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The Evening critic., 1884-01-26
THE MAN WHO. GOT LEFT.
What n Dealer in Railroad Tickets
Has TO Say About Lt.
WARRINGTON, d. O., Jan

WASHlNGION, ~. W., jan. -, 1851.
TO TIE Editor or The Erentno critic:
In your edition OF yesterday you have an
article headed, SHOW He Got Leit--A Western
Travellers Experience with q st. Louis
Scalper."
AS I am in tho business OF buying and sell
ing railroad tickets, think that your remarks
are rather severe upon myself and others In
to All and Partially to None," It would have
been very advisable, before inserting such an
item to have ascertalned the facts In the matter.
Itseems very strange that tho person who held
the drawback could not ind the party on
whom It was drawn, when at the same time
on showing the drawback to tho railroad agent
he Immediately pronounced the party on
whom the drawback was issued perfectly re-
liable, and that he would got his money.
No doubt the fault was entirely on the part
OF the person who held the drawback, by pre-
senting ticket which ho held until after the
expiration OF the limit, thereby making the
ticket valueless. Who is the swiudler? The
'scalper," 10 whom the party wanted to sell an
expired ticket, or the railroad monopOlios,
who received tho money for tho ticket and re-
fuses tho holder the right to ride on the same?
II, rs the party claimed, that the "scalper"
publish the name OF the firm and the reason
why. so that others in the came business Will
not suffer through his action? After an OK
perience Of elk years In the ticket business, l
have yet to find the person who has suffered
through any fault Of mine. think 1t about
time that tho war on the "scalper" should
cease.
Yours respectfully, NJ. ABRAHAMs,
467 Pennsylvania avenua.s
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26

THE confidence men seem to have COM
menced operations again in this city. Tho
police can nip this thing in the bud If they
want to. Let them run in few of the
bogus guides and let Judge Smell compel
them to show how they make their liveli
hood or send them to the workhouse.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26

THE Secretary of the Senate doubtless
at the request Of the Senators themselves,
declines to give to the press the appoint
ments made by the different Senators of
clerks authorized by Senator Buffers reso-
luton allowing each Senator clerk. The
Secretary does this, he says, because he re-
CARDS tho appointments as the private af
fair of the Senators. If they are such the
Senators so appointing ought to pay them
out of their own private funds. The people
have right to know who their servants
are if they foot the bills. There has been
quite enough of this sort of employment by
the Department Of Justice during the last
two or three years.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26

THE appointment, or rather retention, of
Mr.. Charles S. Moore is so generally
sought by the business men Of the city that
the District Attorney would do well to
gracefully acquiecc.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26

THAT is good suggestion of Captain
Cash's to offer reward of $4,000 to any
whaler that shall rescue the Greely party.
The whalers will soon start out, and the
Government might save money by offering
the reward. But VIC presume spool of rcd
tape will stand in the way.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26

In now seems that the members of DR..
Ncwmans church in New York have not
read the Sermon on the Mount. The op-
position to Brother Newman say that tho
present calm is only truce, and that the
conflict will shortly be rcopened in all its
vinlnncn.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26

The Postmaster General has not yet for
bidden his clerks eating tcrrapin.
Why this neglect? Does he not know that
one tcfrnpin is moro demoralizing than two
lottery tickets?
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26

IT is said that the Senate resolution Civ
ing each Senator clerk had scarcely pass
cd yesterday when half dozen newspaper
men made applications for some of the
positions. If they succeed, who will they
serve first, the Senator or the newspaper :?
Arc not the newspaper publishers slightly
interested in this matter?
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26

WHY all this fuss ? The marriage Of
Fred Douglass only illustrates the fact that
the old saying applies to all races or mix
ture of yaces-"Thero is no fool like an
old fool"
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26

II that friendly Sheikh who recently ar
rived at Khartoum is to be believed, the
army of Hicks Pasha was not annihilated
after all. But perhaps it is ghostly force
that is encamped on the borders of the lake
at Rahad. They believe in ghosts in that
country,
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26

