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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-26

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fsctaIeu last year.
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easrs ou, e win b, seen that some Q.
. :" m'' nss ,rs cuspdcrs while others we,e
o sI ed 10 get aloug with one. ~ i"e''
I.y ,hould be investigated
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BRIEF THLEGRAMS.

The fishing schooner Knutsford, OF Glou.
cester, Mass, is reported lost with fourteen
men.
August Florenti. Of San Francisco, yea.
terday kicked Daniel Williamson and
killed him instantly.
Mrr: J: N. II ,od, Of Frederick, Md, has
tory at Lancaster, Pa.
The Columbus & Eastern Railroad. mn.
ming into the coal fields OF Perry county.
was formally opened yesterday. =, :
The large head house OF the pepnsyl.
vania Coal Company, at Pittssewn, burned
yesterday and the engineer perisbed. !
The Delaware and Hudson Coal Com.
pany, at Wilkesbarre, Pa, has resumed
giving employment to hundreds Of miners
At Antioch, Cal., yesterday, the Ameri
can Exchange Hotel was burned and Johr
Griffin and Thomas Hines periahed in M th,
aames, '
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GENERAL kKlrER, aroused by the crit.
clsms on his removal Of stenographer to
make a $500 sinecure for his nephew
through the recess. retorted that the cores
pondonts had jumped on him because he
defeated bill in which they were inter-
ested. General Boynton, correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Commercial Ga:elle,' who led
the advance on keIfer, invites him to de-
mand special committee Of investigation
and have himself made chairman Of II;
and to arrange to have the matter OF the
stenographer transferred to that committee.
General Boynton explains that be asked
Speaker keifer to recognize somebody 80
that test vote might be had on McGara.
hams celebrated case. Keller replied
promptly that he recognized the fairness Of
the request and would grant 1t, but he
didn't. -. s
General Boynton can afford 10 match
characters with General Keller without
fear OF the result. In his long service in
Washington he has held himself above
feproach, though he has not escaped
calumny. We have vivid recollection oi
seeing him meet IN assault in force from
Bsn Butler before the Potter Committee
on which occasion tho hero OF the Dutch
Gap canal was very handsomely unhorsed.
1t keifer earns a fair dividend on his in.
vestment in Boynton we shall be very
much surprised. But by all means let him
investigate himself. @rSSn
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DRIFT.
From tho Wreck OF tho City or colum'

From tho Wreck OF tho City or Colum.
NKrDvRrroRz, Mass, January 2l.-Rey.
E. L. Brown, rector oi St. Pauls Episcopal
church, severed his connection with bis
people yesterday, having accepted call in
the south and intending 70. sail on the
Gate City for Savannah; !; Thursday next
He referred to Rev G:O:' II. Rand ;of Har.
chill, his brother.in.law, lost onlthe CITY Of
Columbus with the wife, child. father and
mother. HE had not intended to sail on
the City Of Columbus. :; Last year he made
the voyage on the Gate City,'which sails
from Boston next Thursday, L and when I
saw his name u on the,:i passenQer
list I was surprised. ItWhy! have
you engaged passage: ion the City
OF Colunbus?' asksd. 4 hsve not done
3d. he replied. i told him:I knewyhe was
mistaken, and he told me that he had en-.
gagged passage In the middle Of December
last, being acquainted with the officers oi
the Gate City, on which hst had made a
previous trip. convinced him; Of bis
error, and begged loi himtto wait and ge
with me. He said he would gladly do 90
but he dreaded 10 change his plans on &C.
count OF his wife, who was in feeble health
and he thought there might be q specia
providence In it, tt.; r.. i!E Eii,iBI
NEW BrDyoRp, Macs, Januaiy 2l.-Tht
lie rnit upon which several Of the passan
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A QUEER OLD WOnAH,
Philadelphin'S IN iss fllte" d. ing In a
Hospital.

