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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27
truulpcter
Tho Meeting of the State Executive
Committee,

OOWultlOp'
The contest for the state Democratic
con yentions flor two will be held this
year. will bo waged and won when
the state executive committee assem-
bles on the 9th Of March. The
spirited rivalry and brilliant tactics
that were witnessed at Washington
last week when the national Demo.
cratic committee met To name place Tor
holding the national convention, vii!
be re.enacted at Waco on smaller
scale. Al Washington, Chicago and
st. Louis were the leading aspirants
for national honors. AZ Waco, Fort
Worth will compete, with one and
posslbly more rivals, for the state con-
veutions. Waco, the quiet, orderly
and pioddlng city by the Bra2os, will
for the nonce be the scene of IA life and
hustle that she Ii unaccustomed TO, be-
cause il is OF u broad political nature
She has commercial HE and activity,
but ~ rule her public gatherings are
of d religious nature, suited TO the
calm, conservative air OF the place
Such events rs important political Ms
seniblages, horse-rcing, etc, are oui
OF her line. The executive committee,
IL not large body, rs II only com
prlses some thirty odd members, on
for each senatorial district. But tn
meeting of the committee will he tn
signal nor the gathering of quite
number of gentlemen, from all sec
tions of the state, who are not memben
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27
Ppgress of the Cremation Idea in New
Orleans.

Tho Cremation society of New Or
leans, we note from the rimea-pemo-
crat has progressed in the work OF or
ganixatlon far enough TO adopt the fol-
lowing resolutions:
lies oiSed. that when the subscription
amounts TO s2Oop the New Orleans Cremation
society bp authorised 10 Issue stock forihe
purpose OF raiAing necessary funds for the
erection OF n crcntatosy, and that tho life
.mombers who have paid slJo Ehail be entitled
10 ten shares of stock.
Resolved. TINT tho active annual members
shun he entitled 10 number OF shares as
will represent tho actual amount ofmonay
paid by them,
Rcsolved, that every member ana snare
holder Of the society shall he entitled TO ere
nation ut the expense OF the society
That the cremation movement ~ en-
listing Tie attention OF representative
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

TIN candor and pith of Congressman
Wilson are certainly refreshing. In
the Keifer-Boynton investigation, he
Is reported as remarking; III we at
tempt to lind out whether members
lie little on the floor now and then
we would be interfering with onr own
prercgalive.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27
TheStrikers.

East Hampton, Mass. February nj, Ma
The operatives OF the Willsiai mn, -,
have struck against u reduction y
wages of three per cent. m.a
Ambury, Mass, February ners
weavers, spoilers, cordersand sPi''n
in number one mill has struck
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

JOHN McCuLLAoH, editor of the
dlobe-Democrat, says the bloody.shirt
IL good for two more presidents. five
remember rightly, Globe-Demoorat
man was quartered at Austin recently,
aud manifested quite an interest in
Texas politics. This and that put to-
ycther are suggestive.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

TnE CHICAGO Herald remarks:
what Joke It would he " we go 20 war
with Germany on account OF Tom oehiltroc.
A joke indeed but II might be
troublesome to tell whether 1t was on
Bismarck, ochiltree or the American
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

''''' "'m''s. OH, z:
;, 1t has been r, a''''r
n liey ", the Repui,l'e'1ss
NJ now uw,1,s,o ,a. !. lsllss,'
10y ",y ,nan y wassom. Z
Sherman there" !. a,saN
n whn h such result = NM
cutions Of innocent ,l
tration in person ep', !. FM}
Of peoc,culation md y ~ 2 n
IN Office, the mater IT, sIsa ~
are some peopls ,,,scli,
N'Puoiican partv n
ar Others who y' %nsi
place it where I !, asA u
never has stood. i,Vsastil
self that fayorlle ho = =
safest to bet on. ITvbIssl
DENTAL success hss Y ~
rather than IN, e,
cepting, since ~, u"u
war, Lincoln and A.
tions were alm, o',l
and in recognition !, Y
the country, dark ma
won. Garfield any, "S's !,
darkest Of dark s'u ~
principle may s,, SaIa
You spoke Of BIssirsa .
believe that BIsl r'.'s NJ
again. When mso W
they often rise. l,,'I,,
in Washington. ,ns ny
not be a candida us' ~ Y
hee once set humml.i
sort of insect to hr.f
cratic side | think XIII n.
a more consplcuon. y. !
paign than peopls y. ~
is claimed that fl b,s NY
tariff question :.
!. issue he is dead /, !,
nit u blunder Vi, y
Hancock is only 4 ~, ~
, nothing more. W.T.
that the Democnsby
), tariff alone. Tbe h,
!. ginning ALREADY h
!, this way of thinklu, !
that before The ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

