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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-11-26
LIVESTOCK nAsKET.

Cattle receipts the past week we're quite
lights. Saturday there wa only a limited
supply of the commoner grades here, while
the market was about bare Of best butch
ers'. Prices on all grades were firm, as
quoted below. Prospects are favorable for
this week. There was a fair supply OF
heavy hogs, but no light-weights were on
sale. The demand is principally for the
latter; prices firm, as quoted. In sheep
there is a fully supply here.
CArTLE.@Choice extra eorn-fed, 33@43c.
Grass-Choice, 33@3ac; good, 3@3tc;
fair 10 medium, 23@24s common, 1f@2c.
HoGs-Choice light, lbs TO $50 pounds,
34d4c; choice heavy, 33@34c; common,
3@34c.
SHEEP-Choice, 3!@4c; medium, 3@Sfc;
common, Sl9l so; choice lambs, S4a4 so
ST. LOUIS, NO., November &.;-cattle-re-
ceipts. 200 head: shipments. 200 head; quiet,
5 s q: na fair dss nteRst;, n ,tssys. q ss 5Da4 S. ste saw. s1S
) Is; rangers. 81 25ss So Hess-reeeipts, i2,iS0
e esa IS Saes So; packing XII s '5o@s So: butch
ers'. IS 75@3 80. .Sheep-receipts, 200 head; ship
s Reet g.; A GOOD ae to Gh sissa 4 7 sS@2 e: T 20 @sds Il g.
CHICAGO. ILL.,; Eo-ember N.-The Drovers'
shipments, 5000 head; market firm ShipTfns
steers, 81 60 % 50; stoekers and feeders, g SOC
$50; cows, bulls and mixed, 81 SSS So; through
Texas cattle strong, s. 50d3 60. hogs-receipts,
$4,000 head Shipment, 5000 head; market opened
strong but closed 5910c lower; rough and mixed,
% 40@3 20; packing and shipping, So 65 "a; light
weights, s. 1903 20; skips, 81 1903 IS, Sheep
receipts, 5000 head; shipments. 800 head market
steady; natives, 81 S0a3 60: Western, S2g3; Tex
ans, 81 1872 so; lambs, So 5094.
KANSAS CITY, mo-, November 25.-The Lire
Stock Indicator reports; Cattle-receipts, 2lo4
head; shipments, none; butchers. stuff weak
feeders steady; exporters, S05952 Is; good to
choice shipping, 81 zoos; common to medium.
81 2594 s.; stockers and feeders, 81 S0q3 IS;
cows, s29S 40; eras. Texas steers, g 1893 %.
Hogs-receipts IL, SG2 head; shipments, 207l head;
opened strong, active and &c higher. closing weak,
with advance lost; good to choice, S355@3 75;
common to medium, 50 3o93 80. Sheep-receipts,
IA head shipments, none; quiet; fair to good,
81 2592 IS; common to medium, 81 5OS2; scala
wags, 509T5c each.
new YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, November &.-A1though I'm
pleasant weather has continued there has been g
very fair picking up trade in all departments.
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FINANCE.

The discount rate for money at the banks
is 3 per cent. The Clearing.Hous report is
As follows, and stock Quotations below as
furnished by the Manhattan Savings Bank
and Trust Company:
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Consolidated STATEMENT.
1885. 1884. 1888.
R'ts atU. S. ports 5 days. I74.2O1j 1SS, 265l I37, s92
Exports to CT BritainI 63,96i 1884 74,3@
stock -...................t 800, 14Sl S74,S94' 94s, AIS
Receipts since Sept. LIST 2,3S4, 5272 404, 6i5 z, 1874, 81
Foreign exports .....--.-- ,307 $751; ,3l6, 24S l, l99. 337
Decrease in receipts this ar..........,.....7 &c, lis
No reports from Liverpool.
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RIVER NEWS,
STEAMERS LEAVING
MOVEMENTS AT THE LEvEE.