I'hiladelphin'S "niss flite" d, Ing In a
Hospital.
PnILDDELrnlA, PA, Januury 2l.-A
queer old woman has been hanging about
the courts Of Philadelphia for twenty
years. She was known as "Jane." All
the Judges and court officers humored her.
She is now dying in St. Joseph's Hospital,
where she was sent yesterday.
James real estate is worth, according TO
her own valuation, about Sl7 900 900. She
owns the whole row on Fourth street from
Chestnut to Walnut, with the exception OF
two houses. The ground on which the
granite building Of the Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company stands is also hers. She
owns besides, several properties on Colum.
bia avenue, west OF Sixteenth, and row Of
magnificent dwelling houses on North
Broad street, Her title to the ground on
which the new Court House has been
erected is so clear that it has never been
disputed. Her love OF Philadelphia was 60
deep, however. that she never pressed her
rights.
She clung to her title papers tenaciously.
She would never willingly permit them to
leave her own custody. Most people had
a notion that Jane was crrzy. Sane, on
her part, believed that all the world except
heraelf Was more or less out Of i,s head.
Its great pity" she said one day to
your correspondent, "that everybody now
adays should be 80 crazy. believe II they
would all set their senses again would
get my rents" Her system has been grad.
ually breaking up for several months, and
her death Is expected hourly.
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DupreK 4 Rcncdlct.

Reserved seats will be placed on hn,e NJ
Wilson 4 Banners music .tore Ills morning
tor the appearance OF Dupr.z Il Benedict's
minstrtls at the Opera House Thursday even
ing OF their, performance an exchange
says: The entertainment deserved the favor
with which II was gteeted. II was through.
out minstrel performance OF the best oYdsr.
The singing, both by the sooiats and chorus.
WAS excellent, the; songs and jlkes were ts
new and taking as the costumes OF thu per.
formers were fresh and brilliant, and the er.
tertninment left nothing to bs desired. The
specialties In ths way OF whole ale banj )
players and end men gave much sa,isiuetiy :
and the burle:qus opara, "sarah Burnt
Heart and "The Polar Bssrs," were capital
acts which were heartily enjoyed, :
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COLORED CADETS.


An ehio Boy who IL ainhipg bis Mark nj
West Poiut.
From Our Special Correspondent. 4 J NJ.
H. WAsHlSaroN, January. ol.-There have
been several cadets at West Point Military
academy but only one man, Flipper, eve,
pasaed successful examinations and receiy.
ed his commission. Fiipper did not las,
long in the army. however. He allowed
his accounts as disbursing officer to become
entangled, was court-ma.tialed and dis.
missed. Had Flipper's akin been Of the
Caucasian type be might have been let of
with reprimand, as many another Office,
has been let eff before Whitaker. the
last descendant Of the African race 10 trv
bis fortunes at the Nations school, failed ia
pass the required examinations and was re-
legated TO private life. An army officer told
me, the other day that be ID certain now
that Whitaker is innocent OF the charge
that ives brought against him-that OF cut.
ting his own ears 10 excite sympathy. This
officer claims that he has knowledge Of the
real culprita,l but, he added, it ia too late
now and Whitaker will continue TO bear
the stigma as long as he lives. Whitaker
is now at Charleston, S. G., where, with
the aid Of some prominent citizens, be has
established,.a q colored military school and
is quite successful.
The latest colored man to brave the
guantlet at West Point is John H. Alexan.
der, appointed from Ohio. "A private let.
ter from West Point informs me that Alex.
ander has wiped out the "color line," He
Is said to be an excellent student: well up
in bis studies and able to take care Of him
self in a contest Of brains with any mem.
Der Of his class. My informant further
states that he is OF that disposition which
commando respect. At first he was sub
jected to that ostracism 10 which every
colored imam is subjected. but his class.
mates have found him to be a man, and
now they respect him. He joins the sports
Of his comrades, and is treated in every
way as an equal. He will pull through,
and willibe the first colored man to hold q
place in the army. i-...,
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IT is ALL FIXED,
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY RE. UNITED
1hs counoaW'Al!A Club Used 10 Possd sAs Two
Factions rossthsr-So nors Dl,ssa,loas suu.
The Fiery Uasantd Btssds 10 hs Cs,k.
sd-Blsu ros, ~ Chiidrss.

