Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-27
SHERMAN.
Dissatisfaction Expressed 0vs.s tgx Be
inoval Of the Texas & PaciAcS
Division.
Judge Binkley Thinks Republican
State Ticket May be Put Ont.
A Lively Fight Between Tobacco Drum
mers Various Entertainments,

son furnished pleasure to large num-
Der of friends. A church festival at
the North Texas college was well pa
tronized, and both young and middle
aged met on common ground to praise
the excellence of the ice cream and
other knlck-knacks dispensed by the
fair hands of some OF the loveliest
young ladies in the city. After the
edible luxuries were fully discussed
the guests repaired to the parlor of the
college boarding house and listened to
excellent music from several young
ladies who kindly volunteered to en-
tertain them. We should like to give
these sweet musicians special notice
for the splendid vocal treat we enjoyed,
but as they severally deserve compli-
ment we conclude to group them, aud
say that IL has rarely been our fortune
to listen to such musical treat.
Mrs. Onins presided at the piano
while her pupils did the singing and
this IL enough to guarantee really ar
tistic musical entertainment.
Those who were more reverently In
clined wished to crafty a desire to
know more of the land and scenes
made famous by sacred history, and
which Is 40 intimately connected
with the life and travels ofthe Messiah,
went to the little Christian church on
Houston street to hear Rev. j. w. Me-
Garvey lecture OH his travels i'm the
holy land. The small house only
furnished seats for about half who
went to hear, and after the sidewalk
was packed as far AZ the spectators
could see, many went
away disappointed. The lee
turer was provided with
Illuminated views of most of the his
toric country, with its notable build
iugs, pools, highways and mountains,
and when the learned speaker, in his
happy colloquial style led the audience
along from place to place and
pointed out its historic beauties in the
simple style of an intelligent guide,
the audience almost felt that they had
journeyed with him over the country,
and had stood by his side to study
from nature the whole scene Of bibli-
cal geography, even If they could not
take in the full scope and
benefits Of its spiritual signifi-
canoe. Mr.. McGarvey lectures again
tonight and will preach at the Travis
street Methodist church Sunday morn
ing ut II o'clock.
The merchants of Sherman are said
to feel deeply aggrieved at the action
| of the Texas Pacific Railroad company
In removing their division from this
place to BOnham, and carrying about
nifty good citizens whose homes were
here, but whose employment was on
that road. Sherman felt aggrieved at
the proposed removal, which was
agreed upon several months ago by the
company, and partly in spirit of just
resentment the city council passed an
ordinance prohibiting the further col
lection and payment Of interest on
bonds issued to this road on condition
that a division be maintained here.
In defiance of said agreement with
the projectors and builders of the road
the present company they say have
taken from us the benefits of a divis-
ion, with its necessary agents and
commercial advantages, and now they
not only propose to refuse further pay
ments on the bonds, but also propose
to divert all trade to other lines that Is
In their power. 1t is reported on the
streets that arrangements have been
perfected with the Texas Central aud
the narrow. gauge system to carry all
freight coming into Sherman and take
all her produce to other markets where
such can be done. This will cost the
i. X. i. road from twenty-five to forty
thousand dollars per month, and in
the course OF very few years the ag-
gregate sum thus diverted would
amount to enough to make even the
princely Gould consider its importance
as factor in railroad operations.
Judge Carroll OF Denton Is in the
city to-day, having come this way
from visit to Gainesville yesterday.
A FIGHT.
To-day about two o'clock Harry Col
lier and l.. J. Dyer, both representing
the blackwell Durham Tobacco com,
pany, engaged In u fisticuff in the
street between the Binkley and Beiler
hotels, which furnished an interesting
entertainment to the gentlemen sitting
about. They frescoed each others |
physlognomies quite skillmlly for few |
minutes, but before any decided con. |
quest WAS made by either friendly
policeman cam ito the rescue and took
both IN charge. His honor Mayor
Buckler called for S. and costs from
each one to heal the wounded peace of
more. '' No
BEFORE the excitement of this event
had subsidized Policeman John Harri.
son captured negro known as Long
JACK carter, on charge preferred
against him by Fort Worth detective
Tor robbery committed In that citv
jack was turned over to the detectiya
ana went with him to dig IN sion
which he had hid somewhere Ia this
city. s ~ ''iis
Judge q. 9. Binkley, chairman n,
the Republican executive committees
OF Texas, informs your correspondent
that his party is exceedingly anxious
10 have state convention called 10 nnt
y null ticket In the field, from poyer,,or
down to county offices. He saws Tho
spirit for battle has never been sn
strong In the party In ten wears mast aS
Il is now, and thinks he win be com
peied ny the force Of popular senti-
aen. 70 issue cal for a convention.
say biMhe clubs have already
been organized, and ths
,rospect now seems good for a more
' ~ state contest than we have
lad for several years.
TO our question: "What do Won
hink, Judge, will be the effect of the
independent Republican movement
m Blaine's vote In November ~ He |.
answered: II don't think il will
mount to much; everybody knows
NAT Curtis and Schurz are 'crsnks,
mo nave lost most of the influence
hsy ever had with the solid men of
ne party. The New York Times
nd Harper's Weekly can do a
no harm, but the Herald /,
laN iDjure us. tlffnk our a
'cesslons from the Irish vote of the a