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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-31
TEXAS NOTES.


Abilene is complaining of muddy
roads.
Sneak thieves have been pilfering at
Corpus Christi.
The thieves and pickpockets have
been doing the Sherman races.
Counterfeit silver halves and quar-
tiers are in circulation at Sherman.
The Blanco Star Vindicator denies
the report that 1t is going TO move to
Kyle.
A steam boring machine is used by
cattlemen TO dig water on the Western
prairies.
The papers and people of San
Antonio are after Judge NOonan with
a sharp stick.
Frank Brazelton, formerly of THE
GAZETTE, is holding cases on the Co
manche Chief.
Some of the stockmen in the Pam
handle are already complaining of too
much cold rains.
"Lone Pine; or the Demon of the
Prairies," is serial running in the
Caldwell Register.
The Houston Age threatens to start
as morning paper ditto the Journal;
ditto the defunct Post
One hundred aud sixteen students
are in attendance on the Polytechnic
academy at Midlothian.
MANS inhumanity TO woman" was
the text from which petticoated lee
turer preached in Jefferson.
Wagon loads Of turkeys are being
brought to Denison from the nation,
and are meeting with a ready sale.
The Travis county court has inn
posed fine Of 5000 on saloonist for
selling liquor to an habitual drunkard.
There is wave of religious regener-
alton flowing over Comanche county,
The Chief has ON its life preseryer and
will not be engulfed In it,
An exchange says no Office in Bowie
county is worth the worry, imposition
and expense to which candidates are
subjected by dead-beats who wish TO
sell their mythical influence.
The grand jury of lei Paso has rec
commended that committee be APP
pointed to look into the finances of the
county, and also TO consider the re-
establishment of poor farm,
Houston is having run on items OF
excitement. There have been shoot
ings, Opponents, burglaries, peri
grinating crazy folks and all manner
Of things startling aud unusual.
Some one who evidently has a
grudge against the postmaster at
Corpus Christi sent q letter TO that
Office addressed TO the prettiest girl in
town. The p. M Is afraid to decide.
A Cleburne youth OF fifteen tried to
obtain license to marry a child OF
tender years. The parents OF the little
miss took her with them on trip to
Tennessee, leaving the young man
alone Ia his glory.
The lines OF proposed new county,
to be called Winkler and to border on
Mcclellan, Limestone, Freestone, Ellis
and Navarro counties, have been run
and map OF the new county Is IN
course Of preparation.
! It has been discovered that prairie
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-31
Special TO the Gazette.
THE BUSINESS WORLD.
CANADIAN TRADE wIrn MENIoo.

CANADIAN TRADE WITH MEAICo.
OTTAWA, ONT, Oct. 3O,-The senate
of Mexico yesterday ratified the agree
ment between Great Britain and Mex
leo. The president approved the
agreement and cordial relations be
tween the two governments are now
consummated after a lapse of many
years. This result has chiefly been
brought about by representation from
the Canadian government and no
doubt steps will be at once taken to
increase and develop the Canadian
trade with Mexico now that amity has
been established.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-31

dogs bore their holes isFn uua
is struck. One well i dlga
all parts of the dog city Ais .
tapped by a spur from essy \
They sometimes dig oyIelsl
feet deep.
An insane man in Galyeig
a horse hitched TO q post,
himself with a razor dellns
preached and disembowela
NAL. He then very quietly
door bell of the owner 90
informed him what he had
Pedro Gonzales, livingon
ranch at HilariO, on the
bitten by a mad leopard %
The animal had bitten
and hogs, all of which az
ately. The leopard vas
Gonzales is under medlcn
When Prosecuting Attoln,
of Medina county arose 70
In court and announces
ready for trial in the ceis's|
cutting cases, twentysh
appeared and all pleaded
court assessed a small nls
and this settles it.
The Blossom Prairie By
venture in the newspape,
is published by Geo. r ns
presents a very geod app
friend, we advise George
ueational editor, kill his ~
quarantine against a leu
Sunday-school column y
news in cold, hard nugge@
win every time
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-31
nLAINE,s nEuErTIoN.

