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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28

the shots. Why, sir, on one occasion
while | was travelling through Guada-
lupe county, Texas, ] stopped in
piece OF thick woods at dark, staked
my horse, built fire and lay down
That's bad wolf country, and by 10
O'Clock there were 2000 of the saw
age devils bowling around me
within fifty feet Of my cRmp
ing. ] spread my blanket on the
grass, fixed my saddle for a pillow,
and lay down with navy revolver In
each hand In two minutes | was
asleep, d canning that was in Paris
When woke the next morning the
sun was high in the heavens. A
neiphborlng ranchero told me the
wolves had howl-d till daylight.
Sixty of them We're found dead in the
bushes They had died from pro
louged bowling, while 1 had slum-
bered gently, like a babe, on the breast
of my mother earth Think OF that,
and then OF u congressman whose night
mares are interrupted by the midnight
whining of a gre en-grocer's dog.
"Why, Tom Benton used 10 sleep so
hard that hotel-keepeTs had to- break In
his door to see II he wR4 not dead Ben
Butler cannot ride In street car with.
out doing. In u flying ride down the
Shenandoah valley Siouewall jackson
strapped to his saddle, slept r six
hours with his bOrse at asweeping gai.
Top, courier holding the guide rein
| Napoleon snsiched slumber for the
momtntas lis cavalry murdered by
within few feet Of him ut Austerliiz
Yet here ia lusty statesman who
cannot even enjoy cat-nap
because cad and lonely cur
around the next corner crawls out OF
his kennel to bay the moonW Cen
tlemen,n continued the rubicuud
Texan. ~ have driven au OK wagon
from Sabine Pass to III Paso. have
ridden steer from CaddO lake to Bag.
dad and / have ridden and led mule
from the San Jacinto TO he Clholo
have slept in the eternal pIue furests
of Eastern Texas, with tbs
deadly tarantulas crawling al
over me and the Tsttlesnake5 kissing
in my ear, but IL have ever
lost fifteen minutes sleep since | qui
: teething, then, by the horned frog o
Texas, do not know II Why, gentle
men, there's not capital in all Europ
T in which | am not famed as sount
= sleeper On my laet visit TO Paris m!
9 friend the Count de Lafayette, witt
some associates. got up device I
break my slumber. They rigge
up an automatic sheet.iron ca
and placed it on nv wiz
dow Gill at the Ho ell de Vendomo
: where IL yowled and scratched at tn
}, window pane for hours. Well, sii
what do you SUPPOSE hope this
|, santa Ana may rise up and make
= conquest of Texas II that sheet-Irlu ca
: didn't get so disguised by mldnigt
d that IL jumped from the window to IL
l. ground, ran around the corner, an
Il has never been heard of since!h
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28

Report Of the Trustees Of the Asylum
Made to the Governor-1l7
Pupils Enrolled.
Satisfactory Progress Reported-An In
crease in the Teaohers Salaries
Recommended,
special 10 tho Gazette.

special 10 tho Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX Dec, 27.-rhe re
ports Of the superintendent and board
OF trustees OF the deaf and dumb asy'
lum have been handed to the COVER
nor.
During the year one hundred and
twenty.nine pupils have been enrolled
and the number now In school Is one
hundred aud seventeen. Twenty o
these are under instruction in aTticula
ton, being practictd IN lip.readiDg
and speech. In the industrial depart
ment. thirteen boys are in the print
ing office, three In the book
blndery, aad eight 10 the shoe-shop.
The remaining boys Of suitable age are
employed as occasion may demsnd In
LABOR in the yard, garden and farm.
The girls receive instructions in cut.
ting and sewing, in the use Of the
sewing-machiue, and by details serve
In the dining hail.
The superintendent reports satisfac-
tory progr. ~ on the part OF the pupils
aud that the general operations Of the
institution have been orderly aud sue
cessful. He recommends that finan-
cial aid be given In the way Of paying
railroad fare IN the case OF indigents
that the salaries of the several
teachers be increased, the second
teacher to receive $500 per year. and
the first, sec ind and third additional
teachers to receive $500 per year; that
the salaries OF the monitor, monitress
and matrons be increased, and that a
carpenter shop be added 10 the institu'
ton. II Is also suggested that as sew
eral of the pupils show marked talent
in drawing and painting, "a teacher In
this art might be provided with profit
10 the institution, but IL is not urged
as an essential.
The trustees congratulate the state
on the completion of the new building
on which he appropriation of $50 OiG
was expended, not being sufficient to
cover the entire plan AZ proposed. The
heating apparatus was lett out fOI
want Of funds, and the building /,
temporarily heated by large stoves
An appropriation OF $4,000 Is asked
for the purchase OF boilers
radiators, etc, and the erection Of such
buildings az may be necessary iOI
their use aud also for laundry purposes
Tue appropriate IN OF $1,000 for the
purchase Of twenty-five acres of land
has not been touched, the board
not being able TO pur
chase desirable land at q
reasonable price The trustees express
themselves AS eminently atistied with
tho policy OF the new superintendent
DR.. VIM Shapard, and heartily concu
in all his recommendation They refe
TO the institution sanitary condition
a. satisfactory, no deaths or serlou
sickness having been reported amOnl
the pupils In two years, but they ask
as AN additional oaution In this re
spect, that an appropriation Of $500 h
made for the Improvement OF tn
grounds.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
A Tale of the Sen,

