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DRs. PACE & THOMPSON
have associated themselves together In the
practice Of their profession. Oillco h Dr
PA. Ma old oiice foa ralr street
NOTICES.

NIOTICE To PAINTERS AND Pi. 'STERERs
IN sea ed bids for alntisy ana pa t,r'nx
the shaeSe eiford c'rn uit.hvusc VIII DC
Hsyeh IL 1854 ut 10 o'clock m, at which
time said bids will b. OPT q ana eopssuers, py
the COmmis ioners ecu 81 s.ii co'".i. tlahs
and spsciacats':rns, n,sre sre q" 's "a aehi
tsct nsilas Tcx4s. Cash p,ym Mt bond fci
seit6fn, perform sues OF conuaci will be required
hN court reserves the r'h' e 'if spsHR sy al
Cisri % County Cur. shscselier, County, Tsx.s $,
XIpAsy. faxAs, Veterinary l.a teb.g.1 ~
NiOTICEIOU N,HACTUks-ol X ~ raw
ing.-essled S,op1sn,s M win ne,i, oe lece't 'eoch =
3 S9 .. U On he 81 dss d fMAsoH next 70, ,sy.
Ing the following streets In III city win 10
Dzrc Blcshs. upor rave, nraa lCuaos'scr nscemt
Shis olsce, tc.wii: Main j rect : From the wes,
ss Of Jsrscn 70 re ss;s ,rs rs,, c sdsy n sros
more street 70 the east O rporecon I'm. !enet.
son, nsrs et and 6y ycamore streets- From Main
stree! tosho Tssas = enc srsst Ss oS - cc,
FROM Main N E'm street Murphy Street from
Commerco 10 elm stteet. Austin sireet-,Fr1m
Wccd .'ssss & 2 ne Kim street 20 tho TeHS:
Pacific Railroad. In all soout lx9o ines' t ieet
4. ch proposal must accompanied by bond
vh approved security, 10 ,hs a.s am 1Ss "a SSasr 81 y vi
snier iuto contrsct ny the 22nd Of APRIL next
sosdand security wiz also bo rsqui,,sSa ,Ss ,oG a,s
= eommcnce BY the 18th Of NAV, and 70 Be
cowpletsd 6y The 18TH II OCT0aER 1881.
sspsra roposas arc invieS Tor s:s I'M o. .o1s sss
SiSSsys IL snccify the street or sire 70 It'd on
FhS CITY Council serves the. tight TO reject
nv or al b ., . q 70 let OF any pa
q lhs atovs work. P aus aud SPECIFICATIONS
B,6s viii Siso be received for .Asphslt Street
Psviue acoordlrg to p ans aud specincauons
% h'' JOHNSON. CITY Engineer:
DALLAa T.xAr. Januarv IL iS~ anI.ssV
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CON6ICANA.

CoAucAHA, Feb. Special. l-At
O'Clock this morning an alarm OF hfe was
sounded and tho brick building occupied by
the "Moss Rose" saloon was found ~ he on
Gre. Thoye frs, at the scene Of the bias.
say that IL could have been eItinguished
With bucket of water but considerable
time was lost In enscting an entrhuce TO
the building, which gave the hro a good
saTt. The Names burst through the iront
ot tho buidir x and were carried In both
dirpctiols under iie wooden awning. The
wi son bul ling. occupied by ka.1ry d
len asa tl tlJthing store, Nlc socu p Insse OF
q imes, which, driven by the north wind.
reache nearly across the street, and tey-
ernl times the awning OF Z. IL. htynssiore
was on lire, bat wss held IN check by The
supsrbuman Efforts OF our fre com psnies,
aiued by several citizegs. The course OF the
ire on the south was checked at about $3.50
By the falling IN OF the walls OF the Wii'on
building vapce's drug store, on the north
OF tho Moss Rose. was de,naIed both by
fre and water. The front was burnt out
and stock ruined BY water. ". +. bhooks
drug store, so1 Dining, sustsined Losses In
the breaking of glassware by heat and
damage by water.
The losses and insurance are distributed
40 folows; Mallory & Allen, clothing; !;
stock valued at about SIS. 900, total loss;
insurance. $23. 600.
Il. j. Stnsrt, saloon; trade and fixtures
valuation about 5000; total loss; insurance
$4 100.
W. p. Vance, drug store: valuation about
So 900; insurance IS 500; loss about 10 per
cent.
W. F. shcok, drug store; loss about $500,
fully insu 4.
NJ. s. Keeu. dentist; loss about $1,000,
Insurance. 81 500.
A. N. Wilson, loss on building, $500;
IS 500 insurance.
Mrs. 8. Baum. loss on building, Se,Uci
insurance, S5 100.
Q Il Bsrib, loss on building, $500; GOV
cred by insurance.
Blight l. Damon. loan agency; total lost
not obi iainable; Insurance, $I75.
| The ,o'.l Losses by the bre will foot uI
about t55 ,00a
Pinkston's insurance agency have policies
inv lved amounting TO about $40 600. Osh
or llssts are divided up amongst severa
other agencies here.
Sfvertl young genssmen roomlng ovel
Nal ny d Aliens store lost ell their wear
ing sppar,l and furniture, bsrely bsvine
time to escape through the sitting smoke
In their night clothes.
The buildings destroyed will be rebuilt al
once. The origin OF the fire is rs yet un
known.
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III Unprecedented BARGAINS Il
& GOLDSMITH BROS. :
IL s.

