(Bi
Klftrton. N. r... AJU l?.-^-OD0'
stdertfbl*1 exAtetfienf wafc caugefl in
a?rtadk ttrclw hare today wh#n
word'wM r^rir^J by t&a local' po
lice official* th*t Jonas Houaton, the
famods outlsw "who escaped f rot
authorities In BhfocoriK codntj. had
boei eeA a'ar (ku'city aarir this
mornia*.- T*?- police have darted a
thorough .lurb tor llouaton. and It
is beliesod gmf, tt??- ?M?ot
escape. as suthgrlUea In ns??t>qrlnc
cities. lUT?jtlao been .notlOeJ to >?
on a irately tor hltn.
Houston. It.l^^iffl. ,Jba? serred
time (or a number, of off apses. Same
time aso. he was brought Into court
aad ;T? . the . s*tarp?ttre . of
either taarlu .th^ a^t,^r,.R!W ,o
HU reunite .as* ???
placed lis |aU. If la started that be
vaa servldg i ' rbi?<4n^aa?/ 1 'sen
Waec la eouctjr. '?. . .
HH ^cape. ttpm .that count! ?u
of C-aanaatlonal nature He sled
ths shackles fVom fcrodnd*hls*antles
aad escaped without balm detected
Be 11 a^dt ^ H ol a desperate
character and read; to. shoot ?t lie
drop "of the tat The poitaa base
been *014 to be aaartel In thelfcap
NEGROENTERS
HOUSE
T?? swelled the "oomcioncp fund"
or thl trewury department thl. wfck
with* contribution of 116.00*. thefti
ooJigneet In tke hist ory of the m.
erguqnt. The money arrived In Wnj*.;
t*|tei IB e special delivery ?T9lop?
?Od ?H IB fold corUHc?t??, 7,
;*ho here not ?>lit tUUf
lit* o'clock evening of the
?Tie#. *111 be dieoostlnned
IIO* of the nth ?? e f?
rati will be tbuted tor re
?tarted to waJfev Us htm. Wfifa
Mr. arrived on ?n
'ttat couldMH, torn o, u?
itm t?d po>gr udVM - ma-ol tfa* am- -
*ato?r? fioiith. , ! , He- MM <tb? beg
br ll? ear* l Ull polling MrtiH i ?u
The >HKmMlk aa*'*r tho.-larvfeitJ
TTS^ M?n In, <hl> aeotMa. , Tk? bo?
: ' tti ^awa a? M*<i3
. U ^L-a j?iJ *rr**; i.crf uoi im*tnt
1 fr?- y y
Ingf her Mventr-nlnth birthday, lira.
Ho 1 l( la the best o( bealth and
?ta u that iM.Mh Ur.lM'WuK
did when ehe was "llrwl aixteen."
jSh, .to reoalrtor. <*a?ritkl*tl4lr#
Tro i la, koat.o<.Mea4a; uuwim'< ?;
I - v'-j; -J-'-1- (U ?, it
I .iJl.i ? tlUJlfr "M &.llW
chi rctl .lait ^l?*i.1iapya?i walk. ad'
ml! l?tv?^,tQ, ,tfcre?, M Aetaber* of
;b<cbRTfJfe 0, | |? ,|| |
m??nt
:ar in ukd ??? aantencM fc 1 iih*
ro. la rot ftUf montha. WB1W 'iiolo
*? * ? 'Vll
'.yfeiTC, *
1 ir^1N' *?J .We,
ro^er. bflth ot.lWn,#^. were mar,
Vici %<H>* bop,kpt #?.? R-ly^HW?
Ja^ night at ten o'cjqsfc,
"WMare -w.il knpnn aa* haTa.^aajr
frlfcdg her?,:,).t)Hil1^il A w
UChMNCK BHDS IN )URR1AURJ
h?aa# tl\? bride or T. D. jfltlrldgo
of tb? tame place. The groom *-?
