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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-03
HOUSTON.
A Modern Delllah and the Fate OF the
Victim Of Her Wiies.

special TO tho Gazette.
Houston, February 2.-W. J. Per
kins killed Andrew Johnson about
noon Yesterday at Perkins house on
Cedar Bayou, by shooting the top OF
his head off with both barrels 81 Il
doubIe-barrelled shotgun. Noperson
was present but Perkins, his wife ana
the parties. She says johnson had
hold of her trying to pull her down IA
his lap, when her husband came IN
and fired. He surrendered himself 10
MIR. Albert Mckinney, and was
brought to the city to-day aud - now
In iail. Perkins has wife and Two
children. johnson was q bachelor
about thirty-iive years old, and has no
relatives In this country, 80 far us ~
known.
The four men arrested two
days ago for blowing open he
sale OF the flour mill We're d,s,,
missed from custody. clrcumstantial
evidence shovel them 20 be the guiily
parties with hardly Z doubt. but tnt
jury gave them che benefit % lh'
doubt.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-03
THE KENTUCKY CONTEST.
Sweeney Withdrawn Carlisle ana
blackburn the Contestants,

Louisville, February 2.-Interest in
the senatorial contest is at white neat
and will remain so until nomination
Is made. With Sweeney Withdrawn
the deadlock would seem to he brok-
en-. but the indications are that Car
Isle will take his place with proba-
lille deadlock. The result is much
talked of. Carlisle and bis chances APP
near better than ever before. Sweeney
thinks Blackburn will win The eau
Gus meets again Monday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-03
SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Spirit of Strife stili Alive-At
Cross Purposes.

Special TO the Gazette
Austin, February IA represents.
tive who knows what he Is talking
about told G AzFrTE reporter tn-DIsn.
that unless the senate receded from l.s
amendments to the bill prohibiting
the Enclosure OF lands belonging TO an
other. reconsideration would pe
moved in the house Of the bill making
il a felony to cut a fence, ana tnaV
body would maintain defiant a.M,
tude until the gavel fell. ~ appear
almost an impossibllity 10 IecoIulc
the two houses within the TWO days
allotted in which to com piele .near
work. An extra sessioh seems UNA
yoidable, il anything Is 70 DC done,
and the number of those VINO pea, ss,
| il will be called Is growing larger
every day,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-03
WICHITA FALLS.
Hunting Parties = Shooting Prairie
Dogs-Secial Notes.

DoSS-s0Ciui NutNss
special TO the Gazette.
Wichita Falls, February 2.-Nisitors
and residents are taking advantage OF
the present fine weather Togo hunting.
Several parties started out this morn
ing after deer, antelope and turkeys,
and the town Will of course be Hooded
with game. The prairie dog Invariably
suffers from the curiosity of new
corners. They can be seen, and WIN
every Imaginable kind of firearms,
popping away at the little animals as
industriously as if treir hides were
worth a dollar apiece, and no one
thinks he is initiated into the myteries
of this country until he has killed one
or two.
The social events of the week were
the mite meeting at the residence of
Mr.. Matthews, and a ball last night at
the McCutchen ball. Both were well
attended and enjoyed 10y all.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-03

public except upon the stage,
and to all newspaper apph-
cants she replies: Indeed,
you will please excuse me-"
Miss Terry has been thor
oughly educated in the rigid
school of the English drama.
She may be regarded rather
as handsome than pretty.
The large mouth seems to be
indispensable to those who are
at the top in elocution, giving
them scope of voice and mo-
bility of feature so necessary.
CHASE TRADING 90.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-03
Death OF. Wendell Phillips.

Boston, February 2-Wendeil
Phillips began to show signs OF dlsso,
luton at 1850 this afternoon. ana dieu
at O'clock. He was conscious up 70
WITHIN an hour OF his death.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-03
TuN0UIN.

ARRIVAL OF GEN. MELIoT.
Paris, February 2.--Adyices from
Saigon announce the arrival there o,
Gen. Mellot, sent out to take c'lnmana
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-10-01
HOW OPIUM IS SMOKED.

