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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
The ,.rant Monument commi,,s.

NEW IoRH, Aug. l2.-The executive
committee of the Grant monument fund
met to-day Chairman Cornell was an.
thorized To designate agents for the re-
ceplion of subscriptions in the different
states
\, Fox, cashier of the Merchants
National bank at Dcadwood, Dak., was
appointed agent there. II was resolved
to establish branch at Riverside Park
and Il possible to erecta place near Gen,
GRANTS tomb to place photographs ON
sale. The total amount received up 10
date is SSS,6t9.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
An ININIoI,TAL KING.

LONDON, Aug. l2.-LettcrS from West
Africa report the suspicious death Of Mr.
Blair, the new British consul at OH river
Blair started to see King Bcrrin with
reference to the protective treaty con-
cluded with Bcrrin's vlccroy. The natives,
who aver that Berrln Is immortal and has
never been seen by mortal man, evlnccd
hostility to Blair and compelled him TO
abandon his journey, Blalrurrlycd home
In good health but died ON the following
day II Il supposed that he was poisoned
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
LONG FELT NEED.

Foreign Luggage Forwarded In Bond
From the Port of New York.
NEw YORK, Aug. lS.--Thc sun this
morning says;
The United States treasury department
has authorized the American Express
company TO receive the baggage OF pas
sengcrs from Europe upon arrival In New
York, to be forwarded immediately In
bond, without examination, to the
principal ports Of entry In
the United States and Europe
where the duties, II any, will be assessed.
This will rcliye travellers from delay and
annoyance attending the present system
of examination at the port Of New York.
The express company gives bond OF
= 600 600
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13

Cardinal Manning Is about To- issue
pastoral letter ON the subject OF the
criminal bill.
Twcnty-eight hundred Russian Infantry
and 10000 cavalry are now in the trans
Caspian territory
Cholera and dysentcry are causing great
mortality among the Russians on the
Afghan frontier, especially ut Pcnideh.
Further adyloes from Tonquin say that
10000 Christians have been massacrcd in
the provinces of Ricndinh and Phyyeu
The Spanish government has received
Information that Il plot to aSsassinate
King Alfonso has been arranged In
England and that emlssarics have left
via France for the Spanish frontier,
The Irish home-rule members of par
lament have arranged to give Il grand
bali In honor Of Mr. parncll In the city Of
Dublin on August - to celebrate the re-
cent parliamentary trlnmphS OF the Irish
party.
Letters from SuHklm say the troops are
dying like flies. The officials, however,
VIII not report such condition of affairs
Lord Dufferin Is actively engaged in
strengthening the friendship of the In
dian chiefs, All the dignltaries of Cen
trail Asia are expected TO attend grand
durbar In November given BY Lord Duf.
ferin,
The villages and gardens In the envi-
rons of Hcrat are being demolished SO as
TO prevent their use for covering the
movements OF the Russian troops in case
OF hostllities. England will pay for the
I property destroyed.
D sr..., tt.,,tt..,.. H.. -.
accompanied by several AfghHns. have
gone TO llcrlt TO confer with Ayoub
khan's partiSans aud To report upon the
+ state of the country
\ fearful state of anarchy prevails In
kordoian. There Is famine also at the
place.
The Pail Mall Gazette states that a
member of the royal commission TO In.
Qulrc Into tic depression In trade was
logged publicly In London yesterday for
the alleged seduction OF his assaiiant's
I daughter
Mrs. Mark PattiSon, the hanecc of Sir
Charles Duke, Is IN India on a pleasure
trip, On learning of the scandal with
which the name OF her intended husband
is.connccted she telcgmphcd Sir Charle.
to announce their engagement publicly
! Lord wolseley has been raised to the
rank of vlscount.
The Wabash committee has obtained q
promise from the majority of the share,
holders To support the scheme for the re-.
organization OF the road,
A British steamship lies quarantmed 90
Mcrs- Endred-Vcrbi, In Algeria, with foui
cases of cholera ON board. One person
has died of the disease ON the same vessel
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13

sire quarantined for periods OF from five to
twenty days and undergo great hardsliips,
being lodged IN barns or IN the open air
and are suffering from lack Of food, aud
some villages are strictly cordoned,
trenches having been cut 20 stop travel on
the roads and the villagers threatening
strangers and compelling them to leave.
The government has ordered the govern
ors OF the provinces TO suppress the laz-
arettos hut the governors are, in many
instances, powerless to carry out the
orders
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13

