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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-31

| went over the other day to the
Louise Home on Connecticut avenue
to see an inmate who lortyive years
ago was one Of the ladies OF the
White House, and then both Young
and beautiful, the daughter OF Pre-.
sldent Tyler, now Mrs. Letitia Sem.
pie, who, widowed and alone, Ii
spending her days in the peaceful
retirement OF Mr.. C6rcoran's beau
tui charity. Her room is fnl! s
quaint belongings of those prQsps.
rous days when her. picture WIS
painted az the White House as the
beauty Of Washington. That was
in l843, and the picture shows to.
day the face aud form Of d lovely
girl leaning from o window OF The
executive mansion. Mrs. Scmple Il
now a delicate, white haired lady
whose face bears the refnemeut
that marks her character. She lives
In o pleasant room with j sNnnV
window aud surrounds herself with
The many tokens of former prospor-
ity that still belongs to her, gifts
from dear friends. pictures Of the
Notable people Of her fathers admin
.istration and cherished family Dor
traits. Her proclivities are nIl
southern, and she does not hesitate
TO express her regard for the qbon
ME blue flag" of the confederate
states. As the Louise Home VAS
established exclusively for southern
gentleWoinen, Mrs. Semple has ali
the requisites which entitle her to
its shelter. She delights in living
over again a past thai, while filed
with the yicissitudes Of life, gave
her q exalted station and bronght.
her ii contract with two worlds.
She was for years after her stay cit
the White, House q teacher in pri.
vate school. President Tylor vas
bankrupt when he went into execn-
tive life, but he saved bis salary
invested 1t, judicionsly and became
rich. But that was nearly City
ago and the fortunes Of war have
since then impoverished his family
Mrs. Semple has many. historic me.
to comfort her ia her Ioneli.
ness and dependence.-Mrs. nj. L..
Rayne, in Detroit Free Press.
Alta Republican mass meeting
held at Birmingham, Ala, to select
to the State convention,
the negroes took forcible possession
Of the hall, announcing that they
we're going to run things, calling
the white officers poor white trash"
ard applying eplthets to them UNFIT
publication. They claimed that
four ifths Of the Republican voters
Of the South were negroes and they
proposed to rub things. They vel.
led, The negro is on tor. and il
going to stay there Officers of
their own color were elected and
transacted the business Of The
meeting
-se-
The Supreme Court has affirmed
The decision Of The lower court. ID
the case of State VS.. Etienne Des.
champs, for The murder of little
Juliette Diesth, consequently he viii
.nnn
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-31

Representative Shaw has intro.
dnced in tae Honse a joint resolution
asking Congress to appropriate.
$4,000 for The improvement
Of Eermilion River, and $4,000 for
improving Bayou Tigre. Bally for
Granville.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-31

With compliments Of MIR. r. j..
Putnam, we received an invitation
to attend the commencement exer.
cisos Of the Centenary College, on
June End. Thanks.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-31

The continuous rains are iaterfer.
ing with the crops.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-31

Switch off niger de bulIgine's
comm
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-31

"I'm Waiting" is a ~favorite song
with us these days. But we have
improved it, and it now reads I'm
Waiting for CASH" a word to Tie
wise is sufficient.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

LOVERS of good art are said to be very
much disgusted at the statues OF great
men that have been erected since the
war. In the flush of grateful memory in
the years Immediately succeeding the
war, there was the excuse of haste, but
the later efforts, notably the statues of
Lee and Garfield, are subjects, of much
adverse criticism. Indeed SO faulty are
they deemed that the New York Star
says: eat the present rate of progress,
the time may soon come when a public
man will be most hondred by being left
without O staute.''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

THE first annual convention of the
United Confederate veterans is to be held
at Chattanooga, Tenn. July 8, and 8,
1890. The call has been issued by Gov
ernor John B. Gordon of Georgia, and
with IT is printed in attractive form
history Of the organization at New Or
leans, June 10, 1889, also the letter of
the constitution there adopted. Follow
ing this matter pertaining strictly to the
association is brief history of Chatta-
noegs and an account of the military
operations. There are also short bio
graphical sketches of Confederate lead
ers, some of whom took active part in
the battles around the city. There Is
little doubt that there will be q good
representation, as the place Is well
chosen, and the reunion most pleasant
to veterans.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

