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Evaporated Peaches, Evaporated Apples, Prunes and Currant, Fresh Country Butter. Cheap as Anybody. Moors & Thompson, Jellies,} Pickles, Fine Teas, Chipped Beef, Lunch Tongue, Potted Ham, Moore & Thompson. k t t Vol 2 No. 22} 2)t0 ffiflDDB SANGER BROS’ WE ASK SPECIAL ATTENTION THIS WEEK TO 0BARG4 N In Men’s, Youth’s and Boy’s Goods. All the Departments will be Moved into our NEW BUILDING, and as we want to Move as Few Goods as possible, and Sell as many as we possibly can, before moving, we have inaugurated a —14 DAY SALE 14= Of Hats and Furnishing Goods With Prices MEN’S STIFF HATS. Grey with Black Bands...* Berge with Gray Bands Berge with Gray Bands Stone with Assorted Bands Black All Shapes.................. Black All Shapes.................. Black All Shapes.................. $2 50 from $3 50 3 00 from 4 00 3 50 from 4 50 3 50 from 4 50 . 2 50 from 3 25 . 3 00 from 3 75 . 3 50 from 4 25 MEN’S AND BOY’S STRAW HATS. Boy’s Straw Hats at........................ Boy’s Straw Plats at........... ............. One Lot of Men’s Straw Hats.... One Lot of Men’s Straw Hats One Lot of Men’s Straw Hats.. One Lot of Men’s Straw Hats On£ Lot of Men’s Straw Hats.... 35 cents, Reduced from 6o 50 cents, Reduced from 75 ........................ 50 cents each ........................ 75 cents each ..............................$1 00 each ............................. 2 25 each ............................. I 50 each WORTH DOUBLE Fancy Dress Shirts at 50, 75 c. and $1 Fancy Dressghirts at SI from $ { 50, ONE LOT OF FANCY STRIPED UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS AT $i 2$ PER SUIT—REDUCED FROM$2.50. BARGAINS IN ALL GENTS FURNISHINGS. SANGER BROS. Htquors. CLARKT. :o: A Pure California Wine at Only 80c. per Gallon. I. A. GOLDSTEIN, WHOLESALE AND EUTAILLIQITOH DEALER Remember our “Budweiser,” and “Pale Lager” are the Finest Bottled Beers it the Market. ISrrscrlpUou Dcugaisis. CASTLES & MORRISON’S. OLD CORNER DRUG STORE IS THE Leading Prescription Drug Store In the City. Best Stock Oi Patent Medicine. e=e=THE TRIUMPH CIGAR== Waco. Texas, Saturday Evening August i, i88q. THE DAY'S NEWSGLIMPSES OF HAPPENINGS UK.UK AND THEBE OVER THE (OHM BY. j The .Grant Xor.unu nt FumlPost master .Jones aiul the SIiigwtmips—Burial of Sir Moses Montefloro—> fate Items. IN GENERAL. Washington, July 31.—At a meeting in charge of the work of erecting a Grant memorial statue in this city today, subscriptions to the amount of $22,500, and other pledges swelling, the total figures to $32, coo were made. Referring to the regrets that have been expressed in some quarters that Gen. Gran^ is nut to be buried in his uniform, with one of his swords by his side, and to the supposition that none of his uniforms or swords are available for that purpose because they were all turned over to the government some months ago with his other military relics, AdjutantGeneral Drum said any or all of them are at the disposal of Mis. Grant while they reman, in the war department awaiting the action of congress. Kansas City, July 31.—The city council tonight adopted a resolution that the mayor aj point a committee of fifteen to go to Washington and urge upon the president an extension of time for the removal of cattle from the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations. Mayor Moore selected a committee of gentlemen from among prominent citizen?, none of whom are identified with the cattle interest, and they will hold a meeting tomorrow morning. The extension will be asked on the ground that the order involves other, besides cattle interests in the states of Kansas, Missouri and Texas. ^Chicago, July 31.— General Sheridan arrived here from the west this morning and will leave direct for Washington this afternoon. Concerning the troubles in the' Indian Territory, he said he had expressed no opinion and while he had settled views respecting the Indian question, they would be expressed only to the president in person, as that was in the main the mission upon which he had been sent. Any expressions which had been credited to him concerning thesitwation were unauthorized and untounded. Indianapolis, Ind., July 31.—The investigation of the acts of Postmaster Jones was was continued by Civi[service Commissioner Thoman and Chief Examiner Lyman today. It is understood that the indedependent committee will press the other charges, of making unworthy appointments and of the inefficiency and incapacity of some of the new appointees, before the president, after tl e commissioners have made their report and that a particular effort will be made to prove that Capt. Dodd, the assistan^ postmaster, is not a proper person to hold his present position, also that he and Ben Jones were paid large salaries at the expense of the subordinate employes, who either had their wages reduced or were discharged. The investigation was practically completed today |and Mr. Thoman left last night for Washington City. Ramsgate, July 31.