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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-28
Nan Drowned Near uu,,can.

MrLMoAN, Nov. 2L-lSpecial. To
day man was seen in a canoe in the
Brazos river at llidalge Falls. He at
tempted to cross the falls, but his boat
caroened an threw him overheard. lie
tried 70 swim ashore and was drowned.
lie is supposed to have been fisher
man.
Business houses hero were closed to-
day in honor OF Thanksgiving. There
we're services az the Baptist church.
stun norther blew up this evening
ehont b n'nlnrl1
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-28

SENATOR COKE passed through this
eity two nights ago on his way to Wash
ington city, and in conversation, be-
tween Fort Worth and this place, told
a citizen of Dallas that he would not be
IN applicant for cabinet position, and
would favor Gov. HUMANE for what
ever position he desired.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-28

ISLANDERS will never cease. 1t is now
said that BGIvA intends to send the
W're vi e-rery man VINO Voted for he- In
the late election her private receipt for
making picked souse. The country is
assured by every paper that BELvA is a
Shasle woman. The question would
naturally suggest itself to the minds OF
III who chased her, and does the villain
still pursue her?
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-28

WAsHINGroN, Nov. 27.-Dr, j. b. Hub
Dell, special agent Of the Red Cross as.
ISOLATION, left this city to night to visi,
tho locality OF the mysterious disease
prevailing in Virginia aud afford aid t.
tho sufferers.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-28

TAXING 1t tor granted that the south
will get cabinet position, there is Just
one chance in thirteen that Texas will
be tho lucky state. The chances arc too
slim TO discuss very vigorously or to
base any political calculations upon.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-28

1T is said, the Republicans OF this citv.
TO Keep tho colored voters from deser, .
ing theT ranks, premise to nominate
MELVIN WADE for nayor. OF ooutse
'hey know that he would loo beaten In
the race ten to one, hat Ms no white Ro-
publican would accept the race, they
want to PIT the ouus Of defeat on a
colored man. They will aud out before
many moons fun and ware that the col
-ed people are not suoh fools rs they
eve them to be, and thai old MELVIN
er them to go to hadas with their
atmrs atd.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-28

AT vGLREsB ARE, PAENsYLvANIA.
WILKEsBARRE, Nov. 27.-The Forty
Fort colliory, owned and operated 10y j
II, Swpyer, burned this morning. Loss
j6O,0OOi insured for 100000.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-28

IT is said that MIR. BLAINE wants 60
withdraw his libel suit, but MIR. ScHu-
MAKER, editor Of the Sentinel, insists
that it shall go to trial, aud no will ask
for actual and constructive damages
against the degraded knight. The
muchly married man has caught a tar
tar this time, and i. was not done ain
the sight of God"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-28

THE Herald is in receipt of little
sonnet addressed to ayoung lady, from
IN anonymous correspondent. This
paper publishes no communications Of
any nature unless accompanied by the
authors name, and particularly such as
tho one here spoken of addressed to
young lady which renders 1t personal
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-28

QUITE " number of weekly papers In
Ihis state are offered for sale. There are
anumber OF dulles IN tho stc.o that are
"siekiy" enough to sell 20 q discount.
IN iaet there are innumarah.o weekly
papers In Texas n game of success,
shat could play several daily papers
) with cooper" and win The. newspn-
per oudness Is neither bonanza nor a
tub nili"'in Texas, and Ia game OF
poker many journrls would not Ia
above the value of y hob.tail fiush.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-28

The commercial relations between
Mexico and the United States are grow
ing daily ofmorc importance, and when
me reciprocity treaty goes into effect.
VIII besnuch greater The fuct that the
whole ensiern border Of Mexico Is the
western border Of ToN4s, and our i'm
poriant social relations makes II ex.
csediugly proper That CLEVELAND
should appoint tho minister to Mexico
hom the state of 'reNne.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-28

SERMAN hislolgist, who makes
snan tissues u study, says tho brain
ola human being contains 300,0OO0aO
nerVo cells, 100000 of which die and
aro succeeded by new ones every day,
70 that every two months one has new
brain What effect this will have upon
Mr. BbNISs IL Is dthcult to toll. IL il
70 Do hoped tho new crop OF tissue will
DO of milder, gentlor, more gonteel
ypo than tho crop he now has on hand
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
He WILL VOTE FOB CLEVELAND.

