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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Charters Filed--The Life and Fire In
surance Companies.
The Wilbarger County Contest-An
Official Scandal.
Death of Col. Cook--Thc Excursion TO
the Quarries.
special to the Gazette.

special TO the Gazette.
Austin, February 22.-Chartered:
Texas Water Supply Co. of Austin,
capital $4,000; San Gabriel Water
Works OF Georgetown, capital SIS, 900.
Fifiy-eight insurance companies
have filed statements to date and been
authorized to do business in the state
for the current year. Ii Is expected
that eight or ten more will be added TO
this number by the LIST Of March, the
expiration of the time when they are
required to report. Three companies
have withdrawn from the state--the
London Assurance and the Standard
of London and the Metrapale of Paris,
the two latter having withdrawn
entirely from the United States.
The seven life insurance companies
which did business in the state last
year will continue to operate in IL. On
the whole no money has been made
by the insurance companies, although
the reports make n better showing
than those rendered last year. The
companies which show u profit on the
seasons work are limited TO very
small number.
Treasury deposits-$5, 500 general
revenue and S., 200 taxes paid by nom
residents.
: The Encouragement signed to-day
petition of quo warranto prepared by
Judge Arnold of Young
county to remove Boyer,
sheriff of Wilbarger. This contest
grew out of conflicting appointments,
Boyer being the appointee of the dis
trict judge, and another party receiv-
ing the appointment from the commits
sioners court.
The comptroller rules that church
parsonages used rs home for the pas
tor are not subject 10 taxation.
The Mutual life insurance company
Of n. ", and the Crescent fire and ma
rine company of New Orleans, were
authorized 10 continue business in the
state.
A scandal involving high official is
coming to the surface. AS usual, IL
concerns woman.
Colonel Cook, whose illness was re-
ported yesterday, died this morning.
The funeral win take place Sunday.
The excursion To the capital Quarries
at Oatmanvillesw will take place to.mor-
row. All the department chiefs, the
press reporters and numerous invited
guests will be In attendance.
g. c. Campbell, postotlice inspector,
received n telegram this morning con-
corning the extensive mail robbery mt
Troupe last night, and has gone to in
vestigate.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
FORT WoRTR, TEXAS SATURDAY FEBRUARY. % 1884
SOMERyELL COUNTY.
Glcanings from Glrnrose--Local and
Personal Paragraphs.
Correspond ence Of the Gazette.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
Glenrose, February 2I.-Gienrose nj
this time is very quit. The weath her
Is delightful; inhabitants are baskiuv
In the sunshine, while farmers are
taking advantage of the nice weather,
and are making arrangements TO put
IN large crop; gardens are also being
prepared for duty, so with good sea-
son, which this county never fails to
have, we will nave IA bountiful harvest,
plenty 10 eat and enough to spare to
outsiders If they desire it. Tell the
friends of the GAZETTE 10 come ana
see us in the spring and summer time
If they wish 10 enjoy life. Here they
can wander over vine-clad hills and
through cedar groves, fish and hunt
drink al Glenrose sulphur springs, and
enjoy the nstuial scenery which sur
passes anything in Texas or elsewhere.
80, again we say, come.
e, Z. Fain and wife, who have been
visiting Weatherford, Fort Worth and
Dallas Tor the pnst few days, returned
yesterday and report pleasant time.
Sheriff Chandler received some time
ago card from Titus county to look
out for one Wiles who killed n negro
in that county last fall. Yesterday
his man passed through, and the sher-
i'll went intothe country n few miles
and arrested him, and wired the sher-
i'll of Titus county to come aud get his
man. Parties who know Of the affair
state tiat the negro was not killed but
shot by some party with rifle and
got well, and that this man is supposed
10 be the Que that did the shooting, ms
he lett the country about that time.
He is u man about fifty years OF age,
and seems To be quiet, peaceable cti.
zen, and those that know him state
him To be so
DR. Scott Milan Is making prepare
tons ID build on the same lot that his
business house stood on before ii
burned down few weeks ago. He
will build two-story stone house 25x
80 feet, which will add TO the appear
ance of that part OF the square. The
town still improves, but not at a rapid
rate. Newcomers are dropping In ev-
cry day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
WOOD equity.
A Quiet and Happy Wedding nj liaW-
kins-F Farm Notes.


