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mmmr- -v -- .j hj.p y ; j,l,- w ',,,-,.,,., xx w. jiUkJ1Li-ijiwiijj-,j.,pl. fnjf " " MK9K3BK9KKKKKKKKKKKI (KKKJKKfr k J ' ' ." HBjU ' ''" ' I A 4 J i a M i '"".i ' H"sT ikl 'rti jotf- worth Iccssor to tho Democrat-Advance. ' FORT WORTH, TEXAS, FJKTDAY, AUSTIN. y of Aotivlly and Work in Botk ilOUSCE. fcly of Daily Nowspapera Provided lor all Members. Bills in Eeforenoo to tlio Pnblio School Lands. House. lln, Travis county, .Tnnunry 11. khisc opened witu prayer oy iiplaln. Severn! members were id for various reasons arm ox- cominltlecs to wait on the gov ,ud senate respectively reported luties performed and wero dis il. speaker announced tho nppolut t tho pages and porters for tho of tho house. Armiatcad of Marion offered a don provldlntr for one session of Ki.sc tier day from 10 a. m. to 1 p. r. Duvant ot .ijcon was in tavor house meeting at 8 a. m. On of Mr. Upton of Fayette the ion was laid on tho table in tho it of economy. 11111 a ml HesoUUIoii,. 'ownsend, of Colorado Mill to tho revised statutes in regard to King ot convicts. Jiauatt, ot uaivcston inn re to factors, commission mer- iand others deilnlug their rights, Wurzbaoh Mill providing to il assessment and collection of ,xes for the year 1883. This bill is that tho large surplus in tho Ky will warrant such a suspen- oursund Resolution Instruct- Ke sergeant-nt-arms to procure and stationery for tho use ot the rs. Parsed. (Vurzbacli Mill to make an np- tlon for contingent expenses of r. Jennvldes Resolution inviting SBrldo, a Texas veteran, to a Ithe lloor. Shniubors of Tarrant. Mill to fib the Thirty-seventh judicial and provide for tho election ol Thompson of Bexnr. Resolu- iowimr eacii memuor ac mo expense to subscribe for llfty some danv newspaper puii- tlie reports of the proceedings houses. Frvmler oll'eicn a substitute Ig the number of copies nllovyed, A motion to reier it. to ine commttee was A'oted Mr. Chambers of . Collin these subscriptions did no M r. Scott of Kerr said his sec- 1 been suffering with too much , and no wotted ue in lavor ot red coies. rrrmier's ftubsf Unto was A'oted Jul after being discussed, vari kiidnients and substitutes were 'calling for the ayes and noes jttnies and consuuuiur several the resolution passed allowing eniucr twenty copies, uy a vote '25. abattJolnt resolution reoticst- Inational government to ostab- liarantino station at be. Jjotiis the same as at Ship Island. it resolution was passed grant k-o ot absence to JJon. NY. Ji. rt, judge of the .Eighteenth gdlstrict. Eryuilcr Mill providing for the Iwaloftho lands of tho state ie market. Irown of Johnson Mill author- lie governor, comptroler and ir to rent a suitable building accommodation' of Mich luna- cannot lie provided for m the L'otl of Kerr read a communi- fom certain publishers setting Ie expense ot furnishing copies newspapers and asKing mat no placed not lower man lour Ir copy. lash of Dallas Joint resolution kg an amendment to the con- I, to permit the levying ot an rem tax for road and brldgo lurst of Parker Mill to restore Il and criminal jurisdiction of Ity court of Parker couny. llson of Harrison Rcsolu- a committee ot three to net Ike committee from tho senate arrangements for counting tho governor and for the inaugur- house roohi la at a gilt-edged premium. Tiio usual excuses for absentees, are beginning to conic up each morning. Newspaper canvassers aro about as thick nml enorgctic ns candidates were a few tl..j a ago. The lobby Is beginning to fill up rapidly, and the air Is full of what it intends to do. There does not appear to bo so many "reformers" iu tills legislature as showed up in the Seventeenth. Tho Inaugural ceremonies v; HI take place on the 18th iu the representative hall. No move for tho usual ball yet begun. Austin, January 11. It Is freely pre dicted that Captain Gibson will .make tho most popular speaker Texas has had in years. Mr. Finger, the reading clerk of the house, should feel proud of his elec tion; ho defeated probably the best olll cor the body ever had. The rule appeared to be with this legislature that "no Austin man need apply." Notonooftho many candi dates from this city was successful. Mr. W. J. Mally, Of Fort Worth, a most affable young gentleman and stenographic reporter, occupies a posi tion at tho reporter's desk In tho house. Representative Chambers of Fort Worth has a good and convenient seat Just to the right of the speaker's chair. He was much pleased with his fortune in drawing. In some quartern tho election of Speaker Gibson 13 regarded as a black eyo for tho railroads, but tho temper ance and prohibition advocates hero appear happy. Mr. Georgo W. Finger, the young" reading clerk of tho liouso, who halls from Tarrant county, Is already be coming populnr and exhibiting sure indications of capacity. Captain Hogustho scrgcant-at-arnis of tho house, is a most tillable gentle