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a uorrihlo story.

NEW YoRR, Oc- 21,-A horrible
story Of fra and loss OF lite comes from
Hobart Ds.awure county, thls mora
ing, whIoh Is hssg told in tue worda Of
Martha Jubscs, Is Il y0ar Old glrl, who
gava the following details 20 tho coro-
nsrs jury;
"rhe day bofnro the lire, mother and
beby aud my self wora upon tho Aill;
mother laid baby on thA ground and
pilod lot of dry brush together; sh
gos som0 matches ouL OF her pocket
aud said sha later ded To burn hCrseli
and baby on tho brush pile, and n
wanted TO go with them 10 heav on she
would put Dn more brush aud L could
lie down and burn too; snatohed the
matches out of Lnoth6iR hand
and took tho baby up iu
my arm nnd would moi
lot her have him, and ooaXed her tC
GO home with me. On tho morning OF
fire / woke, hearing b lby crying; the
bopso was all smoky; Jumped out OF
bed aud called 20 mother; she did no,
answer me; ran tu the door and IL
was locked; could hear nor soothing
BABY snd oryingi ! ran back b. NV
room and wakoi up my lit,le brother
aud dressed myself quickly; l thou
started to get them out oi tho houso,as
| knew 10 must bs on fire; when | gbl
tnOm 10 the front door found thrJ q
barrel of -four had been placed against
Il; that IL could not bs opsnsd;
henrs iire cracking, ana was almost
choked with smDkS; / do not know
how l ever moved che heavy barrel Of
-four, bu got H. away far enough %
open the door 80 wo could seG out;
whom got my brothers out of doors
ran TO T. wiuaow iH my mothers rooul
and looked in; ] could hear baby
scrssming; tho room WAS black vltn
smoke ana mother was lying on the
floor; she hRu fircwOnd piled around
nsr like u birds nest; IL wss blaZ'nl
high; IL NaV TO awful That
think rnes5 agve gone crazy, for
don't remembeg any thing moro
when Er. nsntord asked me where
mother ana oluy were, aud | told him
they had zone 10 the hill, think ahe
scene with mother ard tho brush pile
rrd what abe said then, must have
been on my mind; we alt lived hsE'
pilv tOcg,hDF,p
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Stocks ard Bonds,

NEW YoRK, Oct. 27.-Governmenl
bonds dun anG strong.
As the enormous activity in the
shares market subsidies there is also a
material deoline in the sales Of specu-
latiye railway bonds. The advance
and declines are abou5 svan to-dcY.
The declines in stocks show s. decrease
day by dsy. Tho opening this morn
ing was strong, and the early dealings
were irregular, followed oy general
decline, Che lowest pflces of tho
dsg for most Of the active
stocks were feRched before moon,
but after moderate Josotion many 0i
the aame stocks sold again az low.
About l O'Clock there was q moderate
degree of activity il carly deals, but
later tran sactions were limited until
some show of strength and activity
was infused sfter 10 O'clock. Tho in
crease in business proved 20 DO only o
snurt, and prices tnersaFter remained
firm, without any material gains, until
near tho close, whom the Iaore active
srocks were suddenly rushed up q 20
"a per cont, snd tho market closed
seemingly strong at the lowest
prices of the day for nearly
all of tho gctive liSt, aud but two
stacks can be said to have been active,
st, Paul and Lake Shore. Th9 former
was strong and tho tatrer weak until
nesr tho close. The deals iu the two
stocks amounted TO over 80 per cent. OF
the dav's business, which aggregated
only 339,35f shares, OF neesly. 100000
shares less THAI the same day last
week. The extreme fluctuations were
within o range OF / = per cent, aud the
closing prices this evening are from q
to IL per cent. higher than the hnai
figures yesterday.
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Dr.. i. II, Sabin, land and immigra~
ton agent Of the Missouri Pacific rail-
WY a5 Clnoinn9ti, Ohio, and whose
territory comprises he States Of Ohio
and Iudlaua, lefG last night for his
headquarters, after hay ing made ar
rangsments with Colonel W. ii
Abrams, land commissioner OF the
lexa5 d Pacific railway, for lands on
which to Locate an Osil colony. Tbe
selection which has been determined
is in Tom Green county, southeast Of
Midland, on the stakod plains, and on
the headwaters OF tho COncho river
The colony has purchased S5 sections
Of land, and portion of it viii b9 lS on
tho grounds in s. few weeks; mus
are the haunJs of tho "long hornst
bgiug ruthlessly destroyed BY tine
man with tho hoe" and more Of the
''great desert" reclaimed, ana tnlI sslll we we
0staked plains" are only ilG for graz
| ing,
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WASHING r0N.
GENERAL CROOKS CAMPAIGN
against the hphohes in AriSona-Fali
Report President Cleveland and
tho ONCE ookers cabinet
MsotiHg-Tho Usual Batch
OF d ppointments, Eto,
After Apnehes