What we have say worth reading for it is not likely
anybody else will ever say again We have received
first batch invoices Spring Goods and know what we
have expect Within the weeks the goods for
the coming season will begin arrive, and space will be
needed for their display Silks Dress Goods Suits, Laces
Gloves Embroderes Millinery, Hosiery Underwear, and
hundred other different lines will be their way
All need is room, and determined to have
at any Come and help make the room, and see
how will reward you for your trouble.
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BRowNwoOD.

Bn,wswooD. Feb 20 -fspscial 1.-The
contract f1r the W sohlnery 'or complei
roller mill was signed to-day by The Bfoyn
County Milling company and Mr.. wiggins,
scen, of Norwick Mormon 4 o., oi indl-
an.nnlls and tha machinery win cost
$3.50 The m, l-houso ard lots will cost
aomeihing over $4,000 This tntorDrise
" uhd greatly TO tn t1gn aud county
The ladies rave . tuppsr, the pfooe'ds to
ga Tor purchasing hs'l fr ths Corgins
COLLEGE, They ret,ed SD). Tho weather is
very wsrm.
The raugs is now in nne condition, con.
sidering the severe cold weather We have
had.
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TERRELL.

TERRELL, Fob. % -fSoscisl I-rbe bow
preacher. the Rev Mr.. Pearson, will likely
continue his meeting. through this week.
Fiftr-seven converts Joined 10 different
churches Yesterday, tho result OF his work.
This makes seventy converts 10 date.
The body OF the notorious John Heath,
who was hung BY a mnh al Tombsi one,
Arizsna, is expected here In the morning.
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.IEIEEi,sON.

JrrvsEos. Feb ?5.- tSnsoiAl.l-A few
day, ago Mr.. W.. Kirkland, of Fort
Worth. brought fhy hne mnles through
here. Aner selling all he could here he
started for A Atlantis, TeT~ The water was
very hirh at the time ard while crossing
the Black Cypress siI miles from here,
three Of his hnest mules were drowned, val
ued at sio0 spiece.
The river csns st q stsndstill Last nigat
and has been that way all dav until this
morning, when Il oom msnced rising again.
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INSURANCE..

REPXRrXRsT of INSURANCE. STATS.
,s ,c' sHS ID Msc% H:S' Hr; M.y c,,n rSs s'a
socciATiON. oi LoNuVN.. EEgL AND, has In
Al resr ecte fuliy complied vi h the laws OF
TSxSs = conditions prcced, mt O 1 . doing tus
n "a IA tSis G'sse, nj tha; sAid Company holds
: Csrsi6cais IL Authority from this once :.
SoSths f,on ,hs isi day of January. 1854, &,
the SIst day Of Decembsr. 1885
H. 81 lid under my hand and eeat at o.
ace, in Austis. thsd = Ard date art enoye T sr'''
JOHN 5. ALuEn0ff, assIdoli Aglnt
DALLA4 18xAos
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Governments steady.
Nh ...