^laaKrjys
will make th{lr honjf at Bogth,
W" mrti
congratulations
qiftfeWg ;
BBS? ?MW
The Mew Theatra o??ni i96U>|
with their il? reel program. There
Will b* tlVS- l?Jh epUede ot the "Meat
inorailM both drama*
iffWfjiaa<ft0 4>.&?
church, has left ror
fttmrnon.
hundred
??* f,C?/wr *?-*<#<
JCatkerla Sm?lt Jam
M*rf Clyde Huaell.
Eftt ibeth Cum*. I
Jom >hlne Bowoa', itm
wnn?tn ? fUtal ft. *i
MM w: at EfHfcon I
Blount.* tettta
?*?*
Ibeth Hill.
K fTUaon,
Wit. Mr,.
!. B. Ball.
?r? Kite
0 prrieDt
tap-on, U
1 S?uire?,
t. Charle?
? Sterling.
#ls?. jr .
Jptater, I.
Edmund
H*;]h
i?thr,
service. TVs? men cYeotu&lfy. ho
said, would become the higher grade!
Of ^Jfflcers for foltuiti
Of ^Ulcers for volunteers. ,
IM'I+MWM U mmm
stand aganst waiting until tlme#^f
faistd rttiw .xHTTil _
fa iWAL MEET
"ihra^SKT -
r-Compmw Tomorrow 5l?b?.
s7Wffim& i1
qu? iu?r?otor> will D? holt) Is the
raosu ^ the cbimber of p?m?me?
asrar*
CASHIQTTOD 6IRL MISSING
Abraham Cornelius, JrVT cashier of the Citizens National bank of Eoale
*? ?nd MIm Loretta Adelffsto. formerly the hank's stenographer '
?Oth of whqm are rnlartt? The tlrectors of the bank bare reported si
?* 1 11,000 In the cashier'* accounts.
HAS INTERESTING PAPER;
IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD
1/ 1'H ?v n ?? . 11 ?
Published in Washington in 1815.
Contains News of Events of J
That Period.
One hundred year* ago. "boose"
&old in Washing ton for 75 cents per
saltan, sugar at 35 ceats per pound. :
pork at *13, per barrel, nails at 16
cents per pound, flour at $23. 6o per
barrel, according to the prices cur- j
rent as published In the- American '
Kecorder at Washington in Its Issue
- . ...... j
Wis tnM?. possession a. ootfy of tlw
American Recorder, being volume 1
and number 6. Doubtless this Is
the llm paper ere r published in
Washington and it l?.4.aiic a curios
ity. The Recorder was a weekly
paper, (our colnmne. (our pages.
Under the head of "Conditions" the
publshcr says: "The American Re
corder is published every Friday by
I. M. Williams, at three dollars per
annum, payable half yearly in ad
vance. Advertisamonts Inserted at
SO cents per square for the 'first in
sertion, and 25 cents for each con
tinuance. All letters to the editor,
stQ insure attention, xn^st b ? post
piiii.'1 *
_ Vf glean frqjn one of its articles
|ho- following: \ -I 'j
' ? ?VThe Oraktlfnl Bridge. Acrass
the river vat.^W aldington, with the
road leading thereto, being now In
excellent order, the board of direc
tors earnestly Invites the attention
[of travellers, gentry of pleasure,
and afl those persons whose ob
ject* afe trade, or marketing at
Washliigtod.v to the important fact,
tfcat.they can now pass the bridge,
upon BKTTKR TERMS. th*n. th'y
can pass at tj?e Ferry; ? the rates of
toll .beln|: as tow as those exacted at
the ferry, with none of those dis
tressing difficulties, delays or daui
ages , ad frequently encountered
there. The following are the rats*
of fell ; One person f-jOaatei one
hofse I* cents j a two-wheel earrings
15 erntsj a four-whel carnage 50
cents; Homed cattle, each, 10 cents;
>0?h hog or sheet 6 cents; esoh
barrel B cants; earh hogshead 8B
HUMAN SKELETON IS FOUND
Wtrtnr* MuoiMt tit 1? Whll* Digging
Battle L*k?, Mlah.? Whit* hauling
graral tram the Thora Qlend* tarn
oorthweat of Dm workman dlaoor
er*d a hug* human skalaton. The law
bcaei war* 1% good atata of fr*a*r*a
tlon and war* Of mammoth alt*. The
ta*tb war* tataet and abowt twtoo
the ??* of th* arerag* mane. Bon*
<4 tko toetb looked aa though ikfr
ned km filled with oamnt. trat In-all
OT*b*bUli* *v* ***?d at th* Hm* of
Math and th* *namal had dec* red.
