Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-22
NEWS FROM SHERMAN.
Col. Elliott on the Texas Exhibit at
New Orleans Colored Teach
ers in Our Schools.
A Democratic Pole Raised + The Old Col
lTsyille Injunction Suit Settled
-0lhor Notes,

Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEN,, Sept ai.- Three
several public gatherings took place in
the city last night; at wnich all tastes
had chance Tor qualification.
Col. Elliott addressed rather small
audience In the dlstric. court-room,ex-
planting what has been 80 far accom-.
plished and what Is yet In cantempla.
/ uon TO make the Texas exhibit ~ the
New Orleans exposition excel all other
states. His statements regarding
the mineral wealth OF Tex
as We're quite q surprise
to those OF us VINO had never invesli-
gated the subject, and when the whole
wealth-minerAl, vegetable and me-
chanical--is put there for the in
spection Of the world others will be
surprised, also. The ladies constituted
the greater part OF his audience and TO
their efforts alone are we Indebted FOR
l all that has been doue In Gray sou coun-
| " towards sending an exhibit from
this place. The business men OF Sher.
man have 90 far neglected to give any
encouragement or work 81 this enter
prise,
While Col Elliott was speaking, the
county court room In the west end of
the same house was occupied by n
meeting OF colored citizens called to-
gether by the school trustees, for the
purpose Of full explanations and n bets
ter understanding ON the subject of
teachers in the colorCd school Of the
I city. Complaints of ugly conduct
were made some montha ago against
Prof. Lewis, principal OF the
school, which, upon Investigation,
were not entertained anu he
was retained In his position Later
still a long petition was addressed TO
the trustees asking his removal, aud
a counter petition OF even greater
length followed, asking his retention.
In fact, Africa was In tumult, but
when the trustees, through a forcible
speech from Mai, Rncker, explained
/ the whole subject aud gave them all
the facts ON which they had acted,
good feeling was restored, and the
hundred or more c0ntending patrlnroha
appeared 10 be in full fellowship and
harmony once more.
After these meetings were over a
crowd OF Democrats living ON East
Houston street, having become I'M
I patient at the failure 10 raise that pole
IN the courthouse yard, determined 10
raise one OF their own. They had
already secured n nice hickory over
one hundred feet long, and had every
: appliance ready Ia set IL erect with
q streamer afloat Inscribed with the
/, names OF Cleveland aud Hendricks. In
n short time the pole was raised amid
!, the shouts OF au enthusiastic crowd aud
u before the echoes died away neigh.
/, boring rooster rang out his clarion
q notes OF defiance which the boys In.
. terpreted to be n good omen Of victory
A keg OF beer was tapped, all hands
communed, three or four speeches weri
made, the clock struck twelve, and Ia
l. difference 70 the Sabbath day they al
!. left for home, feeling glad that they
d mad Joined.
. George w. Newcome of Kentucky
. town died this morning at o'clocl
4 at the residence of his kinHman, Mr.
a Ballard, Oh East Jones street Ia Thu
city. Mr.. Newcome was one OF the OLE
a settlers OF Grayson county, having
come here with colony when younI
! man and assisted in locating the towT
!. lie lived In which they named in homo
4 of the state OF their nativity. He lef
! home few days ago 90 attend court In
sherman, where he was taken wit.
= congestion of the bowels and died III
, above stated. His wife was sum
a lmoned 10 his bedside yester-
, day but when she arrived
n he was unconscious ard remained 10
! until the last. Their son, John New
come, was regarded as beyond recOy
!. cry from the same disease when the
mother started 10 sherman.
. The Horse Shoe saloon, on North
Travis street, was closed last night by
I attachment sued out by Mattlngly 4
! Ricketts,.
Yesterday afternoon a match game
Of base ball was played at the park
between the Richardson club
and the Clippers of sherman,
e which resulted In victory for Sher-
k man 10y "A score OF II too
!. Another game WAS arranged for this
afternoon, and la addition 20 this the
l. Sherman Silver Cornet band will dis
;, course some sweet mueic during the
G time of the play. The band boys had
!, arranged for an open-air concert, but
Q concluded 10 take the base balllsts In
y and add another attraction for the
i amusement and recreation Of our PEG
g pie during tie long Sunday afternoon
I j.. o, Martin, Esq, re
b turned to-day from a commercial
- trip through the Panhandle. He me
n our young friend aud former Shermar
II citizen, Luclus Dills, az present states
, attorney for tho Panhandle district
g. and found the young man full OF worl
d In his professional duties. Heis can
., didate for reelection, with two oppo
&. nenta, but Mr.. Martin thinks his pros
y pect for success most flattering indeed
In November he expects TO find tim
for a visit home after an absence 6
nearly three years.
correspondence Of the Gazette.
SHERMAN. TEX, Sept. 20. = III
long contested and hard fought IN
=, junction suit instituted eeyeral year
:, ago In our district court by the citizen
! Of old ColllnsvilIe against the bDilt
y ing of a new and rival town near Ia