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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-08-10
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE STANDING.
FALMOUTH HIGHLY EXCITED.
suspiciou, DisaPpearance of Joseph
RichartssOn


RichardsOn.
Falmouth, Mass, had sensation last week
and the whole town was in state of excite
ment Three weeks ago Joseph Richardson
disappeared from his home, after quarrel
with his brother Phineas. On the morning
OF the day he was last seen his father went to
neighbor's house and asked him to come to
the house, as his two sons were having a vio-
lent quarrel. The neighbor declined to in
terfere knowing that the brothers had had
trouble before and thinking they might as
we'll fight the matter out by themselves.
Joseph was not seen that day, and as the
days went on inquiries began to be made.
The brother, when asked, said Joseph had
gone away; that, perhaps, he had gone fish
ing and was drowned. State Detective
Seaver and Officer Jones of Fal.
mouth have been at work on the case,
and many rumors have been started
A Falmouth man, who was in the
woods, came across the body of a man under
scrub oak, not far from the house of the
Richardson's. The body was so decomposed
that 1t could not be recognized except by the
clothing, which was identified as that of
Joseph Richardson. This carried the excite
ment to fever beat, and little else was
talked about by the villagers. Medical Ex-
aminer Pierce of Marston's Mills went to
Falmouth and examined the body. He re-
ports he could find no marks of violence, but
it is said the body was in such an advanced
state Of decomposition that it would have
been difficult to discover injuries. The
brothers had frequently quarrelled before,
and Joseph Yves a hard drinker. 1t is said a
large jug was found by his side, and he may
have come to his death through natural
causes The residents of the town think
there are many suspicious circumstances
about the affair, and it will be thoroughly in-
vestigated.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-08-10
A CANADIAN CRESUS.
The Romantic Story of Oliviera
DannOi and His Gold

DannOi and His Gold,
The career of Oliviera Dannol, who has
just purchased Milleheurs, Hon. ]. H. Thi.
baudeau's residence at Longe Pointe, Quebec,
reads like romance. H S parents in Sorel
were by no means in comfortable circum-
stances, and when still not much more than
a boy he moved to the United States where
he expected to earn an easy livelihood After
a number of ups and downs in life, he one
day found himself in the far northwest.
trading with Indians. Upon visit he once
paid to tribes at the foot of the Rockies he
found that several of the Indians often used
gold nuggets, roughly beaten into shape as
bullets. Where they found these nuggets
they persistently refused to say, and Dannol
married one of the women of the tribe in or
der to find out. He succeeded, and from the
government he purchased at nominal price
10000 acres of rocky, mountainous district
in that part of the Rockies where the In
dians had found gold. Several rich discov-
cries were made and Dannol soon became a
wealthy man.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-08-10
INDIAN TROUBLES.

Serious Cor ditinn of Affairs at the San
Carlos Indian Agency.
The adjutant.general has received a teIe-
gram from General Miles indicating more
serious condition Of affairs at San Carlos.
General Miles is en- route to the agency, and
VIII endeavor to prevent the Indians from
getting beyond the limits of the reservation.
Colonel Snyder has telegraphed General
Howard at San Francisco that 10 bucks and
two or three women are out of the San Car
los agency probably hiding. Two scouts
and an Indian were wounded in tile fight
near the agency cattle ranch ON Friday.
Captain Viehle went out with his troops and
some scouts, and Captain Lee will follow
when the trail is developed. Colonel Sny-
der states that the principal of the three
Indians whom Captain Lee was sent to ar
rest Is desperate character. He has about
eight or 10 others with him, and Colonel
snyder believes that they will have to be
hunted down.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-08-10
A Wider Experience.

Dumley (who has given Featherly q
cigar from his private box)--'I've
smoked worse cigars than these, Feath-
erly."
Featherly-"Ye-es, Dumley, I s'pose
you have; but you must remember that
you are an elder man than am. n-- Lite,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-08-10
DISASTROUS FOREST FIRES.