The smoker lies curled up, with his head
resting on bamboo or earthernware pillow
about five inches high. Near him stands
on opium lamp, the fame of which is pro-
tected by glass shade low enough for the
point of the fame to project above the top
OF the shade. The smoker takes wire and
dips 1t into little box containing prepared
opium. A small quantity adheres to the
point Of the wire, which is then held over
the fame Of the lamp until the heat has
swollen it to about ten times its original
size. This is rolled over on the flat side Of
the clay bowl, the opium all the time adher-
ing to the wire. When it has been rolled to
o soft, solid mass II is again applied to the
lamp, and this alternate roasting and roll
ing is kept up for OF least ten minutes, by
which time it is in the shape of o pill and
ready for use. The aperture in the pipe is
so small that 1t con only receive the small
est quantity and tho most careful manipula-
ton Is needed to transfer the tiny ball of
opium from the end of the wire to the bowl
of the pipe. The point Of the wire is in.
serted into the hole Of the pipe and worked
round and round till the soft opium forms
into comical shaped ring around the wire.
By twirling the wire the drug is gradually
detached from it, leaving hole through
the opium about as large as the hole of the
pipe bowl, with which II communicates.
The pipe is now ready and tho bowl is held
over the lamp so TINT the opium comes in
contact with the flame. A splutteripg noise
ensues as the smoker sucks at his pipe.
After each successive draw he elects from
nose and mouth a volume of smoke, the
very smell of which is enough to turn a
horses stomach. BY the end Of the fourth
or fifth Whit tho pipe is empty. The smoker
scoops up another dose of opium, rolls il
into pill and repeats the operation with
tho same patience as before and smokes
away until the pipe falls from his hands
and he Is lost in dreamland. If tobacco
smoking wero only half the trouble tobacco
niats would soon have to shut up shop
San FRANCISCO Chronicle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-10-01
BANGS AND THINGS.

A correspondent, says tho Atlanta Con
atiisatian zuni4as tn asl. 10 "A Ia e-apar ea,
"gents Of fashion and rofinment" TO wua
bangs The question Ia absurd. The Con
stiution docs not assume to be IN authority
on fashions, but there arc some matters thu
no authority need decide, and this question
Is on of them. If II is proper for gents y
to wear "pants (and only "gents" wear
"pants y, it is certainly proper for gents
to wear bangs.
There was o time in the history of the
world when tho small boy having mono Of
tho privileges TINT accompany the march
and spread of barbershops, was accustomed
to having his hair cut by his mother. There
was no "shingling" or half-shingling In
those days. The shoara, trained to their
deadly work, went straight through the
tangled shock ON the boys head, and left IL
in tho semblance of n mop. Sometimes the
family sugar-bowl was turned over the head
and the hair trimmed TO the edge This pro-
duced q bang all around.
But this Is not what our correspondent ia
after. He desires TO know whether IL Is
proper for "gents Of fashion and refine
mont" to wear bangs similar to those worn
by tho young ladies' who wear the horrible
Mother Hubbard gowns We have no hesl-
tation in saying that it Is proper for gents
to wear bangs. As matter Of fact, there
seems to BIO little else left for gent to do
but to wear pants and bangs. Lot our COR
respondent take heart. The world Is wide,
and there is room somewhere for the gent
with bangs and pants, just as there has been
room heretofore for young ladies with the
horrible Mother Hubbards, and Just as there
is room for the blonde young lady with tn,
red hat and scarlet parasol.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-10-01
A Friend In Need.

Two Austin CLERKS have the same room.
A few mornings ago, one of them complain
cd that he had suffered foarfully during the
night with cramps. why didn' you cali
7" asked the other reproachfully. II
didn't want to disturb you.n "Never mind
that Next time you are suffering in that
way don't hesitate to call me, and call just
as loud as you please. You need not be
afiaid of disturbing me, for sleep 80
soundly that there is no danger Of my hear
ing you. Now, want you to promise me
that noxt time you have cramps you will
call me. What's the use of having friends
If you can't call on them when you are in
trouble Pr Texas Sityiatgs.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-10-01
FEMININE FORTUNES.

