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Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-11
SourusI arrS Gourier.
SINGLE COPIES THREE CENTS.
Friday, January II, 1884.
THE TEXAS FENCE WAR.

AAA1 AA@AfAS II GNSA WAR;
 The Texas legislature is now in special session for the express purpose of making laws to meet the difficulties that have grown out of the cutting of the wire fences that are so numerous and extensive in Texas. This fence cutting has grown to be a serious mat ter, and damage to the extent of many-one account says seventy-millions has been done by it.
 Like all other questions the Texas fence question has two sides to it. Rich stockmen and syndicates have fenced in vast tracts of land. including, in some casss, State lands, free to all, and lands of non-residents The excuses for cutting fences are many. Tray elerS and others who have for years been &C., custoned to cross the ranges and great prai- ries along certain old trails and we'll known roads often find themselves confronted with wire fence, erected since their trip and without any notice or guide boards to direct them on their way. They perhaps ride 8 mile or two each way, hoping to find 8 corner to the inclosure. or gate, or some information concerning tho route they should take. Fail ing to find way they make one ,and prees- dent is thus established. Driving into the inclosure they probably have to cut out on the opposite side. The next traveller enlarges the opening, none who pass trouble them themselves to cobbls it up again, and miles of fence will thus be practically destroyed in day. Scores O these fences are eight to ten miles long; many Of them fifteen to twenty miles on each side. A State official is report ed as saying that the capital of Jones county is surrounded by wire fence about fifteen miles distant in all directions; that no one can get to the county seat from many dirsc- tions without tearing down the fence; that there are but two or three gates io it's entire length, and the land owners will make no provision for highways or public oonven- fence.
 The stockmen, who, of course, can see no reason why anybody should cut fence, have assembled at the capital to the number of six hundred. Thsy will cali fer the passage of stringent laws, making fence cutting fel ony, punishable by long terms of imprison ment. They also will ask for the appropris tion of 8 sufficient sum of money to enforce the laws made; and as that enforcement will compel the employment of detectives, mount ed police and even, possibly, large bodies of militia, if the legislature accedes to their de mands there will be fine chance to spend some of the surplus with which the State treasury of Texas is blessed. The ''Commu nisFs, as they are called by the stockmen, want laws which will prevent the erection of fences in such way as to obstrucs travel, and they ask that the wire fences shall not be bsrbsd, to the injury and destruction of cattle pushing innocsntly against them.
 The proper settlement of this controversy is & matter of great importance to Texas. Probably the legislature will make good laws, and then will come the difaculty of enforcing them. Texas is great State, and, according to the best information, is not yet fully civ iIizad
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New Embroideries.

While this advertisement is being written we are busily arranging and marking our hrst arrival of Hamburg Embroideries for the sea- son, and they will all be put on sale on Mon- day afternoon, or at the latest, Tuesday the 9th January. We need not say how many thousand ds of pieces there are: If the ladies can find all they want, that is enough. We need not say when or how we bought the goods if the ladies see that they are all fresh, new goods, and that the prices are very much below those of last season, that is all they will require. We need not say that we will guarantee the prices to be lower than in any other store in this city: if the ladies find that out for themselves, it will be much better.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-11
Ladies' White Underwear.

During this week we shall open three con- siderable lots of new White Muslin Under wear for ladies. Two of these lots are from the same factories that supplied us last sea son, and the goods are as well made as they were before. and are lower in price, because of the less cost of material, both the muslin and the embroideries being cheaper than in 1888. Along with these we shall offer a job lot of garments, some of them little soilsd, some with imperfections in the sewing or other small defects. Now it is needless for us to say that we would not buy lot of goods like that, unless we got them very. very cheap indeed. It would not pay us to do even the necessary talking about such lot, unless the prices would speak for thom- selves, and that plainly. The prices on this lot do so Step in and see them, any time after Wednesday morning of this week.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-11
Silks.

