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SUPPLEMENT AIRY MARKETS..
NEW YORK,
INV York, June l5.-Flour dull an

NEW YORK,
Nav York, June l5.-Flour dull and
whoat-spot lower; options opened
heavy, later ruled stronger, closing nrm; No.
red, nominal; No, red, June, tSj6 TO eglS,
closing, e9.S; July, l.t0lt 10 l.O0N, closing,
10Y August, l;S2f to le29., closing, LO,94,
~; July, 5Sjs to 81, closing, %; August, % to
Conee-spot, fair; Rio, quiet at s7k; op.
lions less active; sales, ll760 bags; June,
We 70 o.sgi ynly. $50 TO 0Sbi September. 7.0Oi
Sugar Arm; fair TO good refining quoted,
o. 20 OK; refined, steady.
Molassesqulet and steady, held.
Rice flrm and In moderate demand.
Tallow dull, easier at b9k
Turpeniine nrmer at % to S6lf.
Pork steady; spot, II M.
Lard stronger; spot, 6.s5; July, . 50, August,
0.Qa To 695.
Beeyes- Receipts, including 81 carloads for
expectation, were 2i2 carloads; market
iolrly active; native steers sold at $50 TO .30
four carloads OF Texas ditto sold at 6.lO, and
fat bulls sold at 400 TO i,91.
Sheep Receipts, 90 carloads; market dull
aud lower common 10 primo sheep sold at
500
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Juno l6.-Flour quiet but
firm; choice, 10 10 iS5; winter wheat pat.
ents, 81 TO 900: Mlnno,ota patent process,
$50; bakers, $50 TO L02.
Corn .guleti mixed, IS; yellow, 80; choice
while, III ~.
Oats In moderate demand; choice western,
40 TO II.
Cornmeal steady and In fair demand at
$40
Hay quiet; prime TO strictly primo, Is 90
TO 1900 choice TO fancy, 1890 10 10 80.
Pork dull at II l2f
Lard dull; refined tlerce, $50,
Bulk meats dur; shoulders, packed, 400;
long clear, and clear ribs, b.bs
Bacon dull; shoulders nom nally $50;
clear, 6.l2lf, clear ribs, ei5.
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SOME POLITICAL MATTERS
UNFoRTUNATEs AT GALVESTON
Most of the Mayors Nominations Re-
jocted- Recommendation for
Postmaster at Lengviow-Re
ports from Prohibition.
Galveston Municipal Matter..


GALVESTON, June l5. - The regular
monthly meeting of the board of alder
men was held this evening. A large
amount of routine business was rapidly
transacted, 1T the conclusion of which
Mayor Fulton, who presided, stated he
would proceed with nominations for
city officers.
He then nominated Foster Rose 10 be-
City Attorney, but the board failed 10
confirm the nomination, the vote result.
ing 5 to &,
For city collector the Mayor shen nom-
lhateu " y OTTO, who was also defeat
edAior confirmation by vote to 2.
The next nomination was Captain
John Chubb, for harbor master, who was
defeated by vote of Sto2.
w. N. stowe was then nominated for
city treasurer, but suffered defeat bv
failure OF confirmation on q vote of 5
tob.
For fire warden, James Burke was
nominated,only to be defeated by vote
OF to3.
For city sexton, M. Cahill failed of
confirmation by vote Of 5 to5.
For city engineer Il. M. Hartrick was
8 TO 6.
Ter recorder S. T. FUntaine was con
frmed by vote of s tO2.
For auditor Il. II. Lestrauge received
10 votes and was, therefore, unani-
mously elected.
For assessor, j. =. Vedder also re.
ceived a unanimous vote Of confirma-
ton.
1t will thus DO seen that out
of 10 unimportant nominations by
the mayor for city offices,
only three We're fayorably acted
upon by the board. That body may
now be said to be divided
into two factions, whose Chief
issues are Fulton and anti. Full
ton. The character of the mayors
nominees are not questioned and IL is
difficult to ascertain the true reason of
the stubborn resistance OF over one-half
the board OF alderman 10 the euaeutiye
branch of the city govern
ment. II you consult pofissA N $
TO ascertain the cause of this untHftu.
nate breach, each one will give you dif-
ferent, and in most cases trivial reasons.
To man up o tree IL looks as
though some OF the aldermen
were determined that the major should
quietly parcel out the offices before
hand and then his nomination will 90
through. These events do not unru llle
his honor, who is still tho head OF the
executive government of tho city of
GnlVaqtnn
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AIInsion seryices.