THERE is what seems to be we'll
founded rumor that one A. NJ. Gibson was
at the bottom of the suggestion to the clerk
of the Committee Oh the Expenditures in
the Department of Justice to sell to the
press the information that would be pre-
sented before the said committee for the
trifing sum Of one dollar per day to eacl
paper that would take it, 1t is to be hoped
however, that the rumor is without founda
tion in fact
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26
HATS AND FURS.
FURSI

FURSI Ell R5l
AT REDUCED PRICES.
Squirrel Lined Circulars, Mink Lined Circulars
and Quilted Lined Dolmans and Circulnrs all
reliable goods, ut closing prices, tew Seal
skin Sacques len at Old prices, at
WILLET a. RUOFFS,
v05 Pennsylvania avenue.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26
THE ADMIRAL WAS THERE.
He Has no Distinct Recollection of
Certain Facts, bat is sound in Be
lief nnd ObseryaliOu

He Has no DiSffnct hecOiiecttOu oil
Certain Facts, bat IL sound In Be
lief and observation.
There was little excitement and con.
siderable amusement created at the Navy De-
partment by rumor that It had been dlscov-
cred that an error Of one year had been made
In calculating the age OF Rear-Admiral Nichol-
son, who is acting as chief OF the Bureau OF
Yards and Docks, ana that his retirement,
which had been supposed to date from March,
1885, might really occur in March, 1884.
The change OF one year In the time OF retire.
ment OF q rear-admiral would be an important
event In the eyes Of naval officers, and partic-
ularly when tho rear-admiral In question Is 30
popular, courteous and active.
A reporter boldly yentured TO PROFOUND the
delicate question TO the one boat qualified 10
answer it-the Admiral himselr-and finding
the genial ruler OF the seas at his ofice, hest
tatingly Informed him OF the rumor. The Ad-
mlral smiled and inquired what the reporter
would like 10 know about It.
"Well, Admiral," stammered the scribe, 81
should liket 10 know whether 1t is true that
you are year older than was :supposed; In
| other words, should like to know how old
you arei or how old you Will be 10 March. or
when you were bornT
swell, replied tho Admiral, at would be a
dinlcult matter for mo 10 make very positive
statement on the subject, for although was
present on the occasion 10 which you refer
have no distinct recollection OF H. but / think
ing year older than supposed l was, or hay
ing been born year sooner than had sup
posed was, or anything OF that kind, ana ac-
cordiDg TO my last information and belief
| will be eligible for retirement ia March, 1885
| and not before that time" .sSElf
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26

No doubt Hon. John G. New could n
tale unfold, but will he? THE CRITIC
fears not for the Hon. John is astuto and
evidently looking ahead.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26

1867 Prizes, amounting :265 500
Application FOR rates 90 clubs should be made
only TO the Office Of the Company In New or.
leans.
For further Information write clearly, giving
full address. Make II. U. Money Orders payable
ard address Registered Letters 10
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
Now Orleans, Las
POSTAL NOTES and ordinary letters by
Mail or Express (all sums OF S5 and upwards by
III. A, DAUPHIN,
New Orleans la.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-26
TIeeing nefore CoId wlntoslll D.

The hotel keepers OF New QHDSAns, IN com
Southern cities, are prenFfth for an unlimited
invasion OF Norlheru 3hfallds and health.
seekers. Those abgnt y tbek the sunny land
should rememhas That D. February IL, exactly
two weeks antiefpator%oftthe gay festive sea.
son OF MASH Gras, the next Grand Monthly
Drawing tf tho Louisiana State Lottery VIII
take piace, about which NJ. A. Dauphin, New
Orleehs La, will tell you on application, sue,s5
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-17

