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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-08

MleH oo"h' ne commenced his prayer Our Father Who art in Heaven.a No one who has TO, heard him pronounce ih' s- worC s can conceive how they thrilled through me. for do not believe the, were ever pronounced by human hps a, by him. had heard them a thousand tunes from the lips of preachers of every grade and denomination. and b, all sorts oi professing Christians. until they had become words ot course with me, but his enunciation ot them gave them an inn port ana power of which had never conceived. There was grandeur ot reverence, depth of humility, a fullness of confidence and an overriowine of love which told hi, his sE int was communins Lace 10 iaee with its God. An overa helm lns feeling oi awe came over me. for felt that l was Tn the invisible presence of Jehovah. The whole prayer was grand
 grand Tn its simplicity, in the purity of the spirit II breathed, in its faith. it's truth and Its love. have told you he came nearer converting me religiously than had ever been before. He did not make very good Christian of me, as you know: but he has wrought upon my mind a conviction ot the truth of Christianity. and upon my feelings a reverence for its purifying and elevating power such as l had never felt before.
 l have known and seen much of him since, for respect him-no, that is no, the word. reverence and love him more than any living man, and go to see him two or three times every year and will tell you, sir, if every one who professes to be Christian lived and acted and en. loyed Ii as he does the religion of Chris, would take the world by storm.
 but to return to my story. The nex, morning We went 10 the barbecue, and.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
CONGRATULATIONS.

HIDE AND SKIN FACTORY BURNED.
New YORK, Oct, l5.-Fire was dis
covered this morning ia the hide and
skin factory OF il, Hollis a. Bro. The
flames spread 30 rapidly tn ut the
Waterman had barely time 10 escape
from the building. The aremen saw
that II was useless 10 hope 10 save the
building aud confined their efforts 10
the large mills surrounding. The hide
factory was totally burned. The loss
Is $4,000. The cause OF the fire was
spontaneous combustion.
PART OF THE TOWN BURNED.
LAwRENCgRURd, IND, Oct. d.
A are destroyed portion of the busi-
ness part Of the town to-day. Theloss
is $4,000.
TOBACCO WORKS BURNED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct, 10. - The
Union Tobacco works, Frederick jan
sou, proprietor, burned this morning.
The loss is $50, 600, insured. Ninety
people are thrown out OF employment.
DETAILED LOSSES IN THE BLOssON
PRAIRIE FIRE.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
BLOSSOM PRAIRIE, TEX. Oct H.
! This morning about 4 o'clock our
usually quiet little town WAS aroused
by the cry OF fire. Fire was dlscov-
cred Issuing from the Office Of DR..
| II. M. Lenoir, situated near the CEN
trail part OF the town aud between the
drug store OF w. r.. Taught aud the
| dry goods store Of MessrH j. w.
Gains & Sons. The fire had
made considerable Roadway when
fret seen, water was scarce
thus rendering II almost impoesib bic u
stay the flames. TITO strenuous effort
~ those first upon the grounds TO etof
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
COMMENTS ON TUESDAYS ELECTIONS
special W ths Gazette

DENTON, TEX, Oct. 15.-T here is
not much enthusiasm here over the
result Of yesterdays elections in Ohio
and West Virginih. II was conceded
that Ohio would 90 Republican from
1000 TO 10000. The Democrats look
upon the vote in the Buckeye state as
being favorable to them generally. The
Republicans, of course. have very
different opinions They say that
three weeks hence the majority for
Blaine will be increased largely over
yesterdays vote, and quote the old
phrase, "As OHIO goes, 80 goes the
presidency" but we shall see.
AS regards West Virginia, much sur
prise Is expressed by both sides. IL
was generally believed thpt the result
would be very close with the chances
about equal. II will be seen by this
that the solid South Is fixed quantity.
Altogether considered we believe
that the great "unterriledp have
much cause for cougratulation. They
have labored not In vain.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
Another Chapter Of Little Rock.

