Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-29
TEXAS STATE NEWS

ess, and sister of\our fellow-towns-
man, r. q. Moore, arrived here last
Wednesday evening, and will spend
the summer and fall.
Boerne has German thirty-seven
years old, weighing three hundred
pounds, who drinks daily fifty glasses
uf beer. He lately consented to be in
terviewed, provided the reporter would
''set 'em up for the privilege.
Granbury Graphic: The best wheat
yield Of the season is reported from
the farm OF our fellow-citizen, Mr.. j.
j. DAVIS, in Young county. From
twenty acres there was a net yield OF
43A bushels per acre, making in all $40
bushels.
Tyler Courier: There is a war be-
tween the railroads. Heretofore the
railroads charged one dollar a barrel
on flour from st. Louis, and now they
are hauling it for fifty cents a barrel,
or one-balf what they have been
charging.
Comanche Chief; 1t is estimated
that seventy-five miles of wire fence
was destroyed by wire-cutters last Sun
| day night, in Comanche, Brown and
Coleman counties. Such outrageous
and cowardly attacks upon private
property are bitterly denounced by the
better class of citizens.
DR.. Roberts of Marshall has insti.
tuted suit fer divorce, and also for
damages for false imprisonment
against the parties who forced him into
the unwilling alliance with Miss Ray
nor, and they will also be arraigned
under a charge of assault with intent
to kill. Hence the whole matter will
be sifted before the courts.
Abilene quill: We glory in the
! spunk and good Judgment of our wool
growers. They resolved last Monday
| in their association here to take steps
/ to induce the Texas and Pacific rail-
way company to introduce double
| decking on this road, SO that it can be
!. possible to ship small stock to and from
tais place without selling two car
loaSsJo pay for shipping one, or some
thing ~ that principle.
Boerne Tlgdnce: Curry's creek is so
nearly dry thS<i has become necessary
to dig holes in hs>sand to get drinking
water. When the$Yater oozes into
these holes, fishes confNs>with it from
one to three inches in lenGkh. All the
varieties that find their way>einto the
creek when 1t is full find thef&sway
through the sand and gravel hto
these holes. This may appear strange
| to some, as it does to me, out neverthe-
less it is n well-known fact.
Gainesville Independent. Rev. Mr..
Gillenwaters had the first joint of the
first finger on his left hand amputated
in singular manner some days since,
and quite against his will. He was
untying calf, which when nearly
| loosed gave IL jump, the loop in the
rope caught his finger, jerking the
joint off with the suddenness of a
stroke of an AK. The Joint flew some
distance from him, owing to the force
of the jerk, and the wound is quite
sore.
! Bowie Cross 1iHlbers: From an in
terview with Mr.. w. b. Camp, late of
Clay county, 1t is learned that the in
itiatory steps have been taken for
eflecting an organization of the farm
. ing and industrial classes of Texas, t.
resist the encr0achments of heavy land
holders and to put a check to the en-
closing of large tracts Of land together
with public highways by wire fences
Mr.. Camp says that in q few days the
matter Will assume IA tangible shape
and the work of organization will bs
pushed forward with all due speed
This fence question is one okthe great
est problems that the people of Texa
have ever been called upon to solve.
The Tom Green Enterprise, speak
ing of Mr.. Terrell Harris who latel,
died at Colorado, says: "Mr. Harri.
was well and tavorably known to tn,
people of this locality as being jus
and upwright gentleman. He actet
nobly during the awful flood, Il yea
ago yesterday, by starting in II boa
from Ben Ficklin to rescue the peopl
at the old stage station, and came yer,
! near losing his own life in the attempt
the boat capsizing which plunged hin
and his companion into the seethinl
torrent. He saved himself by an al
most superhuman effort and swan L
Il large pecan tree where he remaiue,
during that terrible day and night
and was rescued next morning.
Colorado Clipper: A fight with six
, shooters took place Saturday night a
J the park, between two colored individ
uals tanned Wade and Sam. Che tigti
) was at short range and resulted in tn
, killing dead in his tracks of Sam b
Wade. Wade was arrested by the ouj
. ragged spectators, who proceeded I
9 hang him to the Windmill, and, bu
for the arrival of r. G. Ware an
: Wayne Parks on the scene, their ds
: sign would have been accomplished
| Wade had n hearing before w. c. Nj
Callum, justice of the peace, on Mon
) day, who fixed his bond ut 81 .50i
b Failing to give the required bond, Ii
: now lies in Jail TO await the action {
the grand jury.
t, Eagle Pass Times: a very curiou
: case of burning by oil OF vitriol occur
a red on Friday last, the victim bein
one Victor Gomez, Mexican, ell
< ployed by q. Jaggi, In driving one {
his water carts. The Mexican, bein
: in the neighborhood of the railroa
y depot, was called by the agent an
5 asked to haul, among other things.
!. jug containing vitriol to the dru
e store of DR.. J. III. Handy. While dc
g posting the Jug in the cart the bottoi
of il fell out, scattering the content
over the person of the Mexican an
y burning his hands, legs and other o
e tions OF his body in great holes. II
: was promptly attended by DIR. Han
$ cock, and is now out of danger. Otbt
, things in the cart took fire and wer