The mission which ended last night
at 81. Patrick's Church was q great sue.
cess. Father Van Der Eerden in q
most eloquent and touching manner
babe farewell to the good people Of the
parish. Father Damen in few appro.
pTiGtod remarks gave the solemn "pa.
par benodictlon. Ov0r $50 persons ro.
c0iVod the holy communion and many
were those who were received into the
told of tho church.
Tonight at the Merchants Exchange,
m avery Interesting lecture 1880 y. M,
Father Damon will answer the popular
objections against tho Catholic Church.
The proceeds will be Tor st. Patrick's
parish. Admission %.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Fort worth IS wa1ahachio.

WAXAHAcHIE, June l5.-[Special. l.
Twenty clerks subscribed $50 each to
the Fort Worth Railroad. The CON-
mitteo on subscription is at work with
a vim, and it is expected that to.mor-
row night at the meeting in the court
house this matter will bs
definitely settled. A close
canvass of Waxahachie reveals
the fact that her annual trade amounts
to over $l,0O0,0Oo. or this amount
$500, 600 goes to Dallas. Port Worth can
well afford to give 1000 toward secur-
ing road here. Let Dallas be up and
doing, for no doubt within tho next five
years WaXhachie's trade will be worth
$4,000 TO one or both OF the two places,
for with q low rate on freight and COM
petition Wsxshachie will patronizo a
homo market,
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days, thus preventing Big Bear crossing
with stock east of this point. The timber
being heavy east of there Big Bear will
come In by an untraveled trail and will
thus be shared.
WHO Rig BEARIs.
QUEBEC, June l5.-A Mrs. Dubois, liv-
Ing in ST. Sanviewe, an adjoining mu
nicipality TO Quebec, claims TO be q cous-
In OF Big Bear, and says his proper name
is Edward Lambert, and that he is the
son OF Louis Lambert, a farmer, and
Marie Frechette, of st. Nicholas,
county OF Lewis, and is, therefore, q
cousin of the poet laureate, l.. II.
Frechette, She states that when Ed
ward was 20 years old he LETT st. Nicho-
las for the United States,
with TWO friends. Nothing was
heard from him by his family
for 20 years, when a letter was received,
stating that he had been taken prisoner
by the Cree Indians, and that they
guarded him so closely that he
was unable to escape. After this,
by acts Of bravery, he won the
admiration OF the Indians, and WAS
consequently obliged to accept the
daughter Of the chief as his suuew.
Upon the death of the chief he was
chosen to succeed him by the tribe. To
substantlate tho above Mrs. Dubois
states that one OF Edwards brothers
subsequently visited the northwest and
recognized Big Bear as his brother. The
Identification was unmistakable from
certain marks.
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England,

THE CREW OF THE BRADICK CASTLE.
LONDON, June l5.-The British shin
BracicE Castle, from San Francisco,
February 20, has arrived at Queenstown.
She brought Captain Gasson aud the
owner and crew OF the British bark.
Western Belle, from Sidney, New South
wales, January 3, for Wilmington, Cal
atornia, which was abandoned on March
IL in sinking condition.
PRESENT TO GLADSTONE.
LONDON, June l5.-Mr. Gladstone has
accepted the offer of tho town residence
OF Bertram Currie.
M'DERMoTT's DEATH
The Globe this afternoon Announces
that James McDermott, the alleged in
former, is dead. The Globe states that
McDerlnott died some time ago OF chol-
era, in France.
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AN OBNOXIOUS CHURCH PANEL STOLEN.
DUBLIN, June ia panel in tho
Jesuit church in this city, recording the
TACT that Earl Spencer, Lord-Lie utenant
OF Ireland, had presented a memorial
window to the church in token of his
nigh appreciation of tho character and
worth of Secretary Thomas Henry
burke, who, with the Lord Frederick
Gayendish, was murdered in Phnnix
Park, on May 6, 1882 has been stolen.
NO cue TO perpetrators of the outrage,
POLITICAL WARNING.
Mr.. O'Donnell, member of Parliament
Tor Dungawan, in communication to
the freeman's Journal, says the Mar
gus OF Salisbury can secure a maio ritv
OF 400 in Parliament for his coercion
measures for Ireland. Mr.. O'Donuell
states that coalition is forming and
says it behooves Irish opinion to make
Itself heard
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A sensible oa,oebo,dor

NEW ORLEANS, June ia special to
the Times-Democrat from Aberdeen,
Mississippi, says:
"Hon. Il. o. Sykes, recently appointed
internal revenue collector for Mississippi
TO succeed James Hill, to-day rendered
his formal resignation 10 the President
After a thorough investigation OF the
is convinced that an efficient discharge
of its duties would cause con.
tinued absence from his home and the
neglect of private and professional in.
terests."
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Spain.
THE CHOLERA.