We were told. the other day that Messrs' So and So were selling ALL their silks "at cost price, This was rather alarming, as we would not like to sell our silks at cost price, and you know, we have never in the past ten years allowed anyone in New Haven to underssIl us insthis department. Forsu- nately we had an opportunity to investigate the matter, and were quite relieved to find that after all our Silk Gin this instance, at least was really cheaper, that is, better value to the cust omer at the price than the other which was sold Cat cost" So we con- cluded that the scost'' in question must be something different from what we call cost Of course Silks bought year ago have to be sold to-day at or about cost price, or even less, as there has been decline in the mar kot fully equal to the profit usually taken on staple silks Such losses we promptly accept, and keep our prices abreast of the times.
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OPERA and FIELD GLASSES
SPECTACLES and NOSE
 GLASSES

Of every description mount ed fun Gold. silver, steel, Shell, CesiuIOfd and, Rubber ESead1DE Glasses anss Mag. nif ying Eenses for ESOtani- cal work, Microscopic ERla- sarEaE, slides and Cover Glasses, abrawiRg EnstFu- saaenas, F Squares, Trian- gfes, Curves, DraWf0g pa- peE's and ma eFial of afl kinds for College, School, and Private use.
 sn QUIT optical department we manufacture On the B enRtaeS xaAa our apeCiRs work, and have every facii. i4y for maOuMtfmg OcHsf%ts' prescriptions, SARM doing T~pafring promptly anu well.
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D.. James Fraser, in an Edinburgh med ical journal, gives the results of series of experiments to determine the effect of the ordinary infused beverages, tea. coffee and cocoa, on the digestion of slbumen. He finds that all retard digestion, sxespt in four in- stances. namely ham and white of egg with coffee, and fish with cocoatina and with cocoa. Salt meats are less retarded in digestion than fresh. The retardation Is greatest with cocoa, less so with tea and least with coffee Cream and sugar reduce the retarding effect of tea, but increase that of cocoa He rec ommends as practical conclusion that al- buminoid, especially fresh meat, should not be taken with infused beverages.
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Price Three Cents

primogenitureship, they will cease to be political power, they will become just what the Freuch brethren gre, a group of preiu- diced men. The English prsvenu is still more objectionable than his like in France because he has not as the latter has, certain leaven of admiration and Respect for knowledge and talent. When he is in good society, the Frenchman contents himself with rRttling his guineas; while the other will tell you, without hesitation that he might have turned his hand and Greek, if he had set himself about it; but that, like good Briton, he preferred to be useful to his country and go in for business. Barring this, the two types are similar, always excepting this little difference-that the French specimen has invariably arrived in Paris in wooden shoes and with 40 sous in his pocket, whereas this kind of covering for the feet is unknown in England, and the English parvenu always comes up to London;with;on- ly half Q crown about him.
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dence, as well ss most conducive to the best interests of white and black people, alike. and to the future peace, Prosperity, and prog ress of the State, to look this possible danger squarely in the face and to meet is by such methods as are legally and constitation- ally permissible and obligatory.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-11
EEsirOkIaL NUrEs.

Last years sales of petroleum at New York, Oil City and Bradford amounted to more than hundred times the entire oil supply of the world. Evidently thers was some gam bling.
 The superintendent of the Columbus (Ohio) schools says that the children most difficult to control come from well. .to-do and wealthy families. They are not vicious, dis respectful or impolite, but are indolsnt and a7erss to doing anything contrary to their own sweet wills. The reason is evident. So long as the teacher can disguise the work as play, all is well; but when it becomes plain, hard and continuous work, and little con- pulsion becomes necessary, trouble begins.
 Experiments have been made st the Sigrai Service station at Cleveland, Ohio for sev- eral months past to sec if the wind had any effect on tho mercury, and during December observations were taken daily upon two ther- mometers placed upon the north side of the station, one of which was completely exposed to the storms and the winds. and the other equally exposed to the cold, but shielded from the wind. The final summing up shows that the exposed thermometer varied but two tenths of degree from the sheltered one.
 Americans who intend to travel in Switzer- land will do well to take notice Of recent decision by Swiss court concerning candles Heretofore when man hired an apartment at Swiss hotel and found tsn candles burn ing on his table and mantelpiece, for which he knew that he was to be assessed ten francs on the following morning, he has supposed that those candles became his private prop erty, and that at other hotels he could order . room without candles, and use the stock for which he had paid. But the decision has been made tha. when one pays for candles he pays only for light, and that the landlord owns the candles.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-11
J. N. ADAM & CO.
Our Dress Goods Discount

