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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-06-18
Something to Talk Of.

One day last fall farmer entered
the Office of a Chicago capitalist and
asked for an interview, and when this
had been granted he spread out a
cou ntry map on the table. and said:
I've got an enterprise here to roll
millions of wealth into your pockets"
"Well?"
"See here. Here, at this point,
Coon Greek and 'Possum River are
only five miles apart"
81 see."
ga canal cut across this neck con-
meets the two. I've been over the
ground, and canal ten feet deep and
fifty feet wide can be dug for $3.50, 900;
and we can charge such toll as we see
fit"
"On what?"
"On vessels passing through"
"Just so. My friend, Coon Creek
has an average depth of two feet and
'Possum Greek about fifteen inches.
Just think of some plan to get your
ships up to the canal"
The farmer slowly rolled up his
map,
"Durn nv buttons" he muttered:
"but | hadn't thought of the ships. l
guess I'll give up the canal and go to
boring for salt"
"A man too busy to take care of
his health is like mechanic too busy
to take care of his tools.
Matrimonial rithmetic-Twice
two are one.
st. Louis intends to make the
newsboys pay license.
When q young woman brushes
stray speck off a young mans coat col
lar the heart of the baby carriage man.
ufacturer is filed with great gladness.
Mrs Mary Lang, wealthy widow
of Carrolton, Ga, gathered her worldly
possessions, divided them among three
grandchildren, and poisoned her sci
with laudanum. There must have
been a lawyer somewhere in that fam
lily.
The following polite inscription
may be found on a tombstone in New
port, Il. L.: "The human form respect
ed for honesty and known so years by
the appellation Christopher Eller began
to dissolve in the month of February,
1889"
A California editor recently re-
ceived cord of wood in payment fora
subscription, which was piled in front
of the office at late hour The next
morning he found six sticks left This
fact led the editor to believe that the
morals of the town were improving
A year ago there wouldn't have been a
stick left.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-06-18
He Took the Cash.

BUTTE, Mon, June IA gentle
man who has just arrived from Spo-
kane Falls says that man named Kin
ney, " ho kept a clearinghouse there,
suspected that his wife was improperly
intimate with their French cook named
Gireaux. He left home ostensibly to
take load Of goods to the mines, but
he returned at night and found Gireaux
and Mrs. Kinney together Without a
moments hesitation he pulled out a
large knife and was in the act OF spring
ing upon the guilty couple when
Gireaux waved him back and made
this proposition:
Kinney" said he, ~ have done
you great wrong Your wife no
longer has any claim upon you. You
will not wish to live here any longer.
What will you take for your house,
your business, and your wife ?
III give you 81, 200"
Kinney reflected on this novel prop
osition for some time and finally agreed
to accept it.
"Give me the money" he said, and
take everything | have got"
The money was counted out and
Kinney departed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-06-18
The Twin Horr5 Of the House.

Representative Horr's twin brother
strolled into the House the other day
and took the chair of the member from
the Eighth Michigan district. Reed,
one Of the few persons who can tell the
brothers apart, whispered to the door
keeper and that officer requested young
Horr to retire. But" said the occu-
pant of the chair, "my name is Horr;
Pm from Michigan" The door-slam-
mer looked bard at the intruder and
would have weakened had not Mr..
Reed made signs for him to go ahead,
that it was all right. "But you're not
Representative Horr, said the guardian
of the House, "and you must come out
side.n Just then the real Representa-
tive of the Eighth Michigan district
came in and the doorkeeper glared at
the two in evident dismay. "All
right" said Representative Horr to his
brother; "you go outside and I'll come
out and talk to you" AS the twin
passed out the Doorkeeper took a sort
of mental photograph of him with his
eyes and said to his chum. "Ill be
blowed if he comes that game on me
again" In q moment or two Mr.. Horr
left the floor and joined his brother in
the corridor.
After they had finished their chat the
Representative said to his brother:
'fYou go in now and take my seat
again" AS he passed the portal the
doorkeeper smiled confidently and
said: "All right, sir. know which is
which now" When Citizen Horr was
again in his brothers seat, Mr.. Reed
again beckoned to the doorkeeper and
said: "Great heavens! you've let the
wrong man in again, and then pointed
to Representative Horr, who was
coming in from another door. The be-
wildered doorkeeper looked at the two
Horrs, and then, as the cold sweat
gathered on his brow, he stammered
out: "For Gods sake, mark 'em some
way, or Pm likely to turn the other
fellow in caucus any night.
1t is instructive to read that in st.
Louis there used to be metaphysical
club, ''at whose meetings the keen
lightning of American thought cut the
blue air of German mysticism"
Miss Rachel Ewing, the oldest
teacher in the Pittsburgh schools, has
resigned at the age of seventy-six. She
has not by her lifework made as much
money as some bank presidents, but
she has probably rendered quite as
much service to the world
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-06-18

