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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-07
THE CREDIT MOBILIFR.

Boston, which is now talking about virtue
and her own preponderance of it, created the
first construction company in America.
Nearly all the tricks in railroad building and
lobbying were tried in Boston. All the sue
cessive fiapdoodle with the Union Pacific
railroad has been handled by the saints in
Boston. Every body knows the Anes
family.
The Ames family took up the Union Pacific
railroad. which was necessary road to
build. The Ames family and other better
lights of the world concluded to take the
profits of building it, if there were
any, themselves, instead of hiring con-
tractors. So they made a contract
ing or construction company. l can
not say that they had not q
perfect right to do this The government
did not prescribe with whom they should con-
tract But great howl is made over the
fact that by tuilding the road themselves,
with the governments help, they made a
large profit. From what / can read, theiI
profits from building the road were hardly
100000
1t is true that when they had built it they
owned it, but then they had to operate it
and they had to look out for their securities
and had some day to meet the government,
advances Of course they postponed this as
long as they could. Everybody have ever
heard of has postponed paying his debts to the
government as long as possible. Yet, there may
be in Boston or Brooklyn taxpayers who
have never been notified who go right up to
the mayor and say: Lord bless you, have
not paid myttaxes, andf can not siee D." bui
such men do not show UP. This company had
but little business to start with, and the SANK
newspapers which are now complain
ing of its great profits in those day.
were predicting it's collapse. 1her'
is no consistency in a newspaper o.
| itself, because its life begins every morning
and dies every night 1t owes nothing to it
| consistency like public man II either o.
these candidates for the presidency hae
| shown the Inconsistencies of two successive
issues of any newspaper published in New
York they would have been denounced a
| tricksters, charlatans etc.
The stock Of the Union Pacific railroad RAJ
] low, and finally the builder OF that road
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-07

E. W. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Cos.
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-07
The WABASH RAILWAY.
lay Gould Nesisns-EeOrgani nizatiOH
Adopted.

NEW YORK, Aug. AT the meeting OF
the directors of tine Wabash company, til,
l'ian of reol sanization proposed by the sub
,unnmlttee, which was published some tim,
ago, was unanimously adopted Jay Goulo
resigned the presidency OF the company, an,
Was succeeded by J. F joy, Of Detroit. I,
is the intention OF Mr. Joy to proceed to LII
ropa to confer with the bond and stockhold
err, and secure their acceptance of the net
plan ui reorganization.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-07

"A lady about to boil an egg for her
husbands breakfast, asked the loan Of
his watch to time the boiling. "Youl
watch has stopped" she cried; 1.-THE
egg is on and l can't tell how long il
ought to remain in the kettle" " The
husband hastened to the stove and was
horror struck to find that the goot
woman had dropped his elegant gold
watch into the kettle, and was holding
the egg to her ear. Troy Times.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-07

The ARGUS has one of Cooks Automa>
tic letter and paper boxes erected outside
the Office door in which communications
can be deposited when the office is closed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-07
Fire.

BENNINGTON, Vt, Aug THE North Be-.
nington Boot & Shoe company's large brics
building burned. Loss, about S5o, 900, GOV
cred by insurance.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-07
Wonders will Never Cease.
kJnprecedented It Low Prices the Wonder Now

The extraordinary Bargains offered this season in all de-
mens proved the incentive induce the people desous
of saving money to purchase their Clothing at the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-07
Ice. Ice

E. Fl. Barker is prepared TO furnish
ure channel ice delivered to any part of
the city. Leave orders at Henry Lamps,
or address P. O. Box. No. 972.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30
Political Situation in Texas.