THE FIFTEEN PER GENT. DISCOUNT on some, (and TEN PER CENT on all the rest) of our oolored Dress Goods, seems to be doing it's work very satisfactorily, and we shall let it go along for the present without saying any more about it.
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A remarkable story has come to light which shows that England can be guilty of as gross acts of injustice to private individuals as any nation on earth. For attempting to enter Windsor Castle with the object of get ting Prince Alberts permission to dedicate book upon education to him, 8 German scholar named Dr. Psithmann was s.seized by the royal guards, adjudged lunatic and sent to Bethlehem Hospital for the Insane. where he spent no fewer than fifteen years. He re- sumed his teaching upon his release, and vas found by all who came in contact with him quiet, gentlemanly man. devoted to education. He declares that he was never insane for a moment during his long incar- ceration, and the fact that he was not made lunatic in reality by his associations vas probably due to the circumstance that he kept himself amused by working out mathe- nautical problems on the walls of the general hospital. The English authorities have now granted the poor gentleman small allowance on condition that he shall remain in Germany and never return to England By this means they hope to hush up scan- dal that was originally born out of the royal family's abnormal fear of assassination.
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Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-11

The Democratic city government of Lowell, Massachusetts, is little the worst thing of it's kind that has been lately ex. posed. The school committees, library, city farm and every other depart ment are made to provide rewards for city politicians. The kerversion of the library to this use especially provokescensu The librarian fitted for his work by education, ex- perience, character and capacity is turned out to make room for maa who has no special qualifications, except that he has been serViceable to the successful party. Faith full, accomplished and useful library directors are also made to give place to others, who are thought to deserve compliment for their political service as Democrats. This is 8 very discreditable state of affairs.
 Adjutant General King, of Texas, in his recent official report to ths governor ex- presses the opinion that in the face of many facts which point to an almost universal spirit of unrest and dissatisfaction among the negroes in Texas for several months past, and many evidences Of individual turbulence among these people, and desire and de- termination shown to force themselves for ward extensively and to claim social as well as legal rights. 1t would be the psrt of prH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-09

BOOKS which the country produces It is no great
paradox 70 assert that there is no other value in
IS Mo to es pc sea
possibly exist whose Judgments as TO what
ton would stand for moment Let all other libra
lies be exclusive, but let the national library be
elusive, and contain all the literature OF the nation,
TO be handed down TO the men OF the future. IL is
no new doctrine that posterity may possibly be
more interested in the thrash" which falls In such
profuson from the press than those contemporary
with It. The national libraries OF Europe have been
for years buying up, at something like their
weight IN gold, the cheap books pamphlets ..broad-
Sides" etc. OF their respective countries printed I'm
that TEEN from the press which help TO illustrate
the character and spirit OF their epoch IL is TO
these that the most philosophical OF modern his
torians have been largely indebted for the new
light which they have shed upon the annals OF the
past.
Besides the books and periodicals which the op-
ington, there is steadily growing great collection
OF maps, charts, photographs engravings, and
chromos, which win in time furnish a most extern
gress OF the arts of design In this country Scarce
ly inferior In interest OF the graphic Illus
tratons OF party politics and hits at passing events
lures OF the last century, or even those OF what
may be called the Jackson period in American poll.
ucs but Will recognize the importance OF preServ-
Ing those curious contemporary illustrations OF the
spirit, the persons, and the temper OF the agee
No national library can be too large, for II is
stored up for the use and reference not OF gen.
Grafton only, but Of all generations that are TO
come.
1t is unhappfly true that in no one country could
an adequate history OF American literature be writ
ten, because no one library possesses facilities for
such history can be compiled To take away this
reproach so far as regards the literature OF this
generation at least and Its preservation, the enact
ment of the existing copyright law was a wise and
timely provision. Miss GRUMPY.
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DIED.