Arrirals.-James Lee, Friars Point En-.
quirer, Cat Island; Coahoma, Osceola
City of st. Louis, st. Louis.
Departures.-City of st. Louis, New Or
leans; Charles P. Chouteau, New Orleans
Thomas Sherlock, Cincinnati; James Lee,
Friars Point: ENQUIRER. Cat Island; Goa
homs, Osceola.
Boats Due Doan.-Gayoso, G. schulze,
James w. Gaff and City of Cairo.
Boats Due Up.-Kate Adams, Enquirer,
Chickasaw and City of Bayou sara.
Receipts Yesterday.
Enduirer-21 bales cotton, 236 SKIS seed
and $50 brls potatoes.
James Lee-365 bales cotton, IS bags
seed-cottop, 408 SKIS seed, 4 nd stock and
20 pkgs sundries.
Coahoma-2le bales cotton, 126 bags
seduction, 973 SKIS seed, 23S SKIS corn, 4
nd stock and IS pkgs sundries.
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GENERAL TRADE.
FUTURE DEALS

The following are the results of the
session of the Call Board yesterday:
CORN.
No. 2 white, spot, 3S3c bid, Acc asked
November, 3S3c bid, 4Oc asked; Decem-
her, 39lc bid, 40c asked; January, So
bid, Acc asked May, 434c bid, 433 asked
No. 2,spot, SIC bid; November, 373c bid
December, 373c bid, Sole asked; year,
sac bid, 3S3c asked; January, SIZE bid,
393 asked; May, 4lsc bid, 423c asked.
OATS.
No. 2 white, spot, 31c bid; May, 35c
bid. No. 2, 294c bid; December, 294c
bid; year, zoe bid; January, 30Bc biz
May, Sac bid.
BRAN.
Cash, s14 bid; November, Sl4 bid
year. $14 bid, $14 so asked; May, SIS
asked.
Year, 81 so bid; May, 81 20 bid, g 40
asked
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AMI RIVERS

OFFICE SIGNAL SERVICE, U. S. A., |
MEMPHIS. Tenn, November %, 1885, l pm. !
The following obser vations are taken at
all stations named at 750 meridian time. which is
l hour faster than Memphis time:
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LsD-Tierces, 6i@6ac; h~alf-barrels, 7e;
kegs, zee; buckets, &c; ~haltbuckets,
ne; @-lb tins, etc; 2O-lb tins, tie; lob
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New York futures opened dull, and
closed steady, with sales of 40, 700 bales.
The closing quotations were as follows, as
compared with the previous daY:
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THE COTTON

The local market opened and closed
! steady, with quotations unchanged; sales,
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Valuable Patent.
D~aney's Horsel Cor6 aud-R sa Planter.

UauVl ; lHUfstI N'IN uHu ~ AIHuEtIs
HAVING perfected Ely inventionNI wish to
II place it before the pubic, especially man
ufacturers. As a Corn Planter, il T. apertcet sue
eess-orS1s ttu dnus CtstrlbEtes % seed soSu-
rately, uniuisred, and covers the Same, thereby
one man PERFORMING the work Of three. They
have bee ussa in this section fer ever a dozen
Years win perfect ssesfzetion. Can Eive reSpsu-
sfble tastime uisls. Address
JOIN H. pANCY, Daaeyvile,
Haywood sVunty, Tenn.
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New York spots opened quiet, and closed
firm, quotations unchanged, and sales of
1850 bales. Quotations yesterday were as
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Messrs. F. A. Jones & Co., livestock
and commission merchants, Monroe street,
horse and mule market:
HoRsEs-Good driving, S125@250; good
saddle, Sl40@3O0; plugs, $35@s0; good
mares, SS5@ 140.
MULEs-14i to Is, s110@130; Is to ISL,
$125@140; 153 to 16, s140@175. Supply
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MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMERS.
New York. November 25-Arrived
Bohemia, from Hamburg: st. Laurent, Eavre,
and the Wyoe ing from Liverpool.
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TNDER and by virtue o. a deed of assignment
u made to me by Amos Woodruff, on the go
day of May, 1885, recorded in the Registers otics
viii sell at public auction, to the highest bidder,
for cash, at the southwest corner of Main and
Madison streeis, Memphis, Tenn, on
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Or. D. 5.
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Ceshy's Famous Cotton Belt.
The handsomeet and best nine-ineh fours
plug tobacco. s. L. Lee, sole agent.
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plaster of Paris, s. 80; hair. Sc per pound
Acc per bushel.
NAILs-$3 25 per key.
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The New Orleans spot market opened
quiet, and closed finn, with quotations IN
changed, and sales OF 5000 bales;
Yesterday. Day before.
.:".-s'.' 's'.ssssss..s......-Jfa IL
GOOD ordinary. So
low So 81
MnituAlHg ...-.-.. .....s.-.-.......S
food middHnR o Ola O q 1e
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The New Orleans future cotton marke,
opened steady, and closed dull, with quo
tatlons as follows, and sales Of 81, 900 bales:
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Year, 81 so bid; May, 81 20 bid, g 40
asked.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07
TELEGRAPHlo TIPS.