—The remains of Sir Moses Montefiore were buried here this afternoon. All business was suspended, the shops were closed, and though the weather was cloudy, the attendance was vast. The funeral rites were of an unostentatious character, and the coffin was placed beside that containing the dust of the philanthropist’s wife. THE STATE. Palestine, July 30.—Major Penn, the evangelist, leaves tonight for Mount Pleasant, Rusk county, where he will conduct a revival for ten days: thence he goes to Beaumont, and will swing around to Wootan Wells by the 1st of September. The Major made 113 conversions at hist late meeting at Buffalo, Tex. Cleveland, July 30.—A few days ago a negro man calling himself Bob Windsor sought employment at McDougald & Matthew’s saw mill, near this place, which was given him. Last night Messrs. Cooper and Lang, of Montgomery, came in, and having located the negro, stole quietly in on him while at breakfast this morning and tied him securely. He is an escaped convict, and there is a reward of $500 awaiting the fortunate captors. This negro, it is stated, outraged and killed a woman and then stole a horse, on which he made his escape. He was well armed and swore he would resist arrest to the death, bnt the officers got Hie drop on him. Cleveland, Ohio., July 31.—Three hundred [men, employed in the Lake Erie Bolt works, went out on a strike this morning, on account of a io per cent reduction in wages, Only the boltmakers and boys struck. The wages of machinists were not affected and they wished to continue work, but were forced out by the others. Sherman, July 30.— Newt. Harris, who is on trial on habeas corpus, received information this morning that his brother, Buck Harris, had been killed in the Nation. This information was that he had been shot from ambush, and was h’t in the neck and killed instantly. Seguin, July 30.—Mayor Neil and Marshal Mays were arrested this evening, fined $25 and sent tojiil six months fur contempt of court. It seems that one U. S. Grant, was arrested some time since by the marshal for climbing the court yard fence, thus violating a city ordinance, but was discharged on a trial of habeas corpus. He was rearrested after being at liberty by the marshal and put in jail and for this the county judge declared the mayor and marshal guilty of contempt of court and had them fined and sent to jail. Tyler, July 30.—Emily Lathrop, a white girl, 17 years of age, today came in and made affidavit against her father, James Lathrop, charging him with committing an outrage upon her neary a year ago, and with keeping up an unlawful intimacy with her continiousiy since. Two deputy sheriffs are now in the saddle searching for Lathrop. San Antonio, July 30.—Elmer Meek, the 6 yearold son of a merchant of the city, while bathing in the river on yesterday, would have been drowned but for the' courage of Patrick Slaven, another small boy, who risked his own life to save him, and got him to he bank in an insensible condition. This is the second person whom the boy Slaven lias saved from a watery grave at the peril of his own life, lie richly merits a gold medal now and and an appointment at West Point when he arrives at the proper age. He has in him the elements out of which heroes are made. Millican, July 31.The jury of inquest to examine into the cause of the death of Mr. Samuel Williams, killed last Sunday, rendered a verdict “that he came to his death by being run over by passenger train No 2, on the Houston and Texas Central road, caused by the negligence of the engine of said train.” Papers were at once placed in hands of officers, and Engineer Charles Goodiich was brought here today by Sheriff Walton, of Corsicana, and turned over to the proper authorities to answer the charge of negligent homicide in the first degree. Buffalo, N. Y., July 31.—Many rumors have been circulated during the past few days of a deficiency in the | accounts of the late Henry Conover, assistant cashier of the Manufacturers and Traders bank of this city, who “died suddenly on Friday last. The officers of the bank this afternoon furnished a statement that Mr. Conover had charge of a department in the bank and that an exanimation of the books develops the fact that abstraction of the bank’s property has been made from time to time dating back several years and aggregating $94,000, which is probably lost. The soundness of the bank is, however, unaffected. Louisville, July 31—Several months ago a masked body of men visited the house of Professor P. J. Slocum, a school teacher near Howe’s Cave, Ky., and Slocum fired into the crowd killing three of them. Slocum today filed a suit for $25,000 damages against nineteen of the best citizens of Hart county. He also charges them with conspiring to drive him out of the country. FOREIGN. London, July 31.—At the sale of Burns’ relics at Ayr yesterday, the “Tam O’Shanter” and “Souer Johnnie” chairs were bought for the Burns’ cottage, for $235 each; a wooden silverhooped stirrup cup sold for $275 and an autograph letter of the poet, [to Hamilton Nimmo, brought $35. Hartford, Conn., July 31.—Governor Harrison has issued a proclamation declaring Saturday August 8th, the day of Grant’s funeral, a legal holiday. Boston, July 31.George W. Baker has arrived in Boston from St. Louis, on his bycycle, having covered the distance, 1,354 miles, in nineteen days of actual riding. If you want a Rogers or Wostenholm pocket knife call on Horsfull & Cameron. The best assortment ever seen in Waco. —81tc « Texas “Gall.” Comanche Chief. For pure, unadulterated “gall” and American enterprise, a saloon keeper of Cisco is entitled to all the confectionaries in the shop. He advertises: “Pure wine for sacramental purposes furnished churches free of charge.” Sweet Potatoes. Fresh fine ahd new*, at Bart Moores. COLD WATER. I I'S ADHERENTS IN MASSMKETIN’GjlfN AVACO THIS HOI DAY : o; A small Crowd but Plenty of Grit—.John Barleycorn is to be Tackled Early in September Next. Twenty or thirty gentlemen had gathered in the district court room at eleven o’clock today, and among them were several ministers and sundry lights of the prohibition element—brother W. D. Jackson, James I. Moore, Dr. Thomas Moore, Coi. J. M. Anderson and others. Later several colored ministers came in. Sheriff Harris kept the principle of “cold water” in mind by providing a huge cooler of ice water and it was visited frequently. The prohibitionists said this was a straw that indicated the sheriff’s position. The sheriff merely smiled and said nothing. Shell Hogan and lawyer Penry sat in the jury box and chatted pleasantly about prohibition. They both said they were ternperance men. At 11:30 James I. Moore, chairman of the district committee, called the meeting to order. He said there was evidently some misunderstanding as to the hour of meeting and it would perhaps be better to effect a temporary organization and adjourn until 2 p. m., in order to get a larger crowd, that would represent the people of McLennan county. Col.J. C. Jenkins noninated Dr. Thomas Moore as temporary chairman. lie was chosen and in a brief remarks accepted the position. Prof. R. O. Rounsavall was elected temporary secretary. The chairman then read a circular explaining the object of the meeting—[Note—This is the circular recently issued by Mr. James I. Moore, and which has been.published in Tiie Day.] Mr. James I. Moore moved that the convention adjourn until 2 o’clock and that those now present use their endeavors to get out a larger attendance. Rev. D. C. Kinnard thought there ought to be some speaking first, but withdrew his objection and the meeting adjourned until 2 p. m. afternoon session. The convention did not reasseinble until 2:30 p. m., and the attendance was very littie. if any larger, than during the forenoon— twenty to thirty persons. Col. Anderson suggested that this meeting proceed to consider whether or not it is advisable to petition the the county court to order an election on local option , throughout the county. He said details as to organization could be attended to afterwards. The chairman said that was certaiuly the prime object of this meeting, and he thought it had as well be settled at once. The county court, he said, will meet August 8th. A petition] ^signed by the requisite number (fifty) freeholder voters can be presented to the court. If it is decided to thus petition the court then it will be in order and necessary to organize and organize thoroughly, for it will be a hot, a very hot fight. If we are not ready to enter the contest to vote down whisky and work and vote with our whole souls, then this meeting had as well adjourn right now and we will go home. Col. J. M. Anderson moved that it is the sense of this meeting that the county court be petitioned, on August 8th, to order an election throughout this county (the date to be fixed sometime early in September) on the question of local option. W. H. Jenkins, Esqr., seconded the motion. Col. Anderson, it should be stated, supplemented his motion with a strong temperance speech, conservative, but but firm and earnest. Capt. Bill Reed, a delegate from the eastern part of the county, said: “In my piecinct we are ready, now or any other time, to take a vote on local option. And we will vote to put it out, too, Waco as well as the little onehorse places. I want to see it blotted from the face of the earth.” [AppLuse.] Col. Anderson’s motion was then put to a vote and carried, without a dissenting voice. A committee consisting of Messls. J. C. Jenkins, J. M. Anderson and W. D. Jackson was appointed to prepare the petition to be piesented to the county court, on August 8th, and see that the requisite number of signers are secured and the petition presented without fail. Our report of the convention, owing to the lateness of the hour, closes it this point. The remaining business before the body when