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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
TEXAS STATE NEWS.

A girl must be seventeen, whilo a
BOY need be but sixteen Years old to
get into the state university.
j. c. Rustin and "Ligen Carter were
rounding up cattle q few days ago at
Buffalo Gap during the last session of
the commissioners court, when in
their attempt TO cut out an old COW she
took fly through the COURTHOUSE
Snnfoy GAZETTEER.
Rockwell Gazette. Colonel Bootb
OF Paris, the grange lecturer. who was
announced to speak here last Monday.
came on to fill his appointment. but as
an audience failed to appear there was
no speaking. 1t is very difficult
matter Just now to get farmers to us.
semble for any purpose.
The giant monopoly in house rent in
Denison has at last busted. Houses
that rented for twenty dollars a few
weeks since, can now be rented for
eighteen dollars, but we fea. this will
only last through the heated term.
The idea of a house with three rooms
renting for twenty dollars per month
is beyond reason.
The advertisement for plans and
specifications for the Terrell lunatic
asylum state that the governor will re-
ceiNs them until August t, and the
building mast have.suiiicient capacity
% accommodate at least 800 patients and
DC provided with modern improve
ments for furnishing water, heat, ven
tilatlon and sewerage. Work IN the
buildings will probably not begin un-
til October.
Paris Press: R. A. Long fcolored).
one OF the attaches OF the peonie,s
W,eeEfY IhJoTp'er, is an appli ant for
tne position of postmaster of Paris
we do not know what chance Dicl
STANDS Tor obtaining the, position but
we can say well and truly that if The
most extensively signed petition is to
carry on the prize Long will s,Iper-
jority. se ma
sulphur Springs Gazette: Mr.. jill
Johnson II the champion onion nro.
uucer OF the county. On less than on |
acre oi ground he raised l25 bushels al |
- me onions as we have ever seen |
re favored the Gazette with a liberal |
snare OF them, and we selected several
" the lot, each OF which weighed more
.hall one pound. Onions are worth
u 90 per bushel, making Mr.. Johnson's
onion crop, from less than one acre of
ground, worth SlS7.50.
Abilene QuW: Mr. ]. Cavltt of
braz9s county, who owned eight mr.
en- Dig farms and ranches in that
;ouhty, and who came TO Runnais
'1uht{ a few days ago to move his ear.
le, about 5000 head, from Rmnnais
,,ouhty to Double Mountain Fork in
'toneWal county, took sick with tjnx
~ Naiiey creek, Runnels county and
vas moved to Runnels, where he died
y ,eisht o'clock p. M. the 18th instant :
! = sous, >: III, and w. p. Cavitt wera
informed OF their fathers cickness and 9
anne to his sickness assistance Lnt " tno i
lte. "ut 700
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

in il the part taken In the matter by
the living, and not by the dead. GAR
FIELD has paid with his life the
penalty. OF his wrongs, There are
those still living rs corrupt as he, and
the exposure of their acts will be USE
fil and instructive. Possibly Dor
sEY intends to begin at the beginning
and in subsequent letters may
connect other leading statesmen high
in the confidence of the public. This
is the field which Mr.. DORSEY should
occupy and any information or dis
closures which he may make in that
direction will be eagerly read by the
nublic.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
HILL COUNTY.
Hillsburo Happenipgs-Busi Brevities
and Minor Matters.

Hillsburo Happenipgs-Busi Brevities
and Minor Matters.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
Hillsboro, July l6.-No news of in
terest here except that Major Ewell is
preparing to 90 into the hotel business.
He has contracted for the upper story
of four brick buildings that are now in
course OF construction on Waco street.
He will run strictly first-class house.
City property is changing hands rap
idly, and is bringing good prices. John
ID. Warren is preparing to erect four
fine iron front buildings on Elm street.
Our merchants are looking forward Ter
an unusually large trade this fall and
are laying in large stocks of goods.
There is but little sickness here now
and there has been but little for sew
eral months.
Our lumber men are still selling be-
low usual prices. We can get lumber
now cheaper than ever.
The opera house will be built soon
and will be quite an addition to our
town.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

