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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-08
TRANCE.
slior HIMSELF.

SEPT. Prof. Gugarda OF
! eu,sRst college in France com
.uisiie with a revolver, His
bgill with cerebral anicmia
,re assigned.
-Ec FRENCH ACADEMY.
Sent. The three vacant
1.-THE French academy will be
Senators Bochervictor and
md NJ. Bertrand, the secretary
tas.
Ken MINISTER IN WEST a ERICA.
4, Sept. Lieut.. Gabriel Fe-
1 been appointed French minis
bent at Ogowe on the West coast
Is.
A REvIvING THE QUESTION.
d sept. The Republique
Is states that the discussion has
sylved in the highest official
o. Vienna regarding the con.
in Paris on the Egyptian and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-08
ooNyrNroN Ar LouIsymnr.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, sept, S.--The
Southern Association OF Railroad and
Steamship Freight Men met in secret
session here to-day. Representatives
Of freight departments of the Louis
VILE & Nashville, Cincinnati South
ern. East Tennessee, Virginia 4
Georgia, Western & Atlantic, Rich
mond n Danville, Central of Georgia
Georgia Pacific and other southern
and Southeastern roads were present.
The afternoon was spent IN discussing
the proposed withdrawal OF the East
Tennessee, Virginia Il Georgia from
the association, the future maintenance
of the Macon aud Atlantic cotton pool,
and the uniform system of billing
merchandise for points north of the
Ohio river.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-08
EATING A GIRL.
row Escape from Cannibalism on a
SnOWed-in Train.

ltGk sun
rw people who have never been on
verge of starvation can realize
p the pangs of hunger will bring q
I to. There are people who board
lheap boarding.hOuseS who have
iaiut realization of hunger, as Is
#n when they take meal at
PEI. Then they reach for every
lg that is in their sight, and their
roll in frenzy, and you can
1th them and imagine what
/ would do If hard pressed and no
z for ten days. Right here al
PIE there have been marrow escapes
p cannibalism when trains have
70 showed in for Il week. Only a
+ple Of years ago a train was showed
vest Of st. Paul, and for four days
Fre was no food except the cotton
re that is used to oil the engines,
"a barrel OF shell oysters. After all
bod was gone, and the travelling
had eaten the leather fire buckets
ehewed the sustenance out OF the
I1sh cushions, they held n consulta-
IA In the baggage-car ano
laed to kill and eat a glri
the rear coach. She was
.oai twenty years old, school teach,
by profession, rosy-cheeked, and
about the right age to eat. me
y appointed a young fellow who
! travelling for a Milwaukee, tobacco
We TO go TO the girl and tell hei
NY they had decided 10 eat her, anc
gel her COZ sent. Ii Is a delicate
'rl;,ag Tor a young man TO do TO go ant
q girl he has been flirting wiz
tlee days in q snow storm that th'
y have decided to eat her, but thu
/ among travelling men Is sever
g. the young man had .
~ He went in TN
ISL @ish i s,E...-s hc2-' al
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-08

A popular London uJlngalaa naa ~
uis service q short time since servant
whom he had taken, out Of charity,
rom the wOrk-houss. one day she
gas very ms llent 10 her mistress.
ghereupon the comedian told her that
Z II occurred again no should certainly
end her baek 10 the place whence she
anne. ~ won't 20 there. she replied,
80 any account. n the worst comes
% the worst, I'll 20 on the stage"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-08
A cnANnn an nAsr.

AUGUSTA, CAM. Jas. 5. Davant,
general freight and passenger agent Of
the Port Royal road, has resigned, and
goes to accept the same position ON the
Louisville, New Orleans \ Texas,
with headquarters In Memphis
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-08
ENGLAND.

THE BIRMINGHAM BONER
|NnoN, Sept. Tan Hill, the
bingham boxer, cha llenges Billy
lards, Charley Norton or any
+ American light weight boxer;
Is $1,000 a side OF trophy equal
eat amount in value. Hin will 60
ew York to meet the champion.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-08
seldom Always.
MofcllnnI TfnNlIler.

Young men, II isn't always the girl
who looks loveliest In the soft sweet
shadows Of the Gardening twilight
who takes that beauty with her IN the
grim, gray morning, as she wfeitles
with kitchen stove.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-08
Iintler Ono Of the profesh.

benjamin T.. Butler was, IN 1884,
an agent for hn actress. Miss Hildrith.
He watched carefully the door and
saw that 40 man paid twice 10 get into
the show. Butler afterwards married
Miss lIildrith.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-08
I,ipuoyINo Tur LINlt.

