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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-08-04

AQnitc number Of young folks were
ttained nj the residence Of Mrs. q. s.
ne on Thursday evening, In honor OF
& young ladies who have been visiting
Ehcrc for { g past week.
--"lIow can Ne keep the girls ON the
farm 2" asks an agricultural exchange
About the only way we can think Of is Ia
hire dude la hang around and look
sweet
For tho benefit Of ourcity cousins aud
Others who wish 10 pay Snow Hill visit,
we can truly say We afc not annoyed with
mosquitoes, nor YET with tina, gigantic
monster, malaria.
An enthusiastic editor wrote: THE
battle is now opened" i.ut. alas the in.
tcllgcni compassion spelled battle with
nm "a" and his readers said they lad sus.
pecir'l il NIL along
The Maryland Gdgette. published n,
Annapolis, he oldest paper in the coun-
tIy, having been established IN lsij, has
changed hands and now appears as II
Democratic paper
-Mcssrs. Richardson. Smith Moore 4
Go. have hal Electric lights placed In
THAR Mil Il Mil yard so rs Ia enable them
10 work at night. The business ol this firm
is Increasing yearly.
Our city exchanges are quoting coal
AT 5000 ton, aud the papers. everywhere
ARE speaking of il lcing at low figure,
and advising consumers 80 lay in u
stock now for winicru Use
The annual pony.pcnning on Chinco.
league Island lliakc place the 18th inst.
and al .lssatcagur the 18th inst. The Oc-
casion this season is expected Ia be- the
most interesting and numcrously attend.
cl for mnny years
This Is the way an impecunions edi-
rpuis il: II "a delinquent and a lfshould
come up aud pay dollar aud u half in a
year and u half an editor and half would
stand some chance Of getting meal aud
u half occasionally"
All the meeting of the Peninsula Press
Association ut the blue Mountain House
Md. Mr. q. u. Purneil of the MEssES.
GER was elected Wee President, AMI Mr.
C.I.. Vincent WAS made u member at the
Executive Committee.
Snow Hill and other stations Oh the ID.
NJ. and v. X. Il. nav have daily cxcur.
sions To Ocean City. The lmin arrives ai
Ocean City at 10 AN. and leaves nj 4. r.
NJ. The fare for round trim lromSnow lIill
IL 90 cents. These ARE better facilities than
we ever had
--Mcssrs. Dykes 4 T'nbbs. have opened
n green grocery store ON Washington ST..
Captain Wilson's Old SlandI, where you
can find all kinds 0f meat such ~ sugar
cured shoulders. sugar cured hams, break.
fasi baken. green aud smoked sausage and
all kinds nf steak. Delivered Tree 81 charge
To al their customers They keep their
meats on Ice. always cool and fresh. Give
them q call
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-08-04
Terms of Sale.

S2O0O0 in cash will he required IN day
Of sale aud the balance of purchase. money
a. he paid in twelve months from day of
sale, 20 he secured by interest hearing
bond of purchaser with surclics Ia bc APP.
proved by Trustee.
CLAYTON J. PCRNEI.I.,
july est Trustee.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-08-04
SATURDAY
The 25th Day of August, 1888.

~ 3 o',lock T.. NJ,
All the right, title and interest of all the
parties Ia the aforesaid cause, in AMI To
the following real estate. 10 wit;
All that House and Lot in Pocnmokc
City, where DIR. George 7. rruilt now r..
sides, more particularly described in the
proceedings in the Chancery cau>c above
referred TO-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-08-04

By VIRTUE OF 4 DECREE OFTIIE
Circuit Court for Worcester county, sit.
ting in Equity, passed in causc wherein
Roland i. Bcvans, assignee 81 u. J. q.
Truiit and Josephine H. Tiuiii. his wife,
Is Complainant and George 7. Trui,t and
Virginia e. Tr,iti, his wife are Respond.
cnts tbcing No. lie an the Chanccry
Doeke, Of said Cmrtl. will sell ut public
auction, In front Of Pcarcc's Hotel. in Po.
comokc City. Md, on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-08-04

Miss Carrie Tilyrs Ea'
IONS society hell zone OF Stock.
Gault. NJ ss"ihs Miss Alice
into II be a long and pleas.
ere about 100 barrels of white
- shipped from our station
-''".k. The chit.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-08-04

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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
SOUTHERN PREsBYTERIANs.
Business Transacted by the General As
sembly ut Baltimore.