man, kind, obliging, but at the same time positive and firm in the perform ance of duty. Jlis assistant. Mr. T. L. Rellly of Harris is an old baud inJils place and is deservedly popular. As sure as effect follows cause, the man who stays on his feet most in the house will have tho least inlluunco In that body. LastsOssion demonstrated this rule, and several members aro already preparing to fall into the trap. Hon. W. L. Douglas of Jefferson re ceived one vote for chaplain of tho house. The announcement of this caused some merriment, but the gen tleman, with his Hover-failing equa nimity and nlways lively manner, arose aud withdrew his name, with the re mark that he regarded it as a very high compliment to himself. Representative Foster of Limestone found liis pocketbook in a desk in tho house where ho bad left it during tho Seventeenth Legislature. It contain ed upwards of 101 dollars. A dispute arose between two mem bers of the house as to tho ownership of a seat whicli.the speaker was unablo to settle. Mrs. Mr. Denton is very slot. Her life is imminent danger. A wreck on the, Austin aild North eastern Railway this evening. Major Holmes, late chief clerk iu tho attorney-general's olllce, and lady arc reported, hurt but no particulars. Colonel Chambers of Fort "Worth will occupy a prominent place in the land committee, possibly tho chair manship. Railroad men beginning to arrive. Col. H. M. Andrews of the Sunset and E. W. Cave of the Central, are already here. Tho opinion hero is that railroad men must look to tlio senate for such favors as they desire. A canvass of tho legislature by the prohibition workers to-day shows In tavor of submitting tho question to tho people: seventy iu tho houe and twenty-eight in tho senate. Tills, thoy claim, is enough to carry. Tho receipts in tlio treasury to-day were over llfty thousand dollais. CONGRESS. The Pits John PortorBill Passes tie Senate, Earnest Debate on the Tariff Rovision Bill. Scnuli'. Washington, January 11.- -Mr. Cam- J-AXUAHY 3 2, 1888. " " ; mJrnvtiSr A niiIAIt. SAX ANTONIA' . ," resiMiled by a lobbyist In the galleries of this chainberT TliKgentlciuan who had been denounced was a man born of a people wlio cnuio from Ireland, wiiuouc ine nuvnningu oi ciucatiou, a man who by his Industry, Ills en ergy aud his brains had built up this greatest American ship building inter est wntoh had ever existed. 1 lo was a man in character tho equal of (hose who denounced him. llu Robeson) Was not tho mail vho would de nounce American Industry because somebody prolltcd by It, but he de nounced that spirit which would strike a blow at American industry in tho interest of foreign inbor, whloli would hrlnir to this c6untry manufactured shins eutlrely cuulppdd, to tho destritC' . 1 - jalk. ' . ' S f- .. diistry, HUiiminir. Mr. Mlouut of Georgia liuiulrcd tlon of this great lu eron of Pensylvanla presented a memo rial rrom the chamber or commerce agahlsb any reduction of the tariff on bituminous coal, also a petition for the Increase of duty on Sumatran tobacco. Mr. Edwards, from tho judiciary re ported with an amendment to tlio bill to amend the act of last session, amend ing tlio revised statues In reference to bigamy, and said ho would ask Its early consideration. At the close of the morning business nccording to agreement the bill for tho relief of Fit. John Porter was laid be foro the senate. Tho amendment re ported front the committee on military affairs providing that Porter shall ro ceivo an allowanco prior to his resin stallment iu the army was agreed to. Mr. Conger moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. Mr. Cameron of Pennsylvania spoke in favor of tho bill. He believed Por te had been a legal Mildicr who'o mistakes, if ho made any, were of the head and not of tho heart. Mr. Con ger read tho letter of Garfield, written in 187S, to Captain Lee, calling tlio bill for the relief of Porter an listoundlm: proposition, and saying tho hill will never pus without catling out a re view of tho history which will en ltuhten the people on the most disa greeable portion of our military his tory. Mr. Logan retained his vlewof thelaw and facts and said the Mutators must answer lo their constituents if they voted for this bill in the race or (he testimony. If tho Republican inn- tors so voted It would be because oer- tnln ilKtill'riiluliiil iri.iiiirills hud Inkoii i " "O". "re- -- ---- -- : , ....... , .!...... .. ' an interest in Having air. porter re-1 "lv-l't "l . in,J' . '""'' " ' l "ymvimi stored. The restoration of this man wilt, on the value of." Lost. Vote whether tho gentleman had felt tho Influence of that spirit. Mr. Robeson I have not felt that Influence, but I have secu them ad mitted on this floor and In these lob bies. I sc them now lu the galleries. Mr. Mlount Nnmo them. Mr. Robeson lain not horotontaok outside parties. Mr. Mlount "You have already ns salled them." Tho