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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-05
LAND.FRAuD SUITS.
Letter from the Attorney General to
Gov. Ireland.


special.
AUSTIN, Ten, March 4,--Attorney-
General Templeton has addressed Gov.
Ireland the following letter regarding
the land-fraud suits which resulted
from tho Investigations of the land
fraud board:
Hon. John Ireland Governor Of Texas,
DEAR SIR-0n the 9Th ultiIuo !
had the honor toaddress 10 you com-
munication having reference 10 what
is commonly called the land-iraud
suite, pending some OF them in the
Supreme court OF appeal aud many Of
them In the district courts OF the
state.
/ called attention In my an
nual report Of 1883, and In
that OF 1884, and also In the commune
cation above alluded to, TO the proprl-
ETY. and perhaps the necessity " ten
derlpg back the money received from
purchasers OF the land before the courts
would render a Judgment in favor OF
the state.
have noticed to some extent the
proceedings Of the legislature, and
have not seen that any movement has
been made In the direction Of provid.
ing for refundiug or returning the said
purchase money, and i deem the mat
ter Of sufficient public Importance 70
again call II TO your attention In order
that something may, IL II be possible,
| be done. regard IL AZ almost useless
TO continue the further prose
cution OF the suits In the alb
sence OF authority 10 return
the purchase money, The district
courts have almost uniformly rem.
dered Judgment against the state for
the reason that the state In the suits
sought 10 recover back the land, and
at the same time retain the purchase
money II had received, or rather that
had been paid To the officers Of the
state.
There can be made, / thinks reason.
ably accurate estimate or Calculation OF
the amount Of money necessary 10 be
fefuniied, for we have In this Office "A
stat sment Of the land for which the
land-fraud board, under the authority
OF the legislature, ordered suits
10 be brought, and, by. consulting
| the records OF the treasurer's
Office In connection with SAID record In
this office, the amount OF money
| think can be arrived at.
1t IL proper for me also 10 mention In
this. connection, think, that some OF
the district attorneys OF the state have
| communicated with me In regard 10
whether or not they were TO. be paid
for their services In the cases. have
been unable TO give them any infoT-
nation ON the subject further than
that had brought IL 70 your attention
| te,s saty tal aud la NlHa lat Tar
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-05
Secretary TELLER Resigns.

WASHINGTON, March 4-In view
OF the fact that Secretary Teller to-day
took his sea. as member Of the sem
ate, the president this morning &C.
cepted his resignation ~ secretary OF
the interior. The designations OF all
the other members OF the cabinet
were referred to President Cleveland
for his action.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-05
siabbIng and shooting ARRAYS.
Special.

TYLER, TEX, March News
reaches here to-day OF serious diff
Guilty at Gilmore, Tex, between II. M.
Hale, saloon.keeper, and Tom John
son, a farmer, In which Hale was
stabbed with knife and dangerously
wounded.
An ARRAY occurred at Troupe, Tex,
to day In which Rich Jackson, n noto-
rlous negro, was shot three times.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-05

Telephone Anderson's gun-store for
key-httiBg and locksmlthing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-05
A Negro Tried by Judge Lynch.
bpeclhl.

UyALDE, TEN March 4.-News
came from Zavalla county last night
that Constable John Spears, while COM
veying negro, charged with assault
upon white lady. from Laura Vista
TO Batesville. was overpowered by an
unknown posse, who took charge OF
the negro and rlddled him with bull
lets. The body was taken on TO Bates
vile, where the facts were reported
and an inquest held The remains
were inferred, and officers sent In pur-
suit Of the shootists.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-05

In offering Silver Loaf baking pow
der to the public. the manufacturer
simply asks a trial with other brands,
and Il willing 10 abide the result.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
The Excursion.