1t h now shown that Mr.. Blaine, in
his capacity of speaker Of the house
rendered = very Important service 70
the Little Rock Railroad company
after he became the owner OF iia bonds.
A blll passed the house In 1870 re-
pealing the prOvlso Ia It's land grant
which required the company to make
over It's lands 10 actual
settlers at 81 90 al acre. With this
pruvlso the lands could not be mort
gagged. A writer Ia the New York
Evening Post gives the congregational
history Of the matter as follows:
The bill which thus involved the
financial iifo Of the project came up in
the house of representatives on March
A, 1870, MIR. speaker Blaine Ia the
chair. The vigllant Holman OF
Indiana oppOs d the measure
with such success that on the
final passage, on count bv
tellers. the bill was defeated--yeas, -;
nays, SO. Here was crisis, indeed.
III the vote stood, the $50 900 land
grant bonds, together with the other
commission pr0fita which the speaker
expected 10 secure by his contracts
with Fisher In the preceding + pteni-
Der, were all threatened with absolute
extinction. II. The only human
being on the floors Of cOngress - lin
had d dollar Of pecuuinfy Interest ia
the defeated bill, or any pers0nal mo-
tive b. save II, Wa the prfhlding Ofll5er
OF the house, whose tl62 500 Of bonds ita
we'll as cash profits would be destroy ed
II the house should renain u that
mind. Now, indeed, ho could REQ "a
channel Ia which be could make
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16

the fire awaited nothing. All hands
united IN carrying out of the burning
buildings such things as could be
saved. Five houses We're burned
namely, II. II. BrantleY's saloon and
stock OF liquors Walter Lenoir's
house, in which was Baught's stock OF
drugs DIR. II. M. Lenoir's office; A.
NJ. HarawRy's Two stDreH, Occu Died by
Messrs. j. ". Gains q Sons with dry
goods, and w. M Hemphill with fur
niture. Gains u Sons saved some Of
their goods,
The cause OF the fire Is unknown, but
il Is generally believed TO be the work
ofan inoendiary.
The losses are about as follows:
j. w Gains q Sons, t5500i insur-
anee, $500.
DR.. +. Nj. Lenoir, $780, insurance,
Sl75.
Walter Lenolr's loss on building.
S325j insurance, 500.
w. NJ, IIemphill, $500; insurance,
$500.
a. NJ. Haraway, 1890; insurance,
$3.50.
r. f. Brantly, $500; Insurance.
5000 on house. lie lost his entirestoclt
Of liquors, etc.
w, II. Taught, $1,000, including S27O
In cash; insurance, 800.
II. l.. Byrn Il Co.'s store was dam.
aged ~ the amount of 800, and the
front Of DIR. Thos. Moody d Co.'s was
slightly damaged, making total loss
OF about $500.
Several different companies carry
the insurance.
w. Il. Taught and Samuel Gains
were eighty hurt during the fire this
morning
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
CRUSHED BY THE CARS.

special 10 The Gazette.
COLORADO, TEX, Oct. 15.--At 1880
o'clock to-day young man by the
name of Mitchell hampton, brake
man on the Texas & Pacific railroad
while coupling ears in the yard here
was killed. hampton stepped between
the engine and the cars To uncouple
them while the cara we're moving. His
foot was caught while walking along
by the brake beam and he was thrown
across the track and crushed in a hor-
nble manner. Drs. Coleman and
Hughes were called, but he was so
seriously hurt that nothing could
be done for him. After great suffer
Ing he died at o'clock. Mr.. Lamp,
ton is brother of the auditor
Of the Texas a. Pacific railway,
W. NJ hampton The body was
shipped TO his old home in SedaliA,
Mo-, on the O'clock train this even
ing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16

Cotton Gins, Presses; Atlas Engines;
Russell Portable and Stationary En-
gines; Rubber Hose; Rubber, Leather
and Cotton Betting; ShOftlng, Pulleys !;
Gas Pipe, Pipe Fitting; Brass Goods I;
Steam Pumps, etc; Avery and oliver
Chilled and John Deere PlOws; Double
ShOvels; Georgia Stocks; Sweeps,
Bull Tongues, ETC., etc; Moline and
other Farm Wagons; Cane Mills and
EvapOratOrs /; Tents and Wagon Sheets
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
AT THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

