The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-03
ST. LOUIS.
War liegan on the Fashion Editors aud
Hdliresses.


Fl. Lows, Dec, a. Special Corr p1ul
enoc, The social world is rent asuuitr D!
a question NJ ul aaTmlugly sernu. 'Hn'
aoler, Il b., been the habit Of The uruf
papers TO devote page OF their New y, 49,
day issue 10 the publication OF the lame
an Teslieno S Of those ladies who will ~
eeiye callers. The Chronicle, an evenin
paper, has opened a war on the custom, aEi
suggested that the eastern way OF serdiU
cards OF invitation 10 such persons ss vii
be welcome visitors be adopted. SUOir''
has taken up the question, and the old
fashioned way OF publishing Ia the morn
los Paper such announcements Gs;
Mrs de Smythe Cnsliiiower, assisted b,
her daughters, ths Misses AuTolia and Sal
lie Cauliilnwer, and Mrs, Lucrece llOpKius
1895 Goldfish avenue" Is I'M fair way o
being abandoned. Many snnoyancrs, SOM
! ID them occasionally very serious, iny4T.
s5ly iollog The wholesale publication Q
nlmes which are sent into the newsyspe
oilce without any guarantee OF their gu
thsnticity. The new spapr PUBLISHING hen
IL always visited during the day Oy dozens o
victims who have been y. aged upon by mali
cious or mischiev0us persons. The nance
OF very Improper persons who live M M
toiOusy improper places appear by the
score alongside those OF respectable people
and 10 ways happens that IN several cases
ladies known 20 decent society have been
m ade 10 cooperate in the Nav Years re-
cepiiou with women Of bad character AZ.
eording to the improved idea lady's plain
card Is sufficient. Some OF this years
cards read:
MRS, John II. Brown. assisted by the
Misses Nellie and Ellie Smith, would be
glsd 10 see you on New Years Day"
"Miss Nay q. Jones' New Years elmpli.
ments TO Mr.. Brown"
Jennie +. Johnson and Emma Q. Temp.
k.ns ut home TO Sir. Arthur, New Years
day"
newspaper lists and disgusted with the Gus
tom which mixes the nsmes OF ladies' OF
good families Of the highest re,pectsbility
with those about whom nothing or too much
| is known.
Now that the Christmas furry is over,
dullness in all departments Of trade has
set in and In one linz OF trads-retail c!sth.
ing-the situation Is very disconraging.
The stocks Of wooden goods on hand is very
| large, the sales have been light and there is
very serious talk regarding the condition OF
one or two large retail houses who stocked
up Sery heavily in anticipation Of a cold
seas6R. "A recent cold snap improved the
situation somewhat. but mildness has re-
sumed its reign, and the faces o. the retail
clothing men are elongated and sad.
The pleasures OF the week have been
largely Offset by eveuts OF a tragic nature.
While the jollities of Christmas were in
progress a horrible sfiray..occurred 10 s..board.
ing house on Washington avenue IN which
an insane man named Gibson, after shoot
ing his wiie's son and s,n.in-law. turned
the weapon against himself and fell to the
floor ying before the eyes of some thirty
of the boarders who were taking supper I'm
the room where the affair happened. Glib
sou was the second husband of the lady in
charge of the place, from which he had been
elected on account Of his qusrrelsome dis
position, now known to have been the result
Of diseased brain. He had Just returned
rom Henrietta, Texas, where he had been
engaged in building, and the tragedy oc-
Cured within twelve hours of his arrival.
IL will interest persons who love to dilate
upon the alleged lawlessness OF Texas TO
know that during his stay in that state Glib
son had no use for q weapon, and that 1t
was after he arrived back in ST. Louis that
he purchased the revolver with which he
attempted to destroy all his wife's relations.
The same evening at fire which de
stroyed the large broom factory of S. Cur
pies Il Co., and tsido-e Busch'a wine and
beer bottling establishments and several
two OF ~ gallant firemen as ever climbed y
ladder were killed. They belonged to tho
Salvage Corps-a body of men en-
ployed and paid by the Under
writer's to save property in burning
bpildings-and were engaged in spreading
tSrpanlins over the stock of paints and var
dsh, in e psint store where they were
Caught by falling timbers and held fast to
btceme the prey of the flames. Every
effort was made to rescue them, but with
out avail, and after heroric struggle by
heir comrades, .npd the remainder of the
regular fire Department. they were abandon
I'd TO their fate, one Of them being still
calm and conscious while the lurid flames
we're encircling his writing .eorm.
Christmas morning the britrsde were
again at work, large furniture AND stove
on Frsnklin avenue being com.
pletely Quilted ofits contents with losl, of
$4,000. The sad fate OF the victims of tn n
Uupples fire has called attention TO the fact
hat the only relief ever attained by the
families of such unfortunates IS such rs is
raised on the spew of the moMent's ST npa-
ID y by the public. They lave never failed
20 respond handsomely, but Monday nights
horror hasresultedjn movement for the
OF permanent relief and aid
und for the benefit of fremen and their
antilles. The insurance companies, large
business men and manufacturers, mer.
chants exchange and hotel people are al
in the move. and it is to be be.
,nfficient TO yield an annual increase Of
SIS 900 which, 1t is believed, will be suffi-
,ient for the purpose mentioned.
A third tragedy came very nearly swell
ing the melancholy list Wednesday after
noon. A matinee was going on at the
cheap theater owned and run
~ Ed. Butler, the statesman. BLACKSMITH
,lopt bav ,,,lS MI NJ |
land the house was crowded when fire
broke out on the stage and the auditorium
became filled in the smoke. The fire was
oon extingnished, but panic took posses
ion OF the audience who rushed for the
kit and jammed in the passage-way. By
,ood luck the excitement died away before
my great harm was done, and though
arge number of psople sustained slight
,ruises and cuts, no one was seriously in
lred.
The canvass for the democratic guberna-
orial nomination has commenced in earnest
md the state has plunged into the CAIN
,aign. The leading candidates are ex-
Governor John s. Phelps. of Springfield,
md General John g. Msrmaduke. of 81.
much will depend upon the con.
ime Of Of the s oenIa r.
l. Campbell. of st. Louis, the present
ieutSnant.gov will also be in the raee
ut ID is understood he only desires to be
nominated as lieutenant.goverror The
eief Us general. however, that in the event
( Pr lps withdrawal from the campaign,
Jamt N will fall heir to his strength.
49, NRas P. Bashaw, of Monronpun-
u candidate tor geY the
securfi Ip: