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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-18
ON THE GOLD COAST.
The Tricks which the Natives Play Upon
Traders.
Nelp Yerk Tribune.

Nec Yerk Tribune.
"rbose fellows down on the gold coast, y
said an old African trader TO Tribune re.
porter recently, "are the trickiest people
ever had dealings with. Talk about driving
atreacherous trade with simple Africans for
ivory and goldr Why the cutest Yankee
that ever came out of New England can't
begin with those same Africans when II
comes to barter. / used to trade down
there for palm oil and gold dust. We were
obliged to test every bit of gold dust we
bought with acid, for those fellows buy the
brass stair-rods from the English steamers,
grind them up and mix the dust obtained
with the gold dust. We bought some palm
oil once In casks, aud found that the guile
less natives had nailed great chunks of wood
in the inside of the casks, which, of course,
took up the space that should have been oc-
cupied by the oil.
Sailors cannot work with safety in that
climate, so it Is customary TO hire gng Of
natives TO do the work of loading the ship.
They come cut to a vessel as soon as she
appears off the coast, In swarms, padding
out in their little boats through the heavy
surf that always rolls in on the shore. They
are accompanied by their chiefs, who are
called In the pigeon English spoken in trade
there, their sdaddies.' One day off the
Guinea coast lot Of them came aboard our
ship and were engaged to work on the vessel
while she was on the coast. We made pres
ents to the 'daddies,' and paid them ths
money agreed upon FOR the services Of the
men. No sooner were the presents and the
money fairly In the hands Of the 'daddies'
than the whole gang, 'daddies' and all,
sprang overheard, swan TO their boats aud
padded away TO the shore. The next lot
we got we put below and clapped the hstches
on them and kept them there until we had
got to another part Of the coast. Az soon
as you get them away from the coast on
which they live there Is no fear of their run
ming away. They always try to cheat you
In making up accounts. Once had dis
pate with one Of the sdaddies' rs TO the
goods he had received and the amount Of
oil and gold dust be had given me In return.
finally took out my little account book
and went through each item. The investl-
CATION proving me TO be right, ths chiei ex
claimed, Me dink dat lilly books sAbey too
much.'"
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-18

"Where are all these handsome young
ladies going ?" asked an old gentleman ol
policeman In the Cooper Union, New York,
Is he stood gazing in admiration at group
Of dozen young women who were waiting
for the elevator TO carry them to the art and
telegraph schools on the upper floor Of the
building.
"They are going TO their classes. I" was the
answer.
..Why, they needn't learn trade or pro-
fessIcn. They're too handsome, aud might
easily get married." remarked the stran-
ger.
"Yes, but they want TO be prepared for
an emergency" said the officer. .sIf, when
they do get married, they have to support
their husbands, It's well enough for them TO
have profession Of some kind to fall back
upon"
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-18
THE LADIES, FEET.
The Ordeal Clerks Undergo When Trying
on Boots.
Chicago Ne,os, Dec. %.

Chicago Neaos, Dec. %.
A State street retail shoe dealer not many
miles away from Washington street was
shown paper yesterday containing COM
plant from boulevard lady rs to the "dis-
gustingly immodest' manner of fitting Ia
dies shoes In this city. Having occupied
twenty minutes In reading forty-fve lines,
the dealer turned 4 face Of pious impassivity
toward the reporter, and, with an upward
glance which overshot his carelessly adjust
ed spectacles, said:
There Is just one manner Of fitting
shoes"
"In this city?" interrupted the reporter.
"Yes, In this city, and In Boston, too.
This manner is correctly described by the
lady who wrote that complaint. The At
tending salesman seats himself baside the
lady when she has selected the shoe that
pleasss her As to quality and style, and ill.,
ing her foot from the floor, places 1t across
his knee, which he lowers rs much Is possi-
BILE for that purpose. Then, holding her
limb steady with his arm, he removes the
old boot and puts on The new. This posture
affords the clerk moro purchase, mechani-
cally speaking, than he could obtain by sit
ting on hassock at the lady's feet. learn
ed the shoe business In Boston, beginning
thirty-one years ago. For the last twenty
seven years have been engaged in the busi-
ness In this city. In both cities the style Of
Citing boots which have Inst described
prevails. suppose the style in St. Louis,
which this boulevard complainant praises as
something worthy Of emulation, il TO allow
the ladies to n their own. tecls. Now, We
always ssk lsdy whsth&r = dtsiscs asslst-
ance befors ogsring u. ffobably one lady
IN hundred dsclinss The services of the
clerks. On the whole, complaints are quite
rsrs, and usually come from cranka who ara
for mAwkIsh sensation"
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-18
Native Pork VS.. Foreign Wine,

