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313 AND 115 MARKET Sinner, GALTESTOK. Ewmwcn AT THE POSTOFFU AS, SECOND-CLASS MJLTTSR. Tata- OK LEWIS ESTABLISHED 1842. GALVESTON. MARCH VOL.

JtLlII-NX 3. I FROBTSJQTIOItfS FROM LIFE TIi i 1 I JEC I I Si 369 attd 261 liIarKiuc upoeialt.T. AMUSEMENTS. STKB3IT. Large amottment ot Wall and Stand Frames on Sale.

Tremont Opera House r.NT NIORTS AND 1VKONSS1XXT SlAl'lNte, 1O04, TaMiday, April 1 3TA3L.IA.3ST OPERA. SripoSNBoilini Renowned Opera COMPANY, I'udor the nrnoaginuonl of Slijuor Do VITO. First of Cltrmlnsr Most Dlstln- KuUhul Vi'twft Oaina SoDraua, Mine. Mario (Mini, UU1 rk-DBUte of Cul'brated Sil-ier- Vt.loiilTe or, SIGXOK P. IHUGNOLI, Barlloatf: Signer LEX- i'tONI, popuUkf bulTi; GLAT- TOMAH1, Ulreotor, In i will tipon tof of Seat! Marcb i7.

I'M RO. In ft tl.ny^i. -h OTTON MAN'S hAND-BOOK 51 COIIT, OLARKES CVUK HW HOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS' BOOKS for by CLARKE i COURTS. 08 untl 8S Tromont st. i FKIFKR'S PATENT COTTON MARKING SAMPLINO PAPER AND COTTOX ROP MORTGAGE BLANKS EQAL AND COUNTY BLAXKS CJHOK AND SUELP BOXES Manufactured by CLARKE COURTS.

1 I For tOAU MANUFACTURERS' BOOKS sale by CLARKE COURTS. QUIRES WCK-BOUND BLAJJK- JLU.UUU boolcat TVM. TERrfy Oalveston. prices IX AUTISTIC I'OKM AT LOWEST TERHT Oalreston. JUST RECEIVED ALARQESHIPMENT OFTHE CELEBRATED I'KANES, JACKSON'S BCST AND FAIRWCOIINT A Wa elve with erery Plattd COFFEE URN.

Send for trial order. OOTTO3ST FACTORS. Wholesale Grocers The New Departure TJR STOCKMS FAST COMING IN AND WE aro now prepared to nil orders without attention Is called i lines QTATIONERY--THE I.ARC1EST AND MOST Tailed stock at the lowest of low prices. TERRY CJalveiton. a.wwoiu't.

April to Sept- CM 1 VV "MAS.vy.'eorwr ini pmfotrml). AND ro Miw, B. K. TO If A 1 AND IRON. Api)jr lo 400 fcf.4l 13 rx dwfty.

ootner 13th St. A O6ot1 AQES VV Aptfly (o MM. A. DAVIS. H'tr VV IMM Apply Corotr AYC.

I wTs't" sfi'is i i OTIS and "A is A Mt In the KICllARl) GKAFf. Tqx. Affi "T.vTktiSiii'iNT YOI)SO 'kae H4, with, five rvdrtf In Turk city, fOHitlon iu a A 1 Vevr York and refureuces Kei.l At-LK, NCW nE TEIAS COTTOX BOOK LEAD-PENCIL, bexaKao ihapc. S3 00 nor arrest: 30o per dozen, iljiunplenfiw, WM. TERRY Jl OaltMton.

City Bnsane.ss Cards. -L 13-Inch wood, S3 75 to S3 00 per lineal Cor. Sid. Telephone S33. ALVESTON SAUSAOB FACTORY-- JIH AND Tl-lth.

OTrlal solicited. B. ST. UOYSEN, Proprietor. AVE YOUR VAULTS ANC CESSPOOLS cleaned bjr our Odorluss Machinery', U.

S. Sanl- tury J. P. Lalor A Co. cosh paid for bottles.

O. LOUBAT, corner Fif- t-jwotb and Stmnd. In connection with Ixjubat. Orleans. La.

'T A A or evvy description solicited at low rf OEoSoE M. STEIRER 171 Strand. Storage of description nollclted at low nitaa by GEORGE STEIRE31 CO. TUST standard brands: 3000 bar- c.1 RoaendtUeand 8000 barrels Portland Cement, SO.COO Englisb and Brick; also, a tull liuo oE and matdrtaU, at low prices. W.

H. POLLARD Importers, 11 Iron Pipe, 5000 pounds Iron Fittlnjfj. 9000 pounds Lead Pipe, at coat. Z.arE« stock of Brass and Hand-pump Rubber Hose, Packing, and a complete steokof Uaa Titters' Dud Plurabrrs' Supplies. JB8SS xSTALL.

07 jnd. Oaltsston. Tex. M01ASSES, SUGARS AND COFFEES. Mtrcbants Tlslllnc tho city cordlallr invlwd to loot through our stock and lesm our prices, to coavlace tiieioselres ot the advjintAKes wa offer.

THE Cash Wholesale Grocers 25, 27 and 29 Strand, Galveston. NOW AFLOAT AND TO Arritra About Jlpril 1, Per Nonregiau Brig FBA3ff, 400D bags R18 COFFEE, SAMPLES AT OUR OFFICE KAUFFMANRIK, POWDER Absolutely, Pure. Tils Powder nerer variea. Amarrelot purity irreneth and wholesomeness. More eoonomica ROYAL BAKIN nmrTitods.

"Sold onlr In cans. aNO POWDER 106 WaUst, N. R. 6, Hawley Go. BROKERS AND oJ tua Board of Trade,) CHICAGO.

Any and every Interest Intrusted to our care from Texas Trill hare esgoclal and Immediate attention. Wants. XV iwltato (orally. JUST AR- room with board lu a ijt DOT A OK.N'i'MWAS LOUIS IiUnotrlo Lnuip Co WRITER Itou'j. for cl7cular, newer Lamp.

"STANDARD J. fl. JIA WLICY as Wrlco for oiroulaitt arid pi'tce lists. Uli dry bontiv. OM1V03CCA B-ae Mills.

1000 A'Jdriwa BAIjCH A SONS, ALL KINDS OS 1 meruhaDdide. at lowest prices, by J. H. BYRNE. 187 Strand, bet.

and SXi. with a B. Warehouse--Av. A and 27th streets. M' For Sale.

cKESA'S CELXBRATBDlBKEK VAUCETd 1'or aale by J. S. BROWN CO. LIKE. you want to be aura ot the BEST, order ol P.

C. TAYLOR. Austin. largo cor, Avo. A amt tdth, (do; (ho-uEory brick hulidlue 1 north Strand, 01 Trurjiout; ttoru and dwotllue abovy SfOta ftiiO; house ot rooms, cor.

anil coetaes of st rooms, tat. ootcjiifuof 0 roomi. on Ave. (UO $S'J; to, liouso ot 8 or 4 ruouiH, W. aua 17t 1 aua 17t U.

iierv tM, INOU1KK AT AHP AYKXIH! 8TOUE. BATMJ AHP AYKXIH! 8TOUE. "ij'Olt HBTST-- A ON Avcuito A. 1-Jtlt rfnd 14lh iiti'orU. ACK ply of 13( io (J Church at 940 pnr montb.

O. A. fiYER. A BUSINESS CHANCE. FOR SALE --A drug In the city of Tyler, established for ten roars and doing a rood business.

Stock about 9S000. Terms cash. Rvasons given for sell- ittj. Apply (o K.3. BOtvfcN, Tex.

FOR SALE--A OESTLE FAM1MT Call on or address ED. KBTOHVff, cor. 83d and Strand. rfy BE QPTEN AWAY--liaNDSOSIE CHIKA .1. Tea Set 114 and four otber prose OUSE horse.

