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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-13
Writers ana Their Marks.

The new style of angular handwrit-
ing reminds one of the round hand
that succeeded the copybook pothooks
of olden time, or Of the old fashioned
picket fence on rampage, or the mon
umcntal slabs of an out-west cemetery.
All uniformity is skillfully avoided by
the expert calligraphist and the letters
are so large that he who runs may
read Young ladies affect this style,
which is an importation of tSe Anglo
maniacs. 1t is especially popular in
Washington among diplomatic circles.
In Chicago there is special school to
teach it. For the time it is the most
popular way for the scholar to make
her mark, it being peculiarly exclusive
to lady correspondents.
Among those who write the angular
est of angular letters in an off-hand,
business way is Miss Daisy Garland,
the charming daughter of Gen Gar
land, of Washington.
A beautifully clear hand with letters
formed very high is that of Margaret
Eytinge.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, the
presidents sister, writes manly, flow
ing style, less daring than the ultra,
angular hand but quite as difficult to
read. No seal.
Mrs. Gen. Custer employs quill pen
and writes on elegant mourning paper.
Her angular letters are graceful and
characteristic. She uses black seal
with monogram.
Belva A. Lockwood makes better
capitals than any other woman in
America. She uses green wax and
seals with a thimble.
Kate Putnam Osgood writes very
leg BILE hand with round, Uniformed
letters and considerable stress of pen
on the Us and g's.
Rosa Hartwickc Thorpe. author of
"Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight. !"
writes delicate womanly hand. with
out trace of the angular" or heroic
type. ,
s. Fillmore Bennett, the author OF
Tho Sweet BY and By" writes such q
dainty hand that it is never credited to
masculine pen. He punctuates with
care.
Orclia Key Bell writes q rapid bust
ness hand, each letter sharp and de-
fined. but no time lost in liourishcs.
The signature is dainty and lady-likc.
with the o in Orela carried across to
the b in Bell; the X in the center over
tops the other capitals in II symmctri--
cal way, and the whole name is finished
with an ornamental dash below it. The
seal is composed of the initials in fac
smile of the owners writing.
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe writes Il
hand that is peculiar and difficult to
read. because so many of her letters
must be guessed at All the Beechers
make the same kind of b. 1t is hump
backed aud distorted.
The good gray goose quill is coming
in. Those who like to tickle their noses
with feather find substitute for the
thought-nspiring quill in the long
pheasant tail feather which has a steel
pen for nib. As making pen out OF
a quill belongs to the lost arts it will
hardly be n popular cence.-Dc-
trait Erpc prcsS
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-13
Arrested.

Last night Deputies Sheriff Mack
Sharp and Sydney Smith arrested W.
NJ. Chapman and Chas. McI.cynolds
on capias issued on indictments found
against them for the murder of Henry
Powry, near Hutchins few months
ago. Both men had been under arrest
previously on this charge and were
under bail. They will give bail again
to-day or tomorrow to appear and
answer in the district court the charge
preferred against them.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-13
A Slauder Suit.

HrLLsBoRo, Ill, Nov. ia $4,000
SANDER suit is being tried in the cir
cult court here, in which Mrs. Adelia
Kinder, handsome widow of Litch-
field, is the plaintiff, and Eli Lee, q
merchant of that place, defendent.
The sceion is based on certain remarks
which: IL Is alleged, Mr.. Lee made con-
cerninR che reputation Of the defend
enI A large number Of witnesses
have been subpeuaed
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-13

Justice Kendall continues quite i'll at
his residence.
The mayor has put the calaboose oc-
cupants, who cannot pay their fines, to
cutting up wood and splitting it for
the use ofthe few cases of charity now
on the hands of the city. 1t is prac-
tical movement, for good is load of
wood to sick woman who hasn't a
cent TO have it cut up.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-13
Mayors Levec.

Frank Pctcrman, intoxicated; fined
49,
Frank Petcrman, disturbing peace
fined SO.
Clifford Garrard, allowing stock to
run at large; continued.
w. NJ. Edwards, allowing stock to
run at large: continued.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-13
Coffee Social.