IToM OW aptclo4 correspondent.
WASHINGTON, January 2l.-It has beer
suspected here Tor some time that the Dem,
ocrats were taking new tack In their sail
Ing In the House, and 1t has also been SUE
pected that negotiations were pending be.
tween some OF the extremists onthe tarit,
and other Issues. which will 70 to make uu
the platform Of the party In ths coming
campaign. 1t is asserted here tonight by
knowing politicians in both parties that tho
banquet Of tho Commonwealth club at
Philadelphia on Saturday night was the
climax Of the work Of pacifcation and the
ratification Of the treaty.
As soon as the House Of Representatives
was organized by Carlisle and William r
N Morrlson It became apparent to the most
ob!use mind that under tho feeling that
existed no work Of consequence could be-
done, and that the party, 30 far as the
House was concerned, was likely 10 make a
tool Of itself. Il was observed, also,t that
neither Mr.. Carlisle nor Mr.. Morrison had
anything to say to the country az to what
was 10 be done by the House on the lead.
ing topics. They were then at sea. ana
knew not which WY to turn.
It Is stated now that soon after Mr.. Car.
lisles ascendancy to the throne OF the
House, he set about TO reconcile ina mn.
tanned and unyielding and factious mem.
bers. He soon fixed up Cox and Springer
and Belmont. But he anticipated serio,,a
trouble with Randall and C5nvene. and a
few others. They were "off color" on a
matter Of principle-tariff. It Ia believed
now by many that an understanding has
been reached whereby Randall is 10 be
recognized as the leader on the Democratic
side; that there are to be no radical tariff
changes proposed, and that Mr.. Randall is
to be consulted about the matter before
submitted to the House. It is believed, al.
90. that the House will be early adjourned
II possible, and that to that end the lower
branch of Congress will be worked 10 pre.
pare the Senate for June or July adjourn.
ment The bread was broken and the
wine Was drank at Philadelphia 10 seal the
compact that is to effect Democratic har.
many .
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THE ehtbr.tauN.
A virEini" Man ~n""ts III. Slster's

a sirginl" Man sn""ts Ills Slster's
ParnmOnr.
BALTIMORE, January 2l.-Cap,ain John
Nelson, OF Northumberland county, Va,
an extensive oyster shipper, is now lying
at bis home in dying condition from the
effects Of shotgun wound inflicted by a
brother Of his paramour. News OF tho
affair has Just reached here. 1t occurred
last Friday and was reported by tho captain
o. an oyster schooner just arrived. Captain
Nelson lett bis wife and three children in
Crlsheld, Md, last October and went to
Coon River, Va. Near there lived young
woman with whom he had formerly been
on intimate terms. The intimate relations
were renewed. "A brother OF the woman
learning that Nelson had a legitimate wife
became enraged and arrived with a shot
gun; He visited tho residence OF bis sister
Friday night and just as Nelson left the
house to 80 on an errand he fred on him,
the load Of buck,shot taking effect in the
face. His left eye was shot out
and bis face terribly lnaugled. - -. -
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Ane may pee m nurdcrer Asrniguetl.
JAMAICA, L. L., January ol.-Elward
Iappan, charged with the murder OF the
Maybee women, has made supplements.
~ confession in which, it is said, he &C.
knowledges he, and not his brother John,
committed the crime, and indicated where
the property stolen from the Maybees was
hidden. Tappan was brought into court
to-day handcuffed. He looked detected
and was very nervous. He had been in
court but few minutes when he was
seized with cramps and rolled OF his chair
in great agony. When he had somewhat
recovered, the District Attorney asked for
an adjournment, not being fully prepared.
The adjournment WAS granted till We'd
nesday. The name OF the woman suspect
ed 81 being an accomplice in the murder
is not yet made knawn.
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THE DYNAMITE kxPLOBION.
Gathering up the Pieces or tho Men who
were Killed. -

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Gathering up the Pieces OF tho Men who
were Killed. ~
ALLENTOWN, January 2l-The coroner'e
jury, appointed to examine into the cause
Of the death of the victims OF the explosion
OF the Vulcan Dynamite Company's works,
on Friday morning, examined eleven wit.
nesses. Eight Of the men who were EN-.
ployed at the time Of the explosion at other
parts Of the;works agree in their testimony
that they did not regard the work danger.
GUS so long as care was exercised, and that
all the employees were frequently cautioned
to exercise care. None Of them could &C.
count for the explosion.
The verdict was death from explosion,
cause OF explosion unknown" Search for
the pieces OF the bodies was prosecuted
vigorously by the employees all OF yes.er
day, and most Of the miesing portions were
found. Upon the mountain side. four or
five hundred yards from the site OF the ex
ploslon, several legs and arms were found
more or les mutilsted:. Two feet, with'the
shoes on, were picked up, as we'll as pieces,
Of the hand, fingers, etc, Nothing OF the
faces OF heads was found, -. a. -!
The force Of the explosion was distinctly
felt at Bethlehem, Eaaton and other points
si1 to twenty miles distant. Passengers
on atrain on the North Pennsylvania Kali
road, at Lansdale, say they felt the shock.
At South Bethlehem crowds Of people
hocked to the steel mill, thinking that had
been the scene OF the disaster.
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gers and crew, including Chief Engineer
Morrison. embarked, dritted ashore yester.
DAY afternoon at Cedar Tree Point, ton
miles from Gayhead. ~ "
The steamer Storm King arrived here
this afternoon bringing nine bodies from
Gayhead: Those positively identified are,
Charles T. James, OF Everett; Daniel Nc.
Cazthy, the ships baker; Thos. Gallagher,
second cook, and Mrs. Richardson, Boston.
Another body is supposed to be that OF
three are males and one female.
BcsroS, January 2l.-All the unidenti.
fed bodies from the wreck Of the Civ n
Columbus will be brought to Boston from
New Bedford by train aud deposited in the
morgue. OF ten brought this afternoon.
those Of J. A. Merrill, II. D. Mitchell, ii.
D Daniels, W. W. Wright and Bslyea
boy were identified, ~. a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-22
Tho Fat Girl wants Dnmare..


