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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13
NEW YORK.
Cold Blooded and unprovoked Murder
Of One Police ofieer by Another.
The Funerals Of McGloin the Muir
derer and Elliott the Prize
Fighter.

New York, March li-At half past
eleven O'clock This morning, oilloer
Palic Casey, a Hunters Point polirv
killed roundsnlan Richard CamislIy
The murdered roundsmmn was
sitting az his desk Ina the
urst precinct oonvprsing with
two officers when Casey entered. IL
was noticed he was under the inila-
encc of liquor and acted STRANGELY.
He entered the rear room aud called
In two officers TO help him tx his pis.
to!. They did SO showing IL in his
pocket, ,'asey walked out 10 whore
Comisky sat, When Within two feet
Of the nnsnspccling Comisky, lie halt,
cd and said "What do you follow me
40 torg" tomisly replied: III was
70 make him do his duty
Without another word Casey
drew revolver and fired.
The bullet entered half an bseh below
Comisky's eye lie fell back dead.
The murderer was Instantly arrested
and hurried 10 the county Jail, for.
iunate thing for him as within fifteen
minutes a thousand people gathered,
and under the impression that he was
still IA the station made strong efforts
Ia get hold OF him. Casey was i'm n
state OF insanity when he shot Com.
isky, On Tie way 10 Jail he manifes-
ted great fear lahoring under tho im-
preston that every one wanted 10
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13
OPINIONS OF TEXAS EDITORS.

Mr.. Hal l.. Gosling president Of the
Texas Press Association, gives notice
that the next meeting Will be held in
Dallas on the 10th day of May. The
president announces his success In
completing arrangements for press
excursion to Monterey, Mexico.
Z II the boys continue 10 monkey on
I the roof and cupaio OF the courthouse
( ~ they have been doing IL Is only d
! question Of time when some Of them
will be a III subject for the undertaken.
Cunip CouaW Eyprcss.
II Is impossible to tell from reading
the proceedings OF the legislasture
what has been accomplished by that
body. II IL to be presumed, however,
that at the wind up Of the session they
viii have done something to promote
the interest Of the state. - Hdtonia
4bgus.
The annual farce Of introducing bills
forbidding members TO accept railroad
passes Is being repeated in several leg
islatures this winter. The occasion Is
generally improved by the members,
who have hilarious time voting that
they viii not accept what they have In
their pockets Tom Greea Times.
Among the leading daily newspa-
pers we unhesitatingly pronounce the
Fort Worth GAZETTE one OF the best,
II not the very best in the state; and
further, that IL will compare favorably
with any in the union. The GAZETTE
has had to fight its way through many
but now comes out upon
the topnost round, I'dLDton qui moIu-
II .fcrot.-- NcGrCgor f2djadcdior.
The eighteenth legislature Of Texas
has rendered itself notorious for its
strides In the direction of niidelity.
The bible must not be read i'm our pub.
he schools and your Sabbath shall only
last from nine in the morning until
four In the evening. No wonder
should be expressed at that member
who said he wanted none fond of I
drinking on Il ceratain committee.
LohtJgicW NoH Era.
That branch Of the Santa Fe from (
'amcron to Waco should not put Mar I
mites in ilutter. 1t amt built vet. /
And If ii Is TO be built we hereby give
he Santa Fe and the city of Waco
imely warning that they will wake
Up some fine morning and see y branch
u the Narrow Gauge running from
hubbard city to Marlin and thence via
cameron To Galveston, "or some other
ea-port.' Then wouldn't Rome howl
ong and loud? "Bet yer life - lit,'-
IN ban.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13
TEX As IMPROVEMENTS.

w. b. Worslian is erecting n So.
I 900 residence at Henrietta.
1 An iron smelling furnace Is to he
located at Kelleysville.
| Iampasas Is cndeavoring TO organize
paper mill company.
The round-house at Sealy Us com
| pleted.
The First National Bank of Honey
Grove has been chartered.
The Piaindcutey says McGrcgor is
improving very fast.
The Albany Fair Association. with
capital of $4,000, has been organ
lied.
Property in Abilene has advanced
eighty-flve per cent. in the past three
months.
The material has been purchased for
the new courthouse in Wildbarger
county.
Maj. p. i. Smith of Camp county
is to build the new courthouse at
Crockett, Houston county.
Abilene, in addition 10 other Inn
provements, Is to have n 1000 sad
die and harness factory.
There are now sixteen new resi-
dences and two business houses in
course of construction Mt Temple.
The Bonham Ncms says Fannin
county is in a prosperous condition
and q great deal of property changing
hands.
Henrietta is to have an elegant new
school building, several leading citi-
zens having already subscribed $1,000
each.
The Snodgrass Stage Company are
building three stage stands on their
line from Abiline to To this place. One
ut Mount Moro and one ut Colorado
river, and the third at Willow Hole.
The one at Mount Moro is large
house, to be used as u station. - Tom
Green Times.
Ihere was never more convincing
evidence than now of the fact that
gainesville will in thenear future reach
The position of metropolitan inland
'ity. More finer and substantial
than at any other period of
ler existence are in course of construc-
ion. Ga{neSUiIf free Press.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13
THE FLOODS.
A Relief Committee Visits the Over.
flowed Districts in Illinois and
Finds Great Suffering.
Great Destruction Of Stock in Arkan-
saw State Aid to 30 Given
the Distressed

