The Gonzales Inquirer. (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 25, 1853 Page: 1 of 4
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THE GONZALES INQUIRER.
SMITH & DARST Proprietors. TO ALL l'AI(TI>:??CONTKOLLi.D II* MiNK. TERMS... M 00 Is Advance.
VOLUME 1. GONZALES TEXAS SATURDAY JUNE 25 1 853. NUMBER I.
T1I1S GONZALES INQUIRER
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J No communication or advertisement of mt abu-
i . character will bo published on imif trrtn*.
0k ^ur announcing candidates' mimes for imy ollloe
l '> Ifotliir*.
i< 'ouununicatul.
Mii. Eiutoh: As I wiui ri?lii?/r through your
Ovcly county in tho spring of thu vear of
1840 1 ???i? evening rode up to n dwelling of
rery rudo construction I had twenty miles
jo go before I could gain the next house so I
Xmcludcd I would alight nnd stay with the
M'cupanU* rather than ride oven if I did fare
Kully. I hitched niv nuiiiud when tho lady
if the house made her appearance; a very
ovely woman?one whose beauty would have
"ivalled the beauties of our marble IihIIk. I
Mlvanced c>r course in courtesy and requested
liat 1 might stay for the night. She informed
He that she had no accommodations to enter-
Win strangers and was too poorly provided for
to oiler hospitality. However "by soinu very
l&lisihle excuses such as my horse was very
fill that I could put up with anything and
at I was not a stranger to u new country
Old knew very well what ditllculties one cx-
^rienced in getting comfortably situated I
pt permission to stay. I thanked the lady
Mfe-t cordially and was ushered into tho cab-
n which contained hut one room w itli n shed
?ot>in attached which by-the-bye was butter
{Nfpvided for internally than one would have
00! <ed for in so rudo a dwelling. These cir-
mmstauces led me itniucdiatc.)y to perceive
that 1 was with persona who had seen hotter
l?yh. My eyes were completely rivetted to
Ale lady. I thought I never had Keen such a
Ovcly creature 1 imagined 1 had uoen her
before but could not tell where and being on
tile bashful order dare not for my life master
tturagc enough to ask her if we had not pre-
rlotisly met. Our party suddenly received an
ul dition by a third party who J afterwards
learned was the lady's second husbni d and
t?y whom 1 was received in tho most friendly
Banner but not without some degree of as-
tonishment. Our conversation hecamo gener-
d and having satisfied his inquiries as to my
P(*idenco business in Texas Ac. it was now
my turn to inquire of him why ho settled
t??r?\ Ac. when wo were ushered into supper
l>y a strapping ncgress who lu--J not made tier
?I'P> ?arnnce up to this minute. My landlord
promised me Ids story after supper Our
ihnjile faro being ended for it was simple in
tk&'xtrcmc 1 assure you he thus began his
llMbry:
was bom" said lie "in a populous part
Louisiann. of wealthy and resncctahlo pa-
JOtl. My father was an apotnecary and
? tt?W ttt a very early day IVom Franc*; consc-
"LV I am what one would call a Creole
?s in his line w as but poor in Louisiana
time and my father embraced a more
iblo occupation such as tilling the laud
i support <>f his family. He realized his
lalions and iM'cumulatcd great wealth
:h by his narrowtiiiudcdncAH as by his
*y. I must not forget to tell you my
|r that this place was one of the most
Cil in that section. I was at this peri-
iy narrative about four year* of age
tld ipturally of a selfish moron# disposition.
IOwK<*r alniut this time it ltecaine mv lot to
ihwUic appellation of brother my paunts
Ig of the Catholic faith. I was prepnied
mntium aa was also in* younger brother.
>ld iibiii who hnd Intel* moved into the
liUorhood hii- godfather for me; but hav-
no ehildr? n of hw own he could not Itear
lie two godsons. Consequently for mv
ler il(w|in (for so | shall hereafter eall
n bp<iher of nit father waa chosen upon-
man of im aiit but selfish in the ev
I v as eallt d us is the usual custom
eounttv ullir inv godfather. lie was
?e of Italy and. Vv education. * priest.
f<* aoine i otiticul atlair he was com-
I to Ivaic hi- touiitr* without los mwl.
he was l*!o\?d ami booked up??u a
and pious man Mi \ounger biother
o iht lkvi?rit<i of the Umily ami met
v. r* indtilgi m e whilr I lunlh rv
? d l?y mi parvtita a? athdd of ihwtr
ami entitled to ibeii nlhflhin ami even
\ truing into manhood thrrv had lte? n
jv for t)it- U t:< i Mih <ould?aadi
niv lirttOsr ? a* sidl the f?*t r t<\ ami
ivtn t?? ?i?>thr*tan<l (hat inv father had
? will Mv brother J *<ph vta to lv
ami that I was to In cut iif with a
I hate timt t-im
r of itit ir?a<n ami i?rv>
n.i liiftbii but. mv tV*r
? ot ttie W'??l of i'?ift i)i|
m?. I kho| mj lifotlin
? ?t tbek hut* ???*" the t.-td
tf tin |Mvst> i in mi
? litwv im i i with th?r
Im-.pi and tt>b??(d in a
i I J b;n1r?i* ?t. ?t *I ?? Vtw
ft* T? \m? I UmM ill ItillrV/'ii
kvf t'?tw |Ki? | a-?l
?v |>?4ialMve> at d t-ar Uht^. y**-
1 Ut !K?t |?Ilini l-tifl ah i
'd the .?.*-din del* twr t-4 Teaaa h?-
* *i *t an nai I nedmi m Iwhhv
M ?w *m-dat ??t ?>k 1'? ?a*
l''?ur xea??