the reporter left, was to agree upon details of organization, to go into the battle fully equipped. Another meeting to com Price c; Cents. plete thewoik, will piob;,bly be held within, the next ten days. NOTES OF THE MEETING. It was rcmaiked that not a lady or a liquor dealar was present this morning. The rural districts had* a few, but very few representatives present. The colored ministers say at least half theii male membership will vote for local option if an election is held. Judge Evans thinks that if the whole county votes on local option, and the popu 1 ar verdict is against it, those precincts where prohibition is now in force cannot enforce it any longer. T he county commissioners meet August loth. If a pettiion for an election is presented. to that body j idge Evans, in issuing his election proclr.mation, will allow thirty days for a canvass .;Tl.cn if a vote betakm it can hardly be earlier than Sept. 15th. Memorial Service Tomorrow. Memorial services, in honor of Sir Moses Montefiore, will be held in the temple Rodef Sholem to morrow (Sunday) evening, at 8 o’clock, Rev. A. Suhler officiating. All are invited to attend. The Indianapolis Contest. Times Democrat Special. Indianapolis, July 28.—Mr. Jones is charged with a violation of the civil service law in having discriminated against republicans in the organization of his office. He is said to have informed republicans, who presented themselves for examination for places, that they were wasting their time; that he would appoint none but democrats to office under him, no matter how high members of the opposition party, upon examination, might be graded. The mugwumps contend, therefore, that the examinations held were not competitive, and that Mr. Jones has defied the law and must be punished either by a reprimand or by dismissal from office. He would not, they declare, have presumed to do such a thing, but that he felt he had the vice president at his back. Presumably Mr. Hendricks will stand by his old friend and appointee. lie made a wa rn fight to secure him the place and will probably not abandon him to be offered up on the mugwumpian altai. The sympathies of the Itulianians are to a man A'ith Jones. “He is our style of a democrat and civil service reformer,” said one of them today. “It is not chaiged that he put incompetent or unworthy men into office. So far from it, indeed, that it is admitted he caused applicants to be examined, and" selected those who showed themselves to be the best qualified for the business. He made only one condition—that all applicants be democrats. For my part I rejoice in the contest and that it is to be waged in Indiana. We are prepared to meet the question here, and to carry the banner of the old democracy at our head without apology to any man. If Mr. Jones goes down he’ll find himself in illustrious company, whereas, if he wins, we will probably have less of mugwumpian arrogance for some time to come.” Fitz^Hugh Lee. Richmond Dispatch. The General Lee—“our Fitz”—of today bears no resemblance in personal appearance to the young cavalry leader who, two and twenty years ago, rode with' so much intrepidity and success at the head of his men up and down the famous Shenandoah Valley.^ He is now very stout, his color is high, and the heavy growth of sandy hair on his head and face is rapidly changing to grey. He leads a very simple and unostentatious life on a dairy farm, and drives in and out of Alexandria in a crossbarred buggy and behind an ordinary farm roadster. His means are small—none of the Lees ever possessed the faculty of acquisitiveness. lie has a large family, and his wife is said to be one of the most beautiful and accomplished women in the Old Dominion. The House Where [Grant was Born. Cincinnati, July 25—Michael Hersh, Jr., present owner of the house at Point Pleasant, O., in which Gen. Grant was born, said fie would naturally prefer to have the house remain where it is, but he is not able to keep it if offers come to make it an inducement to let the house go elsewhere. He has one offer of $200 from a gentleman from Cincinnati, but would not consider it. He says he could sell the house piecemeal for relics, and, in fact, had sold a window catch for $5, and a good many splinters from the weatherboarding, which had to be renewed. lie was careful in repairing to leave the interior intact. One at least of the colony of American carpetbaggers in Canada has an appreciative sense of the benefits of a free country. A clerk who departed rapidly from Sedalia, Mo., lias returned and surrendered $9000, with the profession that he prefered an American penitentiary to the life of a fugitive. >
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ID | tx-waco-nwp-day_1885-08-01 |
Title | The Day (Waco, Texas) Vol. 2 No. 223, Saturday, August 1, 1885 |
Date | 1885-08-01 |
Volume | 2 |
Issue | 223 |
Number of Pages | 4 |
Publisher | The Day Publishing Company |
Language | English |