The Excursion of the Sabbath School
of the NJ. f. Church to Colchester on
Thursday last, was by long odds the
largest that ever went out from this
place. Half an hour before the adver-
tised time for starting the Pilot Boy had
her full complement of passengers, six
hundred on. board----and two or three
hundred more were standing on the
wharf, envening their more fortunate
friends who had taken time by the fore
lock, and secured passage. The steam
er sailed twenty minutes before the
time named for the start, and arrived at
the beach about p. m. The trip down
was very pleasant, fine breeze was
going and everybody was as cool as a
cucumber except the hremen down the
cellar heaving in coal. The day was
passed in the various means of diversion
provided there. Many took a dip in the
Chesapeake and some tried the fish and
crabs. The start home was made at S,
and good time was made until well up
the Elk, when speed had to be slackened
on account of the low tide Elkton was
reached about nine o'clock, but the
water was SO low that half an hour was
consumed in getting alongside the
wharf. This was finally accomplished
and when the gang plank was put out, a
stream of humanity like nothing more
than swarm of bees, except that unlike
the bees, all were in good humor
poured off the boat. 1t took just twen-
ty- two minutes for the crowd to crowd
up the plank. There was but one re-
greet expressed by any one, and that was
that the steamer was not large enough
to carry all who wanted to go. The ex
cursionists speak in highest terms of the
officers of the Pilot Boy, they are one
and all polite, agreeable and accommo-
dating gentlemen. The gentlemen Of
the Sabbath school having the excursion
in charge are to be congratulated upon
its signal success.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
Glasgow, Del, Items.

Mr. John N Warren of this place, had
an unusual and exciting experience, one
evening last week. He was exercising
his stallion on the Elkton and Cooch's
Bridge pike, and when near Whitakers
ore pits, without warning the spindle of
the Sulky broke. The horse began kick
ing and to save himself Mr.. Warren at
tempted to spring from the sulky to his
back, but failed to reach it, catching the
harness Just back of the saddle, and
lighting upon the horses hips. OF course
Mr.. Warren in this position had no COM
mand of the animal, and his presence
in this unusual position added to the
horses fright and he ran faster and kicked
more furiously, finally knocking his
rider off but fortunately not injuring
him to any great extent. The horse ran
his heels, and hauled up on the lawn at
Mr.. Warren's door. Mr.. Warren Dor
rowed horse from Mr.. Holton who
lives near the scene Of the accident, and
also proceeded homeward. The horse
was badly cut upon the hind legs, but
the wounds are not dangerous. MIR. War
ren's bruises are slight but the sulky Is a
wreck.
Mr.. George w. Laws, lost a very valu-
able horse, by death, last week and
about the same time valuable animal
belonging to Mr.. Delaware Clark, died.
The we'll known, white foot" mare
belonging to Mr.. Warren, recently fell
and dislocated her,,shoulder, SO you see we
have had some trouble with our critters
in this section.
Mr. George Boulder Jr., is the owner
of a fine pacing horse who showed some
good time on the New Castle road the
other day.
Mr.. Jesse Boulder, has returned from
his Virginia trip.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
Rescued from Death.

William Hickman resides at Peach
Bottom, Lancaster county, Pa. On Mon
day afternoon his three year-old son,
after wandering about, walked on the
Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad near
by and sat down on the track. The lit
tie fellow grew tired and lay down be-
tween the rails and soon fell asleep, with
his head upon one of them. After lay
ing there for some time train came
over the road just as Washington Webb
was passing by where the innocent boy
was sleeping. Mr.. Webb sprang upon
the track and snatched the sleeper from
his dangerous bed when the train thun-
dered on. 1t was fortunate that Mr.. w.
happened along at that time, as the loco
motive was not many feet from the place
where the boy lay and, as he was not
seen by the engineer, his death would
have been Oxford Press
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
Another Accident in the Harvest
Field.

On Thursday last, while Walter, son
of Mr.. Thomas B. Ellison who resides
near FrazerS corner in Newcastle Coun-
ty Delaware, about five miles from this
town, was moving moving machine.
to which two spirited horses were attached
from one field to another, road way
being between the two pieces of ground,
the horses took fright as they came upon
the road and attempted to run, Mr..
Ellison having the reins, prevented them
from making a straight run, but the ami
mails frantic with fright, ran round and
round. He then caught one of them by
the bride, but was thrown, and the ma
chine passed over him. The horses
ran about a mile before they were
stopped, and this was accomplished in a
singular manner. A man upon the road
saw them coming, and he pulled off his
coat and placed it upon the end of a
pole, and when near enough he deity
laid it upon their heads, shutting off
their sight, when they came to a stand
Very little injury was done to the horses
or machine When Mr.. Ellison was ia
ken up, it was found that one of his legs
was very badly cut by the knives of the
machine, and the bone was broken below
the knee What other injury he has r9-
ceived remains to be developed. The
unfortunate victim of this accident is
an industrious young man, a favorite in
the neighborhood. Accidents in the
harvest field are becoming each year
more frequent, the trouble being that
farmers unused to machinery, do not re-
alize the dangerous character of the
implements they are handling.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
An Old Institution Revived.