opcciai 10 the st. Louis Republican.
DALLAS, Ten, June 24.-The free
grass and the anti-free grass feature
OF the state campaign in the ranks of
the Democracy is assuming serious
proportions. Democrats and Repub.
iicans here generly agree that the fol-
lowing is about the situation: There
will probably be break in the state
Democratic convention at Houston on
thefree grass and lease issues; the land
board will be sustained and the party
committed more emphatically than
ever to the lease system; then the free
grass element will bolt the convention
and vote for candidate against Ire
land who will poll at least $4,000
Democratic votes; the Republicans at
the proper moment will take the field
with dyed-in-the-woo Republican
ticket, with either ex-Judge G. c.
Binkley of Sherman or Judge A. p.
Mccormick of Graham (late of Dallas,
as the candidate for governor, the
chances being at present largely in
favor of McCormick-that the full
strength will be cast for him.
Wash Jones will be an in
dependent candidate on Il set of prin-
ciples similar to Buffers presidential
platform. Republicans say Jones
will receive all the votes of the Green
hackers and other elements that have
no well anchored political faith and on
free grass get the $4,000 Democratic
boilers. and in this state of affairs
Texas will choose Republican
governor or Wash Jones.
The state administration supporters
do not profess that Ireland will be de-
feated, but it is evident that they are
uneasy. Such lifelong Democrats as
Judges Fleming, Carroll and Watts are
uncompromising free-grass men, and
declare that the lease system has
greatly damaged the live stock inter-
ests and driven at least $50, 900, 600
worth of capital from the state; and
that If Ireland runs as the Democratic
nominee on a lease platform and Wash
Jones on free grass, Jones will be
elected by large majority. But If
this should occur the free-grass cause
will not be benefited, as the legislature
would have to be anti-lease in order
to modify or repeal the present law.
On national issues the Democracy is
solid, and the nominee for president
will get nearly 100000 majority.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30
M'GREGOR.
Change Of Time Of the Texas 4 st. Louis
Notes and Personals.

L
Special to the Gazette.
MCGREGoR, June % Prof. Tate of
Crawford spent yesterday in our town.
A new time card is out for the Texas
& st. Louis railway, taking effect at
II m. to-day, moving trains at this
place as follows: Through train
from st. Louis arrives at 800
p. M. and departs at 700 y. m.
Mrs. Sallie Bland, wife of Mr.. Theo.
Bland, living three miles from town,
died to day. Her remains will be
taken to Waco this evening fer inter-
ment. Her death will be regretted by
all who knew her, as she was kind
friend to- all.
Rev. Mr.. Norton of our county will
preach at the Taylor school-house to-
night.
Prof. Crow of Gainesville spent last
night in our town. He was en- route
home from the teachers convention at
| San Antonio last week.
| 1t is rumored that Mr.. j. II. LeBos-
quet, an old conductor on the Texas 4
st. Louis railway, will accept posi-
ton as train-master on the Missouri
Pacific railway under Col. j. B.
Van Dyne.
Mr.. j. Il. Chambers, one of our fur
niture dealers, returned home las
night from st. Louis, where he has beer
to purchase heavy stock of furniture
Wheat is being daily shipped from
this place to milling points. There il
no better opening for Touring mill il
the state than at McGregor. We hop
soon to see one here.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30
A BAD NIGER
Flourislcs His Pistol and Defies any
White Mob.
A oolored Man Has His Leg Seriously
Injured Amputation Necessary
A Man BrutaIIy Beaten In Beer Saloon
Other Notes.
Special 70 the Gazette.

Special 70 the Gazette.
DALLAS, Ten, June @.-Henry
Smith, colored. lately from Texarkana
got his left leg crushed by attempting
to board south. bound passenger train
on the Houston 4 Texas Central road
this evening. He was taken to the
CITY hospital, where Drs. Cooper and
Allen ainputated the leg.
An unknown man was fearfui!y
beaten at Struck's beer saloon early
this morning, ana it is thought he will
die. He is unable to tell his name.
Jack Welch was locked up for par
ticipating in the fight. Several were
engaged in 1t.
Wheat and oats are coming in lively.
The former is quoted at seventy-hve TO
eighty cents and the latter twenty
cents per bushel.
Charles Johnson, colored, who
gaiaed some notoriety last winter by
being shot by Tip Wilson, who also
killed Johnson's brother at the time,
got drunk and went through the
streets hourishing pistol this evening.
He defied any white mob to hang him.
lie was arrested and lodged in the
calsboose. Charles Herrin, who killed
DIR. Barradall at Fort Worth, has been
placed in the Sherman Jail for safe
keeping. 1t was feared Barradall's
friends at Fort Worth would lynch
him
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30
STOLE A MARCH.
Tke Assassin Herrin Spirited Away to
GraysOn County Jaii-Base Ball.