??-! . iv ^ I f(i?? \ y\ *1 ? \ f .r.K- | Ha?l
|lr?t rrnt '? mi |>mlft arvl m* ?-Mb***
in lltltfi 1 nut t?Hrr> |ri|
<4 ing h -wvr and rw*i^> nmrr than
ri te rr?min ?h* plart af mr h?rtk
Mlwtif want of Kmiw W htS
"wfctVtn I *?? artr* ?t?*l by a ?nMs?
*? i?nr Mi?i^> cmtt*
Hi ?' I-1 '?? a.^ "? 'K ifrti
other aim by our united effort* better llioin or
share each other's fate. W? wended our w.iv
i down the levee with hearts elated in liopeti
of tindiii^ something to do. As fate ordained
wo were tuken on n boat ns deck-hands for our
passage and landed at thcnlucc of destination
still longing f?r the old house at home and
I my companion wishing to accompany me we
turned our steps toward the old homestead.
. There all was changed. My mother and father
! had died goon after my departure in utter ig-
J norunco of my whereabouts and leaving my
| only brother in possession of all their hard
earning* lie in tlo meantime had mnrried
a young beautiful and most amiable girl and
thus surrounded with all the essential of hap-
piness I expected to llntl him completely con-
tented hut it war. not no. Joseph had been J
raised in dissipation and accustomed to have 1
all his wants gratified and not liking the mo-
notony of the country concluded to remove to I
a small village in tlie neighborhood known I
as the parish seat whither he immediately re-1
paired ami opened a small brokei's olllce." it
happened to lie a large crop season and unl- j
verbally gay. lie was foiii blii ded bv plea-1
ure and plunge?l deeper and dcepi r in (tiiudpa-1
tlon. (laming seemed to ho his hobby. Win- j
niiig constantly he wan led on by sharpers'
until fortune clianged or wiener prevailed lie !
was a ruined man. lie immediately told his'
wiftj that he intended to remove back t<> the
country which met her decided approbation
lie left next day for his country sent before
his wife knew that he had lost his all in one
night. It was not however his intention to
remain in the country. It was done for the
purpose of leaving her in the country ami re-
turning again to his old game and trying to
regain his lost fortune lie had borrowed
$000 from his wile which had been given her
as a wedding gift under a plea that no would
double it for her iu three or four days in a
speculation ho was about to make. The time
hail not as j et arrived for him to take his de-
parture when his wife prcvaHcd on him to
take a stroll through the garden the scene of
much former joy. When passing the little
wicket-gate which stood ill the back or the
garden his wife who I shall now call Virginia
saw a head protrude through the gate which
circumstance also drew the attention of her
husband. Joseph no sooner saw it than he
advanced to icarn the cause of the intruHion
His lady immediately retired. The gate was
opened and the stranger admitted when lo
who should it be but myself his lost brother.
How I had longed for this moment; how cor-
dial the reception I had anticipated; how dif.
foront from the greeting I received. Ho asked
me what I wanted ami tendered me his purse
I when I turned from liiui in bitter disappoint-
; mcnt never more to behold his face lie has-
j tened away for fear of being seen in conversa-
j tion with mo by his wife and I left his prcm-
: isen when I was met by my old boon coni-
j pan ion who immediately informed mo that he
^ had met with Ids Marin; tliat mIio was married
j and that wo must visit thom for a few days.
: After a short and pleasant stay not wishing
longer to depend upon the * hospitality of
! strangers we prepared to take our depar-
: hire when wo were informed that we could
obtain work there if wo desired it which we
accordingly did. We worked hard and to the
entire satisfaction of our employers when wo
j were Riirprised one day at seeing Virginia at
the house. She had come to gam permission
i to stay with them for a few days saying that I
: her husband had abandoned her and that her
? house and property had been seir.ed to pay his
debts. She was provided with the best ae-
; comrnodation the house afforded until she
could get some tidings of Iter truant husband.
Hut he never thought of his w ife his whole
soul was occupied in gaming. He had lost <
| everything and was arrested for counterfeit '?
ing. I was consequently dispatched next day!
j to ascertain what had liecome of him. While
vending my way to the court-house I bad oc-
casion to pass the village Jail where I saw
brother with soniu two or throe others
through the grating 1 soon as ten ai tied thai
| nothing could be done for him and imiucd:-
atcly repaired home to n<-<|iinint V irginia of1
the whole affair. In the meantime aotnc one I
j of the jjanp bad persuaded Virginia to go and
see her husband who hud sent for her. He
put her into n carriage which had been pit
| | tared and rati off with her t.. .?? di-tant part
of the country. As *oon as I arrived at home
I informed of the circumstance and takini:
hors?*s n>v companion and nitwit ?taili<il iti
pursuit (.earning the direction tin- carriage
had taken we followed rksdy when the man
li'iKiiiing alarmed at Is injj pursued managed
lo jump from thi' canine uiistcit h\ thej
driver as well a? l?j ourselves \ irgitos beitnj
in a fc?t?uu. W e overhauled the party as it
drew up to a comfortable l<u?kittg house I'pro
in*- lbe ?It* r of the earriagr we immediately
|H'hTivol ll?e eoislilioii of the unfortunate
woman and knocked at the il??w of the h"U?.?