MADRID, June l5.-The cholera Is
spreading westward along the Mediter-
ranean. There are several cases in the
internal alicante of Cartagena. Twelve
thousand persons left Madrid during
the past week in con sequence of the
cholera scare and the exodus is increas-
cases of cholera and 90 deaths are re-.
ported, and at Cartagena 2li cases and
60 deaths were reported. The people
have been very much alarmed.
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India

THE QUAKEs IN CAsHMERE's VALE.
LONDON, June 15,--EarthQuake shocks
continue throughout the Vale of Cash.
merit. There are from to 10 shocks
daily. The violence of tho shocks are
however, abating.
SERIOUS DISTURBANCES.
SIMLA, June 15.-Serious public dis,
turbances have taken place In the
kingdom of Boston. The causes of the
outbreak is not made known.
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LATE PERSONALS.

James l., Sl'yden, Waco, IL III the city.
y, j. Simpson, Pecos, Texas, is in the
city,
tho city. N"e
the city yesterday. 80 "
W. B. Eyer, Of Mineral Wells, was in
the city yesterday
w. w. Watts and j. $. Walkor, of
Richmond, Kentucy, are in the city.
john Finnigan and w. d. Alexander,
Houston, arc in the city.
MegsrH. A. j.. Childress and Frank
Honston, OF Terrell, are in he city.
NJ. Lewis, G. V. Shlpman, Sol LOWS.
OF MeXia, were in the city yesterday.
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watching Cholera.

PHILADELPHIA, Juno l5.-The Board
of Health has received a letter frem the
United States consul at Marseilles, say
ing that the CHILEAN bark Orsola
has cleared with bill of health, wool
laden for Philadelphia, and that Il
was subsequently discovered thai
two or three cases OF spOr
adic cholera had occurred
at Marseilles prevents her departure.
The consul did not believe the vessel
infected, but sent the letter that all nee
essary precautions might be taxed.
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LONDON, June l5.-The correspondent
of the Times near Herat writes that The
delays in the defamation in the Al
CHAN frontier is causing excitement aud
Suspicion among tho Afghans and the
Turcomans. The former still continue
to prepare Tor war. The boundary COM
mission is proceeding with its explana-
tlons and is meeting with good will and
civility everywhere.
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CONVERTS To ISLAM.

DoNdoLA, June l5.-El Mahdi has
written letter directing the release OF
the Christian prisoners who have en-
braced the Islam faith. He says they
are unwilling TO leave him. III
Msbdi exhorts all Englishmen 10 turn
Mohammedans, rs otherwise he will
destroy them. A letter has also reached
Dongola, signed by SO of Ell Mahdi's
prisoners, including Greeks, Coptics
and Syrians, stating that they are un-
willing TO leave Ell Mshdi and are no
longer Christians. Supton Boy and
Slaytin Bey are among the signed of the
letter.
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AGAINST CREMATION SOCIETIES.
Germany.

DEATH OF PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES.
PoTTsDAM, June l5-Prinoe Frederick
Charles, who had stroke OF spoplexy
yesterday, died this morning At 10
o'clock. His cousin, the Crown Prince
OF Germany, was present at the time OF
his death.
The death of Princes Frederick
Charles has made necessary tho post
ponement of the audience which EN-
perer William had appointed TO Hon.
George II. Pendleton, tho new Minister
OF the United States.
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Egypt
rHn CANAL REpAIRER.

PORT SAID, June ia now channel
has been made around tho dredger
which was accidentally sunk In the
Suez Canal. IL Is probable that the
traffic of the canal will be resumed by
Thursday.
SURF, June 10 All efforts to destroy
the sunken dredgor, In the canal with
now BIO tried,
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Longview postmnstersbIp,

LoNdvIEw, June l5.-lSpecial. Con
gresham Jones was here Saturday and
besiegod by the small army of post
master candidates. He finally recon-
monded County Judge j. II.
Kilg0re, brother TO State Sem
ator 4. b. Kilgore. Judge Kilgore Is an
Invalid, using a rolling chair, and has
large family To support, and IL seems no
better choice could be made, aside from
his gentlemanly qualities and qualifica-
tiOns.
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Alleged Counterfeiter Conrederatss

New YORK, June ia special agent
of the secret service this afternoon ar
rested Isaac Lawrence and William +.
Hollywell, who are supposed to be con.
federates of Edward Hall, the prisoner
rency notes on tho international Bank
of Guatemala,
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Mr.. UendrInl,., nIoyomen,,

PHILADELPHIA, June l5,-Vice- Prosl-
dent Hendricks and wife arrived here
this evening. They will remain
here over night and In the
morning will go TO Atlantic
city, whore they will remain about a
week. On the % instant the vioe.p
ident will deliver an address to the law
students of Yale College.
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Texna Pnten 4.