THE firm of HAMBy q ALLEN, ol
Tennessee, bid $4,000 per annum for
the hire of convicts of the state for six
years. This shows tho wisdom OF the
legislature in annuling the lease made
by the penitentiary board OF the
RoBERrs' administration for $50, 900
per annum for fifteen years. The
state Will get under this bid SlSo,ooO
more for two-hfths the time, than
they would under the abrogated lease
for fifteen years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
Dorsey's Disclosures

Inc iirst installment of SrEpup>
W. DoRsEf's contribution TO IN. mo-
h'lcal literature of the day was nnh
lished in the New York san and M.
"AHkrrE yesterday morning IN an
cordance with the anno,ncona,,,
made In these columns some weeks w.
The GAzsrrE's Washington co.,
spondeht' The performances Is hardl,,
up 70 me promise, so far as II relates ~
matters IN which the public of tho
present day are concerned Tbo y,
YER OF which only synopsis Is Given
only besmirches GARFIrrn,s 81. -
Ter as an individual aud Official a",s
auus nothing new or makes no clanT,a
IA the estimation in which he : 49,
~ me public. His faults ana fr,,n
,'e' are known and conceded ana
nave been inferred with his bones ana
to oblivion from which the,,
mould never be dragged. Donsry
,anno' eSculpate himself by an eaart
! oi'ng a odium upon the dead pre.i.
en' who was made executive nv
'oAsnf , own @i'k'd md corrupt prac
&C. What the public are Ipters.,aa a
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

AN'"V bHHelte,
Ciarksyille, July BIN your iSsne
OF yesterday you give an account or an
SCncouh'er between myself aud n. r.
, 1;ro9s, which is wrong in several mr.
uculars; In the first place Cross did
10. strike me with a cane. and n,ade
nut one attempt. | caught the rone
" oi .o9h II from him. We then
rataS after which we were scns-
s .n.,u ross demanded that | retract
a iha.1l nlll mat he claimed had made
ure of a, p. Ryan, which + an me ia,i-
cally refused to do. o"hpha'i-
The attack was a cowardlv ono 49,
was Just recovering from n ' sn,I ~
lever and scarcely able to walk " y,
informed Mr.. Cross, ana told ILL., ~
'ne outset tina. was unarmed ' ~
w II ~ .nnr.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
Communism

1T might not have been the intentio,
OF the trainers of the Republican plnt
form OF Pennsylvania to declare in
favor OF communism, but such is tn,
! practical result ofthe declaration favor
ing The continuance of protective
'ariit and the division of the surplus
revenues among the states according
70 their population. 1t had not even
tie harness to propose to return the
money to The states in proportion as II
was received from them respectively
put 10 take from one and give Ia an
".ner' New York would come in for
me largest dividend, and Pennsylva.
ma, the originator of the ideo
second best. No thonght
., Justice entered the minds
VI 'hose who drafted the platform and
~ never occurred to them to return tbo
money To the states In proportion ne i
was received from them-the exense
Tor The surplus, the protective tarit,.
oelng in itself an act of Injustice tho
harmony OF the idea required that fur
'her Injustice be practiced in dlsposing
Oh Tue money nnjustly taken frem ina
people. To take the property of ono
10 confer 1t upon another Is tbe vi.
TAI principle of the commune, and Il
: Just this and nothing more that Tho
Republicans are IN .,
'or OF doing. DENNIS KEARN,v /
should have had a place on the ticket
u order TO preserve the etetnal fitness
Of things.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

An Inactive condition of the blood
anu iiver, is the source of nearly all
uiseases they are made pure, active
ana IDealthy, by using Browns Sarsa-
pariila, and Dandelion with Iodide of
potassium; it speedily cures; Boils
Plmpies, Kidney Diseases, Ulcers
Scroiuia, Etrysipelas, Dyspepsia, Rheu,
matlsm. Try this Great Blood Puri-
Yer, Browns Sarsapar,lia, ask your
druggist to show you the formula
printed on every bottle. All druggists
sell Browns Sarsaparilla.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

