Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-29
HOODS BRIGADE.
The Old veterans Returning Home AZ.
terra Happy Time.
Commissioner Walsh still Linges bxult-
ipg oasr Els Bright PROSPECTS
The Assailaut Of Mrs. Flippen Spo'tea
By the Police.

Special 20 the Gazette.
DALLAS, June rs, Most of The Hoe
brlge5e survivors hsve left for thei
homes. The had royal time durinI
Their reunion. Prominent smong tn
number WHO ren,Nined in Dallas e
day THE GAZETTE correspondent
notes Capt. w. II. Leasing OF Tor
Green comfy, the youngest memoel
of the brigade, and now
candidate for district judge
of The Thirty-second Judicial
district. He banks on THE GAZETTE
and West Texas.
C.ni. w. q Walsh, s.ote land com.
nissio1or. h here In his glory a. tha
champion fsiAce the reunion is over
OF the land board and the lease - ~.
He say free grass is gone and The
leash Law will be sustained by ne
state conventions, the Democratic par
~ and the people of lexas. he says
he is i'll favor offree grass as II used %
be- free TO everybody; not for the Few
big cattlemen and corporations, lie
considers his ealing aud election
sure for another term.
Another prominent old vel
eran comes to The font
AS Survivor In The person OF
Dick Skinner Of CJrsicaua, the man
who for tine was LEI. for dead OH ths
sauguiuaiy field 0f Gettysburg ia
his case "0ot degd bnt sleepethp was
a war verify, which THE GAZETTE Is
only TOO happy o record.
Val. c. Giles OF Austin, vic, -presi-
dent Of the association, appears TO bc
one Of the most popular SURVIVOR
among bis old comrades in arms and
Is soela gentleman. he also stands
by t1 luG hoard, the lease law auC
for The pecpetaation OF Hoods Brigade
see 81.
The obi veterans appear 10 realize
that TIE GAZETTE Is right on a. lea 4
one point in the Tree grass and land
lease nattar-tbati it isan issue worthy
Of consideration, and one IN which an
honest diderence Of opinion can exist,
snd stiLl all interested occupy the al
iLude of good aud loyal Democrats. 4
iue re gard for truth, however, com pels
lHE GAZETTE correspondent to OBJ
serve thar most Of them appear to hold
o the opinion that neither free grass
II It's present general Interpretation,
lOr the lease law as at present in force,
an continue. They think a roodifica.
ion can be arrived at for ths better.
Il fre-gt. could be Invested OF the
e2tugl OF CORPORATIONS and big cattle
nen getting all the benefits, as they
hink was tue case year sgo, aud biz
md little fare alike, it would meet
With much more favor. They also
hink the leases now tend 10 give GER
ain psrties control of large bodies OF
aud and virtually bar the
.ctual settler. They are con-
ervative, and think harmonious
ettlement OF the question will be
cached during the present campaign
lad by the work CT the next lsgisla-
dre.
All the visiting survivors that re-
NAMED over to-day departed for their
MONIES to-nigM.
ES-Gov. Frank Lubbock, who
guards the states "cash balance, - was
springing abcui, just as young i. he
used to he, all day, but as THE GA
ZE1TE force attempted unsucccsstu.ly
20 interview him at Fort Worth on
his way 10 Dallas, the local Representa-
tive concluded TO give the ola man a
chance and let him skip.
George W. Smith, Esq, of Colorado
City, the gentleman who made the
acknowledged most brilliant Tilden
speech III TIE Fort Worth convention,
spent the day in Dallas. Heis still fol-
the old tickeg if it can be materialiZed
at Chicago; after that any Democrat "a
beat Blame.
During the Hoods brigade reunion
h. G. Bower, Esq., was untiring in hi,
efforts TO make the stay of the veter
ans pie sent, 10y introducing them t.
citizens, showing them the sights o
the city and extending othe
substantial couItesies. The oil.
vets. will remember Col. Ed.
Tue Baum chance of venue motion
progressed 70 The point OF both side
closing testimony, when the distric
court to-day adjourned for dinner
The areunant began at 9 D. M.
Msssrs. w. l.. Crawford and w b
Wright speaking in behalf of TIL
motion anG County Attorney Gin
against it. Tne argument consume,
all the afternoon.
ohHssN lCStt fcu Ills uGclSlll
until Monday morning.
The Dallas base-ball club will arriy
in Fort Worth tomorrow (Sundaw
morning; abonts O'clock, by speech
train aud In The afternoon try To retur
the cempiinent OF good drubbing {
the Font Worth ball tossers whor
tbey owe ore rom two weeks ago.
our boys dOn't win Ii will not be thej
fault. The following are the players
Carter, catcher; w. Mansfield, pitche
Lilly, shoft-stcp; Loughlin, frat bss
Hunstable, second base; o. MANSFIELD
third bsse; Wilsey, left field; Blak,
ney, ceEter firid; Momand, right fiels
Jackson, substitute; Boyer. substitut,
Mr.. Il. j Rawlings Of Dallas wi
accomDeay the Dallas club as umpir
Should the weather continue iair
large pSrty Of laiies and gentlemen wi
accompany the ball players, ss niue
fol ths purpcse of seeing Fort Wort
aud her wonderful progress q
70 enjoy the tip and the ball game.
William Gillespie, an alleged coul
teffelter heiling i'roh Fort Worth, an
who bas occupied cell in the Dali,
jail for some time, WAS Today release
by United States Commissioners NJ
sCorlnick, as the proof was not sufl
! cientiy positive to establish the ia,
Lat he had unIawfuily inflated ii
currency Of his country.
The City Railroad company has b
gun laying lbs new strap rail O
Main street where the paving Is pr
crossing. The paving and tn
fiat rail are great impsov ents.
Mr.. w. ID. Wiley's two little bo,
were bitten severely by dog belonI
Ing 10 Az Ro{tO fhis mornin0 M