'e*?lng th* darker aolartl hi tartar tn
Ty Jaw wai tak*n to it twit e W
b. fohnaon, who w*a preeeat <vhen
( the hkeleton waa dleoorered. and po?
? Ihl7 experte there can throw aoa*
light upon the dlecor*rr., '?
I The** Mho eaw th* renetaa eatl
(Mates (k*t when linns the bum
hare M tullr eight f*et la
cents; one thousand barrel , Btavca
10 cento, onet housand hogshead
staves 25 cents. Any white lnhsbi:
tant of the town mar take Walks
of pleasure on the bridge *nd road
for a year provided a contract 1b
made for that purpose. For bis fam
ily three In number, SO cents.
The inhabitants of Blounts Creek
a^jd CUocowinlty. districts in the:
county of. Beasfsr t sod CU#ood and;
Swift Creek "or Ship's ^(atHat
county ot Pitt, having any, artjclo
for sale, the conveyance of which,
being Inconvenient without a horse
or cart, may pass to towh*' paying
only toll for his person and load
and all persons residing (n those dis
tricts who purchase aw. article In
town, the conveyance of which
would be inconvenient' without a
horse or cart, are at liberty to pass
the bridge in coming to or going
from town by paying a toll for
their persons only and also on tho.
articles th^y carry, provided tl^ey
are such as toll Is payable upon,
grangers may walk upon the brid**
and road for Inspection free
AUG the white inhabit .
to#n may walk ?' ..j V
rold for m* "?'? '??if
bath fre t, K ? r
B# ? . May
''g , 7 Ik
?- . 'For. the ^n
fofc- r ;hre n' our readers
win '*-,1 have seen the brl'dgs
hrown over the, river at this
place we give the following laconic
?description of It: ? Its length Is 170
ycffds, width sufficient for two car?
rlages; elevated It toet above the
surface of the rlvfr, perfectly levej
aa$ straight, railed and cross ban
Ist^red from end to end. The ttn
(isrtakep. Mr. J. Havens, of this
t<tftn, has In the attention of this
work, done himself the greatest
crfdlt; for It was begun snd com
pleted without any of tho hustle and
parade ao often witnessed through
out the progress of snob undertak
ing*."
Unwileeme TdkiM.
didn't Tom Tot* far
iWtlmT* **W? wut?4 yt* i
mil* wht1?." rapUMl hmir
'?Ml- "Wo r*c*X rw aa ?aa
"??t malm la tlx anurr,
lanri m mi Mr Mam i?
?a ?B%yvr?cUttT? mi
row oMjmm* (wwrf."
Qom
of (1?
"Ij
?ndwotud tlMt roar aaaja*
' . UtirtrtU*. OuMli 'OSSm
*1 aadaraUu
.*??*? Llaai
36" "Vaa."
aaawr <* ?
Mi- u'?h?
IF
>?? Ml KHimn Unit ' '?:><(
MEXICANS QUIET <
u) .i 1 r..!? )?> v
Mill. ?*> uttib ?? ??!?>?