The n9nois senate yesterday
adopted resolutions requesting con-
gress to open the Oklahoma lands 10
homestead settlement
BmT, Maddux d Faulkner, whole.
sale dry-goods dealers OF Baltimore,
Md, madam assignment yesterday to
Moses II. Walter and A. Jones, Tho
bond OF the trustees Is $500 600.
Nearly Ave hundred employees, chief.
ly weavers and boys, struck against a
decrease Of 10 per cent in their wages
and were yesterday elected from the
yards Of the Lowell, Mass cotton
mills.
ID. w. Miller proprietor of the ID.
w, Miller Carriage company OF Gin
cinnRtl, made an assignment yester-
day 10 Henry II. Gibson His assets
are estimat d at SIPS COO; his llabili-
les ut $l60,OO0
Russia has recognized the InternR'
| tional African ass citation and has
signed convention with the assOcia
| ton I'm regard 10 the proposed FREE
state of the Congo. This convention
IL similar to the one previously ar
ranged with Austria.
A dispatch TO Reuters Telegram
company from st.. Paul De IOandi
states that January 10 h four POrtu
guese men of-war reOccuT led the moutl
OF the Congo. The Dutch and othe
resident merchants protested TIL
British cruisers Forward an,
"Rapidn are Off the coast.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07
The Supreme Court.

GALVESTON, TEX, Feb Elm the
supreme court to-day the following de-
clslons was handed down:
John Waessner Va n +. Fly, nom
NueceB county, affirmed
Thos. Dellyer vs.. Basseit d BAssett,
from Washington county, reversed
and remanded.
The Hou-ton East q West Texas
Rsiway vs.. Adams Ut AL from POLK
county; affirmed.
w. ri Cundiff vs. Mclean ct al,
from Houston county reversed and
remanded.
]. ID Moody OF al. vs.. Butler, from
HpustOn county; affirmed.
3. w Bingham W. Talbot d Clap,
per, from COmanohe county reversed
and renlanded.
] Il Brown VI. Il, q. Renfro OF al.
from Travis county reversed and re
manded rs 10 other appelloes and ~
firmed IA 10 BremOnd and Jones.
q. y. Jones OF al. VI J. u. Con
from Travis county, reversed ana re
mAnded.
II. Rouyant W. the San Antonio Ma
tlOnAl baAk, from B-xar county al
hrmed
Phil Iponski Ell al. W. Spencer et ai'
from Falls county; affirmed.
j II. Brown OF al. W.. | II Bacon
from johnson county; affirmed.
| Tue Houston d Texas Central hall
way VS.. w. r Poole, from Fall
county; reversed and remanded
! aud N b Randall VI. the TexR
Central Railway, from Bosque county
afli rmed.
Il Atohley va. q w. L0wery, frof
Boeque county affirmed,
J. &. Forster VI. POgers ct al, Tor
MeLennRn county; reversed ana r
manded.
The State Of Texas ez rel. X. q. Jei
nett VI. W. r o Rens, from 9alyesto
county; motion u appellant for iss
anes Of mandate forthwith overrule
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07
A Siaamer I,Ost n Sea.

NEW York, Feb. 9.-T'he steamer
city OF Augusta from Savannah re.
ports that at 8 q. IN. February 9th of
Cape Lookout, bearing west by
southwest a distance OF thirty
miles, while running IN northeast
course, she came into II continuous
string OF wreckage for two hours. Bbe
pas-ed & deck, apparently bottom up.
with her beams 6waying In the water
and part o. the cabin painted white
Visible; also some dry-goods cases
bsrrela buckets, tubs, etc, making u
appear that the cargo WAS one OF gem
/ eral merchandise.
Ati0a m., same date, the CITY Of
/ Augusta passed metallic boat painted
/ white and partly f1ll Of water but ap-
parently otherwise In good condition
The wreckAge - supposed to DO Of the
steamer Wm. Kennedy. reported yes
ter0ay abhndorei in aeinking pondi-
ton.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07

try. Men in positions to know claim
that Hon Paul Jones, young
but leading lawyer OF this
county, II DE will permit
his friends TO use his name has the
best chance OF capturing the .nomi.
nation OF the Democracy OF any can
dida'e yet announced Heretofore it
seems that Hampstead county has
mouopolized largely the important
offices properly helonging to the sew
ersl counties OF Southwest ArkRusas
The Acknowledgements OF the state as
v ell as both the United States senators
now In rtiice are from that county.
Miller, though young county, Is re-
solved 10 "kiok "and Kick she will un-
I'll her Importance and worth are
recnRnlled
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07
TEXARKANA.
Found in Dying Condition Work Of
the Flames Political.