THE postmaster-general has issued a
circular asking for device for a front
door letter box. Said box to be simple
in construction, low priced and capable
of adjustment to the interior or exterior
of doors without injurlng or defacing
them. The inventor is to have until
October 1880 to complete his invention.
Some whiting genius who wastes his
time in the fruitless effort to give an
impetus to perpetual motion, might find
more profitable employment in furnish
ing the postal department with some
practical design for letter depository.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13
About Railroad Passes.

10 the Editor OF the Post.
Houston, TEX, June Eve find in
your columns this morning communIcs-
ton signed by Mr.. A. Faulkner, upon
which we trust you will allow US to COM
ment. The article assumes that it can
not be true that Attorney General Hogg
has abused the Houston and Texas Gem
trail railroad company, and bases ITS as
| sumption upon the fact that General
Hogg is riding upon q pass of that COM
pany. 1t is era tfylng, as it is surpris-
ing to us, to find in that article q con-
fession of the purposes and expectations
of the railroads IN issuing passes, and
that 1t refutes the claim heretofore made
by them that they were mere official
courtesies to officials, on account of their
distinction, without any expectation
of reward or influence from the parties
to whom the courteses were extended.
We know that these passes have been
uniformly extended to every executive,
legislative and Judicial officer of this
state, from the county official to the
supreme court justice, for great many
years, and we know that these officials
have accepted them as courtesies merely,
not expecting that they should influence
their convictions or stifie their express
sion; and the railroads have industri-
ously supported this pretense. But now
that the purpose is disclosed by one in
high authority, and disappointment and
anger is expressed that this expectation
has failed, we think it high time that |
every officer in this state holding one |
should return these passes. Who are |
they who have the other 526 passes lit is |
very large LIST? If they are men in
official position they cannot retain them
longer without faint on their fair name.
Men of Texas, return those passes.
j judges of our courts, return those
passes. Executive officers, return
those passes, legislators return those
passes, candidates for Office, return
them. The edict has gone forth that
they are badges of servitpde, that they
are brides to your silence, return them,
they are mBnacles upon your thoughts
and seals upon your lips, shake them
of and let every man be free of the
shackles of pass. We are informed
that other candidates for governor have
them, and we inquire if they have, and
II, after this etter of Mr.. Faulkner's,
they will return them2 And we in
lend to pursue this inquiry if it is not an
Iwered.
Gen. Hogg, though honored with q
pass, seems to have said something to
,ffend the sensibilities of this refined
abroad official, whose assault reflects
lis exalted character and cultured train
ng. The character of such man can
lot be assailed. S. S. AsHE,
j. G. HUTCHINSON,
s. Fl. BRAsHEAR,
Committee
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

THE Houston Post says "the letter of
railroad Official ABOUT the pass held by
Mr.. Hogg on his road was evidently in
tended to be taken humorously and not
as a serious matter. - All, therei So
soon, so soon! Confess, now, dear Post,
that it was political mistake, a blum
der, boomerang; but, for the Lord g
sake, do not tax our orsdulity with the
statement that 1T was ''a joke. In
campaign like that in Texas, men do not
humor their humorous propensities, dear
Post. This is q very serious campaign.
People who cannot swim should not go
into water, for it is not humorous to be
drowned, dear Post.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13
He is a Fanatic.
Atlanta Constitution.


