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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26

When a drop Of juice of sorrel, garlic,
saxifrage or nasturtion is put upon the
tegument as a snail the animal manifests
pain and exudes abundance of its mucous
secretion, yet it is not thus affected by a
drop of water When snails avoid plants
marked by such juices, we have a right
to regard the plants as defended by a
chemical armOr. The offensive substance
may also be important to the nutrition OF
the plant, but that is not the question we
are dealing with here. Many plants are
evidently lacking in this means of de-
Tease; for, of some plants. all the ami
mails experimental upon have been
found to prefer fresh to dead
parts. Others are never touched by
them, whether living or dead. Hence
we may conceive that an infinite variety
NAV exist in the degrees of chemical ar
moring between total absence of protec-
ton and complete protection.
Plants containing perceptible tannin
are disagreeable tO>neaFly all animals.
Only swine will eat acorns as if they re-
gard them as food. Other animals re-
ject them except when they cannot get
anything else. Leguminous plants con-
tanning tannin in weak proportions are
eaten by horses and cattle, but snails are
not fond of them. But the garden snail,
which lets fresh clover alone, will eat it
freely after the tapnin has been extracted
with alcohol
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
NEW ORLEANS SPOT.
GALVESTON SPOT.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE SPOT
MARKETS.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON. TEX. Aug. 24.-The following are
the closing quotations for cotton on the spot to-
day at the leading markets. together with the
closing for middling yesterday. with to-dsy's
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 24.-Cattle-Receipts
400; shipments, 1909; slow; choice native steers
s4 O0G4 80: fair to good native steers 81 sOG4 20
stockers and feeders, s. 1oG3 90; range steers
e 2583 30
Hogs-Receipts, 500; shipments, 400; slow:
heavy, 81 O0d4 20; packing, 50 9OG4 20; light
grades, 81 2O84 40.
Sheep-Receipts, 100; shipments, 100; steady;
fair TO choice, s. 25G4 20.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Aug. 24.-Cattle-Receipts.
100; shipments, 500; good to choice corn-fed
steers, s. 90d4 Is; common to medium. s. 10
"a 80; stoekers and feeding steers, 81 6OaS 10;
COWS, 81 6002 50; grass range steers, 81 SOAP 70.
Hogs-Receipts, 300; shipments, 100; de-
mOraliZed and l0025c lower; good TO choice
light. - GOAT Is; heavy and mixed, 50 50G3 50.
Sheep-Receipts, 20O0; shipments,-; steady
good TO choice muttons, s. 75G4 70; common
to medium, 81 5OGS 80.
CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. Acknowledgements,
250O; dull; beeves, 81 25G4 co. steers. 50 0O04 80;
stockers and feeders, 81 I5G2 80; cows, bulls and
mixed, 81 O0G2 80; Texas cattle, 81 6Oa2 90.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; shipments, 5000; lower;
mixed, s. SOG4 20; heavy, 50 6oo4 90; light, s. 90
"a So.
Sheep-Receipts, 20OO shipments, 5000; steady;
feeders firm; natives, 50 4O04 90; Westerns, SO so
"A 90; Texans, s. 1914 l0i lambs, 81 50a5 60.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
EXCHANGE AT GALVESTON.
BONDS AND STOCKS

NBY YORK, Aug. 24.-Bonds and stocks
closed at the following prices bid:
BONDS
U. 9. 4's, reglst,d ex. lnr...........-...... l2S
.. s, as: coupon...... .....................!z3
Y. .. 81 8, coupon .1Oots
Central Pacific r.....,...- .Il4A
Denver and Rio Grande 4's............. IS
Missouri Pacific consolidated. 6's......-....-
Missouri. Kansas and Texas general 6's-,-.- 69lz
St LOUIS and Iron Mountain general 5's...- S.
st. Lon1s and San Fran. general mtgage.. ..n6
Texas Pacific land grants 1st gold 5...--..-. 50.
Texas Pacific Rio Graude second IN. 's....... 3lla
Union Ia
STOCKS
SentTal racine .............'t.s'''.' -
OIlCASo alu AlOon.- .-.-....-.- ..'s-.... 10
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy 1885
Delaware. Lackswanna. ..-.................I 45
Denver and Rio Grande. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1917
Erie, common. 21lz
Fort Worth and Denver Observation-Disclosures. .-..s
Houston and Texas Central. go. ........-. 4 4
illinois Central. 1852
Kansas and Texas. 1I31
Lake Shore. 1929
Louisville. Nashville. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS So
Missouri Pacific. 69h
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
EXCHANGE AT NEW ORLEANS.

