Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-10

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S' %a.n hi n,sgi,ssl3sss o,-tho rcsig,;
natijR of B(Cer Cameron, general
hecou,r receiver OF public moneys ~
Tucson, A.izoHS, causes much com,
mrnt i'm pSnical circles. IL is well
ltnpWn that ne has been engaged IN
numerous illegal aud fraudulent acts
and fears investigation by the depart
u,ent will shortly take place. 1t Is
thnught TINT he has only taken The
lat u. sitiun To deceive the puuiic, his
renl intentions being To- flee the cnllii-
try after arranging his property. rus
confirmation ny the stntte is doubtful
f A PETITION.
AIuxey to-day Presented petition
RON thu tobacco dealers of Paris, pray
iny for an appropriation to pay the re-
bate on mauulaatur tobacco. ihc
matter has bren referred - the appro-
priutlohs committee.
rnE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
The bill increasing The captal stock
of the First National bank OF Fort
Worth 20 $500, 0U0w In,s., dstoday by
senator Goee. Wrlibb,u suys the bill
was reported Glvhabl! by the hplklng
and currency committee, and lie WAS
confident IL would PAS The house.
This Is the first ill OF interest to teNas
w'iicn has passed congress TINS ses-
SION.
THE LAND AGENTS.
Jane Gunlge OF Texas to-day flied
application with tho public lands
cai,tnlssioupr 10 bn heard in oppUsi
lion to the reXA Pacific ltnd grants,
If the attorneys for the Huntington
company ARE allowed to speak, Chair
man Cobb hR- ~ tilted the attorneys
that the commissioner would hear ar
gumpnLs tomorrow, and says that
lule dclay can be allowed b, fore the
bill declaring forfeiture viii br report
cd favurahly 20 the housc. The aitor-
neys wish to defer matters.
CArrhH DEALERS CONVENTION.
The cattle dealers convention meets
here tom rrbw The house com.
milttec on agriculture will confer viii
the delegates us 10 the bet steps Ia
take in congress to prevent the spread
of contagious discusses
POSTAL MATTERS,
Charles Blown was commissioner
postmaster at Mollsary, PRESTO c0un
", and NirgiLi Davis ut Goodrich
Cornelius Craudall, postmaster al
Crnudali kautllHan county, wa
placed uuder S5OU bond Areola post
office, Fort Bend county, has dlscon
tinurd the mil To Duke. rhe mai
will hereafter leave l4taua for ONlul,
ON Saturdays, and from Saint Joe I,
Forrestbuugh ,hrec times weekly.
THE TrNhs pELEGATioH.
All the Irxas deiet alton cxcep
Hancock have been attending con
press since BE Close of the holidays
Hancock has written To his friend
here from texas tuu Inc wilt be una
bic attend iOg suur days yet.
By Associated re,S.
COMMITTEE WORK.
Washingluu, JANUARY . The bank
Ing aud currency committee was OF
gamiz,d this morning. The genera
question OF IL. isiHiiou TO prevent
contraction OF national bunk curreuc
was britily discussed, Potter, Hun
and Armeutrou, me Democratic men
beers OF The committee, tx pre- kvd then
selves decidedly In .Hyor of such legi,
iatinn, aud were trends al the nation
al banking system. Pnuei gave motto
that he pnpo,d to .introdu"e hi
providing Tor exchange uf eXistin
bonds Tor twenty year two per cen
bonds, and providing that circu attic
issued ON such honds should not b
subject 10 the one per cent lax.
The bill authorizing tie First n;
tionul bank uf Fort Worth to ilereus
It's capital stock not exceeding $500 d
was acted upon tavnably.
he house COMMITTEES on election
vteinined that Tie Chnlmpfs-Mal
ninp contest would be considered a
pIiina iaria ri2llt next Monday.
The housi'ucmmitee on agricultul
this, morning 0i,eussed in u gener
way'the su6lrel 81 pltnro pueumbn
in caltle. Loring, commissioner of II
ricuiture, xprees, q iis views on Il
subject IN short speech. Gyinuel
Iowa, chairman of the committee n
pointed by "A convention OF ca,tlem,
IN Chicago 10 visit Washington in Il
interest OF Legislation with reference