NEW YORK, Oct. Is But few peo-
pie were Mt the Democratic or Repub-
licsn headquarters this morning but
there was marked difference In the
feeling at the two places, At
the Republican headquarters this
morning n dispatch from
n member OF the national committee
In Cincinnati was received by Chair
man Jones, which read that 20 pre-
cincts In Hamilton county gave a net
Republican gain Of 1896. This In
cludes most of the strongest Democrat
ic precincts, IL IL now sure that the
majority in Hamilton county VIII
be 5000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16

himself useful.p The record Is silent
as TO whether any pages were sent out
for ths purpose NJ making converts, or
whether some other method was EN-.
ployed, but certain II II that by some
influence as potent as ID was mystic
rlous, the house presently reversed
It's previous action, and by vote OF
100 yeas 70 3S nays passed the bill,
which became a law March 10, 1870,
and thus saved the speaker'e expected
and agreed profits, AS we'll ~ ''reeti1ed
a previous mistake In legislation
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
SAN ANTONIO.
FOrfeits His Ball-Petty Cases Tried
THE ExcursIOnists.

FOrfeits His Ball-Petiy Cases Tried
THE ExcursIOnIsts.
Special 10 the 0aEette
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Oct. l5.-When
Col Nelson Plato's case WAS called in
the federal court this morning for trial
he did not appear and, consequently,
forfeited his $1,000 bond. He II charged
with embezzling Sl7775O OF the gov
eminent funds while collector OF the
port of Corpus Christi.
Cruz IgoheZ was convicted OF passing
counterfeit money and given q term OF
two years in the penitentlary at Ches-
ter, Ill. Several other MexicanB were
tiled and convicted for smuggling on
the Rio Grande, and sentenced TO
serve short terms In jail.
The excursionIsts 10 Monterey, Mex
leo, returned home this morning, very
much pleased with the trip and their
reception.
w. J. Lyons, editor and proprietor
OF the Del lilo Dot, shot NJ his
father yesterday afternoon without
effect. Domestic infellcity IL given az
the cause for the rash act. The pa
rents have been separated for long
time, the father residing In the North
and the mother with her oldest son AT
Del Rio. The father recently went u
Del Rio and gave rise % the difficulty,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
A pIsoRpERLY ooNvENTIoN.

ELrzABErH, n. J., Oct. l5.-The
Democratic convention in the Third
district OF New Jersey to-day was very
disorderly. Judge II. S. Green OF
Elizabeth, VINO received tho nomlna-
ton two weeks ago and refused be-
cause of the bolt OF the supporters Of
VIM. Mahou, received the nomination
on the frat ballot. Motions to make
IL unanimous We're voted down. Ma
hons supporters left the hall cheering
for Congre.sman Kean, the Republic
can candidate.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16

The Boston Journal had an editorial
the other day on the forgeries OF the
campaign. II made out long list OF
forged letters aud interviews, lnclud-
Ing aD ilsdmunds letter. since nc.
knowledged by Mr.. Edmunds; but the
singular feature Of the list was that the
Journal was not able 10 cite single
case In which letter or an opinion
had be0n falsely attributed 10 Mr..
Blaine. lie has not been able 10 deny
alngle one " the numerous letters ni-
trlbuted To him.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
afraid GROVER III BoUNuE I'm.

WAsHINGToN, Oct. 15.-The excited
and uneasy feeling prevalent through
out the executive departments of late,
while waiting the result of the Ohio
election, has given place to great eatis-
faction among the Thousands of gov
eminent employees In Washington and
the routine business is proceeding
quietly as usual. A number
of prominent officials are still
absent from the city, and many
clerks are arranging for leave OF ab-
sence to go home TO vote, Presidential
matters continue to attract the atten-
ton ofall hands, and although there
Is no appearance Of excitement, the
November election is yet manlfestly
uppermost In interest.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16

The cloak department Of D. q.
Evans Go II now complete with all
latest novelties aud staple goods, made
10y all the leading American aud Eu-
rDpean manufacturers, making all To-
gather, dipplay OF desirable wIaps;
which Tor variety, elegance and cheap
nege, Is rarely faualed Ia larger cities.
Ladies' In search OF clOakS circul1rH,
dolmana, or ANY Other wran, eh0uld
not fall 70 see the sleek II. y. Evans
90 are nov Displaying, at prices as
cheap rs New York city
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16