New ORLEANS, La, Aug. q.
Sterling-Commercial, GO days....-.4 S2l294 S2s4
Francs-Commercial 60 days-....-.-5 2lis
New York sighL-Bank ...............S ST premium
Commercial soc pre-.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
ST. LOUIS WOOL MARKEr.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

ST. LOUIS, No. Aug. Acknowledgements
PISA pounds; market dull and depressed with
prices TO q greater extent nominal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26

Il Pleasing Sense

=, Il Pleasing Sense ~
OF heath and strength reneWaa and Of
easssid con9S1rHfollows the.ss<bf Syru
of A4gs, asB acts in E9ony wig
1r,fgTe to,eaeetnally cleanse he sYsfsm
wien costfY66r bilious For Doc
and 81 bottles by all leading drdagssts.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
EXCHANGE AT NEW YoR

New YoRx, Aug. "a.
Sterling-Bank, 80 days .............4 S3la14 S3sz
Sterling-Comnlercial 60 days. S3I4
acknowledgements. 60 days. "a Ills
Francs-Banb, 90 days...............5 1884,
Commercial, % days. 2O5s
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
FINANCIAL.

BRITISH CoNsoLs.
Special to the Gazette.
LONDON. Aug. M.-Consols closed 93ls for
money; for silver, AZ 5-I6.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
GALVESTON COFFEE MARKET.
GALVESTON SUGAR MARKET.
OTHER PRODUCE AND PROVISION MAR
KETS.

w nOlesale grOcers quotations 1a0S4c higher
Grades omitted are not in the market.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
GENERAL Markets.

FREIeHTs FROM GALVESTON.
Special to the Gazette
GALVESTON. TEX, Aug. 24.-Freights by
steamship from Galveston, Tex:
~ Aa'etPOOl. --s-s.'.s"s--Ess-.s--... S-oAd
10 continent --.--.........s..-...-...-.-
To New York. 4Oc SIO0
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26

-NBv YORK, Aug. 24.-Bonds and stoc
closed at the following prices bid:
BONDS
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26

There was an old sailor humping about
in a small boat in tempest. The larger
vessel had gone down. He felt he must
die. The surf was breaking over the boat
and he said: 81 took off my life belt
that it might soon be over, and [ thought
somewhat indistinctly about my friends
on shore, and then 1 bid them good by
alike, and was about sinking back and
giving it up when 1 saw a bright star.
The clouds were breaking away, and
there that blessed star shown down on
me, and it seemed to take right hold of
me; and somehow, cannot tell how it
was, but somehow, while L was trying to
watch that star, it seemed to help ne
and seemed to lift me-" o, sinking
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
SATURDAYS MARKETS.
THE FORT WORTH MARKET.

BUTTER-Good Texas, 1Oal21se per ID; north
ern, I5G2Oo.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-06-28
One Way the Tariff Hurts.

A young man from Philadelphia " bo
has become an apprentice in Glasgow
shipbuilding establishment writes some
interesting facts to the Philadelphia
Manufacturer. Among other things be
says: ''Clothing is cheaper here. A suit
of wooden undergarments can be had for
from S1.5O to So; working suit costs
about 1915, and suit of ordinary clothes
can be bought for s. or $40, while $3.50
will buy fne tailor-made suit, black
diagonal cloth coat, with superior tweed
trousers. Coal costs about $3.85 per ION
delivered" Some tariff lord recently
gave utteranee TO the sentiment that
"cheap clothing marks cheap man." but
those who are not tariff lords would be
glad to get "a fine tailor made suit, black
diagnol cloth, with superior tweed t-on-
aers," for $3.50, the cost OF such q suit
uuder our plundering tariff being over
twice that figure. Where does the differ
ence goa The most of it goes into the
pocket Of the American manufacturer as
a bonus to encourage" him to continue
manufacturing. 1t would seem to be time
70 encourage" the npn-manufacturer with
lower prices. That the cost of food at
Glasgow does not neutralize the advan-
tage of cheap clothing is seen in the fol-
lowing table from the same source;
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-06-28

