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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
Ladies', Library Association.

Among the various movements that
have recently been agitated In fort
Worth, none reflects greater credit
upon the social, moral, intellectual
and public-spirited character OF the
queens of advancement than the pro-
iected Ladies' Library association.
Public libraries may be characterized
az the natural companions and allies
of public schools, colleges, universities
and churches. They are peculiarly M
harmony with republican gov
ernment and Protestant fen-
zion and are at this particu-
lar time specially adapted 70 sun Tue
widespread demand, echoed from ha,
tion TO nation and repeated with ionu
Endorsements In the Lone Stsr slaie,
Tor nopular education. Public libraries
are instruments of education ana oi
Government. fla despot could rear
his monarchy In the United states ne
would find IL difficult 10 contrive aoy
more ffsctual means for perpe,usthg
his despotism than by eslaDiish,ng
nublic libraries OF his OVID seiec'
lion at eligible points ana e9n-
Meeting with these Libraries a puplc
lectureship. In point OF iact every ih.
stitu,ion that has survived the wIechs
Of ayes has awaited itself OF the peIpe'-
mating power Of libraries devolea 70
its special advancement. suSn i in
slitutions possess SO gress 40
despotic governments anu III .,ha,
tanning erroneous systems, ha
shla to exert In free govern
msnt and il apno a.,no,sd the g. i r. g.
a pow' cause, and OF every good cause ,,.a
i Earn 1 provisions. and At the same
time tim are gigantic though silent aIs. p for
tecting and fostering I!s =. sk and enter.
s sTiss. fhey extend their educating d,
nauenos over pupils and professors;
nysr literary and lsboring mem over
moral and immoral proies'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
The Gamblers Must Go.

Speclal 10 tno ohLetF.
AUSTIN, Ten, Aug. l6.-It seems
that the war on gamblers at the cap
ital is to begin in earnest. Under the
head of "The gamblers must co.
County Attorney Weoten annoup ces
his purpose to wage war upon them
and calls upon all good citizsns for
their assistance. He states that by
threats and brides the gamblers
are trying to prevent evidence beihg
given against them aud reprodnces the
following anonymous note, which he
says was appropriately written on a
.pd-thi-cara, surrounded by black
border and accompanied by the APP
proving symbols of midnight and cow
ardly conspiracy to prevent the ad-
naturalization Of justice !"
August 9. 1854.
DEAR SIR-It Is well known that
you are informing on the gamblers OF
this city. You are getting yourself In
a scrape that will cause you 10 see
trouble. The actions OF yourself will
be brought to light. 1t will soon be
too hot for you and your co.workers,
They are likewise known and will
surely get their reward. This Ia not
threat, but warning that Ii In store
for you II you do not take y tumble y
v.air,eif. you want . dollar WHY
dong you "a 10 your friends for II?
ISigned] Many GANBL.Eln.
There has long been an intense OPP
position to the gamblers 10 Austin,
PARTICULARLY on account OF the large
Educational enterprises located here,
and il is expected that with the active
Assurance of the ofiiciais 1t Will easily
be rooted out.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
THIRD DAY.
The Conductors Finish Their Work and
AdjaurH Sine Die.

AdjaurR Sine Die.
The conductors met in the Pythian
hall yesterday morning for the third
and last days session. The roll being
called the following were present: ID,
c. King, II. G. Quarthough, George
Clark, d. NJ. Tumey, w. H. Rush, L,
Reagan, 5 Samuel Proud, John Hughes,
ALT Hliley, J. e. Scully, w. d.
Hodson. John Condor, James Scanlon,
Il. b. Ellison, IL. NJ. Echols, p. n. Cole,
G. + Konkey, J. I. Hodges, i. j.
Palmer, j. NJ. Dodd, VIM. Kellogg,
j. q. Williams, j. b. Powell, John
Clark, NJ. Z. Meehan, X. G. Trowell,
b. Sinclair, j. T.. Dodson, &. g..
Rainey, j. Is. Disher. y. ID. Guile, j.
l. Fiuley, u. T. Wilson.
Exempliiicstion of the work occn-
pied most OF the morning session.
After dinner the business was wound
up by adopting the following resolu'
tons:
Officers and Brothers: We, your com
mittee appointed to draft Resolutions
of thanks to those to whom members
of the first union meeting OF the Ordel
of Railway Conductors of the state %
Texas are indebted for fayors, respect
fully submit the following: Whereas
! the. members of this, their first union
meeting, have been the recipients o
many cuurtesies and marks of kind
hes from The several parties men
toned. therefore, be 1t
Resolved, that the thanks of this un
| ion meeting be and are hereby ten
der.d to the officers and members u
Evergreen division No. 81 for thei
many kindnesses, their warm expires
si.ns of brotherly love and their until
ing efforts To make our visl
entertaining and instructive
and that the thanks of this unio
meeting are due and are hereby tel
dered TO the officers of the variou
railroads who have so generously ~
tended favors, especially to the Fol
Worth 4 Denver for the Sunday ca
cursion.
+ Resolved, that the thanks Of tn
union meeting are due and are her,
by rendered to the press ofthe city an'
state fol- the courtesies extended.
Resolved. that we sensibly apple
ciate the efforts Of all who had contrit
uted so cheerfully 10 the comfort an
enjoyment Of the members OF our OF
der during the journey to aud from
our homes, aud during our stay In tn
citv of Fort Worth. & Az
We respectfully recommend tina
the above preamble and resolutions b
spread upon the minutes, and put
lished in the city papers of Fort Wort
and our monthly journal.
JOHN CLARK,
GEORGE &. RAINEY,
SAMUEL PROUD.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17

