The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-02
ST. LOUIS STRAWS.
The Crush a, the Paramore Funeral
Disgracefal Conduct.
1 Scheme 60 Heat the johnson Law
That Osonlailon.
NonSd ely Matters In Detail.

MonSd ely Matters In Detail.
ST. Louis, Feb % -fi'crrospOndouce J.
The iuue'al OF Mrs. Frudefck W Para
moro, 70 one lime Inc belle oi 81. Lnuis,
took lsos Las, Sunday afternoon. lit The
liERsLp readers Imagine hey see 1900
yell dressed women b.OckAdlng the 81 tptH,
The tide walks aud the stairsays leading o.
Christ Episcopal church, aud they viii
have a lair idea OF the crowd bat made ~
atiempt % Rct 81 pee OF Nrlle't body
~ u lay IN state before ihe church altar.
The police Orderes tho crowd 10 make =
passsgoway 80 that The pail bearers could
bring the casket from the church, but
no attention Was PAID TO ms order.
Had II been crowd OF men the police
woOld have made passngeweg IN quick time
nut before the laughing, ieering women the
minions OF the lsS stood p0seriets IL
was only FROM n sense " decency that the
,<atnrfing stood ASIDE TAR enough % permit
the plscng Of the oasket In the henrse.
hut this much was scarcely done when TIE
crowd pressed upon the heels OF the pail
bearers aod cut oil the mourners who were
following them out OF the church II took
nearly an hour 10 get the procession Ia line
and then hurried trip To
the cem'tsry was made necessary, 10 being
Int ~ the AFTERNOON and very near duss.
~ Bellelobtaibe the crowd again h III iu'l
sway, and tho body of poor Nellie bad
schIcely neen laid awav In the tomb when
the crowd pressed about tho receptacle and
strove TO K. { hold OF some flower from the
many wrestus and bnnches that had been
slreWn about the ttairwsys and hing over
the doo'ways leading 10 ne vault In this
way many flowers were carried away.
IL was said ~ first that puarperal
fever caused Neliie's death, but
DIR. Il ,isliniero now Gays that she
died tom The effects OF an over dose OF
morphine administered accidentally by her
husband. DR. Boislinier saws that Nellie
osby was dying OF starvation when he. was
called in 20 attend 1t. In the excitement
caused by Nelle's death her baby had
been orgOlten. Among those who attended
her funeral were Ex-Governor Hubbard, of
Texas, and many officers Of the Texas &
st Louis railway, Of which Nellie father.
in-law. Colonel Patamore, was president.
And writing about funerals brings to
mind the suicide Of Jacob Klein, a we'll
known jeweier Of this CITY, being the senior
memb, Of the firm oil Klein Il FELTON,. Of
No. 500 Market street. On Tuesday last he
saw the funeral OF his old friend, Fred
Siumpf, passing by, ana the sight seems to
have had depressing effect upon him, for
The funeral had scarcely passed out OF sight
when he arose, wicked TO his bureau. took
u revolver from IT'D top drawer and, placing
the muzzle to his right temple, blew
out his brains. Mr.. Klein WAS an old
resident Of st. Louie, having settled here
twenty. nine years ago. and ho leaves q
widow and several children.
The statemt mt that Patti would not go
west with the Mapleson company is denied
by that lady She Gays she will sing two
nights in Denver and six nights in San
/, wh bar
ported 10 have lost small fortune or her |
opera season, but while he is still in the !
ring A bbey has deserted the operate field |
He says be will not engaged in opera another |
season. and claims t1at IN this cout try |
here il no taste for music among the md
lie and lower classes. that part of the pop
Ilation which in Europe Is the main Sup. |
,dds that New York cannot |
upport two opera houses experience |
having taught him that much. Some say |
nat next wear Mr.. Abbey will enter the
heatricsl field with company Of which |
Edwin Booth and Mary Anderson are 10 be !
he stars but he denies having catered into |
my eDgs cement with them.
This is to be a very lively base ball sea- |
ION in St. Louis. Two clubs are to repre-
ent this city In the two rival associations.
The Union club has acme fifteen players
lnder contract ana the American some
weptv-six or thirty. 1t will take nearly
100 600 70 pay the DaIaries OF these players
Q that an idea can be formed
{ the psfronsEe the rnansgers antic'
ew grounds which are better located than
he American and they, tor that reason,
xpect the largest share OF whatever pa
ropage 10 going.
Another effort is being made to take
'om Allen, once the champion prize fighter
I the world, back to Kentucky Nearly
an years ago Allen fought Joe Goss on the
.en,ucky soil and the two we're arrested
Bder the laws goverDing priza fighting.
young f,llow named Bradley went on
ilen's noud for SO 600 and Tom, with
stner bad grace, jumped his bsil lesvng
ir Bradley Ia the lurch +, that amount.
'om went to England at the
ime, but getting tired OF that country
70 returned to Americs year or
wo ago and seit,ed down in St. L. uis.
,raolsy hearing that he was here wrote for
settlement and Tom sent on $500 With
ote promising to pay the balance of the
mount lust us SION as circumstance
you'd allow. Bradley at the sight OF tba
500 thought now was the time TO get ell
nd came on and struck Tom for the fuil
nOunt. Tom refused 20 come down, and
gss a fugitive from Justice. When the
sse was tried Tom was made free, IL oe-
Dg proven that Bradley had caused his
rrest, for no otner purpose than to fscli-
ate the collection Of debt. Not satisfies
Gith the ruling Of he lower court, Bradley
ook the case to Jefferson City and asked
he governor TO grant extradition papers
Or the removal OF the ex.pugilst to Ken.
ucky. This request Was also refused, so
hat Allen remains here and Brad ey 10
retty certain to go without the balance
ue him.
When The johnson law, making gam.
ling felony. was passed by the Missouri
the keno and faro dealers
Z 81. Louis folded their cloths and
'hile few set mp estsblishmPn's in East
II. Louis, and to facilitate business keep q
srrisae to haul their patrons over the
liver. OF course the exodus has m ade busi.
ess here rather duh this winter. clothing
callers ami saloonists especially suffering
\ this particular. That class and a
W OF the old pstrops OF the differ
ut games are now considering the propo-
ition OF a prominent LAWYER of this city.
lie SAYS that for $500 down and 81 600 in
sse of success, he will prove the Johnson
ambling law unconstitutional, and IL is
nought q subscription will be raised
nd his proposition accepted. II he 10 sue
essful, the gambling houses will open in
tsnter.
There Is considerable discussion here as to
Thy Chicago aud not 81. Louis got the DEM
cratic convention. Some. that the resson
I LOUIS was beaten, was that 81, Louis
elegate upon arrival at Washington an !
ounced himself ss for the old ticket, and
his arrsyed the friends OF all other candi-
stes sgainst TINS city. There 10 no doubt
Ut that this 10 the real cause Of 81. Louis'
allure. although there are other stories d.
Did; among others, one That two Of the ,
lemb ers Of the national committee were &C :
ually boz ght up ny Chicago.
There 10 considerable discussion here !
yer the action OF Governor Crittenden, I
Tho IL charged with having forgotten who ,
= was the other night and then kissing /