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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23

By Associated rrsss
london, Fob IA dispatch fcom st.
Petersburg says that It has been definitely
decided that the cEar will shortly 50 10
syn NNno or south France mud shat he
garded as likely 10 have important results
as ne may meet some u the rulers or chief
statesmen OF Europe.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23

By Associated lFess-
opdau. Feb - a dispatch from Yien-
"a tars an apparatus hiss heen erected In
m rfichsrHth which VIII enable thr prtsl-
Nant M casf OF an outrage 10 close the
d,,rs ~ the house automatically, ulher
u,.@seautIdns being adopted By tho authorl-
iics 10 protect building.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23

Ry Associated Press
p.ris Feb. = THE French ambassador
a, vienna has been instructed 70 nAk Lonnt
ny Eainokf Austrd-ilunEarlau foreign
f9l - hi frevail mon Emperor Francis
Ie.1f 10 visit Paris on his way 10 De
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
roM aREEN,s nR1aApn.
Its Survivors Close Their Reunion at
Welmar-Iaylor the Next Meet
ing Place.


Weimar, Tex. Feb -. The members
of Tom Green's brigade. cunfedcraie
veterans, concluded their work today and
adjourned to meet next year at Taylor.
COmmde Theodore Noel of Chicago in
yited The brigade TO visit Chicago and
participate at the unwilling OF mOnu-
nent TO the confederate dead. who lie
buried there. a committee Of ten, with
pointed 10 represent Green's brigade on
that occasion, the date not YET being
fixed,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
RECEIVER APPOINTED.

oVeVINI UIsFNN0Ns
Montgomery, Tex, Feb. 22,-1he
OF which II. A. Rice Of Houston Is
chief owner, las gone into receivers
hands, Sam II. Swinford. receiver.
Liabilities $4,000; assets not given.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23

A Gang of Robbers Said to Have rl0nued
hold.up on Train Near Waco.


Special Dispatch.
Waco, Tex, Feb. - -, was asserted
here today that plan hal hecn fofmei %
rob the sOuth-houud Waco aud Nurlhwcsts
efn tram last nignt at Perry nlpni four.
teen miles from ibis city. It Is stated
thni stroug guard WAa PLAYED on the
train 10 cope with the robbers, No sigh.ef
them appeared however. Tne ralroad oA.
clals and WcilsFargo express employes
stn!e lhAt they know nothing Of me enaif
hnd fcluae o. discuss the matter beyond
ms " wonid appear thpt lf ihere was
truth In the story 10 was the resplt 81 a
scare more thnn anything else.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23

Nv Associated Press
xsw YORK. Feb. IA lady IN New 1oiss'
nhtss name q for ~ p5,rissat ~fn IIsrl,
AeH ,.l K,oeriean ruirersiiy ~ Washington
ss,,oaeo6 cash. Il y undefsieod this nn
Sl',,,eo,ent fof lie chair Of history, Naieh
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
DEATHS.
rupGn wALrHAL.

Special Dispatch
San Antonio. Tex, Feb. 22.-ludgc
l.. N. Wallhal. one Of the yetorun aud
most prominent attorneys Of San An-
tonic, died suddenly Of heart disease to-
day. lie was 6S years Of age. and In
his earlier days was prominent At
torney Of New Orleans.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
FIRE AT RRENHAAL

Brenham. Texas. Ftb. % Tile dry
goods stock Of g. VI. Lyman burned Oh
tho corner Of Sandy aud Ant streets AZ
1880 tonight. Loss $1,000; insnranea
$1,000 Most ell Of the goods are
ruined either BY FIRE or water.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
FIRB Ar rnoRNroN.


1IIT-T-TTI ITT7TTTTTTs
Thornton, Tex, Feb. % Firei this
morning destroyed the Commercial Ihotci
owned by John T.. Barron. anil she
icwclry establishment II A. ,Iuls.
Loss on hotel 5000. with $500 Lnsur.
ance. Loss Of Louis $1,000; insurtd for
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
bNDAY
I'm SALE.

