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to Atssco.s county: Dougheriy w. Has'
rls, from Wilson.
Submitted 90 brIa's ard oral areumsnts
f,r DO IA parties: Hoskins W. Wales. from
Ksrnes.
On briefs for both parties and prlztsd
argnmen, Tor appellant: Expr 3, Printing
pany vs.. Copeland rom Bsxsr.
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ST. LouIs, May GA Dispatch
special from Richmond, Missouri, says:
Charles Ford, brother of Bob Ford. the
SLAYER OF Jesgc James, shot himself through
the heart this morning, dying instantly.
No cause has been assigned.
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ABILENE.

ABILENE, May 6.-lSpeclal.l l-0ur new
city officers have repealed tho gambling
law passed by the old board.
Since the adjournment OF the grand jury
tho gamb bling houses have opened aud are
nov in full blast. q,
Only thirty Jour indictments were found
at The last term Of court. Most OF them
were for misdemeanors.
Ao,lsne and vicinity wers visited by u
copious shower day or two. hencs crops
look as fine and rs promising for good
yield as could be wished for.
The wo irade is Immense and stranger
coming into our town would he surprised
70 see the number OF wagons loaded Wild
the same.
Anothpr contract will be let for water
works at the next session OF the city coun'
Gil
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BELTON.

BsLroS, May 6-[5peclal. l-Yesterday
and to day have been the lovellest days
this spring. Crowds OF people have been
In town and every oody seems to wear q
smile. May it continue.
Work on the courthouse and water
works Ia being pushed with. vigorous force,
about 100 men being atw.rk y and around
the square. The new Jail will be turned
over 10 the court this wsek.
Heavy cattle shipments are being made
over the Missouri Pacific from here thih
week.
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An Adverse Decision.

SHREVEPORT. La, May 0.--Judgs Board
man, of the United States court, decided
against the heirs of Thomas A. Scott
their suit against Shreveport to recover
$50, coo, with per cent. interest since 1875.
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WACO.

WAoo, May 8.-[Special.] .]-Dlscussion OF
the water works question resulted In the
appearance this evening OF small daily
paper. with anonymous editors and publish.
ers, opposing the contract the city council
proposes to make with the water company.
This is new. phase OF question, and only
serves to embitter public feeling, which IL
already in an excited state.
Rev. DR.. b. NJ. Palmer, OF New Orleans,
the eminent Presby terian divine, arrived
this evening to lecture tomorrow night.
Several hundred tickets to the lecture have
already been sold.
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GAINESVILLE.

GASEsvILLE, May G.-[special. 1-Hon.
@. L. Peter returned last evening from
Washington City, and in au interview
said that the extract from the argument
on the establishment of Federal court In
This city cent to the HERALD was an exsr-
gerstion, and that II contained slurs upon
Denison that be never uttered. He has the
original copy of his argument. which bears
him out in his assertions. He
fears the bill to establish Federal
court will not be acted upon this ,ession,
bat says the passage OF tina Santa Fe rail-
way bill 10 an absolute certainty. The sem
ate will consider 1t Friday or Tuesday and
the house on the Slst.
News came to this city this morning th at
during q storm and cyciope in Montague
last week, q boy about IL years of age, was
blown away. aud although active search
has been made he still ie niissipg. His name
could not be learned.
Harvey Hulens' name has for some time
connected itself with tho general land
office In the minds Of the people OF this sur
rounding county, and upon urgent solicit
tstion be has consented to become csndi-
date. No man In the stale is better qusii'
6ed 10 fill the position than he, having
m ade study Of questions connected with
the land business OF Texas for the past ten
years.
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MARSHALL. .

MARSHALL, May 6.-~TSpecisl.l-Genersl
W. p Lane will be one of the commis-
s,onsrs from the state at large to the
Worlds exposition at New Orleans. He
has lust returned from Austin. where he
has spent several days on business con-
uected With the old veteran land board, OF
which he is now president.
The m all trains are still badly out Of Joint.
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The Firc Record 4.

PrrrspuRG, PA. May 6.-The sxsensive
glass factory Of Adams q Co.,, on Eighth
street, south side. caught. IRE this morning
and was totally destroyed. Lose, $1,000
fully covered by insurance.
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TEX ARKANA

TExARKASA, May O. Especial. l. John
Lipari, dealer in toooccn. failed to-day.
Liabilities from $4,000 10 $500. The stock
invoic 81 coo
Tne hody Of the negro drowned while
crossing Mckinney bayou, Saturday night,
WAS recovered TODAY.
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DENISDS,

DrSrsos, May 6.-[Soec'al 1.-The pre-
liminary examination . lore Recorder Peck.
of Prsur'ss aud Chambers, charged with
rsping Miss Harris, closed to-day. Prentiss
vas committed without bail and Cham bers
held In 81 0)0 bond. which he could not
give. THIS satisfies tue people sc far.
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LONE OAK.

