Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-02

solve the battery oil cannon at MUSIC
hall, only ten were men and the rest
were boys, some very bad
ones. while others seemed to
want excitement only. The crowds
thus deprecated from honest men,
misguided but animated by righteous
wrath kindled against systematized in
amy of the most outrageous character,
~ n vicious rabbleof boys IN the hands
of The lowest desperadoes. The ex-
cited people had real grievances to he
gn with. The administrator of Grim.
inal law here has been damnable, and
the influence of criminals in public
affairs was alarming. That which has
happened will, we may hope, make
irresistible the influences that lead to
better ways.
Cincinnati, April 1.-The funeral of
Can't. ]. j. Desmond of the militia,
killed In Saturday nights riot, took
took ploce to-day from the Cathedral.
4 detail of troops attended, and deep
feeling prevailed.
Portions of the soldiers are being or.
dered home, the Thirteenth and Four
teenth regiments from Hillsboro and
Columbus respectively, including the
independent companies. Governors
Guards and Duffy Rifles, colored. from
Columbus, started homeward this
afternoon. These regiments have been
ON continuous duty three days and
nights at the court house aad Jail, de-
Tending the barricades, the most dan
gerous points, and were also the object
of the attacks of the mob. Before
starting to the depot the troops were
drawn up in line before the Jail and
highly congratulated, and commend
ating dispatch from Gov. HOadly was
read to them. The governor spoke Of
the dangerous position they had de-
Tended and of the bravery shown by
the officers and men and thanked
them heartily for the soldierly manner
in which they had responded to the
call and discharged the perilous
duty.
The troops remaining in the city are
not yet on active duty. The First,
Second, Fifth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth
and Seventeenth, together with The
batteries, will take the places
of those ordered home
and will themselves gradually
be returned to their respective homes.
AMENDING THE Loss. -.-,
TIE courts have been re- established
in the public library buildings.
Copi.- of pleadings will be submitted
for the originals on application TO the
court. The grand jurS will resume
their sessions at once, and arrangenis
will be made for the speedy trial OF
criminal eases. Members of the. bar
have appointed "a coihmittee to ascer.
tain and report what legislation il nee
esslry to cure the loss of the records
aud legal papeis. One plan
suggested is the establishment of a
record court commission to hear and
determine ! roof of lost records and tc
record the result OF such records TO be
held by all courts IA prima iacie cvi'
dence, title or other acts involved
Several suggestions have been made
looking TO the better administration
of the criminal law.
| The committee of one hundred ap
pointed by the mayor to assist him
organized permanently by the election
of Hon. VIM. 5. Groesbecll chairman
and julius Dexter secretary.
Israel Gatz, Of the Governor:
Guards, Columbus, dieu to-day at thu
hospital from the fleet Of "A wound re
ceived by the accidental discharge OF
gun.
The barricades about the court hous
and Jail cease to attract much attention
now. Crowds still gather about them
Mcny people went within the lines to
day on passes to look at The ruins
Quite number of women were anon
tne Sipht-speTS,