There will be a "Coffee Social of
the German Ladies Aid Society at the
residence of Mr.. Chas. Meislerhans, on
Bryan street, Sunday evening at 3
O'Clock. The ladies are especially in
vited and a real nice gentleman
wouldn't be refused cup of coffee.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-13
French Millinery.

My stock of millinery is now COM
plete, and invite, specially, the ladies
of Dallas to call and examine my Sc
lections for this season. On my recent
purchasing trip in the East secured
more styles and goods suitable to this
market than at any previous pur-
chase. Mrs. h. CHESTNUT,
612 Elm Street.
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THE GENEROUS NEWSPAPERS.


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lions TO the following named journals have
been donated as prizes, for the number OF
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70 each paper constitutes one prize.
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Courier-Journsl 100, Texas Farm and Ranch,
Dallas, 100, Austin Weekly Call 100, Texas
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Calvert, 20, Weekly Reporter, Abilene, ~,
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News, Whitesboro. 3, Tablet Navasota, 5,
Appeal, Grecnville, g. Sun. Georgetown, 5
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= mr.. Hardup, it's pity you couldn't fol-
low the carth's example," said Cashby to an
iuppecunlous friend ''How do you meant"
why, settle once In awhile. -HsreAsst fres1
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A Strict Guarantee

In quality and quantity of coffee and
teas sold at the Live Oak Grocery
Store. Any purchaser who has good
cause for dissatisfaction will get his
money returned.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-13
Hint to Cleveland.
Atlanta Constitution.

When there is Democratic apathy
in the south, you know there is trouble
somewhere. The administration should
inquire into this.
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REMOVAL!

JOHN SCHLING Bookbnder Manufacturer Paper
$40 and 8l2 Elm Street 205 MAIN STREET
site CouI prepared fill orders promptly and invites
many patrons remember him when anything his line is
wanted
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The New Route
from Dallas to Houston, Navasota
and Montgomery.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-13

all rail route to Lampasas, Brown
wood, Coleman and Ballinger
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
ON 'CHANGE.

SALEs of futures in New York yes
terday $4,000 bales, the largest in a
month.
CLOSING prices OF May options at
Chicago yesterday: Forks S 92I9S 95c.
Lard, 5t@5 90c. Olesr rib sidee,
5.2O@5.223c. Wheat, 1850. Corn, SIZE.
Oats, SOC.
THE committee appointed by the
Merchants Exchange TO prepare a
memorial to Congress in regard to the
drummeB' tax, will report at a gen
eral meeting OF the Exchange to be
held Thursday, April Goth, at 1880
o'clock pm.
VIsrrORs on Change Yesterday
Miss Sunshine Mathews, Lampasas.
Tex; Mrs. Sam w. Mathews, city /;
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Nj. Pennock, Boston,
Mass. Sam Frank, Holly Springs,
Miss. j. N. Louis, Paris, Ark; w.
NJ. Carder, Rod Fork, Ark; Mrs. j.
A. Brewer, Brownsville, Tenn.
The visible supply OF grain on Satur-
day in comparison with the Satur-
day previous will be officially reported
to the New York Produce Exchange
tomorrow as follows: Wheat, Al
$4,000 bushels, increase l,25S,523;
corn, lS,5SS,611, decrease 1,648,4l5;
oats, l,6i9, $3.50, decrease l41, 977; rye,
sos, SOS, decrease 2S,S75; barley, $40
$50, decrease, i2S,20S.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
A Great Event.