BARRETT On Friday morning. February g. 1894
Mrs CATHERINE BARRETT sged sxty-eiaht years
Funeral from her late residence, No. 1918 q street
northwest, SUNDAY, 10th inst. at 2 30 a. IN.
BROWN On the sth Of February Isa& I.NSON
BROWN. aged seventy three years
Funeral from bis sons residence 18th street between
ave- and streets southeast Sunday ut
three O'Clock p In.
COLDWELL On February 9Th 1894 ar 10 ~ a N,
Joseph C()IDWEIJ in fle eff ti;r.i x.sr ~ ~,
age
Funeral will take place at his late residence No 400
Missouri avenue northwest, ON Sunday afternoon at
2oclock Friends and relatives respectfully inyi-
ted to attend. 2t
CROUCH In Pbiladelphia on February 9Th 1884
GEORGE GALE CKOCCH in the forty-foi,rt wear X
his age.
Funeral from Mount Oliyet Cemetery baltimore ON
Sunday. 10th inst at 8 p IN
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Dorsey Talks,

HE CHARGES THAT HE WAS OFFERED IMMUNITY FROM
PERSECUTION FOR $4,000, AND MAKES SOME IN
TERESTING REMARKS ABOUT THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN-THE CAMPBELLITE CHURCH As FACTOR
IN THE INDIANA ELECTION.
An interview with ex-senator Stephen W. Dor
sey Is published In. the New York World to-day.
which represents Mr.. Dorsey as saying that Mr.
Salisbury, star route contractor, secured 1mmu-
nifty from criminal prosecution by the payment of
100000, and that a demand had been made upon
him for $4,000 to guarantee immunity.
Mr.. Dorsey would not tell who made the offer.
and said he would give $4,000 for every dollar OF
the money paid by Salisbury which found its way
He said he would make "wild guess" that the
bank accounts OF Messrs. Bliss and Ker, If exam
med, might show large deposits about the time
this money was paid
THE CAMPBELLITE CHURCH IN INDIANA.
Mr. Dorsey grew confidential about his political
experiences before and after President Garfield's
election. He said he advised the President that it
might be wise to make Gen Hancock Secretary Of
State lie makes an interesting statement con-
corning the use OF the Campbellite church
in Indiana in the campaign, which, he
.Gen. Garfield he said, seemed to think II best
where we found church In debt, that represented
we should pay of the debt, and where we fonnd
community with good number OF Campbellite
voters without church we had better Contribute
voters were democrats carried out these snov .
lions TO the best OF my ability, under the guardian
the lonely way OF the Campbelite as pleasant "a n
sble, and the re were about % 900 OF them In the
state"
He spoke also OF the New York campaien Saving,
that the chairman Of the New York central com.
mittee, Gen. Arthur seemed to know about as much
about the politics OF New York as OF the internal
affairs OF TurkiStan.
THE CHANCES IN FAVOR OF LOGAN.
He said the chances appeared two to one that Lo-
gan would be the republican nominee. He had rea-
son, he said, to believe that Gen. Grant, MI. Conk-
hing, Mr.. Blaine ana all the other people who have
supported them heretofore, win give their support
to Logan. He thought the names OF Gen. Grant
and ex-senator Conkling had been, by their own
motion, withdrawn from poltticA
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Judge Meade, Of Alexandria, Va, 10 be
investigated.
'EC1AL COMMITTEE APPOINTED By THE yIR,
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
In the Virginia house OF delegates yesterday
speaker Stuart, OF Alexandria, presented petition
asking for an investigation OF the Official conduct
OF Judge n. NJ. Meade, Of the corporation court OF
Alexandria The petition is signed by John NJ.
johnson and George A Mushback, OF Alexandria.
II sets forth that Judge Meade is not competent to
discharge the duties OF his Office, because, first OF
oncial misconduct, and third because his character
Is SUCH as TO unit him for the exercise OF judicial
Iunctlons The memorfalists furnish the names Of
the 1ollow1ng witnesses TO substantiate these
charges: Holmes Conrad, Edmund T.. cambridge
and r. I. Barton OF Winchester 7. T. Fauntleroy
and NJ. Marye, OF Richmond: j. :. Wimsatt, G. A.
Mushback, Charles E. Stuart, John NJ. johnson ].
4 NJ Norton, Leonard Marbury, A. w. Armstrong,
Z. w. WattleS, 5. q. Brent, James X. eaton, 81
Alexandra, and others hereafter 10 be named
special committee was appointed TO investigate the
charges Judge Meade was at one time editor OF
the Wig.
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Wall Street To-Day.
Mr. vANDERBILTs RCMoRED OPERATIONS srSp