Lvnbks--ls0ugh lumber, boxing, II lnons
and under, nrut-clAAs, go stripping. Ma, I'll !.
boxing aud flooring, clears, ~, thiok clcArv.
IN and ~, W, rough lumber. second ciast
tl7; ioist and scisuuipg, cullf, SIS.
SiDfae-ftrst common white pine, ea2 ST
reoond do. so, THIRD d., tg5 Poplar. e2a co.'s
rough, sbm tEf
DREisshp Lc, ,ss-- B"ripE " inches ana
under, tst vt;A.N a. ." sxs, saS ooes2s ~
ncnntllng, jolt. leT Any common lumbar
f25 U1etN 20 boAhlt ovrr "a inchoe, psOtssl
81 ~ thies clears, y. 10 " and z, 80 uc.es1 81
sooonc class any kinl. va %.
DAusarD Ann MATCHED rLonRrra--flrS
clans, tls; aocond olms, s2i, faa
WHlrrrtNE FuHHIsHtrv LvNfltn--iA, "A
and Inch white pine, ~, Inch ~, te5.
CnIbIN0--BEADrp on fLAffr-Fifpt oolfa-
mon white Pins. .sg.J "a do, $40; ~ du, ssss
poplar, ", 80 cla?1,bs poplar, V. ts2.onDSs on,
nntivelln. n, te2tC; 40, u, tafN
POPLAR I.us nsu.--'k, ". ana . fnch. 80
spiseLHa- Van, pm. 4. si. do ahatied A:
Srand, Is. do Soss. tx 40 NJ. s. do sss S
sAwed heart, lt,5i saps, ss,2,.
PIcKxrs.--wh bite p'uc. dressed and headed
saanre or natts jsnow pine do q; iath.
LINE, CssNSr, Fro. Lime, Austin, Qss
per bh, ct'u-pt Louisville or cossnaIs, Ssys
per Dbl. Portland MI ser boi, plaster rAria,
Hsw York ~ vichla-n, " ApAr tbl PiaAtsl
hnir. ssc. bu. ~
Ba,oH.- Vir~pr,sI. s7s GER v
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
TELEGRApHit MARkET
Sew York stock Mnrkei.


NEw YORK. Aux, Disbursements strong.
Raj WAYS sTong. Kansas Pacific consol|
rose 70 s2.f, Atlantic a Pacific firsts To SOY,
Texas Rios 70 b,k. same Assented 10 IS. same.
Incomes TO ~.
State securities dull
stocks dull. to-dsy's sale. amounting 10 but
l78, 2gD shares, the loves. total for any day for
nearly n month. In early dealing the specu'
lalion was stroug n d there was n good de-
mand Tor low-pricrd .hares. Union Pacinc
and Missouri Pacific and Kansas a Texas
were special fe ,tures, selling mp from ieN to
Az specu alton continued strong until ar
ter second CAL, when IL weakened, the
market falling on In volamo of business.
Al the close IA recovery of y 20 u per cen :.
ensued ana the market left OF firm. rhe
outstanding short interest Is large, and a
number OF active slarcs cpmman u
premium Tor use. compared with last
nighrs ciosing price are a 10 i. per cent
higher, except fIr North an Pacia', trie and
Missouri P.clnc, which are iractionally
lower Salcs NJ stock for M week, l,Ub'4-E
sh ,res: sales to-day, ia, o. snares.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
Wool aud nIde..

