Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-08
DUYAL COUNTY.
The Lentcn Season-Pe Personal and Local
Dots from San Diego.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
San Diego, March 5.-There is really
very little of interest occurring here
Just at this time. The season of Lent
IL generally quiet, not to say dull, in
such communities rs ours, made up of
very strongly predomlnating Cath
ollie influence, and then there has been
so much gayety lately that the reac
ton had to come. You know the old
saying-"after storm comes calln."
Well so IL Is with lis. The calico bail
has left pleasant "reminiscences, but our
people have settled down 10 theirdai!y
vocations as -quietly as possible, but
the artisans saw and hammer may be
heard at almost every turn. Improve
ments continue steadily making their
mark, and several Of our citizens are
taking advantage of the present lull to
prepare for more stirring times, which
are sure to come soon. There are a
good many of the genus homo, yclept
drummers, here, and several cattle,
horse and sheep buyers.
stepped into Macs saloon casually
to-day, and found it undergoing a
thorough renovation. The proprietor
told me that he proposed TO recon-
stfuct considerably and render his
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that is, west Of the San Antonio river
| Several new houses are being built,
and Mr.. G.. TOvar Is fitting up quite a
large store, which is to be occupied by
II Morris of Corpus Christi MS branch
house to his large establishment in the
city by the sea.
One of the members of our gun club
met with quite an accident at their
7 cheating nh x4l iph t,Fti
might have resulted very seriously, for
tunately turned out Ia he but II trivial
affair. Mr.. Alf Bidder while placing
one OF the glass balls in the revolving
trap, was violently struck in the mouth
by the ball being thrown from the trap
suddenly and pectedly on account
of the spring breaking, and part OF
the trap as well as the ball struck him
null in The mouthand face bathing his
face in blood and filing it with pieces
Of glass from the broken ball. For
tunately none went into his eyes, The
conclusion knocked him down, and
for u moment or two IL Ind the look OF
! an awful affair." but Ali is all right
now, aud in II short time there will be
no trace left Of the accident though
his escape was providential, or nj least
very fortunate
Our merchant prince, Mr.. Frank
GueSdan, the head of the firm pf
dueydan Bros Is soon expected back
nom France, where he has been for
some time, and will bring fine stool;
OF French goods to add To the already
large and well assorted stock that they
! always keep on hand. This establish
ment Is by far the largest business
house In San Diego, and does heav,
trade with the rancheros and especially
with tue sheepmen.
The Perrinot Bros. are sinking :
Well with their new machinery. They
are energetic, persevering young men.
ana deserve success, which do not
doubt they VIII obtain. intend Ia
give you u description OF this great
oorer, hut have not had time vet Ia
. examine II sufficiently myself, but
there Is no doubt about Its being great
J. pore las the block said to the auger'
ana augur or predict that they will
pore down to water with It. Thei,
hahdivork in sinking wells and build
ing windmills in this and the adjacent
I cuuhtles ~ beginning 10 tell.
\ VuT enserprising fellow-townsmap
e = d. ne La Vega, ia waiting inlpa
liehtiy for the arrival OF his type, IL
start his paper, the Progress, which
WI, oe printed one halfin Spanish and
iinii IN English. II should have made
!. ~ appearance on the first OF the month
q ana would have done so II tie twp,
S mac come when expected.
q / nave Just learned from one of on,
eiukens, Who had business In the dis
l,lct court ofSan Patririo county. tina
,he judge OF the district failed to pul
~ an appearance, II is said, on accounl
OF ,he Illness Of his father. Hon. Il. s
= aikinson OF our city WAS chosen az tbl
speeial Judge for the term, but ther,
: Wiii not be much business transacted
+ az ms session Of the court In the
ancient city OF Saint Patrick.
!, we are terribly in need OF rain In
. this section aud tue continuous hiri,