The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-26
MOUND CITY MATTERS.
The Heated Term and q Neglrn OF the
IIasiy.
Specimen Sniciies-" Roads Lead
20 the Grave"
"rhe Religions nail!" Das'ardly
DOWred-Iha Base ball Crhz'.
81. Louis Small TAX spIclly Dlshed.

OF. Louis ~ again iEOAultd Win an tuLlI-
ton OF despair, ana All unusual number OF
suicides IA beginning 20 chow the tliro. Oi
tho hot weather upon the city's lie, which,
at It's best, would never be abla a. Haunt
its virtue in the face OF death. Tu.tdey
two mortalS, without any rational desire TO
leave this earth, took most revolving inens-
ures OF Kidding the world OF tb.mselves.
0ne, a saloon keeper. shot himseli full oil
holes, and then had to wait In agony
for several hours till they proved fatal lie
had been on protreol,d spree, and felt 30
ashamed Of bineeli tha, hc rushed into the
mex. wofld, not stopping 10 think whether
his Maker would be ashamed OF him. Not
less foolish vas Mamie Stern's ending. she
had nh ordinarily pleasant home wish her
brothef-in'law. but got tho idea into bsr
head that sho was abused, because
her sister did not approve Of her
idea OF going out into the world
ard making n living tall by herself" for The
excellent reason that she knew nothing
OF work. Bat the deluded giil thought
there were humorous husinesB houses that
would consider 10 privilege TO employ her
as an accountant, when in fact shs was to-
tally ignorant Of tho duties required. Dis
appointment was the only reward Ghs re-
ceived and being proud, size toe rat poison
and automatically passed away, saying
fhe was afraid tho would burden
her relatives and be ia somebody's way.
What o cad thing IL is that rat oxIermina-
tors never have chance 10 get Ia their
work on the intcrit construction Of dudes
aud dead besiP, who never get weary OF
pressing their lips against the brtns: OF
generosity ard who, remembering how
creditors Will bave 10 burn mp at last tho
sligbted bills, find grim Joy In their dy.
inc pillow.
next door 10 The one in Which tho girl
killed herself the night before
went to room to prepare
1t for new guest. and found lying upon a
disordered bed middle aged man OF tam
lily and business, who had lain there under
faring gaslight for Two whole dayr, his
cold, stifi body having already been begun
on by the rats. In a letter 10 his viio he
laid his trouble entirely TO liquor and sep.
ing, and disclGimed any Illegal knowledge
Of the seductive sm lies of woman. Ho sever,
wise judges OF human nature link together
ae the cause Of his death the morphine bot.
tie on the table and The bundle OF letters
from an unknown female found in his
pocket. Probably such a motive drove the
bullet into the head oil the young man who
WAS found this morning in bed Suffering
great pain. He and others In the house sc
first informed the police aud reporter that
1t was an accidental shot; then came a con.
fession from the victim that woman
tried to shoot him last night which was
in mediGteiy supplemented by an 8gouiz,d
declaration ron the frantic female that he
had tried to XII himself, in which stkts-
ment she was supported by the Neiehbors.
All these sensational departures only EN-
phssizad the shortness Of this life and how
surely time brings rsei when contr.sted
with the sudden call received by Mr.. Isaac
N. Veitch, a citizen OF S..
Louis ct, 90 1887, who fell
The craze for wearing sum
mer SUIT of wings instead or
the regulation costume not only
threatens q disastrous census showing for
St. Louis next year, but causes the ladies'
to forget their hoary -headed haired for bur.
glars under the bed and to search around
The premiser, before retiring, for such rea-
tive or friend who mSy hsve given the
cards OF life final, fatsl shuttle.
Approves 10 the near meeting
OF the convention in Chicago,
and the lament 81; Louis has
one cannot help wondering how she could
have managed the crowds tina, would have
been attracted. With her pleasure parks,
ball parks and gard anr, far out toward ths
limit visitors. by the uncopqueratle dis
tances, would indeed have teen compslled
TO devote their time entirely to business.
1t lie altogether lamentablc and lsss..oie
thing 10 see st. Louis. who claims TO equal
the pushing c'tles oil the ntfth AID cat,
using only horte cars, and those, too, prln-
cipaliy drawn by mules or, az Ia the casa
OF "Dobtails," by one animal. Capitalize
Rom nearly every banking point In the
county nave been trying their utmost TO
get an opportunity TO put in an elevated or
cable road, Tho millionaircs owning prop.
erty slong the proposed routes fight any
such sche ne bitterly, and 10 face OF the sue.
cess OF these new means OF travsi IN other
cities the most Anticipated objections are
rsised aud answered, only TO DO brought
A.. d,utra chnn1I
order prophet picked out OF America, the
searcher would never look at St. Louis; Der
citizsns never look beyond the present. In
truth, this seems SO evident that 10 has come
TO be a settled conviction that II any new
street railway sput in here IL vii be done
not by the rich but by the middle class, which
is nearly unanimous In favor Of IL. The
elevated railroad bill has got through the
house OF delegates but will probably stick
there, m the general impression 10 that II a
cable rad Is tuihcient for Chicago 1t will
answer all the needs OF st. Louis for some
time To come.
Tho Roman Catholics OF 81. Louis will dis.
play their power Sunday, JuneS, at the cere-
moaies attending the lsyingo OF the corner
stone OF the new Jeeuit church. Neorly
10000 Catholics will be in procession, and
leading priest told your correspondent, tina,
an effort will be made 10 bring out all this
societies, so that the other demon nations
may not think Cslhollcism is dead IN this
old city.
NcCullsgh, Journ slistic Joe. of the Globe.
Democrat, 10 In Washington, ceing inter
viewed by eastern reporters upon his psess'
dental Views. Duius his sosenos
the rival sheets put MP q game on the CD.
that caused cor siderable Sport among those
who consider IL what IL claims to be-,he
great religious dailv." Knowing that ths
biblical authority WAS cas-, they drew the
unsuspecting paper into u religious crit
cism, and then turning upon IL. hurles
scripture at IL for two daye 70 the utter de-
moralix alton OF the temporary editor, who
hadn't seen q bible since the days
of his youth. kilograms were
sent to McCuilseh IN Washington
10 help his paper out, but be vas not OBJ
taiuable juss then, and the CD. was
oplieed to throv up the sponge.
Interest In base ball has already begun 70
occupy the leisure time ot young sud OLD
and Il 10 altogether disgusting TO hsar the
nausesting remafks made nearly every.
where ous goes that this or that club vii
take the fas. The bulletins announcing tbs
scores II she evening are, this early
in the ssasop, surrouodsd by crowd shst
impatisutly Waits 70 beer the usvs Of nus
cuIar proves. In the pushing mob ars osu-
ersgstsd all kinds OF people, The drsssy
LADY touching the dusty laborsr With his
lunch pail, and the dignihed Judge tower
ing above the little street Arab. vhs
eviness - deep On intsrsst - The sxpouudsr
nj laR.