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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-04
TIE BREvtTY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Mlno
Isvemts of Yesterday.


IN the equity court on oatuEuay VuuBo
James granted divorce TO hlcharu ~ ~,
rom ron Mary u; Lewis. Ihey were h'a'i''i III
Iooo anu ne deserteu her III 400
oihcer Coghill saturday hisnV lou iI "a
lolnale t9loreu ihlahV aoouV IuU,tn o,I,
a. vacant lou OetWesh ana l ouooi t.t ane
Ahir" bVreetS' Ae OIoub"' ~ w 'N0
The remains of tho late Conway Robinson
were takon to Richmond Saturday morning
Messrs. w. w. Corcorun, Il. .. Polkinhorn, DE-.
Toner and others were present At the depot.
There is probability of NlNi Wasson, re-
Gently sentenced tO the penitentiary on court
martial sentence, gaining his freedom, some
irregularity in the mode of trying him nav
ing been discovered
Attn ,nootirg NJ tho Indiana state associa-
zion S,tnrJ,v nirht Il was dcoided 10 hold n
rcccntion ON The eleventh of this month. ].
b. Shspherd. r. II. Mckee, and III. l.. Miller
were appointed u committee of arrange
ments.
nounJ marty will be givon nj Temper-
ance hail. corner IL and Ninth streets north
east tn'morro,y evoninc in aid of the moor
Of tbot section. Contributions viii be- re-
ceived bv MIR. Georqo w. streal. An excel
lent programme has been arranged.
", no suoJeGs Oh niiSS iVGse Io'i ,i no;
Kindcrgattcn Training school. will bo mis-
takes i'm Education; How to Make Children
Moro Considerate,D with the usual number of
educational and hygionic rules. The lessons
are free,
oharles 81 schmidt went 10 the nous Oh ms
wlie, on lhlIteen-anu'a'ha street SatuIuuy
hlght ABOUT ~, eiock' smashed IN inc uoor,
anu anu cut W. W. N9Sh'nEph, NIsit9r' unu i,
inc eye WIN knife ana men nlaue MS n os-
Sape, washington was altohueu ny Di q.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-04
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued Saturday TO
Morris snowden and Adelaide Singleton
George Selden and Hattie Singleton, john
Delhaunty and Nellie Leahry, George j
Sweltman, Of New York, and Florence Fisher
of this city,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-04

About 4;3O yesterday afternoon Mr.. j. I.
Caldwell was run over, at tho corner Of
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania avenue, by
horse and buggy driven by Mr.. William
Wallace. He was taken to the fifth precinct
station, where medical aid was rendered by
Drs, Taylor aud Brown, after which he was
sent to mis- home, A69 Missouri avenue.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-04

STEAMER W. W. CoRC0RAN leaves for Mount Yer
non this morning at 10 O'clock
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-04
Furniture Department

We have marked down everything in
this department IS per cent. for THIS
WEEK ONLY, consisting Of
ParIor, Library, and Dinng-room Suits,
Hat Racks and Hall Trees,
Marble, Plush, and Plain Top Tables,
Brc-a-Brac and Fancy Furniture,
Couches, Lounges, Easy Chairs,
Corner, Window, and Reception Chairs,
Music Stands, Cabinets, &c.
We would call your attention to our
Parlor, Library, and Dining-room Fur
niture, which is upholstered OH the
premises and far superior to any factory
work.
We Guarantee Every Piece.
lily and Positively for This Week.
Fl, 315 Seventh Street.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-04
Receipts for tho Charity Fund.

Tho following amounts woro received by
Mr.. Leonard Whitney, treasurer of tho relief
fund; Already reported, $j,6l9.G3; interior
department t, secretary's office, 81; interior
department, land Office. $9zO5 ], l.. NJ, SO
Ercniag Star, from Q. D., So; Hayward q
Hutchinson, $25 police headquarters $3l f;
eighth precinct police department $25; Dr.
L, NJ, Gunnoll, U, s. n, So W.. $. Thompson,
$50 ID. b. Sackett $40; total, $5,S5l.GS
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-04

Fifty Remnants best Body Brus-
sells, ten to thirty-hve yards, at
$1.2o per yard.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-04