NEW YoRK, January 2l.-Annie Petit, a
young lady Of such large proportions as 10
secure for her the name Of the fat woman,
has sued Mr.. George B. Bunnell under pc.
culiar circumstances. She alleges In her
complaint that the defendant hired her 10
exhibit herself In various museums man.
aged by him in New York State, New Jer.
sey and Connecticut. She was 10 receive
sl0 q week and to be guaranteed $40 a
week ior the sale ot her photographs She
alleges that the employment was for life,
put that alter she had been on exhibition
three days at the Brooklyn Museum she
was discharged. She demands S. 900 dam.
ages. The answer Is general denial, Mr..
Bunnell saying that she misrepresented her
actual weight to him. In short, she's too
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Another Family PoisoneA

NEw foRK, January 2l.-Della Graham,
OF 230 York street, Brooklyn, prepared
some griddle cakes with -four which con.
tanned some arsenic. As a consequence
Della's mothers Is dead and her grand
mother; two brothers and sister are In q
critical condition. Della did not eat any
herself because the others began 10 show
se'gns OF illness before she was through
baking. :.
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A Disgrace 10 Hin a,lntl,.

Chicago. January 2l.-While intoxicated
in the rear Of house Of il.fame, on South
CLARK street, last night, Rev. r. J. He'll
lord, French Catholic clergyman, was
garroted by Ed. Hooker, negro, and rob-
bed Of $3.50. Both were arrested. This is
the second time. in two weeks that the
clergyman has been robbed in low resorts.
He has letters from Archbishop Lynch, Of
Canads, and others, appointing him travel.
ing missionary for the diocese Of Mar
Quette, Michigan, T''.N771I- T
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Tuls is the way the Washington CORE
spondent oithe Cincinnati Enquirer puts 1t:
Nearly two months since Congress met,
and its results can be s.zed up on the fn.
gers Of one hand. An appropriation oi
Sl00o,0OO for the Mississippi and the re-
lection Of the Mexican treaty with mo-
ton TO reconsider pending tell the story.
Not single one OF the twelve regular ap-
preparation bills is yet ready, and the great
tariff reiormers are still at sea as to what
balm Of Gilead they propose.
If that is the way it is that is very
good way to put it. But it is very disar'
pointing. ,1
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CAPITAL CHIPS,

General Sherman passed through Wash.
ington yesterday on his way from New
York to St. Louis.
Four hundred Winnebago Indians, now
upon rerervatlon IN Nebraska, petition
the Secretary OF the Interior to allot them
lands in aeyeralty 30 as to acquire rights
OF citizenship.
The President leaves Washington this
afternoon Tor New York to attend the re-.
ception OF the Union League club Wed.
nesday evening. He will be accompanied
by Sectaries FrelinRhuysen, Folqer, and
Teller, and probably other members ol the
Cabinet. Attorney.General Brewster will
Join the party at New York.
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CRIMES OF A DAY.
AN OLD OHIO MURDER CONFESSED.
4 baAf Cashisr Prstends to Suicidr, Bat Lila
courage tails-rd. Tappas, the hA,bes
nardsr'r, ArraiRasd-Prl1s Fight 4,
plttaburEh-s sinor hhd meaAor,

CLSvELASD, January 2l.-Dell Ashcrsit,
about 20 years Of age, confessed to-day at
ohardon that he and Ira Bldlake and wife
thirteen years ago knocked down and
robbed IN her own house Mrs. Robinson,
VINO was over 50, who lived in Munson,
Geauga county, with her imbecile son.
Mrs. Robinson died soon after from tho ef.
lects OF her Injuries. but who were the
mufderen has been mystery unsolyed
until to-day. Archcrait Ia in custody and
officers are In pursuit Of Bidlake and wife,
VINO lived across the street from the mur.
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A ReNnrd for iier0la N.