TjlOkSALE-- A WSEBORSE. CARRIAOE AND baraoas; reasonable; will sell complete or saparately. w. oorner and F. O.

sty. OS SALf; i-DRUG STOsA SHSIVINO, -CaMfl Fixtures, neapfv new. A bar- ICKOX tallaa, OR SALfc-ONE 8-FOOT 1 set of Tinner's Tools and Bciuarejuid Circular Shears: In eood order. M. P.

BENNESSY, Golreston. BRAKE, iea with AGAIN CALL THI ATTENTION OF consumers to the Very superior Quality for Purifiy, Sweetness and Brilliant of the Celebrated 3rand ol LARD WHITE ROSE. All of the Leadinc Retail Oroc-era of taecltjr keep and' tush It. and those ladies who bared used it In their fttcbens pronounce It the BEST IN THE WOULD. If any not bay It from Ser erocer we will be clad to have a tine br post, and her grocer will hare an opportunity to buy it.

Tbe leadlnecaterers sarthatHispar excellence "HONEST LEAF LAKD." J.H. HAWLEY GO. for the Packers. L.OVEItfBERGv NOTARY PUBLIC AND Insurance TBIAS. Banks an.d Baoxfcers.

A P. WOOLDRXDG.B.' BA2TKER, AUSTIN. TEXAS. CfOTTON HBCEIPTS. T0EBDAT.

MARCH S3. 11331. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad and connections Mlssouri-Paclflc rallroaa ana coanro- tlons Houston NaTlcatloo. company and connections Various Total Exports this daj Stock on hand Bales. 77 77 26,167 PAINTED, ui anil 10th.

VVJ. fexldvnco fur fvr Juno 1, lutb aud Ohi.rofr. AliTHUK B. JIO.MER. 'JT'O'K jiSTNT-o-imoM-CUTTAOK.

I-LASTEKED, Jp av. aiul oi'io blooK frunt Uctwh hotol, foruwriy oixuplod ty mj'teif. ''E'OK'KKNf-'LAitOK TW'O-STOHY HOUSE, wtth on Church, bet. 16th and 17th. to Jf Jljt COiyjIjCT.

w. 18th and I. I API bulUllW B. V. PAV1090S.

OK and Strand, or 10 rooiait. ac 935- por Inquire (bo BMb avgnut) aad Avctiuo storv. xT(( ttSUi-f ClTUKCH with flfeobtrooma; orit. coruor Strnnd and Traraonc. KIMO Hooma antl SltST-- SOOM8, WITH BOARD: ALSO.

iluy waciiMl, a furQiahed a JJllB. jy. itraet. 7 Winnie, with uso of kltchcta, nth. o)r one dir cwo iWUCawffll oof nor roomL furbished, trjr private famllv, St.

iDd K. SOUTii uorncr 17ln- (hum AIX I'APEE, WAIXPAPEJB, WALI.PAPEK. BUT your Wall Pa'per of D. W. OTCIE.

SSA Det. Marbet aac2 Mechanlo. A Li. OF TILE, MARBLE, GKAMKB wnaaasa sio-i; WORX DONE AT A. ALLEN TT1OR SALE-J? A number of fine trunks, low price, at K.

H. trnoJcmaker. 70 Tremoat street. lfl PSAND OILS Of Ibti TEXAS LAMP 4ND OIL gOMFAXY. TTlOIi SALE--JERSEY COWS AMD JD (full bloo4, but ufarexbtered).

with i Calve soon; also, registered Jersey ouUi A. M. SI HEIFEA8 lves, or to "1'UST KGCKIVXb ANB' TO ABRTVE-ROSICX- dale Hydraulic Had Tortlazid oamouc. I)tamoyd f'lt-isr. Land riJSler.

Enpllth Oro-brlok and tiles (mrr. slco'i; patent carbonized buikHas; felt; carbonized paper, moth. waterproof. See clrou- Ur; for bjr H. Piracy Imp.

are seBlnr Cookinj: Steves at from S6 BO to 345 00. AJ4O, full Ijae of Hoiiae FurnjshliiK wblch we will sell cheap. D. A. KjCAKXKY.

Opp. Tremont Bouse. ORE AM SEAL. iltoa meal, com, fdod tnoal and com bmn. always on fiand.

at SAj-vBOToy pprtgyy MILLS. TCB A- AIM We aud Salts. PICKS, ttATCHK-te. l-fe-lSANT MOUI'ft KOOM; WITH bonrd, toffvwt auJ wlfn or two g-ea- L. bol, IDtti 19111 sis.

wHlkOttft buanl. covuur 24th st. will bo tas.n. Beal Estate. T'iltfvt KJ i.OW JMMKDUTKLV EAJ.T, oi' wort of blnoK SMIi of- aad $31100 for ooraar Iocs.

iMI be pevfeut. Apblv 10 A. v. MjyKrtf. Or to aKiint, O.

A. MEVEB. -n-- f- li 6 THS H.VSPBI ID lha oily, ICDOWD as th? tturr pluco, tyb vrouod. uu the u. v.

uur. of i ai jatJ-t It rtl.U. 0.1 Uli I. s. H.

14tl, null ISih. It ciislrpd; aUo, H. 14tl, nul THUDIIUAltT CO. N. werk PrptessiOQaJL--La BNDY.

LAWYEtt AND NO'IAY oeedi. etc.t aotarlal street, near thit KN.fe.UlN' it. SSCt-COOrJtY J. Kails couatr. OoUsvttooa a prompt attention to au legal buiiiaQgii.

Goods. "TJMJPKJN all iraAa OU. Suckerjr and Oil BouM-keMpajr floods at J. f.T4LORAOO..ilor*»t. bet 24'lh and Tho Safety OU Of TEXAS VAMP ANDOU.

CO Sewing 1 HEADQUARTERS roR Groceries. LYNCH LAW. SHOKTWOHX OX 1 Why is ii that, notwilfistanding the complaint of dull trade, my sales are large now as at any time during tfie yearf I believe it is because, beside filling orders ftomftfy and with first-class goads, am content with small uniform profits all th'e year round--do not charge carrying prices. Also, because orders sent to me by mail are filled with the same care, with as good st lections, and at as. low prices as if the purchaser -were buying the goods in person, with cash in hand.

Wm. D.CLEVELAND HOTJSTOIN. IXL CHILL CURE. HOULD AJTT ONE sufferlncr Tflfch Chills and Ferer, Aeue, Bilious, Malarial or Intermittent Fever, after taking IXL Cbill return tbe but- frME tATEST IMPROVED 1JGHT, RBJiNpiO .1, New Home--clmclMVinogt dttrablfe E.BUUTZ, 138 PoslofiCs Lftt JEM nrMl- ottle-- block ot lanU, a hall In rfipttlr. a.nfl ono cottuire.

No PIHOT. No tul tn Buininur-. pleiitmnt In winter. Gal- vtMtoit tho Only roaMuti for L'nn bo but and JWt utrt-J. LOTS Of RMAU, AM LARGE UiniMMloi-m, anil went: nui)i6 1th coKMfoa fu uls or liuwn.

SAM MAAM. 4 Slat -tACifJIESTfl WlTfi Mlf-adjiutinc. A. SSd tet. CauiCb.

XBW PERFEOJ 1 Am achino. TermR ipflr Hachino. TermR and la oj Nocharaefor aftw days' trll. For only Ay A. B.

CO 2(otioe6, JKtc. rpo ARCHIJECTS-- I WISH fO CORRESPOND VJTK SOHB ARCH1THOT8. "Wltti a to buddloK era! brick houswr. Addrors xne lit CaldwaU, T. V.

MURRAY. and say that It did not beneflt him, tho dealer .11 authorised to refoxid the amount paid for it, SI 00. All cOXIXXXXr 'liolesala Dnijrjrists. Houston. Texas.