indianapolis, March 1.-THE com.
mitlee IN charge Of the supplies for the
sufferers on the Ohio river, south OF
Evansville, returned Saturday.
they report great suffering
ana sickness ~ nearly all
towns. AT New Franklin. Indiana. a
village Of 10 inhabitants, thru were
destitute, fifteen sick aud two deaths.
Tilc disease Was pneumonia,
bnioDtown, Ky, March lin n
population Of 1000 nearly everybody
suffered. FIFTY are destitute.
In Shawneetown, Illinois, 800 peo-
pie are destitute, depending upon the
public FOR provisions and medicines.
one hundred and twenty-five are
sick, twenty.four have died of pneu-
monih, catarrhal fever aud. dysentery.
Inc latter disease has nlmoat
reached an epidemic. Also one hun.
drod and twenty-five houses havebeen
swept away or damaged. Az least sew
en- hundred persons are liable 10 dis
eases. AZ Cascyyille Illinois no relief
.had been furnished There were for
iy-five eases Of sickness, mostly ty-
phoid fever. One hunderd lou cs
had been under water half Of them
ruined. The committee found lnmily
OF thirteen persons, father and mother.
sick, living In the engine house of an
old saw mill. New Liberty Illinois
has been entirely submerged and sick.
ness TO an alarming extent prevailed.
This information Is obtained from rep.
Unable physicians aud agents of the
board Of trade, The relief committee
OF this city was sent 10 distribute sun.
piles. Governor Porter and u commit
tee OF the board of trade arc now an
mn Inspection tour from Lawrence.
burgh TO Cairo on the Ohio river with
boat Of provisions.
81. Louis, March il.,--A dispatch
from Helena says first loss of human
life by the flood in this region occurred
by the upsetting of q house twelve
miles south In which were six ndults
and four children. The latter we're
drowned and the former rescued hy n
party ofhunters who took them oirthe
roof after thcy had clung there three
days. Tho ST. Francis swamp contains
hundreds OF horses, mules and cattle
standing up to their throats In water.
their owners being unable To rescue
them. Many careassps are floating
about. a legislative committee Ia OK.
amlning into The condition of tho peo-
pie IN the overlooked district, and win
report In lnvor of giving state aid to
actual sufferers.
Vicksburg, March 1.-The river
rose ono inch and stands iorty-three
feet, Departed; Charles Morgan for
New Orleans Weather clear and
warm.
New Orleans, La, March IL. VIII
;. Hayes repaired her Hue which col
lapsed last evening and departed this
evening
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13