Wagon Bows; WheeIbarrOws; Wagon
and Platform Scales; Sulky Hay
Rakes; Improved Indiana Force Feed
Riding Grain Drills; StrOwbrldgo'
Broadcast Seed Sewers; Elevator Cups =
Mill Picks; BOlting Cloth; Scotch IIar !.
rows; Harrow Teeth Smoothing,
HarrOws; Single Trees, etc.; Walter
A. Woods Mowers Wire Stretcher-
Corn Shelters; Corn aud Shuck She'll
ers; KennssNw Water Elevators, etc
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
WALKED OUT OF THE WINDOW.
tsnactat t.n ina ,4aEntta

special Ia the NaEolto.
AUSTIN, TEX, Oct. IA gentle
man named DIR. Pounds OF Dripping
Springs, in Hays county, fell from the
second floor of the Avenue hotel to
the pavement below, about two or
three o'clock this morning, receiving
serious IL not fatal injuries.
He was i'm an intoxicated condition,
and In staggering about his room,
walked ont OF the window. He was
not discovered until five o'clock, when
policeman found him weltering Ia
blood and unconscious His knee-cap
aud right arm were broken and his
left arm badly injured, besides q
number of bruises md cuts. Forty
dollars was missing from his person Of
which II Is Thought he was robbed
while lying on the pavement.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
rAMALANg roK rnnNArIoNALrIoKE

TAAiNIANg FOR THE
NEw York, Oct, l5.-The meet
ing OF the Tammany Hall commit
tee ON organization, Jno. Kelly pre-
siding, called for reports from
the district leaders a. TO the
amount of detection from the national
ticket. The Nineteenth district, the
assemblynan's district, was the only
one according TO the report where en-
thuslasm did not prevail for Cleveland
and Hendricks. TIE nomination OF
Willis s. Paine for comptroller was
formally made.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
THE oouSTY DEMoCRA oY AND ISDE-
PESDENTS.

NEW York, Oct. l5.-The county
Democracy and the Independent DEM
ocrats held a county convention this
afternoon, but no nominations were
made. Each organization appointed u
bodies who have not yet named a
ticket.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
mus Owen nYAMrLr.
ondence OF tho Gazette.

correspondence or the Gazette.
DAINoERFIELD, TEX, Oct l3.--
Sunday evening while little Joe. Lit.
tleield, a three-year-old son OF our
townsman, Mr.. p q. Littlehed, was
out playing, Mr.. w. y. Womack's
mule ran over him, breaking his skull.
He Is stu alive, but there are little
hopes Of his recovery.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
a aEooNn NoMINArIoN.

NEw ORLEANS, LA, Oct. l5.--P. +.
Herring, assistant United States treas-
urer, having declined the nomination
for congress by the Republicans Of the
Second district. the committee nomi-
mated ex-Gov. Hahn.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
BRooKLYN's REGENERATION.

NEW YORK, Oct. To-, Flfty-One
thousand nine hundred and thirty
three voters we're registered yesterday
in Brooklyn the second day of the
registration. The whole number
already registered is 08,950.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
THE CIRCUS AMONG THE woLvER
INES

PORTLAND, MICH, Oct. 10. - AT
Stark, Howell, Fowlervllle and Will
Jamestown there were large crowds.
Mr.. Blaine spoke few words of con-
graduation on the result in Ohio and
then introduced Gen. Fremont.
There were great crowds at Lansing
and several speeches were made.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16

Chambers county, Ala, has ten
year.old negro girl who has been grad
ually developing into white girl for
the past three years. The doctors sny
she has lucopathia, an acquired nom
hereditary affection OF thu skin, caused
10y some arrangement OF the nervous
SIS EN-.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
MISHAPS.
Three People Killed by an Express
Train-A Man Walks Out of
the Second. Story Window.
A Brakeman on the Texas & Pacific Rail
way Killed at Colorado $780,
600 Fire in New York.
KIInNn IN mn IIonrNINa EXrRNss

hiAlhb ~ AhH hANhiNANh hNi hNoa.
ELKroN, MD, Oct. ia wagon
containing VIM. Prior and his little
boy and girl, while crossing the rail-
way track was struck 10y the New
York express on the Philadelphia,
Baltimore q Ohio railway. All three
were Instantly killed. the wagon was
smashed n I'D the horses killed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
DECLARED ron ST. JOHN AND DAN
IELS.