WooL-Rrishi Hight. nne and medium, !
months, ikp 4, heavy nne. " months, lStrlt ;
buck wool, Solo; low grade inedinni. 1soit
Mexican, Intni
2 heavy filni, dry, d N &c; Ne light fiat, =,
N re, No, n, light hint, \ ~ Nc; bulls ana
heavy, damaged. h n y cali skins and tad ,
daindged. Y h lc; green, sailed, sound, v 70:
bu tchrrs, eTeon, v p bic.
PeiTnIrs = Deer skins. IN ib@is antelops
skins. = NJ l0alsc: goat skins, each, Io<sh Z:
sheep pclts, according 70 amount ~ WOO /,
wool. b01O Mexican sheep pclts, y NJ sttljf !.
Mexican sheep pelts, Improved, lis5l2f; Mex
lean sheen slearlings, &c.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
Services for the Dead.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. ls--Mrs. Lii
lie Pavy, the widow OF DR.. Octave
Pavy Of the Gre.ly expedition. ar
rived here to-day and will await the
arrival of the DOCTORS hro her, Alfred,
from New Orleans, when the memo
rial services will be held In honor Of
her dead husband.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
Tho Old Drafts.

Special TO the gazette.
LoNGvIEw, Ten, Aug. l6 Your
correspondent Is just i. formed that
the county commissioners court has
passed an order authorizing the coun-
~ treasurer to pay all drafts against
the county.
Rumors have reached us OF the
drowning of boy at Peroonin ferry.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
Tsmnerance Camp. Meeting.

MILTON, ONT, Aug. l6.-An enor-
NOUS temperance camp-meeting is
being held here, attended by the
prominent temperance workers from
all points of the United States and
Canada. The meeting will last next
uppl.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
0rosersss.

u,,rv,,y arni,s1 80 ni,h., .,u.,
ss. 2. ,:, Ih,ssos, III T ). e.
q is a, 5sIs ss. 1y ii': S. sls II E &
prisS hs si p Dor n't eo1 .os rs" od Sh, 20
am caps e%c'. I'M cans oiHn. IN IN csns
@s cam: sn s ;omno, ,,o.. o,a,n.,, ,,,1,,
seSsin$:a. J::. .ss . .o.,a 90
::s$:$ 81 sss'; ssss: s';s.'ss
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17

eastern 1sHes aud southern Texas stoox
cattle about two dollars per head less thA1
the above quotations.
The above prices are for lsrds Of 100 hes&i
and upward, delivered On the trails. and ftpS
embraced In the following territory Wesl
OF the Texas 'aptral ib,ilwsy; north OF u lina
drawn east and west with Waco, and oAst OF
q limo dtpwn,north and south with Baird and
sonth u He'd Rive,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
rev yorh.


NEW oRLRArs, Aux. 10. --oorroN =
spot closed steady.
Sales spi.
Low Ordinary J5l6; Ordinary SIS; Good
Ordinary p5-S , Low Middling SS Mid.
ding 10 el6; Good Middiing 10 1915; Middiins
Fair II Lilo; Fair ilN.
| lower.
sales, l7,,oD.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17

Middiipg lo,s; Middling 'osk: Good MID
ding iose vi ding Fair i6js.
Receipts. 40.
Sales, l6s.
Exports. coastw,sc 0.
Stock, l,.to.
Futures opened easy and c'osed duh but
steady nj TO points lever than yesterday
oNccli AngnSl. which i polnts highef. l
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
PRODIGY.

ut. DouIs. Aug. l6.--FLovR-unchnngod cd.
WHkAr--No. = rod SGslh cash; slxaslsg
August; slA@sslS, closing sslls siss octo.
her, closing nj lowest riccs.
CoRS iSRip ~ cash: iSsse1iIA August;
EstaTk September; i"2 hid October.
PROVISIONS. y,
WBIsKy--loT.
CoRNMHAL q 90.
poRK-ie old; 19A new.
BULK MxATs-Lone clear 10 80; short ribs
10 90, short clear 10 Is.
BAcoS-Long clear l07sDli short ribs
llisGit =; short clear llN@iih.
LIVE STOCK.
CATrLr- Receipts l,yn0 supply very small
and only the usual Saturday rtsaii trade ri
exchange Iriscs,
| uoGs-Receipts 90, q o $3.50
bE.f-Rcceipts 80, very qulet only I
| small local trade.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17

special TO the Garette.