WASHINGTON, O1t. 27.-COlondl Brad
Icy. OF tho Thirteenth Infanry, mas
cont tho following communicating to
tAa war department touching thosser-
s.ions Of the troops puraulng % hios-
tile Apachos, under data OF SAY Fo,
Ootobor o: "Gensral Crook Eprtod
by telegraph tnat rho hostile I SChes,
who hSye been IA tho hogo ! sud
Chlrlcahua mountains, ,I .souH,
were driven into Mexico oj S.he 9th
inalant by two troops OF the snth cav
airy Gnd apErty OF oaw-boi I, have
ordered the iiv0 troops Tho Sixth
cavalry, under Colonel Morrow, TO oc-
cupy ~ line frem Chsnnurg, on the
Southern Pacific railway, % MeueTs,
Cionagn, and To patrol tns Rio Graudo
10 the Arizona huo. These posts, with
daily patrol, will watch tho couu-
try better than the former
posts on tho Mexican limo IN my opln-
ion, and enable us 10 Ees earlier iufor-
rna'ion OF any movement of tho hos.
tiles goiuE nOrth through this terri
tory.
Tsa report of hostile Indians near
tho Datil mountains about 10 days ago
is incorrect. A party of Navajo hsn-
teTs in that country were mistaken for
Apaches. Major Sumner, OF tho
Eightieth caynlry, reports thac hc
found 40 ffe3h trails IN
tho MogolluD muuniainP. Lieuteu-
ant Cecil KAN On u party
ofras.lers, disguised, batweeu Bear
Creeg and the SapIliO. lie followed
them som0 Gletancs, but they eScGped
in tho mountains. The party has
probably committed dopredGtioDs that
! have been charged 20 Indians. Major
Sumner Will ebdoavOF 70 break up or
| capture this party. So far as known,
there are nsns o. tho hostile Apacaes
ia New Mexico, though, as thev have
been driven out of Arizona, IL Ia very
| likely that they Will return TO this
Territory sooner or later.
The commanding officer Ui t't. Win
| gate reports a collision between civil
oflicoIR and atnsll party of NSvajoes
yesterday 81 YGllup, west OF Wlngste
Tho difficulty grew out of an attompV
10 arrest u Navajo Indian, charged
with stealing cattle. Shots were ex.
changed, ana one Indian in reported
wounded. The dispatches OF laat
evening report rhgG the difficulty i,
ended. Colonel CroftOu thinks tho
difficulty grew Ous Gf the hGsty action
OF the whites, ana ~ may lead 90 somS
iurtoor action on The PArC ot thu civil
| VpLnDriLip..
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Enforcing tho Sunday Law Against tho
TheGtcrs.

CINcINNATI, Oct. 27.-The Law e.
Order League, of this city, has begun
an effort to compel the theaters to
cease giving performances on Sunday.
They sent notics to this effect to the
managers last week, but all the
theaters were open last Sunday.
Yesterday they caused tho arrest of
tour members OF two companies which
gave performances on Sunday,
and to-day these plead guilty.
The justice OF tire peace at the
request of the president of the league,
assessed tho lowest psnalty-$5 ana
costs-in each case. Some OF the man.
ayers say they will be glad to close on
Sundays if the law is uniformly en-
fo-cnd
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BI'KINNEY NIELANGE.
Failed to Rcform-Tho Sad Behavior oi
u Brido-Sad Death OF Lovely Girl.