NUE. Dh4
i more than usual
Sls v !, nav not want
n .hs present writing,
BY y, 'l LAR on. We have
y Sarqain, over 12,.
s. # Lace. We pro
'ia .hrow out four lines
~ N such prices that
..Ss YOU anticipate
,',s for the next six
dollar at this
4, a. as far as three
4 \ y o,,SIiuarily. We have
I'M such values to OF.
II See our north win
4 a play !. F ida' I5e. a sS5i
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23

by Associhtcd Press.
Washington. Feb % -Four bright
enslgns Of heroic proportions flung their
folds 10 the four winds of heaven fi,ln
cad statue Of freedom tits morning In
honor Of the anniversary aud birth Of
George Washington, Pursuing tho GUS
tom established few years ago, the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
ASSIGNMENT AT VICTORIA.

SpcolM D1sNuIcH'
Victoria, Tex, Feb. %. ID. II. Re
gan, dry goods, with branch houses at
Refugio aud Edna. assigned 4Oiay.
l'heo Buhler Of the First national bank
is assignee. Liabilities $4,000; assets.
$1,000. No preferences.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
INrNRNNrIoNAL couNcIL.
The Committee TO Report ON Allotment
VIII Report Today.


f'I7'VI7N I7TsTIIIN.
Caecotah, l. r.. Feb. 30 But very
little work has been done In open con.
yeniion today by the international coun.
eil. Intense Interest is being manifested
by those present, and every hour adds
70 those WAC are eager 10 lear the con-
a committee has been ONT for three
days drafting resolutions, which, when
made public, viii represent the sonti.
menis of tie civilized tribes regarding
allotment and statehood. Me commiitrc
claim that they will be able 10 finish and
report to the council tomorrow.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23

Hampstead Tex, Feb. ~. DIR.
Penn Thornton and Conductor Tony
Mass of the Central, who arc interested
ia litigation met today, Thornton was
Mass was stabbed Eve times, probably
fatally.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
A DISSOLUTION.

4 1,e1,. 9pens Say Parliament VIII
''d Within a Month.
s'sl Press
4 y pr,r,,s n. The Scotch-unionist
4 IA 'rHesnee TO a statement 10.
Seam conservative, Liberal and
n- lyenis have received In
+. ,i,hS,paie Tor a dissolution OF
I Gu month. IL Il nlso
u IA he may not stand agnin
y h4i Sir James Carmi.
Nan ~ ,iledstonlRn candidate
/ Ed kllnhurghshire. WHEN
IN presented Ia parliament
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
THE FIRE RECORD.
DWELLING AT coRsIcANA.


Conscanp, Tex, Feb. % The resi-.
donce Of A. H.. Lee on Sixth avenue
and Fourteenth streets caught fire nj q
O'Clock to-dny IN the second story from
a stove pipe. and the roof was burned
on and the elegant twoStOry building
was more or less damaged and ali the
furniture therein. Fully insured.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23

Waterbury. Conn. Feb. 22.-Fire de-
stroyed Colon Bros dry goods store.
also the stock OF Miller q Peck. Loss
$4,000. fully insured.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
RHs1DENCn AT LONE OAK.

Lone Oak, Tax. Feb. %. ~ Another
new residence OF n. 4. Weatherly.
The fire originated IN the kitchen about
< o'clock. Loss 5000: insured for
S110O.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
lo@TED TO DEATH.
MA Consumed In a Building
Mar Fauuersyiilc.
Rai

|plsirA.
all Tex, Feb. 22.-1his
q = O'clock G, W. Addison
y, AeakePed by his house be-
Nher ae woke up the house
"A lie jumped out of bed
y get the family out of
n lhe flames had gotten un-
\ alway that be failed 10
years Old and a girl II
b spite Of his best efforts
Tlth the bouse and It's
burned. rhc boy has
q Of the fire and both legs
burned completely of
~ q The bones Of the body
vas burned nearly as bad.
v q ne fire is not known any
y Seems to have caught
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
"REAL ESTATE. I"

Being 10 lquidntscn. We o1er . great
variety Of RIAL Estate holdinsh. eonslAting
Of the Residences, business and puildirg
iots. and 40 immense acreage u Improved
aud ungmproved lhn6a Tor uaio - saefl,
Gee.
7RE HERchhkT's NATIONAL s1Rx
roRT WORTH x1-xA2
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
ARIA DOESN'T BELIEvE IT.
Bv Associated Press.