The Maryland Military Academy at
Oxford, Nd, which was burned down
before the war, and was once presided
over by General Tilghman, has been
Te-establ shed at Eastford Hall, noble
estate lying right on the shore, with
good bathing beach and drilling grounds
and pure air and water, has been secured,
and it will accommodate 200 cadets. An
experienced faculty has been employed.
Many cadets are engaged, and large
school will open on September 16. The
United States Government will detail a
West Point graduate for the post.
The citizens are much elated at the re-
vival of this honored institution. Ok
ford is entirely free from malaria, and is
said by the Government to be in the
healthiest region of the whole country.
1t is easy of access to Baltimore and
Washington, and it's fine hotel has made
it noted summer resort. This first.
class military institute will draw a
wealthy and cultivated patronage from
distant States, and will furnish splendid
and convenient opportunity for the edu-
cation of our own young men. r. H..
Rogers is secretary.
A protracted law suit is going on here
between the Town Commissioners and
the citizens, the former wanting to burn
the town oyster shells and the latter
object on account of the odor therefrom.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
West Point CadetShiD.

A vacant cadetship at the United
States Military Academy at West Point,
New York, Is about to be filled by Hon.
Frank T. Shaw, mem. Congress from this
district, by competitive examination.
This is an opportunity for some bright
young lad to become soldier. The fol-
lowing letter, which Mr.. Shaw has sent
ont to the press of the district, explains
matters more fully:
WESTMINSTER, MD, July IA, 1885.
Editor Of Tile Wing, Elkton, Ill.,:
SIR-The cadetship due the Second
Congressional district of Maryland at the
United States Military Academy, West
Point, is vacant, and l have been re-
quested to nominate proper person to
fill it. AS means of doing so, invite
all applicants for the position to CON-
petitive examination to be held at the
Court House, in Westminster, on We'd
nesday, 5th August proximo, beginning
promptly at o'clock A. NJ.
Candidates must be bona fide resi-
dents of the district, between seventeen
and twenty two years old, unmarried; at
least five feet in height, and free from
any defcrmity, disease or infirmity which
may render them unfit for military SER
vice.
"They must be we'll versed in reading,
in writing, including photography, in
arithmetic, and have knowledge of the
elements of English grammar, of descrip
tive geography particularly Of our own
country, and of the history of the
United States "
By giving publicity TO the above, you
will greatly oblige your obedient SER
want, FRANK L. SHAW.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
An Eastern Shore Girl Attempts
Suicide.

Near Piney Grove, eight miles from
Snow Hill on the Salisbury road in Wor-
cester county. Maryland, lives Miss Alice
Jones, very pretty girl, II years of age.
She is the daughter of Thomas Jones,
deceased, who was one of the most prom
inent farmers Of that neighborhood, and
lives with her mother aud elder brother
on one of the best farms IN that section.
Since she entered society two years ago
Miss Alice has been belle. Among the
coterie of her admirers was a certain
well-to-do young farmer who paid her
especial attentions, and succeeded in win
ming her affections. The date of the mar
riage had not been settled upon, but Mon
day last, when the young man called to
see Miss Alice, she told him that if he
loved her and wished to save her from
disgrace, he must marry her at once.
This he would not consent to do, and
left the house at II o'clock. The girl, in
frenzy of grief over her prospective dis
grace and the action of her faithless lover,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
Mystery of WOman's Death,

In small frame house, near Fern
wood, Delaware county, Pa, says the
Oxford Press, the decomposed remains of
an old woman named Biddy Lee were
found on Thursday. She had been dead
for nearly two weeks, it is supposed.
She spent most of her time begging, and
was supposed by the people in the neigh.
borhood to be rich, but only five dollars
and eleven cents were found in the house
and the deed for the little lot on which
her house stood, where she lived by her.
self. Many of the neighbors believe she
was foully dealt with on account of her
supposed riches. The Coroner is iuves-
tigating the case. The body was in such
a frightful condition that it had to be
inferred in the yard.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
PcrryVille Items.