MONTPELIER, W., Oct. 15.-The
Vermont Prohibltionists to-day de-
clared that the Prohibltionists had
nothing to hope for from the old par
ties on this issue, and therefore they
indoIsed st. John and Daniels and
chose electors.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16

Under the elYii-sefylee reform adj
minlsiratiOn OF President Arthur the
office Of commissioners Of pensions Ii
vacant while lis nominal head - man
aging the party machine IN Ohio
With such sacrifice Of the decency
and dignity OF his administration, Il
can hardly be said that President Ar
thur Is not a Blaine man.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16
spcoial 70 the DaEeite-

AUSTIN, TEX, oct. l5.-But little
surprise was occasioned here by the
result OF the Ohio election, and per
haps not $50 was lost on II ia Austin.
Many believe that the Republican ma
iority will be Increased.
A grand Democratic barbecue was
given at 0atmsnville to-day, and
nearly all the department chiefs were
out
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-16

spoke 10 large audience at the court
house to-day. Many ladies were out
TO hear him.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-25
Launching a Chinese War Junk.
Philadelphia Press,

tis very amusing to watch the cere- mony of launching Chinese war vessel. It is always customary before junk sails on any voyage to sacrifice a cock and sprinkle its blood on |. bows of the ves- sel, among much beating of gongs. But on this occasion very especial blessing is invoked on the new undertaking and the court at Pekin sends its imperial com- missioner to offer sacrifice, as the repre- sentative of the emperor. Two altars are therefore erected on board the new ship, one for the Goddess of the river, the other to the Goddess oi heaven. To the former are sacrificed two goats and two pigs, and to the latter, who has less to do with the shipping, only the heads of one pig and one goat But quantities of joss paper, inscribed with prayers for good luck, arc burned on each altar, and showers of prayers on gilt paper are thrown into the sea to propitiate the Sea Dragon. Then, amid deafening beating of songs, firing of guns, shouting and general uproar, the vessel glides into the river.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-25
Should be Dropped.
Topeka Lancet

The modern Flora McFlimsey, while painfully prominent as having nothing to wel,' is also prominent as having nothing to talk abou,-with as good reasons as the young lady in the poetry had for her complaint A friend of mine recently complained that he disliked going with one of these Misses McFlim- sey, because she persisted in talking shop to him, and insisted upon his always having his business in mind. The complaint is quite a common one, as myself can testify, but the remedy is hard to ind, and harder yet to apply. fla person insists upon converting a draw ing-room into an office, there is DO ade- quate remedy. While good society tAboos this talk of business, it never theless crops out and asserts itself upon nearly every social occasion, much as everybody-except the culprit-may de- plore it. Until 1t is generally accepted that business should be dropped at the parior doors of a reception, this com- plaint will remain prominent and pert;- nent.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-25
The Poorhouse, the Grave and Victory

The Poorhouse, the Grave and Victory.
 Ashmore, Illinois.-The Cih-<s pub fishes the following facts: Abram Beaver, an inmate of the Coles county. Illinois, Poorhouse, certi6es that he suffered several years with the most acute rheumatism, SO that he could not labor and finally became so poor and prostrate he was sent to the poorhouse. The phy: sicians there gave him up and said he must die, but, as last chance, they tried St. Jacobs Oil. A few applications gave relief and by its continued nse he was enabled to leave his bed. To this is added the certificate of the superin- tendent, to the truth of the statement and to his belief that the mans life was saved by the use of the Great Remedy.
 Commenting upon the foregoing. the Cikises says, editorially, as follows: We are pleased to be able to testify to the correctness of the above, as the case came directly under our notice; anyone desiring further inform ation can cores pond with this office"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-25
Queer Story About . Pillow. Athens, Ohio, Buele.l

During the present summer Miss Mag gie, daughter of Mir. Samuel Copeland. a worthy citizen of the village of New En- gland, filled pillow-case with swans dosn, which pillow she used during sub sequent confinement with a malady which proved fatal. Shortly after the death the pillow was emptied for the pur- pose of washing, and on it's being turned there was discovered on the inner surface of the case a distinct racery of seven crowns (which number corresponds with the number of Mir Copeland's family); above these crowns banks of beautiful clouds are represented, and still above these are clearly dehneaied groups of angels. These figures, when held to the light. are said to glis,en like gold. Since the discovery of this remarkable phe- nomenon MT. Copeland's residence has been the center of daily tLronging visits from curiosity impelled residents in that section sf the country. who join in ascrib- ing to the strange circumstance super natural origin.