COLUMBUS, INp.-The c., IL, d g..
road Is soon to erect telephone line
from Greensburg TO this city
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-08

The "REMINISCENCES IA Mlcuisnn
have nominated for governor DaYi'
Preston. In these days when presi.
dental politics cannot be fully and
freely discussed IN the family circle II
Is a positive luxury TO read Of a guber-
material candidate such e"rda Bs theer
In paper-the Cleveland Press-whlch
iay6fs another party: Preston Is no
politician, but he II man Of large
means, a generous giyer 10 all worthy
charitable aud religious projects, uni
versally known and respected through
out the state, an earnest Republican
for many years, hut distlDguished more
than anything else for personal humi
nv and piety, In 1872, the bank Of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-23
The Nicaragua Treaty.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 23-The corro-
spondent of The Chicago Times telsgraphs
his paper: The Nicaragua treaty gets moss
Of its support from the south for two rea-
sons The commercial benefits of tho inter-
oceanic canal would he first felt south, and
there is more of the imperial national spirit
south than north. The Democrats love to
refer to the fact that the extensions of the
national area have been made by Dsmo-
cratic administrations, and while the Mica
ragua treaty was negotiated by a Republican
administration the realization of that treaty
would rebound TO the Fepute of Democratic
administration. 1t is pretty evident that
the Democrats in Congress intend to signal
ize Mr.. Ceveland's administration by re
construction Of the navy and coast defenses
and this movement abroad would har
moniSe entirely with that policy SenA
tors Morgan and Pugh, of Alabama, and
| other southern senators favor the treaty and
| expect to see it ratified. At the same time
there are many Of the Republican senators
! who favor tie treaty, so the prospects of its
ratification are toterably bright One reason
why southern men support the treaty applies
also TO northern Democrats, and to some of
| the northern Republicans 10 is
! that the southern question and
the race question and other Questions grow
ing out OF the war would be greatly ohscured
il the national attention could be directed
abroad, and here is foreign policy which
does not necessarily involve war The
Nicaragua scheme viii attract the attention
Of The British government and tho French
| people. Panama stock is held in small
quantities by thousands of French people of
the middle and poorer classes. The govern
ment is very sensitive to the assaults OF
these classes, and anything that we did that
caused fall in Panama quotations would
cause an outburst of popular feeling in
France that would compel the government
at least to mako inquiries about our opera
tiens in al unfriendly tone. On the other
hand, the English people care very little
about the matter, and for that reason the
government, though obliged to make stand
for the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, would easily
find a way of reconciliug itself to a United
States canal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-23
New RAILWAY Projected,

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 23-Articles of
incorporation of the Chicago Union Central
& Atlantic railroad company have
been filed with the secretary Of
state The document gives the
details of gigantic project, which
had for its object the ultimate connection Of
Chicago and Charleston, S. c., with con-
tinuous line Of railroad. The company con
templates the building of a line from the
west boundary of Lake county, on the Hi
nois border, through the counties of Lake
Jasper Pulaski, White, Cass, Carroll Gin
ton, Howard, Upton, Marion, johnson, Bar
tholomew, Hancock, Rush, Shelby, Decatur
Ripley, and Ohio. The company has CAPT
tai ION paper, of 81, 900, 900, AMI the directors
for the first year are ". B. Hammond
Samuel 2. Hazard, Benjamin F. Rush, A
Dale Owen, p. W. Bartholomew, W. W
Murphy, and John w. Dodd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-23
CARD.

Hon. R. j. Cabeen. who was elected on
Nov. 4th as member of the state board of
equalization, has issued the following,
which expresses his true feelings in re-
gard to the hearty support which was &C
corded to him by the people of the dis
triet:
70 the Voters Of the Eie0eath Congressional
District:
Being no aspirant for Office or position,
still feel grateful to the friends of all
parties who thought proper to give me
their votes for member of the State Board
OF Equalization at the late election, and
wish to publicly express my gratitude
for the confidence and support given me,
shall do my best not to abuse that
confidence in the Office to which your
suffrages have placed me- Again thank
ing you, | am respectfully,
r. j. CABEEN,
SEAToN. Mercer Co., ILL.,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-23
Rescued from the Waves