New York, Jan. 5.--Rufus Fl atch, COM
monty known as sUncle Rufus,n being in
terviewed, said: 'sIf was Congressman,
should favor the instant passage of bill
doubling the duties on pure wines from
Francs and Germany, prohibiting absolutely
the admission Of adulterable wines and es-
tablishing rigid custom inspection. /
would tr, TO have bill passed so as to take
effect January Goth, the same day as the
French prohibition Of our pork takes effect.
We not only raise good pork, but We have
the best corn In the world to fatten it, and
the cry about diseased American pork Is all
rubbish. II they can do without our meat,
We can do without their wines. We can
drink whisky. By the way, we've got enough
vhIsky In sight to last i've years."
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-18

The resignation or Judge McCreery il re-
ceived 81 ths President. Al it don't take
eject bsfore March 1st II IL not likely his
successor will b appointed for some time.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-18
EVE-ANGELICAL.
A LEAF YEAR VISION.

Can forget that winter night
In eighteen eighty-four,
When Nellie, charming little sprite,
Came tapping at the door?
Good evening, miss" 1 blushing said,
For In my heart knew
And, knowing, hung my pretty head
That Nellie came to woo.
'She clasped my big red hand, and fell
Adown upon her knees,
And cried: "You know love you well,
So be my husband, pleasep ~
And then she swore she'd ever be
A tender wife and true
Alb, what delight it was to me
That Nellie came to WOO.
She'd lace my shoes and darn my hose,
And mend my shirts, she said,
And grease my comely Roman nose
Each night on going to bed;
She'd build the Ares and fetch the coal,
And split the kindling, too
Loves perjuries oerwhelmed her soul
When Nellie came to WOO.
And as l, blushing, gave no check
To her advances rash,
She twined her arms about my neck
And toyed with my moustache;
And then she pleaded for kiss,
While I-what could do
But coyly yield me to that bliss
When Nellie came to WOO?
am engaged, and proudly wear
A gorgeous diamond ring,
And shall wed ny lover fair
Some time in gentle spring.
face my doom without sigh
And so, forsooth, would you,
II you but loved as fond as I,
And Nellie came to WOO.
Eugene Field.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01
CALLAHAN COUNTY.
Breriiics from Baird-I,ocai, Social
and Personal.

Correspondence OF The Gazette.
Baird, February 29.-The weather Is
again pleasant with indications that
ii will remain so fora while. We are
all weather prophets, and OF course
we can tell.
We have seen f)r the last few days
considerable smoke on the prairie, indi-
eating damage to the grass BY fire.
Stockmen are all hopeful that cattle
will pull through the winter all right,
and with but slight losses. They are
confident of good prices for both stock
and beef cattle theneXt season. From
now on till tie grass fully rises Will
will be the most fatal season on cattle,
and those that wintered well will come
cut all right, while the others will suf-
fer some. The sheep so far have done
exceedingly well. We heard one
ilochmaster say to-day that he had
only lost up to this time the small sum
of three sheep, and he has flock oil
over 1900 head.
The building boom of Baird is still
high. Two new store houses, law
yer's Office and several nice cottage
residences are in course of erection.
Last night quite n number of oni
lovers OF sweet music assembled in Inc
parlor of the Sigal hotel to hear MIR
W. o. Harris ON the violin, accompa
MED by Mr.. John Solly on the piano
Music has charms to soothe the saw
age" ETC., and of course ali enjoyed
Their music we'll, and we expect to hav'
Inc pleasure of hearing them agar
soon
The popular gentleman and sales
man, Mr.. j. w. Clifton, representa-
I'VE OF Casey & Swasey of Fort Worth
,, Is registered at the Sigal house.
About three miles southwest IRON
na,rd ut the residence OF the bride
. lMa.her, Jack Berry, on last evening
/, MI John Johnson was united In maj
rAse to Miss Eunice Berry. IN
nhfiiage was quiet affair, but a fey
. ~ meir most intimate friends bein
, invited. Two young hearts are uuitet
q anu may their journey through life b
/. peasant. When declining yeal
] shaii come with their "silver threads,
v sney can look back upon life happil
/. Sm a,, :. aud with one voice say ut
wen that 1t was so.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01
KILL THE ENGLISH