New YORK Dec 27.-J w. Gather.
Inc, master OF the steamer Chattooohie,
makes the following statement.
"About $50 p. m December %, lif-
teen miles north of the Winter
Quarters light, our ship sighted
u three.masted schooner un.
der cl0se-reefed main and
mizZen sails with the ensign Union
down bore way for her aud found
the boat upset The crew reported that
she sprung leak aud that they wished
to be taken Off They said their boat
WAS stove. / then placed the
steamer In such n position as
TO shelter the schooner a.
In charge of the second officer. Z he
boat returned in about an hour, failing
to rescue any of the schoouer's crew
because of the high eea, which pre-.
vented Its getting Alongside Of the
schooner
THE second officer had received In.
iuties in the boat, which made II i'm.
possible To make an attempt to rescue
Another boats crew volunteered Il
make second attempt They vert
supplied with life-huoys and line.
and after several attempts succeeded
In getting life-buoy on the schooner
The first mate OF the schooner securet
himself 10 the buoy and Jumped over
board, and was picked up by the life
boat, The life buoys werI
now broken and useless, and /
was found impossible Ia ge
any one very near the schooner on
account OF the severe gale and the higl
sea, aud night was setting In witt
rain and sleet and increasing wind
which was drifting the ship Tut
shallow water. i was compelled, for Ia
safety OF my own vessel aud passenger
and crew, 70 abandon the schooner AN,
was forced very reluctantly TO put M,
ship to sea. The name of the IN fate,
schooner was Afro Pardee She wa
loaded with cement for philadelphia
The schooner and the remainder of Tia
crew, four men, We're probably lost.p
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
A Case OF wile-s.lllpg.


A case of wife.selllng was uneartned
In Peekskill yesterday. On Water
street, not stones throw from the de.
pot, stands a boarding.house. The
proprietress was once Mrs. Thonss
Robinson, but one day Joel Thompson
became ipfatuated with her, and her
husband, not having any further
use for her, sold her to Thomson
for three bushels of wheat. For
number Of years Thompson and
the woman lived together as man
and wife, but on account OF his DISCO
lutte habits she left him, and TO suppOIt
herself opened the boarding house
After his purchased wife left him,
Thompson became strong advocate
OF temperance, while she became a
prominent SalvatiOnist.
Among the prominent hOarders at
this house Is character known as
"GipN Williams. He had q wife 10
whom Frank Major took fancy, and
! after little coaxing he succeeded In
| purchasing her from Williams for 4
half dollar For r. number OF ears
they lived together Ia the village, aud
Williams left for Putnam county.
| Alter the sale of his wife, Williams
lived with Mrs. Corners as his wife
He stole her clothing and sold them
for money to buy liquor She was found
nude by Officers Curry and Wyatt tbs
next morning. In the third story VI an
unoceupied house where she and vii
liams had slept the night before Sh,
was sent TO prison four months fol
vagrancy.
a few years ago Joe Keacth was an
inmate of the county ppor-house, anC
while there received pen
sion Of 500 He purchased Mrs
Fuller for s. from her husband
james. After he had spent all hi
money the woman disappeared, ant
has not since been seen. Two days al
ter Fuller sold his wife 10 Keatch hs
seemed TO regret II, and wanted to buy
her back. He offered S.. all the mon
ey be had but k~atch would not sci
her for less than $40 and as Fuller wa
not able to raise this amount, he ha,
TO let kealch retain his purchase. Sew
erai other cases ~ the same nature arr
reported in the village
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
Tile Future Great.
B lsyllle Courler-Iournnl