Washington. Feb. % -senor Aria, the
GuaiamRlnn minister here. was seen al
the legation today and questioned as to
fiie report that the decline Ia SILVER had
ment on lis foreign dehi. The minister
WAS mpch surprised. and said he had
heard nothing Of the report Of TITS huf-
pension. and would not believe 4 was
true until he had resolved official cou-
iirmaton Of II frofo aia government.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
REAL ESTATE CHEAP.

Don't walt. Buy now, whiie ynlnos are
ioweat Having % settle an estate. | must
give bargains on lots, stores, acreage Ia
quiro - once
~. ROCHE, Administrator,
t0s Main strsot
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
rnEY WE'RE srING EAoH orHEn

And When They Met They Began
Fighting One is Badly Beaten,
the Other Seriously Cut.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS CHANGE.

Garland. Tex. Feb. % j. l.. Mar
tin. general merchant al this place, sold
his stock to-day to Davis Williams.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23

. ~ M . .0,sisr, had 4 long s s1,
y. r,i.gl go 10 I'm M wv,
y 81 uls. had receirei fsS,a
Il =, 4 u, -1s..irii acmanaca nrd dilla
i 1,sa ~ panish demapds ' NV
. ~ h. surprised ~ IN, "
~, M hFni campae ~.
!. ,al sultan Whit NM b b ~, ~.
= fssni,. nntii he r.r e,s v,'s !. y,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
THE QUEEN AT WINDSOR CASTLE
n. A.....f,ta4

London. Feb. 30 The queen has re-
turned TO Windsor Castle from Osborne,
Isle OF Wight Her majesty appeared
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23

Amateur classes IN nursing are new
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23

~ l'rft ~ va, cy rs wcil'known
,lb. si,si is,lag9s cameron Matt AZ
. ,ss ~ ~ ~ indian Terri
y. ,I sss'Sr sssa; w, Ps AHis5a,
VI * sn e5. Il IN cariois on track,
III FED. w ,1,,oSes Terri r.-
,llA risL house aud on track rack
s,rs i sss \, \, rplail or in car lots
|LlLLL ,,.,s, Phone LAT.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-11

