Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

Great distress threatens the people OF
the border counties In Southwest Nir-
giuia for food. The corn supply, which
Is their main support, Is almost ex-
hauBted, and the wheat crop, now
nearly ready for harvest, is very mes-
ger.
Jacob NJ. Smith, an old resident OF
Atchison, Kas was arrested yesterday
on q charge Of attempting to burn his
large pork packing establishment. He
at once confessed his guilt. He was
after the insurance.
A rumor was current in Brooklyn
Friday that James McDermott, the
alleged English spy and formerly a
conspicuous character In that city,
was dead. McDermott was last seen
In London.
Frederick Groteguth Of Vlncennes,
Ind, who cut his wife's throat June 4
has made a complete confession, He
killed his wife because she was a scold.
A sheriff and his posse captured a
band OF desperadoes in La Fayette
county, Ark, yesterday. Two OF the
outlaws Were killed by the posse. The
others will probably be lyncbed.
The seventeen-year locuste have put
in an appearance in the vicinity OF
Flint, Mich, and are causing much
CONSERVATION among the farmers.
The seventeen-year ocusts have
made their appearance in Northeast
ern Iowa in large numbers, in piece
OF wood which was filled with them
just seventeen years ago.
AT Webster, n. G., yesterday, Jack
Lambert was sentenced to be hanged
July 3 for the murder of a man named
Wilson.
There has been an overissue of
about four thousand shares OF the
Central Transportation company
OF Philadelphia. A warrant is out for
the arrest Of the ex.secretary and treas
urer, but he has gone fishing.
The supreme court has affirmed the
death sentence against Thomas Gee,
Thomas Mcneil and James Howard,
all colored, OF Raleigh, N. c., for MUIR
der. They will he executed at Fayette-
vile, N. o., June %.
Archbishop Gibbons has received a
cablegram from Rome announcing the
appointment of Rev. b. Sullivan of
Washington to the vacant bishopric of
the diocese OF Mobile, Ala.
In the libel suit brought by Edward
Rosewater, editor Of the Bee. against
the proprietors Of the Omaha Rebubli.
can, who had republished charge
that he was a Confederate spy and
traitor dnring the war, the jury
brought in verdict awarding 500
damage to the plaintiff
Chas. Fitzpatrick and f. y.
LemiuX have been definitely retained
to defend the rebel Riel. The plea
Will doubtless he that OF insanity.
Rlel was for while ut the BEAUFORT
asylum in Canada.
The brakeman on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad are on u general strike.
Ihe trouble Is not on account OF wages
but simply result Of the reduction of
forces on the freight trains,
The total exports OF specie from New
ork during the past week were $432.
l2I75. The total imports of specie
were S3S, 2Sl.
The entire Chinese collection at the
New Orleans exposition has been pre-.
scented to the University of Michigan.
The United States senate select
committee was In session in Chicago
yesterday.
Heavy rains fell throughout Iowa
Friday night, doing great damage to
the crops and the railways.
Alonlo Fugit, perhaps the most ex-
pert counterfeiter in the world, was
captured Friday night near Versailles,
Ind. He IL sixty years old and the
officers have been hunting him for six
teen years.
Isaac q. Lehman, senior member of
the firm OF Lehman & Co, Wholesale
whisky dealers of Louisville, Ky,
committed suicide yesterday. No
cause IL assigned for the deed.
Jim Woodson, colored shot another
negro through the body at Houston
yesterday and escaped The wounded
negro will probably die,
Several cars and the engine of a
freight train were wrecked on the
Texas Il New Orleans railway near
Houston yesterday.
William McNallon was shot in the
right thigh by Joseph Mehary near
San Antonio yesterday Mehary is In
Jail
A son Of Senator Gordon of Geor-
Ria was yesterday appointed principal
clerk of survey OF the general land
office.
A report reached Tucson, A. II, last
night that the federal troops were en-
gagged lighting the Indians all day yes
terday just north OF the Mexican line.
Knoxville, Tenn, was visited by a
great contiAgration yesterday.
John McCullooh appeared in ben
eft In New York last night, his first
appearance on the stage since his trou.
BILE in Chicago some months ago.
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The marquis OF Salisbury has re.