'L1l THE poor lndian!" trampng about in all
sorls oil weather, ana dying vita cold. Won't some
you'd Samaritan send him II bottle of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-26
"Free-Grass Pirates,

l'iAco ieitgrdpn
Some OF the fTee-grnss pirates assert that by
leasing the school LANDS The al ternate seclions
belonging TO railro- DIS Will be- epbaneed In
value, Well, that j. what Is desirable, for
the school lands wi advance n like proper
lion and they will Command higher rentals
and give the child, en- Of the state better
schools.--tDali Herald.
From the above, the people of this
section of country will see that be-
cause they are inclined to assert their
rights in their own interests the Dali
las Herald styles them pirates. Hard
nsmes and opprobious epithets avail
nothing, and come in poor taste from
a journal claiming to be one Of the
first class papers Of the state. A
little Of sound argument, would he
better and more in keeping with your
high aspirations, Mr.. Herald. The
people of the Northwest may remem
Der you in the future. and especially ths
thousands of poor farmers with tn. II
little homes and families who only
ask now what has for forty or fifty
Years been given without murmur L
the free people OF a free state.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-26

I , a,puaI
to become memoers 20 pay All s'''""'
subscription Oh one uol,"' 49,, ,ho
Prof. kote Hu,eu ,,.',s Mt
membership oe maue ro"s, .,',Sai 6or
that memoer ni'gh, oe T,,ar. ,yas
the non-paymeht oi uues. hi II
no action TAKEN 1n .u,s ,r,o''o'
produced some o,souss,J S 81, ~ ,,o ar.
Dr. BaluwIh p.Sloue" $50 ,'srnansnt
ganilstion ue i'sa uS, ~, raat hody cf
until ~ e,iioi"os 80. o. WY
teachers IN ',e ~, s,a o,ausa 4, the consti.
III ruins on 49,, ~. In,,dad That teach.
tuition tne p ,es, s ,,,nfssaion
ing was aeonsi" a'i'aa ,he n,,estlon
ush 49, ~ orc ,,ara exnected IA
wnetuel .nS Saar5 This vow,
ray AZ. LIZ n., ~, one could not do IL.
'nn vaso ~ ns ~, - IN ran,y that the
Iiol. i ...r,, 80, ,an,,;rrd IN nav for
49, sa,ra ana Iodg,rr The committee
..,e . ovu,u ~" had ,ecafed ali sucb as
III ,e $1,000 =" tban
nav NJ, iepuas eiJant naiioa unon prof /
IT ne peu ~, ra.d ,,.nar IN gran,.
"A. .'" ~, IT, sor,ra1 qualification
.,i,l an attentive annrecistion nv
tho audienCp
Iohn T. Richardson of Ieesburg, a
o.nS;data for snner,s tendent of state
;nstrnct;on stated NJ was one thing to
nnssass The scisnt;fic knowledue but
anotber 70 have the skili.
A melton was hare made To suspend
tho i've minutes rnle for discussion in
order that the meeting might hear the
thesis of prof Fonte of Houston. The
thesis presented some novel and orig
;nai ;dsos concarniny the ,,se of gram
mars in schools he alleging that there
did not exist n GRAMMAR of the Eng
iish tongue all the present text books
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-26
SAN ANTONIO.
Closing Exercises OF 81. Mary's College
The Brackenridgs..IrJu ble.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, June 25.-Prizes were
awarded TO the scholars of st. Mary's
college this morning. The school was
addressed by Hon. Columbus Epson.
Ed Britton, killed accidentally by
the cars, was killed through personal
carelessness while stealiuga ride.
IL is stated here that the party MAX
ing the charges against breckenridge
at Washington Is Gov. Warmoth of
Louisiana, and that the Breckenridge
referred To Is the president OF the san
Antonio National bank, and a brother
to the Austin banker. 1t Is said they
were together interested in the cotton
business during the war.
Segundino Carano, convicted Of mur-
der, was sentenced to-day to he hanged
here on the Goth Of August.
The second days session of the
Texas State Teachers association was
held this morning. The proceedings
were orened with prayer by Rev.
Tbrall, after which Prof. Haibert
played q selection on the organ. DIR.
Collier, the president, then called
the meeting TO order. The read.
Ing OF the minutes of lasi
meeting was dispensed with telnpora'
rily aud an opportunity WAS offered II
those members who were not present
at last meeting to enroll themselves
The president again announced thai
4 was necessary for those who desired
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-26
DUVAL COUNTY.
The "Lotus Land" OF Texas-Peacp
Prosperity and Watermel0ns.