Persons tearing the city or the state
during the supmcr months can hare
the DAILY GAZETTE mailed to
them, postpaid. for 81 per month. The
address may be changed as often as
desired. The GAZETTE Oiu be mail
ed to tro0clers in Europe, postage pre-
paid, for 81 80 per month.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

a DALLAS correspondent of the
New Orleans TmeS-Democrat has a
horoscope which he turns on Fort
Worth and Dallas. He says;
"Ifori Worth had nbont nh Tho feorr,,, -,
July worth having In North TeNns. Tbere
was procession, barbecue aud speech by
long, gaiiy r,bbonod, plumed nnd eostuincd
AMONG we pictures was ono representing a
Iafis, WIN thousand dones, streets, foun-
tainsi parksa aud so on, and that WAS LnbeIed
"Fort WORTH Away in thr bnckgroinI
Were 4 few uts ana hovels, WITH dead trees
shootlng npoNe Them, upon which Were
streets filled with delld eats. old hootssnd
broken pots and skllleta and Iabeicd ~
las-the Fifh Ward OF Fori Worth y 40 ha,i
no idea there was rs much vii in the For,
This is but vivid picture of the n,-
ture.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Rail.
roao Company offers you the smooth
est anu best line, with only one change
OF cars for Chicago, Cincinnati. Wash.
lhgton' and other Northern, Eastern
ana southeastern cities. Office on
NAN street, near the Ell Paaso hotel,
Call for rates and time.
h. T.. FosDIcK,
Railroad and Steamship
Ticket \ cent
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

The Louisville C0uricy-Journal Is
still prating' about HAYES steal of the
presidency, fact admitted by ALL No
good can follow the continual exhibi.
ton Of The nation 5 shame since tie c is
no danger that repetition of the fraud
will ever be altemptel.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
Postage to be Paid.

IT requires one cent 10 prepay the
postage on copy of the GAZETTE; one
cent on the Wool GroWer and tUo
cents on the Stock journal. Where
two papers are enclosed in one pack
age. Ii requires two cents, and If an
other paper is enclosed with the Stock
.yotly1ui 1t requires three cents.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

THE Eighteenth legislature increased
the fees for obtaining charters for in
corporated companies. With the SUR
plus Of cash in tho treasury vaults, N
will be difficult to discover the neces,
sity OF this Increase.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

THE penitentiary Of Tennessee was
leased n few days since for Sl0i 900 per
annum. There are not me re than half
the number of convicts that there are
in Texas for whose service only one.
fourth the money was offered.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

THERE is no politician in the world
as easily satisfied as JAMES b.
WEAVER of Iowa. All he asks of any
party is n nomination. This he usu-
ally gets, and its all he gets.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

Az sayin Rock Grove. near Nav
i inaveh, Conn? large python SNAKE
ssupposed all along to be a nlale In
neguh laying eggs. IL had Laid y, iss,
accounts -. about half bushei abnn,
tne size OF goose eggs, Willie ana ~,
having no shell, aud stretching ILL.,
ihuia rubber, The eggs are Iaid In :
hheatiy formed pyramid, around which
sne monster snake lies circled ~
present. owner OF the snake win or
'e'Nor 10 match out some OF the eo@s
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

PRESIDENT ARTHUR is the only
executive that has evolved Southern
policy which gives satisfaction. His
policy seems to he to fill the offices
with his own political friends, and to
let the South alone.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
Gulf, Colorado sun
way Comb
n--,<..,... \.

hfcRf.4u =
GALvEsTos, Tad
Notice Is hereby giyest, \
rectors of said ailway M ad
q meeting OF the stocAlid, n
pany, to be held At itsoig'
the LIST day OF Angus, iH
M, forthe purposeUf ti4ls
mining as to the neces!iI ~
completing, improyingsH 9.
way, by the issuance, sss
said company, Of secpsl =
Of said company, It'd
thousand dollars each, q I 3
exceed thirteen tbsuSn1 NJ
the main track OF said n
constructed, and 70 b. OI
! quired, and all branchllls,o
said bonds ~ run forly
, list, iiSs9, aad bear !A!esa iiis
per cent. per annum, plflfl
on the LIST days OF Apfilg
year, at the city Of New
of said bonds by the coaE
as follow: Not 10 exdeA 9Ii
before the 3lst OF necsn' es
tiunal issues SO that thea
second mortgage bond:
amounts per mile sndoisih
as follows: DecemberSst.e,
Der 3lst. 1885, $4,000 Dccl.v
December 3Ist. 'lSs5 So;
sT.on. December slsi, N ~
31st. 1880. 81. 900. Decemxl
December 3Ist. 1899, ll.s
1893. sI2.OOO. and Des =.
$4,000: the miles ofcongt ~
ascertained by cerillair
and chief engineer ofMdon'
payment OF the said bond' Z,
n second trnst deed and n, ~
railway franchises ND III
comnany. MS follows al
ANY and Mi railways e' q !
construrtsd or hereaitsr,ixV
authorized. wheresoesda W
main lines branches, sitor
sjiions toretlIer with aiis a
and ripllfs al way. track, q
duets ,.,,lyerts. fences abl& I
Eind ali depois. stall {lf
hor,sas nar n n,sos w0oi I. :.
shons water tanks, ands
togetler with Inc lots CT u
witch each and all ars
md ,,is nil V Incom moi tsrf
rage. mail. freight, hantI
9lI other rolling stock g'Io
machinery tools, ch
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