kill him. COmisky Is brother o
chief Of Hunters Point fire depart
mcDt, aud was unmarried. Casey
has a wife and three children
a strong guard IL posted about the
jail tonight, as open threats Of lynch
ing are made.
Two Funerals.
There were two notable funerals In
1 the city to-day. Both were well Mt
tended. BY request Of the rough cle-
Incnt one took place from the late
home In Twenty-ninth street, aud was
that Of the strnngled young murderer,
Michael Mctiloin. When living he
was looked after by the police and
dead they still followed him.
The cortegc attracted an immense
thrOng who followed it
until the little mound in Cavalry Gem
ctery marked the last resting place.
The other was IN the most uiiserubly
secluded parts Of Canal street close to
Walker and from n wrctched tumble
down rOOkcry. Early in the day the
hardened bowery rough and his equal
~ hardened gaily 5edecked female
companion began 10 gather there in
numbers They thronged the little
square on which the house where the
dead man lay fr0nted and
the constant theme of con-
versation was poor Jimmy Elllottu
On the second floor lay the body of the
dead puglist in cloth covered, oaken
casket, surrounded with flowers. over
u hung the mourning trimmings that
hung over the body Of Cornelius j.
Vanderbilt when that scion of the mil
lionare lay dead in "a fashionable hotel
la Fiftli avenue. AZ 1880, thirty-siX
men, puli-bcarers, wearing high hats
white rcgalias aud mourning badges,
entered The room. Among them were
jock StyleT, Flliott's friend and back |
er, Charlie Johnston Jimmie McGlenD, |
Jimmie Dunn, Red Leary /
Spnng Draper, Chief Magin, Of the |
PhlladelpIlia police, and Matt Grace. |
they lilied the casllet and carried it to /
the street. y number of small boys |
began TO cheer, bun they were quickly !
hushed and The coffin quietly borne 10 |
The hearse. Then the order OF The pro-
,ession was taken up. Following the
lcaisc cqme the pail bearers undahou
me thousand men aud boys follow.
ny were about one hundred and fifty
'oaches. AZ seventh street ferry, to
'Villiomsburgh four ferry toals
made two trips each to
transfer the crowd. After The usual
jntholic services at Calvary cemetery,
Jimmy Elliott was placed in his last
lome and the crowd found its way
'ack to he city. In the procession
we're James Lewis, of San Francisco
\be Coakly, David Dyer, of Boston
George Rookie, Frank White, Sam
''ollyer, Mike Cleary, Prof. VIM.
lark, Billy McGlory, Fred ISeene,
'wey &. Gocghegan, Patrick Noonan,
Baltimore; George Morris, of Chi ,
lgo; and Gus Bent of Cincinnati.
very well known thief in the city
as present a large force of police
order.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13
I,olitical.

-. Louis, Mo, March Al. MINT /.
known rs the Filley faction OF the
Republican party here, through IN
regular central committee. has deci,,,,l
not 10 take separate action in ths rom.
ms spring election, hnt will leave the
Reid To the regular or silk-stnrkinp
wing of the party who have oalle1
meetings To elect delegates 10 the nom.
mating convention. This action WAS
taken ON the advice of Mr.. Finley him.
self, and Will no doubt result In
uniting me Two wings of the party, at
nounced here that the recent n,siena.
uon oil Sharles Z. Allen, United
States marshal for Tie west.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13
rnx VARIOUS NAMEs FOR WHISKY.

Tho candldatc, tho voter loves
He'll grasp his hand, win chat awhile,
And kindly nsk him what bc'Ii take
Then both oftIicm Will "gniie.r
When farmers leave their grassy crops.
In grog shops spend each day,
They'll soon 10 ruin go, because
They Yield 10 "corn,lulccr sway.
Some big bugs lisc to strut around,
Proud ofihcIr uncarncd gold:
Nodrink more suits their dainty taste
Than "J00 juicc' nine years old.
IT'S said the old Alcnlde likes,
Sometimes when he lsdry,
70 cheer his democratic soul
with pure and good 'oidtBos
Reporters on seek news all day
And write II up NJ night;
for such, pcyc.opener' IN the thing
10 keep their Ideas bright.
When ono had had IN high old Dmo,1
Then grins with aching head
At morp, and feels a century old.
Thon "bust.hcnd" no should dread.
When one goes ziR-zag through tho streets
Then f9lls into ditch,
He's thon outside Of "ianQle-ieg;"
Too much, him there ala pitch.
Bots on abuse aud beat their wives,
And MI theirhomos with woo,
what lsit, makes iheID depdlsh beasts7
"Iloll-brothl' and wen named 30.
Bili Sierrott II anedltor
That writes with caustlc vim:
"TarantuIaJuico,' pupt bc the drink
Tint thus inspires HIN.
lDJEH
OFT Worth, March Z, 1873.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13
TEXAS TOPICS.