Miss MARY PARiSER of fhilodel-
phia is tho richest unmarried woman
in the United States This being leap
year she will probably be able to shuf-
lie OF single blessedness ere II closes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

In is generally conceded that Mr.
Paynes chances. for success in the
presidential race are about ~ great AS
those of man endeavorlng to lift HIM
self up by his boot straps.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

TuE national board of health
should get In it's work on congress
first; then the good work of sanitary
regulations might continue without
interniission.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

A coon dose Of "Rough on Rats
administered Just now TO several lead
era OF the Democratic party might
brighten It's chances in the November
alnrtinn
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

TUE journalistic mind, like the body
sometimes needs change. This may
20 for an apology for any OF our esleem-
pd contemporaries who can utilize H.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

our Tom has succeeded in stirring
up thc blggelt sensation in congress-
The GAZETTE has predicted all along
that there was something in him.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

n. seems that some people are Will
Ing for Logan to be president IN order
that Mrs Logan may be m'stress OF
The White House.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

GEN. GoRpoN, the British com
mander Of Egyptian troops, would
make an excellent base balIist; lac is
good on the lly.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

IA POLITICS could be reduced to n
unme OF hide and seek, it would he n
cold day when John sherman got
iaft
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

AS between Arthur and logan, the
American eagle will smooth its tail
feathers in Silence, without anxiety ms
TO the result.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

KEEPER will discover before he gets
through with Boynton that newspaper
men ara always loaded for just such
uncanny characters rs himself
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

WHILE the good work Of reeoncllia-
ton Is going on in the Republican fam
ily, Dorsey should lay claim to ut least
one fatted calf.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

Iris said that John Hancock bushes
to the roots Of his hair every time the
vice.presidency is mentioned. The
News did 1t with It's little paragraph.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

TnE man who volunteers TO speak
for political party has to he mighty
nromiscuous in his remarks.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

TIN fame OF the fence-cuttcr viii go
down In posterity linked with That OF
the "nian with the iron inasli.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

Iris said that George Washington
Jones would like TO warm Hancock on
the stump and hls seat in congress
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

CoxarrssroNAi Investigations bore
with blunt nugers
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27
SOUTHERN
A Big Crerasss oHl
The llighssi 4
River Sln|

Vicksburg, PsbIu
has broken thrcla
Delta, La, and thT
inches above the q
burg, Shreveport
California station
Later-The crews
! 1900 feet wide, tT
| steadily increasiis.
Newf0rleans,
, Shreveport the ~
since lsla, andstilr
| bringing in stock an
submerged planlaIl
above and below Y
is reported under
| damage Is being da
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

OK dress parade Arthur would take
the llrst prize every time.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27
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PhiladelPhlal III
contractor fcl balss
Rocky Mounl'l 81, |
work will he np%I
as spring open. pen. "
from WInnipg ll'
Battleiord loa
ton, in all ,@ !a
company hss MI
land grant q NH
been obtained ~
Bonds Of The ~
iSs 5000 h'vmI
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