1t is instructive to read that in st.
Louis there used to be a metaphysical
club, "at whose meetings the keen
lightning of American thought cut the
blue air of German mysticism"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-06-18

-"Subdued snuff is handsome
new color not to be sneezed at.
The linen duster ripens slowly,
but will soon be ready for picking.
"A Pittsburgh paper summarizes
the Penn Bank failure in this fash
ion :-"What the reporter asked, :?
--?-?-" What the bank director
wered-,-!-!-.-' What the
public learned, ,'-0-0-0-0-.'"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-06-18
ELY'S
CREAM BALM

Causes no Pain.
Gives Relief at
once. Thorough
Treatment will
Cure. Not a Liq-
1id or Snuff. Ap-
ply with Finger.
Give it a Trial.
20 cents at druggists.
20 cents by mail regis
cred. Send for oircu-
ar.
giStS. OWepO. N Y
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
LEGISLATIVE TID-BITS.
GubernatOrial Aspirants - Rutabaga's
BvOm-"HOnest Dave" Said TO BE
in the Ring.
Representation mt the New Orleans EI.
pOsitiOn--"C Corrective and Amends
tory LegislatiOn."
Tarrant's Representative-His Sound
Judgment, Practical Sense and
Influence.


Special to the Gazette.
Austin, January 22-Rutabaga
Johnson saws that out of the thirty
senators twenty-one are candidates for
GOVERNOR He omitted to say whether
ssbis statement includes the senator
from Collin.
II ia safe to sav that Texas will be
pa nresented at the New Orleans cotton
aynosition. The bill making the APP
nranriation through the department of
Insurance and statistics will undoubt-
edlv pass the house, and will hardly
reneive y dissenting vote in the senate.
o.raot a.al Of eloouence was aired
l., ths senate On the Terrell bill. 1t
offered abundant opportunity to define
one'o nasit;nn on almost every issue
VIZ ,n pon,inant in state nolitics'
MN M psnnt;,nant in the Ilouse seems TO
$50 ~ i,norrsctiy,, aud am.ndn-
tor" v ,e@isIatiop. y as Mr.. Patton ex-
pre-, rtsse1 ~ ~ sonoa'ontting II il feared
a .i i w. Intter snonid take nrece-
Ana. ia, - M ;,,nadiatelv IN their passage
,n n' n,anhers would "want to 20
, ,nas y
''G tnha ,o,;s,a,ive baJls are enliyened
me ies'1 ha, ,he nrasanca Of The fair
e eos'y b"9 o o in uronns to- listen to
The .neech-n,aking.
,, One -, 'n nn the floor of the house
H. ia, rants representative,
m. rhamhers He ia in
n Ill.,, tha mal,e.up of several i'm.
nortant committees, and his sound
m ui a" and practical ideas give him
si ,rha nmiw Rennhlican i'm the senate
.,, no ' IL ~ long speech the Terrell
nil hii, ~ "
Dill 60 vb;snered that the granger
M hrs nf ibe LEGISLATURE are quietly
inauaurating little boom for Ruta-
bapa for governor.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23

reported from the committee on judi
ciary for the purpose OF enabling the
house to pass upon the question Oh rel
erence.
Cobb moved reference to the COM
mjttee on public lands Carried.
The next bill was that reported this
morning from the committee on public
lands relative to the Texas Pacific land
grant. AS the report was not printed,
consideration was postponed without
prejudice.
The bill passed rela ing to recoveries
for infringement of patents. 1t pro-
vdes that no damages or profits snail
be recovered from any defendant Tor
infringement of patents when IL shall
appear he is mere user for his own
benefit of any article purchased IN
open market without notice.
Young, chairman of the committee
on public buildings, reported the reso-
luton requesting the secretary OF war
to remove certain documents
now stored in the rooms
of the capitol, and designating
the room vacated for the use of the
committee on rivers and harbors.
Young explained that ifthe resolution
was not adopted it would become
necessary to find accommodations out
side the capitol.
Willis offered as a substitute the
designation for use of the room of the
rivers and harbors committee, now oc
cupied by the enrolling clerks.
An amendment was adopted desig
mating for use of the committee or
naval affairs the room occupied by the
clerk of the house. After long debate
the house adjourned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
PULLING THE PEELERS.
The City Councils Censure oil Oihciais
for Letting Ben Thompson Bully
the Banquet.