Mr.. Mudd's appeal to President Harri-
son in the matter of the Laurel postoffice
has thus far been barren of results, and in
view of the fact that the President, having
been Senator himself, gives great weight
to senatorial courtesy" it is quite likely
that the present postmaster at Laurel will
hold the office until the republicans re-
commend some one less Objectionable to
Senator German than James Curley.-
President Harrison could, of course, ignore
Senator Gorman's objections, but by
long cnstom Senators of the opposition
party, while not allowed q voice in the
distribution of postal patronage, have
been given the privilege of ohjecting to
the appointment of postmaster at their
own postoffices, and president Harrison,
through Postmaster General Wanamaker
has recognized that custom in the case OF
Versailles, Ky, the home of Senator Black
burn, where man named Bergman was
appointed, but upon the objection OF
Senator Blackburn the appointment was
Cancelled and the Office was finally given
to another man who was not objectiona-
bic to the Senator, but who was not the
ffrstchoice of his own party. The recog-
milton of this custom by the administra-
tion places it in the power of democratic
Senators to exercise virtual veto power
on the appointment of quite number of
postmasters, and some Of them in very
cities.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-06-28
The National Flower.

The burning question of the day seems
to be, what shall we select as the ssNa-
tional Flower" A correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun, signing bimself "Anne
Arundel" writes:
"As the most widely read daily paper
and always being on the side Of Mary
lands honor and rights, wish to suggest
to you that for national flower we take
the tobacco bloom. It's tall spike, studded
with beli-shaped flowers. is not, on the
whole, unlike the gladiolus: it would GER
tainly be quite as serviceable for a corsage
bouquet as the thistle or shamrock. near.
ly as much so as the French feur de lis
The plant ia connected with our colonial
history, when it was the circulating
medium. as money now is. Onr forefath.
ers exported it in vast quantities, and
doubtless the demand tor it served to
make us the people we now are.
''1t filed the pipe Of peace-was dear
to soldier and refugee No section mo-
DopoliZes now it's cultivation. | have seen
it South and North, East and West. And
even when we visit Mt. Vernon's sacred
shades we know that the best and great
est of mortals loved, cultivated and enjoy
ed it. Let the national flower be the to.
bacco bloom"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-06-28
Wheat Prospects and Prices.

With so large proportion of our farm
ers wheat is the money crop that it becomes
a matter of great moment to know what
are the probable prospects for crops and
prices. The Culipator of Boston, points
out that it is not certain as yet that the
wheat crop OF this year will be very large
one, there being many contingencies
such as combined wet weather, insect de-
predations, etc.,-which may be large
factor in reducing the present indications,
the late storm, widespread and very de-
structive to the growing crop, being an
example. Should the yield come up to
the total of the great crop of 1884, which
was 512,OO0,0OO bushels, it must be re-
membered that it will come after crop
which was a very deficient one-hat of
1888.
The supply of wheat, visible and in
visible, is much below what it was five
tries, on which the world depends for its
wheat, had much larger crops than now.
The crops of Australia, India and South
America are this year much smaller than
in 1884. The world wi call on US this
year for more wheat than it has asked in
any recent year. Whether we get better
prices will depend on circumstances.
among them, whether we ask for them
There is no apparent dasger from any
quarter ef new and cheaper supplies of
wheat cutting under our supply, and fore
ing it down to lower level The farm
ers OF this country will, after harvest hold
in their granarias the available wheat for
supplying the old worlds markets They
are entitled to good price for this wheat
in having a bad crop, should pay them
for the labor and time given in product
ing it, and some profit besides. That is
the natural position of farmer with
good crop of anything. There is no
reason this year why farmers should not
get paying price for the wheat, unless
they are frightened into selling wheat by
the talk Of spectators anxious to buy
the crop low and make the profit them
selves.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-06-28
Looks Like Cleveland for 1899.