to icain nlmitl*no> Rir tl(? night (iting in
fttrorthw to lhe driver to w?it for us until
m?>ming but bo to??V p**! care not to "J^v
We <a rre admitted ami tn my I
foatml it *a? the h-??*e of my okl grJlfkthcr.
wh- b?<l n\o??d tn thai p??te>n of the country
ft?r his health I told hitn my own hist??rv a?
well a* iKat of mv jfr*?.h-?. h|t?ther Wr
bad .*?rytliin| the )?nwar n .4? all it <| ev
r?_* <ndeavor svul* to mtlte us nm<fr>iiili|f
The >4*1 roan was d< lighted to are hi* e-.-N.wi
*ira?t and ted n.< oini aivd koi to mtkr
hi* hwi?f n.y hwaf which he hiring no ?h?h
?lm> ef hi* own. I rotvartitrd to t|o. Aftrr
partaking a r*-*rrshio* nipprr ?? r*f>air*vl
to our *|>*r?tr fooma tU- the mght. I *h-|?t
?Hi*")' '?*t uiMi ao'Uenly hv th.
?Tf i?f K?l| | mthnl ?iHhiit M kmmitiit
w herr iht "rrg?n?tnl I m%? making war
to \ inrinta'a nean> to a?rt itain th* ran<? ?if
aU?v? ???wn I "-rl thrr* inea ?|>n m+t rfv-
dra< '*-'*( ?<i n>akr lltrtf ??? ?|v ?ilh ?Hm
rtr ff* t?K>y osiM shtii I ?hM Mir ?f thr
' tlWirrs mt oaa|?i?r<n Uilord McOsf j
aikd the ih?4 ?an amat?d l>y the oevtntt
ao-l ?r--nrT-.i > tnpr.?a hat e-tme ?nh a ?an-
die to are the <atm of the iuroth Wh*a
*he Vlntk?4 to ?he?v wr ?*a? Maole.? the
Ntht m\ thr -fWialot iMtans r4 h?r hw?
bar-tl ai d my Um> vr?j hmo I h*>!
?? ?ia gr*?i ?*h? <? ei?ifwd atwt mv hwM
rarth aaoa^??rnt hartnf an UtH?
Ma< n oiaftomuBt iMaittlr *e?0njr
the *ifr?t>iace tbr?s grrra htm. he nwuie haa
essa^av a?vl ?ftcn the bjbl m rm*rrf*l and
search made it was to no ellect?we could get
no tiding of liiui. Tin' two men in custody
were carried l?a?k to tho jail from which they
had made their escape. I he cry of help was
from my godfather who had received a severe
stab in the Hide hy one ??f the villains which
the next day resulted in hi* death. I'revious
to his death the whole atl'air of tho nipht was
explained In him and Virginia immediately
recognized me as her husband's brother of
whom she had heard him speak no often.
Caleb died leaving his property to Virginia
and myself with a small share to my 00:11-
pniiiou-in-aniiH for the kind attention to the
old man while sick. Among the papers of.
old t'alch we found a deed to the homestead
the place of my hirth. The property had
hoen ltoughl by Calch when it was sold for Jo-
seph's dchts. After we had Interred the old
man and settled up the business of the estate
we took our departure from the premises.
The old h< u e of my ehildho<id now being my
property I concluded I would remain there'
and spend my days in peace with my old com-
pnnion-in-RrniK; and Virginiahaving no house
of her own her family Itciug dead consented
to remain. After huing comfortably settled in
my new domain 1 thought I would pay n visit
to the garden one day and m al to mind the
many pleasant days I had spent. Virginia
promised to accompany mo. We took the
circle of the garden and when opposite the
wickct-gate I saw a inftn standing near it |
and hastened to open it. I stood once more
face to lace with my fugitivo brother with
emotions 1 could not control I drew* into
the bower where he had offered me his pal-
try money in lieu of his brotherly love and
he had scarcely gave utterance to a word when '
the police were upon us. Virginia too was
there. He could not bear the disgrace but j
drawing a dagger he plunged it to its very |
hilt in his heart and expired immediately
thus eluding the law which doomed him to j
punishment. He was hurried under the ar- j
iior where lie fell. I sold out all my pos-
sessions removed to Texas and after sullicicnt
time had olangud Virginia united her fate to
mine. I am her second husband your host
she your hostess; and here is my companion- j
in-arms (speaking of a tall youth who had j
just entered) all settled for life in the wilds
of Texas on my hard-earned bounty land." I
My host having concluded 1 sought my j
humble but cleanly bed fully realising that
"Truth is stranger than tlction." Ilow often
in our journevings do wo meet in a rude and
humble mansion romances of real life as
thrilling us those tales of sorrow over which
in early youth we have bent with such eager
interest.