Somebody says that the wealth of this
country Is rapidly accommodating in the
hands of women. 1t Is certainly fact that
If Newport bears any relation to the rest of
the United States this semi-facetious state.
ment ia true. II is almost monotonous when
the roll of wealth ie called In the morning at
the Casino and OF the afternoon drive, for II
Is the roll of wealth that Is called, and one
Is able to appreciate her to certain extent,
as foreigner does, our worship of the ma.
tional god. Actually recalling the expert
ences OF the season thus for, cannot recol-
lect any other distinguishing trait having
been mentioned. The accumulation of riches
here is certainly in its way impressive, and
that among women impressive. There is
Mrs Gammell, who enjoys, or at least we
will hope abe does, tho national reputation
Of being the richest married woman in the
| country. The golden halo which surrounds
| Miss Catherine Wolfe Is also recognized in
| the length and breadth Of the land. These
i.aia~ ssAwosr sla-sau rcf,rusu11s rillrty
miInons, Ers. Paran Stevens certainly
stands for two millions. Mrs. William Aston,
| Wy tuo ociatu "a uoN wv uIOtIidfb, ~ u6fbotI
the mattress of million. Miss Florence
Lyman has tho disposition Of a million, aud
Miss Ellen Mason aud her sister divide
several millions between them. There must
also be reckoned the wealth of Miss Rachel
Kennedy and of Miss Emily Gibbes and her
sister. should have mentioned, even before
these, Mrs. Gardiner Brewer, of whom ]
con tell you nothing new, and Mrs. Bruen,
whose noble estate Is on Bellevue avenue.
Here also must be enumerated Mrs. Edward
King, nor forgotten the little maid Perkins,
ct Lawnfeld, and Mrs. Eleanor Hartsaorne,
her neighbor. In town again are Mrs. Isaac
Bell, jr., and Mrs. Duncan Pell, Mrs. Ker-
nochan and Mrs. Admiral Baldwin, all in-
dependently rich of their husbands estates.
Again are Mrs. E. D. Morgan and Mrs. 8.
s. Whiting. These by no means exhaust
the list, but memory halts before the embas-
rnsament Of riches
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-10-01
IN rae pRoMprRR,s BOX.
A Night With the Busiest Man ON TN.
Boards.

/
If you could only spend an evening
with prompter think you'd say he's the
busiest man behind the curtain. Directly
no arrives at the theatre--and he generally
does SO pretty early-and opens, his book
upon his little desk (his attendants, tho
call boy and gas man are by his side),
his first order is ten minnits, which sends
the boy off to cry out those words outside
all the dressing rooms, which simply means
that at the expiration of that time the over
ture will commence, and 1t gives the artist
ON idea of how long they have to dress and
mako up His next order Is overture
and the boy makes his announcement to the
company. Then he rings in the band
while the gas-man ut his command turns
one of the many taps by his side, which
sends up the lights' While the band is
playing, the word beginners brings those
characters who commence the play on the
stage, and ut the prompt command of clear
the stage the beginners take up their reln-
tive positions, when the man at the book
says: Ring up the curtain
Now follow three hours of anxiety, no.
only about whit is going on but to recollect
what's to come at o certain time. There's
q gun to be fired, a knock ut the door,
noise of voices without, or carriage
wheels, shouts,' trumpet calls distant
music, and approaching storm or q servant
to send on. Now all this Is to be done in
stantly on certain cries and the prompter,
or some responsible person taking orders
from him, must be on the alert 10 anticipate
the words that are the cue. II one of the
characters should soy, Hark hear the
report of gum and the gun is not fired
till after he hos said il, the whole affair Ia
ridiculous, and although these blunders
seldom occur, On American audience are
sure to notice 1t. Then there are perhaps.
certain dark scenes, with lights full down.
or lights half down. and then lights up
All this work Is done by tho gas-man, by
direction OF the prompter. Then there's
the storms to attend to. You would And
at tho prompt wing q long. narrow boxsus-
pended In the centre from the roof 80 that
il can be tipped up or down. Pull this down
and the small shot or pens in II gives you
the idea of rain, for it's the rain-box.'
Close by Is cylinder covered with strong
strips of silk Turn this cylinder and you
raise the wind Then there Is large
sheet of thin iron; give this good shaking
and you have peals of thunder. You will
find next long tin tube with large inclos-
ed bowl perforated with holes. Apply
light to tho connents of tho bowl and close
down the tube and you have vivid flashes
OF lightning These are oil tho effects
under tho prompter's care, and only to be
used by him or by his orders. There are
colored fires TO be lighted or calcium lights
to be thrown on the stage at particular times,
all worked by different men awaiting the
prompter's command.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-10-01
SEEING AND HEARING UNDER WATER,
"Can you see under water p