SEFFedH Oh Con-
hagTaaious.
A despatch from o tawa, Ont, says: Bush
fires are devastating the country in every
direction and the loss will be terrible. What
is known as st warton bush, adjoining Otta-
wa, is on fire, and hundreds of citizens have
gone out to prevent its crossing the city linz
its. A volunteer brigade was formed to as
si,t the city fire department in fighting the
flames. Eureka, small village containing
some 80 houses and stores and large steam
saw mill, a half mile off the line of the Can
ada Atlantic railway, has been swept out of
existence. TIE houses were mostly occupied
by mill hands, who lost everything, many of
them barely escaping with their lives.
Around Pembroke the whole country was in
fames and settlers crowding toward the
banks of the river for refuge Several of the
most valuable timber limits on the Ottawa
river Ave been destroyed, and unless rain
comes soon many of our wealthiest lumber
kings will be bankrupt This is the most
terrific forest fire that has ever been known
to visit this section of the country,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-08-10

rne number OF liquor saloons in 4ga
American towns and cities is about 1000. or
one for every 169 persons; and Sl,500,O00 is
derived from the licenses held by the saloons,
being one-tenth Of the cost of the police
departments for the same.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-08-10
CuriOsities of Nomenclature.

The Earl of Sandwich, for whom the
Sandwich Islands were named, a some
what profigate nobleman in the last
century, the boon companion of John
Wilkes, and the person against whom
Erskine thundered in his famous maiden
Speech was the inventor of the we'll
known luncheon staple called the sand.
wich. In this connection it may also be
said that the talless coat called the
spencer was the contrivance of another
English Earl, Lord Spencer. Spencer
and Sandwich were coupled together in
some once familiar verses, two lines of
which were:
The one invented half coat,
The other half dinner.
Blankets were named after their first
makers, three brothers in Bristol, Eng
land, named Edward, Edmund and
Thomas Blanket, who established a
large trade in this article of wooden
goods, and were the first manufacturers
of it in the fourteenth century.
The first watches were made in 1A7R
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-08-10
BUTLER DISAPPOIN FED.
senator Edmunds II aeps the General
Out of Over $2ss,00O.

Out of Over $2ss 900.
Gen. Butler has gone home from Wash
mgton very much disappointed because the
senate would not add to the sundry civil bill
an appropriation of S277, ,692 to purchase his
Cape Ann granite house opposite the capitol.
It was the opposition of Mr.. Edmnnds that
defeated it. Among other things Mr.. Edmunds
said: 1T is proposed that the United States
treasury shall pay S277 692 for about Il, 600
square feet of ground, with good stone
building on it. say, with great respect to
everybody else, that it is five times more
IMAM lt Is worth. 1t is imposs BILE that any
IL, 1000 square feet of land-if it was covered
with gold dust 1 was going to say--could ba
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-08-10

A Troy (N " dressmaker has hung
but sign reading; "Dressmaking by
the day, week or year." She takes con-
tracts to keep lady well-clothed for a
certain time for so much cash, -----
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-08-10

The first watches were made in 1476.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-24

no other ro.d aud this one not prsetics Ole
to haul 9 load to town on, he said he
wouldn't have the land at my price, aud
would rather pay double with q good
straight road.
Another case occurs to me, where two
men got one OF these straight roads To-
Gated two years ago through q pasture
corner ways. These two men deedes
over seven acres to the county, and to-
day the farther end OF this land is one
N lie from the city limits, and is held
at $500 per acre, and the other nearest
the city is held at $1,000 per lot, or over
S5o0S per acre.
Now, Mr.. Editor, do not know who
owns them now, but l give this just
one to work for the good Of humanity.
There is less than two sores in these lots,
making it come to over $500 per acre Now
and you have $4,000. Divide that by two
and you have $4,000 per acre. These two
men gave what to-day would cost, seven
acres, S2l 900, and by doing this see how
their land has come up. See what the
county saved by accepting these mems
offer. These two geutlemen'5 names are
J. L. Tyler, Esq, Of this city and r.
Vickery, Esq of Wsxshachie.
Farmers, you can soon regulate your
feds to these new roads, ana ss they are
not to be moved people will work them
with more life, and IN after days y0u all
will rise up and call THE GAZxTTE and
these men blessed for the coed that has
been done by them. Then when wet
weather comes and prices are high ard
you can't work st home, you can take q
load 10 town in lees time by the short
route and get something for 1t TO go on.
T, F. SMITH.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-24