P. b. Kinnison says up his way nou-
citizens. are paying more for leases
than the citizen could get for the
place from another citizen. They
made remarkable wheat crops up
that way-in one instance forty -four
bushels to the acre.
Perry Brewer shot aud instantly
killed man at his home six or eight
miles northeast OF Wagner SUNDAY
last. The other appears to have been
/ the aggressor and was probably drunk,
and, one report is, rode up to Brewers
house aud fired at him.
Confusion as to the choice Of blood
purifier is unnecessary. There is but
one best Sarsaparilla, and that 10 Ay-
er's. This important fact was recog.
niEed at the Worlds Fair, Chicago, in
1898, being the only blood purifier ad &.
mitted to be placed on exhibition.
A Frisco freight train was derailed
at a switch two miles west Of Carl
Junction last Thursday, the engine
turned over and eight coal cars piled
on top of il. Engineer Mike Ketchum,
the fireman, Tom Warren, and head
brakeman, NJ. L. Hummel we're killed.
Farmers who are buying from eau
vassers from the large cities or are
about to do so should bear in mind
the attitude they will have to assume
next spring IN case they need credit
while putting in their crops. etc.
Taking it altogether it is much better
and more profitable 10 buy at home.
Charley Mehlin aud John McCraken,
while down town the other day, in.
timated that IL the town boys could
ever "get tlme"there was a nine up at
the college which would take delight
in giving them game OF base ball and
promised it should be interesting, al
that.
Mrs. Cole of Kansas City, has arrived
and will make her headquarters al
Mrs Ghouteau's millinery store, " here
she will be pleased 10 meet all the
ladies who desire first-class dressmak.
ing. She will introduce the latest
English tailor system. Perfect dt and
satisfaction guaranteed.
The congregation OF the colored Bap.
tist church desire TO thank the white
residents of this city for the very ma,
terial assistance rendered in the con
struction OF their new church. With
out that assistance they appreeiat,
the fact that success would at thil
time have been out Of the question.
At the Illinois district court hons,
last Saturday afternoon Wash Big.
feather. a Greek. q herokee, shot auc
instantly killed Joseph Patrick, whs
lived near Braggs. Bigfeaiher wat
drunk when he did the shooting, tn,
only proyocatiou being that Patricl
and his friends refused to give Big
feather a drink. The murderer es.
capped aud had not been captured a
last accounts.
Three or four fellows, living on wha
they imagined they knew instead o
by hard work, have been. trying q
''do" the merchants Of this town oI
''score cards." trace programs" an'
other similar ''fake" advertisin
} schemes during the past week. The
} did not succeed. Tue business men Q
vinita have learned that when the
desire 10 DO profitable adyertisng th
newspapers are the proper mediums.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-11

OF erection he stated. though some OF them
have probably not YET reached the third story
Jolsts.
e W. Thompson. live stock agent OF the
Santa Fe, passed through Monday bound for
Usage country Tor a weeks hunt. lie was ac-
companled by Il Il. Wood, hIs nephew The
writer regrets having been compelled to ls-
cline an invitation TO accompany them.
b. S. Landrum has built a comfort
able two story dwelling on the east
side.
Morris Brown aud Miss Eta Arnold
were married Tuesday evening by
Judge + M. Landrum.
The census tables on the reverse
side Of this paper will be revelation
to many Of our readers.
J.T Brackett shipped the lumber 10
Catale last week for house apiece for
Lem and frank Paris.
DR.. Horton executes all kinds of
dental work at reasonable prizes. or
fee in OhIeftain building.
Mrs. Robt. L. Owen presented Har.
rell Institute, Muscogee, with an ele'
CANT Columbian liberty bell.
The boys are all back from Kansas
City. Just what they saw, or all
they saw, will never be known.
Seventy odd new buildings have
been erected in Vinita since the pay
ment, OF within the last thrce months,
Dick Bassett came in Sunday In a
car Of other horses. He has been
worked down until he is quite tract
able.
l.. W. Burlington has begun the
erection OF nice dwelling on tho
corner east OF Druggist Carriers resi-
dence.
The Indian Mission conference o
the Methodist church south will NEE
at McAlester on the 3lst OF the presen
month.
Entered into rest rest, Sadie Bernice
age fve years, daughter Of Mr. anS
Mrs. r. 1. Blakeney. October 9th, a
Bryan. Texas.
" you have farm OF town lot fo
sale the Vinita Real Estate Agenc,
will sell il for you at the nominal co.'s
Of dve per cent.
Stoves OF every description sold fol
less money at Il. 4. lronside's thar
any house in the territory. Come anc
verify this statement.
4 60 TO Mrs. Chouteau's for tirst- class
millinery everything new and nobby
Beautiful new line Of patterns just ar
rived. Call and examine.
Mrs. Ohouteau has just returne'
from ST. Louis and brought with her
handsome line OF pattern hats, whicl
are now ON exhibition Al ber store.
AS little as is being said about II
DR.. Trott Is treating a large numbe
OF people for the dnnk habit, an
judging from appearances Is treaiin
them successfully too.
What can you expect, ladies? II
get only the latest styles OF milliner
at old storesi Mrs. Billingslea's hat
aud millinery goods were all bough
less tnan month ago.
Mr.. J.. Howard Langley aud Mis-
'Tsvie Brock. OF Adair, will be marie
at Neosho today. They will take u
their home at Adair at once. Tn
good wishes Of all theiv acquaintance
will be With lheT.tor y long life q
, happiness,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-11
Indian Chieftain.
vNITA, IND. TER, OcT II, 1894.
LOCAL NOTES.
Weather beautiful.