SALE. zrnvr rmn-pitoor BOOK, to fit In opcnlar six feat hlffb, thrw feet wide; Impt-ovvd iocJa, etc. Bill Murloson's Taking Off--A Jail Smrronndad and tho "Work of a Overpowored. rspcaui. TO TOK GoyzjLiss, Jlarch examining trial of.

Bill Burleson, the negro irho abtempCed an outrage on Mrs. Enoeppa, a German lady living between Harwood and Thnr5- dayj March 0, camo np Squire Collins, Justice of the peace. About one hour before the trial took place, it -was rumored an aroied force of 150 men coming to tat the prisoner. The officers summoned of citizens to protect the prisoner under the law The posse brought tho prisoner from the jail the court-house: There vrere TIJMO witnesses ex amined, All the testimony snowed he was i the vicinity at the time, and he was positive! identified in court bv Mrs. Kncoppa as bein; tho man that made tube assault.

The teatimon showed he threw her down andfllled her mout with saud and chips at her door-steps, and before he succeeded ia his purpose he becam frightened and went off. in the meantime in luring her severely. Ho had nothing to say ix his defense at tie trial, and his Bond was placed at tlOOO. The posse then started with himtothejai and were mot by the armed force. They then brought him back to court-house, and afte the crowd went off he was taken to jail.

Th streets being guarded, the crowd rushed over tlbe guard and surioundfld the jail. The ofll cars lid all in their power, but could not resis the crowd, who, at 3 ifclock, toroofl the pickets of tho jail fenco and took toe' prisoner on about half a mile and hung him. Hewonk not confess aor deny the crime. The feeling of the community is that he received just pun ishment for such a crime, after hearing the testimony. It was a noticeable fact there were none either party under the influence of liquor, but that they were determined, after the ladj identifled him, to hang All is quiet now and the citareos hope never to have as ozcituig a day again.

SEOU1N. Wont Knur--Free Bridge Popnlor Candidate, Etc. TO TnE SEGUIS, March ladies, last Friday night, gave a sapper for the benefit of' the Methodist church, although! interrupted by a terrific rainstorm, a handsome sum was realized. Tho friends of Hon. 'W.

H. Barges, of this FCHTY EIUHTK March the rials- presented the passage ofjbills before the Senate relating to pateits, or any bills t.liat.;.may'be injurious to tlio interests of'patentees, Tho 'folio-wing, bills were'reported favorably and placbcl on the Mr.lugalls,f rom.the cbifimittee on Indian afr. foil's--To provide for tlie the Iowa Indian reservation. Ifc. Palmer, from the conjmittee on post- offices and po3tr.6ads--For readjuatment of compensation for the of mails on'railroad The chair before resolution offered vestorday coll- ing on the furnish, certain as tho stSi'-Miute state tff'tne Sanate why to gqaa not furnish it.

The Seriate agreed to Mr. Hoar then called up the bill 'to increase the Stags' District. Court udges to' $5000. The pending question was the amendment making it unjayfnl'f or a judge to appoint to a position in hiKipqurt any. relative within the degree of first cojjsln und making it the judge to 'do so.

The amendment was 'the i omission i of the clause specifying' te'atthcilofferise wasamis- bfcjfor several yi nepotism had not'Decpme a scandal and an outrage upon the State. After tho anaeudment was" passed-yeas 42, i The next order of buBiue.asVwas the establishing a bnreau of and.to demeanor, andwasatfata'tp; Coke.sald toere.ljad 'not for sev been a United States Juteo; jsnive Teias, 1 protect employes and engaged in or- eien and. interstate ooninierce; which went over. Mr. Call's joint I'esbluUoa, providinB that the payment of laborers government em- oloy, bo the some for holidays as other days.

Passed without daijoto. i. The Senate. up tbe education pending question Harrison' amendment to require state to cdnti-ibute each annually amounra equal severally received by them frbmlthe; national fund. Mr.

Harrison aupported amendment. Mr. Harrison expressed himsuJlC strongly in favor of the bill, but ngrcwd ifrtth 1 the view expressed some days acj5 'by-the senator from Iowa (Allison) that tfie'logical way would be to begin by small and so permitting tha growth or the adaptation of.the means to the, end. to approuriate to mneK' at.bne'time was interfering-with the bfll have each State pay as much as 'paid. did not Jhink giving too was the proper portors of tho bill had proved too much.

auery arose ln-his mind how, if there was such au unjust burdou on one It hap-; period suoh an enormity, had escapod the atteh- tion.offonnercpngressos,:.and.he had made a further oxaminatipiii'r '-That examination had led him to the conclusion whisky was not sufferins under discrimination. of, bill-' would- be to' create ono in Its favor. Tbo throe j-ears' extension granted, in 1878 had increased the evil of refusal-in Ib82 had lessoned it. this'HouBefsoing to follow! He. geiitljimen.

-f rom- Kentucky 'wore speakinirxwith the most thor- THE A A STTNDICiTES TAKE TO ough convictions, 'butil tuisbillVas passed, and the tlme'sxtended. when the limit wasreaohod, instead of 70,000,000 gallons being oh hand, ana Instead of $60,000,000 unpaia the amount'. would be Inoreased -or cent Thau wouid-ba, upfc-iThah the taiwould bo paid, but whether.it would be paid all; arid the -question, become one-- rnot relief alouo-- Wof great public policy and far-reaching hi off act. Mr. Folloot supported the bill.

Messrs. Foran and Jordan supported the bill' Mr. Hard eaidiit'wos Idl the iiilt question was one money. It a quastiori of tha remission of a penalty, and in consideration' of 'such' a question tbe House should be governed, by- preoisely the xpedient fail- to thing- to do. He tha 'avidity O.

VV N. M'. HliN OOOPKB A HUM t'Ktt, LAND ZittAL UXl.LA^TKXAS. Any Mncl Itvndsf in 'IVxas, New Mexico Itondpr and ptw ioxcci laud In you bur ohrmp land, a isrwiv uott fr to in Dullitn iirfTr-er- iy, rrhlci.ro of adckrtM ureoU on KL'NTKKiJJW Kim OiUlaji. 1'eK.

U. jffitfiV-- V. fctf-'YS ANt SELLS LANDS. 3 KNCifi A SON. LurM (itiy tft tfr!) -u coin'n, por rrtdtwin Ift'iO wld ForHtttf) 'AXKOOO an-ei to ot i.ioi-na; Aluo liw na limit lull; to purti-is for urtm liUMi-H Awrf or tNv l'Ja Mtf'tftit.

ill either or CHE- Lemons sptoluwnj 01 K. aKQVK, JU.wuu'0 BU. Rubber Stamps. UBM35 STAMPS. SEALS AND Stamps.

wltb Indelible Ink. cants. FRED. A. 85UTH.

114 Tromont street. VJT panr. Oysters. FISH AND OYSTER COM- MUSOBOVE QA6TON, FostomCA box 60. L.

DEALER IN FISH AND OYSTERS. Country orden solicited. G. FlaH AND OYSTEBS, Orders solicited from the country. OWE ITU-W BUISCH.Ja.H Insldft measuremeDC: Thlr- iaehas hlch, inohss wide and six- ton laches deep.

Has chs latest imprDTOd Burglir- proof Cheet, with Crane Hinge, and flrst-class Bonk 1.00k. OKU WE-w FiKn-rRoor SAFE. Inside measuramsat: Thlrtr-flre laches bleb, 24 incbeswldpand fourteen Inchesdoep. 3ub-'treasury. articles are of first-class manufacture, just from and for sale cheap.

place, deny the fact that he is a candidate for Congress from this district, and say that although the statement has been repeatedly made by a certain daily that he would ron, he is a true friend of Mr. Miller, the present member, and has no idea of antagonizing him in the next race for that office. The question of a free bridge over the G-na- dalupe at this place is still being agitated. There is no doubt that it would lie of great benefit to the town. Scguiu is just now in the throes of a municipal election.

a consequence candidates are plentiful and very attentive to their friends. Mr. J. Greenwood, of this place, has announced himself as a candidate for district attorney for this district. Mr.