The bill introduced by Senator Bi1ir
for the protection of females under the
age Of eighteen, while most drastic and
severe, Is one that but few will feel called
upon to oppose on that account. 1t will
not pass and should not pass for the res-
son that sll such questions as these be-
long properly to the several states, and it
Is not the province of the federal govern
ment to interfere. The law might well
De copied and enacted by esch state, how
ever. imprisonment from five to ten
years may appear almost cruel. but wheD
We consider the number Of young lives
ruined, and that the objects which 1t seeks
to accomplish can only be accomplished
by severity, the reason for such extrAor-
binary punishment will become apparent.
It may be safe to say that nineteen out Ct
every twenty women VINO are social out
casts began their career of crime b. fore
reaching the age of eighteen years, and
that, had they been protected until that
age, they never would have fallen victims
70 the wlles of men.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-24

This Wnu!d nske the school system
cost each stsEe more than all It's other sx-
pendi.gEss pus together. The bill, there
fore presents this alternative: either Il
6spFives the ststes OF their independent
spd fcsnt control Of their school sys-
Il m ana maker them dependent psupers,
or IL irpoVerishes = EN- by over tRxation.
There ara stiIt e. he Inherent weak
BeSses in the bill. For example, 1t would
be Impossible for some of toe states to
sCcept the fund In the spiri: and for the
purposes for which it would be given, be-
cause heir constitutions provide that all
gifts OF money for educS ionsl purposes
aAall De treGted as capital, the Interest OF
which only shsn be expended.
Il is unnecessary 10 enumerate more.
The House ought not to pass the bill. II
Is crude and uDwholesome measure
that would disngure the statute book and
be source OF endless trouble, friction
and veIation. Instead OF Bringing the
state and federal systems into more har-
monious relations, IL would almost con-
tiBuallv emhroii them
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-24
Origin of the Word rsxsG.

Ina recent article published In tie
North American Review, Governor Ire
land Of Texas, asserts thst the word
Texas means "weIcome," and that on the
lsndipg OF the fcst white men on tn
COST OF Texas, the Indians greeted Them
with the exclamation Of "Texasp or
"welcomep
This theory, according TO s corTespon-
dent in the Texas Vorwaeris, Is not cor
rect. In the ancient Spanish archives,
stored ewSy in the land Office st Austin,
Il appesrs tnst certain lands we're Sit
us'ed Zen 81 pals de los Tsiae." or in the
country of the Texas, or Ttjss Indians,
K and being pronounced alike.
Is L. well known that the Texas or
TEXAS Indians were tribe Of indians liy
Ing In the valley of the Rio Grande, who
were exterminsted or driven Of by o
more savage tribe. The word Texas or
Tejss is the root Of the names OF all the
IndiAn tfibes in Texas and Mexico. The
prefix indicated the locslity of the tribe.
The As-Tsjss, or Azsecs, dwelt on the
high lands Of Anahuac. The Toi-Tf jss, or
ToItecs, lived IS far south as Yucstan.
Tne Huss- TEXAS lived on she Gut coast
between Matamoros and vers Cruz. and
the Tcl-Tsj Jas were located In the ssass o.
C,ahusla
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-24
The BLAIR BILE,
What a Republican Newspaper rhIr ks q
the Measure.

