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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-08
Mr.. DIRLING STILL MISSING.
MI. PLUNMEE's FRIENDS EALLYlHG ROUND
HN-RrMORS DENIED.

NJ. PLUNMEE's FRIENDS EALLYlHG ROUND
HIN-RrMORs DENIED.
The disappearance and confined alb cncc Of Mr.
Dariinr JOHN r. Trimmer * CO., financial partner.
was a absorbing theme OK discussion In the dry good
district ,c.tcrGay 80 word had been received from
%. about lin mp 10 last evening. either ny h' fanny
or any ono else. SO flr as could be asccrtancd The
Prevailing opinion is dridcd rs TO whether Nr.
Dazzling is ia Mexico or Canada. But he sun has
friends who declare that Ia Will return IN fcN
day.
Mr. pummcr's friends continue to rally around
him in a loyal manner They meet the criticisms tnat
have been made upon him, particularly the one Dc
clarlnc that he shouli have kept posted as to tho
detail, Of LIS partners financial operations on tmS
point the head oi one OF the leading woolcn firms
remarked: TIL, is simply absurd. and does eN,'
Injustice q Mr.. plumuce. There are f." men 10
ai'y Line o.. business who could - 10 ana n-''t .
.ft II books, - Ind ont iuff now thlhs. arc.
Ihcy must depend upon somebody o. do II ior them
II was stated that Mr. rluumer had lived al the
ra.. - sfo.oOO r. year. This statement was most
rmuhaiicallp denied lat ulel by those IN position
~ kIDn iialf that sum- II WAS s0id, would BE- nearer
the/trlih.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-08
DEPENDENT PENSION BILL.
ITS TEMPORARY DEFEAT IN TIE HOUSE.

A RALLY OF THE SOLID soUTn-sIX NORTHERN
VOTE WHICH WILL INTEREST UNION
VETERANS - DEMOCRATS NEARLY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-08

s., Paul'. Iia'bu,h- ~a-i'ns Henry g. Mar'hal.'
pof.r' Wainsr Nesfrvren william J.. N'T''
s'hu.ie- Nnic- Henry j. Johnson Frank = Jonn,on,
J y Ford EDWARD Dc SEEDING. II. ". sheriff.. AiDc'-
- johns. Long Island CIV warf'ns j. II Sr'd''S
Y = llav Vestrymen H. J.. jones. ". ovens a. -
Lowers g, W Williams II. y. HUT. C. 1. Greene, w
Woodhiil u. Fitzpatrick 49, -. e.-..,,,o, r,coh
s. orsee astoria wariens Jonas Ntr'nci' o S'T w
Pa All William ". Cri.-cy. tiarrs B'nn'>. Irwin =
NontSii H. Henry s. Barlow. Dr. 4, y F4aii 'Aar.'S l.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07
A Good-Natured Wife.

The following auecdote is told BY
an English clergyman. 1t must be
remembered that the kettle referred
To was hung in an old fashioned open
FIRE place.
A man in Sussex, whose wife Wse
blessed with remarkable even tenn
per, went over the way to neighbor
enc evening and said:
'NeighbJr, / just should like 10 see
my wife cross for once. I've tried all
I know, and ! can't make her cross
no way
'YCu can't make your wife crossp'
said bic neighbot. i wish I could
make mine anything else. But sou
Just do what l tell you, and if that
wont act, nothing vii. You bring
her ia some night lot Of the crook :
eldest sticks you can get, them as
wont lie 10 no form, and see how she
m .kes out with them
The pieces Of wood we're accordingly
brought In as awkward and crooked
aod contrary as could be found
Tue mau went away early to work
ard at noon returned 10 see be 70.
suit Of bis experiment. flo was
& evted with a smiling face and tb,
& ntlo rcques'--
Tom, do bring noe Tn some NOR,
OF those crooked sticks. il you car
hnd them they do just Ct around
the kettle so mic ly'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07
Ancient History.