WEDNESDAY, monNrsn. rrnnuan, 81
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-13

from Aristotle to Kant and Spencer, has
been to determine the limits of the finite
human mind, and to show its utter inca
pacity to deal with the infinite and I'M
limited. He stands alone, the incarna-
ton of destruction, the genius Of mere as
sertiOn, and so in philosophy he pOstures
as the colossus Of the grOtesque.
Mr.. Cone then took up the Ingersou
philosophy. and showed its absurdities,
Carried to its logical conclusion it would
destroy society, government, law, science,
justice, chastity, all the hopes of mankind
and civilization. AbOlishing a hell here
after, he would give all these to the lurId
flames Of hell right here and right now.
Out of the meridian splendOr of his phi
l0sOphy there stalks the gaunt form of this
slckening cOnclusiOn-life is a sham and
thought flimsy fraud. Mr.. Cone sug-
gested a new title for the IngersOll phllo-
sophy. 1t should be called, ''Man con-
sidered as a tenpin.'' Nature sets US up
on the alley Of life without any purpose.
Death bowls US down without regret, and
we return INFO the elements of the earth.
The very worst that can happen to US
hell-is that we may come up bramble
bush; the very best-heaven-is that we
may bloom In the roses.
ssGfve me the storm and tempest of
thought and action, rather than the dead
calm of ignorance and faith. Danish me
from Eden when you will, but first let me
eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge"
This is printed across the title page OF
Mr.. IngersOlPs book. 1t invites all to
search within, If they would find that
knowledge which has been gained by one
who has prepared "the tempest of thought
to the dead calm of ignorance" and who
was ever ready to suffer Punishment for
the apple of knowledge. We who have
looked within know what it amounts to.
Ne know, to briefly sum it up, that it is
no vast and general denial of that which
the mass of mankind have always held
to be truths; while on the other hand it
is the arrogant assertion of a claim to
the knowledge of ''all that is"
The gifted founder of the philosophy Of
assertion has done and will continue to
do great harm. By the vicious, who have
been held in some restraint by the whole
some dread of hell fire, he is hailed as the
apostle Of liberty; the liberty to do as ysu
please, that liberty which follows the
denial of God and Immortality, of hell
and heaven, and which is a defiance Of
conscience; that liberty, which is none
other than a license to appetite as an i'm
munity from the fear of punishment for
wrong doing; that liberty, which Ben
Franklin meant when he SAID, Don't I'M
cham the tiger
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-13
THE SEA SERPENT.
Prof Wood Says tits a Species of
Whale That Is Dying Out.
Boston AdCertjssl


IL requires a moderate amount Of
courage 20 speak Of the sea serpent to a
Boston audience, said Prof. J. q. Wood at
the beginning Of his lecture ia Chickering
Hall. He then went on TO say that for
many years sea animal Of immense size.
though not a whale, has been seen by
seaiaring men, haVinga body much longer
than its diameter. We read of cuttles,
with arms sixty feet long, which have at
tackled vessels. Books on natural history
as far back as 1870 contain cuts of
some most remarkable animals. When
the artist had his model, nothing
could be more perfect, but when he drew
from his imagination the product was en-
tirely different. Prof. Wood illustrated
this by blackboard drawings, copying
from some old plates which had lately
come into his possession. He copied one
of a sperm whale, the head of which re-
sembled that Of a wild boar more than
that of the monster of the sea. After de-
voting considerable time to sketching
and describing the many remarkable ami
mails, none of which, he argued, bore
much resemblance to the description of
the sea serpents of to-day, he said there
cannot be so much smoke without some
fire. There must be something to give
rise to all the stories Of seeing huge ami
mails. An animal, resembling that
counts, was seen as long ago as 1874,
and again in 1908. Coming down to more
modern times, he spoke of the animal
which was seen off Plymouth several
years ago. This was reported by the par
ties who saw it to be 100 feet long, and its
motion through the water was like the
caterpillar. He next cited the one seen
from the steamer Roman, which was be-
ing attacked by swOrdfish. The average
length of these was from 60 to 50 feet. In
July, 1879, Arthur Lawrence. from the
yacht Princess, when between swamp
scott and Egg Rock. saw an animal whose
head was like that of the turtle or snake.
1t was black above and white underneath,
and had hippers like the seal. 1t moved
through the water with an up-and-dOwn
motion, and went at the rate of five or
six miles an hour. In July, 1878, two
years later, George 5. WATSON, the marine
artist, saw an animal off Gloucester
which he described as being fifty or sixty
feet long, with the same rise-and-fall
motion as described by others. In clos
ing, Professor Wood said that granting
these creatures have been seen, the ques-
ton is, what are they? He did not believe
that they were serpents, bUthe thought
they might be Ofthe Cetacean OrdeT-a cetc-
ceOus animal living in the sea and shaped
like fishes, but breathing air and having
warm blood; in other words, it is a species
Of whale which is dying out, and may be
to the whale what the eel is to the fish.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-13
CHARLES THOMSON.
Relic of the Secretary of the first Con-
tinental Congress.
Matches tlfiss.) Democrat

