Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-30

Terrific Water Spout-Thirty Families
Lett Homeless--The Town Of
Mcnnrdviile Washed Away.
The Colorado River on the Rampage
County Convention Large
Freight Bill.
special 10 the caxe,,a.

Special TO the Gazette.
LAMrAsAs. May 29.--The weather
is very cloudy this evening and more
rain is expected. There Is report
here, brought by stage driver and
another man, that list Tuesday night
after heavy rain all day, the people
OF Menardville, small village In Me-
nard county, were aroused by terrible
roaring about or o'clock that night.
ana that It proved to be water spout.
A Hood OF water soon struck the town,
washing 1t with thirty families en-
tirely away. The rains have been so
bad that the telegraph wires are down.
and no further news can be obtained.
AT the same date the Colorado river
rose In few hours nineteen feet.
and at present is very high and still
rising.
Toe county convention held Satur-
day passed Off quietly and
pleasantly, and with fall
voice for 1'ilien and Hendricks,
MS our standard-bearers for the COM
ing national contest.
MIR. Henry EXall, the delegate Sc
lected at the convention of the olth
inst. to attend the Fort Worth con-
vention, is reputed to be a clever, ami
cable gentleman, sound and true
Democrat, and is no aspirant to any
political position. Mr.. Exall enjoys
the confidence of all who know MIN
as man of broad, liberal views with
great energy. \ man of integrity and
one who will defend at any and all
| III IN fhn intaraut NJ IA,
gardless of political tricksters. He is
wide-awake and adherent to his party
and thinks now is the time to achieve
q victory, and he favors a tariff for
revenue. For these reasons and many
other things that might be said the
people OF this congressional district dc
particularly desire Mr.. Exall to repre-.
sent their interest In the Chicago ma.
tional convention next July, and
further ask of the Fort Worth conven-
ton their most favorable considera.
l,ion.
The streets and overhowed district.
are becoming firm again and wagons
are coming from all directions loaded
with various commodities.
Wool still teeming in and command
ing good prices.
Considering the weather trade i
good.
Exall. Rose d McCausland just paic
$4,000 for freight on cattle 10 Nalen
tue, Neb. This was large shipment
yet these gentlemen are large cattl,
dealers.
Crops are reported as not being a
badly harmed by the recent rains ~
was surmised they would be. TIL,
, range for stock is considered bette
this season in this county than ha
been for years. Cattle and sheep ar
in fine condition.
The great town clock is now up an,
her long arms point the time to ever.
observer.
The senatorial campaign opened las
night Col. c. X. Bell of Hamilton
county, candidate for state senator 70
the Twenty-third senatorial district
, addressed a large audience at the courl
house ON the political issues of tn
day. He spoke at some length, bu
confined his remarks exclusively Z
the state. He made some charge OF
] the criminal law as defective, and sal
, the penitentiaries are inadequate 70
/ the number of convicts, etc. III
! also spoke of the asylums about in tn
same way. He opposes large land an
/ cattle corporations and particularly {
non-residents only in a limited form
| and favors n law that will force sue
5 corporations to dissolve; also favors
3 limited leasing of the public LAND
e only. He said emphatically he woul
oppose any law that would make til
carrying of six-shooters "A felony.
These with many other issues Of inte
est Mr.. Bell handled well and di
played sound logical reasoning. Cap
T, f. d. Wilks, his opponent, followe
; and held about the same issues at ba
: aud made an intelligent talk. Cap
5 Wilks, however, differs on the 81,
: shooter business. He is in favor I
/ making law that will make the ca
i rying of such weapon felony. I'll
) evening was very muddy and dis
E greeable, Notwithstanding good
crowd listened and were well please
, with the speeches of the two opposir
candidates.
Business is good and the weath'
promises fair. Wool is still coming II
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