Rights | http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights |
Resource Type | Text |
Format | Newspaper, 4 pages |
Collection Name | Baylor University - The Texas Collection - Historic Waco Newspapers |
Uniform Title | The Day (Waco, Texas) |
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Title | tx-waco-nwp-day_1885-08-01_01 |
OCR - Transcript | Evaporated Peaches, Evaporated Apples, Prunes and Currant, Fresh Country Butter. Cheap as Anybody. Moors & Thompson, Jellies,} Pickles, Fine Teas, Chipped Beef, Lunch Tongue, Potted Ham, Moore & Thompson. k t t Vol 2 No. 22} 2)t0 ffiflDDB SANGER BROS’ WE ASK SPECIAL ATTENTION THIS WEEK TO 0BARG4 N In Men’s, Youth’s and Boy’s Goods. All the Departments will be Moved into our NEW BUILDING, and as we want to Move as Few Goods as possible, and Sell as many as we possibly can, before moving, we have inaugurated a —14 DAY SALE 14= Of Hats and Furnishing Goods With Prices MEN’S STIFF HATS. Grey with Black Bands...* Berge with Gray Bands Berge with Gray Bands Stone with Assorted Bands Black All Shapes.................. Black All Shapes.................. Black All Shapes.................. $2 50 from $3 50 3 00 from 4 00 3 50 from 4 50 3 50 from 4 50 . 2 50 from 3 25 . 3 00 from 3 75 . 3 50 from 4 25 MEN’S AND BOY’S STRAW HATS. Boy’s Straw Hats at........................ Boy’s Straw Plats at........... ............. One Lot of Men’s Straw Hats.... One Lot of Men’s Straw Hats One Lot of Men’s Straw Hats.. One Lot of Men’s Straw Hats On£ Lot of Men’s Straw Hats.... 35 cents, Reduced from 6o 50 cents, Reduced from 75 ........................ 50 cents each ........................ 75 cents each ..............................$1 00 each ............................. 2 25 each ............................. I 50 each WORTH DOUBLE Fancy Dress Shirts at 50, 75 c. and $1 Fancy Dressghirts at SI from $ { 50, ONE LOT OF FANCY STRIPED UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS AT $i 2$ PER SUIT—REDUCED FROM$2.50. BARGAINS IN ALL GENTS FURNISHINGS. SANGER BROS. Htquors. CLARKT. :o: A Pure California Wine at Only 80c. per Gallon. I. A. GOLDSTEIN, WHOLESALE AND EUTAILLIQITOH DEALER Remember our “Budweiser,” and “Pale Lager” are the Finest Bottled Beers it the Market. ISrrscrlpUou Dcugaisis. CASTLES & MORRISON’S. OLD CORNER DRUG STORE IS THE Leading Prescription Drug Store In the City. Best Stock Oi Patent Medicine. e=e=THE TRIUMPH CIGAR== Waco. Texas, Saturday Evening August i, i88q. THE DAY'S NEWSGLIMPSES OF HAPPENINGS UK.UK AND THEBE OVER THE (OHM BY. j The .Grant Xor.unu nt FumlPost master .Jones aiul the SIiigwtmips—Burial of Sir Moses Montefloro—> fate Items. IN GENERAL. Washington, July 31.—At a meeting in charge of the work of erecting a Grant memorial statue in this city today, subscriptions to the amount of $22,500, and other pledges swelling, the total figures to $32, coo were made. Referring to the regrets that have been expressed in some quarters that Gen. Gran^ is nut to be buried in his uniform, with one of his swords by his side, and to the supposition that none of his uniforms or swords are available for that purpose because they were all turned over to the government some months ago with his other military relics, AdjutantGeneral Drum said any or all of them are at the disposal of Mis. Grant while they reman, in the war department awaiting the action of congress. Kansas City, July 31.—The city council tonight adopted a resolution that the mayor aj point a committee of fifteen to go to Washington and urge upon the president an extension of time for the removal of cattle from the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations. Mayor Moore selected a committee of gentlemen from among prominent citizen?, none of whom are identified with the cattle interest, and they will hold a meeting tomorrow morning. The extension will be asked on the ground that the order involves other, besides cattle interests in the states of Kansas, Missouri and Texas. ^Chicago, July 31.— General Sheridan arrived here from the west this morning and will leave direct for Washington this afternoon. Concerning the troubles in the' Indian Territory, he said he had expressed no opinion and while he had settled views respecting the Indian question, they would be expressed only to the president in person, as that was in the main the mission upon which he had been sent. Any expressions which had been credited to him concerning thesitwation were unauthorized and untounded. Indianapolis, Ind., July 31.—The investigation of the acts of Postmaster Jones was was continued by Civi[service Commissioner Thoman and Chief Examiner Lyman today. It is understood that the indedependent committee will press the other charges, of making unworthy appointments and of the inefficiency and incapacity of some of the new appointees, before the president, after tl e commissioners have made their report and that a particular effort will be made to prove that Capt. Dodd, the assistan^ postmaster, is not a proper person to hold his present position, also that he and Ben Jones were paid large salaries at the expense of the subordinate employes, who either had their wages reduced or were discharged. The investigation was practically completed today |and Mr. Thoman left last night for Washington City. Ramsgate, July 31.