Business Transacted by the General As
sembly ut Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Md, May % The Gen.
eral Assembly Of the Southern Presby-
terrain church resumed business at 8
O'Clock. Rev. DIR. Smith of Texas made
q motion that further consideration of the
pending case of Rev. DR.. Woodrow be
postponed until after the return of dele.
gates from Philadelphia. Adopted.
The report Of the standing committee
on publications was presented for prov
ing. The report of the special committee
heretofore presented was adopted. The
same committee reported in favor of con-
tinuing the present system of colporteur-
age and against the establishment OF q de-
positoTy Of church publications in St.
Louis. Adopted.
A delegation from the General Assembly
of the Northern Presbyte rian church in
session in Philadelphia, headed by Rev.
DR.. Mcintosh, invited the General AS
sembly to participate tomorrow with
the body here present in centennial cele-
bration.
K Y. DR.. Bullock accepted the invita-
ton on the part of this assembly.
The assembly then adjourned until 8
o'clock p. m, on Friday.
At noon the General Assembly pro-
ceeded in body to the Union station,
and at O'Clock took special train for
Pniladelphis, under the charge of the
committee Of arrangements and q dele
cation from that city.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
BISHOPS BY BALLOT.
A Number Of Elections Are Effected at
the. Methodist Conference In
New York.
Consserna alton Caused By the Discovery a
Kvidspc-s Of Repe ating votes-Rather
Suspicious Circumstances.

NEW YoRs, Msy 23-At the evening
session OF the Methodist Expiscopsl gen.
ersl conference two bishops were elected.
They were Rev. DR.. M. j, Vincent OF the
Rock river conference, and Rev. ]. W.
Fitzgerald Of the New Jersey conference.
Rev. J. ". Joyce Of Ohio, was elected
third bishop at the Methodist Episcopal
conference this morning. There were
449 votes cast, 800 were necessary for q
choice. Bishop Joyce received 326 votes.
Rev. D. A. Goodsell Of New York, re-
ceived ESQ, and Rev. John P. Newman re-
ceived 2ST,
The sixth ballot WAS ordered, and the
vote was cast in less than half an hour
While the tellers were out
counting the vote the COM
mittee on revisals reported separate
the proposed changes in the discipline
One Of these changes, relative 10 the re-
lations Of church choirs to the govern
ment Of the church, occasioued consider
able debate. The present tendency to
introduce operate and other h'gh-faluting
music in church service wss deprecated
and on motion Of Colonel R,y the item
relating to church mus was amended SC
as to make the music committee amen
eole to the general conference.
On the sixth ballot 437 votes we're cas-
Of which 292 were necessary to 8 choice
There WAS no election. DR.. j. P. New.
man received 252 votes; DR.. c. A. Good
sell, $50; Dr.. E. 81. Payne, 145; DR.. Ear
Cranston, 1873. The vote for DR.. New
man, when announced, was greeted with
an outburst Of applause, which drew 8
rehuke from the presiding officer, Bishop
Eo vman.
In the eighth bsllot Dr.. Cranston gained
sell gained 4, while DR.. Payne lost SO
Something OF 9 sen sation WAS created
when the tellers returned with the result
OF the seventh ballot. 1t was occasioned
by one of the tellers announcing evil
dences OF repeating. Two votes were
found on the seventh ballot thst were
thrown out. One consisted Of slip OF
paper nearly torn through the centre
into two slips. The names of two
candidates were written in the same hand
writing. Another seemingly fraudulent
bsllot consisted Of two pieces Of paper
with the corners turned down, so that
the two could be cast as one snd then
become separated IN the nat. Inc TWO
pieces Of paper were Identical
in size, had the same corner
turned and contained the same
candidates names, and were in the same
handwriting. Resolutions commencing
the action OF the tellers in throwing out
suspicious ballots were passed. DR.. Ed
wards tried to explain how the suspicious
ballots might have been cast, but the con-
ference would not hear him. A me- ority
of the delegates seemed to think fraud
had been attempted.
The result OF the ninth ballot was So
follows: Number cast. 1879; number
necessary to choice, 29S; DIR. John P.
Newman, 273; DR.. Goodsell, 267; DR..
Graz ston, pol; DR.. Payne, 40 A tenth
bsliot was then taken and the conference
adjourned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24

There is likely to be an international
cup race in 1889. The New York Yacht
Club has consented to accept challenge
for race under the conditions which
governed the matches between the Puritan
aud the Genests, the May flower and the
Galstes, and the Thistle and the Volun-
teer, with the understanding, however,
that II the challenging party wins, the
race for its recovery Is to-be sailed under
the provisions Of the new deed Of gift.
This decision will enable the British
sportsmen to send over a small cutter
which cannot possibly cope with any Of
our cup defenders. In that way they may
take the prize. by fuke. But it also
enables the Volunteer to 60 to England
and to race under fair rules, which was
impossible before.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
FUN IN a SLEEPING CAR.
How . Pair of In ocent Creatures Nearly
Caused q wreck.