BosroS, January 2l.-The Poa calls
upon the public for testimonial subscrip.
ton to be presented to Lieut. Rhodes, Of
the revenue cutter Dexter, in recognition
Of his heroic effort to save the lives OF those
wrecked on the CITY OF Columbus. It
heads the list with $50, and offers to re-
ceive sums from any quarter and any
amount, acknowledge receipt and pay the
came 10 Lieut.. Rhodes. :. #
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Tie Hungarian Ga II Come Iu,

-WILHpspARRE, IA January ol.-A Pc
tition is. being extensively circulated and
signed here among miners and others,
praying Congress 10 enact a law to prevent
the importation to the coal regions OF Hun.
garian laborers. 1t is claimed in the petit
ton that the importation OF cheap foreign
labor ia detrimental 10 the man OF family
who is compelled 10 feed, clothe and edu-
cate his children out Of wages already too
small, while the foreigner, with no refined
tastes, comes In and works for twenty-five
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A Hhnln hnicifie

PA7cHoauE, L. l., January ol.-E. s.
Peck, cashier ol the wrecked Pa,chogue
bank, shot himself this afternoon, just
after leaving the bank.
PA7cHoouE, l.. L., January 2l.-While
Peck was in the bank this morning he was
seen by crowd who. uttered threats Of
lynchlng. He returned home under an
escort. He appeared nervous and soon re-
tired to his room. Pistol shots were
heard and servant rushed to the room,
Peck was sitting on lounge holding the
pistol. He had fired three shots, but was
not even wounded. He was locked up.
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A STORY is now going the rounds that a
Philadelphia physician a few years ago
made m attempt to remove portion Of q
healthy human brain. The operation was
successful, but the subject became an idiot.
The doctor is since dead, but there is sus-
picion that some one Of his disciples has
been fooling with the gray matter inothe
cranium Of the Democratic majority in
Eapurapo
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THE GRAN d NOE see,
Two West. VirElnin Mon Removed from
4 GDE hory Seun q Places. .----s5f=5l .+.

Two West: v,rEInin Mon Removed from
~ st!,,tE z " horl Seun g Places. ..s:.E Z ~.
From Or s1eeial Correspondent. -
WAsnlSeToS, January 2l.-Thomas A.
Keller, of Barbour county, W. Va, who
has been on tho Capitol police force at the
Senate end.ol the Capitol, received notice
to-day o. lis removal, as did also Mr.. 7. J..
Burke, who hns been one oi the door.keep-
ers.sS Burke was twice Mayor OF Hunting.
ton and was appointed TO his position at
the Senate on March 81, 1879. through the
inaaence1tol. ex-Ssnatoss Hereford and
Davis. Keller was also one Of Davis ap.
pointmenta He expects, however, to be
given aislmilar place on the House end,
There were about dozen removals made
BY the sergeant-at.Arms and Secretary Of
the Senate to-day aud q.hers will be made
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BIO WN, BONNELL d CO.
Another rlncidento OF Their Failure-New
Receiver.

Another rlncidentorTheirF Fatlure-Eeu
Receiver.
YouSasrows, January 2l.-Medtion has
been made oil a judgment to the extent ol
Of sls,6oo having been granted on tie prop
erty Of the Leadville Coal Company to in.
sure the payment OF notes held by Cbarlea
S. Wooden, Of New York. These notes
were originally given to the coal company
by Brown, Bonnell 4 Go. for material,
they being at the same time principal
stockholders. Alter the failure they be-
came due and were Of course unpaid. Mr..
Wooden received them in the due course
Of business, and as they had been indorsed
by the Leadville. Coal Com pany, he
brought euit and recovered Judgment.
Last evening petition asking for the ap-
pointment Of a receiver for the Leadville
Coal Company was granted and Mr..
Ralph J. Wick appointed. Mr.. Wick has
been for some time general manager OF the
company, and is empowered by the court
to sell theproper!y il Unnecessary to liquidate
it's debis.