—The remains of Sir Moses Montefiore were buried here this afternoon. All business was suspended, the shops were closed, and though the weather was cloudy, the attendance was vast. The funeral rites were of an unostentatious character, and the coffin was placed beside that containing the dust of the philanthropist’s wife. THE STATE. Palestine, July 30.—Major Penn, the evangelist, leaves tonight for Mount Pleasant, Rusk county, where he will conduct a revival for ten days: thence he goes to Beaumont, and will swing around to Wootan Wells by the 1st of September. The Major made 113 conversions at hist late meeting at Buffalo, Tex. Cleveland, July 30.—A few days ago a negro man calling himself Bob Windsor sought employment at McDougald & Matthew’s saw mill, near this place, which was given him. Last night Messrs. Cooper and Lang, of Montgomery, came in, and having located the negro, stole quietly in on him while at breakfast this morning and tied him securely. He is an escaped convict, and there is a reward of $500 awaiting the fortunate captors. This negro, it is stated, outraged and killed a woman and then stole a horse, on which he made his escape. He was well armed and swore he would resist arrest to the death, bnt the officers got Hie drop on him. Cleveland, Ohio., July 31.—Three hundred [men, employed in the Lake Erie Bolt works, went out on a strike this morning, on account of a io per cent reduction in wages, Only the boltmakers and boys struck. The wages of machinists were not affected and they wished to continue work, but were forced out by the others. Sherman, July 30.— Newt. Harris, who is on trial on habeas corpus, received information this morning that his brother, Buck Harris, had been killed in the Nation. This information was that he had been shot from ambush, and was h’t in the neck and killed instantly. Seguin, July 30.—Mayor Neil and Marshal Mays were arrested this evening, fined $25 and sent tojiil six months fur contempt of court. It seems that one U. S. Grant, was arrested some time since by the marshal for climbing the court yard fence, thus violating a city ordinance, but was discharged on a trial of habeas corpus. He was rearrested after being at liberty by the marshal and put in jail and for this the county judge declared the mayor and marshal guilty of contempt of court and had them fined and sent to jail. Tyler, July 30.—Emily Lathrop, a white girl, 17 years of age, today came in and made affidavit against her father, James Lathrop, charging him with committing an outrage upon her neary a year ago, and with keeping up an unlawful intimacy with her continiousiy since. Two deputy sheriffs are now in the saddle searching for Lathrop. San Antonio, July 30.—Elmer Meek, the 6 yearold son of a merchant of the city, while bathing in the river on yesterday, would have been drowned but for the' courage of Patrick Slaven, another small boy, who risked his own life to save him, and got him to he bank in an insensible condition. This is the second person whom the boy Slaven lias saved from a watery grave at the peril of his own life, lie richly merits a gold medal now and and an appointment at West Point when he arrives at the proper age. He has in him the elements out of which heroes are made. Millican, July 31.The jury of inquest to examine into the cause of the death of Mr. Samuel Williams, killed last Sunday, rendered a verdict “that he came to his death by being run over by passenger train No 2, on the Houston and Texas Central road, caused by the negligence of the engine of said train.” Papers were at once placed in hands of officers, and Engineer Charles Goodiich was brought here today by Sheriff Walton, of Corsicana, and turned over to the proper authorities to answer the charge of negligent homicide in the first degree. Buffalo, N. Y., July 31.—Many rumors have been circulated during the past few days of a deficiency in the | accounts of the late Henry Conover, assistant cashier of the Manufacturers and Traders bank of this city, who “died suddenly on Friday last. The officers of the bank this afternoon furnished a statement that Mr. Conover had charge of a department in the bank and that an exanimation of the books develops the fact that abstraction of the bank’s property has been made from time to time dating back several years and aggregating $94,000, which is probably lost. The soundness of the bank is, however, unaffected. Louisville, July 31—Several months ago a masked body of men visited the house of Professor P. J. Slocum, a school teacher near Howe’s Cave, Ky., and Slocum fired into the crowd killing three of them. Slocum today filed a suit for $25,000 damages against nineteen of the best citizens of Hart county. He also charges them with conspiring to drive him out of the country. FOREIGN. London, July 31.