NEW YORK, Aug. l2.--The murder 4
Albert IL. lIerrick in Brooklyn still coo
tinues TO attract attention. Stltemenla
his stepson, Thomas Armstrong, who
in custody on suspicion OF commllln.
the crime, in regard to his stalYlasha
and movements on the day Of the Inunt'
have been found to be untrue, and Hnf'
Ia lked to about 1t he admitted tnti w
We're. The detectives talked win @
last night and to-day it was curIenlyp
ported that Armstrong had made "
tession, and that the work OF the delSe'O'
was ended
LATER-Armstrong was arruspu Y
court and aflidavits were read % Y.
connecting him with the crine. y
followed the statement made Dy ucr
oner to the detectives In his cea i
night. 1t seems that when the dceF'n
returned to his house In Broosl!l
Monday afternoon he found the pin
there and upbraided him, Herflckssls
him down into the cellar and the llIs.
drew pistol and shot at him thfesAs
When he left the house after the shg-
he carried the pistol with him ana
it into East river. He then went
aunt's in Hoboken, where ne
arrested. This statement
u sensation in court, Inc -
through his counsel, pleaded 10. ~
The prisoner was then remaneea Y
ut b
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
NNTAGnNIlING rmr GrnMNN rnAnE

BERIIN, Aug. / THE Russian minis
ter OF finance Inns prepared II measure en-
acting close government supervision
over the affairs of all German firms car
iying on manufacturing business within
the cars domlnions. The bill requires
all correspondence, both private and gen
cral OF these firms TO he submitted to Rus
sian officers. The result Of the enforce
mcnt OF the measure will be to expose
the German manufacturing firms carrying
on business in Russia to having their af-
fairs known and made use of by dishonest
Russian burcaucrats.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
PHONfNG m on NAUGHTY SIR
CHARLES.

LoNpoN, Aug. PA French woman
who was formerly the mistress OF Sir
Charles Dick, has been cited for the
She, II I, alleged, VIII be the leading
witness TO prove the liaison of Sir
Charles with Mrs. Crawford The Social
Purity In Society Is ugitatlng for a new
trial Of Mrs. Jcffreys for the purpose of
securing public disclosure of the
names OF the politicians and nobcmcn
who frequent her house.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13

DR., Taylor states that "death from
hanging appears to take place very rapid
~, and without causing any suffering to
the person" Prof. Tidy, also, speaks Of
the painless nature of death from hang
ing; while Prof. laughton, In his paper
read before the Surgical society of Duh
lin, says that "the old system of taking n
convicts life by Suffocatlon is inhumanly
painful, unnecessarily prolonged, and re-
Voting to those whose duty it Is to be
present Those who speak of the pain
less nature of death by strangulation mr.
rive at this conclusion from the fact that
many cases of suicide are not completely
suspended, and that If they wished they
could easily relieve the construction by as
Stunning the erect posture, and in other
cases OF recovery from attempted suicide
by hanging there Is no recollection of
any suffering. IL should be remembered.
however, That there is Il great difference
between the mental attitude of the sui
eide ana one who Is about To suffer the
extreme penalty of the law. In the
lorner case he Is regardless, and per-
maps also not very sensitive, of a little
suffering, while in the latter every nerve
Is hraced up To resist the inevitable re.
suit. Moreover, IN those cases of re-.
coNery the loss of recollection of suffer
ing does not prove that there was none
II might almost be MS well be said that.
because in many cases of recovery from
meningitis there was no remembrance Of
any suffering, therefore, there was none
No doubt, the pain In hanging can nnder
no circumstances, be very acute vol
when we see culprit heaving his chest
and almost raising the whole body in his
struggles for breath, we must conclude
that there is az least 4 considerable
amount of mental torture. "''N
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
A PROPOSAL no rmE PORTE.