OdH you see under water 2"
Very seldom. I remember years seo
going down TO have a look at the wreck Of
the Forfarshire-tho vessel Grace DARLING
and her father pulled to, not far from the
lee side, where the cobblo lay ready, and
where the water was smooth. I lived Just
out OF curiosity, and saw tho old hooker
plain enough. Of that same coast I've been
down in tho water so bright that I've stood
among weeds as tall as this ROOM a beauti-
full garden of them, and watched 'em with
delight almost forgetting the job was down
there for, and saw all kinds of fish SWIM
ming about and appearing quite close
through the glass in my helmet, though if |
put out my hand to them found them to
be fathoms away"
But as rule you can't see ?"
No more than if was looking through
London fog. And then take ship. Sup
pose you were to come into this room at
night without q light-you couldn't see.
30 1t ia with ships hold and cabin under
water. It's pitch dark. A man can only
grope."
1t must be dangerous work moving
about among cargo under such circum-
stances"
Why, not when you're used to It, A
bit of sea above is often inconyenient, by
making the vessel on the surface roll and
tauten the tackle for heaying up the cargo,
and 80 running up mass of dead weight
on sudden before you're ready, and then
letting 1t come down crash again, A ground
swell-1 mean the swell at the botton-is
also troublesome, for it'll swing q man to
and fro distance of seven feet and more.
But this Is only on deck. It's quiet enough
in the hold"
Suppose such swell should dash n
diver against anything2'
II wouldn't hurt hurt him, sir. The
dress makes him so light. / have fal.
lon through many yawn in ships
decks, fit to break mans neck and back,
you might think for the depth of it, and
have gone very softly, and have como up
again Just as quietly"
Can you converse under water?"
Yes; but very few knew how it's done.
II you were to stand up faoe to fnoe with
another man, each might burst himself with
yelling without producing the faintest
sound Now, how do you think you can
hear? 2"
II cannot imagine"
By lying down. You and your mat.
must lie down on your breasts-it must b,
on Your breasts-head to head or side b,
side, close, md in that position you'll hear
ono another as easily MS you and can hear
eaoh other in this ROOM"
81 suppose the sound Is conveyed by the
deck or sand, or whatever You lie uponp"
Possibly, I only know It's true. When
found this out spoke to another diver
about it, and he would not believe mo. Well
one day we happened to go down together
told him beforehand what position to put
himself in, and after we had been to work
some time time We came together and lay
down ms agreed, and said, Jim, are there
many moro casks left in the forehold 2
uo0ps, mo fsssswufeu right on. And SO
You hear me p said I. Aye ho answered,
wonderfully plain, and with that he
laughed, and SO did /, and both heard each
others laugh just as we heard each others
words"
How deep down were you at that time ?"
I'm about eleven fathoms." London
Telegraph.
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PRESS OPINIONS.
Bin Nye Works Up Scheme 60 BEEN EHis
-lt Own Lecture.