LoSr OAK, May 6.-[special.-Mr. J. w.
Ewing, Q good citizsD, living three mi'es
Q. st Of this p,sce. committed suicide by
Al ooting himself last niRht about 10 o'clock.
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PROGRAMME
Parade with May Queen to
grounds at I z. M.
IiCrowning of May Queen;
Grafton in German by JU-
LIUS SCHUETCA, of Aus
tin, Texas; Amuesments for
Young and Old.
y Tableaux Vivants; Priez
Turning; Concert and Ball;
Fireworks.
SRCoND DAY.
Georgeous Pageant through
the principal streets OF the city
at 1oA-. M.
Atthe Grounds: Singing;
Grafton in English; Amuse-
ment for young and old; Prize
Turning and Prize Drill.
Distribution Of Prizes; Tab
leauxing and Pyramids. T.,
Concert and Ball; Bengal
Lights; Fireworks.
In addition various other
amusements on both days.
The best musical talent OF
North Texas is engaged for
the occasion.
HON. BARNETT GIBBS
will deliver the English Grafton.
For further information see
small programmes.
The Public o. Dallas and
surrounding country is res
pectfully invited to attend.
BY order of the committee.
CHAs. MEIsTERHANs,
Chairman
B. F. ALDERMAN,
Secretary.
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ST. LOUIS

sr, LOUIS, NAV 6-fSpecial. l-Cbarley
Ford, brother OF Bob, The slayer OF Jesse
Jsmes, killed himself at the residence oi
his father, about mile from Richmond, IN
Raw coun,y. this forenoon. He shot him
self through the heart. He has been suf
feripg with c,nsumrt rtion and gravel and
the riotous life he hss been living since he
acquitted tame and wealth by committing
murder, has completely broken down his
constitution.
Considerable excitement and srxisty wa,
created m financial cirrles here by me ws o.
. finsncisl crash in New York. but no fail
ures occurred and nobody heresbous Q hal
suffered.
The ST. Louis Browns ard To'edos. OF IN,
Americsn association. croseed bats to-day
Rssnlt-Browns, o. Toledos, 3.
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NOTICES

NOTICES
TfOTICE-THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
IN Stockholders and Directors OF the Texss
Trunk Railroad Company
BY order OF The Board Of Directors the annual
Iaas.ias oi iho Directors Of the Texas Trunk
Railroad Company win be held at ~ me IpiIss pnipIsc
Stste OF Texas, ss els Elm street, on the 2nd
Tuesday In May, 1881. at y m aud the snnual
meeting OF tho Stockholders OF said company
Vill be held at the same place ana on the Same
s.JADAMs. President
JOHN R. WHITE, Secretary
DALLAS. TEXAS, April 8. 1884.
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GATEsvILLH.

GArEsvILLE, May 6.-f5naciaLl-Jrst be.
fore shutdown yesterday rsnior reaoped J
M. Lanham, the sheriff. that a mob would
attempt TO forcibly take the prisoners, who
are under the charge OF hol olse.stealing. from
the jsil to lynch them. Mr.. Lanham, ever
vieilant. was equal to the occasion and
placed upon guard number OF true men
and then sent out messenger to confer
with the blood.thirsty crowd, endeavoripg
10 sllsy their heated tempers. They sent
him word that they would have the pris-
oners. The sheriff returned the comforting
answer thrt he was prepared aud waiting
for them to come ahead. The crowd re
mained Just outside the corporation until
about 2 o'clock this morning and quietly
will renew the attempt. The messengers
sent to them by the sheriff were told that
they understood that Jim Lanham was abb
sept. but finding that they were misin
formed, and not wishing to hurt any good
citizen, they des'sted.
Work was begun yesterday on the
Lssker corner, that was burned In Febru'
ary, The new buildings nrs to be OF s'one
Bone and Hsndrickson are the contrsc'
tors.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Methodist
church gave O supper tonight to raise
money to i'm prove their house OF worsbip.
Gatesville continues to improve. Csrpen-
ters are busy on new buildings. We now
have two photograph galleries.
John Hammsck aud All. Holmes were ar
rested the other day for selling whisky to
the school boys. They pleaded guilty and
were fined S25,
Boarding pupils are still coming in and
matrculsting.
The rain seems to be over; none having
fallen since So urday evening, and since
which time tho sun has brightly shone
upon us Farmers are rejoicing about 1t,
for they badly need the dry westher 20 en-
able them to clean out their crops. Wheat
has rust to no extent
DR.. Brown, OF the Sun. and DR.. Crantill
Of the Advance, are at Dallas, attending the
Press association.
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CORsTCANA.