What promises to be the greatest
event Of the racing season in the West
ern country will be the Eclipse stake,
to be run during the spring meeting Of
the st. Louis Jockey Club. The dis.
lance is a mile and a half, and in adj
dltion to the regular purse there will
be $4,000 added. The horses en-
tered comprise the most famous OF the
Eastern and Western cracks, among
them being Freeland and Miss Wood.
ford, which alone are sufficient to at
tract general attention. The bookson
the event have already been opened
and the great son of Longfellow is the
tavorits, Miss Woodford being second
choice. The odds offered on the prin-
otpal entries are as follows: Against
Freeland, q TO /; Miss Woodford, to
/; Modesty, Kirkman and Editor, Sto
/; Pontiac, 0 to l; Volante, 10 to i;
Silver Cloud, Monogram, lazarus,
freeman, Binnelte and Alta, 10 to L;
Irish Pat and Rspido, 20 to l.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27

the government after the following
plan: To the present debt is added the
interest that may accrue during the
lifetime eleven years. of the existing
bonds, assuming that no further pay
ments are made by the companies.
The total divided into 140 equal pay
ments, which are represented by a
series OF bonds falling due semi-annu-
ally, the last bond falling due seventy
years after issue. The average annual
payments by the company would reach
nearly $4,000, 600, which, it is esti-
mated, would amount to a sum greater
than the principal Of the debt before
The existing bonds would mature.
In the Houss Committee on labor
to-day, after a full and lengthy discus
sion, a vote was taken on a motion 10
report the Willis educational bill with
on: recommendations. The motion
was carried but a motion to reconsider
was made, aud pending action thereon
the hour Of II O'Clock arrived aud the
committee took a recess.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27

the community will continue TO de-
msnd that a check be put to the mon
strous evil. Shocked and outraged by
daily recurring csl9mities, an impor-
tant portion OF the public demsndthat
the cause OF them be extirpated root
end branch by prohibiting the manu-
iacture aud sale Of Intoxicating drinks
The remedy is radical, but in
practice does not prove eflec!ual. Il
has not the convictions and will Of
general public sentiment with it, and
even law fails when the public will
does not support it. IF you csDnot
do all yo1 would, do what you cam"
common peuse urges, and what can be
done and have general support is to
charge a high license upon thote who
sell Intoxicating liquors. The cities
that have adopted that plan claim 10
have found II a mora efsctual check
upon intempsrsnce than has resulted
from prohibition where 1t is in opera.
ton. High license is enforced; prohi-
bition fails in lis practical application.
High license makes it TO the interest
Of those who pay it to root out I'M
licensed dealers; prohibition raises up
no active opponent to unlicensed sell
ing. A Charleston, s O., paper has
been comparing the number Of police
arrests in that city, relative to the
population, with Portland, Me-,
where p%robibitory law has gov
erned for a generation, and
shows a balance against Portland. A
newspaper correspondent, writing
from Quincy, ILL.,, says high license
has proved the best temperance plan
ever tried there. He states "a pro.
hibitory law in o city like this would
not be sustained by public opinion,
aud would be a dead letter, and mean
free liquor. Under u present high
license law the revenue has increased
$4,000. The number Of taloons has
been reduced from l46 TO nineiy.nine.
The arrests for drunkenness have
dimjnished 80 per cent. There is less
liquor drunk here than before the
high license law was adopted" Under
the anna system Bloomington, ILL.,,
has reduced its saloons to thirty.two,
for a population OF 10000 people; the
amount for license is $4,000 a year.
The saloons are in the hands OF re.
sponsible men, and are quiet and Or
derly. Both people and saloon-keep-
ore are satisfied with the plan. Many
such instances could be cited, and the
success Of the system will undoubted-
ly secure its extension.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
Substitute for she Blair Education
RfH.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The House
Committee on Labor, after a long and
very animated session, which lasted
until Z o'clock pm, decided, by a
vote of 9 to 8, to report to the House,
as a substitute for the Blair educa-
tional bill, a measure which, in sub
stance, provides that the receipts
from the sale of public lands
and the other revenues of the
General Land Office o shall be
divided among the States and
territories in the proportion of their
school population for educational pur-
poses for the next ten years. Twenty
five per cent OF the sum is to be used
forindustrial and technical Institutions
and the remainder for the support Of
the common schools. The committee
agreed that the individual members
should not be bound by their vote in
the committee, either in support or
against the measure, when 1t comes
up for consideration inthe House.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
RAILROADS.
Memphis, nrunsw1ck and Allan

