The Day (Waco, Texas) Vol. 2 No. 223, Saturday, August 1, 1885

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WE ASK SPECIAL ATTENTION THIS WEEK TO
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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. >