Bonham has mad-dog sensation.
Ihey are to have two new banks in
Abilene.
Bonham pines for the branch asy-
lum
Wise county has five prisoners in
jail awaiting trial.
The smallpox scare at Longvicw
has subsidized.
Several cattle thieves were arrested
In Flatonia last week.
Highwaymen are robbing citizens
on the streets of III Paso.
Thieves are robbipg the rooms of sin.
gle gentlemen In femple.
a SWISS colony has located In Wild
barger county, near Vernon.
All the state papers report extensive
farming preparations IN progress.
Il. Johnson of Gilmore, was found
dead in his bed Sunday. Alcoholism.
Temple Is still calling upon her
citizens 10 take stock IN an artesian
well.
n buffalo bone was found eighteen
Iset under ground In Big Springs,
Tuesday.
The Portuguese colony In Callahan
county are busy planting, SO says the
Clarendon.
a dispatch costing Si4.s5 was re.
ceivcd Mt Temple last week. 1t was 4
cable message,
Nearly every paper IN the state has
some reference TO the approach of
"halmy spring.
A man aud woman belonging to
Cooper, Jackson & Co.'S circus married
ut Bellville Wednesday.
Col. w. G. Clark of Jack county hns
lost 700 of 1900 sheep on his ranch
since December.
Thieves robbed the ticket office nj
1 Mckinney of ~ In cash and "A number
of toiSets.
Mrs. Hugh Nelson living near Nc
! kinney, was burned to death Tuesday
by her dress catching llro from stove.
The railroad company has an sex.
| perlmeplai station" at Baird, wherein
All KINDS of grain are planted,
| A sick woman Is being shipped
! nom town tntown west OF Fort Worth
she was consigned 90 Big Springs last.
| \ shooting club has been organized
IN Henrietta, With G,p. Meadeas presl.
dent and {, B. Patterson AS SECRETARY.
/ a mans ear was cut clear Off hv n
wagon wheel In Denton, and seretl
ON again 10y DR., ingc and Il growing
! right along.
I The Honey Grove Ittlepe5,lcsl
/ wants y company foimea tot quarry.
1 lngnnd shipping the stone ia that see
! ten.
The Vernon Guard saws nearly
every foot OF land ia Wlldbarfer co,ni.
1 " Is agricultural and some day viii
all he cultivated and Vernon boar al
10000 people,
On the second Tuesday IN AuepSi-
the association of oX.conlelerAtA Mis-
sonrmns, Ross brigade aud Ectoras
Texas brigade and Nit2hnghis ragi
ment are To hold a reunion al MclSn.
nNy.
a Miss Simmons, near Temple
Paid visit to some OF her friends. and
( was taken sick Starting 10 return a
\ her home, she was delivered of a child
/ which she killed. Her father. who II
we'll TO do, Will spend his last dollar NJ
save her, says the Temple Times.
Prof II. II. Glover, n white mas
who has been teaching colored school
IN the Brazos bottom, and who had
been In town on drunken debauch
for several days, went into a saloon
and sal down IN a chair. In q short
while he fell over stitl and stark IN
death. - Mdrfia BaR. "
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13


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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13

London, Ohio. March II. John G..
ifaVy, yesterday murdered his broth
erin,law, David GilleGwateP, by cut
ting his throat with an axe. Trayy
WIN ma NliN ls' two children, had
come from logan, Illinois, to visit
tthlenwatcr. sfle two men went into
the woods laAe yesterday afternoon 10
cut wood and there e0, into trifilne
ulspnlo, which endea ia mlln,lnr.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13
DEATHS IN TEXAS.

At Comanche Springs, Mrs. l.. n.
Harrison, March 3; at Palmer, Ellis
county, Joe Geslin, March 6; at Long
view Layfette Smith March o; atHon
ey Grove, Thomas r.. Craddock, March
.; at Vernon, Alexander Dawson.
Mnrch3; at San Angelo, March 5: Mrs
Nj. B. Pullian; ut Deep Creek, Callahan
county, j. T.. Eastman; at Abilene Mrs
lavinia ID. Chapel, Monday, March
5; in Arson, the wife of Geo. p. SAN
ders
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13
Mnnlllcent l.ifi.

Boston, March ll-Dr. tbcn rourgee
VINO sixteen years ago founded tho
New England conservatory of music,
now the largest music school in tho
world, has presented the institution To
the board ~ trustees, who accepted
the gtit and VIII take possession rs
soon as the necessary legal forms are
complied With.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13

ern district Of Missouri was
the result Of charges Of numerous
irregu larities and illegal acts alleged
to have been committed by him. IT
Is not stated who made the charges,
but IL Is said the government agent
investigated the case and made an un-
favorable report 10 the department
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13

+ Dearborn Ave. Chicago, Nov. ,.
i have been great sufferer from
nvtryweak stomach, heartburn, and
dyspepsia in its woTstform. Nearly
everything | ate gave me dis,resn,
ard | could cat but little. hay
riedevnrythmgreeommended, have
taken lhe prescriptions Of n dozen
physicians, butgut no relief until
took Browns lron Bii.ers. feel
none of the old troubles, ana am
new man. | am getting much
STRONGER, and feel frSt-rate. l am
srailroad engineer, and row make
my trips regularly. can not say
100 much In praise oi your wonder
iil ns,dieine. u, c, Mas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13
'TTkleSeCret