optNA"ls
TExARKANA, ARK, Feb. Can
unknown man was picked up few
days ago In a dying condition from
one Of the back alleys. Restoratiyes
were applied and the unfortunate man
rallied sufficient 10 be able to talk In q
whisper. He gave the name OF
August Orionstetskie, and said that he
had been in the United States thir-
teen wears. His last residence wRs nj
Dublin, Tex. The old fellow died At
the county poor-farm after lingering
Last night the alarm Of Gre was
sounded aud every one, as Is usual In
such cases, mace break for the scene
/ I'm order "tO put the thing out" II
ptoved TO be Ia tenement building IN
the north suburbs. The building wa
This morning at 10 o'clock the alarm
was again heard, and on investigation
II was learned that the Cosmopolitan
hotel. owned aud conducted by Hanl
McCaunty, on Front street, near thu
state Llne depct, was on FIRE IN
Il ,nes had made considerable headWa,
vhen first discovered hut prompt &c
tlon on the part OF the hfe dspartineh
soon had them under control and th
building was saved. Had J. remains
unnolioed few minutes longer "
damage might have been great as tn
Cosmopolitan adjOins other VALUABLE
buildings aud Is IN the vicinity u "a
d. pot buildings, car accountants OF
feer, etc.
The vacancy ia this, the Third con
Rressionai (Arkansas) district cause
by the election last week Of Hon J
X Jones 70 the United 3 atea nenett'
develops q NUMBER Of applicants wh
, are willing 10 sacrifice tbemsslve
upon the political altar Of their couE
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07
The Greatest Industrial Exposition the
World has Ever Seen,


NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. e.-rhe
cotton convention to be held al the
music hall Of the worlds exposition,
February 10 TO 10, promises not only
TO be the greatest event Of the expOsi-
ton, but the largest and most import
ant national and international exhibit
ton Of the worlds industriOsever held
in any country. Already many dele
gates from various parts OF the Union
and from many foreign countries have
arrived. n. q Morehehd, president Of
the National Cotton Planters' AssoelR-
tlon OF America, under whose auspices
the great convention IN held, ar
rived from VlckebuTg to-day
aud says that the convention has
been enlarged from l.s original pro
portions TO Include the worlds indus
! tries, and every agricultural cnmmu-
nity and association OF the United
States should send delegations TO par
| tlclpate In the proceedings DelogG-
| lions are invited from all the cotton
! exchanges aud boards Of trade and the
mayo, and councils Will be cordially
| welcomed 20 sents In the convention
without any more formal notice, and
| the association Il specially de-
/ girous that the officers of every
ootton-mill In the South nhOuld be
present The association also desires
the presence at the convention ofsome
representative OF every line OF railroad
/ or steamers and manufactures OF agrl'
cultural implements.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07
1,ANarna nlsnANpnn.

Adjutant-Genoral King Issued an
order to-day disbandlnE the company
of Lieutenant Sheely OF the ranger
service now stationed AZ Cotulla. II
comprises twelve men, thus reducing
the frontier force to about one humid
red This step is taken In order %
prevent a deficiency In the approprla.
ton for the rangers, which WAS well
nigh exhausted by the extraordinary
expenditures on account OF fence
cutting and other unusual acts Of law
lessness during the year.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07
The Missouri Pacific and the Trans
continental Agreement.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. CT now
transpires that the Missouri Pacific
has not signed the transcontinental
agreement and that there 10 At
least Que clause in that document
10 which the company objects. II rs
believed. however, that the agreement
may be modified 10 meet the approval
OF the Missouri Pacific officials aud
that their signature will soon be
attached. II rs now stated that IL has
been definitely decided that the
AtOhIBon, Topeka q Santa he
will Withdraw their Oflies from
this city, and Capt. SpOor, who has
served a. their general agent here foi
long tune past, will take charge o
the Kansas City office.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07
GAINESVILLE.
News OF Another Shooting ARRAY in
the Territory.
Special.

