boom for
itcpIlles just now with
liunted force, pnshing
Al. Every thing looks
Voted now, 80 great Is the
1rxeplent.
h1n Us that we are to
81 of the Tran-conti-
~ hitesboro to this
,rd us facilities for
be do not now pos
IN not expect much
arrival of "A road in
Will give us COM
r will even be bene-
Pc fact that we get
passenger trains n
81 shipping facilities.
are terribly cramped;
Tor will mott do the
aveling correspondent,
errived in a sudden
on1n brief visit to our
out aud in so quick
&Fhen TO expect him
INCOME. He Il faithful
III the GAZETTE, aud
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-19
Or COUNTY.
Tins of the Wreck-New
" Officers.

" ulcers.
( the Gazette.
barry l6.-This morning
bf the season fell, and
The merry jingle OF
WAS heard on the street,
4 many months. For
ow IL rapidly melting
to cover the ground
NJ time, the stock being
condition., it would be
to the stock interests
session of the legisla-
es got of here yester-
west-bound passenger
B In the wreck of the
Mr.. +. G.. Wheeler,
INJURED in the wreck,
b serious hurt. Other
pilene were reported to
be unlucky train and
md SEM back To Fort
hurry balls TO .lrm
cil at a late meeting
ease our police fo'ce,
% and Jack Caldwell
ereto, who, together
ut city marshal, j. Il.
be able to preserve the
of our town. .,ohn
been made IA peace Off.
hissiOn from Sheriff
q farmer from the
lghbOrhood, yesterday
rust proof oats of as
pan be produced any
IAN, q pioneer sheep
COUNTY, has lately
" 10 Abilene, where
neat residence.
PlIian just in from Jones
that iuany new farms
opened up there,
y rapidly assuming
agrlcultural country.
oftOn troupe is this
! Abilene to fairly good
this cold is severe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-19
T. B. RIPY,
COMFORT,
WEIGH,
McBRAlER,' ETC.

are spfra TO give pfes g1mpett from
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-19

Siberian Frost salye cures chapped
hands and lips with few applications.
Klauber's, South Main street.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-19

ders. In other respects each Judge
shall have exclusive control over
every cause assigned to him from
its inception to its final dertermi-
nation in said court. The crimi.
nal District Court shall have Grim
inal Jurisdiction only. All prose.
cutions instituted in said court
shall be equally apportioncd be
tween said Judges by lot. Each
judge or his successor, shall have
exclusive control over every cause
falling to him from its inception
to its GDal determination in said
court. In case of vacancy or re-.
cusation causes assigned shall be
re.assigned under order of court" {"
Given under my signature and
Seal of the State of Louisiana, at
the City Of Baton Rouge, this lst
day of December A. D., 1883.
WILL A. STRONG.
49,, Secretary of State.
L: s:
Dec. 22d 1883. !.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-19
Town Council.
Abbeville, Oct. 1st 1888.

{: The Council met this day in
regular session there we're pres
ent, R. G. Smedes, Mayor, and
Messrs. Solomon Wise, Lastie
Broussard, J. j: Abadie and O.
iBourque, aldermen.
On motion of Mr.. Broussard
the reading of the minutes Of the
last meeting was dispensed with.
The quarterly reports of the
Treasurer and of the Collector
were read and adopted and order
ed to be spread npon the minutes.
COLLECTORS REPORT.
To the Hon. Mayor and Members
of the Town Council, |, the un-
dersigned respectfully submit
this as my report for the
quarter ending Oct.
Fifth 1883. l..
amt Of taxes on rolls Of 1882 at
last report uncoll 80 8 81 so
amt of taxes on roll Of '83 7G8 06
amt of taxes col on rolls
of 1883 .~.e-. 49,. l7s 90
amt remaining uncoll $50 06
amt of licenses uncoll at
last report 100 90
amt coll on licenses 40 90
amt remaining nncoll 81 90
amt of 6ncs coll since
last report $27 90 corpor.
alton half l3 SO
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-19
Amendment No. 6,

ART. 1913. There shall be in
the Parish of Orleans a Court of
Appeals for said Parish, with ex.
elusive apI ellate jurisdiction in all
matters civil and probate, arising
in said parish when the amount in
dispute, or fund to be distributed
exceeds one hundred dollars, ex-
elusive of interest, aud does not
exceed two thousand dollars
exclusive of interest said
court shall be presided over by
two judges, who shall he elected
by the General Assembly, in joint
session; they shall be residents
and voters Of the city of New Or
leans, possessing az the quai6ca
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-19
Amendment No. 8.

ART. 1870. For the Parish of
Orleans there shall be two Dis.
trict Courts and no more. One
of the said courts shall be known
as 'The Civil District Court for
the Parish Of Orleans = and the
other as The Criminal District
Court for the Parish Of Orleans
The former shall consist of not
less than FIVE judges, and the lat
ter not less than two judges, hav.
ing the qualifications prescribed
for District Judges throughout the
State. The said Judges shall be
appointed by the Governor, by
and with the advice ana consent
of the Senate, for the term of eight
years. The first appointment
shall be made as follows Three
judges Of the Civil District Court,
four years and two judges, for
eight years. Que judge Of the
Criminal District Court, for four
years and ole for eight years, the
terms to be designated in their
commissions. The said judges
shalt receive each. four thousand
dollars per annum. Said Civil
District Court shall have exclu-
sive and general probate, and .ex.
elusive civil jurisdiction in all
cases, when the amount in dispute
or to be distributed, exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive Of in
terest, and exclusive appellate ju-
lisdiction from the City Courts of
the Parish of Orleans, when the
amount in dispute exceeds twenty
five dollars, exclusive Of interest.
All causes filed in the said courts
shall he equally allotted and as
signed ampng said Judges, in ac-
cordance with rules of court to be
adopted for the purpose. In case
of recusat;on of any judge in any
cause, such cause shall be reas-
signed. or in case of absence from
the parish, sickness or the disa-
bility of the Judge to whom said
cause may have been assigned, any
Judge Of said conrt may issue or
grant conservatory. writs or or