NEW YORK, Oct. 8O.--Ilong before
the hour appointed for the reception
TO Blaine, given by the ladies of
Brooklyn, the Academy Of Music was
crowded and people are going away
unable to get In. Although the
occasion belonged to the
women, there were many men
present. Rev. DIR. Deprense
delivered am address, portions OF which
were warmly applauded. When he
introduced Mr.. Blaine everybody
arose and cheered and IL is probabie
that never 80 large a number Of hand
kerchiefs floated in that hali. Blaine
bowed repeatedly and after silence
was restored made a very grace
fuI little speech IA acknowledgment
OF the compliment extended him. h.
placed great stress on the influence
exertei hy the ladies' not only in this
campaign but In all things.
After be ladies' reception Mr. Blaine
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-31

was driven to the residence OF S. V.
White, where he dined with other
guests, including John SHERMAN, ex-
secretary of the treasury, Rev. Edwin
Beaver and Mayor Lowe. The In
element weather continued through
out the evening, Notwithstanding
which the Brooklyn Academy of Music
was again packed by the admirers Of
Blaine. Very many ladies were pres
ent. The meeting was under the au-
spices Of the Kings County Campaign
club. Hon. A. w. Tenne was elected
president. At 7:45 p. m. Gen. FIRE.
mont entered the hall and received
quite an ovation, which he acknow
lodged in a few remarks.
AS Blaine entered he was
received with wild applause, the en-
tire audience rising and cheering and
waving hats and handkerchiefs. 1t
was several minutes before the APP
pIause subsidized when Mr.. Blaine was
introduced by Mr.. Tenney. The en-
cheer after cheer with sew
eral tigers" were given. Mr..
Blaine then made a brief
speech giving summary Of the effects
that are to follow continuance of the
Republican party in power.
From the Academy OF Music Mr..
Blaine and Gen. Fremont were driven
to the Grand opera. house, where the 9
was another great crowd outside and
a very large audience On Mr.. Blaine's
appearance there was repetition on
smaller scale Of the scene mt the Acad-
envy, and Mr.. Blaine then made an
other speech.
From tie Grand opera house Blaine
was tab In carriage to Williams
burg, where, Notwithstanding the
rain, the great Open-air meet
ing had held its ground two
hours waiting for Blaine, and when
he appeared the enthusiasm was great.
He spoke on the tariff, and was heart
lily applauded.
BLAINE IN BOSTON.
BOSTON, MASS Oct. 3O.-Upon
Blaine's arrival in Boston Monday he
will proceed to the Hotel
Brunswick, where he will
dine. AT dinner there will
be present representatives of the army
and navy and prominent gentlemen OF
the city. Blaine will leave for Au-
gusta early Tuesday morning, reaching
that city in season to vote.
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USING FRAUD.

NEW YORK, Oct. 800 Col, John ].
Freeman, founder of the colored Repub-
lican association, was arrested to-day by
order of the district attorney on charge
of violating the election laws. The
district attorney claims that he has
received information that colonization
is being carried on in the Ninth as
sembly district. Two colored detect
ives were put on the case and after
shorC time they found that the work
of colonlzlng was being carried
ON by Freeman and hence
his arrest. Freeman endeavored
to get detectives to register as living in
the district. He is charged with at
tempting to induce men to register IL
legally and with felony under the
present election laws. Jas. Sands,
coloTed, Henry Saloman, Geo. Es-
tricher aud John Stephens were also
arrested on the same charge, indict-
ments having been found against
them Freeman was at one time at
tached TO the district attorneys office
and later employed IN the surrogate's
office.
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How Hancock Took HI

WASHINGTON, Oct "
of the Sunday Herald
friend of Gen. Hancock :.
following editorial parssnl
(which one Of the deis
dates for the presidency
will take his defeat as q1l'll
Gen. Hancock? Ills WIZ ".
the story TO the writer n
the night of the election IA
bed az Z O'Clock w
out. When she begg~ \
to retire so carly
would probably be SONG ..
would want to see hin w,
said emphatically: y KY a''I
one tonight ! am 80 49, VIZ
TO bed ut once, so ne l ~. (,
50 soundly that when w
stayed up TO hear the h9 hia
bed she did not disturb
he awake until 5 o'clock 4
ing. when, Mrs. HanOSs I.
coughing spell, he rouse \
ask her IL She had hes,SSs .j
She said she had, ans au
Waterloo for you" ..,,d.
IAN right he sn l,ss ",
ing over was soon SVu
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TO HAVE CHARGE OF TIE FAST
FREIGHT LINES.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 30.-It is un-
derstood in railroad circles that G.. w.
Restine of the TranscontlnentaT ASSOC
citation is soon to become traffic man
ager of the Atlantic & Pacific and will
have charge of the fast freight line of
the Atlantic q Pacific, the Atchlson,
Topeka & Santa Fe and the st. Louis
& San Francisco roads.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-31
TEXAS POLITICS.
Trouble Anticipated.
ipeclal to the Gazette.