hnllWhls etrUUH.
In state securities, Tennessee compromise
sold at As 1 9; Georgia rs at los l-2.
The share market opened iirm ana
prices advaoced irsctionnlly. Soon alter
the opsring brisk demand set in for
Pacific Nal, Lsckawsnna, Rsading Texas
and Pacific and Kansas ana exas Pacific
mail scored the greatest advance, rising
from IS TO 80 3 3. About IL brokers, ider-
titled with the old bear party cane IN the
room and sold neaIiy l5,0GO shares OF
Lackawanna. the bulk of woich was 'aken
bv q prominent bal la stocks. Prices
nll of to l3l 81, rose to
,3o, ard dropped 10 l29 5s. The
explanation given for the heavy selling lie
that the bear leaders, seeing the market.
dull and inclined to heavinsss. accumula.
ted some IS 90 shares OF Lackswanna
against sellers option and threw the stock
over board In the hope OF bridging break
IN the general market. To;al sales Of stock
we're Ill S05 ont of a total 4G7 ,22l shsres-
The break In Lackawanna caused some un-
easiness aud a reaction ,et In. prices fs ling
l2to 2 After the pressure against LHcka-
wanna was removed the market became
less active and firm prices rallied IA to-
"a per cent. Pacific mail was excer rtonslly
strong near the close. IT IL semi.o iliciaily-
statei thst the oompauywili shorily begin
pay ment Of dividends at tie rats nj live
per cent. per annum. The market olosed
| drm.
The steamer City o. Chicago. which o. ed
for Enrope to-day, took out $500 oVO Il
double eagles.
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The Fire Record.

denver, Feb. IS. AT o'clock thismo
irg fire destroyed the National and Nash
vile hotels, two small frame buildings on
the corner OF Nineteeuth and Wsz, streetst
lsoorers. Four men. Whsien. Mcguire,
Sui ivan and one unknown. pensasd and
.heir bodies burned TO cirder. The other
occupants OF the building, including sev.
trsl women aud children. barely escaped
With their lives. some lesping from the
second story window. The hre. u is
thought. orieiua.ed In the Kitchen ni TO- toe
Nashville. Loss, s5.ooo; insured for 80 900.
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A steamer Burned.

SAE Francisco, Feb. 25-rhe steaneI
san sslitc, plying between here and sar
Qnentlne, caught fire at tue latter place
lsst evening aud burned to tho water'a
edge. The origia is unkaown.. An EN-
plo,o was carried aboard short time
previously In helpless state OF intoxica-
ton, and is supposed 10 have BEEN ere,
mated. The North Pacific Coast railroad
vas the owner. She cost $l5O,0co insur-
npca ANAL
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DENIsOS.

DrSIsos, Feb. rs Especial IA colored
musician nemed Hawkins. having disoov'
cred that one Gregory, col ,red Method at
preacher. was tam periug with young To-
NAL. OF his family. went for eaid Gregory
about $50 this morning with pistol, ar d
@ red two shots, neither OF which took effect
as ths parson ran OF. leaving the matter 10
be settled In the future.
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BAIkD.

BAIRD, Feb. 25. Especial The ives.
bouud passenger, No 50i, vas di,chsd three
miles wet of Gordon at l:30 this morning.
All the cars turned over but the tlerper.
Only two or three persons we're hurt. The
postal car oausht fire and consumed nvs
sscts OF mail. Postal Clerk Ward was
slightly burned and bruised. II was =
miracle ths. 80 few we're hurt.
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The Free sons Of Israel.

CncrsSarr, Feb. 25.-The Grand Lodge
Of Free Sons OF Israel at their
meeting today recousidered . num-
Der OF amendments 10 the constitution
and referred " the finance commit - iSe
,srers from the food. A bsnqust was given
., night 10 the delegasss By the iocs, com
nittseo.
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Vt--
A Nynman 10 Hang.

BNGuAyroN,N. Y, Feb. 25.-At Norris
vile to-day Mrs. Height was sentenced to
be hanged on April 10th, for mcrder,
February S,b 1884. When asked
why sentence should not be
pronounced, Mrs. Haught said II have
hot hurt my husband ny word or deed. |
am not guilty. On the night Il the hunt
was entir, ly helpless and could not get NJ
N, TnEn ~
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Srinnnrsi strikc.