The fair and festival to be held here APP
pears to be the leading topic at present 1t
is for the benefit of the new NJ. f. parson-
age. Great preparations are being made by
the ladies, assisted, of course, by the male
members of the church, as well as from
gentlemen who are not members, but are
willing to work for this good cause. Great
exertion is being made to make the fair a
success. 1t will be held in Chestnut Grove,
at the north end of town, on the ODD and
2Sd inst.
Rock fish have been plentiful in the Sus-
Quehanna the past few days, but very few
have been caught. On Wednesday OF this
week the water was in foam with them
For hours schools of them could be seen
from the the ice-house wharves, but the
water being very clear and deep, there was
no chance to catch any of them with a net
Some parties have been catching few with
hooks. They appear to be fond of crab bait,
but will not bite ut anything else.
Ii. O. McMullen is putting new roof on
his dwelling; j. McCardle is doing the work.
Capt. II. Owens is putting new roof and
doing some other repairs on one of his
houses: VIM. Donahoe is doing the work.
The Presbyterian church is progressing rap
IDLY, and the new NJ. +. parsonage will
soon be under way.
Armstrong & Co.'S stove foundry is in
full blast, and things look lively about the
premises.
The span Of the T. Il o. bridge, running
from Pie" to the Cecil shore, is about fin
ished. This is the high or channel span,
where vessels will have to pass under. This
leaves but one span to be finished on this
eide, that running west from Pier 8 to Pier
9, which will connect with the island work,
which is finished to the western shore of
the island.
lIugey Boyd has moved from his place
on the hill where he has lived for more
than % years, to the railroad company s
house along the shore, lately occupied by
T,vlor NJ BDy,l (wh, has mnyr,l tn ono of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
Special Excurs on to Atlantic CITY,

On Thursday. July Esd, the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
road Company will run special excur-
sion from Havre de Grace and all STD
tions south of Wilmington to Atlantic
City. The special train will leave Havre
de Grace about 600 A. NJ, run across the
city of Philadelphia to Washington
street wharf, thence by ferry direct to
West Jersey Railroad, avoiding transfer
over the city, and arriving at Atlantic
about 1000 A. NJ. Special train return
ing will leave the shore about 800 p. N,
thus atfording seven hours at the seaside.
This is not only an excellent but rare
opportunity of visiting this great resort
The season is now at flood tide. and the
beach, walks, and waves are alive with
life and gayety. The bathing, fishing,
and boating are at their best, and every
thing that can interest or attract in its
happiest condition. Beside the usual at
fractions the city will be enlivened by
the presence of the celebrated Fifth
Maryland Regiment, which will be en-
camped there at the time. The soldiers,
with military music and parades, will
add greatly to the general attractiveness
of the place. Excursion tickets, good
for the day and special train only, will
be sold at very low rate.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
Delaware Colleges New Presi.
dent.

The Rev. J. II. Caldwell, d. d., presid-
ing elder of the Easton district, Whining
ton Conference, NJ. L. Church, has been
elected president OF Delaware College to
succeed w. II. Purnell, resigned. DR..
Caldwell is a native of Georgia, and was
at one time member of the Georgia
Conference NJ. +. Church South, from
which he withdrew during the war.
After the war he was appointed judge
of the L. S. Court for the district of
Georgia, In 1872 he joined the Whining
ton Methodist Episcopal Conference, be-
ing sent to Still Pond, Md. In 1875 he
was sent to Dover. In 1878 to St.
Paul's, Wilmington. In 1881 he was
sent back to Dover, and in 1854 he was
made presiding elder. He lives at
Smyrna, Del, and is about G2 years OF
age. Prof. Chester has been elected to
the. chair of physics and agriculture at
Delaware College.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
John Sewers.