IU?* HXnK?l Into the Interior
o* _ Their (>Mu*try. . j ...f,- ?|
'* Browne vllle, T?x.'f Aug. *16. -p. *
8everai ha nil red Unltfcd Btates rex- " '
liars from Tern City arrived hern
lpd?' 19 retnfors? i the companies
stationed at Fort Brown. More ? .
troops nre expected this afternoon
and it. 1 la reported that about i.OOO ?
(Ja.all vffil ho stationed at, the foft..!i ? >? '
Some of tbete will be^ dispatched to, .
th4 flUiallef towns near here In 9r
der to protect the tftlxen*' from the
luvaalon of bands or "Mexicans from ' r
ac-osa. the river, -l.n- ?' ? ?" ? ?'!
TheMoxican ontbrea* gppoars to ?
^ve opded. aa no new dlaWpbarwcea -\ 1
Have occurred during the (aat thr?9
days. Repcffta from San. Beoito.
M<jrc*Je?, '-Donna, Harllngen and" '
Other of the amaller town* near he**-'
are to the effect that everything is
quiet. Small detachments of troc-os
are -stationed at each or the above
places.
?Band* of Mexicans, which for the
.jyit- few weeks have .been > ?a,lfc?riuc . :
aJong the horde^ on; Jhq Maxl^jn sifle
are said to have retreated Intpttv?
intotior. Y ." ?
,1- ;?>!?! la J l?il ?<***? .'???iV < 1
,u! !K? i.Li-. !!!? ?i'"M
TRIED STEAL -
MOTORCYCLE
?? > f tf ' 'l
"? 4 ,t". 1
Thieve* Tok Machine BeAangtng to :{i
Gordon Dillon. Left it Lfter
on Bonner Street,
Tj^l'vap last nlgV.t stole li motor
>cjBfeie from the home of Cbrdbn Dil- ?
Ion, made their escape with tbe ma
chine, but later left It on Bonner
street. * her-- it was found this
n6rnla|. ' The ihitorcycle was*
stolen out of Mr. Dillon's yard srome
Mrae early thjp morning. Sam Held, (
ho lives on Bonner street, heard
- nifii trying to start th^ machine
"ront of hs fcddse *t- an early ' '
I ur today. As he came out of JJja
I house, the men who were- .with th,a
I motqroycle, jnude their escape. Their
1 identity has not y^t been Je*rned.
' Costly Animal Perts.
Australia . 1# curat*} w,tb certaH
pasts, racii aM rabtrfta, wild doc. ka*>
tvoo and blowfly. Large sums of
money are tpent In on endeavor to
iegaon the 1. amber of rsbblta. It ta^
estimated that In Victoria ak>a? 1*0,1
000.000 were put to death la Hit. l|
U generally admitted that tim rabMtt
eat aa muoh as ops sbssp. ?ad raaay m,
fraalers have \om since rtaluod tha| , ,
they cannot ptofftghly mn sheep ?|
properties Infested With *bbttt. Mat
iral enemvee, eooh a? foxes and Wtl4
lost, which pc# troublesome to oar*
tain district!!, tend to keep the rabbltg
'-0 ehecfc, assisted by thewir* netting
tn tea that JsadhMdera are araot^Qf, 1."
Kaatarooe mm raosa^ coaa^?ri)rt?
4Vna?te In the northwest pa-t of Waafr
aostrfUU. where ranr\ -,wnsrs a*
r?Ml tfl Mfe paid for Uiouaaade of .'A
noalpe,? Frr.m Report of ^Um
"onetJl VMalMften at Malhnuf?% ?
-H rtH
? -ii,- : ' ?? '"f?!1 .'jjj ? -;af ,<r\l
coek far Agreaeble ThVa??. ?
%?? igr^lbU; ^ r;?h
llaagveoabla thtng* We W*at be*?*4M/- v "
<m; own U* >4
inirfii.i ii w ?' *> -
'/ v'l
. : %?,i.heaten^'. .
U 1); ?il??r ji t /iT^nSn '4>t0( 'yll ? ?T."'1
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