F. 0. Mason, for long period Judge
of Ontario county, n. Y, and law part
ner of Mr. Charles J. Folger, will vote
tor Cleveland, Mr.. Mason was delegate
to the convention which nominated Gen.
Garfield and is man of sound learning
and high character He says in the &c
neva On. v Gazette:
Il think that in this instance the De,
mocratic party has not made a mistake.
1t seems to have correctly apprehended
the real demand of the people, which is
for administrative reform, and to have
met that demand by the character of its
candidates Cleveland has not yet had a
long career but it has been enough to
show that he possesses honesty and courN
age. that he regards public office as a
public trust for the benefit of the people,
and not merely for. a party; that he is
sincere in his desire to reform the civil
service and remove it from partisan con
| troll, and is in favor of honest govern
ment economically administered AS TO
| Blaine, he is man who, as speaker OF
| the house Of representatives, volunteered
to make ruling upon motion affecting
land grant in the interest of parties to
be benefited by the grant, and who 1n
mediately afterward importuned the par
ties benefited for pecuniary compensa-
ton for his official action and took it.
He adopted for himself a standard OF
morals in official life so demoralizing and
degrading as not only to render him unfit
for the presidential office. but for any
office of public trusts whatever. He re-
presents all that is lowest in tone, most
reprehens' BILE in methods and most reck-
less in spirit in the Republican party
Apart from his moral untitness, he lacks
the Doise of character, the just balance OF
high talents, essential to wise and judi
cious executive. He has shown no sym
patty with civil service or any other re-
form, and his chief public utterances
upon current topics since bis retirment te
private life consists of a justification fol-
repudiators in Virginia and of position
for the distribution of the surplus mon
eys in the treasury, the most mischievoui
and demOralizing in character ever Offered
for public consideration. To select sucl
candidate to bear the standard OF reform
is to assail reform with burlcsgue."
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09

The maid places camp-stool on the sands
and shades it with parti-eolored portable
awning.
Everything being ready the mistress
throws off her mantle, losses it to her maid
servant, and stands a beautiful picture on
the golden sands She is incased in light red
merino from her neck to her knees.
Her arms and lower limbs are COW
cred with silk of a glove-hke tight
ness. Her short tunic is edged with
lace Her lustrous black hair is unbound
and floats out on the wind. Her bathing man,
at her command, lifts her up in his arms and
carries her with stately step into the sea
until he is knee deep. Then he suddenly
plunges her under a big breaker She comes
up with sputter and the usual feminine
shrek. Arzne smiles and speaks to her as
suringly, He submerges her no more but
gently floats her over the waves for five OF
ten minutes and then carries her out
The ready maid throws the capaciou:
Turkish robe over the wet form and ArZne
once more takes up his charge and hur1ies
with her into her own apartments at the
hotel. The maid follows and assists her tx
make the toilet with which she will at nigh
make men wonder and the women envious
The lady is from Cincinnati"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09