debate on tho eighteenth bectlon then closed anil the house proceeded to vote upon the amendments. Tlio first aiucudiuonl was that otl'ercd to tho original section by Mr, Hol man of Indiana, and which provides that llfty per cent, of tho drawback shall bo paid to la borers employed in this connection with any Vessel. Rejected. Yens 101, nays 128, a party vote, except Messis. Muckner, Kills, Jones of Texas, Morse, Rosencrans, Specr and I'pson, who voted with tho Re imblieans, and Murrows of Missouri with the Demoorals. Thc uuestlon then recurred on Chandlers free ship amendment to the ! proposed substitute mid was agreed to, ' Ayes rii, nays loi. air Koooson im mediately ottered an amendment to the amendment just agreed to, strik ing out tho words "free of duty" as to amount and Inseit tlio words "on pay DECOYED. A Yri-dnnt Tonne l.iuly I.rrt lo it Jllvp HullrtnUl Nom, RjiInl tolho Uwrtptto. Dallas, January U. Mli Emma Deason, a respectable but verdant young lady, whoso relatives reside In Beauregard nnd Jackson Mississippi, en route to visit friends at Mention, stopped In Dallas last night. She ar rived with a stranger, whom she met on a train, and -who volun teered to escort her to Dcnlson. Ho Invited her to go to the theatre, which she accepted. In stead of taking her to the theatre he took her to a very low variety dlvo, from which slid Was rescued by Chief of Police Arnold anil olllcers. Tho strange escort escaped, but robbed the girl of seventeen dollars. She pawned her Jewelry to secure funds to carry her to Houston, abandoning tho Dcnl son trip. Work cotnlnenced to-day on tho now union passenger depot of the Uould Hues toeoxl forty thousand dol lars. Additional track and other ex tensive improvements wore also begun, UDHllEUY. DAKOTA. Km lew of the Prospects ol' tlio Admission of till Territory. Washington, D. C, January 10. There seohis- to bo but llttlo prospect thatany of the pending measures with reference to the admission or division of Dakota will go through this con gress. Tho idea of readjusting tlio debtof Yankton county seems also to have been practically abandoned. A dispatch was sent not long since to Mr. Burrows, chairman of tho liouso com mittee on tcrrltorics.by theiujcutof the bondholders at Chicago, declining remonles. Messrs. Wilson. I ,VB'U..V ," rl "..?..." 7'.3 11(1 Fost,M- nf nmvsnii worn nn: , ul". IU1U ",'". MU," ' "V,. u" . ... ... j .... .. 4- 107 yeas to 12S nays. Mr. ox, of New York, then offered a substitute to ids free material amend nicni llmlllng, however, lo materials to be used lu tho construction of vir-h'-ls for foreign trade. Agreed to; ayes 12.1, nays 100. Tho hoino then, with out coming to a vote on tho substitute, adjourned. THE SPEAKERSHIP Tho Contest nrtwron Ciirllnlft nml lllnvlc hum (Irmrlni; lnlllltrniii. hahl committee, win of Clav Mill and memo- Mend tho act to nrovidc for tho Mi of the wool irrowlmr Inter- .!. " ie siaie. and il is doubtful now whether the committee will report tho bill iu its present shape to tlio house for passage. Mr. Halo's expressed purpose to op nose the admission bill, on the cround of Yankton county's railroad debt, pro- mil snn tt "UMlll...,iL,-.n Kill I n...i ' . .i v"in i vents tho passage ol tnal measure oy n.rtel'V1101" Ul tho present rules rSn f lVnr f ww' ' f the hoiuo, buried as the bill Is In rP&Mki.f body Juaiid Coisi hc cncmllir it would bo Impossible i Vwilsh's views on tho sub-1 . , ,, t ke there legislation necessarv at lession of tlio le-jisla- 1 provides for tho classification, 1 lease of tho university, freo Ind asylum lauils, and pro line protection and sale ot me ' vuo state, cte wraV&llo-Bin torcK-, "V".!"1!! .JL!3, 0 Sale oriiitr.vlPjitliu'llniiorri u?"l"vlMn?,ui: .' "V...1 "...' 'Hon districts in iho state. , "a, ," X Mi mss" ' " f!'!11"-'!! '!! nubllcins aSeZttl l-cd statutes relntlnir to stock as to animals running at , Ihl of Polk Bill rehitinir to , Nils heretofore surveyed by I r cor do rat Ions for tlie uen- le free school fmui. labatt of Galveston BUI to i Mr. Burrows Hii vs. however, ho will not give up trying to pass tho bill, but does not believe It can he put through. It Is regarded by some as a great mistake that the Republicans did not pass the division bill last session sum uiu lavoseii- aud It could But tho Re- niibllcuns anrued that tho passage- of tlio admission bill'woum also nave o cured the division of the territory, so tho division bill was allowed to go over. Now the Democrats oppose tho division bill for parly reasons anil the Republicans aro anxious to pass it befoio tlie vongross expires for similar reasons, i c is inougui ine JSZnbifS!Bl,M l ;' Vge of ihe dlvi.ton "bTli,"would ?wnwn.wi,rC..viIoaiM,Tiiii hurry l tho mlml.s.loil of southern send oft 'olorad(-BiU J n)akota. At all events, it would pro f8"ltw wftTouco to , .en. u,t. lulmlaMon hereafter of the i" tiirnrrt.ii .11 Ti..t ..