u DrIu5-Sdu bStth OF Lovely Sirt.
MCKINNEY, O3t. 27.-[S oecial. i-Miss
Annie RobertsOn, a lovely young lady
Of cur city, died very suddenly this
morning. Her father had boxed up
all his household goods ready to ship
to Florida, where he intonded takip g
his daughter.
Mr.. David O'Brien, an OLD and WELL
known citizan of Colllu, is danger
oua'y ill at rhp house OF Mr.. =, c..
N4ruCr.
Last weoE william Miller, Is Cit
zen yf Mckinney, imbusu with q
strong sense ut his ret0rmabory pow.
ore, wo5d ana won OF the demi-moudo
Of Amsterdam, Is MOI, q resort OF the
city. 4 runaway mstch( ~ to Sh2r-
mac wac planued and executed and
Miller and bis fair inamorata wore
lurlrea byJu 50 Grosa, OF Gray 5 M.
Waether th3 indigo @Gvo tho bride tde
custDuary KISS, deDonent saith NOT.
But Sweet Williams hopes exceed d
his powers, for last night bis
fair bride got on . big Crunk, oursea
out her liego lord, snd ended by bel e
lorEed up in the jug. Th6 bows assem-
hlaG 10 G1mfOrt poor 3 IL with char.
aware serenade, but elias, 10 ended In y
sho ger q b-iGk-bats, broksn windows
aud brDEan nose resulting.
Colonel Nat O. HendArgn1, ofGeoYgG-
town, spent yesterday iii .ac city.
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THE LoNGsHoNEsMEN srRIK8Rs
The AIaliory's Decide to Keep the Col
ored Labor on,tha Whsrfs History Of


The AIaliory's Decide to Keep the Col
ored labor on,tha Wh srrs History of
the Strike.
GALVESTON, OJt. 27.-Thls morning
Captain Sawyer, ssaut Of ths Mallory
Steamship company, Gnslly enuounc-
ed the iu.antiOn OF retaining colored
labor on the wharf, ~ leaSt for The
present, aud uutii The very unlikely
time when IL is demonstrated
that that clasa OF men arc un-
able TO meet tho yequii ienlents
OF the work, this finally ends the his
tory of the striko beginning on the 10Th
instant, by the demanp OF the white
lah0rers tor so cents Nn hour, ana Oh
refusal tho consequent suspension
OF labor. Colored labor was at
once substituted. The strikers then
offered acceptance of tho Old rates,
which was refused. a proposition TO
divide labor was then made by tho
strikers with tho Knights Of Labor al
intermedistors Co the colored mon who
| Gcas spted .it, but Geieg d the Inattsr 90
| Captain Sawyer. CGptSin Sawyer
in turn referred i; 30 the Mallorys at
Now York, and now the answer comes
that the black labor remeins. This
Geciaion throws l5D men out OF steady
Employment, and it is broadly limited
that tho end has not yet come.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The cabine.
meeting to day was attended by all
the members except the postmaster
general, who is out OF the city. The
session was devoted principally TO the
consideration of questions arising un-
der The establishment of boundary
line between the United States and
Mexico, and resulted in the formula
tion OF &. series of instructions to tito
officers engaged ia that service in be-
half Of the governments
The question Of allowing the publ
cation by the press of the annual re-
ports OF bureau officers in advance OF
their baing submitted TO Congress was
also considered, and it was decided to
leave the matter entirely TO the discre-
tion Of tho heads Of tho departments 20
Waich the bureaus are attached.
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RAILROAD RACKEr.
A REDUCTION IN FREloHrs.
Texas Trunk Matters-An Onto Colony
for West TeNa.-rhs har.hails&
Northwestern Paris subsorlp-
zion Made Up - Personal
and Other Mention.


Mr.. W. W. welgley, OF Philadelphia,
and Mr.. IL, B. CowleF, of New York,
who hsyo bosn examining the Trunk
railroad property forau Elstorn syndi-
cate, were yesterday engaged In cfnm-
ming the records IA ,h6 county oaiees
In reference TO thls road. II is thought
that they will make favorable report
whoa ,hay return East.
While tho ropofte; found the direc-
tors OF tho TrunE road not inclined 10
give particulars as to whother or not
it really has changed hands, enough
was learned 20 satisfy him that there
remains really no doubt but that the
sale will be contaminated. Tho attor-
noys representing tho Eastern capital
lsta are still 10 the oity, and ur" we'll
pleased with what they saw curing
their trip over tho line. Some Of The
owners OF tho road think their "Jrs on
it was too low, and would b. iHr'ined
70 raise 10 4 they shouli havo hn op-
portunity.
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Glover Work and Good Time.