A reporter amused himself one
national holiday by quizzing a reg
ular Fourth of July darhey' about
the origin of the day. The negro
was an old man, sage among HE
people. He wore the regulation suit,
second hand and faded, while bic
head was adorned with broken
down beaver hat that had done ser
vice before the war
After some preliminary converse
tion the reporter asked: DO you
know what the Fourth Of July is2'
R.Who, meP In course l does.
Hits de openin' OBJ de wstermillion
season, an de white folks lays Off +
day ter git good taste.
'Why do the colored people cele
brate ilf'
Cause ia white folks does.'
well, why did the white folks frs
start it4'
We'll, dat was fore my time
You gwine back too fur fur me, boss
But Use hear 'em tell about it.
How was itp'
We'll, ef Use up on de Bible, b t
wuz bout de time MosoI wuz lecte d
de fust president OBJ desc United
States.
No; you are little Off there; il
wasn't Moses.'
well what WIZ de gemmens's
names?
Don't you know it?'
Course knows it; but 1 can't re-
member de name right now
WAS it Abe LinconT
Yes, ser. he de man. Ny grand
pa wuz wild him when he rid acios-
the Chatnho 0chee riber In de bateau.
and grandpa catched de bigges, cat
fish t Mister Linkun eber seed, an
he glib him a silver dollar fur it, an
my ole lady's got do dollar now. Vas.
ser dats ne reason dey celebrates dc
FOte.'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07

Little James had been imparting to
the minister the important and cheer
ful informa' ion that his father had
got q new set OF false teeth.
Indeed, James, replied the m q.
lister indulgently. And what will
he do with the old set?'
OIL s'pose,' replied little James,
they'll cut 'em down and make me
wear EN-
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07
San'l j. Edwards

SFeas'' onePrice Shoe Hat and Store in ali MARYLAND
% Baltimore Street. Cumberland, Nd
Ladies' Msses and Chldrens Bows and You. sh or not
9usy enc lower price than sny other on offer Ask
~ Que ooiaF Ladies Dress Shoe; is wonderful Dor Mems
'ss spoe 10 Congress and Bas dollar snle sb bsb
n""h amusement Nong like il before
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07

A boy in Sundsy-school. when
asked from the catech:sm WHAT is
the chief end of man2' instead Of Civ.
ing the answer gave the following
Interpretation: The chief end OF
man is the end what's got the head
on
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07

A Philadelphia Just from Asbury
Park tells the latest anti-prohibI iob
d dye Ar iadig dual entered a drug
store and presented an order for .
pint Of whisky. signed with HE own
nlme nd the letters n ID. Your.
no d tor said the drug clerk. mo.
] Gidn's say ! was. Well. what does
NJ. -. mean p asked the clerk. &,
whom replied the individual, brlsky f:
- means mighty dry
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07

Mamma, what's the use OF keeping
the whip you use on me behind the
motto, God bless our homer
Can you suggest better placer
Yes mamma, put It behind the
motto, i need thee every hour"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07

III l have 10 speak, to you again,
I'll whip you.' Say papa, what did
you have little boy for II you can.
get along any better With him than
YOU doT
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07

An Irishman seeing a Chinaman
reading q Chinese book backward, ss
10 their custom, exclaimed: 'Johny,
are ye left-handed or only cross.
syedf'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07

what is sweeter than TO have q
friend you can trust2' To have a
friend that will trust YOU was the
quick reply.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07
GOODS
oESsC sGs'T3vSssg.
Great Reduction in summer

body delighted with the price system nd a. copo
OF our extremely low prices and good Qualify of oos I o.
pceas way o. dealing With large ssess is daily
Special attention is called 10 our trunk denr,, IT, Inn
looms row used tor The display trunks ase filled with eve
SIC a.u style OF trunk known trade Here Won I end
ron me cheapest one dollar The Lest ole lss,I, s
IL 'el "ItnlGut alone % worth journey OF City miles
oenUehhy statesmen Will take pleasure in sIono ro ,b
sna an examination OF goods ucu no obfo3iion 70 b
yo & got lor DrblaPs justly celebrated extra aty New
AO'K hA's' SPECIAL reduction o ministers W 4''" '
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07

Mistress Ito new servant)-'We
have breakfast generally about eight
O'Clock. Well mum, IL I amt down
70 IL, don's wait
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07
WIT AMI HUMoR.