—At the sale of Burns’ relics at Ayr yesterday, the “Tam O’Shanter” and “Souer Johnnie” chairs were bought for the Burns’ cottage, for $235 each; a wooden silverhooped stirrup cup sold for $275 and an autograph letter of the poet, [to Hamilton Nimmo, brought $35. Hartford, Conn., July 31.—Governor Harrison has issued a proclamation declaring Saturday August 8th, the day of Grant’s funeral, a legal holiday. Boston, July 31.George W. Baker has arrived in Boston from St. Louis, on his bycycle, having covered the distance, 1,354 miles, in nineteen days of actual riding. If you want a Rogers or Wostenholm pocket knife call on Horsfull & Cameron. The best assortment ever seen in Waco. —81tc « Texas “Gall.” Comanche Chief. For pure, unadulterated “gall” and American enterprise, a saloon keeper of Cisco is entitled to all the confectionaries in the shop. He advertises: “Pure wine for sacramental purposes furnished churches free of charge.” Sweet Potatoes. Fresh fine ahd new*, at Bart Moores. COLD WATER. I I'S ADHERENTS IN MASSMKETIN’GjlfN AVACO THIS HOI DAY : o; A small Crowd but Plenty of Grit—.John Barleycorn is to be Tackled Early in September Next. Twenty or thirty gentlemen had gathered in the district court room at eleven o’clock today, and among them were several ministers and sundry lights of the prohibition element—brother W. D. Jackson, James I. Moore, Dr. Thomas Moore, Coi. J. M. Anderson and others. Later several colored ministers came in. Sheriff Harris kept the principle of “cold water” in mind by providing a huge cooler of ice water and it was visited frequently. The prohibitionists said this was a straw that indicated the sheriff’s position. The sheriff merely smiled and said nothing. Shell Hogan and lawyer Penry sat in the jury box and chatted pleasantly about prohibition. They both said they were ternperance men. At 11:30 James I. Moore, chairman of the district committee, called the meeting to order. He said there was evidently some misunderstanding as to the hour of meeting and it would perhaps be better to effect a temporary organization and adjourn until 2 p. m., in order to get a larger crowd, that would represent the people of McLennan county. Col.J. C. Jenkins noninated Dr. Thomas Moore as temporary chairman. lie was chosen and in a brief remarks accepted the position. Prof. R. O. Rounsavall was elected temporary secretary. The chairman then read a circular explaining the object of the meeting—[Note—This is the circular recently issued by Mr. James I. Moore, and which has been.published in Tiie Day.] Mr. James I. Moore moved that the convention adjourn until 2 o’clock and that those now present use their endeavors to get out a larger attendance. Rev. D. C. Kinnard thought there ought to be some speaking first, but withdrew his objection and the meeting adjourned until 2 p. m. afternoon session. The convention did not reasseinble until 2:30 p. m., and the attendance was very littie. if any larger, than during the forenoon— twenty to thirty persons. Col. Anderson suggested that this meeting proceed to consider whether or not it is advisable to petition the the county court to order an election on local option , throughout the county. He said details as to organization could be attended to afterwards. The chairman said that was certaiuly the prime object of this meeting, and he thought it had as well be settled at once. The county court, he said, will meet August 8th. A petition] ^signed by the requisite number (fifty) freeholder voters can be presented to the court. If it is decided to thus petition the court then it will be in order and necessary to organize and organize thoroughly, for it will be a hot, a very hot fight. If we are not ready to enter the contest to vote down whisky and work and vote with our whole souls, then this meeting had as well adjourn right now and we will go home. Col. J. M. Anderson moved that it is the sense of this meeting that the county court be petitioned, on August 8th, to order an election throughout this county (the date to be fixed sometime early in September) on the question of local option. W. H. Jenkins, Esqr., seconded the motion. Col. Anderson, it should be stated, supplemented his motion with a strong temperance speech, conservative, but but firm and earnest. Capt. Bill Reed, a delegate from the eastern part of the county, said: “In my piecinct we are ready, now or any other time, to take a vote on local option. And we will vote to put it out, too, Waco as well as the little onehorse places. I want to see it blotted from the face of the earth.” [AppLuse.] Col. Anderson’s motion was then put to a vote and carried, without a dissenting voice. A committee consisting of Messls. J. C. Jenkins, J. M. Anderson and W. D. Jackson was appointed to