Trouble ANTICIPATED.
Special TO the Gazette,
LAREDO, TEN, Oct. 3O.-Last night
from o'clock until after u, the town
was wild with excitement. Two po-
litical clubs, the Democratic and the
Reform, were out in full force, and as
the ball (whisky) mounted upwards
the crowds became proportionately
boisterous and at one time
serious fight seemed eminent
Knives and pistols were drawn and
policemen who attempted TO arrest
some Of the parties, were struck with
sticks and stones. The Times, the
organ of the Reform party, sends forth
challenge in to-day's issue to the
effect that the club will parade again
on Saturday night and that Its MEM
bers will be prepared to defend them
selves. Trouble Is expected.
Upson's Speech.
Special to the Gazette.
BAN ANTONIO, TEX, Oct. 30.-Pollt-
ical speeches and barbecues in the
country are now the order of the day
and night. Col. Epson made brilliant
address last night solely on the tariff
question. Hon. Il. j. Breckenridge
of Austin occupied the stump this
evening with a solid talk for Cleveland
and Hendricks.
The johnson County Contest
Special 10 the Gazette.
CLEBURNE, Ten, Oct. 30.--Interest
in the county elections is working up
to a white heat and almost eclipses all
interest In the national ticket. The
principal fights are over the offices of
county Judge, representative and tax
collector Until the votes are counted
no man can tell how these offices will
The Caidron Settling.
Correspondence OF the Gazette,
TEMPLE. TEX, Oct. 20.--Polities is
warming up wonderfully here of late;
candidates for county Judge had dis
cussion at the opera-hall last night,
and were listened to by large assem-
| bly,.
| candidates for representative, spoke
here at 10 o'clock to-day, and tonight
we are TO have toreh-hght procession
a grand rally and Democratic ratiiica-
ton, and speaking by eminent speak
ers, under the auspices OF the Young
| Mems Democratic club. Some of the
speakers have already arrived, among
others Hon. Geo. w. Tyler, presiden'
tIal elector for this district, Judge
blackburn OF Burnett, hessrs. Brown
NO and Wilkes of Lanlpasas, Bell OF
| Hamilton. and Scales Of Bolton.
Many others will join In our ratifica-
ton.
Special to the Gazette.
DENTON. TEX, oct. 30.--Excitement
over the coming election is growing
brisk. The candidates are getting
down 10 close work and calculations
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TRADE WITH ruE WEST INDIES.

LONDON, Oct. 30-The Daily News
is informed that preliminary negotia-
tions are proceeding between England
aud America with view to establish
improved commercial relations be-
tween America and the British West
India colonies. At the present time
the duties on breadstufls injuriously
affect the West Indies.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-31

such as they have done at no previous
time in the canvass. There will be a
slight Prohibition and straight Green
back vote polled in this county, but 1t
will be in either case much less than
is claimed by adherents to these
causes. Usually our citizens are not
inclined to throw their votes away
when they have so many reasons for
knowing it as they now have before
before them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-31
Rentrro vs.. Nelson.

Rentfro vs.. Nelson.
Special TO the Gazette.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX, Oct. 3d.
The political pot is beginning to boil
furiously and the Republicans are
making strenuous efIortc to carry
Nueces county for Rentiro, in which
they will fail. The colored people met
Tonight to decide between RontfrO and
Nelson.
The white Democrats also meet TO
further Democratic success.
Cried Down.
Special TO the Gazette,
DE LEON, TEX, Oct. 3O.-Candidates
for the Legislature of the Seventy-sev-
enth district, composed of COmanche
and Brown counties, spoke at this
place last night. Col. Barnes of Brown
wood made an eloquent speech and
was loudly applauded when in con-
clusion he stated that he was a Wash
Jones man. A crank by the
name of Harris, from Brown
county, also an aspirant, made an at
tempt to speak. One of his thrusts
was that Barnes had not paid the doc
tor bill for the case of the piles. There
being several ladies present he was
Missed down, the audience being thor
oughly disguised.
When our county aspiTant, w. o.
Hamilton, took the stand he held his
audience for one hour. He will be
elected by large majority.
Hon. q. w. Jones will carry the
county by large majority at least.
For Norton.
Special TO the Gazette,
GAINESVILLE, TEX, Oct. 30. A
large number of the colored voters OF
this city assembled at their school
house to take action in reference to
their support of candidates for state
officers. Considerable discussion was
had, and when the vote was taken
Norton received large msjority.
Those who favored Jones expressed q
willingness to be governed 10y the ma
jOrity. Another meeting has been
called by them to consider preferences
for precinct, county and. district offices
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The Indians Of Cal, ~ =
ture baskets which s n'lssd
They are made OF . .,,ollrs
that grows ON the 'P ms d
eighty miles east @ lido d
Tie border Of the Celo' llgl,.
baskets are said 70 " Ma y
than any tin, galylAa.l..,..els 9
other kind Of reesp'ea, sl
They are exsensiye,,yy, s 81
with constant nse'
years,
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24
THE MEXICAN PLAN.