~ UtcHeS AN2SS.) De1lOcP0t.
There is in the possession Of a gentle
man Of this city one of thessnost interest
ing relics of the Revolutionary period.
Charles Thomson was the Secretary Of
the first Continental Congress. which as
sembled in 1714, and was continued in
that office until the adoption of the pres
ent constitution, and was chosen to in
form Gen. Washington of his nomination
to the Presidency. So ardent a friend
was he to the cause of the colonies that
the elder John Adams speaks of him as
1.-The Samuel Adams of Philadelphia. the
life of the cause of liberty" So accept
ably did he perform the duties of Secre-
tary OF the first Continental Congress that
1t presented to him, as a testimonial of its
appreciation, a massive silver urn.
This is the relic to which we refer. and
which is now in possession Of Mr.. c. Il.
Chamberlain, to whom it has come under
the direction of the will of Secretary
Thomson. Under the Will of Mr.. Thom
son the urn was left to John Thomson, to
descend, after his death without heirs. to
Samuel Thomson, and in the event of his
death without heirs, it was to 90 to the
descendants Of Mr.. Chamberlain's grand
father. In this way our fellow tOwnsman.
Mr.. Charles I. Chamberlain, is now the
owner Of the relic, he being the great
grandson Of Mr.. Thomson.
The urn is of solid silver, weighing
something over 800 ounces. 1t is 81
inches high and is inches in diameter
The base is MASSIVE, and the top is sur
mounted by an acorn, The lower part of
the urn is chased with tobacco leaves. but
every other part is severely plain. The
urn bears the following inscription:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-13
O'CONNELIIS DUEL
An Eyewitness Describes the Death of
D'Esterre.

All Eye W lIneSS describes the Death of
D'Esterre.
An account of the famous duel. in
which the celebrated Irish orator and
lawyer shot his antagonist dead, is given
in the new Boston paper, Erery Other
O'Connel, although induIging often in
the most severe attacks on others,
declined dueling, and publicly avowed
this determination. This gave rise to a
charge of cOwardice-in Ireland a very
rare and very detrimental accusation. He
was in tact man Of great personal cOur-
age, and showed it on the occasion
referred to. gentleman named
DEsterre endeaYOred to fasten a quarrel
on HIM, and he yainiy endeayOred to avoid
an encounter. The unfortunate D'Esterre
paid for his perVersenesS with his life,
and the still more unfortunate O'COnneli
eXpiated his moral timidity, in not refus-
ing the duel, with much mental anguish
to his death. There is no doubt that he
most reluctantly engaged in the combat.
lie was the father Of seven children, aud
it was an alternative of life or death with
him, DEsterre being reputed an unerring
marksmdn. An account of the duel was
given by Charles Phillips, the celebrated
irish orator who recently died.
"Being one of those who accompanied
OConneI, he beckOned me aside to a dis
tant portion of very large field, which
had slight covering of snow. ''Phillips,"
SAID he, this seems to me not a personal
but political affair. l am obnoxious to
party, and they adopt a false pretense
to cut me off. l shall not submit to it.
They have reckoned without their host, |
promise you. ] am one of the best shots
in Ireland at a mark, having, as a public
man, considered it duty to prepare, for
my own protection, against such unpro-
Yoked aggression as the present. Now,
remember what | say to you: l may be
struck myself, and then skill is out Of the
question; but If am not my antagonist
may have cause to regret his having
forced me into this conflict The parties
were then very soon placedOn the ground.
at, i think, twelve PAGES distance, each
having case Of pistols, with directions
to ire when they chose after a given
signal. DEsterre rather agitated himself
by making short speech, disclaiming all
hostility to his Roman Catholic country
men, and took his ground, somewhat
Electrically crossing his pistols upon his
bosom. They fired almost together, and
instantly on the signal. D'Esterre fell.
mortally wounded. There was the great
est self-pOssessiOn displayed by both. 1t
seemed 10 me a duty to narrate these
details in O'COnnelPs lifetime whenever
heard his courage questioned, and justice
TO his memory now prompts me to record
them here"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-13

