Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-21
TEXAS STATE NEWS.

The recent festival at Jefferson real
lied the handsome sum of seventy-five
dollars, which Is for the benefit Of the
new church.
Terrell Star: DIR. Spinks has In his
possession thlrty-five dollar bill lO4
years old. 1t Is "A continental bill, and
redeemable in gold or silver.
Lampasas Globe: The banks of the
Sulphur, on either side, for half mile
Is one great laundry, with lines on
which the flags of all nations are n.y.
| ing.
Mexia Leoigo We understand that
the fence cutting mania has broken
out in the Western portion of this
county, where considerable bodies of
land are enclosed for pastureage
Caldwell Rcgistsr: Hon. w. X. Ho-
man left Monday for Washington City
to forward his cwn interests as an APP
plicant for the judgship made vacant
by the resignation of Judge Morrell.
San Antonio Light. a shower Of
beetles fell on South Laredo street and
attached themselves to every piece OF
vegetation found. Later they ARCS,
in flight, leaving thousands in astupor.
Mrs. Baylis, member of the Adj
ventist church ut Cleburne, was ar
raigned before that body on the charge
of being possessed of II devil, which
manifested itself by throwing her into
frances and making her utter prophe-
sizes, which prophesies were not ortho-
dox. A verdict of communication
was rendered against her.
Dallas Times. A Tennessee family
consisting of husband and wife and
fourteen children, the latter ranging
! in age from fifteen years to one year,
but the majority of them being about
of a size, landed at the union depot
| this morning, EN- route to Grapevine
Prairie, where they will locate. They
were the cynosure of all eyes. The
father appeared to be about thirty-flve
years of age, and the mother about
thirty.
Lampasas GLOBE: Mr.. w. o. Phillips
of Valley Springs, Llano county, called
on us yesterda, and deposited small
chunck of iron ore, weighing about
twenty-five pounds, taken from the
noted iron mountain in that vicinity.
1t is estimated that the ore contains
ilinety-tive per cent. pure iron, and
/ tIIlJ tlle tIltlIt 10 VI .jbSt VIZ
same quality, in fact the ore has been
wrought directly into horse-shoes from
the ore.
Longview Nev Era: Rev. A. b..
Vaughan married couple this week
and after the usle began to arrange
for the bridal tour, he bethought him
self of the fact that he had seen no
license. On asking the blushing
groom for that article of legal authori-
". was informed that he had none.
Whereupon the groom applied to our
county clerk, procured the license and
had the ceremony repeated in due
| form.
| FL Paso Times: That the adobes
must 90 is evident to everyone. Very
few of them will be left in FL Paso.
They may be altered, patched over,
used as nuxiliaries, but the old-time
honored style of building is going out.
Before long on this side of the river
the searchers after the antique will
have to get out search warrant to
find the typical adobe, ten feet high
holes in ii for windows and low doors
through which alike walk pigs, dogs
and humans.
AuStlu INtIttSHftH hiSs tDChuitL
the lady who received the sever,
shock by the discovery of a burglar u
her house, died yesterday. The poo
woman lost her life by the occurrence
The neighbors are so exercised owe
the affair that, If the burglar could h,
identified, the fellow would be severely
dealt with It very sad case. Oul
readers will remember she discovered
burglar in her house, and was 5,
frightened that, being ina critical con
dition of health, the shock eri)usly
affected her and finally has resulte,
, in death.
The agrarian spirit of the wire-fenc
= cutters is show by the notice poste'
: on the premises of Mr.. G.. j. Wise Q
Hopkins county, whose pasture wa
: lately destroyed The iollowingi is tn
: conclusion of the notice referred TO:
This pasture business is getting I
nice pass now that n poor man can
: by himself little home. We don
care To he made serfs ofyet like poo
. old Ireland and the majority of Ine
land, we are a free people and II W
cant have protection we will protet
ourselves and the least you can sa
the better it will be for your own hid
= anu lttth.
9 Austin Statesman. DR.. Makinsor
4 father of the famous bandit, reache
D the city last evening, He at once too
counsel with Col. Trigg. of the firm {
{ Smith * rrigg, and If the matter {
# fees can be arranged, that able fir
: will be engaged to defend the famor
y young highwayman. From the stat,
n ments OF the father, it appears that tn
n boy has been subject to fits of insanit
v and it is claimed that much proof ca
= he shown To that effect. The shaI
'e the case is now taking promises
y make it one of the most interestin
:. ever tried in the state, and it will
,e watched by the press aud people of NJ
:. only the capital, but the entire coul
n try, with interest.
d Hillsboro Mirror: On Friday la
n Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Stephenson
" Peoria were seated near desk mt tn IL
W home, intently engaged in preparii
Sc lessons for the coming sabbath, VIII,
,r by some meany or another the dap
4, lid of the desk fell, breaking and pr
ia cipitating the lamp and burning {
"a into the lap of Mrs. Stephenson, e
ia veloping her clothing at once in
IL sheet of flames The husband terrt