prepare the petition to be piesented to the county court, on August 8th, and see that the requisite number of signers are secured and the petition presented without fail. Our report of the convention, owing to the lateness of the hour, closes it this point. The remaining business before the body when the reporter left, was to agree upon details of organization, to go into the battle fully equipped. Another meeting to com Price c; Cents. plete thewoik, will piob;,bly be held within, the next ten days. NOTES OF THE MEETING. It was rcmaiked that not a lady or a liquor dealar was present this morning. The rural districts had* a few, but very few representatives present. The colored ministers say at least half theii male membership will vote for local option if an election is held. Judge Evans thinks that if the whole county votes on local option, and the popu 1 ar verdict is against it, those precincts where prohibition is now in force cannot enforce it any longer. T he county commissioners meet August loth. If a pettiion for an election is presented. to that body j idge Evans, in issuing his election proclr.mation, will allow thirty days for a canvass .;Tl.cn if a vote betakm it can hardly be earlier than Sept. 15th. Memorial Service Tomorrow. Memorial services, in honor of Sir Moses Montefiore, will be held in the temple Rodef Sholem to morrow (Sunday) evening, at 8 o’clock, Rev. A. Suhler officiating. All are invited to attend. The Indianapolis Contest. Times Democrat Special. Indianapolis, July 28.—Mr. Jones is charged with a violation of the civil service law in having discriminated against republicans in the organization of his office. He is said to have informed republicans, who presented themselves for examination for places, that they were wasting their time; that he would appoint none but democrats to office under him, no matter how high members of the opposition party, upon examination, might be graded. The mugwumps contend, therefore, that the examinations held were not competitive, and that Mr. Jones has defied the law and must be punished either by a reprimand or by dismissal from office. He would not, they declare, have presumed to do such a thing, but that he felt he had the vice president at his back. Presumably Mr. Hendricks will stand by his old friend and appointee. lie made a wa rn fight to secure him the place and will probably not abandon him to be offered up on the mugwumpian altai. The sympathies of the Itulianians are to a man A'ith Jones. “He is our style of a democrat and civil service reformer,” said one of them today. “It is not chaiged that he put incompetent or unworthy men into office. So far from it, indeed, that it is admitted he caused applicants to be examined, and" selected those who showed themselves to be the best qualified for the business. He made only one condition—that all applicants be democrats. For my part I rejoice in the contest and that it is to be waged in Indiana. We are prepared to meet the question here, and to carry the banner of the old democracy at our head without apology to any man. If Mr. Jones goes down he’ll find himself in illustrious company, whereas, if he wins, we will probably have less of mugwumpian arrogance for some time to come.” Fitz^Hugh Lee. Richmond Dispatch. The General Lee—“our Fitz”—of today bears no resemblance in personal appearance to the young cavalry leader who, two and twenty years ago, rode with' so much intrepidity and success at the head of his men up and down the famous Shenandoah Valley.^ He is now very stout, his color is high, and the heavy growth of sandy hair on his head and face is rapidly changing to grey. He leads a very simple and unostentatious life on a dairy farm, and drives in and out of Alexandria in a crossbarred buggy and behind an ordinary farm roadster. His means are small—none of the Lees ever possessed the faculty of acquisitiveness. lie has a large family, and his wife is said to be one of the most beautiful and accomplished women in the Old Dominion. The House Where [Grant was Born. Cincinnati, July 25—Michael Hersh, Jr., present owner of the house at Point Pleasant, O., in which Gen. Grant was born, said fie would naturally prefer to have the house remain where it is, but he is not able to keep it if offers come to make it an inducement to let the house go elsewhere. He has one offer of $200 from a gentleman from Cincinnati, but would not consider it. He says he could sell the house piecemeal for relics, and, in fact, had sold a window catch for $5, and a good many splinters from the weatherboarding, which had to be renewed. lie was careful in repairing to leave the interior intact. One at least of the colony of American carpetbaggers in Canada has an appreciative sense of the benefits of a free country. A clerk who departed rapidly from Sedalia, Mo., lias returned and surrendered $9000, with the profession that he prefered an American penitentiary to the life of a fugitive. > |