NEW YORK, Feb. 9-The Post says: The strength
manifested Ia the stock market yesterday was con-
tlnued this forenoon. The Vanderbilt stocks and
also everything connected with the recently r1l-
mored operations OF Mr. Vanderbilt Were especially
active and higher. Thus there was an advance OF
per cent each In New York Central, Lake
Shore and Laekawanna, while Rock Island, on the
Slrengtn or the rulnored project Of the
vanderbilt and Gould Interests TO make change in
the directing OF that road advanced per cent The
increase or loans, though less than last week. shows
an endeavor on the part OF the banks to get their
money into use, even at the present low rates Of
interest. The market for railroad bonds sympa-
thlzed with the activity I'm the stock market, and
prices were y 70 per cent higher.
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MAR RIED.

CLAGETT-CALDwELL On February 7. 1894
at the residence of the brides mother by Rev Joseph
John Boland, Of St Mathews church. Washington. b.
G, Mr.. CHARLES I. CLAGETT of Upper Marlboro,
D. c.
SESSFORD-MILLS. On Thursday. February z.
1884 at the residence OF the brides father in this CITY,
by Rev Or; Ward; JOSEPH s. I. SESsFoRD and
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The Greedy relief steamer Bear left ST Johns.
newfoundland, last night, for New York, carrying
mails and passengers.
Mrs Mix, or Steamboat Rock, Iowa, yesterday,
marked that they might as well be buried in one
grave, drew pistol and shot herself fatally.
The funeral OF Mrs. Catharine z. PattISon.
mother OF Gov. PattiSon, OF Pennsylvania took
place yesterday at the Cambridge Md cemetery
The remains were deposited by the side OF her huS-
band, the late Rev. Robert III. Pattison.
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NO CURE. NO PAY WHITEHURSTS CEDAR
~ BALSAM Is warranted to Coughs, Colds Croup
Throat and Lung Diseases, etc Six drops dose T-y
IT. II not satisfied return the empty bottle and your
THOMPSON. 703 18th street ms til q tu3m
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DULL HEADACHE, C0sTIyENESS, Low SPIRITS.
and no appetite are some OF the Indications OF a
bilious attack, arising from a torpid liver. Dr.
JayneS Sanatve Pills Will restore the liver TO
action drive all symptoms OF biliousneSS from the
system and assist in bringing about a regular sc-
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louisville, Pa, Feb. 9-Another move In the
railroad war here was made this morning. A force
OF workmen, ostensby operating under the charter
OF the Peoples street railway company, commenced
laying tracks on Norwegian street, at its interSec
ton with Coal street. Before operations had pro-
ceeded far the work was stopped by ali injunction,
Obtained by the POttSville and Mahanoy railroad
company, returnable February 14th. The Philadel-
phlI and Reading railroad company is said to have
secured controlling interest In the stock Of the
Peoples street railway company, whose charter au-
thOiZeS the laying OF tracks and the running of
by horse steam power on any street in this city
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Telexraphic Briefs.

Willard F. Hildebrand, convicted at Lancaster,
Pa, OF voluntary manslaughtCr in causing the
Ceath or Henry Eshelman, was sentenced to-day to
ten years imprisonment.
Six cOnvictS-fye cOfOred and one white-Were
whipped at New Castle, Del, this morning.
Policeman Miles to-day rescued three children
from SuffocatiOn in a burning tenement house in
Mnctta lane, New York city lat the risk of his life