S.A. Hasoltine & Bro, patent sollci.
tors, Springfield Missouri, send US
the following list of patents which were
issued TO citizens of Texas during the
past week:
II. ). Magee, Galveston, 1 o 's-clamp;
II. q, Ruat, Grand Prairie, Sash-holdor;
j. o. Scott, Tyler, car-axla box;
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Mntlnn TO RnstrnIn

To-day motion will DO made before
Judge Pardee, Of the United States Cir
cult court, Mt New Orleans, praying him
to restrain the sale Of the Texas IL St
Louis Narrow Gauge Railway advertised
TO be sold at Tyler by J. NJ. Mccormick,
master In chancery, the 4th of August,
to satisfy the first mortgage claims.
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Last Niph,.s Fire

A fire occurred last night at 1850 on
st. Louis street, near the corner of Po-
cahontas street--a small frame dwell
ing belonging TO Mr.. Connard and oc.
cupied by man and his wife and
child, name not learned, who were away
from home. Nothing WAS saved.
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CASUALTIES.


MExIA, June To- Special Ben
Freeman, well-to-do farmer, near Cot.
ton Gin, was thrown from his buggy
yesterday and badly injured.
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The winnipeg War.
rnr ma nEAnnAMpAInN,

lhE NV IMAM NAeih ALUM
WINNIPEG, June ia courier just
arrived from Middleton's camp noar
Loon Lake reports Big Bear heading TO-
ward Chippewa. General steele's mon
are pressing him very hard. The river
has risen several feet In the last few
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Prohibition War.

DENTON, June l5 Especial. Full re-
turns from all the voting precincts In
tho county give a majority of 22} for
prohibition.
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A Temnorance socIetr.

WELBoRN, June TO- Special "A
temperance society that WAS extant a
year or more ago was re-organized
Sunday, 2l persons taking the pledge.
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Tonight grand lecture at tho Mer.
chants Exchange by the celebrated
Father Damon, of Chicago, who will an
swer the most popular objections
against the Catholic Church. En-
trance 2,
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Marine Matters.

PORT OF NEW ORLEANS.
New oRLEANs,Jun l5.-Cleared; The
schooners George A Hote, Progress and
Snow Drop, for TuXpan.
Arrived: The schooner G. ID. Sudbury,
for Colon.
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CoIrea.
A RUSSIAN MOVE

LONDON, June l5.-Tho Russian fleet
In the japan Sea has taken possession
of part OF Correa.
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Rr n RIr nInInrItv

MExIA, juno l5.--ISpecisl. THE of.
tcial count gives l, los majority for pro-
hibitlon In Limestone County.
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Howard Oh Company will so | sound
cotton seed for planting purposes ut 10
cents per bushell, at their wr0ks In East
Dallas.
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9 efforts to form

Ministry have not been successful
Lord Randolph Churchilps action and
views on the coercion question apneaI
likely to upset the Conservatiyes'
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ANOTHER RANK DEFALCATIoN.
VIENNA, June l5.-Another defaloa-
tion has been discovered in tho Vienna
Deposit Bank. The culprit is of the bill
department and the amount Of tho de-
falcation is $4,000.
AGAINST CREMATION SOCIETIES.
The Austrian government has refused
to give its sanction to the organization
Of private cremation societies, The gov
eminent takes the ground that such So
cieties are calculated to tend to an in-
crease of crime.
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China.
THE EMPEROR SATISFIES THE FRENcI
PEACE TREATY,

TIENTsfN, June l5.-rho Emperor of
China has ratified the Pekin treaty, OF
treaty OF peace with France.
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A Woman ThrasEcs q Sheriff.