AMxssuny, Mass, FEB. 25.-One b hundred
and twenty sDinuers Of the Hamilton
Wooden COMPANY hsve struck.
E,sr HAMPTON, MAS. Feb. ?5-Tbe
opera ors ut WiliistOn mills have struck
against reduction OF wase- OF per c-n'.
AMgsBuny, Mass Feb 25.--The weaver,
spopler-, carders aud s9iuDers OF No. i
mill struck
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For the We,t Cult SAte.: Fair weather
slight changes in temperature; variable
winds; slight ii,e in barometer in north
portions; nearly stationary, followed by
fAlling barometer IN south portions.
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AUSTIN


AusrIH, Feb. 25-[5pecial The Hous-
ton & Texas Central railway paid si,lo6
passenger tax to-day.
Charters filed Austin casino; object 1T
erary and social pleasures. Town Blnn
Ferry company, Tyler county; csp''l 10
ono; OBJECT 40 operate ierTy Bc'oss ire
Neches river. Tne Southsest rexa' U Il lie
exchange, Vi1t ria. 81. Johns Bssevol ht
sssociation, Montnbls, Anderson clunty.
Monroe Osttle company, Albany, Tex,s,
filed an amendment increasing inc capital
stock 100000.
Mrs. Il. n. Buchsnan. WaIsbschie. IL an
applicant t, represent the art department.
a, the worlds fair. she is highly recon-
mended by high fiicials aud ladies OF the
T~1as srt exchange.
Mrs. Virginia Bali, the experienced aud
Efficient sesmstress and nurse at the deal
I'd dumb institute has been rem oveu. anu
IL is SAID others must 20. The Institution
opens next Monday with Indications, ~ is
said. OF pror y tendance, owing 10 reporlh
OF dissatisfaction with the new superiaten-
dent $3.50.
Ia 4. learned hers from Colonel VIII
Lam bert. who has Just returned from
Houston, that the comp-iitipp dril TO &C
cur there In May will he we'll attended, tae
,ollo sing ,mpanies having signihed their
iAtention Of beioe on hand: Mobile
rms. Mobila, A.ahsms; Chicsss~
guard, Nashville; Trsmwsy ri6es,
ST LOUIS; st. Louis z,uaves.
9 -spt Cty Rifies, New Orleans; Bstterv
A. l. ,uisisns Artillery. New Orleans; and
cJmrsnv from in- famous 1ti rer'menf.
M Yo'k StSe Gunds. The foll,wine
-re the state compsnsss booked: Aust
GrVys Br~nhsm Grys. OF Drenbrr'.
wssni. stsn Guar -. NJ Gslsesson bsn -
Hifi .. o. Dniss Oseburn- Gu.rcs. TIE
l.rsr COMPANY will no. comp>fe w ,ht
| o50U pnss 70 b. rivss sss bsst drilled
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vIcksDuRe, Feb 25.-rne crsvasse be low
Delta. 800 feet wide and five feet deep, Is
steadily increasing.
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New ioRR, Feb. rs Money in gsod sup
ply: 11.s to .; prime mercal tile paper, 4
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ATHENS.

ATHENS. Feb. 25.--. Especial. - District
court convened here to-day, Judge Felix j.
McCord presiding JAMES 8 Horg. district
attorney. The criminal docket was set for
Tussdsy. second week, the grspd end pet {
iury emrsnn.lied AID sworn. Visiting Al
Iorn.ys present: Messrs. Manlou. Adams
& Wcods. OF X 'nfmnn; Ne,srs. Gren-
ooi & Word, of Palestine: Msssrs Rob
esison & Bonner, Of Tyler. aud Ooloucl Sex
ton. Of Msrshsil
Il. f. McChrlstian. county surveyor oi
this county, was buried with Masonic hon
ors on las Saturday. He will be greatly
missed. He was an officer m the county
lod,e and a'so steward of the Methodist
Episcopsl church south of 'h pace. He
leaves y brother anu snt.r and n leree host
,f frte nd, 10 mourn his loss.
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I5'h. Passover trains vii be Iut on
through 10 Alto, sixtytwo miles, tie hrst
dsv OF May.
Fruit man report noe rat prospect.
Our city election occurs IN firt Tuesday
In A prii instead OF March, q, heretofore Is'
ported,
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MARSHALL.