GALVESTON, Oct. 27.-tSpscial.l-T
Gulf, Colorado 81 Santa Fe railway,
through Captain James M. Phillips,
did nice piece of work to-day In full
filing contract, making an exceed
ingly fast run. The Texas & New Or
leans train was three hours
behind time at Houston. the
delsy was SO great that
the regular passenger train could not
Wait for ths Counseiin1, whereupon,
| to leap faitn To hayn the Ada Gray
! uanpafly at this city in timo 70 plsJ
| to-night, Csptain Phiiiips rama special,
| lbringlpg them ii ssisiy, making
| tho run ri 5S mikes in az hour anc dvS
minutes.
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COLORED FAIR.

Tho First Annual Fair of tho Missis-
sippl Colored Peopla-Creditabie Ex-
hlbits.
JACKSON, Mis-, Oct. 27,-The first an
nual fair Of the Colored State Fair as
Soniation opened hero to-day under
raost favorable auspices. Though ev-
nrythinG is ss yet in confusion, there
is enough already visible TO insure q
mohb cTedi5able and praisworihy ex-
h,bi!iGg IN embroidery and needle
york af ell descriptions, farm, dairy
auo ggrden proounge, jellies and pre-
serves, agricultural Implements and
miscellaneous articles. There is ST.
rasdy n large amount Of bloOdod
lrrnMCla.
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Yeilow Feyer at Shin IsIand.

WASHINGTON, Oct, I.-Tho surgeon
general OF tho marine hospital service
has received "A report from Surgeon
Murray, In charge Of tho gulf
quarantine, stating that nj
Snip Island th0IO ara three
osscS Og yellow fever ~ thug station.
phey wGro t0kOu trOm tN0 schooner
Indiannla, which had Just arrived from
Hsvann8. iC IN expected JgaJ Ggo
oRsss Will provo fatal.
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0lr. Buyard's Eoreign aollcy

WAsEGNGToN, Oct, 27.---Tto Star to-
nighi says Is is understood cDs1 Score
try Bayard does not contemplate
making any changes ia tho con.
sui9r service iD the cGuatrios
south n tho United Staree tor some
tma, 1t is tho policy Of the Ststa de-
o tnent to cultivhJ3 moro friendly
relations with Mexico aGd The Snuta
and Central American people, and 10
extend our commercial iGt9rests
in hat direction. For this re3s1a tho
congals ,'ho i~y9 already secqfed the
good opinion Of tho p9o2lo with
who,l .tb;J. thay. have 10
deai, will, Il is thought, bo vi
greater service just now than
would now men, who would have 70
devote much Of their time at
first 10 making acqusintances
and winning confidence. Tho de-
lay in filing tie consular and
diplomatic positions IL due not moro
10 dosira 10 respect the tenure,of-of-
tics law than to wish to maintain q
nigh standing for the service.
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WAsHIsaroS, Oct. 1.-THE war de-
p2rtment has objected 10 tha removal
of tho band OF Chiricahua Apaches, TO
which Geronimo belosgs, TO tho Fort
Laavsnworth military farm. Tho aug-
gestlon wss msdo By the interior de-
pRrtmen;, that tho ronovnl of ihoae
Indians 10 q place whore ihoy
could bD held unCVr strict
surveillance would crafty tAe people
OF Arizona, who ietl uneasy wrio tho
turbuleIt element OF th0 ChlrirshuP
tribe srs ut large upon tho San Carlos
rere.vRt.On.
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commission to bo appointed by tho
State OF paNau," MAYOR Mansfield, 0f
tha corps Of on glnSera, has beon do
tailod, in addition 20 those on
named ia tho executive Order dated
= S5pLembar -, 10 aot iu conjunction
VITA such Persons gH have
hsou appointed by tho state of Texas
20 asohI cain aud marx thO point whore
Tire l00ih meridian Ol longitude crosses
rho Rod Ylvar
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Stage Robbery.