While the citizens of Fort Worth were
deploring the fiery destruction of their
beautiful Spring Palace, the Rev. Will
liam B. Allen, pastor of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church at Longview, Tex.
preached a sermon to them, in which he
said that the wreck of the magnificent
structure was just punishment sent by
the Almighty to rebuke the people for
their sins. The reverend gentleman
said:
We deeply sympathize with Fort Worth in the
loss of her charming Palace. It was a thing of
rare beauty, and to Texas her chief exponent of
internal resources. There is no true Texan but
regrets that confagration. Yet, to me, It resem-
bles the angry expression of an insulted Provi-
dence. Fort Worth has sustained a reputation
above any other city in Texas as a Christian
city. Her hospitality to all Christian people in
anything. The towering spires of magnificent
church houses, costing $50, 600, more fully at
right. Christian people are proud of Fort
Worth. But in the face of this reputation, and
Just following the scathing rebukes of the social
dance as administered by Dixon Williams, Sam
Jones, the local pastors, and in opposition to
the desire of every loyal Christian among her
citizens, there are gathered hundreds OF light
hearted souls to mar the glory of that Palace
and change her glory into revelry. Just as the
revel was to begin, like Belshazzar's chamber,
there appeared q handwriting on the wall. 1t
was in characters of fire, and with the speed Of
flame in dry stubble the pride and glory not
only Of Fort Worth, but Of all Texas, was swept
away.
This kind of talk must be very consol-
ing TO the people of Fort Worth, CITY of
churches, famed for its Christian men
and women, where, as the reverend gen.
tleman says, magnificent temples have
been reared to God, and where the in
fuencss of religion are at work for good.
Such conclusion as Mr.. Allen has ar
rived ct is an offense to the very Provi-
denoe by which he seeks to justify it and
smscks Of a fanaticism which is hurtfuI
to the cause of religion.
But the Texas papers have taken I'D his |
;ext, and are preaching him sermons 1
which he is not likely to forget. The
Fort Worth GAZETTE Gays that his COM
nsnts are an insult to the intelligence of |
The Nineteenth century, and foul in
ustice to the Christian people who were
assembled at the Palace Friday night to
near the music and admire the decora-
ions.
Mr.. Allen may be a good man; and
perhaps hs means well; but when be un-
lertakes to interpret Divine Providence
n this way, it strikes us that he going O
little too far, and he evidently deserves
be scathIng rsbuke which the Christian
,eoplsf of Fort Worth have administered.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

WITH characteristic perversensss, the
New England senators opposed Senator
Vests bill Monday. forbidding the grant
ing of monopoly by steamship comps-
MES to individual cattle shippers, who
sought to control the market by exolud-
ing competition. Vests bill was de-
signed to protect the Western cattle
raiser and shipper, while the New Eng
landers-whose manufacturing interests
the West has taxed itself continuously
since the war to build up-votsd in the
interest of the monopolist and the foreign
ship owner. That is Yankee gratitude
with vengeance. But perhaps it is all
right. If man makes q door mat Of
himself he can t blame others for walk
ing on him.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

CABLE dispatches tell US that certain
missionaries in Northern Australia have
pleasant and rather convincing method
of making converts among the natives
They tie them up to stakes and fog
them, in order to impress them with a
sense of Christian power. The inference
Is that, when duly impressed in this
fashion, the bushranger is perfectly
docile, and willing to accept the gospel.
If the end justifies the means, this ls all
right.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

IT Is the old, old story. that of Cora
Julian, told by the San Antonio cores
pondent of THE GAZETTE the other day.
A few words tells her miserable fate. A
pretty and unsophisticated country girl
in the city. A smooth and deoeitful
villain. Moonlight strolls and ardent
love- making. "A season of gayety and
pleasure. Thief desertion and an apail-
ing sense of shame, succeeded by bull
let, self inflicted, in her breast. Itiss
brief narrative, but what depths of
shame, Hnavailiug remorse and agonizing
despair rending and decorating the soul
of young and innocent girl, does it not
disclose.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13
'cEspeciaIiy for The Gazette. >,

The following letter in an elegant hand
writing OF apparently q refined and Gull
tivated lady was received last night.
The letter is SO nice and clean and tidy,
it is almost certain that she is pretty
and charming:
CAROLINE. N. Y, May 81, 1890.
The Gate City Publishing Company, Laredo,
Tex:
A copy OF the Gate City was sent me, which
contained the enclosed advertisement
would like copy of the Sunday GAZETTE,
Would letter addressed to the Democrat
me one?
do not know whether or not Fort Worth is
the name of place. Mrs. -.
The letter contained an advertisement
of the Fort Worth GAZETTE clipped from
the Gate City.
Now, Brother GAZETTE, the Gate City
il very glad indeed to be abls, by its cir
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