Special 10 the Gazette. mn,
ua ';,u noiice to secure the arrest of
Ben Thomson for his extraordinary
exploit in connection with the recent
stockmen's banquet, and the great ex-
citement that outrage occasioned, are
bearing their appropriate fruit Ist
now The police were last night
charged with cowardice 10 the mat
ter by a resolution introduced in the
city council, and the police committee
Of that body are now investigat,ng;
charges preferred against tae , marshal ',ia
charge of duly" 1t is expected that
at least one oifieial head win drop into
the basket as result of the investiga-
ton. Meanwhile Ben Thompson
wears his customary smile, and charges
that the stockmen were more to blame
than he in the little pistol encounter
which brought the feast TO such SUD
den and unpleasant termination.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
ase Trading Company Sign Four Red Flags Houston Street.

that already introduced in the house
by Mr.. Chenoweth and reported I'm the
GAZETTE. The members present at
to-nighps meeting were Senator n.
G. Collins, chairman, and Senators
Houston, Matlock, Shannon and Tray
Tor. This will probably pass.
In conversation with your cores
pondent tonight, Ex-senator f.. II.
Lane spoke strongly in favor of shan
mons bill, and expressed himself as
opposed to free grass and free range.
He said it poisons the atmosphere and
il moral death to the state; In other
words, it feeds on crime and fattens on
distress, and wrings vile mirth from
sufierings' sad excess.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
THE IRON TRADE.
Present Depression and Unemployed
WOrkers-A Better Outlook
for the Future,

