Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-17
ABILENE.
The Republican COnventiOn-Railroad
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Special 10 the Gazette.
Abilene, April lG.-The Republican county
CONVENTION met Satu rtlay nip hi nj The may
or sonce, VIM. Reinhardt in the CHI ir. MIR
h. Harlem was chosen permanent chairman
and J. f. Jones secretary. Mr.. VIM. Rein
county Republicans at Fort Worth on the
g9ih instant, and gpes instructed on all
points. The discord-cresting colo,ed
Or Their wa not represented in he conyen-
ton, and all was lovely anu IA ,rmoniOus
II Fort Worth really builds that rown-
wood road she Will be invading Ablen.'s
Fort la the light Of rival. A. long ns 1t H.
only Colorado city that Is building r.lir ads
We know II is ali blow and HAT all ths
by one column week I'm
the GAZETTE. but we don't know
so much about Peter Smiths way OF doing
things.
Ard the Colorado city correspondent
| really has another piece Of htartling news to
announce! "a stranger has arrived IN Colo
rndo and Is going TO locate! And never had
| heard Of Ahllenel" Putting all hess til ngs
toget ier, Your correspondent naltcs out
| \ DRY consistent enough, for surely if tno
Young man had heard OF Abilene he won d
not have gone To Colorado. That explain.
u, but suppose congratulations are in o der
| ON account OF the new acquisition,
There are four handsome hi k business
| houses on the north side hearing completiou
aud severa others are spoken al The growth
OF the Town Coz tinues Ia be healthy and
steady. and We have an imuue nse tri juttfy
| territory in which 1t has 10 rivtl.
II Is intimated that 5000 rounds OF wool
| Will be shtppeA from here du lug the scason
| which will make Al ilene second only 10
| fan Antonio az wool market.
Work ON the court hoi sc ts progressing
| wei, aud IL ought Ia be completed In time
| fut the No. en- Der term of the district court
mr. Alexander of Kentucky, IN experienced
physician, has l-cated In Abilene and pur.
chased property.
y. Il. HttSook, ESQ, of Virginia, your
| I'll n Ina
law.
The new county Judge, II. a. Porter. pre-.
sides with dignity aur gives promise that ht
| VIII make Il good Iudgc.
Judge Jas Ro $, prominent citizen and
: banker oil Mexico. Mo- was In town saturday
: prospecting with view 10 max ny invest
"ents here, and VIII probably make his
J home with us
Rev. ~. A. Bourland, travelling ngent fo,
, the southwestern university, ana IA praa, he,
much believed In by the Melhudl sts ~ Re X a.
, preached two Interesting sermons here sun
daY.
0 Mr.. $; NJ swenson, the New York banker
L. IN Abilene.
SECOND DISPATCH
Foreman Russell, N charge Of the eracilo,
OF the Taylor county house has beer
instructed oy the conir ctors Martin Kyrne
ana 10 n'on If olorado city, to employ n,
N IN re whlte laborers ON the W, rll, and 10 Z, is
y ennr. those now employed. When this dt
= termination OF the contractors was u.,.ui,
# annouLccd there was much Indignation ui
a IN part OF he white lab rers, o only ,ho>
employed on he courthouse, hut through
Gus he whole town. The ndignaiio, M,
inc ca ed by the announcement that in
contractors would send negloe from olor,
do TO take The places .
discharged employees. TO night
meeting OF the mechanics and laboriup m
~ OF Abilene Is being held ai the south sid
6 school-house, where n rout iifty or siNIy Gu
q nest. sober work ngmen are assaulted. TIL
ohJcct al the meeting WAS stated l. , be for IN
ll purpose " queliing the Mitchell eolnL
~ hegroesand showing them chat lheie nj
"A white meme % gh In Abilene Ia do the wor
~ mere. The speeches. however, We e of a ten
" leri,e cha hcter, though The men sh lowed
~ d.terln ntiion not 10 be replaced by impor
m cd coloicd men. a committee OF Ave w,
nppoinied 10 draft lesolut ons en-
n bndylng the sense OF lie assembi'
IL The committee res onmenaed that three me
be appointed to walt upon tue cont rncto
and remind them that the white men of A h
lene want no more colored lah0r-rs br,,upi
here lrom stance. The prei minnrI,
were arranged Tor tho orgnniyntiou of ri
~ white Mems Lab lr Protective association
I, Taylor COMFY. The inet ting ADJ ,urncI "A
- Friday nisht, To give the cOmn.itlc GO nm q
ct portunity 10 see the contraclor IL IL pron
Ia 10 add that no feeli"g ws- manifested on n
-, cnuhtuit the 'muloymentb y ciuz NJ. n oIor,
lapnr. The meeting WAS quict anu oriefl
Is. nnd no threats were made, IN ugh IL l. & mr..
thai an Importation OF ne. roes may possIb
lead IN some l. ouble
!. A moneyless. one-legged man discharged
pistol o" the street to-day Tor the pu rpose
~ enlu, OF sctipe board and lodging at d
"' pose. - 4"
The wool trade is opening up we'll.