Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-26
WACO.
Fence Cutting Reported-A Compromise
With the Gamblers Church
Notes and Local Briefs.

/
Special to the Gazette.
Waco, November 25.-The first eases
of fence cutting in this county Me
Lennan) are reported as having &c.
CURED yesterday. in the eastern part
| fully substantiated yet, and citizens
hope they may prove untrue, us II
would be deemed damage and dis.
grace to the county, the central one in
the state, where society Is stable, law
certain in its operations and no large
pastures under fence. Mr.. John f..
Hearne of this city, who OWNS n farm
east of the BRACES, is reported rs one of
the sufferers. He has sent man out
to-day to Investigate
The adiusters, to settle losses NV the
late fire on Austin street, will be here
tomorrow. The origin of the fire is
as much mystery rs ever, although
the insurance men are still trying to
probe the matter.
! The gamblers who have been in
dicted by the grand Jury are now con
siderng proposition from the county
attorney, which contempiates cessi-
ton of further proceedings, rs to inn
posing fines and penalties, the indict-
rnents, however, to be held by the
county attorney for use if the indicted
violate their part OF the agreement.
| The gamblers, in return for this leni-
ency, agree to close up their establish
ments for good and all, and not re-
open, 1t is probable that this course
will be adopted. AS II matter of fact
all the gambling-houses are closed and
their tools and furniture packed up,
ready for removal. Only two of the
fraternity remain in the city, and they
are proprietors. They act for the ab.
sent ones rs well rs themselves in ne
gotiating with the county
attorney. The latter Official
tells your reporter that he regards a
heavy license and bond as the only
real means of solving the gambling
problem. He feels confident that he
can hold the gamblers with whom he
is now negotiating to their agreement,
but says new ones are liable to come in
rs soon MS the grand jury adjourns OF
district court is over. Some of the
sports who have held forth here
will likely remove their establishments
to Fort Worth, Dallas and San An.
tonion, where, they say, they can dc
better.
All the churches had big congrega.
IONS to-day. AT the Baptist, where q
vigorous revival IL going on, several
converts We're baptized this afternoon
by immersion. Bishop Gregg had d
very large congregation to hear him nj
ST. Pauls (EpiscopaD church this
morning. He preached again tonight
confirming II class of young people OF
both sexes. Tomorrow night Mr.
Remsburg, the free-thought lee
turer, will be here TO de.
liver his address ON the life and work
OF Thomas Paine.
The south-bound Missouri Pacific
train, due here at l0a. IN. Yesterday
did not arrive until O'Clock this
morning. The train due here at IL
this morning is just in, at s u. m.
Senator Coke left tonight for Wash.
ington. He thinks the session will
extend at least until Nav OF next year
All the preparations, religious and
otherwise, indicate very general oh.
seryance OF Thanksgiving day.
The aldermanic election is now rat.
ing interesting. With the exception
OF the Second ward. all the other
wards have each several candidates i'm
the field. ~
The weather to-day, as for nearly n
lweek past, is like summer.