Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-10
TEXAS STATE NEWS.


A Kansas Citr scientist, Mr.. NJ |
Wheian. who has been travelling over /
tie Llano f,stacaic. or Siaked Plains |
az Texas. declares thai just beneath |
the surface OF tina; arid region is alter
in abundance ,or stock rSdsers.
Rev. VIM. T.. Hall formerly Of Wa
co. bui NOW pastor of the Christian
church at Austin, has received "A call
10 the pa-to.ate OF q rich aud fashion
able church ~ the same demon inuion
in st. Louis. IL is not known yet
whether he VII! accept Or decline he
call.
san Antonio Ecorcss: We predict
the grandest sue .sss for the sstond
rsaud EClksfsst III San Antonio. Al
r.ldy the people In all parts of the
s tte ale talking about il and declar-
Jag their Intention To be present. The
c.uwd will he here aud our citizens
will SIC TO it that they are handsomely
entertained. TheTeare many pleasing
surprises for our visitors Un ina. occis-
sion.
san Antonio tight: The ice famine
was felt soreiy ye' -rdey, especially
10y the sick. yet the seloons were fairy
well supplied. invaiids had TO send
10 Austin for ice. y poor woman Went
20 the ice house for ice for SICK reia-
live. she was refused, and then said
I tie sufferer would die without ii.
/ LET her de- was The ice-cold re-
4 ioiner Of tile attendant. san Antoni-
ans Will have to bear this monopoly
only for & short time.
| Sherman courier: On Monday. Au-
gust s. the city OF Wnitesboro held Il
municipal eleetipn. The venerab e
pioneer, Capt. White. who first settled
the place. and has held tue office since
The city was first incorporated, was q
candidate for reelection, and was OPP
posed by our former fellow-citizen and
Young attorney, Cecil II. Smith, Esq
After ii heated contest Il fut. couae 81
the vote developed Il tie, so the race
wil. have to be run again. For city
, marshal Morris Witt was elected
For aldermen, &. ID. a ndersan, W. II
Marshall l.. Kelly, Henry stevenson
and Lee Lyon We're chosen, the lattel
for the city a large.
Cas,roville has had its little excite
e ment. Ii arises FROM the attempts o
T. II nun 10 escape fiom the conTeu
:. there. This nun Is one OF the severa
who came from france some time ag,
2. and il is said that sh- IS in love with
A. certain individual The sisters 81
=. that she il insane, her Insanity takiu
the foinl OF melanchoiia, anu durin
the spell she leave, the convent an
y wanders away. However this may /
d she lett the convent last week ana W;
10 fDund several miles away bg two gei
, tlenlen, who persuaded her to return
a few DAYS afterwards she disa
pegred; was traced an hroug, I hac
Whatever may he the real cause
. tneSe esCapadeS, one thing Is Vei
II c ear the wnoleattair Is kept as, secret
ne as pos-ible and taeconyeut authoriu
H. refuse To give any information on Il
{, subject.
y sherman CoUIer: \ wreck occurr,
he nj Bells Monday night about l o'cloc
iwn fteiShts were following ca,
ri other west. The caboo,e attached
the forward train contained II live
y delegation Of commercial travellers al
when they pulled up III the staff,
sV heir ear was ie.t Standing on the,lo
X grade beyond the station. Tne folio
a. ing Train came on at the usual rate
speed until the brow of the hill beyol
ol Mas reached and when the engine
M endeavored to slow UP, the machi
could not be contradict. hut ran heu
long into the standing train aud Sc
~ tered the frightened d.utnners
tes pitching their ear off the track a
it turning them up side down. Fort
IA nately none We're hurl. The cat
~. guard Of the engine was broken Il
q the caboose and one fiat ear in front
ne it We're sent to the shop for reaairs
Sc At Texai kama f w nights ago
ate II. Eatrell, who las weakness
c,,v liquor, went while intoxicated int,
r5stauran Kept by ferry William
eh. and called for u lunch While eati
Gil il, II cociiroacA ran across the tai
ess and " ~ the meal was finished a
MT the clerk called on him for pay,Ne
fused on the ground oil hsXiugHte
NJ pc tered by u rockroach. lHf. eli,
'ar- humorousIy told him lie was
ign charged for the bug, he was only
- pected 10 pay for the luuch. Har,
became angered at his. and drew
an pistol, when he former called on h
cal 10 shoot il he liked, aud laugh
lev 1alrell, taking him ut his wa
,n blazed away. III. ball barely miss
- his head ami the pow,ier burning
II left side of the race. Harre.l was Il
18th arrested And lodged ia jail. and In
- absence OF friends remained in
~ night.