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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

Ia 1850 there came TO Hawkinsville from
Charleston, South Caro!ins, two well-irest-
I'd geniiemeu. Ono OF them was very stingy
ara close; the other was the reverse-iib-
eral and free with bis money, toe greatest
lover of iun had ever seen. Two weeks
before Christmas he caused TO be printed n
number of hsDdbills Us follow:
WANTED s. 0 cats TO import 10 London. as
rats are abou, 10 undermine the great city. /
want Them delivered here on Christmas Gay.
From ri. points OF the compass came ne
eroes with sacks and wall, Is VI cats. They
hung them on the shade trees, on fences
ia fact, look where you might aud sack Of
oats greeted you. Fay cents for grown
cats, 25 cents Tor bsli.gIown and 10 cents
for kittens had been offered. The bad boys
about town, myself one OF them, began at
sign,l 20 cut the strings and let loose the
cats. or course good many dogs were in
town, end the fur flew. About III O'Clock
sn old man named Barney Williams, living
near Hartford, came across the river with
an OK c.rt minus the body, but with an
by 10 long, square basket filed With cats OF
all ages, sexes, coloTs and siZes. He stopped
In front OF Bobannon's hotel. After short
sseTch ho found the man who wanted the
o. ts, who appeared very anxious to secure
the lot, and, trying to peer into the basket,
he cut the rope holding the quilt covering
30 the basket aud out flew the cats-abont
forty. They went nell NEIL under the
houses, into tho bushes and every conceiv-
able p.aca TO hide The old man Williams
was very mad, for he had been two weeks
gathering up the Surplus felines OF his
Neigh borr God. There was no sleep for
many nights in old Hnwkinsville. The
heat Judges estimated that not less tha
2 600 cats had psen iurned loose on that &C.
casion.-t ATLANTA Constitution.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27
A story OF How Family Ate Picked
- cnuIrn

thrilling story is related to me to day
which makes one shndder in coptempla'
ton of it. have taken the pains to in
yestigate and find the miraculous incident
entirely true: -,
Papl Coleman, negro man who lives
about seven milesirom this place, bad his
sorAaum caue made into molasses IN O;to-
Der last, and while making bis crop the bar
rel to hold his own was placed on the
ground near the mill and remained over
night. The buDg-hole Of the barrel was
aliph,ly turned toward the ground. The
sorehum was made and the barrel set
M in Paul Coleman's house, and the
family have been using it ever. eince
IL. was made, All last fall and this
winter the whole family have bsen COM
planning of being sick and were sffected
strangely. Toe sorghum got low in the
barrel aud the other day some pieces o.
skin w,rs drawn out with the molasacs, and
on examination had the appearances OF
nieces OF a suake The head of the barri
was knocked out and a large snake vas
foupd dead in the barrel, bus not totally
rotten. The snake, it is supposed. crswIed
in ,he buug-hoie at night while the barrel
was ON the ground ana In the process Of
making the molssses. The horror that
sTrucs the negro family on seeing the deaf
snaEe was irdescribstle, but the cause Of
the sickness was solved-tney had ,een
taking poison for three Ripley
(Tenn.) correspond nee Lrn'svile Post.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27
rhe Man who Hurries.

The busting, hurrying man, as matter
NJ fact. is = poor worker. Too much OF bis
steam power is expended kicking up dust.
The habit OF hurrying and feeling In bur-
nv Is fatal to good work and diminishes the
amount of work good man can DO. Inc
frictiou ia too great. So little of practical
value is ccomplishe1 that he cannot go
home at night with SWEET consc iousness
Of duty done, a days work completed.
The men who accomplish most meyer
seem In hurry, no matter now much they
have TO do. They are not troubled for lack
of time. for they make the most az the min-
utes by working in cool, metnodicsi m m
eynerding their nervous force to buslle.
They never complain of overwork; but are
more likely to hunt up new work IN order
1, I've their sacG,tsss more varied
employment ard TO exercise some which
arc not sufficiently used.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

The water at certain railroad station
out west gave out and supply had to be
brought in barrels for the engines. One
dark night the engine was by mistake filed
up from six barrels of whisky and eight or
ten of beer just arrived at the station for
delivery to members of the temperance
club in the town. The engineer never had
such limo in all his life, rs the engine got
drunk. 1t whisiied constantly, snorted and
reeled, the bell rang, and with difficulty the
machine was kept on the track. And when
they got to the terminus nothing would
persuade the engine to go to it's home In
The round house. IT. stayed out all night.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27
rur srpnEMr COURT AND MONEY.