A corrwqiondent of the Washington Cot
ton Plnnt writing from San Antonio thus al-
ludes to the railroad prospects Ac.:
Kojoice yo prairies! Your flowers will noon
be crushed under foot by the Iron King. No
more (lie wild Indian with how nnd quiver
will travcrxc your plains but wealth nnwuier-
ity and civilization will follow where that iron
heel is once planted; nnd though we lose much
of nmtanewo gain incalculably in all things
coming under the head of reality. That re-
minds me of a vision I had. I thought it was
midnight?the moon hung near the horizon
giving a dim sickly hue instead of the soft
bright light of our Southern queen of night.
Will near the old Mission of San J one the
newly erected buildings for a terminus shone
in the pale hlue light like huge ghosts. Pre-
sently a low chanting hroko the stillness and I
issuing from the portal of the old church n j
solemn hand glided out chanting the J J? it* I
Miwnttur. As they drew neai the new build-
itigs they cinsed ? hauling and joined hands
in a "myotic ring." Suddenly a em hhot f?rth t
with it* hissing sound and brilliant li^lit a
scream arose from the sombre figures limy \
tied precipitately toward the glooinv doorway
from whence tiiej ha<l emerged and a- it
cloned on the lu^i l?l:n k robe (lie tot- j
tered and fell- the splendid dome went down
silently but eiituvU a sound resembling a
low wail nasMxl over the ip??t and nothing
wns seen >?ut the nhapeless niA' t of stone in
the dim iiiiHinlight. Ami here I shall "top;
and before voii tccune Hie of romance toll in
the plainest manlier that the crop* hid fnii to
Ik- good; the roads aie in line order; tnanx
persons have nrrivnl (W??n out ^isli r Mun-*.
Making a home in T< xa?; anion* them t'ol
Todd our foimer Minister to ltnn?ia nn<l
?ludge llnnliiurdon t nmmiamoner of the
l.and llttiri Ulwhr t oil. 11 Ml fix'II Wi ?d
eome nil mining kiii Mo but lirl proud to mini-
i Ur vim )t additions to our men of tnient and
distinction as Hh m gentlemen Mill Is- A gen
ti< man Iron ItraunW* told me the other ill)
that the t farm* <1 g*rdn?r* therv would in a
few )i*r\ lia*c the finmt fnul in the Smith
I *** la?t teal their is-whi'" tlihli *!">? **
HlM M laj* Ml |I|C ?Je?*rV shore Tin1!
|oiii>iI near the f?>l of the mountain the miM
trait apple and luir fowifhl it ibmi in >|iuui
title* intending If graft I lie l*?l <|uahtie? ?4
apple oti |h(W TTh v bare grtwn gro*i In*. ?
IVmii llai v tbr ?nil)i ??f Fniwr I lie lOolie
and K1 I'in *?ufvly iwit of nil llwx ?ar?i
Ika th?*y w ill Itml i?n?- ?iiiuli|r in our i limatr
\ Urn*- taaiiiillk imr Im* ip***" mlti ? r*tHwi
Ihtti1 ilw for maVnng aiinhn ?*a%l? M?n?te
tlonra ete Tlii-ir u a UrmI luiyliitkM'l aalef
p'*ir at IttaunM* aivl t onl? wmnter that
?* ?<?? i>C ili'*f S'lrtb* rt? ^iqvs^-TTT** liti i*ot
erv |Km ? d nulk
Tlf l<Ml 1 U buTf'li I.:|| *? UK vMltlti l
ln?li p?l. ht\in: aftir a *Kui* r?ilfm' ? a'
hul tin i !M> ;i ?? pf|u? >nil4liit in Paf*?a
t-?-?r.9 f?* ot< if Iht'An ??? inH a frw
? Ut? aft? r liva '??!? Minitjr ?>< ?ii*J
warm In ila t >4 '.h< artMKw*?(a| ?-*<?????
il>li
^ 'vv'.if ' ??r.| .I*( "I lb*! bare
g%ir#a) th? ddtkltl
" \ r? inaitiHi
" \\. a#<Vr *>?? a'! 'Lt ><W)i|MiW>l? i?tr?l
) sa "
* S.\ 'MtiUnt wwt la* mm ?IM wl" rvf?l<
d! lV Wirt
A WarrH n?mn lad v. ???*# imtaf <
H tkt <w^a?r kf aa&cnc fw tk? " ten *4 a
?bwainirt irt>i<tr?aiv Iramalij'??? *ar? v
it? lamM and i 11 f| rf mfril arHb ?*r?r>
m?tr?ai nwleaiaU***" vantnl a !ht?*>
Mr
(??wh*4Ukiw! t'niu tt>4 anaM<? ?!
JJnon uml Cotton L
I >? ill.*;
Lim n anil Cotton Mn-<iiilU> Vetting;
I'luin ami Sti
lt.'il Tickli'p; llickon Ntrlpi"?; Apron Chocl;*;
Million* 1'iiif Tnpc- NcciHe/ genuine
netting Cotton niul oven article belonging to
iln> Dry tiooil ? Line.
(i.ornixn.
Cottonnile. IJncn l)iap It'Ktu ami CiuvenK-ro
fine black Cloth I Map. li'Kui A I Ktcm (.lii-
iii niul Cotton Coat* ol 1'icrv ipmlity uml -t > l?*;
Tut' IJuon Itosom fancy Culit>i Hickory Check ami
Siiipi? Shin*; Drnworf Hiwpoiulonn Cotton Finn"!
in ! Silk I'mler Shirt* ami Drawers
HATS /too/* t- StfOKS.
