Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-11

Gossip Cough, on the Fly.

There Is "a large amount of petty
having going on in the city nj present
Between ten o'clock Monday and
twelve Yesterday forty judgments
were granted and executions issued In
Justice Zinn's court This i sample
OF average proceedings. More than
two-thirds OF these are suits against
the railroad companies for wages.
Men are discharged but refused
their wages until the next
: regular pas day and suits ensue.
The justice Frequently demonstrates
with the agents OF the compauies in
behalf of the men. but seldom gets any
satisfaction. The present plan is both
ANNOYING and expensive 10 both the
iaborers and The companies.
II Is the ambition OF Rnwin Tucker
life to lie sent to Utah on some official
business. He wants To explore the
household of a Mormon bishop.
City SECRETARY Stuart Hafrison was
husily engaged yesterday superintend-
ing the laying Of carpets. the placing
OF Is walnut bedsiead, maj bic center
tables, etc. in his d0micil. This is
not ia accordance With well regulated
bachelor prociiviiies. and Il tattler
states that stuart is going to join the
ranks of the BenedictS ~ soon as the
lady will come to time.
Candidates for alderInanic hon.
In the new Fourth ward are springing
upas gayly as daises in June. AL
ready five embryo statesmen are IN the
field huttonhoiing the sovertigns, and
cigars and beer are freely rendered the
reporters
mother Hubbard dresses are
springing into popularity in this city.
Any afternoon young ladies can he
seen on Houston anu Main streets,
rugged out in this airy aud com.orta-
bic fashion. Besides being pleasant in
hot weather. the Mother Hubbard
has the faculty of being able to hide Il
faulty form.
Apr roS of "Mother Hubbard :" a
young lady residing less than n
mile from Lamar street spent
several weary hours one day last
week, converting muslin into that
style of dress. In tile afternoon she
sailed out for constitutional walk
and TO exhibit her new finerles. A
resh breeze started up, and like Ban
quo's ghost, the dress would not down.
The unru Y skirts. with each gust of
win |, would assay u take stat Oh on
tue young iady's shoulders, and at
last, in sheer despair, she entered "A
store, purchased couple of yards of
ribbon and lassood the unruly Hub
bard. When this was done she
started home. div sted herself of the
garment and it is now for sale cheap.
Yesterday was unanimously voted
tue hottest day OF the season. More
than a ton OF ice cream was punished
and enough lemonade and beer was
disposed OF to float the American
Nay.
The city marshal has formally de
clared war on "Hell's Halt Acre" and
ere many weeks that classic ri sort will
he thing of the past. The prosti-
tutes and thugs of every color We're or.
dered to retrta, or accept the conse-
quenoes las. Monday.
The wives Of cattle kings are likely
to grace all the boxes in the new oper;,-
house. SO far no move ha- been made
TO rent them, save by the Mrs. Cattle
Kings, apd unless Mrs. Merchant.
Mrs. Banker and Mrs. Capitalist lool;
day
Lampasas is gradually growing in
popularity rs Il summer resort. Say
eral Fort Wurthiaus are calculating an,
spending ONE eeks there during tho
hot spell.