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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
Negroes Afraid to Testify.

BRooKHAvEN, Miss. May 9.-The ten
men arrested in Lawrence for beating
the old negro, lere Brass, and murder
ing his son were released on preliminary
trial. The witnesses relied on TO convict
them were so terrorized as TO be
afraid TO testify, and the prosecu-
ton fell 10 the ground, though there
is hardly doubt OF the guilt OF the ac-
oused. A private letter states that the
best citizens in the vicinity of where the
crime was committed are afraid to take
active steps TO bring the guilty parties TO
justice for fear of assassination, or hav-
iag their property burned, and regular
reign OF terror exists.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
Awaiting the White Man. story.

kpeciaI % the Gazette.
RIcHARDsoN, TEX, May 3. = Two
negroes by name Of Rodgers and Bonner
that 1--we about four miles south of here
went before Esquire Malone this evening
late and reported that they had shot and
badly wounded an unknown white man
for criminally assaulting the wife
of Rodgers Deputy Sheriff. Stratton has
goae out to investigate the matter. Both
of the negroes are considered bard char
acters, and the people here sre inclined
10 believe that when the white man tells
his eide Of the story the complexion OF the
case viii be considerably changed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
cIassen ON Trial.

NEW YORK, May 9.-The trial of Peter
]. Classsn, ex-prendeut Of the Sixth
National bank, under indictment charg-
ing him with embezzlement, misappro-
priation aud making false entries, was
begun in earnest before Judge Benedict
in the United States circuit court to-day.
The DEFENDANTS wife and daughter sat
beside him. The evidence thus far in
troduced initiates greatly against the
defendant. Court adjourned until Mon
day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
PUeIbfshc ToUGHs,,
A Crowd Leave Cincinnati to wItne.. Settle.

A Crowd Leave Cincinnati to Witness set-To
Whisky Gets the Best OF the Gang.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, May "a crowd
of reug6s left Cincinnati about midnight
last night in furniture wagons and rode
to the village of Groesbeck, about nine
miles from this city. The crowd con-
sisted of the friends of two local light
weights, George Duffey SaDd Tommy
Burke, who were TO engage in q, prize
fight. Upon reaching Groesbeck saloons
were thrown open and the entire party
soon became very drunk and virtually
took possession OF the town.
These drunkards then went to
house of resident
OF Greesbeck and demanded the use of
his barn. Permission being refused they
forced their way into the barn aud de-
MED the owner Abundance. In the fight
which took place the crowd interfered
and one round was fought. AS the feel
ing seemed TO be mainly in favor of
Burke, Duffy's friends slipped him away
fearing he might be dangerously hurt.
After Duffy had gone Burke's friends
demanded of the referee that he give the
fight to Burke. The referee refused to
do this, and was pursued by drunken
crowd armed with knives aud pistols.
Wiser counsel, however, prevailed and
riot was prevented.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

announced that fire had broken out In
the city. The department. was only q
few minutes in getting around to Logan
Evans & Smiths establishment on
Houston street, where flames were DART
ing up near the front entrance. The
doors were broken in and the firemen ex-
tinguished the flames without the use OF
the hose. The damage was not impor-
tant.
The cause is alleged to have been the
combustible action of rubber goods
packed closely together in the drawers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

actors. At the election last April it
seems that John, who is a Republican,
offered his brother, who is Democrat,
81 TO vote the Republican ticket.
This amount Amos refused 70 accept.
After that the III feeling increased.
Last night Amos was standing on the
steps of the store, when John approach
ed. A few hot words passed between
them, when Amos suddenly leaped on
his brother and plunged his knife into
his side. john wounds are thought to
be fatal Amos is in jall.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
A stranger. death a. San Antonio.