I?<'?.* 11? ? r11 I'nnmnn t mnpcachv ko-voith niul
Hlnck S Ik tiro-* 11 sit ?<. riu-li Cup*. Ac.; ill'o a lai ????I
lot i.l llooi.-* uml Sho<>< ol all ipinlitic-i. 1
SAnnr.K/tv u. A
A tniperlor lot of Aolillory jn?l arrived from Ne*\ I
Vork embracing LiullcV ami (I en Is' Hml>llo.? Hr!?!
<l|i? Hrhlle tilling* Martingales llolnx Stirrup*y
1 tilt.- Clreingle.* Ilalw-is Stln uj? Icati.vr* uml llug4|
(XV Stage Wagon riding uml Plantar*' Whips; al*ot
a largo lot of h'tinus collar- Ac
1c.
A -plcmllil n.ijiortinoiit ol' llanlwaro nml Ciittlory
laic lit a 11 tlu< l?i?-V MunufactoriiM compiling ull ar-'
tide*nocdfUl in that lino.
Books.
A late arrival of Hook i school mnl mUcollanooua
ul*o Maple ami fancy Stationery.
|)on't forget thai oM well known one price i
tuhlishment of PKt'K'S. No tr<iiiblu to allow gondii
I ?please give lis a call.
(lon/fiio' June l I8fi3 ly
I'. I? ir?>iiiiuioii< A Co.
DH UUGISTSkl? CHEMISTS
UO.NZA LKS?TUX AS.
HAVE o? hand u large assortment of
buuuN m/;/>/<'/x/.s (r. * p>
in I'm I the greatest variety over Wrought into J m. t
litis market.
Tlicy respectfully solicit tlio attention of Phj>f?
clans its well mm the public to n stock of
KivhIi Medicines
jil.M rccivcil and now l>i i::r opened. Tlicy would
Kmh.anii'h Humanity.?It Is generally
known that savages were employed by tho
King of Knglaml (leorge III and (mill at ho
much per s< alp of man woman and child dur-
ing tho revolutionary war. A few items from
this terrible trade in the human flesh may In-
terest nome of our readers and show how this
I paternal King strove to crush out tlio noble
| snirit of independence t?f our early heroes.
Here is a list of a number of packages that
j were sent by one .1. Ilovil front a Captain
| Crawford to tho llriliak (Jovcrnor of Canada
Colonel Hamilton. These packages of scalps
were found among the hag^igc of the Knglish
army after the defeat of Mur^oyne cured and
diied with Indian marks upon them. The
letter accompanying them thus:
Package 1. Containing forty-three scalps of
Congress soldiers killed in dilforont skirmishes
stretched on Muck hoops four inches ii\ di-
ameter.
Pack. 2. Containing ninety-eight fanner's
s?a'pn killed in their houses on red hoops
with a figure of n hoc painted on each to de-
note their occupation.
I'ack. 8. Containing one hundred and two
farmer's scalps eighteen of them marked w ith
yellow flames to signify that they weru hurtl-
ed alive.
I'ack. I Containing eighty-eight scalps or
women hair long ami braided to show that
they wore mothers.
I'ack. .*?. Containing ono hundred and
ninety-three scalps of l?u\ s of vaiious ogus
on small green lump*.
I'ack. rt. Containing two hundred and
eleven Kill's scalps big and little oil small
llOOpS.
?Sui h was the stulf on which English Kov?.
list were made iii the 'days which tried men's
souls.'
''N\ bat is the lib of n would bo fashionable
young lady?"
It is to k?? to n model hoarding sclin??| kept
li> an vX'Krulich milliner to be put into a
Maim w ith four piouilscuoti* youiM ladies and
leant in thr e ila\s Mr rv n |?ehi. f than her
grandmother e*er ilnvnwl of. It Is to ?ti?r
thereat tho tunc ?.f thirty dollar* per week
fut M'U r*l <uiiie ? and cvmo Ihhiii* ''lln-
i*hud" and superficial with a taste of l.iiui.
a touch of Frrnrh a smattering ??f Italian
<? rn.*n Mi l Spanishand a jmt'M o full at
"i ?.nnt? ?ti t |?r? nltmuta" of ? r<?>ked horse*
'li'l' '1^1 Imi'i* * >eii?c *liw>|i and exlraotdioa-
?? li- .kin^ i attic and fowl in gtiteral the tj|n*
of ?h h * ? rv in m r fwiod io N??ah'? tot nag
rie It ?* to *?t fit tfr draw n??tn io a
il Hiii.'i I Ik ItV" * ith a waul a half a * a?d
in iWiiiiifiWHY lui iitk?l U ?. <otrd ami h?>
jt*? I? to rts*-M?- tic*nin* ralU whiV
laaiutit* thimifli Nee ?pr*ta<l*-? unl
trt? I" m?wl M??h ? ?n? km#* It t?