PARIS, Aug. ia dispatch from Lon
don to lie Temps says: "Sir Henry
Drummond Wolf, the British special en-
yoy to Turkey, is instructed to offer to
thcporte facilities for occupying and gov
crning the Soudan and temporarily some
points In Egypt, but not sharing In the
governing OF Egypt, In return for an al
lance against Russia
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
JOSHUA.
Special 10 thc Gazette.

Special To the Gazette.
losnuN, TEN, Aug. l2.--Prcsidmg Ell
der stockton of Fort Worth has been
conducting meeting here for a few
days, which he gave up
tonight to local preacher
Jones, DR.. Stockton being compelled by
other appointments to leave
The north-bound freight this morning,
a mile above Joshua, Killed line year.
ling and crippled two more.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
PnorEcTIoN THAT DoN'r PROTECT.

PARIS, Aug l2.--The French revenue
returns for the past seven months just
made public show that the recent pro-
tcctlve legislation failed to exclude for
cign sugars. The returns Say that the
home product contributed In duties
sum OF $1,000, 900 below the budget csti-
mate, while the foreign sugars yielded
$4,000, 600 over the estimates.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
Fell Over hi Prcclpice.

VIENNA, Aug. ll.-Dr. u. Sigmundy,
the experienced tourist, who recently
published book on the dangers of Al
pine climbing, has been killed by falling
over Il prccipice after climbing the Pee
de INncy ON the Hauts Alps, which had
hitherto been considered impossible.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
A Negro Downs a white Man.

Twelfth and Main streets were the
scene of the customary semi-dally row
last night, but TO somewhat vary the
monotony bad darky knocks one Mike
llass out of time, for, as he alleged, step
ping upon Il negro wOman's foot In whose
company he was. The white man was
badly bruised about the face. The darky
made good his escape and up to late
hour had not been heard from.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
run pAnAMA ISLANDS QuAnANrINr.

NASSAU, Aug. I2.--The governor has
issued q proclamation imposing rigid
quarantine against the islands OF Cuba
and san Domingo and all ports ON the
Atlantic scaboard and gulf south of Hat
teras and north of Belize, British Hon
dnras
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
WARDS SEMINARY FOR young Y
Nashville, Tsnnsssss.

a fnmous Institution. The nu l,,reu
79a. Attendance Issi.5, $50, from s'n''lrsS p
The forty. llrst session begins sspsmpI ir
tronizc this college. Boaiu, ,tIoe. ~ ,
laundry, music and literary W. booh =
plano, contingent fees, siau .., ss,s,l - ~
able in installments. II desired: .ass Miles,
students win leave Texas for NhsIr' ar AZ
Der LIST In charge of the agent p,TIUs
and arrangements, address ). 7: III trspt
lessor OF Mathematics and ,,ded % - |,
las, Texas. Mail VIII be ior"ai'
the road immediately. ------
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13