Correspondence Of the Gazette.
SAN DIEGO, June give have been
blessed with some three or four good
showers lately, for which some of us
are and all ought to be profoundly
grateful, for it has done an immense
amount of good. Several Of our small
farmers who were despairing of making
half-crop are now pleased and sex
ceedingly glad" at the almost certainty
of an abundant harvest. The mesquite
grass is revived and looks as green and
flourishing as though 1t had not stood
the test of pretty severe spell OF
drouth. 1t is the peculiar quality. |
might say virtue, of this kind
become dry and scorched
with intense heat of the sun during
the long unclouded days of our sultry
summer 1t does not lose its strength or
vitality, but after a good shower or
rain Immediately regains its pristine
verdure. Our stock of all descriptions
are looking fat and sleek. The mes
quite trees, of which we have millions,
are just loaded with beans getting ripe,
which when matured are as nutritious
and as good or better for stock than
corn or oats and a great deal cheaper,
as the only cost Ia the work of gather
; ing. We had magnificent sup
ply OF agritas Mexican curants}
!, this season and great many parties
were made up to go out and gather
; enough OF them for pies, preserves and
jellies. The parties were somewhat
! on the black berrying style and were
i much enjoyed by our Young folks, and
q nd mi hla hnna a az v1s m lizah 4, 4.
a berries they brought home, and Sc
combined pleasure and profit, but the
q season has about past for agritas anC
= the watermelon and musk melon art
:, no " in tn height of their glory, anl
: uon't you forget II. wish you coulf
q send your sage-bush and cactu,
= reporter back here that we nigh
:, give him a taste of SOM
y Of the luscious fruit and vegetable
: raised, and growing wild in Duya
y county. But suppose he Is now en-
gagged, as everyone seems to be NOR
or less, with conventions, delegate
and politics generally, We do not &
SO heavily on those matters dow
d here, and yet we do take an interest
u What live man does not? The mos
< OF us--I, for one--do heartily coincid
:. with the views held by your valuable
Is and popular paper, THE GAZETTE.
Our board Of equalization shoul
70 have met on Monday, June %, to rec
p, tify any errors complained OF In tn
III valuation of property, but nearly al
OF the county commissioners beln
absent they did not answer the call {
our county judge.
The assessor Is closing up his rol
As soon as 1t Is finished will xiv
III you synopsis OF all that will be likel
Mt TO be OF interest 10 your many read eI,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-26
Ii0ustoD.

HOUSTON, June 25.-This morning
Henry Kleinecke, a butcher, had a
team to iun away and throw him out
of the wagon and break one of his legs
near tine thigh.
The Santa Fe passenger train made
a run from Galveston here in an hour
and twenty-nine minutes, The fastest
run yet made over the road.
Tomorrow morning the following
citizens and members of the Hood bril-
gade leave for Dallas to attend the re-
union: Robert Burns, secretary; B.
9. Simpson, sam Hewes and j. NJ
Poland
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-26
Marine Matters.

GALVESTON, June 25.-Arrived
Steamship Hutchinson, from New
Orleans, and sailed for Clinton: steam
ship Harlan, from indianola, and
sailed for New Orleans.
Sailed: Alamo, for New York.
NEW ORLEANS, June 25.-CleareG:
Steamships Herdia, for Bluefield,
Gleadowe, for Hamburg; Friedrich,
for Bremen. Bark Geraldine, fol
Limerick.
Arrived: Steamship American, from
LIVERPOOL.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-26
Information Wanted.

Bette Jackson was the daughter OF
Esquire Mayes and lived in Bell
county, Texas. Married Robt. II. Jack
son in Bell county during the war.
Jackson was killed In Western Texas
after the war
Any information regarding the above
family will he appreciated by the ,un.
dersigned. Our brethren, who would
do charity favor, will please copy.
j. III. DAVIS. Herald,
Gre nville, Texts.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-26
WACO.
Narrow Escape from Fire-Excitement
in Crowded House.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
WACO, Ten, June y. The servant
girl of Mr.. Sam Sanger tonight left
the light burning too close to the mos
quito bar, and it caught fire, severely
burning her on the arm, side and hip.
The fire was put out without much
damage to the building, but the furni-
ture was considerably damaged 10y re.
moval and by water. When the alarm
was given, quite an excitement oc-
Cured at the entertainment given hy
the Academy of the Sacred Heart,
which came near being panic.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-26
LindeIi Hotel Trouble.

ST. LOUIS, June 25.-The i.indell
Hotel association made an assignment
to James Il. Ifuse for the benefit Of
creditors Assets and liabilities not
stated. The association Ii composed of
chas. A. Scudder, Henry Ames and
J. H. chassaing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-26
Bank Failure.

ROME, GA, June pr. II. and e.
Il. Hargrove. bankers, failed to-day.
Liabilities $50 900; nominal assets
$50 600
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-26
Williamson County Crops.