We do not want fiat money" in this
country. The people do not want every
piece of paper of the government, or any
iece of the governments paper, at the
will OF congress, stamped with legal ten.
der quality. The thorough manner in
which the greenbsck party was set down
on by the voters within the United States
a few years ego, enthusiastically indicated
the DRIFT of pablo sentiment towards n
solid basis when the auction of money is
up. There may be circulating medium
Of pager With certain chsrscterisiics that
render 1t money for oil practical purposes,
but money Itself must be gold and silver,
the universal money! Let money have its
Representative, It's ubsatute, paper. but
give TO the latter it/value not by declaring
By an ARBITRARY > congress that the pa
sr IS nore,f neooo ior al dehts.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

France ib'fa, 20 ssLd an armed force
into tina, lit'ls bu. cdostr republic Of modern
times, 8nGOIra, will be received by the
civilizsd;Horld with an emphatic fauGh! us
Just Ike bly, l1boely tad attempting to
wrett d lcp rrcm his flgr.year.eld broth
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

IL the Euelish law reports case ia re-
ported of u baker who was convicted for
usii g alum in baking bread. similar
Law 10 this country woi Id be the means OF
driviI ont great number ut the baking
with his drug. To DO SAFE, consumers
should buy the old and ever reliable DR..
Pr ce's cream baking powder.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

Conway ARK, October 8, 1888. We can
say that Smiths Bile Beans sells faster and
gives moro general satisfaction than any
Dill We SELL or any pill that Is sold 10 this
market. Very respectfully,
WITT g. RICHMOND, druggists.
For sale by all druggists
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

A MAssAcnustris woman 10 suing her
motheI-.n-lss Tor $4,000 damages, for 81.
eyed sial dor Tf,IIcrit f. OF the suit will
be watched with b'eb,il,sS interest by
myrisdshf meu rs vel women.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

- THE Ksrsss Legislature 10 10 be com
mended for its prompt action as to The sup
preston qf tie cattle plague. Should the
calamity; evsr beiel Texas, our legislators
will have al excellent precedent.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

A WASN'T. n sore ~ To tpa New York
po.t saws: The house committee on c1m-
merce Is proceeding with he oil iniroduc.
ed recently by Stewart of Vermont. ~ ihe
hasis OF It's interstate commerce bill. The
Rssaaa ,bi las for the mot part been
voted down The only principal feature
retained is that which absolutely fcgbids
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

THE continued illness OF Mr.. FAIRLY
Senator from California, is due to his
former use of hair dye. He is sort OF
double-dying celebrity IS 1t were.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

AN owl measuring four feet and two
inohe from tip to tip was recently cap
tured In Franklin county, Georgia. Owl
that do t, stuff the rural press with ?
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

THE proceedings ofihe Mississippi valley
sanitary convention, now in session at
Memphis. will be watched with much in-
terest by the south. 1t is hoped that much
practical good will be evolved from the dis
oyr,eirnu
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

"THE stocknan's ball is the greatest
social sensation that has occurred in Texas
for years. Nobody was hilled."-llnter
Ocean, Chicago reporters were warned not
to attend.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

How terribly tiIeL one gets after wading
through the tier route slush now'being
poured on. in SPRMeER's committee room.
Perhaps cur children, or If lot, their child.
dren's children will hear the last OF the
b uge national farce.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

BLAINE says of BUCHANAN: His fame
would have been more enviable if he had
never been elevated to the presidency
History may repeat itself in the person o
the historian.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

HENRY ~ IT pioPoses to feed The gen.
uinely ttsv.rg q New York on alternate
days oil TIE Ts1E We hope Mn ABBorTs
pantry is as b.gas his heart.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

A CHILD sTlAlJNo tramp Is scattering
consierrs Ton 10 Geu'iis. He will svertu-
ally trsv'l into Tie crit cf o shot gun.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

The ds'k hcrscs VII ntver emerge from
the CiTm'TioH deIths Of their stables to
race Over to Teas cubsruaioIiol course.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

