Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Cattle Lung Piague-Contest LOT
the Federal our'--iosti Notes
Cprr nj News


special 10 H.. Gazette.
Washington, ID. c.. January ~
member OF the agricultural committee
today displayed n wooden bucket con
tanning the lungs Of cattle ahecteu
with pneumonia TO the congressman
Al the capitol. The lungs were taken
from cattle kept at the experimental
station, and showed various stages oil
the disease. The object III Displaying
the lungs was 10 impress upon the
members the danger OF eating meat on
such cattle, 40 rs to speed the Diiis
now pending to secure appropriations
TO BIC used in checking the spread Oh
contagious diseases. 1t was claimed
that dealers In Eastern cities hurriedly
butchered cattle for market when ney
were discovered to be affected. Inc
lungs expo,ed were from cattle bought
by the agricultural department in Nlr-
mia.
THE FEDERAL COURT.
Gainesville, Sherman and Denison
are each making persistent effort 10
become the place of meeting for the
United States court. Judge Potter u
here in the interest OF Gainesville, and
J. II. Buckley for Sherman, and q
delegation to argue the advantages oil
Dcnison are expected. 1t Is under
stood that the DeDison delegates favor
Gainesville In ease Of failure. There
will be great advantage to the
Chickaaw Indians, II court If
held Mt either town, and one VIII
be selected, it is thought, shortly.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
VIM. Butt was commissioned post
master at Alma; Aaron Wilter Mt Day
ton: ThOs. Tomlinson at Sparta, Bell
county. Francis McCarty, postmast
at Nickelville WAS placed under $500
bond. a mail il ordered from Lytle
10 tossville daily, except Sundays.
RAILROAD CRooKEDNEss.
Major Reddington OF Boston, for
merly prominent railroader of the
Southwest, IL here comforting with
members of congress relative TO the
cruokedness OF the Union and Central
Pacific railroads in evading the Thur
man funding bill He claims TO be
able TO make STARTLING disclosures.
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
The reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Mexico will be CON
aidered In the senate on Monday. The
treaty has been already ratified by
Mexico, and unless ratified by the
United States by January Goth will be
null.
by Associated Press
GEN. M'KBHzIR's CONDITION.
The war department il informed that
the condition of Gen. Mckenzie il
considerably improved. This report
IL made by stan officers who recently
visited him ut the Bloomingdalc asy
ium. The medical officers of the
usylum refrain from any expression of
opinion IA to his chances of recovery
II IL generally believed his present
improvement il temporary, and II re-
action will follow. His restoration to
command Is regarded as an impos-
sibili;y.
A vacancy is soon to occur In the
grade of brigadier-general. Gen. Yves
ley Merritt, perintendent of West
Point academy, and Col. u. s. Stun-
ley, Twenty {ills,si'Ty, are
p,2nn%ently mentioned as likely TO
receive the promotion,
BREWSTER CAMERON.
The house committee on eXpendi-
tures Of the department of justice met
with closed doors and commenced an
examination of Brewster Cameron.
BONDS CALLED IN.
The secretary of the treasury gives
notice that the principal and accrued
interest of the ten million three per
cent. issued under the act approved
July II, 1882, will he paid on the 18th
of March, 1884. Interest will cease
from that day.
PERSONAL.
The postmaster-general has gone to
New York TO remain until Monday.
IN BEHAGP or CoRKHILL.
An influential committee of local
lawyers waited on the president to-
day to urge the re-appointnIent Of
District Attorney Corkhill.