- ' entire territory as one state, The poj a."crof. Culd well-Joint lco-, , f ,, rjoU-,0Crab,. howovor. is as n --"' riiiiuii liiivv "i v I .. ' .. ....JkHl ..!!- ...HI. M.ii alttii'u 4t Ion to provide for u special j t ,' mlmli:Sl01l or division &!.!1K,&5 "til J the. next preside,,- tlal election. They would tnon be willing to admit the territory ns It now is into the Tnlon. This would bo a verv largo slate, and really ought to bo divided, hut tho Republicans would secure only two senators, where, as Jf it wero divided they would get four. His extremely probable, there- tPj r i t Ti..f Mc.1,, 1 fore, that neither the admission nor , rf..1 arker; w iL, Ks, vllion of Dakota will take place for mind tho constitution, pro-1 ,,......,,.. . . I . --- - ------ .- LI UlU 11UAL llllKV imiBi 'ataa valorem tax snail not ;h, ' ' n uiy-nvo cents on one i-1 , exclusive of tho tax to iumo debt. tlio one liniiilnwl (lollurx inula if ono dollar for tho benefit of to schools, and said schools to uung rrom the geuenu rev- nnof Clay Joint resolution Heave oriihsnneo tollononiblo t-'Ulg, county judge Clay man would be the restoration of a criminal. After further debate the motion to postpone indetlhitely was lost. Ayes 21, nays .'il. The bill for tho relief of Kit. John Porter then passed. Aye-. 153; nays, 27. The following is the voto on the Porter bill: Ayes. Barrow, Beck, Brown, Butler, Call, Camden, Came ron (Pa. Cnckerlll, (Joke, Davis (W. Va.), Farley, Garland, CJeorgo, Gor man, (room, Hampton, Hoar, Jack son, Jonas, Jones (.fin,), Lamar, Maxcy, Morgan, Pendleton, Pugh, Ransom, Salisbury, Sewell, Slater, Vance, Vest, Voorhecs and Walker .13. Naycs Aid rich, Anthony, Blair, Cameron, (Wisconsin) Chilcott, Con ger, Davis, (Illinois) Da we, Edmunds, Krye, Hale, Harrison, Hawley, Hill, Ingalltf, Kellogg, JiOganMoDlll.Mc Mlllau, fCallfornla) Mllkr,(IS'ew Yoik) Moirlll, Piatt, -Plumb, Rollins, Saw yer, WlmUni. Cameron of Pennsylvania, Hoar and Sewcll wero tho only Republicans vot ing in the alllrniative. Tlie bill, as pissed, authorise the president to nominate, and with the ad vleo and consent of the senate, appoint Fit. John Porter, late major general in tho United States volunteeis and brevet brigadier general and colonel in tlio army of tho United States, of the same grade and rank held by him at the tlnio of his dismissal, and In his discretion to place him on the retired list of tlio army; as that gtado on tho retired list, being thereby increased In number lo that extent, provided said Ifltz John Porter shall lecelvo no pay, compensation or allow ance whatsoever prior to his appoint ment. To this act a resolution was of fered by Mr. J. X. Galls yesterday, directing the committee of tho judi ciary to inquire into tho report as to what legislation was necessary to pro vide for ascertaining tho exlstcncoand termination of tlio presidential ina bility. Passed. The senafe then resumed considera tion of the tariff 1)111, during which Mr. Smith of Illinois advocating tlio eighteenth section, said it was con tended by its opponents that it was only trying to wedge into the treosuiy. He was willing to trust that entering wedge to the Democratic congress next year. The provisions for collection of lit tles on non-enumerated articles resem bling equally (wo or more enumerated articles was amended, on motion of Mr. Coke to provide that the nou-euu-meiutcd articles shall pay the lowest rale of duty chartrabloon articles It resembles instead of highest duty. On motion of Mahoue sumac extract was inserted and the duty llxttl at 20 per cent ad valorem. On motion of Mr. Plumb tho duty on castor beans or seeds was raised from .'10 to f.0 cents per bushel, and on castor oil from 60 toSOeont per gallon. Adjourned. JIdllHll. The speaker announced u confer ence on the agricultural Appropriation bill. Mr. Page of California, from tho commerce coniniltte. repoitcd back tho resolution offered by Mr. Randall, calling on tho president for a state ment of tlie aggregate amount expen ded on river and harbor improve ments, since tlie beginning of Wio government. Adopted. The Massachusetts member presen ted a petition for a reduction of tho dutv on sugar. Referred, T)io consideration of the shipping bill was then rciimcd. Mr. Whftthorno of Tenneshco staled that while ho would vot for n free ship clause, he questioned whoihcrlt would do anything for" tlie American carrying tmdo. Mr. Mu rch of Illinois Mipported the bill including the eighteenth sec tion. He was in favor of a. protective tnrnr Intl wlitii in fi in nd imv niirtlcu-. ('irlihlu w.