KILLTHE ENGLISH
and Others to be Made TO
81 10 Thin Air.
February eS.-The blood
A compose the Fenian
vhose motto is, Burn
gllsh but her coal" met
n Brooklyn to further
alIshlng the benevolent
1 copies of a recently is
called the Dynamite
distributed among the
md perused with fero-
The sheet contained q
DauiaCture of dynamite,
cOntainingthe names Of
i, the juries who con-
Ind Poole, Irish judges
y officers, and of VIII,
iladstone and several
bist Of victims whose |
eayen for vengeance"
Ike, a lame man with
called the meeting to
iiliOus speech, melting
murder and arson that |
!h howls of applause.
} a good and true
ause Of scientific war
Ser Elliott, oil New
Hot admitted that he
Tkel in the cause for 20
bat that was the first
h addressed an audi
Iu,f said he, show we
ture dynamite hear!
ed, and I'll tell you
b now. The Fenian
pointed a committee
ure Of dynamite, and
toi. Mezulf. [Cheers,
dynamite bomb that
Der the arm as safe us
nd that invention is
renian Brotherhood.
Pif and his pupils will
iystery OF this inven-
her had q chance to
he wouldn't.u
continued that the
d send two men to
fow, armed with q
\ could carry in their
sufficient 10 level the
lent and Windsor
croft manufac-
twenty-fOur hours,
brown on the floor
Y pail in which they
a with every one in ii.
pv to handle these
: any man marked
y brotherhood; Glad
* with the bombs in
at or in Il lit le box,
N ady all he had to
EEls osn at him and he
y Tim air. Then il
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alp Elols, or any weapon
u The time may
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No % Valuable residence of eight rooms
with lot lUOx o. well, stables, ,tc. This prop
crty Is central ara about 10 be demanded loI
business purposes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

no. 64. Hotel property, centrally situated
house oil fourteen rooms, aud doing prNnt
anle business, having an average OF forty
guests. BuNe could either continue the
business or lease for 81 per year. The lots
arc valuable, being ll5 feet 'front.'. lnqulrers
will be surprised NJ the low price OF this piece
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. &C. One of the pleasantest medium
Size dwellings in Fort orth, with large lot,
prettily adorned, artesian well, out house,
etc, ali convenient and neat. The price is
nut hiu Ia for SO pretty o home.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

M. 90. "A good 81 20 investment three
houses and lots bringing over tiUO per year
ne income. Come aud see IL,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 30. \ cheap little place for the size :
lot is icUHi0o, with Il habitable house Of three
rooms upon 1t, and while ~ Is on the east
edge OF the city, IL is convenient to business.
llhI. a u low.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

M. %. Dwelling OF seven rooms anu large
LOT (ltUxli2), Tor 100
Also, a beautiful, high, vacant lot, lOOxlGO
.ne of the finest sites OF the size In the city,
for sale at II moderate price, considering adj
Vhntunes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 60. Sore and four rooms, business
house, buildings insurable for Sl2UO. = Ill sell
all for les, Than S5UN,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 120. Two-story brick business house.
rented for $1,000 per year. with lot 371g5 feet.
al sl2oo per year, and the property will be
sold for $1,000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. fcd. Dwelling, three rooms, Jennings
avenue, south Fort Worth, TIN rooms are
large, and the lot comprises five times the
ar, n OF the average lot House enlarged, the
property could be made II handsome place.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 1871. Dwelling, new. four large rooms
hydrant, lot 5uNluo, on rhird street Tn,
place Is so convenient TO business that siot
per car IL lis rental. Price 5000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

M. 81. Fine corner residence property, 10 I
lanXlOu, new two-story dwellingleight rOoms)
large versnuas in boz n stories,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 1873. Dwelling six large !, ons, lot COX
loo, renting for $50 per year. 5000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 1873. Three dwellings on large lot
centrally situated and renting for 1920 per
year. The houses ere new and tine Invest
ment ut the prices joooAas their rise IN value
is certain,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01
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less. Ia,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 1elX. Vacant lots, one a corner5oxloo
500; two inside, 5oxloo each, 500 each, ON
fuckers uill,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 1872. Dwelling, four rooms, loi fenced
and sidewa!ked, ON West Wcathorlord street
lot IUoxlOo.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 1i0X. Dwelling, box OF tao rooms,
south from I. II hallway. Price 500, LOT
worth almost that money.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. lei. Dwelling of three rooms, lot 5ox
loo. $3.50.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. b8. Nea. little house on East beiK ap
sfr. eli fnnr rnnms. fruit and shade trees.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

M, 81. 400 feet II ground, with two houses
unOn II. barn, stnble. wei. etc.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No, rs. Dwelling, four rooms, large lot lioo
xi,rN stable ard various convenient ouhuild-
ins,. GOOD cIstern under root. Price SIGN
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