GAINESVILLE, TEX Feb. 6 News
of another tragedy occurring in the ma
ton has been received here. The kill-
ing occurred on Hickory creek, about
forty-flve miles north OF here. A
widow lady by the name of Kennedy
some time ago rented her farm TO one
Avis for the spa o OF three yeara. Al
ter leasing the property the lady be-
came engaged to be married TO man
named Wallace On frequent occa-
eIons Wallace told Avis of mis- engage
ment, and that he, Alvls, must make
arrangements to leave the place. rus
Alvis refused to do until the lease had
expired. Bad feeling WAS engendeTed,
and ia few days Wallace rode up 70
Avis place, aud, with pistol In hand
told him he had come TO Kill him, ana
was In the act OF carrying out his
threat, when, Avis fred with a shot
Run, the shot tearing off Wliace,i
chin. Avis then sh0t him twice WIN
a revolver, killing him instantly. I'M
general sentiment OF the people wher'
The killing occurred IL that Avis WA
lus,ihable. He surrendered to the au
thorities,
The man Goldstein, who was sbo
by young Cash, has died from the ei
feots OF the wounds.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07
A RAID LOOKED ron.

LAREDO, TEX Feb. ct is re-
ported here that at Garlic Springs,
Dimmit county, there has been large
number OF horses stolen TO be crossed
over TO Mexico by an organized band
Of horse-thieves. Capt Hayes has
five prisoners caught with stolen
horses while en- route, and the
remaining portion Of the gang threat
en- dire vengeance on The citizens IL the
prisoners are not released The clti'
sens have sent runner 10 Cotulla fol
arms, ammunition and reinfOrcements
Serious trouble In anticipated.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07
ALerinrn nn FLber PInnI.

ST. Lous, Mo-, Feb. 6.--Prot syl-
veater waterhouse Of Washington uni
vorsity, this city, who has made jute
and other nbers a special study for sew
eral years past, has been Invited TO de-
liver an address on fiber plants before
the worlds industrial convention In
the exposition hall mt New otleanesl
February 10, and Will accept. He VIII
nlso address the national agricultural
convention, which meets at She same
place
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07

In the house to-day the senate bill
authorizing the issuance OF bonds 10
the amount Of $500, 900 to meet the de.
ficiencies in the general revenue was
passed.
Taylor's railway blll was passed to
engrossment, with AN amendment by
Pandleton OF Bell county, providing
that In caeH OF loss or damage shipper
shall only receive the actual damages
with legal interest instead Of 10 per
cent, per month interest, ~ provided
| in the original bill,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07
A Pire al LOngvleu.

I.oNdvIEw, TEX, Feb G.-The two
story residence OF Robert Donnely,
fireman ON the Texas h Pacific rail-
road, and the untenanted house OF
John Petty, adjoining, were burned
last night. Mrs Donnely has been In
Dallas some days, and Mr. DOnnely
was absent on hls run. Donnely's
house was undoubtedly set on fire.
Nothing was saved The loss Ia $1,000.
The parties being absent, the partlou'
lars Rs 10 the insurance cannot be OBJ
tanned
The district court was this morning
adjourned for the term.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-07
MEXICAN BANDITS.
The Texas Border in n Deplorabie
State Of Defenselessness Horse
Thieves Killed.
The Bandits Threaten to Make RGd
on Oarriso spnngs-An Urgent APP
peal for Men and Arms,
ANOTHER nORDER RAID.
ln..nlnI

special
EAGLE PASS TEX Feb. 8.-Sam
Jones, a well known stockman of Nav
erick and y Via counties, srrlved here
last night, and after procuring guns
and ammunition returned the same
night to Garlic Springs, where the
people are expecting an at
tack from the Mexioans on the other
side OF the Rio GrAnde. He also
brought particulars of n bloody ARRAY
yesterday, in which two Mexican cat
tie thieves were killed. CAttlostealing
has become 80 common lately that our
atockmen living on the Rio Grande
have to patrol the river Themselves ia
the absence OF rangers A party con-
sistipg OF Fernando Negley, Deputy
Sheriff. O'Mara and Matthews which
went upon LRtrol, ran upon six Mex
leans with "A bunch OF stolen cattle.
Four OF the thieves went on with the
cattle and two stayed behind to parley.
When the thieves were ordered 10 sur
render they pulled their WinchestetH
and made fight, In which they were
| killed Negley received flesh wound
in the breast and would have been
killed had not o. Mara shot the M XII.
can dead before he could fire the sec.
ond shot The two dead men were
identified IA the sons Of Rafael ReyHi
Of Preside Sheriff Oglesby has seni
four men TO the scene Of the battle Rnt
has telegraphed for rangers. There
are seven Mexican cattle thieves III
jail at Carrie springs and their friend
threaten to liberate them NJ the poiu
of their Winchesters. There Is al
most a reign OF terror prevailing, anC
more bloody scenes are expected soon
Unless strong body Of rangers !
sent here large portion Of on
frontier will be untenable.