kins- Farm Notes.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
Hawkins. February 2l--At an early
hour Wednesday morning, small
groups of people were seen vending
their way to the residence of Mrs.
Mary Mabry, to witness the marriage
OF her daughter Miss Ella to Mr.. Louis
w. W.tborne Promptly mt 1880 o'clock
the ceremony Was performed in short
but impressive manner by Rev. w. Nj.
Allen Of Marshall. The happy couple
left on the 10 o'clock train for st.
Louis, to be absent ten days or two
weeks. The bride is an acknowledged
belle and general favorite wherever
she is she known, and in losing her,
society loses one OF its brightest stars.
The groom is bright and prosperous
young merchant of this place. and has
hosts of friends and bright future be-
fore him. The day was beautiful
and bright and 1t Is 10 be hoped that
the old adage will prove true, Happy
Is the bride that the sun shines on
The bride was handsomely dressed
in hunters green dress, Of surah silk
end moleskin plush. She wore
orange flowers in her hair and at her
thOoat, and corsuge bouquet coniin-
ing silk tulle scarf, which extended
to the waist. And handsome hat 10
correspond with the above.
Beautiful spring like weather for
the past four days, and farmers gen
orally are making coed use OF IL.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
LONGVIEW.
A Claim TO a Part of the City-Thc Jail
Contract.

Special 10 the Gazette.
Longyiew, February ga young
lady from distance Is reported as try
lug to work up n claim for the south
part of the city.
james Lyon Ct Palestine has the
contract FOR building the Jail.
Indefinitely postponed was the mat
ter OF bridge building to-day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
DEATH AND DISSECTION.
A Family Murdered to Furnish Subjects
for the Ohio Medical College.

Cincinnati, February % An OK
animation OF the bodies OF the Taylor
family, found in the Ohio medical coll
lege. ~ mentioned in last nights dis
patches shows that all three lad been
murdered, all the bodies showing I'M
nistakable sigma of violence, The
skuils of Taylor and his wife being
fractured. Whether the family was
murdered for money or The dissecting
table is not known, but the general be-
lief /, that they were killed Tor the lat
ter purpose. The house where Taylor
lived was desolaie spot, half mile
from any neighbor. Allen ingalls,,
JefI Lout, Richard Ingalls, aud Ben
johnson. all colored, residing in the
vicinity ~ the murder, have been mr.
rested on suspicion OF being the perpe-
traitors Of tue crime.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
The Cleburne Light Guar DIS.


10 the GAZETTE.
Cleburne, February ell see your
special rom Dallas dated 10th inst. .is la
boring under aslight mistake in regard
to the Cleburne Light Guards not COM
peting for any of the prizes offered at
the Interstate drill ut Houston, In
MAY. have this 10 say In correction.
We are now drilling every night and
propose to compete for every prize Of
fered on that occasion. Respectfully,
B Il SMITH,
Capt. Cleburne Light Guards.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
A Darkey Killed.

st. Louis, February - Two negro
roustabouis, John Ficlds and John
Long, quarreled in the latter's house
on market street this morning. anu
Long stabbed Fields. killing him AZ
moot Instantly. The murderer ran 70
th,s four courts, pursued by CROWD,
md gave himself up. The cause OF ks
killing was Fields Intimacy wlth
Longs wife.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
CHIHUAHUA.
Three Heavy Failuyes-The Political
Campaign Warming Up.

special 70 the Gazetts.
chihuahua, Mexico, February r.
Austaeio Slega, conspicuous mer-
chant. having stores In this city on
the main plaza, failed for $50, 900; Fee
lix Bezawry for $4,000, aud Lorenzo
Martin del Campo for 10000. All are
monument and long In business.
pnli,lcs are warming intensely.
Maverea. president OF the Mexican
rank bulletins the city aud state AS u
candidate for governor, but jose Maria
Beccera viii walk into the position,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
The Southern Pacific.

New York, February 90. The trafiiS
manager OF the Southern Pacific rail
way telegraphs As follows: Reports
OF washouts on our line are greatly OK
agaerated. We expect 10 have ihe iin'
open in sixty hours. There viii be nc
delay TO freight or passengers by TN
Sunset ronte.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
Ell PAS0.
Birthday-The Gap in the
Mexican Central.

Special to the Gazette.
III Paso, February 22,-Washing-
toms birthday passed of quietly, the
banks closing aud fire companies hav-
ing test of their apparatus.
The gap of the Mexican Central rail
way IL lust thirty miles 10 night.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
UVALDE.
Accident at a Picnlc--Two Ladies Seri-
ously Injured.