How the Greasers Enforce Demands for
Government Claims on Banks-A Call for
81, goo Refused, and $4,000 Forcibiy
Taken Instead.
LAREDO, TEX. Mays.
About noon yesterday a company OF
Mexican Federal troops marched from
the garrison and formed into line in front
of Milmo Bros, bank in New Laredo.
A peremptory demand was made for
81, 900 claimed due the Government. and
upon refusal by Mr.. Dave Miimo, an
American citizen and part owner of the
bank, the Government officials entered
the bank and took outtwenty sacks of sill
yer of $500 each and marched off. There
is intense excitement on both sides of
the river. Reports from Del Rio say the
excitement over the Mexican raid still runs
high. The Mexicans living in Del Rio are
moving across the river and threats of re-.
taliation by Americans are heard. A house
belonging to Alvino Perez, the leader of
the Mexican gang, was burned in Eagle
Pass last night and no attempt made to
save it or questions asked as to how it
caught fire.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24
LATE NEWS ITEMS

In the Senate on The 9th the Indian APP
preparation bill was taken up. The Senate
amendments increase the appropriation
S757, 413, making the total sum to be appro-
priated $6,213,S02. Pending debate on he
bill the Senate went into executive session.
..eo.In the House a remonstrance from the
Louisville Board of Trade was presented
against the enactment of a bankrupt law.
The bill passed granting the widow of
General Frank P. Blair an additional PEN
sion.
THE Greedy relief steamer Thetis arrived
at st. Johns, N. F., on the 9th.
MINISTER SARGENT will be banqueted
previous to his departure from Berlin.
| R. j. MCKIM, a member of the Canadian
Parliament, has been arrested for forgery.
A NEW edition of the Medical and Surgi-
cal History of the War of the Rebellion
will be issued shortly.
The National Medical Association, in
session at Washington, adjourned sine
die ON the 9th.
/ MANY buildings were damaged by thun-
der-storms in several Eastern States, on
the 9th.
GOVERNOR CLICK of Kansas is in CORE.
/
located the Benders.
CONGRESSMAN HEWITT viii introduce
bill to amend and simplify the present
tariff law.
MORE witnesses are coming forward
in the Sharon divorce case and confessing
to perjury.
JAMES S. COLEMAN. (colored) was hanged
at Columbia, S. c., on the 9th, for the muir
der of Sarah Willis.
Ex-MAYoR SAUNDERS of Lawrence,
Mass, has been held to bail charged with
ballot-box stuff1ng.
Ex-CoRoNER Hope, of Cincinnati, has OBJ.
tanned Judgment of six and one-quarter
cents against the Commercials Gazette for
libel.
AN engine and dozen cars were
smashed on the night of the Sth near Hunt
ingdon, Pa, by the wreck of freight
train.
AN attachment suit has been brought by
the Marine Bank against Grant & Ward,
and General U. S. GRANTS made co-defend-
ant. Wards elegant residence has been
deserted by the family and is in the hands
of the Sheriff.
Two children persisted by; TIE burning
of school building in Roth Rockville, |
Pa, which was struck by lightning on the
9th.
AN additional appropriation of 100000 |
has been recommended by the secre-
tary Of War for the Southern flood suf-
fers.
THE London Times explains the Kisses
with which Gladstone was greeted at the
Health Exposition as condemnation of
the treatment Of the Government towards
General Gordon.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24
F1aHr1Na between the Chinese and Black