By thorough and rapid
assimilation with the blood,
it reaches every part Of the
system, healing, purifying
and strengthening, Com
mencing at the foundation
it bullds up and restores lost
health--in no other way can
lasting benefit be obtained.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-13


Browns Iron BIrTERs
does not contain whiskey
or alcohol, and will not
blaclscn the teeth. or cause
headache and constipation.
1t viii cure dyspepsia, indi-
gestion, heartburn, sleep
lessness, dizziness, nervous
debility, weakness, &c.
Use only prown's Iron Bitters made by
HraYn Chemical Co, baltimore. Crossed
ged limos and trademark on wrapper.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-28


other than brown or gray will be out OF
the world-for the ladies have time
honored phrase that ito be out of fashion
is TO be out of the world"
Admiral Baldwin's snuff box, the coro
nation present from the Gar, is thus de-
scribed in a Hamburg letter to the Baltl-
more San: ut is estimated to be valued
at S15,OOO. Six soltaires, three on each
side of the portrait, are said to be worth
81 200 apiece. The portrait is surrounded
by a ring of about forty diamonds. The
box itself IS. an art gem, and has capacity
for fully half pound of snuff. don't
think the Admiral uses snuff"
Gresham is the only cabinet official at
his post of duty at Washington. All the
other departments are in the hands of sub
ordinates. All the important business is
at a standstill-the subordinate can't at
tend to it, and those who can are not
there OF course the country will not be
ruined, but it discomm0des any number
of people who have business with the
government And above all, such absent.
eeism is demoralizing
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-28
A PLEASANT VISIT.

Mr. VIM. Ramskill and family returned
on last evening from Elgin, where they
had been visiting old friends and relatives.
Mrs. Ramskill and children had been Wis
iting there for the past month. but Mr. r.
could only spare few days time from his
business, but he says that during those
few days he never enjoyed himself better.
He brought home with him fine English
setter, a present from one of his friends,
and several stereoscopic views of the many
fine sights in Elgin, including the watch
factory and insane asylum The Morning
Frank says of his visit:
Mr. VIM. Ramskill, after a pleasantly
spent holiday among old friends. leaves
for his adopted home, Rock Island, Ill,
tomorrow. On Friday night he met q
number of friends at the home of his
brother-in-aw, and together they renewed
acquaintance, talked of the past, and
joined in cup or two of kindness, for the
days of auld lang syne.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-28
FRANK JAMES.
The Attorneys Of the Notorious Out.
law Hope to Prove an Alibi.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27.-The Frank James
trial was resumed this morning. Mrs
Samuels, mother of Frank James swore
for the defense, after which Dick Liddell
was cross examined. 1t has leaked out
that the defense will endeavor TO prove
an abb, Gen. Joe Shelby being the prin
cipal witness, and further that the Win
ston gang consisted of five men, but that
Jim Cummings was the fifth man, moi
Frank James. The first fact brought out
| in the cross examination was that the
witness had been convicted of horse
stealing, and served in the penitentiary
The witness was questioned infinitely as
| to his movements and the movements OF
the gang during the three years preced
ing the train robbery, their trips to Hite's
in Tennessee, and return to Missouri. 81
saw Gen. Shelby at his house in 1880
Cummings and were together. Jesse
James and Bill Ryan were behind" The
witness denied that Shelby had said to
Jesse James that two young men had beer
arrested for the Concordia bank robbery
and he, Shelby, did not believe they haC
anything to do with it, and Jesse replied
pointing to the witness, there is the mar
who hit the Dutch cashier on the head
The witness maintains that he heard nc
such conversation. After detailing fur
ther movements, the witness said the ar
rangement to come to Missouri was per
fected at Bob Halls house in Tennessee
Frank James was not present The de
| fanao Law great stress on this DOint
The witness then narrated his trip
which terminated in the Winston robbery
his direct testimony being mistaken
LiddeIl was asked if in company with
Jesse James, Wood Hite and Jim Cum
mings he did not meet Gen. Joe Shelby il
lane near Shelby's house just after thu
Winston robbery, and Shelby said tc
Jesse: Il thought you were dead.
Jesse replied: you see / am not.
Where is Frank" asked the General
His health is so bad that he has beer
south for several years replied Jesse. ans
did not the witness say that he had no
seen Frank james for two years2
The witness answered that he had mo-
seen Gen. Shelby since the robbery, unit
he met MIN in Kansas City last Thursday
The witness further denied that he told
several other persons that Frank james
was not in the Winston robbery. Tn
witness declined to answer whether h
knew if Woods Hite was dead. He re
lated his negotiations with the gov
ernor to surrender and his viii
lingncss to reveal the secret