Greenwood has served the people of this county so as county attorney that there is little donbt of his Interior Business Cards. YXCHBURQ MARINE to Texas. 1 JLJ MARX KiaiPNER, AeenM In Oalr. Address Yard Lrochbure. A.

P. Thomplclns, S. T. I Address, for Particulars, Oeo. M.

Steirer COMMISSION AND OBAIN MERCHANTS. 171 Strand O-alveston. Poultry, Eg-gSv Etc. EQO3. I strains WHItS LEOHOKSS.

per 13. a B. BSXaScK. (JalTtiton. Tex.

Pianos. OXI.Y PIANOS ASU ORGANS, madespo- oially for our climate, are sold low for cash or on easy payzepcs by THOS. OOQOAN ccrn.r SStd and Market streets. Ualveston. Professional Estate Op" A A i i OFFlCE Fraoblln.

Balliniftr 'Block, JOSErH Texas, bns abstracts of Galvrston cotioty. Special attoattoa to of land titles. TfUKLTON, JL Lawyers an Texas, nave a JORDAN i TARLTON, LAND and Heal HlUsboro. lacoonpiote abstract of all surveys In couaty. Special attention glren lo Perfecting etc.

CBAJI. i. RVANS. s. P.

VAMS HARDWICKE, ATTOKKEYS AT LAW and LAND AGENTS, ABILENE, TEiAS. -i- ATTOENET MoMNNEjY, TS3CAS. Particular aUaotloc fir an coliactkxu taA real Plumbers, Gas-flttersw Etc. b. ABRAE JIATHEW's! FLTJHBEBS, GAS AND STEXM FITTERS.

PostoHIce street, bet. Sid act' i TelepboDC coanection. The lajte boavy rains have made a good crop almost a certainty. As a consequenco drummers are thiclc SHERMAN. A.

kyiicisn's Narrow Bscapa--Bur- OS. BKOCKELMAN-- Dealor In stoTes, and manufacturer of wrought Iron raofres. Iron ralllogs, crestinffs, balconies, ve randas, aud all kinds of iron, UD, copper and sheet Ironwork. Plumblor. gas and steam-Btthig prompt for attended to.

Mechaulc. bet. 20tn and 21st SB. Educational. "'I Island City VV Uuslnrss Colleffe, Galvest-n.

for particulars era xolnjT elsewhere. J. M. Prooi-letor. 'Uressmalcmg.

as. E. MOORE, FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKER. No. C7 Church street.

Opposite Tremont hotel. nSTotaries Public. -V1XJTARY PUBLIC. NOTARY PUBLIC, JUi B. WALLIS.

corner Twenty-sfeiiond and Strand, Professional--Medical. B. O. 3TBITH, OF KELl.YVILLE, TEXAS. makM and ot tha blood a To THE SHEBKAN, March Wright, this feeling the necessity of taking a dose of salts, went into the drug-store of Mrs.

Darnell, on South Travis street, asked for a dose, and swallowed it; its being handed him. Shortly after he beca'ie violently si, with every symptom of pdfisoning by sulphate of zin Aiatictotes -were ipromptly administered, and be out of aljl danger. i The package from which the druggist prepared the dose is, it is epsozn salts ji mixed with sulphate of zinc, and he Bays tie is prepared to prove that he received it in i.that condition from the wholesale house he purchases his supplies from. Van Alstiue swas 'visited by borglars last nighc. The safe of it lumber dealer was blown open, and SO cents was that was oil hand.

An individual was arrested at Melissa, on suspicion of being the guilty party. HTosition ofJMorrison Men. TO TaE TVASHISGTOX: March general gossip to-night inclines lio the belief that the Morrison men have yielded a point The adoption of the Morrison by tHb caucus, with the express understanding that it will be discussed in the Honse, irivolviis the right to amend it ad libitum. It does not appear that there is anything to bind the party IB its action on the biU in the House. Too Morrison programme'' was formulated last night by the Democrats 'on the ways and means committee, at the meeting at tbe rooms of Mills, of Texas.

Carliale was present A XflCiracolons Xscape- THE NEWS.I AXOTKSOH, Marcli during the heavy storm, lightningstruck tha residence, of P. TV. Cawthon. flbuuty clerk. The ning played up and''down the mantel-piece, 'totally destroying clock and mantel-piece and everything thoroon.

It went the room and struck a sejving-machine. Sir. Cawthon, xrife and two cHOdrea. "were in the room, acti to xajr of tbam ware hart. of the colored people fdrjedilication.

Some fte most he '-ever witntesed were scenes in coiAp ia the Union army; which illustrated the. the black men'for hold no word of bitterness for any. on this occasion, but thought 'inJitiipd' 'of stepping in with a great beriisfaction;" nrp should give pru- dcult auci helpful aid. would 'stimulate the energies of the people" suery where. George knew the people of sissipbi were anxious for do- sirea to speak for them, an'd not wish to raise any fooling by what be.sbbuld say.

QW- inB to the liberal tar laws'ol that State; which exempted all poor' people; white and blaok, from taxation, those npcni'whdm the burden of taxation fell had whore they looked on when the tax collector came Lai in Mississippi conld'not he told for taxes. The uneducated condition of tjhe colored people ought to appeal to the majority of the Senate. It was impossible to see future would bring forth, with so largo ii proportion of the population in'ignorance. Mr. Maxey opposed the TjDl on the of expediency.

He thought' overy do better without an artificial sti; that was what was provided byj tl Texas made impartial provision for the tion of and wKIfce 'children separate schools. He coald. sincerity and justice to his Stata, "Bay was uot able to uduoate her own child- en. Tbe State of was abliu- able to support. 1 own children.

He could not, therefore, conscientiously ask national aid in that 'Be bad heard the senator from atelv received a magniHce'ttt donation from ie nation, say he wotUd "not trust, the South with this money. Mr. so far as h'" State (Texas), was coacerriefl, it wouldibe iime euough to Jber wnen she asked for aid. The 'colored and white, ought to be each. State Mr.

Coke spoke highly school provisions. Mr. Sherman said, as the remark made by him had been commented i on the other side, ho had the right to state his views on the subject before the Senate. Ho.would say broadly that possibly he believed it the boundea duty of the national governmenS tci aid in the education of the population; 'He was willing to recognize the fact that by results or the war a burden of illiteracy was thrown'upon the Southern States greater than they could bear. It had not, he been the expectation of the people of the at tho cldse of the war, to interfere with tlie question of suffrage in tho Southern After reviewing the of tho reconstruction period, Mr.

said the northern' people had finally come to the conclusion there was no other safeguard for freed people than, the bafflot He mentioned these facts without arraigning any party or body of men as to the dutviof the government. He (Sherman) would repent what ho said the other day--that he did not'lthink tho Northern States-ought to trust to the'Southorn States (important questions growing out of the policy give aid to The force prejudice and education was too strong, even with the most intelligent That he did not think it wise to confer upon States the to the individual and' the committee. It won the government remit a penalty because at did not need It was just to the individual' because, before the on ways disclosed the fact that unless relief men would be bankrupted. They ware noli seeking relief- from over-production, but from a penalty which the law had imposed upon thejn. the object which that penalty hod been designed to secure been accomplished--it was politic for the community that the penalty should be remitted." It would ostablishjio.prfr cederiif It was a-case entirely sui generis; but even if it did.set a-ipeoedont, the'government would not lose anything by dbinfe a gracioui act-to a class of citizens wheii hortti could oomeof it No.goverhmbnt.wa3BostronE as that whicli was strong in the-affections oz the Refuse to pass this bill--ruin areas cf men--turn of nienh'out on employment--and Congress seed not, compliait 'if as a consequence; it found mutterins and complainings against the' government instead ot love and affection Mr.

