I m n 4 8 1 V 4 ill i VOL 1 frauds Richard Luhboele ExGovernor Xubbock has been in Texas nearly ever fiince there wl8 a Texas and is closely identified with the stated Mii story Tie wasborn in South Carolina in iS5 but came to Texas dnJiis twentieth year His first public iervice was as clerk of the house of representatives at Houston in 183J and at the next fseesion jjqf he republics cdagrjessSJ Je f was q chief elerk Letter Presi deDt Houston nxade Jiimeumptrol ler but ho soon left thisoffice to lake command of a force sent hostile Indians 7 against the f At the Demograticcoiiventi6riitt Waco in I57 lie was nominated jor lieutenant governor and elected Id 1591 he was elected governor and extended every aidinjJjis power to the Confederacy sending 3000 men to the front duiing Ilia term Be declined a reelection Jopactive service land was made assistant a djant ge neral toGeneral Mafruder He was afterwards as signed to General John A Whar ton and commanded the cavalry in the transMississippi department While here President Jefferson Davis tendered him a position on Ills staff and lie became one of the presidents elosos friends and as sociates He remained with bis fhief to the last and whew the final jutot that sad drama w e enacted the capture and imprisonment of Davi Lubbock shared IU3 mi iirisonmcut a dwa s kept in Fort 4 > Ddaware until ihe end of JSG5 After the war bo was elected state treasurer in 1STS and was ie cleeted eMcce sively unfiljl89p c So faithfully and long baa Gov irnbr Lubbock served < lijs people tliathis fronds are wont to apeak ofJiini asTlithe ancientfmariner Small of stature compactly btrlt and a glowing and magiuItijuspealcK rlioliH8beeiias powerful in politics as he is personally popular imd is uever at his best exeept whyn pouring hot shot into the tiieniiesot the mndold Democra tic party in the lurid glare of campaing torchlights Houston Peat f = i jllysterjous Letter i Ne wJQflens 1 La July MJ Chief of Police Gaster yesterday received a letter from what is sup pojed to be the Mafia The letter was enclosed in an old envelope with a skull and crosabones on it It was sent from the NewrOrleanB postbffieeand an air of mystery hangs about it The writer is not known bu investigation will be sat on foot to find him and matters ill bepnshed until ne is discovered flic letter reads as t Jollowii T Chief of Poiice Gaster Sir We wefn our possession Judge Marr Wjirjetiverihim in your bauds Tor V wjINiberatehim for 10G > wtf wilTseiid yon his old dp heftjort 1Jci aa found on Ins pereonp bit ynitid fo ne ad eak tinantlioized by you his body will ° e riddled with shot andrtheneenT J11 for a presentfJ3iifi none5Xfe miiit reach us before twenty aaysl gubscribe for tho Herald unless you will have his right ear For further information address general delivery postotfice Chicago St Louis or New Orleans Re spectfully P J NrjTNKZ rlt will be nemembere that Judge Mar r of the criminal district eonrfc this city mysteriously disappeared last April He was old and feeble and wasjast seen walking along the levee The impression of his friends was that he had fallen into the river and drowned aud that im pression still prevails Women Ik Restaurants Is there man living that would dare walk out of a restaurant with out fearing the magnificent crea ture who has done him the honor towait upon him No matter if of ad economic turn of mind he has ordered sonp with bieud and butter thrown in aud his check only calls lor 25 cents a dime wil1 be found where the waiter ha3 learned to look for it and he would no more dare take up his coat and hat and saunter out without this little ceremony than to btep on tha amiable little creature the taran tula But women areUiffererit Watch them at their meal They are pro bably indulging in strawberry shortcake chicken salad ice cream and cups of chocolate with great heapednp mountains of whipped cream on tup The waiter is in cou6tanti requisition a serviette has fellanlieie spooia are wanted there and he ha omitted the powdered sugar Will he try and get French bread They do not care tor Uhe kind on the table Bring clean plates pldase now tor theftfl > cfjbowh5 and when they rise and the obsequious creature harfda theWiiubrellas purses boundles iiud jacket what do they d asksnlie Philadelphia Times Smile say thank you take their check and leave a blank behind them that they ignore with amiable audocity A man on the other hand goes without a napkin altogether accepts crumbs on the cloth as part of the menu takes wlmt is set before hiu and 1glad to get it and feels in dufy bound to reward Ithe wai fornlie privilege of J beingnllow to live ter < Mfroitth SetTerers t Houston Post Brownsville Tex July 31 Special Regarding the drouth sufferers the central relief commit tee has authorized yor correspon dent to say that in view of the con flicting reports they have issued a circular letter to prominent cit izen throughout Cameron coupty toreport the actual condition i > nd whataid is required Men on hbrscback will deliver thesejetters tdljiose tjjio cannot be = reached thronghthe usual channels These men bn theti return will biingfull and reliable reports The local contributions will enable the com nrittetb sunlVr immediate wants f CARDS E n Goodhics NO I KLEIBER VICTORIA enth Street BROWNSVILLE A BEOWHSyiLLE TEXAS THURSDAY EVENING AUGUST 4 1892 FOUR PAGES C H Mabis p OOPBICH MARIS ATTORNE YSATL A W DEALER3 IN REAL ESTATE Complete Abatacta of Cameron County Kept In The Office BROWNS YILLE J TEX ATTORNEYATLAW Office over First National Bank Brownsville Texas Will praetiee in any of the courts of the State when specially employed VVT H MASON ATTORNEY AT LAW Office Corner Levee and Elev TEXAS S THURMOND ATTORNEY AT LAW r and General Land Agent TEXAS J R Moscoc A O Stebne MONROE STERNE Attorneys at Law RIO GRANDE CITY TEX flRST HIMH m 0 OF o BROWNSVILLE TEXAS CAPITAI 50000 G M Raphael Wm Kelly President VicePres J D Anderson Cashier Directors G M Raohael Wm 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