Ing as modest and telfrespecting. There
we're not i've, he said, who did Tot live with
their PARENTS. TO only very few oi them
had this man eriAye An intIo fuoiion, He
had literally Il rted his wav into 40 many
scores Tor hundreds for aught 1 know ~
homes. He told me nil about 1t, not being
abba 10 prrorlya any thing txuaor
binary shou, u sxeept that man
shorli b. 90 fascinating and 20 sun'
csfslul o. himself lie said ~ had met
thcse young mrn at ihe ralr,td depots,
In the churches, aiors, hofst cars itsges,
trains aud oflener than anywhere els, a.
the streets. In zach case he made Eyes at
the obiso, If his admiration, and she made
eyes at him, lie smiled and raised mis- hat.
she smiled and bowed lie went up 10 her
and ssid pomfthine about the weather. and
che walked vita him, invited him 60 her
home aud anier'alr-d him. | remember
that whsn he shnNed ms the book | asked
him what kind OF girls IA y were, aad that
he replied; "Oh. AL kinds God save the
mark sincerely believe there are "sev'
sral Kinds" In those towns whose nsmss he
could not rdd 10 his list with any suoh
freedom aud lack OF ceremony.-tM Mail aud
Expires
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-17
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rnttOu I'm Mexico.

The following Ia from the Two Republics
OF Mexico. "The growing of cotto should
be very profitable In Mexico, fer there Is q
prea. home demand, which Is mostly sup
piled from abroad. With such LAND rs
Mexico has ong its coasts waiting for cul-
tiyaiion this anomaly OF bringing cotton
from the United States should disappear.
Consul Suffer at Acapulco has recently
made a report to the department at Wash
,pgton on cotton raising on the Pacific
coast, which contains much interesting
data. The total product for 1888, says
Consul Suffer, according TO the most re'ia.
bic Information may be estimated al "a COO
bales of 100 pounds of clean cotton each,
which, at Sl4 per quintal, delivered at the
port of Acapulco or at other points OF de-
livery within the district, brought into CIR
culaiion s5S7 go Eight thousand nine
hundred and twenty-five bales have been
snipped from Acspulo) per steamer to the
ports o San Bias and Mszatlan for the COZ.
sumption OF mus a. lspo, GuassIsI 4,
Me- itlan aud Guaymas; 2400 bales are SSH
In the Acapulco warehouse. not yet dis
posed Of 1000 bales will be consumed,
more or less, in the mill AZ Atoysc. near
Acapulco aud small part o! the crop h 3
been forwarded to the interior oa mules.
for the use of The mills in the states oil
Oaxacs, Puebla, Queretaro and Michoac,n.
The price OF cotton prevailing th season
throughout the land is oyer ~ per cent.
lower than Whist I ruled last year. Thio
decline In the price can onlv be accounted
for by the fast development OF railroads in
this country, which aow is daily brought
nearer to the United States, whore the
staple is much lower IN price and can IA
vorabIy compete with the cotton raised
ht re, Notwithstanding the cost OF trans
portation and duties. | base this state
ment upon the fact that ooly since last
year American cotton hss.commen ced 10 be
consumed in the mile on the western coast
of Mexico, although sufficient quantity is
grown on this same coast 10 over al their
demands Considering the surplus cot
ton which already Is manifest this season.
without any probability OF It's being on
soon. a fear creates itself that In future
years, wnen the railroad net will become
closer, thu cultivation Of this staple will
partly be abandoned on this coast unless 9
more protective tariff be established
against the introduction Of American cot
top.b
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-17

The Importance a Railroad tounec'
lion.
INTERVIEWS with Distinguished Deea-
tar Cillzrn
The substantial q NV h of the Country,