ron, Dakota, last Thnrsd..
valley, drowning four ma, '70ons.s
and number of horses 49,, .,o ehlda,
away several hundred yards /, Z sl'ls
ished railroad grade. A fam,,. nsSgh
grants, consisting of a MAJ y 'nn.
, ,,,I children, were canned az VIII a,
W heli 'ne water struck them y lhe ena
tempted 10 save two Of the eh nc iHahn
was drowned with them VsSl,lafen
caught hold Of the wagon me son,
floating away and climbed H., tA as | VI
was carried down to Whit ~, " lhem
struck against the bank IN "s,Lwhenl
succeeded ,.,' IN catching hold Of ~ soAn
l1Ws ana drawing herself out nm, T u
chlia, aged Tour years, was e,r. aas Ielh
by the hood and was found s lifted don
to some debris the next morn,. e ellhsl,
RI yer, near town. The trncL ~ VIZ
was strewn with dead ho NOV y lat - -
and grading tools, while H. No. narnss
grader. unloriuna
Disastrous Cloud.Bsr.,
Troy, N. Y, Aug. PA,
this afternoon a cloud-burst occn' S''e'
iiohman's Ferry, eight miles from
sterdam. The New York Central ,su, e
tracks were washed into the riv4, -' y
distance of 100 feet ,ua +
telegraph poles and fencos
Frustrated for miles. Train. VIZ
ana west were delayed. The nas. ~
were transferred around the h.sV.ash
large gang of laborers are AZ VOL
ing the damage. Rain fell in s I.s .sp'i
stroying the crops and inaIciIns ~ y, X
damage IN various ways, The ios. 4 !.
timated at thousands of dollars & :
A Cyclone.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, Aug. 4,
cyclone at Norwood, st. Lawrereeeo n..
this afternoon destroyed several Ao,.
and buildings and the ogdensbu,.. n
Lake Champlain railway bridge MI
persons were killed. Telepranbic w
munlcatlon has been interrupted ~
JOIN MARTIN, Mrs. Dawn rr,c-
BoN and Mrs. ARMSTRONG are anon. N
killed. Five hundred excurslonlststa \.
Plattsburg to Ogdensburgh are det,i,-
at the latter city tonight on accom-,
the giving away of the Ogdensbnsvs
Lake Champlain railroad bridge
EIGHT PEOPLE KILLED.
UTICA, n. Y, Aug. l2.-lIt il rcnorg
that eight persons were killed and =,
cral fatally injured by the cyclor .
Norwood. All the church steeples ~.
blown down and one church was Am,
ished. llail-stones as large as a mi,
fist completely destroyed the crops
Indications.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Is, 4. Mr.,
the West Gulf states Fair weather. !,
cept on the coast, local rains yarlss
winds, Il slight rise in temperature,
Weather Report.
The cotton belt weather reportofTen,
showing the maximum and minimumkn
perature, also the rainfall for the Il,
twenty-fonr hours is as follows:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
The Record In Madrid.

MADRID, Aug, H.. -ThIrty-tlNc new
cuses of cholera and nineteen deaths
from the disease were reported in this
city yesterloy Fifteen new cases exist
in one street This discovery has
caused a sensation and The authorities
arr vigorously dlalnfccting tlesthprough-
fare t.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
THE COLLEGE
wcathcrford, Texas
Conducted by European O'' :.

The course of instruction caH, ..nrnari 4.
English, ancient aud ;node,i,n., ,srnlar ais,,s
and applied mathematics rr,eiice y y
enrIneerinE Spcciai rates for o'''
10 county surveyors and othcrs 10 w
Young gentlemen fully preR,s,l,dea ~ 81 2.
civil service examinations, ~ AIN. W. Et'ssl..,
on terms more than lnYusvii-shes ~,
permitted. Prospectus anl ~ ~ ,he pls
may be had on application "
above. ilON "a.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13

Mountains has over $4,000, 900 acres
Mlthh her boundaries, of which "a, 900.
wv are me lands, suitable for agrlcul.
Iure OF grazing Nearly 10000, 900 are
mountainous, but among these 10000
Vuu acres are located some OF the richest
miilihg camps in the world.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
Cholera At iIalpong.

P,ms, Aug, l2,--Gon. de Courcey tcle-
graphs as follows; eve have fixed our
headquarters at lIaipong during the prey
alence OF cholera. There were seventeen
deaths from cholera In Haipong yesterday
aud siNty-siN persons are down with Il.
We have large number of volunteer
nurses to care for the sick. There is an
excellent feeling among the troops
The scourgc NJ Marsclues,
MARsEiMES, Aug, l2,--The cholera
panic Increases daily The average de-
parturcs from MarseillcS by railway alone
have already Increased 1000 per day. As
an instance Of the laNucss with which the
their duties, the case of the captain OF an
English vessel lying In the port may bo
mentioned. The captains daughter died
OF cholera aboard the ship. lie at once
notified the authorities and requested the
dlsiniecton OF the vessel. Although az
noon to-day thirty hours had elapsed
since the girls death, no official action
had yet been taken concerning the event
by the MarScllles authorities.
Cholera at Odessa.
VIENNA, Aug, dispatches from
Odessa state that several eases OF sick
ness resembling cholera have occurred In
Odessa and is suburbs, and In consc.
quence all the arrivals from Marscillcs
have been prohibited,
state of Anairs In Madrid.
MApRlp, Aug u. The number of chol.
era cases has greatly Increased In this
city Fifty new cases aud eighteen
deaths, and In the province eleven new
cases and thirty-cigh, deaths were ~.
ported to-day, Travellers IN many districts
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13

was signed by several wcll-known Demo
Gratis of Colorado 20 which state his APP
polntmcnt il credited.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13

Every tlrst-class dealer sells v ..p,,r,
cigarettes. Avoid injurious ilnlls'@
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
CHOLERA.