Special 10 the Gazette.
Uvalde. February 2o.--At an army
picnic excursion IA day or two ago the
provision wagon was accidentally over
turned on the banks Of the Leona with
rather serious results. Mrs. DIR. ID. FL.
Crist, formerly of Columbia, Tex, had
both bones Of the left ankle badly frac-
stnred, and Mrs. John Ii. Clark, for
merly of Paris, Texas. had the clavicle
of the left shoulder fractured and her
chest badly bruised The contents OF
the provision baskets were made into
n poultice In the road. Both the I'M
fortunate ladies are under skillful sur
geons, and are doing well.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
MARSHALL.

the Carnival.
specia, 20 the Gazette.
Marshall, February 22.-George
Washington's birthday has not been
observed except by the banks and the
posioffice closing.
Hon. John G. Brown and family
passed through to-day In their special
car, en- route for New Orleans, and VIII
take in the carnival. Many others Of
our citizens will follow In due time.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
JEFFERSON.
ApprelepsiOns OF 0yerllow-The City
Likely TO be Submerged.

Special 10 the Gazette.
Jefferson, February 22.--Parties from
Lake Caddo, twelves miles from here,
state that there IL n seven foot rlse In
the lake from back water In the YER
here, which has been falling, but has
commenced rising very fast. and Is
now as high bs it was before this sea
son. If all the back water. reaches
here, our city will be partly submerged
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09
EGYPTIAN TAXATION.

Some Of the Measures Proposed for RelieV-
ing the Burdens of the People.
LONDON, Aug. S.-The Blue Book, containing
the correspondence relative to Egypt, has just
been published. In May Colonel Moncrieff
wrote that the condition Of Egypt was SO seri-
Gus that prompt measures of relief, which the
people would feel, would be of sufficient polit i
cal value to counterbalance any financial loss it
might involve. He suggested as relief the abo-
tion of tolls on the Nile and the canals;
the taking of steps to make the
canals nayigable; the abolition of the date
tax, the decrease of the trades license
tax reduction of land assessment. lower fares
on railroads and reduction of interest on the
debt Under date of June 8, Nubar Pasha, the
Egyptian Prime Minister, forwarded to the gov
ernment series of statistics for the purpose Of
deprecating continuance of excessive taxation.
In letter of June 81, Edgar Vincent advocated
a reduction Of taxes of 20 per cent in Lower and
5 per cent in Upper Egypt Otherwise, he said,
it will be impossible to collect the land tax
punctually.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09
stopping Importation Of RAGS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.--Acting upon informa
ton that cargo Of rags have recently been
passed by the State quarantine officers at the
port of New York, the Secretary of the Treasury
has instructed the collector Of customs Of that
port to allow no rags to be imported unless
positive proof is produced that they come from
non-infected ports, and are in themselves en-
tirely free from infection. The fact that ves-
sci has clean bill Of health, and has been given
permit to pass by a local quarantine officer,
is not to be considered conclusive proof of
the non-infected condition of her cargo.
These instructions are based on clause in the
sundry civil bill authorizing the President to ex
pend sum not exceeding 800, 900 to maintain
quarantine at ports of danger, and to aid State
and local boards in preventing and suppressing
the spread Of threatened or actual epidemic.
The Surgeon-general of the Marine Hospital
service has advised that importation of rags be
totally prohibited, for the present, at least, be-
cause as he says, they are companions Of filth
and disease, no matter from what quarter of the
world they come and so are always liable to
convav dieaaaa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09
Faneuil Hall and fremont Temp
to Their Utmost Capacity
sence of Distinguished s
Contradictory Statemev 3 4cerning
the Intentions of NE. bricks.
Pointed and Pungent Remarks of the New
York Sun Indications that Tammany
Hall Will Support Butler.
BOSTON DEMOCRATS.
The Campaign Opened-Large Meetings at
Faneuil Hall and fremont Temple.