How Pair of Inu oeent Creatures Nearly
Caused q wreck.
Toledo Blade.
The passengers in a sleeping car on
Lake Shore train No. % the other even
ing had q real social time Just before ar
irving in Toledo. Most Of them, though
previously strangers maintaing the dis
taut reserve for which American travellers
are so Justly noted, suddenly took 3
lively interest in the same object, and all
figured more or less in pleasant sur
prise.
It all cams about so naturally, and was
such an innovation IN sleeping car travel,
that the participants will probably never
forget 1t.
In one section of this particular car
was passenger who was returning east
wsrd from q visit to the far west. On
the floor at the feet of this passenger had
reposed q paper oox which an inveetiga-
ton would show wss perforated with
holes obviously for the ventilation OF Its
interior. This little box served as cage
for pair of creatures, common enough
in certain portions of the west, but more
or less curious to people of the east.
They were gophers.
To the reader who has never visited
the native haunts Of these little westerns
ers it may be necessary to explain that's
gopher is Q sort Of Q cross between x1t
and Q chipmunk. "a
These little gophers, confined in q
pasteboard box, could. not exercise their
burrowing powers, and 50 to relieve I'll
monotony Of their journey they ate . "a
ton Of their prison cell and enlsrDQ TIL
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
HR GAzETTE: FORT WORTH. TEXAS, THURSDAY, Ma
orinces that bad humanely been provided

oriflces that had humsnely been provided
for their fresh air supply.
The gopher is sportive creature and
these two made more fun than anybody
ever dreamed Of.
A female passenger in the section back
OF the miniature aggregation of wild ami
mails remained in blissful ignorance OF
the under handed and surreptitious &C.
tons OF hef neighbours, interested as she
wac in paper-back volume.
Suddenly she was seen to put down her
book and give q convulsive start. She
looked down and then looked up. She put
ca An expression OF surprise and fear, and
who were looking in that direction saw
her give graf for her skirts while hel
face blsnched and her eyeglasses dropped
with crash. Another spasmodic action
OF the hands, accompanied BY shrek
made her the cynosure, Of 81 eyes, and
when everybody was looking she Jumped
up on the seat and screamed for help.
To the anxious query Of sympathetic
people the now historical woman could
only ejsculate:
"Rsrsln
The passenger in section eight looked
at his paper box and then said:
"It's not 3 rat; it's 8 gopheri"
."Well, go for it then, quick" screamed
the woman, VINO, it was now plainly
shown, was in possession Of anothez'l
properly.
With great difficulty her fears were al.
layed, and in some manner. not to be ex.
plained here, the gopher was recaptured
While all this WAS going on an elderly
womar, in gold trimmed glasses and cork
screw curls, sat in rear seat and looked
at the performance. Oh, how sedate
how dignifed, how que My she sa
through sill this trying ordeal to sister
and never smiled
"Now," said the traveller from Col
orado, where is my other gopheI2"
AT this moment the elderly woman ID
gold-rimmed glasses stood up and clutch
ed her overskirt, or basque, or redingote,
or whatever you call it.
"I've got i'll I've got It. I've got it
come and get 1t quick" she screamed
while she made frantic efforts to strange
something or stife the emotions in hel
drapery. "Come and get your old rat,
quick, quick-it's in my bustle--oh, Lord
you ought to be arrested! 1t will bite
me, oh, 1 know 1t will bite me, and I'll &C
mad il you don't take your vsrmint!"
No stylogrsphic or common pen is cspa
BILE Of recording all the excited woman's
remarks on this subject, and 50 it mus
suffice to say that in some manner, az
mysterious ss in the first instance, the
"varmint" was captured, IS badly scared
as anybody.
But two women suffered great ner.
yous shock, other women were scared in
sympathy, and several horrid men were
sorry, Of course.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
STOCK BROKERS' SECRETS.