norseys trial is said To- have cost
n mini slooWo. II the star route con-
oo, n,, nirly aud honestly carried
OUT enabled him to spend that amount
49, ~. n's aequisal, what would he have
~ Co. ~" "Die 70 spend had he heen guilty
T ~ tne frauds he was charged withS
weather. '''''"s ioi me
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
d King sole agents. ' WON

somebody put a small nud-urtIe
a a me size OLA silver dollar in ~
ueu al New Jersey hotel. aud The
s'lalger who was assigned 10 that
rom on preparation To retire con,,bt
s,snt OF 1t. He at once resumed IL
gio.hes, remarking. ~ expectad -
nave pretty lively night of il Int -
they re- as big us that dou't nrnnos..
to get in with 'em.n w propose
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
THE following paragraph has been
going the rounds OF the press without

lie loiioWlhg paragraph has been
going the rounds Of the press without
credit.
The current expenses OF the government
amount to la the neighborhood OF sl6JO N0,G
annually. Add to this the interest on Inc
public debt, pensions and other necessary
items, and the annual expenditures OF the
government reach nearly 100000 o. Tho
Indebtedness OF the United states Is enor.
nous. tits said there are about siCO 0OO0tD
OF bonds payable AT the option or the govern.
ment, and about sl,0oeOJa,0tQ no. due for
sonic years But few, n any, who now live,
VIII never see the nation ons'of debt.
We do not blame the author for not
claiming paternity OF this statement.
He must have been member of the
Greenbaek party, now deceased. The
public debt Is not such u terrible bug
a-boo that any one need lose any sleep
IN consequence. II Is being paid ofiat
the rate of $3.50, 900, cooper annum, and
a. the principal is discharged annual
'he interest decreases, leaving larger
sum 70 go TO the payment OF the prjn.
cipal. AZ this rate the entire debt
VIII be liquidated in less than ton |
years, aud great many persons OK. 4
peet TO live that long.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

:. n"Hoh's pttalieer is what YOU need
a ,1r constipation, loss of appetite.
s dizziness and all symptoms of dyspep,
sia' frlce 10 and 10 cents per bottle.
oo'e ny L.. n. Brunswip Il On
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
Browns Blackberry Giuaor

y has cured more cases of Doarrabea
tpiy a and Summer Complaint
t man any other remedy in America
s iestea lor twenty years. Always safe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

IHE news that PETER McGrocu
i'ad succeeded in efiecting a compn.
mise with those who suffered by The
breaking on lard will not be grate0,l
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

a Coon Lone BRrAru ,.o,,,,
asthma , releit during an attack ofs
f5rna ,ia, When the muscles of the
T. tn, ,na seem TO draw together; then
Psr me .ihie q dose OF Ack,r's English
i d,ysneuy should be given-relief fol.
o"s' Ss'd by HN. Brunswig q %
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

DEAD mems shoes often pinch the
wearer more tightly than they did
the original owner.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

II there is such disease as boards"
Texas has il bad.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

FOR repairing OF all kinds .o o.
morton ssraas Manufaetory, Throek-
'on street. near corner of Second.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

orr, !, m,a .', lasting and fra.
Eli Eli perfume, Price - and so cents
sol" oy IL. n. Brumswig 4 Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18

ora Inc lives OF your teeihing children
h ne saved we by using Browns Black
'e'iy uihger. IT'S PERFECTLY SAFE
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
BLACKWO0D'S
PATENT AMT TRAP.