Memphis, Brunsw1ek and Atlantic.
The Memphis, Brunswick and At
lantic railroad Is being rapidly con-
structed and will soon be graded to
Tupelo, in Lse county, Miss, where it
crosses the Mobile and Ohio railroad.
Every mile of it is now under contract,
and hands are at work and pushing it
forward. The eleven miles next to
Tupelo (west) will be completed and
ready for the iron by the LIST of June.
The iron for the road from Holly
Springs to Tupelo has been purchased
and trAck-laying at Tupelo will begin
early in June.
"Bagdad," writing to the APPEAL
from Tupelo, says: "This will be an
important crossing, as it will be in a
few hours run on the west Of Mem
phis, and the Kansas City road brings
US in immediate connection with the
gran ries of the Northwest. BiTming-
ham, on the east, is the Pitisburg of
the South, being in the richest coal
aud non region in the United States.
Tupelo, the crossing, is a thriving
town, the county site of Lee county,
on the Mobile and Ohio railroad. 1t
has about 1900 inhabitants. is a good
business point, ships about 5000 to
10000 bales Of cotton annually, and
with a compress would control Is, 900
to 10000 bales. There is an abund-
ance OF fine timber near the to Wn suit
able for making wagons, buckets, etc.
Its water facilities are unsurpassed.
There are some eight or ten altesian
wells, which can be had everywhere
at a nominal cost. The town is being
laid off into convenient lots and prop
erty is cheap. We know of no place
that has a better prospect.
We need a compress, a wooden fac
tory, q foundry, tan. yard, oil-mill, and
in fact any manufacturing enterprise
would do we'll. The town is surround
ed by q good farming country, pro-
ducing thirty to fifty bushels Of corn
to the acre. 1t is q good cotton coun-
try. A fne herd OF Jersey cattle is
kept at Tupelo, and it is a fine country
for stock Of all kinds. As 10 health it
will compare favorably with any town
in North Mississippi.
All the religious denominations are
represented, with good churches, a
male and female school, aad, in fact,
society is well organic I'D.
Any one desirous of looking al Tu-
pelo with a view to investment will be
heartily welcomed. We are going to
have a town, and that soon.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
How They. no II in Memphis and
Montgomery.

The election OF an Executive Com.
mittee to the August campaign il
a leading topic in political circles. II
is all-absorbing, those who desire
office for themselves and their friends
realizing that upon the character Of
the Executive Committee chosen the
result OF the election will largely de.
pend. So far there has been no move.
ment made toward changing the
hours. They have different ways of
getting at these things in different
places. The idea Of electing commit
teemen at primaries when delegates
are to be chosen is a new one, but the
most novel arrangement Of that kind
is that made by the people Of Mont
gomery, Ala. At an election to be
held at an early day in that city the
polls are to be held open from 10
o'clock am. 10 Q O'Clock pm.
Every ballot iaiexpected to have on
it the voters choice for Probate Judge,
State Senator, Representatives in the
Legislature, Clerk ofthe Circuit Court,
and delegates to the county conven-
ton. No matter what delegates are
chosen, thsy r to give every candi-
date his pro rata of the total vote.
That is, he is to be allowed by the
delegates votes in the county conven-
ton according to the vote he received
at the primaries. The hours are 80
fixed as to give every Democrat in the
city the opportunity to cast his vote
and express his choice.
1t is understood that so far as dele
gates to the county convention are
concerned there will be only two
tickets in this city, and those will be
based on the Probate Judgeship.
Voters should be SURF and write in
their choice for the other offices. They
have to vote for one man tor Senator,
four Representatives and one Circuit
Clerk.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
AIr. Huntington,n New