Funny. when usn puts on a high
hat for the first time. he'll duck bis
bead ut decreasing that he couldn Mt
reach With o stsp.ladder.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07

When girl dislikes her sutton she
stssls her heart against him. When
she likes him she lets him steal IL.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07

Did you have some money left
your inquired Mr. Brown. Yes
replied his neighbor, but It left me
long ago..
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
The RAILROADS.
If Fort Worth Wants the Rock Island
Road She Must Signify 1t
The Negotiations Between Could and the
A,cbisou PeonIe still Pending - General
end Local Railroad News and Notes

A gentleman who has just returned 10
the city from an extended tour outside OF
Texas, md who asks that his name be
not used, remarked to GAZETTE re-
porter yesterday that it was time Fort
Worth had begun to cast out an anchor
70 hitch onto the Rock Island road.
al have it from good authority, - he
said. "that it will not be a great while
until this road begins to extend south
from its present terminus in the indian
Territory, and 1t Gun be relied OIL that
when the start is made there will be no
stop until salt water is reached. / be-
lieye the officers of the road have
preference for Fort Worth over any
other town to be touched in North
Texas. but they will not build the road
10 Fort Worth if some other prominent
CITY offers better inducements than Fort
Worth does.
"You see railroads are like indivld-
mails. they can be induced TO do great
deal If they are gone ut right. Now l
think that the people here should take
some action IN this matter. If they do
not the city is liable to get left on the
wayside ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10

Kean & Horn have contracted for two
story brick building to be erected on ONO
avenue, work to begin next weekly
ABILENE, Aug. 9.-The machinery
and men have arrived who are to sink an
artesian well for Abilene, and the ma
chinery is now being placed in position,
and the work will be pushed as fast as
labor and money can make 1t day ana
night until completed. The progressive
citizens of our city have raised SIS 600,
which they propose to spend If necessary
In procuring artesian water for our city :.
Another evidence of the prosperity OF
our city and country is shown by the re-
cent increase in the capital stock of the
First national bank from $50, 900 70
SIPS, 600, to take effect on the LIST oil
September. This gives Abilene bank
ing capital Of her three banks of $3.50,
600.
Abilene is now booming as she never
doomed before, and at this time there Ii
over hundred residences and neal
thirty business houses in course OF con-
struction, while on every hand the steady
march of progress is clearly visible.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES

Professor T. j. johnson is principal OF
the Henrietta public schools, and Miss
Augusta Laurence, Mr.. II. B. Pollard,
Miss Emma Hudgsons, assistants.
The Marshall teachers are: W. P.
Hudgins, principal of the male college,
and E. A. Andrews and Mrs. S. L. Jemi-
son. assistants; in the female institute
Professor Ivy, principal, and the Misses
Mary Riggs, Helen Ector and Ennice
Williamson, assistants; in Marvin Chapel
A. H. McGlothlin. principal, and Mrs.
). f. Jordan and Miss Mary P. Adams,
assistants. Miss McAdams will have
charge of the North Side school.
The Bowie graded school has just issued
a very handsome catalogue OF the lnstl-
tuition, con tanning the announcement OF
the courses of study pursued there. me
next session opens September !, under
the superintendency Of John L. Roberts.
CoMANcHE, Aug. 8.-Professor j. J..
Bates has resigned his position as assist
ant teacher in the public schools. Mr..
7. o. Moore has also resigned as scnool
trustee. This is very much regretted ,
| az Mr.. Moore has made most eXcellenE
trustee. There has been some diSaffec-
| ton among the people on account OF the
selection OF teachers, Dut IL ~ u NC hopeu
| that 1t will soon be setled to the salts
| faction of all, and the school Will move
| of in good shape the first OF September.
CARRoLLToN, Aug. 6.-The Union
church has just closed protracted
| meeting of nineteen days duration.
| Much good was accomplished. Fltteen
willing converts were received by ex-
perience an baptism and tour by letter.
The church was greatly revived and left
in prosperous condition. Elders Eos
ter, J. Butler, R. F. Butler and j. NJ
| Myers assisted the pastor.
TERRELL, Aug. S.-The East Fort
Baptist association meets in thi
city Friday befo the fourth Sunday il
this month, being the 22nd.
The Terrell Teachers association meet
at 10 q. M, Saturday, August 18th,
the public school building.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
General and Personal.