EItClAl TO UTE NaNcNVE.
SAN ANTONIO. TEX, May &c. F..
Lehre, aged about twentY-three, arrived
in the city this morning on the SOUTH
bound international and Great Northern
trsfns secureda room at the Sc. Leonard
hotsi xninitad bucket full Of blood I,
and died in two hours. From papers
found on his person II is presumed that
ne was employed in some capacity on the
Youth Is Companion of Boston. His re-
mains ara awaiting the orders. OF his
friends.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

A lady went to one of the groesriss. :
Wildwood, Fla, and bought two pousS,''
Of butter that had been bought IN ~ -
country by the merchant. When - =,
nice yellow lump was cut in two, M W..
was found in the center OF il a large ".
potato nicely peeled and carefully ."
cred over with butter.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
TELEGRAPBIC BRRyITIEs.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The shoe COM
pany of New Jersey is bankrupt, The
debts are $40, 900.
Employers in Boston are Indifferent
and there seems no prospect OF soon act
Ting the carpenters strike.
NEW HAVEN, CONN, May 9.-The
masons, who demand foPty-five cents per
hour, refuse compromise of forty-two
and one-half cents, and the employers
will fight it out. -
AUGUSTA, &C., May s.-BobE nm,
oolorsd, was hanged to-day at Wharton
for the murder Ola. B. Rogers, white.
on February 8. Hill was surprised by
Rogers. while attempting burglary, and
shot him.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, May 9.-Sandy
Jones was hanged here to-day for the
murder of Police Officer Manning at
Bessemer. on the scaffold he said that
he was ready to die, and he was going
straight to sheaveu. His nerves fx2ed
him, however, Snnd he died trembling
and praying.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
The New Cbapoellor D,sgu.ted.

BERLIN, May -Diplomatists believe
that Gen. Ven Caprivi will soou resign
the chsnoellorship. He is said TO be dis
gnsted with the details of the work of the
foreign office, and not in sympathy with
the officers under him.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

Call at GAZETTE business once and examine
this papers premium sewing mschins- This
handsome SIS machine and thu Wsekls GAzHEEa
only s2I.2s; with the Sunday aAxETrx only 81;
WITH the Daily GAZETTE only sss.,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
San aorernm.nt prr paek.

NEW YoRk. May s.--The formal
opening of the new timber drYdock at
the Brooklyn navy yard took place this
afternoon. The dock vas formally &C.
cepted by the government
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
stnbhsd HI. Twin nrothsr.

vIScENEEs. IND. May s.-Last night.
at EdwardspOrt, depiorable tragedy
was enacted, IN which John and Amos
Lawson, twin brothers, were the chief
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
Firs Insurnnce ComhIna

NEW YORK, May "a gigantic fir e
insurance combination is In process Of
formation in this city to include the I40
companies doing business here.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
Absconder cAntnraai

DuLUTHs MINI, May 9.-Pope, the
abseonding bank teller from Louisville.
was captured bere to-day while on his
way TO Canada.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

Last year the world raised 900 900, :
600 bushels of wheat. The United States
grew 400, 600 ,Oo0 bushels; France, s06 =
600 900; India, 2s7 900 200; Russia
with PolaBd), 800, 200, 900; Portugal
. 900 GOO; Denmark, 5000 900; Spain,
20 900 600; Switzerland, 2 800 900; Ger
many, 81 600 900; Hungary, 81, 900 900:
Asia Minor, 81, 900 900, Persia, % 600,
COO
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

AT o'clock this morning the firing Of
reviewers and crOaking Of steam whistles
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
PONvnal

Maj. Merritt Barber, A. A. G., U. S.A.,
spent last week with his parents here.
The funeral of Mrs. John |. Winnie OF
West Troy, ON Monday, was attended by
her relatives in this TOWN..
Miss Maggie Grady, who for some time
has been housekeeper at "The Wilson, ~
was on Wednesday, April 23rd, trans
formed into Mrs. Ed. COnnel by the Rev
+. Burke, at the church of st. Francis de
Sales in North Adams. Her dress was OF
heliOtrope silk, with velvet trimmings.
Her travelling suit was blue silk henri
eta, trimmed with Spanish embroidery.
After bridal "trip to New York and vi.
cinity the couple will return to Schaghti
coke, n. Y, where the groom holds the
position as boss weaver in the mills.
Main street is to have new crossing
sign boards by the Fitchburg railroad.
About seventy trout were coaxed on t.
the hook which Frank Halves held when
he took little tramp"
School Supervisor Z. W. Howe spent
last week among our Pownal schools.
Mesdames Rice and Ripley of North
Adams, were guests at Mrs. DR.. BARRIERS s.
Rev, P. Goettel was returned to this
charge for his fifth year at conference.
A social will be given by the Y. H.
soon. Invitations are out now.
Fred Reynolds, of North Pownal, be,
comes resident of this village, occupy
ing the tenement vacated by Mr.. Half.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
VermOnI's Veteran Methodist
Preacher.