THE Marshall Messenger, with a zeal
and loyalty characteristic of a good
local paper, has been at much pains to
correct a false impression that has OBJ
tanned quite hold on the public. From
time to time it has been stated, with
some show of reason, that the Texas
and Pacific shops were to be removed
from Marshall, and a member of the
Messengers staff effectuelly dispels the
idea by visit to the shops. After a
thorough Reconnaissance, hS reports see
ing work pushed in every department,
additional buildings in progress, and in
ereasing facilities for turning out work,
A new boiler has been made there and
put in, and handsome passenger coaches
built. The. only drawback, said Mr..
Elliott, the superintendent, is the want
of skilled labor. The reporter found
every indication on the grounds not of
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

The Journal speaks by the card when it an
nounces that Senator J. J. Jarvis will again
serve the people of this senatorial district if
they desire him to do SO, and will get out and
Maj. Jarvis never desired to serve in either
branch of the legislature, and did SO at the sac
rlhce of private interests, nor does he now crave
an office of any kind, but as a true patriot he
does not feel that be is at liberty to refuse to
serve his countrymen in any honorable ca
pacity. he will not, however, suffer himself to
be brought out and butchered after it is too late
to be elected.-[Fort Worth journal.
That the people desire Maj. Jarvis to
serve them should go without saying
Maj. Jarvis is clear headed, oonserva-
tive man without passion or prejudice in
vote or speech. 1t is such men at this
time that are needed in the councils of
the state,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

AN ALABAMA bride of three days COM
mitted suicide because of slight differ
enoe between herself and husband while
putting down carpet. Next on the list
to putting up stove is putting down
carpet as a test of man IS self-mastery.
Unless man is very sure Of himself it is
safer to risk living in the house of his
mother-in-law until his domestic ma
chinery is well adjusted and thoroughly
OILED, than to venture during the honey
moon tackling either carpets or stoves.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

THERE can be no concealment of the
fact that the popularity of baseball is
everywhere on the wane. It has been
called the national game, but as patriot
ism does not find its best exponent in a
hired soldiery, neither does a game that
aspires to be national become so by the
skill of men who for pay WELD the bat
and toss the ball. A game to become
national must be sustained by local en-
thuslasm, and local enthusiasm is not
aroused by.a club which employs aliens
to win its victories.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

eulation in distant states. to assist the
circulation of its enterprlsing little
brother, published at the village where
the panther laid down - and it hopes
The GAZETTE will appreciate the favor.
Moreover, Laredo being the leading
city Of Texas, does not desire to claim
and retain the whole earth, but rejoices
to be able to tell mankind abroad that
Fort Worth Is the name of place, q
lively village high up on the Trinity,
which will some day be q town if its
present activity continues. Some day
it may even have a railroad.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13
CROSS MURDER CASE.
1t Shows Up Very Fad for the Defense 50
Far-Feeling Runs High at
Paris.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
PARIS, TEX, June l2.-The Cross murder case
was resumed this morning with the examination
Of Herbert Tonney by counsel for the defense
This lasted for several hours to little purpose,
as the witness did not contradict himself in Sny
particular.
Keene HAYES, one Of the haymakers at
Wild Horse Lake, on the night Of the killing
was next called. His statement in substance
was that Gross and party came to their camp
and while there Sam Robinson and thirteen
others surrounded them and marched them gu!
IN q line ard made them hold up then
hands. He then told Hubbard he had to die,
and shot him down. This caused 3 stampede
and Eaton, one OF the Cross party, ran on 70
the lake, followed BY some OF Robinson, men
The witness did not see Cross at the time ne Va
shot, but saw Tonney when he was shot
He was holding up his hands. Wilcox ran ana
hid in the tent, but was brought out and slo.
down. The witness saw and identified as q Il7
attacking party: Sam Robinson. Q. E SooL'
o. J. Cook, J. B. Chamberlain, John Jackson,
CyIus Freese, George Thames, si!vestss'
Maher, John Lawrence and George 6mih'
There were fourteen in the party
He did not know all OF them. A. N. Donald
James Wrigley, j. W. Calvert, John HIsl;
William O'Connor and Smith Grub were nO'
there.
DR.. r. F. Furness, who dressed Tonne1
wounds. testified that Tonney's arm must nA''
been elevated at the time he was shot. -
The testimony SO far has been very damagib5s
to the defendants. Great interest is fel' IN ~
case, and the feeling between the tugoton -
Woodsdale factions has been transferred nsis,
A witness for the defense went
Dickerson and asked for proteeNg.'
stating that ne had been threatened BY h
ness for the government. Both sides KEY
close watch upon the actions OF the other. -
it seems impossible for one to do anything WIZ
out the other finding it out.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