Special 10 the Gazette.
SHERMAN. June 29.-This morning
when the $50 train from Fort Worth
rolled up to the Union depot Deputy
Sheriffs J. III. Maddox, K. II. Tucker
and Jake Riggle of Tarrant county
alighted with Winchester rifles in
hand, and had with them a we'll
ironed and hard-looking prisoner that
was soon ascertained to be Herrin, the
.cold-blooded murderer of DIR. Barra-
dali, whom they had brought to the
Sherman Jail to escape the summary
vengeance of an outraged people, who
were painting to avenge the death of
an esteemed fellow citizen. at Fort
Worth. The news of their arrival
soon spread throughout the city and
many curious persons were attracted
to the jail TO see the man and learn
the circumstances OF his capture. The
GAZETTE furnished these facts but
none but the officers of Tarrant county
knew that he had been taken out of
the county until he was well on his
way here. One of the polite deputies
told your correspondent that about
midnight, when the threatening mob
was supposed to be planning for u raid
and had 1t Ia waiting at suitable
place in the city. The three deputies
took the prisoner quietly out
and drove to the first station, where
they hailed freight train and rode To
the next station. Here they got off
and waited until the regular pas
senger train came on, and then came
through to Sherman. They inter-
viewed Herrin on the circumstances
of the murder, but he claims not tc
remember anything about it until his
falling victim shocked his conscious
ness into sense of the crime COM
mitted, when he took TO his heels for
safety. Other facts have cropped out,
however, that would lead to the be ief
that there was method in his mad
ness. One informant SAYS
that Herrin visited Barradalls
difficulty with one of the clerks on &C
count of his having written to lady
which writing Herrin objected to. In
this difficulty DIR. Barradall interfereC
and roughly elected the aggressoi
from the premises. The bloody assas
sination is doubtless the SEQUEL to thi
incident, and if it is will show that tn
act was premeditated and only wante,
the recklessness of drunken spree u
give him nerve Tor the deadly work
He is now safe in strong jail will
strong and willing arms to protec
him until the law has decided his fate
The Howe club of base ballists cam
up on the noon train to play the Tran.
continentals of Sherman this afternoo
at the race course. The Howe clu
has been organized for two years an
has played successfully against th
best in the land. 1t Is made up
young and active farmers who, by the
former success. have become inspire
with the idea that they can safel
tackle any club in Texas. ri
TranBcontinentals are some
the most active young ra
road men of this city, and amor
them Is said to be some very fine pla
ers. The game resulted In victo
for the Howe club, by score of 80
~.
Over four hundred spectators w
messed the game.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30
'GOsing Friends.v
OF One Gazeits.

OF the Gazetts.
GAINESVILLE, June 2s.-In place of
some kind of an argument in defense
of its position on the free-grass ques-
ton, this mornings Register publishes
q stupid, begging wall, that sounds
badly for pretended fair and dignified
journal. Every interested, reasonable
person will conclude from the article.
hrst, that this paper cannot sustain its
position on the free-grass question, and
10 worried by the convincing argu-
ments made by THE GAZETTE for free
grass, and would threaten you with a
loss OF patronage so as to silence you;
second, that the Register Is convinced
OF It's inability to gain any notoriety
for its candidate, and would entreat
The GAzErTrE to assist it
OF the article is apparent when 1t is re-
membered that you are weekly pub.
fishing such large addition to your
subscription lists. This closing OF
friends" il paying business for Thu
GAZETTE. I furnish you the article
referred TO, and would be glad to have
1t appear in The GAZETTE:
! The Fort Worth GAZETTE is losing man,
| friends In this section OF country by reasol
OF It's freegrass idets, not 50 much, however
on account OF Its position On that ques Ion
Ior we have many iree-grass advocates) bu
| l.. yolumtnOus and Ia cessant manner OF IN
serrion- Our people very Justly regard IL ~
one OF the best papers In tne south, aud rea;
| IL Tor the purpose Of obtaining political AN,
| general news2nd have been much pleased a n
| vi recently when every Issue h a. been loades
| with free-grass editorials and discussions
It's managers have seemingly lost sight o
| everything else. even the best interests o
the paper. Why no much OF II? The peopi
know AL about free g.nss and the lease sys
tenn. They have seen aud felt the effects o
both, and understand IL fully as Well w TIL
| GAZETTE. Our people also know considers
BILE about Mr.. Patton. another great pet O
THE GAzErrE. asd 1t will take al the paper
tn'fexas TO make them tel eve That he IL II
for the office OF laud commissioner, or hs
any chance for the nomination. Say NOR
about Hulen, dear brother, and 1t win be be
ter foryou and the people.
SUBSCRIBER.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30