MADRID, Aug, l9.--rhcre were 1865
new cases of cholera and G2o deaths re-
ported yesterday throughout Spain,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
The Hes, scent cigar

Made the Library and Clincher-
Wells drug stores.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Cotton Coming in Rapidly - Several
People Killed by Cyclone In
New York State.
DAKOTA Is visited by n water spout,
Spreading Death ana Destruction
In its Track.
clay County.

special TO the Gazette.
NEWPORT, Ten, Aug. l2.-The weather
is still hot and dry. The cotton yield
will not be rs good as was expected in
consequence.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
Another First Bale.

special To the Gazette
TYLER, TEN, Aug l2.--Some of PAL
estine's merchants, hearing that orr
board of trade had offered premium of
500 for the first bale of cotton, Skinned
IN one this morning by express, but when
the party in charge arrived on our public
square he found Smith county farmer
already ahead of him with bale which
he had brought In late yesterday evening
Inc Palestine man had gone TO some eS-
penSe IN the matter and was consequently
very blue, but our merchants apprecint.
ing the fact that the Palestine cotton mar
Set was already overstocked, and that he
had shown such good Judgment in com.
Ing to Tyler, bought his bale also for
slOo. MIR, Il, Jarvis of this county cot
the sl00 premium for the drst new hale
oil smith county cotton.
A Water spout.
81 PAvlp MINI, Aug lg.-Adyices
from Deadwood, Dakota, say that n water
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13

Special to the Gazette.
HENDERSON, TEN, Aug, l2.-The first
bale of new cotton was brought to town
to-day. 1t was raised by John Il. Bailey
of Lone Star, Cherokee, and was sold to
the firm of Blanton < Nunnally for IS l-Gc
per pound There was lively bidding foI
it. 1t is extremely dry and hot. Farmers
report cotton suffering terribly from the
drought
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13

johnson County.
special to the Gazette
JOSHUA, TENp Aug, l2.-Crops are
suffering considerably from dry weather
through this portion of the county.
The grain is most all threshed and tho
sales are pretty large. The Weld is very
good.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-17
To Newspaper Men.

The TIMES is prepared to bind newspaper files,
with leather backs, beard and marble covers, in
the style inwhich snch work Is usually done, at
Eastern NET cash rates, including expressage both
ways. jyl2
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-17
THE DOLLAR COLUMN.

fAdvertlsemeuts not exceeding al inch Tor ten
zines of small type) in length will be inserted in
this column for one dollar per week, fifty centa
the frst insertion and twenty-five cents each ad.
ditioEal insertiOn-paysble in advanced
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For Sale.
Attention, A. o. u. W.!

Stated meetings Of HALEY Lodge, No l, A. O. Y.
W are held every Monday evening, at $ :0o ocl lock
All visiting brethren cordially invited to at.
tend.
BY order of
THOMAS BELL. NV.
HOMER L. POUND. Recorder.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-17
Dividend Notice No. 8.

A dividend (No. 81 of two PER cent has been de.
clarcd on tAe paid-up stock of the Alturas Water
Company. The same will be payable on the 18th
instant
The transfer books will be closed from the 13tt
to the 18th, inclusive, OF each month.
A. j. MCGOWAN, President.
ALEX. WILLMAN. Secretary.
HALEY, Idaho June 10, 1884. O14y1
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-17
Child's Snow Flake.

Every lady, wishing clear. delicate complex
ion, should use Chids Snow Flake. 1t naurishes
and freshens the skin; removes tan and sunburn.
and the natural appearance impaired renders it
impossible to detect its use. Warranted perfectly
harmless. Sold by all druggists, or by the manu-.
facturers, JOHN A. CHILD CO. Druggists,
Portland, Oregon. Mail orders promptly attended
to. Price 30 cents. alm}w
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-17
Wanted.

nice person to do general housework for a
family of two.
Inquire at the residence of
m23 H. L. POUND.