-is mudu to 1110 Jar interest suffering hc would exempt Thompson on the 0th or 20th of f it from the operation of (he law. ' cumber, which, at his request, I on the. Washington, January 10. Mr. Car lisle's friends express ureal emprise at tho contradiction made lu these dis patches last night by authority from Mr. Blackburn of the statement that ho pledged himself iu lijs Oyutliiaua speech not to bo a candidate for speaker If the people of his district re elected him. Mr. Carlisle ' says himself lie had been assured Unit 60i) nllldavMa can be prol'iircd from reputable citizens who heard tho speech that Blackburn did make the statement attributed to him, and which ho denies. A friend of Carlisle's says that (he Cynthlnuu paper published u report of his speech at the time, and that he was reporlcd as has been represented by Carlisle's friends. Tho copy of tho paper con taining thononort of tho Joint debate between Blackburn and Owens has been sent for, ami Its arrival will prob ably nerve to add to tho unfortunate bitterness betwoen these two dlstln ( imished Kcntlcmen. L'rowlnir out tiiospeaKcrsiiip contest, iur. jsiucii burti's friends clnlni that oven should tho report In the Cynthiana paper tend to verify tho statement of Carlisle's supporters, it cannot bo pretended that the long-hand reporter of a writer on a weekly news paper can bo accepted as accurate, or even as an approach to accuracy lu Blackburn's caso, who Is a rapid speaker even for stenographers to take Thlftcn llrrnk Through nml SI nil lu lnl vchIoii ltnllrul Troulilo. Ifppolal lo tliii Cluirlt. Galveston, January 11. Bast night the residence of William Hewsen, cor ner of avenuo Pand Thlrly-llrst street, was entered and robbed of f235, which was kept In a small box on tho bureau In the fitml room. At tho tlnio the robbery was perpetrated Hewden and wife were at supper in the kitchen. Hearing a noise In the front portion of tho houhe, they went forward to Inves tigate. On entering the front loom two men sprang out tho door and wore hotly pursued by Howsen, who. be coming exhausted, soon lot ht of the thieves. Tho robbery , wiih im mediately reported to tho t'0,1 of po lice, and Is now undergoing, fjul Inves tigation, v Tho notion of .1. M. llackson the new road muster, Just front HI. Louis, of tho Galveston, llarrisbtirgtuid Hen derson Railroad, In reducing the wages of tho road men to $-1.23 per day has produced great dissatisfaction and re sulted in (otir-llftlisof thonien rofus to work. CAPITOL NOTES. Washington, D. C., January 11. Total Issue of gold certificates to dale $011,1)31, out of Which amount $10,203, aSSnrolu circulation, and $10,!ll 1,-190 still in the treasury. Tho secretary ol Iho iroasury has a telegram from Captain L, N. Sladdtui, commanding (ho revenue cutter Oliver Wnlcott, tellrlai J, a, Jan uary 10. ns follows: RV'julved a com- munlcadoii from tho prime minister of lintlsiicoiummansiung assistance at Fort Smith. There aio no British naval vessels on this wider, and the asfhlbtauco Is urgent. Secretary l'olgor sent an answer to-day as follows: Revenue steamer Wnlcott will bo per mitted to bo prcsqnt at Fort Smith and proven t violence-, but no assault Is authorized unless to repel attacks Imminent against the whites, and then only upon (he written request of tho British Columbia authorities. Washington. I). C, January 11. At a meeting of tlie house committee on public lauds to-day, the chairman called the attention of (ho subcom mittee lo tho fact that (hero aro largo 0f j grants of publbi lands to railroads which nave not uccn curueu under tno grant, nnd should be declared forfeited. He hoped to hear from tho sub-eoni-mlUeo on the subject lit tho next meeting. Tlio report to die senate of (he mill- m.u. AiiimiiTwjijMs' caui), Waslilnglon, January 7. The fol lowing card will bo sent to Western papers to-night: To tlio Killtnr vf tlio Clnclniintl Knqulrors Your issue of the "Oth nil. contalun what purports to bo an Interview with Hon. J. C. S, Blackburno, iu which he Is reported as saying to Mr. Phil. Thompson, who Is my filcnd, and Mr. Albert Willis, who is it suppoiter of Mr. Carlisle: "1 said It Is ruinous for Carlisle and myself to oppose each other. Tell Mr, Carlisle that I will, If he is willing, leave It to the Kentucky delegation to decide which of us shall mnko (ho race, but r will ho frank enough to add that If ho does, the de cision wm no against mm, ji no win not agree to that, I am willing toso-let-tone friend and hotosolect another, and they to choose u third, nnd let them determine, Itr any manner they please, which of us shall make tho race against Randall, aud I will abide by the result, whatever way It may be. If ho will not aurice to that, then 1 have a third proposition, Lot us both withdraw mid unite on Morrison. "The propositions wero madowllhln (he last ton days, and no woid has hevn received from Mr. Carlisle yet." NOI'JIOI'PSITIUN HU7WITTj;l! JIV JltiACK IIP1IN. r was unwilling to make any cor rection of tho above statement until I had seen Mr. Blaukburn and Mr. Thompson. . Mr. Black-1 burn, when tho matter was called to I his attention, promptly Mated that j tho Interview was erroneous in many i :r. .....' r t...i i.. i.. .it.... . jiinmn inn iii'iums. j 11U3110 jiiiw. All j-innvv ."