Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-26
TEXAS STATE NEWS.

Brenham Banner: Major PENIS
campmeeting at Burton was brought
to close Oh Sunday night. 1t is said
there were some sixty or seventy con-
versions. The major and his gospel
tent go to Cameron, and thence to
Bolton.
The town of Albany last week
voted unanimously TO assume control
of its schools, to inaugurate a public
free school system by taxation, and
Colorado has also voted the same
proposition with only eighteen dissent
ing votes.
Austin Statesman: The ".rmy
worms or cotton caterpillars as they
are more generally known, have APP
Bend, on the Colorado, few miles
from Austin. They are on Sheriff
Hornsby's and other places.
Win.boro Sentinel: From Mr.. G.. e.
Attaway, IA merchant of this place,
who was at Jefferson this week, we
learn that not single white person,
except the wife OF the deceased, at
tended the burial of Judge Haughn,
who was assassinnted there Teeeaitly.
Longview NeW Era. Judge Robert
sons resignation will take effect about
the middle OF August. Col. +. J, Nc
Cord CT this place is spoken Of as his
successor, and has the endorsement of
| Upshur, Henderson and Gregg coun-
ties, and good portion of Smith
county.
Gainesville Hcsperiaa. In day or
! two the subscriptions of our city to the
telephone line to Montague will close
up and theline will be assured. Mayor
Dodson has canvassed for it and has
met with great encouragement, the
TWO banks leading off with liberal
sums.
Laredo Times: Work was commenced
last Monday laying the third rail on
the Rio Grande and Pecos road from
this place to the coal mines, that broad
and narrow-gauge ears can both be
| used in the transfer of coal to market
without necessitating the expense of
rehandling on any line.
Houston .1ge; The Huntsville item,
wants the churches taxed. But sup
pose they won't pay, then what :?
Must the state sell them and buy them
| IN? And, II so, What would the state
90 with so many churches? Does the
Hcn} want 10 see union of church
and state?
Marshall Messenger, 1t is generally
| understood that after next Sunday
| there viii be strict enforcement OF
! the sunday law in our city. We are
glad to hear it. We are also glad to
know that in Mayor Starr we have a
man who will not back down. one
that cannot be bullyragged or bull
uoHed out of II position where he
thinks II is his duty to act.
Austin Statesman. 1t Is now cep-
taln that the murderer Bidal Ybsrba
VINO Killed the two little children
WIN not be hanged. In an interview
with the states attorney he stated 10 n
reporter that afIidavits of the nerant
who baptized the defendant and his
records show that he was under seven.
Teen years OF age. The district attor-
ney was OF the opinion that this newly
discovered evidence would cousa
new trial to be granted, and that tbe
probable result would be a nlea of
guilty and life sentence.
Colonel ]. III. Britton, recently an.
pointed state railroad engineer has
hotlned the governor of his acceptance
and VIII qualify and begin his duties
on the LIST Of August. The law de.
mands that the engineer shall not he
III any way interested in any railway.
ana Colonel Britton's delay in accept,
ing the position was due To the fact
that he was engaged in try ny to effect
release from railroad contracts and
opiigatlons entered into prior TO his
appointment.
Hillsboro Mirror. A painful and
probably fatal accident befelI little
Bennie, a two year-old child Of MFR. n.
K and Mrs, Sophronia Orenbsun, on
wednesday. a peddler called nj the
mouse, and Mrs. Orenbaun, in a hurry.
placed large pot of boiling water be.
nina the stove, and left the room To
answer the peddler's call In n few
minutes the screaming of the child at
tFacted her attention, aud upon re-
turning 70 the kitchen she found the
enild writing in agonies OF pain. |
me enid, II appears, must have fallen |
backward into the pot, and actually |
SAT down in the boiling water, but |
wbeh found had risen from the water
ana was ON the floor. The child was
scalded ina horrible manner To its !
waist. DIR. Smith was sent for. who |
treated the little sufferer, but enter
lains but little hope of lis recovery.