10 isville CourieT-Journal.
There she stands, an empire; once
free republic; destined 10 be the first of
Am, rlcan states; properly denoted by
one Lone Star, but star OF mapnifi-
cent proportions and brightness: PEG
pied by the best blood of the Union
aud OF the world, the North and the
south; dominion, capacious enough
to put New England in her apron
pocket and not feel its presence; who
could sit down on New York and
Pennsylvania and have skirt-room to
spare for Ohio; Massachusetts no. big
enough TO make thimble for her fore
finger, aud Maine about the size OF her
small toe. In 1900 the Likelihood Is
that the census will show population
OF 100000 for Texas. She Will have
more representatives than New Yor.
10 congress She will be the seal OF
political power In the patton. FntuTe
presidents are being born In Texas al
the present moment.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28

hest 10 purcha.e a i,t 10 he new GEM
etery aud to remove the handAlme
monument donated by the Argentine
government ut the time NJ his death,
and place II over he remains.
q. A. Rodney was the son OF Cesar Rodney,
one of the hignets the Declareu 10 OF iude
pendonce. He WIS., n prominent member OF
congress from Delaware rs s-H, was atioln'y-
general cf the United States under PteAi-
deuia Jefferson aud Nadifun. 10 went 70
mfss on, 10 report upon the inAurr cuon
against spain He WAS again q mem yer
congress ie2l-l2, was United states etnhtor
first minister 10 the Argent provinces.
He was author, " 10 y ssrtham, OF Reports
on tho State OF the Unit d Provinces OF South
America.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
WEATHERFORD.
A Drunken Negress Narrowly Els
capes Roasting Alive.
Very Little Loss Reported by stookmen
Owing to the Gold Spell.
Special to the Gazette.

Specialize the Gazette.
WEATHERFoRD, Tex, Dec. 21.-
Christmas passed OIL very quietly
No fighting or disturbance of inn
poriance occurred to mar the pleasure
and peace of our citizens. There were
several Christmas trees in town, and
the children received their numerous
little presents from ) anita Claus with
a great deal of pleasure.
a drunken negress came very near
burning up yesterday. The bedding
caught on fire and she was burned
nearly To- death before she was rescued
A dri2zIing rain fell all day yester.
day and frUze as fast as II fell, which
made the pavement very dangerous
and dtsagreeable TO pedestrians.
This morning Mr.. Thos Roberts, a
cler k at j. $ Smiths, fell and struck
his head on rock and was seriously
hurt but is now resting quietly.
The stockmeu report that there will
be but very little less in stock from the
extreme cold and wet weather, as the
stock Is in better condition this fall
than Il ual.
There have been several marriage
| licenses granted this week
DR.. Thos. A. Hill and family OF
Chicago arrived this week, and will
locate here. DR.. Hill intends to fol.
low his profession.
We notice several other gentlemen
from different parts of the North pros
pecting with the view of locating
here.
The building boom seems to be on
the increase. We are informed that
there will be several large rock build
ings erected during the winter and
spring.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
Empress EugenIe's Crown Only
Bauble.

LONDON. Dec, 27 The story is now
told that the emeralds whiea adorned
the crown of the Empress Eugene
were false. The crown was among the
jewels at the government sales In
Paris. The bogus emeralds were pur-
chased by an English nobleman for
1900 and the money was paid 10 the
ex-empress for her claims to the EN-
eralds AZ personal property. The
money. however. was returned when
10 was found that the emernlds were
only limitations. The Figaro says thai
the empress was aware OF the decep-
ton.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
All Quiet in Corea.

WASHINGTON, Dec. eT.-The secre.
tary Of the navy to-day received a
cable message from Rear Admiral
Davis, commanding the Asiatlc sta
ton, dated Nagasaki, Japan, Deeem-
Der % saying: The Tren ton haa re-
turned to Nagasaki from Corea, where
he left affairs quiet, and reports that
the Japanese are the on'y Foreigners
immured In chat country.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
Removing the X mains Of an American
Minister.