to liiif Mr ^ it* Aoitikug hmif Hm <lav f11
? e ?U? k or. - ?II I ?.? Mnlf|??-< i)c ill
I?i*k. Ihin what Iva? all aKsift t?c?r?< ik>
? Hinjs to 'In "tfr# happH-*t ??l n?? n It i< to
? *?i a w lute aim drt*? an (Maim wrrath a
k i'? ? ml. a tlMto.**! put. artd mtwinl
aim r? !?? a WMhlet i<( ikn.f? >.f ?? )| Vi%.)
i lie > iv li i^. HIM Ui)*|tl*Uli'l tho fail iW|?4t
.1 h ?'?vimnvtui Skmi ajwtn the
>i?l ft**. ? ' lr?>* .t ? t It to italMMtirr fv??
hofsrs row mi| ^4?o(?4>.a r*s <M*raa r?)*?crfta
ilntiits ' ? < an*! fri? if ail ks'?i* tt m l??
1 a rksltm HtUi ? imtosti u>
ti.#t?i'?x( ?*!?. hjr ?rri*-s? h?n4fag*
It a lo ftrnl aft?? a '?? a*r*ra that
Mi Khj II a ?**.i ?Hat h?a tm
i?srt?. It w t.i Vat* '?? < ?v Mtlrai" ih tkr
Hum* rt n (ne Ha?laM^ to nu> ?
a*?l on to to And honnlf M tiw ??*th
?*i#T ? f ?.<b % hwaar ?t?| i^f t
^jrtnf Mi_? an ut t^kt -tor* ta| a t?M"
kudaatl ? f 4 /Vra
???? mrtWwT ttvj .^t a
iKvt? n( ? ^Mliff. tlw ?m art di tlifiatr.
N-.J iKar.V jw" aa*d Se K?K
tsxA a ?W - r*e leA f*y km* at few* -
T?* V?trwii?'? tVavm ?Km> a*?
thv iMty ttem tlaU
p?T ftym tfee
Frauds in Gambling
1 We entreat young gentlen vn who lifl un-
der any temptation to visit gambling houses
to read thv following. last them bear in mind
.that (In* professed gambler nhr<ty? ./<??? hihI ui-
. rniya iri/l tcin hi? money. It in bin trade to
\do HO.
The llaltimnro Sun gives the following Ab-
stract of a recent lecture and expose of thv
ummense frauds in all systems of gambling
by Mr. Green u reformed member of that
fraternity:
Mr. drcen next remarked that the public
gem-rally had no adequate conception of the
degree of skill which was attainable by per-
sons who made gambling their business and
tiiat if he could only succeed in fully a< quaint-
i ing the public mind upon this subject lie had
no fears that any individual well informed ill
| the matter would he so simple minded as to
1 ever attempt an encounter with the profession-
al gambler. This great degree of t.kill on the
| part of professed gamblers was tho result of
Hoi:;e amount of acfonce strong power of me-
mory acquired by cultivation an astonishing
slight of hand obtained by constant practice
all aided by the marked cards in general une
by which they were read as easily uh if played
\with the face upwards.
' To convince gentlemen of the utter folly of
attempting to play cards with profcased gam-
I biers however amusing might he their private
J games w ith each other hv would show them
fliow completely hv could control the cards of
the vntiru pack. The game of whist was
'?oiled for the cards shuttle*! by those around
him when hv immv liatvly dealt himself and
Iiartner all thv important cards in tho pack.
!u then explained to them that knowing ev-
jcry Cttnl by thv hack hv could deal tho Hoc.-
. ond third or oven the fourth card from the
top aa well an the first and thin ho did again
with a rapidity that ?letic?l tho cloHest Hcrutiny
to detect it and with as much apparent ease
I as if he was dealing from the top of the pack
f High low jack and tho game wax next
called for and thv cards thoroughly nhutllcd.
lie immediately dealt himself tho UCO dvUOC
?and ten of clubs and turned the jack and
.gave his opponent tho king queen and trey
( beneath a score of watchful eyes around the
' table none of which could detect tho cheat or
account for tho result until explained by Mr. (J.
Kuehrc was next called for (lie curds shuf-
fled Ac. Mr. (I. dealt himself the ace king
!jack of clubs jack of spades and ten of hearts
and turned the queen of clubs for trumps; dis-
carding thu ton hv insured himself all tho
tricks. This he accomplished by making sev-
! oral changes in tho relative position of thv
i cards which is done and coulu only be done
; by thorough bred gamblers.
llrng won n x introduced?thv cards shuf-
; (led and cut; u paitner selected to whom Mr.
Green said he would give a large hand. lie
dealt him tw o bullets and a bragger and tho
third man the same hand in size?thus show-
ing that the gambler could in hiK knowledge
of cards by inaii\ ? deal just such cards as he
chose to deal
illuir ?va* next called forand Mr. (J. showed
| that ho could ileal the cards from the top bot-
tom or middle of thv pack with so much dex-
terity a.i defied detection.