Special TO the Gazette.
TAYLOR, June 25.-Corn crops prem
Use large and cotton crops an average
yield.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-26
The Chlldr.n,s Grass

CoIorhdo Clipper.
West Texas grass for West Texas
children.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-24
TUE BRIDGE EXTENSION.

Ono excuse which the Bridge authorities have
been relying on for months as good reason
| why their facilities for carrying passengers
| could not be enlarged has been knocked away
| bv .Judge Van Hoescn. For dissolying the
| fo,lisb Injunction obtained by Mr.. Ottcndorfer
no deserves the thanks of the community. lie
| elbows SO clearly that Mr.. Ottendorfer's fears OF
| r;urv 70 his property are groundless that we
trrst the nronrctor of the Stats Zeifnng Will
| prompily pay the $40 costs assessed upon MN
| and not seek to carry the matter to higher
court.
| The duty of the Bridge trustees Is PLAIN. Leu
them promptly build the extension across
! Chatham and Centre sts., which Will give ample
| space for switching trains twice as long as
| tboso now run. and at the same time. by con-
| Meeting with the elevated railroad station, save
| q vast amount of Inconvenience to people going
| from one railroad to the other. With trains ot
| four or five cars starting at intervals Ot TWO
minutes, or as rapidly rs they can be filled, the
| Bridge will become far more useful than IL mas
ever been. This is especially important how'
| rs the season is at hand when ice ahd logs arc
| liable to delay navigation Oh the river ana the
Bridge is necessarily more Tcsortcd To than at
other times.
Moreover the trustees will find no better OPP
portunity than The present to reduce the high
rate of fare charged for using the cars whereby
the great mass of the people are prevented from
making the use of this costly structure 10
which they are entitled. II they do not take
such action speedily the Legislature will be
called upon to do So That five cents IL 100
much fora Hallway ride of one mile and one
eighth is too plain to need argument. we
have already said that among the first business
of the Legislature should be the passage OF ah
act rcorganizipg the present Board OF Trustees
At the slime time, the car fare shoald be liked at
not more than two or three cents, unless the
trustees meanwhile heed the demand that Is 50
urgently made upon them
New-York tribune., 1884-11-24
ma MA of H.

A thi ariVlre irNm ssieapi mar fairy he
plesuned ~ 0ppnn y nNslii0n al pElrnmn del
icioy ~ his religions ~ political parties,
Tho spilt 0f tLe law uudol which the Com
mission was created distinctly aIm,d at non
partisan results. The Object was 10 far tn
divorce political influence from It's effect upon
appointments To Office rs to lead in time to a
thorough reorganization Of the Civil Service
upon strictly business principles.
The law as il exists is little more than a
nucleus around which, it is hoped, will finally
concentrate all that Is wholesome and impartial
in the conduct of Governmental affairs. BY
the very nature of things, therefore, the pres
ent Commissioners, as the men originally
selected to put the machinery of the system in
operation, are eYcmplars. and as such should
sustain the dignity of the trust committed TO
them. Outside of the judiciary there is NO
position under the Government calling for
such an exercise of selfrestralnt and strict
propriety in dealing with political subjects AZ
that of Civil Service Commissioner, and
the man who fails to recognize and
practise that sclf-restraint and strict
propriety forfets the respect of the people and
brings contempt upon the cause he represents.
We are sure that no fair minded man. whether
Democrat or Republican, who really desires
the perpetuation and perfection of this reform
measure, will dissent from this opinion.
10 all such-and there are many in both
partes-the spectacle presented by the Demo
cratic G commissioner, Judge Thoman. during
the contest just closed must have been cause
for regret aud humiliation. Abandoning his
noui In WaahinOton ne0lectnp bis dufiea aud
defying every principle of the law which
no was charged with assisting ia
execute, no ventilated his partisan
New-York tribune., 1884-11-24

mountea Iasr week to $121,717,9OO. Thera
was q large decrease in loans, and the surplus
reserve, for the first time ia the history Of the
banks, mounted above $40,000,000. The
available gold reserve in the Treasury is also
larger than it was week ago, but is still only
about $135. 100000.
1t would do no good to anybody to pretend
that the business prospects are altogether
cheering. But it can be said with truth that
the general consent of working people to ac-
ccpt lower wages will enable many concerns to
continue work through the winter which
would otherwise be obliged to suspend, while
the exceedingly low prices of nearly all the
necessaries of life enable the workers to en-
dure the temporary reduction of wages better
than they otherwise could. II retail prices
have not been lowered in correspondence with
wholesale prices, that is matter which the con-
sumers themselves can generally control, if they
take the trouble to act tbgethcr.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-24
PERSONAL.