FAyErrE ClTY, PENN, May ia
widow named Lynn, Of Washington
Township, Fayetts County, having failed
TO keep up the payment OF installments
on an organ whfch che wes buying,
Sheriff Stirling today proceeded to put
up q notice on her. house that he would
sell the. organ on d certain day to meet
the debt. Ho was interrupted by the
widow, who ran ont of the House armed
with o horseHhlp and Beyerely cowhided
him. Tie Sheriff shouted for help. ap.
,pealed for mercy, and uttered epithets
which wonld have been quito ont ST piace
at q prayer meeting. This ysss not
enough though for yonng Master Lynn,
seeing the Sheriff helpless and Hnbrnis.
sive, rushed Ia and proved htmseIf d
valuable ally 20 his mnthaf bS pomInei.
Ing him with oil the energy Of an embryo
pugilist. AZ last the widow and ker sfi,
stopped 20: take breath and Che Sheriff
took q run. He did not stop siit he was
ont ofaight of lhe fmuscala sgidoW,o
and IL. Tho suburbs OF Rayette City.
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The .Thornweil Orphanage.

There ie perhaps no Country" Jnstitu-
this, and yet It Is just about to celebrate
the first decade Of It's existence. It was
begun on the small capital of fifty cent? !;
tho gift of an orphan boy, but from that
original fifty.cent piece It has grown until
its buildings are now the meet prominent
mark in the Landscape of the Village of
Clinton, South Carolina, whseo the In.
stituion is located. ~ these ten years
many orphans have ep,Oyed its fostering
care, and family Of fifty is now shei.
tered beneath its roof. s.
An ample farm of 125 acres furnished
all the frewood, pasturage, vegetables,
and, q part of the snpport. 4 largo
stone dWelling-the frat house erecteds-
contains the girls, and "Faith Cottage,,''
o neat concrete building Is the home of
the boys. The school Is domiciIed in q
handsome house recently erected at q
cost Of $1,000, There. Is also o solidly
built house for the culinary and laundry
work. Near by, O, new cottage for an.
other, family. Of orphan boys . in pro-
cess Of erection. I, ,3<:t s,s. Sa
The maintenance of this work exclu.
sive Of the buildings- requires an annual
outlay Of aboas 81, 300, and the mystery
is as TO where It comes from. Az only
poor children are received, there Is no
income from tuition or board. The large
majority Of the orphans are Of too tender
an age to, be able to- do! much towards
their own support. The older ones can
do little more than to do ali the cooking,
establishment. This they do, and they I
do it With great regularity and cheerful
The President Of the Institution tails
ns that "the Lord provides" for them,
but The Lord uses means TO do bis work,
and the means that the Lord uses IN this
case 70 do this work are the gifts Of the
charitable, thronghout the bounds of enr
county. A good idea-tor each reader
Of these lines 10 sit down quickly aud to
forward donation fol, the orphans to
VIM. 3: Bell, Esq., Clinton, 8. @. Let
IL be either provisions or money. Vt II
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A Close Shave.

AUGUsTA, GA, May 12.-William s.
Roberts, President of the defunct Bank
Of Augusta, for whom requisitior was
made by Governor Hill, OF New York,
which is now pending in tho Court, cut
his throat with a razor from ear to ear
this morning. While the wounds are
gaping and ugly, the physicians say they
will not be fatal. The jugular vein and
carotid arteries are not severed. His
recent complications have 30 affected his
mind as to render him partially insane.
The grand jury found true bills against
him for perjury and embezzlement as
President Of the Bank Of Augusta. He
WINS required to furnish q bond for his
appearance in the sum of $4,000. These
true bills, with the other trouble, led TO
the rash act.
1t is also reported that the grand jury
has found true bill against L. H. Wal.
ton, Cashier of the Bank of Augusta, for
perjury. Bail 10 required in Walton's
case in the sum of $4,000.
AUGUSTA, May 12-Nigh..-Mr. Rob.
erts, who attempted suicide to-day, is
resting quietly. The doctors say there is
no danger of death except from second.
ary hemorrhage. Before cutting his
throat Roberts attempted to shoot him
self, but was prevented BY his friends.
His son took his pistol and Left him lying
In his room over his Office. A few min.
utes later, hearing him walking back
and forth up aud down the stairo, his son
went to the room and found hia father
with razor in his hand and blood
streaming from q wound in his neck.
The son called for assistance, but before
It arrived Roberts had made two gashes
in his throat.
Sheriff Daniel notified Roberts last
night Of the indictments found against
him by the grand jury and directed him
to come into this city and make his bond.
The Sheriff went to bile cfice ahie mo.n.
Ing and found him In the hands Of the
surgeons.
There is no question that Roberts was
demented by the many troubles that
have crowded upon him. 1t is stated
that he said recently that he could not
stand bis trials any longer, and that in
order to end his miseries he would take
bis life.
Roberts's attempted suicide has created
sensation, and great sympathy Is felt
for him In the community. For many
years he was one Of The leading cotton
merchants here and is highly connected
socially.