Hhss Republican Newspaper rhIH ka q
the Measure.
New York Mail and Express,
The Blair education oil has passed the
Senate by q vote of go yess and 20 nays.
On March 5, 1886, the some bill passed
the Senate by u vote OF Sc toll. Thee
mss been some profitable second thought
in the SenS,s. -Four Senators who voted
for the bill two years ago Are now re-
corded against it. They are Messrs.
Blackburn, Kenns, Spooner and Yoor-
bees.
On its face the proposition that the
general government shall do something
for the education Of the negroes is not
unfair or improper. The Republican
party not only freed the negroes, but
bestowed upon them the right OF suff-
rage, and it is, therefore, eminently
appropriate that /. should suggest
the education Of the great mssS OF
ignorant voters who hhd been admitted
TO very important share il the govern
ment of the southern stStes. But how
ever fair 1t msy be that toe general gov
eminent shout ale the states In theiE
eforts to enllghten the new enfran-
chised people, no practicable measure has
yet been brought forward, and it IS more
than probable that the time has gone by
when such a measure is essential. Ger
'ainly the Blair bill is not, and II never
was, measure that cUmmeuds Itself to
those VINO desire that tie states shall not
only enjoy the privileges but the burdens
OF selt-governDeDt- l. is q matter for
wonder that the bill should have either 80
or 9G votes. In effect It gives
to e general govern ment the control Of
all educational concerns IN the states &C.
cepting its bounty. The gift of ST.
coo, 900 to be expended in aid Of common
schools is to be made with certain re-
strictions. Congress and the Secretary
OF the Interior are to enter the states and
TO control the distribution OF the fund.
Probably the mOet Injurious resIlt of the
enactment Of this bill into a law Will be
the tendency that will be thereby inaugu-
rated among the states accepting the
money to throw the whole burden Of their
common school systems upon the general
government. This will make them pau
per5 dependent upon the bounty Of the
other states, and such result would be
disastrous to tins very cause which Mr..
Blair processes to be DESTROYS of promot-
ing.
There are other evils that would follow
the enactment Of the law that are hardly
less grievous. The states would not only
be deprived Of the control Of their school
systems, but Ii Is doubtfal II the prov g.
IONS of the bill would accomplish what its
author intends. LIS possible that in
stead of being a relief ana an aid 10 the
states, 1t would unjustly increase local
taxation. According to Senator morgsn's
OF tho Dill, she taxes that
would be demanded b. the bill for four
southern stsles would grow, year by year,
at the followin-, rate:
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-24

state OF Texas for settlement OF said
controversy have failed; and
Whereas, 1t Is desirshl e that a,id con-
n!eting claims should be hnally settled
aut determined: Therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives Of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled, that
oosrd of arbitration be, anG the same
Is hereby, created for the purp SO of de-
Gliding said controversy and finally deter
min the ownership Of said territory.
Sec. That said board OF arbitration
s1sn consist OF three persons, who shsll
oe learned IN the lav, one OF whom shall
oe appointed BY the President Of tie
United States, one by the Governor of
TtX67, and the third one who shal! be the
chief justice or eoverper OF some one Il
the States other than TexSs, shal! b,
sgreed upon and appointed NJ the Presi-
dent Il the Uni:ed S5atss and the Govern
or Of Tcx8s.
Sc. That said board Of srbItrstInn
shall meet 1t suca pisce or places as msY Re
designsned ny q msJofirY 4 IT'S members,
and shall nave full ulhOrity 10 send for
persoEs and papers, to adm nister oaths,
and to hear and receive testimony 10 be
States ant the state If T x4s, including
ANY evldeT ca heretofore taken and re
ceiVsd by the joint boundary commission,
under the act Of Congress approve1 Jan,
uAry 81. 1885, ard to thoroughly inyesu
gate snd decide said controversy, to TIE
end that it msy be definitely settled and
determined whether said territory belongs
TO the United States or the state OF Texas.
SEC 4. That said board OF arbitration
shall be appointed and enter upon tne
work hereby assigned them as early g
practicable after the passage OF an act o.
similar import to this By the Legislature
OF the stGte Of Texas, and khsll render |
their decision as soon as the importance
OF the issue and proper Investigate n |
Ehereof will justify, end when said &C.
csiOn Is rendered the same 4 ell be By |
said board OF arbitration certified to the |
President of the United States and the |
Governor Of Texas, aud shall be recorded |
in the respective general land Offices of |
the United States and the state II Ttxss,
and said decision shall be final and de- |
clsive Of said controversy.
Sac, That the sun Of $40, 900 or sc !
much thereof IS na7 tel 20 essary, Is |
hereby appropriated, Ort CT any money H. !
the treasury not otherwise appropriated, |
To be expended under the direction Of tn
Secretary Of the Interior, TO defray the |
expenses sid for compensation OF those |
OF sad baard OF arbI rs'i1n ap-
poiated by the Pr' sIdent: Provided,
hat the state OF Texas shall pay suA
quail 10 that paid by the Uhited S:stss a.
for that member Of SAID |
board jointly appointed by the President
aud Governor of Texas.
Sc. 6. That sAss act Shall take feet
and be In force as soon IS the Legislature
7f Texas shall pass an act Ia accordance
agreg iEh. :.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-24
THE " WRAT rs IT?"