JOE MuLnATTos g..l Learn something to
his advantage by Gdlus ing the chairman
Of ths bf,ioual ropub lean c,mmitte..
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

s tSE hysuofrst,u.d Away Y uin tn
other btI1l lno,, on tee man W. idn't
know ID VAS located,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

Hos. SIMON CSNgH.N recently celebrated
his s5ih birlhday a.; iae pleasant villa OF
Florida ptrilfHa1,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

Ir the cemocsi.s ,ook their tariff as
straight as tsey do itei' whisky, the out.
look wouid be bIirlt-r.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

FRTD DoU0tA.s has come cut Tor LoGAS.
This is lae lR.f Fsd wF.ts Of q deceased
prslder .isl e.. diftr.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

"a LIVING cow can't compete with the
dead hog" Ais not butter that CLEANS on
the clearinghouse table.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

TuE road 10 re White House Is paved
only PR, oi tho Wny vith 5000 Intentions.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

pgooI.elds, IL a stylish SGT. OF al
low. Ass the printer ifhs ISN'T.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

Ir's poor rue that won't vo K both
wsyt-ths tWc-'hiIds rule, Tor instance.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

BisxAHcS ha' been iryipgto put Pfu,sirn
stripes on oar SssGENr
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

Tnk Plcmtd Knisht usS an instructive
aversion q The Mull'ean Guards.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

ouIo v.ll b. c.ll,o the Chm,.hers
the IeN rsO1IHgtY
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

ions KrLlr IA suspected OF being the
banshee OF the democracy
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

rHE bans 10 sl.ns, "a ,ae heads II the
fashions la is.I,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

oyn 'oufI'ro''' d''f 'o'1' % 'n' GA
tiokii.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

THrtl'y 20 ~ Iss,' popular o'sll Ssv
York eluhs.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

wHlr,iq1aIs ne Of If, qasnt oecurrsnc,
In the hone.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

Tnrin,sr ,r,lr 10, isysloplog inlo
big bore
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

o.r's o.vr's s..u'ti.'y Dis mouth
National Republican., 1884-11-04
The Morn OF Battle.

There will be fairly pleasant weather
In oil sections of tho United States to-
day, according to the special metoorolog-
ical advices received at this Office last
night. Good weather means full re-
publican vote, and that means republican
triumph. Tho republicans arc confident
of the election of Blaine and Logan, and
the democrats arc hopeful OF the election
of Cleveland and Hendricks. There will
be an unprecedontcdly heavy vote in tho
close states, but the weight Of numbers is
believed to bo with tho republicans.
The hour for appeals to voters is past.
The men who will cast the ballots have
made up their minds, and nothing will
move them. 1t only remains to register
tho votes and announce the result. In
twenty -four hours we shall know oil
about it,
National Republican., 1884-11-04
Iionrbon Nesations.

The murderous affray at New Iberia,
La, affords pretty good evidence that the
republican majority in that state has be-
gun to forget its part in tho sweet play
which the ruling bourbon minority pleas
antly calls an election. Tho inconvenience
to n minority attending the sublugation
Of n majority by murder and fraud lies
in the fact that the subjugating process
must be kept up. If the minority grows
careless in tho easy enjoyment Of control
and possession, tho unwieldy aud foolish
majority is apt to raise its head, forget the
chastisement of the past, and try to re-
gain its old place at the head of the pro-
cesson. There are not lacking signs that,
encouraged by the comparative peace of
tho last four or five years in
Louisiana, tho republican majority
there has had tho temerity to make
such campaign that it had become
apparent to the bourbons that they were
actually about to commit tho appalling
crime of carrying the state for Blaine.
Could such things be allowed in tho home
of tho "White Liners" Perish the
thought.
Only q few years ago the efficacy of
numbering n few hundred odd "nggers"
and stray dozen white republicans at
judiciously- points, as means Of
wiping out q republican majority Of
10000, had been thoroughly proved.
Another dose of the same discipline ought
to work as we'll now, and though, from
lack of practice, some of the gentlemen
engaged in the little affair seem to have
been trile rusty, tho fact that the
bodies OF dead colored men were found in
tho woods miles away from the little
town shows that they at least were not
lacking in zeal in warning the republic
cans that they were really too audacious
in supposing that they would bo allowed
to come to the front again in this year of
grace.
| If the lesson administered at Now
Iberia should not suffice to prevent the
return of Mr.. Kellogg to congress, the re-
gret in "White Liner" circles for the unex-
pected death of Mr.. Joe Gilfoux will be
greatly intensified. 1t will really seem
outrageous to be forced to reflect thai
a gentleman who was SO unlucky a'
to bo killed by q "nigger" whom
he was trying to kill has lost hi
life in vain. Elsewhere We print ar
interview clipped from the New York
Tribune that shows very fairly the degree
of worry and Inconvenience to which
southern gentlemen of the first families
are put in order to keep the fool republi-
cans properly subjugated.
National Republican., 1884-11-04
Cheap Rates and Quick Time.