ColonaJ ". nooth, of y catur, arrived
In thsc.tt YESTERDAY moring Ard apea,
the day nmui < the buhlVss msu ohens'
sing the impoitaI zee oia rtiroao " m Dt'
las 10 Dac.iur Hs ne uEu ~ ~ commit ti-
appointed tac'NEsrs' Veiius ria al De-
catur lew days nacT, to o]iirr " IN tue
business ntn of Dallas, Ia regard 20 the
building and tQu pllng sch ne, or ala
Whatever par ius maj may unieIt,ke TIC
enternnse IL o1uysrssuon Oilon'l
reporter hat The people OF
Decatur were very much interested
In getting rn.d r IN Dallas 10 hat point
and Gs already uiAt,d had held meeiints
and appol ted 70 commit tee - consul "a
las mud Hs amtm 'ef NO hai .ouhu,u ,u
people here uud was pleased 20 stare thrt
they looked isy r by upon the olsc,
aud that 40 ON early day a COMMITTEES ui
oitizeus rom this City would visit Decatur
and c1usidrr M 70 iully me prop seu
road. nch line wond trev,
eise ne isfmiug country ana
Wouli car tie dch o1.i hl Mas miles
northUts. 20 Dsittur nna q rect Inc with
SeVmour. lu capital e Baylor county,
and thus NV, DNIas o1cap iuel inr manu-
hcturiu4 .ud % ler par Otea. sides n
would make ID ,llfa 'he fna'kt Tor the va
rious produces ral-ed THROUGHOUT that Sec
ton which % "a rap,ili dryel iping why
SIR" said in' 90 uutl, 80 give ycu some
idea OF tho Tiuid and fuFetrnttil growth of
Wlsa county, I have cen lis population
grow hin the lat twelve wears
from coo l1 over 80 600 it Is being
daily added ta BY cub tlutal, practicable
immi gfuu's. u sides this, ilur out II these
twtlr. years the paople " 're harfassei
const .nily nv Iudaug. ahD msle iiCq Ieut
raids through ma counIy. Ten years ago
Wise cout ~ id not raise Aiurle bale OF
cotton; nov ste pfgducis annually her
thou,auds Of bales. The taTab G
property hsA Increased g. v'lua'ion during
the past three wears from !2jU,O00t0 81 coo :
coo This yeHr he Increase viii be greater y
He SAYS that TIE people want competing
line, ana spelng he necessity o H. are more
than willing ~ assist Ia the building OF one
to comp.ie with tie Denver e Fort Worth
roGd. For inStence. lumber cos 8
SO more per ctr.llti A. DeGhur than IL
does at We therford. which / much farther
removed from tue lumher region, and ether
things in the same pr'Poftion, rhis ha,
put the penpe VI Dgoi,uf 10 thinking, aud
they are alive to he imgorsrce OF direct
railroad connection vi Dallas.
Such road ~ this, penetrating a. IL would
one Of the richest larmiag sections OF the
slate, anu which extended further north
westsrdly would open mp country rich 10
mineral wealth, u say othiGs oi the cattle
shipments from the great cattle country
OF nor,hw4st Texas with con-
nection with the Topeka h Santa Fe
road at eum- point like Las Vegas would
prove a boDnnzt TO Dallas Tne Texas
Trunk root is spoken OF now and then In
thi. come ction. In res pon'e TO the Ques.
ton COione, Booth said that he had no
idea Of being "a candidate TOE lisutenau =
govsinor. H. says that Wiae county is
solid for Ireland.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-17
COM NICATED.
Critical Communication on The Tariff
Measure.
Admiration for Randall-ConSer vaiiyc
Views.
Noteworthy Points from u Subscriber