Ma SO -Four good Dwellings brinSing
nhout e7O0 per year rent, on large lOt OF
ground, 80 feet front. good Investment al
the price, Sii0l.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 1874 Dwelling, eight rooms, lot look
200, sh ale and well In yard, On w. Beiknap
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. ii6. Houston street. three adjoining
lots, with building on one pri ging = . per
year. The only such chance ON Houston
street, The properly Will surely SILL soon
under above present price for IT,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No, "a. Buildiug lots, 7oxl,D each, in the
east quarter OF town. Prices low
So..y. Dwelling, cheap box. three rooms
with lof sIy I5I for sitie yerS cheap.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 11o. Fine new dwelling, six rooms,
beautifully finished In and out, closets and
porches, corner lot 6ix1OO, charming home.
Price 5000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

Nm 70. Very nent little dwelling OF three
rooms with lot, and II ls n corner. rms Is
centrally situated, and most attractive
small piDce,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. III. Dwelling, three rooms, and three
lots, each 5oNl5i, a corner south from union
depot, good fence, stable, fruit. Price siSoo.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 11S. Dwelling. four rooms, substantial
ana we'll FIN shed, lot ooxloo. well situated,
Price fifteen hundred dollars.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. ~. dwelling, 1--WE rooms, COZ ner lot
loax!0O The house is new. Price sliG0.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No IS. Dwelling on East Wentherlor9
street of six rooms, lot lNJX.O0, stable ana
crib sni,de trees. Price 1850. VIII sell itd.
IitIouai ground, II desired BY purchaser oil
dwelling,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 1870. Vacant block, 100 100, Throokmor-
ton street, between Second and Third, back
OF TrarerS National Bank.
Also house aud lot 75x i0N, Throctmorton
street, opposite j. u. Browr's Wholesale gro
Gerry, renting for ,5i per " onth
Also, ON Fast Werthoriorh street near re
can. Two dwellings, TOUR room each, lots OK
100 euch. Property on this street is adNanc-
ing ana these houses are producing y miSe
percentage on The prices offered pt. WEI heli
together OF separate Y.
AiSoloi 5Dxl0J West Bclllnap street near
court house square, AT notably low price.
Also houses and lots near same, acn 2lNlW,
Less than Sa0,ON VIII buy all mentioned IN
this iteIG, or Will Sell separately at very low
prices.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. II. Another small place Tor a small
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. los. Suburban residence, ten acres,
d,yeline. five rooms. The land Is neal Tow, toWn
and divided mo lots ready Tor s;lle hlu ,n ~,
is n BARGAIN In IL. Investors VIII please iet US
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 10. Dwelling four rooms, lot 9Sxl2
with cuw-lot and shod, $3.50.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 50, Three Vacant lots each 60Nl5i, IN
, southern part of city, near MI. w j. boaN
l =, Il
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 1875. Corner property, 20J1 100, with one
house and room for three mere, for sale al nj
teen hundred dollars.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 10, Three houses, and lots g0xlO0,
bringing $500 per ear Tor sale at S3OoJ'" me
investment.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

,ta. DwelIine, five rooms, Win cori ,,'i
vi SariS, on south side railway, sidewalks
ali round, vines aud trees y ysaa nj ne low
MY n' 4, ,,st c aid for because the owner
business il new In another city.
No. ia. Dwelling on sonlh side three
rooms, LOT loaNloo' J., So. 10,
No. 10 Dwelling, inr,e ro9ms I2l S stssel
cisicrn, stable, on ri n an,iars'
| Price thirteen hundred u"ii"'''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01

No. 1876. House. i've rooms, aud lot S9zlo),
entral loo ltion, very cheap.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-19
A SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
Twenty Men Thrown Into Twenty-Five Feet
Of Water blythe COllapsing of a Barge.

LOUISVILLE, June 18.-One of the most re-
markable accidents that has occurred about the
Falls in long time, in which the lives of twenty
men were involved, happened at the foot of
Jackson street to-day. Men were employed in
unloading a large barge of gravel, when sud
denly the barge, which was old and rotten,
sprung leak and collapsed before the men
could get off, the barge breaking violently in
three pieces. 1t threw twenty men high in the
air, and all fell en- masse into twenty five feet of
water. A scene of widest confusion ensued
The bobbing heads of the men seemed like corks,
fighting and scrambling with each other for
support Men on shore threw ropes
out except one, negro named
Fletcher Phillips, who went down with the
barge. A majority of the men were uniniured
but three or four were seriously hurt by being
struck by the timbers of the barge These are
George Warren, George Smith, and Jim Hatch
Hatch was drawn ashore in an unconscious con-
dition after having been under water several
minutes, having received internal injuries from
which he will die Several men had to be resus-
citated by having the water rolled out of them
When Clinton Pierce went down three men
elung to him and held him at the bottom of the
river, and he only released himself after a hard
struggle, in which he choked one man until he
was exhausted