Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-07
WACO.
suicide-Salc of City iouilla
Aforementioned aud pcrsOn-
al Brcyitics.
Special to the Gazette.

Aforementioned aud pcrsOn-
al Brcyitics.
Special to the Gazette.
Waco, November 6.-Madiso n
Wilkes, aged thirty-onc years, and q
native of Mississippi, suicided this af.
tern0on in East Waco by taking NOR.
phine. He had been drinking foi
several days and was dispondent and
hulf-craaed. Every effort was made by
physicians, but unavailingly, to coun.
teiact the influence OF the drug. III,
fingered several hours after after tax.
ing the morphine, but talked very lit
tie; said he had lived long enough
Wilkes came to Texas six years ago
and had worked as farm hand. II,
had no family.
Mrs. Mary II. Barnard, administ ira
triX of her husband, the late .Georg
Barnard, sold forty lots at public auc
ton this morning in front
of the court house door. They are
situated near the corporation limits
in the northern portion of the city
and brought an average of SIP each
the aggregate being So, 800. The term:
We're spot cash.
News is just received here of the as
signment, to day. of ID. w. Richards,
dealer in general merchandise, NJ
Aquilla. Hill county. Liabilities and
assets not known, but the former
thought to be large, as Richards ear
ried about $4,000 stock. One Gal
weston firm is said to be his creditor TO
| the tune of $1,000.
The Catholic fair and festival enters
| on its second night with much ocldt
| Last nights receipts We're large and
attendance too. The display OF fancy
/ articles is very fine, and railles for
! useful and ornamental articles, rs well
rs voting for "the handsomest lady"
most popular fireman, etc, give zest to
the occasion.
Edward Lynn, a brother of A. o
| Lynn, killed by Cline last week, II
here looking after his dead brothers
affairs. He deports himself Yer,
| quietly and discreetly.
Pcnitentiary Contractor Bales CAM
in from Hillsboro this morning will
six convicls, and Deputy Con
tractor lsh arrived from Coleman
county tonight with five more. Th
whole batch will go forward to Hunts
willie in the morning in charge of con
tractor Hall.
Mr.. Collester, agent of the BrusI
Electric Light Co., says he will renal
here few days longer to see if Wac
wants electricity as an i!luminunt. II
wants local capitalists to get up stoc
company and purchase the plant.
Nothing has been done yet that look
, like business.
The city authorities are waging wa
on the gamblers. y batch is brougi
up before the recorder every mornln
and fined. The sports say thi
, racket" is too heavy for them
stand much Longer.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. s. Plunkett, stan'
ing high in the social circles here, &c
ebrated their crystal wedding las
night. Many friends were presei
and the occasion was a gay one
Mrs. II. b. Parrot, wife of the wei
known business manager of the Tex;
, Benevolent association, returned In
night from n summer tour 20 IL
mountains of Virginia.
= Several merchants filled tclephol
1 orders to-day for goods, from Hill
, boro, Milford and other towns. III
system works well, and is largely pa
2 ronized Mt the outset,
1t is now said that the stock of Tue
4 er " Willis, who assigned last Satu
day, will inventory $500 above Il
3 assets.
e John II. Lunsford, late city editor
: the EXamiuv-, las taken the same p
: sition on the Day, the evening pape
NJ. b. Davis, well known in Fo
4 Worth, occupies the loke's place on Il
: Examiner.
Judge Gerald is now considered o.
S of danger, but it will be several weel
: before he can get out Of doors.
: Rev. Jas. Mackey, ID. d., for u
o past twelve months pastor of u
Southern Methodist Church here, h
been re-appointed for another year,
n the satisfaction of his congregation.
Paul Quin College, operated here u
= der the auspices of the colored Met
= odist Church, has just received don
!. ton OF 81 600 worth of valuable boo
n for its library. The donation com
from friends in Massachusetts.
o The Stuttz dramatic company PA
: "a Celebrated Case" tonight, al
/, "Lucretia Borgian TO morrow night.
!. Weather warm and pleasant to-da
: Bushes lairly good. but cotton
weak.
e Much interest in the elections to-da
II especially Massachusetts, and the u
l. zErrE viii be eagerly awaited tonne
IS row morning to learn the latest ~
3 fullest news.
q Ex-POliceman Killed.
y Frederick, Nd, November 6.-in