Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-08

meritorious literary effart and nmbi.
ton can leave subscvipliou for Mrs.
W,nk'er's Prairie Flower with Col. g.
=. Mltcneil or Col. ID. A. Williams. nj
the grand stand.
At meetings OF R,,es,s. Ector,. ana
Granberry's brigadee. h WAS resolvsS
that all Of these commands cive n
Joint reuuion nj Grcrn Wills m *. ssrss
Wednesday Ia August. lSa5'
Among the new .rr,vs,. -, A..
Adjt. Gen, kim " ~ uay are
0alveston. Sansfss. sS ysnn1n ct
Ex.(sov. Huhhsvd ~ o. rmsennam
q AinesyilIe. canaid.,s 4. az s"sen Vi
cratic nomims,inn ~. ~ s"e Delno-
siDncr. Gen Wsi,.~ ~ ,Huu cunmis-
shall. (,oi. ps,sr 49, NJ y. MAT
brother of Gen. +. ) - ~'o'
~, IN,
~vnr,i, NH. sser Smun o. Fort
,,,orrn., lily uuwn ior speech to-
w. ~, :" s ou'sl' q nloisyx brigade,
n"S IN ,ec,nE inaispcse0 AZ day
.,n's, .s sscn'nk Thinks ne VIII be
,rhs VIII ~ ~ n 8" ny'n IVA anu not speak.
crcur % a ermess. 'nat tn's may not
sv,.,.,' ~ ese.ysTuy on the ground Is
na,, h.ara ~ MI nnitn, snu many
nase mea,u y. him VINO have never
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| Very favorable comment II heard on
Ill sides at the liberal spirit shown
ny the citizens OF Fort Worth In their
large contributions Of cash. cattle, etc,
Tor the beneht ~ the reunion.
Col. smith OF Cleburne having Is.
SUED his orders 70 the different COM
pahies ot MIS- regiments may feel proud
nt the opeuience OF the same, Ms all
thnt could possibly he here arrived
ana made their appearance n happy
event Tor THIS grand reunion. Thoee
that were absent on account OF not
being uniformed are: The AlvnrAdo
Guards, Capt. Williams commanding;
Tarrant RESERVES, Capt. Smoot COM
nlanding Gilmer Guards, Capt, Bowen
commanding; McClintock Riiles of
Palestine, who are uniformed, did not
come, M no reduction of fare could be
secured from the railroad companies.
Az q p. m. to-day the general dress
parade took place, the following conf
panies participating:
Cieburne Light Guards, Capt. VIII
! liams commanding; Lamar Rifles,
Capt. Bower ccsimanding; Dallas
Rifle CO., Capt Houston command
Ing. All were under the immediate
command OF Col. Smith.
Adlutant,Hen. King was present
and was well pleased with the exhlhi-
militia.
A shocking accident occurred about
o'clock this morning at or near
the gas works on the Missouri Pacific
The body of colored hoy was found
ON the track horribly muttlateo, and
upon investigation proved TO DO thdt of
| WiII Wade, who halls from MNrshAlI
and WAS n boot black by profession. 1t
IL supposed that he was ktlled In at
tempting to board or nlight from
passenger train.
Thla IL tho only casualty. since the
advent of the visitors.
BY tue actual count Of parties
tpeClally employed under DIR. Thurs
s,i4ssa to-day tsit4& -fsund 10 be-
over 400 wagons on the reunion
grounds and only small proportion
of the visitors come by vehicles. These
vehicles alone brought nearly 10000
persons
The Texas association of ex-.nion
soldiers organized to-day NJ the reun-
lon AZ Lopg's lake by electing Robert
Clark OF Dallas, president; John Cocb-
ran Of Sherman ,vice-president, and T..
l.. Williams Of Dallas, secretary. Az
| ttT tDIiit uppTODIiutf Ittiibfhb ny w /.
II. Robinson OF 1oyah, Texas, the
meeting adjourned until tomorrow
the Sth Instant ut 10 o'clock u. M, mt
which time all ex-Union soldiers ARE
especially invited 10 be present and
enroll their names. They will find
the tent with the stars
and stripes locating over IL.
Tn 10 9 b. m. there were dfty-eight
names enrolled.
Ex.Goy. Hubbard speaks To. morrow.
r. Tine grounds Mt the ieunion ARE beau
tifuI aud attractive Mt night under the
brilliant electric light, and dancing,
moonlight promcnading aud rowing
ARE IndaIp ed i'm 30 a late hour.
The crowd to-day In the city neces-
stated the putting ON Of fifteen
coaches by the Missouri Puci1c, which
made trims every twenty minutes will,
every coach crowded.
Ole OF The prettiest orations ever
listened 10 in lrxas was the memorial
address OF Col. II. u. Mitchell OF Bryan,
delivered this afternoon on the Con
federatc dead. M follows:
Mr. Pr.sIdent. comrades, and ladies'
and uentlenen II Is the function oI
the living To care for and cherish the
memories OF tie dead, and II 10 the sem
iiments that are snRendered by the
recollection OF the yirtares OF our de-
nar,ed heroes TINT gives to the cou n
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