Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-18
TEXAS STATE NEWS.

KEY. f1eHTN NHIu DcStlltT W III IcC-
ture in Dallas on the 18th inst.
1t is said that fifty men will be added
to the already large fishing feet at
Matagorda, and that dredging for oys-
tiers promises to be quite al industry.
The fence-cutters clipped about two
aud u half miles of fence for Mr.. III. NJ
Munger Tuesday night. They also cut
about forty panels for Mr.. j. A.
Gardner.
Mckinney Btach Wary: The tele-
phone wires are nearing us on both
sides, and before another week rolls
around the connection will he made
between Mckinney, Sherman and
Dallas.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher will de-
liver Il tcture at Marshall during the
second week in October if the citizens
will guarantee him $3.50, which they
are trying to do by the sale OF seats in
| advance.
Senator Houston has offered gold
prize medal 10 the student in the sec
ond grade in the San Antonio public
scho Is showing the best average
scholarship at the close of the present
term of ten months.
! Mr.. John Graham, of TeXarkana.
wants TO hear from his son of the same
name, u bright lad twelve years cid,
who has run away from home and
probably gone West to grow up with
the country.
Rev. DR.. Pope, who had charge of
the Baptist eXcursionists to Monterey:
has gone over to that city to invesfi-
gate the charges circulated concerning
the conduct o! the ministers on that
occasion.
| Lnngview Mar Era: Kilgore voted
on the liquor question last Thursday
and gave captain barley-corn a big
| black eye. The vote stood: For pro-
hibition, y; against prohibition, So;
! giving majority of seventeen votes
for prohibition.
Near Walton, in Van Zandt county.
and near the line of Henderson, on,
Sunday last, Mr.. Jack Ballard, citi-
zen OF that community, was shot cad
near his house. Five shots were fired
| at him, two of them taking effect
! from which he died in n few hours.
lie was under Indictment for killing "A
COW belonging to another person and
secretly appropriating it to his own
use.
Austin Statesman: Day before yes
terdaY rs party of men were going 10
me Mcssmer celebration larre
brown snake was discovered in the
road III 'front.' OF their team. Some of
the men got out to kill the reptile.
when II ran to tree and went up il
iiKe Hash, running out on the limbs
with the agility of a squirrel. The
men stoned il from the tree. and il
measured about eight feet in length.
Austin SateSnaan: The stage rob-
bers We're seen yesterday in the west
ern pat OF this county. They stop
pea u FARMER by the name James Jones;
ana depSnded his money from him.
ne haua6out $40 on his person Thi.
he turned over to the bandits, together
WIN line gold watch When the
men had taken all he had thew rode
away, aud left Mr.. Jones TO contem.
plat his adventure.
Mexia Ledyer: The Berlin orc,,ns.
TRAN, the wonderful piece of mnsica,
mechanism previously mentioned i'm
TINS paper as having been purchased
by Mr.. sam Bramhall, OF Mexia Ia
arrived, and is now discoursing sweet
music TO delighted listeners. Us
weight Is 1000 pounds, height Is feet
ana uepth feet. 1t contains 3e7
trumpetS, about G5 brass horns m.
gether with drums, cymbals, ,riaugles
etc, iDnumera he.
Alvarado NcSSt n 1e7': A horrhIa oo.
oiueht occurred few miles fir m this |
p!"ce on thursday morning of last |
week. Mr.. Chapman was builaing a
stable or crib,and while he and anoth. |
or gentleman was carrying lor n
niue four year old son of Mr. Chan.
man was following near, the fathrr
spoke "a The child telling him to sfav
away, but unknown to the G,tb,rft
SUI followed and when the loo was
tlr9Wn 70 The ground it fell on Inc
chiil, Killing II Instantly.
btrhet BUhctiR: a wonderful chilli
e was porn TO Mr.. Arch McCoy. near
T,trlckiing, on Monday night Last
rue enid, boy, was Born With two
hatufal heads and two connected hack
ZONES. The body terminated in w.
pealeeliy formed heads, with ears
eAeS, etc' The astonishing feature Of
.he olft,l IS that it was twins, SO far
az neads were concerned. and me
u!su oeipre the other. one Living savar
az hours. DR., Harris, the ntfandino.
physician, was anxious 10 preserve thee
remains IN ale ,hol, but the par.ntS
would not consent. rei''s
Miss Sallie Wear. Mis- Katie Ruor
auu j. A. Cakes of Hilsboro accom-
panied by j. ID. IL. Railey of this citv
PAID the 3AZFIpp ofifca =, 80. Ivy,