WAsHISaroN, Dec ~ The secre-
tary Of state has received commune
cation from Thomas Osborne, the
United States minister to Buenos
Ayres, concerning the removal Of the
remains OF Augustus Cwmr Rodney,
the United States minister who died
IN that city IN 1924 MIR. Osborne says
that while In the process OF removing
the bodies Of the dead from tho old
Protestant cemetery in Bnencs Ayres
20 the pew one the remains were
found and that he took
charge Of and has them
deposited 81 a vault Ia the new oeme-
terry pending tlleir future interment
After counselinR With Consul Baker
and the most prominent American
citizens Of Buenos Ayrea, 1 Thought
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
GeorFe Wa.hInglon,. Old Lodae.

FREpERGcKsnURG, VA, Dec, 27.-
The Fredericksburg lodge OF the Ma
sonic frat4rnitv will attend the dedica-
ton OF lhe Washington monument at
the national ctpitd. Washington was
. member OF this ledge
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
Freight TRAINS TeIoscope.

TERRE HAUrE, IND Dec. 97.--An
extra freight train ran into another
freight at 10 o'clock this morning four
miles west Of here on the Vandalia
line. The extra engine was badly
damaged. Many cars OF the forward
train were thrown from the track
which was blockaded for several hours.
Several train men were seriously hurt,
but none were killed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
nrrIn skinner Arrestod.

NEW YoRK, Dec. q -Orrin Skin.
ner, alias II NJ scudder, who, 1t /;
alleged. swindled large number o.
people, including Jas. q Blaine, out
ofmoney, has been arrested hy the
sheriff on action begun by ii. NJ
Munsell.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
CoI. nom OehLlirse Oh s0nnd sIeenInr
Washington Republican.

81 see that Representative Hewitt
cannot sleep on account OF the barking
OF dogs,n said Col. Thomas Ochiltree
yesterday as he recllned In an easy
chair 40 Chamberln's. II hardly
know how TO sympathize with the dix.
iingulshed gentleman from New
YORK;" continued the incarnadiued
Texan, "fnr all the dogs Ia Chrlstan.
dom aud Constantinople az well co,,ld
not keep me awake II i wanted NJ
sleep Why, sir, az the aiege
OF Petersburg / silent soundlv
for elght hours right under the car,
rage nf a fotty-pound cannon that was
being ired every dive minutes US
sir, aud tho gunner aaid enored a.
loudly that he could scarcely hear the
orders that were given him between
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28

THE editor or the Houston Chronicle
claims 10 have thrown red pepper ou
the velvet lall Of Miss Bonanza
Maekay'a intended and avels that his
hiehness awore ia every dialect known
10 history.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
PRESSING COUNTY.

Sl2, % SECTIONS or is.T2O acres, being the
alternate sections OF g., @. & :. Il. X. K.
Presidio.
~ go acres, survey No. Q, @. II. 4 s. A. r.
4 Co.. very CHEAP
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
PEoos COUNTY.

5Oi: SECTIONS ofthe aIternates OF the NJ,
n, q q. Extension Il Il. Co.'s surveys being
sseenona ,, s, f9, block ii8, and sections
81 acres II, Il. w TR n. survey No. i
Ito surveys Mss. u, Q and IA. $40 acres each.
texas CeAiral railway surveys offered very
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
"ExECUTrvE MANSION,
AIltANY, december 10, a.

30. j. CuUoHLIN, ESQ Dear Sir;
Your letter OF the 5.h anu the liquor
therein referred to have been received,
My objection to the receipt of presents
dues not rest entirely upon their "sug-
gesttveness,p as you term L., If you
mean by that a suggestion Of obligation
in ili5ial conduct. | am averse to
gifts naturally, aud because II they are
from stranger | see no reason why
they should be- bestowed. My el, elton
to lliee merely obliPes me TO perform
the duties OF such Office for the COM
peneatiOn allowed Thought made
my desires on this subject very plain
| in the letter which WIS recently pub
lished, aud think must be permitted
to hays'my way ia the matter
thahkyOu none the less sincerely FOL
your kindnes. while say / must de
cline your gift. | will return the sam,
by express, tomorrow Yours very
truly, GROVER CLEVELAND
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
CLAY COUNTY.