st. Louis, January 22.-The an.
nouncement is made that nearly all
the rail mills, iron works, furnaces
and stove foundries in this city are
either closed or tunning at half or less
thantheir capacity The great de.
preston In all classes of business
have thrown perhaps 5000
men out of employment and
withdrawn very large sum
OF money from circulation, which has
heretofore been paid for wages. The
reason for this condition of affairs Is
variously given as over-production
and dull market In the iron trade, rs
well as the unsettled feeling respect
ing what congress will do ON the tarlfi
question, strikes, over-production and
low prices in the glass trade,
and general depression in building.
No particular sufieriag prevails among
among idle men, it IL alleged, but
there is general gloomy, depressed
feeling, bordering closely on despon-
dency. Asa counter statement 10 tbis
and one showing at least "a ray OF hope
I'm one of tire important industries,
letter was received here to-day by "A
leading firm in iron, from one OF the
largest iron houses In New YORK,
stating that there Is an under-curfent
of Improvement In the iron market,
and the public generally IL beginning
to recogniz. IL. Steel rails are much
firmer in price than three TO six
weeks ago, and sellers of pig iron claim
the demand has materially increased
and buyers disposed to purchase on
basis which indicates that they believe
that bottom prices have been reached.
One great iron company reports ihae
their sales of pig iron since the
frat OF January have been larger
than for any corresponding time
for thirty years. In connection with
this letter the president of the com,
pany receiving il said that he regarded
the iron trade of the country as IN u
gratifying state, and added that thsss
IL not now more than onc-ten'h "
years' supply Of pig iron il the entire
country, which he thought very en-
coiirupinp outlook for manufacturers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Brief Notes and Current Comment on
Topics of the Times.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
Austin, January 22.-The Gulf d
West Texas railway paid in Sl9 tax
on passenger earnings for the quarter.
The total number of matriculants at
the university has reached 2l0, with
forty-six in the law department.
The following insurance companies
filed statements and were authorized to
continue business for the current year:
Hartford of Hartford, Conn. premiums,
$lO3, Sal, losses $SS 30l; Merchants
of Newark, N. j., premiums $3o, 4sl,
losses So, 462. -,
Architect Myers of the capitol build
ing will leave for New Orleans to-
morrow.
1t was currently remarked to-day,
even by the opponents of Senator Ter,
rell's bill, that his speech delivered
this evening in favor of his bill was
the greatest political effort ever made
i'm Texas. He held the largest audience
that ever assembled in the senate
chamber enrapt in close attention
over three hours.
A deputy sheriff was busily engaged
looking up prominent newspaper
man here tonight who got in deep
water and debt In Austin.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
A TRIO TAKEN In.
Arrest of Three Mail Robbers in jack
COunty-A Neat Piece of Detect.
i've Work.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
Austin, January 22.-United States
Marshal G0sling received n telegram
this afternoon announcing the arrest
of three of the desperadoes who, on the
Sd inst, iorcibly robbed the United
States mail on the road between Lam
passas and Senteriitt. The capture
was effected last evening by Deputy
Marshal Wolf in the interior of Jack
county, and was cleverly..eXecuted
piece of work on the part of the officer.
The details are not yet known, further
than that the driver of the mail car
robbed by the highwaymen has iden-
tilted the prisoners and recovered from
them n watch and other valuables
stolen from him on the occasion. The
trio are now in safe.keepine, and will
be brought to Austin tomorrow by
order of Marshal GOslinr. Our excel
lent marshal and his efficient deputy
are to be congratulated on these I'M
portant arrests, as il may effectually
crush the lawless band supposed TO
have their headquarters in Jack
connty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
BEYOND RECOGNITION.
The Terrell Bill Tattered and Torn by
Senatorial Cyclone.
Eviscerated and Sent Gaunt and Grim
Back ~ Committee.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
Austin, January 22-The Terrell
bill had its Waterloo defeat this even
ing. Senator Terrell made great
speech in u supreme effort to save IL,
but II was doomed and his grand argu-
ment and transcendent eloquence were
expounded in vain. The first vote
was taken rs motion to table, togeth-
er with the majority and minority re-
port. Lost by twelve ayes to fourteen
nays. Then the committee amend
ments were presented. The first was
to require the purchase of five acres of
land for each head of cattle owned
over twenty-five, which was carried
by 10 to z. The next
vas to increase the number of
stock above twenty five. Lost by II
TO 10. Other committee amendments
of minor Importance were voted on
and lost. When these were exhausted,
the signal for emasculation came from
Senator Davis in motion to strike
out the pasture coli missloners provis-
ions, and on this the test vote was
taken and resulted in the death of the
bill by ID ayes to noes. Then the
sixth ~ cticn was stricken out, and the
seventeenth, the penalty section, fol-
lowed quickly An amendment max
lDR the Dlii apply 10 scnOOl, asylum
and university lands was next
taxed on with the same vote,
and still other amendments were
added or stricken out Till its friends
could not distinguish the difference
between the bill and hay-stack after
a cyclone, and the whole matter was
referred back to the committee on
stock and stock raising, with instruc-
lions to bring In a bill embracing the
few remaining principles.
The following is the vote on the
leading test:
Ayes Messrs. Davis, Evans, Farrar,
Fleming Gibbs, Gooch, Harris, Hous-
ton, Jones, Patton, Pfeufier. Pope,
Randolph. Shannon, Traylor 10.
Noes-Messrs. Buchanan, Chesley,
Collils. Getzepdaner, johnson, (Ruta-
baga) Martin, Matlock, Perry, Ter.
rell-9.
Mr.. Fowler would have voted aye,
bu was paired with Mr. Kleberg. who
would have voted no. Messrs. Cooper,
Johnson, of Shelby, King, Peacock
and Slratton, five. not voting.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
The Democratic Convention.

Cincinnati, January % "A meeting
of citizrns was held to-day to take
steps to secure the holding OF the
Democratic national convention here.
They had rep IT from the treasurer
that $4,000 had been already SUP
scribed to pay the expenses OF the con
vention, which would include hall,
music. entertainment, transportation,
etc. The treasurer expects 10 increase
this sum to $4,000. Eleven additions
were made to the list Of persons to
visit Washington. and Col. ii. A. Har-
ris and Benz. Robinson We're appointed
to 20 in advance and prepare for the
reception Of the general committee,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
Barnburners.

youngstown, o., January Tine
barn of Noah Blasser near the city was
burned by incendiaries last night, win
ali the contents. Loss 5000. Blasser
lately testified In court here against q
law less gang near North Lima charged
with riot. Three rioters were founa
guilty and their friends threatened
vengeance on allswitnesses who swore
against the rioters. This Is the th,rd
IRE In that vicinity inside ftwo weeks.
Citizens are holding an indignation,
meeting in North Lima to-day anu
will appoint vigilance committee.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
MARSHALL.
The Fair Grounds for Sale-L0cAi ana
Personal Gossip.

