The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-06
sT. LOUIS STRAWS.
The Crush ~ the rsrsmofe funeral
Dissrseefai Cesduei.
1 scheme 10 heat tho johnson Law
That Oscillation.
Mousd city Matters IL Details

more, at one time the belle OF ~. isouir,
took plaos last sunday afternoon. Lat The
HERALD readers Imagine they see lo,Ou
we'll dressed women blooksding the streets,
the side walks and the stairsays leading 20
Christ Episcopal church, and ,hey VIII
have q fair idea OF the crowd thai made an
attempt 10 get q glimpse OF Nellie's body
As II lay ia state before the church altar.
fine police ordered the crowd 10 make q
passsseway so that the pail bearers could
bring the easket from the church, but
no attention was paid 10 ms order
Had ID been q crowd Of men the police
would have made passageway IN quick time
hut before the laughing, Jeering women the
minions OF the law stood powerless. IL
was only nom q SENSE Of deeency that the
gathering stood aside far enough 10 permit
the placing Of the casket In the hearse,
hut this much was scarcely done when the
crowd pressed upon the heels OF the pail
bearers aud cut oil the mourners who were
following them out OF the church. IL took
nearly an hour to get the procession In line
and then hurried trip 70
the cemetery was made necessary, 1t being
| late In the afternoon and very near dusk.
At Bellefontaine the crowd again held full
sway, and the body OF poor Nellie had
scarcely been laid away In the tomb when
the crowd pressed about the receptacle and
strove 20 get hold OF some Hover from the
many wreaths and bunches that had been
s,rewn about the ttairwsys and HING over
the doorwsys leading TO he vault. In this
way many flowers were carried away.
IL was said at first that puerperal
fever caused Nellie's death, but
DIR. Boisliniere now says that she
died f,om the effects OF an over dose OF
morphine administered accidentally by her
baby was dying OF starvation when he was
called In 10 attend IL. In tn. excitement
caused by Nellie's death. her baby had
| been forgotten. Among those who attended
her funeral were Ex-Governor Hubbard, OF
Texas, and many officers Of the Texas 4
ct Louis railway, OF which Nellies iather.
in-law, Colonel Paramore, vas president.
And writing about funerals brings TO
mind the suicide OF Jacob Klein, q we'll
known jeweler OF this citv, being the senior
member Of the firm OF Klein & FELTON,, Of
| No. 500 Market street. On Tuesday last he
saw the funeral OF his old friend, Fred
Stumpf, passing by, and the sight seems 10
have had depressing. effect upon him. for
the funeral had scarcely passed out OF sight
when he arose, walked TO his bureau. took
. revolver from It's top drawer and, placing
out his brains. Mr.. Klein was an old
resident OF St. Louis, having settled here
i twenty. nine years ago, and he leaves Q
widow and several children.
The statement that Patti would not 70
west with the Mapleson company is denied
by that lady. She says she will sing two
nights In Denver and six nights In San
Francisco; Mapleson when here was re-
ported to have lost small fortune or her
opera season, but while he is still IN the
ring Abbey has deserted the operate field.
He says he will not engage in opera another
season, and elaine that IN this country
there is no taste for music among the mid
die and lower classes, that part of the pop
ulstion which in Europe is the main sup.
port Of she operate manager, and he
,upport two opera houses experience
having taught him that much. Some say
that next year MIR. Abbey will enter the
| theatrical field with a company OF which
Edwin Booth and Mary Anderson are to be
The stars. but he denies having entered into
any engs cement with them.
This is to be very lively base ball sea-
son in 81. Louis. Two clubs are TO repre-
The Union club has some fifteen players
under contract and the American some
twenty-six or thirty. 1t will take nearly
800 600 to pay the salaries OF these players
10 that an idea can be formed
of the patronage the managers antic
Iipate having. The Union CLUB il fitting uI
ne grounds which are better located than
the American anu .hey' ~ vuno ieoeon
expect the largest share OF whatever pa
ltronage is going.
Another effort is being made to take
Tom Allen, once the champion prize tighttl
of the world, back to kentucky. Nearly
ten years ago Allen fought Joe Goss on the
Kentucky coil and the two we're arrested
under the laws governing, prize fighting
A young fellow named Bradley went on
Aliens bond for $1,000 and Tom, with
rather bad grace, Jumped his bail leaving
Mr.. Bradley in the lurch to that amount
Tom went to England at thu
time, but getting tired OF that country
he returned to America year OF
two ago and settled down in st. Louis.
Bradley hearing that he WAS here wrote fol
a settlement and Tom sent on $500 with .
note promising to pay the balance OF tbs
amount lust as soon as circumstances
would allow. Bradley at the sight of tn
$500 thought now was the time TO get al
ana came on aud struck Tom for the f0l
amount. Tom refused to come down, AnC
his arrest followed on the charge that h'
was q fugitive from iostice. When thu
case was tried TIM was made free, it ne
ing proven that Bradley mad caused biz
arrest, Tor no other purpose than to facill,
: tate the collection of d debt. Not satisfied
with the ruling of The lower court, Bradley
took the case to Jefferson City and asked
the governor to grant extraditlon paper
for the removal of the ex.pugiljst to Ken
lucky, This request was also refused, sc
that Allen remsinss here and Bradley i
pretty certain to 60 without the balance
due him.
When The Johnson law, making gam
bling felony, was passed by the Missouri
legislature, the keno and faro dealer
, of ST.. Louis folded their cloths and
stole away. Nearly all went to Chicago
while a few set up establishments in Ess
st. Louis, and to facilitate business Keep,
carriage to haul their patrons over CD.
: river. OF course the exodus has made bnsi
ness here rather dull this winter, clothing
dealers ami saloonists especially suferin
ia this particular. That class and
!. few of the old patrons of the differ
: emit games are now considering the .propo
! sition of a prominent lawyer of this CITY
: He SAYS that for $500 down and $1,000 II
case of success, he will prove the Jonnso'
gambling law unconstitutional, and 1t !
Thought a subscription Will be raise'
and his proposition accepted. IL he Is cue
cessful, the gambling houses Will open IL
stanter.
There is considerable discussion here as t
whv Chicago and not st. Louis got the dem
ocratic convention. Some, that The reaso
ST. Louis was beaten, was thet a st. Loui
,, delegate upon arrival at washington an
|, nounced himself as tor the old ticket, an
/, this arrayed the friends OF oil other caud
/, dates against this city. There is no douh
hut that this is the real cause of St. Loui'
failure, although there ara other storie
told; among Others, one !hst two of tn
!. mem bers of the national committee were az
= tually bong ht up by Chicago.
j There is considerable discussion her
over the action OF Governor Crittenoe1
who is charged with having forgotten VIII
no was the other night and then kissin
T Patti. the queen of the operate stage,
9 was her th at told the story OF the kissint
9 she said: AFTER Thursday day night
opera Governor Crittendep called upo
: me: we chatted for few moments and the
the governor arose as II about to rettre' bu
instead of retiring he threw his arm
'- oronnd ma Kissed me upon the lips, an