The Campaign Opened-Large Meetings at
Faneuil Hall and fremont Temple.
BosToN, Aug. 8.-The Democrats tonight
opened the campaign by double meeting
When the doors were opened at Faneuil Hall
and fremont Temple hundreds of persons were
in waiting, who quickly filed the interiors of
both halls. Both the Temple and Fanueil Hall
were uncomfortably crowded At Fanueil Hall
Congressman p A. Collins presided The first
speaker was Josiah G. Abbott. He was fol-
lowed by Thomas G. Jordan who delivered an
address which arraigned Blaine. D. F. Pills
bury followed in the same strain, and the last
important speaker was F. o. Prince of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee
At the temple meeting VIM. CASTOR presided,
Edward Avery Judge Redmond, Josiah Quincy
jr., and Horatio ]. Swasey made the prominent
addresses of the evening. Fire Commissioner
John e. Fitzgerald addressed himself to the
Irish-American voters Letters were read from
many prominent gentlemen Hon. 7. A. Hen
bricks sent the following:
SARATOGA, N. ", Aug. 8.
II regret that cannot attend the Democratic
meeting on Friday evening" in Boston. / hope
1T will be grand success.
1T. A. HENDRcKsn
Hon S. S. Cox wrote:
NEW YORK. Aug. 8.
Dear S1r-Your invitation to your Boston
meeting has been received. / have previous
and unavoidable engagement on the 9Th, and in
fact for the month of August shall be preoccu-
pied. Regretting my inability to be on hand, |
remain yours truly, S. S. Cox
"P. S.-Regards to the best man, l. e., P. A.
Collins
Col. Villas, president Of the Democratic notif-
cation committee, wrote:
MADISON, Wis, Aug. Z
II have received, this morning, your favor Of
the 1st, containing an invitation to be present
at the ratification meeting to be held the eve
ming of the 9th inst / regret that am unable
to participate in the privileges of that meeting
and share the satisfaction which my brother
Democrats of Boston will manifest but / only
arrived home last evening from the East, and l
am unable to return SO soon
John Kelley sent the following:
st would be impossible for me to respond to
the request to address the ratification meeting
to be held in Boston
Joseph Pulitzer, editor Of the New York
World, was one of the most prominent speakers
announced for the meeting. He arrived
in Boston on Wednesday evening, ready to per-
form the duties assigned him, but on his arrival
found a telegram announcing that one of his
trusted employees had been taken suddenly ILL.,
and was in most critical condition. He re-
turned to New York without delay, and on
Thursday sent the following telegram: ut is
absolutely impossible for me to speak on Friday
evening, for the reasons mentioned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

at the evidence in their possession before he in
dorsed Governor Cleveland: The Rev DR..
Mitchell, First Presbyterian Church. Buffalo;
the Rev. Dr. Gordon, Firt Baptist Church. Buff
falo; the Rev. DR.. Ball, Hudson Street Baptist
Church, Buffalo; the Rev DR. Greene I,afayette
Street Baptist Church. Buffalo; the Rev. DR..
Hubbel, North Presbyterian Church. Buffalo;
the Rev. Mr.. Chivers, Prospect Avenue Baptist
Church, Buffalo, the Rev FL. G. Lord, West
side Presbyterian Church, Buffalo These men
are not politicians. Most of them supported Mr.
Cleveland when he ran for mayor of Buffalo
They investigated the charges that were made
against him with reluctance. They have found
evidence that they hold to be unassailable and
they stand determined, not on political but on
moral grounds, to compel his retirement
from the Democratic ticket
The only ground left for independent Re-
publicans who still desire to support Mr. Cleve-
land is indicated by the Evening Post in an ar
tlcle which we copy. It's a remarkable defense
to offer as supplement- to the independent ad-
dress. 1t declares in effect that the paramount
issue of the presidential election is political not
moral What will be the effect upon the minds
of wayering voters of the revelations supposing
that only so much is true as is openly admitted
IN the versions of the scandal supplied by Gov
ernor Clevelands independent supporters2 1t
seems to us that great deal depends on the
manner in which the immediate friends and re-
sponsible representatives Of the Democratic can
dldate shall be able to meet and overcome the
defense of those volunteer defenders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09
A DAMAGING FIRE.
A Blaze in Roach's Ship Yard-Loss to the
Amount Of Quarter of Million.