Jones (Ark.) -opposed the bill. He said; tbe distillers had deliberately dug a ditch and got into it, and did not come with goodj grace from them to'ask the government to tricate them. Mr.Reid ridioulad the prodictionB of the rilin which wpuldfoUow the failure of the but, admitting for the sake of argument, that 'this was true; he argued that the disaster which would.ensuein foroi whisky upon the mar-pared to that which must the forcing out hence of ever 100,000,000 gallons. Mr. Hatch (Mioh.) opposed the principle of the govarniuenli loaning any one, especially men angaged lin tha.whitky Messrs.

Price opposed the bill, and Mr. Eaton favored it, Incidentally, in the his remarks, referred to 'the Morrison tariff bill, and expressed tha-belief that its effect would be to'increase the surplus the'treasury instead of decreasing it Pending further discussion the committee rose. i The, speaker announced the appointment of Messrs. Randall. Burnt and Calkins as conferees on the douciecey Bonds Taken Vp- IJa's Assays, Etc.

fSpiioiAT. TO Tup. Niswn.1 AxJSIirr, March county jurtgo Bhaclieiford county to-day took up 8 per cent, bonds to the amount cf $20,000 of his county, belonging tc the school fund, and sol to tho school fund 831,000 of 0 per cent, bonds. Chartered to-day: The Lumber company. Wilkinson, the young highwayman, convicted last term, is on trial to-day in'aiiolhor cosw and; will likely bo again convicted.

Dr. Swear- ingen'onS Parson Smoot are witnessess and their evidence is voiy strong against the young man. Official notice has boon, received by Ibe Becrotary of state that Batesvillo 1ms been Beloctod.as the county seat of. 2avalla county. ''Blocks-Bros, have a herd of 3000 beeves near here, ready to drive to Oglo Hollow, Nob.

Judge Harris, of Gnlvoston, Senator Pops, of Marshall, and Colonel Elliott, of the Dallas -Herald, are here. capitol contractors resist tho change in the walls to support tlio dome, and, if insisted on by tho capitol eemuiissioners, they will have to be paid a sum for increased-cost. When this cbaupe is made, if ever, tho ooniract ought to be changed so as to require granite for the entire superstructure. This is the general opinion ol wliat is "best and safest, and it can bo done a il a reasonable ad- vance on the original contract The adjutant-general to day sent out three recruits of the state troops, now looking after fence-cutters in Colemaii county. The county olHcors of tbe newly organized county of Zavalla areM.

Dawris, county judge; J. B. Bass, county and district clerk; John B. Raysdalo, sheriff; J. H.

Ba.wj-er, tax assessor; SL F. Seward, treasurer, end A. B. Luce, BUT- FROM LAREDO. IXTLH AS A MC33XICAN- J3XFOXET.

District Court Increaaa in Ziiquor Tax---Recent Etc. TO TUB Nanra.l LAREDO, March District Court for "Webb county was formally opened this morn- iug, Judge J. H. Russell presiding and J. Hc- Neill Turner repressntjnff the State as district attorney, to a failure to draw a panel Of grand and petit jurors at the last termj a special venire' of sixteen men was ordered for a grand juryj was returned and this jury impaneled by 11 o'clock this morning.

After calling the dookit for criminal and civil busi" ness, 'the court adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. The case of- the.United States against J. ICuheu, charged with smuggling stock, has bean examination before thje United States commissioners in Laredo for ''several days, terminated to-day. The defendant; was discharged. Tnere is likely to be a considerable i'ncrease in the receipts of the ferry, which transfers passengers botrreen the two Larodos, because of action of the City Council of New Laredo increasing- the tax upon vendors of spirituous liquors from $150 per year, to SSOO annually, the consequence of which will be to up the whisky shops; in our sister It should be 'Toniemberod.

that in the land of God and Liberty there no'limitation to the powers of cities to tax its citizens. THR NEWS reporter is informed to-day that hia dispatch to THE NEWS Sunday night in regard to tho seizure.of a carload of 'he land 'board have information t'oafc the are preparing to take up the lands at the 8 cents lease, and think tbero will be a large sfereage leased by tho 15th. ol April, whou bids are opened. Per contra, a stockman from the says thafc threo- fourtlis, of tha land leased under tho 4 cent's minimum was taken by sheepmen, and that JJf thcive is any generAl demand'for leaves it will ooine from sheep-owners who, under the herd-law provisions of the land in- closure act, are compelled to lease. Is is his opinion that this discrimination against shoop- raiEers, together with the action of Democrats in urging tho Morrison tariff bill, which still farther reduces the tariff on will turn a great many from the Democratic party next election.

Colonel Rnomberg, of Austin, has liad assays of copper ore from Llano and Blanco counties. One; specimen from-Llano shows 6-10 of an OUKCO or, $1230 of gold to the ton, aud 65 4-10 ounces br $84 33 ot" sQyer to tbe ton. Another sample showed. ounces or $65 14 'silver to the ton. Random specimens froai showed 57 to $10 of to the ton, The assays wereimade in Chicago by a competent assayer.

Cteorge of Houston, and G. F. Aniold, ot Hempstoad, are in the city. Some excitement was created this ovenitfg by an explosion, of gas in valve of the Statesman engine, Ko damage. from oatli whiuh was carried, and tho following ulecU-d: JTirct warii-- J.

11. SnhiK-ider, Jas. J. D. McNally.

1 Second ward--TJiiEro. Scimiidt, Tom Third ward-- S. 3C A Ilicc, S. a Ashc. fourth wnrd it.

A lliL-rt EricIiS'ji), Davo kins. Fifth ward-- T. Joim F. C. M.

Moblu. Tliecou.niitfceenptioini^d (o.iVf.itiiixHiTvJayor returned llmt thoir suaT'ch lor BIi'. Baker lijid beun llr. A. Uuker oeJTred the folio-', ing resolution: Tlmt the Deiwocratic convfinion of the city of JSoustou a mostconiial ibvitation to the DomOL-mUc to bold its next meeting the city of and earnestly request-' t'tie cxucutivn ooinnj.tU-", which meets in Waco on S7th.

to name Houston as tho place of OVER THSS'TATs, Tuc Brackott. March cnso of J. C. Carr, on trial here tor kiliius J. Holmes, in Del Kio, Texas, about six months ngo, the jury was cut only five minutes, aud gavo in a verdict of not guilty, aud that tiio killing was done in sef-defei3se.

ES, March Guadalupe river rising very rapidly and hi places is end it is feared tho Loavy rain -HTiicb fell last.night will cause a general overflow- ol the river farms. An iuimeuso amount of water has faJliin. Moroh tuo ilaydr's Goi tbis morning, his honor decided the ordinance recently enacted against disorderly bouses 30 inoperative on account of ils conflict wilb state laws. The weather is clear and pleasant. J.

N. 'VVharton, left yesterday for Archer county on.professional business. Karch 35. Hev. J.

11. Shinn, an ajred and honored Baptist minister, died at, his residence near hero, yesterday, and was buried witli Masonic ceremonies Heavy rains fell recently, ami farauijig; operations are retardttd. Crop prospects are good. Judge Coliard spent Bumlny here w'ith his Ainily, and returned to Mouduy, wlaero istrict Court is still in session. McG-RKGOK, Mai-ch fuaerai of Mrs.