BALTIMORE Nd, Dec 23-The steamer
America arriving in this port reports the full
particulars d the rescue of the crew of the
Norwegian bark Yugve on her last outward
bound trip from Baltimore On Dec z, in
latitude As degrees, 80 minutes, longitude 81
degrees, the America noticed large amount
of wreckage afoat, and shortly afterwards
sighted dismantled hulk rolling about on
the huge waves Through powerful glasses
it was seen that number of men were
clinging TOD the rigging. Five volunteers
were soon off to the rescue 1t was with
great difficulty and heroic struggling with
the high sea, that they finally reached the
Yugve and took from the rigging. the nearly
famished crew, composed Of the captain and
eight men. The rescued men stated thai
their vessel had been caught in gale, and
became water-logged. For five days they
had subsisted GA little bread SOAKED in sea
water and were nearly exhausted when taken
fIom the wreck
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-23
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO, Dec.

CHICAGO, DEC. ~
Allan MeIptyre 6 Co.'S market circular
of this evening says the markets on th9 board
of trade were stronger. Wheat-January,
opened 7214c, closed f2tSc;. February. opened
72Hc, closed 751sc; May, opened fskc,
closed 7sA@Ta&c. Corn-May, opened
and closed S7&c; January, opened S51Ic
closed 85h@S5&c; February, opened and
closed S434c; year, opened S6]sc, closed
$3.50 Probationary, opened $40 95 closed
slO0f1S. Lard-January, opened Sc CTS
closed s6.65
Live Stock-Tha Union Stock Yards 70.
ports the following range Of prices: Hogs
Market opened moderately active, firm, and
prices 59I0c higher; Light grades, 1895
"a. IS common to choice: heavy mixed pack
ing, S40J@L25 common TO fair; Sd 230
A. 70 fair to choice; heavy shipping a. 25@
445 Cattle-Market generally slow; ex-
ports, IS. 1895. 10; good to choice, s509@
$50; common to fair, s400G5.00; butchers,
81 Dogs 81; stockeri, SS.006t400 Sheep
Market slow; inferior TO fair, So. s092 50;
medium to good, 81 25G9 so; choice, s4.o0,
Produce: Butter Fine creamery, 25
@27c; good roll, &@l5c; packing, SO
lUc. Eggs-Fresh-laE, 24625c; ice-heuse, is
@22c. Potatoe5-F Fair to hne, S5@40c. Poul-
try-Gcod TO fine dressed turkeys, 12@l21Sc;
do chickens. safe; do ducks, 781lc; do geese,
Gl10c. Apples-Good to choice, $2U0@2 81
per Dbl Hay-1imothy, s9.009ll.0s and
poor to be prairie. S7.00@9.50 per ton.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-23
CLEVELAND WOULDN'T HAVE IT.
How He Declined the Gift of a Cask OF
Rum.

Rum.
BINGHAMPToN, n Y, Dec 23.-W. j.
Caughlin, prominent Democratic politi-
clan, recently sent a gallon keg of rum
the ksg being bound with gold hoops, to
Governor Cleveland, and inscribed in orna-
msRtal letters: "Caughlin's r z. R. 1t
did 1t" Mr.. Caughliu sent note
with the cask, in which SKID he
did not want the cask to be considered
as present, and added: las the hum blest
component of that alliterative triplet to
which your political opponents accord the
credit for the avalanche of disaster and de-
feat that has lately overwhelmed them, |
venture to hope that it may be deemed not
unworthy souvenir. As such offer it, and
as its perishable contents evaporate under
the warming sunshine Of social Smiles its
donor will feel that he is the party most
highly honorad in the transaction"
The cnsk was returned by the governor
witt the following letter, stating his reasons:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, ALBANY, Dec. 10,
1854. o. j. CAUGBLN, EsQ.-Dear Sir:
Your letter of the 9th and the liquor therein
referred to have been received. My o5jec-
ton TO the receipt of presents does not rest
entirety upon their @suggestiveness, as you
term it, if you mean by that sag-
gestion of obligation i'll official coz
duet. l am averse TO gifts naturally,
and because if they are from stranger
| cen see no reason why they should be be
stow ed My election to office merely obltzes
me to perform the duties of sueh Off for
the compensation allowed. Thought III .,te
my desires on this subject very plaid in tie
letter which was recently published, ana
think must be permitted to have my way
in the matter. thank You none the less
sincerely for your kindness while | ray
must decline your gift | will return the
same by express tomorrow. Yours very
truly, GROVER CLEVELAND.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-23
AUTHOR OF THE MONROE 0ocTRlNs
A Letter Which Says 1T Was Original ed
by George Washington.