The war between tho Pennsylvania
and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad COM
panies differs from most railroad wars,
inasmuch as it promises TO result in real
benefit to the public and no serious or
permanent damage to the companies con
ccrned. Usually the wrangling compa-
MES cut and slash rates beyond all rea-
son. The public reaps temporary
advantage on account of cheap rates, but
tho stockholders upon whom tho loss
falls reimburse themselves for money
wasted by cutting down the wages of
their employees and otherwise cheapening
tho service for which the public pays. In
the var now In progress both companies
are amply able to stand the racket
without any great Inconvenience, and
neither will bo apt to cut rates to
a point that will involve actual loss The
struggle up to date has taken form that
will nightly please the migratory masses
The baltimore and Ohio having put on
very fast trains to western cities and low
cred the fare, the Pennsylvania will be
National Republican., 1884-11-04

HEREAFTER there will be no appeal
from the commissioner of patents to the
secretary of the interior in patent cases
passed upon by the commissioner. That
point was settled yesterday by the su-
preme court Of the United States in
case appealed from the supreme court of
the district The court holds that the
commissioner of patents has the exclu-
sive right to decide for himself whether
or not patent ought to issue, and that
the secretary has no authority to review
such finding Appeals will bo taken
from the commissioner to tho courts di-
rect in the future, instead Of through the
head of the department. This decision
will take an immense load of RESPONSE
bility and no end of labor from the Sec
retary of the interior, and it will AZ the
Same time quicken work in important
interference cases. The secretary, the poor
inventors, and attorneys practicing before
the patent office should bless the supreme
onurt
National Republican., 1884-11-04

compelled to follow suit or lose business.
These fast trains aud low rates OF fare
aro bound to become popular, and, the
fashion once set, the rival companies will
bo 10th to go back to the slow trains. The
eastern extension of the Baltimore and
Ohio will bo finished soon. aud in the
course Of a fow months Washington will
enjoy tho benefit of cheaper rates to New
York and New England. The Baltimore
and Ohio and Pennsylvania have splendid
lines, and they can carry passengers with
safety and profit cheaper and faster than
they have been doing.
National Republican., 1884-11-04
ABOUT PEOPLE.

PASSED ASSISTANT SURGEON JOHN HANCOCK
HALL, U. s. N, is at the Ebbitt house from the
Brooklyn naval hospital.
Miss ELIZA PARKER, daughter Of the late
Commodore FoGhall A. Parker, will spend the
winter In this city with her brother.
THE Duke Of Connaught, Prince Arthur, who
is now in India, will return to England in
March next, coming by way Of San Francisco
REV. wM PARET the new bishop, is fast
recovering from his severe attack Of inaam-
nation Of the eyes DR.. Berniann Is attending
him.
National Republican., 1884-11-04

IT is sincerely hoped that Mr.. Beecher
will not neglect to vote to-day, otherwise
his political influence will be utterly lost.
Ditto Mr.. George William Curtis.
Ditto Carl Schurz.
Ditto J. W. Harper, jr.
Ditto George Jones.
Ditto Horace White. ...
National Republican., 1884-11-04

WITH tho acquittal of Zones, the
avenger," yesterday, the name of Charles
]. Guiteau disappears forever in any
official connection. Had his trial taken
place three years ago, standing room
would have been at q high premium in
our local temple of Justice, but it is
significant of the influence of time in
obliterating keen feeling that his trial
failed to arouse the slightest degree of
public attention. Jones and Cleveland
alike will soon be utterly forgotten.
National Republican., 1884-11-04