THE GAZETTE is indebted 10 Mr.. B. T.
Williams OF Colorado City for photo
graphs Of the recently discovered re-
mains Of q huge snimaJ, presumably 8
serpent OF some sort. which the scientists
Of Colorado have definitely denominated
the "What Ia IsH" It WAS discovered in
the north part Of Dickens county, end
has every appearance Of being the petri-
faction Of some immense water reptil =.
The fossil is eighteen and one hslt feet
in length, fourteen inches ACROSS the
head, seventeen inches across the broad
est part of the tail and about sey inches
In diameter at the smallest part Of the
body. 1t was discovered near the sur
lace partially exposed, and will, doubt
ess furnish food for scientific investiga-
fon,
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-24
THE IMBIGRA7foN MoVENENr.


While great many counties in Texas
have been at work doing ell they can to
induce immigration to their respective
districts great many more have been
idle and apparently careless In the mat
ter. It Is somewh.t discouraging TO see
one section lag behind, but those counties
that have raised money and spent 1t in
judiciously advertising their lands and
towns can rest assured that their labor
has not been in vain. The Texas inmi
grafton fyer has spread all over the
country, from Maine to California. Il
has assumed such vast proportions that
not even the delinquency Of certain
counties in the state can retsrd IL. Thou
sands and thou Ands of people will come
here next s; ring and are now preparing
to come, and they will seek ont
and locate at such points IS
will seem most advantageous to
them. Those couuties that have pre-
pared printed matter and advestised
themselves will be the ones to secure the
best portion of these incoming immi-
grants. The days OF nomadic wander
irgs In search of suitable home are
past. People do lot leave one plsce low
In search OF another until they know
where they are going, and when once
their minds are msde NJ, they go there Ia
spite of everything. Midland, Dsatop,
Pecos City, Abilene, Wichita Falls and 5
host Of other places are becoming well
known throughout the northwest. The
enierprislng people OF these places have
sent printed matter broadcast
and travellers on sny railroad
in the United States can1ot
fall to fad Texas flyers" staring him In
the face st every turn. Besides what has
been sent cut through the various sgen-
cles, thousands Of letters have been sent
by individuals. II every man in each
county would take the troubls to mail
some CT this printed matter to his friends
and scquaintsnces In the old states, q.
they are doing in some counties, It would
accomplish more than perhaps ary other
method Of distribution. It is difficult TO
get the data into the hands OF those for
whom 1t is intended, and where the home
citizens undertake the task that difficulty
Is ohvikted.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-24
aRgER COUNTY.

Text OF the Hstss Bin Creating = Board Of
Arbitration,
Correspondence of the Gazette.
.WAsHIS TON, Feb. 1s.-Tne bill which
passed the House yesterday 10 create 5
board OF arbitration to settle and deter
mine the controversy between the United
States and the state OF Texas relating TO
certain territory by them respectively
claimed, is as fellows:
Whereas, q controversy exists between
she United and Inc state of Texas over
the title TO that territory lying between the
North and South Forks o. Red river, east
Of the one hundredth degree of longitude.
he same being designated on tie maps of
itx ss Is Greet county; and
Whereas, ali e forts heretofore made by
aad between Tho United States and the