2sk 1900 ACRES and a stock OF 1000 cattle;
VIII sell a hall interest to AL agreeable part
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
DENTON COUNTY,

0l. 45i8 ACRES OF the John Ayres survey, all
OF which is under barbed wire fence, with
running wat, r.
9l5 ACRES OF the Robart Whiflocls survey
also under fence, and situate one mile
south OF the Ayrea survey,
Inree tanks furnish an abundant supply OF
~, cows aud helters, 20O ono and two year
"a sleer aud 10 calves win be scld with the
above pastures.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
WILL we JlNE ME9
mo, Thank You; I Never Drink With
Strangers, Says Governor
nlx...f,,d

OlbNGAdnus
B1NGH Anton, N. ", Dec. 20.--Mr.
o. j. Cuughlin, n prominent local
Democratic politician, recently con-
ceived the original idea of sending
the president elect Rold-hooped hve-
gallon cask of rum, having q gold fau
Get. bearing the following inscription
Ina ornamental letters on Its head !:
"CouRhlin's r II II 1t didit Copy
righted. Oscillation OF $50 " The
elegant cask was shipped 10 the COVER
nor iuclosed In q walnut case, plush
lined. Mr. Coughlin sent at the same
time the following letter:
"BNdHAMTON, N. ", Dec. o.
HouOred Sir: | learn through the press
that you dee n 1t advisable 10 decline
accepting any presents tiht may be
offered under the incentive of political
enthusiasm, and, as the spirit OF such
donations Is liable 10 be rendered con-
spicuOus chiefly by its suggestive
ness y the WISDOM OF your course can
not be too highly recommended. In
spite, however, OF such "A resolution,
trust that you may be prevailed upon
to accept the accompanying package,
not az 4 present, but rs a memento Of
the part thatiJ Ia believed to have un-
tbuHtluuaAy Hth1 Nu "a VIZ
grand political drama upon
which the cur.ain has but recently
descended; as the humblest com.
ponent Of that alliieratlve trlplet TO
which your political opponents accord
the credit for the avalanche Of disaster
and defeat that has lat ~ overwhelmed
them, venture to hope that il may be
deemed "A n It unworthy souvenir As
such offer IL, and a, It's perishable
contents evAporate under the warm
ing sunshine OF social smiles, its donor
viii feel that he is the party most
highly hs nsrtd by the transaction.
"Y0ur ODE lent servant in the most
profound political liation,
80 J COUGHLIN
"ro His ExcelleDcy, Grover Cleve.
land Executive Mansion, Albany,
n. Y.n
The cask was returned by the gov
ernor with the following letter, stating
his reasons;
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
GEO. 3. LOVING & CO.
Ranch, Land and Cattle BI1E
Fort Worth, Texas

Offer the following large tracts of wild land cattle and
solicit correspondence and inquiry
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-28
HASKELL COUNTY.

70. The a. Richie League, 1923 acres.
Ihe Sa an McFerron survey, $500 acres.
surveys -, II, u, OF b. ID. b. q o. X. Il.
Jessie White, 80 acres.
Arthur clay don, 6l2 acres.
SecuOns %, %, 69, n, II. q. Randolph Survey
also, Survey 81, made for IL. DE Feaz.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-04-11
The Delmonicos.

The trouble with the famous restaura.
teur has been an unconquerable aversion
to exercise. The same inertia has been
the bane of all the Delmonicos. Siro.
who died year or so ago. was for a long
while curiosity. Men used to look at
him with positive amazement. He had a
room on the floor of the Twenty-sixth St.
house, but spent most of his time in the
restaurant. He was known as the man
who never slept but always smoked. He
took breakfast in the restaurant about 9
o'clock. Then he sat down and read the
papers and smoked until lunch time. He
was occasionally interrupted by minor af.
fairs connected with the business. but
seldom left his seat. After lunch be
would sit and smoke until O'Clock in the
afternoon, when he would leisurely climb
into hack and visit the downtown Del.
monico places. By half-past S be would
be back in the restaurant again and sit
and talk to his cronies until O'clock
Then he ate very heavy dinner, From
that time until half-past /, be scarcely