When the superannuate list was taken
up at the Brattleboro Methodist Con
ference, one of the interesting incidents
was the address of W. J. Kidder, who
announced that it was his birthday, he
being eighty years old. He had seen the
longest active service of any man in the
Conference, having been on the effective
list As years. When he joined the New
Hampshire Conference Methodism had
10 Conferences and four bishops The
New Hampshire Conference had fifty
seven appointments, "a of which were in
Vermont. OF these "a appointments in
Vermont, only six were stations, the re-
mainder being circuits. For the first
three months of his ministry he received
for his services one home made linen
handkerchief. For the IS years of his
effective ministry his average salary was
$500 year. But, small as this was, it
was above the average, and he was the
first man in the Vermont conference to
receive salary of $500 year.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
Arlington.

Mr. and Mrs. J. r. JudsOn and sor
Percy have gone to New Orleans.
Mrs. Frank n. Garfield is in New
York.
Mrs. NJ. II. Deming and Mrs. Whitnc,
went to Troy on Monday.
Arthur C. Stewart came home on Sat
urday, and returned tie Burlington Medi
cal college on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Garfield spent severa
days in Troy recently, visiting her sol
who has accepted situation as {
draughtsman in the car shops of Gilber
Il Bush.
Mr. Blakely of Middletown. Vt, is tn,
guest of his daughter, Mrs. II. S. Bule.
II. S. Bule spent several days in Rut
land the past week. ...
A fire broke out on Sunday in tn,
woods north of the village, owned by til,
Rev. DR.. Garfield, which did considerable
damage to timber and burned severa
cords of woods before it could be extin
guished.
1t is said to be an open secret that ther,
is movement ON foot to raise Il
a perpendicular position the long pros
trate gates of the village grave yard.
A meeting is called at Riverside OF
Monday evening 2Sth, to make arrange
ments to improve the sidewalks in Watel
street. A full attendance of interested
citizens is desired.
Some individual has deposited an un
slightly heap of garbage near the bridge
west of the village. An indignant com
munity protests against "A renetitiOn
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
North BennIngIon.

The repairs upon the "Fairview'
premises and the Edgerton house, art
under the supervision of r. j. Crawford
of Bennington.
Work is being curtailed at the Yer
mont Mills, as by the rise in cotton the
margin is completely wiped out on the
principal product, that of warp yarn
Filling or cop yarn is still being manu-
featured
Mrs. Ripley has been visiting her late.
ly married daughter, Mrs. Jones, in
Troy.
Mrs. NJ. c. Huling has returned from
her visit to Burlington.
Luman Russell, for so many years in
the employ of G. E. yelling, will reside
with his father-in-law Simeon Percey
who lives on the place owned by Russell
Mrs. Leonard with her family have
gone to North Pownal to live. Other
families have gone or will go, to find
work in the mills.
Rev. w. II. Main, the evangelist, who
held the series of Union meetings here
last winter, preached at the Baptist
Church last Sabbath in the morning, and
at the Union meeting at the Congrega-
tional Church in the evening. The audi
ences which greeted him, were a token
of the high estimation in which he is
held here.
Simon Green has disposed of his team
and gone into the employ of c. f. Well
ing, as driver, gardner, etc.
II. d. Hall and wife have gone to
Woodford for a few days.
Prof. W. w. Howe attended the teach
ers' association of Fulton county at Glov-
ersville, N. Y, last Saturday. Mrs.
Howe is visiting friends in Amsterdam,
N. Y.
Gen. Mccullough was up last week,
looking after the preparations for an
early migration to the summer home.
The East Marion correspondent of the
Southold, n. Y, Trdceiler, says of a for
mer pastor of the Baptist church of this
village: 1.-The new minister, Rev. Mr..
Shepherd is gaining many friends and is
a very able speaker. His sermons are
very interesting and listened to by large
congregations"
Mr.. Isaac Surdam is building two
story building 25x50 feet which is to be
occupied by Surdam d Co. in the manu-
facture of microscopes. This business
only a few feet from the railroad, and a
few rods to the freight house, will be one
of the most convenient manufacturing
locations in the village.
b. G. Surdam is buildinga new piazza.
and is Fastening the work along before
his wife returns, as he wishes to surprise
her with this improvement.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
New Arrivals.