The Faro Hank was next called for. Ttiid
Mr G. said might l>e considered the national
game and was supposed by the public to l>e
the most equal and fair game played with
cards. Hut his exposition of the many modes
of cheating by marked cards false snuffling
bending the cards mm they are nlsmt to be
placed in tho Ihix stocking them when gam-
blers "snow" tho cards (a peculiar shuffle)?
the "gair* as played on the finger to push out
two (widen cheat he said is played a great
ileal by Haltimorc gamblers; "strippers' or
cut cards could lie shullled and put up to low
ull w a.? startling information to ail present
Mime of whom candidly oouft?#ed that they
had loM their thousand* at this game but de-
clared tIn*v would never play again and would
advocate tHio Jiassngo of a l*w to punish tlHMe
who had U-en instrumental in robbing them
and to prohibit the continuance of gambling
llOIIM'H
A it-** nricljrof trick- wllh am wmI
np*t |iro.? nu*l xhoirinp the r*tn?or?lli?*ry '
?Itrflii of luint mikI |Mt*trr* of memory th?t
iouUI lie Kitmnt il h\ th(w wlv tueih- (ram
Ming tiuir uluily mul oiltlkilihjt the utUr fol-
l\ of th<< ?||i-ni|tt to pUv ?er?l* with tpunhlrr*
who nn n?h tlwir victim* *t tltr-ir m(u to ?nv
?>*tent Mr. tirrw?'? a c Ml lite mow
much *kr than wlirn tliw roteirwl
fonmrrrm l>i?rovr*T hi the
fer woM mkI tVntml Anitiin pMti1 thet
AmrtH-* in |>*i< ft*** km ml?*h?!r?| I?y M-j
(i<m< highly ritillml noil thet tiny
ImmI i liittlnr th-iprr* "f rmliaation;
ihtn V?wrk*'? percent jujuUtion tin the
Ntlt Ukr it? IW|?r t iwntT ?rr?
ihv tvtMnu of ? very lirjrv c?ly
wi wr* of lite liumtiel mm mmI
|>roterte>l h) llirrt ri>wt<t frwt*v lirtnc the our-
t-w of in vMihirtyl ?Ho~r ?*|e? lo<l ihr
?4 ??*??< wiW T1>? <v>rth **?!?? e?hlt?-
ila tr??N ? lhat th* ritr wm ?(U< Kr>i unt
?? (r*>m tl>?t <|utilif
\l I'imiliut in the utw ronntt were
fwtml lh? rnurt nj tw? mmiii Ms nmt4ti^|
t?H HeiiV in ) jttwti ?f itrttrnwirr. Wtr fnt
h 'h*?* %?mI a Jtelf it? whteh tm'^h |?hw* ui>1
A I '*vrt? of i vri"??? lipnr? wv t hu?U?l
lr* ?hi- <4 % tort tWit
inwk wm dforweeeeal ? h#. ?4t
f??? h?fk era! i*?mi |Mt by thwtr tttted with
htik?M )???*? ?MrS > Wm y star* Ouit H
M""l *? * mmm#h gr%\9 >? Itmn th?t WW
V?tW?l el % nrtvi rh.rmnler In fxm*r |*n?
tJ ?he< (*? #?> <h rwvtM of fwt* *nJ HtWe
*r< I^M?t fa?n h ?th?* the*
thr ?<!V? ^ * Will t4 th?
i)?o A * ltw?e rmiln* tx^kMly
J^'? tint *??**?.* ??? (iwiwH;
m- i*ti< ir* wh?? h*>( A Ttwrfc hi/h*V
>kfiw of ? t . HtMti then tlmw mhee rf rwl
ftnt nm4 ?tth by tl?* llM ?a|'tum <c4 tkk?
or?wt?iry
Mr? Perttnctcw In k?xr* why rtujr
lUt hrtnt ?IM* ?i On* ??f it
!Mr?4 ?t WrfeMfaC n m i
?'U A?tom gel timlwl wMne Me www?
?wm fa ii!? illeli he?H "UtO? rwtH
If
Probable Supply of Railroad Iron
A very high snthoriiy in railioad matters
makes the following important statement:
From tho best information accessible to tho
public it appears to bo (|iiito certain tln?t them
aro now in progress and in actual course of
ronatructlnn in Kuixijic and America at U'a?i
twenty thousand miles of iron railroad Ik -
aidea ? va*t amount of projected railroad not
yet Is-gun which wu do not take into ac-
count. Of thin amount of railrond in pro-
f;ress Itclonga to Kuropc and 14000 at
i tHt to thia country exclusive of more than
1000 miles now couatructing hi Canada. Wo
have Kern a lint made out of Um> railroadH now
under way iu each Statu which amounts in
the aggrcgato to moru than 1A1MK) miles; ami
which lint haa understated rather than over-
stated the truth for in thia Statu alone it omita
sixty miles of railroad in actual construction
nnd hm made similar oniiaaitins as to other
Slut* a. However incredible the ag^regatv
may appear at first sight it ia impossible for
tho' most <'aref>d scrutiny lo make any deduc-
tion from it.
Railways require at least one hundred tons
of iron for a ainglo track and of tho roads in
progrcsa in Kurap* I0tM# will l?c mad<> double
tracK roads. It follow* from this that tho
railways now In tho course of construction iti
Kurope and America will require for their
completion no. lew than two millions and four
hundred thousand tona of iron. To make thi?
quantity will occupy all tho rolling mills iu tho
world which aro engaged in tJ)o manufacture
of railway iron at least aix years.?thoao of
Great Britain fhrnlsh three-fourths and tho
United States France nnd Belgium tho re-
maining fourth. Tho heat authorities do not
estimate the largest quantity of railway Iron
in any year even aa high aa 400000 tona yet
even at this rate it will take aix years to mr-
mail iron for tho roada already begun.