BUFFALO, n. V, Dec. 23-The News
prints letter from George Washington to
James Monroe, dated Sept Il, l;G,
when the latter was minister IT,
France The letter i, in the origira.
handwriting of Washington, and is written
in a very regular hand on both sides Of tie
paper, and covers over Eve pages It Is
ownel by Judge King, OF this city, Who So
cured possession of it in California in 1857.
when he WAS part owner of the San Fran
cisco Bulletin. The letter was written in re-
ply to one from Mr.. Monroe, which evi
iently announce! that former letter from
Washington to Mr.. Governor Morris, minis
ter to England, had fallen into the hands Of
the French government, who had
taken exception to it. President Wash
ington explains that letter and also the att-
tude of this country toward both France and
Great Britain in their dispute. He says:
my conduct in public as it relates TO the in=
portant struggle in which the latter nation
france is engaged, has been uniform
from the commencement of it, and
may be summed up in few
words: That have always wished
| we'll to the French revolution; that l have
| always given it as my decided opinion that
| no nation had right to intermeddle in the
| internal concerns of another; that every
| )ne had the right to form and
adopt whatever government they like
best to live I'm Ter themselves, and that if
| this country consistently with its engage
ments maintain strict neutrality and there
| by preserve peace it was best to do so, by
motives of policy, interest and every
| other consideration that ought
to actuate people situated
| and circumstaneed as We are already deeply
| in debt and in a convalescent state from the
struggle we have been engaged in ourselves.
| On these principles l have uniformly and
steadily proceeded bidding defiance to
calumnies calculated to sow the seeds
Of dstrust in the French nation and
to excite the belief of an influence possessed
ny Great Britain in the councils of this coun-
| try-than which nothing is more unfounlel
1r injurious; the object of its pacific conduct
| being truly delineatei above"
| In another portion Of the letter he gives
as a reason why this country should feel
irrit ated toward Great Britain-"the con
duct of their Indian agents, privateermen
lmpressmeat Of our seamen, insults OF the
ships of war, ETC."
He plainly lays down the doctrine which
Monroe afterwards gave his name to--that
Of each continent minding its own affair
The date of this letter is just three weeks
prior to Washington's farewell address an
noun cling that he would not be candidate
for third term.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-23
Against Alien LandhoIders.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 23-The house
committee on public lands is framing bill
designed to prevent the continuance of the
monopoly of the western cattis rangers by
British landlords The bill will provide that
if foreigners want to own big tracts of land
in this country they must renounce allegi-
ance to their own country and become Ameri-
can citizens The reports to be made on
the subject of foreign landholding in this
country will give interesting statistics. There
are over I, 100000 Of acres owned by English
men in Texas, nearly as much in New hex
leo and Colorado, and 100000 acres in
Kansas Complaints come from Colorado
of the high-handed conduct on the part of
the English ranchmen. They are said to
have ordered their cowboys to shoot any In
dian seen off the reservations for the reason
that some IndirnS are cattle thieves,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-23
WASHINGTON NEWS.
THE SENATE PROPOSES A PLAN TO
END THE DEADLOCK
Comment on the Nicaragua Treaty-Idkeiy
to BE Ratified-How the Demo-
Gratis Feel About It Capital
City Gossip.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec 23--OR Satur
day, after the senate closed the secret session
the question came up on the adjournment
resolution Of the house This led to debate
on the disagreement on the naval appropria-
ton bill, and the senators were unanimous
for the proposition that the senate should In
sist on its position, and after considerable
discussion it was determined not TO consider
the naval bill 1t was stated that the chair
man of the house committee had stated that
the house conferrees would under no CIR
circumstances rscede from their position, and
that conference WIS useless unless the sem
ate would recede.
Logan reported the military academy bill
appropriating $780, sos for the next fiscal
year and it passed without debate. The
house resolution to adjourn until Jan. from
Dec. 20 was taken up ond rejected, and the
senate adjourned until Monday.
On Monday the senate in listless manner
took up the bills on the private calendar.
After an hour thus spent, Halls opened up a
way out of the deadlock on the naval appro-
priation bill by reporting as substitute for
the house bill, sent to the senate
on Saturday, making appropriation for
the navy for thirty -one days, the regu-
lar appropriation bill for the bal
ance of the fiscal year, precisely as
the house sent that bill to the senate at the
last session, with all the senate amendments
as to new cruisers, ironclads. artillery and
everything else stricken of. He gave notice
that he should call up this bill for action
Tuesday at so p. IN, The senate then went
into executive session, and after CONFIRMING
q number of unimportant nominations, at
2:05 adjourned. &aR
The house on Saturday, adopted the mo-
ton of Randall that when it adjourned on
that day it Re to Wednesday, AMI that
then further adjournment be had until the
9Th and then again until the Slst and then
| still further until Jan. s. no business to be
| transacted on any of those days.
UPON vote on an amendment to Regan'>
| bill 1t WAS found that there was no quorum
present. Randall then introduced bill
making temporary provision fox tn
support of tho navy for the montt
! of January, 1885 He said that the bill wa.
| introduced with the concurrence of such
members of the committee on appropriation,
as he had been able to consult. 1t was az
exact copy OF the bill which had been passed
last session providing temporarily for th'
support OF the navy for the past six months
with the notifications necessitated by TIL
difference in time covered by the bill. Tn
bill passed without division
On motion of Hopkins, the senate Join
resolution passed declaring Christmas AM
New Years days holidays for all per dien
government employees
The house then adjourned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-23
RURAL, Dec. II.


