Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-09
SHERMAN.
Ramos Of Judge @. O. Biniley al
Republican Candidate for Governor
Prof @. P. Lewis srsd for Breach Of
Promise Minor Notes.

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SHERMAN, TEX, Aug. s.--Judge G.
G. Binkley, hs chairman Of the Repnb-
llcsn executive committee, has called
meeting Of same ut Austin on the
18th OF August to consider the ques-
ton Of putting a Republican state
ticket In the field. IL Is TO be deter
mined by them whether the committee
will exercise the responsibility given
them by the convention at Fort Worth,
and put nut "a ticket, or call general
convention OF delegates 10 do the bust
ness. A strong sentiment of the party
In Texas IL to make Judge
Binkley a candidate for governor, and
under the circumstances there IL a GER
tain dellcscy attaching 10 the situation
In his case that makes IL quite proba-
BILE general convention will be CALI
Prof :. j. Lewis, principal Of the
Sherman city colored school. was on
trial to-day charged with aggravated as
sault on theperson OF Rosa l.. Thomas,
handsome octaroon who came on
here from Atlanta, Ga, to have the
professor comply with promise OF
marriage made, RS she alleges. before
either c,me To Texas, aud on which said
promise he obtained certain favorr.
The complainant AYERS that when
he denied tue engagement she called
him a liar and lie slapped her face
against the peace and dignity OF the
state. The whole subject has been
fully Investigated by the school board
aud they decided In favor of retaining
Lewis as principal OF the school, on
the ground that the charges were in
consistent with facts developed before
them. The charge Of assault was
not considered then, but left
10 the wisdom OF jury to determine.
DIR. John =. Moore, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church OF Sherman,
returnad yesterday from attendance
on the worlds council of the Prssby-
terrain Church In Belfast, Ireland. DR..
Moore enjoyed the elevating inter
course with eminent men there AS
sembled, and the historic scenes by
which he was surrounded In that re-
mantle cou ltry, where every stream
and mountain, and ancient castle has
been the theme OF romance, or the in
SEPARATION OF poetry for ages past.
and comes back 10 his
Western home with renewed love for
the broad plains of Texas, IA well IA u
deeper devotion to the work OF ele-
waiting his fellow. citizens In the scale
OF moral excellence.
Shnng, nlias w. ID. Staley. arrested
mt Fort Smith for completely In "a
robbery here last April, was up
before Justice Bullock This morning
for an examining trial, and was held
over In n bond Of $500
jim Bridges, for shooting Willie
Bridges and shooting Mt his father,
George Bridges, waived examination
yesterday afternoon and was held over
In n bond of 81 900 In the first and
5000 In the latter case. In default Of
bail he went To jail.
n. NJ. Willett sold twelve shorthorn
yearling bulls to "A stockman from the
territory at Sl25 per head. This stock
was bred by Mr.. Willett, aud is strictly
ilrst-class.
There will he a picnic ut Rockport
schoOl-house on this 18th In the inter
est of the ilourishipg school ut that
place. All candidates are invited, and
from the well.known hospitality of
that community they will have IL
sumptuous feast aud good time gen
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! Several visitors 10 the Dallas celebra-
ton returned this morning and report
II grand old time. They say all the
newspapers of North Texas had repre-
sentat'ves on the ground, except those
of the city of Sherman.