I. E. White, of Mr. II. F.

White, wlio led on the morning of tlie 23d was argely attended Sunday by friends and rola- ives. The Christian ouurch about coruplctcrl. A good rain fell Saturday which, ery much needed. Wheat crops ai-e looking ne through 'thiu sctiou, crops arc -iticipated for.this j-eiu-. The Eov.ni is on a ceneral booing'' The weather is cloudy aud raiii.

coal V.d ths'r I.V,.HV. -fair tc- uvjtifS-vrtitla I'lr-uL Maii.v Southern aniS S'iocl; FROM HOUSTQH. ONE SAT'S DOIWGS. Cotton Piro- nton'a Estate-- ight in lumb absolute power over education" contemplated and the expenditure leading; to it. Tbis, however, was not from any feeUiu'g of iinkindness the people 9f the iibutn, but from the conviction that, owing of race and the influences of slavery, whichhad dark- enei to id their minds and -would probably continue darken time to como.

they impartially distribute the Imonev. thought work of framing necessary, the safeguard was ono all should' participate. There wasno doubt tbe work of distributing. money should be left to the States, but the general gnvernment lihould say. ho wit should Be expended.

Mr. Sberman continued that ho was willing to go as far as any man. in the attempt to remove-the -levil illiteracy, either from the North or the South. -Tits safety of the. nation demanded its and without going into the past oi' casting reproaches lie was willing, so far as he 'wits personally concerned, to vote a largat sum every well guarded restrictions, to remove the dark cloud of ignorance from 'ovory part of the land: but he did not want the money turned from its proper use -iritis adding to the attainments of those already huflKcIontly Mr Hoar defended the bill from the general and detailed criticisms inade by Mr.

Sherman, and added that it would'not do always to take counsel from our resentments. The Senate went into session, and afterward adjournod. 1 iT, ifarch 3l5.TM-Oa motion of Mr. Self ord the Senate bill passed authorizing the State of Colorado to take linds inliauof certain sections found to be niineral iands, and secure to that State the benefit; ot the act donafr- ng public lands to the several States and Terrir rories which may provide colleges forthebene- i- of agriculture. "'Sir.

Browne (Indiana) introduced a bill making it felony, for a person ''falsely and fi-audu- entlyto assume to be ani officer or employe acting under authority States or any department therein. Passed. The committee of the Borsheimer nthe cliair. considered the 1 bonded extension rill. Mr.

Potter. briefly gave -the) reasons which mpelled him to support the" measure. The bill was fdr.the reUetot manufacturers in the pranttng of which relief Congress wouldifene- It every substantjaT It question whether would preeipitate-a on country when was a plain open way to' avoid it. 'Mr. Kelley thought the demntid of the table- hisfcy syndicate for relief taxation, tem- lorarily was -an impudent internal ystetn.

worked A great hardship on small farmers, fruit-growers and cigar-makers, was maintained alone for threp -aTndicates, which bad acquired three branches. of industry, manufacturers 'of tabln-'wbisky were chief of these syndicates which found tax a sure guarantee for a 'monopoly, 'of American market. The large manufacturers, compara- ivelyfew in number," whicli 1 had crowded out he small' cigar-makers, came with. an monopoly. other of Nev Laredo belonging to Cowen, Enowlton Co.

by the custom-house guards in this city was as follows: Th'e lumber, lit seems, was seized on account of the fault "of tue Mecdcan guard giving the permit for exportation before the time had and-i it was no fault of the shipping: clerk of the railroad, as stated in THE NEWS dispatch. Several cars for tbe street railroad in Monterey were transferred to tbe Mexican National railway to-day for shipment, to that city. Oue of the principal exports from Mexico Is the fiber known ia the markets of the world as is obtainacL from aplant indigenous to all of that country. Heretofore this fiber has been separated from wood and pith, of the plant by constant liard.iabor. Recently a citizen of Texas has invenfed, perfected and patented- machine.

for separating' this flber, which promises to bo ot as great importance to. Mexico as was the discovery of the cotton-gin to the United States. plant from- which the fiber is extracted is known as theliohegeriea plant-and grows in; abundance albnsrthe whole itio. Grande frontier. Several machines for this purpose are expected to arrive over' the International this week.

-The material'for 'the ornamental iron-fenco around the oourt-houso in Laredo arrived to- day.andwill be put up at once bjr the. contractor. The name of Judge Congress, at the.uext election, is favorably commented on in Laredo. In a few dsiys.there wilTbe published iu THK Nxws statistics sh6wing tho death rate in redo for the laat ten years, which will show this city to be one of: the most healthy in the United States. AT DBHI3OM-.

of -Ramo-Tuie' a Volam ISPKOIAI, TO March a stir was created to-day, about 1 o'clook, when several workmen employed preparing to put an artificial sidewalk in front of J. B. Streeper's new hotel'were at the instance of, the Telephone'company -for removing a telephone pole that waein the line of the ourbiug; Eventually Streeper was arrested the" city marshal and was being taken to the calaboose when the city attorney ordered his release, saymg there was no offense committed against the law. The pole was at last removed. The City Council tben convened special session, and reprimanded th'e marshal for not'confining t-jtreepor, and also the-attorney ordering Straeper's and granted permission Streeper to poles, wfiich interfered with the erection-of.

the awning and balcony. The cose has been put into court and Stree- will sue for false arrest. The Telephone companyiiave not been any special' privileges by the city, ana claims to be protected by statutes as to 'telegraph poles, which construction is stoutly lawyers. Much bad feeling has been created, as Streeper is an old citizen and bag done much to improve the city. Convicted BKTg.fl.M-.

Aftar Long TTaara-- The cates was the manufacturers of 1 maltJiquor; and for these indicates the Kovernment'main- ained.the revenue; tax. He denied tie tax was 'kept np for of the "gov-; rninent. The "STork Potter) was id flavor postponing payment of taxes," lie oningr (Eelley) i--, ivof of wiping out Ha did -not 'wish whisky in the 11 intoxicants. States ment It cojald only and tax Sta'tes and- upervise aad restiicfc and pronibit-H support' his not eed reveinjie internal declared that withont'a dollar derived from iat source the. would enbngh money to meofreyeiy legitimate' oraand.

It; would be a healthy: day for the overnmenC systemlwhicrt''never has eeu popullir, which had been resisted by ktempted ri "wheii''first which had its aztd become disgrace tio the country arid, ths ret 'V'P 'i Long 1: had changed views on'the' pending.nieasure since.first At rst it had appeared to'him tendency, was correct tbe cUscrimiuntian whioh had existed Intorview, Etc. tSPBOiAL' TO THE NKWS.I March j. Walker, brother of AndreV Walker, was to-day convicted of the murder of Graham and given two years in; the penitentiary. Amos, Thomas and Andrew Walker, were in May, 1868, in, B'razos county, charged' the killing of 'Graham. vAndrew I Walker was tried some years ago and acquitted.

Thomas' Walker been. -at for. fifteen years, finally was- captured in. Nayarro county and brought to answer indictment. Having seen in THB NEWS special from Austin.

22dj also in ofther.papprs, the norue of Captain Henderson mentioned for attor-- reporter i called on 'that gentleman to ascertain whether he was a candidate for the onlce or not, and from him wo are authorized to state that, while he is not unmindful the honor which the office would confer, appreciates the his. friends who nave me'ntioned him 'in ehat connection, hois not a candidate for office. Jackson is! on trial for the killing of William Wilson, jja convict, Siflled in Brazos coiirity, in ifl.rreatad 'kt HI Paso. i TO THE NEWS. I EL PASOJ March City Marshal Baring' Jonathan 'ears id arrested ona several yi bf'iiikrder at.Laa Vefas, arid sentenced after- -which the'govenjpiioi: the sentence-, to imlprisonmeiit for Webb soon after; in cbmsany with DaYe BadabanchV.

mad o. his escajJ8-ahd to Mexico: has been liv- there since until die- visited this city ancT arrested. T.ao reward of 4500 will be against whisky, but the arguments of lup- officer! mttkiuff ttw orruat. TO Tnr HonBTOS, Mareh cotton market asASL steady. Soles, 223 bales.