Special to the Gazette,
KASsAs CRY, avg. l6,--Tho provisions
mari et was active and higher,
Mes pork quie. nj Is o els 81,
Cattle, fair supply for saturday; market
slow and prices on Texas lower
sheep unchanged.
PRODUCE
KANSAS CITY, Aug. ID. - WnEAT--GQS
each; 49, stp tinhei; Nv October.
,oKS-A0 cHsu; SSs bid September s6Sl
Oci uurr.
OArs-2i,a bid.
LIVE STOCK.
Live stock Indicator reports:
CATrlE-R' ceipts, lhA medium nntiNe
steers of !, 90 Ia ! 50 pornds 56DdSB co. ditto,
$50 To llOl pounds q Ndb i0 stockers aud
{ elders 3 06l 80. cows 2 seas 20; grass Texas
steers s S0Csi2i
NJ as IL, &c pts, 6So;6 oad6 10.
snrtp- kccoipts 80; fair to good muttons
2 OOu IS.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17

,n %ass' Su s;: q os,s q :, 4, .s s. ssa
rye, 5N: cv- 40 hay, / va. 80 an,
waS"', - "se 90 per ton; haze hay. 81 cos
OF ban, sc. esr az: cora, IL D al ~,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17

Special TO the Gazette.
ST. LOUIS, Aug, l6.--ln wheat, while
prices declined and weak was prominen,
there was no rush TO sell. and the bears did
not seem prepared 10 lead any raid aga,rs'
the market. The feeling was unsettled and
the market Irregular prices nuctuatinr
within a small range.
Corn was again duh and unsettled. with
little trading going on.
Provisions were as strong as ever,
Cattle were light and prices, asier,
sheen slow.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
prags and Paints.

IA DRUGS.
p5S sa G,aanna Rbo 81 cfl soda fnsis
Be-. Copperas, 86l Cinchinedin, por % 80
o. cas per sels m Cream ssg 4, s":ss ss
Gs &c asiaa 4 VI Shl51s ss r SSI
y a Is yhiorot,o,m, PEI ihbott ds, i1 K s.
pose s;.;, pst o lp per Is y vi Gum Gam
ps s.. Gii, easis i,,aeslhs, So9 p, Castor.
psr ssI9o,n s 4 o. s , ~ No. No. asis
ii ne. p W. ,tr o. u u. Flovefs sulphur
s"&;. 4 um. j 6eb .roaerIption walls BIZ
case e sso Sn Eases o (. pr isss'R Rss.
patent rn.diciDss, At ii.t. 1hayers tiu.a
EriIacis, III per rent. nff. r3ft finid Ex-
tracts, q psr cent. on. Lsteniiai oiis, Ed
i.onis list ..txu
STRICTLY pure white ie.d. so5a spir'n y g.
penlnsa M ys s,i,,rx As.wItLrAns coLona.
Ivory drop black. u. per ID ne Engh =
black paint, IL, Sc;. .pril.slsn t,se, ~, ~ Y.
e irs,ssrps e,Ss r. y ~ s S,ne Pm M
kcy lumber, IL, "; raw italisn nennn, n:ts.
burnt italian sienna y. ic yasayks n =, <
dian red, Is, II: Ninrtla rea.l ,sf1&, M, ~
Nc. Chrome 20 low, l.. y. n.dD, O., ~ Ice
yellow ocfrs, Il. b. inss, ~, fc.
rnrpAiiED aAiSIx0 coLoR9.
Bark oaa. ios .-s,, ice; BACK Walnut nes
Maple iss' pprsxysn ccl<;
Ivory d.og oIses re; r.v 81; drr Ky i iin,ia.
s KS susS w. t sslai .Ilss assSs W. va
dyke brown, t3c. AZ 49, = 4. ~ :
Piles d shove u ade on I. has'e o. r.
Ss'ss II S.,iss s. e ~ 3 sss:
81 10 a. 1aiIs, ijSs ~ And lsss = psF y
leks.
vugni ~. u
. ! !
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
Live stock lndiss,er repS, Is.
Chicago.