hhT. GAuutlDktDn new furcuOSe.
The New York Times of April 22d
says: @. P. Huntington surprised the
most knowing ones down in Wall
street yesterday by suddenly announc-
ing that he had bought control of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Railroad Company. 1t was recognized
as an important move. The road is
354 miles long, and reaches Cincin-
natl, Toledo, Indianapolis and other
important points. 1t has about $4,-
100000 stock outstanding, and is
bonded for about $4,C00,0O0. This
brings Mr.. Huntington within 1888
miles of Chicago. Connection with
the Chesapeake and Ohio system via
the Kentucky Central will be made by
building a bridge across the Ohio
river at Cincinnati. The Erie bad a
traffic agreement with the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton, but as Mr..
Jewett controls the latter it made an
agreement last year with the Cleve-
land, Columbus, Cincinnati and In
dianspolis. A suit has been brought
to annul the voting power held by Mr..
Jewett.
Mr.. Huntington now hasa line from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and con
trolls a line which practically covers
the country from Indianapolis and
Chicago to Toledo and Cincinnati. To
get a New York outlet now and an en-
trance to Chicago is comparatively
easy. Albert Meter of Cincinnati
bought most of the stock for Mr..
Huntington, some as high as 125.
kilograms from Chicago state that
Mr.. Huntington's purchase Of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton is
likely to be followed by an arrange
ment with the Louisville, New Al
bany and Chicago road.
The Chesapeake and Ohio already
has a working agreement with the
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago,
north from Louisville, and the New
Albany line furnishes a direct road
from indianapolis, the western
terminus OF the Cincinnati, Hamil ton
and Dayton, to Chicago.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27

THE BUSINESS SITUATION.

The report for last week from the
clearing-houses still shows increase;
the total from thirty cities gives an
increase OF ISL ger cent over the same
time last year. Leaving out New York
the increase amounts TO 1872 per cent.
The increase at Chicago was Z per
cent at st. Louis "a, Cincinnati 2l9,
Kansas City Az, Memphis 40 s
Louisville declined 5.5 per cent and
New Orleans 7 g. Ia New York mon
ey rates iuctusted between Il aud 4
per cent, averaging about "a to 8, with
q downward tendency. In London
the open market rate showed some
improvement, varying Il 10 2 per
cent. The advance came from q Co1-
tinRation OF the loss OF both bullion
and reserves, the bullion still veering
toward the French banks. When the
new French loan is completed the
flow OF gold is expected to take come
other direction. The oppressive dull
ness that still sflicts Great Britain,
and the slight demand for money on
the continent, keeps down the money
rate. The influence OF the labor dis
turbances, which have spread to the
New York street railroads, continues
still to cripple business, The New
York Chronicle Gays: Business had
already been a good deal demoralized
all over the country by these disturb.
ances, and it only remained for this
weeks experiences and fears to take
the least bit of buoyancy out OF the
markets. Actual consumption OF
goods has only in a degree bsen
checked, but speculation and enter
prise have for the time being been
killed, and buying confined more
nearly to supplying immediate
wants" That the clearings should
compare 80 iavorably with those Of a
year ago under these circumstances, is
proof OF q sound improvement at the
foundation, and Of the increase Of
public confidence. The Chronicle
thinks that even II the disturbance
increases 1t peed give no anxiety, as
the settlSp3ADS would come all the
SOONER me Chronicle sees room for
reHoonrngement, and says: aside
from these labor troubles, there is no
little vigor and energy apparent in
commercial circles, aiording good
promise that, whom once rid OF this
touch Of chaos, a marked industrial
development is still perhaps more than
probable. OF course we have had a
set back, and the enterprise that was
nearly everywhere 80 apparent has in
very many cases been abandoned, or
at least deferred. And yet amid il all
and no oDe needs TO be told that il
has been q seveTe gtrain-is II not sur
prising how we'll our leading indus
tries have stood the pressure2" The
preparation making for a resumption OF
railroad construction, and the fact that
Congress this session has acted upon
twenty.four railroad bridges over nav
igsble streams-half OF them wei the
Mississippi and Missouri riveH-is
proof Of what is projecting. There
wss a loas Of $l,600,OO0 OF gold last
week through operations Of the Sub
Treasury, and Of $2,22O,OOo by export,