Mr.. Chamberlain has also Inherited
some Of the letter-books Of Charles Thorn
son. The letters OF his correspondents
and copies of those of the Secretary him.
self are pasted into the hook and are fine
specimens of the correspondence of a hum
dred years ago. Many of the letters to
Mr.. Thomson are from the most distin-
guished men who achieved our freedom
and formed our government. We have
not yet had an opportunity to go over the
correspondence, but we do not doubt
there is much in these books of letters to
throw light upon the events of that early
pariOd
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-13
BTGONES.

When We went bilb'rry picking
OBJ the hillside, YOU and 7,
Tu the golden summer weather
MOug the honey scented heather
Meath The blue. just cloud heck'd sky:
How We clam0ur'd and made merry
When our fingers, purple stained,
Met above tie dCWy berry,
Fought for it till none remained.
" rs there ever such heart laughter
Tn those happy summer dayss
our spirits lou-et 90 madness,
with wild uuthinkInE gladness,
That can never come hereafter
In life's w.ud-sWept wild'ring ways.
once again Z climb the hilltop,
sink mr knees among the fern,
see the yellow tented wheat crop
i'm the golden sunset burn.
other BOYS ami girls are roaming
Thro the bub'rTy bushes by.
pluckiug berries with stain fingers
Whilst the lying sunlight fingers,
Just rs we dit-yOu and /.
Comes their laughter from the distance
Waited Co me, where / stand
Thinking " past existence
.r my LoyhO0d's fairy land.
Gently gliding Genes the twilight,
GHnE- "a star from out the blue
Allow bounded is my insight
Here am but where are yOu2
English Illustrated Magazine
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-13
A Procession of Baby Carriages.

Net0 York Letter to Louisville Courier Journal:
Something about the beginning of that
experiment called life by of contrast.
Scene on the corner of Nineteenth street
and Fifth avenue. There hove in sight
rounding the corner the neatest and
trimmest of servant maids, dressed to
finish In the regulation costume, with her
head surmounted by cap designed in
the realm of cOquetrY. She drew lazilv
along a little carriage Of expensive style
with canopy of lace over the quarter
deck. Lying back was a child of 10
months, little golden-haired, blue-eyCd
creature, pretty even to the limits Of that
ideal beauty which the mother always
sees and which gives her the reputation
OF being stone blind. On the front of the
canopy tluttered knot Of blue ribbons.
The child was wrapped in a cream
cOlored stuff of some heavenly mixture
which was trimmed with fur. 1t was
picture for GreuZe. The maid hove to.
Before L had time TO divest myself of an
exclamation, another maid, copy of the
first, drawing another carriage, also a
copy, brought into view a second baby,
the picture Of the other. A knot of scarlet
ribbons fluttered from this carriage.
They were twins-Girofle and Girofa-so
like one to the other that they could be
distinguished only by their colOrs. But
the surprise was to come. A third car
riage and attendant, debOuching from the
corner, drew up in line with the two, and
behold a third maid and a third baby!
The three were exact in resemblance.
And to the last carriage was attached a
knot of yellow ribbons. Girofle, GirOfia.
Girofi! "Triplets!" as maid No. an
nounced. The three maidens then broke
into a chorus: "Best and prettiest chill
dren in the world. Oh! and their father
and mother so proud Of themw ANY
body's father and mother might have
been proud. Even l, nobodv's father and
mother, felt glow of satisfaction at this
result Of creation, and became quite
recOnciled to the blindness Of fortune by
this one of her very ingenious devices in
the way of a choice lot from her cornu-
lecting a wealthy nest for the trIplets,