Blondin ut SIXTY, Is fat and slightly gray but bs Il, ~
clever ana daring as ever on the rope II Ia now NOR
than quarter of century since he first crossc IN.
Niagara River. and he looks back to that feat a, ths
greatest OF his life. His home Is named Nagar, v,-
The rope on which he walks at exhibitions s two inch
In diameter. made Of hemp bound around core q, .,,
His balancing poles from thirty-sevcn p forty ..
pounds in weight, according to the height AZ which ~
performs which ranges from forty 100 feet lie by
never yet had fall, and only one slight accldcn n.s
was called BI0niin by the way ON account OF the cs
o' MS har MS real name being Jean FRANCOIS Grayels
Kate Field thinks ought question her patr,ot
ian or her earnestness In investigating Mormonism bc
cause she spent eight months in Salt Lake City and
scarcely got wcllcooked meal In that time "Wh.n
fas'id0us fcedcr says she. ignores the expostula
tlons OF an outraged stomach for eii months, you mar
know that the cause Is Of vital Importance" -
In return for the fine plaid for him by the work.
mon OF Holm Mills Inverness Mr. Gladstone has given
to their library complete set Of his Gleanngs of pst
Years ana forty-one volumes OF The EdiaJuryh Rercc
The late Truman B. Handy, the grain speculator 4,
said to have had at Clifton the finest residence In tho
state of Ohio 1t sold at auction not long ago 10 ant
isIy the claims OF creditors
Francis Murphy returns this week to hi, Old home in
Piitsburg.
Mrs Julia Ward Howe and her daughter Mis. Maud
Howe, will next week TO New-Orcans for the winter
where Mrs Howe viii be at the head Of the woncns De-
partmcnt OF the exposition.
Mile Dosno the beiress Of NJ. Theirs. will erect nj
Passy free home for ty students The idea originated
with NJ Theirs.
Mr.. Henry II. Houghton. son OF the vsllknown pub
Usher, will be nlnrricd next week to Miss Rose Gilman.
OF Cambridge. Mass
Last Thursday celebrated at Linz Austria the
tennal OF the birth t.cro Of Marianne Jung. the
sulcika OF Goethe Funds raised at the celebration
will he applied to the erection of statue OF Goethe In
Vienna
Miss Irving niece OF Washington Irving, has offered to
the Senior class of Princeton College, for the
ment Ivy ceremony, slip from vine planted By hei
uncle. the gina oi which he brought from Sir Walter
ScOtt's home at AbbO,sford.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-24
FACTS FOR T1XP1YERS

If elections are beneficial in educating the
people as to public affairs, the citizens of Massa-
chrisetts ought to be well informed. They
elect q Governor and Legislature every year.
Having Just finished an exciting canvass they
| are now preparing for another one. Next
month the election of municipal officers takes
place i'm all the cities of that State.
| In Boston. where tho people are complaining
of even higher taxation than in this city, the
| municipal election will be important. Unior-
tunately the friends of an economical govern =
ment are greatly discouraged owing to the
course of the independents III the late canvass.
They contributed money to pay 5000 poll
taxes for the Democratic machine. Except for
that addition to tho Democratic voters, the
election of non-partisan Mayor, nominated
by the Republicans would have been an
assured fact. Now the Democratic ring feels
sufficiently strong to elect one of its own tools,
and the outlook for an improved city govern
mcnt is regarded rs poor indeed.
What har,lshps that means for the Boston
taxpayers may be known from the fact that the
rate of taxation there for the current year IL
about II per cen! greater than last year. and
nearly 100 per cent greater than in 1881.
While the population Of that city has increased
100 per cent. the valuation OF properly for tax
able purposes has increased 300 per cent, and
the expenditures of the city government have
increased 45O per cent. That is about the same
result az has been brought about by Democratic
rule in New York. Here the tax levy has
increased 400 per cent while the population
has increase | only 80 per cent and the valua-
ton of property 100 per cent.
Both in New-Y York and in Boston the lnde-
pendcnts so called, have been encouraging
this state of affairs. Here they have assisted
in cIccting The municipal canli latcs OF Hubert
o. Thompson, who has done more to increase
the burdens Of the taxpayers than all the other
city officials. He has been the most powerful
and the most persistent opponent in the city of
municipal reform. By contributing money to
the Democratic machine in Boston the lnde-
pondcnts there have aided in sustaining and
pcrpcluatng a similarly oppressive and cor
rupt Democratic ring. And that is all they
did accomplish in Massachusetts. No doubt
they will yet bitterly regret their unfortunate