ConucASA, May 6 4 specisl.[-The c,m
mittee appointed and empo sered by oui
clty council to procure q e apparatus COM
meusurste with the needs OF our city. have
bought from the Ramsey Nsrufrc urinr
COMPANY the largest hand fire engire man.
ufsciursd By the nrm, which viii thror
tao one-irch streams through 20 ieet o.
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HOUSTON.
Hnu,roN. MAY G.-[Special. l-In,er.siaie
drill week WAS opened to-day by grand
parade through the business streets, the
order Of msrch hsing as follows:
Squad OF bneclal Police.
Eighth Cav hy Band, uniled States Army.
Carl iiaRes containing nogeihpr iceland, accom-
panied ~ dl,tlnguilhyd vi,i'ors AMI
the reception coinn,ttee.
Mobile Rifles.
Montgomery ,.ieys.
Pal stn Rn q.
Lamar Rifies.
Governor Ireland nld y. rSonal s'air mounted
Ausin Gle>s
Queen Cily Gnsfds.
Houston ignt Guard Band.
Orange hln :.
Bnsch ZOutvep.
brennan Gslys.
Rulherford GrcyG
Bind,
Rich ardsJn I1uaves.
johnson Gna'ds.
Balm Zouaves
TTedway Rifles.
Cl,hurne Light 6uards.
CJnmbus GeurIa Guards.
Washington Gna,ds.
Cleveland Guards.
Houston Light Guaris.
Louisiana Field AtHllery.
Missouri Fie,d Artillery.
The procession marched 10 the fair
grounds end dispersed to quarters after
Governor Ireland delivered lhe address oi
n, come.
Colonel Rutherford 10 col mel. comms and
ing all miiits In camp aud the camp has
neen named Camp C.eYelsnd.
This afternoon the Texas etate
companies drilled for the Cotton *
All Texas companies drilled ana
IL is thought that the Washington Guards,
Of Galveston, will be awarded the prize
although the Lamar Rides, OF Dallas
stand good second. Prizes will be
given and decisions announced Saturday
| The Tredwev K Hes will drill first for the
| S5 coo, and Mobile Rifles second. Pools
show the Mobile Rifles heavy favorites, be-
| ing sold against the field for first place, bu'
it is easier to sell field thar
choice. The Mobile II fee, Houston Lght
| Guards, and Tredway Rifles each have
strong supporters, but the Montgomery
Crews ana Columbus Guards loom up q:
dark horses.
The weather could not be better. Th,
| mud kas all dried and the dust IL blowing
on avery street.
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GOLDSMITH BROS.
HOU SE
ia Elm Street.
Having lust added largely to Millinery and Fancy
Goods Department, now enabled TO snow peu-
ter assortment than anywhere in the state. - =,
Weare selling all our goods at low prices ana the
best value for the least money, making this
THE MOST POPULAR PLACE IN THE CITY
FOR THEIR SHOPPING
Hosiery and loves.

Ladies' Fine Brilliant Lisie Hoso mt 1Sc.
Ladies' Fine silk Hose, @1.25. Misses
solid Color Hose ut .Jc. Misses Fancy
Stripe at 200.
ladies' rine SILK Taifsta Gloves mt soc.
Ladies' Fine SILK Mttts at 5Oc.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-29
Rafeman. Banker.

Banker Bateman is just now attracting
considerable attention as the gentleman
who has stirred up a lively scandal in
army circles. The slaughterer Of Judge
Advocate Swain is not unknown in Sa-
vannah. In fact Mr.. Bateman had some
reputation or notOriety in this State
some years ago. He was for over
a year on duty at this port as Leuten-
ant aboard the revenue cutter Boutwell,.
He was we'll known about the city as
yerv clever gentleman. but was not sup
posed to have any great political int1u-
ence. Lieut.. Bateman, however, was
much more important person than
Lieutenant in the revenue marine
generally is. After an extended
leave of absence, he reappeared as the
business manager of a John Sherman
boom in the Republican Convention in
Georgia in 1880. He attempted, unsuc-
cessfully, to secure the Georgia delegation
for the Ohio blOody-shirt statesman. The
late Amos T. Alderman, then the leader
of She Republicans, and others, however,
''sat down on" Mr.. Bateman, and the boom
burst. 1t is said that Lieut.. Bateman's
father or uncle, Walter Bateman, of Wash
ington, was an old law-partner of Mr..
Sherman, and he had charge Of the latter's
Presidential aspirations and his pocket
book. After the convention adjourned
several Georgia Republican ofiice-holders
were removed by Sherman, then Secretary
Of the Treasury, whether for sitting down
on the Bateman boom or not, is not known.
Lieut.. Bateman retired from the ser
vice and settled in Washington, where
apparently he has prOspered in this
worlds goods. He is persvering young
man, and Maj. Swain will have a rough
road to travel if Bateman's charges are
we'll founded.
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A BETTER Office for Mr.. Wicker.


