Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-05

faith.
Mobeetie Panhandle The lakes on
the plains are all full of water, and
the grass is the finest that has been
known for several seasons. The
Great American Desert is blooming
like the rose. and as desert is Just
simply fraud which feeds thousands
OF cattle and horses.
Meridian maze: An attempt was
made Satu day or Sunday night to
burn the college building at this place.
Fires were kindled at two places in
side the house, and at one place it
burned through the ceiling, but both
fires became eXtinguished before the
building bad sustained any further
damage.
Bolton .Jomwoh If state engineer
Britlon goes about the performances of
his duties in special car with the
railway uperintendent, he may posi-
bly, fail To ferret out any evils that may
exist. He passed through Bell county
the other day with the new superin-
tendeut Of the Missouri Pacific from
Sedalia to Taylor, Mr.. j. b. Van
Dyne.
Brenham Banner: The denizens of
Cnmpiown are still excited over the
mysterious animal that is playing
havoc with the local dogs. a number
OF Camptown colored men claim to
have seen the beast, and they describe
it as having Il head rs large as a half
bushel measure and body a. large rs a
yearling calf. 1t is accused of soaring
all the dogs and eating all the puppies
in the neighborhood.
Dallas Times; Major Penn has been
so successful in his revival at Bolton
that he has oiled his limbs pirded up his
loins, spit on his hands and will tackle
Fort Worth. We have always been a
friend to the major, have watched bis
movements against the Arch Enemy
of Man and apuiauded the strong
blows of the preacher. We are sad
dened now. The major is being be.
guiled into the home of satan, where
he is sure to fall victim TO The am
bush.
Mexia Lcdgcr: There viii arrive ia
Mexia tliis week, Il nusica! instru.
mcnt Of which can scarcely be found
in any portion Of the United States.
It is one Of the celebrated Berlin or.
che stras; anG i, the property OF Mir
sam Brnmhail, proprietor of the Bani,
saloon. who went 90 Galveston las,
week to receive it. The instrument
combines siXty-two d ftereut pieces
string, brass aud reed, all OF which can
Ice seen performing their separate
parts.
Bowie Gross 7fa,6ers. From an in
terview with Mr.. w. b. Camn. late OF
/ CLAY county. it Is learned that the
| initiatorv steps have been taken toi
| effccting an organization of the farm
/ ing aud industrial classes Of Texas. tt
| resist the encroachmenls OF heay,
Innd holders and 10 put check to the
enclosing Of large tracts Of land to
| gether with public highways by wir,
! fences. This fence question is one o
| the greastest problems that the peopl,
Of Texas has ever been called upon t,
solve.
NIobeetie p1o6onelle. CIark's outfit
h,lildin0 tanks in The Franri;lvn n.s
tute, had lively times the other night
They were caniped on II d Deer creek
and during the night cloud burst Ii,
the stream somewhere, and the waite
came down in four foot rise. TN
greatest difficulty was experienced il
getting Mrs. Mounts and her children
out Though the deep water to plac
of safety. These cloud-bursts are Of -
common occurrence here that it woul,
seem more the part of wisdom t
pitch camp little back from til
streams.
The ten o'clock freight trail
st pped at the freight house at Troup
last Saturday night to unload som
freight. When the conductor opene,
the car door and started in with h
lantern, the gas from ten barrels O
coal oil lgnited, enveioping the inte
rlof OF the car IN one great blaze. SC.l
the barrels OF oil caught. and for On
hour an immense qu nifty Of smok
went forth with AN occasional tlAm
which lighted up the surroundings fO
great distance. Some fear was anti
) c'pated for the depot and other compa
NY property, but by proper switching
OF the ear no damage was done, EXCEPT
Ing the toss OF the car nd oil.
Hin.boro Mirror: Mr.. ed. Znllico
fer, who lives in the neiuhborhood q
Irene, concluded he would place
guard over the melons. and furnish
ing some II his own clothes. dresse,
The guard up, and placed him in ia
centre of the melon patch. At mid
night the boys came, and attacked til
supposed man, made charge and cay
ttirec-a dummy: In retaliation
thcy then plucked all the melon:
piled them around the guard, apple
, the match TO bis garments, raised
yen, when aroused me owner, VIII