-i t 1.1: ...-.. l .... .n .....tiiLi injnn llif.t mi nii r,r Tim ' Junucrw nun an i mil, siinjeci. mr all parties, (oMate thitt no ono or t iw ., nll(. w , . .jn.-.f;,... (llLl an panics, 10 man; iinii-nu unu v wi ,.,.. H nni above itropooIUons was ever submitted 'h' 'f" ormatfo known by mc to Mr. Carlisle, LUl-l0,) r,ul nor did 1 understand that 1 Was mi tlioriv.ed or ox peeled to do to. Accor ding to my understanding, the only suggestion In (ho fuun of a propor tion looking 'to u K'ltlemenf of the candidacy of Mr. Blackburn and Mr. Cirllsle was motto to mo uy nu; tnry cftnunlttco on tho subject of seni ority In tho army, says: Your com mittee do not believe ft is within rea sonable power of congress, iu fact, life Ih too short to undertake Uf inlmdoly review and reconsider and remedy all (lie teeming Or imag ined grievances of ever, ofllccr now in (be regular army, in regaid to tho dales and fiiit rics lo the service and relative to the rank, otc, after a lapse of seventeen years from tho close of the late war ami (ho disbanding of a large number of otllccis In (ho volunteer sorvlco and the reorganization and re duction of (ho regular army. At pres ent (ho dales of entry Into tho service relative (o tho rank of oIllcerH now iu l service has been known and acted on j for yeiiru. They have been noiiil'jided i by the president and confirmed ; by tho senate and have accepted. 1 There must ho an cud lo legislation upon these qucstionu or confusion and worse confounded strifes and conten tions will exist and increase With every act of the legislature The lime of congrciu and the valuable tlpioof olllccrsof the army can bo more profit ably and pleasantly employed than in overhauling aud attempting to correct orchiingo (lie existing slatulcs. Bet peace prevail In tho army as in civil life, Your committee icoonihieuded tho bill and whole subject matter therein. Referred, to be Indefinitely post poned. The counsel of Charles Howe, con victed of the murder of his sister, nnd sentenced to he hanged on tho 10th Instant, pent a letter to (he president, asking a commutation of his sentence to life Impi'Isoiinioiil. Tie counsel say tlio "xlrcuio youth of the prisoner nnd his Ignorance, atnounflngiilinost to utter Imbecility, the ctfe- moral eflec icpi m.IZZAKB. lnnntjtii; Hu(r storm Vi-ovalllng In tlio North. New York, January 10. The snow storm continues, accompanied by a strong north wind. Snow olfilit Inches deep and drifting badly, glrcot travel Isdlnicultnnd there Is no doubt that all railway trains will be delayed. The storm on Long Island la very severe. Tw'o steamers, one believed to bo tho City oi Boston, Norwich for New York, are at Huntington, LongTsland, wlrero they put In for safety. Tho steamer Newport of Iho Fall River ,llne, put ln.nl Now London and pas sengers look the train for New York. Petersburg, Va January 10, A now storm set iu yesterday and con tinued all night. IThe ground oil a dead lovel is covered to tho depth of two and ono half Inches with snow. Tho snow Is still falling, the deepest seen hero since 18.Y7. Travel on the streets Is almost Impossible except with sleigh. Trains' from every di rection are delayed, thoy had done no intelligent work at all. It would therefore be the duty of tho senator who really desired a reduction of the exist ing duties, to examine their bill verv carefully to see If It did not really In crease lliont by means of running changes of tho schedule, trnnspoil Hops, and provisions devised by men who would prollt i , tho ImircaHo and who, porhnpM, In m.nv Instances, de served to bo members of thu commis sion thuniselves. PICKUP 1)1 . Dentil nt Sulphur Hrh)(;i Nt-ii from Miirnliult, DoiiImiii utul Other l'ulnti. H lMMitul ly tin Ouv.ll. Toxiirkana, Miller county, January 11. The case of tho Iron Mountain ami Southern Railway against S. Frunkot ife Co,, for buying stolen iron, was decided to-day In favor of (ho de fendants, and tho parties accused wore honorablvidlseharged. A slight carlhqimko was fell hero last night which caused same damage in tho drug stores. - ' ' 8ioll to tli OnKntte. Sulphur Springs, Hopkins county, January 11, -James "W. Mason, who was reported shot on the night of tho fith by sonic parly who called him to his door, has since tiled, 'fauton, who is,, accused of tho crime, has been lefuscd ball and remanded to Jntl. Additional evidence gathered since the Just report makes the ease very strong agaliiHl Tanlon as the guilty patty. Thcro Is much regret rolfcvnt Mason's death mid bitter feeling against tho prisoner, but no fears aro cubv'rlnlnad of uny vio lence being done him. The Jaw will bo allowed to take its eourso, tetpK'lnl to. thn Orvv.oUo. Marshall, January 11, Geo. W. Raines, for fifty years a resident of (his place, was found dead Inhlsbcd this morning, supposed to have died of hunt disease, Mr. Raines was a member of our city council, a Mason and an Odd Fellow, ami was highly respected by all who know him. His funeral will take place to-morrow under thu direction of the Masonic lodge. WEATBERFORD, Kimnilt flur; k-Jl 0i'-iiitl(,ti". Cotton Trmln, ' iui "! v XoUi. Mi' l visibly l Plrfulmnr llriu liHeiiinlAyM r ' Cblunmnn as book-keeper, anil any ana who receives u m;iw.