Weather beautiful.
Miller keeps furniture.
The hotels are full of business.
Coal oil for l5c per gallon at K. NJ
SWain's.
Want new bedroom set? Call at
Mller's.
Clothing positively at cost at E. T..
lronsije's.
Dental work properly done by Dr..
4, Htrton
Furniture bought at w. W. Miller .
is bought right.
Star and horse shoe tobacco 40c per
pound at Swain's.
A good millinery business for sale;
enquire at this Office.
The bank will take = half holiday
Thursday afternoon.
Lee Barrett has the best shoemaker
ever in the country.
California dried fruit. new crop at r.
N. SWANS.
six lots in block OF eight for sale
by the Vinita Real Estate agency.
New fall OF 1894 millinery goods only
At Mrs. Billingslea's.
R. NJ. Swain leads the van in low
prices in groceries and dry goods.
: Barbecued meat at Peoples Market,
east Of track, fresh every day at noon
If you, would be successful drink
Nectar CoHee. Sold by X. NJ. Swain.
Rains, to the extent Of laying the
dust, would be acceptable.
Hardware, stoves, tinware are found
in endless quantity at W. W. Miller's
Jim Title has sold a number of lots
in his addition" northeast OF town.
New fall millinery now on display
at Mrs. Cass'. New styles arriving
almost daily
Gentlemen desiring stylish, we'll.
made, boot or shoe should look at the
work Of Lee Barretts shop.
The wife OF J.. T. Cawood, on The
east side. is very sick with typhoid
fever.
Dry goods, dress goods, trimming
nd all goods Of this character In larg
estassortment. Il. T. Ironside.
.- George Collins has added another
wagon, light one, to his dray equip
ment.
w. n. stinnett resumed the duties
Of agent at the NJ, X. & T. station
last Friday.
One of the Daugherty boys anC
Painter Green's boy were marie,
Tuesday evening.
Beef. pork, mutton, 6sh, pork sau
Bage-eyerything in the meat line a
J. II. Bailey'd Peoples MarSet, east 0
the tuck.
By'Jrdering Of the VinIta Meat an
Produce Exchange you may be sure o
getting The best and freshest provls
ions TO DO had. Ice delivered.
For sale or trade. 70 head OF horsot
mares and colts; will take In exchang
stock cattle, broke mulas, or town pror
erty IN Cherokee nation. FL. Kelle,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-11

G ENTER PAXTON aud his popular
20 company Of players are here for
the week aud are presenting full
measure Of chaste and refined amuse-
ment. OF introduction, nothing is
necessary for Mr.. Payton made the
rounds OF the Cherokee payment dur
ing the past summer and spent two
weeks in this town. lie is the same
pleasant, goodnatured Payton, on the
stage and of, and has surrounded HIM
self With a company Hgentlsmen and
ladies peculiarly adapted TO the play s
comprising the company's repertoire,
Niles Lucy Psyton being the star.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-11
WlnE pEorLE on ArroN nre h

(IyHE PEOPLE OF ALTON are all
Il justly proud OF their new roller
mill, lately finished and In fun blast
and are unanimous in their endeavor
TO extend its business. IL has all the
latest machinery and Is producing as
good -four as can be>made In Mime
apoiis, aud that Is saying as much as
can be said for II. IL will prove a
great help TO the town Of Alton as
well as N convenience 10 the farming
community and Is deserving the
fostering care which it promises "a
get. T. y Thompson and several
other firms In this city have supply
Of the -four on sale,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-11