It is said that the friends of Mr.. Wicker,
late Collector Of the port Of Key West,
claim that he is entitled to a better office
than the one from which he was removed,
because, in showing sympathy with the
Cuban filibustering sentiment at Key
West, he did only what he was expected
to do in orde- to control the Cuban vote
there. If this statements true it is not
improbable that when the excitement
growing out Of the escape Of the Aguero
expedition subsidies he will be suitably
provided for. 1t is said that Wicker, from
the time he took possession of the Key West
custom house until he was removed,
made it his business to attend the meet
ing Of Cubans when ways and means for
wrestling Cuba from Spanish rule were
discussed, and he was so well thought Of
10y them that he had little difficulty IN in
ducing them to cast their votes in accord
ance with his wishes. His fault was, if
his friends are to be believed, that he did
not show the proper amount Of discretion
at time when discretion was needed
The government having failed to prevent
the escape of the filibustering expedition,
had to show its zeal in some way in order
to keep Spain in good humor, and
there appeared to be no better way than
to cut of Wicker's official head. 1t is
barely possible that Spain will attempt
to hold this government responsible for
whatever damage the flibusters may do
in Cuba. In fact it is said that the Span
ish Minister limited at something Of the
kind when he applied at the State Depart
ment for assistance to prevent the escape
of Aguero and his band. Our action in
holding England responsible for the dam
age done by the Confederate cruiser,
| Alabama, is a pretty strong precedent
for similar action on the part of
| SPAIN In the event that Spain makes a
/ claim for damages it may turn out that
| the removal Of Wicker was not wise, be-
| cause it may be construed as an acknowl-
edgment on the part of this government
Of its responsibility. There is another
matter in which the administration is in
| terested. The Republicans are under the
impression that they can carry Florida at
the Presidential election, but they stand
| very little chance of success without the
| Cuban vote. Is there anybody who can
! ill Wicker's place so far as that vote is
concerned? Perhaps the reason why
Wicker's successor was not appointed at
| once was because the President was not
| able to name the man who could handle
| the Cuban voters.
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to a correction OF the ultra American senti-
ments delivered BY Coleridge in some OF his
after-dinner and levee oratory. and when
were so i'll received by his more conservative
English friends.
sos Friday" said Sam, the depot man at
Morrisania, n. j., as he shed stone over
among a number Of goats that were standing
on the Harlem Railroad track. '.thOse goats
stood where they now stand. You see that
lean black fellow in the middley That's Jesse
James. Mrs. Riordan's billy goat. Well. the
O'clOckNrain came down the track, but the
goats never budged. The train passed, ana
looked to see the air filed with goat SKIN:
After rhe train had passed the goats were stlll
on the track They had burrowed out spaces
between the ties, and each goat nag IAN
down in his hole. You can't scare Morris
iania goat"
If anything were needed to emphasize New
York's delay in providing for the pedestal Of
the Bartholdi statue of Liberty. the compile
ton of the bronze figure in France would fur
nish it. The finished colossus is now on eN-
hibition in the court Of the ateliers of NM.
GaverGauthier, rue de Chazelles, Faris.
ILLUSTRATION. in giving picture OF the colos-
sal statue. add some Interesting comparisons
between its height and that OF similar works.
Among notable statues OF antiquity, the Colos-
sus Of Rhodes had an elevation of III feet; the
statue Of Nero by ZenOdOrus. ll9
feet: the musical Memnon at Thebes,
sixty-twO feet; and the Olympan
Jupiter Of Phidias, fOrty-three feet. OF mod
ern colossal statues that Of the German war
rior Hermann, or Arminius, near Detmold,
in Westphalia, is nlnety-twO feet IN height F;
that Of Carlo BOrromeo, overlooking Lake
MaggiOre, is seventy-seven feet; but the Bar
thOldi statue overtOps these ancient and
modern examples, as from the base to the
summit of the torch the height is ISL feet.
There are two statues not mentioned by the
Paris paper which are remarkable modern
crea ions, that Of Bavaria at Munich and that
Of Germania at Berlin, but neither Of them Is
as lofty as BarthOldi's work, which, however,
lacks the sOlidity of some of the colossal.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-29