kAR,usLL. Feb. 25-fSpecial This
morning Z. p. Hill, son sne law partner OF
George l.. Hi. OF Gainesville. Texss, snd
Mi.s N. K. Slater, OF this city, were married
At the p.istisl residence Of Mr.. James Cope
land. Rev. Father Granger officisting.
MANY friends Of ih- contracting parties
we're present tn witness tie msrrisre and
psrtake Of the bounieous hospitality OF cur
host. Many and besuiiiul were the wed.
ding presents.
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GEALED PROPOSALS.
NOTICE.
ory,cR OF rosrovFIcE INsPEcToR'l
AUsTIt, TEXAS Feb, ID ho''

ssaled proposal, will be received by me "'
tho Yos,ofilcs In Dallas. Tsx'. until 10 g. m on
MARCH I 1884 for furni'sins the fosohce
Department with a suitable room with proper
psru,Ions for = ros,0iics in Dallas Tex"' pro
vcrly furnished with complete ou'hs OF lock
boxe,, cases, tables and all other furniture ana
fixtures necessary for the proper conduct OF the
susiness a, the Postsf,ce, and 6xsd up In such
q way ss viii be 70 the satisfaction OF tho fo''
master and myself for q term Of four years
For moro full details at requirements parue'
Dropo,ins 10 Sh are advised to call upon
po.tm.,,er GARRISON, Dallas. Texas for In
lbgmatioa.
W. E. SMITH,
Postcfice Inspector.
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RROWNSYILLR.

BarwxsvfLLE, Feb. 25.-[3pecisl. This
morhiog at 2 O'Clock Miguel Voldair fatally
stabbed Guadalupe Espiuoss in the heart
with large bowie knife. The oircum-
stances are as follows They were both in
attendance of the fAndango, an open air
mask bali givea at Santa Cruz, which ie
immediately opposite Brownsville on the
M-xic side. Both were cnamOred OF the
same senorits. Espinosa was dancing
with her, when VoldaiE became iealous
and went up to Espnosa and commenced
auarrt ling. rney stopped until the dahce
was over, when they renewed their
quarrel, aud finally came 10
blows. They wee separated and
pu. on. Of The garden. They resnmei
their quarrel ralg'ng up the street car
track towa,ds Matamoras, and when about
20 wards from the bail ground Vodaiz
=. ddealy drew his knife and plunged II
into zoe n-sIJ ui E,p.Aosa. H1 Lien Aru
but was caTtufed later and is now in jail.
tsprosa wbsl cut tirned ana run TO the
faudango grnuncs. but no dropped dead at
the sa,e. There was considerable excite
'nent.
B. Liera and B. Gouzolss were ecquilted
OF cattle stealing In the di'trat court this
morning. -
Willie Barton 10 nm Trial for stealing $40
from man at the Santa Maria.
The mouse belongirg to Senior Pena was
burned lnt night in Mnta'pora,.
ANoTHEa ACCOUNT.
SAR AYrosIo F,s. 25 - [Specisl 1-Lost
night ct Bfownsvilli. Guadslupe E,pinosA
was st,boed tp death by Miguel Vs!daiz at
4 issdsngf. They ver. rivs!e aad btosme
involved In the troutle while the dance
was IN progress. they were elected from
IN. room and walked down he road a short
1is,ancs t,gether. when Valdsiz turned
and plnugtd his knife 4, to Espinosa'S b
heat. rbe stricken man ,urned, ran back
10 the dsoe. hail and fell dead a. his
sveethsmt's feet. Valdeiz was captured
two hours later while attempting b cross
the htsr,
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TYLER

TvLkR, Feb. 25.-tspecisl.1-The hrst fvs
m'lss oftrsck OF The Kansss a Ca short
line rail ray wa, IT, 8 oe,ted and received bv
The com pany In day: the president. general
IN .nsger, chef engineer and others making
the 'n.tssciion. The trsck laying force
c,mt ls'sd eight milss ,-dsy. Contractor
.rhs.ll prnooses laying oDs-bsli m,le per
dsv el tire the gsp betse-n this city aud
lscssvovilie. ssvsLsssu MES, oS APs-
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-23
News of the Week.