An Effort to supplant Telephone, Tele-
graph and Messenger Boy with Pneu-
matte Tubes.
New York Mail and Express.
A number of the members of the Stock
Exchange are trying to induce the gov
erning committee, with every present
prospect Of success, to adopt new
system Of pneumatic tubes for all pur-
poses of communication betweeen the
floor of the Exchange and the. offices Of
the brokers. The system is declared to be
peculiarly ingenious aud CAPABLE of fur
nishing quite as prompt connection be-
tween two given points as is now made
by telephone. The fatal objection to the
telephone for messages such as brokers
have to send is the publicity necessarily
given to them al the point from which
they are sent. This objection holds too
stories are told in Wall street Of fortunes
made by Wall street brokers who were
able to read messages which were being
sent or received over telegraph
instrument. Against the messenger
service brokers make two distinct
complaints. The first is that the boys
loiter on their way, and that it takes, in
consequence, from fifteen to twenty
minutes to have message delivered.
The other and more serious objection is
that these messenger boys are frequently
tempered with, and the news of what q
big operator is doing has been apt to leak
out at very inconveniert stage of the
proceedings. A leading Wall street
broker, who frequently conducts enor-
NOUS operations in the market, said
the other day that the only way he
has secured safety for himself on &C.
casssions has been by sending orders to
buy and sell at the same time. Reports
therefore Of his operations would be con-
iicting and nobody was able to tell on
what SIDE he was doing the most of his
business. The pneumatic tube system it
is represented to the governing commit
the has none OF the objections urged
either against the telephone or the mes
sepger service. 1t is rapid almost to the
point Of instantaneousness and Is sbso-
lutely secret.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24

The inundations Of Germany. which
have figured so largely in the European
dispatches of late, and excited 80 much
OF Emperor F,ederick's interest, are the
result OF the breaking mp of ice-gorges on
the Vistuls, the Elbe and the oder rivers.
The damage done by them can hardly be
computed in money. Thirty million
marks will perhaps cover the actual val
ue of the property swept away, but the
indirect loss resulting from the spelling
Of certain valuable agricultural lands,
and the inability Of the farmers along the
line Of the overlooking streams to plant
their crops afresh this season, cannot be
estimated.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
a Sheaf of Byron's Pens.

NtW TUX IIIUuUts
OF course every visitor to Venice takes
look at Lord Bvron's pen, in the Amer
icsn monastery. At least, he thinks he
does. But it has just come out that
sometime sgo an old monk, wearied BY
the constant inquiries for a sight OF the
poets pen, took bundle Of goose quilts
and manufactured 8 whole sheaf Of By
ron's pens, which he distributed to the
younger monks for the deIectAtion OF en-
thusiastic sight-seers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
THE FIRE RECORD.
DISASTROUS Blaze at Albsny-waxahacni
Waited Again.
Blaze at ALBANY,

Blaze at ALBANY.
Special to the Gazette.
ALBANY, TEX. May 2s-The Jones
House, owned by Thomas Lanier and
Mrs. Jones, occupied by Thomas Lsnier
as . hotel, was destroyed by fire this morn
ing, IS also was q stone warehouse occu-
pied by F. Conrad & Co. The fire broke
out about IL O'Clock, and only by the
most strenuous efforts WAS the adj,cent
property saved. The fire originated in q
defective fue. The losses we're as fol-
lows:
Thomas Lsnier, fnrniture and personal
effects amounting to $4,000. No insur-
ance.
J.E. Carrigan, in notes and valuable
papers, $4,000, Of which part can be re-
covered.
T. E. Conrad & Co., loss on building,
S2s0e.
A subscription has been circulated, and
up to this writing 5000 have been raised
for Mr.. Lanier and family.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
France.
POLITICS IN FRANCE.

PARIS, May 23.-M. Clemenceau, M.
Joffein and M. Blanc have called meet
ing for to night for the purpose OF organ
izlng their Republican followers and urg-
ing them to take action to defeat the
plans of the party which advocates the
plebis Ute.
A Masonic congress has also been sum-
moned to discuss the dangers OF the pie
piscite-
A committee representing the interests
of Prince Jerome Napoleon have notified
the committee acting for Prince Victor
that they seek revision Of the constitu-
ton and an election of chief Of state BY
direct popular vote. They do not wish
for the restoration Of the monarchy, but
simply desire to consolidate the republic.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
Meeting Of tn. Houston Light Guard