WINNIPEG, Mimi, Aug CIV. B. Nc
Bride of Chicago, who has arrived here from
trip to the Rocky mountains, brings word
that man named William Owens, a Cali
fornia miner was found by some railway
navvies near Kicking Horse river a few
days ago in q famished and partially de-
mented condition. Owens said he started
June Is, with Joseph Williamson, from KAN
loops on a prospecting trip, expecting to
strike the Columbia river, but their
supply of provisions gave out before
reaching there They Travelled for six
days and half without food, when William
son laid down and died. Owens then cut
strips of flesh from his dead companions
legs which be ate sparingly, and proceeded
on his tramp. He had been living six days
on human flesh when found, and still had a
quantity of the dried flesh in an old handker-
chief He was very weak and emaciated,
and told his story with difficulty He re-
peated the horrible details on several occa-
sions and all who heard him are convinced
that the story is true. He had large roll of
bills with him. The police have taken the
matter in hand and will investigate.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
THE DARK SIDE.
Daily Happenings in the World OF
Sorrow and Sin.
An Old Well as a Death Trap-Living
on Human Flesh-FlOgged on
SuSPiciOn-Assorted
Sadness.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. 9.-Three men
had been for some time engaged in digging q
well at Nescopeck, and had gained depth of
twenty feet without encountering any water
In the morning Solomon Schlosser was low
cred into the well The customary precau-
tion OF lowering light to test the purity of
the air before descending was in this case
forgotten, and the unfortunate man
fell from the rope, evidently overcome
by some nauseous gas. Not realiZ-
ing the danger, Frank Schlosser
started without taking any precaution
to the rescue of his brother and met a similar
fate The third man, whose name seems
not definitely known, tied rope around his
body and went down to the rescue of the two
others, but before reaching the bottom the
gas proved too much for him and be relaxed
his hold and fell over. Those above quickly
hauled him to the furface Just in time TO
save his life. The bodies were raised with
graphing irons. So tightly were the dead
bodies clasped in each others arms that,
although the irons only held one, the other
was drawn nearly TO the surface before the
death clasp relaxed, and he fell back into the
pit.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
Prevention Better Than Cure.

BERRYvnLE, Va, Aug 9-Andrew Lewis,
a colored man, was Thursday morning de
tected following Miss Erslzine, highly re-
spected young lady. She had been shopping
in the village of Fairfax, and was retaining
to her home, mile away. Lewis set out
soon afterward, and kept close behind her
Miss ErslIine returned to the village, and the
negro retraced his steps. Information of his
conduct was given to some gentle
men in Fairfax, and band of dozen went
after Lewis. He was caught and given the
choice of quick hanging to the nearest tree,
or 100 lashes on his bare back. The latter
was cheerfully accepted by the negro. lie
was bound to a tree and the blows given with
a vigor. As the number allotted to the cul-
prit was about being reached it was dis
covered that Lewis was growing weak. He
was released and given to understand that be
was to bid hasty and permanent farewell
to this section If he did not he would be
hanged
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
STYLE AT LONG BRANCH.
How Cincinnati Beauty Enjoys
the Em braces of the Sea.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 9-The Enquirsr's
Washington City special has the following:
Sew women go into the surf at Long
Branch. 1t has come to be regarded as
questionable form among set that fancies it
makes a fashion, and the women who do take
publicly to the sea are thought to show quite
too much individuality. One dashing young
women who is either superior to or unac-
customed to society's newest rules is gor-
geous spectacle all in herself She is be-
witchmg brunette, and comes down to the
sands at IL OF thereabouts, covered from
head to foot in mantle Of white Turkish
stuff relieved by broad red stripes. She is
accompanied by her French maid and a
natty little Frenchman, WHO looks like q
teacher Of department, but really fills the
Office or bathing man She calls him
@Arzne lie wears knee brooches, tight,
short jacket, silk hose, slippers with
out heels and u jaunty silk skull-cap,
held in place by an elastic band.
The color Of his whole attire is somber black.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
The Farrasut Prize Honey.

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 9.-After a
lapse of more than twenty-five years the Off
GERS and sailors of Admiral Farragut's feet
u their heirs are about to be paid
balance of S143,G44 due them as
bounty money awarded for the de-
strqIct,on of confederate war vessels at the
capture of New Orleans in April, 1867 The
money is now in the treasury awaiting dis
tribution. The claims have all been ad-
Indicated, and the intricate computations
have been made to ascertain the amount due
to each officer and man, from the brave old
admiral who dashed himself to the mast i'll
the maintop of the Hartford, down to the
cabin boy, who served his country for so a
month. The list is now in the hands of the
second comptroller for inspection and veriti-
cation Some little time will be required for
this work, and payment of the claims will
begin early in September.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
THE FIVE CENT FARE BILL VETO