Quotations: Ordinary, good ordinary, 9X i ow middling-, IPJie; middltog, 1013-lCc; good middling, 111-ioe; middling fair, "Visited the Cotton exchange and board of trade to-day: S. Brown, of TCaverly; J. M. Bryant, of Bryan, and M. C.

Campbell, of Chicago. Miss Mollie Marx, of Waco, who has been visiting her aunt in this city" (ilrs. Robert Cohen) for tho past few months, returned today to her home. Tho representatives of the Houston fire de- parttneut, consisting-yf-- tbe- -clilefs of department and the firemen of t-be different companies, to-day addressed a communication to Alderman M. C.

Gurtin, urgently soliciting that be be a candidate for re-election. Alderman Cnrtin has been in tho council for the past four years, and has during; that time been chairman of the fire committee, and, as sucb, an efficient aid to the lira deportment. Mr. Curtin has not us yet signified his pleasure iu tbe but bos- hitherto given it cut that he would not be a candidate for re-election. About 15JOOO people attended tbe Dr.

Carver entertainment at the Fair grounds this afternoon. The following real estate transfers were to-day for record in the county clerk's Mrs. A. D. Beo.net to Harry Clay, Jot 8, Mock 2, Bennett addition, nortk side of Buffalo bayou, of Houston, for S7-5.

M. Noble to A. M. Engle, lots '11 and 12, block 74, Nobles addition, for $730. Win.

Stewart and wife to Nancy Rica, east half off block 5, Ryan addition, north side of Buffalo bayou, city of Houston. E. P. Homblen to Molina 12 block 481, south side Buffalo bayou, city of Houston, SSOO. Felix Goetzman to Jacob Eckle, lots 1, 2, 8, 4, 5 and 12 block S9i, south side Buffalo bavou.

city of Houston, S450. J. W. Scott to K. Scott, 300 acres ol land out 'of G.

Brooks survey, Harris county, SSOO. R. Scaat to A. W. Smith et aL, 50 acres of land out of Bloodyord survey, Harris county, $280.

Mrs. Oliver Johnson's dwelling, outhouser. and furniture, about four miles frora this city, were burned a few days' ago. They were worth about $5000, and were not insured lor a fourth of their value. H.

F. McGregor, general manager of Houston City railroad, is absent on a visit to Gal- vestou i J. W. Best, representing TCJCOS Slftiags, is iu the city. The following visitors to TOE KEAVS branch offleo registered yesterday: J.

H. Lethermau, AL C. liesliQ. J. B.

Hibbort, Qalveston; Toby Hart, 3N ow Orleans; K. Brnu- don, Lvnchburg; The district stewards of tlie Methodist; Episcopal Church. Scmth. representing Galveston district; Texas conference, met as Shearn church, Monday night. Tbe district is coin- posed cf thirteen charges, seven of which were represented, viz.

Charles Shearu church, B. Smallwood; St. John church, Galvestou, Joseph A. Davis; St. James, Galvostan, Charles P.

Dealey; Richmond circuit. O. T. Hotchkiss; San Felipe circuit, Benjamin Allen; Washington street, Houston, Jobu Kayv Fifth ward, Houston, A. Henkla.

Their work is important, being to apportion amoug tho different -the assossinents for missions, church extension, bishops, ordered by the annual conference, and also to determine and assess the salary and traveling expenses of the presiding elder. HOUSTON DEMOCRACY. The Present mayor Convention Nearly Unanimous. TO THE HOUSTON, March convention was beld to-night, and drew a large crowd to the City Council chamber. The convention was called to.

by Mr. J. K. P. Giilaspie, in tbe absence of.

Chairman Holt, who announced that tue-object was to nominate a mayor. On motion Mr. Giilaspie was made temporary chairman-and Mr. John Roichrnaii secretary. Mr.

John F. -Morris was made serjeant-at- arms. On motion, a committee on credentials was done away with, and it was decided that each delegation submit its attested list oJ delegates to the as no contest appeared to be contemplated. The list of delegates was read and a perma- 'nent organization was effected by tbe election K. GiUaspie as permanent president and Mr.

John Boichman as secretary. Mr. W. Glass was elected p-jruioneut called for- Slarch Hudson was shot and killed, whilivfet wori: on a farm, tJarco miles east of Gaineisville, this evening. lie was under bond lor killing Sydney PowelJ, and it is supposed that- sorue of Powell's faiaJly killed him.

The slaver eswipud, Work is progrcssins rapidly on tho street railwav. jThu begin week, uud a. crowd is A petition has. uimerouply sigiied t-o have Sharp, convicted ofygofcrage, reprieved. March A number of rrcntie men from the phio MJcliigiiii here, looking over the rich pine lands Eascon, tho terminus of the Gull', Sabint; and SU Lrouia, with intention of this railway, whicJ.

it is staled, will bo ini- Tjaediat-ely orteuler.t) furiher for lumber. traiisiVortatiou. Tho anvl Pacific freight would be abandoned frojji the function nuaa-ly every day, uot for tli.is uarrow-gaugo ror.J. A number. of line buildiass wo being erccteu in town.

TAX ALSTYXTS, March tix- oflico safi of IXjuii Gtirver luinber- yard was blowu open and a rich haul made, amounting to SO cents'. A was at 3Ielissa ou suspicion; but there being; no evidence against bim except Uiat 'he town, bo was released. The workmanlike manner in which the -work was done shows it to be tlie wcrk of a profeftviouaL The initial number of the Alstyue En- tei-priiyi will make its bow The town is rapidly improving aud crop prospects are fine. TKToathorford. March two buiid- iugK on North Main street ilcstrayed by lire some time' ago, have bltm replaced by others, which will be ready for occupancy.

few days. The Gouts building, on the comer of the square and Xortb Main stix-ct, is going up It is to be heated by Thelumace wiil be in the Mi-s; M. Jones was buried evening. She relapsed from an of. TilC'City Court was liejpeci 'ibis bvseveral Cues for drunkenness and conduct.

March if. Platt, sergeant of tbe rangers stationed here, ret.uirr.ed tills having in charge by thcnaujo cf Cole, charged with releasing tUroo from tho jail here last Saturday night. cthere, ciima to tlio jail ot; nigbt aud told, the jailer that be hod a iji-isoner. hoij the lailer oiened the itoor they urcw pis- tols'on him and demanJed tho iueu iu tuu jail. Cole was captured in coasity.

liii- men ill lail were charged wilh iheto, ana added to their crimes bv stealing only" two horses of Mr. McElrath. Tue prisoiiei-s are still at large. Tcrroli. TEHREI.L, ifarch Z.

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iprtf-frrtjd'i 1'on WaTiif- 3 1 ti nuftoDand Tox. Oettrio Unoiti 2 )nd. B. aud 37 no. iaretfmi).

St Jvahsae ano 1'ei'AS kc Krlr anij Ask03- Chicago Iaily I C. a of Tn.e SJOMCU- a full at opff al wita sAlpftsirauIuip iliis rallied but tu ui. Co vrtUa cash, Mare April nl. thlM rnonjent unOw ST di-j vt.iiios ron UjJMd down, ar times was 10 nj.il!' prominent bu.vt-is to.day find ar credited wilil normous proilts, Tlw ot STarcll. onci bt.