Among the many new arrivals at
Frear's Bazaar is a small invoice of very
choice Virginia crepe embroidered dress
patterns. The colors are pink, nile, gray,
heliOtrope, old rose, canary and light
blue. They are elegantly wrought and
surprisingly low-priced, when quality
and work are taken into consideration.
At Frears Black-Goods department they
are making point of Lupin's Hermann
grenadines, camel's hair veilings, hem
stitched veilings, ribbon-bOrdered grena-
dimes and veilings, satin striped grena-
dimes, brocaded silk grenadines, Lupin's
doublefold iron-framed grenadines and
armure grenadines. Frear's lines of nov
city black goods is the largest shown in
years. Ladies, you will find great bar
gain in Lupins doublefold French chal.
lies and bOrdered dress yelling, which
Frear is selling at fifty cents and fifty.
nine cents per yard. They will make a
delightful dress for warm weather and
are equal in quality to one dollar goods
FREAR's Troy BAZAAR.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
Ml,s Minnie Phslps, Lecture.

The lecture of Miss Phelps at the Bap
fist church on Wednesday night of last
week, was well received by the select au
dience that were present. "The Modern
Sphinxn is the settlement of the temper
ance question as yet uhsolved Right
and wrong are as old as man, but right
was the first and right will prevail at the
last. There can be no righteous com
promise with the sale and use of intOxi.
cants, any more than there can be with
theft or murder. The secret of the strug.
gle of the liquor dealers is not in the APP
petites of men nor the pleasure to be
gained from strong drink, but in the
money 10 be made in this traffic. 1t is
foolish to assert that license, high or low,
will lessen the amount of liquor used.
On the contrary it increases it; in proof
of which is the fact that rum sellers APP
prove and work for license.
License must therefore increase their
sales to enable them to make the amount
needed to pay the extra expense.
The "high license stir in Vermont is
fomented by the brewers in other States,
for the sake of this argument. See, here
is Vermont with prohibitory law of
forty years standing, and now the peo-
pie want ''high licenseu Prohibition is
proved a failure!'
The approval of the audience to the
sentiments advanced indicated no wish
to change a righteous law for one of I'M
mitigated evil. N.Y..
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24

and the detectives, feeling confident tha
he knew where his brother was, shad
owed him. The ex-convict took then
to junk shop in the rear of 40 Dover
street, where Sargent was discovered
sitting on pile of rags. As the officers
entered he made n dash for liberty and
fired a revolver point blank at the de
tectives and missed; but their return
fire put bullet in his thigh and left leg
He fell to the ground and was removed
to the hospital. His crimes extend over
the past 10 years. His hiding place was
usually in the Green Mountains, where
he would drive his plumber gathered in
New York State for safety until he could
dispose of it in Boston. His injuries are
not necessarily fatal"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
SPECIAL Announcement .

We have made arrangements with DIR.
b. J. Kendall Co., publishers of "A
Treatise on the Horse and his Diseases, -
which will enable all our subscribers to
obtain a copy of that valuable work free
by sending their address enclosing two
cent stamp for mailing same) to DIR. b. j.
Kendall Co., EnOsburgh Falls, Vt. This
book is now recognized as standard au-
thority upon all diseases of the horse, as
Is phenomenal sale attests, over four
million copies having been sold in the
past ten years,a sale never before reached
by any publication in the same length of
time. We feel confident that orr pa
irons will appreciate the work, and be
glad to avail themselves of this oppOrtu-
nifty of obtaining a valuable book.
II is necessary that you mention this
paper in sending for the Treatise" This
offer will remain open for only a short
time. Sti0
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
OFFICIAL DIsCnMFIruRE.
All France Laughing Mt the Funny Incl
dent