There is to be Christmas tree, Christ,
mas eve, at the Union Sunday school.
There is q revival meeting progressing
at Plaintleld church.
Rabbits are plenty; do you want some
II SO, ask Harry where they are to be
found.
Ask Hugh and George how they got
home from the party which took place al
Mr.. John Fitzgeralds, and who is to pay
damages for the sled2
We hear of another wedding which
was to take place this evening. the con,
traction parties being Mr.. James Valen,
tine, Of Rural, and Miss Jennie REDEEM
baugh, of Swedona.
Today at the residence of the bride
parents occurred the marriage of Mr..
George N. Stewert aed Miss Kate L. Viii,
son, daughter of Mr.. Lewis Wilson, the
Rev. Mr.. Carson, of Milan officiating
After the ceremony the guests were invit.
cd to partake of bountiful repast. The
presents received were handsome and use
full.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-23
SUBURBAN SIFTINGS.
MILAN. Dec. q

MILAN, Dec. 81.
Look out for the town Buzz; it will
soon be out. Then look out for gossip.
The cold weather which came unex-
pectedly has lett us, and the sleigh bells
are jingling.
Oar school has closed for two weeks
The scholars say, won't We have jolly
time the next two weeks
We are glad to hear that our old time
friend, F. n Kerr, is to be at home to
visit his many friends during the holi-
days.
Prof. Palmer, the singing master. is
rushing things right along. 1t will be but
a short time until he will have a class for
every evening in the week
Mrs. John Gilmore returned today from
visit to her brother, John Mcconnell,
who is in the drug and grocery business
at Crab Orchard, Neb
The members of the social dancing club
had their first dance of the season last
Tuesday night. Quite number were
present All enjoyed themselves very
much. What's the matter with having
more2
The Young Mems social club had hor
at the Town hall last Friday night. From
twenty to twenty-five couples were pres
ent. All had good lime, and dancing
was kept up until an early hour in the
morning.
Il is understood from good authority
that Daddy" has about concluded to en-,
large the Spencer rink. We hope our in
formation is true. IL would make the rink
much larger with small cost
George Walters, who has been a
Quincy all summer in the interest of The
river engineers Office at Rock Island, re.
turned a few days ago to remain ther,
during the winter. He spent few day
with his folks on Big island
(Modus,) the Union scribe, is still OF
deck, we judge from his last letter tina
he is in possession of the fact that it i
necessary to build the new skating rink
He thinks that it is not good idea t
build such valuable property on wind
We were aware of the fact before h
gave US the advice.
G. II. Honens, the genial Sabbat
school superintendent is up and dom
making arrangements to have first elias
concert to be gwen at the Town hall o
Christmas eve. G. II. is a great Sabbat
school worker; he has procured the hes
singing talent in the town and no doul
we will have one of the finest concert
that has been here FOR some time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-23
Rates, by Maii, Posfpai,J.

HaaTeSs. TIE Sun, NeIr TorI q