DALLAS, April ~ -[kditor HRRALpl-As
an I'D SUI. orlbef ia constant reader OF
your naper, | cannot be bat greatly surpfis.
cd u, tue course you take, ns outlin, Il la =
recent editorial la reiereGce TO Mr.. Randall
and the presidency, AS a democrat need
not say that ON hearty admirer OF Mr..
Rand,ll tie IL man oi whose career
every democrat, regardless ~ iree.trsds =
protection pr cllyities, Is jnstly proud.
Sui, va said, / am Surprttd ~ your sup
port Of the dis,p.ulshod PenLsylvzna
stut1Gulnn 40 the man who can unite lhe
dem nofatio party on The v.t.l question oitle
taf.ii nud lead IL 10 victory. In Penny
yania where the iron ana o,her lnsnuiaclur'
INK inters for % 30 poseifnl an inautfyi
10 DO eught save m GU. ard out protection
| A. Ut The NEST ultra ttAmp meane y tea
death IL goes there without say INK ths'
| Nr. Randall IL n prlt,c ionist. But the
grOat mass Of the democratic pdrtv, the
RANK aud tle, 20 20 spcsk, who follow ia
| the footsteps OF j. for 0n and Other great
ioreru lnsrs, believe, u not in iree trade
pure aud single, at l'ait Va ths
mot CONSERVATIVE Vows o. Tue mn
question, tucA rs are found
embodifd In the maxim OF "tliih ilr rsvo
uua only" Is no, ms 20 me that Mr.. Ran
dail asa presidential candidate VIII not
aud cannot urita the party on this most
vital Issue. His outspoken opinions on
! this question nfc quNt un)tut W althgp-
niz, MN u the party, ana aside from this.
all the associations OF his home state AMI
proteciiys following would, l. seems 10 me,
be quite eutlic eut tn place u.on hun q
protective brand which the mos enthu'ias'
tic admiration Tor his personal character
aud ability could not readily eilacs.
| Another point ia your Article
In which cinnot coincide, lie
ia your advocacy Il the abolition
Of Internal revenue. How. mas. ! ask, 10
! the interest on the totlonaI deot 30 be
/ cleared oil7 We OF The Texas democracy
do no, believe III repudiation. we hold
tina, the debt OF tho Uai'ed States, however
iniquitous the cause by which u was con-
traced, Is eacrad oh igaiion and must be
cleared oil. How can this end be accom-
plished If the internal revenue, the great
source OF national Income, is abolshedY
What potsut arguments would such
c,urse Tot furnish our old time ANTAGONISTS,
the republican parry DO we
| dare enter on the approaching struggle
with such n programme? thiDk not. we
are on the threshold OF great victory y
We only choose TO grasp IL. But iesr II
| will not be attained by such u man or such
measures as those advocated IN your recent
| issue. .... . -, - $50 .oUBscRiBkh'
fine above Communication was placed 10
| type aud should have appeared Ia the HER
AID OF yesterday, but owing to an mad
| vertsncy in making up the form, the article
Was leit out, although an editorial covering
The points suggested was printed.-fED.
HERALD.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-17

Duck CEEKK, April 10 -[conespoud.
encs. I-Dack UresG can chronicle another
fhOOung scfaps this morning Late ester.
day .iieruoOn a young mau by the name OF
Ezell WIS shot by u J. Bowman. Ezell had
neen working for Bo~man, aud on settle
meet Bowman charged him board for n
short time ihat he was sick. which censed
0ud fetling-, with the above result EZell
IN thought TO be IN dangerous condition.
BoVman has skipped the country,
Wosthef fair aud farmers are elAted over
the splendid protptos All say the pros
poets for ell kinds Of cTous Nefe uev better
Cotton 10 lbou all planted, and IN mos
pisces u aud looking We'll.
AZ the last meeting OF The kuights o
Honor they decided % bald large hsll a.
this pisce.
deputy Assessor Knox 10 buislg engaged
In assessing pfoper y OF this n-ighb o hoe,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-17
Tn. Fascinating Drummer.

This drummer was a good. looking. fol.
low. we'll dressed, q good talker and In
clined I should say. to make the world .
play ground. He told me he had just me-
the pfettiest girl he ever saw In Q city We
passed through. he said he had an hour
10 spare before the train came, and he say
this Young woman and made her scquain-
lance. As be continued 10 talk II suddenly
begso 10 appear thst be made the chase 81
the fair sex regular diversion-perbaps
ought 10 ray svocsiion. He said he had
,hs eptree Of at east one dwelling,
1 q home Of pretty girl. In every town
and CITY O, his route, which Is to say IN tire
principal places east OF tbs mississippi
,ivs-. To my amsz-meps when l seemed
10 doubt this, he produced little morocco.
covered memorandum book and showed
me bis collection Of feminine addressef:
Lea after leaf was filler with tho names Of
women. streets and cities. could not read
TEN ali nor count them. but l suspect ne
did not exsegerate much In the boset he
made. What moral this c,nveys. What
A state Of sffsirs It indicates Thee
we're the addresses OF respectable dwell
,jpcs in every instance, the drumm.f
assured me, and Of young women pest
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