SAN ANGELA, Oc5. 27.-[Spscial.l- i
The stage from Abilene 20 San Angels
was held up by two highwaymen.
armed With shOt-guas as, last night, six
miles this side of the Colorado river.
They took al the letters from the mai!
sacks ans lett with them. Two paS-
seneers wcro aboard, bus were not
moiested. Tao citizens o; San Angela
are getting thoroughly aroused over
the frequent interference with the
mails, and officers arc in hot pursult.
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Tho Chesapeake & Ohio VIII Fay its
Coupons.

NEW YORK, Oct. T.-[Special'l-Fhe
Chesapeake ~ Ohio directors to-day
decided to pay the Noyember coupons
OF tho series b, lrs5 mortgsge bonds
one-ha!iiu cash and the other hal' in
scrip. The amount or these bonds
outstanding is sl4,972, 600. Tho scrip
with which part OF tho interest will be
paid ia really promisory noto given
by the eompesy, which it will redeem
as soon as the earnings are sufficient
tkarrfOr
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PANAMA, Oct. 25.-rho deht OF Calh
for the instruction of railways is S2l,-
$4,000. l. 1888 these railways earned
a revenue So 6516,O4O on capital OF
ORIGINALLY less than 100000 GOO, and
which is now reduced TO S22, ,45O 0OO.
The railways OF the Argentine he
publ,c ,tre on The average earning on
aunu dividend OF 6H per cent.
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SAIo md Reorganization Of the Texas 8


ST, louis, Oct. 27.--LSpscis'.l-s, W
Fordyca, receiver Of thu Texas " st.
Louis roar, returned ffom tip TO
Texas sh's mpr3iUg. He says no Ia
pleased with tho prospect of nu early
sa!, OF the r1ai. me 'reXa' 'ud will
b. sold in Dscombs-, and ths decree
H.. tho sal? o, tho Missouri aud
Arkansas portions will b. entered ~
few days for January. Ovrr ~ per
cant. of tho old Docl aad srochhoiGSrs
save joined In the rtorg-ni2ation
scheme, and they VIII o' course, buy
tho road IN.
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Tho Fun amount OF the sub criptlon
Raised.

PARIS, Oc,. g7,-TSpeclal It night
fluids the entire amount or th" SG5,oOo
subscriptioa to the Musaali q North
western railroad su u5snribsG. A. nat
now remains is 20 sscIro the IIs nt Of
wav five miles Do-th aud sou'h 81 the
city. Work viii commence On The
Paris end next week, Tho route ex-
tends from Marshall, Texas, 10 juno.
tion with tho s.. Louis IL san Fran
cisco railroad, on the Cauadian river.
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Judso Swing on Sho Grant-JohSson
Inilnrnrlin.

CINoINNATI, Oct. 27.--Judgo James
3. Swing wrote let.er March
q, last, to tho Clearmont County
Courier Batavia, OhioD in regard TO
the statements which have been made
from time to timo about the political
and personal relations which existed
between President johnson and Cen
eral Grant. The Courier publication
has been reproduced, and IN
substance practically agrees in ell ma
terial points with the staiementln the
recent letter of Mr.. Depew. The facts
were given to Mr.. Swing and to his
father, Judge Philips B. Swing, of the
who was personal friend Of the
fllpilY.
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sapset Routes Freight aDd Passenger
rrs;ness for the Pacific Coast.

"The Sunset route has carried 72.l
per cent. OF all the Pacific coast
freight shipped from Now York since
March las5. so says the Southern Pa
cfic."
This is certainly g good showing or
the HSnngetD on California freights;
hut we doubt if their passenger bpsi-
ness for thetho Pacific coast will show
up ss we'll, for since the. paying OF com
missions ou Texas business hiss hsen
stopped, the ticket agents in the E ist
win doubtless give their Pacific coast
business to Kansas and Nebraska
lines, who pay she agents on all hnsl-
ness, not only to tho Pacific coast, pu1
To loceI points as well.
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CRIME AND CASUALLY,
A BRACE OF PATRlolDEs
a Wisconsin BOY marders his Father
and MS Awful Act Finds Duplioa-
tion In Texas - weli Known
Chicago Mon Arrested for
ar.0n-Otber Grimes.
A Pntrlelde Near peearur.