Tim C. Hunt, commercial agent of the
Texas and Pacific will swelser in Dallas
to-day.
J. w. Stacy, superintendent of the
Texas and Pacific telegraph service, WAS
in the city last night.
General Manager G. f. Meek of the
Panhandle system left for the North in
his special car last night.
The official announcement has been
made of the appointment of W. A. Ross
as auditor of the Fort Worth and Dem
yer road.
w. ]. Smith, commercial agent Of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, will spend
to-day in Dallas. He has no regard for
his health.
Mr.. l.. L. Boutz, chief dispatcher on
the Fort Worth aud Rio Grande, has
resigned and will spend the rest OF the
summer East.
Col. j.. z. Moore, general livestock
agent of the Texas and Pacific, Will
spend to-day on his ranch near Handley
where ne is collecting fine lot OF i'm
proved hogs.
NJ. c. Shriner has been appointed live
stock agent of the San Antonio ano
Aransas Pass rond, with headquarters al
san Antonio. The appointment will bE
effective August Is.
The railroad building boom In Texa:
this summer is like the war outioob
every summer in Europe. Much wa
threatened at the opening of spring, bu
| the fall season is approaching aud moth
| ing of Importance has been done.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
NOT ABANDONED.

jaw Gould stm Negotiating with Atchison,
Topeka and santa Fe People.
Not much has been heard lately Of the
negotiations which it Is known were I'M
der way q couple of months ago between
the Missouri Pacific and Atchison roads,
looking 10 q practical consolidation OF
their Southwestern interests. 1t mas,
in fact. saws the Times, this morning,
been stated in Wall street with more or
less cirrumstancal evidence TO support
the report, that the negotiations be-
tween the Atchison people and Mr..
Gould were at an end and that Mr..
Could WAS in bad humor and intent on
keeping up the war which SO hurt the
incomes of both roads last year.
IL is probable, however, that 1t viii not
be very long before it is discovered that
these rumors are far from the truth
Mr.. Gould is still IN conference with the
financial lnagnates controlling the At
Gibson property, and 1t is stated upon
what Is very close TO official authority
that material progress has been made
toward harmouizing the conflicting In
terests that have hitherto kept the road
anart. 1t is intimated that the arrange
menr in prospect is TO be cast iroE
agreement BY which territory is to be dI'
yided, business allotted and rates put VI
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
TEXAS JOURNALISM.

]. D. King, the editor-ln-chief of the
Alvord Budget, has purchased half in
terest in the paper and will take charge
of the outside work. H. A. Nestor will
superintend the press work, and to-
eether they intend to run the best
weekly of its kind In the state.
Isaac n. Julian, editor of the San
Marcos Free Press, has sold out the en-
tire business, and after thirty lone years
of newspaper experience retires. The
purchasers are II. B. Stith and K. 5.
Carver of Sedalia Mo.
The Rockdale News has appeared in an
enlarged and improved shape. 1t is now
an eight-page paper and all home print.
Editor Stuart saws that it is tie largest
theet in the county and he is going to
make no apology for the change except
that an increased patronage justified 1t.
JIM. Spencer, former editor of tht
Alyord Budget, has purchased an ousfii
and is making preparations to issue tht
U.Decatur Weekly Review which will
be an eight-eolumn folio, all home print
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
TEXAS IN TYPE,
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