Tho necessary consequence of thin atato of
tldnga is that the price of railroad iron will
not only ho kopt up but farther advanced
and ho maintained at very high prices for a
long time. Thin will make the mauufocture
of railroad iron tho heat manufacturing huai
11ess that enn be undertaken in thia country
for some years for it im affirmed on the heat
authority that the articlo which ia now selling
at $70 with ovory prospect of advancing at
least $80 per ton pays a lair profit to the
maker at $60 per ton.
The advance in iron will nearly double tho
cast of many of the railways at the West and
South for cost of grading upon aoine of them
wuh leas per mile than the coat of the iron
even toforo it advanced.
Hohkio ArrAiK at (1oi.iao.~-Homo time
since was narrated the murder of two Mexi-
cans some twelve miles from OoliaiL Tho
murderers possessing themselves of tho ca-
ballada of too deceased repaired to Goliad.
They were placed under arrest and at the
lute session of the district court indictcd for
tho ofVcnce. There ia no jail In Goliad. One
night while in charge of the sheriff1 a num-
ber of the relativea and friends of the de-
ceased proceeded to the place of their reten-
tion and rendering the ahcrifT helpless by
throwing a bag over Ida head took the cul-
nrlta to tho river aud threw them in. Shac-
kled of course they aunk Immediately. The
original murderers two in number woro like-
wise Mexicans. They had confessed their
crime.
Important Fmvrstion on Discovkht.?At a
late sitting of the Austrian Academy of ScU
once at Vienna Her Von Auor read a paper
upon a newly discovered process of printing:
(we hardly *eo how thin term applies) from
all aorta of objects with comparatively plain
surAiccs. Among tho articles mentioned
which havo been eoniod by tho now process
? are plants hoiiio of tliein in llowcr eiuhrotde
j ry etched agate ItMeatf flsh scales. Ac. Tho
speaker calls thia "Nati.rsolbstdruck"?print-
ing from nature and said that thia discovery
j forms a new era in tlio pictorial illustration of
works on science and art. Th? olyectn copied
were given with singular fidelity to the origi-
nals. No hint was given aa to the pmceas.
Ar. J*. 7Y?6Hn*.
SriHiT Itaivijmiii ?*n NiTHummT ()n?
??f the rhurrh(<? in the l*r**livtery of t'hiH-
?<oth? ha* ?UM|>rti<|?<! two uf iu iiiriitWw. ?rh<>
had Ucn rnvA-'txl in fpirit rapping. Tha
l*rvahvtery thr following reaolutiou
at (n llir
That tSr | r=%? fir* of ?pint rap
jttnjra (*o aa it |?r. *ail* In nwnr |>art\
is in vie* of thta IW>ytcry a mrlral of thv
oh! at?4nih*linn tif wroiiAwy ??? Jm
rmvlriniir*! In (lie >ronl ??f (i??l'
liimusai Him t'i mro ?TV Ho?th?~?
Journal contains (hf litwnMiuit ?4 ?
rtw hjr l?r T A. Attlimm. in whnh a y t
?wvvnttra tram of a** Mtten <? (hi Wfl m?t
l?T a r*M|r?i>?kf a?t nii?l l?jr haing |*la>?t
in a hot lalh ?roi olu*hey ai>l <\vU?na?* 14
Mntiv>hift uliHUiMUnii InW until ih? k
(akni ihm pint* of th* t<w?n?r ami n|li(
Cihi< **f Ihf latter. It ?a? tao hwr* ami t
If aflrt tin Ut? that l>r. \ n?tr?l hi*
patunt ahriv h? f-wnwl h?f aightlraw V* ta?-
' ??An *??* ?%?# mini wrw*mt<lt TV tnpw?
<au?*?l t?? ??-aua?< ai??t tit* rw* to nw
fMt?
Krwr.?r?i t>nmmi? TV mmml '>*
mitt** of llw IVofwtaM KfHMftl <"Wfh
in ?V iiw?? of ml It thM Ht* *
TWahf. tha fth h*a? ma e*mrwt
Mondayv th? Mh Mai v*mJkt and Mtfc ??*r*
^Trt?<vt tha Mt*whwn <4 *V ch**' a? . Uj
I Mm?*? tt?m tV ?*?*?
Thr p???? bng> ?f *ha Ma<rWW ommVti
M a)th W?*fh 5%o*f m4 *8nr TV or
Mart ?4 lli* ^a?i?"ia ?Aww*l that lM?
rjmrth mmii *?"! *?*?!??
tha
TV fUi W BaHrn-uJa m-w or4t.>*?*! a
IWtlH IV H#*a Miaa* n?HI ftika
('Mt? a. I rtw.taioa of ?V 4?if iw)
NkMk MVr. ?tny ?M tYilm ?f
tbo lain am 'M?yilw to ?V
Hwwwl
IVfc** FimiM waa in flua Wth ?m4
ymnVI ?ith hta ?mmI hmr m4 anatgj
t?i?a an ^? hy. a*4 ahuwiffni tha t*? <4
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it* hrft ?* ??tmiw Vr tV SmI> id 9*
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