DECATUR, oct 2L-lSpeoial Ire.
ports from near Chico say tha. Marsh
Comstock was murdered this morning
by his soa Thomas. Full particulars
have not yot been received. At the
last report the murderer was s,ill at
large, Tho murdered man was shot
four times In tao back. The parties
arc woll known hore and their isionds
arc grieved % hear of the rash act.
TnE SEws AT ALvoRp.
ALyoRD, Oct. 27.-Isp0cial. l-Nows
has just reached here Of tho murder OF
Marsh Comstock, 10 milea ives. OF
here. H0 wal shot four Zines In the
back by his son, IS years old, while
slttlng by tho IRE. Further bloOdshed
was prevented by Mrs. Comstook
Knocking up tho gun af tho oldest son,
as he was ABOUT 10 revenge his fathers
murder. The murderer Is stlll at
large, but officers arc Ia pursuit. Crest
excltoment oxists In the ne!ghbor-
hood,
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The President wan 60 Home to Vote

WAsHINaroS, Oct. 27.--Is was said
at the Waite House, th!s Afternoon,
thai the president will lsayo Wash
ing;on Sunday oyoniu; and proceed
direct To Buffalo, where hS yill csst
his yu,e tor thO Democratic State
uckOt, ard thea ,eGuru e. Washing.
ton. arriViuE here Wsd0o.l9y evening
or Thursday m0rlluC. lie viii PROOFS
bly, make the journey alone.
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MUsKooEE, L. n, Oct. 27.--The deHth
warrant of Anderson BurTes
bSs been signed and delivered
to Sheriff Hare, of Lehlgb, who
viii SEQ that he Is properly oxecutrd d
on Friday, November 10, So Pushmatch
Court House, Cherokee Nation.
Burres murdered his wife.
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The New Cruisers to BE Completed.

WARRINGTON, Oct. T.-The as
signees of JShn Roach had confer
ence this afternoon with Secretary
Whitney and tho naval advisory
board, with reference to completion OF
the nsw cruisers. The vessels are to
be completed by the navy
department. vt the contractors yards
and by his workmen, and the meeting
to-day was to make arrangement for
going on with tho work. The secretary
called for report from the assignees,
concerning the organization of the
yards whsre the work ia TO bs done,
the compensg tion of workmen, etc.
This report will be made in a few
days, snd tho order to proceed with
the work will be probably then glven
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A rsung Mau Aiuriers uis Father In
Cold Blood.

ST.. LOUIS, oct. 27.-Johu Buford,
sonot William NJ Buford,s woli-to-do
farmer, living olght miles from Shell
byvillo, Mlssouo, shot his iather yes
tsrdny, iufilci'D. = wound from which
tho old man dial In fow hours. The
two had had several quarrels lately
and yesterday, while this family were
together in Que room OF tb0 house,
John entered aud in tho most coli-
biooded manner emptied two barrels
of = shotgun into his fathers head and
then fled. Gre2s exoltemnrt Was pro-
iuced In the neigh oorhood. Tho fam
ily aro related TO Iha BufDrds OF Kog-
IugkN,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-29
Living Monuments.

On the tomb of Sir Christopher
Wren, architect of st. Paul's Cathe-
dral, London, is the inscription in
Latin: gIs you s.aR fer hia monamtat
look around you," tbs tbpnsaAds nd
hsna-eda OF thnusGuGs OF pa0plo
v.hain yge sseio-day free iron rlernl-
atistu spd kinursa Diseases a3a living
rtonulucnts cc the power of Sc, JSeees
Oil-tt0 conqusr1r 81 pam.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-29

CrSc1NSATr, Oct. ga remarEably
fast run was made by q passenger
train on the Queen IL Crescent route
bstwean here and Chsttanoogs to-day.
IL left Chattanooga at 10 a. m,, Two
hours behind time, and arrived Gt Gin-
ninnati at 6:20 p. M, covering tso si5o 90
tsuce of 3G6 miles in 5 hours any ~
minutes, including stops OF hau III