All France Laughing Rt the Funny Incl
dent.
The French officials will not hear the
last of the following accident, which oc-
CURED during President Carnot's late
visit to Toulon, at which all France is
laughing. The Presidents personal ser
want has a black beard and is something
like his master in appearance. On the
arrival of the train the servant conveyed
President Carnots luggage by mistake
to the special landau which was in wait
ing to drive the President TO the perfec-
ture, and while his master was being
welcomed by the officials inside the
station he was driven off. The general
commanding the troops at the gate, be-
lieving the servant to be President Car
not, .saluted. and the band struck up the
''Marsellaise' The guard of honor then
formed and followed the carriage, the
crowd shouting "Vive Garnet" drown
ing the servants protests. On the man 5
arrival at the prefecture salute was
fired before the error was discovered.
During all this time the President was
left at the station without an escort, and
upon the discovery of the mistake the
officials were overwhelmed with dismay.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
Chatelaine Bags.

VIM. II. Frear has been adding still
more styles to his already large assert
ment of chatelaine bags. 1t would well
repay you while at the Bazaar to stop
and Examine Frear's immense line of
these goods. Handsome bags at fifty
cents, seventy-five cents, eighty-five cts,
one dollar to four dollars each, in all
styles of leather Twenty different
styles at one dollar each. Frear also has
a large line of lunch bags from eighty
five cents to one dollar and twenty-five
cents each, in all leather and leather
lined. The largest assortment of these
goods at the lowest prices will always be
found at FREAR's BAZARR.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24

From the Vermont Conference report
we copy: At BOndville under the pas
torate Of Bro. W. F. Felch, local preach
er, the church property has been greatly
which has, / suppose, had been raised by
the pastor, and almost wholly outside
the parish, and much Of it outside of de-
nominational limits. The methods were
entirely his own, and TO him belongs the
credit Of what has been achieved. But
while we cheerfully accord TO him this
credit, ii is seriously doubted whether
such methods Of raising funds for church
purposes should be encouraged.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24

years, and which is thought to be essen.
tial to the carrying out of the survey
made last year at an expense of nearly
$1,000.
We learn that material, under the reso.
luton, above, has already been ordered
to cover, say six hundred feet, of side.
walk situated in different localities
enough to show how our streets will APP
pear when all shall have conformed to
the new system. Several applications
will be made at the next meeting of the
Trustees for the building of permanent
sidewalks where there is now in rainy
day little more than streak of mud.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
Village NIde.WaIkn.

An important special Trustee meeting
was held Friday evening of last week.
The President and Trustees being pres
ent it was
Voted, That the following resolution
be adopted;
Resolved, That the Trustees purchase
all material for sidewalks hereafter con-
stTucted in the village of Bennington;
That the material for all sidewalks
shall be of the same kind on the principal
streets;
That all sidewalks he built under the
direction and supervision of the street
commissioner:
That all sidewalks he constructed and
all cutters be paved and curbed, in ac-
cOrdance with the recommendation of
the survey of 1889, and
That One-half of all the expense Of such
sidewalks and cutters, be assessed against
the adjacent property
Voted, That the Pennsylvania Blue
stone be used as material for the new
sidewalks in the future.
Voted, That the street commissioner
be authorized to purchase material Ia
the amount necessary to construct the
sidewalks already applied for. at his dis.
erection.
Voted. That the street commissioner
be instructed to build sidewalks having
a uniform grade sufficient to flow the
water from the walk
L. w. Norton, c. w. Thatcher. John
II. Ayres having made application fol
new crOsswalks, ii was
| Voted, That the street commissioner
be instructed TO furnish or purchase suffi
cient material for the same; also, fol-
cross walks already ordered laid.
| Voted, That Trustee Crawford confer
with Capt. r. o. Gore relative to furnish
ing posts for street signs, and If said r.
o. Gore cannot furnish them at once, Il
purchase them elsewhere.
Voted, That L. l.. Sibley be granted
the privilege of building crosswalk OF
Main street, at his (Sibley's) expense
under the direction of the street com
missioner.
Voted, That the street commissioner
be instructed to purchase sufficient siS
foot Pennsylvania Blue stone to Law the
walk applied for on Main street, adjacent
TO John II. Ayres's property.
The above transcript from the records
of the village will attract more than or
binary attention. II is the first step TAX
en- to carry into effect reform in street
building, which has been talked of fol