The Blaine papers, for the purpose Of
misleading and deceiving, say that Gov
Cleveland is "monopolist, and cite in
proof his veto of the cent fare bill of
the elevated railroads They do not say
he was right or wrong about the matter.
They are not honest enough to even state
the reasons why he vetoed the bill. They
do not dare however, to intimate that he
acted corruptly or was unduly influenced
But simply because he vetoed the bill,
they take up the dishonest cry that he is
monopOIist. People ought to take no
notice, whatever, of attacks which on
their face show no foundation.
We shall, however, undertake to show
not only that Governor Cleveland acted
honestly and as he believed to be his duty
in the matter, but also that, as u fearless
and courageous governor, he could have
done nothing else under the law.
In February, 1888, the Legislature OF
New York passed a bill prohibiting the
collection of more than five cents fare on
any elevated railroad in the city Of New
York, for any distance between the Bat
terry and Harlem river and providing that
II any person or corporation operating
such elevated railroads shall charge, de
mand, collect, or receive any higher rate
of fare, such corporation shall, in addi-
ton to all other penalties imposed by
law, forfeit and pay to any person az
grieved $50 for each offense, to be recov
cred by such person in any court of com
petent jurisdiction.
On March I'd, 1883, Governor Cleve.
land returned the bill with his veto
Before stating his grounds of disapprova
he said:
The Importance of this measure and tn
interest it has excited have impressed IA
with my responsibility, and led me to ex
anime with as much care as has been DOS
sible, the considerations involed.
am convinced that IN all cases tn
share which falls upon the Executive re
gardlng the legislation of the State
should be in no manner evaded, but fair
met by the expression of his CAREFUL
guarded and unbiased judgment. In hi
conclusion he may err, but if he has fair
and honestly acted, he has performed hi
duty and given to the people of the stat
his best endeavor.
This not only shows that he knew th
measure was very popular, but also tina
. he was aware that the action would b
misconstrued and falsifed. Had he bee
mere politician he would have Above
the bill to become law without his ap
proval and turned it over to the courts t
kill Such he did not conceive to be til
duty of an executive. He could nc
escape the conviction that the duty i'm
posed upon him of approving or vetoin
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09

G@ICAGo, Aug. "a brutal case of as
sault came before Justice Foote at the
armory court, in which John Allen and bis
wife Matte were the defendants The two
bear grudge against old Mrs. Rebecca
Allen, Johns mother, aud together they
visited the old lady. Hot words were in
dulged in, when the young negro and his wife
simultaneously attacked Mrs Allen, Matte
Allen drawing a knife and John holding his
mother while Matte plunged the knife into
the old Iady's body, making frightful cash
in her face, one in the left breast and one in
the right shoulder. The old woman sank
to the floor in pool of blood, and her assal-
nnts decamped, but were afterward caught
and lodged at the armory Mrs. Allen was
removed to the county hospital, where she
now lies in an exhausted condition
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
f.iApIin@ a Steamer.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 9.--Deputy Mar
shall Taylor has served libel on the Canada
Pacific railway steamer Alberta now under
going repairs 1t the Detroit dry dock, at the
instance Of Wesley C. Richard
son, ownur of the steam barge
John NJ. Osborne, with which the
Alberta colided on Lake Superior about ten
days ago, and the Cleveland Iron Manufac
turing company, the owners of the sunken
cargo. TIE libel amounts to $9l ,2S7 and in
ciudes loss sustained 10y the seamea of the
Osborn.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09

THEY had an election in Kentuck J
Monday, and half dozen or a dozen mer
were shot, stabbed, disemboweled or 9th
erwlse cut up as part of the amusement
in various places. And yet Mr.. Waiter
son gets mad when anybody insinuate:
that Kentucky is less civilized than Bos
ton. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The only disturbance reported was be
tween two whites with opposite politics
The republican shot the democrat.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
K eeuess Gold Cum.

New York, Aug. 9.-Unless James R
Keene takes the gold cup won by Foxhall, il
England, out of the custom-house, or has il
sent back TO Europe, it will be forfeited anG
sold at auction. There is great indigna
ton among Mr.. Keenes friends over the
fact that TIE trophy is not admitted tt
America free of duty. Collector Robertson
says that he has no discretion in the matter
rs he is bound by law to collect the import
tax upon any dutiable article unless ordered
t. do otherwise by the secretary of the treas
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
Another Amalgamation.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 9.-On Thursday
representatives from twenty-four shops me
together and resolved to organize an amalga
mated association of wood-workers. Thi
organization is to form the nucleus of Ma
tional amalgamatioG, TO be governed BY
principles similar to the Amalgamated Asso
citation Of Iron and Steel workers
n propaganda will he started a
once through the state, and vii
in time he carried To other states TIL
new project is the first of the kind in thi
country and the wood-workers have not beel
identified with any influential trade organi
cation and have hitherto been regarded a
without any solidity.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09