IN North Carolina the scared bourbons
have tried to create n diversion in their
favor by spreading report that the re-
publicans mean to sacrifice Mr.. York by
selling him out to secure votes for Blaine.
1t is not likely that the ruse will succeed.
DR.. York's friends are too sagacious not to
perceive that the source from which the
report emanates affords certain indica.
tion that the democrats believe that his
election is already assured unless by some
such despicable falsehood they can break
the ranks of the coalitionists.
National Republican., 1884-11-04

IT is most noteworthy fact that after
long and active campaign, in which he
has taken most conspicuous part, writ
ing or speaking almost constantly, and
dealing always with the issues at stake,
that ONLY ONE WORD has been ut
tered which Mr.. Blaine's opponents could
take up and turn into campaign cry
against him, and that one word was ut
tered by another man. Mr. Blaine's
campaign challenges the admiration of
the world,
National Republican., 1884-11-04

Masonic temple was crowded last night on
the occasion Of the concert of Mr. William +.
Pruett and the loud and continued applause
of the audience attested their complete salts
faction at the rendition of the programme. OF
course the interest centered in Mr.. Pruett, and
he fully justified the highest anticipations of
his warinest friends. He has q barytone voice
of exceptional range and power, which he
holds under perfect control, and his singing
evidences high order of musical intelligence.
In his two solo numbcrs-one from I'm Bailo
Maschera" and the other from III Trovatore''--
he exhibited the careful culture to which bis
voice has been subjected, while in the Duet
with Mile. Walker he betrayed a high order of
bounds of truth to say that no barytone hAs
been heard here with so great satisfaction since
the visit of the celebrated English sinsNr,
Santley. Milo. Charlotte Walker showed yhe
possession of soprano. of extensive eompNss
and volume quite flexible. and Of high culti-
yation, She sang the, celebrated aria
from "oberon ocean, Thou Mighty Mon
interpretations all the breadth and full
ness of tone that the aria demanded,
while in the song 'ln Sevigla" the
pliability of her voice rs well US her excel
lent execution was made manifest. In the
Duet with Mr., Pruett she sustained her part
admirably, and equally contributed to the
most emphatic encore of the evening. Tho
other vocalists of the evening were Mrs. Nellie
McCartee and Mr.. +. knoop, both of whom arc
well known here, and who acquitted them,
selves creditably, as they always do. The
other participants in the programme were Nj.
Josef Kaspar, yiolinist, whose excellence Is
recognized here; Mr.. Ernest Lent, violincellist,
who made his debut as sololst and created Il
very favorable impression, and Mr.. William
Waldecker, who, In addition to the arduous
duties of an accompanist, played a piano solo.
"Rondo CapricciOso" (Op, IA, MendelssOhn),
with decided excellence, showing an admir-
able technique, and proving himself worthy
the highest rank among the pianists of the dis
triCt. Mr.. Pruett may feel justly proud of the
results Of his concert, and the prediction OF
success in his operatic career is fully warranted
from his efforts last night.
National Republican., 1884-11-04

To-MoRRow is the day when honest labor
decent morals religion, maniless, and respect
for womanhood can assert themselves by de
fcating Grover Cleveland lie is not 1T to be
president Of the United states. Keep him out
Of the white hOuso.-NetO York Sun.
The above is shot in the center Of the
bul's.eye Of great truth, and is COM
mended to our readers as something APP
preaching tho perfection of good political
unsnnl
National Republican., 1884-11-04

Old Dominion. Virginia is republican
state, and it should take its place in the
republican line. North Carolina, too, is
liable to add its eleven electoral votes to
tho Blaine and Logan column.
National Republican., 1884-11-04

WE congratulate the country in ad-
vance upon the magnificent victory OF to-
days battle at the polls. For full par
ticulars sec the double sheet REPUBLICAN
and extras tomorrow morning.
National Republican., 1884-11-04

WE think Mr.. Blaine is beaten.--NeU YORK
World.
We will bet you two to one, and leave
it to yourself, that you don't think any
thing Of the kind.
National Republican., 1884-11-04

VIRGINIA, North Carolina, and Florida
have itin their power to make the Blaine
and Logan electoral vote 275 aud the
democratic vote l26.