-im.iiu'". ." Concern will uiirtoubtej y bo crowdetl and iboroughly xwa.UvxIl Citizen. Mr. Moulton of Illinois argued that tho proposed draw-back wa uncou-tl-lutiwnal. . Mr. Robeson of hew Jersey said there had b?cu Mmf re marks nvulo in this debate which called for a reply, and bo de Irodto make It. It was (his: Whim an Amerlcin shin bnildtrr. who had Invited hU capital in bu'.lditig up Ainerlcaii (dilpplag and employing AuH'ilcau lat-oi', Miiixht (o advocate by aivamont: tbopjMWIII(wi-In tnu Wll u ftivor of AiHWietn. JsUirp, u was ileiiutiiiuejl, on. JhU," fl'wr men who,hsd hc? WerN to diiiiHineS; the KugUsh interwts, whlclk were rep-1 S-Htl to t-l asivotln, w-uuuerfwMJ, l'araer cotimy, jnu- Forth Worth, agisted by Dr. MUliken, performed a dilUcultfiurglcal operation on Mr, Frank Doanltz in the opotiiug or an auoes jusc over same day communicated to iur Carlisle, who Immediately accepted it. Since Mr. Blackburn's lelurnho lias called my attention to a conversation, which he had oh Friday, December U2, tho afternoon prior to Ids departure for ICi-nttickv. in which he snoko of several plans by which the matter ' They were utfciotfil by J)wf LcGmd mlKlitbeadliisted. As the convewi- and ljuiauuel- The operation was, tlon alluded to was a casual and lu. , paluful-irud dnugajpits, but It Was (o formal ono, 1 did not undcretaud that savti Jlfo. Sltico t rtor(Joii jUmjw- Hiiy suggestion Jietht-n mad wa li tiwnLidrlnjnIl. tne iiaiuroora proiMwuioii wii-n uvi 'ihiiwiww y-vy ir i'-v xpetirt f prutsHt. nu l uu -juh, jun nyuorsu uw wi jw r mSKttlF MffWHSS' .HB .ibr -if '-W-r i Hiioolul to lllu Oiisr-.nttn. DeBcon, January 11. An oxlcnslvo slock of hardware Is now being opened up iu our town, a business that lias lony been needed here, TMr. J. 13. Sloven, proprietor of the house, Is u nice gentleman and no doubt will do a good business. Wo move along here In uijuh'tway, but are gaining ground all the While. Have shipped near three thousand bales of cotton and it still comce in by small lots. Co manclie town thinks she will (toon have us cut off by tho Foit Worth and Rio Grande railway, but we think she will soon bo out off by the energetic merchants of our (own. Wo would like to see Comanche get a railroad but are much afraid ItAVill bo a good place for ashcep ranch beforoslio gets It. HiMh1 tu tlio OnzntUi. Palestine, Jauuaiy IL The state ment In (ho legislature that Suohcr could not take his Feat hocauiu our county officials luld not forwarded the certificate is a mistake. 1'x-County Judge Jowcrs sent the, certificate to the secretary of statu before retiring from olflco. Tho newly elected Judge Link sent a duplicate of tho returns soon af ter. The fault Is not here. ..-. ., Wpwolul to Uih Oiiznttfi. Dcnlson, (Jrayson county, January 11. Mr. I?. W. Thompson has ten dered his resignation, ns assessor and collector, to the city council. Work on tho Missouri Pacific round house and machine shops has been started, J. A.rtilllau of Bt, Louis Is hero lu Hio interest of Knnls & Co., stationers, of that city, whonro creditors of FrviJ, Hughes. --- i Mpi'olal o tho Guvsiiltfi. Marshall, Harrison county, January 10, Mr, (icorgo Lcachinan of (ho F'ort and Miss Maggie Waloy of (his city wore married to-day and left on (ho i noon train for J'ort Worth, ! Mayor Slarr resigned la-t nlghl on I account of the ordinance paseed by the i council ucnriug on iuemiinu',t' oi (lis i tribulliig the piiblki school funds. 'CI... ...in. .11 ,..,c..,l .... nrnll, ........ I..,. 4 l,Vr .ff.,i,;,t ,.tI77Vi WITIillllHVV Hit- posing a Jlno of $2-30 on anyouo fcelllug the J'allao Qazvtte, Polka JSrvw or Clfabb'DcmomU on the streets. Bpi-olul M) tjio OP'fttli, Jacksboro, January 10.- The sale at tho auction of M, Shliw inMt. .... . ,.. 'Mm ,. ,. "; . ft . rolkTnkonrfninn-iKlllil hy tjh-- 'Aiioiiiiinin-inriaimr. t nHumMMf.i X Httmttul Ir. tlio flnnnitf.. San Antonio, Bexar council nry 11. Marshal Gosllna took'i urcr Polk this mornlii-r lb nNmtittM by a special train. 5prlco',th8 dteclt ImpticiUil lu Ills escape, was rrwiii at San Marcos nnd brought herel claims that hu wasiti route for AJmkC lo get the papers for Polk's arrest ai that his action was bonaflde. ( g,' Tho boy, Little, who was run over by a street ear yesterday and was seri ously injured, died last nikht. Tho special venlro of sixty jurors otf tho Ben Thompson eusq was wiled to-' day, TWelVo jurors were fined $ij each for absence, and only two of tkf remainder wero selected. 'Another venire of one hundred and flftyvWM, called for Saturday and tho case ad Journed. Mrs, Ben Thompson and daugher wero In court, The Hon. K. B. "Washburn of Chi cago was thrown from a horse and somewhat injured Unlay. t -,,., i )' All) TO mjHDIiAUY. 