Corn is a good average crop IN Bosque
COUNTY. Hay is of very line quality
and large quantity is being saved.
The prospects for an immense cotton
crop around Bonham are fiattering.
Several hundred bales of cotton were
added TO the crop in Navarro county py
the last rain, which was q soaker.
Both corn and cotton in the vicinity
around whitesboro, Grayson county,
will yield heavy returns.
In Collin county the present prospect
is bale to the q ere.
Reports from Limestone county say
that crop prospects were never peter:
Corn il made aud cotton 10 IS Iull OF
forms as it can hold.
The consecutive days. rain in Bsstrop
county last week helped the crops won
derfully.
Good rains have fallen in some portions
of Leon county during the past week ana
now the prospect for gooo cot'on orop
is fattering indeed.
A good cotton crop in Thornton coun-
ty has been assured by the recent rams
Corn will average thirty-five bushei'
to the acre in EHstiand county, ano
wheat about eighteen. Cotton Is goooi
The Marshall Morning Star says edi-
! torially: 1t Is now considered very
questionable by many whether the farm
ers of Harrison county will be able u
gather all the cotton they will make TIM
year. II SO, now would be GOOD TIM
| TO encourage the emigration OF Farmers
from less favored sections.
HUNTSVILLE, Aug. 9.-The farmers o
this section state that the cotton crol
this year will be the finest for sevsra
years. Goods rains have fallen lately
and no worms have been reported at all
There is very little shedding. and on IN
majority of farms none at all. The corr
yield, however, is not above the averag
this year.
TEMPLE, Aug. 81. II. Jones. livin
on Big Elm, brought in the first bale
cotton, which he readily sold at clever
cents. The bale weighed 5l5 pounds
The citizens have raised purse OF 90
so far as premium on this bale OF COT
ton. Mr.. Jones. who is one OF the pros
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
TEXAS MILLS AND FACTORIES.

The extensive mill plant at Luling con-
tains five gins and two grist mills. The
capacity is thirty-fve bales day and
400 bushels of meal.
The paper mill to be erected at Oak
Cliff, Dallas, at IN expenditure of $780,
600, will at first manufacture only straw
wrapping paper. II successful 1t VIII
then manufacture the finest grades.
The $50 900 compress at Rillsboro has
q capacity of eighty bales an hour. 1t Is
ready for work. The water is supplied
from an artesian well l65 feet in depth.
Robinson, McLenuan county, has q
new cotton gin complete and ready for
business.
A fine gin and mill is being erected at
Bradfordville, Wise county; everything
is new and of the best.
QUANAH, Aug. 1.-THE owners of the
cement works at Trinidad, Col. have
recently purchased the immense bed OF
natural cement of the very finest quality
In the vicinity of Quanah, and will I'M
mediately begin the construction of
cement works here that will employ 100
men whose pay roll will amount to $4,000
per month, the larger portion Of which
will find its way into the business chan
nels of Quanah.
TEMPLE, Aug. 9,--E. B. Greathouse
has just completed q general overhauling
of his cotton gin and added extensively
thereto. He has IN connection with the
gin fine saw mill and splitter which can
be seen at his wood yard on Tenth street,
south side of the Santa Fe switch yards.
He has at his yard now about $1,000
worth of wood which he is saving fol
| fall use.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10

porous farmers of Bell county, reports
the cotton crop in his vicinity good, and
the weld will average bale $500 pounds)
to every three acres. The crop would,
nerbaps, be better had the recent rains
been more general and heavier, but
farmers are we'll satisfied with it as it Is,
being far better than any season since
1882.
BrvINs, Aug. S.-A fine rain fell here
Yesterday about noon. 1t will have
beneficial effect upon crops, which gen.
orally have been injured by dry weather
already. But rain now will improve
them q great deal.
Mt. PLEASANT, Aug. Sour first
bale of new cotton was brought in to-
day by J. A. Tabb, large farmer liy-
ing near town. 1t weighed 40U pounds
and brought ten cents, with q
premium of S24. Work on the erection
of our compress is progressing rapidly
and will be ready. for squeezing the
fleecy staple by September /.
WAxAHACHIE, Aug. 9.-Thls city re-
celved her first bale of cotton to-day.
1t was sold for lie.
ENNIS, Aug. S.-Our first bale OF
cotton was brought In to-day by MIR. E.
l.. Stinsou, whose farm is about foul
miles southwest of this city. The bale
was classed middlng and sold for four
teen cents in addition to the usual pre-
MUM paid by our enterprising mer-
chants.
MARLIN, Aug. 81. P. Richardson
brought the first bale of cotton to towI
this morning. 1t weighed 685 pounds
cIassed middling and sold to H. Sam
, uels for l459 cent per pound and
| premium of S2l. 1t was shipped Il
| Lheman, Stern u Co., New Orleans.