| By the selection of Mr.. Calvin S. Brice
as chairman OF the National Democratic
Committee. the people of the United
States are given to understand that there
will be no dodging of the issue, or hall
hearted support of principles. The bat
tie will he for principles aud to ;he death
Mr.. Brice did hard services in the cam.
paign of 1888, and his willingness to ac,
cept large responsibilities in 1892 entitled
him to the gratitude of the leaders. II
is TO be expected that he will not in his
new position repeat the serious error ot
the management in 1883, which was half
heartedness of the tariff fight. Mr.. Bar
mum was pro,ectioniss in theory and
personal Interest. 1t was Impossible
therefore, for him to take the only sound
position-that protection" so called. a,
national policy is essentially unwise
unjust and unconstitutional. He could
not as believer N high .sxsc, be sxpsc,
ed to direct properly a campaig. in the
interest of low taxes. He did we'll enough
in previous campaigns, when the fight OF
the democracy wss principally on other
issues, but 10 contention for tariff taxes
adjusted with a view to revenue only he
was necessarily lacking in vim.
Every one was aware during the cam
paign of 1888 that Mr.. Cleveland was
handicapped by campaign managers who
did not accept fully the principle Of re-
form for which he s'ood. Mr.. Cleveland
demanded reform Of the tariff in the
interest of the people, believing that low
er taxes would bring them thousand
benefits, but an influential section OF his
committee wished the fight TO be made, il
possible, on some other question aud put
OF the distribution of low tariff docu-
ments aud the organization of a corps OF
low tariff speakers to the latest possible
campaign of education having been made
only in The larger cities and town Where
the bull was taken by the horns aggres-
sively hy radical tariff for revenue Only
speakers, as in parts OF Connecticut,
there was a large transfer OF republican
voters. In Norwich, Connecticut, for
example, where Mr.. David 4. Wells held
meetings and made out and out speeches,
votes enough were gained TO carry the
Sta,a Co. rIayaf.nl
Bribery in New York, of course, de-
cided the election, but had the enthusiasm
of the people been stirred by appeals to
sound economic principles it is doubtful
whether even the rural New Yorker
would have sold his vote for money. 1t
is al Important, therefore, that the new
chairman of the national democratic CON-
mittee should appreciate The nature of
his task in 1892.
No shilly shallying and dodging about
for extra issues will be in order then
With if reform candidate, on an out
and-out platform it is to be hoped that
the leaders will understand better in that
year how the fight should be made than
they did in 1888.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-06-28
Democrats HarmOnizing.

The Baltimore city business men are
coming to the front in city politics and
are evidently determined to put a stop to
the untimely discussions which the quar-
reling politicians are endeavoring to
create in the Democratic party of the city.
They propose to send the politicians to
the rear for while, and in this they will
have the hearty approval of every good
Democrat in the State.
A number of the substantial aud most
prominent business men of the city me,
at the rooms Of the Commercial Associa-
tion on Tuesday evening and passed reso.
lutions deprecating and condemning the
unwise action of the contending politi-
clans and pledging to The people of Balti-
more city absolutely fair primary and
general elections and the selection of good
and worthy men as candidates. 1t is a
noteworthy fact that several of the large
committee of prominent business men,
in whose charge the conduct of the com
ing city primaries have been placed by the
State central committee, were conspicuous
in this meeting. These gentlemen are in
a situation to pledge fair primaries to the
people, since the whole matter is abso-
lutely in their control.
When Mr.. Rayner and Mr.. Whyte
and other politicians began to proclaim
about the suspicion and distrust on the
part of the substantial business men OF
the city toward the coming Democratic
primaries, the TIMES took occasion to re-
mind them that the conduct of the city
primaries is in the hands of the leading
business men of the city themselves. These
gentlemen are now coming forward to
speak for themselves and the tempestuous
politicians will have to take up their
line of march to the rear and keep quiet.
They may refrain from voting at the pri.
maries and withhold their votes at the
election too, but still the Democratic par
ty will march on to victory all the same.
These business men will continue TO
hold regular public meetings and from
this time until the fall election hold the
field in city politics. This is most com
mendable movement AID already gives
assurance of Democratic harmony and
consequent success
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-06-28

| Monday evening, about nine o'clock
John Yelling, son of David yelling, aged
, about fifteen years, was instantly killed
! whilst attempting to board freight train
| running at the rate of twenty miles an
hour. The accident occurred within a
few feet of the Oakland depot, and was
witnessed hy number of people. The
body was literally cut to pieces, and was
an unrecognizable mass
Along the banks of the Savannah river
for a month or so a white man, who calls
himself Jesus Christ, has been going
through the country preaching. The ne
groes have come to believe in him, and
have accepted his words rs inspired
teachings Give up everything and fol-
low me" he commanded. Let your crops
go; turn your cattle in the patches the
Lord will provide for You" And, obey
ing him, hundreds of negroes have Quit
work and let their little farms 90 to ruin.
A combination of farmers exists in In
diana that is having serious effects on the
merchants in various towns. The farmers
combine and agree to purchase from only
one store in II town. the owner agreeing
III.
The farmers reserve The right to examine
his books and invoices In some instances
dealers havr obtained two invoices-one
true, tie other false-to show the farmers
commission. If the combination continues.
which il probably will. a number Of mer-
chants will he compelled to leave f,r 9TH
er fields of business. Already there has
been serious emL arrassment in corse-
quence of this attempt to destroy compe-
ton
Jnhnstown's IN sf"rtunes are unpndiny.
A burning pile of debris fire to sons
houses Monday, and soon the whole up
per end of the town. which had part V
escaped the food. was iu flames. A high
wind prevented the succ ess of effnrts to
stay the fires progress. The money value
of the burnt district is s,id, however, to
he comparatively small. The incident is
especially unfortunate in view Of the fact
that what the people want more than any,
thing else in Jnhnstown just now is
houses. The loss of life from The flood is
estimated from 5000 to 1000, while at a
conference of the several physicians last
week. they place tthe loss of life from va
rious sources at 10 600.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-06-28
NOTES.