The cholera is still raging in
Toulon and other French cities.
There were As deaths at Toulon on
the Goth.
The Greedy survivors will rest
and meet their family friends at
Portland, Maine.
The National Convention of
Prohibitionists meets this week in
Pittsburgh.
Big Rapids, Mich, had a $75, 900
fire on Saturday Seaman's mill
with seven million feet of lumber
was destroyed.
CANTON, o., July 20.-The an
nual picnic of the employees of
Aultman's Agricultural Works
was held to-day at Cuyahoga Falls,
with over two thousand persons
present.
One of the excursion trains on
the return trip was wrecked and
piled up in muddy pond beside
the track. Several persons were
killed and over two hundred wound
ed. The excitement among the
friends and people is intense.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-23

10 THE MOUNTAINS.-1l6 lOI-
lowing hunters and fishers have
left Charleston for the forests and
trout streams of Webster and Green
brier:
Judge F. A. Guthrie, G. C. Lew
is, J. F. Brown, w. T. Lucadoe,
w. w. Adams, J, d. Baines, Jo-
seph Ruffner, r. F, Watson. R, R.
Delaney and E. B. Knight
Charleston Times,
DEAD AT 110.-WHEELING, w.
VA, July 20-Caroline Hamilton,
mulatto woman, who was born
in Baltimore in 1774, and was
therefore 10 years old, died here
this morning, after being confined
to her bed FIVE weeks with a gen.
eral breakdown, due to old age.
Her father died number of years
ago in the Pittsburg poor house,
aged 10S.
SHoT.-On Friday evening OF
last week, George Stevenson, a
man of family, who lived near Ter
ra Alta, was shot and killed by
Jeff Glenn, at Bayard, Grant coun,
ty.- Piedmont Observer.
SNOWMAN SHoT.-An employee OF
the Burr & Robbins circus was
shot and seriously wounded, at
Moundsville, while resisting pc.
liceman. The showmen were hav
ing a row when the officers inter
fered.
SUDDEN DEATH. = The West
Union Record notes the sudder
death Of young man nance
Schnelle, who lived near Buck
harmon, but who was travelling
selling threshing machines. Thu
disease causing death seemed tt
puzzle the doctors.
HAND LosT.-A recent Demo
cratic jollification at Huntington
Mr.. John Smith had a hand blown
off by premature discharge of tn,
cannon he was firing.
DROWNING - Full PLAY.-Con
siderable excite .uent was induced
in this city on Monday by the re
port that boy had been inten
tionally drowned by a negro man
in the river opposite the Ensign
Works on the day before. The
boys dead body was brought tt
shore and the negro has been ar
rested for causing his DEATH
Humtim gton Nea0s. Jfra8ten
CRUsHED.--From the Crescent we
learn the sad news of the sudden
death of Mr.. Anderson Bell, of Cal
houn county. He was timbering
and was crushed to death by 8
walnut log rolling on him,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-23
SOLID FOR SUBMISSION.
Is the Good News from all Quar-
tiers.

LoGAN.-We are informed, by a
person who was present, that the
Logan County Convention passed a
resolution requesting the Legisla-
tor to be elected from that county
to vote to submit the prohibition
Amendment to vote of the people.
-Raleigh index.
JAcKsoN.-Both the Republican
and Democratic Conventions de-
clared explicitly for the submission
OF the Prohibitory Amendment to
vote of the People, and nominated
men throughout, openly in favor of
submission.
| SENATORIAL CoNvENTIoN.-In
the Senatorial District of which
Jackson county is part, both paf,
ty conventions declared for submits
sion and nominated avowed sub
missionists,
WIRT.-The Democrats declared
for the right Of the people to, be
heard, and nominated an "out-andh
out" man.
LEwIs.-Democracy proclaims
for submission and dominates sub-
missionists.
HARRIsoN.-AA parties preach
submission in their platforms, and
practice what they preach in their
nominations. See Harrison letter.
RoANE AND CLAY.-The Roane
and Clay Delegate District has re-
solved for submission and will elect
a submissionist. So far as we can
hear, the county conventions of all
parties all over the State are declar-
ing in favor Of the right of the
people to say aohat they aoant, and SO
the time of their Saying what they
want draws nigh.
CoNGREssIoNAL.-The Fourth Dis
trict Congressional Convention of
the Democracy adopt a clean-cut
Submission plank at Parkersburg,
on the 21st inst. See the plank in
another column.
Now let the Democratic State
Convention at Wheeling to-day,
and the. Republican Convention
here in Parkersburg next week,
declare for submission, and we shall
begin to believe that the great par
ties are disposed to at least allow
the Home an even chance with the
saloon.
Wherefore, we are constrained to
proclaim, Be of good cheer, all We
who have been waiting long and pa
tiently for the coming day when
West Virginians shall be allowed
to speak their will at the ballot
box for be assured that when the
parties know that the people villa
matter, then will the parties gra-
ciously let the "dear people" have
their aoiU. And be assured the time
is near when they will have their
a0iU. Amen!