Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-23

| ing DifIIHfust Huu thhb Nv h"s, o'Ve
| several and eaten them. The fellow
ought 10 be fed by the state for few
/ wears If he is so hard up as that. He
needs looking after.
Denison cate CYty: Miss Dixie
/ Crooks home friends greeted her with
n full house Tuesday night at 5her-
man. The concert was decided sue
! cess and the young lady's friends can
congratulate her on having given the
! citizens OF Sherman the rarest vocal
treat they have had for many a day
/ Laredo Times. Barney and Pat
! Tiernan, the famous Two Brothersv
/ OF Galveston, have one Of the old bell
! punches enclosed in massive oaken
1 and glasa case, safe from the corroding
/ hand of time. rs IL the one they rang
go Justify when the Cid Alcalde TOOK
II little sugar In his'n" at their bar.
Corpus Christi cutler: Large ilocks
| of ducks have been seen dying south
during the last week. This would seem
! to indicate an early winter. II go, and
! It is a severe one, we may look for
! heavy losses Of stock and stockmen
say the stock will not he in a condition
to stand an carly winter.
Pamela H'dtchnaa Uncle Johnny
! Fitc, few days ago, while cutting
! down sonlo trees on his place, had the
| misfortune to cut one down on his
wife, she being in the way Of The tree
! and could not get from under II in
time 70 keep Il from falling on her
! She is badiy meahed up, one leg ana
ono thigh being broken
Marlin mn: A letter from Msr'aude
! Clarke, Miss Florence GeTald's ninn-
,ger, states that If Il suitable hell eau
( be secured the talented Texas poe;ess
/ viii make her appearance in Marlin
| November 18th, in "a Friend, f" a play
written by herself. Miss Gerald has
\ organized troupe Of her own ana will
/ star It through Texas this season. She
is q daughter of County Judge Gerald
OF Waco.
! Austin &dtssaldR: Qaitc a large
| number OF game cocks we're shipped to
1 the city yesterday tob be trained for the
coming main during the fair. Letters
4 have been recoiyed during the past
week, stating that chicken fanciers
| will be present from New York and
other cities, and this feature OF the
/ fair viii be highly attractive to those
who enjoy that kind of sport.
/ Grecnville Bdnncr: Person A. w.
s. Maytield, colored, had a preliminary
! trial before Esquire Ragsdale last
week, charged with burning negro
! church in The country. Mayiield had
formerly been the shepherd of that
flock of black sheep, but had recently
been discharged. He was also seen
near the church the night it was
burned, hence he was suspicioned and
arrested The evidence was insult
! cient to hold him and he was released,
Marlin BuH: Little Jennie Scott
! Wilson, The seven year old lecturer,
paid u a visit last Wednesday night,
( and entertained a very large crowd,
aud was pronounced 10y all to be q
\ perfect prodigy. 10 say the lea she
can entertain eome Of our most learned
men and She has blight prospect be-
ioae her. She is on her way 10 LAM
( pasas springs, accompanied by her
pDrents and sisters.
Sherman Courier Mi Turner WHO
has charge Of the county nrn, brought
his two first bales of cotton to the city
Yesterday, and with The proceeds Gf
The sale paid oil the grocery bid, for
that institution. by good manage.
meat the farm produce Is made 90 u !,
great way towards the sup
porS of cur paupers, and each year
demonstrates The wisdom Of establish
ing such an institution for the
country.
Wichita Ucrdid: Cattle shipments
are very large at this place Just now
and ii is estimated that there viii be
100 cars shipped In Che next sixty
days. This VIII swell the number OF
! cattle handled at this point to about
10000 head. Pretty good lot of cattle
to Ice received aud shipped in one lit
| tie town. Wichita Falls will certainly
nave the palm for handling the lar
| gtst number of cattle of any town in
Texas this season.
( Mckinney Bidck Way: On We'd
nesday last at 4 o'clock a. M, connec-
lion 10y telephone was made between
Mckinney and Dallas, and Mckinney
/ ana sherman. We tested the lines to
\ botb places, and were Rslonished at the
case with which we recognized the
voices OF ID. j. Kerr and our brother
! FRANK at Dallas, and Dick Hopson. at
sherman The working OF the lines is
all that could be asked, and the con
venience can hardly be estimated.
Houston 1gc: The beautiful bird
1 The Australian nRckaw ia the collen,
! ton OF Mr.. jorke Wissa, Hopped lis
! wings yesterday and few away. II was
!ast seen When passing over the most
oluce, and WAS flying south-eas;wawl
| Mr. Wiess paid SIS few days ago for
We Dird, aud would like to ret ii baeS
we hlIgnt suppose he had gone OFT in
search otn wife. But If so. his search
{ Is iiEely 10 prove fruitless. Hecan find
40 bird pretty enough for mate Coz
nlm anywhere this side OF his native
Wiids Ia Australia.
BellviIle 6}aadard Mr.. John T. Y
smith, living near Chappell Ail, ana /
formerly citizen OF this comfy Il /.
the owner Of horse that may lp 1
class'd rs genuine veteran. He L I
named after General Tom Green .
Confederate fline. he went through I
The entire war being at the commenee.
HIeit thereof lust IN the prime OF life.
! DC ilNes until next May lie will [
nave closed his thirtietl year Not (
W!hsiaitding his great age, he is still
Yul,e active, and retains much of The (,
hiSh SArt for which he was noted In
his younger days.
san Antonio Lig6t: Helen prown
me young lady mentioned us n1lssinG
from C4Strov'lie, hls been found I'm y
pashlo ia this city, Her history N Tho
oih story. \ few wears AGO size was
ielt an orphan anG placed in charge of
lle sisters at the CastIovilIe convent \
she iieit thecouvent aud was emnlovaJ
az hotel in the place. Three rdonths
9Su sue became acquainted with a
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