Editor Morning NelrS: The Macon
TELEGRAPH and Messenger calls on the
Savannah NEWS to defend Mr.. Spring
er's assertion that the people of this
country pay 10 per cent. tax on wood
and woodenware, which we largely
export. The tax paid cannot be so de-
finitely stated, but the facts are these:
Our tariff system, which puts premium
upon the prosecution of certain lines OF
industry, withdraws competition from
other lines, so that prices generally main
tain a higher level, and it costs more to
live.
Many articles of American woodwork
cost less in Europe than in Georgia, and
goods generally are exported at lower
rates than sold at home.
So while the American taxpayer through
the tariff dscriminates in favor of such
an industry as this, the manufacturers
turn around and discriminate against the
American public. 1t is time to put a stop
to this species of ingratitude, which tells
heavily against the working class.
STATISTICIAN.
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Cashed After Many Years

1t occurred at the First National Bank
of Manasquan a few days ago, says a
Long Branch special. An aged farmer
named APPLICABLE, from the immediate
vicinity, meandered into the bank, and
approaching Cashier Terhune presented
a well-wOrn and faded piece of paper into
that gentleman's hand, exclaiming:
"Thar; l want you to collect that and
put it to my credit"
The obliging money counter examined
the paper and found it to be a check for
1910, drawn in favor of the farmer, signed
by New York merchant, but dated 1872.
The farmer, it appears, had sold his
crop of cranberries to a New York COM
mission merchant nearly twelve years
ago and had received his check for the
amount, but had hidden the valuable
piece of paper in his feather bed. cashier
Terhune sent the check to New York for
collection. The merchant hOnored the
paper, and yesterday Farmer Applegate
called at the bank and got his money.
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The Rs Citizens 20 Blame.

Since the Cincinnati riot the jury sys-
TEN has been harshly criticised. 1t has
been declared TO be a failure by many
whose opinions are entitled to attention.
Some of the leading journals Of the coun-
try have said that it could no longer be
depended upon TO promote the ends OF
Justice. If a movement were started to
abolish the system it is doubtful if it
would have much support. Many Of those
who now condemn the system would at
once become its strongest supporters.
There is not so much to be said against
the system as there is against the way
that it is crippled. 1t works we'll enough
in the country, where the juTies are made
up Of the best and most responsible clt-
Zens. There appears to be no trouble there
in getting verdicts Of equity" where there
is good ground for believing the accused
parties are guilty. 1t is in the towns and
cities that the jury system is condemned,
and, strange to say, it is condemned by
the best class Of citizens. The men who
persistently shirk jury duty are che ones
who are foremost il asserting that it is
failure. The truth is they know little
about it. They only see that crime is not
punished as it ought to be, and they at
once Jump at the conclusion that courts
are corrupt and jurors are yenal. If they
would give the whole matter the careful
attention it deserves they would see that
they themselves are to blame for what
they charge on the jury system. They
pers;stentlv urge the passage Of laws
which exempt the most capable and in
telligent citizens from jury duty. Those re-
naming. who are liable to jury service,
are not, as a rule, qualified for the duty
required Of them. They have not the in
| telligence to combat the arguments OF
| shrewd attorneys, and they lack that feel
ing Of responsibility to society which is
necessary to enable a juror to dispense
Justice with an even hand. A New York
| paper, day or two ago, published state
ment showing that Of the 1S2,53l voters
registered in that city, only 15,45O could
be required to act as jurors. In the touI
great commercial bodies there are 5,64e
members. OF these ,, 400 are exempted
and of the rest, only $50, for one reason Of
another, are available. 1t has become
a serious matter to get jurors in that city
unless professionals and courtroom loaf
ers are accepted. This condition of al
fairs does not exist alone in New York
1t is found in about all the larger towns
and cities. The fault is not with the jury
| system, but with the BETTER class of peo-
pie who use their money and influence &c
cripple the system. If the best citizens
want the laws enforced they must hell
enforce them. They cannot shirk theil
duty with impunity. They are the class
most deeply interested, because they OWL
the property and the trade of the cities
If riot and ruin follow outrages upon JUS
tice, the best citizens are to blame.