CHESTER, Pa, Aug. 8.-This morning fire was
discovered bya watchman in the blacksmith
shop, frame building, in Roachs ship yard.
The flames soon spread to the punch shed, which
was also Frame and covering nearly an acre
Of ground All efforts to save this immense
building were given up, and attention directed
to saving the binding shed, a short
distance away but the efforts of the fireman
were unayailing and it was soon destroyed.
The hremen then directed their attention to the
foundry. q large brick building adjoining the
binding shed, and it was only by herculean
efforts that it was saved. Telegrams were sent
to wilmington and Philadelphia for assistance,
but the hre was gotten under control sufficiently
to countermand the orders The principal loss
will be on the punch shed, where there was
great deal of heavy and expensive machinery,
valued at $350000 The rolls alone cost SIG, 900
TO $lz'VOV a piece, and there were three
or four sets of these There were six sets Of
punches, valued at Sc, 000 The other machinery
was proportionally expensive, and was required
In daily use, as it enters into the shaping or
preparation of all plates and iron used in ship.
Much of this machinery was new, and will re-
quire several months to replace. The loss in the
binding-shed will reach over 5000, 900;
the buildings themselves, although
sheds, were worth $50, 600. The loss
on both buildings and machinery is said to be
fully covered by insurance in Philadelphia, New
York and English companies The ways under
the old dominion ship Seneca, which was to be
launched on Tuesday next caught fire,
but the flames were subdued before any
damage was done to the vessel The
fire throws about 800 men out Of work, and will
virtually stop the yard and suspend work on the
government cruisers for some time.
Mr.. Roach was at his summer residence in
College Point and is expected tomorrow.
LATER MIR. Roach arrived late tonight. He
states that the loss will not be above $50, 600,
that the works will 60 on in the morning as
usual, and that the loss is confined to the frame
buildings. which will be replaced Immediately
No damage was done to any of the vessels in
course df construction All the men will be
employed, as there is much work to be done at
Onc0
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09
BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS.
A Number of Failures, Including Live
Stock Firm and the Kimble Iron Company.

CHICAGO, Aug. 8--John B. Huling & Co,
dealers in laces, have assigned. Liabilities,
$50, 600; assets nearly the same.
ST. PAuL, Aug S.-John DeGraw & Sons,
lumber dealers, made an assignment to-day.
Liabilities about 100000 assets unknown.
BosFoF, Aug. 8.--Altman, Debman s. Fuchs,
wholesale LIQUOR dealers, have failed Liabilities,
SIC 900, largely duein the West; assets nominally
$84, 0e9
PETERSBURG, Aug SIN consequence of duh
trade and overproduction all the cotton fac
tories of this city and vicinity, except two have
stopped, and these two expect to stop in day
or So The closing throws out of employment
several hundred operatives, many Of whom have
large families.
New York, Aug 8.-Commodore Garrisons
inventory shows liabilities of ST. AL 228 nominal
assets, ST., ,697, 1928; actual assets, 1894, 818
The schedules in assignment of George II.
Benton & Co. show liabilities of 500, 59S; nomi-
nal assets, SIG. 1872; actual assets, So 054
S. A. Martin q Co., dealers in carriage cloths
made an assignment to-day for the benefit of
their creditors, giving preferences for $75, 900.
Il PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 8--A Special to the
Press from Bedford says: Great excitement
was created here today by the announcement
that the Kinble Coal and Iron Company, doing
business at Riddlesburg, have failed The ilabili-
ties are estimated at 800 900. The plant is worth
much more but will scarcely realize half its
value at sheriffs sale. For some time the fnan-
cia standing of the company has been an object
Of suspicion and distrust and the crash is not
surprise to those who were posted.
PITTsBURG Aug. 8.-Holmes. Lafferty e Co.,
the Oldest and largest firm dealing in live stock
in this city made individual and firm assign
ments to-day to Ira F. Brainerd and julius
Vntter, for the benefit of creditors The liabii-
ties are about 100000, with assets sufficient to
pay dollar for dollar The failure was caused
hV c0mnic9fiOna npI0y oI1f of tho
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09
WILL HENDRICKS .sTIcKg
A Correspondent Who Thinks He Couldn't
Be Pulled OF the Ticket

A Correspondent Who Thinks He Couldn't
Be Pulled OFF the Ticket.
New York Special.
Samuel j. Randall has heard of this talk [dis-
sension in New York; and is devoting more time
to the subject than he is to the
work of the special congressional commits
sion of which he is member. He had a talk
with Hendricks, who arrived to-day, running
down from Saratoga for the purpose of looking
over the situation here. Mrs. Hendricks is with
him as his political director The ancient Hen
bricks is against any change of the present
ticket. He believes the Buffalo scandal will
soon lose all it's force if the policy Of contemptu
Gus silence is rigidly observed. An idiot tele-
graphed from Saratoga, last night, that Hen
bricks was very angry with Cleveland, and that
he (Hendricks1 intended toresign from the ticket.
There s.no set of circumstances, backed by a
forty y-mule team, that could drag Hendricks off
the ticket. If there was any human power
capable of getting him off Mrs Hendricks would
hold the fort in his absence.