New York Jews are joining in.the temper
ance movement.
Tke - aimed soldiers of Georgia have 20
far drawn from the state treasury S6S,OOo.
Enmn Brown, OF New York citv WAS sent
TO jiil recently for trying to kiss Edward .
CoSles on the street. Thev were strangers.
She has served a sentence for sim lar mis-.
deme1nor.
Mr.. Gould IL said to be much happier
man than Mr.. Vanderbilt. AS the latter is
worth $500 100000 and the former only
400 COCO it can easily be seen that wealth
alone does not constitute hsppiness.
The United States government has sunk
under its iron wharf at Key West eighty
steel sheets covered with different paints.
It's motive Is to see what paint will prove
the most durable in these waters prepare.
tory to putting IL on its steel cruisers, now
In course OF construction.
Windsor, Connecticut, hiss a rogue de-
tective society, embracing in its member
ship OF $50 the most Influential men OF the
town. Their principle 10 To catch the
rogue" ut any cost or trouble. whether the
property IL recovered or not. They have
lust brought another borse-thief TO grief.
II IA stated that sackcloth. or canvas, can
he made AS mpervous to m oisture ns leath.
err 'by sleeping 1t in q dccoction OF one
Mound Of oak bark with fourteen pounds 81
boiling water, this quantity being sufiicent
for eight yards oil stuff. Toe cloth has TO
soak tweuty-four hours, when it 10 taken
ont, passed through running water and
sung up TO dry.
The wheat product..oi India has increased
sixty. fold in the past decade, and the cost OF
raisirg the wheat Is exceptionally low. The
great drawback It lsbors under 10 the trans
Dorta,iop. II costs more TO carry wheat
rom Delhi 10 tho seaboard than from Chi
csgo to Liverpool. while the rate from CAL
cutts to Liverpool 10 81 . ton higher than
rom New York there. American farmers
can 20 on raising wheat and hog and sheep.
m Europe don't buy we will bring Europe
over to eat our supplies ct home.
Under recent act Of the Massachusetts,
legislature every householder 10 required
10 Re port to the selectmeu or board OF health
whenever ne KNOWS" that a n Q nber OF his
family has "small. pox. diphtheris, scarlet
fever. or any other dteeafe dangerous to the
public heslth." Distinction must be con-
ducted after death or recovery, to safely
the health authorities. under penalty OF
500 which 10 also the fine for neRlect.ng to
comply with the above provision. Physi.
sisns must give similar notice. Record
must be KEEP, In such cases Ia blanks rr,-
yided bv the secretary OF state 10 the health
aufhorities.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-17
Another Objection.

DALLAS, April 16-tEditor HERALD.l-In
your Issue OF this morning find replv 10
nv communication of yesterday, which,
however | fail to discover In your paper.
| presume IL WAS omitted in consequences OF
tle many exgsnoes which arise in making
up . large daily journal. and may see the
lipbt ut some future day. There Is but one
fault in your editorial Of to-day to which |
would take Issue, and that 10 that the
declarations OF the OHIO platform carried
the state to victory last year" do not
hlnk it Is quite fair to assume that the
Ohio view q the tariff should have the
credit of the victory in that state.
The temperance and other local issues
were prominently before the people,
and the success ought not, think. to be
attributed to tho Ohio view OF the tariff
The democratic party can win this year, II
they choose, whether thew take the Ohio
platform or not. bat. 1t seems to me that
their chances of success will be greatly en-
HANGED by the adoption OF o platform
fra r cd more In favor OF free trade, and by
the nomination Of candidate whose name
is less associated With protection.
SUBSCRIBER.