Mr.. John Sewers, one of Elkton' oldest
citizens, was out for an airing in COM
Portable carriage on Monday last. This
is the first time he has been out for two
years. He suffers from paralysis. Mr..
Sewers who is close verging on eighty
years of age, was at one time among the
best known citizens of Elkton. He was
originally an old line Wing, and during
the war the stanchest of Union men. He
was at that time man of most remarka-
Bile physical strength, and it is told OF
him, and truthfully we believe, that on
one occasion being cornered by a savage
steer, he knocked it down by a blow
from his fist. Whether this be fact or
not, it is we'll known to gentlemen still
residing in Elkton, that at one time he
was attacked on account of his outspok-
en- Union sentiments by mob of
roughs i'll a certain public house in this
town, during the war, and although they
had clubs and other weapons, he laid
out the whole crowd with only his naked
fists, knocking one man clear through a
window, and that the doughty company
which came to clean out" one man,
were only too glad to beat a retreat.
Although Mr.. Sewers was far beyond
the limit of age subjecting him to mill
tary duty during the war, yet he made
strenuous efforts to be mustered in as a
soldier. He applied to recruiting Off
Ger on one occasion, aud was met with
the remark: 'You are too old a man
Mr.. Sewers we cannot enlist you" His
reply was Eyes, may be little over
in years, but am under in strength and
spirit; all want is chance at them
fellows down there. MIR. Sewers in his
prime was certainly remarkable man,
both in physical strength and indomi-
table pluck. A regiment of men could
not make him finch. But time has
worked wonderful changes in his once
iron frame. Paralysis has seized upon
him, and he is now but the merest frag-
ment of wreck of the once strong man,
but his 1ee1s Of ia rnU courapa in his
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
The Liberty Pedestal Fund.

Everybody who subscribes dollar to
the Liberty pedestal fund is entitled to
a handsome statuette, which is perfect
fac smile of Bartholdi's great work
Subscribers should remember this. The
statuettes will be delivered as promotly
as possible in order of precedence. They
are very pretty ornaments, well worthy
of place in any parlor' A subscrip
list is open at the WING Office. The
name of each subscriber for any amount
will be published in the New York
Worlds list. Subscriptions win also be
received by Mr.. c. B. Finley, at the Ma
tional Bank of Elkton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18
Try me on leather,
Try me on a sore,
Two for quarter
At the Elkton Shoe Store.
Life of Leather.
Mechanics Valley Items.

There is very little of interest tran
spring around our little burgh at this
time, hence our communication will be
brief.
The locusts are disappearing from the
land, but there are other low-cusses of
more lasting nature Of which society
is never rid, viz: dogs, tramps, midnight
pilferers, politicians and vendors of in
toxicating drinks.
The farmers are pretty well through
harvesting. The wheat crop will be
much better than was expected in the
early spring. Oats promise an unusual
crop. The hay yield is considered lit
tie short, as the winter killed the clover
to considerable extent
The threshing fraternity are preparing
to take the field. The veteran proposes
to start early and stay late. The famous
Wise from Elk Neck paid our town a
visit short time ago; he, too, will be
around in due season with his steamer.
We notice some little improvement
upon the roads in some places. This is
gratifying, as the cost is matter of
nothing, aud the road law seems to only
require little mending once year.
Mr.. T. NJ. Tyson has enclosed quite an
area as poultry range or pasture, where
his fowls can roam around to the annoy
Of T 81 ~, i
The fruit supply is almost failure.
scarcely enough of cherries to give the
birds good mess. Apples both early
and late appear to be scarce; but if there
were not an apple in the United States
all the saloons in the county would sell
lots of cider, ia accordance with our
sublime Local Option law "allee samee.'
The wheels of political machinery are
revolving quite rapidly, and the climax
of the whole thing will be the defeat of
about one-half the candidates in the
field. Our wag has said the Unterrified
are out on the ocean sailing, and will
never see land or anchor in the hole in
the-wall.
War news-Quite an excitement &C.
Cured in the Valley short time ago,
caused by two impecunious individuals
contending about the ownership of an
old county bridge board (worth about ?
cents; they pulled and hauled each
other till one of the party was exhausted
and laid down on the board, while the
other tried to drag him away, board and
all, but wasn't able. Then the little
Turk declared the board was his-the
Sultan had give it to him. Then the
other Turk said they would go and see
the Sultan; and they went their way
together, telling how they could slam
one another, and when they came to the
Sultan he said he gave the board to the
little Turk as a free-will offering. That
| ended the matter. JIM.