Isl GENT QUINN and his operator.
,J5i at Chouteau, were robbed Tues,
day night at $40 by three bandits.
while depot full OF passengers suf-
fered the same fate. The mail sacks
were also carried OF. 1t is reported
that one of the railway agents at
Olaremore received about the same
treatment less than an hour later,
which would indicate that there is
more than one gang Of robbers operat-
ing in this country. Reports OF a
similar transaction at Wagner were
current but not verified.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-11
ITSURNER HARDwARg cos. new

tISURNER HARDwARS cos. new
L building at Muskogee gives that
establishment front OF l72 feet. The
upper part Of the news tructure is util-
lied as an opera house and Maso mic
hall, the latter being one of the most
complete in all its appointments in the
west. No expense, either, is being
spared in fitting up the opera house
and it will comfortably seat 600 per-
sons. The stage is made extraordi a.
rily large to provide place for dane.
ing purposes.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-11
= TITLE BILL HACKNEY, aged

~ TITLE BILL HACKNEY, aged
III seven, accidentally shot himself
Adair Monday evening and died
next day. The fJlks We're all out OF
the house, when the little fellow
broke drawer open, took out pis-
tol which he was playing with when
it went of, shooting him ia the hand
and thence in the stomach. The in
cldent cast a deep shade over the
little town and is greatly TO be re-
gretted.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-11

w NJ. CALDWELL, an old resident
w Of this town, died at the home
Of his son, John Caldwell. Wednesday
morning, at the advanced age Of II
years. Mr.. Caldwell had been an i'm
valid for several years and his death
was not unexpected. He will be buried
this, Thursday morning, with Masonic
honors. The funeral services will take
place at the Baptist church.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-05-02
BROWNSVILLE

Brownsville, tue ooouty sea Of
Causeeon eouaty, is situated ia the
| southern part of the county CT tue
Bic Grsnde, about thirty miles above
its mouth. and directly opposite the
Mexican city of Matamoros. 1t has
a large trade With small towns aIono
the river for ever 300 miles, the ex
eat Of steamboat navigation, It has
commercial relations with the gull
ports by the port Of BRACES de San
iiago, with which it is connected by
the Rio Grande railroad. It also has
Communication with the interior by
stage to Alice, connecting with the
1 exas Mexican and the Arkansas Pass
r ;iwsy, Another frequent mode of.
transportation 10 aD from Browns
ville via the Matamoros and Mon
terey railroad to Rio Grande City,
and thence by stage to Peua Station.
Brownsville is laid of squarely with
streets Of good width, and is built up
with solid brick buildings, and has a
fine city market. where all vegela-
bles, meats, fresh fish, game, etc., are
on seal at remarkably low prices
the city FIRE department. is well
equipped aud most effective. There
are three churches, Catholic, Episeo-
pal and Presbyterian. Tue educa-
tioual advantages of Brownsville are
unsurpassed by any town, and une-
qualled by few Of its e'ze. The rub
lie schoo, building, valued at $50. 600.
is one of the handsomest and best
equipped in the State, aud stands as
monument to the progress of Ihe
city. 1t employs fourteen teachers,
aud about six hundred pupils are III
daily attendance. There are three
Catholic schools, ST. Josefh's Col
lege for boys, the convent school for
girls, and st. Alosyius' school for
boys, both of the latter being Taught
by the Sisters of the Incarnate Word
convent. Another schcol for girls is
the Presbyterian mission school.
Among other public buildings may
be mentioned the court house, a
large and costly buildiug which is a
credit TO Tie county, aud he custom,
house, which il ore Of The band.
soonest federal buildings in tie south.
Tue posioffice 10 this building is very
handsomely equipped. There are
also many handsome private resi-.
dences.
Tue population numbers about
1000, about three-fourtbs Mexican.
1t is one of the preltiest little towns
in the State. aud On account of lis
mild and eGuable climate is destined
to become popular resort, espe-
cially III the winter season.