nv their parents and friends. Happy
childhood; the day was full OF SWEEP e
surprises to them. The romps IN .,e
shady groves, the flash OF the orlsn, q,
sun through the trees. the catch,ng on
minnows In the brooklet, the waaing IN
the dancing waters, the gathering OF
the wild flowers, the gentie
breeze that famed their cheeks,
the superb picnic dinner, all
went to make the uay
Joyous one to them; nor was, the en-
joyment exclusively confined to the
children, for people OF larger grown
drank in the pleasures of the day. In
couples we saw the young men ana
coy maidens; and especially was our
attention attracted to handsome
couple fishing on the bank OF the creek
without hook and without bait. Inc
whispering breezes may have caught
his iervent avowal and heard her
whispered regrets that she was
.not heart whole and fancy
Free" Be that as 1t may,
we will let the gentle zephyrs their
secrets keep. We will only promise
that the shady groves and the leaping,
dancing brooklet around the old mil,
have heard before these tender tales OF
wooing, making it to lovers sacred
ground, and If some failed to avail
themselves of the inspiration of the
hour, they missed most excellent
opportunity.
Nothing occurred during the day to
mar the perfect enjoyment or disturb
the equanimity vi the moral, strait
Jacket phafisee. The children
romped and gamboled, older ones
played croquet, while staid mothers
and fathers gathered in groups to en-.
Joy in converse free and unrestrained.
AT o'clock one of the most superb
picnic dinners was spread upon u
hastily improvised table, and when
all had feasted to their hearts content
several scores of baskets were
filled with the fragments that would
have feasted to delight twice as large
a gathering. All! the remembrance of
that good old fashioned picnic dinner
will be cherished for decade. When
the day was far spent and the golden
sun was kissing the tree tops good
night, the vehicles were again loaded
with their happy human freight and
soon the groves and the rumbling old
mill reverberated, but the echo of the
happy day past and gone.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30
A HUMOROUS DUDE.
The Young Ladies' Cooking Club old.
Fashioned Picaic.

Fashioned ficAkc.
Special to the Gazette.
BoxHAM, June 2S.-The hrst grand
entertainment by the young ladies of
the cooking club was held ut tLs resi-
denoe of Mr.. S. G. Duncan on last
Thursday evening with grand success.
The society Is composed of ten young
ladies Of the highest order, and ali
dress alike on these occasions, which
occur twice each month. After some
tune was spent In social conversation,
promenading, etc, we were
all summoned to the dining
room. Here two immense
tables running the entire length of the
room were laden down with palstable
edibles and magnificently decorated
with flowers. While Mt the taLle q
number OF t0asts were offered and re-
sponded to, but the feature In this line
was Q humorous speech by Robert Car
son, tall. slim lad with u sleek face.
He wore good clothes and polished
boots and looked ~ though lie made
the matter Of personal appearance a
matter of study.
The various Sunday-schools had a
delightful picnic last Friday at Dun
cans mill on Lumber creek. The
morning dawned bright and beautiful
with scarcely cloud to dim the bright
etaerial vault Of heaven. The birds
sang their sweetest carols aud all
nature seemed to conspire 10 bring "a
fruttiOn the most sangulne hopes OF
pleasure garnered Ia The hearts Of the
little 6uhday.scho0l scholars. Al
~ O'clock the vehicles began
70 arrive on the grounds, freighted
with radiant smiles and full
baeketa, and by IL o'clock the vision
yes greeted BY over 300 happy children
aFsssed y holiday sttirs, chaperoned
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30
SAN ANTONIO.
-Four Hundred Dollars Won on a Base
Ball Match-PersOnal

Special TO the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, June 29.-The match
game of base ball played here to-day
between the Sunsets of San Antonio
and Austin clubs for 5000 per side was
won easily by the Sunsets, the score
standing two to twelve in their favor.
The Austin club played under great
disadvantage, having arrived just
about playing time.
Judge Crosby of Houston and Gov.
Hurst of California and party are here.
They are heavily interested in Mexican
lands and mines, and have other in.
yestments in view.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30
II Jay Gould Should Fail.