THE first proceedings of the Texas
arbor day and forestry association at
Austin in February have been embodied
in neat pamphlet. The objects for
which this association has been formed
commend themselves to all and large
membership should be secured. MIR.
W. G, Jones, Temple. is secretary, and
will be glad TO enroll members or give
desired information.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13
The New Issue.
EnIt Worth Mail

To Mr.. Hall: Did you, as land COM
missioner passing on the validity of rail-
road surveys and patents, ride on free
pass2
To Governor Wheeler: Did you, as
acknowledgements, having the appoint
ment of the senate internal improvement
committee in your hands, ride on rail-
road pass?
To Judge Cook: Did you as judge,
trying cases in which individuals and
railroads appeared as opposing parties,
sit on the bench with railroad pass in
your pocket
Col. Faulkner has very properly made
the railroad pass an issue in the pending
campaign, and the people ought to know
the difference between the railroad pass
in one official s hands and the railroad
pass in another officials hands.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

THE tax collector in Georgia is per-
petually enjoined by the United States
supreme court from attempting to collect
taxes from the Pullman palace car COM
panY. This court declares the tax act of
the Georgia legislature In 1856 to be I'M
constitutional and void as IN conflict with
the interstate clause of the United States
constitution. Great is the supreme
court, great is monopoly, and small, ex-
oeeding small is the state legislator
knowledge of the constitution of these
United States.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

IN view of the very great probability
that the people of Texas will decide IN
favor of railway commission, which we
are assured means confiscation and ruin
Of railroads, we feel it to be our duty to
call on the Texas delegation in congress
to vote for that clause of the Mckinley
tariff bill stimulating the growth Of
camels in this country. If the railroads
are to be destroyed, let US by all means
have few thousand camels to do our
carrying. The Trinity river can It do it
all
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

Mr.. j. w. PUTNAM, who is well
known as a writer and journalist, has
associated with him in the publication of
a new paper Mr.. J. G. Hail. The first
number of the Weekly Journal was
issued on Wednesday, and its salient fea-
ture is collection of news, telegraphio
and other, for the convenience of those
who have not daily access to the papers.
The Wednesday paper is No. / de faoto and
THE GAZETTE wishes ''Slade'' success In
his "ramblss" through journalistic
fields.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

THE people should at least regulate
railways TO the extent of forbidding any
public servant from accepting pass
even though such pass should be unsolic-
tied. Now that it is apparent that
passes are regarded as brides by railroads
themselves, the people should protect
their servants from the suspicion of
bribery by enactlng law prohibiting
public officials from accepting such
favors.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

A CABLEGRAM says that during tn
coming season we will probably have Sir
Morell Mackenzie, Stanley and Professor
Bryce lecturing for us in this country
AS the $500 night which each of these
gentlemen gets, goes out of the country
and leaves actically nothing in place
of it. the wonder arises that Maj. Nc
Kinley does not clap tariff on imported
eloquence and protect the home article,
and the people as we'll.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13

THERE is strong movement among
lawyers themselves to expungs useless
verbiage from legal documents. I'm
proved forms of deeds and mortgages
have been submitted by committees to
various bar associations and met ap-
provaI. By a sensible elimination of
words and phrases similar to whereas,
aforesaid, and party of the first and
second part, a lawyer even might write a
valid will.