Is In Fort Worth, and ON exhn,,,o
yerd catching the red ants In the
FORD w 6ai i and nee IL for yourself Ii. b.
here len ~ - agent Tor the state, viii remain
Cnr r,.e anuiacture, sale and use OF The tran
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
Mothers

lou VIII IND Mennens corn cure at
eastwood d Kings drug store.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-18
A Card from W. II. Harris.

Fort Worth, July IS. - !" ara
Connecticut western news., 1883-02-28
MRS JULIA H. TIBlsAlS

Died at Brunswick, Medina county. Ohio, Mrs Julia H. TibbaIs, aged 79 years, 10 months, 5 days.
 The deceased was born in Salisbury, Litchfeld county Conn, April ', 1903, and died February 12, 1883. She WAS married October Is, 1922, and moved to Ohio, April 7, 1853. Her husband Hal sey Tibbals, died in 1849, since then she has lived widow. Her life has been a long and useful one, one son James H. survives her. She has brought up sev- eral children from charitable motives. She was a woman of unusual activity, and made her influence felt in the place where she lived Her health began to fail soon after the death of her sister, three years ago, and it was plain that consumption had marked her for his prey. She was confined to her bed the greater part of the last year of her life, and during all of her af1iction she was never heard to complain, but often wish ed she might be called home. When the summons came, she was ready, and so quietly did she answer it that her friends thought her sleeping. From the restful smile on her face, let us hope that as her eyes closed on earth and it's cares forever, they caught sight of the resplen- dent rays of the Son of Glory in that land where the weary are at rest.
Connecticut western news., 1883-02-28
STOCKHOLDEI> MEETING
 OF the HOussAt0nic Road.

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Housatonic railroad com pany was held at Bridgeport, last Fri day. The report of the directors shows that they hays purchased $50 line cars and 50 coal cars at cost of $2OO, 900 :; that they have purchased and laid in the track 1920 tons of steel rails and have contracted for 2,5OO tons for May and June delivery at $40 per ton, which, when laid, will give them continuous steel rails from Bridgeport to Pittsfeld; and that land has been purchased and new freight and passenger depots built and increased siding at Housatonic, costing $21, 1905 13. The report con- cludes as follows: 'The general condi- tion of your property is first class and will be found for the first time fully capable of meeting economically any freight and passenger demands made upon it. This road, while it is not one of the biggest" is one of the soundest in the country, as it cannot fail to be with one of the best and soundest busi- ness men in the country, Hon William H. Barnum, at the head of 1t. The old board of directors was reelected and the same officers will be continued for another year, viz: President, William H. Barnum; vice-president, David S. Draper; secretary and treasurer, Charles K. Averill; superintendent, W. H. Yeomans
Connecticut western news., 1883-02-28
SARYEAL ROOT.

MT Sartial Root, whose illness was noticed in last weeks issue, died some what unexpectedly, notwithstanding he had been sick several days, last Wednesday night.
 Mir Root was born in South Canaan, August, 6, 1920, and was the son of Oli- yer Root, who carried on the mercantile business for some time in that place. His mother was sister of the late Har- mon Peet, who owned the property now occupied by Eugene Root and which was owned and occupied for number of years by the deceased and his broth CT, Oliver F. Root.
 Sartial Root was descended from one of the old families who first settled in Canaan and always resided in this vicin- ity, except that in 1852 he could nc l longer resist the gold fever and went tc California to seek his fortune in the i gold mines. He was moderately sue cessful and after enduring the hardship< of such life for five years he returned |
 1 to his native town, where he has since resided for most of the time. MT Roo was one of the kindest and most genia of men. Being naturally quiet, reserved and unobtrusive, he may sometimes hav' seemed to those who were not acquaint ed with him little cold and unap proachable, but it was only in appear ance. Within beat Q warm and generou heart and "None knew him but to low him, nor named him but to praise. He was not one of those who deem their first and highest duty to attend t the private affairs of their neighbors. H was content to attend to his own busi ness and was willing to accord the sam privilege to others.
 In 1858, he was married to Miss Jose phine M. Granger, sister of Judge Gran ger, who, with two children, son an' daughter, survive him.
 For several years past, he has filled responsible position at the Union depo in this place and it is said that he wa never absent from his post day durin