1 l)li-iiTii'j of u t:itulcl Mlxlttro InXak Hfe Oprit Kutjr. J' '"'"l ' "'"J" i A chemical mixture Is said to liavu boon dlseovcied which ninkos. a srifo burglary eay. Tho burglar needs only a diamond-pointed drill nml a bultleof the mixture. With thu drill he bores a hole Into tile pluvo, and Into tho cavity thus opened ho pours the mixture. Ho then plugs up tho hole, and concealing nil tracu of It as well as possible retires and leaves tho chemical to do Its work on the Inte rior of (ho plates'. A couple, of weeks may be required for this, depending somewhat upon tho make of safe operated n, At the end of tho proper interval the plates will bo found corroded to such an extent Unit they can ho easily cut through without the necessity or any noisy liaiiiiuurlngor hard work of any kind. So far ns can bo learned nosafes have yet been robbed by this elfeellve eoinpmfndtuud the Now York paper which describes lis workings nn uouncs that the secret of Its nmnufao lure Is known only (osoine burglars of that city who are now exporhnunlliipc on steel plates with It. Onto would suppose they would llko a practical demonstration of Us UHcfulww, and would try lion a sure occasionally. The Idea of corroding safes Is not new, but the art has never been brought lo a very high point of perfection, and. whenever It Is tho public will doubU less Hull It out by Its works. I'llOWMT 11K.VD1W(, " ;i- i Tim Attonlititua; l"erfoniinnrf f nn Kot Illii:xinii)t-rr o.Cnllml r)trllnikU(w, Stuart Ciinibcrlnnd, Usq., of Eng land, wive a private dcinonstratlon In thought reading and im exposition of sphltiiat )hcnomena at tlio Trcuuml llotise parlors, In Boston, on Wcdiiert day evening, before a few Invited guests. This Ih Mr, Cumberland's llrat appearance In Boston, says (ho J'oU of that city, and ho has every"" reason to rod satisfied with his cflurls. In ex plaining Ills theory, Mr, Cuinlcrlaud , said: ''Ono can only get a per son's thought when It Is oxprewed through his physical system. 1 do not claim any supcrnatund aid, but can trace all tlio workings of my system to purely physiological causes.'' TJic jlrst subject whom Mr. Cumberland took to work upon was ex-Mayor ' GrcciOf whom he asked tho question: - "Are you pretty Well known Jn thIs city V" Tlio genial doctor equal to the occasion, replied. "Well no, not par tluularly," widen remark caused con siderable merriment among the com pany. Mr. Cumberland's method of procedure Is as follows: Ho allows any person to choose mentally any object in the room aud tells this per3 sou to fix their mind entirely on .ho object chosen, then taking the huud of the person lie will lead him to tho object chosen with a ynlek nens and certainty absolutely won derful. Mr, Cumberland will, .thus locate u pain In a person's body, pick out places which have been touched by a coin, find the person who had tho coin, ami finally discover the coin, which has In tlio meantime been concealed. Another difficult trick which was performed, was (hu discov ery of an object wit haul having any physical connection with tlio person acting as thM ubjeet, but connected simply by n wire from the hand of the subject to tlie baud of Mr. Cumberland! He also traced the rate of a con with a pencil, and finally picked out an ob ject, a small metal turtle, and stood It on its Head, geuing ms cuo soioiy from tho subject upon whom Jio'was operating. Tno various, tricks of the so-called spirit mediums, such us tho spirit knocks, Ihe-MlppIiiK of tho ring over tho nrm, etc,, were all shown, the room bolng perfectly light" all tho time. - iirtr IT Tliltt !il.i-itn.in TV lli.r.ll 1r B'uu '" UV "MCIM'H "I .Mt c?l i" 1 1 w , , , . i J, m ' t l,ur'H hU)cU of Bcncml merchandise Poslal Telegraph, Washtngton, J). G. January 8. Rep resentative AmUrson t)f Kan?us to day Introduced a bill (o create a poa-;,, tal telegraph of tho I'lilted Statiw, Iiv- which the postinasler general was -au-? thorlzt-d to establish, construct and maliilaln under such rules and regula tions as ho might prescribe, and ' , part of (ho postal system of tho IBiK ted States, a telegraph Jine ueiwecu Portland, Mc, nmlTupelcn, ICsn., the flunk lino (o run from Portland 'via t Boston, Providence Hartfoid, New Haven, New Yoik, PJilliidulpbhi JiurrlMbiirg, Pittsburg, Columbus, lav tllaiiapolls, Springlleld, BtrLpiiU, Jft , forson Cliy, Kunsiri CUynnd w". rpuco (o Topcka, M'hh bram'JiJw !! low-: Tfow York cllft V Allauvi; v SyructiHC and Rooliiir, to Biinte'j;- ' from Plillailelnhln. via IWKhuoro ami Washington, U Rlcluaoiid; friuPUi buiif. via Clove and ami ToUKlO,'e trolt: from CohnnbUH. vm. Vum commenced ttxlny. TJinntock Jssidd to wtlMy Jus ercdKors, but tlio pur chrsors will undoubtedly derivoull the tho stomach. idfsfacIoii. 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