FIGHTING between the Chinese and Black
Flags is reported at Lao Ri.
| The new law governing explosives, pre-.
sented in the German Bundersrath on the
| 18th, is very severe, penal servitude and
violation of the law.
| EXCITEMENT in New York over the fall
ure Of the Marine Bank has quieted down,
and the belief is now expressed that it
could have been averted by proper man.
agement.
On the 7th the commissioners appointed
to represent the various States at the
Worlds Exposition in New Orleans met in
Washington. Plans and suggestions were
discussed.
JAMES CLARK, confidential clerk of Ru-
dolph Hochkoher, commission merchant of
San Francisco and Hungarian Con-
sui there, is short $4,000 in his accounts.
The sessions of the American Forestry
Congress at Washington closed on the
9Th.
LAST year the American Bible Society
circulated 1,357,051 copies of the Bible in
this country and 451 ,1G4 copies abroad.
COMMISSIONER EVANS has ordered a
change in the manner of collecting the
matured tax on whisky, to take effect
August 1.
DR.. KELLER, of Arkansas, at the Medical
Convention at Washington, D. c., on the
8th, said in few years cremation would be
regarded as sanitary necessity.
THE International Health Exposition in
London, held under the presidency of the
Prince of Wales, was formally inaugurated
on the Sth with imposing ceremonies by
rival the Fisheries Exposition.
THE alleged bribery in connection with
the late Kentucky Senatorial election
has been found by the committee of inves.
tigation to have no existence in fact.
On the 8th an investigation of the affairs
of the Marine Bank was begun. Excite
ment has moderated, the general impress
sion being that PresidenC Fish was hasty
in his action.
PAPERS found in the possession of SOL
diers slain in the late instruction at
Fuigeros, Spain, indicate that the military
conspiracies were extended and growing
formidable.
On the Ssh the spring meeting of the Ken.
lucky SSSoc1dtAon began at Louisville WIN
warm weather and the track ankle deep in
mud.
THERE were rich. developments in the
Sharon divorce case on the Sth. A colored
witness who had previously testified in be.
half of Miss Hill acknowledged she had
been bribed to perjure herself.
On the Sth seaman Nindermann resumed
his testimony before the Jeanette Commit.
tee Of inquiry. Testimony was also given
by John P. Jackson, Paris correspondent
of the New York Herald.
THE Methodist Episcopal General Con-
ference at Philadelphia on the 8th dis.
cussed the use of the church hymnaIs.
Rev. c. C. McCabe, of New York, said
the people would sing such hymns as they
please, no matter what the Conference
said.
THE steamer Titania with the crew and |
passengers of the State of Florida landed |
at Montreal on the 9th. Crowds were gath
cred at the wharf to see them. The stories |
Of the disaster are heartrending.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE railways of Canada have abolished
special privileges to commercial travellers
!, THE Bishops at the Methodist General
Conference in Philadelphia give the in
crease in church membership for the past
four years as 90, 232.
/ NUMEROUS arrests of persons supposed
to be Nihilists and of artillery officers said
to have been connected with the murder OF
General Sudeiken, are reported from st.
| Petersburg.
| The Project of Police of Berlin is in re.
ceipt of letters threatening to blow up the
| Parliament Chambers upon Bismarck's
next appearance.
The Finance Committee of the Senate
| ported adversely after another meeting Of
the committee.
The Vatican will shortly issue another
plea for the independence of the Propa.
ganda, and against the confscation of the
property.
THE New York Produce Exchange moved
into their new building on the 9th, the
members marching from the old building
to the New one in a drenching rain.
The Grand Orient Of Italy has published
a reply to the Pope's encyclical letter
against secret orders.
THE suspension of Dunlap & Twaddell,
jute spinners, Glasgow, with liabilities of
$4,000, is announced.
The Court of Inquiry to examine into
the conduct of the Fourth Regiment during
the Cincinnati riots convened at Dayton on
the 9TH. 1t will be in session week or
longer.
THUS far this year the total exports of
domestic cottons have been 52,7i2 pack
ages, against 81, 986 the same time in 1879,
the largest quantity in any previous year.
A GENERAL strike of the stove molders
in Pittsburgh and Allegheny is looked for
within few days.
CONSIDERABLE of panic was caused in
New York on the 9th by the failure of the
Marine Bank of that city and the suspen-
sion of Grant Sc Ward, bankers and bro
kers. The bank had capital of 500, 1000
and a surplus of $500, 900. The failure of
Grant & Ward was occasioned by the coll
lapse of the bank. Jay Gould takes a
hopeful view of the situation of the coun-
try, financially and commercially. and
AoSS AASS IAAAlAA pLiO SAoA Oo%4h III 4NSW
York amounted to much.
The steamship Nevada, sunk in collision
with the Romano, was valued at $200, 900.
The Swiss Republic wants to get rid of
the salvation army.
IN consequence of a severe hail storm,
hea, ~ damage to crops is reported near
DAT Scn, o.
n r American MediteSpopean squadron
at Tenedos.
Ih5RrNG the year past donations and
LegscEss TO the American tract Society are
givsen at So, 1863. ess
ACSoRb.N the annual report of the
La ebore Roaahe increase in net earn
,ngs for~ahe year were $343,9 800.
On the 7th the Allentown Iron Works,
Philadelphia, Pa, were sold for $50, 900, and
will soon be running again.
Two English railroad companies, owing |
% the depression in trade, have discharged
800 employees and cut down salaries ten
per cent.