-.t Own Lecture.
From the Denoer Opinion.
Pending brief interim between this date
and the opening of the lecture season 1 hive
been quite busy preparing my press notices
and opinions of my lecture In advance.
The labor and annoyance of preparing opin-
ions and press notices ON lecture that has
never been delivered are very great and /
am very glad that it is over. have taken
the liberty of putting these glowing indorse-
ments into print, intending to cut them out
afterward and furnish them to my advance
agent, to be used hereafter In advertising
the lecture
1t was we'll worthy Of the greatest of all
living single-handed champion collar-and-
elbow monologists who appeared last even
ing in his wonderful scientific olio ~
bazoo voluntary, delivered mainly in the
United States language. It was a perfect
maelstrom of mirth, cyclone of large and
expensive words, snatched from science and
woven Tito one beautiful fabric. We were
NOT present at the lecture, but We gain the
above information from the lecturer him
self, who has kindly volunteered to write
the above eucomium. Sunday Morning
SmaytSllick.
This great intellectual " What Is It de,
livered his prize reverie here last evening,
and will repeat it at Spoon Lake tomorrow
evening if our hotel will let go of the lee
turer's spiko-tail coat, now held for food
destroyed by the latter last night and this
morning. We We're present at the lecture
and suffered along with another of our lead
ing citizens, whose name Is kindly withheld
on account of his family. "-Sems- Weekly
Death Rattle.
Nothing In the lecture last evening was
moro gratifying than the twenty minutes
given tho audience In which to weep. Every
one present, including the lecturer, went
out between the acts to shod tear, and no
one, the lecturer, included, came baok.
This alone was well worth the price of ad-
mission. We hope that he will again come
this way, and, after telling us what disposi-
ton 10 make of his remains, repeat his leo
turs Of last night. - Smallpox at Work.
~ would be willing to go 100 miles ~
zee the gestures and tableaux alone. Blind
Tom. F
It Is we'll worth the price of admission
10 see Mr.. Nye sashsay up and down the
rostrum like hen with her head cut of,
and hold his audience at his own sweet
will. CongrsssionaI Record.
"Last evening Bill Nye delivered his
celebrated lecture here to a man whose
name we could not learn. He was, no
doubt, o stranger, but on coming forward
Mr.. Nye offered to refund the man his
money and spend the evening OF poker.
This morning Mr.. Nye goes ON to Boston
2,701 ahead and his audience will walk
back TO akowhegan, whore, It is said, he re-
sldes. Mr.. Nye regards this as the greatest
effort Of his life. he can mot only oonvulse
On audience with laughter, but he can sock
II into shoreless sea of gloom at the same
price. THE Sunday Oaristian.
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WORTH AND THE WOMEN.
How the Leading Man Hillincr Of the
World Manages His Customers.


My first visit In Paris is always TO Worth,
not only because he is great artist, but be-
cauae he Is an entertaining man. He has
large establishment in the Rue de Ia Paix,
where four hundred young women stitch,
stitch, stitch, not at all in poverty, hunger
and rags. His employees number twelve
hundred in oil and during the Commune,
when nobody ordered dresses or anything
else, Worth provided for seventy Of his
workwomen, though he, too, suffered for
want of decent food. That the man is o
genius in his profession is as evident as
ability from his mother, who possessed OK
quisite taste. You must not judge Worth
by all the dresses made by him, as / used
to do. If a woman insists upon having q
fuzzy, furbelowed costume, Worth Is oblig-
cd to make il, however disguised he may
be.
my life is anything but bed of roses,"
he said one day. What / have to endure
from some women Is simply incredible,
when it is remembered they call themselves
ladies' person sailed In one day and
gave an order, saying, i don't like your
taste, Mr.. Worth; want so and so.'
Madame replied, you can have what
you want, but / am quite sure If had your
taste shouldn't have any customers.' She
didn't mind that sarcasm she didn't under.
stand it, What do women come to me foi
If they don't like my stylef That's what
they pay for. Why don't they make their
own dresses II they know so much about
it? Another lady said You make my
Cousins dresses, aud I don't approve Of
them, Mr.. Worth Neither do 1, Madame,
answered. If yonr cousin likes color
mixed up, can't help 1t. If you have s
moro cultivated eye than your cousin, l con.
gratulate you.'"
That's the way Worth talks to people. 1t
doesn't make the least difference who they
are. He says exactly what he thinks A
grand dame once went up to Worth to show
him costume she wore for the frst time.
CHANGING at her, Worth exclaimed Z" Your
dress Is spoiled by your gloves. Take them
off," And of they came.
Worth is tallish man, with big head
and very prominent forehead. His brown
eyes are singularly sbrewd In expression
and their seizure Of detail Is surprising, that
Il, for man. Az rule men have no mere
eye fof detail than owls have for tho sum-
Aiss Kass Field In TIE Boston HeraM