Chicago Herald.
Nobody wishes Jay Gould any
crushing disaster, for he is a man who
is liable to bring down great many
others with him when he falls, but
most Americans will agree with the
London Times that ii would be q good
thing il he could be broken up.
He has had too much money for any
one man and he has made desper-
ate use Of it. His supremeiy selfish
life, his grasping nature, his un-
scrupulous methods, his betrayal
of friends, his unmitigated hoggish-
ness and his consuming ambition have
done this country no good. Gain
ing his start in life as capitalist by
the wholesale corruption of courts and
legislatures and the utter destruction
of the rights of stockholders, Black
Friday found him the one crafty mill
ionaire whose holdings were so placed
that what was poison TO his associates
was meat to him.
At that time he was considered the
most cOnsummate rascal of the coun-
try. His tracks were then plain. he
was laying by bribery, treachery and
out-and-out theft on the part OF his
agents the foundations for the fortune
on which he has in the years that have
followed operated so successfully ana
so mysteriously. Having obtained q
colossal estate, he has since then been
able to scheme, and plot, and execute
without detection. No one has had
the temerity, fanny one has had the
ability, to put his finger on the serpen-
tine trail of Jay Gould in recent years.
Wealth 80 enormous used by man SO
unscrupulous Is Irresistible. First on
one side Of the market and then ON the
other, the effect Of his bolstering OF
valueless stocks has been to debauch
the stock exchanges, unsettle conn
dence, and depreciate properties when
but for him would be much more val
| liable.
So long as his influence is potent In
Wall street q recovery in prices seems
almost out of the question. Every
body IL afraid Of him and with reason.
1t is not TO be hoped he will go down y
bankrupt, for his collapse might IN
volye that of many better men, but Y
he could be persuaded that he ID rich
enough, or II be could be sent on an
arctic ex Expedition, or induced to go up
In balloon when the wind was blow
Ing stifily TO seward, II would pe
good thing for every man or woman
whose money Is tied up IN sadly de-
preciated stocks and bonds.
A party of Pacific coast indians ate
| fifty sacksfliIl Of grasshoppers ~ one Oh
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30
Temperance Crusade.

TERnE HAUrE, IND. June 20.-The
maia building OF the Foirbanks &
Duenwig dlstiliery burned this after
noon, completely destroying the ma
chinery and burning 5000 gallons OF
liquor In stills and tanks. The loss ID
estimated ut between 500. 900 and 81 2j,.
900; insurance, $4,000, In fifty,two
conlpapies,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30

and deserted that night. The captain
called upon us to say why they de-
serted. Had anyone given the reason
he would have.been sent to the guard
house.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30
The Cow is Qus,I,
southern Live Stock J0prra''

southern LiNe ote>
A few years ago many people Y
ready to claim that cstton Va y
indeed there are many gnplug ~
to-day who claim the nme ~ !,
Statistics are abundant BY mean u
which this claim eau q, " -
least, substantiated, but yeiy y
pie seem DESTROYS 81 clsin y i%ss
King Cotton ever did muen s ss- 4
society. education, or conaesc =,
fight such a vulgar thing ~, Z ~
gage. Cotton may 10 III %5sh
lust as people care TO th - St., M
believe he is, but we 90 Os' "a
the good old COW - qu e' 1,r ~
with a gentle and roy AZ ~ ,.nS,
is seeking to build up tns rpJ 4
the old monarch has w Y. y. "
is very little style se0o s'.ssn us
She steps slowly and c y. \,
her business, but she mi ~ IA
nPSH ItAf w NAhs ~nAUU ID
heat heat OF r cold, wet or dy ~. 49, sDSuI
is given her, feeling ini es' ~ isI5
the family to look OF Y iSI se 49, 80
t diseoa1r upes any other living sd "
a and when she is ps'!i.edd 4. =. sSs 80
cared for as she should il - I y nd
I like a queen. Eha shou'a ~. Il ~
With ,pn1 I" d new milking I1'' !, p saad KID
extra ext aa lesa off r more mortgages, - Y
f sas p more e. farms than d. y
m an9wn Of ali our Dssi &. e al Z
horns and losses \ Jay "a ns Il oul
She She'll las turned the !, .la s'suy 4
cultural prosperity y aHosnvsid
the country from 3 lsotton v
s wok grass aud yI:.,h 81
grass spring fion e .sIi' ia
J tL1 stop to enthuse "a. ~
converts Sons rusp them into ,, ~ ~
cash. King Cotton .aaa I'D ID AZ.
w wasa ns in bis d'. l. cssalsss
marching along .omnrils,
schools. better ' .nSl A
b. VII nl lex IL on our b's ~
Cow. M May hsr 'h'd'''
less. ->~e aAe>t.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30

A party of Pacific coast indians ATE
fifty sacksfull Of grasshoppers ~ one OF
their recent banquets.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30

Every smoker should try "Ldttls
Joker.h
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30

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