Special 10 the Gazette.
CH,cAGo, Aug l0.-Today's proceedings
IN the grain market were OF very tame
character. Spectators moved with caution.
as they did not know what there was IN store
for them the com mr. week. The market was
duh md prices iuctuated hut little; SO little,
IN fact, as not wo thy OF mention.
There was only trading In year pork and
the mnrke wns quiet, lively but lower.
Lard fu'urcs active aud lower.
Meats active AVID higher.
Texas ST ers IN large supply aud 10 10 i5
cent, per hundred pounds lower; demand
light.
sheep dull and lower.
PRODUCT.
uuIoAao, Aug. ia FLorn--Dull
WHEAT August ia n IN. closed 76s1; Sep
.e ten s, 7sssJp. closed NJ October 1890
oRN-Carh & 'lSa5lss, closed 5ils; August
6llsah2k, closed bl1,; september ssJs@is,s
closed ~.
Pork Cash 10 oo9i9 O.; August ~ 60; Sep
j. cash I soas 90; September 500
hts v2.; October p2,sas 10.
Liy orOCk.
Drovers Journnl reports
Il ,0s-ftecei pts 700: o G016 Is.
TrLE-ke'rlpts 400; export grades boa
co.: good 10 choice shipping 1910 80, COM
~ winter Texans it0tof D..
-HgKr-Receipts sOs Inferior 90 fair? 90
3 medium 10 good Himi W. choice 10 es
ira is0sl?5. inmbs per head l 60n3 30,
Texas heep 2 5oas 80.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17

WEsxr-Esctsed u l0NlbS. - 90, proof.
q ecas2 Is three Year, old . scsa ~ rs 1,n
extra old whsH1ry stSA ~noy
~ wiS,,s,-sgs;sk c.,e.E s,x!s.. - per aAl-
n OQS3lU 90,
90, Cn..m an a. Mismsh a 90, Extra
y oG KinR, IN oatkts, rs vilTS p Domesssc
drv. r'uts, VI 30 e'' 'ss'-
r~r dos, ~ nN1,s "a
por-rfrr rrvN- iemrs qusr,,. s,s 10. M,
~ cs vnvwsleet quartz ST. ~ pinis tiS On
Sci,lf MilwnGkse, QuAris MI o, ,r,nts III or
Anthony Kuhn's, s,'t tlg,t, rints 81 81
". C1ansen 4 ecnt chtmrsxn. ceef. ounys.
.aS p'o's sis"i vss'vSltSsasss, Ssarss
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
MONEY.


NAV YORK. Aug. 10. Money az. closed
la ~ prime nercantii papee bIsg6 r;sterilng
exchange, u. b.. s2s; sight siH.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
reM YORK.
tfDnnITfE

Nrw YoRK. Aug. l6.-FLoun--Dull and
unchanged.
FIR No. 3 red, August, nominal. September
-9Js@so1s, olosi z 90 october ylk@8lsz, clos.
Ia 9l6
conN spo, stronger; option steady: No. 2.
Sqh; No. 4 az: No. 2 August, 6g54aG0; spot
lsdbgsz, October bS1S@bgls.
COFFEE rair, no nrner, at 10; options
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17
Ammunition.

rowaef- hInn,ins, p lof, " w. kins, = . q
" 90 Ri1s, y TX fbs..2 10; Rile, W ns.. u H.
shoi--s2 y sanii Buas shot %.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17

NEW ORLEANS, Aug 5.-sight exchans,
on New York, 200 10" premium
sterling exchange :. 1b
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17

SoS boahos
pRov1sIvss,
NV Ja.kAss. Aug, I0.-FLoUR-Dull
auJ lower. high grades 1904 10.
,joRs-- II Cher and scarce: mixed OK.
OATs--Te1h- mr. er: choice 3b6Dy6.
Ops MILL nll. NJ 0D2 p6.
HAy-Dull; quoted prime ligl5; choice 1900
@l7 10.
POM. In good demand Mt IL 80.
LAhD--S eHdy; tierce refined y; keg ~.
~ n, .rs--In fair demand; shoulder,
BAcoS,-ln fair demand: shoulders Z; long
81 hr and short rib u.
Hans -Choi.e sugar-cured canyascd
WHISKY Steady, Western rectined op@
l2o
7l@@u
isEs ~; prime 0; yellow clarified bM@Sss;
granulAtrd tgpbLz.
MoLAssEs -DuIl; common 20; refining 2@
RIcE-ouiet but Arm; louisiana. ordinary
10 prime. Eka5h.
f3nAs--DuII; quoted at 20.
CoTros rEED OfL-Pfime crude 81@3':
summer yellow 40Gsl
COTTON mAHKkTs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17

