Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-24
TEXAS STATE NEWS.

weigher. and all the precincts are not
yet heard from.
The Colorado Citizen Gays that as
much as $4,000 has been invested by
citizens OF Columbus in the Louisiana
state Lottery, anS that il as much as
much ms $3.50 has been returned 1t has
not heard Of II.
Mrs. Mabel Day, of Austin, has
[ leased her 10000 acre ranch for Sl6,VVV
a year, and sold half of her stock OF
cattle for 100000.
Frank Morgan, an escaped convict,
was found in the woods near Austin
| by negro. Frank said he had come
back to kill parties who testified
against him.
Adjutant General King has gone to
] Hopkins county to investigate the
wire fence trouble. The people there
seem to be troubled with fence cutters
like other parts of the state.
John II. Culp, who was suspected as
one of the parties who attempted to
assassinate Col. Nardeman at Gates
vile recently, has proved that he was
attending Masonic meeting in Cor
veil city at the time the assault was
made.
Sabine Reporter: We were shown
by Prof A. Maryman, of Milan, an
AK that was dug out If the ground
/ with mulberry root about one aud
one-half inch in diameter growing
through the eye, which, after being
cut off nj the proper places, made IA
first-rate handle to the axe.
Waco Examiner: Col. Ben Thomp-
son, of Austin, was arrested IN Hotis-
ton the other day for carrying a pistol.
1t was claimed that Col. Il. was armed
with permit from the governor to
.carry'the weapon. Such docSnlent,
if really in existence, would be quite Il
curiosity. The public would like to
read 1t.
The story published by the GAZETTE
few days ago in regard to an alleged
caneing given to Prof. Shelton, editor
of the Marlin Iadec, seems to have
been pure fabrication. The protes-
sor, however, gave drubbing to she
author of the dispatch, one Ike Phil,
lipowski, who will also be hereafter
taoooed ~ a newspaper correspondent
by the press of the state.
Austin Statesman: EX-Gov. Pease
came very near being killed yesterday.
He was out riding and "a wheel caught
in root, suddenly stopping the buggy.
and he was thrown over the dash board.
/ between the feet of his horse. Hadli
| the horse run he would, in all proba-
| bility, have been seriously injured, az
| his feet caught while his head was upon
| the ground.
Marlin Ball A proposition to con-
meet Marlin with Waco by telephons
has been forwarded to Captain Wat
| kins and submitted To some of our
citizens. The Southern Western Tele-
phone company agree to connect "a
line between the two points provided
they are guaranteed $40 per month
| 1t is stipulated that this amount is
only to be paid in case the net earn
ings of the company do not amount s0
that much.
Austin Statesman: 1t is to be ne.
GREETED that il will be necessary &c, he
stroy the old log house known rs sht
Sam Houston headquarters, which ha
stood so long on Hickory street as ;
relic of the stirring times of the tious
ton regime, but it must be removed a
il viii affect, by its close proximity
!. tie insurance upon the fine sehoo
building which Prof. Hood IS ereetin,
g upon grounds which embrace the 10
5 where the old log house stands. Pit.
some one don't purchase and remoV
it--so MS to preserve it.
An Englishman who has acquired
home in Texas by steady industr
{ and economy since he came over fey
o years ago, says: THAT business q
), this is my own, my native land, is al
very well for those who own the land
u but those who don't had better com
II over mere, earn some money and bu
II some. My wife is English to tn
II back bone, and Il better little woma
. never trod Gods earth, but III bet tie
e dollars she thinks more of her tow
q lots here in Rosenberg than she doc
a of all England, and so does every on
:. else, no matter what they may say
:, The Denison Heraid gives an At
:" count of we'll dug on Mrs. Fitch
e. property in that city This well, ii
H. said, was dug ninety feet and bore
% thirty-seven feet further. The watt
:, PUSHES in with such velocity that
u was with difficulty the tools were r
Il moved; and it now stands forty fe
g. deep in the dug part of the well. Ne
d to-day it was inspected by the Watt
!, supply Company's engineer, NJ
VI Heron, who estimates the possibilit
II of securing 100000 gallons per da
n through the six inch bore which is a
W the water Denison ut present needs.
n Waco EcdmiRer: Booming IL
NJ Bra2os seems to have turned out u
" successfully. When the heavy ire
AZ linked and banded timbers of NJ
e. Crosby's boom were stretched aero
rs that tickle stream some time ago,
"a looked rs though they We're strol
~ enough to stand the mightiest torrel
vi against them. With the first ris
I'd which was only small one, the boo
ne went down before the resistless lid
M and was swept from its mooring
while the red torrent went boomil
c' on untamed and unchecked III
re last heavy rise would have complet,
e its demolition had it been in plac
as In our opinion, no boom that can
stretched across the Brazos can
j. made TO hold up against the strong Gu
)n rent and immense quantities of dr.
a that would come against it.