| |, is believed in sporting circles tha
the kilraIn sullivan prize fight viii com,
off at Abi,a' Springs, in ST. Tanman,
Parish, La, 33 miles from New Orleans
1t appears that regular fleet ,f ice
beres iscoming down from the ic, nortl
judging by the reports various steamer
continue to bring in concerning these ic,
monsters.
J. Adae Houck. teller 10 the Trader,
National Bank OF Baltimore. committed
snicide at his mothers residence in b. lti
more county on Saturday, by hingins
himself.
A number nf the survivors of the Jshns.
town tlsod have taken steps towsrt the
prosecution OF the Sourh Fork FIaing
Club for damages to property caused by
the burs ing OF the dam.
Mrs. Hayes, wife of x-President Iuth-
erford b, Hayes, was stricken with apo
plexy at her her home in Fremont, Chic,
Sunday. She is not expected to reover
Mrs. Hayes died on Tuesday.
Two men who were bathing off o.e of
the Washington wharves Sund ay, we're
seen by the police, and to escape Arrest
ran naked through the streets for pine
distance. They escaped but los, heir
clothes.
Vim. J. Hilton, an old merchat Of
Franklin, KY, who has been serioug ill
for some time, on Friday burned S3, ,0U0
in greenbacks and government bon S.
He had separated from his wife, .whth had
brought suit against him for aliDpy.
The sugar trust cleared $14, 100000 in
1888, and in the five months preceding
June of this year S6,230,000. The rice
of sugar has been made so much higher
that profits during the rest of thsear
will be larger.
Great CONSERVATION has been Grated
among the farmers near Marion, Inc, by
the appearance during the last da otwo
of small green bug or parasitdbat
threatens TO demolish the wheat, oat and
rye crop. The pests appear uponvery
head by hundreds, and planting tenn
selves at the base of the grain sa the
life out of it.
Physicians predict that the long on
tinued period of rain will be followe by
a hot, dry summer and autumn, wich
will be productive Of many case of
typhoid fever. 1t behooves every,ne,
therefore, To pay strict attentio to
hygienic rules, both as to person an es-
tate, in order to escape disease. No, as
always, an ounce of prevention nay
prove to be worth many pounds of1re
Col. Wm. Louis Schley has secuh
pension for ex-iov. Oden Bowieyho
fought in the Mexican war, being send
lieutenant of Company E, Baltimorand
Washington Battalion, under Major-en.
John r. Kenly, who was then capts of
the company. Ex-Gov. Bowie was 1.-THE
great fight at Monterey on Septemb,21,
1S46, and side by side with Col. Wson
when the latter was killed. Ex-ov.
Bowie was made captain in Com.ny
B of the U. 8. Voltigeurs, Col. B.
Andrews, but did not accept the appnt-
ment. He was granted bis pension Inc
IL, 1869, to commence Jan. 20, 1887, $8
per month, payable at Washington, (IC.)
pension agency.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-06-28

As to wages, the statemen: of the Man
ufacturer's correspondent makes it clear
that they are much better than it would
have Us believe. He says. "Tbe wages
in the various trades connected with
shipbuilding, including machinist, filters,
boilermakers, woodworkers, etc, range
from 81 to $9.75, and in exceptional cases
S11 per week of fifty -four hours for trades
men, and from about $140 to So so for
for apprentices. Foremen get from SIS,
the usual wage, to s25 in the case of head
foremen. Draughtsmen get from 81 so to
$40 per week. Clerks receive from Sc to
So per week, and apprentice clerks from
$1.20 to $500, while labor.rs get about
So. Heavy work is paid slightly better
than light work, the carpenter being bet
ter paid than the joiner, and men on
large machines than those on small work,
and SO on."- Rents are low in Glasgow,
"Workmen's houses" says the Manufac-
turer's correspondent, 'can be rented here
for from $1s to $25 per ear, according
to size. location, &C., exclusive of taxes,
which vary from one seventh to some
times one-third the rent"