J-ouil oB3y fiointf to oie teuluu; Jiriccs xrlu-at tit that Ijouf aud tfct; trarsacuouj to riJiT previous to toe i Mar. witliin tir.u I o'clock wit Sl -no 1 cljioisrrs. pri utifmp-jriaot -inj ,1 oatl Tr oivd. lint in t'xUy'e IL- loJt? vu'ibfc fc'r av. si-boat ol lone wbeat 1 ii crowd.

reoch cro'ftd nrc tbt- wtyroii crowd. Ai tfce in. call, wiitMi noaiiuii bj- of r.il!i*ii wiii closed at 'i n-eaK. saleof Mny WHsC. 'ilia thi- liiVLV.V^W 1 nl1 0 lin Tlie wt'ulhi'r ba On oil at 1 'cf to-nlylil, ittcr lie bull Jjt-is is jK-cpfB link iiricob raliv io iho nalbTAl oruar or n-s Tor wJ tho Btxt few as a saould wbiiat ciirj't it bails, up- 1 Trte I'onrNL' iu KtclihoOil is io sJion; wheat rullira.

Bi-nre jimsllot K); tor cash. auCSVt Mav- Iri'Plv; muiu. raily, Iml tin- ocijjdfuoiiS lower for uwiuji Mr. W. Coyle, of the Third ward, placed in nomination, for mayor Hon.

W. B. Baker, Chubbock, B6 fth ed Fifth ward, placed in nomination Mr. J. C.

Lord. i voto was taken, also a rising vote, which showed Colonel Baker to be the choice 'by a. large majority, a number of dele' ul ones hoice 'by a. large majority, a ates from' the fifth ward beluR the ouly ones Baker, Jr the W. E.

Baker was made by a Baker, a not present; or failed to anwer the caU. noanotfon of Mr. from the different wards: First ward, A. W. JfcGowen; Second, Hugo.

Lohuiann; Third word. S. K. Mcllhenny; Fourth ward, B. Bums; Fifth ward, H.

K. Kollor. Mr" James A. Baknr, on motson, ivas elected- the chairman, of coniuiittoa. Calls were-renewed for Mr.

W. Baker, and' on motion, a committed was appointed to wait upon Mr. Baiter to notify him of his nomination and escort him in the halL The corn-, mittee consisted of Messrs. H. T.

Keller Robt Burns, Coyle, M. Curtm nifi L. L. James Baker, moved to reconsider the action of the convention.in nominating only one from each ward on. the ore- cat! ve committee.

Carried. Baker tbea moved to eleot three mom-: passed through here to-day, eu route for IVac'o. Ho ekprtsseil himself iu favor ol' the two-thirds rule, and uoldinu two convemions. did not express any choice for the but the set-ond should held ot on account of superior liotel A requisition has beau nskod for t.u- slayer, wanted in tfhe'Citv Couucil. havinc failed to agree on a suitable" location for thenen- school have aRi-eed to submit it to a voto of the pto- ple next Tuesday.

ASJJEBSOS, March Shenir Andy Campbell yesterday arrested oue Juliim Utui- son, from Mansfield, La. He was arrested and'lield for 0110 G. W. Carson, who killed John Edwards, Saluin, iu Jfewlon countrc, Tens, This is to bo t.bu man wauted-G. IV.

Carson, ilo from Lavaca county. His home is U- ill SlanEfleld, La. Ho is flvu. t'c-et lives inch, high and about twenty-six or tweiity-s-uvi-n old. St.

ST. TOftrcta acjoiiat qC (lie ron Jiiion ct tiocks ii Si. a wheat prfocs adraucod" I he upar oplious. wblch Kold mt but Icr, 1 oa call' Jl srHc; XottrltlietAitdiiicr ths buiHtiU articles lu iJje Istoit, leiejr.caiilslc reports Crbstt born K-Ki "CaWts wore 14 lower. oui.iiile niertf p1l elWfntf dowa.

weakness nivdoaiinstU-d. 1 ihuuaft ally irJSi liay at S)ic: JnJj-. Tiieweathcr ivas n'niiMUdd carJy, but SCanHiis City Daily Itopoif5. SAS CITY, WiUi 1.S*) catUc in, mui'Iict L.IOW lowrer. Good tio elloico.

Slim': weak and drasgy. Witts rtco.ji:sof onl.v GooJ: to St Mel Tiio praia lt n.P^llli went antf lowrtfr, No. cash wheat said cn'-h corn wlil from ofit-. nii'I bid. naurconfinuej li.icon'jitid at 103 for iouc cloar; 'JOVic cloit; 'JW-p fo- lard.

The produce ie catlip.T quiet, no liceable fcsfurvs. BURST up, "and will have to be great many phiees. Cioburne CI.EBDRNE, Mtu-ch a meeting of stockholders of tho Building association, night, the following directors elected: S. B. Allen, president; L.

M. nrDsident' James Harris, secretarv and treasurei" C. Dicteou, H. S. Wilson, )'.

auJ E. T. Leu-is, Tlie cliartur will. Iw sent'n'j once to Austin for incorpcrutjnn. A sto-angor yesterday went into Deal's drugstore and called (or grains of morphine.

The clerk weiffhccl it out ai'd handed it to him. Ho opened tho paper and swallowed it, saying that he was tired of living. He nulkcd away and was seen later alive aad i supposed that he was a confirmed morphine-eater. Tho Santa Fo pay car passuu through to-day. BASTROP, March musicalo at Acatl- eniy hail, last night, given by -Mrs.

and lier class, was one of tbe finest entertainments tha kind witnessed hero i long time. As music teacher Mrs. McDowell lias achieved not only a local hut a stnUi reputation, and'the talent mid ability disilayed last night by her class fully prove that iiur label's havo not been iu vain. Tlie court-house ball will come ail Friday, Auril 4. It will be a irrand ullair arid everybody is invited to attend.

The Bastrop club llavo ST. V-Tcalth. assessment; StjitL-. outside rail- Z.ocisiaca»a Paris-- JParlshda' Xa- undatod-- A 'Jo Oni.irJiK.-i, SSjixst; 23. Kemp lores to-day nuJ ail voiumo of water is jjouriiig Uirouiji! the ej-oi-osse, eooipleticg Lba inuiidat-'eu 'of Tmsas TUo Kemp is one the J.irjri-rt la-tuffs iu Norrji J't li- tlio flood ornn'iciit last.

yrar. in oarrylni; out plan lor ilic iuij)rovciiicur. of T'JO- JSfeiissippi at. a cofct 'J'liolfvt-it can not. be repaired.

at tluMircsvntstiiftf of tho and tho wtuJe of Mi'-' will ijo tho water OOVT covfi-iujr tho oi Concjyrdiw and it from off force tha poo- plrt ipon Iho i the coautrj-. Five parishes tin: Statj -Mndispn; Concordia, 1'oinu- JCoiipco IXatcia are uow coaipleUily a i of v.jiu-r, out' let to tho -n-ili probably dovastnto. 'Mi rich Techo couuti'v; 1'here will necossarOy sutfvrinp, ore no mbre.crfrt. and tbe of property will be enorw mous. Ju tho Hvo jiariEliiis uow avsrflowedl thero nre 11,030 and (51,009 Tho latter cru tenaut teriium of orkinpr on fiharesi.

Tb wator will property if not tbo houses iu which live. Itissr.fo lo say that least 30,000 theta will bo absolutely dujjraiieut on charity until iio waU-r wjjlcb vrill not Iwfor omu weeks to Tious-'iadtof v.hom nJreiwly crossiug tho' rivor to tUu klgUnnls, whuro tliey wii eanip osit "ho riven has Iwcn fallirs tipwly 'from the mouth of tho IU3 riyir to city, to-dty. 1'iio docliuu, small' as (t is. vra? liailotf with by all buhitid tho Rnd these iu tho work cf all was two inches, om, Uera foo'iJoo--an incroase of two' yours, sad tU8 A since 1881. TJiTitlidraTcin.ti; Troops- P.O.V.MA, Mni'ca Si Xt Is reported th the hilian governmeut arJ jiiixl.ou.« to Autir troops Ijio treaty, but thct Peruviau eic-c necessary uiitli a recularly ifuvcrumt-ut can.

be Joriiico. Tho and of pocnjle cy for bauds cf phmdM-ere to whero there aro.uo ChiliOii.