Meeting OF the Houston Light Guard
Special to the Gazette.
HOUSTON, TEX. May % At a special
meeting Of the Houston Light Guard to-
night, the company presented Captain
Reichardt with $500 gold watch. D. NJ.
O'Connor, the Victoria gentleman who
gave the company 500 and two flags, be-
cause OF certain abuse Of the company in
q San Antonio paper, WAS elected an
honorary member of the company. Steps
were also taken looking to the building Of
4 100000 8rmory,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
Excursion Rates Wanted.
BARTLETT, tex. May q, II

BARTLETT, TEX, May p, 1858.
To the Editor of The Gazette.
Many readers Of TIE GAZETTE have
become greatly interested in Northwest
Texas. Can't THE GAZETTE, through its
columns, induce the railroads in Texas
to mske excursion rates of one fare for
round trip to sill points on the Fort Worth
and Denver and Texas and Pacific west
Of Fort Worth, say from July LIST to 10Th
or 18Th, giving prospectors time to ex-
anime the country.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
VeAtibuie Train.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 2S.-General
Manager Chsppell and General Freight
Agent Courtwyight Of the Chicago and
Alton Railroad were here to-day looking
after the interests of their road. Mr..
ChsppeIl said that 3 vestibule train will
be put on the line between ST. Louis and
Chicago this week, and that the cars to
compose 1t will be the finest In the ser
vice. The sleepers Will have sixteen sec
lions, the first ever put on and the whole
train will be Of novel design and decora-
ton.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
p.nver .nd Rio ersude Afiairs.

DENVER, COL, May ga special
meeting OF OF the stockholders OF
the Denver and Rio Grande Rail-
road Company Was held here to-day.
An agreement With the Rock Island Rail-
road Company fcr joint use Of the lines
Of the company bet Reen Pueblo and Den
yer was ratined and confirmed BY about
so per cent. Of the capitsl STOCK ofthe
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
Another B,szs at wsrah.cn,e.

Special to the Gazette.
WAxAHAcHR, TEX, May 23.-The
heavy wind and rain Of last night caused
one Of the remaining walls, left from the
FIRE OF the previous night to fall eastward,
crushing two frame buildings next to it.,
which caught on fire Immediately from
matches in the houses, and we're con-
sumed. There was no insurance on the
houses or the stocks of confectioneries in
them.
The report in to days GAZETTE con-
cerbing the loss by j. G. Williams in the
recent fire should have been $3.50 instead
Of $500, this LAST sum being the amount
Of his insurance.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
Hom.n Leave, the cotton Bel..

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, May IS General Man
ager W. P. Holman OF the st. Louis, Ar
kansas and Texas has resigned, and will
leave the service Of the company June l..
No successor will be appointed for the
present, and the.duties OF the office Will
be divided between President Fordyce and
General Superintendent Fleming.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24

Several enthusiastic Boston gentlemen.
have invented q new method for using
the surplus in the United States treasury.
They propose to abolish usury or interest
by having the government establish de-
positsries Of money ut all necessary
points to loan money without interest to
all who can give security.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
WaXAhAchie.

WAxAHAcHIs, TEX, May 28.-About
one-hslf OF the east wall Of the Vickery
building fell during The rain last night,
and it is feared the entire front may give
away.
Mr.. John W. Gibson, prominent busl-
ness man of this city, was married this
afternoon at clock to Miss Lima Curd.
They left on the o'clock train this after
noon for Dallas and other cities.
Mr.. T. j. Middleton, editor CT the Mir
ror, will continue publication of the pa
per, having the work done in Dallas IN
til he can order new Office from St,
Louis,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
Closed b. Attachment.

Special to the Gazette.
MRxIA, TEX May 2S.-R. W. Harris,
dry goods and grocery merchant, was
closed to-day by attachment sued out by
Prendergast, Smith 6 Co., bankers here,
in the sum OF $3s21. II is not known
what the stock will invoice, or what Is
the amount of other Indebtedness.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24

company. At q regular meeting Of stock
holders subsequently held new improve
ment mortgage, ct the rate of $4,000 8
mile WAS authorized.
The annual report for 1857 YVES sub
mitted and accepted. The report shows
total earnings, 1888 4l9; working ex-
pense, 81. -04s; surplus after paying
interest, taxes, dividend, etc, $137, 626.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
Storm ut Ennis.

special TO the Gazette.
ENNIS, Tex, May ga severe storm
Of wind, rain and hail struck this town
last night bet ween 10 and IL O'Clock and
lasted about one hour. Tae Catholic
church was blown down and completely
demolished. Trees were, broken down,
and your reporter is informed that great
many houses in the country around Ennis
wer blown down. The rain was one Of
the heaviest of the spring.