Marshall, January GA meeting
of the board ofdirectors OF the iair as
ISOLATION was held to-day, when IL
was determined TO discontinue the or
ganizaiion and sell their grounds ana
Improvements, ,oaa.aon
Wide wake. il in the city.
Little cotton IL coming in;. business
is very dull; weather cold with indica-
lions of snow
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
LONGvIEw.
Fatal Collision Fireman Root Killed
Meeting OF Officers.

Specihl TO the Gazette.
Longview, January % Engine Ne.
G22 ran into apush cur loaded with
rails about five o'clock last evening.
Dusty iDjuring Fireman Root that he
did in /. few hours. Passenger No. 4.
was five hours late
Officers Of the Mutual Self Endow-
ment association from seven states
will hold IA meeti u at the rvomsof
the association tomorrow 10 hear the
the report of the finance committee.
Arkansas sends her state attorney 70
investigate.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
Fire on a Train.

Fort Wayne, Ind, January u
There was panic among the passen-
gers on the Wabash train last hlghl,
five miles east of here, upon discovery
that the smoking car was on nre, VIII
the train at full speed. The tram was
stopped, the ear separated ana ehtireis
consumed. 1t caught from the spoVe'
III delayed the train three hours.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
The Cotfon Centennial.

Baltimore. January 22.-Ihe Mef-
chants and Manufacturers association
has called meeting TO periect pians
for making a proper exhibit at the cot
ton exposition in New Orleans next
December.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
Sentence COMMITTED.

Nashville, Tenn, January 22-4he
governor has COMMITTED the death scn-
fence OF Nm. Easley, 70 have been
hanged at Jacksboro On Friday, 10 life
imprisonment.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23

A000E'
January 22.-Parker
|luti0n reciting that the
pnerlCAn agriculturists
! is8reatly injured by the
o{ Oleomargarine and
u diEeoting the commit
ture 70 inquire into the
nd naoertain the facts.
n tho Committee on pub
orted the bill relative to
he Taxes IL Pacific land
q "a Calendar. IL Is the
lon BY the committee last
nittee on territories re-
4 nnthorizing the appoint
jmmission To mark the
~ between the Indian
HIns. Placed on the
the committee OF
reported the bill
ira Clark Gaines,
5dar.
INTO committee o,
* of New York il
Freely relief bill.
q Explained the neces-
t6e appropriation and
ifteo thought bes
p1Ne II limitation
1ne y be appropriated,
se ri prted the bill to the
|6roceeded TO the consider
3 Calendar bill, whicl
dlng for holding terms o
Weq(ern judicial distric
Hills On the calendar wer'
10 Forfeited land grant
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-16
NEW YORh.
lspecial Telerram . the alohe.I 1

lGPefAat ArtS fhtu ~ Tue 0louc-l
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Heavy buying Of st.
Paul commenced as soon as the exchange
opened. Wheeler appeared later as a seller,
and supplied good deal Of stock. The Van
derbilts and Rock Island we're feverish and
weak. The latter broke per cent on the
report that its dividend would be reduced.
President Cable, however, denies this report,
aud claims that the road will earn at least
per cent this season. more than enough TO
insure the payment Of its dividends. There
was good deal Of Lake Shore for sale At the
opening, but the market took II easily. The
principal buyers we're German houses. New
York Central was very strong in the face Of
the weakness Of ST. Paul. There was the
usual big trade in Detroit & Lackawanna,
and II continued TO be the leader
throughout the day. The grangers
steadied toward midday, snd were rather
stubborn. Pacific Mail appears to have cut
loose from its surroundings and advanced.
Pullman opened point below Saturdays
figures. The whole market steadied during
the afternoon hours aud there was less pres
sure TO sell. There has been considerable
long Chicago, Burlington g. Quincy un-
loaded during the past week. ,Dullness was
the feature during the latter part Of the ses.
sion. Erie second bonds were very strong
all day. New York Central at the last is
quoted ex-dividend ~ per cent A good
many shorts covered al the finish, and this
was sufficient TO close the market fairly firm
throughout. The leading bears appeared 10
be doing but little. They are probably wait
ing for rally, so they can put out fresh
lines. There are no indications Of any CON-
binaiion to advance prices that We can see
CT hear Of as yet.