Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-20
SAN ANTONIO.
The Corpus Christi Collector on ltia' IN
the Federal Court.
Political Points Tho Cause OF Ming
Fishers Fatal Visit.
Tho IIord Hotel Closcd-An Interview
Reviewed.


special 10 the Gazette
San Antonio, March l0-Neson
plato. collector Of custom ~ ,oIpus
,a,risii was ON trial In the ieuerhl
,.omrt To- day, charged with unlawiully
farming over to j, III. Semps.ll aileeeu
smuggled property, enprhu,nnS I,ini,
nIetp railroad contractor Ou'h', ""''',
md been used In the construg.iou w
The Mexican extension Oh INV ILL.,, ,,."ro
tinnni railway. The contractors were
,nn SiciSernau Bros, who were re-
,enscd today on charge Of smuggling
Ia o,,ttit referred to. The outft was
cl,imed by Sempsell u, his properly,
and Nelson Plato telegraphcu the iact
a. ,bc secretary Of the treasury ~
Iyashlngtop. and received reply that
L. plato believed the
,,,ono,,v IN bc sempsell's, MS claimed,
in.,'i, over To him. Senipscll u
,ud,n,ed in the same court for PERJURY
~ making affidavit that the properly
,,,o. lila. Plato II defended ny eN-
f"nor.semnn Epson. All the after
nooi, was spent Ia hearing, evidence.
The eases are regarded hs hnVinG ~
foundation for the rrmecntion' With
IL mndo hy Jack Evans As the ,7e''Ip
sell ease dpvolved much upon tilo ~,
suit OF the IIhlo tiiN'' ''N -
for Scnpsell, Green Green we uil,
Jnrs,nnd will also take up the cudgel
for the defense.
Jno V'oessuer of Corpus Christi, was
here to-day ON his return from New
York, where lie made arrange
meuta for the establishment
Of n national bank at
Corpus Christi, Mr., Woess'
ner has been appointed by the
governor district commissioners from
tho Southeast TO the New Orleans ex'
position. =, m.t
mayor OF Austin to- the collectofshlp
Mt III paso does not give satisfaction to
many Republicans here, VINO thihR
that IL civil service rules had been FOL
lowed the appointment would nave
been given to Special Deputy ,iatk
under Tibbctt at III Paso, Ilnbctt has
taken the railroad exposition, ana
Clark was wanted to succeed hlnl'
The report comes from Uvalde mat
t,e meeting of King Fisher aud Ben
Thompson AZ Austin the day before
their visit 10 San Antonio, where they
were killed, was 10y iricndly.invitatinh
of Rem THOMPSON to settle an od MS
understanding. Fisher, IL IL thought,
accompanied Thompson to The Nande-
Vile with the view Of avoiding trouble,
and disnrming Thompson II necessary.
The feeling at Uvalde has calmed
down, and the only regret expressed
among his many friends is that lie was
i'm bad company. Fisher IA said To
have told friends ut lvade that the
object Of his leaving home was as
above given.
Iron rails for two miles Of the Pros
meet Hin street ear line have arrived,
and wpre unloaded to-day.
The remains OF James Downey mr.
rived here to-day from Raymond sta
ton, and were Shipped to Austin for
interment. James and his brother
Andrew were riding In wagon
ON their sheep ranch, when Andrew
drew Winchester lying IN the bot
tom OF the wagon toward him, OK
plnding the gun, shooting oil one OF
his avn fingers and killing his brother
James Instantly,
II strms that the 500 600 contract
for the cattle made here recently has
fallen through and the probabilities
are good for interesting legal develupe'
mcnts
A Il. Debardelebep, proprietor of
Hord's hotel, departed for Alabama
this morning with his family, much
To general surprise. Vh" furniture In
the dinng-roam and twenty-eigiit bed
rooms was to-day attached 10y Eli Or
maud, u butcher, for 5000 meat hill
The hotel WAS last month beaten
out of about $500 by guests
and the proprietor seems to have been
free with his money. There Is 10 be Il
change of proprietors at once. The
dininy room Of tho hotel was closed u
gu,sts this evening, aud we under
stand that Curtis Davis, proprietor 81
the Mcnger, Is to he the next landlord
The reported Interview IN Tuesday
News relative To troubles In the Re
publican camp was read here will
more amaSemcnt than satisfaction
Leading men and representatives o
TINT party ray the interview must hav,
been had with some individual not III
teres,ed In the customs and affairs q
the lower country, and ignorau
of the rules OF the cvi
service, While the Republicans thiul
Ochiitfee hns not thrown on the iutui
ests of his constituency, they still thin
that lie Is not disposed to hoss, though
he would naturally like to control ap
pointments, aud they believe that IL
would not push any appointments oil
noxioua 60 the Republicans of his dis
trlct. So far rs The rcicrences to
division of opinion on prospective RI
publican r.-islda,es for the next presi
dency, there have been no open ex
pressions OF preference, and the gentl,
men interviewed say 1t would b
dangerous 10 their party TO fosIe
any contentious spirit under the eS
listing status of political affairs OF III
stale. Said one gentleman s--''rii
Republicans of Ochiitire's district HAY
no Idea that oahiitree desires Ia NJ
simon Cameron In his pecull,
methods Of managing machine pol
ties. lle has SO far worked, we thlnl
for his district, irrespective of part,
So far ~ Lubry Is concerned, his ri
polntinvnt is not regarded tho s,ron
est that could be made, but will he u
cepted by the many friends OF Och
tree rs "a good and iudioious one.n.
The purport OF the News interview
regarded NJ designed 10 boost Il
claims of certain persons whom Ooh
tree has not supported for office ~
will not support. There Is evide
Dissatisfaction, but the News has II
properly represented IL.
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