Sundays New York World published a
list of persons in New York who are as
sessed over 100000 on real estate.
Among the newspaper fraternity James
Gordon Bennett leads with three buildings
assessed at 81 ,10S,000, not half theil
value it is said: Oswald Ottendorfer, OF
the STATE Zeitung, 1925, 900; George
Jones, of the Times, 1886, 600, and Clas
A Dana, of the Sun, 100000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09

sought shelter in the house of AIRY, who Is a
relative Some of Davis friends wrote to
him that his wife was living in Ary's house,
Davis returned to Virginia and appeared in
this county Wednesday. He went to Ary's
house, and despite the efforts of AIRY to quiet
him swore that he would have Ary's hearts
blood AIRY slipped into the doorway and
picked up shotgun and shot Davis.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
Rurned His Eyes Out.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Ignatz Gurski, known
as John Bill, IS years old, married, and en-
ployed as laborer at the North Chicago roll
had both of his eyes totally destroyed
by mass of melted iron. Gurski was stand
ing near the blast furnace while ladle wa.
icing filled with the heated metal, whei
some of it, striking the edge of the ladle
dew into his face. buring the flesh horribly
and putting out botA his eyes
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

le Democracy of the several counties in the
Eleventh Congressional district are requested tu
sen delegates To a convention To be held ut Mon
mCith Warren county, on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2Gth, 1881
at o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose of nominating
candidate for Congress, a member of the State
BOarl Of Equalization, and to transact such Of her
business may be presented for the considcrt
tiOn of the convention.
The several counties in the Congressional dis
trct will he entitled to the following representa-
Rpn based upon the vote for Hancock and Eng
heh in 1850:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
SIX PEOPLE CRUSHED.
Two Fatal Accidents at Railway
Crossings.


SHENANDOAH, Pa, Aug. S.-Mr. and Mrs.
Dickson, their two children, and a man
named Cuff, while crossing the track at Con
nor's station in a carria ge, were struck by
locomotive, and Mr.. and Mrs. Dickson. and
one child and Cuff were instantly killed.
The horses We're cut to pieces, and the vehicle
was demolished. The driver and infant
escaped The party We're returning from a
funeral
LIMA, Ohio Aug, AT 10 o'clock Thurs
day night, as ex-Sheriif Alexander Goliath
was driving along the Dayton & Michigan
railway track with horse and buggy, ac-
companied by lady named Mrs. Leather
man, the buggy was struck by moving
train, and ground to pieces, and the occupants
were crushed under the cars. Mrs Leather
man was instantly killed and Mr.. Goliath
died about twenty minutes after the accident.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09

1t may be of interest to those who make
the subject study to know that there are
only five genuine signatures of Shakespeare
known TO be in existence. One is in the
London Library. the other in the British
Museum. one attacked to his will at Doc
tors Commons, and two in possession Of
private collectors.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
A SRad'' Citizen.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Aug. flames Alb
bolt, alias Francis Stevens alias David III.
King, has been arrested here for forgery,
bigamy and theft. He came here from Tar
rytown three years ago, and was soon after
arrested for murder committed at that
place, but was discharged. Since then hs
wife has resided in this city. A
year ago he married another woman, lived
with her few days and left her Last June
he married Miss Motion, of New York, and
the second day after the marriage obtained
her jewelry and $50 in cash and disappeared
OF late he has had extensive correspondence
and the police think he is engaged in som,
swindling game.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-09
TroubVe over the saIvati onists.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Aug. 9.-There was
great excitement here Thursday night,
caused by the arrest of four young men
for causing a disturbance with the
Salvation army. Fifteen hundred
men followed the prisoners to the station,
threatening to throw the officers into the
canal Threats were made to burn the
army's barracks. There are tfears Of riot
and the police are taking precautions