COTTON mAHKETs.
oSrrcs RErEIPrH At ALL UNITED State
pOHTH
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-17

8: extra clarified 6Izet5sk; hlie ex IA clarih Il
@6h;; yelIo ~ 4t.6bix; n. a 6Ae5ss: stand
ara A 6lk
Mol .ssEs Dull and nominal,
t-.Drmand fair ana market fair.
TALLnw-Strong; o . l.d6ss
ITO S-Steady and unchanged.
TuRPEsTIEE Frmer, 49,
WooI.-Firm In good demand domestic
feecss, 3oass pulle wool ,seDt; Texas sf2s.
,oRg-.-Highcr. At Is no.
BAcoS---btc. IN. ' u.
LAHU-opened 500 nigliei. declined 20 10
points. Western ntcnui. s2@s ~.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-11-29
B0~touss Eeautiful Quad
"a stnn Courier.

Ira GRAY, who was familiar to the
citizens al Bs,stoh many years ago,
b sfsll ia tie iand Of the living, and
Gas in the city not long since. Prob
ably not one man in thousand in
Boston TO day remembers who or
What Ira Gray was Well, he was
The llalldsomost quadroon of bis day,
snd the NEST accomplished gambler
ever seen in Boston. He and his
brother ir-law, Coburp, kept pri-
sats place III Sonthac street, corner
of North Russell street It was the
resort Of the upper ten who had ac-
quired a taste for gambling There
were at this time among the mixed
eolored population Of Boston several
females Of remarkable beauty and
vomptuous development, such as the
two Tnacker girls, Mary and Maria.
Mary WIS q tall, dark brunette; Nara
was petite, aud in her days was pos
siblv the handsom sst glrl in Boston.
show ing 10 trace Of her colorcd or
isin. Then there were The Howard
Qris whore father was for years II
voted b ihor on Cambridge street.
Tie Howard girls we're great at
sraciiou 70 certain circles, and prob
ably bad IS much to do With the ad
,aaee u abahttoD Of slavery as a
Boston seifment as any direct NOR
81 principle involved Ira Gray and
Cobufn iaretna11ied IN these families,
anu he beauty oil their surroundings
gave az additional charm to the gamb-
ling circle, composed chiefly of the
babstues Of Beacon and Mount Vern
on streets, such as Bigelow Lawrence,
Grei,yiilA 7. Winthrop and Others
whose names should be left blank.
Ira Gray is now over seventy years
of age. and lis once black locks are
tlle color Of mixed white. At one
time he haa large foi tune, but to
day be is probably poor. What a
repertoire of fashionable society fifty
years ago he conld furnish
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s0yiE- INTERESTING FACTS ooNCisELY
STATED.
Danville was the first capital of
Kentucky.
March 3, ls49, the interior depart
ment was created
L'Enfant, Frenchman, planned
Washington.
The last state admitted was Colo
RADIO August |, 1876.
Indiana has had ten years of the
speakership honor.
John JAY was twice chief justice
Of the United States.
Vermont was the first state admit
BED to the Union-March 4, 1871.
A standard silver dollar weighs
{l2a grains and its tineness is 600.
Forty four religious denominations
flourish in the United States.
Tom Ochiltree does not give his
age in the congressional directory.
Mr.. jefferson was the first presi-
dent inaugurated in Washington.
During the session congress meets
daily Sundays excepted) at noon.
John JAY, of New York, was the
FIRST chiefjustice of the United States.
Williamsburg, James City county,
ased to he the capital of Virginia.
The avenues and streets of Wash
mgton have an aggregate length of
$40 miles.
There are five hundred pieces in
the $4,000 set Of china used at the
shite house.
San Francisco had but 500 inhab-
itants in 1910 in 1880 she had few
aore-233 $50.
Coinage Of the standard silver dol
ear was discontinued by act of Febu-
AIRY -, 1873.
Over eighty thousand models were
destroyed in the great patent office
Sre Of 1877
July 81, 1890, the first patent was
Issued, and the total number issued
60 date excedes 100000.
Eighteen hundred men aud women
are employed in the government
printing office.
In the senate Ohio ha, one com
-oittee chairman, Indiana two and
Kentucky none.
The railroads ofthe country alone
ore worth four times the amount OF
aur national debt.
Lincoln died in private residence
immediately opposite the theatre in
zhich he was shot.
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There are more political dead-beats
in Washington than in any other city
in the country.
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